The Honeymoon | Sister Wives | Season 1 Episode 9 | Psychologist Reacts

[@tranquileyesme7221]

Let’s not forget that Christine JUST had Truely and she was home with a newborn baby.

[@unluckynumber7]

YES. She had 5 young kids and a brand new baby too. It’s astonishing that he went on an almost 2 week vacation during that time with another woman. And I’m sure he gaslighted Christine and gave her some speech about her ‘behavior’ because she felt emotional and jealous about it. Neither of which are in her control, especially being postpartum!!

[@cincycindy13]

And she said later she had massive post partem depression! She needed him home. The honeymoon should have been postponed. So selfish of K n R.

[@El-cj3dd]

The wedding shoud have been held at like 6 weeks after Truely was born if they couldn’t pull it off 6 weeks before th due date

[@El-cj3dd]

Honeymoon was way too long- plus Truely was an newborn !!- all 3 wives were upset !! also all of th kids were left for too long-(people also forget about Savanah she was like 5 then)

[@kirajohns452]

Well, remember, if Christine wanted to go on a vacation, she should have saved her grocery money 🙃

[@ReneeRobinsonOfficial]

Also…at this time. Christine was living on food stamps + just filed bankruptcy (and had a newborn); and Janelle had filed Bankruptcy. Robyn came into the fam with 3 more kids, $30K in debt…and then demanded equal time with Kody like the other wives, a lavish wedding AND honeymoon that the other wives didn’t get at all. She’s a nightmare.

[@Elena-er7zp]

did the TV show finance the wedding and honeymoon though?

[@SandraUrquia]

Rob'em Sobyn was a blessing in Disguise! If it wasn't for her, they would never of woken up out of this Nightmare! She actually did them all a Favor, by removing the "Cancer" AKA Kody!

[@ReneeRobinsonOfficial]

@@SandraUrquia touché

[@SandraUrquia]

I take that back, actually it was "Covid" that was the Blessing in Disguise 🥸 It's after effects had woken Christine & Janelle up! ☝️ But, Hopefully, it was not all faked for rating's. We have been fooled before by other "Scripted" Shows! 🤔🎬🎭

[@lorrilewis2178]

@@Elena-er7zp Yes, TLC did pay for the wedding, and that's the only reason they could have such an expensive wedding. Without A Crystal Ball KZbin channel just covered this.

[@zebrawarriorprincess1748]

What’s the most telling is that Robin doesn’t trust her sister wives to watch her children while she’s on her honeymoon. Robin has her mother stay with the children, Mary Hass to call to ask if she can take the kids for a day trip. Even at that Robin has to think about it. These aren’t women she trusts, but she’s willing to take their husband.

[@philosophie8744]

I completely agree with you. And now in the last season kody kept saying Robyn came cap in hand and has done all these amazing things to be part of the family and the other wives have shunned her and refused to mother her children 😂

[@lbarmstrong1]

@@philosophie8744 That "cap in hand" stuff was getting REALLY old. What an idiot Kody is. And I have never written the word idiot about anyone before.

[@cinlyn]

Husband & money💰

[@ashleypg1708]

I don't understand how they didn't all see Robin as someone who came into their family to be financially supported by 3 other women & their husband. Maybe they did. They probably did...except Meri.

[@ellenmoon4277]

The ending was written when he took off with Robyn to cavort on the beach for 11 days leaving behind his infant daughter, her five siblings and their mother.

[@El-cj3dd]

Exactly- plus 2 more wives & 7 more kids too

[@viksando5713]

Yes Christine was considered the "mom" of the group but when she had Truely she made it clear she did not want to play that role any longer and she actually told them. Her struggles were so obvious that she was yearning for that "romantic" connection she was witnessing playing out before her eyes. So when the inevitable break-up happened it was like we all were able to take that much needed breath. Finally! Spoken or not we were all emotionally invested in her wellbeing and wanted to see her happy and free of the torture she was living in. I'm sure this is why we cannot wait to see her living her best life!

[@CM-sy3to]

Meri, Janelle and Christine had established equilibrium where none got romanced by Kody and each was valued only for what they added to the family, not by who they were. They could be happily miserable together, accepting that they were suffering for their faith and it was making them "better" Mormon wives. When Kody decided to change all that by giving Robyn the romance they had ALL really craved, how could this ever work out? The wedding was just the first of years of preferring the new wife over the old wives. I hope none of the 3 get sucked back into "marriage" with Kody, and can go find real husbands who love them.

