Mackenzie Standifer hit TikTok Live on Tuesday, addressing some of the frequently asked questions she gets regarding her split from Ryan Edwards, her feelings about Ryan’s pregnant fiancé Amanda Conner and the possibility of her ever returning to Teen Mom.
Mack— who split with Ryan in February 2023 and is currently in the middle of a messy divorce and custody battle with him–also talked about the 2023 incident in which Ryan allegedly trashed the home he, Mackenzie and their kids lived in. (As The Ashley reported at the time, the ‘Teen Mom OG’ dad allegedly destroyed the home by ripping appliances off the walls, spray-painting the walls and splashing paint all over the rooms, among other things.)
Here’s some of the most-interesting things that Mackenzie discussed during her TikTok Live on Tuesday.
On how her kids handled their house being trashed:
Mackenzie recently revealed that she has moved back into the home with kids, after spending years repairing the damage allegedly done by Ryan. (As fans may remember, Ryan was arrested for the incident and named as a “suspect” in the police incident report.)
During her TikTok Live, Mackenzie explained that it was important for her to get the kids back in the house.
“This is the only home that my kids have really ever known and I wanted to keep like one thing consistent for them. So we fixed it up. It’s pretty much back…” she said.
When she was asked how she explained the trashed house to her kids, Mackenzie said she tried to keep the kids from seeing inside the house when it was wrecked.
“I tried for a very long time to not let them come in here,” she said. “I didn’t know how to have that conversation with them. But they figured it out. And I was here to support them and love them through that. But that was a really hard time for our family.”
On claims that she’s jealous of Ryan’s relationship with Amanda:
Mackenzie and Amanda have had their fair share of online sparring matches since Amanda began dating Ryan after meeting him in rehab in 2023. Since then, Mackenzie said she’s been accused by fans of being “jealous” of Ryan and Amanda’s relationship. However, Mack insisted that’s not the case.
“There’s nothing to be jealous over,” she said. “Because I’m very content in my own skin, in my own life, with the things that I have. Stuff is just stuff, that stuff doesn’t matter. But, what you invest into yourself is what matters. Peace is a priority.”
Ryan and Amanda are now sober, something Mackenzie acknowledged.
“I do think people are able to change, yes, I’m not unrealistic. I just want to make sure my kids are good,” she said.
On going back to TV:
As The Ashley has previously told you, Mackenzie has refused to appear on ‘Teen Mom’ since her split from Ryan. During her Live, she insisted that she’s happy with her decision to stay off TV.
“No [I wouldn’t go on the show to tell my side of the story],” she said. “Because, what does it matter? Really? In the scheme of things. I lived it, I don’t have to tell it to the world.”
Mackenzie then clarified that she was not responsible for the news of Ryan (allegedly) trashing her home going public.
“It was not my choice. And this is another thing I wanted to clear up. When I see comments talking about, like, ‘Let it go. Move on.’ There’s so much stuff that I chose not to share, that is not my fault that they are shared, if that makes sense. It wasn’t my choice to put the body cam footage on the news.”
(As The Ashley previously reported, footage taken from a police officer’s body camera was released publicly in April 2023, showing the inside of Mackenzie’s home after it had been destroyed. Mack is seen on the video crying as she saw the damage done to her house.)
“I saw that when everyone else did on our news station,” she said. “I was finally getting through everything, and I was sitting down with my family to have dinner and it popped up on the [TV] screen and I was like, ‘Well heck, please don’t say my name, please don’t say my name…’ and then they say it and they show me crying [on the video].
“Now that was triggering. That sucked,” she said.
On Ryan’s claims that she is the one stalling the divorce:
Mackenzie was asked about her pending divorce from Ryan, which has been in the works for nearly two years. Recently, Ryan accused Mackenzie in court of stalling the divorce, something Mack denies doing. (As The Ashley exclusively told you, Mackenzie and Ryan’s attempt at mediation earlier this month to resolve their divorce and custody cases was unsuccessful— mostly due to them being unable to agree on Amanda’s involvement with their kids. The exes will be heading to trial next year.)
“I’ve had my [divorce papers] signed since February of last year,” she told the person who asked if she was stalling the divorce.
“Almost two years now. So my stuff is signed,” she said. But I’m not going to sign something else that I don’t agree to. So, if I don’t agree that we should just throw my kids into a situation, then I’m not going to sign that. Because I am their protector, that is on me.”
(You can read about the “situation” Mackenzie is talking about here.)
“I think I made it pretty clear. I’m not going to say sorry. Nobody’s going to change my mind about it,” she added. “I have moved on; I just want my kids to be comfortable and feel OK. I’m not ever going to say ‘sorry’ for that.”
On why she doesn’t want to have a “sit-down” talk with both Ryan and Amanda:
Mackenzie refused to use their actual names, but made it clear that she does not think talking to Ryan and Amanda together is a good idea.
“I can talk to one person [Ryan] rationally, sometimes, but then sometimes not,” she said. “So, you never know what you’re going to get. So, it’s better for my peace and my kids’ peace that we move forward this way right now. Because, you just want what’s best for your kids.”
On dating:
Although Ryan has moved on quickly (getting himself a new fiancé and knocking her up before his divorce from Mack is finalized), Mackenzie says she’s not concerned with dating.
“I’m just living life, going with the flow…I just think that whatever God’s got in store for me in this life it will just walk through the door,” she said. “Is that a little delulu? Maybe.”
(Photos: MTV; Instagram; TikTok)
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i never thought mac was jealous of amanda (like she said jealous of what?) but more so that she doesn’t wanna see ryan move on and be happy like he didn’t traumatize her and the kids, but i do still think she’s immature with SOME stuff concerning the kids especially when we saw how she was with her first baby daddy when he was about to get full custody of hudson after it was proven she doesn’t spend any time with him and when she told hudson “stop acting like your daddy” when he was throwing a tantrum
Every bit of this was mature and reasonable. I feel like she’s grown up a lot since the days of riding shotgun while Ryan halfway passed out and reading letters on reunion shows. At the very least, she’s better than Ryan and Amanda and seems to genuinely be concerned about her children.
Amanda looks an awful lot like Mack.
it’s tennessee let’s get real they ALL look the same over there 😂
I have never been the biggest fan of Mack. I found her obnoxious on the show, and rolled my eyes with Maci when she tried to blame Maci for Rhine addiction.
But I think she has grown up a lot since then and is just working to raise her kids.
If Rhine wants to get divorced so badly, okay, just submit the financials, pay the child support, agree to the custody (which is reasonable, Rhine isn’t even spending overnights with his kids right now, he could go over to Jen & Larry’s and see them every other weekend, they are their anyway, that man isn’t even raising them currently, why is he so insistent on Amanda being part of the deal, huh?), and then in a year go back to court and re-file for an adjustment in parenting time.
Because he wants to her Mack he wants to be petty he knows that she doesn’t have the access to resources the way he does, and is trying to make Mack spend money and take time off work to continue to abuse her.
I’ve never been a Mack fan but I do think she is trying to do what is best for her kids. The fact that Ryan refuses to agree with Mack’s parenting plan of the kids actually getting to know Amanda slowly tells me all I need to know. If I didn’t feel my kids were safe then sorry…you won’t be seeing them and I won’t be changing my mind. She is actually giving more than I would because I wouldn’t trust my kids around Ryan either. And Amanda getting on tik tok making digs constantly towards Mack isn’t benefiting Ryan & Mack’s kids either. She needs to grow up and so does Ryan. If Amanda thinks this can’t happen to her because she is somehow different she is wrong.