Sister Wives, anyone???

[Mermaid02]

Can someone fill me in what the big "secret" was?

 

[Kimberle]

Can someone fill me in what the big "secret" was?

Robyn went w/ Kody to the bridal str & he picked the dress. The other wives were pissed/hurt.

 

[Mermaid02]

Robyn went w/ Kody to the bridal str & he picked the dress. The other wives were pissed/hurt.

If he had to choose, I really think the other 3 would be out and he would choose Robyn. I also think they all know it and that is what is behind all of this.

 

[Carly_Roach]

I was confused for part of the last episode. At one point it seemed all the women were not happy about Robyn but then the next they l loved her. It was strange

As I've often said that when something doesn't make sense, chances are you're not getting the whole story. This was a reality show created for dramatic purposes in order to sell advertising, so it stands to reason that they're only going to air the drama rather than the mundane. Of course it looks like they don't like Robyn one moment but then love her the next. That's the drama.

I don't feel I can judge these people's depth of affection (or lack thereof) for each other based on only seing them for six hours. No one can. I simply wish them well and hope they live happy lives. Anything else is really none of my business. It was an interesting show but it's not anything I'm going to invest too much emotion into.

This is what I have been thinking.

This show is a form of recruitment for polygamy and their religion.
I've been reading some other forums, one on the TLC site and one on Facebook. Seems like there are quite a few women out there who now think that this lifestyle is attractive. The show makes it look really good...
Charasmatic man with a gaggle of nice wives who all get along and live in a nice house and drive nice cars. No worries about a roof over your head, food on the table, help with the kids and chores. You even get to go on trips to Mexico and special date nights. Woohoo! This utopia is roping in women left right and center by offering them what they think is an easier life.
When I googled sister wives I even found a polygamous dating site where women were posting their profiles wanting into the lifestyle. The site itself said that they had received a record number of memberships in the past month.
Scary!

It seems a great many people in a great many organized religions show their lifestyle in a good light and try to recruit for their religion. Why should this be any different? Fundamentalist religions can do just as much harm, if not more so, than polygamy.

However, that doesn't stop those particular religions from trying to recruit so I'm going to give these guys and their religion a pass as well. If a girl wasn't brought up with the solid values that mean something to her, then she's going to try other ways of finding meaning in her life and there's really no stopping her. She's going to find out for herself whether or not Pentecost, Buddhism, Atheism, LDS or whatever will fulfill her if she's looking for a meaning in life that has eluded her so far.

And the more people who try to tell her that she's going down the wrong path are strongly pushing her off that path, the more she's going to want to go down that particular path. If the people who've given her the wrong answers her whole life are so strongly against a specific religion or lifestyle, then there must be something to it that she'll find right.

As for me, I found the show fascinating but I doubt there will be another season. It was an interesting six hours that gave me a glimpse into someone else's life and I'm grateful for the experience. I can't say that their lifestyle is a lifestyle that would work for me, but they seem to be happy with it, their children seem happy and they're not hurting anyone.

That's all that matters.

 

[Green Tea]

I was confused for part of the last episode. At one point it seemed all the women were not happy about Robyn but then the next they l loved her. It was strange

I felt that way as well.

I am WAY out of the 19th century if they were upset by the wedding dress picking. I would have expected pregnant or something.

 

[SaraJayne]

I watched the two episodes last night (for the first time).

I think Robyn and her children moving into that family is going to be the end of their life as they know it.

I wouldn't be surprised to hear about a "divorce" in the next year or so.

Oh and Robyn, honey? I just can't imagine where your daughter gets her "prima donna" ways from.

 

[SaraJayne]

I felt that way as well.

I am WAY out of the 19th century if they were upset by the wedding dress picking. I would have expected pregnant or something.

I think what upset the women is BK didn't give two craps about what they wore to their weddings and now all of a sudden, he's a wedding fashionista who picks out his soon-to-be wife's dress??

Meri was my favorite...and I really hope she divorces BK and gets a real man for herself.

 

[Mermaid02]

I think what upset the women is BK didn't give two craps about what they wore to their weddings and now all of a sudden, he's a wedding fashionista who picks out his soon-to-be wife's dress??

Meri was my favorite...and I really hope she divorces BK and gets a real man for herself.

The other 3 "wives" all kind of "grew up" together- they were all "together" when the kids were born, I truly feel those 3 feel the family connection and care for each other. Now they have an "intruder". I love how they referred to her as "a trophy" wife, she may be thin, but she's not that attractive. Plus she's whiny and needy and she cries nonstop.

I wish the 3 original wives would kick BK to the curb and raise their kids together.

 

[Green Tea]

Last week I thought Kody had quite the tanning bed tan. I guess when you have 4 women to take care of the house and kids, you have time for such indulgences.

 

[Carly_Roach]

I think what upset the women is BK didn't give two craps about what they wore to their weddings and now all of a sudden, he's a wedding fashionista who picks out his soon-to-be wife's dress??

I think that was the crux of the matter, that he cared about this one's dress and didn't really care about the other's dresses. But you have to remember that he felt really bad when he made that faux pas on camera and he did spend time backpeddling and apologizing for it. Hopefully they all worked it out amongst themselves and are OK again.

 

[tnmt]

Do any of the wives work? and what does Kody do for a living to be living in a huge house and driving that fancy car? Or do they live on welfare since they have so many kids?

 

[CdnCarrie]

Do any of the wives work? and what does Kody do for a living to be living in a huge house and driving that fancy car? Or do they live on welfare since they have so many kids?

