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Wife 4, Robyn , and her three children were added to the family much later and disrupt the balance of the family. This event forever changed the Brown family dynamic — as Robyn became the unofficial head wife in charge — what Robyn wants, Robyn gets!

The Brown family has been in a financial crisis for many years and used food stamps, government aid, and filed bankruptcies to survive. Rebecca Kimbel exposed how the Brown clan took advantage of taxpayers and shined light on the dark and dysfunctional world of plural marriage.

Kody Brown , the owner of two defunct businesses, is connected to three bankruptcy filings. Kody, along with his first wife Meri , declared bankruptcy in June of They Abused Food Stamps. Christine Brown was collecting food stamps, even while filming Sister Wives in As well as, Janelle Brown and Meri Brown all lived off of food stamps for many years. They also took advantage of government food programs such as W.

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Study Guides. Trending Questions. Still have questions? Find more answers. His precious man-part is the gum that holds this circus together FGS! If those women weren't in a dither at all times about whose turn it was they might get along better but what would TLC do with that harmonious group of gals?

Agreed re the helmets. It's a company car; Kody likely did not get to a choose a color, and if he did choose the color, I think your idea that he chose that color because it matches his hair color is a real leap. TLC is scripting the sister wives' meeting and also what they do on their dates. For instance, the ending of last weeks show, having the children fly snowflaked-shaped white kites to represent this time in their lives?

A very cute idea, that I strongly suspect was scripted by TLC. This episode, as well as the premiere, were wrong on so many levels I do not think if we added up all their IQs together, we would get one smart person with common sense.

Anyone who knows anything about this family knows they are involved with 'LIV' or whatever it is calling itself and their 'health products and livestyle' and the levels 'members' or employees strive to obtain get promoted to. Yes,, it is hard to believe that Kodouche and crew would be at a CAR LEVEL already, but, at first, I thought my iq sinks while watching this show they 'earned' this car, but, it is just a company car from some of the posts-more understandable.

They might even buy LIV products and not even need them. Okay, not every car reviewer hated it, some female ones liked it A car the company will use as a write off So much wrong.. They are not 'allowed' to discuss anything 'negative' with Kody. Kody has sooo many problems, sooo many kids, wives, finanical problems, do not discuss the bad Janelle gets the bills, christine gets the household problems The kids must be kept quiet!!!!

No arguing when daddy is over This is how I feel when watching this show So frustrating on every point! Great post, lunatic! Glad you are on-board!!! Well that was about the worst advice ever given. What kind of cockamamie school was she studying Psychology at?! Maybe what she wants is for Christine to build up enough resentment so that she finally has the cojones to leave. Not quite enough resentment yet "Build up some more!!! You would think Kody would want to go away with Christine instead of Meri.

Aren't they the ones having the issues? Was the helicopter ride suppose to make up for all of that? Makes sense Kody would spent the most money on the head pimp in charge when really he wants to spend it on Robyn but if there is one wife to keep happy, its Meri Poor Janelle always seems to get the short end of the stick.

What kind of bullshit date was that? A hike is something I did with my parents on forced camping trips when I was 12!!! If Meri was at a school , it was probably one of those online, degree in 3 mo. I would have promoted Kody from sperm donor to "Daddy Dearest" had he requested a family SUV rather than a convertible Sorry, this is off the topic.

But I just want to say that there is hope for this country after all. The show is just sad. His real kids get absolutely no time with him, but Robyn's kids get snuggle time. These kids are being emotionally abused. Janelle's kids and the fighting? They know Kody doesn't love or respect their mother, so they are acting out.

All they are showing is Kody living it up dating his wives. Sorry Kody but life isn't about going out all the time. Try spending time with your wives with the kids together talking, working and being together.

Then we will believe your "this makes us all better people" garbage. A religion that makes this kind of sadness, manipulation, neglect and emotional abuse a normal part of life is WRONG!!! My heat breaks for the children. Whoa now.

Robyn's kids are Kody's real kids, too. He's still their step-dad. And I think although someone who pays more attention can probably clarify this point the only father figure in their lives. Good or bad dad, those kids are still starving for daddy time too, as I'm sure Kody's biological kids are. Logan will not miss things at home as much as his family will miss him. Robyn thinks she needs a break? I haven't finished this week's episode, but noticed that Kody couch sessions last episode were filled with him looking to his left and then at the camera repeatedly.

