laurakaye

It seems strange to me that she tries so hard to level up with Plexus to be able to get on the trip list, but has no intentions of ever going. I suppose it's enough for her to cut and paste herself into the brochures to let everyone know that she COULD go if she wanted to. Between the out of pocket cost, worrying about socializing with people she deems beneath her or wondering if Dave is looking at the awful women in bathing suits, why even try to get on the list in the first place?

Great point, I kind of forgot how much Meri loathed Janelle. And yes, Savanah was the result of one of the separations (I think I read that in their book).

For sure. The way she sat there stone-faced while he wailed about his sacrifices and that knife to the kidney spoke volumes. I think I may have applauded her at the time for not giving him the reaction he so desperately wanted.

Do other Plexus shillers cut and paste themselves into promotional emails like Jill? The fact that she's in a pool with goggles is the icing on the cake, lol

I wonder, though....sure, Kody may have wanted to get rid of Meri, but what did he think would happen to his paycheck from TLC if Meri left? I think he and Robyn concocted a scheme where Kody could take several steps back from Meri, while Robyn play-acted the part of the loving sister wife who just wanted Meri to "hold on with her." Basically they tag-teamed and played push-pull with Meri for 15+ years. I think Meri finally bought a clue when Christine, of all people, found the spine to leave Kody's stupid ass. Janelle is lying, but I can't figure out why. She and Kody have both told us that Janelle has packed up her kids and left the family more than once, which suggests some pretty explosive arguments in their pasts.

I just get the feeling that she is probably hell heck on wheels to live with when she knows a cruise ship is departing that she thinks she should be on, but couldn't grift the plane fare to and from the departure port. She may be all, "look at my friends having fun!!" on Instagram, but you know it eats her alive that she's not standing on the Lido deck screeching a hymn to the unwashed heathens just trying to enjoy a margarita.

We all know Janelle favors horse art (horse-ass fire wall hanging, for example...I think she also had a horse-shaped lamp or something similarly western-themed). So for Kody to choose a horsey ring, of all things - I felt like it was a dig at Janelle from Kody. Of course, Kody could just like ponies but I tend to read more into these people's actions then I should give them credit for. I also think it's absolutely hilarious that Kody and Robyn fancy themselves quite the collectors of "art." I find that mish-mash of paintings crammed into the alcove of their living room creepy in a way that I can't explain.

The worst part of that scene was immediately after Meri mentioned the ring and Kody was all, "well, I saw it and I liked it so I bought it, what of it?", Robyn is like, "hahaha well Meri, hahaha, why don't you tell Kody your deepest thoughts like we talked about, right? Hahaha go ahead, Meri!" It was so profoundly uncomfortable, I think I looked up from my game of Angry Birds to watch their body language. It was one of Robyn's worst attempts at changing the subject to suit her narrative that I've ever seen from the Dark Queen...proof that she's losing control. I often look back on that very scene as proof that Robyn has been passive-aggressively manipulating these women from way back. In that instance, it was 100% intentional. I also think back to the stupid couch giggle-fest between her and Kody regarding choosing her wedding dress...that might have been Robyn testing the waters on how the OG 3 would react. When she knew she'd gotten under their skin, she started playing harder. Handing Janelle a size large t-shirt and pretending to feel bad about it was a really sh!tty thing to do, but by then, she knew she had Kody's blessings on whatever crap she wanted to pull.

Subtle shading of Mahmo and her exquisite holiday decorating skills? Do I sense a Christmas Vacation level throwdown? Pass the popcorn! Also, how does one "void their fleshy desires?" Sounds pretty painful.

Jill's sobs are performance art for the poor people that happen to be around them. Nurie probably sobs in relief that her husband's VISA card won't be abused for another few months.

I'm just sittin' here thinking about the ick factor involved in a man taking his first wife's wedding ring, melting it down, and creating new rings for his new step-daughters. Yuck. It's so twisted...Kody treated Meri like crap for years, causing her to look outside her "marriage" and she gets catfished as a result, which emasculates poor widdle Kody but also became a solid reason to extend this show and give the entire family more money (I do think the show would've ended several seasons ago had it not been for the catfish). So...good job, Kody? Meri? I don't even know. Basically they've all sold their souls for their TV show.

