Sister Wives

[mom2rtk]

I really didn't take any of that apology tour stuff seriously. They are out of ways to have the 4 main entities cross paths. I feel like that was all for content.

 

[piglet1979]

It bugs me so much that Kody would only say I apologize and not say I am sorry. It sounded like he really didn't mean it.

 

[Kae]

It bugs me so much that Kody would only say I apologize and not say I am sorry. It sounded like he really didn't mean it.

right. Not once.

 

[happily single]

I just watched the episode where Christine had a small party for Janelle. My gosh does Janelle’s sister look like her. And Christine’s sister resembles her, but sounds just like her.

 

[Southernmiss]

I just watched the episode where Christine had a small party for Janelle. My gosh does Janelle’s sister look like her. And Christine’s sister resembles her, but sounds just like her.

It's always interesting to me to get a glimpse of the rest of their family members and what they've witnessed through the years with the family.

 

[mi*vida*loca]

I haven’t watched last nights episode but the more I think about how Meri is treated I truly believe she got the short end of the stick financially within the family because she only has one child. They never saw her as a complete equal due to that.

In that religion your fertility and how many babies you can churn out is important. The fact that she only had one kid meant to them that she didn’t deserve enough resources from the family and that she had to “earn her keep” by putting more money in the pot. They’ve always felt she should have a smaller home. She was made for years to pay for her ow bills. She paid for Leon’s college by herself.

 

[barkley]

I haven’t watched last nights episode but the more I think about how Meri is treated I truly believe she got the short end of the stick financially within the family because she only has one child. They never saw her as a complete equal due to that.

it's been allot of years since I read the book they all co-wrote but if I recall correctly they said there (and on the show) that all the wives got identical 'allowances' to cover their 'household's' needs (not mortgages but food, clothing, other monthly misc expenses). I remember thinking that Meri ended up pretty well off in that scenario with just the one kid.

 

[Dakota731]

I did think it was insulting to all the ex-wives to label Robyn as the “moral compass” of the family. It’s a lot easier to be generous and forgiving when you’re the one who lives with the husband full-time, and he calls you his soul mate.

 

[Southernmiss]

I thought last night's episode was very helpful and churned up some good insights into the dynamics of the family.

Starting with the fact that Janelle had been married to Meri's brother and then she approached Kody and Meri about joining them. It seems that she was very attracted to Kody for a long time and wanted to be one of his sister wives.

It came to light that Janelle and Meri had differences about when to do the dinner dishes-Meri wanted them done right after dinner and the kitchen clean for the night. Janelle waited until the morning. This was one of the issues that was brought up. They both said it was petty now looking back.

Meri admitted that because Janelle had been married to her brother, it was awkward for Janelle to now be married to Kody, Meri's husband. Janelle was still invited to Meri's parents' house even after the divorce with Meri's brother. And it was stated that her parents liked Janelle.

It was never stated, and I think that it should have been, that all of them were young and immature and I am sure that the culture of their religion did not give them tools to deal with how to be a family in Polygamy and work through jealousy, etc. I think that those were important points that should have been stated by at least one of them.

Apparently, Meri was not one to hold in her feelings and that created issues in the family.

Christine seemed to enjoy seeing Meri stand up to Kody in his apology tour.

 

[mi*vida*loca]

When Kody says Meri was high maintenance and Janelle wasn’t, I feel he means Meri spoke up and wanted more out of him than he wanted to give. Janelle was more independent and ok being on her own a lot of the time and that worked for Kody. He wanted to do the bare minimum and that didn’t work for Meri. Janelle was the “easy” wife. Not much push back, more laid back and that’s what Kody likes.

 

[mi*vida*loca]

it's been allot of years since I read the book they all co-wrote but if I recall correctly they said there (and on the show) that all the wives got identical 'allowances' to cover their 'household's' needs (not mortgages but food, clothing, other monthly misc expenses). I remember thinking that Meri ended up pretty well off in that scenario with just the one kid.

I feel I heard once they got to Vegas she paid a lot of her expenses on her own. Including Leon’s college. Also the way they titled the Coyote Pass property with Meri barely on any of it was so shady.

 

[barkley]

I feel I heard once they got to Vegas she paid a lot of her expenses on her own. Including Leon’s college. Also the way they titled the Coyote Pass property with Meri barely on any of it was so shady.

if I remember correctly one of the sticking points with leon's college was that the college selected was VERY expensive-about 6x per year what the sibs were being charged at UNLV (and then on to another spendy school for a grad degree). it's always been confusing on the college stuff with the kids-at one point it was said that each individual mom was expected to cover it out of their 'allowance', other times the adults had 'family meetings' to discuss the costs and yet other times when the young men discussed their choices of entering the military as a means to pay for college.

 

[Gracedis1]

I was sad for Meri when she said Kody and Janelle got married on her birthday. They couldn't have picked a different day? Seems doomed from day 1.

 

[mom2rtk]

if I remember correctly one of the sticking points with leon's college was that the college selected was VERY expensive-about 6x per year what the sibs were being charged at UNLV (and then on to another spendy school for a grad degree). it's always been confusing on the college stuff with the kids-at one point it was said that each individual mom was expected to cover it out of their 'allowance', other times the adults had 'family meetings' to discuss the costs and yet other times when the young men discussed their choices of entering the military as a means to pay for college.

Those kids were all in a terrible position with college. There's no way Kody Brown was completing a FAFSA. Most schools require one even to receive merit scholarship money.

 

[mi*vida*loca]

Those kids were all in a terrible position with college. There's no way Kody Brown was completing a FAFSA. Most schools require one even to receive merit scholarship money.

Since there are no legal marriages each mom could fill out FAFSA without his information. They are technically single mothers and file their taxes alone.

 

[mom2rtk]

Since there are no legal marriages each mom could fill out FAFSA without his information. They are technically single mothers and file their taxes alone.

Unmarried parents don't have to be considered for income purposes on FAFSA? He's still their parent.

 

[Southernmiss]

I was sad for Meri when she said Kody and Janelle got married on her birthday. They couldn't have picked a different day? Seems doomed from day 1.

They did not get married on Meri's birthday, but wanted to until one of their mothers stepped in and told them to change their wedding date.

Kody and Janelle didn't understand the big deal I think that was a problem.

 

[mi*vida*loca]

Unmarried parents don't have to be considered for income purposes on FAFSA? He's still their parent.

No they don’t. I’m divorced and I do not put my XH on any FAFSA paperwork for my kids.

For unmarried parents living together, both parents must provide their financial information on the FAFSA.

In their case I know Kody only technically lived with Meri or Robyn. That freed up Christine and Janelle to apply on their own. I don’t remember if Meri was already divorced from Kody when Leon went to college.

 

[piglet1979]

Unmarried parents don't have to be considered for income purposes on FAFSA? He's still their parent.

For the FAFSA -- if a parents are not married, the parent that pays over 50% for the child is the one that is listed on the FAFSA.

 

[Simba's Mom]

For the FAFSA -- if a parents are not married, the parent that pays over 50% for the child is the one that is listed on the FAFSA.

DH had to fill out a FAFSA (or maybe it was a form unique to the school) for the his daughter by his first wife. I remember the school even called him. Come to think of it, it was most likely just her school's form. I had a son by my first husband, and I didn't include him on the FAFSA.