Maci Bookout has been by an terrible lot with Ryan Edwards.

Usually we’d say these two have been by loads collectively, however on this case, Ryan has been the one creating 100% of the drama, and Maci has been the one dealing with the fallout.

As you’ve probably heard by now, Ryan was arrested as soon as once more final week after he relapsed and threatened to homicide his spouse, Mackenzie Standifer.

Making the scenario even sadder is the truth that within the weeks earlier than his newest meltdown, Edwards appeared to be making the entire proper selections.

Ryan bought fired from Teen Mother OG again in 2021, however he just lately returned to the franchise that made him well-known.

The phase was filmed over a month in the past — nicely earlier than his life fell aside — however Ryan’s look on the newest Teen Mother reunion particular aired earlier this week.

To the shock of viewers, Ryan and Maci sat and had a civil dialog about their 14-year-old son, Bentley, and the steps that Edwards can take to be a much bigger a part of the boy’s life.

Revealing that “it’s been a very long time” since they final spoke, Maci mentioned that her relationship with Ryan is “form of nonexistent” today.

“I’d similar to to have the ability to, for Maci to be okay with me with the ability to see him. Hell, I haven’t bought to spend any time with him, simply me, in a very long time,” mentioned a tearful Ryan at one level.

“Hell, I simply miss him. There’s plenty of instances I wasn’t there simply to see him play ball, simply placing myself first.”

Ryan pled for compassion, noting that he would possibly have the ability to have a greater relationship together with his son if he didn’t “need to take care of every little thing else that I’ve needed to prior to now, simply everybody else in the way in which.”

“I simply checked out him and I may see the ache and truthfully I felt like I used to be watching Bentley,” Maci responded.

“It’s clearly bittersweet, however I actually respect the vulnerability and the possession, the place he possibly got here up quick, what he may have finished in a different way,” she continued.

“Every thing he was committing to, it simply felt little by little, a breath of contemporary air, as a result of it will completely make Bentley’s coronary heart so complete.”

Bookout then made it abundantly clear that Bentley’s love for his father stays undiminished.

“Ryan, there’s part of Bentley that’s hurting, he loves you a lot and there is just one one that can assist that harm and it’s you,” she mentioned.

“He needs a relationship with you greater than the rest.”

Maci was then requested about ways in which she would possibly assist Ryan enhance his relationship with Bentley.

“I believe certainly one of them is ensuring that I’m holding Ryan all the way in which within the loop because it pertains to something Bentley has occurring, so he as the choice to help and be there,” she mentioned.

Maci then acknowledged the elephant within the room, noting that she and Ryan have typically had “bother speaking with one another respectfully.”

“I agree, I mentioned some issues that had been hateful. Sure, I’m sorry for that,” Ryan mentioned.

“I additionally wish to apologize for not placing in additional of an effort to grasp the battles you had been combating and struggles you had been going by,” she chimed in.

“I ought to have handled you extra like a human being and if I may return and do it completely different, I undoubtedly would, however I’m going to do it completely different shifting ahead and I’m sorry.”

Had it not been for the occasions of the previous week, the phase would have left us feeling eager for Ryan’s relationship with Bentley.

As it’s, nevertheless, the dialog is only a unhappy reminder of what might need been.