Teen Mother’s Ryan Edwards is attempting to create an open dialogue about medicine and alcohol together with his oldest son, Bentley.
“I might most positively reply any query he had,” Edwards, 37, shared on the June 15 episode of the “Dad Up” podcast. “If I used to be to catch him, I imply ingesting, you already know, I really feel like all 16-year-olds are going to experiment and check out it and stuff however my emotions would positively be harm.”
Edwards and his ex Maci Bookout welcomed Bentley in October 2008 as they filmed MTV’s 16 and Pregnant. Though Edwards was absent for a part of Bentley’s life as he battled habit, he has been in a position to restore the connection together with his son in recent times.
“It’s not been, like, in-depth conversations [about addiction],” Edwards shared with podcast hosts Bryan and Andrea Ward. “However it was simply sort of like, ‘Hey, that is sort of why, you already know, I wasn’t there,’ and stuff like that.”
As Edwards continues specializing in his sobriety and relationship with Bentley, he’s additionally constructing a stronger coparenting bond with Bookout, 33.
A method the duo has been in a position to get to a greater place is as a result of Bentley stays such a very good child.
Maci Bookout and Bentley Courtesy of Maci Bookout / Instagram
“We’re so blessed. Bentley is such a straightforward, very cool child however I really feel like I don’t even know if we’ve had a disagreement within the final two and half years or so,” Bookout defined. “I’ve to strategy it because it’s not about me, it’s about Bentley, and we will have two separate concepts about one thing and each of them be okay, each be a strong technique to deal with it.”
Edwards agreed that he doesn’t have disagreements together with his ex. Now, it’s extra of a dialog than a confrontation.
“[Bentley’s] older, he’s received his personal factor occurring and Bentley and Maci have been doing that,” Edwards shared. “Once I got here again round, I didn’t need to mess any of that up. It had been working for him. He’s older now. He sort of makes his personal choices, and that helps loads too.”
As Teen Mother: The Subsequent Chapter viewers have witnessed, Bookout and Edwards have been in a position to create a household unit with individuals who love and assist Bentley.
Bookout’s marriage to Issues That Matter designer Taylor McKinney stays sturdy whereas Edwards just lately welcomed his first baby with fiancée Amanda Conner.
“I’m excited,” Bookout shared with Us Weekly in January about Edwards’ subsequent chapter. “It’s been actually superior to see him actually come into himself as a person and acquire his confidence and simply get pleasure from life and benefit from the work that he’s doing. It’s been actually cool.”
Should you or somebody you already know is battling substance abuse, contact the Substance Abuse and Psychological Well being Providers Administration (SAMHSA) Nationwide Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).
