How Teen Mom 's Maci Bookout Talks to 15-Year-Old Son Bentley About Sex and Relationships

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How Teen Mom's Maci Bookout Talks to fifteen-Year-Dilapidated Son Bentley About Intercourse and Relationships

Buckle up, Teen Mom fans: Maci Bookout's son Bentley is quite a licensed driver, which approach she has positively had “the focus on” with her teen. She shared her approach with E! News.

Maci Bookout needs to focus on sex, little one—about your entire just correct issues and the corrupt issues that will likely be. However, you recognize, only as soon as in some time so as that her 15-365 days-ragged son Bentley doesn't roll his eyes at any time when she attempts to broach the enviornment.

With her eldest procedure to present 16 this autumn—the identical age the Teen Mom huge name was when she first got pregnant with then-boyfriend Ryan Edwards—Maci has taken to addressing the birds and the bees “pretty brazenly,” she suggested E! News in an distinctive interview, “and I dangle, factual at random.”

No longer looking out to bother her excessive schooler, Maci persisted, she's very cognizant of how assuredly she brings up the subject. “I if truth be told want to entire myself, delight in, 'Don't overdo it, don't force the conversation,'” she explained. “Within the occasion that they bring it up, in particular, let them manual it and when it's over, it's over. Let it be. On legend of you by no approach want them to personal any delight in, 'Oh, I don't are attempting to bring this up because it's going to be an hour-long conversation.' Or, 'We're going to want to focus on this and I didn't are attempting to focus on that.'”

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Her tip: “Allow them to drive it and that you would be in a position to well also merit manual it, on the entire.”

For Maci—who also shares daughter Jayde, 8, and son Maverick, 7, with husband Taylor McKinney—having Bentley design shut the wheel approach conserving any chats brief and sweet, or not decrease than not awkward AF.

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“Every so assuredly it's him talking about his friend and their girlfriend,” Maci renowned. “Or in most cases it's any individual bringing it up and afterwards being delight in, 'Don't you derive drained of listening to about for those that're going to derive a girlfriend?' Or whatever.'”

Even a hasty 5-minute chat creates an commence dialogue, she explained, so as that must restful Bentley personal a seek recordsdata from within the long bustle, he's willing to present to his folks and not factual his fellow teenage boys and the Web. Said Maci, “It's if truth be told factual not being terrified to personal a conversation if it lands on your lap.”

Launch conversation shall be an worthy center of attention when it involves her and Taylor's seven-365 days marriage.

While the Tennessee-basically based completely pair personal near up with a winning game belief when it involves managing their squad (“We work if truth be told properly together as a bunch,” renowned Taylor, “in particular with three varied youngsters going in three varied directions your entire time”), connecting on a relationship stage is a more developed plod.

“I dangle delight in we're restful engaged on what a healthy conversation routine appears delight in,” acknowledged Maci. “And who's to bid we ever solve it? On legend of we're both hustlers, we're plod-getters, we're cussed, we're aggressive, we're sturdy-minded. In say that would possibly perchance perchance well presumably be something that is factual there forever. However I dangle so long as we're repeatedly attempting to determine basically the most simple formulation to entire it, that's a accumulate, in my be aware.”

And they did design shut dwelling some systems from their time in Colombia filming the third season of MTV's Teen Mom: Family Reunion (Wednesdays, 8 p.m.).

“Truth be suggested, strolling into it, I was delight in, Oh, great, we derive to be far from the kids, be with each varied and dangle out with our pals,” acknowledged Maci of signing on for the experience. “Love, it's a vacation. I'm not certain we had been waiting for the total work we had been going to want to entire when we got there.”

However even with your entire workshops and counseling classes, their time on the coastline proved to be moderately enjoyable.

“Getting far from the kids for somewhat while, if truth be told helped us reset and realize, delight in, 'Hi there, we’re on the identical group,'” acknowledged Taylor. While it would possibly perchance perchance well perchance also be straight forward to derive bogged down within the mental and bodily load of shepherding youngsters from college to their diversified activities, hanging off themselves from that day-to-day grind, he acknowledged, “gave us the time to reset and reconnect.”

