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- ♪ MTV

- Previously on "Teen Mom: The Next Chapter"...

- For a probation violation,

they would probably want me to do 30 days in jail.

- Say hi. - Hi, Mamaw.

- Hi.

- What time is your mom coming?

- She gets out at midnight.

I asked my mom to do a drug test.

She flipped out. I haven't talked to her since.

- I accepted the offer.

- New job, new baby.

Not the shoe kick off. [laughing] Oh, my God.

You see the line, don't you?

- There's something there.

[phone rings]

Hello?

[soft dramatic music]

- So I'm not pregnant.

Now I have to focus on Ryder and her health.

Do you want to say hi?

♪ ♪

- You think your heart's going fast?

When the nurse did her EKG,

she's like, "You guys need to go in this week

to see a cardiologist."

So she has to wear the heart monitor.

- Mommy? - Yeah?

- My heart burned for, like, one second.

- I don't want to scare her, even though I'm scared.

- It's so crazy to even think, in a few short months,

she'll be 16.

- Mom, I want you with me. - We're a pair.

- Leah is, like, wanting to be adopted by Kristina.

- Does Kristina want to adopt Leah?

- Kristina would in a heartbeat.

- I just think I have a lot of, like...

- Like, do you want to talk to somebody

and get into-- go into therapy?

- Yeah, I want to, like, overcome that

so I can, like, be able to forgive her and just move on.

- So my dad got out of rehab about two months ago,

and he's doing really good.

I love you being a part of our lives

and wanting to get to know us better.

- Girls, I hope we get to spend more time together

so that you get to know me.

- Where'd you get that ring?

- My little boyfriend got it. - [laughs]

Did you know about this? You did?

I don't know how to feel about Ali and Aleeah

starting their first year of high school.

It seems like just the other day,

I was taking them in

and dropping them off at preschool.

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

- ♪ I've been feeling like dynamite ♪

♪ Gonna go boom, gonna touch the sky ♪

♪ Head up, eye on the prize ♪

♪ Oh, no, no, no, no ♪

- So how was school today?

- It was decent. - Decent?

- Yeah.

- Yeah. - Yeah.

- ♪ It's go time ♪

- Hello. - Hello.

- Here you go.

- All right. Thank you.

- Have a great evening. - You too.

But yeah.

Well, so for the dance, you know,

just the basic dad rules of be good.

- Mm-hmm.

- Don't do nothing you shouldn't do,

and don't feel pressured into doing something

that you shouldn't do that you know you shouldn't do.

So, yeah, hands above the waist...

- [laughs]

- At least a half a foot probably apart.

We're not twerking. We're not grinding.

- Hey, I'm gonna twerk.

- We're not-- this is not the club.

This is a high school homecoming.

Ali, I'm talking to you mostly. - OK.

- [laughs]

- ♪ Last night, I realized something strange ♪

♪ Problems get smaller from far away ♪

♪ Objects in the mirror ♪

- It's the twins' homecoming week.

The first dance I went to was my junior year prom.

I had just started dating Corey, and...

And it is 100% my goal to make sure

that Ali and Aleeah do not have that same experience as I did.

[doorbell rings] Come in.

- Hey, catbird. - Hey.

What are you doing?

- I had to come here and see what you were doing.

- Well, I wanted to refurbish this.

- You see this? Can't take these off.

- You can't? - No.

They're holding this together. - Oh, yeah.

I don't want to take that off.

- See how it's holding it together?

- Hold on.

- Man, I tell you, I ain't been feeling well.

I've been cramping, my stomach.

- I hope you get to feeling better though.

The girls have their first homecoming dance

that's about to come up, and I was gonna invite you,

but if you're not feeling well, it might not--

- Not-- - Yeah.

Aleeah's boyfriend asked if she would go with him to the dance.

- She's got a boyfriend? - Yeah.

- Hmm. - [laughs]

- Oh, my goodness.

- And Aleeah wanted to have an afterparty

with all her friends at the house,

and in my brain, I'm thinking

creating a safe place, no alcohol,

no drugs, no boys allowed.

So if she wants to have them over,

I'm fine with it.

- Well, I'll tell you, it's good you fixing up

this basement for them to play and have a playhouse.

- Yeah, and Ali wants to go to her friend's house

and babysit dogs.

- She didn't want to come to the afterparty?

- No, and it's fine.

I think she's a little bit more introverted than Aleeah is,

and it's just their personalities and who they are.

- But you know, once they get to a certain--

you can tell by their actions

and how they do and their personality

whether they're ready for it.

Is she ready for it? - For a boyfriend?

