TEEN Mom Amber Portwood has been slammed by fans for her late arrival at her daughter Leah's 13th birthday party.
The MTV star has been open about working on her relationship with her daughter, who she shares with her ex-Gary Shirley.
Fans had some thoughts about how the event played out on Tuesday's premiere of Teen Mom: The Next Chapter.
Early in the episode, Amber, 32, received a call from her baby daddy inviting her to celebrate their daughter's big day.
The mom-of-two accepted the offer and admitted she was "glad" that she was asked to attend, given her rocky relationship with the teenager.
Gary, 35, has primary custody of their daughter following Amber's prison stint in 2010 for domestic battery.
The Teen Mom OG alum has previously said that Leah has refused to accept her apology for all of her past mistakes.
The pair seemed to be working toward mending their bond as Gary claimed Leah was "fine" with her mother being at her birthday dinner.
However, Amber appeared to arrive late to the dinner as the rest of the family had already started eating.
Gary told his ex, "we saved you some meat and cheeses," while Leah offered her mother a piece of bread.
Amber thanked her daughter as she took a seat across from her.
The scene continued with the family singing "Happy Birthday" to the new teen, which Amber recorded from her cell phone.
Leah then opened her birthday present from her mother, which Amber explained was from her and her 4-year-old son, James, who she shares with her ex-Andrew Glennon.
The gift bag contained a "tree of life" necklace with Leah's birthstone and a scented candle.
Shortly after, Amber said she had to leave, and Leah hugged her before walking out the door.
The moment sparked comments from fans who took issue with Amber seemingly showing up late to the gathering.
"Amber shows up late, leaves early, and looks like she is about to cry the whole time - probably to bait somebody into asking 'what’s wrong?' It can never not be all about her. Poor Leah," one person wrote.
"Amber does this to Leah on her birthday every year. God forbid anyone else gets attention," remarked another.
"It also looked like she tried to leave without saying goodbye to Leah, then Leah went to her as she was opening the door," a third said about Amber's interaction with her daughter.
"The party was so childish & embarrassing and I love how MTV put her segments right between Cheyenne [Floyd]'s family getting shot at & Amber/Leah’s strained relationship," a fourth commented.
"She looked so uncomfortable. She probably was, but damn, it's always about Amber and never Leah," one more added.
Amber has had a challenging year as she recently lost custody of her toddler son to her ex-Andrew, 38, after a lengthy court battle.
The U.S. Sun exclusively revealed that James would be moving into his grandmother's $5million Malibu mansion with his father, miles away from Amber's Indiana home.
In the shocking ruling, obtained exclusively by The Sun, the custody judge wrote that several factors weighed into her decision to award Andrew sole custody over him and Amber's son James.
The judge zeroed in on Teen Mom star's latest book, So You're Crazy, Too? released just weeks before her and Andrew's final custody hearings.
In the judgment, she wrote that in the book Amber "discusses her significant history of substance abuse, her history of domestic violence, her volatile attitude and propensity for aggression, her extensive mental health issues, her belief that the in-patient facility she attended for anger management should have instead been for drug use.
"Her fear she will never have overnight parenting time with her son, that she finds herself canceling on her son more often than she would like, and the idea of getting off probation soon concerns her because she will be unwatched and unchecked," the judge concluded regarding her concerns about issues Amber addressed in her book.
Additionally, the judge mentioned the reality star's outbursts in the final stages of the case, which transpired earlier this year.
"Mother was often emotional during the deposition and had to leave the room on several occasions."
She also factored in Amber's behavior during the final hearing dates, which were in early March, and wrote in the judgment that "Mother demonstrated difficulty regulating her emotions at different points while testifying."
On Instagram, the TV personality responded to the ruling by sharing a white square with black text on it.
A statement on the post read: "I'm devastated and heartbroken by this outcome.
"I've worked so hard to better myself and improve my relationship with my children."
She continued: "While I've always been candid about my past substance abuse and issues with mental health, a person should have a chance to redeem themselves and not be tethered to their issues from the past."
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