Amber: A Rill Woman Goes to Gel

[FairyDusted]

I couldn't get my eyes of the RX bottle on the dresser. That actually brings me to now. She will most likely have to come off some if not all meds during her pregnancy. That's never a good thing.

[ginger90]

Pardon me, but who the fuck are these people on her Twitter? I read this and had to scream

“Not to compare but You are clearly the more fit parent!! You have truly come a long way keep it up!”

I feel an Instagram ranting video by Amber coming.

[druzy]

7 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

Pardon me, but who the fuck are these people on her Twitter? I read this and had to scream

“Not to compare but You are clearly the more fit parent!! You have truly come a long way keep it up!”

Here's another great comment:

[TeenMomAngerMgmt]

These are the same people who say Gary “provoked” Amber and deserved to be beaten. 

[MyPeopleAreNordic]

What does Amber think those of us with full custody of our kids do when we are in a "bad place"? We fucking fake it the best we can, get out of bed, get our kids' breakfast ready, etc, etc. Maybe sometimes we have to walk into the laundry room while the kids watch tv to wipe away a tear and have a pep talk with ourselves about getting it together. But we keep going.  What would Amber doing - God forbid - something happened to. Gary and she got full custody of Leah? What would she do then when she's depressed? What will she do when she's depressed and has this new baby and Andrew leaves? 

I really wish Amber would bank her TM away to pay fora live-in nanny.....

Edited December 20, 2017 by MyPeopleAreNordic

[Birdee]

I'm hoping that in the event that something  happens to Gary, there's paperwork in place that will let Kristina keep Leah. I know that probably wouldn't happen, but I imagine Amber would happily sign over her rights after a full week of getting up and taking Leah to school.

[ghoulina]

1 hour ago, MyPeopleAreNordic said:

What does Amber think those of us with full custody of our kids do when we are in a "bad place"? We fucking fake it the best we can, get out of bed, get our kids' breakfast ready, etc, etc. Maybe sometimes we have to walk into the laundry room while the kids watch tv to wipe away a tear and have a pep talk with ourselves about getting it together. But we keep going.  What would Amber doing - God forbid - something happened to. Gary and she got full custody of Leah? What would she do then when she's depressed? What will she do when she's depressed and has this new baby and Andrew leaves? 

I really wish Amber would bank her TM away to pay fora live-in nanny.....

PREACH!!!

What's she going to do if something "bad" happens in her life after the new baby is born? "Gary, can you take this one too?" You're a parent. Every day. All day. You deal with it. I don't want to hear this bullshit about how some people cope differently than others. A REAL parent doesn't go off drinking or finding themselves. Those are luxuries only afforded to teenagers. Most of us have children, pets, jobs - RESPONSIBILITIES. 

And, furthermore, Amber is acting like it's JUST the break-up with Matt, that caused her to be in a bad place and not see Leah. She was fucking "depressed" half of her relationship with him! She was constantly missing time with Leah and shirking her weekends. This is nothing new.  It happened before Matt, it happened with Matt, and it's happening after Matt. The lowest common denominator is Amber. She's a crap mom, and I feel like an ass for ever rooting for her. 

Edited December 20, 2017 by ghoulina

[ginger90]

I hope Gary and Kristina are keeping track of Amber’s scheduled visitation and how often she missed it. As at work, documentation, documentation. It comes in handy. It can also bite you in the butt, Amber’s butt, that is.

[MaddyMaeboxerbabe]

wasn’t Amber busy getting pregnant with her bf of five minutes during the summer when she was too depressed to see her daughter??  

Is Amber homeless?  All this hotel living and now on an extended RV trip?  

[Jeanne222]

2 hours ago, Birdee said:

I'm hoping that in the event that something  happens to Gary, there's paperwork in place that will let Kristina keep Leah. I know that probably wouldn't happen, but I imagine Amber would happily sign over her rights after a full week of getting up and taking Leah to school.

That's just went through my mind.  She will let Kristina keep Lean and her little brother too!  Geez get out of bed Amber.

[CofCinci]

Only sees her child twice during the summer because she’s “too depressed” but yet she’s bringing another child into the world?  MTV - stop giving these fucks money!!!

[FairyDusted]

Where are they living now? Anyone know?

[Snarky McSnarky]

Matt Baier evicted.