Why don't they put the cue cards by the camera? Kody - you do not ski with your knees jack ss. You use a helmet, you put your poles down when teaching and you get an instructor if you stink yourself. Christine - for the love of chocolate, does Meri have to use the term "keep sweet" before you realize the abuse you are condoning by accepting all normal emotions as your deficits? Would you get out? It is ok to realize your mom was doing the right thing when she left your dad even if you didn't understand then.

It is ok to follow in her footsteps. Another reason I don't "get" polygamy: all the reasons I need my husband emotional attachment, security, childrearing help, paycheck these women don't get. Heaven can't be that great if it takes the kodster to get in ladies.

These folks are so not into their "religion". They are just using that as a cover up so they can practice polygamy, at least out of the 5 are guess which ones? Anywho, when you truly have a belief in something and you are real and passionate about it, of course you want your children to follow in your footsteps.

When they say things like they don't care if their children don't follow their religion Kody, Janelle or they don't care if they have any religion at all Meri , then that shows that they themselves don't really believe what they are selling.

If you believe the only way to heaven is through the AUB, then wouldn't you want your children to take that path? These folks are wacky. I have a question that maybe someone on here can help me with. Last night Kody and Christine talked about how they met. I know Kody met Robyn through Meri and Janelle was married to Meri's brother or something else twisted like that. So is Christine the only wife that Kody met on his own?

I think it was Christine who joked once that Meri was in "Mergers and acquisitions" early on in the first season so it kind of confused me. If she is the only one that Kody didnt need Meri's help in meeting that would explain a lot. I might be wrong though! From what I recall, Christine was part of their church's youth group and met both Kody and Meri when they chaperoned a camping trip or something along those lines. Some time later maybe as much as a year?

Janelle was married to Meri's brother, but Meri wasn't responsible for bringing about her marriage to Kody. Janelle was interested in Indian culture and asked Kody's family whom she had met through Meri to stay on their property in a teepee for a while.

They agreed, but Janelle didn't last very long before she moved back indoors. It was during this time that Janelle began to get to know Kody's entire family more.

Kody's dad actually wanted her to marry one of his brothers, but by the time it came up, she was already in love with Kody, and he with her or at least, he wanted to marry her. There were others between Christine and Robyn that were "considered", but it never worked out for one reason or another. I do not know for a fact, how they met, but absolutely do not believe any of their own re-telling of their courtship stories, since they've just about all been proven to be half-true.

They are related, though, and I would assume that they had probably had met many times throughout their lives. Regardless of the fact that his family was technically LDS, I get the idea that they were always closely associated to his mother's relatives. That idea was cemented to me when they guy Kody went on mission with said he expected Kody to go plyg as soon as they got back. Great comments, wonderful review Cynical!

Lunatic brought up a good point- this is a scripted and fake show, and these folks can't come up with a reasonable statement between their 5 miserable selves. That was some boring shit. I hate to think of much time the kids actually get between the wives constantly fake worrying about each other, and daddy?

With dates, work, what, one night every 20 days with probably 6 others around? Terrible parenting. Really, with all this "learning to be jealous and submissive" mantra - I pray it makes folks see how anti christian and selfish these guys are. Sad that they can't get out and see it's not the only way to heaven. Save their own young.

Weight loss? I can't swear, but I believe the Janelle's older girls have gotten much heavier. Where is the common sense talk? After 4 bankruptcies that we know of, all they can worry about it building 4 new outrageous houses? Going out all the time? Very disturbing to me. I lose more respect with every episode. Why Robyn is the favorite is beyond me. She is dull and dumb and lies constantly. You must mean Christine's older girls. Janelle just has one older girl, Madison.

She is one of my favorite kids as she seems sure of herself. Well TLC came through with an episode full of funny moments sprinkled with just enough denial, delusion and creepy, made up scenes to keep me watching.

Kody's singing! I scream to my husband, so hilarious. We replay 3 times before moving on. My husband's only comment was, "What a jack ass. How is this possible when we never see him work or hear about all the long hours he works? Are we supposed to believe this is from the LIV international pyramid scheme or is this from the Mexican restaurant he is always plugging?

Cuz that's allot of enchiladas. Both are ridiculous scenarios and not believable at all. Translation; "to stay sweet" before marriage means to stay a virgin, no sexual contact. And "to stay sweet" after a women marries is to stay chaste, submissive, obey, and stay in your place as a possession of your husband. Also to stay sweet is yet another rule to get to heaven. This is all so abusive and restrictive to women in that society.

