Teen Mom Mackenzie McKee opens up about adopting another child after ‘choosing not to have any more on my own’
TEEN Mom Mackenzie McKee admitted she prays often about adopting a child.
decided she will not have children via pregnancy again after being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
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The reality star is mom 8-year-old Gannon, 6-year-old Jaxie, and 3-year-old Broncs with her husband, ,
During an Instagram Q&A a fan asked the star, "do you want more kids?"
The star replied: "God has truly blessed me. With Type 1 diabetes I have chosen to not have any more on my own.
"But plan to adopt one day. I pray about it often."
The TV star relocated to Miami as she struggled following the death of her mom.
Her mother Angie passed away in December 2019 after she had
Since her mom's death, the star has and previously even admitted she .
Mackenzie and her siblings recently got to honor their late mom.
Back in January, Mackenzie opened up about and told : "I literally was so low in life that I needed a change. There was no getting lower, it was so bad, so dark, that I couldn’t physically and mentally even get out of bed most days.
"I had to take a step forward and put my best foot forward and walk and get off the medication and stop numbing myself and just do something.
"And I had to make a drastic change."
The star moved initially without , but with their three children.
MacKenzie previously described: "We just are having a lot of fun right now as a family.
"Obviously, he is all over me. And, so, people are like, OK, they’re more than friends, but we don’t really have that conversation.
"I’m not talking to anyone else. I’m leaving that open."
She added: "We never got remarried, but he also never signed the divorce papers."
Last month, Mackenzie revealed she’s “not looking forward” to the next season of the MTV reality series because
The 26-year-old admitted that she hasn’t been her best self lately, as she’s still dealing with marital struggles with Josh and grief from losing her mom.
Wanting to warn fans and get ahead of any backlash she might receive for her behavior on the show, Mackenzie tweeted out about it all and included a preemptive apology.
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She told fans: “I’m kinda not looking forward to this season on tm.
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“My hormones going wack, plus crazy blood sugars, plus the sucky part of grief and just being a human ya know.
“I went psycho a few times so I’m sorry [in] advance.”