Amber Portwood’s strained relationship with her 12-year-old daughter, Leah, is weighing on the heart of “Teen Mom OG” star.
“I haven’t seen her in a long time,” the 31-year-old reality star told a confessional on Tuesday’s MTV episode. “Leah and I are still struggling with our relationship. My relationship with Leah has changed a lot. ”
Portwood believes his ex-Gary Shirley and his wife, Kristina Anderson, have been taking her away from the preteen.
“I haven’t had any news from Gary or Leah if I can see her for Easter,” Portwood explained. “It simply came to our notice then. A little sad. … All I do is send a text message to Leah all the time. I don’t recover anything. May. Not anymore.”
He then went on to share screenshots of unanswered texts he has sent to Leah over the past few months, reiterating that he has not seen his daughter “for a long time.”
“I can’t count the days. It will just make me more depressed. I don’t understand why they treat me this way right now. I’m not going to give it up. “
In April, Portwood traveled to Instagram to wish his daughter a Happy Easter.
“I know you’re going through a lot and I have to do a lot to do things right. Still, I will always love you, my beautiful daughter. I love you and Happy Easter, ”captioned a photo of them together.
Leah herself previously explained that she and Portwood “don’t really have any bond” during an April episode of “Teen Mom OG.”
“Twelve years and he has really done nothing. It’s something that has been Kristina’s spot. … All he did was give birth to me, ”he said of Portwood.
This did not sit well with the preteen’s father, Shirley.
“I don’t want you to write your mom and say I can’t have a relationship with her because, at some point, you should have a relationship with her,” she replied.
Portwood believes his daughter only likes stepmother Anderson because she “spoils” her.
“[Leah] he respects her because he takes her to Starbucks, gets her nails done, and spends more than $ 1,000 on clothes, “the reality star said on Instagram Live shortly after the April episode aired. “I would respect her too. Look, I wasn’t educated like that.”
Shirley could not be reached for comment immediately.
Portwood is also the mother of 3-year-old son James, formerly of Andrew Glennon.