Yup, I was only able to see my youngest nephew a handful of times during the pandemic (I live several hours away) he was eighteen months when it started and almost four now… and guess what, he knows my name. I FaceTimed with him and his brother regularly, and my brother talks about me. It fascinates me how this “family” didn’t think to do any of that.
In other news, I learned that Robyn apparently doesn’t know the meaning of the word angry. She seems to use it to mean any vaguely negative emotion she feels when things aren’t working out according to her nuts philosophy on life? (I’m not remotely religious, but even I think it’s disrespectful to consider their nonsense* a religion).
* I mean specifically the Browns’ nonsense — I don’t know much about the church they belong/belonged to.
I’ve thought a lot over the years about why I can’t stop watching this car crash. I think there are a few reasons, but this episode highlighted one. When Jenelle was defensively insisting that she and Kody are “fine”, I realised that there’s something horrifyingly fascinating about watching people try to convince themselves (and us) that misery is “fine.”
While plenty consenting adults make polyamory work, I just can’t see how anyone could possibly be happy in polygamy — unless of course you’re the old man merrily knocking teenagers up into your dotage (🤢). It’s not just about jealousy, how could anyone feel fulfilled and loved by a quarter of a partner? But “religion” has told them that their natural human emotions are weakness and that they must overcome them and “work it out.”
That’s what I think Robyn means about Christine — we see the logic that Kody told her no more lovin’ and she reacted accordingly, but Robyn thinks Christine should “work it out” to suppress her needs in order to preserve their planet or whatever it is.
