This type of behavior (violence) is usually a learned behavior. I would bet that this girl was physically abused in childhood (spanking counts, especially if it's done in anger and frustration) by her parent. This is how she learned to deal with frustration and stress, and if she's hitting him, she'll likely hit her daughter too at some point. Some psychotherapy and anger management is in order for her, and for anyone else with the same tendencies. Hitting is not ok, no matter who is doing the hitting or who is being hit (and that does include spanking). Violence only begets more violence.

I agree with ^ Shes unfit for her child, EVERYTIME the show is on shes got the kid in the crib and shes laying in bed, Gary is somewhat of an idiot at times but he is by FAR a much better parent for Leah than Amber is.

I agree, butros. Amber was trying to play the victim on the reunion show. All she cares about is herself. She does not take care of Leah, she does not clean her house....all she does is beat the crap out of Gary, yell at Leah, and look for her next boyfriend. She found that pretty quick! A convict! She did not even ask him what his crime was when he told her! Instead Amber talked to him about him meeting Leah! Amber then promptly allowed her new boyfriend to stay with her and Leah. This convict-guy was seen changing Leah's diaper...I do not blame Gary for getting upset about that! Who even knows what this guy's crime is?! He was also seen cleaning the house while a lazy Amber sat on the sofa. I think she is on some kind of illegal drugs. She lost 65 lbs. in a very short amount of time. I recently read that whenever Amber & Gary broke up, she quickly started seeing other guys. She even told Gary that while they were still together, she had a guy over. Amber said the guy sneaked out through a window when Gary got home. How could she allow a carousel of men to be near her little girl? Amber needs to pay for her physical & emotional abuse of Gary, her lack of parenting/mothering, her irresponsibility where her child's welfare is concerned (she puts her needs above Leah's protection), and the strong likelihood that she is on drugs. I pray that Gary gets full custody of Leah and that he DOES NOT reunite with Amber...ever!

Not condoning anything this psycho does, but blacking out is real. Its happened to me many times, you just get sooo angry, the next second you lost a couple minutes and have no idea what happened. Its actually a really scary experience... If she doesn't mean to do it, she needs to make the effort to get help so that it can stop, because it won't go away on its own...

Most definitly,,,its abuse!,,,Abuser always have selective memory. She needs major help....and Gary.. does too....He keeps making excuses for her,,,just like an abused woman would do!! Some of her trouble is ...from being in front of a camera,,,showing off,,,! And yes,,MTV should have stepped in,,,This is not what this show started out to be,,!

So what happens if she "blacks out" when she's angry at the child? If she hit a child that hard seven times and kicks her in the back as she's going down the stairs, that child would in all likelihood be dead. Would the "blackout" excuse work then?

This is in reply to Misty.. She did say she "blacked out " I think she also said she Whited out"? (I don't know what that means) but when the doctor said he was worried about what she might do to Leah, Amber replied that she knows what she is going to do before she does it. How can you black out something you premeditate?

i agree, she does not seem fit to be a mother. i dont think anyone has the right to hit anyone else. No one should have to stand there and get straight punched in the face. Yes retaliation would have been just, but in our society there is a double standard. I say if a woman has the balls to hit a man, she better expect to get hit back, b/c one day that will happen. thats why he is best staying away from her b/c one day he might snap and then he will be wrong. This girl will likely abuse her child as some point if she doesnt get help. My son is two and as a mother you know those are some trying years, what will she do then.

Remember children learn from what they SEE from their parents. Children are NOT born being abusers..They learn from their parents and not all grow up repeating their families behaviors. They need to get the little girl out of her mother's home, live with her dad and her mom needs help

I think calling them white trash is racist.