Can't. Stop. Chuckling.

https://radaronline.com/videos/matt-baier-evicted-apartment-amber-portwood-split-teen-mom-og

Matt's wife arrested in November:  "DUI drugs chemicals organic solvent, no driver’s license in possession and red traffic signal position/method."

She was driving a 2017 Cadillac XTS with Indiana plates.

https://radaronline.com/videos/amber-portwood-ex-matt-baier-wife-arrest-dui-drugs-teen-mom-og

WTF is it with these people?  Damn.

Edited December 20, 2017 by Snarky McSnarky
Added more stuff.

[CofCinci]

What’s chemicals organic solvent DUI? Like the ingredients for meth? Glue?

[Snarky McSnarky]

7 hours ago, druzy said:

Leah is my WORLD!  I saw her TWICE last Summer.

 

 

22 minutes ago, CofCinci said:

What’s chemicals organic solvent DUI? Like the ingredients for meth? Glue?

From the linked website:  Someone can be arrested for drugged driving in Nevada for operating a vehicle while under the influence of any "chemical, poison or organic solvent, or any compound or combination of any of these, to a degree which renders the person incapable of safely driving or exercising actual physical control of a vehicle." Therefore, it is a crime in Nevada to drive under the influence of not only illegal drugs but also prescription meds like Ambien or Vicodin, over-the-counter meds like Nyquil, or any other substance if it is causing the driver to lose control of the car or to drive unsafely.

https://www.shouselaw.com/nevada/dui/dui-drugs.html

Edited December 20, 2017 by Snarky McSnarky

[mamadrama]

I am kind of obsessed with meeting NewMatt. I hope he appears on this season. 

[CofCinci]

2 hours ago, mamadrama said:

I am kind of obsessed with meeting NewMatt. I hope he appears on this season. 

Next episode. 

[lilmarysunshine]

To me, she is officially the worst mother of both franchises, even including Jenelle. At least Jenelle sees Jace and spends time with him. I cannot believe, in 2 months!, Amber was only able to gather up the strength to see her daughter, who lives close to her, twice. She has her hair done and her face painted on but she does not have the energy to see her own daughter? She does not deserve that sweet girl as a daughter. I am glad Leah has Kristina in her life to fill the void. Kristina is way more gracious than I would be, I think.

And $120K missing is really not that much if you maybe say Matt was her 24/7 personal assistant for 3 years. $40 grand a year is pretty low pay for those demands. Those two deserved each other!

[Jax7917]

22 hours ago, druzy said:

Well sorry, amb. Just because you are in a bad mood over a break up doesn't give a valid excuse for not seeing your daughter. Amber is not depressed. Depressed people don't act the way she does. She is just a lazy person who cares more about her lying, cheating, stealing ex boyfriend than she does about her kid. And stop saying your daughter is your world and show people that your daughter is your world. I feel bad for her unborn child because she is going to act the same exact way with this one that she does with Leah except this baby daddy probably won't be a Gary. She's used to being lazy and not having to do what a mother does day in and day out so it'll be interesting to see how she reacts when she finds out how hard it is.

[SuzWhat]

I'm kind of proud of myself that I did not know Matt got married to someone else.   It shows I can give up these chucklefucks.  

[druzy]

7 hours ago, mamadrama said:

I am kind of obsessed with meeting NewMatt. I hope he appears on this season. 

 

5 hours ago, CofCinci said:

Next episode. 

Meet New Matt

[Lusterleaf]

2 hours ago, Jaclyn88 said:

Well sorry, amb. Just because you are in a bad mood over a break up doesn't give a valid excuse for not seeing your daughter. Amber is not depressed. Depressed people don't act the way she does. She is just a lazy person who cares more about her lying, cheating, stealing ex boyfriend than she does about her kid. And stop saying your daughter is your world and show people that your daughter is your world. I feel bad for her unborn child because she is going to act the same exact way with this one that she does with Leah except this baby daddy probably won't be a Gary. She's used to being lazy and not having to do what a mother does day in and day out so it'll be interesting to see how she reacts when she finds out how hard it is.

Yes! Amber is just lazy. And it's sad that she only saw her daughter twice throughout the entire summer! I really worry for this baby once it is born.

