In 2011, the Sister Wives Blog started out as a place to talk about the TLC reality show "Sister Wives", Kody Brown and his wives Christine, Robyn, Meri and Janelle. Today we not only discuss the show, we discuss Polygamy in our society, and the public perceptions of the Mormon Religion. We discuss "Polygamy USA" and will be covering "My 5 Wives."
This blog is geared towards the adult reader, so please, no one under the age of 18 years. Thank you!
Meri and Janelle have stopped following each other on twitter. The day this tweet went out, Meri sent out a tweet two hours later asking for 'good night clubs' in the Las Vegas area. Like seriously? I'll show you, Kody, you hang out and run with the other wives, I will go to a night club.
All of the pretenses are off, it is official for the world to see that Meri and Janelle hate each other. And it seems that Janelle is 'winning' the support of the rest of the family.
Way to sell us on how having sister wives make you a better person, Browns
Wow, I can't believe they are that immature to stop following each other like that! And her and Robyn stopped following each other too? Weird, makes sense though sense Meri can't get along with the other 2 wives.
I have always thought that Meri might leave when Mariah graduated high school. She pretty much said in the first season that she wanted to leave but was only staying for Mariah.
She obviously so unhappy that it would be best for her to go her own way and live it up, she still has the second half of her life ahead of her, she may as well enjoy it!
Maybe I just don't know how to read twitter, but...I thought it was a random fan who asked Meri for night club suggestions, and then that creepy Elisa chick piped up and offered some suggestions and asked the girl to contact her privately for more info...
Wow - did she definitely unfollow Jenelle? Maybe they never followed each other to begin with?
Whatever the answer is, I am Team Jenelle. I wish she had more confidence in herself and power in her relationships. It seems like she gets the raw end of the deal most of the time.
I wonder who that guy is and if hes a plyg too. Btw, Whatever happened to that couple that came to Kody and the wives for advice on getting a second wife? The one who said the family was basically divorced now?
I feel meri has no business even wanting a six bedroom house, just so she is equal to the others or just because she wanted 8 eight kids. She doesn't have 8 kids, one that's leaving for school. One person who is basically single should feel disgusting with themselves for using up family resources on something so absurd. I feel kody and the other 3 should have put her in her place and refused that large of a home for one person, the money could have been spent on just about anything and it couldn't have been as bad. It makes me wonder if she gets the same, "allowance money or spending money" for lack of a better term as the mothers with six kids each?.. I love janelle and Christine they are my favorites, robin is okay, and meri is downright disgusting and pathetic, the family needs to get rid of her, quickly!!
Meri is the Mother orchastator of all the pick of wives. First Janelle for her business income and then Christine for her cooking and mothering skills, then Robyn for a surragate womb and she was more her style as a friend. Meri was the original designer of this family, would the matriach leave? Not without a feathered nest first I would suppose, waiting in the wings.
No way! She was not there, she would have been tweeting about it. Basically this was Janelle's "baby" and Meri just won't support her in anything she does. And yes, she did hurt her knee back a few seasons ago. but she is capable of walking or just showing up for support. She did neither. She sat at home in her huge McMansion with wet bar and pastries and tweeted the world asking for night club recommendations for a 'friend'.
Yes, I remember when she hurt her knee (and milked it for all it was worth, eye roll) but didn't I read here that she recently posted something about SPRINTING? Janelle was jogging so she had to tweet about SPRINTING? Sad, lonely woman.
Devil's advocate in an interview she said she was enjoying running until she messed up her knee on the ski hill and now she does swimming because it isn't as hard on her knee. That could very well be why she is not there.
Shocked by the not following on twitter anymore though!
I just checked and Janelle is no longer following Meri but Meri is following Janelle, BUT she is at the top of the list, meaning she was unfollowed and is now following again.
Yes meaning she stopped following and then started re-following. I have noticed she does that back and forth. Why don't they all just grow up and follow each other since clearly the viewers are noticing. Unless they are trying to create 'drama' for the show? Nah...Meri is just an immature woman.
Playing devil's advocate: social media must really add an entirely different element to polygamy. Whereas, at one time, Meri could bury her head in the sand and pretend that Kody's relationships with his other "wives" were something different, now she has to see pics and tweets of fun times and events. Its harder to live in denial with social media. That might be why all of the following and un-following happens...? I think we have discussed this fact before on this blog... I am just two steps behind when it comes to feeling sympathy for these folks..
Carol - I totally agree all pretenses are off. I follow Robyn on twitter and "modest is hottest" definitely does not apply to her pinterest account. So many pictures of 1/2 naked women on there. Plus in this picture - what happened to the long sleeves? Not that I think women should be covered, there just doesn't seem to be any consistency.
Robyn's Pinterest is definitely interesting. SOOOooooo many pictures of Wonder Woman; many of them are racy, comic-book style with lots of T&A and being just short of pornographic.
She also pinned a photo with a caption that read, "Every brunette needs a blonde best friend," with a comment added that said 'bring her on' and she pinned it to her 'needs to be cross-stitched' board. Um, okay.
C'mon, this was her inspiration board. Why didn't you mention the pictures of Marilyn Monroe, Santa Claus, angels and Audrey Hepburn? For the record she has more pictures of Audrey Hepburn then Wonder Women! Fully dressed too.
OK, so I strolled over to Robyn's pinterest just to see what was going on. She's got this one picture of Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart cooking together and the caption says: "Be Mindful About Stereotypes! Only One of Them Is A Convicted Felon"
That is very strange about Robyn's pinterest- sounds like yet another thing that does not add up with the Browns.
Janelle had a tweet the other day that made me pause- it was something about finishing her favorite book series and it was the Sookie Stackhouse books. Now I know the books aren't as racy as the show but lord, there is a LOT of sex and violence in there. I just can't picture "modest is hottest" Janelle who refuses to answer any sex related questions reading these books.
All of this makes me even more confused about what the devil the Brown's value system actually is. What do these people really believe? They're definitely not practicing what they preach.
She doesn't answer sex-related questions because it isn't anyone's business! Modesty has nothing to do with it. Millions of people read the Stackhouse book series so she's in good company. Their children like the Twilight sagas and Hunger Games. If you don't know what they believe, how can you say they don't practice what they preach?
I don't know what they believe because their interests seem to completely contradict the things they've mentioned or insinuated on the show. Like Kody urging Logan to abstain when he was leaving for college, or being upset with Logan that he would dare use profane language, or whining about the evils or the Strip and Sin City or their odd insistence to wear long sleeved t-shirts under spaghetti strap t-shirts in the middle of the desert. I'm sure there are plenty more examples.
All of this led me to believe, perhaps incorrectly, that they were on the more conservative end of the religious spectrum. Generally, when you're on that end you're not picking up a pretty prurient book to read- if not because you don't believe in the things it contains, then because you're setting an example for your children.
If you don't find it to be a contradiction then I don't know what to tell you. It's just another example, like graphic pictures on Robyn's pinterest or hanging out with that dreadful burlesque woman, that doesn't exactly align with the wholesome image they like to project.
It's been well documented on SWB why the Brown women layer their clothing because they 1) most likely wearing their garments and don't want them to show and 2) they believe in modesty.
I'm gonna tell you something that happened to me. I used to manage a young woman who was hardcore Mormon...married in the temple, garment wearing, temple recommend card carrying Mormon. Her husband directed everything in her life including that she could only work part time and never at night. One afternoon she asked to join me for lunch. I was reading a rather sordid book about a homosexual murder case that had been recently made into a movie. To my surprise, she asked if she could read the book when I was finished. I asked her if she was sure, because of the subject matter. You know what? She said she and her husband HAD ALREADY SEEN THE MOVIE - THEY NOW WANTED TO READ THE BOOK!!!
Of course I let her borrow the book, and when she asked if she could keep the book longer so her husband could read it, I said OK.
And please, there is no need to call the Lady in Red 'that dreadful "burlesque" woman'. She is a Christian, according to her twitter, and apparently is well known on the Vegas strip as a Celine Dion impersonator. She was also a member of a Vegas burlesque show whose members KEPT ALL THEIR CLOTHES ON!! How does that warrant her being called dreadful?
So my point is, just because you may feel a book maybe prurient, or that a Vegas personality may be "dreadful", that is simply YOUR OPINION.
It most certainly doesn't mean how YOU view the world should be considered fact. It is my opinion that Janelle has set an excellent example for her children, evident by Logan's taking a father role for his younger siblings - including getting them ready for school and making their breakfast when they lived at the Lehi house. And he certainly was a hero in Maddie's eyes when she related how he promised to protect her from tornadoes. Maddie being popular in school and deciding not to follow into a plural marriage like her mother is another example of Janelle's influence on her children.
So maybe Robyn likes Wonder Woman. Is that any reason to say she is not projecting her wholesome image? I went through her pinterest page. Just like Anon 11:18 wrote, Robyn had more pictures of Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe than Wonder Woman.
Do you think Audrey Hepburn was dreadful?
So let me repeat. Just because you may feel a book maybe prurient, or that a Vegas personality may be "dreadful", that is simply YOUR OPINION.
IT IS NOT A FACT!!!
I think this particular subject of the so called prurient books Janelle reads, their Vegas friend, and of the cartoon characters on Robyn's pinterest has reached its conclusion.
Sorry for so many posts but Robyn is also not following Meri and Robyn's name is at the top of Meri's following list meaning so unfollowed her and then REfollowed her. Interesting interesting.
There is kind of a lumpy thing under her shirt like a fanny pack (yowser!) but she could also be pregnant. It is kind or expected that she was going to have more so it would not be a surprise. Which may have been why Meri stopped following her for awhile.
Also, if Meri has a wet bar why is she tweeting for night club recommendations?
if Meri has a wet bar why is she tweeting for night club recommendations?
I suppose she wants to impress them and she knows that wet bar will get old after 5 minutes. If her friend in red dress wasn't touring France, we'd be seeing her silly tweets back and forth. Actually, she's been in Vegas long enough to know where family entertainment is located. I think this is Meri's way of connecting with her fans in order to show off for her relatives/friends that are in town. If she's looking for family oriented entertainment, surely Google could help her better and faster!
It would bum me out to be a Brown. I can't imagine being a part of that disorganized, passive aggressive, kaotic, and just messed up tribe. On another note: Thank you to all who have served and are serving our country. Hope everyone has a happy and safe Memorial Day!
I'm a very proud double blue star mom,, let's honor and support our troops for memorial day, and everyday! Freedom isn't free! But we are able to live here, with many religions and lifestyles! USA !!
I saw something about them "debuting" their new t-shirts from My Sisterwive's Closet. Maybe that is why they are allowing themselves to wear short-sleeves now. I guess the rules only apply if you aren't trying to sell something!
If you enlarge the picture you can see that the shirts are all the same--can't make out what they say, but are just different colors. Maybe this was a debut for the shirts for the Closet. Who is the girl next to Kody. It's not Aspyn or Mariah or Maddie. Is it Mykelti?
I haven't seen recent photos of Janelle and Christine after weight loss. Looking forward to that and good for them. They want to look good in their new careers.
Umnm the pic above is recent. You can see whatever loss they have or don't have, although they are kind of hidden. I see Christine is doing her signature pose.
I do think it's rude they don't bother to answer viewers about when the show is returning. Robyn, bless her, last June-July defiantly looked pregnant and might of miscarried. Now she's looking plump. Has she gotten pregnant, had one, what's the big secret? Surely they don't think we're buying the Meri wants a baby story anymore? I would think Robyn needs to have her own, she's in her mid 30's now.
I don't think rudness comes into is regarding the airing date of the new series. I would doubt that they would know - it wouldn't be that important to TLC that they know.
