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** The father of Janelle's son Jace has only been seen once on the series and even then only on Skype.
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** Leah's daughter, Allie, suffers from a rare form of muscular dystrophy, and often needs medical treatments.
** Mackenzie from Teen Mom 3 has very severe diabetes, which made her pregnancies very high-risk.
** Leah's daughter, Allie, suffers from a rare form of muscular dystrophy, and often needs medical treatments.
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** Leah's daughter, Allie, suffers from a rare form of muscular dystrophy, and often needs medical treatments.
** Mackenzie from Teen Mom 3 has very severe diabetes, which made her pregnancies very high-risk.
** Leah's daughter, Allie, suffers from a rare form of muscular dystrophy, and often needs medical treatments.
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''Teen Mom'' (2009-2012) is a show on MTV, where the lives of four teen mothers are documented.
The original ''Teen Mom'' and its predecessor ''Series/SixteenAndPregnant'' has led to spinoffs ''Teen Mom 2'' and ''Teen Mom 3''.
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''Teen Mom'' (2009-2021) is a {{Reality|TV}} franchise and spinoff of ''Series/SixteenAndPregnant'' created by Creator/{{MTV}} that documents the day-to-day lives of several [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin teen moms]]. The original ''Teen Mom'' (later renamed ''Teen Mom OG''), which ran for 9 seasons, focused on four notable ''16 and Pregnant'' Season 1 alumnae, providing insight into their struggles with raising children, reconciling with their families, and embracing their newfound celebrity. ''Teen Mom'' has
!! Shows under the ''Teen Mom'' umbrella:
* ''Teen Mom'' aka ''Teen Mom OG'' (2009-2021) [[note]]Featuring Maci Bookout, Farrah Abraham, Amber Portwood, and Catelynn Lowell[[/note]]
* ''Teen Mom 2'' (2011-2022) [[note]]Featuring Jenelle Evans, Chelsea [=DeBoer=], Kailyn Lowry, and Leah Messer, and later Briana [=DeJesus=], Jade Cline, and Ashley Jones[[/note]]
* ''Teen Mom
* ''Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant'' (2018-) [[note]]Featuring Jade Cline, Brianna Jaramillo, Kayla Sessler, Ashley Jones, and Lexi Tatman, and later Rachel Beaver, Kiaya Elliott, Madisen Beith, and Kayla Jones[[/note]]
* ''Teen Mom: Young Moms Club'' (2018-2019) [[note]]Featuring Alyssa Abrenica, Chandlar Walby, Cheyenne Latu, Nicole Pleskow, Nikki Hussey, and Heather Miinch[[/note]]
* ''Teen Mom: Family Reunion'' (2022-) [[note]]Featuring Amber Portwood, Ashley Jones, Briana [=DeJesus=], Cheyenne Floyd, Jade Cline, Leah Messer, and Maci Bookout, with appearances by Farrah Abraham and Catelynn Lowell[[/note]]
* ''Teen Mom: Girl's Night In'' (2022-) [[note]]Featuring Maci Bookout, Amber Portwood, Cheyenne Floyd, and Catelynn Lowell[[/note]]
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Most of the girls on the show have spoken abortion, particularly Catelynn, Mackenzie and others. When Briana and her sister both got pregnant at the same time, her sister opted for an abortion, while Briana kept her baby. Farrah had wanted an abortion, but her mother refused to let her get one.
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Most of the girls on the show have spoken against abortion, particularly Catelynn, Mackenzie and others. When Briana and her sister both got pregnant at the same time, her sister opted for an abortion, while Briana kept her baby. Farrah had wanted an abortion, but her mother refused to let her get one.
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The original ''Teen Mom'' and it's its predecessor ''Series/SixteenAndPregnant'' has led to spinoffs ''Teen Mom 2'' and ''Teen Mom 3''.
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* MyNaymeIs: Leah's daughters, Aliannah, Aleeah, and Addalynn. Understandably, as they've gotten older, the girls started to go by Ali, Grace (a middle name), and Addie, respectively.
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* GlamorousSingleMother: Critics claim that the show portrays the girls this way, but the moms face a number of problems both in and out of the show. It's up for debate whether this trope is averted or played straight.
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* GlamorousSingleMother: Critics claim that the show portrays the girls this way, but the moms face a number of problems both in and out of the show. It's up for debate whether this trope is averted or played straight.
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* AbusiveParents: Not any of the teen moms themselves, but some of their parents. The mothers of Catelynn and Farrah come to mind.
