Mama June and Sugar Bear met in 2004, before welcoming Honey Boo Boo in 2005. The pair were never legally married but did exchange vows in a commitment ceremony documented on Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.

"There [were] just times when my dad, he would just get super angry and he let his anger issues just get the best of him," the 19-year-old told Us Weekly of her dad, Mike "Sugar Bear" Thompson.