[@kells9492]

💯

[@tracim3080]

Why do they need to find husbands? Why can’t women be encouraged to be single and like themselves.

[@ViolAM3]

AND CHRISTINE JUSYVHAD A BABY. It is a DISGRACE that Robyn took Kody away for that long even from his new born child, not just his postpartum wife. Shows her utter disregard for others. So selfish and cruel.

[@Chrissy85308]

Kody in the end kept saying Christine wanted the man, not the family, but the truth is he was deacribing Robyn.

[@MarieAntoinetteandherlittlesis]

@@Chrissy85308 Exactly. He was thinking that if he gave Christine “the family”, then she wouldn’t need the man at all ever. It’s such stupid logic it defies belief that he can’t understand that she wanted both but only ever got one.

[@aprilstearns9104]

The honeymoon with Kody & Robyn was a HUGE red flag. ALL the wives were upset about it, and as you said, Kody was dismissive of their feelings. Definitely a harbinger of things to come.

[@fledge1234]

An 11-day honeymoon would be a lot for most of us. I think mine was maybe 5, including travel time. Kody has 3 other wives and a gazillion children at home. Including a newborn baby. And a wife with post-partum depression.

[@lbarmstrong1]

Mine was 3 nights and I was just 22 with no responsibilities. It was selfish and expensive and I wonder which wife actually paid for it. How in heck can Kody get that much time off? Oh wait... he never worked.

[@kimberlyhardin2892]

Why would he care if he had a newborn infant at home when he didn't even show up at the hospital with his ( and Christine's) daughter was having MAJOR back surgery ? SMH

[@diannecavanaugh]

Kody has only himself and his needs in mind. Others (any and all others) come last if they make it to the consideration stage. Kody is a monster

[@mjc42701]

Kody was selfish from the start, like he said himself, "It's all ego baby!" , his wives were brainwashed in a polygamous society where they normalize this type of treatment of women, it is also how good people are draw into doing bad things.

[@Jen10000]

I think the fact that Kody & Meri kept dating Robyn a secret from Janelle & Christine set up the jealousy and resentment factor big time. If they had been up front & honest from the beginning, I think it would of made a HUGE difference. Meri adored being the only one to know about their dating and I believe she thought Kody would think more highly of her for suggesting it. However, once the reality of what life is like after she joined the family, I think Meri had buyer’s remorse (despite loving Robyn as a person). What can I say? You reap what you sow Meri!

[@jenniferperna3677]

💯!!!

[@debbieaylaian2402]

Karma

[@diannecavanaugh]

Not to excuse Meri but she was desperate to make Kody happy. That’s what narcissists do through their special abuse techniques. Scary to watch

[@ashleypg1708]

Yep! I could never stand Meri. She looked at Janelle and Christine with pure hatred sometimes.

[@valeriesoles2758]

Also, Cristine had just had Truley. And now Kody has said he can’t leave Sol and Ari for 1 week for Ysabels surgery!! It’s an outrage!!!

[@krisirolfe4332]

Don’t forget Christine had a new new new baby and baby daddy goes off on an 11 day honeymoon…. With 6,6,1 kids Plus 3 new kids at home!

[@El-cj3dd]

I’m actually surprised Sobyn woud leave her kids for tht long

[@MollysMom5]

Sobyn's mother stayed with her 3 children while the 2 selfish 'snakes in the grass' frolicked in CA x11 days without a care or responsibility in the world. 🤬

[@melaniedejonge5234]

Yeah, that’s religion. I was never in polygamy, but I am a recovering fundie. And that’s something they have in common - huge amounts of shame over normal, even healthy, human reactions and emotions.

[@kimc7699]

Great video, but I have a slightly different take on Robyn's responsibility. Robyn is "courting" Kody in the romantic sense, but she had a responsibility to the other women to mirror what their experiences were when they entered into polygamy with the Browns. From the beginning, she demanded from the 3 wives equal access to Kody as if she were married to him. From the beginning, she wasn't willing to sacrifice any of her wants and needs when that sacrifice flowed back to the wives. This is a common thread throughout the entire series. We even hear her saying that "they" took away "her" (Robyn's) dream when talking about one/more of the wives. A person can say they are willing to sacrifice for the common good. But when they can but do not, then their actions say their true intent. On the show, Robyn has an amazing capacity to rationalize what she "deserves" even when it is obvious what she wants is hurtful to someone else. She had to know that Christine just giving birth 2 weeks prior was going to need Kody - but they had the 11-day honeymoon anyway. Robyn had to know Kody wasn't trying to work on his marriage with Meri. But there Robyn was, begging Meri to stick it out with her (Robyn) to rebuild the family. In fact, one of the constants for the entire series is that Robyn will always prioritize what Robyn wants. This behavior began the second she decided she wanted to be married to Kody.

