Tyler Baltierra's Dark Confession Shows Just How Serious Child Abuse Is

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As some people know from watching Teen Mom, Tyler Baltierra didn't have an easy childhood. He was raised by a single mother and his father, Butch, is a drug addict and has been in and out of prison his entire life. However, there were several details that MTV left out.

In a recent post from his twitter, @TylerBaltierraMTV, states the following:

"Everyone assumes they know me or a lot about me. You only know what the network wanted you to know," Tyler writes. "No one knows I was molested at the age of 8. I drank my first beer and smoked my first joint at 9. I was kicked out of ALL the schools I went to. I was addicted to stealing & attempted suicide twice," he continues. "So next time you think you REALLY know someone…. Don't judge, keep your heart & mind open & learn to love your enemies…. That's all I have to say."

Child abuse is a serious problem and its affects on the children link very similarly to Tyler's. According to childwelfare.gov, adults were abused as children likely suffered poor mental and emotional health, as well as cognitive and social difficulties. Experiencing childhood trauma or abuse is a major risk factor for borderline personality disorder, depression, anxiety and other disorders. One study found that 54% of depression cases and 58% of suicide attempts were connected to traumatic experiences, such as child abuse. Children who were abused also show a greater risk factor for grade repetion and academic failure. They are also more likely to engage in criminal behavior, substance abuse, and domestic abuse themselves.

Tyler experienced many of these affects from being an abused child, but became a stronger person because of it. He has delt with his issues and moved on to a bigger, brighter future. However, he has decided to become open about his past in hopes of making people more aware. Child abuse is a very serious problem and should not be ignored in today's society.

Teen Mom 3 Recap: Season 1 Episode 3 "Growing Up Fast"

Katie Yeager and Molli (google.com)



Briana Dejesus- After dropping the court order against Devoin, she decides to let him around and try to be a father. She explains to him what she did and if he messes with her again, she will persue the court order. She agrees to let Devoin babysit for an hour, but ends up coming back after 30 minutes when he can't handle Nova.



Mackenzie Douthit- Josh decides not to move into Mackenzie's parents' house, but agrees to stay there one night a week to help with Gannon. Even though they have a kid together, Mackenzie's mother makes them sleep in different rooms because she doesn't believe in sex before marriage. Mackenzie is thinking about birth control just in case but, because of her attitudes, she can't talk to her mom about anything. She doesn't want to hide this from her mom, so she texts her to let her know she's getting the Mirena IUD. When she gets home, Mackenzie explains to her mom that she plans to stay abstinent, but with teenagers, things can change quickly. This is a very sad situation and the fact that her mom never had a sex talk with her led to her getting pregnant in high school.



Katie Yeager- Even though she and Joey are engaged, they are putting off wedding plans until Katie finishes college. (Smart girl) Now that Joey is making more money, they decide they can afford a bigger appartment so Molli can have her own room. They sign a lease for a new appartment and things are going well- until Katie finds out from Joey's friend that he owes him money. Katie and Joey begin to fight over their finances, with leads to Joey storming off to work.



Alex Skella- Alex is still having problems trusting Matt and is becoming increasingly annoyed with him not having a job. They get into a heated argument and her mom interveins, suggesting they try counseling to learn to communicate better. They take her mom's advice and see a counselor, but Matt doesn't look that into it.

You can watch the episode here: http://www.mtv.com/videos/teen-mom-3-ep-3-growing-up-fast/1713376/playlist.jhtml

Next Week- Briana continues to have problems with Devoin, Mackenzie and Josh attend prom, Katie and Joey make up after their fight, and Alex and Matt get into a fight that tourns violent.

Pretty Little Liars Season 4 finale Recap: "Now You See Me, Now You Don't"

Aria outside an antique shop. (abcfamily.com)

In the intense season finale, A is up to her usual tricks with the Liars. As A drops more hints with an 8 ball and a fake coffin, the girls still can't figure out who she is. They also begin to believe that Allison may still be alive.

Meanwhile Aria locks lips with the enemy, the girls participate in a magic trick, Hannah and her mom celebrate freedom, and Spencer reconnects with Toby.

