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It wasn't really a bombshell. Meri already knew, and even said, that Kody wouldn't give a rat's ass if she left or not. That scene seemed like another setup to me. A lot of these discussions and confrontations are starting to feel fake. I believe the estrangements are real, but the conversations are happening off-screen and then being recreated on-screen for the show. At least that's the vibe I get. Robyn begging Meri to stay is just further proof that Robyn is not Meri's friend. You don't beg your friend to stay involved in an abusive non-relationship where the other person is suggesting she go live in his barn with his other discarded crap. I'm glad Meri finally got out. I am liking her more and more.

So Gwen was bullied by Paedon, who it appear may have had serious issues and been out of control. Paedon has also admitted on social media that he was rude to Robyn and her kids early on, and he implies that it wasn't really warranted, at least with the kids, who were mostly younger than him. And now we hear in the last episode that Mykelti apparently had a difficult time with her older siblings as well, which is what led her to become close with Robyn. So we know that Kody can't be bothered to parent, but where was Christine in all this? Was it just too many kids for her to take care, so that she didn't have time to pay enough attention or intervene? And they claim that Meri is too harsh, and disciplines too much, but now we are hearing that perhaps a bit more discipline to keep the siblings from bullying each other would have been a good thing. I remember one episode a long time ago where Meri did intervene between some of the siblings when they were on an outing, but I forget the specifics.

I feel bad for all the kids. I have zero sympathy anymore for any of the original 5 Brown adults. They are all assholes. Every single one of them is working an agenda here. Except maybe Meri at this point, who has somehow become my favorite Sister Wife. Having an ex-anniversary celebration lunch is tacky. She's celebrating the disintegration of her children's family and the toxic family structure she helped create that ultimately fell apart,. Telling other people that divorce is awesome is immature. I have a bad feeling that if you eliminated everyone else and just did a show about Christine, all her flaws and immaturities would become painfully obvious. And what's up with TLC hiring more "friends" to create a pretend scene? They did this with Kody as well. I would bet money these women met Christine 10 minutes before the camera started filming.

I'm glad that Christine included Leon. I would have thought Meri would not be invited, based on comments Christine has made in the past. I hope Christine and Janelle at least texted Meri to say sorry about the death of her brother. Especially Janelle, who was previously married to the guy. Christine does look very nice in her dress. I hope it all works out, mostly for the sake of the kids. Especially Truely. And I agree that it is cruel to post details of anyone's suicide on the Internet in any form.

Robyn appears to be a helicopter parent. From the start, she and the other wives had nothing in common. It was a bad fit from day 1. Janelle and Christine raised their kids together, so their parenting styles evolved together and meshed. Meri was separate as a parent, but because they had all been together so long, they had mostly found ways to make it work. Adding anyone else to the mix was always a recipe for disaster. I hope Janelle finds out soon that Kody swapped out his wedding ring.

He completely ignored Savannah and all her kids at Christmas, but Janelle wants to go out, so whatever. I think Janelle does what works for Janelle, and if it means her kids get screwed, then oh well. I've gotten this vibe at various times from both Janelle and Christine. I know they get a great edit from TLC, but they're not the good people or fabulous mothers some people think they are. Janelle is separated from Kody because Janelle wants her independence, not because she's so protective of her kids.

https://www.etonline.com/sister-wives-sneak-peek-meri-calls-out-kody-for-his-new-ring-amid-splits-exclusive-212537 Interesting. I'm glad Meri called out the replaced ring on camera. There might be hope for Meri yet. But I'm positive that Robyn told Kody that Meri is leaving before this conversation occurred.

Yeah, Meri made a huge deal over how upset Robyn would be that she was leaving, and then she admitted that Robyn barely reaches out to her anyway. I do recall that Meri was basically totally alone during the pandemic. I think Meri inflates her place in the Brown family out of proportion because the truth is too painful. Meri really needs therapy. Her ideas are way out of whack. Like being worried that Kody would think she's giving up on the marriage, when its totally obvious to everyone he doesn't care about her at all and just uses her as a friend/sounding board/someone to appease to Robyn with.

