It's been five years since Leah Messer delivered one of the most shocking moments in the history of the Teen Mom franchise.
In an episode that aired in 2015, Leah passed out while holding a baby -- a scene that alerted fans to the fact that the absentmindedness and exhaustion that had been plaguing Messer all season were actually symptoms of a much larger problem.
Has the truth finally come out about Leah Messer?
The veteran Teen Mom star has three kids overall: twin 10-year-old daughters Ali and Aleeah, and seven-year-old daughter Adalynn.
Leah Messer has always had one of the saddest stories on Teen Mom, if not the saddest.
And that's because one of her children suffers from a very serious illness.
Prior to the advent of social media, you came across memories of old social gatherings only when you stumbled upon a shoebox of faded Polaroids in the back of your closet.
If, like Jenelle Evans, you were in the habit of getting blackout drunk at parties, these festivities were otherwise buried by the sands of time.
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.
