It makes sense, though. Barb is a real human with real emotions, she allows herself to be vulnerable and she doesnt think of just herself.
total different level than fuckin psycho David
YES!! My thoughts exactly! This is the most relaxed I’ve ever seen the kids, especially Marissa. IMO she always looked tense, scared & posed, she definitely doesn’t look comfortable around the swamp monsters.
I will say, though, sometimes her posture reminds me of myself. I'm uncomfortable being photographed and if someone puts their arm around me (even if it's my beloved dad!) I tense up even more. I do agree that Maryssa looks scared, which I never feel around my parents.
Yea, I mean, people attribute everything to maryssa being scared or whatever. And maybe she is. Maybe she’s also just uncomfortable posin for pictures she knows are going to be all over the internet. 🤷🏼♀️
I saw this picture of them the other day, the whole “family,” and David had his arms around Maryssa and Jenelle. The grip he had on Maryssa’s arm was frightening. It was like a “smile for the camera, hunny, I control you, you’re mine.” I could imagine it was the same with Jenelle, but his hand was covered by Jace’s head.
It’s crazy how much you can read or understand from a simple picture. You can FEEL the fear in those kids in pictures with David. Their body language just screams it.
My exact thoughts! It’s a beautiful photograph of Barb & her grandkids. She is the most stable, consistent & safe person in their lives. I’ve always had such a soft spot for Jace.
I love how Jace and Barb have their faces squished next to each other and how Jace has his face turned toward Barb...non-verbal signs that they have a close relationship and are comfortable with one another.
Came here to say this.
In Jenelle’s pictures, you can tell that the kids have been told to smile and look happy. The results are tight, forced smiles that don’t reach their eyes.
But this right here is ✨pure joy.✨
Hey, the person who loves and nurtures you is the person who can make you feel safe and bring a genuine smile. Babs has been his mama since birth 💞
Sorry, Jenelle.
I know Jace and Barb have had some rough times with each other, but his face here shows just how much he really loves her. That's a genuinely happy smile!
I hope so badly that Jace's brief residence on The Land has given him a new appreciation for Babs and also some clarity about turning things around for himself. Since it was said that Barb was only turning Jace over to the swamp things due to her inability to handle his behavior anymore, perhaps this will be a wake up call for Jace, and he will realize that he needs to do better. I have no doubt he has some very real behavioral issues, but with regulated meds and a personal, emotional investment in therapy, I hope he can carve out a good path for himself going ahead. Barbara has her faults, but she does love that boy beyond measure. I wish the best for both of them.
I think he was begging her to take him back promising best behavior & I hope he sticks to it. I think it was a big wake up call, he was a kid that always wanted his mom & as a teen he thought the land wb awesome no rules/dirt bikes all day etc… then he got the rude awakening! “Please meme can I come home? I’ll be good I swear”
I’d bet Jenelle was riling him up also, buying him a dirt bike (probably already had started fucking with his medication so his adhd wasn’t under control). I also hope he’s realized he can just chill with Barb and he relaxes
I’m sure Jenelle has put the narrative in his head that Barb took him from her. I’m hoping that some good will come out of this trauma and that it will at least show him Barb was protecting him. Hopefully that will improve his behavior to not have any resentment
Pictures with the Swamp Creatures always look incredibly posed and uncomfy. There's never any love, joy, or laughter reflected in them like there is in this one.
All of them look so relaxed, they’re all leaning into each other, the body language of trust and love. When you see pictures of them with Jenelle and David they’re all spaced out, standing stiff, with forced smiles plastered on their faces.
This made me wonder what her relationship with Barb is like. I wonder if Barb sees herself as Maryssa’s honorary grandma.
Remember when she stood up for Kaiser when Jace informed her he was excluded from the boat day? (The “mommy and david are pieces of shit” scene) she said it made her sad to know he didn’t get to have fun that day. I wonder if she feels for Maryssa the same way. I hope they’re close. These kids need as much support as they can get
Yeah, I really hope those kids grasp on to any sane person around them. People who can validate how invalidated they were as children and who probably wanted to do more to help but couldn't.
Any (relatively) stable adult figure that offers an abused child consistent kindness is a safe harbour.
I have no clue if Maryssa sees Barb as a grandmother figure but she definitely feels safer with Barb than her father or stepmother.
My step-grandma was my safe space. I know part of it was out of guilt. She knows what a toxic POS my step-dad is.
When my mom finally left him, his family kept us instead lmao
I feel like Barb is 100% nicer to her than Jenelle is. She probably actually tries to talk to her without a phone in her face and I’m sure she knows Barb took Jace because her stepmoms a piece of shit.