I like when Meri briefly acts as the unlikely voice of reason in her talking heads and doesn't back up the things that Robyn and Kody accuse Christine of. But I wish she would call Robyn and Kody out on their crap to their faces. I also wish Meri would stop pathetically saying there might still be a chance with Kody. That being said, I'm not sure if it is really Kody or Janelle who doesn't want to be married to each other anymore. Kody seems to want Janelle back and Janelle seems totally over it. Maybe she should just acknowledge that and stop with the "My religion won't allow it" talk. In all of Janelle's cluttered living spaces, I've never spotted a single bible. I suspect that Christine gossips way too much with her own kids and Janelle's kids. For someone who wanted out of the family, Christine can't seem to get enough of the dirt. She shouldn't be talking to Janelle's kids about Janelle's marriage/separation when Janelle isn't there.

It may be the only place that allows them to film. You see this in other reality shows as well. Being the official home of Sister Wives may not be a point of pride for Flagstaff and it's residents. Meri is leaving because Kody kicked her out. Robyn needs to acknowledge that if she's going to be honest about the situation. But Robyn will never be honest, so whatever.

I found it fascinating that Kody really seems to want Janelle back and has some kind of emotional connection to her (or seems to). I got the vibe that he genuinely misses her. I think at one point they had a real friendship and connection. With Christine, I don't think Kody ever even liked her, and he sure as hell doesn't miss her. Keeping her around was just about power. With poor Meri, I feel like Kody would step over her dying in the street without a second thought. Neither Christine or Meri were cut out to share a man and live polygamy, but Janelle really seemed okay with the sharing aspect. I don't think it really bothered her until Kody tried to kick out her sons.

This episode was as boring as everyone said. I didn't mind Jenn. I'm glad Meri has someone to spend time with. However, once we get past the divorce drama, I fear this entire show is going to be like the part we saw this week with Meri trying to figure out where to put some chairs. They're not going to have anything else. Christine shouldn't be confiding in her adult kids about intimacy issues in her marriage of any kind. I always had a feeling that Christine parentified her kids, and that Kody was correct that she was going around complaining about their marriage to anyone in the family who would listen. I get it that marriage to Kody sucked, but Christine needs to confide in Janelle and not her kids. Kody had no real excuse why he couldn't even send Savannah a text message on Christmas Day. So once again he plays the victim card. Kody is also obsessed with Christine, a woman he never loved and was never attracted to. It's really pretty disturbing.

Legally, that depends on what Janelle has in writing. Was the money a gift, or was it a loan and she had them sign an agreement that they would pay it back? I don't really feel bad for her about the money situation. Janelle was a total idiot to hand Robyn and Kody even a dime of the profit she got from the Las Vegas house. She let them buy a mansion while she and Savannah sat in the small rental home and then the RV. In many ways, Janelle failed Savannah too. She gave up a lot to make Kody happy, at the expense of financial security for her kids.

Meri advocates for herself, and she advocated for her kid. I have total respect for that. Meri didn't tell Christine or Janelle they had to give birth 6 times each. And at any point, Christine and Janelle could have gotten full time jobs and sued Kody for child support. Janelle didn't have to give Kody and Robyn the money from the sale of her Las Vegas house. She chose to give in and hand it over. Meri takes a harder stance with the money but gives in and grovels and begs when it comes to the relationship. I think she has some serious self esteem issues.

But Paedon was also allegedly abusive to Gwen, so he can't be trusted either. And Christine is working her own agenda around Meri and Robyn to make herself look better. None of these people can really be trusted. The whole situation is so messed up.

What I can't figure out is why 5 grown adults couldn't figure out how to split time 4 ways. If Kody had an "office" at Robyn's house, he could still have a laptop and work from the other homes. In Las Vegas, all 4 houses were huge, with plenty of room for a real home office or a desk in the master bedroom. It sounded like Kody was at Robyn's all day 5 days a week but didn't count that as "time" because he was working. But where was he eating lunch? With Robyn and her small children? But even if you split the time evenly, the kids would still only get to see their father every 4th day. The real truth is that polygamy doesn't work unless you are like Janelle and don't really want your partner around much anyway.

