FANS were stunned to see David Eason’s daughter Maryssa looking all grown up in a new photo.
The Teen Mom 2 alum has faced backlash over many of his parenting practices.
Now David, 33, has shocked fans after sharing a photo of his oldest child Maryssa, 14.
In the image, the teen smiled brightly while holding a massive catfish in her arms.
The child star sported jeans, a camo hat, and a dark green hoodie as she showed off her big catch while on a boat trip.
David captioned his post: “Give a girl a 20lb catfish and she will eat for a week.
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“Teach a girl how to catch a 20lb catfish and she will fall in love with fishing!”
FAN COMMENTS
But fans were more concerned with how grown-up Maryssa looked, as many watched her years prior on the MTV show.
One, in particular, screenshotted the photo and posted it on Reddit, captioned: “Marissa is so grown!!!”
“I was gonna say who is that? I almost didn’t recognize her!” a second agreed.
A third joked: “She’s almost old enough to get out! Really rooting for her.”
“God, she’s like 14-15 now, right? Gorgeous. Nice catch, kid!” a fourth complimented, while another wrote: “She has grown into a beautiful young lady.”
“Wow! She is BEAUTIFUL. I hope she’s as happy as she is gorgeous,” one wished.
“She’s such a beautiful girl,” a final gushed.
LOCKED AND LOADED?
David has faced heavy backlash over many of his parenting decisions, and earlier this month he was slammed by fans for carrying a gun on his property with his kids.
The reality star was spotted carrying the weapon in Jenelle’s recent YouTube video blog.
The Teen Mom took to YouTube to share a video that documented the family’s “triple sleepover.”
Jenelle explained that the kids in their family each had a guest come over for a sleepover so “everyone had a little friend to play with.”
About 17 minutes into the video, David was seen with a gun strapped on the side of his belt as he spent time outside with his wife, her mom Barbara, and the TV personality’s oldest son Jace, 12.
The family appeared relaxed as they spoke to the preteen about his haircut, though fans couldn’t help but notice David was casually carrying a gun on him.
BACKLASH
MTV fans took to Reddit to point out the gun, with the initial user writing: “I swear I wasn’t watching Jenelle’s vlog or anything, but why the f**k does David need a gun when he’s on his property with kids?? Plus kids that were just over for a sleepover… what the actual f**k.”
Others agreed that David shouldn’t have been carrying the weapon around children.
One person wrote: “I hate him. Everyone else has already said why he carries it. I’m just here to point out that the fact he puts his hand high up on his waist to avoid the gun is sending me. Lookin’ sassy, David!”
Another added: “It’s called fragile masculinity. I’m all for owning guns for protection if that’s your thing. BUT the need to constantly be packing even when you’re on your lawn, especially with children around, is alarming and weird.”
A third chimed in: “Makes so much sense why MTV was scared to film around him. I wouldn’t go near that hillbilly with a gun.”
While one person called him a “douche,” another Reddit user commented: “What kind of parents allow their kids to spend the night at David and Jenelle’s house??
“It isn’t the kids fault, but if my kids wanted to say there it would be one of those ‘why don’t you have them over here sweetie?’”
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An additional critic wrote: “I am very pro-gun, and own several. But I will never understand people like this who feel the need to wear them EVERYWHERE.”
“I have a friend that wears his around the inside of his home. It just seems overkill,” they added.
