Teen Mom<\/em><\/h3>\nMaci Bookout has been part of the MTV family since\u00a016 & Pregnant<\/em>. Along with her\u00a0boyfriend, Ryan Edwards,\u00a0the couple prepared to welcome their son, Bentley. Unfortunately, their teenage romance failed and Maci moved on. She eventually found love with Taylor McKinney which was documented on the spinoff,\u00a0Teen Mom.<\/em>\u00a0They went on to have two more children while she struggled to co-parent with Ryan.<\/p>\n
Maci Bookout-Teen Mom-YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHe battled substance abuse and got married to\u00a0Mackenzie (Standifer) Edwards. Over the years, his issues have only progressed and Ryan was sent to prison in 2023. He has since been released and headed to rehab but Maci has been working with him to co-parent. Now, she and Taylor are opening up as to why they have stayed on the show all of these years later. According to\u00a0In Touch Weekly<\/em>, it is all about helping others, as Taylor noted:<\/p>\n\u201cWhen somebody comes up \u2013 and you can kind of lose sight of this \u2013 but somebody will come up in public and just say, \u2018Hey, your guys\u2019 story helps me a lot. I appreciate what you\u2019re doing.\u2019 And I forget that sometimes. Because we\u2019re just going through our everyday life that you forget that people watch and relate to it and it helps them.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\u201cI think I\u2019ve just gotten to a point where, for me, it\u2019s like, man, everything is just \u2026 it\u2019s just not what you see on the show,\u201d Maci, 32, explains. \u201cEvery move we make is just so public and then everything with our kids is just so public. You can\u2019t really go out in public and be left alone, which isn\u2019t a bad thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
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This is an important reminder\u00a0for Maci Bookout\u00a0and Taylor McKinney as they have wanted to leave reality television many times. She has grown tired of having no privacy, no matter what she does or where she goes, especially with her children.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I\u2019ve just gotten to a point where, for me, it\u2019s like, man, everything is just \u2026 it\u2019s just not what you see on the show. Every move we make is just so public and then everything with our kids is just so public. You can\u2019t really go out in public and be left alone, which isn\u2019t a bad thing.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Holding On<\/h3>\n
For Maci Bookout and her family, they have a special place in the hearts of\u00a0Teen Mom<\/em>\u00a0viewers. They have watched her manage her relationship with Ryan Edwards and find love. Now, she is trying to improve her marriage to Taylor McKinney. That being said, Maci is well aware that she could never live a truly private life, even if she quit the series tomorrow.<\/p>\n\u201cEven if we left reality TV, everything would still be so public. They\u2019re not just going to forget that we exist and not care. So if we expect to leave and then just be left alone, that\u2019s never going to happen. So it\u2019s like \u2026 might as well keep trying to help people, keep trying to put real stuff out there for people to see, to laugh at. Or to judge, whatever. But hopefully, if it can help one person or one family, then [it] sounds good to me.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
It seems like Maci is living in the reality of being a very public figure who has shared her epic highs and horrible lows with the world. Now, all she can ask for is to make a difference in just one person\u2019s life. The same goes for her husband who is along for the ride.<\/p>\n
Do you think that Maci is sticking around for the right reasons? More so, what do you think life would be like if she quit the show tomorrow? Let us know your thoughts and watch\u00a0Teen Mom: Family Reunion<\/em>\u00a0Wednesdays on MTV.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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