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[Elizzikra]

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There was a huge fuss for Areolablahblahs birthday with the entire family praising her and a mountain of gifts and decorations and Truely was driven to InNout for a burger and dropped back at home and Kody went home to his REAL family.

Not to mention Kody's no-duh speech about how he calls Arielle "sweetie" because she is "so sweet."

[GeeGolly]

36 minutes ago, Elizzikra said:

Not to mention Kody's no-duh speech about how he calls Arielle "sweetie" because she is "so sweet."

Not because he can't remember her name? 🤣

[Elizzikra]

1 minute ago, GeeGolly said:

Not because he can't remember her name? 🤣

No way he is forgetting the names of any of Robyn's children...

[Irate Panda]

I think all the kids irritate Kody I mean even Sweetie “has the logic of an idiot” according to him.  Honestly, it will be interesting to see how Kody is when Sol and Aerosol are teenagers.  I wonder if Sol will get shoved aside because he ages out and reminds Kody he’s not 20 or God forbid Solomon hits 6 feet tall. I know Robyn wouldn’t have it and Kody loves Robyn more than the other wives, but I don’t know that Kody loves Robyn more than Kody loves Kody’s ego.

The way they describe Aerosol it seems like she has the bossiness of Robyn and the frantic energy of Kody, but I’m actually most interested to see how Robyn would be if somehow all her children manage to escape the House of Curlers and Tchotchkes.  I think Robyn uses the kids as a buffer when Kody is droning on and she hides in one of her Precious Moments rooms secretly telling each collectible it’s her favorite 😂

[Cetacean]

25 minutes ago, Irate Panda said:

the House of Curlers and Tchotchkes.

Heh!

I wonder if Kootie is still hauling the fainter around or if he just ignores it like he did Turely when she was ill.

[Liddy52]

2 hours ago, Irate Panda said:

I think all the kids irritate Kody I mean even Sweetie “has the logic of an idiot” according to him.  Honestly, it will be interesting to see how Kody is when Sol and Aerosol are teenagers.  I wonder if Sol will get shoved aside because he ages out and reminds Kody he’s not 20 or God forbid Solomon hits 6 feet tall. I know Robyn wouldn’t have it and Kody loves Robyn more than the other wives, but I don’t know that Kody loves Robyn more than Kody loves Kody’s ego.

The way they describe Aerosol it seems like she has the bossiness of Robyn and the frantic energy of Kody, but I’m actually most interested to see how Robyn would be if somehow all her children manage to escape the House of Curlers and Tchotchkes.  I think Robyn uses the kids as a buffer when Kody is droning on and she hides in one of her Precious Moments rooms secretly telling each collectible it’s her favorite 😂

Who is Sweetie and did Kody actually say they have "the logic of an idiot?" Why?

[ginger90]

6 minutes ago, Liddy52 said:

Who is Sweetie and did Kody actually say they have "the logic of an idiot?" Why?

Ariella. He said something like, You're arguing with a 4-year-old who has the words of a 10 year old and the logic of an idiot.

[barshi50]

On 10/11/2022 at 1:37 AM, Joan of Argh said:

I think the thing is the entire family is used to Robyn having live in child care since the beginning… she had Mykelti living with her looking after her kids before they moved to Vegas, then in Vegas I think she had Aspyn living with her and helping with the kids, then she moved her niece Mindy Jessop into her house as a live in nanny.

Then Robyn moved to Flagstaff and was so overwhelmed with looking after her children that even with Dayton, AROARa and Brianna to help her with Sol and Ariellablahblah she still needed a nanny so Mindy Jessop (and her husband) were brought in to help as the nanny again!

I am rewatching from the beginning, and even when they were in Utah Robin had her sister living with her to "help out".

[Irate Panda]

5 hours ago, Cetacean said:

Heh!

I wonder if Kootie is still hauling the fainter around or if he just ignores it like he did Turely when she was ill.

Probably depends if there’s a camera around, it was so ridiculous because Kody’s not a particularly a big man and for him trying to dead lift a girl almost the same size (aurora is not big though ) it looked awkward and like a struggle lift on his part.  It seemed performative on his part.

