Teen Mom's Maci Bookout: Kyle King Is My "Perfect Lover"
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Things might not have worked out with Maci Bookout's baby daddy, but things with her new beau seem to be going well.
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"I love my perfect lover, Kyle King!" the Teen Mom star tweeted Sunday. Bookout, 19, gave birth to her and then-boyfriend Ryan Edwards' son Bentley, 2, in October 2008. The young mom initially moved in with Edwards, but their bitter relationship ran its course and she moved back in with her parents in Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Shortly afterwards, Bookout had a sweet surprise: unexpected new love with her old childhood pal King. Did King have any qualms about dating a single mom? "Not at all," Bookout told Us Weekly. "Since he wasn't scared, he put me at ease."
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Bookout moved to Nashville to be closer to King, who works as a Coca Coca merchandiser. "He's responsible, fun, and incredibly caring, and he's just a lot more mature than most guys," she gushed to Us.
Sources tell Us the reality star is really "hoping she'll get asked to be on Dancing with the Stars." She's also expressed interest in penning a book on teen pregnancy.
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30just read suzies comment and I highly agree. some people need to get of your hight judgmental horse!
woman shouldn't be putting other woman down. watching teen mom made me not want to be a mom at 16, 17, 18 so this show has its pros and cons. No i don't think you have to be married to have a child but its nice to be, and have the fathers help raise. my first daughters dad left but my husband now raises both our girls great, i don't think you have to be rich either as long as you put your child's need first, i wasn't married when i had my children but I'm a good mom. lori I like your view on things! And in no means did i have money with my first child but as time goes on most woman mature and do something with their life to better their life and their families life. Its easier to do before kids but not impossible with kids. Im 21 with 2 kids i put myself through school and I'm a great mom and my kids don't go with out. Me and my husband have careers and to all the woman out their in situations that could be better, do your best and don't listen to all these negative people. no one ever puts on these things positive stories instead all negative and it automatically makes young girls think they are screwed when really like one of the other woman said, you need a good support system.
And answer me this: Instead of bad-mouthing these girls, why I don't see anyone demanding that the fathers step up and be men?
Hey Christine - Other than your obvious issue of being a judgemental hag, you are spreading lies. The state didn't automatically take your child if you were an unwed mother in the past. The girls who gave their kids up a lot of times were forced into it by their parents. The state (any state) was not in the business of taking babies. The ones who were sent away, were sent away by families who were ashamed. They were forced by their families to give up their babies. The state had nothing to do with it. Back then, a parent had the right to force a girl to give up her baby. Not anymore. I am against any law that allows the state to interfere in the private affairs of private citizens. Stop your babbling about hell. Get off the cross, I'm sure someone somewhere needs the wood. You have nerve getting on your soapbox and preaching. I am 38 years old. I gave birth to my oldest daughter when I was 20. By your sick reasoning, I should have been forced to give her away. I can assure you that had anyone tried to take my children from me, there would have been blood. My daughter is now a beautiful, intelligent, confident young lady who just graduated from high school. I think I did a pretty good job raising her, and I am doing the same with my 8 year old. The sperm donors who fathered them have done nothing to contribute to the outstanding people my daughters are growing up to be. Neither did the state. Neither did judgemental fools like you. The credit goes to me. Being single is not an indicator of what kind of parent you will be. Being a teenage parent is not a good idea, but with the right support systems, these girls can raise their children to be productive members of society.
Raeann, you obviously have NO IDEA WHAT YOURE TALKING ABOUT!!!! You keep mentioning money, that you're well off bla bla bla.. usually "well off" people can spell because theyve been provided with a good education, which you obviously were not. Money isn't all you need to be a good mom, its takes alot more than money. Another thing.. anything at the age of 21 is a joke, especially marriage. Why would any kid want to get married at 21? (or younger).. You are ovbiously not mature enough. A mature young lady does her thing, gets her education, and keeps that first in her life. And is in control of her future, its called birth control. Sadly its a social economic thing and girls having kids as young as you are (At 21 you should be a 21 year old, not a mother, and BTW in the "olden" days as you call it.. women would have kids at 21.. now its 25++, EVEN 30++) So bc you made a mistake in getting pregnant and werent responsible enough, don't sit here and justify yourself. Being a parent is hard, and if you think your loving boyfriend is sticking around... good luck. You're in denial sweetheart.
