tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post4290221201828164286..comments2024-02-10T00:09:14.970-05:00Comments on Sister Wives Blog: UPDATE 3/25/12: Anderson Cooper: Dating Into Polygamy Part 2Mister Sisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01026116196375975580noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-63676566069371942712012-08-20T09:05:18.942-04:002012-08-20T09:05:18.942-04:00I think that the point is being missed all the way...I think that the point is being missed all the way around that these women are not forced to live in this lifestyle. Neither is the man. It's a choice for all of them, and to unfairly compare them all to a pervert like Jeffs is just not fair. That's like comparing good, honest American patriots to the whack jobs who blow up buildings and kill people in the name of America and "freedom". I have no dog in the fight, as I'm not a polygamist and never will be. The joking about sex...I get it, but show me a hundred couples who have been married for even a couple of years - and then show me even one who will tell you it's all about sex. That's just not a reasonable argument. Let these people be.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592314708265694284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-63341648450352742262012-03-28T20:10:00.779-04:002012-03-28T20:10:00.779-04:00the threelittlepligs site is up.
they are nuts, J...the threelittlepligs site is up.<br /><br />they are nuts, Jackie's post about us here at SWB is particularly.....um...special.Watching Nownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-26793364863650365672012-03-28T14:43:51.490-04:002012-03-28T14:43:51.490-04:00I'm just wondering how you justify this to you...I'm just wondering how you justify this to your kids...ummmm daddy can't spend as much time with you because he's too busy "getting to know" Rebecca who's also going to be your mommy...grow up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-59786630899946220732012-03-28T10:33:36.197-04:002012-03-28T10:33:36.197-04:00Their oldest child is, what, 12? This means that t...Their oldest child is, what, 12? This means that they have grown up knowing only one mother and seeing a supposedly stable relationship. A child will not understand why suddenly there is a new mommy, especially since the parents can't seem to articulate their rationale to a bunch of adults. The line of "We want there to be even more love in our relationship!" would tell me, as a child, that somehow I AM NOT GIVING ENOUGH LOVE. Additionally, the children are going to see their mother going through jealousy issues - any assumption that there won't be jealousy issues is ridiculous, and in fact that's one of the tenets of fundamentalist polygamy - that women must struggle through their jealousies to become closer to God. So their daughter, who is old enough to realize that something is different and to remember a time when there wasn't another mommy bossing her around, will see her mother deal with jealousy and think that's okay and that it's normal in a stable relationship to be jealous of another woman. She will see her mother being >supplemented< by someone who, let's face it, is younger and skinnier than her mother (and who probably looks different from herself). If they think that won't cause issues they're dilusional. I mean, at least the Browns did that right - they waited to have all the wives before starting to have kids. <br /><br />I knew a polyamorous couple who started the lifestyle when their kids were old enough to notice a change, and those kids are MESSED UP and have extremely negative views of marriage and relationships in general. The thought is what the heck is marriage if we're just going to keep bringing more and more people into it.<br /><br />Additionally, I think that it's dilusional to think that you're going to be best friends with your sisterwife. Please. That's a bit like saying you're going to get pregnant to make your marriage work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-43106363308920664912012-03-27T23:45:23.408-04:002012-03-27T23:45:23.408-04:00Cynical Jinx,
Excellent summation !!!
