TEEN Mom Maci Bookout has shared a cryptic quote amid rumored marriage issues with their husband, Taylor McKinney.
Maci, 32, reposted an inspiring message about how to cope with emotional turmoil.
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In the post, the text reveals how an individual can show they are still tough after being provoked.
“There will be people in this life who will cut you open just to see what you’re made of…” the quote stated.
“Show them it is love.”
THERAPY SESSION
Maci’s quote came after viewers speculated about her marriage woes with her husband, Taylor, 32.
On Wednesday, the Teen Mom: Family Reunion premiere featured a dramatic scene of the MTV mom breaking down in tears.
When the husband/wife duo attended therapy, Maci hinted that they were going through troubles during their session.
She claimed Taylor remarked on her parenting skills around their seven-year-old daughter, Jade.
“He said he would not want his daughter to become the mother that I am,” Maci cried and choked back tears.
The therapist insisted that the two talk about their issues.
The two walked down the aisle in October 2016 and share their two children: Jade and Maverick, six.
The 16 & Pregnant alum is also a mom to her 15-year-old son, Bentley, with her former baby daddy, Ryan Edwards, 36.
LEGAL PROBLEMS
Meanwhile, Maci’s ex has been in and out of prison for the last year due to drugs, harassment, and other charges.
Ryan’s estranged wife, Mackenzie, 28, initially filed for divorce in February 2023 after the two married in 2017.
Although the divorce was dismissed, The U.S. Sun exclusively revealed Ryan filed his divorce case against his former partner in early March.
According to a Tennessee court docket viewed by The U.S. Sun, Ryan filed for “divorce with minor child” on March 6th.
He also filed a permanent proposed parenting plan for their kids Jagger, five, and Stella, four.
‘BEEN A LOT’
In July 2023, Maci confessed to The Daily Mail about how her relationship with Taylor struggled while co-parenting with Ryan.
“I feel pressure because I’m trying to support [my son] Bentley and do the right thing by him, and I’m learning how to even communicate and have a relationship with Ryan at all,” the TV personality shared.
“But then, [Taylor] is my husband, and he has raised Bentley with me, so there’s just a lot of temperature checking that goes on.”
She tried not to “forget to check my own temperature and figure out what my boundaries are, and what I’m OK with and what I’m comfortable with. It’s been a lot.”
“You’re going to see us probably at a better point in a co-parenting relationship than we had been in a long time,” Taylor mentioned during the interview.
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