For this week, Cate does a rare solo Q&A session, also recapping the current sickness sweeping through the Baltierra household. She delves deep into her 17-year journey with Teen Mom, providing some behind-the-scenes insight of reality TV production and reflecting on the impact of documenting their open adoption journey. Cate also hints at an upcoming project for MTV/Paramount that has them heading out to record in the coming weeks!

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Cate & Ty dive into listener questions, tackling some personal topics such as whether Cate considered abortion when she found out she was pregnant. Her and Ty talk about the fear and panic surrounding an unplanned pregnancy at sixteen, emphasizing the importance of an educated decision when facing a crisis pregnancy. They also provide an update on their relationship with adoption facilitator Dawn, and discuss the complex state of their open adoption with their daughter Carly. Cate & Ty address the leaked photos of Carly, discussing the irony of being vilified for sharing their story while others now break privacy boundaries.

Lastly, they share updates on their current relationships with their own parents, including maintaining a healthy and safe environment for their family. They discuss their own relationship and how they've worked to have a strong partnership but have never considered the work "hard"

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​C​ate & Ty are in downtown Detroit​ for today, ​feeling ​"old and lame" after staying up until 5am.​ They talk about the struggles of getting older, ​t​heir mutual love for the "Irish Goodbye" and ​how Tyler​ doesn't like it when plans are altered. ​Things get serious ​w​hen Cate asks about the impact of Tyler’s absent father, whose life was defined by addiction and time in prison. Tyler shares his earliest childhood memory—being a toddler and waking up to the flashlights of bounty hunters outside their trailer. He also reflects on the challenge of having to "burn down the fantasy" of an idealized dad and how the lack of a male role model ultimately shaped him into the dad and husband he is today.​ Lastly, Cate reads some Anonymous Secrets, and one in particular hits close to home.

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