Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson said a fond farewell to her loved ones on Friday’s episode of Mama June: Family Crisis before heading off to college.
In the latest installment of the series, several members of her family joined the 18-year-old reality TV personality before she moved from Georgia to Colorado to attend college.
The media figure – who has struggled to balance her love life and educational aspirations – expressed that, although she comes from what she described as a ‘dysfunctional’ family, she was grateful for his support.
Alana said a particularly heartfelt goodbye to her older sister Anna, with whom she had a frank conversation about the latter’s battle with adrenal carcinoma.
The professional dancer’s sister finally succumbed to her illness in December last year at the age of 29, and she remained close to her family for much of her treatment.
Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson said a fond farewell to her loved ones on Friday’s episode of Mama June: Family Crisis before heading off to college.
In the latest installment of the series, several members of her family joined the 18-year-old reality TV personality before she moved from Georgia to Colorado to attend college.
The media figure – who had difficulties trying to reconcile her love life and her educational aspirations – expressed that, although she comes from what she described as a ‘dysfunctional’ family, she appreciated their support.
Anna revealed that she told her younger sister not to “worry about me” at the beginning of her college career during the episode.
The media figure added that both she and her loved ones were greatly affected by the departure of her younger sister.
“It’s a bittersweet moment to see Alana walk down that driveway, because Alana decided to leave,” he said.
Anna then expressed that, despite the emotional weight of leaving, she was happy to see Alana pursuing higher education.
“I’m glad he didn’t stay because of me or anything else, and that makes me very happy,” he said.
Lauryn ‘Pumpkin’ Efird also praised her younger sister, whom she lovingly described as her ‘biggest baby,’ before her departure to Colorado.
‘Mama June’ Shannon also watched her youngest son head off to college and commented that she was “so proud” of Alana for her academic achievements.
“I’m going to miss her, she’s my youngest daughter and she’s the first to leave Georgia,” he added.
Alana shared an especially heartfelt goodbye with her older sister Anna, with whom she had a candid conversation about the latter’s battle with adrenal carcinoma.
Anna revealed that she told her younger sister not to “worry about me” at the beginning of her college career during the episode.
Anna later expressed that, despite the emotional weight of leaving, she was glad to see Alana pursuing higher education.
Lauryn ‘Pumpkin’ Efird also praised her younger sister, whom she lovingly described as her ‘biggest baby,’ before her departure to Colorado.
‘Mama June’ Shannon also watched her youngest daughter go to college and commented that she was “so proud” of Alana for her academic achievements.
“I’m going to miss her, she’s my youngest daughter and she’s the first to leave Georgia,” he added.
The Shannon family matriarch recently became the subject of controversy when it was revealed that she had spent much of Alana’s past earnings in an earlier episode of the season.
The Shannon family matriarch recently became the subject of controversy when it was revealed that she had spent much of Alana’s past earnings in an earlier episode of the season.
The reality TV personality admitted that she had taken funds from her daughter’s Coogan account to finance personal expenses during a heated argument, according to People.
Alana was particularly upset by the news about her finances and claimed she was considering legal action against her mother, who had tried to get out of the standoff.
Also affected by the argument was Shannon’s husband, Justin Stroud, who stated that he was “really hurt” by his wife not being honest about her past actions.