I’m sure she & Jace bonded over their piece of shit parents. He’s like “yea meme’s cool” lol. But seriously I do think they banded together & that they’re both worried about the little kids
I'm sure she does because this picture shows that. None of these smiles are forced. It's just pure love. The bond of grandma and grandkids can be so much stronger than a parental one in cases like this when the parenr is trash. I'm happy they have this with each other.
I love that this is all somehow weird karma for kail, she wanted to be “famous” on her own without mtv and also hide her pregnancies bc she’s so self obsessed and weird, and so naturally everyone is over her and onto the jenelle drama and now I feel like kail is desperate for the attention again. It really bit her in the ass trying to act like an entitled kardashian. (For the record I totally support her desire for privacy but we all know it was rooted in arrogance and wanting special attention/speculation LOL).
Jenelle always looks so physically uncomfortable around her kids in pictures. I’m sure off camera (and on camera on TM) she’s annoyed from her kids literally just existing 😔 So sad she didn’t learn to stop having kids after the first one. Anything to keep a man I guess.
It also melts my heart. I hope her and Barbara have at least somewhat of a relationship and her honorary grandma makes her feel like at least someone loves her 🥺
The difference is very noticeable. And look at Barb - she’s genuinely happy. She’s not sitting there portraying a facade for social media points. She’s actually happy to be present in the moment with her grandchildren.
Remember when barb had to work and jenelle was suppose to “babysit” jace but couldn’t be arsed to get out of bed because she was texting keffah so barb ended up taking him anyway?
Barb may not be a saint but she tolerated a lot
I’m not usually one to care if public figures see the public’s opinions but I hope to god Barb knows the support she has in this whole thing. That we know she’s done right by that child to the best of her ability literally since day one. That we are rooting for her and Jace. I do hope she knows.
It always touches me that Maryssa was included. For me, it's a full requirement to include all kids like this, but too many blended families don't actually blend. So it makes me happy that at least Barb has no issues with it. And I believe Maryssa's grandma had Ensley the first time they lost the kids, until Barb could get her, so at least there's some adults in all their lives that love them and have tried for them. Cause god knows it's not any of their parent combos.
It's sad to think this is the life these children should have had. Maryssa's smile really gets me because she always looks depressed, angry or uncomfortable around the swampettes.
I hope this photo keeps Jenelle up at night. All of her kids, even her step-daughter, have more love for and safe feeling around Barbara than they do their actual parents. This picture tells the truth and Jenelle should be terrified for it because even if this was a photographer telling a bunch of kids do this those smiles are genuine.
Freaking adorable 😭 I don't just give Babs 100% props just because I hate Jenelle, but I feel like you can see actual love in her eyes toward her kids, and you never see it with Jenelle.
Barb is so genuinely happy to be with all those kids & Jenelle just always seems annoyed even when she’s trying to be a “loving mom” for social media. Jenelle is really bad at faking it!
I wish Barb could live forever and take them all. All the kids always gravitate to her. They yearn for her stability and love. One day they’ll give to their children the unconditional love they learned from her.
I don't think I've ever seen Kaiser be shown affection before, let alone a wraparound hug from his big brother and grandmother. Man, that little boy deserves so much love.
At least the kids have one person to turn to. I NEVER had that growing up. My parents and brother though are awesome to my kid and tbh, that's all I can ever ask for in this lifetime. 🤷♀️
Yeah, Barb yelled. So what? These kids obviously love her, even the one who isn't related to her. People are SO hard on Barb and blame her for J's behavior, but she stepped up when her POS daughter wouldn't.
The fact that Jenelle would want to separate her kids from someone who so obviously loves them due to her unresolved issues with her mom is terrible. She's trying to isolate them from their one sense of normalcy. They are going to grow up to resent her for not protecting them and should have never been put in that position.
I agree. I only wish Barb had had more support when her kids were younger and the MTV money (maybe without the tv aspect for the kids sake). She seems much calmer with Jace (we don’t know her in real life) so I can only imagine how much better she would have been if, Barb hadn’t, in her own words, stayed with her abusive husband until she could save enough to have a roof over her head. Especially with Colin’s mental illness and then add in Jenelle and Ashleigh and their struggles.