I don't think any teenager... - Is she responsible enough--

- Is ready for a boyfriend.

I was also like, "No, it's too soon."

- Yeah. - But I'm open to it.

But he's not welcome--

I mean, he can come here for the pictures.

- How's Daddy feel about it?

Does he even know? - Oh, yeah.

He knows. - What does he say?

- They're gonna do it. - Bet he's right.

- First kiss ain't happening at Mama's house.

You know, I'm gonna make it a little bit more

of a challenge for that to happen.

Mm-mm.

I'm having a difficult time

accepting this whole relationship.

Right now, it's too young. Have fun.

Have a social life. Pursue your dreams and goals.

I got married by the time I was 18 and 19,

twice before the age of 20.

I know that they won't repeat the same cycle,

but it's so easy to fall into that trap.

All it takes is an unplanned pregnancy, actually.

- ♪ Don't know where my head is ♪

- ♪ The time is always right

♪ When everybody's got the moves ♪

♪ We'll be dancing ♪

- Stop with the face.

- ♪ And showing off the way we do ♪

♪ Clap your hands

- Oh, my God, if that's what dance class

taught you, we need a refund.

- ♪ One, two repeat

- I can't believe Kloie's turning seven.

- [roars]

- Kloie, who all do you want to invite to your birthday party?

- Vivi, Jet, and Nico.

I want to invite Ryder. - OK.

It'd be perfect to invite Cheyenne

and Zach and Ryder and Ace.

That would be fun. - Yeah.

I can go golfing with my buddy. - Who else?

- Chau. - And Chau, your godmommy?

- Yeah.

- And then what are we doing your theme this year?

- Kitties.

- Are you kitten me? - Are you kitten me?

- Are you kitten me?

[somber music]

♪ ♪

- I mean, I don't care. - Yeah.

I'm gonna send out a big family invite.

Can you go upstairs and play?

And I can let you--you can-- yeah, you can have your tablet.

♪ ♪

- Are you sure you're all right with your mom coming?

- I mean, I haven't seen her for, like, four months,

but, like, she asked for her to come, so it's like,

I feel like an ass to say no.

You know, I don't want Kloie's day to be ruined

or any weird shit happening.

- Your mom has a tendency to make situations about her.

- Yeah, I hope she's just not fuckin' high or like--

I don't know because it's like, I haven't talked to her,

but it's like, obviously, I know you're doing drugs.

You don't speak to us anymore.

The day I asked you to take a drug test,

you ghosted me ever since then. - And that was months ago.

- Pretty obvious with your actions what you're doing.

- Yeah.

- It just makes me upset because I don't want

to see her, like, swollen with, like,

sores all over her face. - Yeah.

Well, if she shows up and you would like her to leave,

all you got to do is tell me,

and I will ask her to leave.

- I just don't want to see her, like, killing herself.

That's about it.

♪ ♪

- ♪ Ooh

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ ♪

♪ We're gonna be all right ♪

- ♪ Never give it up, live it up ♪

♪ Come through ♪

♪ Let them know this is how we do ♪

♪ Yeah, hear me out - ♪ Hey

- ♪ Gonna get me one? ♪

[phone rings]

- Hello?

- Hey. Can you hear me? - Yeah, I can hear you.

Can you hear me? - Yes, I can.

So wanted to call because

Kloie's birthday party is coming up.

I wanted to extend the invite to you

and your family to come here and stay.

- Yeah. - You want to come?

- I want to come. - You wanna come to the party?

- I'm excited. I want to come.

Ryder would be so excited. - Yeah, Kloie's already asked.

She's like, "I want Ryder. I want Stella."

But I talked to Bri, and Stella and them can't come.

- We will be there.

I'm excited to see your new house.

I just feel like it would probably be a good distraction

for all of us because I just have so much going on,

dealing with, like, Ryder's health.

- I know. I'm excited to see you guys.

It's been a long time.

I feel like I haven't seen you in forever.

It's gonna be really good vibes.

Like, I'll give you a heads-up, though.

Kloie asked me about my mom coming

and said she wanted her to come,

and I told her yeah.

I'll tell you more in-person when I see you.

- Yeah, 'cause it's a lot.

- But you can for sure count us in.

- OK. Talk to you later.

- Bye.

- ♪ Higher and higher ♪

♪ Going higher and higher ♪

♪ I'm ready to go ♪

[upbeat music]

- So this is the heart monitor.

It's very sticky.

- Ryder hasn't ate. - OK.

- Can she have this? - Yeah. Of course.

- Here, you want to go take this

and go sit on the table in there

and eat? - You want her to go in there?

- Want to go play with Ryder and Zaire?

