Leah Messer just can’t seem to catch a break.
The Teen Mom 2 star has gone to great lengths to create a healthier life for herself and a more stable environment for her family in recent years, but fans of the show are still quick to criticize her every misstep.
Even when Leah takes steps to ensure the best possible future for her kids, she still can’t catch a break from the constant trolling, as evidenced by this week’s episode in which she decided to enroll her daughter Aleeah in a therapy program — and was promptly roasted for it.
Fortunately, the shrinking violet Leah is a thing of the past, and these days, Ms. Messer isn’t tolerating anyone’s crap.
The Messer Squad
Leah is extremely close with all three of her children, and she’s clearly made their happiness her top priority. But Teen Mom 2 fans just won’t cut her some slack when they disagree with her decisions…
A Courageous Struggle
Ali Simms, one of Leah’s daughters from her first marriage, suffers from muscular dystrophy — a condition that, sadly, might cause her health to further deteriorate with age.
A Sister’s Guilt
In an emotional scene that aired last season, Ali’s loving twin sister, Aleeah “Gracie” Simms, stated that she feels personally responsible for his sister’s condition.
A Heartbreaking Scene
“Is it because I crammed her up? Because I squished her?” Aleeah asked.
A Mother’s Pain
“It had nothing to do with you.” Leah replied. “You’ll learn when you get older, but it’s not your fault.”
The Right Decision
Acutely aware of her daughter’s grief, Leah recently made the decision to enroll Aleeah in therapy. And believe it or not, some fans were highly critical of that decision …
A Warning to Fans
Before this week’s episode even aired, Leah cautioned fans that she would be discussing the complicated aspects of her daughter’s emotional struggles.
An Important Step
“Tonight on Teen Mom 2 Gracie and I are taking an important step by going to therapy,†Leah wrote.
What a World
As The Ashley’s Reality Roundup, points out, fans were quick to bash Leah for everything from allowing herself to be emotionally manipulated by Aleeah to violating her daughter’s privacy by discussing her personal issues on TV.
Fans’ Favorite Punching Bag
“I could never put my kids personal life on TV like this,†one viewer wrote. “This will follow her for life. She doesn’t ask for this. None of the kids on the show ask for this kind of exposure.â€Â
Enough Is Enough?
“Please don’t film anymore talks with Gracie about her therapy,†another fan commented. “You can tell she’s uncomfortable, not to mention the kids at school don’t need all this information about your girls.”
A Valid Point?
“Don’t let production try and say this is helping other people in the same situation,” the fan continued, which to be fair, is exactly the argument reality producers would make.
Leah Claps Back
“For all of you that have a negative opinion about Aleeahs behavior… This is all I have to say…. YOU DON’T KNOW HER STORY!†Leah responded.
A Constant Struggle
“You don’t know that it’s a struggle for her to accept that her sister has MD and she just wants her to be able to play with her and chase her back outside!†Leah added.
The Brave Protector
“You don’t know that she wakes up every day feeling like she has to protect her from BULLIES at school! You don’t know,†she continued.
Best Friends For Life
“YOU DON’T KNOW… that she holds so many feelings inside because she wants her best friend to be healthy and everything is okay!” Leah went on, understandably becoming irate.
Angry Leah Is In the House!
Leah went on to squash the notion that she’s exposing all of her child’s secrets, writing: “YOU DON’T KNOW that she has hid so much guilt, pain, and resentment in all this time because she’s a CHILD and just didn’t understand WHY. THERES SO MUCH MORE but I’m going to leave it here… YOU DON’T KNOW HER STORY, but I know that she’s the most incredible, resilient, talented, funny, intelligent, and kind heart little girl I’ve ever met!â€Â
Rant Over
“She’s finally starting to OPEN up about her feelings! I KNOW I made the right decision by therapy & your opinion about my child doesn’t mean a damn thing to me!†Leah concluded. Clearly, there’s one important takeaway from all of this …
Don’t Mess With Ms. Messer’s Kids!
Leah doesn’t seek out conflict like so many of the other Teen Moms. But you come after her kids — she’s gonna come after you.