I’ve watched Jenelle’s tiktok. And no…I don’t feel sorry for her. Nowhere in that entire video does she reference the effect on her children…it’s just constant pity party about how ‘upset’ she is. She’s making an issue about the fact that her mother, who raised her child for her and has taken a huge amount of daube from her over the years..hasn’t messaged her to wish her ‘happy birthday’. There’s huge legal issues and a possible child abuse case or custody case ongoing.
All I ever saw in TM was Barb doing her best to raise Jace. She has an abrasive manner and doesn’t have good coping skills…but she was right to hold onto custody as long as she could. Every time Janelle got a new boyfriend she was declaring herself stable one week later, yet it took years to get stability, there were drugs and legal issues, major fights with partners, even now she is married supposedly happily there are accusations of abuse. Barb was genuinely doing the best for Jace by keeping in one home and at the same school/friends for as long as possible. If Jenelle took him earlier he would have been back and forth changing custody every time Jenelle had problems.
Jenelle is also still posting happy photos/vlogs on YouTube about birthday outings etc. she’s not depressed lying in bed all day due to these huge problems.
If her husband is the root cause of this issue with Jace keeping running away/abuse claims etc. Even if it’s a lie and David isn’t guilty, her other children are now also at risk of removal. The simple answer is to live separately for 6 months, get Jace back home and stable, meet up with her husband while Jace is at school away from the home. Ensure that her children are with her and are safe before working out what to do about her marriage. If Jace can’t live with David…it seems now that she will choose her husband over her son. If Jace is telling the truth, that is grossly unfair. Barb has been around them all enough, it’s been clear in the past that she doesn’t like David, I think there is some truth in the accusations.
Jace also running away from Barb may not be what it seems. For example, if he’s had information that social services are assessing whether he will go back to his mother he might run away to avoid be returned there. Unfortunately with her advancing years and lack of patience, and Jace supposedly having behavioural issues, Barb isn’t a great choice if he is now needing specialist parenting.