Meri has been to a Shania Twain concert, busy girl! Wasn't she talking about running before? I believe that polygamy causes women to be forever 16 mentally. De friending and then friending a sister wife? Maybe Meri's frontal lobe isn't fully developed.
Really, great point! I think both Mariah and Aspyn graduated this year. In fact, they both tweeted pictures going on the class trip to...wait for it....Disneyland! It was the class trip, not like the Browns planned it but still, those girls go there a lot.
Maybe Kody is only proud when a son graduates? Or maybe he only acted like he was deeply proud of his son last year because TLC was filming it? Maybe he generally does not show any pride in his kids unless the cameras are rolling?
Graduation hasn't happened for their high school yet. The last day of school is June 5th, but because all of the LV high schools use UNLV's Thomas & Mack, they do not necessarily graduate the day school ends.
Also, I was at Disneyland this weekend and I just so happened to see Mariah with a group of friends headed towards Space Mountain. I was sitting taking a break and people watching. It was also Grad Nite that night at Disneyland, so I wasn't surprised to see her there. Perhaps Meri was a chaperone for the trip and that's why she wasn't at the 5k run? Just a thought.
Not necessarily. I've been to Disneyland Paris 24 times in 13 months. Then again, I live close to it, have an annual pass and live in a tiny flat, so it's nice to get out and about. Aspyn and Mariah are huge Disney fans, but I have to say, they do go a lot for people with 'finite resources' who live hours away from the parks.
Robyn did post on pinterest a post about how to make more breast milk and then now she has the pooch so possibly ANOTHER Brown on the way. Meri just tweeted recently about how sprinting was better then running so where is she?
Since it got 'lost' 18 years ago and it's chronicled in the book how unhappy Meri was that Janelle and Kody got married....I could certainly see Meri 'accidentally taking the ring' and then sticking it in some box when they moved to Vegas to take the heat off of her all these years later. No doubt in my mind that Meri took it. Remember, they lived together in those early years and there was a lot of jealously and petty arguments going on.
Or one of the kids hid it when they were small, came across it in the move and won't fess up to it. We lost lots of stuff when our kids were small... including hubby's wedding ring (on the counter because he couldn't wear it to work).
When you take into consideration how sad she was to leave Lehi and her friends. I remember her saying she and her friends were going to be legends in Lehi and then how sad she was on her first day in Vegas. Two years later she is very popular at her school and was even elected class president. So I can see what she means.
I am glad things are working out for Maddie. Hope the other kids find happiness in a non plyg world out there. This move may have been good for the kids after all.
Maddie is a typical teen in that she is up and down in her tweets. One day she is happy and the next sad. I wouldn't read too much into anything she writes.
I don't think the kids REALLY understood the impact and the kind of money that was going to come into their lives. They were just thinking how they were leaving their good friends and neighborhood where they were accepted. As soon as the money started rolling in and the gifts started getting nicer, they started to realize that they had to go with the flow to keep "cell phones", "manicures", Disneyland passports, cars...etc.
It will get a bit rough when the money machine takes a dump.
Can it be that she, Meri, is taking the picture? If she isn't that is strange. Maybe she was at home busy making a luncheon for everyone and getting the wet bar ready. Ya right!
Can anyone tell what is on their shirts they are supposed to be selling? To me it looks like a black hole that is swallowing a heart. Sadly, it sums up their lives perfectly.
Janelle tweeted on 5/25 that they would be wearing MSWC new t-shirt design at the Patriot Run. You would think that they would photograph the entire design but it must be so "unusual" (trying to avoid saying NOT PRETTY and UGLY) they opted for the sideways posing with Janelle partially hidden by Gabe and Savanah. But you have a sharp eye...it does look like a orangish heart being sucked into a black hole (which must look spectacular on the orange shirt Christine is wearing). And the print is so small you'd have to get right up to the person's chest to read it.
On the other hand, the Patriot Run t-shirt worn by the woman standing next to Janelle looks colorful and interesting.
I'm no Twitter expert, but if what a previous poster in this thread mentioned is accurate, then I think Kody's list of people he's following is pretty telling as well. The first person he followed is Robyn (although I'm sure she was the one who "helped" him set up the account), but then there were several OTHER people he chose to follow BEFORE he added the three other wives to his list (and since they're grouped together, I'm assuming he added them at the same time). Robyn is his Cinderella and the other wives are merely the ugly step-sisters!
Mono, glad u noted that. I thought the exact same thing when I first started looking at their tweets. I noticed Robyn was first on his list and while I understand they all can't be first, I thought that was interesting.
I don't think it's that telling. They probably didn't all sit down at the same time and make a twitter account- the wives probably joined at different times and were added as their accounts were created. Some might have been slower to get on the bandwagon.
A long while back I remember specifically looking at Kody's Twitter account to see in which order he followed each of his wives. His first four follows were his wives but I have since forgotten the order. A short while later he for some "mysterious" reason stopped following Janelle, Christine and Meri. Soon after that a fan tweeted him asking why he wasn't following all of his wives. He said something nonchalantly along the lines of, "Oh, I thought I was! Just added them all now!" at which point he then added Janelle, Christine and Meri which created a gap between Robyn and the other wives. What does this mean? NO CLUE. Maybe Meri hacked his account and deleted herself, Janelle and Christine to frame Robyn or just a weird Twitter black hole could have swallowed them up and deleted them off his account. Who knows!
Is it just me or are some of these snappy, defensive Anon comments sounding like they are coming from the Browns?! That is too funny. I know they read here.
Heh, @Anon 3:01 PM, I was just about to reply to another Anon: "Anonymous May 28, 2013 at 12:46 PM
I don't think rudness comes into is regarding the airing date of the new series. I would doubt that they would know - it wouldn't be that important to TLC that they know."
*I* would think that TLC would definitely want to make the Browns aware of the new season dates. The Browns should be promoting it on all of their collective social media(medias? medium?). I would think that even the brain trust at TLC would recognize the benefit of free promotion by the family. That little comment above sounded just defensive enough to make me wonder who really wrote it, and if they felt a little guilty about not doing their part...
I think TLC is looking for ways to leave the Brown family behind. It's possible that they already paid up for the next season so they are pasting together whatever they can to put together a finale season. As much as I enjoy the Browns (and this blog!), I honestly do not see any momentum ratings-wise for this show to continue airing. Other than ya'll I don't know anyone who watches Sisterwives! Once a show has been off the air for so long, it's hard to get viewers interested. Anyone else think that TLC just wants to wash their hands of the Browns and use the bad ratings as a reason?
CPA - I so agree! What show has only 5 episodes and then doesn't come back for months!! Like what 9 or 10 months! I love coming here reading and occasionally commenting, so would miss that. :( Planning a trip to Vegas in July and would love to talk my friend into driving by the McMansion!!!
To add my two cents on the book series read by Janelle. I am an avid reader and can say that the greatest thing about reading is you can take your mind wherever you want to go. I am happy for Janelle that she feels she can read anything she wants (she should!) and also for Robyn for pininteresting (?) what appeals to her. Come on - these women have such miserable lives, they should be allowed to read or 'follow' whatever they want. I love to read real life murder mysteries but I am not a murderer...Let's remember that we all have our basic freedoms and certainly don't want to discourage people from reading and having their own tastes and opinions!
Seems to me like Robyn's Wonder Woman thing is just more of the She-Ra deal.... Alter ego who defends her. She-Ra is only slightly more modest than Wonder Woman, and at least Wonder Woman is a brunette. If I were to read into things, I would say she's feeling like frail Audrey Hepburn being threatened by a Sex Symbol Marylin (a blonde), and in need of her alter ego to protect her.
Maybe Robyn is a surrogate for Meri, and now Meri is going out clubbing to get it out of the way before the Baby gets here. Meri said she wasn’t sure if she wanted a baby because she doesn’t want to “start over”. Mariah is 17 or 18…. And if Meri wanted 8 children after Mariah and the children were 2-3 years apart then… Meri would have a baby now anyway. Didn’t kody tell Meri she had to decide by the time they moved to the Mcmansions? Wetbar = new fancy changing table :)
Meri - we know you were not home with your bonus kids. If you were, we would have seen the tweet on it. You were at home looking for night clubs. We here at SWB are able to connect the dots.
Well, Mer...er..Anonymous, we know that in the past, you...er...Meri was not available to help the other wives who needed childcare. 1) there was Robyn who was so busy doodling for dollars that she had to bring her step sister from the farm into her home to not only babysit but also help with house work because the sisterwives were not available. Then there's poor Christine who had no one to help with her kids while she studied for the real estate exame so she was working day and night to study and at the same time caring for her toddler and other children...too bad she doesn't have a sigle step sister. Then there's poor Janelle whose son really kept the little ones in line so much to the point that his moving away from home was putting a hardship on the mother. So nope we are not buying you...er....Meri stayed home that day to watch all the little ones. And we also know that your dream of outrunning Janelle and getting your own self image overhaul has died right along with all your other dreams of being the better wife. We get that you are totally passive agressive and so you are trying to get Kody back into you and not into his other three Baby Mammas. You were home trying to make Kody jealous...oh my...I must go out to bars and party...that will make him worry. It's almost as pathetic as Robyn tweeting, I need to go visit my family...I am all alone....I am not getting sleep....cry, cry, cry.
Wonder what they are going to do with all the left over 2012 ornaments?
Dumpster divers may benefit. Sell on ebay for 15 cents plus the cost of a postage stamp? Pretty easy to set up a paypal account I'm told. Almost effortless way to sell junk--I mean stuff. Don't even have to lick the postage stamps any more. Just stick the thing in an envelope taped to a 3x5 card, affix the first class stamp and you're done. No pesky web sites to maintain, no web designers to pay. Almost no work at all.
Or would cast off ornaments meet the quality standards of the Dollar Store?
Will they sell them to Trey Parker and Matt Stone to decorate the set for the sequel to Orgazmo?
Will Meri use them as coasters for her wet bar? (coasters! Twisted SisterWife!)
Will they be the kids graduation gifts?
Still hoping to see the new design for charms for MSWC bracelet.
Kody's charm can be locks of his hair encased in tiny glass bottles....a rare commodity, sure to increase in value as the supplies diminish.
I'm not a huge brown family fan but even I wondered if Meri was at home with some of the kiddos during the run. Also, maybe she didn't show up out of respect for janelle-- I know that sounds weird but I have a similar relationship with an in-law. We avoid each other unless we have to be around one another. Meri might have realized her presence at an event that janelle was sponsoring/ advertising for would make for an uncomfortable situation and opted to just stay at home.
Meri - we know that you never show respect for Janelle so we aren't buying this excuse either. We know you thrive on making your sister wives uncomfortable. Just sayin.
I don't think the Brown clowns have two working brain cells between them, therefore, Meri couldn't have possibly decided to avoid "drama" at the race. I think it's far more likely that it was filmed and TLC/TPTB asked M to stay home as a pathetic plotline. Luckily, we're at 14 minutes 59 seconds of their 15 minutes of shame.
Meri, It’s not that we hate you. It’s just your so aggressive towards the family. I think it’s horrible in the last season when you told Janelle. “ I am sorry I took something that you thought was yours.” If you remember this was in references to the houses. Meri you got a BIG DREAM rental house and Janelles children asked why their Other mother got a big house..Janelle said the resources could’ve been used more wise to help the family. Meri Since you are reading this Blog, We know you are ! This is really when people started to get a bad taste in their mouth when looking at you.Honestly it made me feel sick to see you respond in such a way to Janelle. From then on it was a spiral downward with increased greediness hobby room, wet bar,extra bedroom. Ect… That statement alone made you sound like a very wicked woman who hates her family. Janelle is such a hard worker and provided so much for the family. If you and Mariah had to live on your paycheck alone when you were in Utah….you would’ve not made it. Besides really you couldn’t live in a smaller less expensive house just for the time being? Wow, I know Kody says he married his soul mate when he married you…. Well I don’t know what that really means about Kody’s soul. Christine and Janelle are princesses in the family, sweet , generous and kind. Just because you have “ expensive” taste does not make you a princess. I really hope you don’t think that just because you’re the first wife you get entitlement. No its absolutely whoever has the most children…. Well at least in your family. Just sayin Thanks for your time, A concerned citizen
Kody and the wives were all sitting on a couch and Janelle said she was worried about having enough to feed her kids. Meri was defensive because her standard of living is more important than if Kody's children with other wives starve. This is pretty much the point at which I lost all respect for Meri and Kody. Janelle just shut down at this point and I felt as if I could read her mind "why do I even bother with these idiots". I predict Janelle will have a wonderful life full of the love of her children and Meri will just remain materialistic and bitter.
