Amber and Gary
The first episode of Teen Mom Season 3 aired last night. I have to admit that I haven’t been able to watch it because it’s not on MTV’s site and they haven’t put it on iTunes yet. (I’m out of the country and can’t just set the DVR from here.) So we have to go with E!’s excellent recap. I’ll post some of it below, and you can read more at the source.
Considering E’s recap and this story on US about Maci wanting to take her unemployed ex Ryan to court over child support, the first thing that strikes me is that MTV is playing fast and loose with these kids’ financial situation yet again. As they’ve done in past seasons, they’re making it seem like the young women are struggling for cash, and they’re using it as a key plot point. We heard when Amber was deposed in court that she makes $140k from MTV for every six months filming. So why does Maci need child support and why does Farrah need to borrow money for new boobs? They make over a quarter million a year each. It doesn’t make sense. I get that Ryan owes Maci money and is legally obligated to pay, but why not admit that she’s doing quite well without it? I’m not saying she shouldn’t take him to court over it, that’s justified, but there’s something inherently disingenuous with this show when they try and make it seem like these kids are broke.
But young mothers Amber, Maci, Catelynn and Farrah are coping the best they can with their limited resources…
Farrah, for one, has been working her butt off. “Culinary school, waitressing and modeling,” she boasts in her best MTV-script monotone. [What about author?! Come on, Farrah, don't let us down—we've already preordered 2011's "most eagerly anticipated book" on Amazon.] After reminding us that “being a good mother is a full-time job too,” Farrah says she’s “ready to make a big change.”
What could it be? College? Er, OK, how about romance? No, the answer for this struggling young mom is, obviously, a boob job! And because she’s doing this all for baby Sophia, Farrah applies for a loan to cover the procedure instead of dipping into her savings account. After being repeatedly rejected, MTV a bank comes through with the funding…
Some other Teen Mom boobs saw the spotlight in tonight’s episode: Maci’s baby daddy, Ryan Edwards, for example. And although Ryan is paying child support (from his unemployment check, yo), he had a lot of nerve asking if Maci’s employed, independent boyfriend Kyle is “slow”…from his mommy’s porch. Where the 22-year-old father of Bentley lives, rent free.
Trying not to be a boob is Tyler Baltierra—Catelynn’s baby daddy/fiancé/stepbrother—who calls himself a “loser” because he’s “18 years old living at [his] mom’s house. I don’t even do my own laundry.”
Both Tyler and Catelynn are ready to make a big change—so where’s the plastic surgeon? Hold up: Instead of going under the knife, Carly’s sensible birth parents are planning to get an apartment together. While we hate to see Tyler leave the nest, Catelynn’s escape from her mullet-lovin’ mama can’t happen soon enough. Rent and utilities are expensive, sure, but seeing as how these kids aren’t going to be cruising the college campus anytime soon (What? You saw their report cards), maybe they can borrow a little from their Jezebel college fund?
[From E! Online]
Meanwhile Amber and Gary are still shown fighting, and we know that Amber ends up in rehab after a suicide attempt. (I don’t really consider that a spoiler as it’s been all over the gossip press.) It just came out yesterday that Amber had to go to the hospital after she hit her head during a supposed fall at rehab. She is so troubled and I hope she makes it out with her sobriety and a little peace of mind.
Getting back to the money issue, when we first asked how MTV could portray the Teen Moms as broke despite their very decent salaries (by our standards, maybe not by reality TV standards), many of you guessed that the money might be being held in trust for them and their children, to be released at a future date. I doubt this is the case, since Amber and Gary have been going on spending sprees and buying cars and both Maci and Farrah got boob jobs. But of course MTV isn’t glamorizing teen pregnancy at all.
Farrah before her boob job
Gary and his daughter Leah
Ryan and Bentley, his son with Maci
photos courtesy of MTV
Amber and Gary
The first episode of Teen Mom Season 3 aired last night. I have to admit that I haven’t been able to watch it because it’s not on MTV’s site and they haven’t put it on iTunes yet. (I’m out of the country and can’t just set the DVR from here.) So we have to go with E!’s excellent recap. I’ll post some of it below, and you can read more at the source.
Considering E’s recap and this story on US about Maci wanting to take her unemployed ex Ryan to court over child support, the first thing that strikes me is that MTV is playing fast and loose with these kids’ financial situation yet again. As they’ve done in past seasons, they’re making it seem like the young women are struggling for cash, and they’re using it as a key plot point. We heard when Amber was deposed in court that she makes $140k from MTV for every six months filming. So why does Maci need child support and why does Farrah need to borrow money for new boobs? They make over a quarter million a year each. It doesn’t make sense. I get that Ryan owes Maci money and is legally obligated to pay, but why not admit that she’s doing quite well without it? I’m not saying she shouldn’t take him to court over it, that’s justified, but there’s something inherently disingenuous with this show when they try and make it seem like these kids are broke.
But young mothers Amber, Maci, Catelynn and Farrah are coping the best they can with their limited resources…
Farrah, for one, has been working her butt off. “Culinary school, waitressing and modeling,” she boasts in her best MTV-script monotone. [What about author?! Come on, Farrah, don't let us down—we've already preordered 2011's "most eagerly anticipated book" on Amazon.] After reminding us that “being a good mother is a full-time job too,” Farrah says she’s “ready to make a big change.”
What could it be? College? Er, OK, how about romance? No, the answer for this struggling young mom is, obviously, a boob job! And because she’s doing this all for baby Sophia, Farrah applies for a loan to cover the procedure instead of dipping into her savings account. After being repeatedly rejected, MTV a bank comes through with the funding…
Some other Teen Mom boobs saw the spotlight in tonight’s episode: Maci’s baby daddy, Ryan Edwards, for example. And although Ryan is paying child support (from his unemployment check, yo), he had a lot of nerve asking if Maci’s employed, independent boyfriend Kyle is “slow”…from his mommy’s porch. Where the 22-year-old father of Bentley lives, rent free.
Trying not to be a boob is Tyler Baltierra—Catelynn’s baby daddy/fiancé/stepbrother—who calls himself a “loser” because he’s “18 years old living at [his] mom’s house. I don’t even do my own laundry.”
Both Tyler and Catelynn are ready to make a big change—so where’s the plastic surgeon? Hold up: Instead of going under the knife, Carly’s sensible birth parents are planning to get an apartment together. While we hate to see Tyler leave the nest, Catelynn’s escape from her mullet-lovin’ mama can’t happen soon enough. Rent and utilities are expensive, sure, but seeing as how these kids aren’t going to be cruising the college campus anytime soon (What? You saw their report cards), maybe they can borrow a little from their Jezebel college fund?
[From E! Online]
Meanwhile Amber and Gary are still shown fighting, and we know that Amber ends up in rehab after a suicide attempt. (I don’t really consider that a spoiler as it’s been all over the gossip press.) It just came out yesterday that Amber had to go to the hospital after she hit her head during a supposed fall at rehab. She is so troubled and I hope she makes it out with her sobriety and a little peace of mind.
Getting back to the money issue, when we first asked how MTV could portray the Teen Moms as broke despite their very decent salaries (by our standards, maybe not by reality TV standards), many of you guessed that the money might be being held in trust for them and their children, to be released at a future date. I doubt this is the case, since Amber and Gary have been going on spending sprees and buying cars and both Maci and Farrah got boob jobs. But of course MTV isn’t glamorizing teen pregnancy at all.
Farrah before her boob job
Gary and his daughter Leah
Ryan and Bentley, his son with Maci
photos courtesy of MTV
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