Amber Portwood And Her Brother, Shawn, On What Teen Mom Fans Can Learn From Their Dad's Death

It’s been less than a week since Amber Portwood’s father, Shawn Portwood, passed away after liver surgery. The support has been pouring in from Teen Mom fans for Amber and her older brother, Shawn Portwood Jr., and now, the brother/sister duo have taken to Twitter to share their thanks—as well as let us know what we can learn from their dad’s untimely death.

In a series of tweets sent out by Amber’s brother, Shawn, he explains how his father’s death was not in vain. He goes on to say that we can all learn a thing or two about addiction and that his dad’s death can teach people to take care of themselves so they don’t have to be in pain and suffer like he did. 

Shawn sent out almost a half dozen tweets about the "lesson" to be learned from his father's death.

He continued with a heartfelt message to his father, and Amber, who RTed a few of her brother's messages, also thanked the fans for their warm wishes. “I just want to say thank you to everyone for all your kind words.This is a heartbreaking time for my family your prayers help..love always❤,” Amber wrote.

Amid the news of her father’s death, the identity of Amber’s mystery boyfriend has also been revealed. Talk about weird timing! Matthew Maier is 19 years older than Amber and reportedly has a criminal record!

But still, boyfriend news aside, our thoughts and prayers continue to be with Amber, Shawn, and their kids (Shawn is a young parent, too).

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