[@lillybethford1915]

Great comment.👍

[@GrannyDi276]

Yes!

[@Godsolovedtheworld25]

I agree with everything you said. And on that- it has irritated me so much that Robyn is always acting like she’s pro family, “stick with me meri”, etc… but yet… as we’ve witnessed- as meri has even said before- Robyn’s never inviting her over to “hang with them”, never including her- she can’t watch their children ( which is so weird) and when she ( meri) is over at their house for filming- they’re ALWAYS sitting outside. Even this seasons episode when they were freezing but she didn’t bother inviting meri. I know it’s an edited show and we only see what they show us- but just from that- Robyn’s WORDS don’t match her ACTIONS.

[@missym5196]

I can't imagine being in a relationship and having my husband having to be told ' text me goodnight' ugh😢 Kody is a narcissist. So, the wives emotions are all over the place. Confusion reigns when narcs gaslight ppl.

[@El-cj3dd]

Exactly- he gaslights !! sobyn does too

[@tinaapplegate5914]

and that smirky grin on his face ..sickening

[@kathyglass2922]

​@Tina Applegate yes! He felt that power saying that he had to go, on that telephone call

[@cherylmoorman5012]

That is why this doesn't work!! Kody doesn't care about their feelings at all! Its so sad! My heart breaks for them!

[@thompsoncindy42]

Kody's ability to ignore the feelings of his family - other than Robyn and her kids - would be astonishing if I hadn't had a relationship with a narcissist myself. For your feelings to be ignored or disrespected by someone you love is the epitome of hurt. And Kody does not - can not - care.

[@lorianabanana6066]

I'm trying to imagine my partner saying 'Oh I love you. Just not like romantically- yaknow like HER. But you help alot around the house and bring money in, and we have great conversations. That's cool right? You don't need a romantic connection like I do'. I'd be DONE. That is beyond selfish. I love watching Kody's world just implode today, it's been a long time coming. And if he had just been HONEST the whole thing could've been avoided. He could've just said 'Look, I fell in love with Robyn. I'm sorry this happened. It's not fair to you guys. I want you to be happy. We can all still build on Coyote Pass and coparent our childern. You guys can date (or not) and if you find someone great!! We can keep the show going and help each other with money and make sure everyone and all the kids are cared for.' If he had been willing to do that and actually parent ALL his kids, he'd still have the money, the property, the show, Robyn, his kids and the OG 3 would still be helping him. But he was too greedy. He didn't want the OG 3 to be happy- he wanted ALL of their time & money. Somehow without being a parent since that's a 'mommy job'. He honestly expected them to live alone without any love, unless he needed something out of their garadge lol. So now he's lost everything. He still technically has the show, but that's just a manner of time. He showed his @ss and now the fans HATE him. And Robyn by default because she encouraged and helped him become the worst version of himself. He is now a TLC villian who 90% of his childern and everyone who watches HATES.

[@lorrilewis2178]

Something else to know is that just before they got the show, they were struggling financially - food stamps and bankruptcy struggles. TLC came swooping in just as Kody & Robyn were getting married and footed the bill for the wedding. For the wives who endured food stamps and bankruptcy, to see Robyn come in and have an entirely different experience in her marriage to Kody compared to their struggles, it had to be galling. Not only that, but they were in tremendous debt from what I've read, and spending TLC money on a big expensive wedding when they had debts must have seemed foolish. Janelle alluded to this at the time. The terrible thing about Kody relegating specific roles to the wives - designating one as his intellectual partner, one as the motherly partner, etc ... is that the wives never get to be their whole selves. Christine wanted more than to only be a mother figure in her husband's eyes. The good news is that she has become engaged to a man who seems to appreciate her whole self and she is finally having a real ROMANCE.