Exactly. If you loathe your spouse so much that you destroy the symbol of your relationship behind their back and then string her along for another 10+ years, it would be far more humane to just let them go. Kody got off on being worshipped, and Meri fell into that trap and couldn't get out. No wonder he's so angry now - he had 20+ people hanging on his every word and jumping for joy when he gave them a crumb of attention. Now he's got a whiny hoarder for a wife and her drama queen daughters, a quiet little boy who I think has his dad's number and a preschooler who runs the entire house with her shenanigans. Hahahahaha. Poor widdle Kody. Robyn: Kody....Meri's wedding ring is rilly rilly nice. It's so pretty. Kody: You know what's pretty? You are, babe. You're so pretty. Let's go for a ride in my white convertible to that great Mexican restaurant for hot chocolate. Robyn: Kody, you know what my first wedding ring looked like? Kody: Aw, babe....we don't have to talk about that right now - Robyn: (stifles a dry-cry, looks up to the sky, dabs her eyes and checks for boogers, sighs dramatically): He was eating a bowl of Froot Loops and took out a purple one and asked me to marry him. It had milk on it so it fell apart when he tried to smoosh it on my finger so I cried. Kody, I cried and cried and cried but I said yes, but I was crying when I said it. Meri's ring is sooooooooo pretty, Kody. Kody (wondering if he's going to get any in the white convertible that night): Consider Meri's ring gone. I'm gonna melt that sucker down. For you, babe! You're so pretty. And skinny. Robyn: Oh, Kodyyyyyy! You're my big strong handsome protector beefcake studmuffin of a man and your hair looks so good tonight. Let me just run and change into my Diesel jeans and we can go! /finis

She did a sweeping video shot and then made sure to ZOOM IN on the SPARKLING JUICE labels. Which begs the question...if this woman is so morally opposed to drinking, why purchase bottles that look like wine at all, and have everyone - kids included - drinking from wine glasses? Why not buy some jugs of apple cider and drink out of mason jars? It's like - if I was morally opposed to serving fried raccoon for dinner but then decorated my house with stuffed animal raccoons...that's actually a horrible comparison but I can't think of anything else, lol. P.S. - I know she does this to feel superior. But all it does is make her look like a hypocrite. Based on her stance against alcohol, she should never step foot in another Olive Garden for the rest of her life as well. 😂😂 I did some zooming and I can see that a lot of the stuff came from Ross. She bought Red Door perfume for Kaylee. I remember Red Door. It is a powerhouse perfume from the late 80's, a scent that enters a room before its wearer and stays long after the wearer has left...exactly what I would expect Jill to both wear and choose for her daughter. (also P.S. - nothing against the powerhouse 80's scents. I used to bathe in Giorgio and Poison back in the day, but that day was approx. 1988 - 1992).

Not to mention she banks on her "fame" as her means of making a living selling leggings. A quick glance at her IG comments shows that she has a pretty loyal fanbase.

Neither do I. I have to remember that she was 100% the basement wife for years in every sense of the word. She was ignored by Kody, and he seemed to delight in also ignoring the kids they had together. She did everything she thought she needed to do to gain his favor, and it took her decades to truly realize that he was never going to love her. So her being not only the first wife to leave but the first to find real love (if we are to believe her gushing over David), then I can understand the giddiness. But she also has to remember to reel it in a little bit when talking about things that are still painful for other members of the family. Just because she found happiness doesn't mean she can spill all the tea all the time. I imagine she's even a lot to take for Janelle, but Janelle seems to be kind of the tagalong friend and is probably willing to put up with Mrs. Wooley's breathless exclamations about how great life is away from Kody. The others have their own journeys - Christine should remember that. I also found it very interesting how the OG 3 all talked about Kody's conditions in return for his love. They all stated that no matter what they did for him, it wasn't enough. For all three to be on the same side of that story was pretty cool. I think for so long, there was always a bottom wife on the Kody Ranking System, and it changed from time to time (but of course, it was never Robyn). I think they took a secret glee when they knew that there was a wife Kody disliked more, and they tried to sabotage each other for decades. So it's interesting that now, all of them agree that Kody was just playing a game of "pretend love" with them and he's no longer worth their efforts.

