Sister Wives

[barkley]

the level of discomfort on the faces of the 2 folks that were helping meri pack said it all. Kody blames everything on everyone else-as much as i'm not a fan of robyn's it has to get old and taxing to hear him constantly blaming their relationship as the basis of him not being close to the majority of his kids.

speaking of kids....................interesting teaser for next weeks episode. so robyn's daughters want to start going to church again so they can meet some like-minded (to THEM) young men to date. not surprised, their lives are so isolated it has to be appealing to them to consider 'escaping' via marriage (the one is actually older at going on 23 than many of the LDS adjacent young women I knew growing up were when they married).

 

[Melissa55]

Okay. I told myself I wasn't going to get sucked in again. I lied. LOL My summary of the past few episodes...

Kody. Oh. my. gosh. Stop making sound like Meri left YOU, and that you were blindsided by her asking for an official "divorce" from the church. Just stop it. And then Robyn trying to push Kody to reconsider when we all know he was done with Meri YEARS ago. And Kody, stop trying to make it like you did nothing wrong and that it's all the wives and kids fault, or that they all hate Robyn and that's why they hate you now. I think it's the other way around they hate YOU and associate Robyn with you, because you refused to do anything more than wave at any of your non-Robyn kids from 2020 to 2022 because of COVID. So STOP playing the victim and acting like you're prefect.

Kody calling her his “favorite ex wife” and crying in Perowan was so cringy to watch. And then of course that has Meri going “Well maybe…” NOOOO! Thank goodness her friend shut it down. Meri is just like a lot of abused spouses, unfortunately. While Kody may not have hit her, he definitely abused her emotionally. Any little crumbs like that she sees as hope.

 

[cvjw]

The footage of the move and the aftermath was so cringey that I could hardly watch.

 

[Dakota731]

And I found it interesting that Meri’s old Las Vegas neighbor who helped her move noticed that Kody spent most of his time at Robyn’s house during their time in Nevada. And someone else makes the same comment on next week’s episode. It wasn’t just the wives who noticed the favoritism, but it was outsiders as well. I think the plural marriages began to die when he married Robyn, and then his covid rules were just the nail in the coffin.

 

[sk!mom]

the level of discomfort on the faces of the 2 folks that were helping meri pack said it all. Kody blames everything on everyone else-as much as i'm not a fan of robyn's it has to get old and taxing to hear him constantly blaming their relationship as the basis of him not being close to the majority of his kids.

speaking of kids....................interesting teaser for next weeks episode. so robyn's daughters want to start going to church again so they can meet some like-minded (to THEM) young men to date. not surprised, their lives are so isolated it has to be appealing to them to consider 'escaping' via marriage (the one is actually older at going on 23 than many of the LDS adjacent young women I knew growing up were when they married).

Robyn’s whole vibe is so odd. What she really wanted was to be the favorite wife. You cant be the youngest, prettiest, favorite if you are the only.

Her conversation with her daughters was strange. Do they not leave the house, date, attend church without her permission? That is so odd at their ages. It seemed more like a conversation that I might have had with a 15 year old.

 

[brockash]

Robyn’s whole vibe is so odd. What she really wanted was to be the favorite wife. You cant be the youngest, prettiest, favorite if you are the only.

Her conversation with her daughters was strange. Do they not leave the house, date, attend church without her permission? That is so odd at their ages. It seemed more like a conversation that I might have had with a 15 year old.

This...yes, she never wanted to be an only wife, she wanted to be the favorite wife. Her mourning is not at the loss of the family so much as her loss as feeling special each day.

 

[barkley]

Her conversation with her daughters was strange. Do they not leave the house, date, attend church without her permission? That is so odd at their ages. It seemed more like a conversation that I might have had with a 15 year old.

it would not surprise me if they needed permission. I had female friends when I was a young adult who were affiliated with similar religious (though non polygamist) beliefs. when they lived in the family home they were still expected to get parental permission for dating and socializing (though it was primarily via their fathers and brothers-even much younger). I honestly don't remember any of them living independantly-it was either at home with the parents or in a group living situation with similarly raised/minded female peers. the majority, even if they did not marry until their mid to later 20's (which was rare) went from parental permission to spousal.

I thought it was kind of interesting that they were talking about 'trying out' different churches in the area. i'm guessing they are not looking at attending any mainstream LDS b/c if it still operates the same as it used to-you did not choose the location, it was driven by your home address as to which 'ward' you were assigned to attend.

 

[Allison]

The daughters seem so uncomfortable in front of a camera.

The daughters have become exactly like Robyn. Always sad and mopey and the victim.

They also have no idea how to function as adults.

 

[mi*vida*loca]

it would not surprise me if they needed permission. I had female friends when I was a young adult who were affiliated with similar religious (though non polygamist) beliefs. when they lived in the family home they were still expected to get parental permission for dating and socializing (though it was primarily via their fathers and brothers-even much younger). I honestly don't remember any of them living independantly-it was either at home with the parents or in a group living situation with similarly raised/minded female peers. the majority, even if they did not marry until their mid to later 20's (which was rare) went from parental permission to spousal.

