At this point, quite a few people have claimed that Teen Mom 2’s David Eason is abusive to the people around him.
We’ve heard it in court documents from his exes, from Jenelle Evans’ family, and even from Jenelle herself.
One of the most heartbreaking stories – probably the most – about David’s alleged violence happened last year.
That’s when Jenelle’s ex, Nathan Griffith, had Kaiser, the son he shares with the MTV star, for the weekend.
After discovering bruises on the young child’s backside, he refused to hand the boy back over to Jenelle.
It was a great big mess, we’ll review the details in a moment, but right now, let’s get into the new part of the story.
Which is that Nathan has finally shared photos of what he claims David did to Kaiser during that fateful time.
And they are simply heartbreaking.
UPDATE: In a brutal and truly shocking response, David accused Nathan of raping a 10-year-old. [Story developing.]
Such a Sad Story
As sad as it is to think about, sometimes it feels like poor, sweet little Kaiser never had a chance, doesn’t it?
Awww
Jenelle got pregnant with him shortly after she began dating Nathan — like, she got pregnant so fast that she wasn’t sure if she was actually pregnant or if her pregnancy test was positive because she’d been pregnant a little while before and she’d had an abortion.
Bad News
Jenelle and Nathan were never great for each other, although he didn’t get her into heroin, so that’s cool. Mostly they fought a lot and said horrible things to each other.
So Long, Nate
They broke up in 2016, and very shortly after, Jenelle met David.
Gross
And as we all know, things pretty much fell apart after that.
Boo, David
As we saw during David’s time on the show, he wasn’t very nice to Kaiser — probably because Kaiser has always looked exactly like Nathan, and David has always had quite the problem with Nathan.
Do Better
He got insanely jealous whenever Jenelle had to deal with Nathan, which was often, since they had that kid together and all. He told her that Nathan would have to go through him to work out visits and any custody issues, which was obviously ridiculous.
What a Monster
In one episode, we saw David tell Kaiser that he was being a “bitch,” just like his dad, and that’s just not how you talk to toddlers, is it?
Poor Kid
And who could forget the time that David and Jenelle were doing a photo shoot for their wedding while Kaiser was in the background crying and screaming “Feed me!”?
Way Too Sad
There have been so many times that Jenelle and David have seemed to view Kaiser as a nuisance instead of a sweet little kid, but in September of 2017, Nathan’s mother filed for emergency custody of Kaiser because, as she claimed in court documents, they were abusing and neglecting him.
Is It True?
She said that Kaiser often had unexplained bruises, and that he’d once told her that David had punched him in the head. She also said that when she came down to the swamp to pick Kaiser up once, he was outside while Jenelle and David were in the house with the doors locked.
Too Much Drama
Nothing ever came from the custody filing, but last summer, things came to a head once again when Nathan and his mother found more bruises on Kaiser.
Yikes
Nathan called 911 and said that Kaiser had “marks all over him,” and that the boy had told him that “David hit him with a stick.”
Fair
When Nathan’s weekend was over, he refused to hand Kaiser back over to Jenelle. A police officer believed that there was enough reason to be suspicious about abuse, so Kaiser stayed with his father until CPS did an investigation.
Of Course
Eventually the boy was returned to Jenelle, and Nathan started working on a custody case to get Kaiser full-time.
But Why?
So why are we talking about all of this right now?
Classic Jenelle
Because last night was the premiere of the new season of Teen Mom 2, and this issue was a big part of it.
All the Tears
Jenelle and Nathan went to mediation to discuss custody, but since they couldn’t reach any conclusion together, a court date was set. Later, Jenelle cried to her mom about how mean Nathan is and how David is such an angel who never does anything wrong.
As for Nathan …
Meanwhile, Nathan told the same story he’s been telling since the incident went down: they found bruises on Kaiser, and Kaiser said that David had hit him with a stick.
More to Come?
We’re sure we’ll see more of this as the season goes on, but this morning, Nathan had definitely had enough.
Just Heartbreaking
And after so many months of claiming that David had abused Kaiser and that he had photos to prove it, he finally shared the photos on Twitter.
Oh No
Just be warned, this is a little hard to see — the photos Nathan posted are photos of bruises on Kaiser’s backside.
No Words
Here’s Nathan’s tweet, photos included.
The Truth
“Cut the truth!” he wrote. “No one, no magazine and no sponsor wants to publish this because of guidelines. Bruise? Or bruises? Water slide right?”
Um …
He’s referring to Jenelle’s reasoning for the bruises, which was that he got the bruises from a water slide at his preschool just before he went to Nathan’s.
Such a Mess
“My son told me that he got hit by a stick,” Nathan continued. “Recently, David broke his cell phone with a hammer? ‘Kaiser said.'”
Save Kaiser
So take another look at Nathan’s photos: do those bruises look like they were from playing around on a slide or from being hit with a stick?
A Stick, Right?
According to the people who commented on the photo, the answer is clear.
Good Ol’ Jeremy
Jeremy Calvert responded that “Bro I’d forsure be in f-cking jail at this point.”
And Javi
Javi Marroquin agreed with a simple “Facts.” Jeremy told him “I’m just curious how bad it has to get before someone steps in and puts a end to alot of bullsh-t the kids see and go through..”
Also Kailyn
Kailyn Lowry retweeted his post, and Nikkole Paulun from 16 and Pregnant tweeted “Omg. This is so sad. That guy is a monster.”
Plus Taylor
Taylor Halbur, Adam Lind’s ex and the mother of his second child, Paislee, tweeted to Nathan’s girlfriend “I can relate to how you guys are feeling, in regards to certain situations paislee used to be in. If you ever need advice or to talk, please reach out.”
