Random....Rant regarding society and the role of a stepmother!
Okay, SO! While it has been quite a few years since I have bothered to tune into an episode of Teen Mom, I just happened to be scrolling through my FB and happened across an article pertaining to Teen Mom2's Leah Messer and her relationship with ex Corey and new wife Miranda. Apparently somewhere along the line, shots have been fired, although I'm not completely clear to all of the details. However, it seems that there is conflict between Leah (BM) and Miranda (the SM). One of the stories that stands out to me is one where Leah wanted to meet with her ex Corey, and when she pulled up, she was unhappy to see that his new wife was with him. She then left, unwilling to speak to him with the new wife present. Okay, big whoop.
The thing that gets me is that people are actually berating the SM for being there. Comments insinuating that she has no place there; the kids are the parent's, not the SM, she has no rights; she needs to grow up; etc etc.
EXCUSE ME?!?
If you are going to sit there and tell me that I have no right to support my husband; that I have no right to speak for myself and MY life; that I HAVE to do anything for the sake of your co-parenting -- I'm here to tell you that you need a reality check, and you can kiss my ass. Because my husband and I are MY family whether you like it or not! Because I didn't sign away my rights as a human to marry my husband. I don't owe you shit, nor do I give a damn about your feelings. You are his past -- I am his present and future (as well as his children). That's it. The BM is nothing anymore, MY DH's loyalty is to me. Not you, BM. So YOU need to get over yourself and accept that you are NOT his wife. And you will not dictate my life!
I don't take a backseat to my life, and whatever happens to the kids affects me too. THAT is what I DO get a say so in.
Sorry y'all, but that rubbed me the wrong way, and I had to get that out!!
Oh I didn't hear about
Oh I didn't hear about that...Corey doesn't seem to like Leah at all and thinks she is a terrible parent, I don't know about that.
That was my understanding as
That was my understanding as well, and while there is no way I could be with a man who would cheat (especially in a situation like that), this Miranda chose to move past it, true or not. And if they choose to make joint decisions like this going forward, they're MARRIED. No one gets to decide but them, not even Leah. So while I understand that Leah's fan base and celebrity status will show its share of support by chiming in on a situation they probably have zero understanding about, some of the comments I read were ridiculous and had me steamed. Seriously, where do people get off thinking a BM has more ground to stand on than the wife? Yeah, it's about the kids first, but situations like this prove that BM's have a sense of entitlement and use their babies as a crutch. Quit trying to place all the blame on the SM! And especially if they DID sleep together, even more reason for Miranda to be there in my book!! She has that right.
Yay I actually LOVE watching
Yay I actually LOVE watching teen mom2 and it was the last episode. Although I did not think about looking up articles about it, now I will!
In the episode, Miranda was not at the same table as Corey, she was at a table nearby and Leah saw that as she pulled in and left. I was actually confused because I didn't think Leah had a problem with her, but then Leah asked for her to not be there and I wondered what had happened. Miranda "seems" to be a nice girl who is involved with the two girls and always at Coreys side. (From what I gather from the show, who knows if I am correct or not). Not to mention, Corey and Miranda are expecting now too.
I don't get why Corey just didn't tell Leah that Miranda was a part of this too and that he wasn't going to meet without her.
Poor Leah is a mess, well quite frankly all the girls still are in different ways. I love how they are all driving brand new 60,000$ trucks and cars and buying new houses. Even the xhusbands have brand new trucks, all of them.
I had always thought Leah was extremely mature for her age when she would sit down and have real conversations concerning the girls with both Corey and Miranda, so this really threw me off...I don't think I missed something previously that warranted this, but I believe Leah was really stressed out how Corey acted to her mom regarding going off to rehab (which she called therapy so that Corey couldn't try to take the girls away from Leah since that would admit she had a pill addiction). Corey was not going to allow the girls to visit Leah on mothers day while she was in "therapy" because he was not told where Leah was going to be exactly.
I was thinking in the last episode that Leah was going to flip out about Miranda being pregnant but I am unsure if she knows yet.
Gotcha, thanks for catching
Gotcha, thanks for catching me up cause I had no clue lol. I used to watch religiously, but then I stopped for a while and didn't think anything more about it till I just read this random article on FB. I used to LOVE Leah since she is from WV (my state ;)) but now that I married a man with kids, I apparently have zero tolerance for an act like this. The fan comments floored me more than anything though! :jawdrop:
I used to love Leah a lot
I used to love Leah a lot too, these girls are killing me though with all their drama and bullshit.
I don't think any of them even work except for Chelsea, I guess they are set for life with the show being renewed again.
I don't know what I would do or how I would react if BM did something like that to DH and I. Ugh,I don't know how you even could stand reading the fan comments, but now I am curious, I bet they are outrageous!
I cannot stand Leah and
I cannot stand Leah and haven't since she showed what greedy little bitch she is. And now she's just a hot mess (what is with her F-ed up hair all the time?). She never wanted to work yet she bitched about her husband working all the time. She bought a new house and decided Corey should pay more CS. And don't even get me started on the "therapy" BS (my ass ya pill popping ho!). And what is with these girls needing to leave their states to go to rehab? Are there no programs where they are? Jenelle went all the way to CA and Leah went who knows where. Selfish bitches just want a vacation. Leah has become a terrible mom and I hate it that she won't let Corey have the girls more. She clearly can't handle them on her own but god forbid Corey get them more. She said they need stability during the week. And that's supposed to be with her? They'd have more stability with a pack of wolves.
Leah is a codependent, lazy, entitled piece of trash. I'm sure she'll move on to the next victim and pop out yet another kid she won't be able to handle. She makes me ill. And I also read a bunch of comments on Facebook and couldn't believe how many twits called her a great mom. I told one of them they must have really low standards.
I'm intrigued and want to
I'm intrigued and want to catch up on it just for the SM aspect now! Lol.
Completely understand, I
Completely understand, I agree that the show is a lot of put on too for the theatric tv effect as well. But I know that other parts are real life, or at the very least, a reality of life. It definitely doesn't give the right portrayal of struggling teen parents as it is in real life, so I'm guessing a lot of girls have gotten pregnant to become a TV star like this... Not cool. But for those like you who have busted your butt to do the best by your little one, a lot can be said for you
But yeah, it pisses me off that so many fans are trying to villainize the SM. Seriously, Miranda (as well as the rest of us SM) are stepping up and doing what is expected and MORE. Yet we are nobody. We have no rights. No say in anything. What the hell is wrong with people?!? Blah. Lol
I think coparenting meetings
I think coparenting meetings are stupid for the most part, can't people talk on the phone or email? But I do see why a sm should be there, for example "Dad will have to get kids or sm will have to get them since bm is working." Dad and BM would need to ask Smom to get kids from school, not order, but make sure things like that work for everyone. Leah is a real piece of work! Three kids, two divorces, rehab, cheated on both husbands and pops pills according to socail media. I think she is ashamed of herself and does not want to face the new wife. I think she is also the type that needs a man every second and not having one made her too insecure to see the smom of her kids. Also two ugly friends were in Leah's car but Corey was not supposed to bring his wife? Hello?? WTF people??
Amen to all of this!! There
Amen to all of this!! There is absolutely no need to have a meeting in person to discuss coparenting anyway. My DH's BM has a habit of trying to contact or meet with him when she knows I'm not around anyway, does she think I'm stupid? I know EXACTLY what she's trying to do. While I trust my DH, I do not trust her. So hell noooo!
I agree. BM wanted to make
I agree. BM wanted to make it so DH had to meet with her alone. DH refuses I have a feel Cory feels the same way.