[@AshleahShortcake]

By "I have something different and special with each wife" what Kody actually means is: "Meri was my first crush and she was cool with me bringing in more wives, I was a young religious guy who couldn't sleep around. What better way to ease religious guilt while still exploring sexually than to join a polygamist church and have sex with multiple women under the guise of religion. So I married Meri, it doesn't matter that she wasn't everything I wanted because I can bring in more wives until I get what I actually want. She used to be my favorite wife (according to Paedon) but I don't even like her now, she made my life harder and only gave me 1 child. Janelle idolized me, I liked her personality, but what I liked most was that she was a hard worker, had a decent job and owned her own house so I married her too and we all moved into her house. I married Christine to be part of the AUB royal family, it made me more important with church members, she was also so in love with me that she was willing to do what I wanted and took care of all the kids and house so my other wives could work and bring in money for me. She was my "yes girl" and status symbol. All of these women were enamored with me and allowed me to spread my awesome seed and make plenty of amazing lil Kodys to populate the world with. I'm such a gift from god that I want to make as many copies of me as possible. I married women who I didn't view as good enough or attractive enough for me so that they would worship me. While keeping my congregation of Kody worshippers I found a women who I thought was hot, she didn't let things like kids, jobs or responsibilities stop her from doing what she wanted to do. She was never preoccupied with a job and she'd let babysitters raise her kids so that she could give me all her time and attention. I fell in love for real this time and married her too. Now I can spend all of my time with the women I actually like, we can team up and blame my old wives for everything, after all we're perfect people. Then the other wives can support us while we test out every piece of Victoria's Secret lingerie and sit on our thrones as King Kooty & Queen Sobyn." Someone once said Kody reminded her of Gaston from Beauty And The Beast, literally the best description of him anymore could make.

[@GrannyDi276]

good analysis....

[@brittlaroche3080]

Wow. You pretty much nailed it

[@activatedcharcoal]

Lol, I can't get over how great this breakdown is! In every way, you hit the nail on the head :D

[@AshleahShortcake]

@@activatedcharcoal thank you both 😊! I'm a psychology/anthropology major but I've also been watching this show for almost half my life at this point, it gives you a unique perspective.

[@activatedcharcoal]

@@AshleahShortcake Lol, I just started watching this season. I was familiar with the show before now, but can't handle the cringe factor of watching reality tv. Now that the wives are leaving, I had to tune in, and insights like yours really help us latecomers catch up!

[@debbieaylaian2402]

Can't wait to see Christine celebrating her first true wedding AND honeymoon with tons of kisses and snuggles with David. Joyful!!!!

[@cintiapanizza]

Me too. I hope she finally got her dream dress and wedding with a man who loves her and want to marry her for love, not because the status she had at the church. She always felt sad because her wedding dress was not a big deal. And she got so emotional with her daughter’s wedding dresses. She deserve now to have her queen day

[@tracim3080]

I can. Leaving kody was step one in healing from 20 plus years of abuse. She is making the mistake most women leaving abuse make and jumping into a relationship with the first guy they meet assuming they know what abuse is now so they can’t possibly make that mistake twice.

[@juliegerasimenko200]

I remember watching this, and thinking it was a little weird how Robyn was wearing a spaghetti strap bathing suit ON TV, when-at that time- they had very strict rules about never women showing shoulders. 🤔

[@acidicascetic]

What are we, Saudi Arabia? If Robyn is ok showing her shoulders, nobody - not her husband, nor her father, nor her sister wives, and certainly not you - should feel the need to judge her for it.

[@cherylharrison3789]

@@acidicascetic We are laughing at the hypocrisy of Robyn. She is the one that claimed modesty throughout the series. In reality 5 adults lied to their fan base for years. Why? $$$

[@juliegerasimenko200]

@@acidicascetic Dude, I wasn’t judging. Just an observation. I wear spaghetti straps all The time! Just thinking Robyn gets away with things the other wives don’t. Sheesh people are so on edge these days!

[@acidicascetic]

@@juliegerasimenko200 “Gets away with” showing her shoulders? Come on. Every time I feel like we’ve become slightly more modern I realise we’re actually right back there in the Middle Ages. The fact that you’d even use that phrase to describe a woman just showing her shoulders is a reminder of how much latent judgement there really is. What next? Judge a woman in Saudi Arabia for “getting away with” showing her hair?

[@acidicascetic]

@@cherylharrison3789 Well since when is showing shoulders when you’re in a BATHING SUIT immodest? Maybe that’s well within her definition of modesty!

[@deidrekoehler2882]

I completely agree! The goal in polygamy for men is for their wives to get over their own jealousy regardless of what the husband does. It’s ridiculous that this is the focus in these groups.

[@b.m.t.h.3961]

What a ridiculous cult!

[@mamamcfreeman105]

I never really watched this show much but started to get interested about two seasons a ago. Recently I started watching the earlier seasons and it amazes me how differently I think about all of these people EXCEPT Janelle. She’s honestly the most genuine of this whole group.

