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Thank you. I have mentioned this a few times myself. I can't hate on Maci for wanting to have her children feel the same love from Jen and Larry that they bestow on their own grandson. For me, it would be hard to send off one kid to their grandparents while the other two don't have that same relationship. Being an adopted child, love is love and it has nothing to do with blood family. I think Maci wants all her kids to share the same love and attention from the very people Bentley call his grandparents. With that said, my issue with her is she does have the Edwards right where she wants them - at her beck and call. She does refer to them as the grandparents of her other two kids (per the clip linked here recently). Hey, why not? Giving them that role for the other two kids means she now has them as babysitters. For Maci to even say the Edwards are controlling, is laughable. She created that situation. She admits in one of those clips posted here how they were the people she was co-parenting with on a regular basis. If you have been co-parenting with them for 8 years, why then are you shocked that they asked Bentley if he wanted to spend a particular holiday with them? That is what parents do. We know the Edwards are not Bentley's parents, but Maci chose them to be. Suck it up!

Isn't Simon a person of color? He is on the show. *scratching my head* Is Simon referring to main cast members of the show or all of MJ Freeman shows in general? It would have been straight to the point if Simon had tweeted coming from the producer who allows drug use and abuse to be the forefront of a show in order to get ratings for $$$

We'd have to really know and dissect Leah's life in order to grasp and understand why she cheats in the first place. It is not black and white, although Leah makes it seem Germy working or Cory working were the the reasons she felt sexually abandoned. I think there is way more to the issue than just the guys not being home to satisfy her although, I have been guilty of posting that as her reasons for cheating. It is only because I don't really know what is going on deep inside her (no pun intended) emotionally or mentally. We don't know what void she is trying to fulfill and why it is she feels sex is the way to fulfilling that void. She was also an addict. People who are addicts are prone to straying from their relationships. There are a myriad of reasons as to why people cheat. It is an extremely complex issue. Touching upon Kail for a moment, she generally has no respect for men, she has no conscience, and her less than agreeable personality are traits that make her prone to not being faithful. She also doesn't have much as far as values are concerned. There is a saying, once a cheater, always a cheater. I believe Leah and Kail fall under that category because they haven't made a move to work on themselves. I also do believe if they received proper therapy and got to the root of their problems within, they'd have a healthier outlook on life and in their relationships. The propensity to seek emotional and physical attention elsewhere would diminish. It is not their partner's fault they cheat. It is something within them although they put the blame on their partners. Generally, people who are in apparently healthy and loving relationships and find themselves straying or wanting to stray, would be a sign that something is amiss in the relationship, it doesn't make them a serial cheater. Factors in the relationship should be examined. As for looks, we all know that people will cheat regardless of how their partner looks. Look at Halle Berry. She has been in abusive relationships and she has been cheated on. We have all seen plenty of examples of people who have cheated on and those people are considered very beautiful or handsome. I don't know what Kristina's ex looks like. In the end, his looks are not what made the marriage work or not work. All we know about this ex is what is put out there. I am sure if we watched him for a full year on television, we'd be dissecting him and finding out he is not what he seems on paper. As for their friends saying their marriage was fine and happy, that makes me laugh. I have been shocked to find out when a couple is separating or divorcing after years of marriage because my thought was they were in a loving and happy relationship. Come to find out later there were cracks in the marriage that no one knew about. What goes on behind closed doors, friends and family are not always privy to. I was in a long dating relationship with someone. When I broke it off, people were shocked. They felt he was such a great guy. He was. When we were in public. Behind closed doors, he was someone I hid from my friends and family. Let's be honest. Gary is not going to win any prize at the local beauty pageant for guys, but he does have a sense of what it is to be responsible, and many people would find that a great quality in a partner once they got past his looks and his weight. He handles his money, he is not showy, he puts his money to work through investments, he thinks about the future to assure he and his family are stable and secure. Gary seems to have a sweet disposition to people in general. He seemed to be an ass at times with Amber, but it was obvious having to be around her is what brought out the worst in him. He seems so loving and calm around Kristina. He is sure one hell of a father to Leah and is raising her to be one boss lady one day.

Matt has surely encountered prostitutes or visited champagne rooms at strip joints. He was accused of stealing Amber's money in the amount of $120k and leaving to Vegas. I highly doubt gambling was the only thing he did there.

