"This is a mother?" — 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way fans criticize Joanne's behavior towards her children 

90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way Season 6 aired Episode 20 this week on Monday, November 11, 2024. The segment saw Joanne video call her elder son, Joey as they had been in touch since her sons had gone back to the USA.

She asked Joey about her younger son, Jesse, and asked her son about how they felt about her possibly moving to Ireland to be with Sean. Joey said that although it was her life, he would "rather have" his mother in the same country as him.

Fans of the TLC reality show reacted to the conversation online and criticized Joanne's behavior towards her children. One person wrote on X:

Yall, Joanne sent her kids back to the US and never even bothered to call them or FaceTime them. She just causally staying with her escort husband and getting her back blown out every night. This is a mother?"

"Jessie doesn’t care because he’s playing #fortnite or whatever game. In a year or less your oldest won’t talk to u because he will be chasing his latest gf. U aren’t putting your kids over a man. “Mama gotta have a life to”" a fan commented.

"I’m proud of Joey for making the decision his mom should have made in the first place. Sadly Joanne put Joey & his brother in that position but I’m hoping she does the right thing now. Sadly for them, they will remember this either way," a tweet read.

Fans of 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way Season 6 fans criticized Joanne for not talking to her children about moving to Ireland beforehand:

"It’s Joanne’s fault. She should have asked her kids first if they would be alright moving. Her and Sean should have had decided living arrangements with family input. Long distance marriages don’t work," a person wrote.

"I don't feel bad for Joanne at all. She should have told her kids way before she did," a fan commented.

"Joanne is a** backwards. Now she’s trying to pretend she’s not going to move to Ireland because her son doesn’t want her to. she changed her mind, something happened. If she cared what her kids thought she would have spoke to them 2 yrs ago," a tweet read.

Fans of 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way Season 6 further said:

"Joanne should and could only be mad at herself for handling things the way she did," a person wrote.

"Joey said he would like his mom to stay in the same country. Joanne has decided that she will not move. I’m glad. — and should choose her kids over her husband," a fan commented.

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"You're my kid" — Joanne decides against moving to Ireland after talking to Joey in 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way Season 6

In 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way Season 6 Episode 20, titled, He's Just Not ThatInto U.S., Joanne spoke to her son Joey about her plans. The cast member's sons had previously visited Ireland but had since then returned to America.

While on a video call with him, Joanne asked him how he felt about her moving to Sean's country. The 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way Season 6 cast member told her son she missed him and asked him if Jessie had said anything about their trip. Joey said "no comment, no concern" and said his younger brother might need more time.

The 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way Season 6 star asked her son if he was mad at her and Joey said he was still in "shock" and needed to think about it. He added that he didn't want her to "necessarily move" to another country, it was her life. He said if she "really" wanted to, she should go ahead and Joanne told him she understood that he didn't want to have to make a decision for her.

Joey added that he would rather have his mother in the same country. He added that he didn't want her to be mad or upset with him and Joanne assured him she was not mad at him.

"What I hear is, "Please don't go and I respect that and I'm gonna honor that because you're my kid," she said.

Fans reacted to the conversation online and were unhappy with Joanne. While they praised her for considering her sons' feelings, they were critical of her for not talking to them beforehand.

90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way Season 6 will air Episode 21, Tell All Part 1 on November 18, 2024, on TLC.