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He means that Robyn will need to figure that out. Kody doesn't make any effort himself when it comes to his children. He has always had his wives to do that for him.

It is true that you should not ask someone if they are pregnant, especially when they are a certain body type (I have a belly too). It is rude. However, Leon loves to be offended, and loves to post about being offended. I always thought it was a misguided attempt to be relevant on social media. I also think they have a lot in common with Meri.

It looks to me like Kody has shoved Meri away hard and wants nothing to do with her. He's allowed to have 4 wives, but her having one boyfriend/catfish is apparently unforgivable. I think he even said at one point that he's disgusted by her. Meri needs to get some self esteem and leave.

The mental image of Christine "buff'n her own muff'n" makes me want to wash my eyes out with acid!! LOL

Christine's kids have biological half siblings they might someday want to spend time with. Christine seems to be all about Christine. She stayed in the marriage and made 6 kids when it suited her, even though Aspyn had play second parent to make it work and the rest of us had to fund her food stamps. Now she's leaving because it's what works for HER. Her kids had no health insurance because to get it, Christine might have to work weekends. Christine is as selfish as Kody in her own way. Christine isn't leaving because it's better for Truely or because Ysabel got ignored by Kody. Christine is leaving because Christine wants to live in Utah.

Because the emotional maturity of the 5 Brown adults combined does not equal the emotional maturity of one normal functioning adult. They are too caught up in their own spite and immaturity to work together for the kids. I don't think Christine's continuing jealousy and resentment over what happened with Robyn and Kody would allow to her spend a holiday with them, and the same goes for how Kody is towards Christine. And the reality is that Janelle and Christine don't consider Robyn and her kids to be family at all. Which sucks, because the kids are innocent in all this.

Janelle is dragging Savannah out to the prairie to live in an RV that doesn't have any indoor plumbing hooked up. Janelle can do what she wants, but Savannah shouldn't suffer for the sake of her mother's dream. I noticed at the birthday party that Christine and Robyn had matching shirts, and Savannah seemed very detached from the party going on around her.

The RV is not a good idea. It's just not. Janelle is planning to drive out to the middle of nowhere with no utility services and no one nearby to hear her and her 17 year old daughter if they scream. Janelle should have bought the rental house, which would be an investment. The RV is a waste of money the way Janelle is planning on doing it. Janelle is not smarter than the average Brown. Regarding Kody's shit comment to Meri about how she should move to Parawon, I noticed that Robyn is the constant Kody Apologist, apologizing for and reframing everything Kody says to put it in the best light. Robyn will eventually get very tired of being the Kody Apologist. Kody means what he says exactly how he says it. I hope Christine isn't going to tell Truely about the divorce on camera. That would be horrible for that poor kid, when she's already been put through enough. And Christine is an asshole for letting everyone else in on what's going on but not telling Truely much earlier what is happening.

For $4500, you don't get to stay at the Inn. And she doesn't say what the activities are. That's a lot of money without even knowing what you will be doing or how much time Meri will actually spend with you. Still, people will totally do it.

At this point, Meri's pain is of her own making. Neither Kody nor any of her "sister wives" cared if she left before. None of them cares about her now. And she sits there watching them all get emotional over Christine leaving. It's insulting. Not a single one of them rushed to be at her side when her mother died. The "sisterhood" and "family" she talks about is a delusion. Meri has been on the outside looking in for years. I don't know how she sat there listening to Kody and the other wives go on and on about Christine leaving without telling them all to Fuck Off. And Meri's talking head about being angry about Christine supposedly giving up is just part of her delusion. Meri is borderline mentally ill in her level of denial. I really feel bad for her, even though I know some of the problem is her own fault.

Christine did not have a small house in Flagstaff. I remember when they showed them all moving in. Christine's house was ridiculous-sized just like Meri's. The only one who tried to save money was Janelle.

Yes, they would give him 50% custody. Christine participated in the polygamy too, and Kody only has one legal marriage. Lots of guys with multiple baby mamas get joint custody. Kody is not a crack head or a felon. He would have an easy time getting decent visitation if he actually wanted it. But we all know he doesn't really want to be responsible for Truely 50% of the time.

It was only a few years ago back in Las Vegas when Christine was talking down to a family relative (her aunt?) who left polygamy in the exact same condescending manner. Thou does protest too much. Christine knew polygamy sucked then just like Meri knows her marriage sucks now. Denial is a powerful thing. Neither of them can stand having a truth they can't acknowledge thrown in their face. Kody has no control over anyone anymore, but it's entertaining to watch him try. Maybe he should talk to Jim Bob Duggar about mastering the art of the patriarchy.

Janelle spends all her time with either Christine or in North Carolina. She has no apparent interest in Kody, Robyn, or Meri. So I don't understand why she didn't just buy the rental house. And she's an asshole for passing that up to haul poor Savannah out to an RV in the middle of nowhere.

I watched a live where Meri was selling her own used clothing out of her closet, and people couldn't buy it fast enough. People are dumb. I fast-forwarded through Mykelti giving birth. I don't understand why TLC thinks we want to see anyone giving birth. Of course, they also show 600 pound people showering and Dr. Pimple Popper popping zits on close-up, so I guess there is a market for it. I like Mykelti overall. I think she is one of the less obnoxious people on this show. Her Facebook Lives are reasonably entertaining, although she seems to try to talk like Christine sometimes, and its better when she just acts like herself. I think Mykelti is very laid back, and that's why she can maintain relationships with both her parents and Robyn at the same time. She's probably not looking for things to be upset about, and she never lived in Flagstaff and watched the whole situation blow up in front of her. I do find it really interesting that she said she's not close to Janelle. I wonder if Christine's other kids consider themselves to be close to Janelle the way Janelle's kids all love Christine.