[Birdee]

22 minutes ago, druzy said:

 

Meet New Matt

Dang it. For a second I thought they had actually titled the scene "Meet New Matt." It was like Christmas came early and was ruined within seconds. 

[Jax7917]

Right because all these guys love Amber for her fantastic personality and being a great mother .

[mamadrama]

You know, if Amber would just step back and say, "Kristina has stepped in as Leah's full-time mother figure. I have realized that motherhood is a responsibility that I am not prepared to accept at this time so I am lucky that there are so many people in Leah's life who love her and want to take care of her. I will continue to have a relationship with my daughter, and we will continue to bond, just in a different capacity." I would actually be fine with that. In fact, I would probably respect her. It's the fact that she honest-to-God THINKS she is an awesome mother and pretends to care that pisses me off. 

1 hour ago, Birdee said:

Dang it. For a second I thought they had actually titled the scene "Meet New Matt." It was like Christmas came early and was ruined within seconds. 

Ha ha, I thought so too! I was downright giddy. 

NewMatt isn't a bad looking guy. What's his deal? Tired of being behind the scenes so he's hitching his wagon to the one of the bottom feeders of the celebreality world?

[ghoulina]

7 hours ago, lilmarysunshine said:

To me, she is officially the worst mother of both franchises, even including Jenelle. At least Jenelle sees Jace and spends time with him. I cannot believe, in 2 months!, Amber was only able to gather up the strength to see her daughter, who lives close to her, twice.

See, I think the time Jace spends WITH Jenelle is more damaging to the child than the time Leah MISSES out on with Amber. And I don't believe Jenelle really cares about spending time with ANY of her kids - it's all to stick it to Barb and look like a dedicated mom. I'm sorry that it hurts Leah; but, in the long run, the less exposure to this mess the better. 

[teapot]

1 minute ago, ghoulina said:

See, I think the time Jace spends WITH Jenelle is more damaging to the child than the time Leah MISSES out on with Amber. And I don't believe Jenelle really cares about spending time with ANY of her kids - it's all to stick it to Barb and look like a dedicated mom. I'm sorry that it hurts Leah; but, in the long run, the less exposure to this mess the better. 

still have no clue why she is keeping her baby boy! I worry about him, for real!

[Caracoa1]

I fear for the physical safety of Amber's son once he is born.

[TeeMo]

Amber should have realized that the old "I was skipping visits with Leah to protect her from the horrors of my depression" story would have been easier to sell if she weren't knocked up and on vacation in Malibu during the same time frame. 

[MissMel]

Of course...

http://www.theashleysrealityroundup.com/2017/12/21/felony-past-of-teen-mom-amber-portwoods-baby-daddy-andrew-glennon-exposed-dui-drug-arrests-revealed/

[CofCinci]

5 minutes ago, MissMel said:

Of course...

http://www.theashleysrealityroundup.com/2017/12/21/felony-past-of-teen-mom-amber-portwoods-baby-daddy-andrew-glennon-exposed-dui-drug-arrests-revealed/

Merry Christmas!!!

[druzy]

Still gallivanting the USA.

  

[ghoulina]

16 hours ago, teapot said:

still have no clue why she is keeping her baby boy! I worry about him, for real!

Yea, the new baby definitely throws a wrench in it. At least Leah has ONE good parent - well, two really. Krisitina has been more of a mother to her than Amber could even dream of being. And she dreams (sleeps) A LOT. 

[Snarky McSnarky]

11 hours ago, druzy said:

Still gallivanting the USA.

 

I guess NewMatt always had a fantasy of driving an RV across America, and Amber's MTV money is fulfilling that fantasy.  She didn't know what an RV was until he came along.

[Snarky McSnarky]

16 hours ago, Caracoa1 said:

I fear for the physical safety of Amber's son once he is born.

Hopefully her dogs are taking parenting classes.

[druzy]

[druzy]

Did Amber read the article?

Quote

The tragic irony is that adult depression is rather easily treated – certainly at much less social cost than schools’ attempts to teach children self-control. New antidepressant medications and focused psychotherapy can reliably and efficiently help 80 to 90 percent of depressed patients; and the earlier we can catch it, the better the chances of success.

Amber can get out of bed for self indulgent excursions but she is too depressed to seek focused psychotherapy that the article references.  