Obviously, there are going to be exceptions to every rule. I am saying that from a child's perspective, a loving home with a married mom and dad who love each other is going to be the ideal situation. You can say I am wrong til you are blue in the face, but I am not. Raeann, I can tell that you are a bit immature, which doesn't bode well for good parenting, but I am not interested in inflaming a pregnant woman. No, you are not a teen, but it is not ideal to have babies so young prior to getting married. Are you college educated? Have you worked on yourself first before getting pregnant (I am doubting it). I'm glad you are "very well off" but a loving, committed relationship is critical before anything else. I see he is 100% there for the baby (now), but if he is truly dedicated to you and the baby he would want to marry you. Many men do not want to get married because it makes it harder to leave. Being unmarried gives them an easy out. Hopefully, your guy isn't like that. Call me "old-fashioned" but I know what works. I came from a broken home, but I had a stepdad who stepped in and took the place of my father who left. My mom didn't marry him right away and I hated it, so they got married and have been together for 26 years (happily). It is very important to kids for their parents to be married. Even young ones can understand when mom and dad haven't cared enough to become married. They will wonder why you have different names and will hate it (I did). Being a married couple is important, it gives the relationship (as long as you are meant to be together) stability that kids long for. Raeann, as much as you think you have actually "lived life," you haven't. It sounds like you haven't lived on your own or achieved an education, which is sad. I could be wrong, but I can tell a lot about how you write. No, I don't know you, but you say you were married before and now are about to give birth. That means you went from your teen years, to marriage, to divorce, to getting preggers by someone else. What about your life as Raeann? I guess it's too late now, but consider marrying if he is the one.
You can be a single mom at any age. I am a single mom and I am in my late 20's. In this day and age its not about having a mom and dad it's about how you are raised. I have known kids who came from married households and single parent house holds. Some of the ones who grew up in married house holds turned out to have no college low wage jobs and live off the system while others that were single mom raised (or dad) turned out in big money jobs and good college degrees. We need to focus on our own lives not what some statistic says. We must make college just as big of a priority as finishing high school. Then we will have less people on the system and it can go for the real people who need it like the elderly and disabled.
Im sorry but i can financially provide for my child. See i am very well off so money so not a issue for me at all. I dont need to be on welfare. People like me you work with you dont even know me the least. My child dose have a father and he is 100% their for our unborn baby. I dont have to be married to the guy to be a family we are happy not being married. So no im not kidding myself i can provide more for this child than anyone whos married simply because i have money and a great boyfriend.How did something about a teen mom get turned into something about a 21 year old woman having a baby. I grew up in a household with a mom and dad and it was horrable. It was nothing but fighting so sorry but your wrong. I lived my life and just because im having a baby dose not mean i have to stop living it.
Raeann, hun, no one except Christine is thinking "hell." The reason us gals who have actually lived life a while have the opinions that we do is that well, we have actually lived life. I am terribly sorry you made the mistake of marrying the wrong person too young, but you are kidding yourself if you think that an unwed young mother like yourself will be able to give that child everything it needs emotionally and financially. There is a reason that children do better, typically, when born to a stable, married household. Parenting is done best by a mother and father. Expressing wisdom from years of education (I have a degree in psychology), work experience (I worked with kids just like you) and personal experience (I know how I would not have been a good mother at an unmarried 21, as I was as a married 29) does not make me ignorant just because it isn't what you want to hear as an unwed soon-to-be mom. Women and girls need to think of what is best for the baby.
Hey Raeann..If times have changed it's because of the selfishness of these kids. No self control, many times because the parents no longer even discipline or raise these kids. Give them what they want..let them make their own choices when their 2 years old. Ridiculous. The word tramp is still in the dictionary, and many teens are tramps. Many are not, and we never hear about them. We need to calm down welfare, These kids getting something for nothing is ridiculous. Put their lazy butts out to work, and give them free birth control, take it or get off welfare.