For me, it was the tone she took with the kids outside the restaurant when she was screaming about one of Robyn's girls hair being pulled. It was the first glimpse of "the monster inside".
All the rest just followed from that moment as the veneer peeled away.
I am thinking that one of the reasons that TLC has delayed the new season for so long is that they are giving Janelle enough time to make a big change - so we can really see a dramatic before and after. TLC can see how many people are in Janelle's camp, really rooting for her to get healthy and be successful in life and work. I am hoping that this will be Janelle's season of success (with or without Kody, Meri, and Robyn, but maybe with Christine and of course, with her awesome kids)!
I think the Browns got a big head and refused to do the show without a MAJOR increase in pay. TLC was probably like - whatever. Then the Browns came back and are doing the show for even less money then they got paid before. Just like that episode of Seinfeld!
I'm talking about the Seinfeld episode where Jerry and George are writing a sitcom called "Jerry". NBC originally offered them like $10,000 - $12,000 an episode. George said they needed more money so NBC said "SEE YA!" In the end they wrote the sitcom for $8,000 per episode. I'm talking fictional characters and story, not real life actors.
I do believe the episodes have already been filmed for the new season...so we will actually see Janelle in the weight she was over 6 months ago if not longer...this is why the whole thing is mute. They are going to start the season with "DO THEY GET IN THE HOMES BEFORE CHRISTMAS"...uhhhhhh not only did they get in them, but they are swimming in the neighbors pool, having meetings, going out on the town (in this town that is such a negative influence)... It's all a day late and a dollar short.
They should have been a lot more careful with their social media..."The Little Couple" was able to do it in regards to their adoption process... I have to say, that I looked forward to seeing their new season, because I didn't already know everything.
I'm sure she was clueless to the fact that "the public" could see who she follows...until she read it on here. So she quickly added them to make it right....because for goodness sake who wouldn't follow their own "sisterwife" on twitter.
I wonder why Robyn hasn't written another blog update yet. It's been like a month or so. I know Janelle posted a new one last week or so. I'm just curious, is it a weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or whenever the hell they feel like posting blog for Robyn & Janelle. Oh well, it's not like Robyn has anything original to bring to the table anyways.
- It is not my fault that I am beautiful and you are not - It is so hard being hot and beautiful - After each birth I get my pre-baby body back naturally, sorry can't help you - Kody desires me the most, deal with it sista wifies - When I am sad, you all must come to me to comfort me - I have needs and they are more important than yours - My non-existant relationship with food - How to make other women jealous of our relationship (tsk tsk Christine) - The hard life of a designer - Designing is not easy, pity me please - Designer block - Playing house in the mc Mansion etc etc
- Even we beautiful people get herpes - Your kid horning in on time with your hubby? Have your younger sister take care of him!! - If your new hubby doesn't like one of your kids' names, just change it - If your kid is hanging on your leg, bitch about it to your paying customers. They love to hear excuses! - When all else fails, cry
Ha ha love it - Even we beautiful people get herpes...
-How to make really ugly faces while crying -Being mother to the favorite son is not easy -You to can have your children call another guy daddy in just 3 days -Bad credit, not a problem - you can still afford the McMansion -You have no idea what it's like having four children... so I got my step sister to help
-How to survive that awkward moment when your husband tells his other wives that he picked your wedding dress -The art of emotionally bullying your stepson into accepting your new baby -Scrambled Eggs:To pepper or not to pepper?
-Bad credit, not a problem - you can still afford the McMansion
This comment reminded me how she didn't want to be the only one holding everyone back on getting the houses, she said she would "Do whatever it takes". I was thinking, WOW! Even get a J O B or two? I doubt it!
Sorry to disappoint you all but in real life all 4 wives are actually really nice to each other and are comfortable with each other. They all watch each others kids, Meri does so quite often, although it seems like you've already set your mind to believe that she is evil. A lot of what you are seeing on tv is majorly edited and really a lot of the tweets you are reading you are just reading way too much into. All 4 wives have been great influences on their own biological kids as well as their "bonus" children. For being such a unique family they are very functional and loving. More so than a lot of "standard" or "normal" families. There are always enough parents to go around so that if one of the kids needs something and their own mom or Kody isn't available at least one of the other moms are able to be there. As someone who knows them I appreciate that the comments towards the kids should be kept positive because some of the kids DO read this, like it or not, and it does affect them, a lot. Because not only are they dealing with jealous teenagers making mean comments at school and on their own social media pages, but then, for whatever insane reason they choose to read this blog and if they see a mean comment it's just another "beat down". Luckily they have good enough relationships with their parents and good friends that some of the damage can be undone, but not all, the negative stuff said about their parents they laugh off because it's pretty insane and so far from reality, but the comments about their parents physical looks/weight/relationships sometimes does affect them. All 4 wives are AMAZING moms and Kody, although different from most husbands and dads we may know, is a really good dad and has a special relationship with every single child including his step kids. I'm sure my comment will probably never make it onto the blog, it doesn't quite fit with most of the rest, although sometimes I see CynicalJinx bringing a does of reality back, and I'm sure everyone will decide I must be a wife, or drinking the "kool-aid" and that's okay, because I'm not and I am happy to know this family, they are all great people and I'm proud to be able to count them among my friends. I've popped onto this blog twice in the past and was saddened by the awful comments and humored by all the conspiracy theories, I doubt I will ever come back though, it doesn't seem worth it to increase the blog hits to this site that is really just a place to hate on and bully a family that is different from others (including my own momgamous one) but being different and choosing to live in a polygamist relationship shouldn't be enough of a reason to hate them. They are all consenting adults and allow their children to form their own opinions, no one is being brainwashed or pushed into anything. The show is good for them financially but I feel bad that it's openend them up to so much hate. To each their own, with all of your comments and with the Brown's choosing to live a polygamist lifestyle. Thanks for giving me a chance to post an opinon from "the other side"... : )
Thank you "Well then..." for your post. Unlike you, I love this blog because it gives us a place to somehow balance out all of the BS (in my opinion) that has been spewed from the mouths of the Browns since they were publicly introduced to the world a few years ago. You like them and are friends with them and that is your choice. Far be it for me or anyone to try to stop you. I have friends who have, in my opinion, made bad choices with their lives over the years, whether it be related to child rearing, financial decisions or marital relations. The difference between my friends and your friends the Browns, is that my friends did not voluntarily go public with their dirty laundry for the almighty dollar and expect sympathy for their poor choices. We all make mistakes, make bad decisions and unlike the Browns, responsible people (like MY friends) hold themselves and no one else responsible for those mistakes and bad decisions. My friends have to live with the consequences and deal with them as best as they can. And for those reasons, I have respect and admiration for the people I call my friends.
Dear We By Then, They are all consenting adults that have chosen to live their lives in this manner. They have all chosen to open their lives up to the public by appearing on a reality tv show. By agreeing to appear on this show, they have to take the good things that come from it, (i.e. the income and the platform to speak to people) with the bad ( the hyper intense scrutiny of the media, and people expressing their opinions of the Browns behaviour on social media come to mind.) The Browns refuse to deal with the negative aspects of fame. Just because they are sticking their heads in the sand doesn’t mean that people will (or should) stop commenting. I find the inconsistencies with what the Brown's say and what they do to be very hypocritical. My frustration stems from the Browns many inabilities such as: 1. Inability to plan for the future (i.e. not pursuing any type of post-secondary education BEFORE deciding to marry and have and many, many, children.) Two can live as cheaply as one, certainly. But 16 people require a lot more food, space, clothing and money. How are we going to support our many children on little money? 2. Inability/disinterest in working to support themselves (Meri stated she would leave her job at the drop of hat to follow Kody where ever he went. Yes, she was young. I am sure many of us had jobs when we were young and would not consider doing that.) 3. To keep their morals high (Robyn stated in the Honeymoon special that if a man keeps his morals high with his wife he will keep his morals high with you) THEN She almost blurted (last season’s questions episode) about how she was Kody's bedroom wife when Christine gave birth to Truly BEFORE they were married. ALSO how they refuse to talk about sex on the show, in interviews and in general. They claim that is not the point of their religion, or why they have come out to the country. Fine, except for the fact that is the point. They get large families by having lots of sex and not using birth control. When you put yourself on a reality tv show you expose your whole life (even the parts you don’t want exposed.) They should answer those questions and they should be truthful about it. How annoying would it have been if after Hugh Grant was caught with a prostitute nobody asked him about it? (I know I am dating myself here but I can’t think of a current example.) Hugh Grant didn’t get a free pass and neither should they. They choose to live this way. 4. Their willingness to declare bankruptcy and scam the welfare system are matters of public record. If you can’t afford to feed and clothe the many mouths you have brought into the world. (By having sex!!) why should I have to pay for it? 5. There are many more things that I find annoying, but I have run out of lunch time.
Maybe Meri isn't evil but she is completely self-centered. And no amount of editing could possibly change the fact that she had to have as large and probably more expensive of a house as women with SIX flipping children when they first moved to Vegas and were struggling financially. She can cry all she wants about the fact that she was unable to have more than one but the fact is the rest of the wives have the amount of kids they do because it is their RELIGION, one that she chose. These bonus kids are in theory supposed to be hers too but she clearly could care less about them or else she would show some damn self restraint, make sacrifices and live according to the principles of their religion. She is a phony passive aggressive human being who is too selfish to give up some square footage to help feed her so called children and THAT'S why people dislike her.
i take issue re:the kids coming here and reading snarks about their dysfunctional parents. They are making the CHOICE to come to a well-known snark blog. if it's hurtful to them like you say, then they're old enough to have the good sense to not come and inflict pain upon themselves. geesh. Their FB page is quite well moderated and is FULL of adoring rabid fans to satisfy their own personal validation needs. Anyway, i think it's in poor taste for you to try to push a guilt trip like that on peeps here that have every right to freely vent and discuss away for this blog that was specifically created for that. Yes - you're also free to stay away due to your own emotional toll this place takes on you re:your friends. That's the beauty of FREE CHOICE!! :)
Having said that - i definitely think it's been a good rule to leave the innocent kids who had no choice to be born into this family out of this snark blog. that's a no-brainer to me.
WELL THEN! I did not hear anyone say Meri is Evil. You are the only one who put Meri and Evil in a sentence together( other then this sentence). I will stand by my comment that I do think she is wicked. What is the opposite of generous and kind?? I would not choose to have her be my mother… In my opinion she is very selfish. I know that Children can teach us lessons in life. One of the lessons children tend to teach adults is about love and sacrifice. Meri chose the life of a sister wife, with that title comes also being a parent to children that are not biologically hers. Meri claims that the children are her” bonus” children. Responsible loving parents would sacrifice any wants if it would benefit the child/children. Meri wants the children to respect her as a mother, she needs to do what she can to be a loving parent in return. Meri stating that she has nicer things because she doesn’t let children ruin her stuff is ridiculous .Everybody wants nice things, Janelle and Christine want nice things too, they are just not so materialistic , those nice things are not important… furniture is just a tool to help people live happily. I am sorry if you think editing was done to make Meri look selfish, However I do not think you should be giving TLC that much credit.