I thought it was kind of interesting that they were talking about 'trying out' different churches in the area. i'm guessing they are not looking at attending any mainstream LDS b/c if it still operates the same as it used to-you did not choose the location, it was driven by your home address as to which 'ward' you were assigned to attend.

This is so true. I have religious family members with adult children (20-25 year olds) who still live at home, help pay bills, have their own cars but have zero freedom. I know two of them have 9:30 pm curfews. One is only allowed to drive certain distances in her own car. If it’s too far they don’t allow her to drive there. Dating and socializing is a biggie and definitely requires a sit down talk and permission before doing anything. Unless it’s a church event and they’re fine to go do that.

 

[sk!mom]

Supposedly Robyn’s girls are attending an evangelical (homophobic) Christian church now.

I guess The Book of Mormon and John Smith are no longer part of their belief system?
Isn’t that a huge leap?

The daughters seem so uncomfortable in front of a camera.

The family quit attending church years ago. It’s unclear to me what religious beliefs were instilled in the now adult children. They were obviously given religious reasons for polygamy but what else?? They didn’t go to church, they admit that “home church” was largely unsuccessful and difficult to keep up with, and Kody is your religious leader/teacher?!?

 

[Dakota731]

I thought it was so sad when Christine revealed this week that Robyn had planted the idea several times that the first wife could get a divorce so a latter wife’s kids could be legally adopted into the family. It seems poor Meri was manipulated into the whole fiasco.

 

[mom2rtk]

I thought it was so sad when Christine revealed this week that Robyn had planted the idea several times that the first wife could get a divorce so a latter wife’s kids could be legally adopted into the family. It seems poor Meri was manipulated into the whole fiasco.

I wasn't the least bit surprised by that. Just assumed all along that was the case. Meri is so naive.

 

[barkley]

so I got so confused with this week's episode. at one point it seemed like Kody was saying that he's come to the conclusion that a big factor in the failure of the family unit is based on how his mindset was shaped during his years as a mainstream LDS member. that it somehow gave him misperceptions on how to be a spouse/parent BUT then later in the episode he's waxing sentimental and talking of how he looks back on growing up in the LDS church and how much fun it was, how much joy there was so NOW he wants robyn to join him in encouraging her daughters to give it try as they explore churches to join.

I do not understand his thought (or lack thereof) process.

 

[lynxstch]

so I got so confused with this week's episode. at one point it seemed like Kody was saying that he's come to the conclusion that a big factor in the failure of the family unit is based on how his mindset was shaped during his years as a mainstream LDS member. that it somehow gave him misperceptions on how to be a spouse/parent BUT then later in the episode he's waxing sentimental and talking of how he looks back on growing up in the LDS church and how much fun it was, how much joy there was so NOW he wants robyn to join him in encouraging her daughters to give it try as they explore churches to join.

I do not understand his thought (or lack thereof) process.

I don't understand Cody's thought process on anything!

 

[Gracedis1]

Anyone watch the latest episode? I was surprised to hear that Cody had a sexual relationship before marriage. It was interesting that Meri admitted to her faults as well. It seems like she is growing as a person and I hope she has a good life now. I actually felt bad for Robyn after she flew off the ATV. Cody was not very nice to her. Just when I thought I couldn't like him any less...

 

[happily single]

Anyone watch the latest episode? I was surprised to hear that Cody had a sexual relationship before marriage. It was interesting that Meri admitted to her faults as well. It seems like she is growing as a person and I hope she has a good life now. I actually felt bad for Robyn after she flew off the ATV. Cody was not very nice to her. Just when I thought I couldn't like him any less...

Nothing about Kody surprises me. He’s such a hypocrite. I honestly think that “Robyn” flying off the ATV was staged

 

[mickeystoontown]

Per In Touch Weekly, they are coming back to pick up where they left off.

https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/sister-wives-season-19-midseason-trailer-premiere-date-and-more/

 

[mom2rtk]

Just recently the ownership on all the Coyote Pass parcels was updated to a more equitable spilt between everyone (except Christine of course).

Word on the street is that all of the lots sold yesterday.

Honestly, I'm tired of hearing about CP. But I'm not sure what's left for the show since that was the only piece that encompassed most of the group. (You know, other than those pesky non-Robyn kids that Kody cares nothing about any more).

 

[happily single]

Just recently the ownership on all the Coyote Pass parcels was updated to a more equitable spilt between everyone (except Christine of course).

Word on the street is that all of the lots sold yesterday.

Honestly, I'm tired of hearing about CP. But I'm not sure what's left for the show since that was the only piece that encompassed most of the group. (You know, other than those pesky non-Robyn kids that Kody cares nothing about any more).

I read in some online magazine today that the lots did sell. They made a decent profit, to be split among Meri, Janelle and Kody/Sobyn

 

[morrik5]

I read in some online magazine today that the lots did sell. They made a decent profit, to be split among Meri, Janelle and Kody/Sobyn

I love that name for Kody's last remaining wife. It seems that's all she does in every episode.