I cant believe how people are still so back in olden days. Times have change their are many unwed mother's who are great parent's to their child. If some people actually watched the show 16 and pregnant or teen mom they are not glamorizing anything. I actually think it shows how hard it is and the things the teen mothers have to go through. I think marrage is a joke if you ask me. Im 21 and was married it was a joke. If your a good mom and you give your baby everything and provide for that child who in the hell care's if your not married. Some people on here really are ignorent people. I am a soon to be mom and not married and guess what im not going to hell.
Years ago, if you were an unwed mother, the state would come and take the child and send you away until you had it. Why now is it suddenly glamorous to be an unwed mother? What happened to family values and personal responsibility? Too much media interference and hyping up a bad situation to appeal to a society that revels in debauchery doing anything they can to get something for nothing at the expense of those who ARE responsible! LOTS of people burning in Hell soon!
How can any 19 year old today know anything about what a perfect lover should be? She should be more worried about a perfect college so she doesn't have to sit on Welfare and sponge off the taxpayers! ANOTHER FINE EXAMPLE OF TRASH ON TV!
@Suzie: Of course I have made mistakes and I also have a beautiful teenage niece who was conceived when her mom was 16 and she is doing well. I never called anyone sl*tty or skanky, that wasn't me! I just feel sad for kids today that are growing up too fast and if they do get pregnant, they keep the child they are not emotionally or financially ready for. My niece's mom had it a thousand times harder than these girls on TV because she had to take care of not one but two dying parents at the same time as she was trying to raise her daughter without the help of the father. Now that's tough. Just because these girls get preggers doesn't mean they should keep the baby. The most unselfish and loving thing a new mom and dad who aren't ready or married can do is give their baby up for adoption. I don't need to watch this show to know what it is about. I worked as a Family Development Specialist for many years and my clients were young moms on welfare. The real world is much uglier because those kids don't end up in mags and on TV and essentially become a celeb for getting preggers.
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Our society seems to reward bad behavior. We give porn stars like the kardashians and Kendra their own tv shows, and so many more very ill behaved low moraled people making millions. These reality shows are getting ridiculous, the worse the behavior the bigger the reward. These kids don't need tens of thousands of dollars, and all the other perks, for getting knocked up as a teen out of marriage besides, in plain English. The movie actors are as bad from Jolie/Pitt to LeAnne and all the other cheaters. The music world and all the garbage there. There are more teenies not pregnant, many tv stars that are not porn stars, and many a good singer with clothes on. Promote them, and not this trash.
Oh boo hoo, Sleepless nights, well they were sleepless when they played around, and conceived the child. Having a child is a major non responsible action. No reason not to use birth control, and if they can't or are too lazy to, then get the morning after pill, OVER THE COUNTER for all over 17, not an abortion. The welfare rolls are crawling with these "tramps". If they are in a relationship then they should use birth control. The one snot that beat up her boy friend made over $200,000.
Apparently none of you have seen the show. It does show how hard it is, the sleepless nights, the father leaving, etc. Yes, teens are impressionable, and since this show has been on air, teen pregnancy has DECLINED! Look it up, it's a fact. @ Shannon, so I'm assuming you've never done ONE irresponsible thing in your life? Because if you have, and I'm just taking a leap but I'm sure there's been at least one, then you don't deserve any good things that come your way either. A lot of these teenagers DO go to college and get their life in order. Some don't. But don't call all teen moms trash or skanky just because there are moms like Jenelle or Amber. Getting pregnant on accident doesn't make them or anyone else a bad person and they don't deserve to be called names or talked badly about. I highly doubt any of you waited until you were married or out of your teens before having sex. You were just one of the lucky ones that didn't get pregnant.
Showcasing hardships? Hardly! Raising a baby daily is usually NOT rewarded with $60,000 a year...so as for financial hardships, I'm not buying that. They make more a year than most college graduates. They are also rewarded with praise, celebrity, and special treatment. You don't encounter this in real life with a baby. Besides, they are putting the little kids in danger by parading them around on TV like that. Any stranger could say, "Hey Bentley, I know your mom Maci..." And just like that, missing kid.