Briana DeJesus took to social media this week to give an update on where things currently stand with her baby daddies, Luis Hernandez and Devoin Austin, and what the two men are doing to improve the relationships with their respective daughters.
As fans of ‘Teen Mom’ know, Briana shares seven-year-old Stella with Luis and 13-year-old Nova with Devoin. While Devoin has maintained a more-consistent presence in both Nova and Stella’s lives over the years, Briana confirmed this week that Luis is still involved in Stella’s life, albeit in a small capacity.
In a clip reposted by @teenmomshaderoom__ this week, Briana recorded herself opening a package that Luis sent for Stella’s recent birthday. Briana– who explained that she was planning to wrap the gifts before giving them to Stella– revealed to fans that Luis sent Stella two Billie Eilish perfumes that she had been wanting. After showing the gift to fans, Briana went on to talk about where Luis’s relationship with their daughter is at the moment.
“As far as their relationship goes, he hasn’t seen Stella in a few years,” she said. “She’s been in therapy for a little bit, they’ve been working on her talking about her feelings and how she feels about her dad and so on and so forth, and it’s been going really well.”
Briana shared that Luis has been “doing sessions” with Stella’s therapist and that Devoin has been doing the same thing with Nova’s therapist. Despite giving Luis credit for “taking baby steps,” Briana told fans that Stella still didn’t want to have her dad at her birthday this week. (She also admitted in the video that she doesn’t know where Luis is currently living, though she believes he’s in Florida– the same state where she and her kids live.)
“This is the third birthday that she doesn’t want him to come to, which I get, I understand,” Briana said, adding that Stella and Luis have been texting one another as of late, which Briana said was “a plus.”
While Luis’s texting relationship with Stella is “a good start” according to Briana, she admitted that she absolutely wishes their relationship was in a better place. However, Briana did give Luis credit for sending her money for Stella.
“I really do want him to be around and stuff like that, but it’s really up to him to put in that effort and Stella just needs to feel comfortable,” she added.
As for Devoin, though he’s been involved with Nova’s therapy sessions, Briana said he hasn’t seen their daughter in more than six months. (As fans of ‘Teen Mom’ may remember, Devoin moved from Florida to Michigan last year after accepting a job.)
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“They do text, they do FaceTime,” she said. “He does send money [and] he’s been doing some sessions with her therapist to work on having a better relationship with Nova, so it’s been pretty positive. Do I wish he came down to see her a bit more? Yes. But this is just what it is for the moment.”
Briana went on to tell fans that over time, she’s learned to accept her children’s fathers for who they are, while still holding them accountable for their shortcomings– or as she put it, “still call out s**t” when she feels like it’s “half-assed.”
“ … I feel like I’ve always done that and that will never change,” Briana said. “But I’ve just learned how to pick and choose my battles now and what’s really important and just focus on me being a mom and doing the best that I can do.”
Later in the video, Briana told fans that both of her baby daddies are employed, with Luis working in aviation and Devoin working in the automotive industry.
“Two very good careers, I’m very proud of them for dealing through all the ‘Teen Mom’ bulls**t and being able to pull themselves out of the dark … ,” she said.
Watch Briana’s baby daddy update below.
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