Chelsea Houskaand husbandCole DeBoerwere faced with a tough decision on Monday night’sTeen Mom 2.
The couple revealed that Adam Lind, the father of Houska’s 9-year-old daughterAubree Skye, had stopped his visitations, despite opportunities to spend time with his daughter.
Houska also shared that Lind had given up his paternal rights to his other daughter, Paislee, from a previous relationship with Taylor Halbur.
DeBoer, who shares two other children with Houska — 2-year-old sonWatson Coleand 6-month-old daughterLayne Ettie— said he couldn’t relate to Lind’s decision.
“That’s rock bottom. Look at this,” he said while gesturing to Layne in his arms. “Do you think anything would come between this? Yeah right. How could you have this, watch them grow up and then go, yeah right. F— that.”
Houska explained that the judge had asked Lind if he truly wanted to give up his paternal rights to Paislee, adding that Halbur’s husband “adopted Paislee now, and that’s that.”
When Mandi asked the couple if that was something they wanted for Aubree, the two admitted it was something they’d considered.
“I think we should, I think she should know what’s going on or what happened,” Houska told Mandi. “I just think you gotta be careful about how you word it, it’s confusing to her. Do we bring up that it’s an option for her as well?”
Turning to her husband, she said, “You could adopt her.”
“I mean, yeah. I’d do it right now if she wants to. I’d never make her do anything,” DeBoer said.
While Houska said she felt DeBoer adopting Aubree would be best, she agreed it would have to be her daughter’s decision.
“It’s hard because we know what we feel is the best for her. I feel what is best for her is if he was completely out of the picture instead of in and out,” she said. “I think she’s old enough now where you can’t just make that decision for her.”
Houska also consulted her father, Randy, during a heartfelt conversation in which she revealed she’d explained Paislee’s adoption to Aubree and asked if that was something she would want.
“She was confused, she wanted to know if Paislee was still her sister,” Houska said of her off-camera conversation with her daughter. “It kind of made her sad. I said, ‘Is that something you’d ever want?’ She said, ‘Yes.’ And then she’s like, ‘Wait, would that mean that my dad is not my dad anymore?’ I was like, ‘Yeah, he wouldn’t really be your dad like that anymore.’ And she said, ‘Well then I don’t think I want to [do it].”
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Randy shared his thoughts on the matter, telling Houska he didn’t think it was a good idea.
“She’s already got your name,” he said, referring to Aubree’s dual last name of Lind DeBoer. “Just go with the flow and just do what you’re doing. You can’t push it because if you force it she might resent [you].”
“Just keep answering questions. As she gets older, her brain matures, she’ll know,” he added. “At some point, the answer will become more clear.”
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During the show’s sixth season, Houska was embroiled in a custody battle with Lind over Aubree. He wanted joint custody, while Houska wanted to keep the custody arrangement they had. In March 2015, the court ruled that Houska would retain full custody and that Lind would be able to see her during supervised visits.
source: people.com
