Maci Bookout Is Worried About Bentley's Relationship With Ryan Edwards
Co-parenting can be tough at the best of times, but when your child's other parent seems to be constantly screwing up, it takes a major toll. Maci Bookout had to tell her son Bentley, 9, that his dad, Ryan Edwards, was arrested yet again, and she is so over it.
MTV released a sneak peek for the upcoming season premiere of Teen Mom OG, and Maci is facing giving Bentley unpleasant news about Ryan again.
The scene was obviously filmed several months ago, when Ryan was arrested for skipping out on a bar tab. He subsequently spent three months in jail on charges related to a previous drug arrest.
Maci laments to a friend, "Imagine how hard it would be to tell your f---ing child that. Nobody wants to do that."
Maci also pointed out that things are only getting harder as Bentley gets older.
She explained, "Bentley is not 4 anymore. He understands. It's natural to forget, forgive, move on, especially when it comes to your parents. I am angry for him because he's a child."
"If you thought I'd bite your head off for me, then you have no idea what I will do for my son," she continued. "The anger that's still there, the anger that's really bad, the anger that's like the ugly anger, it's not about me it's about Bentley."
Ryan spent several months in a rehab center last fall to deal with his alleged heroin addiction, even missing the birth of his second son.
Ry's wife, Mackenzie Standifer, gave birth to baby Jagger in October, when Ryan was in rehab. She said at the time, "If I did not love Ryan I would call him the most selfish a-- ever for missing this. If he's going to miss [Jagger] being born but be healthy forever, what more could I ask for?"
It was obviously hugely disappointing when Ryan was arrested again in January, and sent to jail for three months. We really hope it was finally the kick in the pants he needed to step up and be a good dad to Bentley and Jagger, and also his stepson, Hudson.