"Well then" - how do you explain the book then? Each wife had her own section that she personally wrote. How are we 'the evil viewers' misinterpreting the words that these very wives wrote?
Most of us understand there is editing and such with reality tv and we know to some extent that we are being played..BUT the book confirms (at the least) that for instance, Meri and Janelle can't stand each other.
And, frankly, the Browns took this on and take the paychecks and the Mansions they now live in. As much as you seem to think this blog is 'mean spirited', this blog is just about the only thing keeping the Browns relevant. Frankly, otherwise, not a peep from the media about this family.
But, freedom of speech and all. And religion. And the freedom to disagree. That's what makes the country great.
Well then, While I don't want to make this a jump on the band wagon against your decision to support your friends' decision to put their life up for public scrutiny, I do want to make a couple of points for you to ponder. Whenever a parent or group of parents decide to do a reality program and they drag their children in on this program without considering the consequences to the children, I am not so sure that I would call them good people. You said the children take a lot of bullying both in school and on social media about the life they live and I am sure that the bullying is a result in part by their parents' decision to go public with their plyg lifestyle.
In addition, you do comment about the wonderful way that Meri really acts as opposed to the way she is portrayed on TV...well, I began judging her from her own words in the book they published. In addition, I have seen a few interviews in which Meri does admit how badly she has treated Janelle. Even Christine wrote in the book that Meri has been mean to the children, so we are not solely basing our characterization of Meri on the reality program.
Finally, when it comes to the financial situation...it is public record. They have filed bankruptcy...the women were applying and receiving government assistance based as single women, and they are impulsive, running from one bad situation into another equally bad situation.
I do not post much but today I felt the need to say something. I do not believe in polygamy. I feel that it degrades women and that horny old men make all the rules citing religious beliefs. I came to this blog because of all the crazy people who just love this family and want to be part of this family. Many want to be the fifth wife. Gag me. Kody only agreed to do this show for the money. There is no way in hell that he was supporting this large family. Yes, they have been on government assistance. This is fraud because I am sure that they did not name Kody as the dad. Kody and his harem will do anything to keep the money coming in. After all, they have to pay for these large homes. If they were a real family, then they would find a way to share a single home. I personally don't understand how these women can stand there and act like they are not jealous when Kody is paying one of them more attention than the other. Kody gets all the perks. Think about it ladies. They take one vacation while he takes 4. Plus, it is just plain gross. I hope he washes between visits. These women deserve more. Having to explain to young girls why this man has 4 wives is very hard to do when you don't agree with this lifestyle. They can do whatever they want. They are adults. But when you go on tv for the almighty dollar, you open yourself up to comments, positive and negative. This blog is the only thing keeping the Brown family relevant. Polygamy is still illegal last time I looked. TLC is only making money. TLC tries to find people that they can exploit and who cause drama. I am sure that the Brown family friend means well. Who knows, they could be putting on an act and laughing all the way to the bank. Their fans do keep them on tv. I for one wish they never return to TLC. I do hope that this is their last season. I bet that TLC had a hard time editing this season as to the reason why they are not back on yet. People are not interested in their old story lines. Will there be a baby for Meri, will Kody take a 5th wife, they are already in the homes (still not sure how they qualified). As for their kids, I only feel sorry for the ones who cannot make their own decisions. I feel that this move to Vegas may have opened their eyes a little bit more wider than they expected. And to their family friend, if you are truly thei friend, then tell Kody to get a job. Stop relying on TLC to support your family. Tell him that his polygamy beliefs are hard to swallow. Also tell them that they are not celebrities and that their fifteen minutes of fame are just about up. And one last thing, if Kody is such a great Dad the why does he seem to struggle whenever he is alone with the kids. He cannot possibly have time for all of the kids and his wife and mistresses. He must clone himself. Scratch that. Why would anyone want a clone of Kody Brown. So sorry that the truth hurts.
CPA Carol, I agree that it is either Kody or someone writing for Kody because we know that Kody cannot hold a single thought aside from his Hi, I'm Kody and I'm a plyg or My hair, My hair, or I'm a surfer looking dude, so someone would have to write it for him. But yeah, totally Kody
I do not entirely agree with the above responses, so I just want to put out more a moderate opinion…. Everyone’s entitled to his/her own opinion right?
First, and foremost, the folks at SWB really do provide the best source for keeping up with the Browns and Polygamy in modern/pop culture. I come here because I know that when the next season’s start date is announced, the folks here will be some of the first to break the news. Whether you agree with the comments or not, this blog does a lot for the PR of shows like SW, and for groups like the Dargers. I wouldn’t know about Polygamy USA if it wasn’t for Cynical and the others!
Second, I believe the Browns are experiencing a lot of backlash because people are disillusioned with them. The family that we were presented in the first season is not the same group that we saw in the last season. At first, we got to a meet a group of people that belonged to a little known subculture in America. The Browns really presented themselves as relatively normal (compared to groups like the FLDS who dress/act like they belong in the 1800’s) and genuine in their belief that polygamy is a religiously mandated practice. Originally, the Browns were something we hadn’t seen before. BUT in the middle of the second season, they took a sharp right turn, and started to emulate the behaviors that America expects from reality show casts, i.e. focusing on money, material wealth, and false drama. The separate houses shattered the image of one “family unit,” and the hearing the Browns talk about “finite resources” but not act like they have “finite resources” really gave people the impression that they were all about money. As a result, some people no longer see the Browns as the poster family of a subculture, but instead as a group that has become more mainstream and materialistic. It’s really not what people want to see or expect from a conservative religious subculture in America….
Some people are going to be unhappy with the idea of polygamy no matter what, and some people are going to be open minded about it. Neither is right or wrong, but I do think people expect public figures (politicians, reality stars, whatever) to be true to the image they first presented to the public, because that’s the image that made us like them in the first place.
ITA - this is where I found out about Polygamy USA and why I started to watch it. When TLC announces the season premiere of Sister Wives, you can bet we will find it here on SW Blog first. This is THE place for conversations about polygamy. This blog does a lot of PR for the shows that showcase the plural marriage lifestyle. And...isn't that what the families want....people actually watching their show and generating buzz? We are free PR here, people. :-)
Meri is blaming everyone but herself for the backlash. Seems she is particularly blaming Janelle. Janelle has been getting positive feedback for her weight loss and life changing path she has taken. The dirty little secret of how Meri abused Janelle and took out her frustrations on the kids has been exposed and Meri is pissed about how it make Meri...the devoted polygamist ..look like a hypocrite. It s the price she is paying for going public on her reality show which in turn afforded her the mcmansion..its karma meri..u dont have enough friends to post here and plead your case..u made your bed..lay in it
Meri's shock that people recieve her so negatively is just another one of those ideas that we are able to say they live in a fantasy world where their reality doesn't match our reality. When we read where Meri was bullying both janelle and the kids, our response as basic human beings with compassion was to say, what a bitch; howeever, in Meri's world, she justifies her actions by saying she is louder and more outspoken and that's a good thing in their community. Likewise the idea of keeping kids in check is a good thing, even if those kids are being bullied. So, Meri's perception is totally warped and I blame the plyg community and a little of her narcissim.
Just read Robyn new blog. Something is defiantly wrong. In her blog she says she worked after she married Kody. And went back to work when her six week maternity leave was up.
I know the Browns dont have tons going on right now, but where are the Sister Wife posts?! You do a great job with the blog :) im just missing some Brown talk.
Meri and Janelle have stopped following each other on twitter. The day this tweet went out, Meri sent out a tweet two hours later asking for 'good night clubs' in the Las Vegas area. Like seriously? I'll show you, Kody, you hang out and run with the other wives, I will go to a night club.
ReplyDeleteAll of the pretenses are off, it is official for the world to see that Meri and Janelle hate each other. And it seems that Janelle is 'winning' the support of the rest of the family.
Way to sell us on how having sister wives make you a better person, Browns
Wow, I can't believe they are that immature to stop following each other like that! And her and Robyn stopped following each other too? Weird, makes sense though sense Meri can't get along with the other 2 wives.
DeleteI have always thought that Meri might leave when Mariah graduated high school. She pretty much said in the first season that she wanted to leave but was only staying for Mariah.
She obviously so unhappy that it would be best for her to go her own way and live it up, she still has the second half of her life ahead of her, she may as well enjoy it!
Maybe I just don't know how to read twitter, but...I thought it was a random fan who asked Meri for night club suggestions, and then that creepy Elisa chick piped up and offered some suggestions and asked the girl to contact her privately for more info...
DeleteI don't know if they were temporarily unfollowing each other but they're not now- Janelle appears on her list.
Delete.I thought it was a random fan who asked Meri for night club suggestions
DeleteNo, the tweet was initiated by Meri.
What business would Meri possibly have in a night club - especially if she intends on going alone? Wow....that is just....wow.
DeleteWhat business would Meri possibly have in a night club - especially if she intends on going alone?
DeleteMeri's tweet: "Hey Las Vegas! I have friends coming in town who want to know the best club to go to. Any suggestions?"
It reads as if she's asking for her friends, not for herself.
Wow - did she definitely unfollow Jenelle? Maybe they never followed each other to begin with?
DeleteWhatever the answer is, I am Team Jenelle. I wish she had more confidence in herself and power in her relationships. It seems like she gets the raw end of the deal most of the time.
I wonder who that guy is and if hes a plyg too.
ReplyDeleteBtw, Whatever happened to that couple that came to Kody and the wives for advice on getting a second wife? The one who said the family was basically divorced now?
Oh and Meri wasn't there because she was too busy cleaning her giant empty house and trying to think up more passive aggressive tweets.
ReplyDeleteMeri has been busy shopping and stocking up her craft room.
DeleteI feel meri has no business even wanting a six bedroom house, just so she is equal to the others or just because she wanted 8 eight kids. She doesn't have 8 kids, one that's leaving for school. One person who is basically single should feel disgusting with themselves for using up family resources on something so absurd. I feel kody and the other 3 should have put her in her place and refused that large of a home for one person, the money could have been spent on just about anything and it couldn't have been as bad. It makes me wonder if she gets the same, "allowance money or spending money" for lack of a better term as the mothers with six kids each?.. I love janelle and Christine they are my favorites, robin is okay, and meri is downright disgusting and pathetic, the family needs to get rid of her, quickly!!
DeleteMeri is the Mother orchastator of all the pick of wives. First Janelle for her business income and then Christine for her cooking and mothering skills, then Robyn for a surragate womb and she was more her style as a friend. Meri was the original designer of this family, would the matriach leave? Not without a feathered nest first I would suppose, waiting in the wings.
DeleteRobyn looks.....
ReplyDeleteMy first thought too!
DeleteAnd mine.
DeleteShe could have been taking the picture, but I doubt it!
ReplyDeleteNo way! She was not there, she would have been tweeting about it. Basically this was Janelle's "baby" and Meri just won't support her in anything she does. And yes, she did hurt her knee back a few seasons ago. but she is capable of walking or just showing up for support. She did neither. She sat at home in her huge McMansion with wet bar and pastries and tweeted the world asking for night club recommendations for a 'friend'.
DeleteYes, I remember when she hurt her knee (and milked it for all it was worth, eye roll) but didn't I read here that she recently posted something about SPRINTING? Janelle was jogging so she had to tweet about SPRINTING? Sad, lonely woman.
DeleteDevil's advocate in an interview she said she was enjoying running until she messed up her knee on the ski hill and now she does swimming because it isn't as hard on her knee. That could very well be why she is not there.
ReplyDeleteShocked by the not following on twitter anymore though!
Still chugging the Liv, I see.
