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Maci Bookoutdoesn’t harbor any bad feelings toward exRyan Edwards.
Opening up about the former couple’s experience filming season 2 ofTeen Mom Family Reunion, Bookout toldPage Sixthat she worked with life coach Dr. Cheyenne Bryantto build a “better” co-parenting dynamic with Edwards.
“Honestly, the main thing that made it more clear was the work that I had done on myself and working through my anger, my sometimes even hate,” Bookout, 31, explained to the news outlet. “Just working through all of that and pinpointing what’s worth holding on to and what’s worth letting go of.”
She continued, “Getting to know the hard parts of mine and Ryan’s relationship as co-parents, that makes it more comfortable for me, I would say. Not easier, but maybe just a little more comfortable.”
Bookout shares14-year-old son Bentleywith Edwards, 34. Since making their debut on16 & Pregnantin 2009, fans have witnessed the now-exes many ups and down over the years.
Some issues that drove a wedge between the two included Edwards' battle with addiction, which evenled to an arrestin 2018 for simple possession of heroin charge. That same year, she was also reportedly granteda two-year order of protectionagainst Edwards.
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Bookout revealed in September that she had “not had a relationship” with Edwards “at all for years.”
“Probably four years,” she told TooFab. “I don’t have his phone number. I doubt he has mine. Don’t see each other, don’t talk to each other.”
Bookout added that the former couple’s lack of communication made filming the reality series “awkward.”
“So when we were filming the past few seasons, it just got to a point where it’s like, I find it awkward thatI’m talking about somebody that I don’t talk to,” she previously explained. “Like, that’s weird. And it remains that way. We do not have a relationship.”
Bookout hasbeen marriedtoTaylor McKinneysince 2016. They are parents to Maverick, 6, and Jayde, 7.
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