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It was likely Matt who did that because he is a huge Howard Stern fan. It came to me last night who Amber reminds me of - Mary Jo Buttafuoco. MJB was in constant denial about her beloved Joey. She went on one talk show after another defending her man, who would sit there all smug as she defended him from all the public scrutiny. I remember an appearance on the Phil Donahue Show where one audience member told her, "If it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck, IT'S A DUCK!" In other interviews MJB would lash out and blame Amy Fisher for the affair. Reminds me of Amber lashing out by blaming Matt's exes for the situations they found themselves in. I watched an interview MJB gave recently where she talked about how much of a fool she was for the part she played in trying to defend her husband. She said she had doubts about many things pertaining to the affair and the shooting, but the feeling of supporting her husband over-powered everything. She said he is a sociopath, but she didn't realize it back then. She mentioned how he was a master manipulator and he even got her to feel more sorry for what he was going through than what she had suffered.

Correct. I, for one, don't believe the claims of abuse. Her parents could have been toxic to one another and no doubt, exposed it to their children. That alone is horrible for any child to have to witness and endure. Debra and Michael may have chosen to use physical punishment when parenting their children. Farrah could equate physical punishment with abuse and just exaggerated the whole thing. We know how she embellishes stories. This is a person who constantly mentions and points out other people's supposed rude and dickish behavior while denying her own dickish behavior. None of us know what really went down at Casa Abraham, but we do have a known liar, named Farrah who is telling the story. I can believe a sprinkle here and there of some dysfunction going on, but not to the extreme or magnitude Farrah claims. It is a possible Farrah is Farrah in spite of her childhood. We saw a lot of what Cate and Tyler had to endure with Butch and April. We can feel for what they had to suffer with growing up, but we also know they are two miserable adults who make their own choices for the position they are presently in.

I watch it all the time. I even DVR the episodes so I don't miss any new episodes. I don't have a lot of snark at all about this particular show. I enjoy watching the scenery and looking at the places I have been when I visited Hawaii. When I have visited Hawaii, I didn't experience the humidity that some have mentioned. I have been to Florida. Now that is the worst humidity I have ever experienced. I like Hawaii, but I love the Caribbean much, much more. I love sandy beaches and clear waters. Question, where in Hawaii can one find sandy beaches? The ones we visited on our trips have rocks and coral which hurt my feet.

This is why I like you so much! We may not agree on some things, but you take one for the team. :-) Ad Block works great. I use it because PTV was annoying me with their ads.

It goes to show how stupid Maci is at following directions or, the kind of friends Maci knows. If Maci went to bridal showers where bows were ripped for each kid that had been born prior to the wedding day, it might be the norm. I don't mind if Maci has more kids. I hope it happens after this show is off the air. :-)

She will because she has Farrah as a mother. That is assuming she doesn't turn out just like Farrah and thinks it is others who are at fault. Re Nova, with April showing she loves going to Boogietown, I am not sure anymore things have changed much with her. She might not be in a DV marriage, but the old April still lingers.

The article reads he admits to it once. He denies the first time. The only incidents verified by police are the incidents the police reported to and wrote reports on. Police are not the attorneys nor are they the judge. They don't determine guilt. They report what they were told by each party. They cannot verify anything about Farrah's upbringing. All of this is moot since Farrah chooses to have her "abusive" parents in her life and being in her daughter's life. Where is the responsibility of the actual parent in this situation? As I mentioned before, remove Deb and Michael from the equation and what is left? The toxicity that is Farrah. If Farrah is not engaging in such a vile manner to her parents, she is engaging in a vile manner with other people, and it is happening in Sophia's presence. All of the details of Farrah's life mean squat to me. It is not Farrah's upbringing that define her. Farrah's circumstances did not make her the person she is. It is who she chooses to be.

Cate has Tyler. She can tell him to get on all fours and she can sit on his back. She can pretend that way.

