Anna Cardwell had been living with her grandmother ever since her mother’s then boyfriend, Mark McDaniel, molested her. She lead a relatively normal life until her mom, June Shannon, scored a TLC reality show in 2012. That’s when June bribed Cardwell with $500/month to appear on the show because she thought a pregnant teen would make for good reality tv. Which it did.
I can only assume they were slowly building up a relationship again but June screwed that up by getting back together with Mark McDaniel. June sounds like a great mother.