Teen Mother’s Catelynn & Tyler Baltierra Say It is ‘Not Honest’ Carly’s Adoptive Mother and father ‘Blocked’ Them

Brandon and Teresa Davis adopted the couple’s daughter when she was only a child, as proven on MTV’s 16 and Pregnant. Although they opted for an open adoption and allowed the Baltierras to have contact with Carly through the years, these visits have dramatically lowered lately — in response to Catelynn and Tyler.

Thursday’s episode of Teen Mother confirmed the fallout from Catelynn venting on social media about allegedly being left on learn by the Davises, with Cate sharing that Teresa supposedly texted her, “The way in which that you just talk about us on-line was very hurtful, so we’re not going to be responding.”

Tyler defended their on-line conduct, nonetheless, saying they are going to “at all times specific how we really feel about not getting visits.” He added, “I am gonna share my story and that is all I’m doing. For those who’re not gonna speak to us no extra, respect it. However I am nonetheless going to conserving my promise that we made to Carly to ship updates and photos. That is what we stated.”

Catelynn went on to assert that she would generally ship issues to the Davis’ house, together with flowers, cookies and even a blanket coated in photographs of them from certainly one of their visits. These presents had been additionally apparently problematic, with Catelynn saying Teresa texted their adoption counselor, Daybreak, saying, “We don’t need them sending something extra to the home. It’s so uncontrolled and inappropriate.”

After Catelynn stated she continued to ship updates on their lives and photographs of their different kids — “in order that Carly can see I used to be constantly sending updates” — she famous she wasn’t getting responses. That is when Tyler stated they may inform the messages weren’t even delivered, which they took to imply they’d been “blocked.”

“You might be closing the adoption. You might be closing an open adoption with no reason why!” exclaimed Tyler.

The pair later met up with Daybreak to vent their frustrations in regards to the Davises, with Catelynn saying adoption now “does really feel very closed,” one thing which she stated was giving her PTSD. “Now that contact has been blocked and I’m lower off; that does really feel like you might be placing a wonderful line within the sand of no extra,” she stated, as Tyler stated, “Blocking is one thing kids do.”

“If their opinion is totally different than yours they usually’ve requested for area they usually’ve requested for issues to sit back and it hasn’t occurred, then is it the one various they will see?” Daybreak then requested the couple, stating that the 2 “have quite a lot of energy” because of their standing as actuality stars.

“While you put it out in public platform on social media, I learn the feedback, you already know folks make up their very own narrative. Lots of damage occurs once we dwell our life out on social media,” she continued.

Catelynn defined that she would “100% step again” if she felt it was one thing Carly wished, as Daybreak requested whether or not it was “honest” to “put that type of stress on a younger teenager.”

“If it is coming from Brandon and Teresa’s worry or insecurity or she’s getting older they usually’re not wanting contact, I can’t cease reaching out,” Catelynn insisted. “I can’t cease sending her presents. I can’t do it, Daybreak. I can’t.”

Daybreak instructed that Carly was being put “in a really troublesome place,” evaluating it to a sport of tug of warfare, earlier than saying, “Generally we’ve got to take a step again.”

“That is not honest, Daybreak,” Cate replied, breaking down in tears as she stated, “I selected eager to know data … relating to one thing I gave them, that’s overly hurtful. I do not suppose they perceive what it does. You by no means needed to give a toddler to anyone and dwell with that for the remainder of your life. It is simply not honest.”

As Tyler requested what “an applicable” period of time could be to step again from contacting Carly, Daybreak instructed they take a “pause.” She added, “We do not know what tomorrow brings, we do not know what three months from now could be going to be.”

“I am taking a pause till initiation occurs not from me,” Tyler responded, because the group all famous that their journey is not over.

Whereas this episode was filmed months in the past, Catelynn advised TooFab forward of the season premiere that they continue to be blocked.

“There hasn’t been any enchancment. We’re nonetheless blocked. I nonetheless don’t have any method of speaking with them, even when I wished to. So no, it is nonetheless the identical,” she advised TooFab.

“Now I’ve type of turned it to the place I am simply attempting to do adoption, adoptee advocation, so having adoptees use their voices and communicate their conditions and what would’ve helped them, you already know?” she added. “So yeah, it has been laborious, however we’ll get via it.”

Catelynn and Tyler obtained some criticism from followers after they took to social media in real-time to share their frustrations with Brandon and Teresa whereas final season was airing. Regardless of this, Catelynn stated she believes being on the MTV actuality present hasn’t damage the state of affairs, however fairly held Carly’s adoptive dad and mom “accountable.”

“Truthfully, a part of me says that I believe that if we weren’t on the present, I believe they’d’ve lower off contact a very long time in the past,” she advised TooFab. “I believe the present has type of possibly needed to maintain them somewhat bit accountable for what they promised.”

“I actually imagine that,” she continued. “I imply, normally, when a delivery father or mother decides on an open adoption, most open adoptions shut throughout the first 5 years, and that is not as a result of the delivery dad and mom need it to occur, it is as a result of the adoptive dad and mom simply do it. So I do suppose, you already know, it’s maybe– I believe that they’d’ve lower it off a very long time in the past, actually, and never for Carly’s sake, I believe, [but] for their very own. However that is simply my private opinion.”

Teen Mother: The Subsequent Chapter airs Thursdays on MTV.