So true Dangerous Minds. In fact, the only times I was reminded I was adopted was when was asked about my medical history. Growing up, I mentioned being adopted to friends of mine. After they asked me questions and I answered them, the topic never came up again. The feeling of being loved and wanted by my parents, and me loving them came so natural as it would for any child who was born unto their parents. I would have hated to have had any connection with the people who gave me up. I thank them all the time in my heart for having the foresight to give me up and hand me over to such a wonderful family. I was truly blessed. People can be kind from afar. My bio parents were kind enough to not try and pry into my life or seek some sort of visitation.

I was part of an open adoption. I was adopted. I am so grateful to not have any contact with the people who gave me up. They are not my parents. I don't need to see them and if they expected me to go find them when I hit 18 years of age? Sorry. Did not happen. I owe them nothing but my gratitude for giving me up to people who had the stability, financial comfort, and all the love and patience in the world to actually do the work of being a parent and raising me. As to the bolded part (mine), there is no proof whatsoever that will occur. Adoption is different for everyone. As it worked out for you and for me, doesn't mean it works well for others. B&T adopted Carly before there ever was a Teen Mom show. What they signed up for was a one time program called 16 & Pregnant. They did not have crystal balls to tell them what was going to happen down the road. When MTV and TM did begin, the few moments we saw B&T and Carly, were meant to show the public the success of the adoption and hopefully the success of C&T as they continue with their lives as they entered college, which we know didn't happen. It was also a PSA for adoption, and of course, publicity for Bethany who likely garnered the most out of all of this. As for what has transpired between B&T and C&T, no one actually knows the fine details. We are going strictly by what C&T are saying and frankly, when it comes to two broken down losers who can't stay away from their bongs and have no jobs, and Cate who lies on a regular basis, their credibility is shot as far as I am concerned. I don't take what they say as the truth. For all we know B&T may have restricted the visits to occur at a time when Carly is much older. Has it occurred to anyone that Carly may be going through some struggles and is having a hard time dealing with the whole situation? If so, her parents may be putting her concerns first. Imagine that. Parents are actually doing their job and actually putting a child's needs first. That is something we don't see with any of these girls on this show. Catelynn has shown some questionable behavior on camera. What the hell is going on when there are no cameras? If she is having mental break-downs and demanding to see Carly because she might go bonkers or harm herself, that is a reason to not expose one's child to that person. Cate has mentioned life is better off without her, indicating some suicidal thoughts. Is she mentioning these things to Theresa in phone calls? Texts? Is Cate being pushy and demanding? Tyler has shown to be very demanding when it comes to Carly. C&T sometimes act like a tag team when they get upset and start talking about Carly as if she belongs to them. Sorry, I can't fathom why the parents of a minor child are being questioned as to the choice they make for that child. If only the likes of Farrah and Amber would take note and realize that you can't just have your children around people and not be concerned about who they are being exposed to and their over all well-being.

If that animal is still alive or if animal control hasn't confiscated it by that time. More like pass out wearing them. Cate and her dirty bras gross me out. Rather than spend $3k on a horse, how about spending money on some decent, well-fitting bras? I can only imagine what her underwear must look like. *puke*

Where do you see all of this info? This seems to show a garnishment can occur for a 1099. I am not tax specialist, but it seems to read it is possible: http://irstaxatttorney.blogspot.com/2014/01/can-1099-subcontractor-have-wages.html

double post sorry

Since I was the one quoted in the original post, I will respond. Of course it is not in Sophia's best interest and of course she is the one who is suffering. We know she is going through hell when all that fighting is going on around her. To highlight my initial point, Farrah cannot and should not verbally and emotional attack people simply because she can. Farrah doesn't just hurl obscenities and her vulgar behavior at Deb. She does this to anyone and everyone. Just because people happen to be in Farrah's presence, it does not give her license to treat them that way. Even if people demanded to not be talked to that way or let it be known her behavior is not acceptable, as Michael has done, we know Farrah will continue her tirade. Remove Deb from the equation, Sophia is still being exposed to the toxic behavior because it is Farrah who is the common denominator in all of the outbursts that occur in Sophia's presence.

