Leah Messer

When the Teen Mom/16 and Pregnant franchise made its debut back in 2009, critics feared that the overnight MTV phenomenon would lead to a spike in premarital teen pregnancies.

In the end, producers had the last laugh.

Perhaps the worst thing about social media is the fact that it gives anonymous trolls a platform with which to say vile things that they would never dare utter "in real life."

Unfortunately, the effects of those comments are very "real" for the people who are targeted by bullying or harassment.

Earlier this week, Leah Messer published her debut memoir.

And if the bombshells-per-page statistic has any impact on sales, Leah should move about 4 billion copies of this thing.

Leah Messer has some regrets, you guys.

Actually, she has one in particular.

When the Teen Mom franchise first debuted on MTV back in 2009, there was a concern that the show might lead to a spike in teen pregnancies.

After all, here was a series that focused on girls from all over the country, who were unremarkable except for the fact that they became moms while still in high school.

If you're a longtime Teen Mom 2 viewer, you'll probably recall the infamous incident in which Leah Messer passed out while holding a baby.

At the time, the mother of three adamantly denied that she was struggling with a substance abuse issue.

Leah Messer has gotten very candid about something very personal.

And, sadly for the Teen Mom 2 star, something very upsetting.

It's tragic but it's true:

Not everyone is taking the Coronavirus very seriously right now.

Back in in October of 2019, Leah Messer joined a cult.

We're not saying she got really into CrossFit or extreme couponing - we mean Leah literally joined a cult.

Leah Messer ... she tries her best, right?

And when you think about it, the pride of West Virginia come a long way in the years since she's been on Teen Mom 2.

It's a boy!

Back in September we reported that Teen Mom 2 sibling Victoria Messer was pregnant with her third child,