- Yeah. Ryder, hey.

You can take my phone, honey.

- Ace got put on hold for a shoot to model.

- I can take him. You sent everything to me?

- I sent you everything.

I mean, the trip is so short. - No, I got it.

- We're literally there for, like, a day.

- I got him, my little friend.

Are you concerned at all with Ryder playing and flying or--

- I mean, of course. I always am.

But the doctor said that she's fine to go.

She has to wear a heart monitor,

like, on her chest right here.

She'll be playing, but we'll press it

before she plays, but I think it's gonna be a distraction

as to why it's there or not.

And I think eventually, the doctor said

she's just gonna get more and more used to it.

- All right, we'll just be watching her.

I know--I mean, you're gonna be half crazy, I'm sure.

- I've already-- I feel like I've been

half crazy her whole life.

I'm, like, constantly on edge with her

because it's just like-- - So unknown.

- It's just so unknown.

And they always say, like, the worst conditions

are the ones you can't see. I'm like--

- OK, we're not going for that, so anyway.

- I'm like, OK, great.

- We're not going for that, kiddo.

- So I don't know. I think I'm just--

- I want you to be able to try, try, try

to have fun this weekend.

- I think sometimes I just get overwhelmed with it.

I just hate thinking about my child being in pain.

- ♪ Maybe I'll fly ♪

♪ ♪

- ♪ Ain't nothing, ain't nothing, ain't nothing ♪

♪ Gonna slow me down ♪

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

♪ They said I got to get on ♪

♪ Say your goodbyes ♪

♪ No time for crying eyes, baby ♪

♪ Nothing is slowing us down

♪ ♪

- We're in Indy. Whoo!

Indiana.

- This is my first time.

- It's your first time in Indiana, Ry?

- Yeah!

- ♪ Come on, let's see it ♪

♪ Come on, let's see it ♪

♪ Oh, oh, every road ♪

[doorbell rings] [dog barking]

- Uh-oh. Look who it is.

It's Ryder. Don't worry.

The dogs don't bite.

[laughter]

- What's that little pups? - Come on in.

- Ryder! - Kloie!

- Aww.

Happy birthday, sweet girl.

- Hey!

- Chau.

- Quite the entrance. - What's up?

What's up?

♪ ♪

- We got six bottles of wine for you.

- I might take, like, two sips and just start crying.

- Why? What's going on?

- Ryder, show Jade. - [gasps]

Oh, my God. - I'm just like--

I just--I feel like I'm getting slapped around.

We were at the doctor getting the heart monitor put on

and doing heart echoes and all type of tests and stuff.

- So I feel like health stuff makes you feel out of control,

like, I can't do anything. - Exactly.

I've been trying to get pregnant for seven months,

and it's just not happening.

- I'm sorry you're going through that.

That's a lot. - I know. It's terrible.

- That's so scary.

- I'm just tired. - Yeah.

- Like, mentally tired. - Yeah.

Hopefully, you can have fun and unwind,

at least try to, like, live in the moment.

[acoustic music]

♪ ♪

- How far does Amber live from here?

- Not that far. - Yeah, like, 30 minutes.

- You guys ever see Gary?

- Not really, but he's gonna come

to the party with Kristina, Leah, and Emilee.

She doesn't leave the house or make plans

to go and do anything, so I mean,

I never invite her to anything,

but now, like, after all the energy put into a man

instead of a child... - That was crazy.

- To me, that's what don't sit right with me.

- That whole situation was crazy.

- Who is sitting with Amber?

- This is my boyfriend.

- Hello, everybody.

- Maybe this is the Gary for you.

[laughter]

- Amber Portwood. - Baby.

- I want to spend the rest of my life with you.

Will you marry me? - Yes.

- Me and Amber are engaged now.

- She just shows up again and thinks that

we're all one big, happy family.

- Amber's new fiancé is missing.

[tense music]

♪ ♪

- This man broke me. I was stable.

'Cause we were actually in love.

[sobs]

- It was hard to watch.

- It's triggering for me because

I have a mother that is so, like, in herself

and her self is what is number one,

and it makes me sick to my fuckin' stomach.

- It's hard to watch the behavior towards Leah,

and then it's hard to see her blame--

- I felt like I used to be Leah,

like, wondering why I wasn't number one for my mom.

This whole energy that was put into this dude,

and the crying, and the meltdown,

I'm like that should be put into...

- That should have been your daughter, your kids.

- Into your family because, at the end of the day,

you can always get a new man.

You can never replace your children.

And think about all the mothers in the world

that have lost their children, and you have your child.

It's like, you should be, ultimately,

grateful for that child's life.

