Teen Mother’s Jenelle Evans says she “disciplined” son Jace Evans after {the teenager} shared the pair’s personal textual content change through Instagram.
Hours after Jace, 16, posted display screen photographs of texts that mentioned an alleged altercation between himself and Jenelle’s ex-husband David Eason, and custody over Jace, Jenelle, 33, took to her Instagram Tales to supply an evidence. (Jenelle was 17 when she gave start to Jace and initially signed custody to her mother, Barbara Evans. Jenelle was awarded custody herself in 2023.)
“My youngsters are my complete world, and all the things I do is to try to defend, information and love them,” Jenelle wrote within the first of two Instagram Tales shared on Tuesday, August 19. “Like all mother or father, I set guidelines and bounds, and generally that isn’t straightforward. Jace posting our personal texts was his response to being rightfully disciplined.”
In keeping with TMZ, who claimed to have spoken to Jenelle after Jace’s display screen photographs had been shared, the texts “had been taken out of context and posted in retaliation after she disciplined her son.”
In Jenelle’s first Instagram Story, she additionally detailed how Jace’s actions made her really feel. “Whereas it hurts to see these moments shared publicly, I do know it comes from a spot of wrestle,” she wrote in blush pink textual content over a cloud-filled backdrop. “Navigating Jace’s totally different medical diagnoses has not been straightforward however I’ve by no means stopped preventing to verify he has the assets, love and assist he wants.”
The second Instagram Story from Jenelle additionally claimed that Jace not too long ago confronted points with regulation enforcement. “Just lately he’s additionally been in hassle with the regulation these previous few months and is having a tough time adjusting to the foundations set earlier than him,” Jenelle wrote. “I’ve been making an attempt all the things to assist him navigate it however we’re butting heads within the course of. Please give us grace right now. That is onerous on all of us.”
Jace’s display screen photographs had been shared over three particular person Instagram grid posts. The primary was captioned with, “I’m lastly placing out how a lot mom actually is,” earlier than the second arrived and not using a caption and the third learn, “I would like to return to NC she is simply rlly [sic] unstable.” (Jenelle advised Us Weekly in June that Jace was “again at dwelling with me” in Las Vegas after residing along with his organic father Andrew Lewis in Florida.)
The primary submit included a textual content from Jenelle that learn, “Your [sic] the one saying you’re going to have my custody taken. F*** YOU.”
Jace’s second submit included additional texts from Jenelle that learn, “Identical to the best way you lied about David strangling you. You make issues worse on your self.” Jace’s responses argued Jenelle’s declare earlier than increasing on the alleged scenario.
In September 2023, Jace accused Eason, 37, of assaulting him. Jenelle confirmed through a TikTok submit lower than two years later that Jace had moved in with Lewis in an try to take care of his psychological well being.
She mentioned on the time, “He [Jace] was recognized with ADHD on the age of 10 and … in 2023, he was additionally recognized with main depressive dysfunction alongside along with his ADHD and defiant dysfunction or ODD. With defiant dysfunction, it’s very onerous to take care of. Children act out on goal as a result of they need consideration. They don’t have any regret. They don’t have any empathy for what they did.”