7 Little Johnstons fans were recently stunned and confused by a comment Elizabeth “Liz” Johnston made about her baby during season 14. Although Leighton Drew Bolden is now 2 years old in real life, the TLC show is still airing footage from much earlier — including scenes leading up to and shortly after her birth. The current season is finally showing Leighton’s 1st birthday, even though the toddler just celebrated her second one off-camera.
Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Johnston Has A Cute Baby
Fans have loved watching Liz and Brice Bolden’s journey into parenthood. Leighton, now a bubbly and adorable toddler, immediately melted hearts when she was born. Though the show has often highlighted tension between Liz and her parents, Amber and Trent, both proudly embrace their new role as grandparents. They frequently refer to themselves using their chosen grandparent nicknames on social media. Liz and Brice famously feared telling her parents about the pregnancy and kept it a secret for a long time, something the season continues to address despite Leighton being much older now.
7 Little Johnstons Shocked By Liz & Brice
In an old episode, filmed long before Leighton’s 1st birthday, Liz and Brice discussed their unborn daughter during a confessional. While reflecting on their early fears, they made a statement that left many viewers stunned: they admitted they hoped the baby would be a little person.
On Reddit, a 7 Little Johnstons’ viewer expressed their shock about something that Liz Johnston said. In their long caption, the OP wrote, in part: Why wish the baby was little?…So, in the episode where everyone found out good old Lizzie girl was pregnant…during their talking heads a few people said they were hoping the baby was little. Now, [I] have no problem with little people…HOWEVER…why on earth would you sit there on that red couch, knowing how many health problems can come with having a little person, would you literally say “I hope the baby is little?”
The critic of Liz Johnston mentioned a long list of surgeries that the little people in the family experienced, including Alex Johnston’s brain surgery. So, they felt shocked that Liz and Brice would wish for their baby to face “the HEALTH problems that usually come with achondroplasia!”
TLC Fans React
In the discussion, it became clear that nobody had a downer on little people. But, a lot of them agreed that it seemed strange for Liz Johnston to wish ill health on an unborn child. Here are some of their opinions:
- I was shocked when she and Brice both said that. Why would they choose such a difficult, painful path for their child? I think they were saying it to make Amber happy. They couldn’t have meant it.
- It seemed like totally something Amber would say/want them to say.
- She wants us to believe that she wished it was little. I think she is lying. Little people have many physical health problems and all need surgery before they’re even 10 yrs old! Amy Roloff had no problems raising 3 average size children plus a little one.
- Why want a harder life for your kid[?] It just makes things more complicated for them. Even the simple things in life. What also bothered me was when she said Amber wants it to be an LP and thinks LP babies are cuter. Amber has such an ego about being an LP and it’s weird!
Leighton Today: A Healthy, Happy 2-Year-Old
Despite all the worries viewers expressed during the episode, Leighton is now thriving as a 2-year-old. While the series is only just now showing her 1st birthday celebration, fans following the family online know that she is happy, energetic, and hitting milestones. Liz and Brice — now married — appear to have settled into parenting well, and fans hope future seasons will catch up to real-time events so viewers can see more of Leighton as she grows.
What are your thoughts about Brice Bolden and Liz Johnston claiming that they hoped the baby would be a little person? Do you agree it’s shocking that they would wish a condition on the child that can cause a lot of physical complications? Sound off in the comments below, and come back here for all your 7 Little Johnstons news.