The kids should be number one always.

[somber acoustic music]

- I agree.

- ♪ Sometimes you got to flow with the motion ♪

♪ Jump, jump, jump, jump in the ocean ♪

♪ Holding hands, staring into the sunrise ♪

♪ Wide awake, and I never felt so alive ♪

♪ Look up, look up, look up, look up ♪

- We are getting ready to go to our first high school dance.

How's everyone feeling? - Good.

- I'm excited. - How are you feeling, Chloe?

- Very, very good. - That's good.

- How's it going, ladies?

- Good. - Good?

- Is Sam coming? - Mm-hmm.

- I didn't know he asked you.

- He asked me in first period.

I didn't understand if we were just gonna,

like, go, or if I was actually gonna

get, like, asked properly, but he asked properly.

♪ ♪

- My first dance, I don't think I got my hair and makeup done.

I did it myself.

But also, my first dance was prom, junior prom.

- Oh, yeah.

Me and your dad went out that night, Aleeah.

- Stop.

[laughter]

- I'm gonna go check on Ali just real quick.

I have two different girls in two different rooms.

Yay. Getting ready.

Ali does want to have her makeup checked if that's OK.

- Oh, yeah, yeah. Totally.

- Wanted to do it herself.

- ♪ I really, really want to get it right ♪

- I'm excited, but I'm, like, nervous also

'cause I don't know what to expect because--

I don't know.

I wonder if, like, everybody's gonna, like, dance.

- I'm not dancing. - Uh-uh.

[knocks]

- Yes? - How are you guys?

- Good. - Good.

Do you have, like, eyelash glue?

- I got you covered.

We have everything you need in here.

- ♪ I'm looking for a sign ♪

[knocks]

♪ These are the good times - Come in.

Hi.

Dad before boyfriend.

So the girls are upstairs.

- Are they ready? - I think so.

Aleeah's little boyfriend is on the way.

I think that 13, 14, 15-year-olds should be worried

about their grades and having fun

and having a social life and not a damn boyfriend,

but I know that the only way to experience

what you want in a relationship is by dating, right?

I wasn't prepared for it to happen, but it's here.

So I guess we'll enter the dating era.

- ♪ I think about you ♪

♪ Do you think about me too? ♪

- ♪ Ooh, ooh, ♪

♪ I was dropping by to say hey ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh ♪

- This is how you do makeup tutorial for Riley on a doll.

You start with a palette that has this type of color red,

and then you go in with a small brush

and make a little tiny dot.

Next step... - Is blush.

And then mix it up.

And then she has boogers coming out of her nose.

[upbeat music]

- ♪ We could drive all day with the windows down ♪

♪ The radio can play all your favorite songs ♪

- Ryder and Kloie, be good for Jade's grandma.

♪ ♪

- Hi, guys. Welcome in.

Can I take you to your seat? - Yes, sure.

- Sure. Follow me.

- Perfect. - Absolutely.

♪ ♪

- What's the tea? What's going on?

[laughter]

- The last time we had this talk,

we were like, "Hmm."

- What are they gonna do? - What are they gonna do?

No. - Cheers.

- Cheers. - I don't know what it is.

- Are you really trying to get pregnant,

bro, like, another kid?

- I got a false positive.

- You did? - Yes.

Isn't that fucked up?

- That's so fucked up. - That is.

- So I'm like, maybe the timing just isn't right because

how could I-- if I was pregnant,

how could I be excited for a new baby

when my first baby is, like, suffering right now?

So I was, OK, maybe it's God's timing.

Maybe he's waiting for, like, Ryder's health to,

like, get better, and then we get blessed

with a baby, like, once these hurdles are done.

- Right.

So about Ryder's heart monitor,

what's going on?

- So we have to figure out what's going on

with the rhythm of her heart.

The monitor will track the rhythm.

I'ma press the button, and then I have, like, a diary,

and I have to log the time and, like, what she's doing.

So then they know, OK, this is how her heart reacts

during a birthday party, or how her heart reacts

during, like, PE, or if she does jumping jacks,

and the doctor was like, "I want her to do everything."

- This would be good, too, for her being here

'cause she flew. Then we're having, like...

- A birthday party.

- A party with a bounce house.

- She's hanging out. - And all these things.

- So who's coming?

- Kloie asked for my mom to come.

The last time I talked to her

was the beginning of the summer.

- I'm just lost because I feel like we went from your mom

and dad both doing rehab, being good,

getting their place, your mom handling all her court stuff,

and now she's relapsed. - But your dad is sober.

- He's sober.

- Is there a chance that tomorrow,

anything could happen?

