TEEN Mom star Maci Bookout has shared a cryptic post on social media amid ex, Ryan Edwards, was sentenced to prison.
Posted to her Instagram Stories, Maci shared a video of two people talking about taking responsibility.
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The video showed two men discussing if someone should give up on a person who is going through a tough time.
The interviewer asked, “Do you ever give up on someone?”
The interviewee named Simon Sinek responded, “It’s not about giving up on people. It’s about accountability to take responsibility for one’s self.
I cannot help you if you cannot be involved to help yourself. I will say to them point blank, Listen, if you’re not going to be involved in this then there’s no point to me being involved.
This is a team and I’m the only player here. I will always be here and when you are ready, maybe it’s just bad timing, I don’t know what else is going on in your life and maybe this is not the right time.
Or maybe I’m a bad fit but when you are ready I will still be here no matter what but you have to call me.”
On Thursday, the Teen Mom star’s ex, Ryan, was sentenced to almost a year in prison for his possession of drugs and his DUI arrest that occurred on April 7.
CRYPTIC MACI
The MTV star recently shared another cryptic Instagram Story in the late hours of the evening.
Her post was about inner peace.
The message said: “I heard someone once say, ‘Healing can be so hard when your inner child wants love, your teenage self wants revenge, and your current self only wants peace.'”
Maci and Ryan were originally featured as a couple on 16 and Pregnant in 2009.
She got pregnant when she was a junior in high school, and she gave birth to her son Bently in October 2018.
A NEW REALITY
Maci and her son, Bentley, 14, looked solemn in rare photos just hours after his dad was sentenced, exclusive photos obtained by The U.S. Sun have revealed.
Bentley played in his final middle school baseball game of the season just hours after the sentencing on Thursday.
In exclusive photos obtained by The U.S. Sun, Maci and Bentley could be seen walking from the field to their car after the game.
The mother and son appeared sad as they made their way to the car, despite Bentley’s team winning 5-1.
In a video obtained by The U.S. Sun, the two did not speak as they remained serious during the walk.
Maci wore a flowing top and ripped blue jeans, as she topped off the look with gold earrings for the game.
Bentley had on his baseball uniform while carrying a photo of himself playing on the field.
Despite the solemn expressions after the game, Maci mingled with her mom, Sharon, and other parents throughout the sporting event as she cheered on her son, an eyewitness told The U.S. Sun.
Maci also left the field in the middle of the game and sat in her car alone for 10 minutes, as she was seen on her phone and looking out her car window.
Maci’s husband, Taylor McKinney, and their two children Jayde, 7, and Maverick, 6, were also at the game.
STRAINED RELATIONSHIP
Ryan has missed the milestone moment, as he’s currently serving a one-year sentence at Silverdale Detention Center.
Ryan and Bentley’s relationship has been strained for years because of his substance abuse issues, as Maci wouldn’t let him see their son unless he submitted drug tests and entered therapy with him.
Ryan returned to the MTV show in February and appeared on Teen Mom: Family Reunion The Aftermath to give an update on their relationship.
Maci said: “There’s a part of Bentley that is hurting. He loves you so much, and there is only one person that can help that hurt and it’s you. He wants a relationship with you more than anything else.”
Ryan responded: ”I mean hell, I don’t even know what he’s got going on anymore. I don’t think Bentley and I even have a real relationship anymore. But, I mean, if it’s picking him up at a certain time or whatever.”
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Ryan agreed to FaceTime his son weekly as a start to mending their relationship before his legal troubles.
SENTENCING
Ryan was in court on Thursday regarding the two new possession of a controlled substance and DUI charges, as well as the previous two harassment and possession of controlled substance charges.
He entered the courtroom in handcuffs and faced Judge Gary Starnes.
His attorney said: “Mr. Edwards concedes he did violate his probation,” meaning to admit.
A lawyer for the State said: “It appears Mr. Edwards would’ve violated probation by leaving treatment early. Mr. Edwards picked up two new criminal charges. For the court, given part of the probation violation is these new charges, he’s conceding the violation.”
Judge Starnes said: “He was supposed to be in Austin, Texas. He was admitted March 16 and was discharged April 3.”
The State’s attorney called an officer to take the stand.
The officer said of the April 7 arrest: “I was dispatched for a white male in a white pickup truck who was unconscious and unresponsive. The vehicle was running in drive.
“The truck rolled into a curb on the driver’s side. The curb stopped the vehicle. It was just Mr. Edwards. He was unconscious, unresponsive. Fire was there. They were using a lockout kit to gain entry to the vehicle.
“He did not regain consciousness until he was put in medical and administered Narcan. There were two small baggies on Mr. Edwards. A white-blue powder and a crystal substance.”
A lawyer for the state then said: “This court is used to seeing probation violations, this defendant received a lenient break from this court and my office in March. He was given the opportunity for the second or third time to pursue rehabilitation.
“He has a drug problem. He had an opportunity to pursue rehabilitation. He failed to do that. He was there for two weeks. He left the facility contradictory to the staff’s advisement. The staff was trying to keep him there. He was ordered to be there for 45 days.
“He somehow got back to Chattanooga. Then a block from this courthouse, while so under the influence in his vehicle, he ran into a curb. He could’ve hit people. He’s a danger to himself and the public.
“His option is to get clean or die. There will be a request for more rehabilitation. The opportunity he had he squandered. That is disrespectful to the court and makes a mockery.”
She recommended 11 months and 29 days in prison.
Ryan’s lawyer then said: “He’s addicted to drugs. We all know there is a good person deep inside there wanting to get out. That person is hammered down deep because of the drugs.
“We all want the best for him and the community. We ask, at some point, not today, after Mr. Edwards receives sufficient time to be punished and think about what he’s done to consider an alternative. We’re all disappointed.
“It’s a small town. We all know each other. We all know him. We want him to do better. There is a unique treatment option. I’m not asking the court to suspend his sentence.”
They then called up the director of court services, who recommended Ryan receive monthly shots and attend a two-year program.
She said: “He would go into a residential program and at some point he would get a once-a-month shot. It curbs cravings coupled with treatment.
“Just a shot isn’t going to do it. He says he will do that. He would go in and stay at our facility. Then step down to a halfway house, a separate living house. They do counseling for two years.”
‘I AM TRYING TO SAVE YOU’
The judge then said: “We all know Mr. Edwards and his family. He’s a very fine young man. He’s very talented at what he does. We’ve all watched him grow up.
“He is not a bad person. He just got addicted to hardcore drugs. He’s an extreme danger to himself, he died on Broad Street and had to be brought back to life. You would’ve been dead. You should realize that. He’s a danger to the public by driving his truck on drugs.
“Rehab won’t be good because he won’t do it. He needs to grow up, you know that. You have three kids. You may have some problems with your wife, but you have three kids. I’m trying to save your life.
“I’m going to revoke probation for 11 months and 29 days in custody. At some point, I may send you to rehab. You won’t do it now. It’s because the drug addiction is so strong.
“You can’t do it. You have to grow up and want to save yourself. I’m going to do what I can to save you. If you come across someone at drugs at Silverdale stay away from them.”
Though he was sentenced, Ryan is due back in court on June 12 regarding the four charges.
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