It is the rage for every other reality personality out there to write a book and to dream up some kind of line. So many of them have the money to throw at someone to make them a clothing line, eye wear line, make-up line, lipstick line, it is nauseating. The TM cast are taking a cue from those people. Tyler should just stick with a clothesline and hang up wet clothes on it.

Thank you! Well put. Amber is no beauty. Her acting as if Gary is ugly. Has she looked in the mirror? I swear she resembles Miss Piggy. This whole Saint Maci act is giving me hives. She is so suddenly concerned. Why was she not concerned for the past 7 fucking years???? Maci was too busy getting that AA degree for the past 7 years. What a joke. She was too busy getting a guy, any guy to impregnate her and marry her. @lezlers The family did not wait 7 years to intervene. Ryan went to rehab before. I think that article was pointed out and linked to a few times. So, that really proves, to me, Maci is doing and saying all this on camera for show. She cannot talk about his drug use and then look like an idiot by continuing to allow Bentley to be around Ryan. In fact, she herself said Ryan only sees Bentley when the cameras are around. So what threat does she have to use against Ryan since he is so disinterested? Maci is lying and acting as if she did not know about his drug use until recently. Also, who is to say anyone got him in rehab? Perhaps Ryan made that decision on his own. But it certainly was not Maci. She did not threaten him the first time or the second time. I bet she told Jen about not wanting Bentley over there, but that was it.

Thanks @CofCinci! The idea of C&T even considering living in California irks me. Stay away from us!!! The idea that they thought they could afford L.A. living had me in stitches. What a couple of idiots. Moving here for what reason? Certainly it is not for jobs or careers. Do they think the fringe clothing will allow them to live here with the cost of living we have here? Living here on the coast is someplace I will never leave. But I also have lived here all my life and it is something I am accustomed to and I am financially able to afford to live here. Unlike Humpty and Dumpty, my husband and I have worked and we have planned for the future.

I love you!!! You are so quick to gather the information.

It was one of many things she complained about. Perhaps Maci was too buzzed to care.

Plenty of adult children are addicts. There is not a whole lot anyone, particularly parents, can do about a situation such as theirs. They could have stopped the enabling, that is the only thing they could have done in that situation. Anyone who knows about addiction (me personally) can attest that it is up to the individual with the problem who needs to take action in order to move forward to sobriety. I can't comment nor will I agree that Ryan's parents were embarrassed of him. I am sure they tried to get him help. If we are to believe Dalis, and I do believe her, this is Ryan's second time around with rehab. That means someone, most likely his parents, pushed him to get help. Until Ryan reaches his rock bottom, going to rehab is almost likely to fail. In the end, Maci is the one who should have done something. She also enabled Ryan in her own way. To have gone the legal route would have put an end to her access to her free babysitters who certainly were a lot more than just babysitters to Bentley.

"With the boys"...anyone else take it differently? LOL

Loved me beyond belief, is what I think she was trying to post. Or, maybe she is trying to say Tyler loved her from behind. *shudders* I don't blame him, because that would be the only way he could do her without offending her.

@Lm2162 nothing has ever been mentioned about what drugs Ryan has ingested prior, legally or illegally. It is all speculation at this point. As for what that friend of Maci's said to her on the phone, that is a moot point. It was a staged scene. Maci already knew what Ryan's problem is. In Maci's own way she enabled Ryan. She is no different than Jen. Maci didn't set out any boundaries and consequences. She never told him if he doesn't get help, she will go to court and sever visitation altogether. She could have demanded drug-testing be part of any visitation. Wasn't it pointed out time and time again how the Edwards don't have a say in what happens with Bentley? I remember and it is definitely true, they have no say-so with what happens with Bentley. That falls on Maci, the parent who is in control and has primary custody. With that pointed out, it falls on Maci's shoulders and she should take the brunt of the blame for granting Ryan time with Bentley throughout the years. The Edwards allowing Ryan to be around Bentley is just an extension of Maci allowing that to happen. Did she ever inform them she didn't want Ryan around Bentley? Did she ever tell them if they allow Bentley around Ryan she will have to cease visits? Did she ever make a threat to go to court? Has Maci ever said any such thing in any interview or on the show? Never. In fact, it is the opposite. She tried and tried to get Ryan to be more involved with Bentley. She made it her main storyline for how many years now? She allowed Jen to take Bentley over to see Ryan on many occasions. When Jen would ask her if it was ok to take Bentley to spend time with Ryan, Maci gave her that permission and then made sure to talk shit about Ryan on camera afterwards. Exactly.

