Jenelle has decided that she wants to regain custody of her son Jace, but on tonight’s episode of “Teen Mom 2,” she flip-flopped on when the timing would be right.
The young mother lost custody of the little boy — to her own mom Barbara — several years ago. Since then, she’s made tremendous personal strides, going to rehab and getting sober, finding love with Nathan, resuming her college studies and recently welcoming a second son.
But even with her life finally in order, and on a healthy track, Jenelle felt that Jace should stay with Barbara a bit longer.
“I just can’t just take him away,” Jenelle told Nathan, explaining that she would like the boy to be with his grandmother for his first year of school. “I think we need to buy a house first and get settled down, and then we can take him.”
Nathan didn’t agree, called Jenelle “ignorant” and said that letting Jace start school — and then leave his friends there — might be more difficult in the long run.
“It’s not only Jace,” Jenelle explained. “I also feel kind of bad for my mom. I mean, I know he’s my child, but I feel like she’s gonna feel lost.”
But Jenelle did a 180 after she learned that Barbara took Jace to see fireworks for the first time. It was something Jenelle had wanted to do with her son, but at the time, her mother didn’t allow it. After the incident, Jenelle feared that Jace might resent her for not allowing him to do certain activities — and felt that her mother was “beating her to the finish line.”
“At first I felt bad for her when we were talking about bringing Jace here,” Jenelle told an equally frustrated Nathan. “But now it’s getting to the point where I’m going to be like, ‘I don’t care what you say, Mom — I’m taking him back right now.’”
It’s understandable that Jenelle is frustrated — she missed an exciting time in her son’s life. But is that reason enough to take him back from Barbara now? After all, his grandmother has devoted her life to raising him for several years, and Jenelle even admitted she wanted to buy a house before Jace came to live there.
What do you think? Is it the best time for Jenelle to consider full custody, and are both she and Nathan ready for the permanent responsibility? Or is it too soon following the birth of Kaiser, juggling school and their impending move? Take our poll, and let us know your thoughts in the comments.
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