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Jenelle Evans is standing up… for herself.
Late final week, the previous Teen Mother solid member put her 16-year previous son on a aircraft to go reside along with his organic father, Andrew Lewis.
This, regardless of Jace and Lewis having seen one another in particular person final 12 months for the primary time in over a decade.
The pair has subsequent to no relationship.
Jenelle Evans has a really poor relationship with son Jace. (Instagram)
So, what provides?!? Why did Evans do that?
“You guys are looking at it as a negative situation, but everyone behind closed doors is looking at it as a positive thing for him,” the 33-year previous defined by way of TikTok on Tuesday, Might 13.
“You can say all you want. You can say I’m not taking care of my kids. Being a mother is doing the best interest for your child and I am doing the best interest for my child.”
There’s a whole lot of background to this example, as many readers doubtless know at this level.
Jenelle Evans doesn’t look joyful on this image from her ‘Teen Mom’ days. (MTV)
In April, for instance, Jenelle referred to as 911 on Jace as a result of she claimed the younger man was smashing the whole lot of their Las Vegas house.
Previous to this alleged incident, Jace ran away from house on quite a lot of events.
Together with, in keeping with The Solar, not lengthy earlier than the choice was made for him to strive his luck along with his dad in Florida.
Furthermore, the rationale behind no less than one in every of these disappearance, per Jace himself, was that Jenelle’s estranged husband, David Eason, bodily assaulted him in a roundabout way.
Eason was charged with Assault by Strangulation in consequence, which is taken into account a felony. Scary stuff.
Jenelle Evans attends the Indonesian Range FW19 Collections: 2Madison Avenue, Alleira Batik, Dian Pelangi and Itang Yunas entrance row throughout New York Style Week: The Exhibits at Industria Studios on February 7, 2019 in New York Metropolis. (Photograph by John Lamparski/Getty Photographs for Indonesian Range)
Jace additionally was largely raised by his maternal grandmother, Barbara, till he reportedly grew to become an excessive amount of for her to deal with; Evans as soon as claimed her son tried to burn down her mother’s home.
In her newest TikTok video, Evans — who now resides in Las Vegas — stated that she wanted some help as a result of Jace continues battling psychological well being issues.
“He was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 10 and most recently, in 2023, he was also diagnosed with major depressive disorder along with his ADHD and defiant disorder or ODD,” she defined to followers.
“With defiant disorder, it’s very hard to deal with. Kids act out on purpose because they want attention. They have no remorse. They have no empathy for what they did.”
Jenelle Evans and David Eason attends the 2016 MTV Film Awards at Warner Bros. Studios on April 9, 2016 in Burbank, California. (GETTY)
Evans went on to say that her teenager’s psychological well being diagnoses has been a “family secret” that many family members stored personal for years.
“We never wanted to put it in front of the media and explain it because it was Jace’s privacy,” she stated in her video. “Now we’ve gotten to the point where it’s happened too many times, multiple incidents for years and years and years. Something had to be done.”
Jenelle regained custody of Jace in March 2023 after which misplaced him quickly this previous October after one other 911 name.
It’s been a continuing, and really troubling, curler coaster between mom and son. Just about ceaselessly.
Jenelle Evans rocks some glasses on this Teen Mother photograph. (MTV)
“We’ve tried everything we could,” stated Jenelle of herself and Lewis. “Right now, he needs to be in a situation where both households are safe.”
Wanting forward, Evans is optimistic that she will be able to proceed working with Lewis to do no matter they will for Jace.
“I feel like when you’re coparenting, if both sides of the family can come together to help solve these issues before they turn into adult…it’s just really important,” Evans stated.
“I put all of the drama apart and stated, ‘Let’s simply do that.’
