{"id":214826,"date":"2026-01-05T13:59:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/05\/catelynn-lowell-is-not-okay-clings-to-hope-of-seeing-carly\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T13:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T13:59:27","slug":"catelynn-lowell-is-not-okay-clings-to-hope-of-seeing-carly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/05\/catelynn-lowell-is-not-okay-clings-to-hope-of-seeing-carly\/","title":{"rendered":"Catelynn Lowell is &#8216;Not Okay&#8217; &#038; Clings to Hope of Seeing Carly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Catelynn Lowell is setting the tone for 2026. <\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s sounding a lot like how the <em>Teen Mom <\/em>star spent 2025: lamenting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/04\/catelynn-lowell-tyler-baltierra-taken-advantage-of\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Carly\u2019s adoption<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This time, however, she\u2019s not talking about the past \u2014 but about the future.<\/p>\n<p>The hope of making contact with an adult Carly in just a couple of years is, at times, all that keeps her going.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/teen-moms-catelynn-lowell-tyler-930457055.webp\" alt=\"Tyler and Catelynn on a couch\" class=\"wp-image-508906 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/teen-moms-catelynn-lowell-tyler-930457055.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/teen-moms-catelynn-lowell-tyler-930457055-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/teen-moms-catelynn-lowell-tyler-930457055-768x429.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/09\/teen-moms-catelynn-lowell-tyler-930457055.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Long-lasting couple Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra appear here on an episode of Teen Mom.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (MTV)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-catelynn-lowell-is-holding-on-to-hope\">Catelynn Lowell is holding on to hope<\/h2>\n<p>Over the first weekend of 2026, Catelynn Lowell took to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@catebaltierra\/video\/7591267554371341599\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TikTok<\/a> page to share that she is \u201cnot okay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome days I\u2019m okay for the most part,\u201d she began her caption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen others I am flooded with emotions, what\u2019s ifs, and guilt,\u201d Catelynn wrote.<\/p>\n<p>As for the video itself, it is a montage of photos featuring Carly, starting on the day of her birth.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, it is not a very long montage. Catelynn only has so many photos of her and Tyler\u2019s firstborn. That is, from her perspective, part of the whole problem.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@catebaltierra\/video\/7591267554371341599\" data-video-id=\"7591267554371341599\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@catebaltierra\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@catebaltierra?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@catebaltierra<\/a> Somedays I\u2019m okay for the most part\u2026 Then others I am flooded with emotions, what\u2019s ifs and guilt\u2026 I don\u2019t think people understand that this pain and sorrow never goes away. The missing and wanting to know never fades\u2026 I wouldn\u2019t wish this type of sadness and grief on my worst enemies. I guess I just hold onto the hope. The hope that maybe one day, we will all be able to have a conversation when she\u2019s grown\u2026 the hope is the only thing that gets me through right now. <a title=\"relinquishment\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/relinquishment?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#relinquishment<\/a> <a title=\"ptsd\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/ptsd?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#ptsd<\/a> <a title=\"grief\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/grief?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#grief<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c I Am Not Okay - Jelly Roll\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/I-Am-Not-Okay-7377114053648370478?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c I Am Not Okay \u2013 Jelly Roll<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think people understand that this pain and sorrow never goes away,\u201d she lamented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe missing and wanting to know never fades,\u201d Catelynn then expressed.<\/p>\n<p>She assured: \u201cI wouldn\u2019t wish this type of sadness and grief on my worst enemies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As she continued, Catelynn suggested: \u201cI guess I just hold onto the hope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She explained: \u201cThe hope that maybe one day, we will all be able to have a conversation when she\u2019s grown.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0105_catelynnlowell_tiktok_01-1024x486.png\" alt=\"A TikTok caption by Catelynn Lowell.\" class=\"wp-image-544199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0105_catelynnlowell_tiktok_01-1024x486.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0105_catelynnlowell_tiktok_01-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0105_catelynnlowell_tiktok_01-768x364.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0105_catelynnlowell_tiktok_01-960x455.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0105_catelynnlowell_tiktok_01.png 1031w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0105_catelynnlowell_tiktok_01-1024x486.png\" alt=\"A TikTok caption by Catelynn Lowell.\" class=\"wp-image-544199 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0105_catelynnlowell_tiktok_01-1024x486.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0105_catelynnlowell_tiktok_01-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0105_catelynnlowell_tiktok_01-768x364.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0105_catelynnlowell_tiktok_01-960x455.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0105_catelynnlowell_tiktok_01.png 1031w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0105_catelynnlowell_tiktok_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In her caption on TikTok, Catelynn Lowell expressed how she is feeling just days into 2026. Hope sometimes feels like all that she has.