ReplyDeleteI just checked and Janelle is no longer following Meri but Meri is following Janelle, BUT she is at the top of the list, meaning she was unfollowed and is now following again.
ReplyDeleteYes meaning she stopped following and then started re-following. I have noticed she does that back and forth. Why don't they all just grow up and follow each other since clearly the viewers are noticing. Unless they are trying to create 'drama' for the show? Nah...Meri is just an immature woman.
DeletePlaying devil's advocate: social media must really add an entirely different element to polygamy. Whereas, at one time, Meri could bury her head in the sand and pretend that Kody's relationships with his other "wives" were something different, now she has to see pics and tweets of fun times and events. Its harder to live in denial with social media. That might be why all of the following and un-following happens...?
DeleteI think we have discussed this fact before on this blog... I am just two steps behind when it comes to feeling sympathy for these folks..
Carol - I totally agree all pretenses are off. I follow Robyn on twitter and "modest is hottest" definitely does not apply to her pinterest account. So many pictures of 1/2 naked women on there. Plus in this picture - what happened to the long sleeves? Not that I think women should be covered, there just doesn't seem to be any consistency.
ReplyDeleteRobyn's Pinterest is definitely interesting. SOOOooooo many pictures of Wonder Woman; many of them are racy, comic-book style with lots of T&A and being just short of pornographic.
DeleteShe also pinned a photo with a caption that read, "Every brunette needs a blonde best friend," with a comment added that said 'bring her on' and she pinned it to her 'needs to be cross-stitched' board. Um, okay.
C'mon, this was her inspiration board. Why didn't you mention the pictures of Marilyn Monroe, Santa Claus, angels and Audrey Hepburn? For the record she has more pictures of Audrey Hepburn then Wonder Women! Fully dressed too.
DeleteOK, so I strolled over to Robyn's pinterest just to see what was going on. She's got this one picture of Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart cooking together and the caption says: "Be Mindful About Stereotypes! Only One of Them Is A Convicted Felon"
DeleteI thought that was kind of cute!!!
That is very strange about Robyn's pinterest- sounds like yet another thing that does not add up with the Browns.
DeleteJanelle had a tweet the other day that made me pause- it was something about finishing her favorite book series and it was the Sookie Stackhouse books. Now I know the books aren't as racy as the show but lord, there is a LOT of sex and violence in there. I just can't picture "modest is hottest" Janelle who refuses to answer any sex related questions reading these books.
All of this makes me even more confused about what the devil the Brown's value system actually is. What do these people really believe? They're definitely not practicing what they preach.
She doesn't answer sex-related questions because it isn't anyone's business! Modesty has nothing to do with it. Millions of people read the Stackhouse book series so she's in good company. Their children like the Twilight sagas and Hunger Games. If you don't know what they believe, how can you say they don't practice what they preach?
DeleteI don't know what they believe because their interests seem to completely contradict the things they've mentioned or insinuated on the show. Like Kody urging Logan to abstain when he was leaving for college, or being upset with Logan that he would dare use profane language, or whining about the evils or the Strip and Sin City or their odd insistence to wear long sleeved t-shirts under spaghetti strap t-shirts in the middle of the desert. I'm sure there are plenty more examples.
DeleteAll of this led me to believe, perhaps incorrectly, that they were on the more conservative end of the religious spectrum. Generally, when you're on that end you're not picking up a pretty prurient book to read- if not because you don't believe in the things it contains, then because you're setting an example for your children.
If you don't find it to be a contradiction then I don't know what to tell you. It's just another example, like graphic pictures on Robyn's pinterest or hanging out with that dreadful burlesque woman, that doesn't exactly align with the wholesome image they like to project.
Anon 4:13,
DeleteIt's been well documented on SWB why the Brown women layer their clothing because they 1) most likely wearing their garments and don't want them to show and 2) they believe in modesty.
I'm gonna tell you something that happened to me. I used to manage a young woman who was hardcore Mormon...married in the temple, garment wearing, temple recommend card carrying Mormon. Her husband directed everything in her life including that she could only work part time and never at night. One afternoon she asked to join me for lunch. I was reading a rather sordid book about a homosexual murder case that had been recently made into a movie. To my surprise, she asked if she could read the book when I was finished. I asked her if she was sure, because of the subject matter. You know what? She said she and her husband HAD ALREADY SEEN THE MOVIE - THEY NOW WANTED TO READ THE BOOK!!!
Of course I let her borrow the book, and when she asked if she could keep the book longer so her husband could read it, I said OK.
And please, there is no need to call the Lady in Red 'that dreadful "burlesque" woman'. She is a Christian, according to her twitter, and apparently is well known on the Vegas strip as a Celine Dion impersonator. She was also a member of a Vegas burlesque show whose members KEPT ALL THEIR CLOTHES ON!! How does that warrant her being called dreadful?
So my point is, just because you may feel a book maybe prurient, or that a Vegas personality may be "dreadful", that is simply YOUR OPINION.
It most certainly doesn't mean how YOU view the world should be considered fact. It is my opinion that Janelle has set an excellent example for her children, evident by Logan's taking a father role for his younger siblings - including getting them ready for school and making their breakfast when they lived at the Lehi house. And he certainly was a hero in Maddie's eyes when she related how he promised to protect her from tornadoes. Maddie being popular in school and deciding not to follow into a plural marriage like her mother is another example of Janelle's influence on her children.
So maybe Robyn likes Wonder Woman. Is that any reason to say she is not projecting her wholesome image? I went through her pinterest page. Just like Anon 11:18 wrote, Robyn had more pictures of Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe than Wonder Woman.
Do you think Audrey Hepburn was dreadful?
So let me repeat. Just because you may feel a book maybe prurient, or that a Vegas personality may be "dreadful", that is simply YOUR OPINION.
IT IS NOT A FACT!!!
I think this particular subject of the so called prurient books Janelle reads, their Vegas friend, and of the cartoon characters on Robyn's pinterest has reached its conclusion.
Thank you.
I think Meris wet bar is getting more action than just pasties..her tweets are
ReplyDeletevery telling...
Meri was busy making puff pastries for her dessert bar.
ReplyDeleteSorry for so many posts but Robyn is also not following Meri and Robyn's name is at the top of Meri's following list meaning so unfollowed her and then REfollowed her. Interesting interesting.
ReplyDeleteIs Robyn pregnant? I see a little belly.
ReplyDeleteThere is kind of a lumpy thing under her shirt like a fanny pack (yowser!) but she could also be pregnant. It is kind or expected that she was going to have more so it would not be a surprise. Which may have been why Meri stopped following her for awhile.
DeleteAlso, if Meri has a wet bar why is she tweeting for night club recommendations?
if Meri has a wet bar why is she tweeting for night club recommendations?
DeleteI suppose she wants to impress them and she knows that wet bar will get old after 5 minutes. If her friend in red dress wasn't touring France, we'd be seeing her silly tweets back and forth. Actually, she's been in Vegas long enough to know where family entertainment is located. I think this is Meri's way of connecting with her fans in order to show off for her relatives/friends that are in town. If she's looking for family oriented entertainment, surely Google could help her better and faster!
It would bum me out to be a Brown. I can't imagine being a part of that disorganized, passive aggressive, kaotic, and just messed up tribe. On another note: Thank you to all who have served and are serving our country. Hope everyone has a happy and safe Memorial Day!
ReplyDeleteI'm a very proud double blue star mom,, let's honor and support our troops for memorial day, and everyday! Freedom isn't free! But we are able to live here, with many religions and lifestyles! USA !!
DeleteDouble Blue Star Mother? Bless you and God bless your family for your sacrifice.
DeleteI saw something about them "debuting" their new t-shirts from My Sisterwive's Closet. Maybe that is why they are allowing themselves to wear short-sleeves now. I guess the rules only apply if you aren't trying to sell something!
ReplyDeleteIf you enlarge the picture you can see that the shirts are all the same--can't make out what they say, but are just different colors. Maybe this was a debut for the shirts for the Closet. Who is the girl next to Kody. It's not Aspyn or Mariah or Maddie. Is it Mykelti?
DeleteIs it Mykelti?
DeleteYes, that's Mykelti!
And those shirts are....not very pretty. Someone asked who the man was...that is their (Janelle's) personal trainer whose twitter is @lifespeedfitnes.
How can a t-shirt look pretty? A T-shirt with a logo is a T-shirt with a logo. End of...
DeleteWell it's like this...If the tshirt is "pretty " I might buy it. If it isn't, I won't. End of...discussion.
DeleteDitto what Cynical Jinx said!!! Well said :)
DeleteAs Janelle and Christine continue to lose weight, Meri has emerged as the fattest wife. She knows it and she's resentful.
ReplyDeleteIt is making and eating all those pastries for the wet bar that is doing Meri in. See what happens when you want and whine for a wet bar?
DeleteI haven't seen recent photos of Janelle and Christine after weight loss. Looking forward to that and good for them. They want to look good in their new careers.
DeleteWhat is Krotchie working at these days?
Umnm the pic above is recent. You can see whatever loss they have or don't have, although they are kind of hidden. I see Christine is doing her signature pose.
DeleteI do think it's rude they don't bother to answer viewers about when the show is returning. Robyn, bless her, last June-July defiantly looked pregnant and might of miscarried. Now she's looking plump. Has she gotten pregnant, had one, what's the big secret? Surely they don't think we're buying the Meri wants a baby story anymore? I would think Robyn needs to have her own, she's in her mid 30's now.
ReplyDeleteThere is still oooodles of time for Robyn to have more kids. MaMa Duggar popped her last one at 45 and still wants more.
DeleteI don't think rudness comes into is regarding the airing date of the new series. I would doubt that they would know - it wouldn't be that important to TLC that they know.
DeleteMeri has been to a Shania Twain concert, busy girl! Wasn't she talking about running before?
ReplyDeleteI believe that polygamy causes women to be forever 16 mentally. De friending and then friending a sister wife? Maybe Meri's frontal lobe isn't fully developed.
I think women in this lifystyle and stay are all out of their right minds. So immaturity would have to come into it.
DeleteGreat Dad Kody didn't say a word about graduation.
ReplyDeleteReally, great point! I think both Mariah and Aspyn graduated this year. In fact, they both tweeted pictures going on the class trip to...wait for it....Disneyland! It was the class trip, not like the Browns planned it but still, those girls go there a lot.
DeleteMaybe Kody is only proud when a son graduates? Or maybe he only acted like he was deeply proud of his son last year because TLC was filming it? Maybe he generally does not show any pride in his kids unless the cameras are rolling?
I noticed that too. Very narcissistic. Somehow, I see him in a couch interview bawling for ratings.
DeleteGraduation hasn't happened for their high school yet. The last day of school is June 5th, but because all of the LV high schools use UNLV's Thomas & Mack, they do not necessarily graduate the day school ends.
DeleteAlso, I was at Disneyland this weekend and I just so happened to see Mariah with a group of friends headed towards Space Mountain. I was sitting taking a break and people watching. It was also Grad Nite that night at Disneyland, so I wasn't surprised to see her there. Perhaps Meri was a chaperone for the trip and that's why she wasn't at the 5k run? Just a thought.
Hasn't this family been Disneylanded to death? If you go once - it is usually more than enough.
DeleteNot necessarily. I've been to Disneyland Paris 24 times in 13 months. Then again, I live close to it, have an annual pass and live in a tiny flat, so it's nice to get out and about. Aspyn and Mariah are huge Disney fans, but I have to say, they do go a lot for people with 'finite resources' who live hours away from the parks.
DeleteI wonder from which house Kody grabbed his running shoes ... maybe he went to get them from Meri's house and she got pissed.
ReplyDeleteRobyn def looks preggers! I cant wait for the new season, my guess is after breaking amish is over.
