It’s been the longest summer of Amber’s life, separated from her daughter while she underwent rehab treatment in California!

Troubled Teen Mom star Amber Portwood looked healthy and rejuvenated as she spent a precious weekend (Aug. 27 & 28) with her 2-year-old daughter Leah, just a week after checking out of rehab.Amber checked into a Malibu clinic in June after losing custody of Leah and attempting suicide.

After completing her tough two-month stint, the 21-year-old flew straight back to Anderson, Indiana to reunite with Leah — who has been being cared for by Amber’s ex Gary Shirley.

The mommy-daughter duo spent the weekend running errands and spending quality time together.

She may be out of rehab, but Amber has more tough times ahead, including the next leg of her custody battle with Gary — which HE expects to win.

She also has to decide if she will stay in Indiana or seek a fresh start elsewhere — she’s rumored to be considering a move to Tennessee, where her brother lives.

Let’s hope Amber makes the RIGHT decision for her and Leah.

Should she stay and risk another violent bust-up with Gary, or stay away?

– Ian Garland

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While Amber Portwood’s battling her demons in rehab, her baby daddy is living it up — blowing wads of cash at a Miami strip club!

Gary Shirley was captured on camera posing with semi-nude strippers during the marathon session earlier this summer. According to TMZ.com he partied from 1am to 12 noon, racking up a huge $5,000 tab. Where was baby Leah when this was going down!? 

Gary has sole custody of Leah, whose mom Amber Portwood is spending her summer in a Malibu rehab after attempting suicide in June.

So Gary was in Florida, Amber was in California 00 who was looking after Leah back home in Indiana?

Everyone is entitled to let off steam once in a while, but Leah needs her dad more than ever right now, and these photos are setting a terrible example for her.

Unemployed Gary should concentrate on getting a job and spending his spare cash on Leah, not strippers.

What do you think, HollyMoms? Are we being too harsh on Gary?

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We couldn’t believe our eyes at Gary’s negligence on the most recent episode of ‘Teen Mom’ — poor Leah!

Teen Mom has never been a shining example of parenting expertise, but the August 9 episode featured some of Gary Shirley‘s most hands-off caregiving yet!

Gary, 24, did not mind letting his daughter Leah play with condoms that were strewn around his messy place — on the morning of her second birthday! We’re sure mom Amber Portwood — who is no mother of the year herself — was thrilled to see this jarring footage when it aired.

At the time of Leah’s discovery, Gary was hungover and trying to sleep while she looked for a playmate. How tragic!

What do you think, HollyMoms — was this the worst parenting ever on a show chock-full of it?

– William Earl

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Amber Portwood finally got the visit she’s been waiting for for over a month! Gary Shirley and Leah, 2, flew to California to spend some time with the troubled Teen Mom star at her rehab center in Malibu during Family Week on July 28. Aww, were so happy for her!

“I don’t like Indiana as much now after Malibu,” Gary tweeted today, August 3, after arriving home.

Amber, Gary and Leah lunched at a McDonald’s before Amber returned to her treatment and Gary and Leah hit the beach. Funny thing is, all the Teen Mom 2 stars, including Leah Messer, Jenelle Evans, Chelsea Houska and Kailyn Lowry were in California filming a reunion show the same weekend!

And Gary definitely made some new friends — he got especially close with Ms. Messer! “@TM2LeahDawn Well good morning,” Gary tweeted at Leah August 2. “@ItsGaryTime good morning(:” she tweeted back. How nice!

We’re glad Amber got to see her daughter and get the motivation she needed to continue her recovery.

–Leigh Blickley

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The mom-of-eight wouldn’t have a reality show empire if it wasn’t for her adorable kiddies — but she reveals it wasn’t her plan!

Kate Gosselin wouldn’t change a thing about her life. But the TLC reality star of Kate Plus 8 tells HuffPo’s Rob Shuter that all mommies need to think long and hard before getting fertility treatments to help speed up the pregnancy process.

“I will say fertility is not a perfected science and I’m going to tell you the same thing I tell any prospective parents that are going through fertility that come to me for advice,” Kate says. “I’ve said it for years. I’ve said be very careful … I am the perfect example of ‘the doctor had it under control‘ and we ended up with sextuplets. We were shocked to death and so I just tell everyone to be extra, super, super cautious.”

