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There is certainly an element of constant chaos with this group, which didn't seem to be there when the show first aired- can't say that is entirely to be blamed on Robyn, it was probably there as an undercurrent but not so evident on the surface back then- the sense of everything being strung together with silly string.
I get this sense too. Silly string, what a great way of describing it. I got the feeling that for a handful of years right before Robyn entered the scene, they had found a relatively stable family dynamic finally after several years of adjusting, drama, etc. That's the sense I got after I read certain parts of their book. And then throw in wife #4, the "fleeing" from Utah, and the show, and it was kind of a perfect storm for throwing them off base again. That's what I felt sad about. Granted, at the beginning of the show they were probably trying to come across all nice and harmonious for the cameras, but still it seems like they had finally gotten to a healthy place and then things went haywire. I agree that the blame can't be placed on Robyn--she didn't set out to shake things up--but it makes one wonder what kind of family they would have looked like today if none of that had happened.
Regarding the wife swap, I've come to the conclusion that no explanation they have for it is going to make it seem acceptable.
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This article proposes some different theories for the wife swap, some of which have been discussed here (probably where they are picking it up from amongst other places), and one of them is that Robyn could be pregnant. It's complete speculation, but I guess I am not seeing how that could be a motivator for the legal marriage. She had Solomon out of wedlock, so I don't see it.
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Feb 8 Christine Brown @rosecolored6
Okay, real behind the scenes? I TOLD @realkodybrown that he should kiss his next wife before they got married. Yep! I did! #SisterWives
What a LIE!!!!
Yeah, I am not convinced she is telling the truth on that one. Christine always seems to backtrack or contradict herself to apologize for her behavior, as if she thinks she doesn't have the right to feel jealous or betrayed. Kind of like when she compared herself to her "ornery" children when she was depressed after her last wife position was usurped by Robyn. Since Kody never acknowledges that it makes sense for her to be upset, it seems like she tries to convince herself that she's at fault. I think Christine is the most insecure of all the wives despite her loud, peppy persona.
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Screw that. I think that's why Janelle sat next to Maddie like a guard dog during their fake-smiled, falsely sincere "talk". She let those idiots grill HER daughter for a few minutes and then ended it when she said, "cool" and told them that she's satisfied with Maddie's choice.
Good for Janelle.
I may be in the minority on this, but I didn't think it was so bad that all the parents sat and spoke to Maddie together. I didn't think they were grilling her too bad, just trying to see how she came about this decision. It was also one of the few times I've seen them recently coming together for a common cause, with all the complaining they've been doing about not parenting each others' kids. I agree that as the mother, Janelle's approval or understanding of Maddie's conversion is the most important, but at least it showed they all cared. That being said, I am no big defender of the Brown family.
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What song did Whitney say "that's my jam!!" about?
Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson
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Yeah, I thought it was strange that Whitney's parents saw her lab results before her; maybe she told them that they could beforehand, she does seem awfully close to her parents.
I actually really liked these last episodes and the "Skinny" better than the rest of the season. I know people find Whitney over the top or fake, but I think she's got a great, natural sense of humor and a really endearing laugh. I also think she made some great points about inspiring other people to love themselves enough to enjoy life no matter what they look like. And as she said, people of all sizes, not just the obese, have body image issues or other issues that make them feel less than worthy of what it is they want to do. I think it's great she wants to change that about society.
Also, I'm definitely one of those on "#teambuddy"; I can definitely see Whitney and Buddy together.
All that said, I think it was pretty weird how Whitney lied on the dating site; that's just awkward and wrong! Her friend seemed pretty embarrassed about it.
Whitney said she wants to lose 100, or maybe 150 pounds overall. That would still put her at over 200 lbs. At 5'2" that still can't be too healthy. But I understand she wants to set a realistic goal and I know that would still be a big accomplishment.
I hope next season they stop with all the characters planted into a scene and fake storylines. It has been glaringly obvious so far.
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Did they sink every last dime of their TLC money into that crappy online store instead of paying off the McMansions or saving for tuitions?