Someone Help
In response to Jeremy’s comment about how he’d be in jail if he was in this situation, Nathan admiitted that “I have constantly contemplated several options but none of those besides the legal system will get me kaiser.”
Called Out
He also tweeted at MTV, writing “please stop playing an innocent bystander. Editing is hell. This is my son. My pride and joy. Tons of unedited pill bottles, alcohol bottle, neglect, and indecent conversations are film around children. It shows nothing but greed. People love resolutions and a happy ending.”
Ugh
So at this point, it looks like every single person who has seen these photos of Kaiser agrees that the bruises look less like ones that kids get from playing and more like ones that kids get from being hit.
Seriously, Save Kaiser
And yeah, it would be cool if MTV would step in in any way if Kaiser really is being abused, but producers have never really stepped in before, have they?
Sweet Baby
As of now, Kaiser is definitely still with Jenelle and David, so let’s just hope that he’s safe and happy, OK?
Convenient
And according to Jenelle, he is.
Sure Thing
“Acting like a father and being a father are two separate things,” she wrote on her Instagram story. “Some fathers never think about their child’s future. At least there is another father figure that my son loves and looks up to, whether anyone likes it or not. And that man cares about that little boy just as much.”
Get ‘Em!
But don’t worry, because Nathan’s girlfriend, Ashley, hit back a whole lot harder.
Threats
“The truth is in the pictures,” Ashley tweeted, “now there are threats that we will no longer be seeing kaiser . That’s the response what we get for lifting the vail and exposing the truth. You’re not hurting us, only kaiser because he adores his dad and knows he’s safe.”
Good Question
“Y would a 4YO lie and say ‘David hit me with a stick,'” she continued. “Then go outside and pick up a stick that looked like the one he was hit with. He was not coached. We had no idea that was the extent. I yelled for Nathan,nate said ‘what happen to your butt buddy?’ Kaiser gave his response.”
For Real Though
“We went to the poliece station immediately after we found them. They have the pictures as well as cps , everyone is dropping the ball.”
It Gets Worse
At some point, it looks like David wrote his side of the story on Snapchat — he basically says that nuh uh, Nathan hit Kaiser, not him.
We Wouldn’t Expect Anything Else
He also got homophobic, because this is David we’re talking about.
The Real Story?
Ashley shared the screenshot from Snapchat and added “We picked Kaiser up at 5 PM. When we got home he went to the bathroom. Around 6:30 PM is when I found the Marks. Please tell me how it’s possible to put Marks on a child in one hour? You can clearly tell those marks were there before we picked him up. Deflection at its finest.”
Oh Wow
In a tweet that will surely make Jenelle’s head explode, Ashley asked “If I’m so scary why does kaiser call me ‘mom’? We have to explain to him every weekend I’m not mommy.”
More Questions
She also pointed out all the different stories Jenelle and David have used to explain the bruises with “Didn’t ‘his wife’ say they were caused by the boat … water slide … ? Now they are fake .. or nate did that to his own son? Which one is it???”
BIG YIKES
And then David threw this bombshell out there — he’s now claiming that Nathan raped a 10-year-old boy when he was 16 and that he’s a predator and a deadbeat dad. As you can see, it’s a whole lot.
What is HAPPENING?
Next, he repeated the rape claims, and as a bonus, he claimed that Nathan once hit Jenelle with a truck. Nathan’s definitely been accused of domestic violence before, as has David, but we’re pretty sure this would have made it on the show.
Huh?
He also posted this about Ashley and someone named Josh, who is apparently a friend of Nathan and Ashley’s. We’re not exactly sure what he’s trying to say here, but it’s more homophobia, so it seemed worth mentioning.
Enough is Enough
It’s also worth mentioning that David felt the need to find Ashley’s Venmo account for some kind of dirt, which seems like a desperate and terrifying move.
It Never Ends
It seems like David has made himself a new enemy with this — Josh tweeted “David, David, David… you’ve done the smart thing by keeping my name out of your mouth for this long… be careful before you provoke Goliath… I’m not a little girl like your ‘wife’ or a little kid… try somewhere else kid.”
Scared?
Since then, David’s been sticking to Snapchat videos of himself playing with different filters with the kids, but it’s probably too much to hope for that that means he’s backing down from this whole mess.
Facts
Even though we’re having a hard time finding anyone who doesn’t think David and Jenelle are absolutely the villains in all of this.
STUPID!
“Jenelle and David are such idiots,” one Teen Mom fan tweeted, “they ALWAYS have 10 different stories just like when this first happened, first the water slide, then the boat, now Nathan did it?? Only liars change their story that many times and North Carolina is STUPID for keeping that poor boy with them!”
The Worst
“Jenelle Evans DOES NOT CARE if David, Nathan or Joe Schmoe molests her children. She does not care about them-she ONLY cares about HERSELF. She does not care that David BEATS, mocks&namecalls her kids because SHE doesnt even want or like her own kids. SHE is worse than EVERYONE!” another person wrote.
Period
Someone else pointed out that “David and Jenelle don’t deserve custody of ANY child, period. ?? I pray Nathan can get full custody soon.”
A Nutcase?
“Kaiser has the bruises all over his butt and Jenelle is so far in denial she thinks Nathan is doing this to have some kind of control over her and that he’s obsessed with her. She’s a f-cking nutcase,” read another tweet.
Boom
One person really summed everything up nicely with “All David is doing is trying to take the spot light off him and Jenelle so they are not looked into. They are immature and the accusations about Nathan are unbelievable.”
Goodness Gracious
Again … what a mess.