Charley cam...Cynical Jinx,<br /><br />Excellent summation !!!<br />Charley came to court all pumped up and then ran out the back door.<br /><br />Such is life !!! <br />But do hope his lovely wife thinks long and hard at how these choices will impact her and her children's life.Amusednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-28059424953025842562012-03-27T21:40:10.821-04:002012-03-27T21:40:10.821-04:00Yes folks, I also agree that Charley, when given t...Yes folks, I also agree that Charley, when given the opportunity to discuss why he wants polygamy for his family, has failed in the attempt.<br /><br />Sorry Charley, but what I see from you is basically a regurgitation of pro-polygamy you found in your 'research'. The comments on SWB to you were brutal, but did you rise to the occasion and defend your choice of lifestyle? <br /><br />No, you did not.<br /><br />If you had simply spoke to the reasons why you see polygamy as a viable lifestyle for your family. Given us some examples to show how you and your wife really thought this polygamy thing out, how and why polygamy spoke to you so strongly that you are willing to make a lifestyle change and embrace it.<br /><br />But, you did not.<br /><br />Instead, you stood your ground, jutted out your manly jaw and asked "Is the purpose of this blog simply to bash on anyone that is in this lifestyle or do your readers actually want to learn something that they do not know?" <br /><br />Funny you should ask. The people who comment on SWB DO want to know. We want to know why a man, with a lovely wife and children would suddenly decide to take another wife? Was it a whim? Was it for sex? Was it a sign from heaven above? WHY??? And what was your answer Charley? You said "... I do have to say in today's society with the ... different lifestyles that are readily accepted, we were a bit surprised at the judgments that were passed on our relationship." So you are saying the whole reason you are willing to put your wife and children into the polygamy world is because you feel society is already corrupted with men spreading their seed with as many women (baby mammas) as they can, so why can't you and you can legitimize it by saying you're doing it because you believe in the institution of family. <br /><br />Did I get it right, Charley?<br /><br />And if I got it wrong, why couldn't you just state in simple words why you chose polygamy. Just saying "we chose this lifestyle" simply doesn't explain why you chose it. You have never supported your position - and you wonder why people question you, or as you put it, 'judge' you. In my college days, I had a professor who explained to us "You may think if you say it enough times, people will start to believe you. But if you don't support your thesis statement, your term paper is crap. I don't give passing scores to crap." Blunt, but to the point. <br /><br />SWB doesn't give passing scores to crap. You can take your ball and run home to your plig blog now.Cynical Jinxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613346629718091568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-22196669997591745172012-03-27T20:28:16.142-04:002012-03-27T20:28:16.142-04:00I concur: Boring & pretty much over it, ESP wh...I concur: Boring & pretty much over it, ESP when only 1/2.truths of their life & marriage are being presented! Besides, IMO, Charley's responses to SWB are evasive & condescending!!Caramel Brownienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-50539819674356391092012-03-27T20:09:00.565-04:002012-03-27T20:09:00.565-04:00Hi Bailey--Not trying to nitpick, but Catholics do...Hi Bailey--Not trying to nitpick, but Catholics don't believe in different levels of hell. That was Dante in his work The Divine Comedy, specifically the part called The Inferno. Not Catholic doctrine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-2439266579024869632012-03-27T19:45:15.832-04:002012-03-27T19:45:15.832-04:00Charley,
Can you wife select a extra husband to ...Charley, <br /><br />Can you wife select a extra husband to add to the "family" as well? If not, then why not? <br /><br />Also how long did it take your wife to come around to this way of thinking?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-57665501159192172482012-03-27T11:31:34.741-04:002012-03-27T11:31:34.741-04:00Yep, boring and done !!
This guy is a wannabe who...Yep, boring and done !!<br /><br />This guy is a wannabe who was/is woefully late to the party.Amusednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-87685688269828221442012-03-27T04:08:24.979-04:002012-03-27T04:08:24.979-04:00Actually, the Mormon belief is that there are thre...Actually, the Mormon belief is that there are three different levels of heaven. The higher level can only be obtained by following all the religious teachings (including plural marriage). Kind of like how Catholicism teaches there are different levels of hell. Warren Jeffs used to tell the girls in the FLDS that plural marriage was required to get into heaven. But obviously he was crazy. Members of the Apostolic United Brethren, Centenial Park, Independents, etc don't teach their kids that it's is a requirement to enter heaven.Baileynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-33625963826598125072012-03-27T00:46:05.717-04:002012-03-27T00:46:05.717-04:00Yawn ... This mastiff is growing bored of this top...Yawn ... This mastiff is growing bored of this topic. In the good old days, Charley and crew would be on Geraldo ... Not anderson Cooper. And the dargers might be in the Enquirer ... Once. The Browns are interesting because they have the right mix of chemistry, personalities, and drama to make for an intriguing soap opera. What will they do next?! You just want to know and read all about it here. Otherwise, could the dargers and Charley please go away? I don't really care what they do as long as they don't abuse the welfare system or have my daughter over for playdates.Austin Mastiffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-57066683478388122932012-03-26T23:13:00.440-04:002012-03-26T23:13:00.440-04:00I am glad Cynical Jinx covered the other issue tha...I am glad Cynical Jinx covered the other issue that I forgot.<br />Yes, really...do you think that your discourse on the other options you listed for getting an extra sex partner, are even remotely validating to your point?<br /><br />Naive (or covert) on all counts....because all you are saying is that you would rather have a live-in then openly commit adultery (even though you still will be) and/or also not have to pay for it.<br /><br />And while we are on the subject of finances....<br />Easy to see that it would be an asset to have a live-in's income to add to the kitty. Kody Brown clearly showed the world that particular benefit of having multiple wives.<br /><br />Also...<br />Bargain Babe's question about what was Anderson's show contact process is intriguing too. <br />Who contacted whom....and how/ why??Amusednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-20070327188775735792012-03-26T22:42:53.557-04:002012-03-26T22:42:53.557-04:00Nope.