But Christine also said in a previous episode that she will never go to Robyn's house, and she isn't inviting certain adults and kids to her birthday party. I'm not saying I blame her for that, but she isn't giving off the vibe of someone who would actually be willing to sit through a holiday with Kody, Robyn, Meri, and certain kids. It seems like she said it so she could come off as more mature than them, but she would never really do it. Just like Kody will never actually show up with a Christmas present for Savannah. These people say things to look good on camera, but it's often bullshit.

I found it interesting that Christine said she will never be Robyn's friend, after having previously said that she thought the whole family could still get together for holidays and such. All the Browns contradict themselves all the time. This family has been messed up for long time, and it's not just because of Robyn. Christine was never cut out for polygamy, and Kody has despised Meri for years and years. Janelle may have only stayed for religion and free childcare. You almost never hear them say any of them ever loved each other.

Tattooed Into My Soul should have been the real title of this episode. Robyn sitting in a million dollar home crying about not needing expensive things is comical. Her complaining about Christine to Meri, who is being treated like shit by Kody, is sickening. Why would Janelle stick a huge beanbag in that tiny apartment??

Does anyone know if Kody's "friend" divorced Meri's sister or the other sister wife? How come we only see these relatives of the Browns once in a blue moon, and then they never appear again? It makes those scenes look scripted. And Kody sounds like an ass, but we already knew that. I'm curious why poor Savanah was left out of Christmas #2 at Robyn's house, but Christine's daughters were invited. Did Kody just forget about Savanah, or is she being punished for whatever Kody thinks Janelle did. I wonder if Christine asked why Savanah was not invited, since we're supposed to believe at this point that Christine doesn't know the full extent of what happened between Janelle and Kody.

I was feeling really bad for Meri, and then she makes the ridiculous comment "Robyn and I are the only ones trying", and suddenly I feel like she has brought all this upon herself. What an ass. And what is up with Ariella's bangs? Did Robyn cut them on a slant like that on purpose, or does the kid just have really unfortunate hair?? For the life of me, I will never understand why Janelle handed the profit from her Las Vegas house to Kody and Robyn. I feel bad that she's broke, but she wasn't very smart about guarding her own interests.

Meri has friends, but it's not the same thing as having the security of family. She gave 30 years to a family that now shuns her. I know she was an ass, but I think Kody owed her better than how he treats her. And while I hate to agree with Kody on anything, it does appear that Christine and Janelle have formed their own clique, and brought certain kids with them. I have my doubts about how warmly they really did greet Robyn and her kids when they first joined the family. Under all the happy/amiable facade, there is a vibe of immaturity I get from Christine. I wouldn't be surprised to find out she has a hidden mean or passive aggressive streak. There is something about her behavior that is TOO nice to be totally genuine. Unless I'm just a cynic at this point.

I don't believe for a second that Robyn has Kody's undivided attention. I think she gets more of his attention because of her unconditional "loyalty", but Kody is still Kody. He is a hands-off father who does what he wants, when he wants. He wanted Christine to parent Robyn's kids so he could spend alone time with Robyn for himself because she was the only wife he was still hot for. That was for Kody. Aurora gets his attention because she fawns all over him, not because he feels obligated to be an involved parent. If he calls his sons, he is giving in and taking the initiative, and in his head that gives his sons more power. So Kody will never call them. Everything is about feeding Kody's ego.

Did anyone else feel like Kody's "friends" were strangers hired to sit there and listen to him whine and further prove he's an ass? I didn't get the vibe that any of them had really spent time with Kody. Most of the time they didn't even speak. It was just a chance for Kody to have a monologue while pretending to have guy time. It was a weird extra scene in the episode.

No, its okay if Meri leaves because Kody dumped her first and got to show everyone how she begged for his time and how disgusted he was by her. I know Meri can be an ass, but what Kody and Robyn have done to her is emotional abuse in it's worst form. They got off on watching Meri grovel and try to fix things. They held her hostage because of the catfish thing. And even now, she says she still has Robyn's back. It's pitiful. Meri even said it in this latest episode. She spends time with Robyn and Kody because no one else invites her. I hope she has made more solid friends in the last two years and has patched things up with Leon.