
Since fans first met Leah Messer on 16 & Pregnant, they’ve watched her journey continue on Teen Mom as she’s raised her twin daughters, Ali and Aleeah, whom she shares with ex Corey Simms, and her youngest daughter, Adalynn, with ex Jeremy Calvert. This also means fans have seen Ali’s journey with muscular dystrophy since she was first diagnosed over a decade ago, and now, Leah’s sharing an update on her health.
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It’s hard to believe that Ali and Aleeah are already 15 years old and in high school. Seriously, where has the time gone?! We’ve seen the challenges Ali has had to overcome because of her muscular dystrophy, and as Leah told E! News in a new interview, like many teenagers, Ali’s having a hard time feeling so different from her friends.
“And getting Ali to really open up and talk about it, and coming from a place of acceptance, it’s been a challenge,” Leah said. “Definitely been a challenge.”
Fortunately, Ali does have her twin sister to lean on, and Leah says Aleeah has been “so supportive” of Ali, though she has had to find a balance between “letting Aleeah be a child and then also having empathy and being there for her sister.”
That said, she doesn’t want anyone to go out of their way to help her family, because this is their “normal.” Leah added, “It’s uncomfortable for Ali if people are feeling bad for her. That makes her feel a little different.”
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Despite Ali’s differences, she’s still a regular teenager – and that means that Leah has had to start talking about hard topics such as “drinking, drugs, alcohol” with her and Aleeah.
“I will call a parent tomorrow just because the safety of teens and kids is extremely important to me and I want to create that for them,” Leah told E! News. “When you start those conversations early, it becomes normal. And if you know your kid, you will know when they’re ready to have those conversations and when they’re not and you’ll know who their friends are.”
It’s good to hear that Leah’s girls are doing so well, even if we do refuse to believe that they’re already so grown up! We can’t wait to see what’s next for them.