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And, maybe most considerably, take into account that they honestly finish derive pleasure from each varied's company.

“I was delight in, 'Man, we haven't frolicked factual the 2 of us together in a in point of fact very long time, are we restful going to thrill in each varied when there's no distraction? When there's no space to be or thing to entire?'” admitted Maci. “And I dangle delight in that was the reset button because I was delight in, 'Hell yeah, I'd dangle out with this guy every day, he's great!' So for me, it was delight in, we're positively restful there. I delight in him, not factual as a dad or factual as a husband, I factual delight in hanging out with him.”

And he or she's not the single member of the franchise to personal locked down her particular person. Possess a study how the relaxation of the Teen Mom stars are faring within the romance department.

Catelynn Lowell & Tyler Baltierra

Viewers watched Catelynn Lowell and now-husband Tyler Baltierra produce the hard solution to space their first daughter, Carly, for adoption, in 2009 on the inaugural season of 16 and Pregnant. After 13 years together, the fan-well-liked couple wed in August 2015 and personal since had three more daughters: Novalee, Vaeda and Rya.

While the absence of Carly—who lives with her adoptive folks, Brandon and Teresa Davis—restful aches 14 years later, the couple live for their meetups. “The girls delight in her,” Catelynn suggested E! News of her youthful daughters' reaction to Carly. “It's pretty superior so that you can verify it. And we're blessed that we finish personal an commence adoption so that you can verify it. It's if truth be told a blessing so that you can seek for all of these issues over time.”

Maci Bookout & Ryan Edwards

Collectively decrease than six months when she got pregnant, viewers saw Maci Bookout wrestle with an irresponsible Ryan Edwards on 16 and Pregnant. Though they got engaged, the excessive college sweethearts split decrease than a 365 days after their son Bentley was born in 2008.

For the time being they're centered on constructing a coparenting relationship. “We're in a just correct space,” Maci published to E! News in 2023, in conjunction with that Ryan is exhibiting up “more consistently now than maybe he ever has earlier than.”

Maci Bookout & Taylor McKinney

Maci found her forever teammate in Texan Taylor McKinney in 2012, the pair soon develop their squad. They welcomed daughter Jayde in Might well 2015 and son Maverick a 365 days later, then wed in Florida that October.

Partners in parenting, existence and their TTM Lifestyle fashion mark, “He's factual my particular person,” she suggested E! News in 2023. “Even when we've had a rough 365 days together, I dangle at the discontinue of the day, I restful settle him. I delight in him. And even supposing I are attempting to punch him within the face in most cases, I'd moderately argue with him or personal a rough patch with him than by no approach personal a rough patch with anybody else.”

Cheyenne Floyd & Cory Wharton

No subject transferring on with new necessary others, the MTV stars, who linked while filming The Venture, continue to coparent their daughter Ryder together.

“Our ideal thing since day one of Cory coming into Ryder's existence was what roughly dad he wished to be and what roughly parent he wished to be,” Cheyenne explained to E! News in March 2020. “I wasn't going to enable him to be a Disneyland dad or an Instagram dad or factual within the moment. He wanted to be 100 p.c. I dangle from the commence, he saw my mindset and preferred it so as that's why we coparent so properly.”

Cheyenne Floyd & Zach Davis

After their romance ended in 2018, the pair made up our minds to present their relationship a 2d chance. While celebrating her twenty eighth birthday, Cheyenne confirmed on Instagram that she was wait on with Zach. In Might well 2021, the couple welcomed their first little one together, son Ace, and got married in September 2022.

“They are very in tune in this type of pure formulation,” Maci Bookout suggested E! News. “They factual plod together so smoothly and in my notion, they're superior to be around but together, they are a blast. And so that they’re repeatedly down for something else.”

Cory Wharton & Taylor Selfridge

Connecting while filming Ex on the Seaside would possibly perchance perchance well presumably also not sound delight in the commence of a delight in legend, but more than six years and two youngsters—daughters Mila and Maya—later, Cory and Are You the One? alum Taylor Selfridge are restful making waves.