[@Sarah-Graham575]

Polygamy teaches women that their jealousy is selfish. The Sisterwives grew up internalizing that message. Misogyny run rampant!

[@cintiapanizza]

Agree

[@Elena-er7zp]

playing devil’s advocate here - they were in poverty when the first three honeymoons happened. However if he really cared - he would have had honeymoon redos with the other three now that they had reality TV money.

[@cintiapanizza]

I don’t think Kody would redo the other honeymoons. He didn’t care how Janelle and Christine wedding was organized. He just showed up like he said himself. He really fell in love with Robyn and I know TLC payed for what we watched with Robyn but he totally got engaged in the wedding. He really wanted to get married to Robyn, not only for religious purposes

[@amandaantico78]

With them saying that they struggle with it depending on how they are doing in the moment, is like they were gaslighting themselves. He had done such a great job at telling them that their feelings were jealousy and blaming them, that they didn’t allow themselves to express their feelings and hold him accountable for his actions. It’s horrible!!

[@pearlbubbles6885]

Everyone has to give and Kody and Robyn just take.

[@El-cj3dd]

Nailed it

[@laurab.fierce3523]

From day 1, Truly got the shit end of the stick. I'm nervous about Christine being engaged so soon, but I hope David is a good man and I hope Truly kinda has a dad now 🤞😩

[@bethclay7258]

The other 3 wives lived through years of severe financial stress. So, a luxury honeymoon for a new younger wife would be salt in a wound. The 3 wives worked together to meet the different needs of the family. They pooled their money/resources and made individual sacrifices. Robyn never contributed to the family. She didn't work, provide child care or even emotional support to anyone but Kody and her children. She expected the other wives to make sacrifices for her and her kids. I think the other wives and fans are resentful of R. entitlement and complete lack of understanding of the sacrifices by the other wives/children to meet her needs. In addition to K expectations that the other wives to accept the massive shift in the family dynamics.

[@nelliekenny9630]

He had all these different reasons for having these wives. He didn't mind knocking them up though. No romance but as long as he's happy.

[@lisaboo5806]

I feel that Robyn really never cared how she impacted the other wives. You can see how her coming into the family impacted the family.

[@catrie9965]

Also, Robyn has said, multiple times, that her house would remain the "honeymoon house".

[@jenniferschwarz914]

Oh gosh I so appreciate your insight on this show! Idk why I even watch it, but I do. Love your videos so much!

[@MarieAntoinetteandherlittlesis]

I think that not only is Kody an asshole, their relationship was destined to fail. First of all polygamy isn’t usually a healthy relationship dynamic, but also if you’re gonna do it you have to be fair across the board. The fact that he did everything differently with Robyn- kissed her when they were dating, had an real actual wedding with a real dress, took a MUCH longer and more special honeymoon, gave Robyn equal time before they were even married, took better care of and was more present for Robyn’s kids, bought her a bigger, nicer house, spent far more time with her than the others, hired her a nanny, listened to her position and understood her in arguments…. I could go on for days.

[@momerator]

I think Kody is a jerk but I truly believe that some of this behavior is influenced and orchestrated by TLC. They want drama and excitement. They need things to film. What better to film than the man with a new wife on vacation while the other wives stay at home to stew? Also, now that we know the extent of the poverty in the family’s financial history and Kody & Robyn’s appetite for expensive things, they were able to indulge themselves with TLC paying for it. As always, follow the money!

[@anada303]

If that were true, he's have stopped 17 seasons ago.

[@kimmeejack]

Whenever I hear the word’s distortion i automatically think of ruby franke and Jodi hildabrant

[@carlafranklin3081]

Kody acted like a besotted school boy around Robin. He has never behaved that way towards his other wives, even when they each went off on their little weekends together.

[@cintiapanizza]

Agree

[@marb9664]

Couple of other things were Christines' newborn Truely and also the family was still in pretty bad shape financially at this point. Christine and Robyn were on food stamps and Robyn still had over $30,000 in consumer debt hanging over her head. Kody had also use what extra money the family had on moving Robyn to Utah and an extravagant wedding/reception. He showered her and her kids with extravagant presents as well but never made sure all his kids had health insurance. Messed up priorities from the get. Last thought is did you notice that anytime one of the other wives expressed sadness or anger Robyn begins to cry to draw attention away from the fact that she is part of the cause? Like it's hurting her more than them.