I have had several friends and family members get divorced and deal with child custody, and from what I have seen, Kody could easily keep Truely in Flagstaff. There is tons of evidence that he is the biological father, and unless Christine can prove he is a felon or a crackhead, she's not taking Truely out of the state if Kody gets a lawyer and fights it. I know someone who can't move her kids out of the school district they are in. Not being a hands-on father is not going to get Christine permission to move Truely out of state. The real question is will Kody fight the move like a decent father who wants to see his kid would, or will Kody just play the victim, get no lawyer, and let them leave and then whine about it? Kody is dead wrong that the courts go against fathers in these situations. It's actually mostly the opposite, from my experience. But if he goes to court, he will likely be on the hook for child support. And I suspect that is the real reason he won't go to court. That, and he doesn't really want to be responsible for Truely 50% of the time.

Christine was not initially a big fan of Tony either. None of the Brown adults were. It was during that period when everyone was on the Maddie/Caleb love train, and Mykelti mostly appeared to be an annoying distraction. Kody is very much deserving of the shitty edit he is getting from TLC this season. But Christine is being made out to be better than she is. I've been watching this show from the beginning, and Christine is not a saint, and her life did not appear to be as bad as she now makes it out to be. Christine screamed from the rooftops about the joys of polygamy for years, while letting her daughters (mostly Aspyn) pick up the slack for a father who couldn't be bothered to parent. She took food stamps, possibly as a fraudulent single mother, and let her kids go without health insurance while continuing to get pregnant and take care of Janelle's kids. She is no mother of the year.

I thought I remembered from earlier seasons that the relationship between Mykelti and Christine wasn't always so great, so maybe Robyn filled a gap. I remember Christine not being all that excited when Mykelti first talked about marrying Tony, and I think there was some angst when Mykelti left college as well and maybe even in high school? I just remember there being issues, and it seemed at times like Aspyn was more Christine's favorite. Maybe that is why Mykelti drifted over towards Robyn and became close to her.

Sorry Janelle, but I don't want a husband who only comes to my house to "do his duty". Who wants a partner who doesn't want to be with you?? And why so many excuses about why Kody doesn't spend quality time with his kids and only " babysits" them when he has no other choice?

I think Robyn does see why they are mad and is just trying to cover that up. But I also think the others think Robyn has it way better than she actually does. Yes, Kody sits in her house and has sex with her. But he's not a hands-on dad, and I doubt he jumps in to help cook, clean, or anything else he might deem "unmanly". He tucks in the younger kids at bedtime, but I doubt he's giving them a bath, handling discipline, etc. I think that's where the nanny picks up the slack, because Robyn is also unorganized and seems a tad lazy. I also think having Kody in your house is likely closer to having an additional child than it is to having a functional adult who helps. And I think Robyn likely resents how much of handling Kody is on her now, when she signed up for polygamy.

I feel badly for Robyn's kids. They were outcasts from the start. They walked into a fully formed family with existing bonds who likely resented them on sight. Even if Robyn was the nicest person (I know she's not), they were never going to accept her and her 3 older kids into the group. Now they're isolated in Flagstaff with no extended family, and they have to know that Janelle and Christine's kids are together hanging out and taking trips, etc. It has to suck to be in position, then to have your stepfather acting like an unhinged asshole on top of it. Robyn should never have put her kids in that position. She should have observed the situation from afar a lot longer, and left Kody when they tried to join the family and it became obvious early on they wouldn't be accepted. She should never have gotten pregnant right away. She sacrificed her kids because she wanted to be remarried.

Kody might spend most of his time at Robyn's house, but I have a feeling he doesn't spend all that much time interacting with the kids. I'm guessing he is on his phone or in the garage "seeking peace" more than he's playing with or talking to her children. I doubt Robyn gets much assistance than Christine got. The only difference is that Kody actually hangs out with Robyn and talks to her. And that's why Kody is so annoyed that Christine wouldn't "mother" Robyn's kids. He wanted Christine to play nanny so Robyn wouldn't be distracted and could focus on him, and would probably stop complaining that he doesn't help.

Kody came right out and said he would rather pay someone $20 a hour than have to "babysit" his own kids himself. He has also said in the past that his relationship with his kids has always been through their mothers. He didn't even seem to realize that Ysabel had applied to a school in North Carolina or what the name of it was. I was glad to see he least acted happy for her and was supportive, but he is obviously a lazy father who expects his childrens' mothers to do all the work in keeping up a relationship with the kids. If Kody wants to fix his relationships with his kids, he needs to work hard on developing relationships with them separate from their mothers. But I doubt he will do that. And what was up with the aerial shot of Kody standing on the big mound of dirt on Coyote Pass?? Was that supposed to make him look troubled or something? And what is he digging? Is he building the houses himself? It was so weird. Also, Meri is a sad afterthought on this season. And even though I know she's a bitch, it says something about the other wives that they've so easily and completely abandoned her when they know Leon doesn't even live nearby.

Janelle consistently takes the path of least resistance. Kody never comes to her house or bothers her, and just calls occasionally to bitch. And she can call him to do handy man tasks. It works for her, even if it pisses off her kids. The rental lease is in her name, and I suspect her finances are mostly separate from Kody. She's smart, but lazy as hell. Cutting the off the relationship OR trying to fix it takes effort. Janelle has no interest in most things that require effort. Hence sitting in an RV in the middle of nowhere versus trying to find at least a decent RV park. There will never be greenhouses for the same reason. I suspect selling Plexus as a reality star is very low effort as well.

We really need a new name for this thread. Maybe Robyn Brown - What does she DO? or Robyn Brown - Last Wife Standing.