I call shenanigans on you, Charley, for cla...Nope.<br /><br />I call shenanigans on you, Charley, for claiming that the three of you were not looking for attention and a response to your appearance on "Anderson". That is just patent nonsense and as a reasonably intelligent individual, I personally take exception to being lied to, by you, about that.<br /><br />Own your truth.<br /><br />After all, did not one of you say during your appearance, that "Sister Wives" was one of your inspirations for this nonsensical scheme? I mean, my goodness, if that show is not the model of a three-ring, attention-whoring, TLC-sponsored, circus, then I am the reincarnation of Buffalo Bill.<br /><br />You are not fooling anyone.<br /><br />If you are looking to have more than one woman in your life, then have at it; but, do not try to justify it by parroting a bunch of cockamamie logic that is continually peddled by the interested parties (I.e. men), who insist on perpetuating an anti-progressive and *thank Zeus* ILLEGAL enterprise.<br /><br />Sorry, CJ, I think our boy's insincerity is showing.Rubber Tree Plantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-65963802199664925842012-03-26T22:00:30.495-04:002012-03-26T22:00:30.495-04:00I have a question for Charley---
Because I'm n...I have a question for Charley---<br />Because I'm not familiar with how shows work in this area, did Anderson Cooper's show contact you and invite you to be on (and if so, how did they find out about you?) or did you contact them and offer to be on?<br /><br />I do understand that not everyone in polygamy has a religious basis for it. Which is slightly better in my eyes...I'm glad your wife isn't being taught that the ONLY way she can EVER get into heaven is if you and her take on other wives (that is what the mormon/lds plygs teach).<br />But it still seems demeaning to women in general...one woman is not enough for you. Seems selfish and greedy and when men think about sex every, what, 7 seconds? It would be impossible for polygamy to NOT be largely about sex.~The Bargain Babe from *Zucchini Summer Blog*https://www.blogger.com/profile/00408506171799321682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-58585714476886620462012-03-26T21:37:42.366-04:002012-03-26T21:37:42.366-04:00...it would be WAY less expensive and WAY easier t...<b> ...it would be WAY less expensive and WAY easier to have a mistress </b><br /><br />Sorry Charley, but a mistress is not a booty call. She <b>can</b> be a high maintenance, high cost luxury item that few men can afford; financially and psychologically. To say a mistress is less expensive and easier to have than a wife demeans women in general and your wife in particular. <br /><br /><b> ...You could even hire someone fore pennies on the dollar </b><br /><br />I suppose one could, but why take the chance? Prostitution is illegal for a reason. And in the legal bordellos of Nevada, you definitely will be spending more than pennies on the dollar. <br /><br />Your naivete is showing...Cynical Jinxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613346629718091568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-15231062538448598432012-03-26T21:32:14.044-04:002012-03-26T21:32:14.044-04:00"I would challenge all of you that read this ..."I would challenge all of you that read this to find out from people in a plural what the benefits are for the women and how much more responsibility it is for the man."<br /><br />Uhhh....you DO realize this is a Blog about plygs/plurals, right? <br />That the subject of "benefits vs liabilities" for women in such relationships is *well covered and observed* here. <br />So, no need for your challenge....everyone here already has the T-shirt. <br />Besides, the Browns and now the Dargers have already beat you to it, plus Google is a treasure trove of info.<br /><br />All data, both written and filmed suggest there definitely is a dark side to this topic *for the women.* <br />Read up, Charley! There's a challenge * for you.*<br /><br />"I challenge you all to think about how much more complicated a man's life is with more than one wife. Most men I know say having one is hard enough and there is no way they would want two!<br /><br />And adding that last sentence was to accomplish...what???<br />You need an editor, Charley..seriously! <br /><br />All you prove here is that you are someone who wants to "control"...