Spoiler, Speculation and Social Media

[altopower]

2 hours ago, Roslyn said:

Except for plenty of planning (and the fracture with Paedon/Gwendolyn) if Janelle and Christine got a mega house and held one big party it would darn near be the same old Brown Holiday.

Eggsactly the plan, I'm sure, with Janelle and Christine "sharing" the AirBnB house. I'm hoping there's enough overlap that they can enjoy being together as long as they keep Paedon and Gwendolyn separated. We know the kids have kept in touch through texts, at least, probably FaceTime, too. I wouldn't want to miss a chance to see my missing siblings.

[Ms.Lulu]

9 hours ago, laurakaye said:

Someone on TikTok did a screen capture of the artwork on the walls of Robyn's McMansion.  Now I have no idea if those stunning works of art are originals or prints, but most of them, looked up on various websites, run $1500 - $5,000 per "pitcher."  

I never looked too closely at the art itself, I was always just gobsmacked that Robyn could cram 5 or 6 different pitchers into one small alcove of her house (making me wonder about the portions of the house that we don't see).  When the TikToker pulled up each one, I had to laugh.  They are all over the place.  Two of them look like airy, flowy renditions of what one might see looking out a window in Hawaii, done mostly in whites and soft blues.  One large print has a giant horse standing over a field of what looks like fire, with a tiny man walking through the field (lots of orange and red).  I can't remember the other one but it was of similar horse/fieldery.  So if she's going for a theme here, I can't figure out what it could possibly be...possibly memories of her honeymoon mixed with a wish for Kody to be standing on a burning Coyote Pass while Janelle's horse runs by?

I think that they bought the house with the contents. Kody loved the oversized chairs and perhaps Robyn Alice saw the art as valuable. So of course she needed to add her own collectibles. 

[Rabbit Hutch]

Robyn's artwork choices appear rather lurid to me.  They're almost like those Thomas Kincaid paintings, where those little cottages are lit up from the inside like they're on fire.  So much orange and red!  Although I've been told that art with the color red in it sells faster, it can look cheap, but that's personal opinion.

[Gam2]

I could never take my eyes off of that hideous headboard at Robyn’s house long enough to even notice the “art”.

[Joan of Argh]

Sorry if this was already posted, I have to admit that I was a little sad for Meri when she said “I think Kody regrets marrying Christine, I don’t know how he feels about marrying Janelle but I do believe 100% that he regrets marrying me”

 

 

Edited September 10, 2023 by Joan of Argh

[BAForever]

2 hours ago, Joan of Argh said:

Sorry if this was already posted, I have to admit that I was a little sad for Meri when she said “I think Kody regrets marrying Christine, I don’t know how he feels about marrying Janelle but I do believe 100% that he regrets marrying me”

 

 

I'm actually enjoying Meri this season. No idea why she is hanging around waiting for scraps- but she is showing insight as to the family dynamics. And what Janelle said about Kody pushing all non-Robyn wives so hard that the women leave so Kody is not the bad guy is so spot on. He is an awful, petty, little man. 

[Orcinus orca]

The cult women still think there is a purpose for polygamy?  That it works?  Janelle would go back to it with someone else?  That the problem wasn't polygamy?

Man, that brainwashing was heavy duty stuff.  They all know what a toxic mess that lifestyle is and what it did to their kids.  But they still won't eschew it. 

Monogamy is hard enough. Polygamy where women are happy and allowed to have thoughts of their own is impossible IMHO.

[Joan of Argh]

 

[Just Wondering]

1 hour ago, Joan of Argh said:

 

The tearless crying always makes me more suspicious than usual of the story lines that precipitate it. 

[dariafan]

I think Robyn has a set of Royal Doulton with handpaninted periwinkles😁

[xwordfanatik]

I don't think I've mentioned her before, but Sarah of realiteasquad on YouTube has made commentary videos of Sister Wives, for a good while.