Amber can shut up. She gets paid $300k per season. Being criticized on social media is inherent in her job description. She needs to stop calling the viewers disgusting people and appreciate that the disgusting people she complains about are still watching Teen Mom.

Edited December 22, 2017 by druzy

[Snarky McSnarky]

1 hour ago, druzy said:

Amber can shut up. She gets paid $300k per season. 

Am I the only one who can't open the gallery on ROL's salary article?

Cashing In! ‘Teen Mom’ Cast’s Salaries Revealed

https://radaronline.com/photos/teen-mom-salaries-revealed-maci-bookout-farrah-abraham-amber-portwood-catelynn-lowell/

Only the castmembers and IRS knows if these figures are true.

Edited December 22, 2017 by Snarky McSnarky

[ghoulina]

ROL never works for me. 

[druzy]

10 minutes ago, Snarky McSnarky said:

Am I the only one who can't open the gallery on ROL's salary article?

Cashing In! ‘Teen Mom’ Cast’s Salaries Revealed

https://radaronline.com/photos/teen-mom-salaries-revealed-maci-bookout-farrah-abraham-amber-portwood-catelynn-lowell/

I'll post the screenshots. 

Edited December 22, 2017 by druzy

[JocelynCavanaugh]

So Briana made a fool of herself and her trashy family for the cost of a new Toyota Corolla. That girl is just an endless stream of great life choices. 

[ghoulina]

Wow, thanks for sharing. They'd only have to do 10 episodes a season to clear $250k. And that explains all the stupid specials. 

[FlowerofCarnage]

I wonder how much they make from shilling poop tea, waist trainers and yoga mats on Instagram?

[AmandaUnbidden]

Interesting that Amber is credited with making sure Gary received the same pay as her. I guess she does have some smarts about her, when she wants to use them. All the girls are kind of dumb though because they got screwed over with that whole season A and B crap. If they had gotten a lawyer who knew what he/she was doing, they could have made sure MTV would have to pay for each season, no tacking on an extra letter to get away without paying the cast again. So really they get paid that for two seasons instead of just one. 

(And I apologize ahead of time for the novel that is ahead but I'm long winded. Conciseness is not my strong point. lol)

On the subject of Amber's depression. (So is she claiming to just have regular depression now, no bipolar?) I'm really annoyed by her use of that article she linked to to defend herself for not having visited Leah. The article she linked is from Psych Central, and it discusses the effects of a depressed parent on their children.  

Yes, Amber, if you have an untreated mental disorder, this will affect your child negatively. This is why, if you really cared about Leah and if she really is your world, you would be taking medication and seeing a therapist so you could be a good mother to her. You know what you wouldn't be doing? You wouldn't be laying around, complaining about your illness but not seeking actual help. You wouldn't be drinking alcohol (a natural depressant that anyone with depression knows you need to steer clear of to feel your best). You wouldn't be dick hopping and taking a million vacations without a care in the world. 

I used to give her the benefit of the doubt and try not to judge her too much because I understood the stigma of depression, but she's starting to piss me off now. I guess, according to Amber, if you suffer from depression then you have to completely abandon your children because, if not, they will turn out badly.

I know it can be hard to meet your own needs when you have a mental illness, much less someone else's. I know that I struggled at times when I was in between medications and having relapses of my depression. But you know what I did? I put my child first. I may have went days without showering or eating much, etc, but my daughter was always taken care of. If it came down to only one of us being taken care of then I chose her because that is what a parent does. Something Amber knows nothing about.

And if my depression got so bad that I really couldn't take care of her (thank god it never did), I would have my mom or someone I trusted take care of her while I got better. But as soon as I was better, I would get my kid and continue raising her not just leave her there and visit her once or twice a year when I was in between boyfriends.

Do I wish my child never had to see me like that? Of course! Should I have shipped her off to my mom's or someone else to shield her from my struggles? Maybe, I should have, at least temporarily, so she would have been shielded, but in the long run I think that would have been more detrimental to her. Her life would have been in constant upheaval. Also, she has grown into a sensitive, empathetic person, I would say, at least in part, to having witnessed my struggles and having seen that even parents are not perfect. 

 

TLDR: To sum all this up, Amber sucks, she's using a mental illness, I'm not even sure she has at this point, as an excuse to completely ghost her daughter. I'm sure this next kid's gonna have a great life.

