For some reason this week, Teen Mom OG pooted out two episodes on one night. So I am just going to do them both together in one super long post.
Amber
Episode two starts of with Matt claiming he did nothing wrong and wondering why Amber has just called off the engagement. Really, Matt? I’m pretty sure you relapsed and cheated and spent $120,000 of Amber’s money. Please pack your knives and go. Matt utters the episode two title, “This is going to end badly.” Matt leaves and Amber’s brother arrives. They are going to go boating with Gary and his wife and their kids.
Speaking of not mother material, Amber is still asleep at 1 p.m. I admit I didn’t fully get up until 3 p.m. today but I was up very late working on the site and then fucked around on Twitter for a bit. And I don’t have a kid or relatives in town visiting me. Thank God. I wish Amber would call Leah by her name and not Booger Butt. She is cute with her kid though and the boat trip looked like so much fun. Gary is a fantastic dad. But no one has on sunscreen and they all get burnt up. Amber and Matt seem very close.
Matt is coming home. Amber feels an obligation to work things out with Matt because Leah is attached to him and they have been together a long time, and she loves him. She’s also pissed that his daughter wants him off the show and back in Massachusetts. Surprise! He ended up moving to Las Vegas anyway and marrying a cocktail waitress on the exact day they were supposed to get married! So much for true love and caring about your kids.
Matt shows up back at the house and he’s really skinny. I was going to point that out earlier, but this time Amber sees a difference in the short amount of time he has been gone. He’s lost ten pound on his trip. Matt denies using. They argue about his daughter not wanting him being on the show. Amber tells production she is almost done with Matt. I’m so confused about the filming schedule. Was this filmed before or after Marriage Boot Camp? I don’t think we have seen that series yet, have we? I think right now it is Kailyn and Javi. We really need to get to the one with Amber and Matt and Brandi Glanville and her dad.
Amber eventually throws Matt out of her house. He points out that it is his house too because she was stupid enough to put it in his name as well as hers.
Farrah
For reasons not yet clear, Farrah is renting out her Austin house so she and her kid and her menagerie of animals have moved in with poor beleaguered Michael, aka her father. Oh I think the reason is probably the horse. She has her shit in black trash bags all over Michael’s house. Farrah goes house hunting in LA. Farrah sucks at real estate. She lost money on the sale of her Austin house and lost money on the sale of her Hollywood Hills house. I love the house she is looking at and so does Farrah but her agent tells her it is not her style. I try not to have house envy and totally get that people who work hard get nice houses. But I can’t help but be quite irked that this little bitch can afford to buy beautiful homes. Plural. It just doesn’t sit well with me. The agent insists that Farrah needs to live in Beverly Hills. She ends up buying in Hollywood Hills. And she has, as I mentioned, sold the house at a loss.
Farrah has changed her will to exclude her mother because of her mother’s boyfriend. She also wants to have a cemetery plot in a fancy LA cemetery. The psycho realtor says she will take Farrah’s kid if she dies. So weird and creepy.
Farrah is heading off to Vegas for a girl’s weekend because she needs a break. REALLY? And leaves all the animals and her kid with Michael and her girlfriend. Who is this Heather person who is playing the role of Farrrah’s friend? Another porn worker? Apparently Simon was invited on the trip without Farrah knowing. I find that hard to believe.
Snapchat glasses are a thing? One more thing I have to worry about in life. I so hate the constant surveillance everywhere you go. I drag my ass to the discount smoke shop in PJs all the time and the entire place is covered with cameras. UGH.
Debra and David are planning their wedding. She wants Farrah to be her maid of honor, but she is not sure if she will even come. Debra is glad that Simon is out of Farrah’s life. But is he? We saw pretty much nothing of the trip. Simon showed up and Farrah left. Farrah makes it seem like Simon still wants to be friends. It’s clear he wants to be on the show and Farrah is making sure that doesn’t happen.
Catelynn
I don’t understand why these Teen Moms think their children need photo shoots. Is that the new taking your kid to Sears to have photos made?
Catelynn is building a barn for her horse. Le sigh. Tyler wants another baby. Bad. Oh Tyler. Catelynn is not mom material. You have to see this. He wants to Catelynn to surprise him with the news. Catelynn is thinking about getting her IUD out but she is afraid of getting postpartum depression again.