If you have eleven or so minutes, the latest one, SW Janelle Worries About Finances While Robyn Spends Lavishly/Season 18 has a couple of interesting tidbits about my least favorite wife, Sobbyn, of course.  I'm not on TikTok, but there's a clip of one from that platform, that I found surprising, but not rilly, considering what we already know about the McMansion and its "dreckeration."  There's also a clip I hadn't seen, with Kootie and his bro Nathan, who was featured in the "guy time" from last week's episode.  Poor babies, those two misogynist pigs!!  😡

[Pickleinthemiddle]

3 hours ago, dariafan said:

I think Robyn has a set of Royal Doulton with handpaninted periwinkles😁

LOL.  I love that show.  I have it on DVD.

[dariafan]

So if Robyn is gonna start complaining they kootie wasn’t at her house , and let’s say he was not and she thought he was at other wives. and he was not at other wives’ houses, where the hell has he been???

[Elizzikra]

2 minutes ago, dariafan said:

So if Robyn is gonna start complaining they kootie wasn’t at her house , and let’s say he was not and she thought he was at other wives. and he was not at other wives’ houses, where the hell has he been???

Hiding

[General Days]

1 minute ago, Dustbunny said:

saw this pic of Sobbyns house online and I can't figure out who this child is.

It doesn't look like Sol or Areola

Is it Axel?

 

Was there any context (like when it was taken)? Where did you see it?

[General Days]

47 minutes ago, Dustbunny said:

I saw it on Reddit and people there didn't know who it was either

Some said it's 2021 but I'm not sure of that

I went looking on Reddit, but couldn't find it and got lazy. If it was 2021, I wonder if it could be Avalon (like in a baby seat or walker) with her hair up. It's not one of Robyn's five. That child is much smaller than Sol was when they moved to that house. And it can't be Ari.

EDIT

Found it on Reddit. In most of the more reasonable comments, people are claiming its a shot TLC keeps reusing, that it's old, and that's it's from when Maddie and her family were visiting, so it's Axel. That seems as plausible as anything else I saw floated.

Edited September 11, 2023 by General Days

[DanaMB]

I thought it looked like a younger Axel so that makes sense. 

[laurakaye]

I am more interested in the item above and to the right of Axel - is that a gramophone?

[Sandy W]

44 minutes ago, laurakaye said:

I am more interested in the item above and to the right of Axel - is that a gramophone?

There is a similar item just below the child's feet. Maybe lamps?

[mythoughtis]

I’ve been paying attention to the TH, trying to determine when they are actually filmed.  You can tell it’s quite a bit later than the episode itself was filmed.  Janelle looks thinner, Ari and  Sol look older, Meri seems to be in ex-wife mode.  This last episode had Savannah, Garrison and Gabe in a TH discussing Christmas 2021.  Gabe has short hair.  He got it cut in January of  this year. Savannah is wearing a jean jacket, while the guys are in short sleeves.  So maybe late spring  2023?   Why is Kody still so visibly upset/mean  in his TH a year and a half  after the fact? 

Edited September 13, 2023 by mythoughtis

[Quof]

Compare Ari in the Christmas scenes and the talking heads. At Christmas, she has the (self-inflicted?) mullet and baby teeth which are clearly malformed due to the pacifier.  In the talking heads, she has lost some baby teeth and her hair is darker - hard to tell if the mullet is growing out because of the headband.  

[Orcinus orca]

The wackadoodle timelines make watching so confusing.  We all know what has happened but we're supposed to pretend we don't.  TH's filmed months/years later so are they talking from today's perspective or trying to dredge up feelings from when the events took place?

What's in the can, the birth of the twins?  Do we have to sit through that and the other birth as well? Gag.

Check Kootie into a mental institution for the safety of the family and everyone go away.  Enough already.

[altopower]

51 minutes ago, Orcinus orca said:

What's in the can, the birth of the twins?  Do we have to sit through that and the other birth as well? Gag.

Not doing it. They can show it, but I'm not watching. Knowing so much more than we're seeing is making me nuts.

[Jeanne222]

I don’t think this show can go on with mostly arguments and commercials. I’ve noticed both have picked up and I’m fast forwarding more than usual through both. 
 

So I’m thinking a new bride is desperately needed.   
 

Is that big, little girl sucking a pacifier???  Maybe one of those pacifier suckers?