[@donnastratton8397]

Good points

[@jezeannwilliams1145]

Wait,wait wait. The family was struggling financially and Kody as the supposed "man" of the house had the bright idea to add four other mouths to feed plus a $30k debt of a shopaholic. WTF! The OG 3 should have left his sorry ass in that mess ages ago. But seriously thoigh what did Robyn do to pay off her debts

[@xHarperPlaysx]

Really fascinated by the link between the motivations of Meri and Ghislaine, I think you’re spot on.

[@rosielass459]

The reason the OG3 felt guilty for feelings of jealousy about Kody being away with Robyn was because of their faith. You have to remember, being a polygamist wife means you must “progress in handling your feelings” when your husband is with another wife. That’s the whole point of polygamy for them. To learn to progress in order to achieve a new level of happiness within their marriages and be able to submit to their husband in everything. So, yes they feeling guilty and angry with themselves that they are still struggling with these feelings as a new young, pretty wife enters the picture and whisks Kody away from them all. Ironically, I too submit to my husband but thankfully he would never, ever take a second wife! Lol He has said “Absolutely not! One wife is enough.”

[@nosleeptilbrooklyn20]

I just do not understand the culture where the wives are taught that having jealousy over sharing 1 man is not normal. Kody tamped down their feelings as abnormal at every turn. Their behavior of anger or inequity at seeing their other sister wives' relationships getting different treatment from Kody only angered him further when brought to the surface. The wives were not supposed to have feelings other than "Kody is the best".

[@LibraryTechAnna]

Thanks for doing these! Can you do more? Love your perspective.

[@chasingthestorms]

So glad all the original wives have left. I just hope they civil suit for the return on their money. And now that Christine’s engaged (to fast) Kody is having a cow over the situation.

[@karihouke974]

In the earlier seasons you can see the years of cult manipulation over all of them. It’s so interesting as the years have rolled on watching each one of them evolve out of that thinking. How I would love for Meri , Janelle and Christine to each write their own book and talk about that slow waking up process. I also believe Meri stuck around as long as she did, because she didn’t want to disappoint her mother.

[@dors6143]

Me too (re: her mom). Her mom passed and she started pushing Kody to let the world know they were done. But he wouldn't

[@nicgraham2519]

Thank you so much, love watching your take on things .

[@amelton1620]

Omg love this channel so much!!! Thanks for everything u do!!!!😊

[@gloriaohara3213]

Considering Janelle was the main bread winner..that had to have hurt

[@mgmilw4966]

When Kody announced he picked out the dress, Christine looked sad. Has anyone seen Christine's wedding dress? It looked like a sack. It was home made and was baggy and not attractive. How come Kody could afford Robin's and not Christine's?

[@helenhoward5346]

Doesn't matter bc it can NEVER work out satisfactory for the primary intimate partner of a narcissist. Doesn't matter how much work you do or how hard to you try to be receptive and understanding. They won't reciprocate when you need it and they can't be bothered

[@christystrong8277]

Can't wait for you to watch the episodes when Robin gets Kody to divorce Mary! She manipulates her (Mary) to do so crying about her kids! It was so apparent to me! She wanted to be the wife and that way she was legal and the state can't come after her or her ex!

[@cherylr8988]

You missed the best quote of all... I cant recall the exact words, but christine said something like, "I asked robin, did you NEED 11 days? and she said yes, I NEED 11 days, and then I was ok with it"... I was like, HUH? That made no sense at all.

[@indymonster1413]

Please do content on Seeking Brother Husband! I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on these people!

[@SometimesMyself]

They believe that their feelings are selfish because they’ve all been told by Kody, for decades, that their feelings are selfish.

[@sophiagertz1083]

Christine is saving best for last. Now she has it. She never got a beautiful diamond from Shirley Temple

[@Jessa-RM]

Maybe Robyn is codependent but I think her catering to Kody's ego is more calculating, she defers to him because she knows he'll think of that as being "loyal," and "respectful,"

[@allisonom]

Longer vids pls!

[@pamshultz3796]

Christine just had a baby and was suffering from PPD, and they never said if she was still working at this time as well.

[@suefrisk8505]

Great insight !

[@sharlahart986]

And Christine is home with a new baby.

[@joycesmith3259]

Kody got everybody sick by going to that wedding across the country

[@barbaragrathwohl6128]

You know who REALLY NEEDED 11 days? Christine, that's who!! She just had a baby, night feedings and five other kids to take care of. And Robyn NEEDED 11 days. Give me a break. No empathy for your sister wife, Ms. Empathy!

