Andrew Glennon says that it is fitting that the demise of his family happened on July 4th. And that the court date was on Halloween. In his victim impact statement he says that Amber Portwood darkened every holiday he spent with her.
As previously reported, Amber Portwood was sentenced last Thursday after accepting a plea bargain for on count of felony domestic violence. She has escaped jail time for now, but the conditions of her parole are pretty strict. If she violates her parole seriously enough she could be sent to jail for five years.
Andrew Glennon’s Victim Impact Statement
Today, our friends at The Ashley transcribed the very lengthy statement. It’s difficult to read and raw in its honesty. Here are a few short bits of it. Andrew was very upset by Amber’s interview with Dr. Drew said that nothing she was charged with ever happened. She glibly said that is someone was coming at her with a machete, she would run. Andrew says that he can’t run because he has fused ankles. He was also holding the baby.
More importantly, that, when you came at us, we were on the second floor of the house, up two flights of stairs. I got away as fast as I possibly could from you and, yes, I did consider leaping down two flights of stairs with our son in my arms but I’m glad I did not; he could have gotten seriously hurt.
She was also punching him while he was holding the baby.
That same consideration was not displayed by you while you were throwing full-force punches at me, missing our son’s head by inches as I held him in my arms. When I begged you to please stop shouting and cursing in front of our infant, your reply was, ‘It doesn’t matter, he’s just a baby. “
He’s not just a baby. He’s your son. But you have forgotten that time and time again and have carelessly put his life and mine in serious danger. You can not control yourself in your fits of rage.
Andrew also talks about the first time Amber abused him. Apparently it was in the drop-off lane of the elementary school that Leah goes to. Gary and school staff were witnesses along with other parents.
The whole thing is worth a read. Click hear for the entire transcript at The Ashley.
Wow. Amber was assaulting Andrew while he had baby James in his arms, while he was trying to save James and himself from her. I can’t even. And that gets probation??? What a world. I think if anyone put any of my babies in mortal danger like that, I would quietly wait until I had the opportunity to smash in his head with a frying pan. And Amber still has a job, folks! Praying for James and Andrew. Andrew needs to get that baby far, far away from her. Luckily she will have no interest in actual visitation.
Domestic abusers are the worst. It takes a dark heart to abuse the people who love you. MTV are low life’s for continuing to film her story. Leah is a preteen. Leah and her classmates can see and read about all of this. This drama is impacting her also. They need to give that family privacy and stop profiting off of Ambers’ disfunction and mental illness.
She’s a POS. She needs to be in jail.
Her family are her biggest enablers of her horrific behaviour. Her brother defends her because she’s blood, but the greatest blessing you can do for your relative is tell them the truth. She’s a basket case.
And possibly because she is helping them out in some way with the MTV money.
She obviously has really serious issues. Hope she gets help before she kills someone/
Does anyone else think MTV should be held libel? For real!? They are the reason these losers don’t have real jobs. Allegedly 🙄 And in my opinion
Ok. Deep breath before I start reading this. Not sure I’m ready so skipped directly to comment. Her lack of accountability and disregard to any person, other than herself, upsets me so much. And I know I have you friends to support me and present a different perspective to me if and when needed. Ready. Set. Go.
Oops sorry if I broke a rule. I’m just cowardly right now. I always think about Gary on the stairwell with Amber pointing in his face slapping and all. Just horrible.
Another deep breath followed by a prayer/positive energy/love and support to those precious kiddos. Amber needs to accept the help she for real needs.
it’s all good-it’s your opinion, presented respectfully. I’m amazed how many nasty/ negative comments I”ve read online about Andrew. People are saying he’s playing the victim (Um, isn’t he the victim??) and he’s a whiner, wuss etc. I don’t feel he was “playing the victim card”. He tried to show a pattern of behavior so people could understand this wasn’t a one-off. Amber is mentally ill and needs serious treatment. It boggles the mind that she doesn’t have supervised visits but that whole court system is a mess. Sometimes it’s more about the “parents rights” than the kids.
Harrowing & elegantly written victim impact statement. My heart goes out to Andrew & his son.She is beyond redemption. MTV keeps this poor excuse for a human being on air. Atrocious behavior rewarded is truly disturbing.
No one is beyond redemption until all help has been offered. It’s up to Amber to take the help. I’ve not followed Amber but way back I recall her rages with Gary. I’m confused with NO understanding why Amber has not been ordered into treatment to be diagnosed then treated with mandatory anger management classes.
There is help for and the treatment works with anger.
Usually comes from a childhood event an on going childhood treatment. That’s a jurisdiction call, I think.