I don’t believe that Catelynn and Tyler actually have a kids line that people are buying. Do these people actually live in Detroit or just nearby? I think it is the latter, but I am glad they are supporting Detroit businesses.
Catelynn cancels her IUD removal. It seems like she is using her desire to ride horses as an excuse. Tyler seems fine with it. Apparently he has come to his senses. Why do I not recognize Tyler’s mom? Has she been on much before? Why didn’t she watch the baby when they ended up having to leave her with Butch? Tyler doesn’t sleep? Is he taking something?
Maci
Ryan is still in rehab. Their kid looks more like Ryan everyday. Oh wow, Ryan is coming out of rehab after only 21 days. That does not sound like nearly long enough. But Mackenzie is thrilled. Ryan says he got out of rehab early because he took classes while he was in detox for nine days. He has no aftercare plan. He wants to see Bentley on Father’s Day. Maci is not taking his calls. So he is going to show up at her house. He feels bad because Bentley has to do chores at Maci’s house. He doesn’t think that is right. Um, it’s called parenting a child. It’s not just play time. He says he didn’t have to do any of that as a child. Hey, look how good he turned out. He seems really angry with Maci.
Maci agrees to take Bentley to visit Ryan, briefly without the cameras. Both Maci and her new husband feel like the new husband is the father. Ryan doesn’t get why the cameras have to leave since she has told all of his business on camera. Production leaves, but Ryan is still being an asshole.
Maci says that things did not go well with Ryan. They did not stay long. Apparently, they both have issues with the other’s spouse. And Ryan’s dad screamed at Bentley at one of his baseball games and Maci’s husband got into it with Ryan’s dad. Maci is done and they will have to go to court to get visitation. She worries she was so lenient before with visitation that it will come back to haunt her in court. She wants Ryan drug tested before every visit. I agree with her. It sucks that it has come to this They also have issues with Ryan’s parents spoiling him. I disagree there. That is what grandparents are for. It doesn’t look like Ryan has much interest in his kid. He would probably have been better served if they had filmed the visit because now we only have Maci’s side.
They did film the aftermath of Maci and Bentley going to the cookout. Apparently there was a big blow up between Ryan and Maci over the incident at the ball field. Ryan’s mom is pissed at all of them for ruining her chance for time with Bentley. Ryan’s dad is being an asshole. He says Maci is still in love with him. Mackenzie says that she cries every night to Taylor about Ryan. BECAUSE HE IS A DRUG ADDICT OF A FATHER YOU MORON! Ryan is screaming about court. Mackenzie is all for it. Ryan’s dad tells the cameras on day, we will all know the damn truth. Ryan starts crying. The truth is that Maci is raising his kid’s son, who has been an absent drug addicted father for a long while. That’s the truth.
Wow, that was A LOT. Did y’all watch?
Is that a picture of Ryan before rehab? Those eyes ?
And if you follow Simon and Farrah on Snapchat they are forever on and off..even after she was kicked off of Teen Mom. I think they will end up together in the long run.
Matt is a POS.
And Tyler and Catelynn always make me sad. They are not stable..they have had no stable influences. Just sad.
I want Caitlynn to side eye Tylers ass hard. Jackass Goddamn motherfucker.
Um Tyler is one the good guys. He’s raising the baby pretty much by himself.
Thank you for a great recap. Yes I watched both shows. I couldn’t agree with you more about the awful nick name of Booger Butt. Leah is such a beautiful name and I am glad Gary uses it. Leah is a tender hearted little girl and so pretty. Matt is a creepy creep and good riddance to bad rubbish. I am in Ambers corner and given her mental illnesses I wish her the best.
Farrah seems to be maturing. Not arguing with Simon and that awful Dr boyfriend of Debs is a big thumbs up. Farrah never had fit parenting and my heart still goes out to her when she didn’t get sympathy when her baby daddy died. I don’t watch porn. I wish she hadn’t got mixed up in it but it seems as long as she is making money her parents are all for it. I am sad for her, I wish she had at least someone looking out for her best interest.
Katelynn and Tyler are not my cup of tea. Get a job, make some friends, go to church…do something. Tyler is miserable so is Katelynn. I find them to be the the least real of all the couples. I think they hide their true feelings from each other. I hope horse therapy helps Katelynn. I also think adoption was not the best solution for either of them although it probably was for their child.
