Why yes, I am a millennial in my early 20s who loves her MTV.
I love watching my trash reality shows, but there's something about Teen Mom that has always drawn me in.
I've watched Teen Mom OG and Teen Mom 2 since the girls were on 16 and Pregnant. The ones I always loved and paid the closest attention to were Catelynn & Tyler, Maci, and Chelsea. For some reason, these girls seemed like they always had it a little bit more together than the rest.
These are my three of my favorite Teen Mom girls, ranked.
1. Maci Bookout McKinney
Maci to me was always my favorite, since day one. She always had a solid family, a good support system and took on this being pregnant at sixteen thing head on.
She never let anything get in the way, and even though Ryan isn't exactly the most present dad whose dealt with his own demons (see season six when MacKenzie and Ryan are driving to get legally married and he's dozing off while driving because of his Xanax addiction), but he's gone to rehab but we'll see how well he really does out of treatment. She has the cutest son (Bentley) and even though Ryan is Ryan, his parents have definitely stepped up to the plate for being the second parent in a sense and grandparents.
She has had her issues with Jen and Larry, but for the most part they're on her side with things, and with Ryan's wife Mackenzie, it sure hasn't been easy, since she's seemed to be a slippery snake. Regardless, she's married a great guy Taylor and keeps having ADORABLE children (Jayde and Maverick). S
he's my favorite because of her attitude about life, how she keeps her shit together, and how she is just the coolest chick on the show.
2. Chelsea Houska DeBoer
Chelsea, like Maci, comes from a really good family and has a great support system. Even though Adam might just be the worst baby daddy out of all the dads on both shows, but she's been through it all with Adam. From him basically saying Aubree was a mistake, it was Chelsea, Aubree and her parents and friends who helped her, and Adam's parents from time to time have helped out as well, since Chelsea didn't and still doesn't trust Adam.
She barely dated, if at all until Cole came around. Cole DeBoer is basically the knight in shining armor, who Chelsea knew that he's who she's been waiting for. He came in and completely played the step-dad role from day one, he loves Aubree and vise versa.
There isn't anyone better who you could have come into their lives, and basically Cole is the closest thing to Aubree's father, since hers isn't present. Cole and Chelsea now have their son, Watson, whose SUCH A CUTE BABY.
Chelsea, always will support you girl. You waited it out, built a great life with your daughter and now you added two more.
3. Catelynn & Tyler Baltierra
Cate & Tyler have always been my favorite couple, for a few reasons. They knew that when they got pregnant young that they couldn't raise that child in their environments, with Catelynn's mom being an abusive alcoholic, and Tyler's dad being a drug addict who still struggles with his demons (Tyler's dad and Cate's mom were together at this point, but that ended when Butch hit April, and he was sent back to Prison).
They found their adoptive parents, Brandon and Theresa, who agreed to an open adoption with them, so they could still visit Carly and check up on her from time to time, to see how she's doing. Catelynn definitely still struggles with it, since having their adorable daughter Nova, it's almost like she wishes she didn't have to give up Carly, but she knows she's where she needs to be.
Tyler keeps strong with dealing with a dad that's been in and out of prison his whole life, but having an extremely supportive mom, Kim, who always helped them both along the way. But, they now have a great life with their daughter, Nova, flipping really cute houses and having a cute kids clothing line.
This doesn't mean I don't like the other girls (except Farrah and Briana), these three have always just been my favorites. Keep on keepin' on, girls.