[Cetacean]

4 minutes ago, Irate Panda said:

It seemed performative on his part.

I am sure it was.  "Now, pretend to have an attack and faint so I can go into Knight in Shining Armor mode.  Oof, this is harder than it looks".

[Roslyn]

On 10/9/2022 at 1:01 PM, lindalouwho said:

This is the realtor’s on line photo of Meri’s back yard. Anybody else think it would have been perfect for Covid get togethers for the family? Play set for the tender age crowd, fire pit, out door kitchen. Plenty of space to gather while keeping socially distant. Even two slides - one for Truly and one for Sol and Ari. What good reason could Nellie and Noodles come up with to NOT use it? I bet Meri rented it with an eye towards having Sol and Ari come over for play dates. SMH.

On 10/9/2022 at 5:15 PM, ginger90 said:

The rental she was in prior to this one sold in July, 2021. Any clue when she moved to this one?

She may not have been in the one above too long before the sale of the other.

Based on the show's timeline Meri and Robyn were looking for rentals at the same time (based on them talking about it in the episode of the big CP fight). Robyn was in her giant 7 bedroom rental for a year, so late summer 2018 to summer of 2019. Meri did the run around of moving into that first modest house in Flagstaff where the neighbors called the police (about all the cameras most likely...) and then Meri moved back to Vegas before moving into the mega elevator and waterfall house (technically rental #2)

Meri moved into this massive house sometime in 2019, around the time that Kody and Robyn were having their cage match over buy/rent/buy/rent. What I find really really funny is that THIS house (Meri's third rental) really looks like it would have been PERFECT for Robyn to move into.  It looks like it has lots of extra rooms that could be made into bedrooms, even if they were technically offices or such.  And it has so many outbuildings and garages that it probably can hold all of Kody's AND Robyn's massive amount of stuffs.

So...if Meri and Robyn were truly besties of all besties and if they were both the biggest cheerleaders of the whole gosh darned fahmaly...WHY didn't Meri pass on this massive house and hand it over to Robyn and Kody? Sure, she needs extra space for the inventory and all of those collections of antique sofas, but I'm sure she could easily make due with a tiny little four bedroom semi-massive rental. Yet it seems as though Meri may still be in this rental...so it would have been perfect for Robyn to rent since she wanted to only move one more time and then build on the property.

[xwordfanatik]

I don't have a clue what led them to buy a big chunk of raw land with no utilities.  It seems to me that it was just another dumb decision by the dumb-dumb patriarch, without listening to the wives' opinions (except Sobbyn's, maybe).  Did they do this simply to have a storyline that they could string out for several seasons?  Did Kootie think he could make money by holding it for a while and then selling it?

I would have never agreed to buy it.  There were so many other options that would have made more sense!

[ginger90]

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[xwordfanatik]

Truely is a forgotten child, and I hope she's able to continue to grow up, heal from having a mostly absent shitty father, and enjoy being with her family that truly care about her.

[Absolom]

They really need to quit saying divorced since they never really were married.  That's being dishonest with everyone, but especially Truely.  

[Cetacean]

1 hour ago, Absolom said:

They really need to quit saying divorced since they never really were married.  

I guess it would be a spiritual divorce from the spiritual marriage.  With the accompanying spiritual paperwork.  Everything is invisible.

[Absolom]

Yet they don't get even a pretend piece of paper.  Christine herself said she had to pick a moment to say she was divorced.  I think she's be better off to say I'm quitting polygamy.  

[deirdra]

15 hours ago, xwordfanatik said:

I don't have a clue what led them to buy a big chunk of raw land with no utilities.  It seems to me that it was just another dumb decision by the dumb-dumb patriarch, without listening to the wives' opinions (except Sobbyn's, maybe).  Did they do this simply to have a storyline that they could string out for several seasons?  Did Kootie think he could make money by holding it for a while and then selling it?

It's an "asset" he sez 😉 (though not if it is mortgaged to the hilt).  He thought he was getting a good dill - it was cheap because it had no utilities and dumb-dumb patriarch didn't even check to see how much it would cost to put them in. Many on here were saying it would cost tens of thousands of dollars that they didn't have.  Even the developer said it wasn't zoned for a plyg palace, just single family homes, & they'd have to petition the county to change the use (more $$$). 