Maci giving chores to Bentley, OMG,that is child abuse, she is the most horrible parent .. NOT. Ryan’s dad has a mean streak. Ryan’s mom has her own issues. Mackenzie thinks we believe her when she says she didn’t know Ryan was doing enough heroin to kill an elephant and spending a boat load of money doing it. I hope Maci and her husband are just setting themselves up to go to marriage boot camp and not having big time problems in their marriage.
Have you watched Unexpected ? It is the new 16 and pregnant but on a different channel.
I hope you are getting better from that awful crud. It is sweeping the nation. I hope my husband and I don’t get it. We both have had all our shots this year,lol.
I agree about Catelynn and Tyler. Watching their uncomfortable marriage play out on tv and their marginal interest in their adorable daughter, is hard. Catelynn should definitely NOT have another child. Her depression is so severe by her own admission, that can definitely trigger another post partum occurrence. (Not shaming anyone suffering from depression of any kind, I am in that category myself)
Mackenzie is awful. She is a gas lighter in that entire situation. Remember when Ryan was friendly or cordial enough with Taylor BEFORE Mackenzie came around? That sure stopped fast when she showed up. It’s pretty clear she is jealous of Maci and resents that she is going to have to be part of Ryan’s life for Bentley.
I have been watching Unexpected too! I was hoping my dear TT would be recapping it but I understand how busy she is already keeping us all entertained 🙂 Marsha did you catch on the last episode when Lexus brought the baby home, how her awful useless boyfriend that stupidly named, Shaydin, told her not to give the 12 day old baby her pacifier because she was already “spoiled and already a brat” and he clearly meant it 🙁
TT thanks for all your recaps! You truly make my tedious and sometimes depressing (emergency room worker) job so much more bearable and I look forward to your blog everyday! xoxo
Yes Nikki, I saw that douche bag boyfriend say that about a newborn, he was carrying the baby like 2 dishes at a restaurant too. I wanted to smack him on the back of the head so bad.
Ugh with Teen Moms. I had to FF Amber’s scenes. I’ve always felt for her but she is spinning her wheels w Matt-too depressing to watch.
Tyler’s mom has def filmed before. She used to wear a business suit and have short curly hair. Looks like she is working for the USPS by the looks of her uniform. She and April get along well if I remember correctly.
Ryan is crazy entitled or totally lost in the disease of addiction. I can’t tell.
In a complete reversal, I actually liked Farrah in relation to her crazy parents and weren’t on board with Cate & Tyler. It seems like they’re going stir crazy out there in the beautiful Michigan countryside.
Farrah’s realtor was off the charts lunatic. Wowza.
And is having the fourth wall on display affecting audio? It seems like it’s crickets, wind, traffic noise in all scenes. WTF?
Thanks for the recap, TT!
Also, my fear is that Teen Mom money is going to ruin all the offspring. They all have so many animals, houses, land, toys, ATVs, hot tubs, electronics. On and on…reality tv trust fund kids…that’s the future.
Excellent recap! But wait, wait, wait! Matt took $120,000 of Amber’s money? What has she ever done to be do rich? Still, she’s really lucky he inflicted himself on someone else, on what should have been their wedding day, no less. Tyler and Catelynn worry me – even though they thought they were doing the right thing when they gave their first baby up for adoption, I don’t think they’ve ever really recovered from it (especially since the little girl looks just like a miniature Catelynn). I think it’s something they both regret deeply, and it’s hovering over them all the time, especially now that the adoptive parents aren’t nearly as receptive to them as they were in the beginning. Having another baby with Catelynn’s history of depression and newly admitted suicidal thoughts would only add to her stress. I really hope they come out of this OK – they’re basically a couple of sweet kids
Since Mackenzie’s hair is short in that picture with Ryan, I think that was an after rehab picture. I thought she cut her hair or took her extensions out right after Ryan left.
This didn’t even record here.. Thanks for the recap!
Thanks for recapping TT. I appreciate you continuing with the bitch of the flu. I eventually just cried, lol, when I was sick.
These two episodes were extra disturbing. As well as Debra and her pre wedding preparation, as well as 28 fans being included, or winning tickets to Debra’s wedding. Ugh.
You do not know the truth of Ryan and Maci situation you only know what the TV shows. Maci has to realize her husband is not Bentley’s father. Ryan has been dealing with issues but is not an absent parent! HIm and his family has always been there! He is just as important in their sons life as she is. I detest when single mothers get married and try to make the step father the dad when the child already has an active involved father. Recaps like this is why Ryan is soangry you essentially called him a bad father .
