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I tend to agree that "anyone not Jenelle" would generally be a better choice. What I do worry about is Nathan's unpredictability. Jenelle is always about the same level of "don't give a fuck" these days, while Nathan could go either way. He doesn't seem to have any integrity or a personality of his own, so it seems like he takes on the qualities of whoever he's with to an extent (adding 'roids and alcohol abuse, of course). That might be OK now that he's with Jessica, who doesn't seem to have the same level of issues as Jenelle, but how long is that going to last? What would Nathan be like as a single dad in a crisis like a breakup? Or if he got with another woman more at his level of fuck-upery again? Would he snap? It only takes once to do real damage. I also wonder how much he would care about Kaiser if the cameras weren't there. His ex's parents are his daughter's guardians, not his ex or him, so clearly both he and his ex had major problems at least at the time--even Jenelle has custody of Kaiser, so the mother must have had some real issues to have no custody at all. And I don't think he's filed for custody of her. So does he prefer Kai, or is it a show for MTV cameras, or...? Also, he clearly had at least one addiction. Like I have always doubted it with Jenelle, I very much doubt he is actually sober. Again, I bet he's not drinking as much now because his current girlfriend isn't as stressful or as much of a drinker as Jenelle is, or as Emery's mom likely was. But what happens if he's on his own, or relapses, or gets with someone else? Do we really believe Nathan is in AA or seeking therapy for his PTSD and addiction(s)?

Especially now that he had primary custody and currently has 50/50 custody, he is 100% equally to blame. I really doubt she is getting all the physical therapy she needs. No wheelchair, no daily exercises. They are not proactive about it at all. It makes me sick. It's always been about her parents' feelings. First, Corey denying it and implying Leah spoiled her by letting her use the wheelchair, then Leah using her disability as a weapon against Corey and a way to get sympathy. It is absolutely reprehensible.

She uses Ali's disability as an excuse but she and Corey don't do the necessary things to help her in that regard. It's disgusting.

Primarily people in her own life, I would expect. Jeremy tweeted about "oreos" being "nasty" last year while ranting about her (hinting that either her next guy or kid...? would be mixed race). Lovely guy, really.

Lol, I know, right? It's a terrifying world where this guy is (potentially, I'm not convinced) the "stabler" parent. http://starcasm.net/archives/241823 I know I watch them and thus am part of the problem, but I can't believe these people make money off of this sometimes.

She went to Delaware State. Like Tennessee State, it's just a state university that happens to have been a HBCU when it was founded. So there is still a large African American population, but the overall demographics have changed over time. It's like how some schools (Vassar comes to mind, Sarah Lawrence) were historically women's colleges but are now co-ed. The legacy means that they remain largely populated by women, but not entirely and there's nothing official about it.

I just hope he's off the 'roids-- guy has some rage issues.

Somewhat, yes. And partly just not being 16-18 anymore. Many people get with "bad boys" or "bad girls" at that age. They just usually don't wind up pregnant/impregnating someone (but many have unprotected sex and could). That wasn't a wildly bad choice or the result of mental illness. Her support system played a big role in the development of her self esteem in failing to accept further bad treatment. Of course, now she's perhaps gone a bit too far with it and starting to put Cole on a pedestal for Aubree, but I assume that will subside in time (and Adam could always get his shit together?....maybe?).

I think so in part, but it gets really hypersexual really quickly for just being about his status as a dad. And some people are just really into celebrities. It's creepy.

I don't think she could have. Would that everyone on the show could have a Randy. Her mom seems pretty great and stable too. This show is basically a study in how upbringing affects your own parenting.

Whhaaaaaattt!!

No, I did not. Not a "merry go round," just pointing out that that is not factually what I said. I said that a certain depth of critical thinking skills is difficult to obtain without the extensive reading, writing, and breadth of study required by college. You can, but it is difficult simply because you're unlikely to do it. For what it's worth, I think Chelsea is a good person who isn't very bright, is nice and friendly, and has found her soulmate. I also don't mind the voice and don't know why it matters that much. I don't think you NEED college or a career, but I would personally hope she modeled something to Aubree that she cared about deeply besides part-time work (I don't know that we can call that a "career" yet), being on TM, and getting married. Whether that means volunteering, becoming an activist in some way, having a passionate hobby, taking classes or getting a degree, starting a business (for which she would need more training), or developing her career, I would hope that she gets involved in something meaningful besides looking cute and loving Cole. Cole seems great and Chelsea won't be a bad mom if she never does any of those things, but she is so into Cole/the "perfect" family image that I do hope she models more depth to her daughter at some point, and that it isn't always all about Cole and finding the perfect man. He'll always let you down even if it's just in a small way. Hopefully that will subside a little after the wedding and when Chelsea feels a bit more secure and mature.