** Jenelle's husband David is shown to be this, particularly to Jenelle's middle child Kaiser.
** Jenelle's husband David is shown to be this, particularly to Jenelle's middle child Kaiser.
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* AmicableExes: Leah and her ex-husband Jeremy are this most of the time.
* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Averted, though less so than on ''16 & Pregnant''.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Some of the mothers. Some grow out of it more than others.
** Farrah, in particular, bounces between this and ChildrenRaiseYou, often within the span of minutes.
** Jenelle. Sadly, as the show has gone on, it's become clear how much deeper her problems go due to mental illness and drug addiction.
* DaddysGirl: Chelsea and her dad, Randy.
** Amber's daughter Leah and her dad Gary.
* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Averted, though less so than on ''16 & Pregnant''.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Some of the mothers. Some grow out of it more than others.
** Farrah, in particular, bounces between this and ChildrenRaiseYou, often within the span of minutes.
** Jenelle. Sadly, as the show has gone on, it's become clear how much deeper her problems go due to mental illness and drug addiction.
* DaddysGirl: Chelsea and her dad, Randy.
** Amber's daughter Leah and her dad Gary.
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* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Averted, though less so than on ''16 & Pregnant''.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Some of the mothers. Some grow out of it more than others.
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%% ** Jenelle. Sadly, as the show has gone on, it's become clear how much deeper her problems go due to mental illness and drug addiction.
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%% ** Chelsea and her dad, Randy.
%% ** Amber's daughter Leah and her dad Gary.
* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Averted, though less so than on ''16 & Pregnant''.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Some of the mothers. Some grow out of it more than others.
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* DomesticAbuse: Amber, toward Gary.
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: most of the girls on the show have spoken abortion, particularly Catelynn, Mackenzie and others. When Briana and her sister both got pregnant at the same time, her sister opted for an abortion, while Briana kept her baby. Farrah had wanted an abortion, but her mother refused to let her get one.
* IllGirl: Leah's daughter, Allie, suffers from a rare form of muscular dystrophy, and often needs medical treatments.
* IllGirl: Leah's daughter, Allie, suffers from a rare form of muscular dystrophy, and often needs medical treatments.
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: most Most of the girls on the show have spoken abortion, particularly Catelynn, Mackenzie and others. When Briana and her sister both got pregnant at the same time, her sister opted for an abortion, while Briana kept her baby. Farrah had wanted an abortion, but her mother refused to let her get one.
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* LittleMissSnarker: Farrah's daughter Sophia has shades of this.
* MandatoryMotherhood: It's implied that this was Farrah's situation.
* MissingMom: Janelle is often this for her son, Jace.
* MyNaymeIs: Leah's daughters, Aliannah, Aleeah, and Addalynn. They go by Ali, Grace, and Addie, respectively.
* MandatoryMotherhood: It's implied that this was Farrah's situation.
* MissingMom: Janelle is often this for her son, Jace.
* MyNaymeIs: Leah's daughters, Aliannah, Aleeah, and Addalynn. They go by Ali, Grace, and Addie, respectively.
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* MissingMom: Janelle is often this for her son, Jace.
* MyNaymeIs: Leah's daughters, Aliannah, Aleeah, and Addalynn. They go by Ali, Grace, and Addie, respectively.
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* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: Maci's special, ''Being Maci''.
* SpinOff: ''Teen Mom 2'' and ''Teen Mom 3''. Attempted with a show centered on Maci called ''Being Maci''.
* SpoiledSweet: Chelsea.
* TheCheerleader: Farrah is implied to have been this in high school. Maci and Mackenzie were also cheerleaders.
* SpinOff: ''Teen Mom 2'' and ''Teen Mom 3''. Attempted with a show centered on Maci called ''Being Maci''.
* SpoiledSweet: Chelsea.
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* MyNaymeIs: Leah's daughters, Aliannah, Aleeah, and Addalynn. They go by Ali, Grace, and Addie, respectively.
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: most of the girls on the show have spoken abortion, particularly Caitlynn, McKenzie and others. When Brianna and her sister both got pregnant at the same time, her sister opted for an abortion, while Brianna kept her baby. Farrah had wanted an abortion, but her mother refused to let her get one.
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: most of the girls on the show have spoken abortion, particularly Caitlynn, McKenzie Catelynn, Mackenzie and others. When Brianna Briana and her sister both got pregnant at the same time, her sister opted for an abortion, while Brianna Briana kept her baby. Farrah had wanted an abortion, but her mother refused to let her get one.
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** McKenzie from Teen Mom 3 has very severe diabetes, which made her pregnancies very high-risk.
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** McKenzie Mackenzie from Teen Mom 3 has very severe diabetes, which made her pregnancies very high-risk.
