



While in New York City, the Teen Mom 2 girls did some interviews with The Stir, and this one, with Leah Messer-Calvert really struck me as interesting.

The article, which focused on Leah's story line in Teen Mom 2, stated that Leah and Corey are the only couple from the show who have both been married, divorced, and remarried.

This means that their twin daughters have both biological parents, as well as two step-parents. This story line is unique to the show, but a familiar and relatable for a lot of young parents.

When asked how she built a strong co-parenting relationship with Corey, she stated, "Corey knows how he grew up. He grew up in a split home. And I know how I grew up.

I grew up in a split home, and I didn't see my dad ever. I think that's what gave us the momentum to want to do better for our kids.

We felt tension between our parents; we felt uncomfortable around our parents.

We felt uncomfortable to talk about our mom to our dad or our dad to our mom, so we wanted to prevent that for them, to give them the most stable life we possibly could with us not being together."

That seems like a really genuine response, and I would say that throughout her time on Teen Mom 2, Leah has shown that her children come first.

Corey goes to most of Ali's doctor appointments, and he seems like a very engaged father, and even though as a couple they had a rough patch or two, they always seemed to figure out a way to cooperate and get along for their girls.

Next, Leah talked about the role of step-parents, and she stated that, "I feel like the stepparents should be equal as the parent. You're giving them the leeway to do whatever they want just because they have the "step" parent name. I feel like they should have just as much power as the actual parent if they're married." She also spoke exclusively about her opinion of Corey's wife, Miranda.

Leah said, "No one will ever take my place, but I want someone to be the mom that I can't be when I'm not there.

I want someone, if they're sick, to comfort them the way Mommy would or if they're scared to hold them like Mommy would. I want that for them because it's not their fault."

After seeing the struggles that Leah and Corey have been through, I'm impressed that Leah can speak with such dignity about the situation that she is in.

This season on Teen Mom 2, we'll get to see Leah and Jeremy's relationship develop more, and we'll also get to see more of Corey and Miranda's relationship and maybe even their wedding.