Edited October 16, 2022 by deirdra

[GeeGolly]

I wonder where they're all at right now. Do they wish the move and then the pandemic didn't pull back the curtain to reality? Do they wish they were still in Vegas being dumb, dumb, dumb, dumber and dumbest?

After hearing Christine say she "picked that moment" to decide she was divorced, makes me think to still wasn't 100% out the door. I think part of her was still waiting for Kody to come back and beg her to stay. Not just stay, but she was waiting for Kody to step up and be her husband again.

So if you think about it, Kody is 1 for 4. Janelle left way back when and came back. Meri emotionally left and came back and now Christine has for real left.

When will Kody get it? He is the common denominator. He sucks at being a husband.

[ginger90]

6 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

When will Kody get it? He is the common denominator. He sucks at being a husband.

Since math is involved, and math is hard, never.

[deirdra]

9 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

When will Kody get it? He is the common denominator. He sucks at being a husband.

Even Tony got it. It is hard for any husband to please one wife, let alone four, which is why most men would never consider it.

Edited October 16, 2022 by deirdra

[Rabbit Hutch]

Watching tonight's episode, Kootie took my breath away on how he talked about Janelle's r.v.  Robyn and Meri, too.  All of their mean-spirited comments and ugly shade thrown at Janelle by her attempt at having a roof over her head were APPALLING. 

Especially since Janelle was placed into this situation by the (in reality) horrible choices practically forced upon her by the foolish monetary decisions made by the so-called patriarch.  This made me sad for her.  Those 3 biatches (including you, Kootie) have some serious karma coming their way.

Someone said a week or so ago that Robyn has now set her sights on getting rid of Janelle, and the great Ramen noodle headed one was going along for the ride. After the blatant disrespect shown by the queen of darkness to Janelle, I think this is true.

Fortunately for Janelle, I don't think she cares what they think or want, as she showed in this eppie.  In her mind, at this point she's already gone.  She's gonna keep her portion of land, but I don't think she's counting on Kootie in the future.  Like Christine, her future is with her kids.  I say the best of luck to you, hun.  I hope that you've seen the light.  😓

As for Meri, what a mean, harsh, ugly woman.  She not changed one bit.

[Luvless]

Where is Meri’s Instagram page? I don’t follow but I check it every now and then for shits and giggles. Tonight it’s gone!

EDIt: Apparently I have been blocked! Badge of honor?  I have not commented on her posts that I can recall but I have “loved” others. She is rilly weeding us out!

Edited October 17, 2022 by Luvless
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[Guest]

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Edited October 17, 2022 by artisto

[deirdra]

9 hours ago, Luvless said:

Where is Meri’s Instagram page? I don’t follow but I check it every now and then for shits and giggles. Tonight it’s gone!

I can see it: therealmeribrown

Reading your message I was hoping she'd finally realized that she shouldn't be using "real" in the title of a page full of altered photos that look nothing like her. But Nope! They're still there, and more unreal.

Edited October 17, 2022 by deirdra

[Tuxcat]

14 hours ago, deirdra said:

Reading your message I was hoping she'd finally realized that she shouldn't be using "real" in the title of a page full of altered photos that look nothing like her. But Nope! They're still there, and more unreal.

No one should ever use the word "real" on Instagram. Real doesn't exist.

[GeeGolly]

I'm never sure where to post on these threads because in other ones we always posted in the shows then broke out into the individual ones, but I figure anything goes in this one.

I would love to know what Robyn was thinking when Christine said Truely will be where she needs to be in UT where she get all kinds of love and support. That was obviously aimed at Kody and Robyn and the producers knew this too as shown by their editing. Robyn did nothing, nothing at all, to support Truely in seeing her dad or Sol and Ari.

[deirdra]

7 hours ago, GeeGolly said:

Robyn did nothing, nothing at all, to support Truely in seeing her dad or Sol and Ari.