For the love..."Kody speak?" Please. Unless they're talking about some long-forgotten caveman dialect, there's no need. You just have to be familiar with hurtful passive-aggressive BS and you're on your way. My favorite part of this tell-all segment was Janelle letting us know that this was exactly how Robyn managed to insert herself into everyone else's business with Kody - because Robyn can translate for the other poor, stupid OG wives and kids. When Janelle said "we've been married to him longer than Robyn, we can handle talking to him without her help," I laughed. So that particular jig is up, Robyn. Best wishes on whatever nonsense to try to pull next.

I find it extremely creepy that Jill is asking people she doesn't really know to send her daughter friend requests. Is Kaylee supposed to accept all of them? Is there any vetting involved? Or are they just all potential Plexus marks for Jill? As always, excellent parenting, Jill.

I think they would be ecstatic, lol.

It does look like Kody's brother, but also the woman on the right in the picture looks exactly like Christine, lol.

It's bad enough in polygamy to know that if you get in an argument with your husband, he can simply exit stage left and climb into bed with another woman while you sit alone with no one to turn to. What's worse is that your husband - KODY - can take out his anger on the kids you have together. I cannot imagine a life where every single day you have to fight not only for yourself, but to make sure your kids aren't being neglected or made to feel less than because Daddy is mad at Mommy. I don't love that Meri was harsher to the kids closest in age to Leon - those who she probably thought were Leon's competition for Kody's attention - but I can sadly understand it, especially when it is happening right across the cul-de-sac from your front door and you can't help but see it every single day. Meri self-describes as "edgy." Hence, the hedge-clipper haircuts. I kind of get what she's going for, but she misses the mark a lot. Listen to me, siding with Meri. I don't even know who I am anymore!

Because it can't be said enough...shut up, Robyn. She and Kody both love a good word salad because at this point, neither one of them can remember what's real and what they've made up in revisionist history. Better to just confuse whoever is asking the questions until they go away, shaking their heads in complete befuddlement.

Now it makes more sense to me why Janelle was crying that she had nothing in her name. I can see the scenario where foreclosure was looming on the horizon and if Kody and Robyn were dragging their heels on paying off the land, it would naturally fall to Janelle (and probably Meri, but I sense that she is in a better financial situation than Janelle) to make sure it happened. I can also see Kody whining that he's raising a houseful of tenders and simply doesn't have the money - meanwhile, he's snatching up every piece of weird art and retired Dicken's Village figurines he can get his hands on so his money isn't liquid. Which could ALSO be why Robyn refused for so long to have the inside of her house filmed, and wouldn't let Meri inside. I need Janelle or Meri to write a book and spill this tea.

And spill on the whole Janelle divorcing Meri's brother to marry Kody thing. I demand answers on this! If Meri did write a book, I would definitely ask my library to buy it and then go pick it up under cover of darkness like I did with Becoming Sister Wives. :) My thought was - what part of my lake were you on, Meri?

Kody said he didn't "vet" his first three wives - well, that's what happens when you meet someone, "court" for a month, and get married a few weeks later. And Mr. Pec-tacular calling Janelle and whining that he needed her to fly across the country and bring him some chicken soup when he had Covid was hilarious. Dude, get off your sore ass and call Shipt. But worse was the fact that apparently Janelle was considering doing it. I think he purposefully scared her into thinking he couldn't breathe or whatever in retaliation for her daring to go on vacation with his sworn mortal enemy Christine. Just when I think there's not another lower level of pond scum that this guy can sink to, he does just that.

If this was part of the chili competition, then I can see how Dave won.