I would consider Ryan an awful father. He is using and has been using and has been quite absent. He still is the father, but I wouldn’t say he’s an active involved father at all! His parents are the main source of his contact with Bentley as they should be. I think it was a spot on recap.
Ryan has shown for all of Bentley’s life, on camera, behavior that does NOT prove him to be involved in Bentley’s life.
His parents were involved, yes.. But they seem to enable their son to continue in a downward spiral .
MTV keeps funding him for ratings and now he had actually married a person who is ramping up the drama.
Ryan is the biological father, but now is he in any way parenting?
The only person Ryan should be angry at is himself. Yes, doing drugs and disappearing to rehab when you can’t be bothered to parent or show up even when you ARE around essentially makes for a bad father.
Being AROUND does not equal being PRESENT.
Here’s the difference between Maci and Ryan- Maci and her husband think of Bentley, Ryan and his wife think of themselves. Being a parent is putting your children first, never yourself. If you think a biological connection is more important than a nurturing/emotional connection, I hope you don’t become one.
Ryan’s parents have been there for Bentley but not Ryan. Since getting with Mac all of a sudden Ryan is interested in being a father. I wouldn’t have my kid around a drug addict father or not. Maci better get a lawyer. This is about protecting Bentley, not stupid, spoiled, entitled Ryan.
Hi MacKenzie! *waves*
*Insert eyeroll*
Because he is s bad father. He chose drugs over his child at some point and now he is addicted. He is a bad father. I hope he gets past this alive. It’s sad.
No Ryan has definitely been an absent father. His 21 days in rehab are not even close to enough treatment for extended heroin use. Relapse is part of recovery and I don’t blame Maci one damn bit for insisting on a drug test. What’s up with this girl Mack. She has a child of her own. How can she not get that Ryan needs serious treatment. Larry seems to be hiding a lot, but I’m not sure what. He’s so angry. I keep wondering if Ryan has some mental health issues they are hiding and that’s why he’s self medicating with drugs. I doubt we will ever know. Hats off to Taylor for stepping up as a step dad.
Am I the only one who finds it disconcerting (among many other things) that Ryan, who clearly left rehab early, was drinking a beer? Only because if he is in recovery, I don’t think he should be doing any mind/mood altering things except for doctor prescribed.
I have so many questions regarding the episodes, I don’t even know if Ryan went to rehab. I’m thinking he maybe did a medical detox, then stayed at a friend’s house. That’s how convincing the whole getting clean looks. Sad and scary.
There is no hell like sharing a child with an addict. Maci is right in doing everything she can to have control over Bentley’s safety. Eff Ryan. It’s not about him, it’s about Bentley. Ryan can come join the conversation when he’s been SOBER at least two years. Not just not using, but SOBER. He’s not even in a program! Good luck with that.
Run, Mack, run! Or at least keep up with your birth control!
I’m sorry I have to disagree with some of the comments, I actually feel for Ryan in the sense that he’s battling thing’s inside and needs spiritual help not just with the drugs. Maci while I know she needs a storyline should keep this issue private and if genuine refuse to talk about this on the show. They all need to hash this out in private and not on t.v. for a check, Ryan’s wife should be ashamed of herself. Maci has done an amazing job at taking care of Bentley all these years but don’t keep talking about his father every episode because now it’s overkill. When a person is battling demons it takes rehabilitation and much more to get that person back on the right track, Ryan being on this show is making it worst. I really want a happy ending for Ryan and not that he’s dead sometime soon because he couldn’t get it together, I pray that he gets better for himself and Bentley.
Ryan and family were upset they couldn’t film while Bentley visited for Father’s Day says a lot. Glad Maci exposed Ryan and puts Bentley first. Ryan isn’t her problem. He has always been a jerk, demons or not.
I worry about Maci. The stress from the Ryan situation and fear combined with the kids she just had basically all at once and a new marriage…that’s a lot to be in deep with so so so young. She should see a counselor or something just to sort it out. And yes get a lawyer and fight against a drug user being with your child and his enabling parents. It’s so very sad but it’s not safe for Bently. My heart breaks from these shows sometimes
I don’t think Mac and Ryan’s relationship will survive. He met, courted and married her as an addict. That’s not a recipe for healthy partnership. I have a feeling that she’s in this relationship for the Reality show paycheck and notoriety, not love. I don’t get the love and support vibe from her at all.
