{"id":44816,"date":"2021-08-30T00:30:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T19:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/alana-thompsons-older-sister-pumpkin-vows-to-be-there-for-her-in-16th-birthday-tribute-as-mama-june-snubs-milestone\/"},"modified":"2021-08-30T00:31:02","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T19:01:02","slug":"alana-thompsons-older-sister-pumpkin-vows-to-be-there-for-her-in-16th-birthday-tribute-as-mama-june-snubs-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/alana-thompsons-older-sister-pumpkin-vows-to-be-there-for-her-in-16th-birthday-tribute-as-mama-june-snubs-milestone\/","title":{"rendered":"Alana Thompson’s older sister Pumpkin vows ‘to be there for her’ in 16th birthday tribute as Mama June snubs milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ALANA Thompson’s older sister Lauryn \u2018Pumpkin\u2019 Efird has vowed ‘to be there for her’ in a sweet 16th birthday tribute.<\/p>\n

It comes as Mama June Shannon apparently snubbed her youngest daughter’s milestone and failed to mentioned the momentous occasion on her social media pages.<\/p>\n

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Pumpkin paid tribute to her sister Alana Thompson as she turned 16<\/span>Credit: Splash News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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But there was no word from their mother Mama June<\/span>Credit: Youtube\/WE Tv<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Instead it was left to big sister Lauryn to mark Alana’s big day on her Instagram feed.<\/p>\n

The mom-of-two wrote alongside a series of images of Alana – including one with their estranged mother: “16 already? Where did the time go? You\u2019ve grown up on me not the blink of eye. <\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve had the pleasure of raising you the last 3 years and I\u2019ve seen the ups and the downs. <\/p>\n

At 16 most people haven\u2019t seen the world like you have or dealt with half the things you\u2019ve dealt with.”<\/p>\n

Pumpkin, 21, added: “You\u2019re wise beyond years and I\u2019ll forever be thankful of that. <\/p>\n

“I can\u2019t believe next year you\u2019ll be graduating from high school. You put so much effort into school and I\u2019ll always be so proud of you. <\/p>\n

“Even when no one is in your corner I promise to be there for you. <\/p>\n

“You\u2019re the best aunt my kids could ask for (even though you spoil them rotten).”<\/p>\n

She concluded: “Happy birthday sweet girl and yes I know I\u2019m a day late but hey better late then never \u2764\ufe0f\ud83e\udd7a\ud83d\ude3b. @honeybooboo”.<\/p>\n

Alana, who turned 16 on Saturday, has been living with Lauryn for the past few years as their mother battled drug addiction.<\/p>\n

June recently announced that she had broken up with her longtime love Geno Doak, just as he began\u00a0serving his sentence\u00a0on drug charges.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Recently The Sun exclusively revealed June, 42, is dating 24-year-old TikToker Jordan McCollum.<\/p>\n

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But June responded by saying the pair were just “best friends”.<\/p>\n

Instead Alana, formerly known as Honey Boo Boo, marked her big day with a high fashion photoshoot with Teen Vogue<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She told the publication: “A lot of folks in this world do not realize how many people are actually really affected by drug and alcohol [use].<\/p>\n

“It’s very, very hard. It’s something I’d wish on nobody, for real,” she added.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen my mama got real bad with her [drug use], I didn’t know where I was going to end up. I’m proud of myself for how far I’ve come.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The mom-of-two posted a series of snaps on her Instagram page<\/span>Credit: Instagram\/Pumpkin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Alana has been living with Pumpkin for the last three years and they have a fractured relationship with their mother<\/span>Credit: Instagram\/Pumpkin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Mama June\u2019s boy toy Jordan McCollum ‘looks high’ in new TikTok video after he’s ‘kicked out of rehab’<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n