Maci Bookout connected Returning to Teen Mom: Family Reunion

Change your cognition and it could alteration your life.

Ever since appearing connected 16 and Pregnant in 2009, Maci Bookout McKinney has documented her complicated narration with ex Ryan Edwards. Now, arsenic the brace struggles to co-parent their 14-year-old lad Bentley, Maci is hoping to marque a change.

"I privation to fto spell of the choler I person towards Ryan," Maci told beingness manager Dr. Cheyenne Bryant connected the Jan. 31 occurrence of Teen Mom: Family Reunion. "But I don't consciousness similar I'm aggravated for myself. I consciousness similar I'm aggravated for Bentley truthful I'm not definite I tin hide that."

As Maci looked backmost connected the times Bentley had "wanted to propulsion successful the towel" and springiness up connected his narration with his father, she expressed feelings of guilt for not picking a amended partner. 

"I consciousness similar due to the fact that of my prime successful relationships, it conscionable hurts everybody," Maci said done tears. "Everybody that loves maine hurts due to the fact that of it."

"I wrote unrealistic expectations," Maci said, "and animosity towards Ryan."

Back successful December, Maci shared an update connected her co-parenting narration with her ex.

"I anticipation to play a amended role, a much affirmative role, a much supportive relation successful the narration that Ryan and Bentley privation to have, moving forward," she exclusively told E! News. "For a agelong time, I didn't truly recognize however I played a portion successful it."

After moving with Dr. Cheyenne, Maci said she was capable to enactment connected herself and get to spot wherever she felt "confident and comfy successful moving guardant successful the effort to effort to amended co-parent."

"I'm truly arrogant of myself due to the fact that it was not easy," Maci continued. "We're inactive taking steps successful the close direction, but I deliberation conscionable maintaining the earthy progression and not forcing things is the mode to go, and that's what we're doing close now."

Teen Mom: Family Reunion airs Tuesday nights astatine 8 p.m. connected MTV.