How could you get married like that??? She doesn’t love him.
Ryan’s wife is awful. She obviously is insecure about Maci and wants to stir the pot. Doesn’t she also have a kid? Wonder if she has custody or the father? Ryan’s father is an ass. I like his mom,Bentley looks just like her, but she needs to put her foot down more with both Ryan and his dad. Yes, grandparents are supposed to spoil the grandkids, but NOT when they are the ones that Maci has essentially been sharing custody with…since they are taking Ryan’s turn as parents, they need to adhere to her expectations. Now if Ryan steps in and up as dad and they get to go back to being grandparents, then by all means spoil.
I also can’t a rehab facility being okay with no aftercare plan or the addict drinking as soon as they get out. How on earth can Mackenzie be comfortable with Ryan driving them?! After him almost passing out on way to the wedding, It would be a long time before I would be the passenger.
Something in both franchises that always drives me nuts, the most selfish moms (Amber, Farrah, Jenelle) always seem to need to take “me time”….ummm, everything they do is about themselves!
I’m kind of surprised no one else has found it odd that 28fans are going to Farrah’s moms wedding.
Is it just me that finds it up there with the most ridiculous ideas? Debra’s “actual” fans, she said.
Very weird. That must have been such a weird, awkward and bizzare wedding just from the totally weird bride & groom then 28 Deb Minions…oy
I think in this situation Ryan’s parents aren’t spoiling him as grandparents tend to do, they are actually undermining Maci as a parent by making Bentley feel as though he should expect to be waited on and shouldn’t have any responsibilities. I know from personal experience the damage it does when a grandparent tries so hard to make the child want to be with them all the time and be the more popular ones. These are the grandparents who undermine the parental authority at every turn, especially if they feel like they need to overcompensate for the fact that their child is an absent parent, like Ryan seems to be in this case. This will only make life harder on Bentley, because it makes it harder to get back into his normal routine back at home and could make him feel that his mom is wronging him somehow by not being as lenient or catering to him like his grandparents do. I also think that the only reason Maci brought up Ryan’s addiction issues on the show is because she knew the only way to get it addressed would be to put a spotlight on it that couldn’t really be ignored. Ryan and his family agreed to be on the show and for years everyone saw the effects of Ryan’s drug use without anyone actually uttering the words “these are the effects of Ryan’s drug use.” I would say Maci was right to think calling it out on the show was the only way to get anything done about it, because even with the attention he attended 21 days of rehab and it is being extremely downplayed by his family, nothing at all would have been done had it not become a specific topic on the show. I think she cares enough about Bentley that she was willing to be the bad guy if it got something done about the problem.
I really don’t feel like Maci is the one who outed it. Perhaps on the trip where all the moms went to the beach together. I think that is when she actually utter the words. But WE HAVE EYES and Ryan and his parents and that fool Mackenzie seem to think that everyone else was not seeing a high person on camera. The parents just stood there like fools when Ryan was driving high on heroin and getting married. They didn’t say or do a thing.
Have you read any of Mackenzie’s blogs? (face palm)
I suspect that his parents new very well of his addiction issues – in particular when Larry and Ryan fell out a few seasons ago and he said he wouldn’t piss on him if he was on fire. What prompted Larry to get so made at Ryan??? What causes Jenn to be so fearful and tearful all the time? And if they are so opposed to be EXPOSED why are they still on the show? probably because Ryan has no real other source of income (that I’m aware of) and he has blown thru his 8 years of Teen Mom money buying heroin. Jenn & Larry don’t want to support him anymore, so they better get Bentley over their so they can film.
I now FF thru Tyler & Catelynn scenes.
I think Ryan might have taken some of his dads stuff to get some money.That is totally my opinion though. where does he get 10,000 a week to use for drugs? That seems like a pretty severe problem to only be in rehab for 21 days.
What about when Ryans dad kicked him out of he house and said to his mother he would leave her if she helped him? Um helllooo?
That wasn’t a “helllooo” to you lol , it’s to his father treating the situation that everyone has him all wrong … even after the crazy eyes , driving video , and passed out while standing during a quickie wedding while Larry cried in the corner