Christine may have rosecolored as her twitter name, but Robyn is the one with the rose colored glasses when it comes to this business. I couldn't believe they were serious when she and Kody were talking about how having another baby and continuing MSWC go hand in hand! That was borderline delusional. Like Janelle said, this should have just been a hobby business and not an actual business. And Robyn had to twist the whole issue into something that makes her the victim yet again. Her sister-wives are preventing her from having more kids indirectly because they aren't helping with her hobby business! Wow, Robyn.
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How on earth do they afford to take everyone to movies once a month????
Yet another thing that proves saving for the future is not even on their radar. The Brown Family Financial Plan: grift, spend, repeat.
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I must confess to not paying close attention the first time it was aired, but the clip where Robyn is giving Kody her Christmas gift - her name change to Brown - -- I was so surprised it was included. In it, Kody carefully explains that it was something they talked about for a long time, and Robyn kind of yuks it up that she was tired of his whining about it (my interpretation)....and when she presented it, on Christmas (about 2 weeks after she LEGALLY marries him, hence the name change!)
I believe the name change gift was from a previous Christmas, not this past one in '14. She's had her name as Brown for a while now I believe. In any case, I agree with you that they are not so trustworthy these days!
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Robyn's ex has never been on the show. They've talked about him (mostly negatively) and shown Robyn's kids going away for visitation with their father. That's about it.
The Browns are not LDS. Kody and Janelle are former LDS church members. They never name their church, but people seem to think they were affiliated with the AUB in Utah. Christine's family has strong ties with the AUB.
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I don't know when this episode (the talking head parts) was filmed, but I can't help but think they are trying to elicit sympathy from the viewers for Robyn in preparation for the truth being revealed about the wife swap situation. They tried to make her out to be so saintly. What I don't like is Robyn's approach to her history in this family. It's not "My coming into the family was hard for everyone, and I feel bad about that"; it's "the family took my arrival in a bad way, but I forgive them because I'm so loving." She manages to acknowledge the hard times but simultaneously make herself the victim in all of it. There was really nothing new in this episode the way they claimed (aside from some extra footage from incidents and scenes we've already seen countless times) and yet again they revisited the whole fleeing from danger in Utah story. It's not that I don't believe they could have been potentially in some legal trouble, but they have discussed it literally 15 times as if to remind us of how persecuted they still are. It's getting so old.
Whatever they are showing next week to start addressing the wife swap, I wish they had shown this week in place of this episode!
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I think they blew the boys fight waaaaaaay out of proportion. They are teens. One slapped the other. You don't take away an entire trip over it.
Yeah, I thought the way they handled it was really over the top. Janelle said she was embarrassed that the "anthropologists" had to see the family at their worst like that, but they could have avoided some embarrassment by calming down out there in the parking lot. I thought if they had told the boys sternly to stop and that they would discuss the incident at home, that would have spared them the scene they caused. Did I hear Kody say "I'm going to end you" or something along those lines? Yikes.
The kids as always, are so interesting and I also respect how the parents give them to freedom to know themselves and make up their own minds as adults. I'm happy Maddie found a religious community she feels right in, but I actually expected that she would shy away from organized religion. She always struck me as quite a free spirit and outspoken person, so I felt like she would be more on the same page as Logan (not to say free spirits can't be religious, but Maddie in particular didn't seem like someone who would desire a new faith). Janelle and Kody both used to be LDS, and with their attitude on raising the kids, I am not surprised they supported her decision.
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Oh my gosh, I love Dayton. His "what are we, monkeys?" was hilarious!
Why was Robyn putting the word atheist in air quotes. Sigh, no words. Although, I hope everything will be okay with her father.
And there are just no words for the amount of irony in Robyn's spiel about those students' choice of living together with whomever and being committed to each other but "no legal marriage being involved".
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Dang, TWO full hours of Sister Wives tomorrow!! My goodness, don't they realize people cannot take them in such large doses. And I doubt they will address the "great wife swap" in all of that.
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Someone earlier upthread said that if this move was done for ratings, it seems to be backfiring with some fans? Certainly looking that way to me, based on responses to this post of Robyn's:
https://twitter.com/LuvgvsUwngs/status/559537807945768960
On the one hand, I think it has generated a lot of buzz and anticipation for the coming episodes, but it's going to alienate some viewers who actually trusted these people.
