is that a somkey the bear tat on his arm?

when i saw the episode of Teen Mom where Amber punched Gary, that riqht there just DREW THE LINE for me. /:
the way Amber treats Gary has always qotten to me, I even cried when it showed Gary cryinq in the car because it hurts me as well !
Amber is both physically && verbally abusive to someone who does everythinq he can for her.
in my opinion, Amber is just a spoiled little b*tch who only acts this way when she doesn’t qet her way. When have you ever seen Amber respect && appreciate him?
she is an immature child raisinq a child who obviously has A LOT of qrowinq up to do. she puts Leah in the middle of situations like that && it is NOT okay.

i know Gary loves her but i hope he can come to his senses. I Support You, Gary <3

Im glad that people see and understand how wrong abuse is, and that yes, it does involve both sexes, male or female as victims. It is a struggle too to get out of an abusive relationship. This is where Gary needs to draw the line, and put up some boundaries. If not for himself, at least for the daughter, Leah.

Alexia Miller
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i feel being a young mom amber is a very very bad mother, i think she should go to angermanagement, i feel gary needs to stand up and take his child cause if that child stays in ambers custidy she might get abused like her father.

to gary next time amber puts her hands on you call the cops and put her in jail!!!!!

Why does amber do that to him?
He is only tring to make things better and she hurts him for it. It really makes me mad! He loves Leah and would keep goof to amber mostly ONLY for Leah because he want a good life for her and amber is not going to give it to her

Why does amber do that to him?
He is only tring to make things better and she hurts him for it. It really makes me mad! He loves Leah and would keep going to amber mostly ONLY for Leah because he want a good life for her and amber is not going to give it to her

My 18 year old daughter just moved in with her 25 year old boyfriend, against her father and my better judgment. I have noticed him being very controlling and excessively jealous. I have spoke to her about this not being normal!
Today after going to her apt. and waking her out of bed at 3 p.m. i noticed some bruises on her face. She continued to tell me they got in an arguement last night and she was mad at him. He wanted a kiss and she told her no. He continued to hold her down trying to make her kiss him. She turned her head and he bit the side on her mouth, so hard she said she was cring, begging him to stop. She has bruises on her face. I tryed to talk to her but she said he was laughing and thought he was playing. I cant seem to get her to understand that this is abuse.
Please help me i don’t know what to do in this situation!
Concerned mother

@Samantha
I agree with you 100%

please contact us at 1.866.331.9474 to speak to an advocate about your daughter. all calls are confidential.

Your organization does a better job than most in acknowledging domestic violence against men. Still, it would be nicer if you raised awareness about male victims, rather than simply acknowledging them.

You publicize statistics on female victims, but there are 35 years of scientific research which consistently finds (for all population subgroups…including teens) that girls/women initiate the violence at least as often as boys/men. Until we actually raise awareness of the true dynamics behind the violence, male victims will be not be protected. (Had Gary called the police, the chances are that, if anyone were arrested, it would have been HIM).

The research also shows that children watching mom abuse dad are just as harmed as the children who see dad abuse mom. So, how about doing a PSA?

I believe that amber from teen mom has anger management problems. I am not a counselor or doctor but it’s very obvious that she has issues. I fear for her daughters safety, poor child might end up being a victim if she is not already one. Amber should take some classes so that she can be a happier person.

Poor Gary!!! He would be a great father by himself… Amber needs to go to rehab or something cause shes crazy, o well he would be better off without her and also i think he should take her to court to get custody of Leah. Amber get help…

My boyfriends mom is physically abused and he often gets stressed about it I don’t know how to help because I’ve never had a father around to make me feel as If I was in that situation. I suggested calling the police but he’s scared.

@Jennifer
There is help available. The teen dating abuse hotline I believe can speak to anyone who is a friend or family member of a teen who is being abused: 1-866-331-9474. You could also call the National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1.800.799.SAFE (7233).
Know that you’re not alone and the type of denial that your daughter is exhibiting to you is typical. It sounds like you’re right to be concerned. Isolation, controlling behavior and extreme jealously are all key warning signs of an abusive person. One of the best things you can do is let your daughter know that you’ll be there for her no matter what, when she is raedy to open her eyes to the situation. I would really encourage you to call one of the hotlines as well to seek support.

As a child I watched my parents fight a lot which resulted in me being a victim of domestic violence in my two of my relationships. I see amber as the abuser and Gary ad the victim. I am terrifed for Leah. Ambers anger is severe she’s already started taking things out on Leah. I wish Gary could see what the abuse is doing to himself and to leah. MAKE AMBER TAKE SOME CLASSES if she wants Leah in her life if not the anger and abuse will traumtize Leah badly. Why would you want to act like that in front of someone so innocent and precious???

i also believe that amber has some anger problems she needs some kind of councleing.im a teen mom as well ive been abused from my babys dad.it was hard for me to move foward from that situation.as time goes on ive learned to mature.although i still have alot of deppression n i dont want that to effect my baby so im trying my best to keep baby away from our aurguments.and even though we have our problems we need to leave them aside and think about whats best for our son.

thanks for the comment… please contact us if you would like to talk to an advocate or if you want information about a local program that offers counseling. 1.866.331.9474 or on chat at http://www.loveisrespect.org

please call (or have him call) the national domestic violence hotline at 1800.799.7233. all calls are confidential.