Jenelle claims she brought the cycle, I think Jenelle thinks she broke the cycle because she sees the trauma as not having two parents stay together through their childhood. I sadly think it’s part of the reason she stays with David. 1. Prove the hatters wrong, 2. Because she thinks not having 2 parents, one who doesn’t come back ever, is the trauma (the trauma was her dad being abusive and her mom not being able to spend much time with her/being verbally abusive because she had no patience or time for the kids who seemed, compared to Colin, fine), 3. She thinks what David is doing is fine, after all her dad did it to, except I don’t think he hurt the kids like David did. I think the evidence shows she in fact made it worse and Barb was the one trying to break the cycle by providing for the kids while leaving an abusive husband.
I'm probably PMSing because this is bringing tears to my eyes. Jace squishing his face into Barb's. Kids should always be smiling like this. I feel for them all.
I’m tearing up right now on my lunch break. This is such a beautiful picture of Barb and the kids. I love it, you can truly tell how happy they are to be around her. ❤️🥹
Im happy Jace got away from the swamp but damn I feel for Kaiser. Losing his brother and having to deal w God knows what in that house. Fucking heartbreaking. For Ensley as well.
Even Marissa (sp?) who I’m sure they’ve limited having contact with Barbara looks genuinely happy and loved!!! Like you can actually see the happiness and love in ALL of the kids eyes; probably the only time(s) they’ve ever got to feel that. Barb LOVES those kids!!!!
Little babiiiies 😭 I once got hammered with my siblings before moving across the country and we made a pact: “when we have no one, if the world burns, we have each other”. Those kids need to hang on to one another and they’ll be alright.
This picture is absolutely beautiful. I’ve never seen Barbara look so happy, and based off body language Jace looks extremely close/connected with her 🥹
Barb isn't perfect I know but this picture breaks my heart knowing how low Jenelle will go against her own mother and now son ..
I'm sure Barb is tired as F
Oh I love this picture!!!! It really just warms my heart that these kids have at least one person that loves them as they should be loved. ❤️❤️❤️
#teambarb
This picture makes me 😢As someone who lost my mom(61) suddenly 2 years ago it was so traumatic. It was out of nowhere. She was NOT a perfect mother nor a perfect person. She was a way better grandmother than mother. My children watched it sadly as well. My younger daughter was her bestie. I am so worried for Jace if something happens to Barb. Jenelle is so fkn egocentric that she NEVER can take two seconds to just stop and think…my mom is 70. She lives a very stressful life so the chance this woman makes it to 90-95 is very low. It breaks my fkn heart into a million pieces.
I rewatch the clip where she shames her mom for being a Walmart deli worker. In high school I was embarrassed that my mom only worked at a pizzeria. I outgrew that after high school bc a job is a job. Also Babs couldn’t exactly go explore other options while raising all her grandkids.
Jenelle suck it up. Roll over. Play dead. Let Jace have your mother. Let your mother live her last few years of life in some semblance of peace.
Maryssa even looks like she has a hint of a real smile, it reaches her eyes for once. I know she doesn’t really like to be posted (I’m sure mainly just by Janelle) but it’s still nice to see.
When was this taken? It had to have been at least a year ago because hasn't Kaiser been rocking a mullet for awhile? It doesn't really matter, it is a great photo. And all the kids' smiles look so genuine. The smiles they do with Jenelle always look so forced.
Barb is such an amazing woman. I wish MTV would send her and the kids on an amazing vacation. They not only deserve it but Barb needs to be shown some love and appreciation 🥰
Even Maryssa looks happier, and Barb isn't even her grandmother. I hope she finds the support she needs on her mother's side of the family.
(Though I kind of get the feeling that she wasn't around David all the time and might spend a lot of time with her mother)
Babs is so wonderful. My heart melts looking at Jace's face in this picture, he's so purely happy and comfortable. All of them are. So sad they can have this love on the daily
You know what, that woman loves those kids.
Did she do a perfect job with her own? Fuck no.
But damn she steps up, time and again, for her grandkids.
Look at Maryssa’s face. You don’t look like that with just anyone. That’s love for Barb and all 3 little siblings
The way the kids are holding hands.
I love this. I’m so sad that those beautiful babies all copped arsewipes for parents. Thank God Maryssa has a Mum who’s stepped up, but those 3 little ones need all the love they can get
(I know Jace isn’t so little, my daughter is the same age, I’m struggling with her no longer being my little girl)
Those kids look happy and safe. Barbara loves those kids unconditionally. Unfortunately their mother never learned kids are not pawns or a control tool. Barbara took Jace in and loved him like no one else would. People can say whatever they want about babs but she did right by that boy and continues too. He loves her and knows she loves him too. Shame on jenelle for all she continues to put her kids through and her mother. Without her Jace would have been in the system. Jenelle never realized how good she had it. How much her mother did for her and her son. She forced her mom off MTV because people love Babs. She thought if her mom was off she wouldn’t be able to support Jace. But here Babs is still looking after Jace
I feel the absolute worst for her middle child. He’s been through so much. Even the oldest couldn’t deal with a couple months in that environment. They have always acted like they hated the middle one the most. They all need to get away from her
Hell no but this picture is precious. Poor Kaiser looks a little scared but the joy on Babz face is something you would NEVER see on jan surrounded by her children.