Also edited in from last season was the scene of Christine talking alone about Rob-chin joining family. This is part of the same scene from last year when she says, "I don't feel special anymore. And what happened to the BFF Rob-chin? She doesn't help Meri during her time of need?

Be careful Rob-chin you might not be the sister wife Meri always wanted, anymore. LOL moments Meri in her bed speaking directly to camera after Christine chat and she is centered in front of wood adornment on backboard that perfectly frames horns on Meri's head, devil horns?

This was a very funny and ironic visual. Wow Meri, your bedroom is a pit, try to find some "me" time and clean it up. Janelle segment going to hike as she says, "I feel so much more empowered, I feel like I can physically accomplish anything there Leads you to believe that is the activity they are going to do.

But I'm with Cynical Jinx And Robyn's chin has never looked bigger, it's almost needs it own show. In spite of these funny moments it was so disappointing that Christine apologizes to Kody 3 times and he never says sorry once, just, "Its okay. This plot line is just so sad. This religion is so patriarchal. The man is always right and the women just have to get in line.

Unlike the "marriage" with Robyn, the new Gypsy bride would be a virgin. They love to keep an immaculate house The best would be on her date night the gypsy bride could get all decked out and do her best moves while riding in the new convertible. Sister wives is nutty and just sad. Don't hate me for thinking this, but I can't help it. What about one of the daughters of the Darger family becoming the 5th wife?

Then the Dargers and the Browns could have a joint show and merge their families. They are so friendly and kind to each other now. Although I call BS on that, too. I must say that I loved Robyn "the sister wife Meri has waited her whole life to have" was unavailable to help poor Meri because she has 4 sick kids. Not that I am glad the kids are sick, of course, but that did make me smile that Robyn wasn't running to Meri's side.

I was hoping TLC was going to show us the talking heads "Bullcrap! I haven't read all the comments yet but did anyone else here pick up on the fact that Kody and Meri started dating at Christmastime, got engaged on Christmas Eve and married in January?? Christine says she sure was surprised when she found out the package she bought wasn't what she got at all once she got married.

When Meri made a point of calling Kody 'lover', my eyes almost rolled right into the very back of my head. I thought the footage of their wedding was sweet, but kind of sad, knowing how everything turned out. In the beginning, I'm sure everyone had the best of intentions, but then reality got in the way. As I said before in another post, I was glad to see Janelle more upbeat. Her weight loss progress has been slow, but turning your lifestyle and you're relationship with food completely around can be a hard road and can take a few tries.

She's a smart woman and I have faith in her. It was very uncomfortable to watch. Robyn, Robyn, Robyn Yup RR, I caught that "lover" remark too!! They need to quit it already! But, I think it's their mainly her's way of letting everyone know, they still get busy ewwww, I know right?? Did anyone else get the feeling that Janelle was expressing interest in other physical activities she could do with Kody while discussing her physical fitness during their hike?

Thank goodness for CJs reviews!! Something to laugh about! Great job CJ! Someone please tell me why Robyn always has to be involved with the other SW gifts, wrapping, secrets, etc.. You don't see this with any other SW do you? And if my husband had someone pass me my birthday gift while he was holding a kid he had with another women?? Christine apologizing again! OMG that is what abused people do.

That is just so difficult to watch, TLC disgusts the hell out of me for showing that. I should have turned off the tv. Why didn't I? That just screamed abuse, IMO. I know everyone here thinks Janelle is the 'smart one', sorry, I have to disagree.

I don't see it. Her parenting skills or lack of are horrible, she is just as ridiculous with Kody as the rest of them, and her denial with her weight problem is masking major issues.

I don't ever see her leaving but hopefully I am very very wrong. I am a personal trainer and would be so embarassed to be shown on tv with a morbidly obese client who had only lost 10 in 6 months or more.

That is someone who isn't even trying. She said she was doing so great walking up that hill. She looked like she was barely moving and really struggling.

I am so not trying to be mean, honest. I work with obese people, I am a caring person with this sort of thing. But please, don't lie about it. She is obese, she hasn't lost much if anything. She looked like she was barely working out in the gym, barely moving up that path.

I can have someone running a race in 6 months if they eat healthy and workout! She isn't doing that. She must be eating crap. They go out to eat all the time, we know that from twitter. Why lie about it? CJ, again thank you for your blog. You are an excellent writer and I highly suspect the TLC crew is here on a regular basis.