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* TheCheerleader: Farrah is implied to have been this in high school. Maci and McKenzie were also cheerleaders.
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* TheCheerleader: Farrah is implied to have been this in high school. Maci and McKenzie Mackenzie were also cheerleaders.
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: most of the girls on the show have spoken abortion, particularly Caitlynn, McKenzie and others. When Brianna and her sister both got pregnant at the same time, her sister opted for an abortion, while Brianna kept her baby. Farrah had wanted an abortion, but her mother refused to let her get one.
* IllGirl: Leah's daughter, Allie, suffers from a rare form of muscular dystrophy, and often needs medical treatments.
**McKenzie from Teen Mom 3 has very severe diabetes, which made her pregnancies very high-risk.
* IllGirl: Leah's daughter, Allie, suffers from a rare form of muscular dystrophy, and often needs medical treatments.
**McKenzie from Teen Mom 3 has very severe diabetes, which made her pregnancies very high-risk.
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* TheCheerleader: Farrah is implied to have been this in high school.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: When she's not being verbally abusive or hitting up her daughter for face-lift money, Farrah's mother Deb wears completely inappropriate miniskirts and belly-shirts, shills her line of pasta sauce, and chugs wine while wearing bunny ears.
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* EmbarrassingFirstName: Leah's twins Aliannah and Aleeah go by Ali and Grace.
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The original ''Teen Mom'' and it's predecessor ''[[SixteenAndPregnant 16 & Pregnant]]'' has led to spinoffs ''Teen Mom 2'' and ''Teen Mom 3''.
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The original ''Teen Mom'' and it's predecessor ''[[SixteenAndPregnant 16 & Pregnant]]'' ''Series/SixteenAndPregnant'' has led to spinoffs ''Teen Mom 2'' and ''Teen Mom 3''.
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''Teen Mom'' (2009-2012) is a show on MTV, where the lives of four teen mothers are documented. It is notable for turning its cast members into celebrities, leading to UnfortunateImplications that getting pregnant can make a girl famous.
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''Teen Mom'' (2009-2012) is a show on MTV, where the lives of four teen mothers are documented. It is notable for turning its cast members into celebrities, leading to UnfortunateImplications that getting pregnant can make a girl famous.documented.
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** Amber. She dealt with a range of issues including depression and lack of education and is currently serving several years in prison after she spiraled in prescription drug abuse.
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** Amber. She dealt with a range of issues including depression and lack of education and is currently serving several years in prison after has admitted that she spiraled in prescription drug abuse.was on some form of drugs for most of the show's taping. She is out of jail and has her GED at least.
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*** Not just in the show. From her breast augmentation to making sex-tape and entering rehab, this girl is finding herself in worse and worse trouble in real life.
** Jenelle. She went from a misbehaving teenager to a drug addict and frequent inmate of the local jail.
** Jenelle. She went from a misbehaving teenager to a drug addict and frequent inmate of the local jail.
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*** Not just in the show. From her breast augmentation to making a sex-tape and entering rehab, this girl is finding herself in worse and worse trouble in real life.
** Jenelle. She went from a misbehaving teenager to a drug addict and frequent inmate of the local jail. She was also diagnosed, to little surprise, as suffering from bipolar disorder.
** Jenelle. She went from a misbehaving teenager to a drug addict and frequent inmate of the local jail. She was also diagnosed, to little surprise, as suffering from bipolar disorder.
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''Teen Mom'' (2009-2012) is a show on MTV, where the lives of four teen mothers are documented. It is notable for turning its cast members into celebrities, leading to UnfortunateImplications that getting pregnant can make a girl famous.
The original ''Teen Mom'' and it's predecessor ''[[SixteenAndPregnant 16 & Pregnant]]'' has led to spinoffs ''Teen Mom 2'' and ''Teen Mom 3''.
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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother
* AbusiveParents: Not any of the teen moms themselves, but some of their parents. The mothers of Catelynn and Farrah come to mind.
* AmicableExes: Leah and her ex-husband Jeremy are this most of the time.
* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Averted, though less so than on ''16 & Pregnant''.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Some of the mothers. Some grow out of it more than others.
** Farrah, in particular, bounces between this and ChildrenRaiseYou, often within the span of minutes.
** Jenelle. Sadly, as the show has gone on, it's become clear how much deeper her problems go due to mental illness and drug addiction.
* DaddysGirl: Chelsea and her dad, Randy.
** Amber's daughter Leah and her dad Gary.
* DisappearedDad:
** The father of Janelle's son Jace has only been seen once on the series and even then only on Skype.
** The father of Farrah's daughter Sophia died in a car crash shortly before she was born, but Farrah, to her credit, makes an effort to teach Sophia about him.