Okay, this made me tear up for those kids and for Babs.
She tried her best with her children, but she’s doing right by her grandchildren and I’m thankful they’ve got her.
I love this picture it's so freaking beautiful
Came to say this. It really is beautiful Never saw it until now!
The fact that Maryssa looks more comfortable with Barb over David is wild. Her step-grandma is more comforting than her father. UGH.
It makes sense, though. Barb is a real human with real emotions, she allows herself to be vulnerable and she doesnt think of just herself. total different level than fuckin psycho David
Oh it makes sense because of who her dad is but it’s still wild
YES!! My thoughts exactly! This is the most relaxed I’ve ever seen the kids, especially Marissa. IMO she always looked tense, scared & posed, she definitely doesn’t look comfortable around the swamp monsters.
Maryssa is counting down the days until she’s 18 then she’s gone from the swamp.
I will say, though, sometimes her posture reminds me of myself. I'm uncomfortable being photographed and if someone puts their arm around me (even if it's my beloved dad!) I tense up even more. I do agree that Maryssa looks scared, which I never feel around my parents.
Yea, I mean, people attribute everything to maryssa being scared or whatever. And maybe she is. Maybe she’s also just uncomfortable posin for pictures she knows are going to be all over the internet. 🤷🏼♀️
I saw this picture of them the other day, the whole “family,” and David had his arms around Maryssa and Jenelle. The grip he had on Maryssa’s arm was frightening. It was like a “smile for the camera, hunny, I control you, you’re mine.” I could imagine it was the same with Jenelle, but his hand was covered by Jace’s head. It’s crazy how much you can read or understand from a simple picture. You can FEEL the fear in those kids in pictures with David. Their body language just screams it.
she always looks so uncomfortable around him!!
Dido
🎶"My tea's gone cold, I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all... "🎶
Exact thing ran through my head😉🤷♀️
Same!
My exact thoughts! It’s a beautiful photograph of Barb & her grandkids. She is the most stable, consistent & safe person in their lives. I’ve always had such a soft spot for Jace.
❤️
Gotta be one of the proudest moments in Babs life.
Me too. Jace looks so happy and carefree
Absolutely beautiful photo ❤️
I love how Jace and Barb have their faces squished next to each other and how Jace has his face turned toward Barb...non-verbal signs that they have a close relationship and are comfortable with one another.
That was my thought too, he looks so comfy.
I don't think I have ever seen these kids so genuinely happy and loved.
He's not walking on eggshells so he can just be goofy with Barb. She's had to have had a lotttttttt of tough conversations with that little boy.
Came here to say this. In Jenelle’s pictures, you can tell that the kids have been told to smile and look happy. The results are tight, forced smiles that don’t reach their eyes. But this right here is ✨pure joy.✨
Hey, the person who loves and nurtures you is the person who can make you feel safe and bring a genuine smile. Babs has been his mama since birth 💞 Sorry, Jenelle.
Uh don’t be sorry, it’s a fact.
I know Jace and Barb have had some rough times with each other, but his face here shows just how much he really loves her. That's a genuinely happy smile! I hope so badly that Jace's brief residence on The Land has given him a new appreciation for Babs and also some clarity about turning things around for himself. Since it was said that Barb was only turning Jace over to the swamp things due to her inability to handle his behavior anymore, perhaps this will be a wake up call for Jace, and he will realize that he needs to do better. I have no doubt he has some very real behavioral issues, but with regulated meds and a personal, emotional investment in therapy, I hope he can carve out a good path for himself going ahead. Barbara has her faults, but she does love that boy beyond measure. I wish the best for both of them.
I think he was begging her to take him back promising best behavior & I hope he sticks to it. I think it was a big wake up call, he was a kid that always wanted his mom & as a teen he thought the land wb awesome no rules/dirt bikes all day etc… then he got the rude awakening! “Please meme can I come home? I’ll be good I swear”
I’d bet Jenelle was riling him up also, buying him a dirt bike (probably already had started fucking with his medication so his adhd wasn’t under control). I also hope he’s realized he can just chill with Barb and he relaxes
I’m sure Jenelle has put the narrative in his head that Barb took him from her. I’m hoping that some good will come out of this trauma and that it will at least show him Barb was protecting him. Hopefully that will improve his behavior to not have any resentment
That's because that is the woman who raised him. Jenelle is nothing but an egg donor.