- Girl, anything could happen. - Anything could happen.

- Worst-case scenario, my mom's tweaking

and comes in tripping. - No.

- That's the worst-case scenario.

- But would she do that? - I don't know.

- Has she done that? - Yeah.

- Yeah. - To events.

- And you could tell the difference?

- Yes. - Yeah.

- I think that's great for my mom to come.

It's like, I want Kloie to have that perfect party,

and, like, have everybody here and not my mom missing,

but her being in our lives, like, long-term is really,

like, set on this party.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

It's like I'm holding on and not giving up on her.

It's because it's like, I know what you can be.

I know that you can do it. I'm watching my dad do it.

I've watched Sean do it. People do recover.

That's why I'm still holding on,

because at the end of the day,

I want my mom. I want my mom back.

- ♪ When the whole world is breaking your heart ♪

♪ I'll find you wherever you are ♪

♪ I'll be there when it really matters ♪

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

- [vocalizing melody]

♪ ♪

[knocks]

- Hi. - Hey.

- How are you? I'm doing well.

Aleeah's upstairs.

She should be coming down any moment.

- All right. - Hey, buddy.

- Hey, Corey.

Hey, Ali. - You look beautiful.

- Thank you. What, he doesn't want a pickup?

It's me. Yeah, that's what I thought.

- Aleeah, your boyfriend is here.

- OK, I'm coming. - OK.

- Hey. - Hi.

[soft pop music]

- Hi, you look very beautiful. - Thank you.

- Yeah.

- I'm, like, shaking, dude.

- So which hand is it? - Left?

- Left.

- Aw. It's so pretty.

- Don't stab him.

- Please don't stab me. - [laughs]

♪ ♪

- All right, guys. We're about ticking on time.

We gotta go.

- ♪ I'm finally letting it go ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

- So are you guys ready? You guys look beautiful.

- Yes, I'm ready.

- Are you guys gonna slow dance?

- Ay! - Ay!

[laughter]

- You look very, very pretty.

- Thank you. - I like your dress.

- Do you understand how much I was shaking

while putting that on your hand?

- OK, we're here. You know the rules.

No alcohol, no kissing, and hands above the waist.

- Thank you.

- ♪ Here again? ♪

♪ I'm gonna live like this will never end ♪

♪ Never end ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Who really knows if we'll be here again? ♪

♪ Here again? ♪

♪ I'm going to live like this will never end ♪

♪ Never end ♪

♪ ♪

- Leah. I'm here.

- I'm downstairs.

- Help is finally here. - [sighs]

- Single mom probs. - Hi.

- I want this to be nice.

And it looks good. They'll be excited.

OK. They're on their way.

- Oh, you're tracking? - Yes, ma'am.

And I see Ali is on the way to her friend's house.

I'm not gonna be naive to the fact

that they're not gonna make a mistake,

that they're not teenagers,

but I want them to know that they can have fun

in a safe environment. - Yeah.

- That's important to me, number one,

and that they have a great time.

I told them when I was their age,

I got a worker's permit. - Oh, yeah, I was working.

- I started at a grocery store and then went to McDonald's.

That was my childhood. - Right.

- And I'm not saying anything-- - Is bad.

- I think that adversity made me who I am today,

so that doesn't change anything.

However, they get to experience a childhood

completely different with their own adversity

that looks a little different. - Right.

- And I think this is where we break

the teenage pregnancy cycle here.

- Yeah.

- ♪ Yeah, yeah, here we go ♪

♪ We about to lose control ♪

♪ We can make you feel so fine ♪

♪ We know how to have a good time ♪

♪

♪ We know how to have a good time ♪

♪ ♪

[all cheering]

- Birthday girl. - So pretty.

♪ ♪

- Are you excited?

- And I'm allowed to pick whose present

I'm gonna open first, and I'm gonna pick yours.

- ♪ Bang, bang, take a shot, take the shot ♪

♪ When I aim, aim ♪

♪ I never miss, so hot

♪ We make the crowd go crazy ♪

♪ Doing it on the daily ♪

- Knock, knock.

- Hi. - Hello.

- Hi, guys. - How's it going?

- Good. It's good to see you guys.

- Yeah, same. - Hi.

- Thanks for the invite. - Hi.

- OK, you guys can come on out.

We can get-- we have food here.

♪ ♪

- Hey, Ry. Come here.

Are you in the bounce house?

- Yeah. - Come here.

- OK, I'll mark that down on your chart.

- ♪ We know how to have a good time ♪

♪

- Leah's about to be 16.

- Wow. - Whoo-hoo-hoo.