“We factual purchased a residence,” he shared with E! News in 2023, earlier than citing that, yes, he's mindful that folks are attempting to grab when they're getting married. “It's positively being talked about. Now we personal everything but the ring and me factual letting her know. Taylor deserves that and it's something that I want and he or she needs. Gleaming now we're factual taking steps to derive there.”

Ryan Edwards & Mackenzie Standifer

Testing the boundaries of for-greater-or-for-worse, Ryan checked into rehab not long after he married girlfriend Mackenzie Standifer in Might well 2017, with her giving birth to their first son Jagger in 2018 while Ryan was restful in treatment.

Though the pair would welcome daughter Stella in January 2020, Mackenzie filed for divorce three years later.

Amber Portwood & Gary Shirley

While their very contentious romance came to an discontinue for just correct in 2013, the couple personal since labored out an answer to successfully coparent their now-teenage daughter Leah.

“Now we personal a just correct time together but at a distance,” Amber suggested E! News in January 2022. “However our relationship is nice. It's a family now so we treat it as a family more than the relaxation.”

Amber Portwood & Matt Baier

After diverse years together, a proposal and one unsuccessful stint on Marriage Boot Camp, Amber and Boston transplant Matt Baier called off their engagement in 2017.

“In fact, you factual derive to a couple of extent for those that're done listening to issues and you factual commence up to not care in a relationship and I dangle that's what started taking place to me and him,” Amber published on Dr. Drew Pinsky's podcast later that 365 days. “I started not to care anymore about the relationship such as you have to always restful. I achieve a wall up so I wouldn't derive wound as soon as more close to.”

Amber Portwood & Andrew Glennon

Amber did secure delight in while filming Marriage Boot Camp—connecting with crew member Andrew Glennon while on procedure. The pair made their debut as a couple at the 2017 MTV Movie Awards and in Might well 2018, Amber gave birth to the couple's first little one, James.

However the couple separated not long after Amber was arrested for home battery in July 2019. After a contentious court docket fight, California native Andrew was awarded sole correct and foremost bodily custody of their son in 2022.

“I've labored so onerous to greater myself and enhance my relationships with my youngsters,” the Teen Mom huge name suggested E! News at the time. “While I've repeatedly been candid about my previous substance abuse and struggles with mental illness, a particular person will must personal the chance to redeem themselves and not be tethered to their issues from the previous.”

Sure not to present up, she added, “If your boulevard has not been top, but you've labored onerous to turn correct into a bigger, more earn and caring particular person this day, merit transferring forward as I will. I'll by no approach finish struggling with for my youngsters who I delight in more than something else.”

Amber Portwood & Dimitri Garcia

After meeting Amber on the Web, Dimitri Garcia made his Teen Mom OG debut in April 2020. “Dimitri is from Belgium. He's 39 so he's 10 years older than me. However he's a if truth be told pretty man,” Amber shared on the describe. “I started opening up to him and we made up our minds we must restful meet since we delight in each varied.”

In April 2021, Amber published on the Teen Mom OG reunion special that she was restful relationship Dimitri. “We've known each varied now for 18 months,” she explained. “However I haven't seen him in a 365 days even supposing.” Though the pair struggled with not being ready to bodily seek each varied at some stage within the pandemic, they are reportedly restful talking.

Gary Shirley & Kristina Anderson

Months after Gary and now-companion Kristina Anderson welcomed daughter Emilee in April 2015, they wed in a sweet coastline ceremony.

“You are one of basically the most handsome souls I do know,” Gary wrote in a 2022 Instagram post. “I don’t know the scheme I would finish this with out you.”

Farrah Abraham & Derek Underwood

The daddy of Farrah Abraham's daughter Sophia died in an accident two months previous to her birth in December 2008.

Farrah Abraham & Simon Saran

Her first excessive relationship since the death of her excessive college boyfriend, Farrah dated accurate estate agent Simon Saran on and off for over two years.

Though their 2017 split got monstrous (as in finish-and-desist monstrous), the 2 gave a stab at attempting to stay pals. Sorta.

