Like flies caught in spider webs, these kids have sealed their futures together and they are sticky. Donât get me wrong, we are sure to catch some epic breakups in the Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant episodes to come, but raising babies is going to make these kids deal with each other for 18-years+ for the sake of their kids.
Round 1
Ashley: Ashley and Bar are recovering from their fight at the end of the last episode. They come together to discuss their communication. Ashley is proving to be pretty epic with the one liners as she tells Bar that âyour mom canât be the only one allowed to throw rocks.â I appreciate her honesty. Note she didnât say that no one should be throwing rocks. No, no, she wants it known if rocks get thrown she expects to throw some back. Iâm not saying Bar has a type. Iâm just saying, Bar has a type.
Lexi: Lexi and Kyler are hanging out despite not having settled on their relationship status. They discuss baby names where Kyler vetoes Lexiâs suggestion based on the idea that it is her favorite singer. Personally, I think Kylerâs name should immediately disqualify him from having veto power, but I guess that blame should really go to his parents and letâs just hope he learned something. Since we havenât met our quota for medical scenes we catch an ultrasound and Lexiâs mom gets in a safe sex zinger just to bug Kyler. Not going to lie, if it were my 17-year-old he knocked up Iâd be whipping those out left and right.
Brianna: Danaeâs mom, Robin, is coming to visit. Do we know why Danae is not living at home with his mom? Arenât they both a little young to be away from parents and moving in with each other? Anyway, Danae calls out Robin for using female pronouns. Again, a fair correction but I am willing to stand up for Momma Robin a bit considering we donât know how long she has had to get used to the idea, it is a child she gave birth to and (presumably) raised, and she was referring to the past when Danae was 1.5 so Iâm not sure of the grammatically correct protocol for that situation. On an ice cream excursion Danae and Robin have a conversation about the massive amount of responsibility and financial strain he is volunteering to take on. Again, this seems to be a lot of burden for a person who biologically doesnât have to do it. I canât decide if Danae is just selfless, or if this burden is just adding undue strain on their young and tumultuous relationship.
Kayla: Kayla is confused about the status of her relationship with Stephan but they put it aside to shop for toys. Donât worry though, they have onesies, a burp rag, and a diaper pail so it sounds like they are newborn ready! Â
Jade: Jade and Sean are moving. After putting away some pots and pans (hereâs hoping she uses them more than the girls in Teen Mom(2) franchise ever did), she calls her mom. Jadeâs mom seems pretty shady about her plans for the day and jumps right to the possibility of being cut off from her grandchild. I think Jadeâs intuition is spot on. It really doesnât take an addiction counselor to be able to pick up on these signs.
Round 2
Ashley: Facebook Live being used by your momâs boyfriend to shade your dirty laundry is just embarrassing. On behalf of all of us, stop it.
Lexi: Lexi goes maternity clothes shopping with her mom and gets the bonus of a guilt trip over needing to establish the status of her relationship with Kyler. I would probably feel the same way if I were her mother, but this scene really made me feel for Lexi. No one wants that figured out more than she does, and getting even more pressure about it canât help her anxiety.
Kayla: Kayla and her friend are cooking something that looks truly terrible, and based on their reactions doesnât taste any better. Already more cooking on this show since we were privy to Farrahâs culinary pursuits back in seasons 2 and 3 of the OG. Kudos to Kayla for trying. Baby daddy Sean is supposed to be coming over and keeping in line with all the other friends these shows muster up for camera time, this one wastes no time playing into Kaylaâs fears over cheating. Kayla proves to us all that she has not slipped into being totally crazy by only talking about going to his house to see what he is doing. Clearly, there is no trust between them. Â
Jade: Jadeâs parents live in a hotel. The common-sense award goes to Jade. She knows exactly what her parents are up to. I sure hope she can get some education because she would make a great parole officer or addiction counselor.
Brianna: You know what MTV? When a young woman chases down a car barefoot we want to see it, not hear about it with cartoon graphics. At the very least we expect you to dust off the footage of Jenelle Evans screaming and chasing down Kieffer Delp in the car and stamp âDramatic Reenactmentâ on the bottom. Anyway, this whole fight just seems so immature. Sure she felt left out because Danae wanted to go out. And sure, demanding to be invited and changing her mind after chasing the car down would have been frustrating for those in the car. But itâs a pretty obvious point that you shouldnât leave someone you care about barefoot and four blocks from home (pregnant or not). If this is in any way the norm for their relationship they both need to get out now. Also, I get the mom/boyfriend struggles and drama at this age. But again, Danae didnât actually knock her up. So Iâm not sure that I get why a mother would encourage a relationship with such terrific fighting. Playing house isnât helping these two with this relationship.
Round 3
Kayla: Stephan just wants to have fun. Which is why you should use birth control dude!
Lexi: If you havenât already guessed it, Kyler gets the quote of the week with his gem of comparing their relationship to a fly caught in a spiderâs web. Just to be clear Kyler, if you are implying Lexi is the spider in this situation, we are all on team spider.
Brianna: The good has to outweigh the bad to make a relationship worth it. I hope we get to see a few good moments from these two.
Jade: Jadeâs grandma apparently drug tested her mom and it was clean. We are all shocked along with Jade. That said, her parents are placing themselves in a lifestyle that will always make the drugs a temptation and that is tempting fate for people with addiction issues.
Ashely: MTV sets us up for the drama to come with the baby shower. Shen is such a narcissist I just really feel for Bar. I do for Ashley as well since the day should be about her, but poor Bar just canât win in this situation.
 
Round 4
Kayla: Kayla cursed out Stephan in the middle of a party and he comes back the next day to pack his things.
Ashley: Eventually the baby shower just devolves to screaming, which is âso embarrassingâ as Ashley sobs. Completely overshadowed in this whole mess is that Barâs mom before storming out was going to âsay goodbyeâ to her grandchild and Ashley wanted none of it. Iâm not saying Ashley doesnât pick some fights and she sure contributes at the end, but when you are pregnant that is absolutely your body. There is no way anyone should have to let an antagonistic person touch them or talk to their belly.
TELL US â IS SHEN YOUR FAVORITE VILLAIN MOM YET?
Author: Jeannie
Photo Credit: MTV