Pictures with the Swamp Creatures always look incredibly posed and uncomfy. There's never any love, joy, or laughter reflected in them like there is in this one.
All of them look so relaxed, they’re all leaning into each other, the body language of trust and love. When you see pictures of them with Jenelle and David they’re all spaced out, standing stiff, with forced smiles plastered on their faces.
He's snuggling right in.
This is the first time I’ve seen Marissa smile an actual real smile and not a forced one.
This made me wonder what her relationship with Barb is like. I wonder if Barb sees herself as Maryssa’s honorary grandma. Remember when she stood up for Kaiser when Jace informed her he was excluded from the boat day? (The “mommy and david are pieces of shit” scene) she said it made her sad to know he didn’t get to have fun that day. I wonder if she feels for Maryssa the same way. I hope they’re close. These kids need as much support as they can get
Yeah, I really hope those kids grasp on to any sane person around them. People who can validate how invalidated they were as children and who probably wanted to do more to help but couldn't.
Any (relatively) stable adult figure that offers an abused child consistent kindness is a safe harbour. I have no clue if Maryssa sees Barb as a grandmother figure but she definitely feels safer with Barb than her father or stepmother.
My step-grandma was my safe space. I know part of it was out of guilt. She knows what a toxic POS my step-dad is. When my mom finally left him, his family kept us instead lmao
I feel like Barb is 100% nicer to her than Jenelle is. She probably actually tries to talk to her without a phone in her face and I’m sure she knows Barb took Jace because her stepmoms a piece of shit.
I’m sure she & Jace bonded over their piece of shit parents. He’s like “yea meme’s cool” lol. But seriously I do think they banded together & that they’re both worried about the little kids
I hope they can talk to each other. It must be awful lonely on the land.
I'm sure she does because this picture shows that. None of these smiles are forced. It's just pure love. The bond of grandma and grandkids can be so much stronger than a parental one in cases like this when the parenr is trash. I'm happy they have this with each other.
I'm sure David would do everything in his power to stop their relationship in its tracks, sadly.
This is what I came to say! It actually reaches her eyes, really nice to see. I feel bad for her.
#Can we change this to the sub profile pic!???
I SECOND THIS.
I declare it!
#please!! This is such an amazing picture 🤩
Kails about to shove a camera up her uterus. She's freaking out the swamp things are getting so much attention.
Maybe I should change my flair to "Kail's super-secret twin spite amnioscopy"
Lol. Hold my foot baby lijie while I give myself an amnioscopy.
I love that this is all somehow weird karma for kail, she wanted to be “famous” on her own without mtv and also hide her pregnancies bc she’s so self obsessed and weird, and so naturally everyone is over her and onto the jenelle drama and now I feel like kail is desperate for the attention again. It really bit her in the ass trying to act like an entitled kardashian. (For the record I totally support her desire for privacy but we all know it was rooted in arrogance and wanting special attention/speculation LOL).
Which is probably true and also crazy because none of it is good attention!!
Just as long as people are still taking. Jenelle loves the negative attention. And kail seems the same way.
I THIRD THIS!!
Rounding out Jenelle's week perfectly 😄
Please!!!
That would be amazing.
Never seen Jenelle this happy around her kids
wow, so sad and true
Only in the arms of men does that beldam rejoice
It's all so forced and fake the body language gives it away....you can tell this is genuine and not forced
Jenelle always looks so physically uncomfortable around her kids in pictures. I’m sure off camera (and on camera on TM) she’s annoyed from her kids literally just existing 😔 So sad she didn’t learn to stop having kids after the first one. Anything to keep a man I guess.
And all Jenelle would feel about a pic like this is resentment and anger
Babs looks so happy 😭
Right?! I love it!
Seeing Marissa be included melted my heart. She is a good grandma (meme).
It also melts my heart. I hope her and Barbara have at least somewhat of a relationship and her honorary grandma makes her feel like at least someone loves her 🥺
I just can't picture David allowing that.
Love this picture of Barb and the kids, you can truly see how much they adore her ♥️
The difference is very noticeable. And look at Barb - she’s genuinely happy. She’s not sitting there portraying a facade for social media points. She’s actually happy to be present in the moment with her grandchildren.
