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Amber Portwood put her foot in her mouth. Once more.
She’s telling two contradictory tales. The latest model has Teen Mother followers calling her out, accusing her of “stolen valor.”
Why?
Did Amber as soon as be part of the Marines to the purpose of practically delivery out? In line with Amber’s most up-to-date model of occasions, sure.
When did Amber Portwood ‘join the Marines’ precisely?
Again in 2022, Amber Portwood got here out with a guide, So, You’re Loopy Too?
Inside its pages, The Ashley stories, she wrote about going to a navy recruitment workplace. This was after MTV had despatched her to rehab, however earlier than she went to jail in 2012.
Teen Mother followers keep in mind that this was a time when Amber was nonetheless deep into medication.
Her hope was that signing up for the navy could be a means out of he authorized points. (That’s not the way it works)
“Before drug court officially began, my mom took me to the place where they did intake for the military,” Amber wrote in her guide.
In line with her, when she “asked for forms to fill out to enlist in the Marines … the woman at the front desk laughed at us.” That isn’t the standard response that navy recruiters give to candidates.
“I don’t know if she recognized me from TV, or just took one look at all the legal troubles we listed on the application,” Amber admitted.
“But she said the military would not accept me and seemed confused as to why I would even want to enlist.”
Right here’s what she mentioned in one more TikTok Dwell
Quick ahead to 2025 and Amber Portwood’s newest ill-advised TikTok Dwell session.
It would shock no to listen to that Amber was n a random battle with one other TikTok consumer. Her perceived foe’s deal with contained the phrase “American Mama,” which apparently set off Amber. (What doesn’t?)
“I have a brother that served — twice — in actual combat Army, 2008,” Amber boasted.
“You have no clue what you’re speaking of!”
She then taunted with the declare: “I joined the Marines, darling.”
Amber instantly doubled down:
“I joined the Marines! Did you know that honey? But you know why I couldn’t go? Because I was in too much trouble and they couldn’t get one thing down.”
She continued: “So, who’s the American Mama here? Because I was going to go fight for my country!”
So what’s the reality?
When one other TikTok consumer, recalling the passage in her guide, accused her of stolen valor, Amber Portwood tripled down.
“Girl, I didn’t say I was in the military,” she insisted after saying I joined the Marines.
“I said I signed up for the Marines and I was about to be shipped out, but they could not get one of my things down. That’s all that happened. I was the second girl in Anderson [Indiana] to ever go. My mom brought me, how about that?”
Persevering with her taunting tone, Amber jabbed: “Oh yeah, baby, I went to join the Marines, honey. I was in that office, I signed — I did everything. They just couldn’t get one thing down and that’s the only reason I couldn’t go.”
It feels like Amber edited herself just a bit in direction of the top. Anybody who cares about her nicely being would possibly need to discourage her from happening TikTok Dwell. Like, ever.
