As for how she handled Bentley feeling some type of way as he witnessed Ryan’s various legal troubles, “Therapy,” Maci shared of their not-so-secret weapon. “Therapy and honestly doing work on myself and understanding the responsibility and the roles that I play, but also understanding what is not my responsibility.”
These days, when it comes to her eldest son, “You can almost even physically see how much lighter it is for him,” she continued. “There’s no tension or awkwardness. It’s much less of a chore for all of us, to be honest.”
Because their happy quartet also includes Taylor, Maci’s husband of eight years.
“Even when we’ve had a rough year together, I think at the end of the day, I still choose him,” she previously explained to E! of her forever teammate. “I like him. And even if I want to punch him in the face sometimes, I’d rather argue with him or have a rough patch with him than never have a rough patch with anybody else.”
And she’s not the only franchise regular to have found their person. Check out who the rest of the Teen Mom cast is navigating rough seas and calm waters alongside.