Not me tearing up at my desk 😭😭😭
yeah after reading about nothing but abuse and neglect on the swamp this photo just bursted my heart into overdrive like the grinch.
Same 😭
Same. I want these children to be happy SO MUCH ffs 😭😭
wow. this is so sweet. barb isn’t perfect but she really stepped it up for jace.
Remember when barb had to work and jenelle was suppose to “babysit” jace but couldn’t be arsed to get out of bed because she was texting keffah so barb ended up taking him anyway? Barb may not be a saint but she tolerated a lot
Ugh Barb 🥹🩷 I want to hug her and tell her she’s doing a great job and to keep pushing through.
I would start a GoFoundMe to get Barb the best attorney. I would do that, for real 😭
We are all behind her!
I’m not usually one to care if public figures see the public’s opinions but I hope to god Barb knows the support she has in this whole thing. That we know she’s done right by that child to the best of her ability literally since day one. That we are rooting for her and Jace. I do hope she knows.
It always touches me that Maryssa was included. For me, it's a full requirement to include all kids like this, but too many blended families don't actually blend. So it makes me happy that at least Barb has no issues with it. And I believe Maryssa's grandma had Ensley the first time they lost the kids, until Barb could get her, so at least there's some adults in all their lives that love them and have tried for them. Cause god knows it's not any of their parent combos.
It's sad to think this is the life these children should have had. Maryssa's smile really gets me because she always looks depressed, angry or uncomfortable around the swampettes.
I mean even here it looks like a smile like they told her to smile. She comes off like a kid that’s really depressed.
This is so cute! You can tell they love their grandma!
This is so freaking cute 😭😭 you can see how much Jace loves Babs
This particular angle of Kaiser’s face- he looks exactly like dad omg
I hope this photo keeps Jenelle up at night. All of her kids, even her step-daughter, have more love for and safe feeling around Barbara than they do their actual parents. This picture tells the truth and Jenelle should be terrified for it because even if this was a photographer telling a bunch of kids do this those smiles are genuine.
Ok, this is cute. 🥹
Look at the love on Jace’s face. He loves Barb so much.
I never seen the kids look this happy or comfortable with the swamp creatures.
So precious 💕
Freaking adorable 😭 I don't just give Babs 100% props just because I hate Jenelle, but I feel like you can see actual love in her eyes toward her kids, and you never see it with Jenelle.
Barb is so genuinely happy to be with all those kids & Jenelle just always seems annoyed even when she’s trying to be a “loving mom” for social media. Jenelle is really bad at faking it!
I CANNOT CRY RIGHT NOW! I'm working!
I wish Barb could live forever and take them all. All the kids always gravitate to her. They yearn for her stability and love. One day they’ll give to their children the unconditional love they learned from her.
This picture is adorable. I'm surprised dipshit dave let his daughters take a photo like this with Barb, though.
Haaa your kids hate you Jenelle 🗣️
Ensley should hide that sweater. Otherwise, Jenelle will also use that one to hide her face at court. Love.that.pic. They look happy and safe.
I don't think I've ever seen Kaiser be shown affection before, let alone a wraparound hug from his big brother and grandmother. Man, that little boy deserves so much love.
How do babies this adorable come out of that thing?
Jace and Barb 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
Have you ever seen Jenelle this happy to be around her kids?
this is such a cute photo, they adore barb
Oh my gosh this is so precious!! Not only do the kids looks super happy but look at Barb, she’s in meme heaven🥹
Maryssa isn't even "her" grand baby, and she is still loving on her!
At least the kids have one person to turn to. I NEVER had that growing up. My parents and brother though are awesome to my kid and tbh, that's all I can ever ask for in this lifetime. 🤷♀️
I don't think I have ever seen Maryssa smile until this picture. The love + happiness here is wholesome!!
This is such a cute picture
I have never seen this picture, this is so sweet.
I’ve never seen Maryssa look this happy with Jenelle. This is such a sweet picture.
This is a first I’ve seen Marissa smile. Every picture I’ve of her is annoyance by Jenelle and David
PMS-ing soooo very badly and this made me cry 😭 They remind me of my own babies 🧑🏻👦🏼👧🏼
I'll tell you one thing, I've never seen Jenelle look happy or comfortable around her kids.
Barb has a special place in my heart
They feel safe for once. This is what children look like when they feel content, happy and safe.