“I originate not personal any onerous feelings towards Farrah,” Simon suggested E! News at the time. “We are factual from two varied worlds. She likes the fallacious existence, I want what's accurate. I want basically the most simple for her and far success in all of her future endeavors.”

Jenelle Evans & Andrew Lewis

Jenelle Evans and Andrew Lewis, folks to now-teenage Jace, split not long after his 2009 birth, with the model having no involvement in his son's existence.

“I finish feel corrupt because that’s Jace's dad,” Jenelle mirrored on a 2019 episode of Teen Mom 2. “However I do know the scheme he’s, and I don’t want him to disappoint my son. I don’t want [him] to pop wait on in and then pop wait on out.”

Jenelle Evans & David Eason

After a one-365 days marriage to Courtland Rogers, and having her 2d little one, Kaiser, with ex-boyfriend Nathan Griffin in 2014, Jenelle wed David Eason on their North Carolina property in September 2017, eight months after they welcomed their daughter Ensley.

After a in particular rocky stretch saw David charged with somewhat one abuse misdemeanor sharp Jace (at the time, Jenelle likened it to a “smear advertising campaign”), Jenelle published they’d separated. “I would've skipped straight to divorce but I couldn't because within the tell of North Carolina, are trying and be legally separated for a 365 days,” she explained on social media, “and you personal to cloak you personal two separate addresses.”

Chelsea Houska & Adam Lind

Take note the charmer who requested then-girlfriend Chelsea Houska when he would possibly perchance perchance well presumably “keep the papers over for that mistake”?

Fully within the rearview.

Against all odds, the Teen Mom huge name-grew to changed into-HGTV personality has a somewhat copacetic relationship with her excessive college ex Adam Lind, mother to her eldest daughter Aubree. “There’s no corrupt vibes and it’s factual a if truth be told commence relationship,” she suggested Us Weekly. “There’s no corrupt feelings. We seek him in most cases and it’s completely fine.”

Chelsea Houska & Cole DeBoer

What started as a meet-adorable at a gasoline tell in 2014 grew to changed into forever when the pair wed in October 2016. After welcoming son Watson in 2017 and daughters Layne and Walker in 2018 and 2021, respectively, the pair launched a new joint project: Their HGTV series Down Dwelling Fab.

“If we had been going to near wait on wait on to TV, I wanted it to be something lighthearted, feel just correct and be ready to utter our legit selves,” Chelsea explained to E! News, sharing why this plod felt “so stunning.” As she achieve it, “This was factual this type of groovy opportunity to entire that.”

Leah Messer & Corey Simms

Though then-excessive schooler Leah Messer and Corey Simms fought to present their friendship correct into a forever family, the oldsters to now-teenage twins Aleeah and Aliannah filed for divorce six months after their October 2010 wedding.

Corey has been married to Miranda Patterson since 2013.

Leah Messer & Jeremy Calvert

Leah went on to wed pipeliner Jeremy Calvert in 2012, the couple welcoming daughter Adalynn the next 365 days.

Though they split in 2015, they personal made an effort to coparent their daughter. “I'm taking a survey at a total, greater model of myself,” Leah suggested E! News of her girls. “And seeing everything that they delight in and derive pleasure from doing, and being ready to strengthen them of their lives and be a share of it’s magical. I delight in it. I delight in being a mother, in particular a girl mama.”

Leah Messer & Jaylan Mobley

By the time Leah went Instagram reliable with Jaylan Mobley in 2021, the US Military officer had already charmed her and her daughters.

The couple announced their engagement in August 2022, but broke up that October.

“I wanted that breakup,” the Teen Mom huge name confessed to E! News a 365 days later. “I've learned quite a bit from my last breakup and, transferring forward, I finish feel delight in my existence is factual starting up.”

Kailyn Lowry & Jo Rivera

Kailyn Lowry was factual 17 when she and excessive college boyfriend Jo Rivera welcomed their eldest son, Isaac, in 2010.

