mystical48

Personally I think those kids want nothing to do with plural marriage in part because they lived the huge family life and it was off putting to them in some ways growing up. Kids that come from large families, unless the parents are doing it right, often wind up having to help raise their siblings. Now dont get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with kids helping out, doing chores, etc. BUT, they did not give birth to these children, they did not have any say so as to how many siblings were brought into the family, they are just there for the duration. I have seen it firsthand and also read about how often the older siblings resented having to change diapers, babysit, feed, etc on a daily basis. With a family that large you need all the help you can get. I personally do not think parents can give enough of themselves to each child when they have such a huge family. I also think the Brown kids see the struggles their moms have, with jealousy, loneliness, etc and do not want any part of that.

I remember the comment one of them made while Robyn and Kody was courting, that they were glad Robyn was coming into the family, he deserved a pretty wife. I was so taken back by the comment, such little self esteem to say something like that and then the other two "wives" bobble head in agreement with her. Yikes...

The fact that Meri has come out and said she was threatend and catfished, and basically "terrorized" is in stark odds with the Meri that spent so much time on the phone with who she thought was a man, the very same person she proclaimed her love for and who she wanted to meet and who's children she wanted to have. Its not that I dont think this person did anything wrong, its wrong to catfish people, you play on their emotions and its a horrible senseless thing to do. However, Meri has completely downplayed her role in all of this, and with her familiy's permission. Its one thing to say, I did this, I was in a very lonely vulnerable place, I allowed the relationship to continue, but thats not what she did, she did not own up to her part of it 100 percent. Instead she played the victim card. Is she a victim of being catfished yes it would appear she is, is she a victim of anything else, in my opinion NO. People that engage in a relationship outside of their marriage are not blameless. If you really feel threatned you have options. Make no mistake if this person was not a woman, she would have met him, "harmless flirting" now Kody?? Developing an relationship outside of your marriage, one that makes you feel fulfilled, where your partner was not, is not "flirting" that is dangerous territory. If you don't understand this and recognize it you will be in danger of making the same mistakes again.