Kate and her ex-husband Jon Gosselin gave birth to twin girls Mady and Cara, 11, in 2000 after using fertility treatments because Kate was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome. The just four years later, Kate’s six little blessings: Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Collin, Leah and Joel were born.

“Jon and I believe that every life, whether seconds old after conception or a full forty-week term, robustly healthy or horribly sick, fully developed or severely challenged — every life is designed and ordained from God,” Kate wrote in her book Multiple Blessings. “We would therefore never consider choosing to end that life in any way at any time. Period.”

— Chloe Melas

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Don’t worry, little Leah isn’t actually tweeting yet — dad Gary Shirley’s doing it for her!

But Gary Shirley’s fun plan to let his daughter Leah share photos and connect with fans of Teen Mom might have backfired — he’s already being attacked by followers for setting up her account.

Gary announced Leah was now on Twitter on July 12, telling fans, “On this #TeenMomTuesday little Leah gets a Twitter.”

But he didn’t get the response he expected and was immediately criticized for exposing Leah to all the evils of the internet.

On Twitter critic told him, “No one would make a #twitter for their child. You’re just asking for drama and attention.” Another wrote, “Its not safe with all these creeps around for a baby to have a twitter weather she’s using it or not in my opinion.”

Gary quickly backtracked, insisting, “You guys, it should be obvious that Leah has no contact w Twitter. This is just a fun concept that will in no way affect Leah herself.”

“I protect my daughter. This is for her sayings, things she’s doing, ect.. its all me tweeting….”

What do you think, HollyMoms? Are Gary’s critics overreacting? Or is HE in the wrong?

– Ian Garland

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The troubled MTV star began a long stint at the Seasons Recovery Center in Malibu on Sunday, June 26, following her scary suicide bid this month.

And friends say Teen Mom Amber Portwood broke down when the time came to say goodbye to her two-year-old daughter Leah, because “she’s terrified she’ll never see her baby again.”

“Amber could barely hold it together,” an insider tells OK! Magazine. “She was crying so hard, it was scaring Leah. She’s really going to miss her baby and she’s scared that she’ll never get custody back.”

Earlier reports suggested Amber would spend 30 to 60 days at the rehab center, but sources now claim her stay could be as long as six months — and she’s worried Leah will forget who she is while she’s being cared for by dad Gary Shirley.

The source adds, “Six months is a really long time. Leah is only 2 years old. She wants to get help so she can be a good mom to Leah, but right now her child is really her only source of love in this world. She’s hysterical at the thought of spending so much time away from her.”

Experts tell OK! that Amber’s stint in rehab could help her regain custody of Leah from Gary — but only if she stays on the straight and narrow.

Family law attorney Vikki Ziegler explains, “It can be a double-edged sword. If a parent relapses during treatment or doesn’t complete the program, it could affect the court’s decision.”

Amber’s troubles all seem to stem from the legal mess that followed her fight with Gary that was captured by the Teen Mom cameras. At a court hearing on May 11, Gary was awarded custody of Leah, with Amber only allowed to spend two hours a week with her daughter. That prompted her downward spiral — which culminated with her horrible suicide bid on June 14.

Is rehab the right move for Amber — or is she causing more harm by separating herself from her daughter?

Weigh in, HollyMoms!

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The troubled MTV star had a supervised visit with her 2-year-old daughter, who hasn’t seen her mommy since the June 14 suicide scare.

It was a happy reunion for Teen Mom Amber Portwood, 21, and her 2-year-old tot, Leah. The pair were able to see each other for the first time this morning, June 23, since Amber attempted to commit suicide and was found in a very depressed state in her home in Anderson, Ind. on June 14.

Amber met with Leah outside her home, where an eyewitness tells RadarOnline.com via Star magazine, “Maybe there was an official from Child Protective Services inside her house, but I didn’t see anyone else outside with Amber and Leah except someone who looked like an MTV cameraman!”

Amber gets a supervised visit with Leah for two hours, one day a week, ever since primary physical custody was given to baby daddy and on-again-off-again beau, Gary Shirley.

The troubled star told Star exclusively that she would be going to rehab in California after she finishes seeking treatment with a psychiatrist in Anderson.

“I am going to rehab for anger control issues and depression,” Amber admitted. “I’m on medication at the moment to help me just relax. I’m getting the help I need from friends, family and counseling.”

We hope Amber was able to enjoy what little time she gets to spend with Leah.

–Leigh Blickley

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