‘Teen Mom’ Personality Says She Loves Being Her Daughter’s Best Friend

“Teen Mom” alum Farrah Abraham is opening up about her bond with her 16-year-old daughter, Sophia.

During a March 2025 interview with Access Hollywood, Abraham said she loves that her daughter is her own person and “doesn’t people please.” According to Abraham, when she was her daughter’s age, she “was really lost in [her] own journey” and “didn’t know who [she] was.”

Abraham also said her daughter “blows [her] away.”

“She makes me so proud to be a mom. And I love being her best friend. I’m so happy that she wants the best for me. My daughter is just amazing. I love having a teen daughter. I love that she’s 16. It’s like are there two teens in the house? But there’s definitely still that mother daughter dynamic,” said Abraham to Access Hollywood.

Abraham also said she has made the effort to heal herself while raising her daughter, fathered by her late boyfriend, Derek Underwood.

Farrah Abraham Celebrated Her Daughter’s 16th Birthday

On February 23, Abraham took to her Instagram account to celebrate her daughter’s 16th birthday. In the caption of the post. Abraham referenced that she began starring on “Teen Mom” when she was pregnant with Sophia.

“Happiest Sweet 16 to the one & only @sophialabraham 🌟 To the star who made me famous at 16, I love you,” wrote Abraham.

In addition, she told her daughter that she is “beyond proud of you for not people pleasing, conforming and staying true to your values.”

“I’m grateful for you being in my life and making me the best parent, the best me and healing myself while raising you has been the biggest gift in life. As we celebrate your birthday with trips expanding your world, for the young woman who has it all – I had to take a moment to show my gratitude, love & appreciation to the one person who has shown me so much love, my value and my strength,” continued Abraham in the post’s caption. “I look forward to our next 16 years being even more memorable then our first – I love being a teen mom and wouldn’t of wanted it any other way- I’m so blessed to have had the experience so I can see the world for what it really is. Grateful for you Sophia! Have the Sweetest 16 Birthday ever 🎂🎉.”

While speaking to Interview Magazine in November 2024, Abraham shared how she has been raising her daughter. She said that she wants to make sure Sophia “is seen, supported, and heard.”

In addition, Abraham said she has “learned so much from [her] daughter.”

“I’m not really a part of a toxic femininity that is egotistical, prideful, thinking they’re above their children. I pride myself on gratitude, appreciation, and just looking at my child with equality and inclusion because that’s what my child needs,” said Abraham to the publication.