Amber Portwood doesn’t sound eager on the thought of anybody adopting Leah — even the girl who’s raised her.
Both on MTV and off digital camera, Amber Portwood’s life is a large number.
The longtime Teen Mom villain discovered new humiliation after a current episode featured her eldest, Leah, expressing an curiosity in a proper adoption by her father’s spouse.
Amber doesn’t precisely have a status for rational or cheap reactions. How’s she dealing with this?
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Leah Shirley would love for Kristina to formally undertake her
On the Thursday, July 18 episode of Teen Mom: The Next Chapter, Gary Shirley opened up about 15-year-old Leah Shirley’s objectives.
According to him, she “desires to be adopted” by Kristina Shirley.
Gary and Kristina have been collectively for a very long time. Kristina is a mom to her. And, in contrast to Amber, Kristina appears to be a secure, compassionate, and first rate human being.
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Gary went on to explain Kristina as “the very best factor that ever occurred to Leah.”
Obviously, Gary is a bit biased. Kristina is his spouse. They are a parenting group with their children, together with Leah.
But a bias doesn’t imply that he’s flawed. Amber is a demonstrably horrible particular person and clearly not a very good mum or dad. She set a really low bar, and Kristina has been there for Leah for years.
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How does Amber Portwood really feel about that?
According to what an inside supply tells Us Weekly, Amber Portwood feels “devastated” that Leah would welcome an adoption by Kristina.
“Obviously, any implication that her daughter desires to be adopted is devastating to Amber,” the insider dished.
“Her two children are the explanation Amber wakes up within the morning,” the supply claimed.
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The insider, who appears to be very sympathetic to Amber Portwood and her emotions, continued to debate her youngsters.
“They are why she continues filming the present,” the supply insisted.
“And,” the insider added of her youngsters, they’re “her motivation for the whole lot.”
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Amber Portwood believes that she is a ‘good mother’
“She’s all the time fascinated with her daughter and needs to spend time along with her,” the within supply alleged.
“Amber usually will get misunderstood as a result of she places up such a troublesome entrance and folks assume she is so sturdy,” the insider claimed. “But she’s truly fairly delicate.”
The supply complained: “This has not been a simple time for Amber on prime of coping with her psychological well being, which she has been very open about.”