Amber PortwoodThe relationship with daughter Leah seems to be farther than ever.
On Thursday, February 27, episode of Teenage Mother: The following chapterLeah, 16, opened to Cheyenne Floyd about the possibility of being adopted by Kristina shirley.
“I didn’t really talk (Amber) or I’ve seen her for a while. It’s okay,” said Leah. “I don’t care anymore. I want Kristina to adopt me. I wanted it for a while just because Kristina was there for me, as it was, as in the nursery and before. “”
Amber, 34, hosted Leah in 2009 with ex Gary Shirley and documented his pregnancy journey 16 and pregnant. After the couple was broken, both Amber and Gary, 38, continued to allow MTV to documented their lives as part of Mother teenager Franchise.
Jon Kopaloff/Filmmagic; Courtesy of Gary Shirley/Instagram Amber Portwood is not aboard with the idea that his daughter Leah could be adopted by Gary Shirley’s wife, Kristina. “Having Kristina adopts Leah would never go to Amber’s surveillance,” shared exclusively with US Weekly. “He wants to be in Leah’s life. She doesn’t look (…)
Gary and Kristina, 37, He married In November 2015, she hosted a daughter named Emilee that same year. Over the years, Leah began to spend more and more time with his father and stepmother.
In the last episodes, Amber admitted that his relationship with Leah was not as tight as he expected to be. At the same time, he acknowledged that his mental health struggles, including a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, have prevented him from being the best mother possible.
“With my daughter, he doesn’t want to be around me,” Amber said to the February 6 episode of Teenage Mother: The following chapter. “I’ve never been a mother who didn’t care. Only the mother in edited. “”
When Gary earlier discussed the idea of Kristina adopted Leah, said a source Use weekly Amber would not be on board. “Having Kristina adopting Leah would never pass to Amber’s clock”, Shared Insider In July 2024. “He wants to be in the life of Leah. He does not seek to deliver the responsibility of the parents with someone else.”
In his 32 -year -old Cheyenne candidate talk, Leah described the rare occasions when he spent his time with his mother.
“When I see her, she acts as if everything is perfectly well and I have not seen you for months. Why do you talk to me like this? “Leah asked. “Obviously, it has a lot of things, many difficulties, but I feel I can’t do it. I wish I could, but I can’t.”
Although Leah admitted that it would be “good” for one day to meet and have a place with Amber, he does not know when it would be a good time.
After listening to Leah’s experience, Cheyenne called the whole “sad and sad” situation.
“There is no one who can prevent me from showing (my daughter) Ryder,” he said in a confessional interview. “It’s very difficult to understand. I would be at home nearby every day trying to fight for my relationship with my son. “”
Amber Portwood’s full relationship with daughter Leah has been documented to the teenage mother OG over the years. Portwood gave birth to her girl in 2008 with the seeds Gary Shirley. The old couple was divided three years later, with Shirley to marry Kristina Anderson, with whom he shares the daughter Emilee. As for Portwood, (…)
After talking to Cheyenne, Leah reiterated his hopes that one day could be adopted by Kristina. While his father agreed to speak with a lawyer to obtain information on what steps he should take, he warned his eldest daughter about the possible heart disease he would cause.
“As a father, I want you to assure you that you know if it is 100 percent what you want,” said Gary. “Once this happens, for Amber, it would be a great mess for her, which I know you are not trying to do, but it’s just part of the process.”
Leah added, “He is, but he didn’t raise me.”
Teenage Mother: The following chapter Airs on MTV Thursdays at 8pm ET.