And even supposing they split a 365 days later, they've since settled correct into a ecstatic coparenting contrivance, Kailyn even internet webhosting her Diminutive one Mamas No Drama podcast with Jo's companion Vee Torres. “We’ve near a long formulation since we had been 18,” Kailyn wrote on X after attending Jo and Vee's 2018 wedding. “I couldn’t quiz for a bigger stepmom for isaac.”

Kailyn Lowry & Javi Marroquin

Kailyn's 2d son Lincoln joined the squad in November 2013, roughly a 365 days after the then-huge name of Teen Mom 2 wed his father Javi Marroquin.

Splitting in late 2016, their relationship has been rocky at cases, with Javi and girlfriend Lauren Comeau—already folks to son Eli—announcing in December 2023 that they had been waiting for their 2d little one together, a girl.

Kailyn Lowry & Chris Lopez

Though Kailyn welcomed sons Lux and Creed with boyfriend Chris Lopez at some stage in their on-and-off romance, they at last called it quits for just correct.

“Gleaming now, we don't focus on at all,” she published to E! News in 2020. “I'm hoping that it would possibly perchance perchance well perchance derive greater with time but I don't personal a sizable imaginative and prescient. I don't personal something else opposed to bid. I am hoping for our youngsters that everything works itself out in whatever route that will likely be.”

Kailyn Lowry & Elijah Scott

With most recent boyfriend Elijah Scott, Kailyn in a roundabout scheme feels she has a mighty basis. “It's been very varied from my varied companions and my youngsters' varied dads,” she suggested Of us of Elijah, dad to her son Rio and twins Verse and Valley. “He pours concrete, he gets down and soiled at work. However he's also factual a accurate family man. He's very, very great linked with his enjoy family, with our family, and so he's been a extraordinarily just correct companion to me, and I dangle delight in it's a extraordinarily just correct match.”

However she's not willing to head down the aisle factual but. “He's been pushing for it,” admitted Kailyn. “However I've already roughly done marriage as soon as and I f–ked it up royally. So I'm somewhat hesitant.”

Jade Cline & Sean Austin

Though Indiana-basically based completely Jade Cline and Sean Austin had more than their share of u.s.and down since welcoming daughter Kloie in 2017, in January 2022 Jade teased to fans that they had been on the upward thrust.

“There had been some major, major issues that came about with our lives and major enhancements that occur with Sean's existence as properly and with his future,” she suggested E! News. “I'm if truth be told ecstatic with him and where we’re this day.” Eight months later, the pair announced their engagement, marrying in October 2023.

“I do know pointless to bid my relationship isn't repeatedly top,” Jade suggested E! News in 2024. “However we delight in each varied and we produce it work.”

Ashley Siren & Bar Smith

California natives Ashley Jones and Bar Smith wed in 2021—four years after they welcomed daughter Holly. And while the pair has publicly called off their romance diverse cases, they restful look like together.

Briana DeJesus & Devoin Austin II

Years after 16 and Pregnant huge name Briana DeJesus and Devoin Austin II welcomed their daughter Nova in 2011, they flirted with giving their romance one other shot.

For the time being, nevertheless, Briana suggested E! News in 2024, “I want a man man, I don't want somewhat boy that I've been so broken-all of the vogue down to relationship wait on within the previous.”

Briana DeJesus & Luis Miguel

After starring on the single season of Teen Mom 3, Briana joined the solid of Teen Mom 2 in its eighth season, and gave birth to her 2d daughter, Stella, with ex-boyfriend Luis Miguel, on July 2017.

Since then, Luis' involvement has been spotty at easiest. “I dangle he needs a family with me,” Briana explained to Dr. Drew in a December 2019 Teen Mom 2 episode, “and since I'm not giving that to him, he factual needs to prevent away completely.”

Briana DeJesus & John Rodriguez

At the moment after celebrating their one-365 days anniversary at a tropical destination in 2019, Briana called it quits with then-boyfriend John Rodriguez.

To achieve it bluntly, she shared in an episode of the MTV hit, she simply stopped loving him. “It sucks because I kicked him to the curb,” she renowned, “but he didn't wrestle to be with me both. I wanted him to wrestle for me but he didn't.”

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