So how you been doing? - Been good.

Me and Chey are actually trying for another one.

- Huh.

- Yeah, but kind of ran into a roadblock.

- You guys have the one, right? - Yeah, Ace together.

- You're driving? - Yeah.

- You got a car? - Yeah, I have my permit.

And I just got a car.

- Do you like driving? - Yeah.

I don't think I'm very good at it,

but I really like driving.

- Who taught you how to drive?

- Kristina. - Kristina taught you?

- Yeah. - Aw.

You guys have a good relationship

from what I can tell. - Yeah.

- Yeah, that's really cute.

I cannot believe you're a sophomore in high school.

That's crazy. - Yeah.

- Do people at school know that you're on TV?

- Oh, yeah.

People, like, come up to me and talk about Amber.

- For real? - Yeah.

- Oh.

- They just, like-- they know, like,

what's happened and stuff.

- Have you talked to your mom lately?

- No, not really. - Yeah.

- I haven't really to talked to her in a while

or seen her in a while, but--

- I'm sorry. - It's fine.

I don't really care anymore, but like,

I want--like, I kind of want Kristina to adopt me.

Like, I've been wanting it for a while.

- I heard about that. - Yeah.

Just because Kristina's been here for me

since I was, like, in kindergarten

and I think before that too.

[blows nose] - You OK?

[tender music]

Head back. - [chuckles]

- Good job. - There you go.

- Good. - Ow.

- You're gonna look like Minnie Mouse with your bow.

Are you ready for your appointment?

- Yeah. Can we talk about my period?

- Yeah.

If you want to do it in private,

I can leave the room.

Or I can stay-- - No, I want you there.

- Whatever. - I want you to stay.

But like, Amber, when I do see her, like,

she acts like everything's perfectly fine.

It's like, I haven't seen you in months.

Why are you talking like this? - Yeah.

Have you ever just told her how you felt?

- No, not really. I'm scared to.

- OK.

I think it's just really unfortunate

and sad because Leah seems like such a great kid,

and I could not imagine--

like, I could not imagine not showing up for Ryder.

And there's nobody that could keep me

from showing up for Ryder, nobody.

Nothing.

- Obviously, she has lots of, like, things going on,

like, lots of difficulties.

But I just--I feel like I can't handle it.

Like, I wish I could, but I can't.

- Well, you're a kid, and you shouldn't have to.

Maybe one day, hopefully,

you guys are able to at least talk

and you're able to at least explain

how you feel, not to hurt her feelings,

but so that you at least

get to have your voice be, like, heard.

- Yeah, I think it would be good

to maybe one day have a sit-down.

I just don't know when. - Yeah.

After these past few weeks of, like, dealing

with Ryder's health, dealing with, like, fertility issues,

it's really hard to understand.

I would be at their house damn near every day

trying to fight for my relationship with my child.

- ♪ Even if I drown in flames ♪

♪ Know I gave it everything ♪

♪ Gotta use that fire ♪

♪ So I don't let it break me

- [laughs]

- Your mom's on her way. - OK.

- She said she's been crying all day.

- Crying? About what?

- Well, because she don't know if, like,

she's gonna be welcome or--

- Well, she was invited. - I know.

You know how she is.

She says she feels uncomfortable.

- Feels like a what? - Uncomfortable.

- She'll be fine.

[dramatic music]

♪ ♪

- Grandma. - Hey.

I know. I missed you too.

♪ ♪

- This is like the calm before the storm.

♪ ♪

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

- I think they're here.

Girls, we're downstairs!

♪ ♪

- Hey. - Hi.

- Hey. [chuckles]

- Hey. - Oh, my gosh.

It's so cool.

- You tired? - Very tired.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

- Then you guys can have fun.

How'd you guys-- how was the dance?

- Good.

- Did Aleeah slow dance? - Yes.

- Did Sam keep his hands 9 inches above her waist?

- He did. - Yes, yes.

- He kept his hands, like, right here.

[laughter]

- I'm glad you guys had fun.

Do you want to change out of these dresses?

- Yes. - Absolutely.

- All right. Love you.

♪ ♪

- So cute.

[phone rings]

- Answer it. - Hey.

- How was the dance?

- It was fun. - Did you dance?

- Why?

Well, if you want me to come and get you,

I'll come get you, OK? - OK.

- I love you. - Love you.

- Bye.

♪ ♪

[laughter]

- What was the best part about the dance, you think?

- I liked hanging out with, like, my friends.

- Did you find it intimidating in any way?

- Mm-mm. - Hey, Mom.

- Hi.

We missed you at the afterparty last night.

- I had fun at my afterparty. - You did?

