Ryan Edwards has had a troublesome relationship with son Bentley for years — however they’re slowly working to rebuild their bond.
On the Wednesday, October 4, episode of Teen Mother: The Subsequent Chapter, Bentley, 14, spoke candidly with mother Maci Bookout about the place his relationship together with his dad stands. (On the time the episode was filmed, Ryan was in jail for harassing spouse Mackenzie Edwards and was ready to see if he could be furloughed to attend rehab, which was finally granted.)
“Do you suppose there’s extra entry to a relationship now than there was earlier than?” Maci requested Bentley.
“Easier, I suppose, I don’t know,” the teenager replied.
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“Much less of a chore? Much less heavy?” Maci questioned, to which Bentley nodded.
“Feels that method for me too,” she replied.
In July, Maci solely informed Us Weekly that Ryan — then in jail — nonetheless “reveals up and communicates with Bentley … extra persistently now than he ever has, which is mind-blowing.”
Whereas the mother-son dialog on Wednesday’s episode was a tricky one, Bentley infused the dialogue with a bit humor.
“Happy with you, buddy. You’re doin’ good,” Maci, who additionally shares daughter Jayde, 7, and son Maverick, 6, with husband Taylor McKinney, informed her eldest son.
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“Yeah, you probably did a extremely good job [raising me],” Bentley quipped as Maci laughed and he winked on the digital camera.
Maci later sat down with Taylor to debate the thought of attending Ryan’s court docket listening to.
“I remorse how I handled him as an addict. Like, I felt like I couldn’t see the individual. I simply felt poorly about it,” she defined, revealing that whereas she “not at all agree[s] with all the selections he’s made,” she’s nonetheless going to indicate up for Ryan to offer him with ethical assist.
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“By being there for him, it reveals him that [I support him] No. 1, and No. 2, I believe it reveals Bentley that I’m nonetheless recognizing the position that I play within the relationship that Bentley and Ryan have,” Maci continued.
Ryan started his jail sentence in April after he was arrested for a DUI and easy possession of a managed substance — his third reserving this yr. He was launched to rehab in July. One month later, Bentley shared a photograph of himself with Ryan, Taylor and Ryan’s dad, Larry Edwards, all taking part in golf collectively. “Household,” Bentley captioned the Instagram photograph.