It is! It's some kind of disorder.

Have you ever seen Javi's Instagram? Women are obsessed with him, begging him to leave Kail and take them, telling him what they'd do to him...hundreds of thirsty comments on every photo.

Racism is alive and well everywhere but especially in Leah's area. I'd assume either TR didn't want to be on the show so they had to hide him, or it's related to race. We know Dawn and Jeremy are racist and I wouldn't be surprised if Corey and Miranda had a derogatory comment or two either.

Last time he had to 1) admit to his cheating, 2) watch a fight erupt between the two blonde holler-queens he impregnated (is Leah's hair actually blonde, BTW?), and 3) hear Dawn yell "monkey" from the audience, so I don't blame Corey if he didn't come this time. The "man of the house" crap is all about Big Papi Javi and his misogyny. No, Javi, Isaac and Lincoln are children. Their mother is the adult and she is the only one in charge. I would hate to see how he would react if one of them turned out gay. He seems like he'd be a homophobe. I'm always shocked how these people can impregnate and be impregnated by 68 different people and somehow many of them are still all "Republican family values" advocates (like Leah, who said it's primarily the woman's job to do childcare and housework, and Jenelle, who's hinted at being conservative and anti-gay).

I could hate on Leah for a lot of things but this could happen to anyone, and especially a parent of a child with an unpredictable disability. Can't forgive her or Corey for the wheelchair thing, though. Useless.

No, depends on the state/county.

It should never take that long...there are ability centers in most major cities, and it's not like they don't have the money or time to go. It can be a bitch to deal with insurance, etc., and wheelchairs in general are difficult to maintain, but repair would never take THIS long if they had been on top of it and pushed or if either of them had been proactive in any way.

Kailyn has always been more private about her emotions. The Previously TV reviewer said it best in the misogyny category: her not being as demonstrative suddenly implies their marriage is over? She HAS to openly sob? What she was doing seemed like clear deflection to me. Adam, if you didn't want to "pay double," you shouldn't have gotten two women pregnant that you had no intention of staying with. The end. God, what a dick. The maybe-hyphenated-name-if-the-lawyer-says-we-can-and-Aubree-wants-it is hardly a major name change or a storyline.

Gigi is Kail's ex. And "why didn't they fix the damn wheelchair" was my #1 reaction to this episode.

She's just trying to hyphenate it, not change it. Honestly, knowing that after the episode, I feel even less like this is a big deal. It's adding a name legally to reflect all of her parents in case Aubree feels left out. It's not erasing anything at all. Adam's name would still be included.Also, she's a 6 year old who can barely read and write. I hardly think a hyphen with her mother and stepfather's last name added to her father's, which she may or may not even choose to use when she writes it on school papers and such, would be traumatizing or unfair. This is a non-story because Chelsea's life is so undramatic. For all we know she is already confused because she doesn't have the name of the people who actually take care of her and see her daily. They might even ask Aubree what she wants first. Chelsea hardly seems pushy to me. If Aubree hadn't liked Cole I think Chelsea would have stopped dating him immediately.

Yeah, but Javi is patently a jerk-- he deserves to be divorced. They never should have married to begin with, I don't think there was real love there.

If anyone cheated, I actually believe it was Javi. He is wildly jealous, and we all know what that usually means. And he's a total misogynist. I wouldn't be surprised at all if he cheated. Kailyn cheated once on her semi-casual boyfriend at 18 with her baby's father and promptly owned up. I don't see her making that choice again. Javi with another woman 5 minutes after Kail? Or even while overseas? Wouldn't shock me in the least.

The name change was a much more normal deal than I thought it would be. Hyphenating is different. Adam is useless. Tbh, if my husband had acted so callously to me during a painful, devastating miscarriage and trip to the hospital, I'd probably be like, "yeah, bye" a tad if he was headed out for a (non-dangerous) deployment too. She still did a lot for him, but man, he's cold underneath that family man exterior.