<br />To be in charge....to complain and boast in the same breath.Amusednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-7207744043600449602012-03-26T21:03:21.348-04:002012-03-26T21:03:21.348-04:00Charley, personal information - even if its availa...Charley, personal information - even if its available to the public on the internet - will not be made public on Sister Wives Blog.Cynical Jinxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613346629718091568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-84068853886819540182012-03-26T20:37:27.305-04:002012-03-26T20:37:27.305-04:00Oh and I almost forgot - not looking for fame or a...Oh and I almost forgot - not looking for fame or a show or any of that. As for me being interesting well your opinion is your and you are entitled...The Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933129903898672148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-30130192529673612012012-03-26T20:35:53.716-04:002012-03-26T20:35:53.716-04:00honestly dont know what effect we were looking for...honestly dont know what effect we were looking for. In fact I do not think we were looking for an effect at all. As to this being just a bit on the side, I would challenge all of you that read this to find out from people in a plural what the benefits are for the women and how much more responsibility it is for the man. This is not something that has anything to do with getting some on the side. If it was - it would be WAY less expensive and WAY easier to have a mistress. You could even hire someone fore pennies on the dollar. This is about having more family. I challenge you all to think about how much more complicated a man's life is with more than one wife. Most men I know say having one is hard enough and there is no way they would want two!The Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933129903898672148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-12028968952531202182012-03-26T20:30:50.127-04:002012-03-26T20:30:50.127-04:00Funny you should say that, because they both proof...Funny you should say that, because they both proof read it before I posted it :)The Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933129903898672148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-22432542481628127852012-03-26T20:29:20.359-04:002012-03-26T20:29:20.359-04:00I did read all of the comments and am replying to ...I did read all of the comments and am replying to them as I am this one. I did not take the time to answer them last night if you must know because I did not run across this blog until late last night. Now as for the 12 year old maturity level? Are you serious? Lol... Ok back to reality, I do spend plenty of time with my smokin hot wife and that is one of the reasons why we have a wonderful marriage. I guess there you go, I have answered all of your questions.The Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933129903898672148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-74506905438426536152012-03-26T20:24:50.720-04:002012-03-26T20:24:50.720-04:00If you want to get to know my wife, the best place...If you want to get to know my wife, the best place to look will be on threelilpligs.com and watch as the blog gets populated. Also we would ask for a little respect when it comes to our family and our personal websites and or work websites.. Please have a bit of respect. We did the show as a way to educate people that this does not have to be a cult thing or a religious thing, but definitely did not do the show for any kind of notoriety in our personal lives.The Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933129903898672148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-59428641765836004302012-03-26T20:19:47.330-04:002012-03-26T20:19:47.330-04:00Hmmm, ok well just for the record this was the fir...Hmmm, ok well just for the record this was the first time that we had met. Kind of nerve racking honestly... To be in a situation where you have about 4 hours of sleep in 3 days so that they could get the footage they were looking for and to meet someone that literally you had only talked to a handful of times over 4 days and then meet on tv? I wonder how others would have handled it. As for calling my wife dumb? That is not very nice... not to mention that on the outside looking in through a 30 min tv show, it is impossible to see the 8 year history we have. Please keep your judgments to a minimum. Now as for meeting someone online and one time on tv and start talking about having a poly relationship with them... Sounds alot like we are looking for the same thing and since we met by looking on a site for people that are looking for this type of relationship, seems to me that would be a smart place to look. Just a thought - if someone is looking for a wife as a single guy and they go on eharmony and then meet someone one time, would it be ridiculous for them to date until they decide if marriage is in their future? Just sayin :)The Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933129903898672148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1083130180732134503.post-29267175054317923072012-03-26T20:12:43.737-04:002012-03-26T20:12:43.737-04:00Man - If you could only spend a day with my wife y...Man - If you could only spend a day with my wife you would know that she definitely DOES have an opinion and personally I am glad that she has the dignity to not unleash it on the people on this blog! lolThe Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933129903898672148noreply@blogger.com