During the first year of Covid when Truely & family came over to drop off gifts and again when there was a gathering out at the picnic tables on the property, Robyn was apoplectic when the kids were running around outside and pulled her kids away from the gatherings early rather than just telling them to stay 6' apart and suggesting some fun games they could play while distanced.

I think Robyn's dislike for dogs carries over to her dislike/contempt for the non-Robyn children and she has been indoctrinating her snots to voice their opinions on the non-Robyns' pets and living conditions.

Robyn says she would let Truely visit, but has already started making lists of excuses: no free bed (in the 7-bedroom mansion - is the shed available?), Christine doesn't follow "Kootie's" protoculls, ...

Edited October 18, 2022 by deirdra

[Elodia]

I guess if there were spare rooms in Robyn's mansion they would be cluttered with Robyn's stuff, her precious moments collection and other tchotchkes. And I suspect Robyn would not be pleased if she had to clear a room for a kid she doesn't care for at all.

[GeeGolly]

Continuing the discussion from the Truely episode thread. Janelle's water solution.

[Dustbunny]

Does anyone know how many gallons of water are in those containers and about how long one would last for 2 people??

The whole thing seems like a nightmare to me.

[GeeGolly]

5 minutes ago, Dustbunny said:

Does anyone know how many gallons of water are in those containers and about how long one would last for 2 people??

The whole thing seems like a nightmare to me.

I know nothing about this, but a quick Google search has me guessing Janelle has 2, 300ish gallon tanks there. A regular household uses an average of 300 gallons a day, however apparently RV living uses less, and if the user is conserving water, they could use less than 10 gallons per day.

[LilyD]

On 10/15/2022 at 10:01 PM, Roslyn said:

Based on the show's timeline Meri and Robyn were looking for rentals at the same time (based on them talking about it in the episode of the big CP fight). Robyn was in her giant 7 bedroom rental for a year, so late summer 2018 to summer of 2019. Meri did the run around of moving into that first modest house in Flagstaff where the neighbors called the police (about all the cameras most likely...) and then Meri moved back to Vegas before moving into the mega elevator and waterfall house (technically rental #2)

Meri moved into this massive house sometime in 2019, around the time that Kody and Robyn were having their cage match over buy/rent/buy/rent. What I find really really funny is that THIS house (Meri's third rental) really looks like it would have been PERFECT for Robyn to move into.  It looks like it has lots of extra rooms that could be made into bedrooms, even if they were technically offices or such.  And it has so many outbuildings and garages that it probably can hold all of Kody's AND Robyn's massive amount of stuffs.

So...if Meri and Robyn were truly besties of all besties and if they were both the biggest cheerleaders of the whole gosh darned fahmaly...WHY didn't Meri pass on this massive house and hand it over to Robyn and Kody? Sure, she needs extra space for the inventory and all of those collections of antique sofas, but I'm sure she could easily make due with a tiny little four bedroom semi-massive rental. Yet it seems as though Meri may still be in this rental...so it would have been perfect for Robyn to rent since she wanted to only move one more time and then build on the property.

What really struck me when I read this post: Robyn could not find a suitable huge rennal for her family but Meri managed to snap up one palatial mansion after another?? That really contradicts Robyn’s claim that there were no rentals. Obviously there were big rentals available as Meri proved over and over again. So what was going on?

I think Robyn and Kody planned on buying mcmansion at an early stage. Robyn’s whining and praying for rentals was just for the show or to mislead her sisterwives.

An alternative possibility: I can see how those huge expensive houses require extra security in terms of a guaranteed rent. Meri seems to have an income from the show and a solid income flow from Lularu. And we have often discussed Kody’s dodgy financial state. How does he provide for this family? He is a huge spender with no obvious jobs or income apart from TLC. I can totally see problems here if he has to show proof of a guaranteed income or whatsoever. And there is the extra issue of renting out to a reality show family as Meri found out. All reasons for landlords to refuse prospective tenants if they have better options available.

[Cetacean]

14 minutes ago, LilyD said:

? He is a huge spender with no obvious jobs or income apart from TLC.

He probably makes a pretty penny from selling AK47 assault rifles to people who want to massacre as many people as possible in seconds.  Those don't come cheap.

