Parenting Lessons from ‘Teen Mom 2′: Don’t Beg Your Baby Daddy To Hang Out With You

As usual, last night’s episode of Teen Mom 2 was more about the relationships than the babies. Kailyn hooked back up with Jordan, Jenelle and Kieffer continued to be drifters, and Adam remained a waste of oxygen.

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As much as Kailyn bugs me, I’m really glad she said that Jo was “watching” Isaac. Too often, the girls on this show call it “babysitting” and, in the immortal words of Chris Rock, “It’s not called babysitting when it’s your own kid.” But that’s basically the only positive thing I have to say about Kail this week. She’s back on with her coworker Jordan, despite the fact that she is still living with Jo’s family. Her date with Jordan – they go play arcade games – is the first time we’ve seen a smile on Kail in a long, long time.

While Jo’s mom Janet Rivera is possibly the best parent on either series of Teen Mom, I don’t like the way that she keeps pushing Jo and Kailyn to get back together. I know she wants what’s best for her grandson, but those two are toxic together. Has Janet not overheard any of the fights or insults? Jo and Kail are totally wrong for each other, and every scene they share depresses me even more. I get that Janet wants an intact family, but when your teenage son knocks up his teenage girlfriend you can’t always expect a happy ending. Hence the point of this entire show. Since Kail is living in Janet’s house, I see no problem with Janet setting some ground rules. Kail’s woe-is-me attitude combined with the fact she’s straight up lying about her relationship with Jordan are making me really loathe her. I enjoy watching her segments even less than Chelsea’s, and that’s saying something.