Leah didn’t even want to open her presents after her parents did so at her birthday dinner, during which Amber said her 15-year-old daughter was “being an idiot.”
Tensions between Amber Portwood and your ex, Gary Shirleyexploded once again as the pair attempted to celebrate their daughter Leah’s fifteenth birthday.
In Thursday’s news Teen Mom: The Subsequent ChapterGary invited Amber to Leah’s birthday dinner, but things didn’t go so well after Amber was late to join in on the fun, after promising she wouldn’t go.
“Let’s bet how long it will take her to get here,” Leah joked. “She’s always late,” Gary added, before MTV cameras panned back to Amber, who was seen leaving the house half an hour after dinner started.
“We’re starving here,” Gary said as he called his ex, who shot back, “Why are you with me?”
“Well, you’re late,” Gary replied. “No,” stated Amber before sharing her ETA.
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Although Amber’s punctuality is a point of rivalry between the two, things only got worse when she finally arrived and began lecturing Leah.
“Do you know now, at your age, that you want me more than ever? ‘What are you about to get really crazy?’ Amber informed the already irritated Leah, who did not respond.
The mother of two then revealed that she has a new boyfriend – also called Gary – which neither shocked nor amused Leah, who only said she was “scared” by the news. And for good reason, after Amber has already had some tumultuous relationships on the show – including with Andrew Glennon, with whom she shares 5-year-old son James.
“Why are you trying like this?” Amber asked, to which Leah protested, claiming that she was simply drinking her lemonade and never throwing shade.
Amber seemed to think otherwise, however, and began berating the birthday girl for giving her perspective, saying that she said things “just to say it.” She also says Leah brings out her more “sarcastic” side before blaming the 15-year-old for pushing her buttons.
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Bringing things back to her new boyfriend, Amber offered to show Leah and her sister, Emilee, a photo of Gary – something Leah shows no interest in at first – before asking her mother if she wants a third child.
Shocked by the question, Amber seems belittled, but Leah assures her mother that she just wants her to feel comfortable.
“What the hell are you talking about?” Amber requested. “I didn’t say anything about him,” Leah said. “That’s the point,” Amber replied irritably before saying, “That’s she’s being an idiot.”
“See, you make me want to swear,” Amber says before getting a talking to with Leah, who reminds her mom that she has “self-control” and can cut out the swearing if necessary.
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Although Gary watched their interaction silently from across the table, there is no doubt that his frustration was growing as the post-college dinner extended hours later than planned.
“What time is it, darling?” Gary called his wife, Khristina. “Why are you asking what time?” Amber then became intrigued. “’Trigger, she wants to check her homework and it’s 6am,” Gary snapped again, with Amber asking Gary to calm down.
At this point, however, Gary isn’t here for it and the exes move on. “Did you buy a problem or something?” Amber asked, before adding, “Gary, are you okay?”
However, it’s Gary who thinks Amber has the problem, with the co-parents engaging in a tense back-and-forth that ultimately leaves Leah in tears.
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“You’re not going to act this way towards me for no reason and then you’ll have this great perspective with me. So excuse your perspective for no reason,” Amber informed. “I’m not getting perspective with you, but you keep going. You do your factor, Amber,” Gary responded.
After a few identified calls from Amber – who continued to insist she was no late for dinner – an emotional Leah is seen crying. Although Gary apologized, Amber asked why he was apologizing – before Leah told them both: “Can you please stop.”
“Just stop, each of you,” Leah told each of them. “All this you must cease.”
Reaching breaking point, Leah left the table with Khristina and Emilee – before being heard in the bathroom saying: “I don’t want to make gifts anymore.”
That doesn’t stop Amber and Gary from going through with it, with Amber accusing Gary of being the reason her daughter was left in tears on her birthday.
The dinner unfortunately ended with Gary leaving with Christina and the kids – Amber calling him a “bag of dirt” as he left – and Portwood breaking down in tears as he was “to blame” for the fight ending.
“This is why I never have a chance to be with her,” Amber said through tears, signaling that their strained relationship is still ongoing.
Watch the family drama continue on Teen Mother: The Next Chapter, airing Thursdays at 8pm ET on MTV.