[ginger90]

Posts from Janelle when she moved into the RV:

[65mickey]

She didn't comment on the water situation.  That would be my biggest concern.  If everything was OK why did she have to rent an apartment and dump the camper in a storage unit? And the fact that she is looking for the easy way out for septic shows she had no intention of hauling this camper around the country. Someone needs to come to her and do the dirty work. What a dumb decison she made to spend 50K on this house on wheels. 

[ginger90]

1 minute ago, 65mickey said:

If everything was OK why did she have to rent an apartment and dump the camper in a storage unit?

Because Savanah didn’t want to live there. 

[65mickey]

Just now, ginger90 said:

Because Savanah didn’t want to live there. 

Likely story and probably because Janelle found out that living in an RV with no utilities was a lot of work.  Easier to dump it and find an apartment. 

[ginger90]

This article includes a clip from the next episode:

https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/sister-wives-kody-christine-truely-custody-battle-utah-rcna52763

[ginger90]

'Sister Wives' Star Christine Brown Talks Her Future on the Show After Splitting From Kody Brown (Exclusive):

https://www.etonline.com/sister-wives-star-christine-brown-talks-her-future-on-the-show-after-splitting-from-kody-brown

[Joan of Argh]

1 hour ago, LilyD said:

What really struck me when I read this post: Robyn could not find a suitable huge rennal for her family but Meri managed to snap up one palatial mansion after another?? That really contradicts Robyn’s claim that there were no rentals. Obviously there were big rentals available as Meri proved over and over again. So what was going on?

I think Robyn and Kody planned on buying mcmansion at an early stage. Robyn’s whining and praying for rentals was just for the show or to mislead her sisterwives.

An alternative possibility: I can see how those huge expensive houses require extra security in terms of a guaranteed rent. Meri seems to have an income from the show and a solid income flow from Lularu. And we have often discussed Kody’s dodgy financial state. How does he provide for this family? He is a huge spender with no obvious jobs or income apart from TLC. I can totally see problems here if he has to show proof of a guaranteed income or whatsoever. And there is the extra issue of renting out to a reality show family as Meri found out. All reasons for landlords to refuse prospective tenants if they have better options available.

As others have said, Kody is a gun dealer and sells assault rifles… he travels to gun shows like this huge one in Tulsa, Oklahoma and sets up a table… apparently people can make a very nice income as gun dealers.

[Castina]

48 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

This article includes a clip from the next episode:

https://www.today.com/popculture/tv/sister-wives-kody-christine-truely-custody-battle-utah-rcna52763

So is he insisting on a legal 50/50 shared custody to avoid her trying to claim child support? Could that be his real motivation?

I know couples who do 50/50 and avoid child support due to that.  Not sure how it works in the US though.  Or individual states, is Utah more likely to grant Christine child support vs Arizona?

[Absolom]

The laws vary from state to state and 50/50 won't necessarily get a parent out of child support.  The formula usually takes into account each parent's income.  Kody doesn't have it in him to see Truely 50% of the time.  Christine knew she had nothing to worry about.  It was Kody trying to be macho and thumping his chest.

[b2H]

1 hour ago, Joan of Argh said:

As others have said, Kody is a gun dealer and sells assault rifles… he travels to gun shows like this huge one in Tulsa, Oklahoma and sets up a table… apparently people can make a very nice income as gun dealers.

I don’t know why I never knew this, but it makes total sense how he never does anything visible, but seems to have a lot of cash.

[Elizzikra]

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As others have said, Kody is a gun dealer and sells assault rifles… he travels to gun shows like this huge one in Tulsa, Oklahoma and sets up a table…

I don't know anything about guns but is there anything about Kody that would distinguish him from the other 3,999 gun dealers at a show like this? Does he have access to some sort of inventory that others might not have? Or is his business at least somewhat based on his marketing/outreach/sparkling personality?

[ginger90]

1 hour ago, Castina said:

I know couples who do 50/50 and avoid child support due to that.  Not sure how it works in the US though.  Or individual states, is Utah more likely to grant Christine child support vs Arizona?

Custody would be filed for through the state Truely is living in. If Christine were to file for child support, that would be filed for in the state where Kody lives.