[Roslyn]

13 hours ago, mythoughtis said:

I’ve been paying attention to the TH, trying to determine when they are actually filmed.  You can tell it’s quite a bit later than the episode itself was filmed.  Janelle looks thinner, Ari and  Sol look older, Meri seems to be in ex-wife mode.  This last episode had Savannah, Garrison and Gabe in a TH discussing Christmas 2021.  Gabe has short hair.  He got it cut in January of  this year. Savannah is wearing a jean jacket, while the guys are in short sleeves.  So maybe late spring  2023?   Why is Kody still so visibly upset/mean  in his TH a year and a half  after the fact? 

Well it is certainly NOT because he carries a grudge...

[TurtlePower]

On 9/10/2023 at 3:44 AM, Joan of Argh said:

Sorry if this was already posted, I have to admit that I was a little sad for Meri when she said “I think Kody regrets marrying Christine, I don’t know how he feels about marrying Janelle but I do believe 100% that he regrets marrying me”

 

 

I admittedly felt bad for her also. 

[Orcinus orca]

3 hours ago, Jeanne222 said:

Is that big, little girl sucking a pacifier???

A real pacifier.  And she goes to school. One wonders if she uses it there.

3 hours ago, Jeanne222 said:

I don’t think this show can go on with mostly arguments and commercials

I think they have doubled number of commercials, probably because there is so little content to show.  I FF through them.  

[Jeanne222]

34 minutes ago, Orcinus orca said:

A real pacifier.  And she goes to school. One wonders if she uses it there.

I think they have doubled number of commercials, probably because there is so little content to show.  I FF through them.  

Hummm. Another thought maybe companies won’t pay as much for their commercial to be played on a sinking ship show so they need more!

[Just Wondering]

How badly did Nathan and Rebekah Dilts treat their sister wife for her to not only leave Nathan, but to cut off ties with her childhood friend?

In my opinion this feller just made  Christine and Janelle’s (and even Meri’s) points for them. 

Edited September 14, 2023 by Just Wondering

[Ms.Lulu]

I just want to join the crowd in saying:

"TLC, you can't make Kody seem like less of a narcissist by wasting my time showing him going with Aurora to get her ears pieced, hanging out with creepy friends or eating crepes like burritos.

You can't convince me that Robyn isn't a hoarder when we see her hoard in the mudroom, or that she cares about Kody's kids from the OG3 when she squeezes her eyes really tight to cry.

If you are testing to see whether I will watch a show focused on Kody and Robyn, hell no. 

Please stop trying to make the the narcissistic, lazy grifters a thing.

Gretchen, stop trying to make 'fetch' happen."

Edited September 14, 2023 by Ms.Lulu

[ginger90]

I saw a clip that involved Savanah, Janelle and Christine. It was the middle of January and the last time Kody had contacted Savanah was for her birthday which is December 7th. 🤦‍♀️

[Jeanne222]

1 hour ago, ginger90 said:

I saw a clip that involved Savanah, Janelle and Christine. It was the middle of January and the last time Kody had contacted Savanah was for her birthday which is December 7th. 🤦‍♀️

I think the older kids understand Kody isn't there for them unless its something to make money from the show.

Savannah and Truly aren't there yet.

Another shame on Kody.  Kids need their dads.  Sigh.

[mythoughtis]

5 hours ago, ginger90 said:

I saw a clip that involved Savanah, Janelle and Christine. It was the middle of January and the last time Kody had contacted Savanah was for her birthday which is December 7th. 🤦‍♀️

It’s this week’s sneak peek for Sundays episode.  It includes a TH from Kody where he continues to find excuses  for not contacting his kids, ‘ the phone works both ways’ ‘I will give Savannah  her Christmas present late’.    If he hadn’t contacted her by mid January … it’s more than a little late.  He lives  a half hour away.   
 

Savannah was so sad  in that clip. Kody should be calling her, not expecting her to call him.  Kody should be showering her with attention so that she knows he loves her even if he’s not talking to Janelle.  Instead it’s as if the kids don’t exist in his mind unless the wife kisses his rear end. He’s a poor excuse for a Dad. 

