Teen Mom’s Jo Rivera shops with son Issac, 12, in rare video after ex Kailyn Lowry shaded his relationship with preteen
AMID drama with ex Kailyn Lowry, Teen Mom dad Jo Rivera is seen on a shopping spree with son Isaac in a rare social media video.
The Pennsylvania native and her ex welcomed the boy while still in high school.
On Saturday, Jo’s wife Vee Rivera shared a series of videos to her Instagram Story documenting a family shopping trip.
She recorded as her hubby and stepson Isaac, 12, browsed the racks at a clothing store.
Vee zoomed in on a colorful pair of shorts as she joked with Isaac about buying them and he laughed, suggesting they would be better for sister ViVi.
In a second recording, Jo was seen pulling clothes for his son.
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Vee was heard saying: “Dad knows what you like,” and praising his choices.
The video continued in another slide, with Jo asking: “Would you be down for this?”
He held up a textured white shirt, showing off the material for his son.
Jo’s mom then comes into frame, holding up a tiny shirt for a baby as she joked about buying it for Isaac.
Vee gave fans yet another glimpse at Isaac, posing a photo of him holding up a peace sign as he carried a bag of his purchases.
She stuck a sticker on the Instagram Story photo, which reads: “Hello handsome.”
BABY MAMA DRAMA
Back in January, Kailyn – who co-hosts a podcast with Vee – threw shade at her ex-boyfriend over his relationship with Isaac.
She made the comment during an Instagram Q&A with fans.
One fan inquired: “Why do you think you’re closer to Javi [Marroquin] as a co-parent than Jo?”
The mom of four appeared to slam her first baby daddy.
She replied to the question: “We are equally investing in what [our son] Linc does. I respect how hands-on Javi is.”
The slide was posted to Reddit, where critics dissected her answer, with many bashing her.
One user reasoned: “Javi has no boundaries, Jo does and Chris [Lopez] rejects her.”
A second wrote: “Her concept of a hands-on parent is getting involved in sports activities I don’t think she recognizes being emotionally available as parenting.
“Also last years Chris was the best now he is not available to her anymore so Javi is dad of the year, let’s see for how long.”
A third Kailyn critic suggested: “Jo has shown himself to be a hands-on parent, he was even willing to be hands-on with baby Lincoln to help out his ex and her new husband, despite the fact they were awful to him at just about every chance they got.”
SHADY EX
Kailyn and Jo have had a rocky relationship for some time, vacillating between good and less so.
While hosting another Q&A, a follower asked: “How come you’re always with Javi but don’t talk about your other kids’ dads?”
The MTV star replied: “I don’t talk to the other two much at all. Javi is so involved and hands-on with his kids and so am I.”
In the snapshot, Javi, 28, and the TV star posed with their son Lincoln, eight, in front of the Sugar Factory.
In the next Story, another fan asked: “I thought you and Jo were cool?”
Kailyn answered: “There’s no beef. We just don’t talk unless we have to.”
users were not keen on Kailyn’s remarks towards Isaac’s father.
One fan said: “At least call her out on it. If Vee started standing up for Jo, Kailyn might be less inclined to take every opportunity to fire shots.”
Another mentioned: “I think it’s safe to say that Jo is a hands-on Dad and he always has had Isaac’s best interests at heart.”
PODCAST PROBLEMS
Kailyn’s relationship with Vee has also evolved through the years.
During a recent episode of Teen Mom 2, the reality star confided in Leah Messer, who she recently fell out with, about some serious drama between her and Jo’s wife.
She said in a voiceover: “I’m still getting used to having cameras around again, and on top of that I just found out something about Vee that’s really upsetting.”
She then sat down with Leah via video chat, revealing: “Really quickly just wanted to give you a little backstory on Vee.
“Basically what happened was, like, a couple months ago Javi and I got into a huge fight and he didn’t want me talking about him on my podcast with Vee and he basically alluded to her being deceitful.”
She went on: “So I texted her and Javi in a group text and I said whatever it is, like, lay it all out there. So Vee comes into my office and she’s like, you know, I told Javi about your pregnancy with Lux.
“Javi told me that back four years ago, Vee hit him up on social media and was like, ‘I’m tired of you looking stupid, I’ll tell you everything. Let’s meet up.’ So they met up in Target parking lot in the night and she told him about Lux.
“She didn’t just leak my pregnancy she told him – which is a complete lie – that my miscarriage with him may not have been his.”
Kailyn added: “But I never cheated on him and that was a planned pregnancy, so for her to place doubt in his mind I just felt like that, to me, that part was unforgivable because up until this day Javi will say I don’t even know if that baby was mine.”
She shared with Leah that she and Vee chatted via text about the situation.
They aired out their grievances and exchanged apologies.
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While she didn’t reveal the resolution to the conflict in the Teen Mom 2 episode, it appears to have all worked out.
Kailyn and Vee continue to host the Baby Mamas No Drama podcast together and appear generally chummy.
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