Ryan Edwards Apologizes to Son Bentley on Teen Mom 

Ryan Edwards is taking accountability. 

During the April 17 episode of Teen Mom: The Next Chapter, the 37-year-old had a candid conversation with his and ex Maci Bookout’s 16-year-old son Bentley after years of estrangement due to his ongoing struggles with addiction. 

“You know for the longest, I’ve not been in a good place,” Ryan told his son during the emotional moment. “For a while, your momma didn’t want us together at all. It made me mad, but I don’t blame her now.”

Indeed, earlier in the episode, Maci—who also shares kids Jayde, 9, and Maverick, 8, with husband Taylor McKinney—admitted that Bentley’s latest visit to Ryan and his fiancée Amanda Conner’s home was the “first time” she and her 16-year-old felt “happy” about the arrangement. 

And while Ryan—who also shares a baby girl with Amanda, as well as kids Jagger, 10, and Stella, 5, with ex Mackenzie Standifer—said that he resented Maci, 33, for keeping Bentley from him amid his addiction struggles, he was happy with where he and his son stand these days.