Well, as long as you had fun, that's all that matters.

I saw that you were using your wheelchair at the dance.

- I used my wheelchair a majority of the time

last night because there was no--

like, there was nowhere to sit

in there, so I just sat with my friends

and hung out a little bit.

- I was worried about you both, as always.

It's a mom thing, I guess. I always worry.

I was afraid Aleeah was getting in trouble.

- Excuse you?

Excuse me?

- I'm a mom. I'm gonna worry.

Peer pressure can happen.

- It's not like Aleeah is out there freaking--

- Partying it up, drinking all the time.

- [laughs]

You guys have given me no reason not to trust you.

I just want you guys to be successful,

but I have to also let go of my worries and let--

let you guys be who you're meant to be.

I know that I'm tough on you guys

because I don't want you guys to repeat cycles,

and, ultimately, I love you guys enough

that that's all I want. That's all I want.

- ♪ All the time ♪

- First high school homecoming dance in the books.

I, as their parent, know that their mistakes

are gonna look a lot different than mine.

They're great kids,

and I should trust them more as,

you know, they navigate life as teenagers.

I love you. - Love you.

- I love you, and I trust you.

You're a good kid.

♪ ♪

[dramatic rock music]

♪ ♪

[indistinct chatter]

♪ ♪

- OK.

- I'm just giving you a hug.

- All right, well, I'm here if you want to talk.

All right.

- They got to do their kitties. - Hi.

- Hello. Hi.

There's food if you want to eat.

We're waiting to do cake.

I was waiting on Adrian to get here.

- Where did Kloie go?

- Um, I'm not sure.

[indistinct chatter]

Hi.

We're waiting on you guys to do cake and stuff, so--

- I'm sorry. It's--

- No, it's OK. - How you been?

- You doing good?

- Good to see you. - You too.

- All right.

So grab a present, and come back

over here when you open it.

- But you're saying you're not? - No.

- But no one's even asked you. - No.

- Christy.

- I don't think that.

I think that a lot of people care about you and love you

and just want the best for you.

- I'm done picking stuff up.

- What's going on? Fill me in.

What's your side of things?

Why we ain't heard from you in months?

- She said you haven't texted her back.

- But are you good? Are you healthy?

Are you staying clean?

- I think you put that on yourself.

They've been trying to help you.

- I'm proud of you for that. So why are you not around?

- Why?

- But if you're clean, it's a simple test.

- What? - I'll piss right now.

Same thing happened for Corey.

- And he took the test.

And look at him over here every day.

- I think he pretty smart.

- Tell me your point of view.

- I feel like you playing victim a little bit.

- No.

- Well, Christy, a year is not enough.

It's gonna take multiple years for you

to rebuild your trust with her.

- OK.

We ready for cake? Here, Muffin Man.

You can sit.

- When you were clean, you tested easily.

- Man, Christy seems so upset. - Man.

I was like, "What the fuck?"

- It's not the time or place, you know, for her to...

- Nah, not today. - Make it about her.

- Christy, I'm not trying to argue with you, bro.

- OK. We ready?

- ♪ Happy birthday

- Well, they're singing "Happy Birthday."

- ♪ To you ♪

[all cheering]

[upbeat music]

- ♪ Whoo-hoo, whoo-hoo, hey, hey ♪

♪ Come on, come on

♪ Whoo-hoo

- We got a surprise for you guys, OK?

There's somebody who came to visit Kloie on her birthday.

I need you to stay right here and don't move.

[laughter] - Bro.

- You look like a straight-up asshole.

[laughter]

♪ ♪

- Oh!

- Kitty party time! - Kitty party time!

- Kitty!

[laughter]

- Ah.

- What a surprise.

[kids cheering]

- ♪ Come on, come on ♪

- Man, we're heading out of here.

It was good seeing you and Cheyenne.

- Always, Gary. - Thanks for coming.

- For sure.

We'll have to reach out for dinner.

- Yeah.

I told him in, like, the next two weeks,

we can do dinner. It was good to see you, Leah.

Thanks for coming.

- See you guys.

[soft dramatic music]

- We're all leaving.

♪ ♪

- Thanks.

- OK, love you guys. - Love you.

- Love you. Kloie, come say bye.

- ♪ Where'd you go? ♪

♪ Oh, oh

♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪

- Great party. Everyone has so much fun.

Fire.

That was really nice to see Gary and Kristina

and see their kids.

Leah's so big,

and she's so pretty. - She showed me her car.

- So mature.

- Gary and Kristina have raised her so...

- So well. - Yeah, so well.

- So well mannered.

