In the celestial theater of reality television, two star-crossed figures have been navigating the dramatic fallout of their past—a past that still haunts them nearly two decades later. Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra, famed faces of Teen Mom, are unraveling their feelings about putting their firstborn, Carly, up for adoption. As if caught in a cosmic loop, their reflections seem to intensify, transforming their narratives into a cautionary tale against adoption itself. But what is it about the stars today that has them feeling more regretful than ever? As the moon wanes, perhaps their emotional tides are pulling them into deeper waters of contemplation. How do we reckon with choices made under pressure, especially when the adults surrounding us—much like planets in alignment—fail to support us in our darkest moments? Join me as we explore their compelling journey of reflection, rage, and the quest for healing in the aftermath of a decision that still resonates with heartache today.
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If you’re a Teen Mom viewer, then you probably know that Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra have regrets about putting their first child up for adoption.
In fact, it’s pretty much all they talk about these days.
Yes, a full 17 years after Carly landed with a loving family, Tyler and Catelynn are still so aggrieved that they’re starting to sound like the world’s first anti-adoption advocates.


Tyler appeared on the “Cake For Dinner” podcast this week, where he continued to fume about the fact that no one prevented him and Catelynn from placing Carly up for adoption.
“At the age that I am now, I look back and it’s hard not to get angry a little bit,” he said.
“It’s hard not to be like, ‘Where were people?’”
Yes, Tyler appears to have shifted the focus of his anger from Carly’s parents to the adults who were in his life at the time of the adoption.
“I can’t imagine not being in that hospital room, even going through what [Catelynn] went through,” he said.
“Like, where was everybody? How dare they not be there for her in the way that she needed. And not only our parents but everybody involved: the adoption agency, everybody. Honestly, we were listening to all these adults and you have this poor girl– child— in crisis…,” he continued, adding:
“I look back and am just like, ‘Where was the support?’ This [adoption] was so unnecessary.”
As The Ashley’s Reality Roundup reports, there’s footage of Carly’s delivery, and both Catelynn and Tyler’s parents were present in the delivery room.
Of course, those parents were not always very supportive, and Tyler could have been speaking metaphorically.
Whatever the case, Tyler says the whole experience has left him wary of the adoption process.
“That’s why my position is kind of like, I just want to prevent every unnecessary adoption,” he said.
“That should be everyone’s goal. We shouldn’t want more babies that need to be adopted. As a society, we should be like, ‘What’s going on?’”
We understand that Tyler is deeply wounded by his limited contact with Carly. But someone should tell him that lashing out at the concept of adoption is not a good look.
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