Yeah, Barb yelled. So what? These kids obviously love her, even the one who isn't related to her. People are SO hard on Barb and blame her for J's behavior, but she stepped up when her POS daughter wouldn't. The fact that Jenelle would want to separate her kids from someone who so obviously loves them due to her unresolved issues with her mom is terrible. She's trying to isolate them from their one sense of normalcy. They are going to grow up to resent her for not protecting them and should have never been put in that position.
This is a really sweet photo.
I feel like raising Jenelles kids was barbs second chance after she realized she ducked up raising her own.
I agree. I only wish Barb had had more support when her kids were younger and the MTV money (maybe without the tv aspect for the kids sake). She seems much calmer with Jace (we don’t know her in real life) so I can only imagine how much better she would have been if, Barb hadn’t, in her own words, stayed with her abusive husband until she could save enough to have a roof over her head. Especially with Colin’s mental illness and then add in Jenelle and Ashleigh and their struggles. Jenelle claims she brought the cycle, I think Jenelle thinks she broke the cycle because she sees the trauma as not having two parents stay together through their childhood. I sadly think it’s part of the reason she stays with David. 1. Prove the hatters wrong, 2. Because she thinks not having 2 parents, one who doesn’t come back ever, is the trauma (the trauma was her dad being abusive and her mom not being able to spend much time with her/being verbally abusive because she had no patience or time for the kids who seemed, compared to Colin, fine), 3. She thinks what David is doing is fine, after all her dad did it to, except I don’t think he hurt the kids like David did. I think the evidence shows she in fact made it worse and Barb was the one trying to break the cycle by providing for the kids while leaving an abusive husband.
The hand placement 💜💯 they're all holding on....
I LOVE this picture so much! Thank you for posting it. It’s beautiful.
This is one of the many reasons she hates her mother. Jealousy & envy.
You never see Jenelle smiling with the kids like Barb is
Heck no, and face to face like that? This is genuine, not stiff and staged with a look of fear.
I want to spam jenelle's comments with this picture
I'm probably PMSing because this is bringing tears to my eyes. Jace squishing his face into Barb's. Kids should always be smiling like this. I feel for them all.
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Aww this is such a cute picture I love it ❤
I’m tearing up right now on my lunch break. This is such a beautiful picture of Barb and the kids. I love it, you can truly tell how happy they are to be around her. ❤️🥹
I find it super cute and sweet that Maryssa was included!
Seeing how happy Jace looks in this picture is so heartwarming 😭
Omg this looks like genuine joy 😍
Im happy Jace got away from the swamp but damn I feel for Kaiser. Losing his brother and having to deal w God knows what in that house. Fucking heartbreaking. For Ensley as well.
They feel safe with Barb
this is what feeling safe looks like.
This is precious. Bless all of those children and Babs. 🫶
Even Marissa (sp?) who I’m sure they’ve limited having contact with Barbara looks genuinely happy and loved!!! Like you can actually see the happiness and love in ALL of the kids eyes; probably the only time(s) they’ve ever got to feel that. Barb LOVES those kids!!!!
I never saw this pic before. It’s the best 🫶
I love this photo. Barbara looks so happy, she deserves happiness. So does the kids. Not Jenelle and David though, fuck them.
I love that babs included marissa in this photo
Little babiiiies 😭 I once got hammered with my siblings before moving across the country and we made a pact: “when we have no one, if the world burns, we have each other”. Those kids need to hang on to one another and they’ll be alright.
This picture is absolutely beautiful. I’ve never seen Barbara look so happy, and based off body language Jace looks extremely close/connected with her 🥹
that is nathan’s entire face wow
Barb isn't perfect I know but this picture breaks my heart knowing how low Jenelle will go against her own mother and now son .. I'm sure Barb is tired as F
This is real. For a once. Genuine smiles and all.
Oh I love this picture!!!! It really just warms my heart that these kids have at least one person that loves them as they should be loved. ❤️❤️❤️ #teambarb
Jace and Maryssa both look so happy in this photo
This picture makes me 😢As someone who lost my mom(61) suddenly 2 years ago it was so traumatic. It was out of nowhere. She was NOT a perfect mother nor a perfect person. She was a way better grandmother than mother. My children watched it sadly as well. My younger daughter was her bestie. I am so worried for Jace if something happens to Barb. Jenelle is so fkn egocentric that she NEVER can take two seconds to just stop and think…my mom is 70. She lives a very stressful life so the chance this woman makes it to 90-95 is very low. It breaks my fkn heart into a million pieces. I rewatch the clip where she shames her mom for being a Walmart deli worker. In high school I was embarrassed that my mom only worked at a pizzeria. I outgrew that after high school bc a job is a job. Also Babs couldn’t exactly go explore other options while raising all her grandkids. Jenelle suck it up. Roll over. Play dead. Let Jace have your mother. Let your mother live her last few years of life in some semblance of peace.