Which also reminds me. WTF are you doing Amber bringing another child into this world if this is how you really feel? Is New Matt gonna raise this guy alone or were you hoping Gary and Kristina were ready for another? You dumb bitch!

[CofCinci]

While Amber is out RVing it up with New Matt, she missed whatever Christmas program they had at Bew Bew’s school. 

Also, I doubt Amber advocated for Gary.  Gary is one of the only financially savvy men on this series. I’m sure he came up with whatever plan and Amber sat on the couch while giving her okay. 

[monicageller]

On 12/22/2017 at 11:57 AM, MissMel said:

Of course...

http://www.theashleysrealityroundup.com/2017/12/21/felony-past-of-teen-mom-amber-portwoods-baby-daddy-andrew-glennon-exposed-dui-drug-arrests-revealed/

 

[Calm81]

17 hours ago, JocelynCavanaugh said:

So Briana made a fool of herself and her trashy family for the cost of a new Toyota Corolla. That girl is just an endless stream of great life choices. 

So after Uncle Sam takes his cut Briana walked her big butt away with $17,000 +\- and since she had a job during the time of filming she probably made too much money to get her W.I.C and other government assistance.

Does anyone know if Briana can get into trouble for getting assistance, or would have to pay it back if I.R.S found out? I would research myself but deep in Christmas cookie dough (taking a quick break to ask question).

I mean, the calendar year of 2017 she had a job and got an MTV check after filming while she collected assistance. 

$17k is NOT worth airing my dirty laundry, but she did it knowing that the 17k would eventually snowball into $250k like her cast mates so it was an investment I guess lol - I’m hoping she doesn’t get too far into the show to see those types of checks and all of her trashy life airing for all to see along with another storyline baby would be for NOTHING but an all cash payout for a Toyota Corolla. 

[AmandaUnbidden]

12 hours ago, CofCinci said:

Also, I doubt Amber advocated for Gary.  Gary is one of the only financially savvy men on this series. I’m sure he came up with whatever plan and Amber sat on the couch while giving her okay. 

This makes way more sense. This probably is how it really went down.

[mamadrama]

17 hours ago, AmandaUnbidden said:

Interesting that Amber is credited with making sure Gary received the same pay as her. I guess she does have some smarts about her, when she wants to use them.

Or else Amber is the special "insider" who gave them the info and wanted to make sure that she got some credit someplace. 

[mamadrama]

11 hours ago, Calm81 said:

 

Does anyone know if Briana can get into trouble for getting assistance, or would have to pay it back if I.R.S found out? I would research myself but deep in Christmas cookie dough (taking a quick break to ask question).

I mean, the calendar year of 2017 she had a job and got an MTV check after filming while she collected assistance. 

$17k is NOT worth airing my dirty laundry, but she did it knowing that the 17k would eventually snowball into $250k like her cast mates so it was an investment I guess lol - I’m hoping she doesn’t get too far into the show to see those types of checks and all of her trashy life airing for all to see along with another storyline baby would be for NOTHING but an all cash payout for a Toyota Corolla. 

It depends...

If $17,000 (okay, let's say $20,000 if we take specials into consideration) is ALL that Brianna made last year then she's still under the income limit for most things. She would be fine, even if she turned that income in. However...it would also depend on how and when they paid her. If they gave her a $20,000 check in one lump sum then, yeah, she'd lose her benefits. Not just WIC but also, and most importantly, Medicaid. 

Let's say, for the sake of argument, that she didn't turn any of that in and just kept it to herself. When it came time to file her taxes she'd pretty much have to list the income there. As a contract worker, though, she could deduct a shitload of stuff. (I am self-employed, technically a contract worker of Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc. since I get paid by 1099s.) She could deduct clothing she bought (she needed it for her job), mileage for driving around town with production (unless they reimbursed her), any food/drinks she bought while filming the specials, etc. She could very easily get that down to a little of nothing if she or her accountant were creative enough. The family services department would cross reference her application with her tax records and while they'd probably be pretty pissed, they may or may not do anything because, again, she'd be under the limit. 

TL/DR: She could lose her benefits if she turned the income in when she received it but, if she waited, they might not do anything at all. She'll definitely lose them for next year, though.

Edited December 24, 2017 by mamadrama
taxes, not faxes