You can watch the episode here: http://watchabcfamily.go.com/pretty-little-liars/SH5547476/VDKA0_do0ucya0/now-you-see-me-now-you-dont

Is Allison still alive? Will we ever find out who A is? I guess we'll find out next season!

Teen Mom 3 Recap: Season 1, Episode 2 "Second Thoughts"

Mackenzie and her son, Gannon (theashleysrealityroundup.com)



Briana DeJesus- As Briana and her mother take infant CPR classes, Devoin discusses his lack of fatherly involvement with his friends. He later texts Briana, which confuses her even more. After a lot of thought, Briana decided to the protection order and let Devoin try to be a father.



Mackenzie Douthit- After making up with Josh, Mackenzie asks him to move in so they won't fight as much. She then asks her mom, who isn't fond of the idea of them living together before marriage. She agrees to let Josh move in, as long as they are staying in separate bedrooms. However, when Mackenzie and her mom talk to Josh, he says he would rather live by himself until Mackenzie graduates high school.



Katie Yeager- Fresh out of  making up from their fight, Joey asks Katie out to dinner. The couple hasn't been out since Molli was born so they're really excited. As Katie gets ready for their date, Joey talks about his plans to propose. They have a great time at dinner and when dessert comes out, there's a ring on top of Katie's cheesecake. Joey gets down on one knee and awkwardly proposes to Katie.



Alex Skella- As Alex falls behind on her schoolwork, she has to really on Matt to more to babysit. However, Alex is having time trusting him, so she question what he is doing every time he leaves the house. After receiving advice from her family, she tries to become patient with Matt.

Next Week: Briana lets Devoin into Nova's life, Mackenzie opts for birth control, Katie's engagement starts falling apart, and Alex works on her trust issues with Matt.

Teen Mom 3 Series Premiere Recap: "Hope for the Best"

Briana DeJesus with daughter Nova and sister Brittany. (theashleys reality roundup.org)

The time has (finally!) come for Teen Mom 3 to begin and I'm so excited. The start of this show has been anticipating for over a year and MTV is finally getting it on the air. I particularly like this group of girls because they are more genuine examples of real teen moms. Unlike some former cast members (ahem Farrah Abraham and Jennelle Evans), these girls' top priority is being a parent, not getting arrested, making sex tapes, or getting plastic surgery. So get on with the show.



Briana DeJesus- Briana is the single mother of daughter Nova. Her sister was pregnant around the same time, but chose to have an abortion. Nova's father Devoin is rarely around so Brianna does most of the parenting by herself.

In this episode, Briana's mother discusses with her and her sister how disappointed she was to find out they had been sexually active behind her back and how they don't need boyfriends right now. Briana is on a government assistance program call WIC, but Briana explains that if Devoin had put in his part as a father, they would not need the government's help. Briana then finds out that Devoin has been bullying him her and decides to file a protective order against him.



Mackenzie Douthit- Mackenzie is a small town cheerleader with a boyfriend Josh who is a bullrider. When she got pregnant, Josh had to give up bullriding to find a job, while Mackenzie continued to cheer.

Mackenzie and Josh are now engaged, but don't look like a very affectionate couple. On their 2 year anniversary dinner, Josh barely makes eye contact with her. Josh continues to act distant, until he discusses with his friend how much he loves her. Josh apologizes to Mackenzie and everything is good again.



Katie Yeager- Katie is a Wyoming girl who once had dreams of going away to college in Denver, until she got pregnant by her boyfriend Joey. Now Katie is stuck living with Joey, taking community college classes online, and working at a kids clothing store while Joey works full-time at a coal mine.

Katie is afraid that Joey could die from a cave-in at work, but Joey shrugs it off as if it's no big deal. Then, later Joey brings Katie's car home with a major dent in it. When Katie asks him what happened, Joey tells her that his backed into the car. When he refuses to get his aunt's insurance information, Katie calls the cops to file an accident report. Joey appologizes to Katie and they make up.



Alex Skella- Alex is a spunky girl with a drug- addict boyfriend named Matt. As a young mother, Alex juggles her daughter Arabella, online high school, and three (!) jobs.

Alex is anxiously awainting Matt's return from rehab and her mother is letting him stay at their house, as long as he helps out around the house. Matt immediately starts slacking, but her mom straightens him out. Alex's mom agrees to babysit Arabella so they can go out and they go well, until he wants to to get food from a bad part of town. Alex is worried because he used to buy drugs there and the two get into a huge fight over it.