ReplyDeleteRobyn did post on pinterest a post about how to make more breast milk and then now she has the pooch so possibly ANOTHER Brown on the way. Meri just tweeted recently about how sprinting was better then running so where is she?
ReplyDeleteI thought that Meri was sprinting now. Maybe she finished way b4 everyone else and didn't want to wait.
ReplyDeleteJanelle just tweeted this
ReplyDelete"So crazy! Somehow my original wedding ring / that has been missing 18 years turned up. These boxes aren't that old!"
Sounds fishy. Me thinks Meri had something do with it.
Anon @8:38pm - How bizarre is that? I'm thinking someone knew where it was too.
DeleteHow does that even happen?! This family keeps getting stranger by the day.
DeleteSince it got 'lost' 18 years ago and it's chronicled in the book how unhappy Meri was that Janelle and Kody got married....I could certainly see Meri 'accidentally taking the ring' and then sticking it in some box when they moved to Vegas to take the heat off of her all these years later. No doubt in my mind that Meri took it. Remember, they lived together in those early years and there was a lot of jealously and petty arguments going on.
DeleteOr one of the kids hid it when they were small, came across it in the move and won't fess up to it. We lost lots of stuff when our kids were small... including hubby's wedding ring (on the counter because he couldn't wear it to work).
DeleteVery strange that Meri is not there, I think there is trouble in the Brown family!
ReplyDeleteIsn't there always?
DeleteThey are BANKING on "trouble in the Brown Family"...heck, they tell you to tune in for more "Drama" on "Sisterwives"!
DeleteHalf the crap is made up to keep the attention of the audience.
are the moderators not posting comments about the girls? I wasnt bashing just their size but their health..hopefully janelle can help them
ReplyDeleteare the moderators not posting comments about the girls?
DeletePlease review the SWB posting guidelines. Please keep comments about the children POSITIVE.
I wasnt bashing just their size but their health
Bashing of children is most definitely NOT ALLOWED!
Thank you!
SWB Posting Guidelines
Maddie just tweeted "did you ever think your life would run out the way it did?" Hmmm...
ReplyDeleteWhen you take into consideration how sad she was to leave Lehi and her friends. I remember her saying she and her friends were going to be legends in Lehi and then how sad she was on her first day in Vegas. Two years later she is very popular at her school and was even elected class president. So I can see what she means.
DeleteI am glad things are working out for Maddie. Hope the other kids find happiness in a non plyg world out there. This move may have been good for the kids after all.
DeleteMaddie is a typical teen in that she is up and down in her tweets. One day she is happy and the next sad. I wouldn't read too much into anything she writes.
DeleteI don't think the kids REALLY understood the impact and the kind of money that was going to come into their lives. They were just thinking how they were leaving their good friends and neighborhood where they were accepted. As soon as the money started rolling in and the gifts started getting nicer, they started to realize that they had to go with the flow to keep "cell phones", "manicures", Disneyland passports, cars...etc.
DeleteIt will get a bit rough when the money machine takes a dump.
Who is the adult directly to Janelle's right, with her arm around one of the kiddos??
ReplyDeleteI believe that is the fitness guy's family. They have become close to the Browns, according to Twitter.
DeleteCan it be that she, Meri, is taking the picture?
ReplyDeleteIf she isn't that is strange. Maybe she was at home busy making a luncheon for everyone and getting the wet bar ready. Ya right!
I think it is hilarious that Kody has his arm around Christine and poor Robyn is there without a man to hold her or support her. Bless her heart.
ReplyDeleteI think it's wonderful, I love Christine!
DeleteCan anyone tell what is on their shirts they are supposed to be selling? To me it looks like a black hole that is swallowing a heart. Sadly, it sums up their lives perfectly.
ReplyDeleteJanelle tweeted on 5/25 that they would be wearing MSWC new t-shirt design at the Patriot Run. You would think that they would photograph the entire design but it must be so "unusual" (trying to avoid saying NOT PRETTY and UGLY) they opted for the sideways posing with Janelle partially hidden by Gabe and Savanah. But you have a sharp eye...it does look like a orangish heart being sucked into a black hole (which must look spectacular on the orange shirt Christine is wearing). And the print is so small you'd have to get right up to the person's chest to read it.
DeleteOn the other hand, the Patriot Run t-shirt worn by the woman standing next to Janelle looks colorful and interesting.
lol
DeleteI'm no Twitter expert, but if what a previous poster in this thread mentioned is accurate, then I think Kody's list of people he's following is pretty telling as well. The first person he followed is Robyn (although I'm sure she was the one who "helped" him set up the account), but then there were several OTHER people he chose to follow BEFORE he added the three other wives to his list (and since they're grouped together, I'm assuming he added them at the same time). Robyn is his Cinderella and the other wives are merely the ugly step-sisters!
ReplyDeleteMono, glad u noted that. I thought the exact same thing when I first started looking at their tweets. I noticed Robyn was first on his list and while I understand they all can't be first, I thought that was interesting.
DeleteI don't think it's that telling. They probably didn't all sit down at the same time and make a twitter account- the wives probably joined at different times and were added as their accounts were created. Some might have been slower to get on the bandwagon.
DeleteA long while back I remember specifically looking at Kody's Twitter account to see in which order he followed each of his wives. His first four follows were his wives but I have since forgotten the order. A short while later he for some "mysterious" reason stopped following Janelle, Christine and Meri. Soon after that a fan tweeted him asking why he wasn't following all of his wives. He said something nonchalantly along the lines of, "Oh, I thought I was! Just added them all now!" at which point he then added Janelle, Christine and Meri which created a gap between Robyn and the other wives. What does this mean? NO CLUE. Maybe Meri hacked his account and deleted herself, Janelle and Christine to frame Robyn or just a weird Twitter black hole could have swallowed them up and deleted them off his account. Who knows!
Delete@can't think of a good name
Deleteanother wife hacked his account and unfollowed the other wifes :p
Also, add me to the list of people who think Robyn looks preggo in this picture.
ReplyDeleteIs it just me or are some of these snappy, defensive Anon comments sounding like they are coming from the Browns?! That is too funny. I know they read here.
ReplyDeleteHeh, @Anon 3:01 PM, I was just about to reply to another Anon:
Delete"Anonymous May 28, 2013 at 12:46 PM
I don't think rudness comes into is regarding the airing date of the new series. I would doubt that they would know - it wouldn't be that important to TLC that they know."
*I* would think that TLC would definitely want to make the Browns aware of the new season dates. The Browns should be promoting it on all of their collective social media(medias? medium?). I would think that even the brain trust at TLC would recognize the benefit of free promotion by the family.
That little comment above sounded just defensive enough to make me wonder who really wrote it, and if they felt a little guilty about not doing their part...
I think TLC is looking for ways to leave the Brown family behind. It's possible that they already paid up for the next season so they are pasting together whatever they can to put together a finale season. As much as I enjoy the Browns (and this blog!), I honestly do not see any momentum ratings-wise for this show to continue airing. Other than ya'll I don't know anyone who watches Sisterwives! Once a show has been off the air for so long, it's hard to get viewers interested. Anyone else think that TLC just wants to wash their hands of the Browns and use the bad ratings as a reason?
DeleteCPA - I so agree! What show has only 5 episodes and then doesn't come back for months!! Like what 9 or 10 months! I love coming here reading and occasionally commenting, so would miss that. :(
DeletePlanning a trip to Vegas in July and would love to talk my friend into driving by the McMansion!!!
To add my two cents on the book series read by Janelle. I am an avid reader and can say that the greatest thing about reading is you can take your mind wherever you want to go. I am happy for Janelle that she feels she can read anything she wants (she should!) and also for Robyn for pininteresting (?) what appeals to her. Come on - these women have such miserable lives, they should be allowed to read or 'follow' whatever they want. I love to read real life murder mysteries but I am not a murderer...Let's remember that we all have our basic freedoms and certainly don't want to discourage people from reading and having their own tastes and opinions!
ReplyDeleteWell said
ReplyDeleteSeems to me like Robyn's Wonder Woman thing is just more of the She-Ra deal.... Alter ego who defends her. She-Ra is only slightly more modest than Wonder Woman, and at least Wonder Woman is a brunette. If I were to read into things, I would say she's feeling like frail Audrey Hepburn being threatened by a Sex Symbol Marylin (a blonde), and in need of her alter ego to protect her.
ReplyDeleteIf Robyn is pregnant then we know who gets very upset about that. No amount of sairgacy offers prevent it.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Robyn is a surrogate for Meri, and now Meri is going out clubbing to get it out of the way before the Baby gets here. Meri said she wasn’t sure if she wanted a baby because she doesn’t want to “start over”. Mariah is 17 or 18…. And if Meri wanted 8 children after Mariah and the children were 2-3 years apart then… Meri would have a baby now anyway. Didn’t kody tell Meri she had to decide by the time they moved to the Mcmansions? Wetbar = new fancy changing table :)
ReplyDeleteDid anyone stop to think that maybe Meri was at home with the kids?? Someone's gotta watch them!
ReplyDeleteMeri - we know you were not home with your bonus kids. If you were, we would have seen the tweet on it. You were at home looking for night clubs. We here at SWB are able to connect the dots.
DeleteWell, Mer...er..Anonymous, we know that in the past, you...er...Meri was not available to help the other wives who needed childcare. 1) there was Robyn who was so busy doodling for dollars that she had to bring her step sister from the farm into her home to not only babysit but also help with house work because the sisterwives were not available. Then there's poor Christine who had no one to help with her kids while she studied for the real estate exame so she was working day and night to study and at the same time caring for her toddler and other children...too bad she doesn't have a sigle step sister. Then there's poor Janelle whose son really kept the little ones in line so much to the point that his moving away from home was putting a hardship on the mother. So nope we are not buying you...er....Meri stayed home that day to watch all the little ones. And we also know that your dream of outrunning Janelle and getting your own self image overhaul has died right along with all your other dreams of being the better wife. We get that you are totally passive agressive and so you are trying to get Kody back into you and not into his other three Baby Mammas. You were home trying to make Kody jealous...oh my...I must go out to bars and party...that will make him worry. It's almost as pathetic as Robyn tweeting, I need to go visit my family...I am all alone....I am not getting sleep....cry, cry, cry.
DeleteLol I thought that was Meri too!!
DeleteCPA Carol, you and these other posters are cracking me up!
DeleteHa! Meri taking care of the kids...sure! And I'm dating George Clooney.
DeleteBaby sitting has not been an issue with them before . Lots photos of adult Browns out and about without children.
ReplyDeleteMeri tweeted, "last chance" to order the xmas 2012 ornament, cut off date is 5/31/13.
ReplyDeleteWonder what they are going to do with all the left over 2012 ornaments?
DeleteDumpster divers may benefit. Sell on ebay for 15 cents plus the cost of a postage stamp? Pretty easy to set up a paypal account I'm told. Almost effortless way to sell junk--I mean stuff. Don't even have to lick the postage stamps any more. Just stick the thing in an envelope taped to a 3x5 card, affix the first class stamp and you're done. No pesky web sites to maintain, no web designers to pay. Almost no work at all.
Or would cast off ornaments meet the quality standards of the Dollar Store?
Will they sell them to Trey Parker and Matt Stone to decorate the set for the sequel to Orgazmo?
Will Meri use them as coasters for her wet bar? (coasters! Twisted SisterWife!)
Will they be the kids graduation gifts?
Still hoping to see the new design for charms for MSWC bracelet.
Kody's charm can be locks of his hair encased in tiny glass bottles....a rare commodity, sure to increase in value as the supplies diminish.
Shattnee's kidney stone sold for $25,000.