Listening to it on the without a crystal ball page was even more heartbreaking. You can hear the emotion in his voice. Prayers for Andrew and James
How the fuck did she get unsupervised visitation? (Doubt she’ll exercise her visitation anyway) And if MTV can fire Farrah, why are Amber and Janelle not fired? I’m not clear on Amber’s travel restrictions, but since Janelle supposedly left David and the land, perhaps Amber should move to the land with David Eason! I’ve lost all respect for MTV and pretty disappointed with Dr. Drew as well. SMDH
They are as bad as Bravo! Make it stop! Ughh!
Exactly! I wasn’t a Farrah fan, but at least she wasn’t abusing people and murdering pets. Reality TV keeps on sinking further and further.
Farrah did abuse people. Maybe not physically but definitely verbally.
Farrah pushed the producer Larry one time on camera. She said she didn’t need to be part of a “trashy a** show” anymore. Lol
After this, I watched last episode of The Affair. Officially, I’m a wreck.
It’s really sad she still has a job. After her wanting to speak out so bad and all she did was victim blame. Then the truth comes out and silence. It’s heartbreaking for Andrew and his son that even now she refuses to take responsibility…that says it all. There is no redemption without responsibility and it’s a little to late at this point so what is MTV doing with her. She made it clear rehab, jail, and not the money for access to the best doctors will change her. She’s chosen to be who she is time after time no matter the circumstance.
Please people – stop watching this (shit) show!
Could you I again the outrage if the gender roles were reversed and a repeat abuser only got probation? Sad sad sad
I won’t watch that sham of a show. The way she talks about her child in the audio clips that were posted is horrible. She has no interest in taking care of him. The holiday portion of the statement broke my heart. Poor James had to spend his Christmas like that. I also feel for Andrew but I knew MTV didn’t care that she hit him. They should have fired her after the Gary incidents so I knew they wouldn’t fire her for this. How though can they keep a mom on there who feels this way about her own child?
She needs to go to prison before she kills someone.
Isn’t he the cameraman when she was on Marriage Boot Camp?
I have to say what I don’t understand. Andrew did exactly what Matt did, with more information. Matt, Amber and her mother showed their dysfunction on Marriage Boot Camp. Andrew saw it. Andrew, without knowing Amber, except she’s violent and suffers from mental illness, hops on a plane and doesn’t leave. Just like Matt.
Did he hope he could help her? Why did he knowingly and inevitably subject himself to her. I could cry for him because obviously he doesn’t realize he deserves better.
This situation was not “i didn’t know what I got myself into” He witnessed it more than once on MBC.
Had he known her, then maybe it would make some sense. He never talked to her ONCE on MBC. She was a raging lunatic, liar, abuser with Matt. As was Matt.
What caused Andrew to blindly contact, fly, remain, tolerate Amber. How sad. He’s got a lot going for him and is seemingly a really good guy.
His son perhaps will save his life as well as James. Amber be damned.
And i am so happy Andrew told what he’s been going through. Zero chance Amber became someone totally different.
She’s played the part, knowing he’d have her back.
Time for Teen Mom to end, I’ve voiced a few “enough already!”
While I agree that Andrew should have known about Ambers history, I won’t victim blame. We don’t blame women who get go into abusive relationships so I can in fairness viticm blame him. He said Amber didnt hit him until that day he was driving in the car so she didn’t start the abuse until after he moved in. The fault falls solely on Amber being a shitty person.
Spot on Oopsey! Andrew fell in love, they had a child together. Why? WE all see/saw the red flags but love puts blinders on people no matter how functional, smart or successful, love and love for a dream of a happy healthy family and home can be a blinding goal.
I don’t watch “teen moms” etc, but I do watch “Married” boot camps (head lowered in shame) and for whatever reason…they made a connection and he was commited to her (crazy ass)! We cannot blame him, he loved her, had a baby with her and has done nothing wrong.
I used to have empathy for Amber, but no more. I thought the baby with Andrew would be her chance to do things right, that she would prove losing Leah was just a sad mistake due to her being so young. Instead, we learned that this is WHO Amber is–a sad, self-involved, bitter, rage-filled sociopath. We learned she hated getting up with her son, that she needed to maintain an AMBER first lifestyle and to hell with the infant. Amber fancies herself a star–and MTV has aided in her delusion. Amber will once again lose custody of her child and spend her MTV time being “depressed” and playing on the sympathies of those who still believe her lies. I feel sorry for her children. They are bit players in her freakshow. Amber is all about the $$$.She will never change. No one requires her to change and she gets paid well for being an abusive wretch.