- I empathize with that so much, having all those,

like, issues with a mom. It's, like, so sad.

Luckily, though, she has a mom with Kristina.

- That's what I said.

- That's really nice that you have, like, a good family unit.

- But you know, at the end of the day, of course,

you still want your mom.

- Yeah. - Like, it doesn't matter.

You still want your mom that's right here.

- Yeah.

- I love being a mom.

Ryder did so well with her heart monitor this weekend.

She did good.

She had a good time.

Maybe I'm ready to focus more

on why I haven't gotten pregnant.

[tender guitar music]

- My mom, she avoided the fuck out of me.

- Did you guys talk at all today?

- No. Hi, bye.

- She literally told me that you're controlling,

and she doesn't have to listen to you,

and you're brainwashing your dad.

- Into what, him being a part of our family

and him being sober?

Like, this is so not appropriate for a kid's party.

- I think she wanted a reaction.

- The attention. She wanted me to react--

- That you weren't giving her? - Yeah.

I'm not about to let her get me all worked up and upset.

Like, you can't do that to me.

Like, this whole thing was very insightful because like,

my mom's treating it like we all...

- Are, like, against her. - Against her.

And I'm like, no. - I think that's how she feels.

I feel like she feels like everybody's against her,

and she's walking into a room where nobody wants her here,

nobody likes her. - That's addict mentality.

That's an addict mentality.

I think my mom just didn't look well.

Could I flat out say, "Oh, my God, she looked

like she was high on drugs?" No, not really.

But also, I didn't experience her much.

She's my mom, so I'm always gonna worry about her.

It doesn't matter if she's doing well or not.

It's all about moving forward.

I'm not gonna move backwards with you.

I think that I--

I have parented my parents for so long,

I don't feel like I have a mom.

I feel like I'm just now, like, getting my dad,

and I feel like now, where we're at,

me and my mom are in a worse place

than we ever have been.

[soft dramatic music]

- ♪ What could I say, what could I say? ♪

♪ What could I say to convince you? ♪

[upbeat music]

- Ooh. - What's up, y'all?

- We're just chilling on this nice, crisp day.

- You guys have fun at Kloie's party?

- Yeah. - I did.

- Emilee really enjoyed herself too.

There was a lot for the kids to do.

- Yeah, I talked to Cheyenne and Zach,

and I noticed you and Cheyenne talking, so.

- Yeah. - So how'd that go?

- It was good.

We talked about, like, school and Amber and stuff.

I just kind of told her, like, you know,

I haven't really seen Amber for a couple months...

- Mm-hmm. - Or heard from her.

So like, I really just don't care

anymore if she comes around. - Yeah.

- I don't really want her to anyways.

But when I was talking to Cheyenne,

I also mentioned how I want you to adopt me,

and, like, I mentioned how, like, I've been wanting

that for like a long time. - Mm-hmm.

- It is one of those things where, as a father,

I want to make sure you know if it's 100% what you want.

You know? - Yeah.

- Well, I know that. I know it is.

I'm just saying it's like, once that happens,

it would basically be, for your mom, like,

for Amber, it would be a big heartbreak

for her, so-- you know,

which I know you're not trying to do,

but it's just part of the process, you know?

- It is what I really want.

- No, I know. - She didn't raise me.

- I know. I know.

For me, it's whatever you want, so...

- The thing that scares me the most, too,

is, like, with her being under the age of 18,

if something were to happen to you,

what would happen to Leah?

♪ ♪

- [sighs]

I think I want to speak to an attorney

and at least just get the information,

see what that would entail, like--

but that's the next step.

I'm gonna call a couple attorneys

and see what they say.

♪ ♪

I love you, Beah. - Love you too.

- My Beah.

I'm always here for you, as much as I can be.

- ♪ Gonna change my name ♪

♪ Gonna change my everything ♪

[upbeat rock music]

♪ ♪

♪ I've run to hell again ♪

♪ I lost an angel on the way ♪

♪ ♪

♪ I've got a war inside ♪

♪ I'm bound to reach the goal ♪

♪ I hold victory in my hand ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Gonna change my name

♪ Gonna change my everything ♪

- Next on "Teen Mom: The Next Chapter"...

- How are you feeling about Bentley taking

his driving test today?

- I'm just gonna be worried all the time.

- If I have another baby, my full attention

wouldn't be on Nova and Stella.

- My anxiety is worse than it's ever been.

I got a new security camera system.

I have to start school next semester.

This is fuckin' ridiculous. What the fuck am I gonna do?

- Surprise. - [gasps]

My A1C is now 6.5.

The next step is to get pregnant.

[muffled screaming]

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