Next episode: Briana drops the court order, Mackenzie asks Josh to move in with her, Joey proposes to Katie, and Alex continues to have reservations about Matt.

Couples Therapy Season 3 Finale Recap: "Season Finale"

Catelynn gets emotional on the last day of therapy. (Photo: vh1.com)

This season's finale starts where the last episode left off: with Joe and screaming at each other and them each going to their significant others to vent. Dustin tries to calm Heather down telling her his opinion of people doesn't really matter, while Joe storms into his bedroom venting to Abbey about classless and pathetic Heather and everyone in the house is. (Really Joe, I'm sure every single person in the house has more class than you do. When Joe and Abbey come out of the kitchen, Joe starts to controll who Abbey associates with by telling Catelynn to stay away from her.

Later, Joe sits down with Temple to talk out what happened. Temple gives him wise advise, but Joe gets defensive, telling her she's on everyone elses team. After this talk Joe and Abbey decide they have had enough of everyone in the house, so they decide to leave early.


No, Joe. You're upset because she's telling you the truth and you don't want to hear it!

On their final night of therapy, the couples get to spend some alone time on dates to acess their relationship and discuss their futures.

Dustin and Heather go to a restaurant for a romantic dinner. As they talk about their future, Dustin pulls out a surprise for Heather: a gorgeous bracelet symbolizing his commitment to her. Heather is stunned and the two of them have a great time on their date.


So cute:)

Meanwhile, Flav is pulling out all the stops for his dinner date with Liz, first surprising her with a room full of flowers that literally looks like a garden. Liz is impressed as they go to their date to talk about their future. They discuss the challenges they are about to face with a baby on the way and how they will get through them.


This is the first time we see Liz happy in weeks.

Instead of going to dinner, Catelynn and Tyler decide to stay back at the house and have an intimate yet romantic date in the hot tub. They discuss their decision to call off their wedding and how to move forward in their relationship. They come to the conclusion that even though they're not ready to marry, the love they have for each other won't change.


These two are still as adorable as ever ;)

Chingy and Temple decide to cancel their date, due to their relationship problems and constant bickering. After getting some helpful advice from Tyler, Temple comes to the conclusion that she has had enough and if therapy didn't help their relationship, nothing will. Chingy and Temple attend one last couples session with Dr. Jenn to discuss how to part ways respectfully and peacefully.


Chingy and Temple's split was definately for the best!

On the last day of therapy, Jenn has one last group session with the couples where they discuss their journey. Many of the couples and even the couselors get emotial as they reflet on the progress they've made as individuals and as couples. After the metting, the couples start packing up and preparing to go home.

Joe and Abbey return to the house to discuss the fight with Heather and the progress they've made in therapy. (Jenn is going to continue to work with them in outpatient therapy as well as get Abbey help with her eating disorder.) The couple then returns to the house to make ammends with everyone. The couples all their goodbyes and all head home.


I don't know amount of therapy can fix Joe's attitude!

You can watch the episode here: http://www.vh1.com/video/couples-therapy/full-episodes/season-finale/1712636/playlist.jhtml

Did you like the final decisions the couples made about their relationships? I guess we'll have to see what happens in their futures!

Pretty Little Liars Recap: Season 4 Episode 11 "Bring Down the Hoe"

Spencer and Toby at the country dance. (abcfamily.com)

It's time for a country-themed school dance in Rosewood, but not everyone is in the mood for a party. As Aria, Hannah, and Spencer attend with their boyfriends, due to problems with Paige, Emily decides to skip. At the dance, Hannah and Spencer do some sluthing when Emily arrives with an important message for Aria. When talking to Ezra, Emily received some shocking news about Ezra's paternity of Malcolm and wants Aria to talk to him right away. Aria is hesitant because she has a new boyfriend, but eventually agree to talk to him after the dance. While she is there Emily sees Paige and the two reunite.

You can watch the episode here: http://watchabcfamily.go.com/pretty-little-liars/SH5547476/VDKA0_3ow6r13n/bring-down-the-hoe

Next Week: Get ready for the most shocking season finale ever as the Liars make new discoveries!