Teen Mom Maci Bookout says she’s raised Bentley to ‘be an individual’ as Larry claims she ‘convinced’ him not to visit
MACI Bookout claims she is not keeping her 12-year-old son from his father and grandparents, despite their theory that she's "convinced" the pre-teen not to stay in touch.
Bentley's grandfather Larry Edwards spoke out in the first episode of Teen Mom OG's ninth season, explaining his thoughts on why he hasn't seen the child in a month.
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A show producer asked the troubled father: "So you're technically allowed to reach out to Maci yourself, right?"
"Oh yeah, but I don't believe I will. Because she did an order of protection with about 30 lies last time," Ryan responded, slamming Maci for the restraining order.
"Bentley wanted to do counseling," he shared with his new wife Mackenzie.
The Tennessee native then scoffed at the ask, thinking aloud: "Is it all your mama's bulls**t?"
Despite the complaints coming from Ryan and his parents, Maci has assured fans that the decision has been Bentley's alone.
“I couldn’t tell you the last time the words ‘I want to see my dad’ came out of his mouth,” she disclosed to MTV producers.
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“He definitely wants to still see his brothers and sister but we spoke with Jen and Larry with Bentley, he told them he doesn’t want to see his dad anymore until he goes to therapy.
"They shared this with Ryan and it’s been three months. Nothing has happened. I wouldn’t expect anything else to happen.”