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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did anyone get a weird vibe about Bentley (Maci's son)? He seemed really unhappy, as if something in his life is really off-kilter. I feel worried for him. [/quote]

Well let's see his dad doesn't seem that interested in him
His mom is technically involved but has moved what is this the 3rd"love of her life" post Ryan into the house with her child
Hasn't really had a ton of stability in his 6 short years on earth.
I'm sure the interruption of the cameras don't help either.
He seemed happiest with his grandparents.[/quote]

I agree with a lot of this, but not all of it.

I think Maci got (and deserved) a ton of credit in Bentley's early years for putting his needs first.  Ryan was disinterested.  Ryan was also a teenage boy, who seems like he got coddled quite a bit at home.  He did grow up, though, and I think he's a much, much better father now.  Maci has trotted Bentley around with more than one serious boyfriend and he formed attachments to those men.  Where's Kyle now?  Does Bentley ever see the man that he used to kiss goodnight?

I think Ryan has a better idea of what's good and what's not good for Bentley in certain areas (and has a strong support system from his parents).  I'm thinking back to a scene where Maci had Bentley call Ryan to invite him to his birthday party, when Maci knew Ryan and his family were planning their own.  She set Bentley up to be disappointed, when she should have told him that he was going to get to have TWO birthday parties, one with Mommy and one with Daddy.  The end.  She's also had Bentley call Kyle to tell him to come back home after he and Maci had a fight.

Maci just doesn't seem to understand what a kid Bentley's age is capable of and what he's not capable of.  In that "Being Maci" show, she took him to the bowling alley directly after preschool/daycare, then spanked him when he was talking back/acting up.  I'm not totally anti-spanking, but for him to be in trouble seemed unfair.  He didn't get any downtime or nap after school, Maci's friends were joking around with him in a teasing way, and when he does the same thing, he's in trouble.  Plus Maci's whole "don't treat me that way" guilt-trip was too much.  Blah.  I do not like her.

The whole going to Nashville with Ryan thing was hard for Bentley, but I can appreciate Ryan laying down the law in a firm guilt-free way without dragging it out.  He seems to have a better idea of how to deal with typical kid behavior.

I really watch way too much of this show.  I need to get back to my grown-up life.[/quote]

My biggest issue with Maci is her boyfriends and how quick she is to bring them around Bentley and move them in not good for a child in my opinion. As for discipline it's a learning curve  if you never done it before. I think Ryan gets tons of help in that department from his parents on how to manage his son. I can't get a good read on him as far as how involved he is as a father for Bentley. I think they'd both benefit from some parenting classes and co parenting therapy.[/quote]

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