Interesting how the show incorporates so many of your ideas into the show, don't ya think? Watching a broken Christine with her tail between her legs was very, very hard this episode. It was textbook. The presents, the promises to change, I guess there's supposed to be an apology, but that was never Kody's strong suit. There's also things I hope don't happen: isolation, mental beatdown that you can't do better, control over money, working, and sex.

And so Christine bottles it up and goes groveling back for her scraps. Thank you sir, may I have another. My heart just breaks for her. I call total BS on Janelle's weight loss, its just sad to me that Trainer Bill is letting her think it's OK and even helping her make excuses.

Seriously when a person is that heavy, even moderate exercise and good diet will make the pounds literally fall off. Trainer Bill is being WAY too nice. He should've threatened to quit ages ago, to motivate the wives not just Janelle to lose more lbs. I'm not a PT but I am a fitness instructor and used to be almost as big as Janelle.

They probably took measurements from a bunch of different places and added them all up to get to the 18" total. Janelle doesn't need to see her doctor about why she's not losing - she needs a food policeman - they all do.

One of those nutritionists that cleans the crap out of the pantry and replaces it with healthy stuff That would be awesome! They actually do have a show in the UK like that, it's amazing.

People are practically crying while they throw out all their junk. They bring in like a whole conference table of pizza and soda and crap to show people what they are eating. Would take a lot of peanut butter and fritos Hey Yogadog! Thank you very much! I just thought of something I wonder if this partner was Trainer Bill?

Also, on Twitter, he hasn't tweeted since January! I don't know anything about skiing, but can someone tell me why Kody had ski poles while Meri was just free-flailing all over the place? Wouldn't a new skier need poles to stabilize themselves? And I do love how, after Meri crashed and burned, Kody being the one who caused her to fall in the first place by shoving her down the hill while he watched suddenly became an ERT and started moving her leg, asking "Does this hurt?

Both my husband and I are watching it and saying, WTF!!!.. Where are the slope staff? With cameras filming it all?? So the thought that Meri's MCL injury is just part of this season's script is interesting??!! Just like with Savannah being dragged out of bed Are ALL of them performers now, even the kids Geez, I feel like Carrie from Sex in the City asking these questions I'm so glad it was brought up too.

Let the audience get to know them and then.. Frenetic trips and outings, "friends" that turn them on to free tickets and events, pratfalls that always need a cast or splint or crutches, relationship cliffhangers. All they need next is a visit to one of the other reality shows like the Bakery guy or the Cupcake ladies.

Wait for it, TLC loves that crap. The strange thing about it is that this show is supposed to be about these devoted religious freaks but show by show we see them lying and doing things that supposedly go against their principles. Gypsies, tramps and thieves might be a better name for them. When I learned how to ski at age 9, I was taught without poles. I thought it was standard. Have to disagree - I taught skiing for a little while a couple of years ago.

Poles just complicate matters for beginner skiiers. It is too easy to drop your shoulders if you are holding poles. It is odd for an intermediate skiier to ski without poles, but they should not have been going so fast before she knew how to turn. I am not sure a single "helpful thing" Kody says was right in terms of learning to ski. In reference to the above post from Amused about Savannah getting dragged out of bed There are usually so many things going through my mind while I watch this show, I can barely keep it all straight.

But the whole Savannah scene made my skin crawl. Nonetheless, it appears all instructors would agree that Kody with his poles was not much help in "teaching" Meri how to ski without them. You teach and lead by example. I can't Wulllll, Rob-Chin does have that guitar now so Kody may want to try his hand at folk songs And I'm also sure we are going to get to see Kody's dancing skills real soon when he takes Robyn out.

Yeah, like Johnny Carson use to say, he looked 'kinda light in his moccasins', if you know what I mean. Did you notice the framed marriage certificate on Meri's wall? I'm thinking that is a dig to any other "wife" that she is the only legal wife! Wasn't Christine the one who didn't want anyone else in her bedroom yet she's sitting on Meri's bed?

Yucky to think The dates were all so forced but Janelle definitely gets the short end of it. I used feel sorry for these women but it seems like the money and fame has gone to their head. And yes, that convertible is sooooo ugly. Thank you for doing this blog. Knowing I have blog to read makes watching the show a little easier. I'm not even sure where my marriage license is. I certainly have never seen anybody frame one.

