Amber Portwood has blasted Gary Shirley after their daughter Leah had claimed that his current wife, Kristina Shirley, was a better mother.
‘Teen Mom’: Amber Portwood Blasts Gary Shirley After Their Daughter Prefers His New Wife
So, where did these comments emerge from? After all, Leah is only 12-years old. Well, it seems Leah and Kristina have struck up a really good friendship. This was most visible during an episode of Teen Mom OG, as the two hung out while discussing Leah’s birthday party. Leah was heard saying: “We don’t really have a bond like that.
“Twelve years and she hasn’t really done anything. That’s kind of been, like, Kristina’s spot … All she did was give birth to me.” Naturally, Amber took those comments to heart, and she felt she had to respond to what she perceived to be very unfair comments. In a video to her fans on Instagram, she denied those version of events.
She said: “I try to invest time with Leah all the time. [Kristina] doesn’t take care of my daughter. No, Gary does not clothe her, feeds her. Gary wouldn’t have a job if it wasn’t for me in the very beginning.” Despite the closeness between Leah and Kristina, Amber does not see it that way. She has questioned whether there actually is any genuine bond between the two, given the fact that it could all be based on materialism.
She continued: “[Leah] respects her because she brings her out to Starbucks, gets her nails done and spends over $1,000 of clothing on her. Hell, I’d respect her too. See, I wasn’t raised that way. I was raised to not spoil my child.” Fans blasted Amber on social media at what they felt was simply a grudge.
And they continued to stress that Amber should be supporting a loving environment for Leah’s sake, rather than drive a wedge into a relationship. This has some credence as Leah is innocent in all of this.
Nevertheless, Amber continued to speak her truth, even if it alienated her audience. She noted: “I’m just honest, and I don’t care what you think. [I am] not jealous of Kristina. There’s nothing about Kristina that even makes me jealous in any sense.”
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