If you watch Teen Mom 2 online, then you know Jenelle Evans isn’t likely to be nominated for any mother of the year awards anytime soon.
Of course, despite the many, many (many) valid criticisms of Jenelle’s parenting that TM2 fans have shared online over the year, over-zealous concern-trolls still feel the need to dig deep in their ongoing effort to tear apart literally everything Jenelle does:
Ms. Evans posted the above photo to Instagram yesterday, along with a caption reading:
“I’m pretty convinced my babies will always be water babies. Fine by me.”
In the interest of scoring some sweet, sweet family photo bucks, Evans added:
“My little man is always safe in his #PuddleJumper.”
And that’s what made her social media followers go off:
“No he’s not…That will not safe his life. That’s for kids learning to swim,” wrote one “fan.”
Remarkably, rather than just ignoring the remark, Jenelle decided to take the bait and jump right into bottom-feeder-infested waters.
“It’s Coast Guard Certified and actually has a weight limit on it. This keeps Kaiser up float on his back above water,” she replied, insisting that she’d “done her homework” on the Puddle Jumper.
From there, Evans supporters (a rare breed, but they’re out there) jumped into the fray to get the Carolina Hurricane’s back:
“Yeah it would. And plus, it’s a little river and he’s not alone,” wrote one.
“Hun, My children own them, and a ‘little river’ has a very strong current. If he went down, he’d go under in a heartbeat.”
Sigh. The remarkable thing is this isn’t even the first time Jenelle’s use of the Puddle Jumper has come under fire this summer.
To be honest, we’re not up on our Myrtle Beach maritime law (totes slept through that class in college), but if the kid is well supervised by grownups and is wearing some sort of flotation device, we think he’s probably safe.
More importantly, when it comes to Jenelle you’ve gotta pick your battles.
Focus on the times she ditches her kids to go on spring break, not the times she actually takes them on vacations.
