Meri Brown and her Wet Bar of Tears

[Sandy W]

14 minutes ago, Kohola3 said:

It looks like Kootie is trying to avoid laughing while simultaneously avoiding looking at it.

Honestly, it looks like he is trying very hard to suppress a snicker, you know, the times when you just can't laugh out loud and don't dare meet anyone else's eyes.  I recall Meri had several private lessons with an art teacher to produce these masterpieces and they all looked exactly like the efforts turned out at those paint and sip evenings by people that haven't painted since grade school.  I have several tucked away in a closet somewhere and I wonder how many of the sista's actually hung them in their homes.

[Kohola3]

14 minutes ago, Sandy W said:

I recall Meri had several private lessons with an art teacher to produce these masterpieces....

Apparently the teacher was as good an art instructor as Nancy is a therapist.

I have fun at those paint n' sip events but no way I'd show anybody what I produced.  They are stuck in the attic where, after I am long gone, someone may discover that I was an undiscovered genius.  Not.

[LoneWolf]

On 8/25/2018 at 7:11 PM, Nysha said:

The striping along the shoulders of that shirt is awful. It looks like she's either wearing a matching cape or she has huge, sloping shoulders.

Indicative of cheap, poorly made clothing. Details matter, LuLaNoWayInHell. 

[ginger90]

Prior to what we’re thinking was a Meri/Maddie Twitter fest, Kody tweeted this. Just found it interesting, figured I’d put it here.

[Sandy W]

Like many of the Brown's public postings, Kody's cryptic comments are hard to decipher.

I'm wondering if #truthnevertold, #investsmart, #listentoallbelievenone, is referencing possible misleading statements made when they purchased the homesteads in Flagstaff.  Maybe they were led to believe that by purchasing abutting land totaling approximately 10 acres, they would meet the criteria required to establish some sort of a ranch, where they could raise livestock.

[smarty]

#investsmart --- must be something to do with money

[ginger90]

First thing that came to my mind was LuLaNo, then the Bed and Breakfast. ?‍♀️ Guess I have Meri on the brain when it’s cryptic crap.

[Galloway Cave]

4 hours ago, laurakaye said:

It's so odd - why go into business with the person who has made your mother's life a living hell for the past 25 years?  This family is so messed up on so many levels. 

Yep, another polygamy win! (In my experience) the kids view the other wives as the people who took time away from their mother, who actively competed for attention and money from their father, and were just another person to grind on them when their mom wasn't around. As one of my friends said, "They weren't my moms, they were my dad's wives."

[Celia Rubenstein]

As big a kick as I got out of the Meri/Maddie stuff yesterday, I have to say that I HATE calculated, mysterious posts like the one Kody made.  Just begging people to ask you what you mean, taking a passive little shot at someone in your life.  If you want to tell somebody something, just say it to them dammit. Don't dangle it before the public in cryptic fashion to get attention and embarrass everybody by making them the object of speculation.   

I guess I have more patience with (and interest in) spontaneous emotional outbursts like what seemed to be coming from Maddie yesterday. It felt ... genuine. I admit I love me a good social media meltdown.  But this crap from Kody with his hashtags just irritates me. It's a measured, calculated move to stir interest and send someone a message. A message too private to actually state publicy, apparently. Yet sent in a public forum nonetheless.

Here's a suggestion, Kody ... If what you have to say is too private to be specific about, consider just keeping it private altogether. Okay? Feel free to explode on Twitter with disgust, frustration, anger or whatever other sincere emotion you may be experiencing. I'm here for that. But take your sly, smug, self-serving little observations about life that in reality are nothing but thinly veiled insults and attacks on others and shove them up yer cuddle sac. 

[xwordfanatik]

Too bad they block everyone that they deem a hater, by way of snarky comments.  I'd like to see the unedited version of their Twatter posts, with all the responses.

Haha, Kootie!  I just love that name.  So funny to see his face in the forest from hell picture!

[TurtlePower]

3 hours ago, Celia Rubenstein said:

As big a kick as I got out of the Meri/Maddie stuff yesterday, I have to say that I HATE calculated, mysterious posts like the one Kody made.  Just begging people to ask you what you mean, taking a passive little shot at someone in your life.  If you want to tell somebody something, just say it to them dammit. Don't dangle it before the public in cryptic fashion to get attention and embarrass everybody by making them the object of speculation.   

