Anybody else enjoy teen mom uk?

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I'm obsessed, it's my little piece of down time that I look forward too. Anyone else?

Sassi's mum really annoys me. She repeatedly says things which suggest that Sassi should still try to get back with Darren. When Darren has been so abusive at times - cheating and then accusing Sassi of cheating then full-on gaslighting her. The two of them really lack conflict resolution skills. Sassi is very emotional and Darren can be really nasty. I don't get the feeling that Sassi's mum has given her any emotional support from childhood.

I think Sassi tries really hard, she just doesn't know how to achieve what she wants.

Chloe and Jordan seem to be working well together and their little boy seems well adjusted.

Amber is another one that seems to just not know how to parent. She cares, she wants to, but the relentlessness of day-to-day parenting alone has worn her down and she no longer has the energy or inclination to maintain the positivity and consistency that her boys need. I feel for her and Beth. Ste seems naturally good with the boys when he's there, but definitely doesn't see them as his responsibility. I can't believe any parent would chose a haircut over spending time with their DCs in those circumstances.

Manley is abusive and I wouldn't blame Mia for moving away. It's just a shame it's to follow another likely useless man.

I know what you mean about chloe but I do have to say that I admire her. Shes managed to keep her family together and protected her child from witnessing too much conflict and instability unlike the others. I hope it continues to work out for her. I guess Jordan was just a bit depressed before, grieving for his vanished care free teen life. Hopefully he is actually happy now.

I worry about Amber's mental health and also think about Megan a lot. Hope shes ok.

Manley is more horrible than I originally realised. I felt sorry for the therapist in mediation. Bet she wanted to climb out the window and run.

@hastalavista that's very true actually. I can be quite quick to judge her but that's made me rethink. She's been steady and carried Jordan and her family on her shoulders a lot while everyone else was crumbling. They are definitely the most stable household for a child to grow up in. Not sure if they purposely keep Marley out of the storyline and drama but he just seems a happy content child.

Chloe grates on me and has since series one, but she's the only one who seems to have achieved any of the goals she had back then, Jordan hasn't been an angel, but she's handled the situations and they both seem to have grown up. Their little boy is lovely and good for them upsizing and buying their second family home, I do think though when you see Chloe and Jordan's families they are different to a lot of the others. Stable, working, decent homes etc.

There seems to be a lot of chaos in the past for the others and keeping in mind they were all teen mums originally, they've not had chance to grow past that and develop as adults in their own right before having children of their own.

I think Amber is depressed and possibly medicated for it, she's so disconnected.
Sassi is just so angry and aimless.
Manley is horrific, but Mia shouldn't be introducing Marliya to a succession of men, and taking admit moving her across country for a boyfriend of six months who she nearly broke up with a few weeks ago.

What happened to Megan and Shannon?

Chloe hasn't really achieved anything - she just gets a lot of help from the bank of mum and dad.

Chloe doesn't appear to have achieved a huge deal through her own hard work but as others said, she is doing all she can to provide her son stability and shields him from conflict which I commend her for. I agree, that bank of Mum and Dad together with both her and Jordan's stable upbringing is the likely reason for their success.

The instability of the others' childhoods comes through in their storylines. They often make poor decisions, are unable to resolve conflict or control their tempers in front of their children. Chloe is still carefully considering whether to have a second child and does not feel ready whereas Amber (and the others who are not in this series) jumped into it without consideration for the long term

We don't really know how shielded or otherwise Marley was from any conflict though do we? It was nice to actually see him in the latest episode.

I get the impression that neither Amber nor Sassi's mum cares about them as much as they should do. Mia comes from quite a well to do family on her mums side and it's unclear the story there. I'm pretty sure Amber got straight As in her GCSEs. As much as she seems to love her dad, he doesn't seem to be there for her does he? And I get the impression that Sassi's dad never bothered with her.

The reason Shannon isn't in the show any more is the amount of bullying she got online and people accusing her of tricking Charlie into having another baby, when that was far from the truth.

Using that analogy, we can safely say we don't know a lot about any of their lives through watching a highly edited show for 1 hour each week a few weeks every year.

Seeing how much Sassi, Amber and Mia argue with the children's fathers right in front of them and how both parents do a shit job of controlling their tempers when children are in earshot yet there is nothing similar for Chloe leads me to believe he doesn't see much conflict. It would make better television if there was conflict is my theory but I could be mistaken. She and Jordan do have the luxury of babysitting pretty much on tap from both families though which obviously takes the pressure off and easier to have these discussions behind closed doors.

All the girls in the show put their private lives up for scrutiny by the public and probably get a lot of shit for it as well as false accusations - its part of the show as is their decision to withdraw if it no longer works for them. Tbh I feel pretty awful for the children as they are being paraded in front of the world when unable to consent (and have parents who are blind to long term implications). I wouldn't be surprised if some of them end up resenting their parents for it as it will follow them into adulthood in today's digital age.

I'm trying to watch Next Generation but one boy in it is really upsetting me, the couple that met at boarding school. It feels sort of abusive. Not sure I can watch it. Also I'm too invested in the old ones 🤦‍♀️

It's obviously really heavily edited - we've had Sassi at her retreat in the snow, next scene Amber & boys in the garden in midsummer. Amber seems to be really struggling with parenting them.

I hope Sassi is happier after her baptism, although I doubt she will be.

Why on earth is Mia still wanting to move to Middlesbrough? Apart from to put distance between her & Manley. Manley is such a manipulative and abusive guy, blaming everyone but himself for forgetting Marliya's dance competition. More likely he didn't forget but just couldn't be arsed.

Chloe planning a baby and a wedding - oh dear, recipe for disaster.

I had a look through their instagrams. Shannon has had another baby and sadly looks like her little brother was very ill. Poor thing. He seems very young.

Megan was my favourite. Hope she comes back at some stage.

It was always clear that Chloe & Jordan came from much more stable homes so I expected them to end up fairing out a bit better than some of the others.

I’m just watching the last season now (I know, I’m waaay behind on this) and I too felt so sorry for Megan but when she went and did the same to her friend that Ree-Ann did to her I lost all sympathy and respect for her. Not only was Tel her friend’s boyfriend when Megan started seeing him but he was also Dylan’s ex best friend and then she tries to justify it by saying ‘you can’t help who you fall for’ 🙄