[@jcwittig]

Christine's honeymoon was less than 48 hours.

[@b.m.t.h.3961]

Robber, as a woman who'd already had 3 kids should have known better. She had ample opportunity to tell ding-bat Kod, that a short honeymoon taken later on would be fine.

[@claren4643]

I appreciate your perspective. Thanks.

[@NinaDoscher]

Its almost of if the other wives put their lives on hold until Kody returns.... almost as if they can't function without him....but i think that's what Kody has instilled in them.

[@debrasiegle3133]

i feel the other wives are playing nice for tv and not fully disclosing how they really feel, since they were getting so much money something they never had before and didn’t want to lose. as time went on the cracks really show through.

[@savannahworth2495]

That wedding should have taken place later and they should have had a 3 day honeymoon so he could be home with Christine and the new baby. Robyn and Cody have been selfish from the beginning.

[@barbarakingry9163]

You forgot to mention that Christine had just delivered a baby that Kody fathered. She felt very neglected.

[@lisapisa3662]

What other outcome can there be when you marry someone you don’t love. Kody did it three times.

[@HZ-qc2qu]

I’d love to see Kody get a new wife and Robyn get her full amount of karma.

[@cierracarrico4718]

I love your Sister Wives videos! But I would love to see you jump on the Vanderpump Rules Scandoval drama! Yes, there are many people talking about it. But you can break it down on a psychological level. I would LOVE that!!!

[@amandamccarthy228]

YES!!!! this would be amazing! especially since it blew up big enough to be covered on national news (e.g. cnn)

[@amandamccarthy228]

@PopPsych fyi… it’s mid-season still & everyone watching is getting to view the lies/shadiness happen since the affair has been confirmed started right about the same time as filming and “came out” just after cameras ORIGINALLY shut off to begin editing. since the scandal, they picked cameras back up PLUS filmed the reunion. super juicy drama.

[@Ely-jx5iy]

The wives anger is misdirected at themselves. Their anger should be directed at Kody for treating them so dismissively and at Robyn for being greedy and selfish, but most importantly at polygamy itself for being a system that sets women up to be used and abused.

[@jacquelyn6799]

Will you be covering all the episodes? If you are just doing certain ones, I would love your take on the episodes when the anthropology students visit the Brown family.

[@andlpn1]

You didn't talk about Christine having just recently giving birth when Robyn and Kody went on this 11 day honeymoon. Kody needed to be bonding with his baby and did anyone consider how it made a woman who just give birth have almost two weeks without the help of her partner?

[@cremebrulee4759]

Sadly, I don't think Kody would have been much help if he had been there.

[@cincycindy13]

The main thing is that Truely was literally just born, and Kody left her and Christine. Also the other wives had to watch Robyn's children along with all the others.

[@CedarMountain925]

I would LOVE for you do a review of the TV reality show “You, Me & My Ex”

[@lisascott4314]

Why is his face so red lol😂😂😂joke

[@onlyintheory9552]

I would be pissed, too, if I were Janelle in these circumstances. She was a major contributor to the family's finances so she had to figure out how to accommodate the cost of a 10 day honeymoon and still keep 18 children in mac and cheese.

[@mamamcfreeman105]

Another aspect of the earlier seasons that really drives me nuts is how tf they afforded everything including an ELEVEN DAY honeymoon?! I know Kody and Janelle worked and Meri worked a little too and they had free childcare with Christine and eventually Robin but even so..how?!

[@WhitePantsClub]

The wedding and honeymoon were primarily paid for by TLC. Her mother lived in a different state than the rest of the wives so she got longer visits away from the other wives.

[@SRayn2012]

Has rewatching these earlier episodes given more context to the later episodes for you? Having watched the demise of the family, do you see their beginnings differently?

[@mommyharris1111]

I think that Janelle was the sex wife before Robyn came in the family. She seemed to be depressed and put on a lot of weight after the 1st season. I’m glad she seems happy now.

[@cintiapanizza]

I love Janelle. We saw her put weight and lost weight during the years. It was stress. Janelle herself confess she was a stress eater. I think all the disruptions Robin caused make her suffer and we saw that in her weight changes. Now that she is not with Kody anymore she has her eating and weight under control and we can infer that she is happy with her life, no stress eating. No motives tô stress eating. Janelle is beautiful and now she is even prettier. I am so happy for her

[@barbaraherrera3984]

🛑 maybe you should give a segment on- ‘Why did Kody marry Robyn? What were the sister wives thinking Robyn was going to bring to the family? 1. Was she going to get a job (2 help financially?). 2. What was Robyn going to contribute to the family by marrying Kody? 3. What was the family going to gain by bringing Robyn into the group? Lastly state: the family gained Nothing by bringing Robyn in- you have to wonder’Why did they even want Robyn, she seemed like a poor candidate as supposedly someone who has a job and a yearly tax refund to bring to the table ? Am I right 🧐 ?