DeleteI'm not a huge brown family fan but even I wondered if Meri was at home with some of the kiddos during the run. Also, maybe she didn't show up out of respect for janelle-- I know that sounds weird but I have a similar relationship with an in-law. We avoid each other unless we have to be around one another. Meri might have realized her presence at an event that janelle was sponsoring/ advertising for would make for an uncomfortable situation and opted to just stay at home.
ReplyDeleteMeri - we know that you never show respect for Janelle so we aren't buying this excuse either. We know you thrive on making your sister wives uncomfortable. Just sayin.
DeleteOnly one person thinks enough about Meri that her mere presence would make her uncomfortable: Meri herself!
DeleteI don't think the Brown clowns have two working brain cells between them, therefore, Meri couldn't have possibly decided to avoid "drama" at the race. I think it's far more likely that it was filmed and TLC/TPTB asked M to stay home as a pathetic plotline. Luckily, we're at 14 minutes 59 seconds of their 15 minutes of shame.
ReplyDeleteAnyone know how much weight Janelle lost. I can't tell. So routing for her . And...hey Meri! How's that wet bar working out for ya?
ReplyDeleteMeri,
ReplyDeleteIt’s not that we hate you. It’s just your so aggressive towards the family. I think it’s horrible in the last season when you told Janelle. “ I am sorry I took something that you thought was yours.” If you remember this was in references to the houses. Meri you got a BIG DREAM rental house and Janelles children asked why their Other mother got a big house..Janelle said the resources could’ve been used more wise to help the family. Meri Since you are reading this Blog, We know you are ! This is really when people started to get a bad taste in their mouth when looking at you.Honestly it made me feel sick to see you respond in such a way to Janelle. From then on it was a spiral downward with increased greediness hobby room, wet bar,extra bedroom. Ect… That statement alone made you sound like a very wicked woman who hates her family. Janelle is such a hard worker and provided so much for the family. If you and Mariah had to live on your paycheck alone when you were in Utah….you would’ve not made it. Besides really you couldn’t live in a smaller less expensive house just for the time being? Wow, I know Kody says he married his soul mate when he married you…. Well I don’t know what that really means about Kody’s soul. Christine and Janelle are princesses in the family, sweet , generous and kind. Just because you have “ expensive” taste does not make you a princess. I really hope you don’t think that just because you’re the first wife you get entitlement. No its absolutely whoever has the most children…. Well at least in your family. Just sayin
Thanks for your time, A concerned citizen
Kody and the wives were all sitting on a couch and Janelle said she was worried about having enough to feed her kids. Meri was defensive because her standard of living is more important than if Kody's children with other wives starve. This is pretty much the point at which I lost all respect for Meri and Kody. Janelle just shut down at this point and I felt as if I could read her mind "why do I even bother with these idiots". I predict Janelle will have a wonderful life full of the love of her children and Meri will just remain materialistic and bitter.
DeleteFor me, it was the tone she took with the kids outside the restaurant when she was screaming about one of Robyn's girls hair being pulled. It was the first glimpse of "the monster inside".
DeleteAll the rest just followed from that moment as the veneer peeled away.
I am thinking that one of the reasons that TLC has delayed the new season for so long is that they are giving Janelle enough time to make a big change - so we can really see a dramatic before and after. TLC can see how many people are in Janelle's camp, really rooting for her to get healthy and be successful in life and work. I am hoping that this will be Janelle's season of success (with or without Kody, Meri, and Robyn, but maybe with Christine and of course, with her awesome kids)!
ReplyDeleteI think the Browns got a big head and refused to do the show without a MAJOR increase in pay. TLC was probably like - whatever. Then the Browns came back and are doing the show for even less money then they got paid before. Just like that episode of Seinfeld!
DeleteThe Seinfield actors always got the increases they asked for. The Browns and TLC are nothing like Seinfield.
DeleteI'm talking about the Seinfeld episode where Jerry and George are writing a sitcom called "Jerry". NBC originally offered them like $10,000 - $12,000 an episode. George said they needed more money so NBC said "SEE YA!" In the end they wrote the sitcom for $8,000 per episode. I'm talking fictional characters and story, not real life actors.
DeleteI loved that episode Gwen!
DeleteI do believe the episodes have already been filmed for the new season...so we will actually see Janelle in the weight she was over 6 months ago if not longer...this is why the whole thing is mute. They are going to start the season with "DO THEY GET IN THE HOMES BEFORE CHRISTMAS"...uhhhhhh not only did they get in them, but they are swimming in the neighbors pool, having meetings, going out on the town (in this town that is such a negative influence)... It's all a day late and a dollar short.
DeleteThey should have been a lot more careful with their social media..."The Little Couple" was able to do it in regards to their adoption process... I have to say, that I looked forward to seeing their new season, because I didn't already know everything.
Hmmm so now Meri is AGAIN following Janelle and Robyn on Twitter...so immature SMH
ReplyDeleteSeriously immature! I wonder if Robyn and Meri are still going to pretend they are besties or if they are going to show that they no longer get along?
DeleteSeems like the common denominator when someone can't get along in the Brown family is Meri!
I'm sure she was clueless to the fact that "the public" could see who she follows...until she read it on here. So she quickly added them to make it right....because for goodness sake who wouldn't follow their own "sisterwife" on twitter.
DeleteGuess that was bad PR
She has been following both of them for a while, but Robyn is still not following Meri.
ReplyDeleteJanelle is not following Meri either
DeleteI guess I should feel privileged that Janelle is following me on Twitter.
DeleteI am so loving these comments. I remember during the first season everyone loooved Meri, now it seems no one can stand her lol.
ReplyDeleteI wonder why Robyn hasn't written another blog update yet. It's been like a month or so. I know Janelle posted a new one last week or so. I'm just curious, is it a weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, or whenever the hell they feel like posting blog for Robyn & Janelle. Oh well, it's not like Robyn has anything original to bring to the table anyways.
ReplyDeleteI am sure Robyn is having trouble coming up with an idea for a new blog post. I mean, how can you top "Being Skinny Is Hard!!"
ReplyDelete- It is not my fault that I am beautiful and you are not
Delete- It is so hard being hot and beautiful
- After each birth I get my pre-baby body back naturally, sorry can't help you
- Kody desires me the most, deal with it sista wifies
- When I am sad, you all must come to me to comfort me
- I have needs and they are more important than yours
- My non-existant relationship with food
- How to make other women jealous of our relationship (tsk tsk Christine)
- The hard life of a designer
- Designing is not easy, pity me please
- Designer block
- Playing house in the mc Mansion
etc etc
- Even we beautiful people get herpes
Delete- Your kid horning in on time with your hubby? Have your younger sister take care of him!!
- If your new hubby doesn't like one of your kids' names, just change it
- If your kid is hanging on your leg, bitch about it to your paying customers. They love to hear excuses!
- When all else fails, cry
Ha ha love it - Even we beautiful people get herpes...
ReplyDelete-How to make really ugly faces while crying
-Being mother to the favorite son is not easy
-You to can have your children call another guy daddy in just 3 days
-Bad credit, not a problem - you can still afford the McMansion
-You have no idea what it's like having four children... so I got my step sister to help
Been storming all night here, praying for everyone in Oklahoma City and St Louis!
ReplyDelete-How to survive that awkward moment when your husband tells his other wives that he picked your wedding dress
ReplyDelete-The art of emotionally bullying your stepson into accepting your new baby
-Scrambled Eggs:To pepper or not to pepper?
-Bad credit, not a problem - you can still afford the McMansion
ReplyDeleteThis comment reminded me how she didn't want to be the only one holding everyone back on getting the houses, she said she would "Do whatever it takes". I was thinking, WOW! Even get a J O B or two? I doubt it!
Sorry to disappoint you all but in real life all 4 wives are actually really nice to each other and are comfortable with each other. They all watch each others kids, Meri does so quite often, although it seems like you've already set your mind to believe that she is evil. A lot of what you are seeing on tv is majorly edited and really a lot of the tweets you are reading you are just reading way too much into. All 4 wives have been great influences on their own biological kids as well as their "bonus" children. For being such a unique family they are very functional and loving. More so than a lot of "standard" or "normal" families. There are always enough parents to go around so that if one of the kids needs something and their own mom or Kody isn't available at least one of the other moms are able to be there. As someone who knows them I appreciate that the comments towards the kids should be kept positive because some of the kids DO read this, like it or not, and it does affect them, a lot. Because not only are they dealing with jealous teenagers making mean comments at school and on their own social media pages, but then, for whatever insane reason they choose to read this blog and if they see a mean comment it's just another "beat down". Luckily they have good enough relationships with their parents and good friends that some of the damage can be undone, but not all, the negative stuff said about their parents they laugh off because it's pretty insane and so far from reality, but the comments about their parents physical looks/weight/relationships sometimes does affect them. All 4 wives are AMAZING moms and Kody, although different from most husbands and dads we may know, is a really good dad and has a special relationship with every single child including his step kids. I'm sure my comment will probably never make it onto the blog, it doesn't quite fit with most of the rest, although sometimes I see CynicalJinx bringing a does of reality back, and I'm sure everyone will decide I must be a wife, or drinking the "kool-aid" and that's okay, because I'm not and I am happy to know this family, they are all great people and I'm proud to be able to count them among my friends. I've popped onto this blog twice in the past and was saddened by the awful comments and humored by all the conspiracy theories, I doubt I will ever come back though, it doesn't seem worth it to increase the blog hits to this site that is really just a place to hate on and bully a family that is different from others (including my own momgamous one) but being different and choosing to live in a polygamist relationship shouldn't be enough of a reason to hate them. They are all consenting adults and allow their children to form their own opinions, no one is being brainwashed or pushed into anything. The show is good for them financially but I feel bad that it's openend them up to so much hate. To each their own, with all of your comments and with the Brown's choosing to live a polygamist lifestyle. Thanks for giving me a chance to post an opinon from "the other side"... : )
ReplyDeleteThanks for giving me a chance to post an opinon from "the other side"... : )
DeleteYou're welcome!!
Thank you "Well then..." for your post. Unlike you, I love this blog because it gives us a place to somehow balance out all of the BS (in my opinion) that has been spewed from the mouths of the Browns since they were publicly introduced to the world a few years ago. You like them and are friends with them and that is your choice. Far be it for me or anyone to try to stop you. I have friends who have, in my opinion, made bad choices with their lives over the years, whether it be related to child rearing, financial decisions or marital relations. The difference between my friends and your friends the Browns, is that my friends did not voluntarily go public with their dirty laundry for the almighty dollar and expect sympathy for their poor choices. We all make mistakes, make bad decisions and unlike the Browns, responsible people (like MY friends) hold themselves and no one else responsible for those mistakes and bad decisions. My friends have to live with the consequences and deal with them as best as they can. And for those reasons, I have respect and admiration for the people I call my friends.
DeleteDear We By Then,
DeleteThey are all consenting adults that have chosen to live their lives in this manner. They have all chosen to open their lives up to the public by appearing on a reality tv show. By agreeing to appear on this show, they have to take the good things that come from it, (i.e. the income and the platform to speak to people) with the bad ( the hyper intense scrutiny of the media, and people expressing their opinions of the Browns behaviour on social media come to mind.) The Browns refuse to deal with the negative aspects of fame. Just because they are sticking their heads in the sand doesn’t mean that people will (or should) stop commenting. I find the inconsistencies with what the Brown's say and what they do to be very hypocritical. My frustration stems from the Browns many inabilities such as:
1. Inability to plan for the future (i.e. not pursuing any type of post-secondary education BEFORE deciding to marry and have and many, many, children.) Two can live as cheaply as one, certainly. But 16 people require a lot more food, space, clothing and money. How are we going to support our many children on little money?
2. Inability/disinterest in working to support themselves (Meri stated she would leave her job at the drop of hat to follow Kody where ever he went. Yes, she was young. I am sure many of us had jobs when we were young and would not consider doing that.)