My gosh Amber looks so pretty and natural in that first photo. That must have been taken while she was in the throes of her addiction, right? I was noticing in last night's episode how thick she was looking. Nothing wrong with curves, but did anyone catch her saying in last week's episode how they eat out every single day? When they eat at home, they grill burgers and hot dogs. Throw in the whole couch-sitting she does non-stop it is no wonder why she has gained weight. As for her face that is all the injectables she is getting to keep her looking good in Matt's eyes. Where is Keefuh when you need him? He made sense that one time when he was telling Jenelle that she didn't need any boob implants.

Here is a link to an article about toddlers hitting. It offers some perspective. It also shows how the way Cate is handling it may actually cause Nova to do it even more:http://www.handinhandparenting.org/article/when-your-toddler-hits-you/

Like any other abuser, they tend to get defensive, mad, and upset any time anyone points out their behavior. He may be afraid that Amber may open her eyes if she were to actually pay attention to the "haterz". Seeing as how many fools fall for his bullshit and post to Amber how much they adore him and Amber, how he is just the best guy ever, that just proves there is a sucker born every minute.

About that pillow, maybe Deb and Farrah have moments where they are on good terms, where there isn't any drama between them, and Deb saw a gift to give to her daughter that she thought was cute and funny. Farrah seemed receptive to it. I didn't see anything other than a mother giving her daughter a gift.

With all the assholes out there who love to snap a photo of that child's bare ass and get their disgusting jollies on, it makes me go to the level of hate with Cate. I mean, HATE. Cate is no mother. She has no idea what she is doing when she allows her child to be filmed in the nude or bottomless? Even sickos get off on topless children, but why allow her most private areas to be exposed to the world like that? The one photo I have of each of my children in the nude (in the bathtub) is sitting in my box of photos. They can do whatever they want with those photos when I am dead. It is not for the public's eyes. My kids have hit me when they were little ones. They were frustrated, tired, cranky, irritated, sick, whatever was going on. Cate mentioned Nova was wanting to be on the ground, but she couldn't because of the dirt, mud, water, and waste. Nova was just pissed because she is so used to being on the ground, she didn't realize why this time she wasn't allowed to.

Where do I begin? Maci claiming she didn't want any of her stripper scenes to be aired as well as Taylor's so it wouldn't bother either one of them rang false to me. I think Ms. Hypocrite didn't want the scenes to air because it goes against what she once proclaimed on air. Maci, the holier-than-thou hypocrite, once mentioned not wanting any strip club scenes to be part of the show that features her son in it when she was having her tantrum about Farrah. She has put her foot in her big mouth. I think MTV pulled a fast one. I think they deliberately left that stripper scene in. Maci can claim she didn't know, but that Vegas strip club is a well-known place for those who go to Vegas even if you don't visit a place like that one. Maci has been to Vegas before. She knows what is there and what that place was all about. Why then did she mention to her friends about not wanting her strip club scenes to air if she didn't know about going there in the first place? Big, fat, phony liar. Farrah - You know, who knows what her upbringing was like, but at this point, who gives a fuck? At this point, I don't give a rat's ass what Farrah's home life was like. None. She is an adult person. Or, at least she should be behaving like one. If someone in your life is that bothersome to you, cut them out of your life. She is behaving in such a foul manner and it is all taking place in front of Sophia. Farrah, if you hate your mother that much, stop bringing her around you. You cannot bring people into your life and use them as your own personal punching bag to hurl obscenities at and to remind them of their past mistakes. Who are you to judge and point fingers? And I am not talking about her porn or sex industry jobs either. I am talking about Farrah's attitude that she has the right to even go there with her mother. There is nothing that justifies this ugly, venomous display of vulgarities and abuse that is taking place in front of Sophia and what should be her safe sanctuary - her home.

