How old is honey boo boo mother

While Alana revealed that she is currently working on her relationship with her mother, she said she is proud of herself for how far she has come. The Beach Ball made its debut as the final wildcard contestant of the season but received the lowest votes and host Nick Cannon, 40, revealed they would be sent home. Meanwhile, June told the judges: "I was in my addiction. I was away from my kids for two years.

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All rights reserved. Close Sign in. Amid discourse on how we talk about teenage girls , particularly those who have a level of cultural presence and celebrity power that renders it too easy to think of them as icons or examples rather than human beings, is Alana. Along with it came commentary on the child at the center of it all, who was widely considered too loud and twangy , too obnoxious , and just too much. The coverage was so intense, it eventually fell out of cultural consciousness that the reality-television careers of an entire family were launched by someone who was, at the time, a child.

Someone whose phrases and mannerisms including those seemingly informed by racist stereotypes of Black women [though Alana refutes this] are documented forever. They permeated popular culture to the extent that people forget this young adult has a real first name. Alana, who is easygoing and calm on the set of her photo shoot. Those catchphrases, she says, "were definitely Honey Boo Boo days, for sure.

This Alana is still a reality-TV personality — though recent iterations focus more on her mother and family at large than on Alana herself. When audiences freeze-frame her as the little kid who became a public figure before she was in elementary school, it situates Alana as a character amid a messy narrative, not a teenager whose formative years — and the trauma within them — have played out in front of cameras.

The family used to be together all the time, not just for filming, but for frequent family dinners. Forgiveness was one part of beginning to mend the relationship with her mom, but the other was her mother admitting her actions were wrong. It's something I'd wish on nobody, for real. More importantly, she makes feeling comfortable with herself a priority, despite how today's social media economy breeds comparison. But I do not care. As long as I like myself, I'm good.

Going from taking care of a child to caring for a teenager has been an adjustment, as well. Pumpkin even revealed that being a "sister mom" is difficult and at the end of the day, Honey Boo Boo still needs her actual mom. Despite the damage that has been done, the family still has hopes to one day reunite, according to In Touch Weekly.