Edited October 20, 2022 by ginger90

[ginger90]

2 hours ago, 65mickey said:

She didn't comment on the water situation.

She did, I didn’t include it because it’s been stated already. No cistern, she used water tanks.

[LilyD]

12 hours ago, Joan of Argh said:

As others have said, Kody is a gun dealer and sells assault rifles… he travels to gun shows like this huge one in Tulsa, Oklahoma and sets up a table… apparently people can make a very nice income as gun dealers.

Agree, I have seen the posts but... From a little research online I didn't get the idea that Kody is a big guy in this business. There doesn't seem to be an online/actual store unless he owns one in secret that has a completely different name. He seems more like a guy who travels to gun shows and/or sort of sells guns on the side. And fortunately, those don't come cheap (imagine the disasters!) And also, he has to buy them himself before he can sell them with a profit. So what he sells them for, is only a partial profit.

To conclude; Yes, I am sure he has some form of income from this, but I highly doubt this is enough to fund his over the top-mortgaged mansion, two (soon to be 3) kids in college, his gardener and nanny and the Victoria's Secret bills of the Mrs....

[Sandy W]

3 hours ago, LilyD said:

Agree, I have seen the posts but... From a little research online I didn't get the idea that Kody is a big guy in this business. There doesn't seem to be an online/actual store unless he owns one in secret that has a completely different name. He seems more like a guy who travels to gun shows and/or sort of sells guns on the side. And fortunately, those don't come cheap (imagine the disasters!) And also, he has to buy them himself before he can sell them with a profit. So what he sells them for, is only a partial profit.

To conclude; Yes, I am sure he has some form of income from this, but I highly doubt this is enough to fund his over the top-mortgaged mansion, two (soon to be 3) kids in college, his gardener and nanny and the Victoria's Secret bills of the Mrs....

The income from this side gig may be much more than we can imagine.  From previous social media clips, Kody has mentioned that he has a partner in the gun business.  I recognize the logo on his t-shirt, it's the name of the company he and his partner run, something like Das H????,  (it was a German sounding name).

A show of this magnitude would be expensive to participate in and from the looks of it, Kody has several tables set up.  Using antique shows that I have done as a guide, I would say that a 10x10 booth for a show of this scale would cost about $2,000., plus accommodation, meals and travel expenses. 

Aside from the income generated at the shows, it's an opportunity to build on an online income stream.  It may be that the brand of guns and accessories that they carry are very high end and expensive.

It could be that the partner is the money man that fronts expenses and Kody is the "performer" at the shows.  Remember when he was stymied after a real estate call over rennals didn't go his way and he turned to Robyn in disbelief and said, "but I'm a Closer".

WDIK though, just spitballing here.

[xwordfanatik]

8 minutes ago, Sandy W said:

The income from this side gig may be much more than we can imagine.  From previous social media clips, Kody has mentioned that he has a partner in the gun business.  I recognize the logo on his t-shirt, it's the name of the company he and his partner run, something like Das H????,  (it was a German sounding name).

A show of this magnitude would be expensive to participate in and from the looks of it, Kody has several tables set up.  Using antique shows that I have done as a guide, I would say that a 10x10 booth for a show of this scale would cost about $2,000., plus accommodation, meals and travel expenses. 

Aside from the income generated at the shows, it's an opportunity to build on an online income stream.  It may be that the brand of guns and accessories that they carry are very high end and expensive.

It could be that the partner is the money man that fronts expenses and Kody is the "performer" at the shows.  Remember when he was stymied after a real estate call over rennals didn't go his way and he turned to Robyn in disbelief and said, "but I'm a Closer".

WDIK though, just spitballing here.

We know that Kootie just LOVES an audience to spout off on.  Narcissist that he is, it wouldn't surprise me if he tries to sell selfies with himself grinning like an idiot, or maybe he sells autographs if he can sucker people to his tables.  Any money he makes from selling firearms is, I would bet, NOT shared with anyone except Sobbyn and her lazy ass booger snot Snobyn kids.  It will shock me to the core if Snobbyn ever allows any of her spawn to move out, whereas the 13 original kids got kicked out or couldn't wait to move away from that shitty excuse for a father.