Passive aggressive much? Too funny! Peanut Butter--My parents framed theirs and had it on the wall with wedding photos in their room. We moved a few months ago so I'm not sure where it is now, but framing it is not unusual:. I would think as a sister wife, framing your marriage license should be HIGHLY unusual in order to not look like you're rubbing your beloved sister wives in the face with it. I do know a lot of people in my monogamous world LOL who have a framed copy of their marriage license, or their church marriage certificate.

My guess is that it is VERY common among first wives, as there is quite a hierarchy amongst the plyg crowd. Anon Maybe you are thinking of your parents' wedding invitation? Those often get framed or preserved in a scrapbook. They are a great keepsake and often cost a lot--not individally but for the whole set.

I would never frame my marriage license because for my marital status, it says: "spinster. Maybe it was a way to stick it to Robyn, U know, since Robyn has her room set up like a honeymoon suite eyes rolling My marriage license is framed, BUT it's behind my main wedding picture on the wall, only so I know where to find it :D.

Maybe Kody should re-think his nickname for one of his stable wives. Every single time that I watch the stupid show, I am reminded of how wacked out these people are and how they are miserable and wacked out in the name of religion. All of the women are in some sort of mental turmoil. They admit that they have to constantly reassess their positions and relationships and that they deal with jealousy.

Come on. He has to share gift time and blowing out candle time. That is wrong on so many different levels. The date thing is just gross. I watched him take the wives on dates and you can see in his body language and in the way he talks to them who he is romantically connected and who he is fulfilling his husbandly duties.

He and Robyn-No-Character are all mushy gushy in a dimly lit restaurant; Christine and Kodsturd are at a paintball range and she is wearing this highly unflattering jumpsuit girl got some flab and then they rush over to catch a helicopter to go see the lights; Janell, poor Janelle has a hike up a mountain and at one point when she is babbling about her improved activity sorry, not buying it he looks at the camera and I swear he was making fun of her; and finally stupid assed Meri.

Give me a break. Oh yeah, her lover turd. My god. Here they both are—fat on their asses and they are going to call themselves trying to ski. To Meri: When I tore my ACL and was on crutches, my husband stayed with me day and night and brought me food, helped me into the shower, and rubbed my back. I still think you are a closeted Lesbian and that is okay. In fact, you pick the women with whom you want your husband to hook up with and now that you finally found a woman you can have a relationship with, your over excitement in her presence is a little revealing.

Your belly and hips are still unhealthily large. Plus, you were having trouble climbing that little trail. Plus the Kodsturd walked ahead of you as if he is in a hurry to get that date over with so he can what? Yeah, right. As large as you are, dear, you might want to consider surgical intervention. Just saying. Christine sweetie: You are an idiot. You are the least valued in the family and are the least loved by the other wives or by Kodsturd.

I swear. Your house is neat and clean and your house is organized and kids taken care of but dear, if you must stay in that relationship, get yourself a pocket rocket or super-duper vibrator.

Find an internet lover to spend late nights with or find a real lover. You are way to sexual frustrated to even realize when you are being dumped on.

Robyn: What can I say. I remember when Christine said that you brought a certain cool energy to the family—youth and fun and coolness. Let me just say that the poor girl has been home way too much to know that you bring nothing to the relationship. You are vindictive and as passive aggressive as Meri. Plus, you seem to be polarizing and divisive.

When Janelle and Christine said that Kodsturd likes his women curvy, they meant obese and you are quick getting to the obese side. I see you having many, many babies in an attempt to keep the attention focused on you. Kodsturd: Dude, you are not cool. You are somewhat dim witted and I suspect that Janelle has been the man of the house as far as providing and managing.

You do not have stable household and while I worry about your wives, it is your children who are suffering. Clearly they are not getting the attention they need. Zelda, AMEN! So let me get this straight Sisterwives put up with years and years of emotional abuse, neglect, jealousy and fractions of a husband for the ultimate payoff of what?

An afterlife of sisterwife-hood in a celestial kingdom. What does this celestial afterlife consist of? Yet more husband sharing, eternal servitude to a man-god, and the responsibility to populate not just a home, but a PLANET. Judging by the size of Kody's earthly ego, I don't even want to think about what his celestial ego would entail. You thought it was tough to get an apology out of him now Christine? Just wait till your all dead, he's going to be a real treat as a man-god. If heaven for these sisterwives equated to something like eternal bliss, relaxation, massages, angels serving you, hot male butlers or even a decent never-ending chocolate buffet, I might somewhat understand why they put up with this.

But the truth is, their heaven is just more husband-sharing, even more childbearing, and eternal servitude to a majorly ego-ed-out man-god.