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I guess I can see how the name change was for convenience and haha, I totally agree about how they love to recreate history. It just struck me as odd because they could have just left out the last names altogether in their little captions. It gave me the impression that those were their actual names now. Maybe I'm thinking about it too deeply...wow Kody and company are renting too much space in my brain.
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Remember the episode where they did the montage of pictures and videos in their cul-de-sac backyard and talked about each kid? I think it was the episode before the mid-season Tamryn Hall tell-all. The captions for Robyn's kids during their couch talking segments named them as "Brown". I know they are trying to keep those kids as included as possible and be equally part of the family as any original Brown kid (which is great IMO), but I thought it was weird that there last names had actually been changed. Maybe Robyn thought since she has already had her name changed for a while now, the kids should have that too. But then that begs the question, is the biological father completely out of the picture? Has he been for some time now? Yes, we've seen them go off for visitations with him, but that was a while ago. This is yet another thing that is making me think this has been in the works for some time now.
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Yesterday I was thinking a lot about this, and I was starting to wonder how long they have been planning this, as someone upthread mentioned. This makes me wonder about Christine walking out during the most recent "Tell-All" when Kody and Robyn were supposed to talk with Tamryn, just the two of them. Something felt off about that whole segment, and maybe this is the missing piece of the puzzle.
Then I started thinking some more. I think this whole development in a way harkens back to the early days of the show. I remember witnessing how Robyn went wedding dress shopping with M,C, and J with the supposed intent of finding one, only to discover that afterwards she chose one with KODY. And boy did that hurt Christine. Then Robyn acted shocked and guilty and sad. But I always found it weird that it never occurred to her that what she was doing was two-faced and dishonest. I don't think Robyn is mean or malicious, and I think she is a good mom who even loves all the other kids in the family too, but I see her as someone who is out for herself first and foremost, sometimes at the expense of other peoples' feelings. I am starting to get the sense this whole marriage deal is another one of those times.
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Someone in the comments of CJ's blog mentioned that the synopsis they read for the "Another Woman in Kody's Life" episode stated something along the lines of Meri comforting Robyn about her ex-husband. Yet, there was nothing in that episode about this at all. Could there have been some last-minute editing out by the producers after they caught wind of the whole divorce/marriage shebang?
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I can't decide if the parents' behavior is just an act for the cameras or if they really do routinely embarrass Whitney the way they did. Yes, Whitney made her own choice to live with her parents again, but that doesn't mean they should be so patronizing. Otherwise they seems loving towards her, but sheesh. I wonder what Whitney's degree is in? I wonder what kind of full-time job she could get with it. It's concerning that Whitey was getting out breath just walking from her car to the clothing store.
I'm surprised to hear Whitney was always made fun of in high school. Not that people of average weight can't be ridiculed, but she said she was picked on for her WEIGHT back then. Just seems a bit odd.
Oh, wow, the preview for next week's episode. I wonder if she finds out she is diabetic? And the season finale is coming up already, wow. Is this just a mini-series?
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Was it just Kody and Robyn on the trip to Hawaii? I thought I read a post from Meri's twitter mentioning that she was headed to the Pacific.
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I'm not so bothered that they "legally restructured" since they give more credence to their spiritual marriages or their sealing together or however they phrase it. However, depending on Kody's reasons for doing this (if it was something on a personal level), it could potentially be pretty crummy. Given Robyn's Sep. 12 tweet, right now I believe Meri did something sacrificial for Robyn's sake and Meri did not divorce him spiritually/emotionally/romatically. However, who's to say if Robyn was being opportunistic and manipulative or not. Hard to say at this point.
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THIS is the tweet that is making me think. Especially given the timing--right before Meri and Kody divorced and the same exact day that the divorce document says that Meri and Kody petitioned for the divorce.
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Christine Brown Woolley: Nacho Sister Wife Anymore
in Sister Wives
· Edited by purpleflowers
Yeah, I can so see Kody reminding Christine that she supposedly said it and trying to convince her she must've forgotten. I don't see the healthiest relationship between those two these days. Even if Christine did say it way back when, she was probably speaking hypothetically and never imagined there would ever be another wife. Can't blame her for getting upset when the pre-marital smooching actually happened. But she called herself "selfish" about it on twitter! Sad. And Robyn responded with her smug-humble self saying "It can be confusing, hugs!"