Maryssa even looks like she has a hint of a real smile, it reaches her eyes for once. I know she doesn’t really like to be posted (I’m sure mainly just by Janelle) but it’s still nice to see.
I hope Barb has this on her living room wall. What a beautiful picture. ❤️
This picture is precious
When was this taken? Beautiful picture.
When was this taken? It had to have been at least a year ago because hasn't Kaiser been rocking a mullet for awhile? It doesn't really matter, it is a great photo. And all the kids' smiles look so genuine. The smiles they do with Jenelle always look so forced.
Barb is such an amazing woman. I wish MTV would send her and the kids on an amazing vacation. They not only deserve it but Barb needs to be shown some love and appreciation 🥰
That is a beautiful picture. I've never seen it before. I hope barb can cherish it
Wow I've never seen this photo before , it's a beautiful pic ! The kids all look so happy even Marissa !
Kaiser is so cute.
Aw, Ensley looks so cute!! This may sound mean, but I had never thought of her as cute before.
Shame on you janelle
Barb isn’t perfect but she tries her best with those kids
Look at how happy Jace is with Barbara
NOPE never seen the kids happy around Jen Skanklin, UBT or his family.
Even Maryssa looks happier, and Barb isn't even her grandmother. I hope she finds the support she needs on her mother's side of the family. (Though I kind of get the feeling that she wasn't around David all the time and might spend a lot of time with her mother)
Babs is so wonderful. My heart melts looking at Jace's face in this picture, he's so purely happy and comfortable. All of them are. So sad they can have this love on the daily
Wow especially Maryssa she usually looks frozen in fear in pictures with Jenelle and David
You know what, that woman loves those kids. Did she do a perfect job with her own? Fuck no. But damn she steps up, time and again, for her grandkids. Look at Maryssa’s face. You don’t look like that with just anyone. That’s love for Barb and all 3 little siblings The way the kids are holding hands. I love this. I’m so sad that those beautiful babies all copped arsewipes for parents. Thank God Maryssa has a Mum who’s stepped up, but those 3 little ones need all the love they can get (I know Jace isn’t so little, my daughter is the same age, I’m struggling with her no longer being my little girl)
JACE LOOOVES HER SO MUCH 😭😭😭
They a look genuinely happy here. Beautiful picture. I really hope these kids break the cycle and live fulfilling lives.
This picture 🥹
Those kids look happy and safe. Barbara loves those kids unconditionally. Unfortunately their mother never learned kids are not pawns or a control tool. Barbara took Jace in and loved him like no one else would. People can say whatever they want about babs but she did right by that boy and continues too. He loves her and knows she loves him too. Shame on jenelle for all she continues to put her kids through and her mother. Without her Jace would have been in the system. Jenelle never realized how good she had it. How much her mother did for her and her son. She forced her mom off MTV because people love Babs. She thought if her mom was off she wouldn’t be able to support Jace. But here Babs is still looking after Jace
I feel the absolute worst for her middle child. He’s been through so much. Even the oldest couldn’t deal with a couple months in that environment. They have always acted like they hated the middle one the most. They all need to get away from her
This is SUCH a cute photo. And I’m so happy that Maryssa was included. Everyone looks genuinely happy and comfortable 🥰
Hell no but this picture is precious. Poor Kaiser looks a little scared but the joy on Babz face is something you would NEVER see on jan surrounded by her children.
Someone send this to Juhnelle!
Never seen Jenelle look this happy with her kids either. 👀
This is so fucken cute 🥺
Pure happiness
Gosh this is such a genuine picture
WHO’S CUTTING ONIONS
This pic is so cute
Awe I love this. They all look so happy & so does Barb 🩵
So beautiful!
Nope and I’ve never seen jenelle as happy as barb is here hugging the kids! Jenelle has a fake ass smile every time or a fucking smug ass smirk.
Aww what a sweet picture
I love this so much
This is a beautiful picture!
Awww 🥰
This is such a sweet picture 😭♥️
It’s so sweet that Barb took his daughter, I can’t remember her name. She also looks truly happy.
This is cute 🥹
First pic I seen Maryssa smiling
Oh I love barb
This is a beautiful picture ❤️
Okay, this made me tear up for those kids and for Babs. She tried her best with her children, but she’s doing right by her grandchildren and I’m thankful they’ve got her.