3. To keep their morals high (Robyn stated in the Honeymoon special that if a man keeps his morals high with his wife he will keep his morals high with you) THEN She almost blurted (last season’s questions episode) about how she was Kody's bedroom wife when Christine gave birth to Truly BEFORE they were married. ALSO how they refuse to talk about sex on the show, in interviews and in general. They claim that is not the point of their religion, or why they have come out to the country. Fine, except for the fact that is the point. They get large families by having lots of sex and not using birth control. When you put yourself on a reality tv show you expose your whole life (even the parts you don’t want exposed.) They should answer those questions and they should be truthful about it. How annoying would it have been if after Hugh Grant was caught with a prostitute nobody asked him about it? (I know I am dating myself here but I can’t think of a current example.) Hugh Grant didn’t get a free pass and neither should they. They choose to live this way.
4. Their willingness to declare bankruptcy and scam the welfare system are matters of public record. If you can’t afford to feed and clothe the many mouths you have brought into the world. (By having sex!!) why should I have to pay for it?
5. There are many more things that I find annoying, but I have run out of lunch time.
Maybe Meri isn't evil but she is completely self-centered. And no amount of editing could possibly change the fact that she had to have as large and probably more expensive of a house as women with SIX flipping children when they first moved to Vegas and were struggling financially. She can cry all she wants about the fact that she was unable to have more than one but the fact is the rest of the wives have the amount of kids they do because it is their RELIGION, one that she chose. These bonus kids are in theory supposed to be hers too but she clearly could care less about them or else she would show some damn self restraint, make sacrifices and live according to the principles of their religion. She is a phony passive aggressive human being who is too selfish to give up some square footage to help feed her so called children and THAT'S why people dislike her.
Deletei take issue re:the kids coming here and reading snarks about their dysfunctional parents. They are making the CHOICE to come to a well-known snark blog. if it's hurtful to them like you say, then they're old enough to have the good sense to not come and inflict pain upon themselves. geesh. Their FB page is quite well moderated and is FULL of adoring rabid fans to satisfy their own personal validation needs. Anyway, i think it's in poor taste for you to try to push a guilt trip like that on peeps here that have every right to freely vent and discuss away for this blog that was specifically created for that. Yes - you're also free to stay away due to your own emotional toll this place takes on you re:your friends. That's the beauty of FREE CHOICE!! :)
DeleteHaving said that - i definitely think it's been a good rule to leave the innocent kids who had no choice to be born into this family out of this snark blog. that's a no-brainer to me.
WELL THEN! I did not hear anyone say Meri is Evil. You are the only one who put Meri and Evil in a sentence together( other then this sentence). I will stand by my comment that I do think she is wicked. What is the opposite of generous and kind?? I would not choose to have her be my mother… In my opinion she is very selfish.
DeleteI know that Children can teach us lessons in life. One of the lessons children tend to teach adults is about love and sacrifice. Meri chose the life of a sister wife, with that title comes also being a parent to children that are not biologically hers. Meri claims that the children are her” bonus” children. Responsible loving parents would sacrifice any wants if it would benefit the child/children. Meri wants the children to respect her as a mother, she needs to do what she can to be a loving parent in return.
Meri stating that she has nicer things because she doesn’t let children ruin her stuff is ridiculous .Everybody wants nice things, Janelle and Christine want nice things too, they are just not so materialistic , those nice things are not important… furniture is just a tool to help people live happily. I am sorry if you think editing was done to make Meri look selfish, However I do not think you should be giving TLC that much credit.
"Well then" - how do you explain the book then? Each wife had her own section that she personally wrote. How are we 'the evil viewers' misinterpreting the words that these very wives wrote?
ReplyDeleteMost of us understand there is editing and such with reality tv and we know to some extent that we are being played..BUT the book confirms (at the least) that for instance, Meri and Janelle can't stand each other.
And, frankly, the Browns took this on and take the paychecks and the Mansions they now live in. As much as you seem to think this blog is 'mean spirited', this blog is just about the only thing keeping the Browns relevant. Frankly, otherwise, not a peep from the media about this family.
But, freedom of speech and all. And religion. And the freedom to disagree. That's what makes the country great.
Well then,
ReplyDeleteWhile I don't want to make this a jump on the band wagon against your decision to support your friends' decision to put their life up for public scrutiny, I do want to make a couple of points for you to ponder.
Whenever a parent or group of parents decide to do a reality program and they drag their children in on this program without considering the consequences to the children, I am not so sure that I would call them good people. You said the children take a lot of bullying both in school and on social media about the life they live and I am sure that the bullying is a result in part by their parents' decision to go public with their plyg lifestyle.
In addition, you do comment about the wonderful way that Meri really acts as opposed to the way she is portrayed on TV...well, I began judging her from her own words in the book they published. In addition, I have seen a few interviews in which Meri does admit how badly she has treated Janelle. Even Christine wrote in the book that Meri has been mean to the children, so we are not solely basing our characterization of Meri on the reality program.
Finally, when it comes to the financial situation...it is public record. They have filed bankruptcy...the women were applying and receiving government assistance based as single women, and they are impulsive, running from one bad situation into another equally bad situation.
I do not post much but today I felt the need to say something. I do not believe in polygamy. I feel that it degrades women and that horny old men make all the rules citing religious beliefs. I came to this blog because of all the crazy people who just love this family and want to be part of this family. Many want to be the fifth wife. Gag me. Kody only agreed to do this show for the money. There is no way in hell that he was supporting this large family. Yes, they have been on government assistance. This is fraud because I am sure that they did not name Kody as the dad. Kody and his harem will do anything to keep the money coming in. After all, they have to pay for these large homes. If they were a real family, then they would find a way to share a single home. I personally don't understand how these women can stand there and act like they are not jealous when Kody is paying one of them more attention than the other. Kody gets all the perks. Think about it ladies. They take one vacation while he takes 4. Plus, it is just plain gross. I hope he washes between visits. These women deserve more. Having to explain to young girls why this man has 4 wives is very hard to do when you don't agree with this lifestyle. They can do whatever they want. They are adults. But when you go on tv for the almighty dollar, you open yourself up to comments, positive and negative. This blog is the only thing keeping the Brown family relevant. Polygamy is still illegal last time I looked. TLC is only making money. TLC tries to find people that they can exploit and who cause drama. I am sure that the Brown family friend means well. Who knows, they could be putting on an act and laughing all the way to the bank. Their fans do keep them on tv. I for one wish they never return to TLC. I do hope that this is their last season. I bet that TLC had a hard time editing this season as to the reason why they are not back on yet. People are not interested in their old story lines. Will there be a baby for Meri, will Kody take a 5th wife, they are already in the homes (still not sure how they qualified). As for their kids, I only feel sorry for the ones who cannot make their own decisions. I feel that this move to Vegas may have opened their eyes a little bit more wider than they expected. And to their family friend, if you are truly thei friend, then tell Kody to get a job. Stop relying on TLC to support your family. Tell him that his polygamy beliefs are hard to swallow. Also tell them that they are not celebrities and that their fifteen minutes of fame are just about up. And one last thing, if Kody is such a great Dad the why does he seem to struggle whenever he is alone with the kids. He cannot possibly have time for all of the kids and his wife and mistresses. He must clone himself. Scratch that. Why would anyone want a clone of Kody Brown. So sorry that the truth hurts.
ReplyDeleteAnyone else of the opinion that Kody wrote the "Well Then" post?
ReplyDeleteCPA Carol, I agree that it is either Kody or someone writing for Kody because we know that Kody cannot hold a single thought aside from his Hi, I'm Kody and I'm a plyg or My hair, My hair, or I'm a surfer looking dude, so someone would have to write it for him. But yeah, totally Kody
DeleteSomeone from the "Green Goo" company is my guess.
DeleteI don't think he has enough brain matter to write that huge statement, unless.... robin...... no forget that. I am sure Janelle was on standby
DeleteI do not entirely agree with the above responses, so I just want to put out more a moderate opinion…. Everyone’s entitled to his/her own opinion right?
ReplyDeleteFirst, and foremost, the folks at SWB really do provide the best source for keeping up with the Browns and Polygamy in modern/pop culture. I come here because I know that when the next season’s start date is announced, the folks here will be some of the first to break the news. Whether you agree with the comments or not, this blog does a lot for the PR of shows like SW, and for groups like the Dargers. I wouldn’t know about Polygamy USA if it wasn’t for Cynical and the others!
Second, I believe the Browns are experiencing a lot of backlash because people are disillusioned with them. The family that we were presented in the first season is not the same group that we saw in the last season. At first, we got to a meet a group of people that belonged to a little known subculture in America. The Browns really presented themselves as relatively normal (compared to groups like the FLDS who dress/act like they belong in the 1800’s) and genuine in their belief that polygamy is a religiously mandated practice. Originally, the Browns were something we hadn’t seen before. BUT in the middle of the second season, they took a sharp right turn, and started to emulate the behaviors that America expects from reality show casts, i.e. focusing on money, material wealth, and false drama. The separate houses shattered the image of one “family unit,” and the hearing the Browns talk about “finite resources” but not act like they have “finite resources” really gave people the impression that they were all about money. As a result, some people no longer see the Browns as the poster family of a subculture, but instead as a group that has become more mainstream and materialistic. It’s really not what people want to see or expect from a conservative religious subculture in America….
Some people are going to be unhappy with the idea of polygamy no matter what, and some people are going to be open minded about it. Neither is right or wrong, but I do think people expect public figures (politicians, reality stars, whatever) to be true to the image they first presented to the public, because that’s the image that made us like them in the first place.
ITA - this is where I found out about Polygamy USA and why I started to watch it. When TLC announces the season premiere of Sister Wives, you can bet we will find it here on SW Blog first. This is THE place for conversations about polygamy. This blog does a lot of PR for the shows that showcase the plural marriage lifestyle. And...isn't that what the families want....people actually watching their show and generating buzz? We are free PR here, people. :-)
ReplyDeleteMeri is blaming everyone but herself for the backlash. Seems she is particularly blaming Janelle. Janelle has been getting positive feedback for her weight loss and life changing path she has taken. The dirty little secret of how Meri abused Janelle and took out her frustrations on the kids has been exposed and Meri is pissed about how it make Meri...the devoted polygamist ..look like a hypocrite.
ReplyDeleteIt s the price she is paying for going public on her reality show which in turn afforded her the mcmansion..its karma meri..u dont have enough friends to post here and plead your case..u made your bed..lay in it
Meri's shock that people recieve her so negatively is just another one of those ideas that we are able to say they live in a fantasy world where their reality doesn't match our reality. When we read where Meri was bullying both janelle and the kids, our response as basic human beings with compassion was to say, what a bitch; howeever, in Meri's world, she justifies her actions by saying she is louder and more outspoken and that's a good thing in their community. Likewise the idea of keeping kids in check is a good thing, even if those kids are being bullied. So, Meri's perception is totally warped and I blame the plyg community and a little of her narcissim.
DeleteWell then...I am sorry "that you feel" like we are bashing your friends and tell us if the wet bar has been installed yet.
ReplyDeleteJust read Robyn new blog. Something is defiantly wrong. In her blog she says she worked after she married Kody. And went back to work when her six week maternity leave was up.
ReplyDeletehttp://blogs.discovery.com/sister-wives/robyn-brown/
Either is total BS or what they told us on the show is total BS. On the show it was definitely said more than once that she was NOT working.
Good god, Do these people ever tell the truth?
I know the Browns dont have tons going on right now, but where are the Sister Wife posts?! You do a great job with the blog :) im just missing some Brown talk.
ReplyDelete--- Discussion Page 2 Polygamy, USA Episodes --- The Priesthood Council and God Has Spoken
Deletehas a section on The Browns...enjoy!