[Orcinus orca]

7 hours ago, mythoughtis said:

Kody should be calling her, not expecting her to call him.  Kody should be showering her with attention so that she knows he loves her even if he’s not talking to Janelle.

But that would require him to act like a mature adult who is parenting by example. It would require him to put on his big boy pants and play the role of a father. 

And we all know he is totally incapable of that.  He is )and apparently will perpetually remain) a petulant, petty, selfish, narcissistic manchild.

[OlderThanDirt]

He wants to be a husband but has no interest in being a father.

[xwordfanatik]

2 hours ago, OlderThanDirt said:

He wants to be a husband but has no interest in being a father.

Not past his "tender's" ages, anyway.  Unless said older kids (DAB) kiss his ass enough.  😡

[altopower]

2 hours ago, OlderThanDirt said:

He wants to be a husband but has no interest in being a father.

Except he only wants to be a husband to Robyn, not his earlier wives. Hasn't worked out how to deal with that yet except by being petty and vindictive. He likes being a father to the ones who adore him and he's managed to get rid of most of them that way.

[ChristmasJones]

Outside of this show, has anyone else ever heard the term "tender age" being used?  I never have personally. Is it a regional thing or a Mormon thing perhaps?

[Natalie68]

On 9/8/2023 at 11:32 AM, laurakaye said:

I just can't figure out her aesthetic - she owns the entire Precious Moments collection, crams random artwork over every square inch of wall space, her dining room seems like something Katherine of Aragon might've enjoyed, and her velvet boudoir looks like a Vegas hotel room circa 1974.  Based on the glimpses inside her house and the stacks of Amazon boxes, she seems to be spending Kody's money faster than he can earn it.  

 

I honestly didn't know these were still a thing.  She seems WAY too young to have an affinity for these creepy little things.  Apologies to anyone that may have them.

I did notice at the sad Xmas with her kids that her house seems super messy.  I believe the hoarder rumors.  I wanted to clean off every flat surface.

Also, may we discuss Aereola? The TH with she and Solomon was something.  Someone said the lisp may be from excessive binkie usage.  All I know, is as a NON kid person, my patience would run thin quickly around her.  Put on cuteness drives me nuts.  Anyone needing a ride to hell can jump in my handbasket!

On 9/8/2023 at 3:34 PM, altopower said:

Eggsactly the plan, I'm sure, with Janelle and Christine "sharing" the AirBnB house. I'm hoping there's enough overlap that they can enjoy being together as long as they keep Paedon and Gwendolyn separated. We know the kids have kept in touch through texts, at least, probably FaceTime, too. I wouldn't want to miss a chance to see my missing siblings.

I noticed that the Kody household seemed to have stolen the tradition of crepes on Xmas.  They cannot even start their own traditions!  BEC mode. 😜

[Natalie68]

On 9/10/2023 at 3:38 PM, xwordfanatik said:

I don't think I've mentioned her before, but Sarah of realiteasquad on YouTube has made commentary videos of Sister Wives, for a good while.

If you have eleven or so minutes, the latest one, SW Janelle Worries About Finances While Robyn Spends Lavishly/Season 18 has a couple of interesting tidbits about my least favorite wife, Sobbyn, of course.  I'm not on TikTok, but there's a clip of one from that platform, that I found surprising, but not rilly, considering what we already know about the McMansion and its "dreckeration."  There's also a clip I hadn't seen, with Kootie and his bro Nathan, who was featured in the "guy time" from last week's episode.  Poor babies, those two misogynist pigs!!  😡

I love her!  I have gotten addicted to Youtube this summer.

[Natalie68]

30 minutes ago, ChristmasJones said:

Outside of this show, has anyone else ever heard the term "tender age" being used?  I never have personally. Is it a regional thing or a Mormon thing perhaps?

Not unless referring to meat.  I have heard of Tenderoni (young beautiful girl and Bobby Brown song!)

[Orcinus orca]

4 hours ago, OlderThanDirt said:

He wants to be a husband but has no interest in being a father.

He wants to be an authoritarian whose subjects are forced to kowtow to his every whim. I think that if Sobbyn crossed him, he'd bail on her as well. He has no interest in serving anyone but himself. 