* DomesticAbuse: Amber, toward Gary.
* FromBadToWorse:
** Farrah. First, the father dies in a car crash. She's forced to live with her family, which is less than ideal. Then, we learn her mother is physically abusive. If that wasn't enough, the father's family first tries to prove that he isn't the father and then when the paternity test says he is, immediately sues her for not giving them enough time with the baby. The cherry on top? She wanted an abortion, and it's implied her mother used emotional abuse to make her have the child. How much of this is truth and how much is ManipulativeEditing is up to the viewer.
*** Not just in the show. From her breast augmentation to making sex-tape and entering rehab, this girl is finding herself in worse and worse trouble in real life.
** Jenelle. She went from a misbehaving teenager to a drug addict and frequent inmate of the local jail.
** Amber. She dealt with a range of issues including depression and lack of education and is currently serving several years in prison after she spiraled in prescription drug abuse.
* GlamorousSingleMother: Critics claim that the show portrays the girls this way, but the moms face a number of problems both in and out of the show. It's up for debate whether this trope is averted or played straight.
* LittleMissSnarker: Farrah's daughter Sophia has shades of this.
* MandatoryMotherhood: It's implied that this was Farrah's situation.
* MissingMom: Janelle is often this for her son, Jace.
* NotBloodSiblings: After Catelynn and Tyler started dating, his dad started dating her mom.
* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: Maci's special, ''Being Maci''.
* SpinOff: ''Teen Mom 2'' and ''Teen Mom 3''. Attempted with a show centered on Maci called ''Being Maci''.
* SpoiledSweet: Chelsea.
* TheCheerleader: Farrah is implied to have been this in high school.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Jenelle's son Jace is raised his grandmother, Barbara.
* WhatTheHellHero: All of the girls get called out on their bad behavior at some point.
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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother
* AbusiveParents: Not any of the teen moms themselves, but some of their parents. The mothers of Catelynn and Farrah come to mind.
* AmicableExes: Leah and her ex-husband Jeremy are this most of the time.
* BabiesMakeEverythingBetter: Averted, though less so than on ''16 & Pregnant''.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Some of the mothers. Some grow out of it more than others.
** Farrah, in particular, bounces between this and ChildrenRaiseYou, often within the span of minutes.
** Jenelle. Sadly, as the show has gone on, it's become clear how much deeper her problems go due to mental illness and drug addiction.
* DaddysGirl: Chelsea and her dad, Randy.
** Amber's daughter Leah and her dad Gary.
* DisappearedDad:
** The father of Janelle's son Jace has only been seen once on the series and even then only on Skype.
** The father of Farrah's daughter Sophia died in a car crash shortly before she was born, but Farrah, to her credit, makes an effort to teach Sophia about him.
* DomesticAbuse: Amber, toward Gary.
* FromBadToWorse:
** Farrah. First, the father dies in a car crash. She's forced to live with her family, which is less than ideal. Then, we learn her mother is physically abusive. If that wasn't enough, the father's family first tries to prove that he isn't the father and then when the paternity test says he is, immediately sues her for not giving them enough time with the baby. The cherry on top? She wanted an abortion, and it's implied her mother used emotional abuse to make her have the child. How much of this is truth and how much is ManipulativeEditing is up to the viewer.
*** Not just in the show. From her breast augmentation to making sex-tape and entering rehab, this girl is finding herself in worse and worse trouble in real life.
** Jenelle. She went from a misbehaving teenager to a drug addict and frequent inmate of the local jail.
** Amber. She dealt with a range of issues including depression and lack of education and is currently serving several years in prison after she spiraled in prescription drug abuse.
* GlamorousSingleMother: Critics claim that the show portrays the girls this way, but the moms face a number of problems both in and out of the show. It's up for debate whether this trope is averted or played straight.
* LittleMissSnarker: Farrah's daughter Sophia has shades of this.
* MandatoryMotherhood: It's implied that this was Farrah's situation.
* MissingMom: Janelle is often this for her son, Jace.
* NotBloodSiblings: After Catelynn and Tyler started dating, his dad started dating her mom.
* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: Maci's special, ''Being Maci''.
* SpinOff: ''Teen Mom 2'' and ''Teen Mom 3''. Attempted with a show centered on Maci called ''Being Maci''.
* SpoiledSweet: Chelsea.
* TheCheerleader: Farrah is implied to have been this in high school.
* RaisedByGrandparents: Jenelle's son Jace is raised his grandmother, Barbara.
* WhatTheHellHero: All of the girls get called out on their bad behavior at some point.
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