Even though Ryan Edwards has his hands full with his son and stepson with Mackenzie Edwards, he hasn't spent much time with his first son Bentley Edwards.
Now, it looks like all of that just might be changing soon.
After having a strained relationship for years, are the two finally going to reunite?
In the last episode of Teen Mom OG, Maci shared that Bentley wanted to go to counseling. Of course, Maci was more than supportive - but Ryan didn't even believe it.
"Maci had come to mom and said that Bentley wanted us to do counseling. If he says that's how he feels, that's fine," Ryan said in a later clip, adding, "But is it all your momma's bullsh*t? I don't know which one it is."
It's clear that Ryan things Maci influenced Bentley to want counseling. "I'm tired of having made-up stories and lies and problems, I'm over that. I'm not gonna do it," he shared.
And while Larry and Jen's response was upsetting, it wasn't exactly surprising.
"I think Ryan needs to be honest and talk to him to help Bentley understand what has been happening all these years," Larry expressed. But ultimately, he took Ryan's side.
"Ryan loves Bentley more than you can ever imagine," he shared. For many, it was upsetting to see that Larry would side with Ryan even when Bentley was in clear need of help.
"This whole entire scene was disgusting. Ryan really did manipulate his parents into thinking he was right this whole time," one fan wrote in the Teen Mom Tea Instagram comments.
"Wow I always loved Jen & Larry smh definitely look at them differently now," another shared.
Fans were even more uncomfortable when Larry doubled down.
In this clip from TMOG, a producer asks Larry: "Do you guys feel more and more like you're stuck between a rock and hard place - because now you have Ryan who's communicated what he needs to stay healthy and now you have Bentley communicating a bit more of what he wants?"
But Larry made his stance clear. "We're not stuck," he said.
"I told Bentley I said look, I love you more than anything in this world... but if you think that I'm ever gonna give up on my only son then you're sadly mistaken."
Many fans are hoping Bentley didn't see this episode, as it might not be easy to take. But now, Bentley's reaction to the situation is on the table.
According to Maci, Bentley doesn't even want to see his father.. and now he's old enough to make those decisions for himself.
“I mean, obviously everyone is entitled to feel how they want to feel or [to] have their own opinion. But I think definitely throughout the season, the audience is going to be able to see Bentley and his growth and get to know a deeper side of him and how he feels,” Maci told In Touch.
“Honestly, if I’m going to respond, it would just be that, I have raised Bentley to be an individual, to be himself and it’s okay to feel however he feels," she spilled, adding, "I have not raised him to give anybody the ability or the power to influence him, not even me. So there’s that. Really nothing else to say.”
During the episode, Maci even told producers: “I couldn’t tell you the last time the words ‘I want to see my dad’ came out of his mouth."
What do YOU think about Bentley's reaction?
In last week's episode, Maci doubles down on the fact that Bentley is taking some space from Ryan.
"Bentley hasn't seen his dad in a long time, and he's made boundaries to keep his distance until they go to therapy together," Maci reveals. "So I'm not sure if he's going to want to go to Jagger's birthday."
But Bentley revealed the opposite, accepting an invite from Mimi Jen to attend the party.
"It's your brother," Maci told Bentley. "Don't let all of us adults screw it up for all you children."
But Mimi getting the parties "mixed up" threw some more drama into the mix.
Bentley seemed more stressed about this, and Maci picked up on this.
"He was willing to do [see Ryan] for his brother's birthday, in the most safe environment if he had to be around them, but can he really enjoy it in a physical place that gives him anxiety?" Maci vented to Taylor. "This is a lose lose situation. Now he has agreed to go. He is going to feel he can't back out, that is going back on something he said he will do and he doesn't like it when people do that to him."
Now, Mackenzie is starting waves with her recent post.
Mack posted this shot of her, captioning it "Even when you have a million reasons not to...show up. Show up for you."
Fans have been shocked over Mackenzie's slimming figure for some time now, and this has fans buzzing and filling her Instagram comments with praise and questions.
"How do you look so good ?! Please share your secrets! I need a new body in 2021," one wrote on a recent Instagram update.
"You look amazing. What's your secret to a flat belly? That's what I'm trying to work on now," another asked.
What do YOU think of Mack's new look?