[Jeanne222]

6 hours ago, OlderThanDirt said:

He wants to be a husband but has no interest in being a father.

Just about to write the same thing. Sad to say I truly believe Kody doesn’t care for his children. 

Kody is in love with Kody. Right now Robyn provides him with a comfortable home but he’s not in love with her either. 
 

He’s a real snake in the grass. 

[Elizzikra]

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It’s this week’s sneak peek for Sundays episode.  It includes a TH from Kody where he continues to find excuses  for not contacting his kids, ‘ the phone works both ways’ ‘I will give Savannah  her Christmas present late’.    If he hadn’t contacted her by mid January … it’s more than a little late.  He lives  a half hour away.   

He's an ass. He definitely should be leading by example and proactively contacting his kids. He can't see past his anger with their moms to be an even halfway decent dad to them. Every week I hate him more and more.

1 hour ago, General Days said:

I swear I'm not being intentionally political.

When immigrant families were being separated at the border in 2018 (???), one night, the news hit Rachel Maddow particularly hard while she was covering it. I remember her sort of crying (which is not like Maddow) as she referred to some of the children who had been seized as "tender aged" children. They were infants/toddlers/under fives.

Every time Kody mentions the tenders, or the fandom goes on about the tenders, that's what I think about.

Yes. I have done some work with immigrant/refugee children and those six and under are considered "tender aged." Many of the rules for them are different (staffing ratios; ability for us to interview them; tons of other logistic and care provision stuff). I would not be surprised if the term has somewhat different definitions in different disciplines and probably even across programs in the same government agency.

 I have also worked on other social service programs, where the term is less commonly used. I've never heard "civilians" use the term.

[BnJJ]

6 hours ago, ChristmasJones said:

Outside of this show, has anyone else ever heard the term "tender age" being used?  I never have personally. Is it a regional thing or a Mormon thing perhaps?

Yes, I have.  It's in the dictionary.

[Art Of Noiz]

On 9/9/2023 at 2:46 PM, Gam2 said:

I could never take my eyes off of that hideous headboard at Robyn’s house long enough to even notice the “art”.

It had to be padded, dignity? Can't have the PrairieDawg  Patriarch and the Cap in Handmaiden getting a concussion!

[Jeanne222]

Kody uses the arguments with the sister wives as his excuse for not seeing his children.

He knows it hurts the wives but it also gives him an excuse to not see the children.

Men that love their children move mountains to see them and spend time with them!  Kody won't even pick up the phone on their birthday!

Watching the show Kody doesn't even like the children in Robyns home.  They are all so fake and uncomfortable in all their scenes together!  Sigh.

[Joan of Argh]

18 hours ago, Natalie68 said:

Also, may we discuss Aereola? The TH with she and Solomon was something.  Someone said the lisp may be from excessive binkie usage.  All I know, is as a NON kid person, my patience would run thin quickly around her.  Put on cuteness drives me nuts.  Anyone needing a ride to hell can jump in my handbasket!

Areola is treated like a 2 yr old child binkie sucking and all!

There was a scene of the dining room table and Areola was crawling along on top of the table and knocked over a snowman decoration and you can hear Robyn in the background say “that’s enough” or “stop” or something

who lets a 7 yr old kid crawl around on the dining room table until they knock over the decorations?

Edited September 16, 2023 by Joan of Argh

[Joan of Argh]

I just did some snooping on Google at Robyn’s artwork on her walls, apparently she loves Vladimir Kush… ummmm.. she has this masterpiece of his on her wall… “Don’t worry Mr Deer I’ll save you from the forest fire by killing you with my gun!”

is that supposed to be Kody with one of his many guns running into the forest?

Robyn has 4 of his works on that wall alone and they total $20,000 meanwhile Janelle is broke.  

 

Edited September 16, 2023 by Joan of Argh
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[Joan of Argh]

Here’s another work of art by Robyn’s favorite artist…. 
Remember all those boxes of Kodys books at Christine’s house? … I think Robyn keeps Kody interested in books a different way.. 😎

Edited September 17, 2023 by Joan of Argh
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