I guess I have more patience with (and interest in) spontaneous emotional outbursts like what seemed to be coming from Maddie yesterday. It felt ... genuine. I admit I love me a good social media meltdown.  But this crap from Kody with his hashtags just irritates me. It's a measured, calculated move to stir interest and send someone a message. A message too private to actually state publicy, apparently. Yet sent in a public forum nonetheless.

Here's a suggestion, Kody ... If what you have to say is too private to be specific about, consider just keeping it private altogether. Okay? Feel free to explode on Twitter with disgust, frustration, anger or whatever other sincere emotion you may be experiencing. I'm here for that. But take your sly, smug, self-serving little observations about life that in reality are nothing but thinly veiled insults and attacks on others and shove them up yer cuddle sac. 

 The cryptic, vague post is the worst. JUST SAY IT!!!! If you need to make the rest of the world guess and then don’t want to talk about it, DON’T SHARE ANYTHING AT ALL. 

[ginger90]

There’s actually a term  for it, “vague booking”. It was named that, because it was most prevalent on Facebook. My little factoid for the day!

[Misslindsey]

14 hours ago, Kohola3 said:

I have fun at those paint n' sip events but no way I'd show anybody what I produced.  They are stuck in the attic where, after I am long gone, someone may discover that I was an undiscovered genius.  Not.

I found that I am better at the drinking part than the actual painting. I like to believe that if I drink enough my painting actually looks good. Well, until I sober up.

[Pickleinthemiddle]

7 hours ago, Misslindsey said:

I found that I am better at the drinking part than the actual painting. I like to believe that if I drink enough my painting actually looks good. Well, until I sober up.

My niece goes to one of these.  She even said, after the sipping part my art looks pretty good.

[ginger90]

It’s been quite a while since Meri has posted anything to do with other members of the family, besides Mariah’s dog.

[smarty]

That's Sol right?  Does that mean Meri is in Flagstaff with the rest of them?  

[laurakaye]

2 hours ago, smarty2020 said:

That's Sol right?  Does that mean Meri is in Flagstaff with the rest of them?  

Does anyone find it interesting that of all her bonus kids, Meri seems to bond with Sol the most?  I think it's because Sol is the favored son of Kody's favored wifey, so knowing that Kody dotes on Sol, Meri follows suit to try and earn bonus points with the Kodester.  I wonder how that's working out for her?

[Sandy W]

11 minutes ago, laurakaye said:

Does anyone find it interesting that of all her bonus kids, Meri seems to bond with Sol the most?  I think it's because Sol is the favored son of Kody's favored wifey, so knowing that Kody dotes on Sol, Meri follows suit to try and earn bonus points with the Kodester.  I wonder how that's working out for her?

When they were all ensconced in the cul-de-sac, before LLR took over Meri's life, she routinely had Sol over for craft times.  It would make me sad to think of Truely, close in age to Sol, standing wistfully at her window, watching Sol scamper across the court for fun times with bonus mom Meri.

[xwordfanatik]

Me too, Sandy.  Meri doesn't like any of the so-called 'bonus' kids, except Robyn's spawn.

[Sandy W]

2 hours ago, xwordfanatik said:

Me too, Sandy.  Meri doesn't like any of the so-called 'bonus' kids, except Robyn's spawn.

Maybe it's a good thing that she didn't have more than one of her own if she could so easily select one of the herd of 18 to be her "favorite guy".

[Libby]

I don't think that Meri really could care less about Sol. She just knows that there is a line that she can't cross. If she stands any chance of manipulating the rest of the family, she better pretend to love and care about Prince Solomon. Robyn would have her completely gone in a New York minute if she didn't, show money or no show money.

[neh]

I have always wondered about Meri's special love for Sol. She could have had a special bond with Truley or any other Brown.  Her relationship seems contrived and made for photo ops.

[Sandy W]

1 hour ago, neh said:

 

 

1 hour ago, neh said:

I have always wondered about Meri's special love for Sol. She could have had a special bond with Truley or any other Brown.  Her relationship seems contrived and made for photo ops.