He's in advertising sales. Janelle (wife #2) works full time at a University. Meri (wife #1) works part time and goes to school part time. Robyn also works I think full time.

 

[1stluvispooh]

Remeber Christine was the one that was so upset by the fact that Kody picked out Robyn's dress and she just had a baby. I agree that they felt like he didn't care about anyone else's dress so they had hurt feelings. Also I think Christine is wonderful with the kids, she explains things to them so they can understand and points out to the other adults what is behind the child's behavior.

 

[kimmyann]

I was watching the two previous episodes that I had missed and def noticed somethings. After my DD stated that he is the only one with the nice car, I noticed that wife #2 has a pretty old car that has tape on the window and no rims. She's the one that is gone for 12 hours a day working!

IMO, Meri is on her way out. She is not happy. When a woman (even comparing situations) starts thinking what if's (what if I were to have more than one husband) watch out! She is thinking, she is unhappy, her daughter is getting older & the biggie in my book, she does NOT want another child with him. She is also in school? She's going to leave and I hope she does and gets a good therapist so she can finally enjoy her life, she's miserable. I truely feel sorry for her because I think she was pushed into this lifestyle when she was very young, just because your family was this way does not mean it is good for you too.

 

[Carlyzmom]

I was watching the two previous episodes that I had missed and def noticed somethings. After my DD stated that he is the only one with the nice car, I noticed that wife #2 has a pretty old car that has tape on the window and no rims. She's the one that is gone for 12 hours a day working!

IMO, Meri is on her way out. She is not happy. When a woman (even comparing situations) starts thinking what if's (what if I were to have more than one husband) watch out! She is thinking, she is unhappy, her daughter is getting older & the biggie in my book, she does NOT want another child with him. She is also in school? She's going to leave and I hope she does and gets a good therapist so she can finally enjoy her life, she's miserable. I truely feel sorry for her because I think she was pushed into this lifestyle when she was very young, just because your family was this way does not mean it is good for you too.

I COMPLETELY agree with everything you said. Robyn seems like a party crasher!

 

[Carlyzmom]

Another thought....they have all been fine for ALL these years. Why now, with a reality TV show , bring in a new wife? DRAMA!! That's why!!!

 

[momrek06]

I find the entire thing to be very uncomfortable. I think those women are lying to themselves. You see jealousy fire up in each of their eyes every so often. I also see a lot of pain bubbling under the surface. They say they're happy but I'm not buying it. The guy seems pretty happy. He's getting everything he wants.

ITA!

I think that was the crux of the matter, that he cared about this one's dress and didn't really care about the other's dresses. But you have to remember that he felt really bad when he made that faux pas on camera and he did spend time backpeddling and apologizing for it.

That was so wrong what Robyn and BK did, so wrong. Robyn WANTED all the ADVISORS involved as she stated and then to take them all dress shopping and turn around and tell them "ITS A SECRET" and then there we have BK blurting out loud .. "I HAVE A SECRET" .. and Robyn was sooooo mad BK ratted them out to the Sister Wives.

When BK got up and was dancing at the cake tasting ... Ugh.

He's in advertising sales. Janelle (wife #2) works full time at a University. Meri (wife #1) works part time and goes to school part time. Robyn also works I think full time.

She LOST her job because of this show. She told Oprah last week that after MANY years with this company, she understood. The company just said they could no longer keep her there while she did the show. Meri teared up and Oprah said to her that this appears to really upset you and she nodded, wiping tears from her face.

 

[PlutosFriend]

I find the entire thing to be very uncomfortable. I think those women are lying to themselves. You see jealousy fire up in each of their eyes every so often. I also see a lot of pain bubbling under the surface. They say they're happy but I'm not buying it. The guy seems pretty happy. He's getting everything he wants.

Yeah, I don't like them. I've watched two episodes and I'm done.

TLC doesn't really have a good track record with their reality stars' marriages. Having a show on that network seems to destroy relationships. I wonder if we'll see a quadruple divorce result from this series.

To me, it is WEIRD. It seems like the man is the one who has it made. He gets what he wants....sex every night if he wishes. With one wife, there are probably more "not tonight honey" I can't help but watch it. I have never known a thing about this life style, so it intrigues me. I don't think I will ever understand it. They all seem jealous and that just makes it even odder than it already is. I think Robin, being that she is younger and more attractive than the others, is going to be his favorite Her kids seem like a handful tho..

 

[PlutosFriend]

I think what upset the women is BK didn't give two craps about what they wore to their weddings and now all of a sudden, he's a wedding fashionista who picks out his soon-to-be wife's dress??

Meri was my favorite...and I really hope she divorces BK and gets a real man for herself.

She is the one that keeps finding the others to come in tho, right? I don't think I will ever understand "why". I find Kody very unattractive. He has some sort of weird swagger and he is just yuck. If I were one of his "wives" he could skip my rotation forever

Last week I thought Kody had quite the tanning bed tan. I guess when you have 4 women to take care of the house and kids, you have time for such indulgences.

The dude has it made! I wonder how many men are going to be looking into this life style now..although my husband would assure you that one wife is enough for him

Another thought....they have all been fine for ALL these years. Why now, with a reality TV show , bring in a new wife? DRAMA!! That's why!!!

Rating, drama...$$$ to help their life style...

 

[Green Tea]

I'm just waiting for Big Love to come back. The serialized HBO drama is much better than watching the real thing.