If I didn't tell my spouse what was happening to these girls outside of this show, he wouldn't know a darn thing about the porn tape or anything else. I am his E! News. I don't believe the abuse allegations simply because of two things, 1) Farrah is a known liar and she lacks credibility to me, and 2) when she was on that Couples Therapy show and therapist mentioned the horrific abuse Farrah suffered at the hands of her parents, the therapist described it as the worst case of abuse she ever heard. Now, when it comes to Farrah, there is always embellishment or lies to some extent. If the therapist mentioned Farrah has endured some childhood abuse due to parents who were spanking the devil out of her ass on a constant basis or they smacked her around as a form of punishment, that sounds a bit more realistic. But, she literally said what Farrah told her makes it the worst case she has heard in all her years as a therapist, and it is coming from someone who is a known liar. My feelings are it is not believable. In Farrah's world, a smack here or there, and parents who no doubt had a volatile and a verbally and emotionally abusive marriage, is twisted into some horrid case of child abuse where she should have been removed by CPS and the parents should have been sent to prison. Even Cate, when asked about what abuse she suffered growing up, happened to mention being choked and pinned down to the ground by April's boyfriend at that time. Cate was raised in a DV environment and suffered DV. She happens to describe a horrific moment in detail. Farrah never mentions any other abuse but that infamous slap.

Stop making me defend Amber...ugh!!! LOL Very strange of Amber to retweet a link to a comment she made back in March 2015. Amber is saying she feels more love for Matt than any other guy she has ever been with. It still can be construed as her saying the love she feels from Matt outshines everyone including Leah, but Amber is so stupid she has no idea how it comes off. Her speaking skills are nothing to write home about. Not only that, but she takes a jab at Gary by mentioning him right off the bat. Talk about passive-aggressive moves. If her relationship was all that, she wouldn't mention Gary or make comparisons: "My life now with my new fiancé is amazing and our relationship is completely different than what mine and Gary [Shirley]'s was," she tells E! News. "There's not really fighting or anything like that. It's not perfect, but we're so happy together. I never thought I could find another man that could make me feel love again, honestly. I feel more love for him than I ever have for anybody." And what's even better? Her daughter Leah loves him, too! "Boo Boo loves him. They have this natural connection. How? I have no clue. But it's just amazing to me because I was really scared that, 'What if Boo Boo doesn't like him?'" "We know it's gonna be within the year. We just moved in together a couple months ago, so we really want to learn everything about each other and live this life right now and just make sure everything's straight before we jump the gun on something because obviously, we didn't know each other that long before we got engaged, but we do know we love each other so much and we don't want anybody else in the world, so we are sure we will be married. We just don't know when." http://www.eonline.com/news/631336/amber-portwood-is-engaged-to-boyfriend-matt-baier-i-never-thought-i-could-find-another-man-that-could-make-me-feel-love-again

What a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing. I am happy that open adoption has worked for families, like yours. Teen Mom stains everything it touches, but only if the participants allow it to interfere in their lives. These are all damaged people in one way or another. There is no way that TM and the money that comes with it was going to do any sort of good for all involved. I think Chelsea and Katie (TM3) are two exceptions. Just like there are exceptions to the rules of open adoption, Chelsea and Katie are the exception as far as how TM can do more harm than good. I mentioned being adopted myself along with my siblings. One thing that didn't occur with my adoption was, my parents didn't have any legal and binding contract whatsoever. It was pretty much an open adoption. My parents went to the hospital the day I was born. My dad signed my birth certificate as the father and my bio mother signed as my mother. They all left the hospital and went in separate cars never to see her again. At any time my birth mother could have changed her mind and demanded my return since she knew where my parents lived as she and my bio father had visited them when she was pregnant with me. What could my mother do since she was not my legal adoptive mother? Thankfully, my birth mother didn't return.

I should have been a bit more clear in my post. I meant, where in Los Angeles are they filming? Living here near Los Angeles, when one mentions Los Angeles, we need a bit more information sometimes because LA can mean a lot of places. I think IMDB or those kind of sites will mention Los Angeles as a filming site when in actuality it is somewhere in Los Angeles County such as Agoura Hills, Calabassas, Malibu, etc. I remember back when Nick & Jessica had their reality show, they filmed from their home in Calabassas, but many times their home was mentioned as being in Los Angeles. Sorry to nitpick.

That is funny!! LOL This right here, is dead on! If you go to hell for this, I will join you because I am laughing and enjoying this. @pheebs I don't know what that photo is supposed to be, but it looks like the spitting image of Farrah. Ha!