Teen Mom 's Jenelle Evans Addresses Explosive Texts to Her Son Jace
is shedding some light on her and 's rocky relationship.
Hours after her 16-year-old son shared screenshots of their heated text exchange on social media, the Teen Mom alum insisted that the eyebrow-raising messages she sent him were taken out of context.
'My children are my whole world,' Jenelle, who shares Jace with ex Andrew Lewis, wrote on her Instagram Stories Aug. 19. 'Everything I do is to try and protect, guide and love them.'
'Like any parent, I set rules and boundaries, and sometimes that isn't easy,' she continued. 'Jace posting our private texts was his reaction to being rightfully disciplined and while it hurts to see those moments shared publicly, I know it comes from a place of struggle.'
Alleging that her son has also 'been in trouble with the law these past few months,' Jenelle—who is also mom to Kaiser, 11, with ex Nathan Griffith as well as daughter Ensley, 8, with ex —went on to share an update on the teenager's mental health journey.
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'Navigating Jace's different medical diagnoses has not been easy but I have never stopped fighting to make sure he has the resources, love and support he needs,' she shared of her son, who has been diagnosed with ADHD, major depressive disorder and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). 'I will always stand by him, no matter what challenges come our way, and I will continue to work on being the best mom I can be to all three of my kids.'
As for what the explosive texts said? Well, Jace shared a series of conversations between the two that he claimed demonstrate how 'unstable' his mother is.
'You're the one saying you're going to have my custody taken,' Jenelle wrote in one of the texts, per Jace's Instagram Stories. 'F--K YOU. You won't get a damn thing from me anymore including a phone.'
In a separate screenshot, she seemingly implied that her son lied about his previous abuse allegations against David. (David was indicted by a grand jury on child abuse charges, which he's denied in posts on social media, last January. The case is still pending.)
'Just like the way you lied about David strangling you,' she wrote in a message to her son. 'You make things worse on yourself.'
The latest update comes one month after Jenelle shared that Jace had moved back in with her after a few weeks living with his dad due to ongoing behavioral problems.
"Jace, he's doing good, he's back at home, he's not living with his father," she told People at the time. "He'll be starting 11th grade. And he's just been, you know, he's been getting into skateboarding recently, so that's his thing."
And the reality star, who added that he had been home "for a few months now," couldn't help but reflect on her son's growth over the years.
"It's really crazy because you see the transition from a little boy to a young man, and he'll be 16 in August, and it's just really crazy," she continued. "It just flies by so quick. So I'm just really cherishing every moment I can before he turns 18 and decides to leave."
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