Mama June Shannon was preparing for the worst as her daughter Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell battled cancer.
In a preview ahead of Friday’s episode of “Mama June: Family Crisis,” the Shannon family matriarch is seen discussing the potential of caring for Anna’s oldest child, Kaitlyn Elizabeth, if she passes away from her stage 4 cancer diagnosis.
Mama June Shannon Expected Kaitlyn In Her Care If Anna Died
Within the episode, which was filmed before Anna died from cancer last December, Mama June disclosed her and her husband Justin Stroud’s plans to maneuver to Georgia to be near Anna and her children during breakfast together with her mother-in-law Roxanna.
While admitting that it was a difficult topic to debate, Mama June claimed that “when that point does come, like each time Anna was to pass away, Eldridge [Toney] has told all of us that he’s not going to have the ability to handle [raising her kids]. So, like, I would like to have the ability to have that place to be like, ‘Okay, you may come here.’”
She then shared that Anna was yet to “have her f——g affairs so as” before revealing that custody of Anna’s youngest daughter, Kylee, would mechanically go to her father. Meanwhile, the situation with Kaitlyn remained uncertain as Eldridge has expressed reluctance to tackle that responsibility.
Despite Eldridge’s reluctance, Anna hoped he would “adopt Kaitlyn.” Nevertheless, as Mama June declared, “When it comes about to go do this… There’s at all times like — form of prefer it’s brushed off.” The truth star’s husband backed her up, saying, “It’s going to be a multitude on the subject of that child.”
The thought of that messiness most definitely prompted Stroud to precise doubts about adequately caring for the 12-year-old when his mother asked if he and Mama June were ready for it.
The couple discussed it further in a joint confessional when Mama June tells her man that, given Anna’s situation, they could find yourself raising Kaitlyn. Stroud responded, “You realize I’m going to be here and do what I want to do to lift that little girl, but she has to get paperwork and make it legal.”
To that, Mama June explained that giving up parental rights to a toddler shouldn’t be a simple thing to do. In the following scene, she informs her husband and his mother that determining custody is probably going difficult for Anna to simply accept. In her words:
“At that time, it’s going to turn into real to her. She’s not going to have the ability to see her graduate; she’s not this. She’s not going to see her turn 18 like that’s her realizing, ‘F—, that is true. That is my destination.’”
Mama June Asked The Court To Dismiss Her Ex-Son-In-Law’s Custody Request
Apart from stressing over assuming custody of her granddaughter, Mama June has also been in court asking that the custody case brought by her late daughter’s ex, Michael Cardwell, be thrown out.
As reported by The Blast, the previous “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” star claimed that Michael was abusive to Anna after they were together. She asserted that Michael often physically hurt Anna “and the kid, and it will not be within the child’s best interests to be in [Michael’s] care and control.”
She also argued that Kylee often only visited Michael if Kaitlyn accompanied her. Michael’s lawyer, Donald Lewis Roberts, promptly rejected the accusations, declaring:
“Michael denies these allegations. That is the primary time that any of those allegations have been made against him. He and Anna had a fantastic relationship after they were married and easily separated because of differences in opinions and personalities.”
Moreover, Roberts elaborated that Michael and Anna were capable of get along throughout the divorce and maintained a great relationship together with her ex’s family. After noting that the previous lovebirds at all times prioritized their children, the lawyer expressed:
“We’ll see what proof Ms. Shannon has for most of these claims, these very serious claims, to make on any individual — if she has any proof in any respect.”