Stay with me.

Being forced to eat with that asswipe would be the best diet ever. ITA to all of this particularly the bolded part (mine). Thank you for pointing that out. I don't understand the need to throw in the gender role argument when clearly it was not implied. It is maddening. Cate didn't care enough to put off enrolling her child so that her first day coincides on a day where she would have been available to portray the "good" mother for the cameras. But since her ginormous self was too busy in NYC, she had to show that from afar she was so devastated to not have been a part of Nova's exciting first day that she had to pull out her anxiety card for the viewers.

Cate flew out of town without any anti-anxiety meds? Does this mean she doesn't have any of her own which proves she doesn't need them or did she ingest all the ones she took with her? Cate showed Amber the pill, they probably took a photo of it, and then Cate took it later with some booze.

I have no problem discussing Matt and how ugly he looks because he is ugly, inside and out. Not only that, he has gone on Twitter and gone after Kail Lowry, and one other girl and tweeted how ugly they are. Matt has gone after people on Twitter when they disagree with him or call him out. It is fair game. He is on a television show and puts himself out there.

Simon was clear and specific in a previous tweet. He was just responding to someone asking him about it in a Q&A. Simon blamed Kiki the producer: http://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/simon-saran-ryan-edwards-drugs-134196/photos/tyler-baltierra-job-235245

These idiots cannot decipher people who disagree with them versus trolls. They act as if no one cannot have an opinion or you know, actually base their opinion on the facts presented to them by the idiots themselves.

It is obvious that Matt did the same manipulating techniques on them that he is now doing on Amber. He specifically searched for females who have self-esteem problems and found out what it was about them that made them feel insecure. He gives compliments when it needed. He makes them feel special. Once he has them in his web, he gaslights and controls.

This. I also say it as an adopted child. I can't wait for the day when Carly herself tells C&T to fuck off. I guess that is my wishful thinking. B&T didn't raise that child to be that way. I am sure Carly will be cordial and nice, but hopefully she will resist and keep her distance.

I guess that confirms Amber and Matt were in NYC in that sneak peek video.

You don't have time???? What is going on in your life that you don't have time? You have all the damn time in the world! Amber has a $280k leased car??? In what world does the woman who sits on her ass and does nothing all day need that kind of expensive car? Bolding mine: Could have fooled me. I guess when she ran across the stage she wasn't trying to hit Farrah, she was simply trying to hug her.

Teresa didn't promise anything. She told Cate what she could offer Cate in the event she chose B&T as the adoptive parents, but all that would be figured out at in the final agreement. Cate had yet determined what it was she was wanting for the open adoption. The only things B&T were sure of and could offer the baby was a stable, nurturing and loving home. What was said orally doesn't fly. It is the written agreement that matters, and to reiterate what was pointed out about that written agreement, the visits were to be done at the discretion of the adoptive parents. As for that bracelet, it was just a gift. A piece of jewelry doesn't bind these people. That was a gesture, and a nice one at that, from one grateful person to another and letting them know they share a bond. Here is the adoption video B&T made:http://heavy.com/entertainment/2015/03/brandon-and-teresa-teen-mom-carly-catelynn-tyler-parents-adoptive/

C&T and their family are big fuck ups. That is a fact. We try to come up with reasons as to why B&T have backed away. That is one of the reasons WE have mentioned. However, Brandon and Teresa have never said or implied that was a reason for them. In reality, B&T have backed off because their agreement with C&T has not been honored. They have bent over backwards to accommodate C&T. When B&T asked C&T to be accommodating, they are ignored. On top of that, C&T have posted comments that led their "fans" to attack and intimidate B&T at their place of business. B&T have gone above and beyond their duties. C&T are not owed a thing. I am an adopted child. My siblings and I were all adopted at birth. I have never met my bio parents and I have no desire to meet them. I am glad because my parents are the people who actually adopted me. Being an adoptive parent or child doesn't give one's opinion more leeway. It is just my view, and plenty of adopted children do not care to have a connection with their bio parents nor do they care to have a relationship any half-siblings such as my sister who met her mother and half-siblings. It took a toll on my sister and it was a choice she regretted.