[@sandradillup7425]

It WASN'T THEY! Meri and Kody came up It. The other 2 found out after engagement.

[@Marnarose4433]

Right then the wives should have put their foot down and said NO!

[@El-cj3dd]

They shoudve said NO to this marriage !! none of them wanted it even meri who with koody got th ball rolling behind C & Js backs

[@El-cj3dd]

In their “culture”(cult) th wives aren’t suposed to say no to th husbands decisions

[@nelliekenny9630]

They didn't get the chance to say no. He just did what he wanted.

[@cremebrulee4759]

From what I understand, one of the fundamental tenant of polygamy is that the treatment of the wives is supposed to be equitable. His relationship with Robyn is an obvious violation of that tenant.

[@rhandichapman-kidwell3935]

This was (from the beginning) more of Kody and Robin BS - being able to do things differently than he did with his other wives. If I were a wife, the moment I found out that he had kissed Robin - it's a done deal. That relationship needs to end - because you have changed the rules! None of the rest were kissed before the wedding day - because he is a married man and not married to you yet! Just going by their own Church "rules". there was a plan here from these two from the beginning.

[@twistedtacres2791]

And let’s not forget that Truely was 6 weeks old at that point. AND they ALL knew Christine had problems with postpartum depression with each birth.

[@TheMcKenzieHaus]

A common thing about the first few seasons was the women constantly denying their feelings and feeling shame for having normal human feelings. They were heavily brainwashed in Polygamy

[@lydiaellisor4090]

Right, right...in your comments! And so appropriately in your comments/perspective regarding marriage relationships!

[@oc2538]

1:15 What about her children from the other marriage? She left her kids with, to me, strangers. The kids aren't close enough to be left for 11 days. I cannot leave my kids for 11hours with my in laws. I only want my kids, the fact Robyn was ok leaving them for so long with sister wives is bizarre.

[@jodavis650]

The beginning of the manipulated game..Robin knew exactly what she was doing and yes Kody should have treated her the same exact way as the other wives..

[@janellescott210]

Yep, the other wives don’t confront Cody, don’t deal honestly with their emotions because the cult they are in and the ideology they subscribe to.

[@colleen1961]

Janelle is not Kodys intellectual equal. She’s light yrs above Kody. And definitely not his best friend. Friends don’t treat friends like he has treated her.

[@cintiapanizza]

I feel sorry for Janelle and Christine who were left in the dark purposely by Meri and Kody over the beginning of the decision to court Robin. Meri thought she was going to be in better terms with Kody having this secret. What she got? He divorce her to make Robin the legal wife. That is karma. Poor Christine had just had a baby and having to go through her post partum alone having to endure all the romance going on between Robin and Kody right in front of her eyes. It was heartbreaking to see. I think this must have hurt her a lot. She was and still is strong. I admire her. Robin is spoiled, a big spender and never had a real job like the other wives. The first 3 wives build the family. Robin came only to disrupt and take advantage of the tv money time. Now Kody lost the first “REAL” compromise wives and I am sure when TLC cancel Sister Wives, Robin will divorce Kody. I love your KZbin channel, I don’t leave many comments, but I love your Sister Wives content. Best wishes and regards from Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@janellescott210]

It’s so obvious that Cody met Robyn and just checked out with everything (everyone) else

[@joycesmith3259]

Christine had a baby just before they went ,Christine had 5 other kids to take care of it wasn’t just right at all.he didn’t bond with his baby Truly and before he went to the hospital to see his baby born he said I can’t forget to kiss my girlfriend,what a sick person they weren’t married at the time

[@joycesmith3259]

It was 16 years between wives

[@gerileewhite3590]

I think for better insight into Robyn you should do a little research on her prior marriage. It is said she has a shopping problem , hid her purchases from her ex until they were heavily in Debt. Evidently his family paid off her debt and shortly after she divorced him. I do believe she lied about her ex and his relationship with his kids and used the threat he could take them away to get Meri to divorce Kody. All so she could become the legal wife and number on e lead wife. Please note in future episodes she becomes the all knowing explainer of poligamy and Kody. She is very manipulative including with Kody.