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: TikTok)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-she-hopes-to-one-day-hear-from-carly-even-if-she-has-to-wait-for-carly-to-turn-18\">She hopes to one day hear from Carly, even if she has to wait for Carly to turn 18<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe hope is the only thing that gets me through right now,\u201d Catelynn Lowell admitted.<\/p>\n<p>She also included three tags: \u201c#relinquishment\u00a0#ptsd\u00a0#grief.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her words make it clear that she is holding onto the idea that, one day, Carly will choose to reconnect with her and Tyler.<\/p>\n<p>Brandon and Teresa Davis cut off communications with the couple.<\/p>\n<p>Carly is 16. She was born in May of 2009. It won\u2019t even be a year and a half before she\u2019s a legal adult and can make her own choices.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/10\/catelynn-on-season-8.jpg\" alt=\"Catelynn on Season 8\" class=\"wp-image-310945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/10\/catelynn-on-season-8.jpg 634w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/10\/catelynn-on-season-8-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/10\/catelynn-on-season-8-335x256.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/10\/catelynn-on-season-8-347x265.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/10\/catelynn-on-season-8-520x398.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/10\/catelynn-on-season-8.jpg\" alt=\"Catelynn on Season 8\" class=\"wp-image-310945 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/10\/catelynn-on-season-8.jpg 634w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/10\/catelynn-on-season-8-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/10\/catelynn-on-season-8-335x256.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/10\/catelynn-on-season-8-347x265.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/10\/catelynn-on-season-8-520x398.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/10\/catelynn-on-season-8.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On Season 8 of Teen Mom OG, Catelynn has just gotten out of rehab and she is working to save her marriage.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (MTV)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Davis family is <em>very<\/em> polarizing for <em>Teen Mom<\/em> fans. One of their defenders, however, took to the comments to argue with Catelynn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf she chooses to reach out to you someday then that\u2019s a bonus and, if not, you have to know that the decision you made for her at birth was the right one for all involved,\u201d the commenter suggested.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgree with what you say,\u201d Catelynn began in her reply. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I don\u2019t think people know the full impact it has on the birth parents for their lives,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>Catelynn then affirmed: \u201cIt will all be up to her and I\u2019m okay with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/were-gonna-separate.jpg\" alt=\"We're Gonna Separate\" class=\"wp-image-316231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/were-gonna-separate.jpg 634w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/were-gonna-separate-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/were-gonna-separate-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/were-gonna-separate-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/were-gonna-separate-335x189.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/were-gonna-separate-347x195.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/were-gonna-separate-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"357\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/were-gonna-separate.jpg\" alt=\"We're Gonna Separate\" class=\"wp-image-316231 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/were-gonna-separate.jpg 634w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/were-gonna-separate-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/were-gonna-separate-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/were-gonna-separate-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/were-gonna-separate-335x189.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/were-gonna-separate-347x195.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/were-gonna-separate-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/were-gonna-separate.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Catelynn and Tyler talk about plans for a trial separation in this scene from Teen Mom OG.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (MTV)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some adoptees feel a powerful urge in early adulthood to make contact with a birth parent. This can mean wanting answers or simply wanting to connect with more family.<\/p>\n<p>Carly likely has all of the answers that she needs. She\u2019s 16 years old \u2014 obviously much too young to be a parent. <\/p>\n<p>It is possible that she will want to form a relationship with Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra when she is an adult.<\/p>\n<p>That said, it is also possible that she will not. And, if so, it could be as much because of how her birth parents have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/catelynn-lowell-tyler-baltierra-defend-scandal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">conducted themselves<\/a> as it is about anything that Brandon and Teresa have or haven\u2019t said.<\/p>\n<p>Carly deserves her best chance at life, and has a right to decide for herself who is and is not part of her family.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/catelynn-lowell-adoption-pain-and-sorrow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 4 minutes Catelynn Lowell is setting the tone for 2026. And it\u2019s sounding a lot like how the Teen Mom star spent 2025: lamenting Carly\u2019s adoption. This time, however, she\u2019s not talking about the past \u2014 but about the future. The hope of making contact with an adult Carly in just a couple [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":214827,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-214826","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214826"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214826\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}