I think Sol became symbolic for the children Meri will never have and Meri is attempting to live vicariously through Robyn.  It was during the months after his birth that Meri became aware that she was not needed or wanted as a contributor to Kody's celestial planet.   Meri became aware that being #1 wife was not enough to sustain Kody's undivided attention and that she had been usurped by Robyn,  I don't think that Meri had ever considered Janelle and Christine as serious contenders for Kody's affection, Robyn was a different story.

[TurtlePower]

1 hour ago, neh said:

I have always wondered about Meri's special love for Sol. She could have had a special bond with Truley or any other Brown.  Her relationship seems contrived and made for photo ops.

I doubt Meri makes a move without considering how it might benefit her, whether in the short term or long term. I wouldn't put it past her to use Sol as some sort of future leverage. I had an aunt that would do that in my own family, try to win over the child to annoy/pit them against their parents and as a child (me), you don't know what game playing and manipulation is---you just know your aunt is taking you here, there, spending time with you. She didn't do anything without thinking about it first. I sure hope she wouldn't sink that low but, it's Meri. 

[ginger90]

She wanted to use Solomon as a buffer when she was going to see Mariah. I believe she uses the child.

I think it’s pretty cold to publicly name him as her favorite. 

[Kohola3]

4 hours ago, neh said:

Her relationship seems contrived and made for photo ops.

I don't think Meri does anything without considering how it would look on social media.

[xwordfanatik]

3 hours ago, ginger90 said:

She wanted to use Solomon as a buffer when she was going to see Mariah. I believe she uses the child.

I think it’s pretty cold to publicly name him as her favorite. 

ITA.  I wouldn't trust Meri as far as I could throw her.  She is a cold calculator, that one.

[ginger90]

[Rabbittron]

17 hours ago, xwordfanatik said:

ITA.  I wouldn't trust Meri as far as I could throw her.  She is a cold calculator, that one.

 I f Meri was trying to have a relationship with her daughter after this bullshit that you just did there's no way she'll have a daughter.

[Kohola3]

If that camo outfit is supposed to be hiding her from view, the wonderfully scenic backdrop isn't doing the job. Oh, wait, she wants us to see her looking like she's going bear hunting.

[AZChristian]

33 minutes ago, Kohola3 said:

If that camo outfit is supposed to be hiding her from view, the wonderfully scenic backdrop isn't doing the job. Oh, wait, she wants us to see her looking like she's going bear hunting.

This must have been taken in Flagstaff . . . no garage door in the background.

[Gothish520]

13 hours ago, ginger90 said:

I'm not huge fan of camo, but I have to admit that overall Meri looks pretty darn good here. The dress is flattering, hair looks decent and the boots work with the outfit.

[smarty]

That looks like the concrete wall that is in their backyards in Las Vegas.  Is Meri not in Flagstaff?

[AZChristian]

15 minutes ago, smarty2020 said:

That looks like the concrete wall that is in their backyards in Las Vegas.  Is Meri not in Flagstaff?

One concrete wall looks pretty much the same as any other concrete wall.  It's still over 100 degrees in Vegas.  Why would someone wear layers of clothing and BOOTS in Vegas?  Meri has mentioned moving to Flag, so it's hard to tell where this was taken.  

Outfit okay.  Boots okay.  Hair . . . not okay.  I think the (possibly intentional) messy and unkempt style looks messy and unkempt.

[Celia Rubenstein]

That stupid Carly dress hangs just above her chubby knees which is the worst spot for it to land on her. And she has it how many colors and hideous patterns? 

If it hung two inches longer I'd give her look a "B" because (while ugly, imo) the camo pattern and sweater at least match and the boots and necklace work with the look.  As it is now, she gets  " C"

[neh]

Here faraway stare makes me nutsy!

[ginger90]

10 minutes ago, neh said:

Here faraway stare makes me nutsy!

It could be MY eyes, but it looks like her eye sockets are empty.

[neh]

Those icy blue eyes always seemed a bit crazed to me.

[Celia Rubenstein]

1 hour ago, ginger90 said:

It could be MY eyes, but it looks like her eye sockets are empty.

oh good Lort, now I can't see anything else when I look at that picture!

[Kohola3]

4 hours ago, neh said:

Here faraway stare makes me nutsy!

Like all of the rest of the Brown family selfies, I believe we are supposed to think it looks "artsy".  Bad news, narcissists....

[TurtlePower]

Speaking of "artsy": 

https://soapdirt.com/sister-wives-meri-brown-painting-big-new-project/

Maybe painting WAS what Meri was becoming defensive over in the twitter feud. And with Meri, it's always what is important to HER and her fillings and how dare anyone question it. Whatever she does is her "passion", just like Janice from the Progressive commercial: "Cycling is my pash-uhn."

Meri seems to paint herself apart from the family on purpose (pun intended). It's good for everyone to have something that they can do by themselves, but that's ALL MERI DOES. Then she sets up some shot or post about being "with" the family. And, vomit, everyone saying how great and wonderful she looks--perhaps she has to do all this to hide what's underneath. She's compensating for a great unhappiness, full steam ahead. 

[Natalie68]

On 9/15/2018 at 9:24 PM, Gothish520 said:

I'm not huge fan of camo, but I have to admit that overall Meri looks pretty darn good here. The dress is flattering, hair looks decent and the boots work with the outfit.

I agree.  But she HAS to get rid of that vest!  I am a sucker for cowboy boots.  

[Libby]

Meri is a mean person. Robyn is cunning, but as long as everybody stays in their place below her and her kids, she treats them nice. I don't think that she tries to steal money from the other wives and kids like Meri. She just wants top family status in Kody's opinion, which she has. Janelle and Christine are just stupid. First they took Meri's crap and then Robyn's. They continued to play low guy, while they had child after child with Kody. He's always treated them and still treats them as lesser.

[ginger90]

[Kohola3]

Again with the camo.  And I'm sure she does love solo trips.  Nobody to invade her "safe space" and hurt her widdle fillings.  Plus I'm sure nobody even wants to ride with her.

[xwordfanatik]

3 hours ago, Kohola3 said:

Again with the camo.  And I'm sure she does love solo trips.  Nobody to invade her "safe space" and hurt her widdle fillings.  Plus I'm sure nobody even wants to ride with her.

I know I wouldn't want to ride with the Miserable Meri, ever, no way, no how.  She's too "guarded" and no one "trusts" her (but why would they?  She's not responsible for anything, ever).  It's always someone else's fault.  Poor, poor pitiful Meri.  

[laurakaye]

What, you wouldn't want to road trip with Meri and listen to hours of Van Lady Love and giggle about Handsome Sam?  And as an added bonus, you'd probably end up selling LulaNo by the time you escape from the car!

But LOLZ, love that she's putting it out there that she loves solo trips.  No one asked, no one cares, and no one wants to ride with you, Mer.

[TurtlePower]

The phrase on Meri’s Twitter, as we’ve all seen: ”A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink.” 

I’ve been wanting to call bs on this for a while. Who is she talking about? It certainly can’t be her. Lara Croft, perhaps?  No, what Meri does is she runs to the family for help. When she doesn’t get it, she blubbers, cries and pleads. 

She then goes on to lament that they never support her or care about her fillings. More tears, more guilt, more no-one-likes-her. 

Or, when it came to the catfish challenge she faced when she was outed, she bellied up, peed herself and played victim. 

Meri looks a challenge in the eye and cries until she gets her way. What. A. Phony. 

Edited September 21, 2018 by TurtlePower

[xwordfanatik]

@TurtlePower, I want to like your post 100 times. 

You summed Meri up perfectly!

[lookeyloo]

15 hours ago, TurtlePower said:

The phrase on Meri’s Twitter, as we’ve all seen: ”A strong woman looks a challenge dead in the eye and gives it a wink.” 

I’ve been wanting to call bs on this for a while. Who is she talking about? It certainly can’t be her. Lara Croft, perhaps?  No, what Meri does is she runs to the family for help. When she doesn’t get it, she blubbers, cries and pleads. 

She then goes on to lament that they never support her or care about her fillings. More tears, more guilt, more no-one-likes-her. 

Or, when it came to the catfish challenge she faced when she was outed, she bellied up, peed herself and played victim. 

Meri looks a challenge in the eye and cries until she gets her way. What. A. Phony. 

Sadly this approach seems to have worked for her.