THE REAL KODY | Psychologist Reacts to Kody Brown on Mormonism Live

[@WendyL-iz1ur]

Kody has a distorted definition of loyalty- where was his loyalty when he conned Meri into a divorce, when Isabel had her back surgery, when Christine was in labor with Truly.Where was his loyalty when Janelle wanted to pay off the property and build her casita? Most especially, where was his loyalty when he neglected his previous 3 wives in favor of wife #4?

[@jennifergrody]

Oh in his mind he don’t have to show loyalty.. only the woman & kids do.

[@Brnojol364]

Couldn’t have said it better

[@sherryryniak4506]

Really great point 👍 absolutely agree!!!

[@GrannyDi276]

Yes! Well said❤❤❤

[@jaymie-lee]

Meri stepped out of her marriage First. She went looking for love Outside her marriage. She ain't a victim.

[@MarieAntoinetteandherlittlesis]

Petition to have Pop Psych be the next interviewer for the Sister-Wives tell-all. We need a man to interview Kody and actually ask him the hard questions. Not just that, but he needs to be challenged on his pseudo-intellectual psycho-babble. I can’t stand hearing from “Kody the Philosopher” anymore, when 99% of what he says is exaggerated, misrepresented or just untrue.

[@stephaniemccord6100]

I'd sign that Petition!!

[@kathyquinn3224]

Kody picks his questions!

[@amym5114]

I’m in!!

[@jeanperrin3794]

So if someone is disloyal if they disagree??

[@joselyngrinsell312]

I'd sign from UK

[@becky9103]

There were two things that stood out to me in this: 1. Kody was never really in love with these women, and he simply saw this lifestyle as a way to be unfaithful to his wives and the wives somehow find his infidelity as spiritually acceptable. He gets bored easily and has the attention span of a gnat. 2. Kody cannot accept responsibility for any of his failures. This lifestyle allows him to never face consequences, never work on any issues, never deal with the unpleasantness in life such as bill paying, raising kids, arguing with a wife, etc. When he decides someone is trying to make him accountable for ANYTHING, he simply has to fling his hair, walk out the door with a flourish, and allow the "misbehaving" wife to stew at home and think about her failures, as she imagines him in the arms of another wife receiving gentle kisses and back rubs as he unloads about how awful the other wife has been to him. More often than not, the errant wife will finally take full blame for Kody's actions and apologize to him for her "bad behavior." What a way for a narcissist to never have to look in the mirror and see who he really is.

[@jae6335]

Great comment!

[@GrannyDi276]

Yes! Well said❤

[@bridgettross4589]

Well said!

[@BrittanyRoshelleDavis]

So well said!!

[@SharonTaylor-g5l]

Love your post and very true.

[@deb9201]

I’m so glad Christine got away from this egotistical crap. I hope that Meri has left it behind her as well. I couldn’t imagine a more hellish existence than having to be around this guy.

[@dleehou1982]

Meri has called herself happily single

[@VirginiaGeorge]

They said in this interview that he has had 3 divorces in 3 years.

[@TheLibrarian1955]

Imagine having to be with this guy for ETERNITY! Opposite of heaven.

[@stephaniemccord6100]

Especially for all eternity as was their belief. That woukd be lije going to hell.😅😅

[@Godsolovedtheworld25]

Kody summed himself up with one sentence in last seasons tell all: “it’s all ego baby”. Most truth he’s ever spoken.

[@vickilawrence7207]

Exactly

[@cremebrulee4759]

And yet, sadly, this isn't an indication of knowledge. It's a brag.

[@runninggreywolf8313]

Wouldn't the "worst day of his life" being when Truely almost died? Or when he was responsible for David plowing into a barbed wire fence, forever changing the way his eyes operate??? Ugh he's so narcissistic...everything is about him.

[@mysanityizgone4576]

*Dalton

[@becky9103]

@@mysanityizgone4576 His real name is David Preston Jessop Jr. Robyn took the Da from David and the "ton" from Preston and came up with the name Dayton for the show.

[@robincacciatore3034]

Ooo! What happened with Dayton’s eyes? I didn’t know about that

[@jblkcns]

Or when Ysabel was crying for her Daddy after surgery and he wasn't there.

[@becky9103]

@@robincacciatore3034 Dayton was four wheeling with Kody, and he went through a barbed wire fence and his head and eye were basically sliced open and his optic nerves were severed to the point that he could no longer open his right eye. They had to do surgery on it to make it so that he was able to at least partially open it. He still has a very large scar on his forehead, and his eye still remains about half closed.

[@cathywithac]

The honeymoon. 11 days in the sunny San Diego with Robyn versus 3 day road trips in Montana/Wyoming in winter. No comparison.

[@bizburgess1947]

Not to mention zero children were left behind on the short OG honeymoons....yet Christine was left with a newborn on top of all the other childcare she did daily without any support from the Man/child.

[@LemonEyeDrops]

💯

[@conniehill8831]

Yeah, I have always wondered where Aurora, Breanna, and Dayton stayed while Kody and Robyn were out of town on their honeymoon.

[@IHYC678]

One of the biggest problem with Kody is that he expects from his wives (now ex-wives) what he himself does not offer. Loyalty, honour, respect and now charity…

[@sansserif8839]

Polygamy is a one-way street.

[@kathyelliott6051]

EXACTLY

[@nagatomutsu844]

narcissistic, selfish, double standard

[@mrsmack213]

I have a hard time believing all the church men were breaking down the door to get at divorced Robyn with her three children and all that debt she was carrying.

[@chadia25]

Right?! And Diesel model? 🤔 Why have we never heard this before?

[@UmmmAreUSerious]

@@chadia25because it never happened 🤣 maybe she modeled jeans for a local shop that did a little fashion show

[@laneneal3510]

She said that. I heard her family say she will destroy there family in time.

[@UmmmAreUSerious]

@@tonimcclain1180 Robyn had three kids when she joined the family. A son and two daughters. Then she had two more kids with Kody…. But if we are going to be truthful Robyn acts like a child too, so the family really absorbed 4 more kids.

[@tonimcclain1180]

@@UmmmAreUSerious PLEASE STOP🤣🤣 I Have to get UP from the floor 😂

[@Catmom-gl5nt]

Something to keep in mind - about 10 years ago scientists completed a 15 year study of urban coyotes in the Chicago area. They expected to find considerable opportunistic infidelity, basically, they expected mated pairs to covertly cheat to increase gene diversity. The reality they found was the absolute opposite, the only pair raising offspring not directly related to both was a mated pair that was raising a sibling’s young. Something had happened to both adults and the sibling coyote took in his nieces and nephews to raise with his mate. When one elderly coyote lost his mate of 10 years, he left his den to one of his grown children, moved out of the area and formed a relationship with a widowed female coyote. The level of dedication to family surprised the researchers and demonstrated how close coyotes remain with their children and siblings, even later in life. Coyotes cannot raise their young as single parents, the survival rate of the pups is minuscule, both a mother and father are needed to safely bring a litter to maturity. Sad that a male coyote better grasps paternal responsibility than Cody is able to.

[@marnieweaver3935]

Wow

[@joerudnik9290]

Impressive!!😮

[@MollysMom5]

Kody does look like an old coyote, though. 😅

[@Familylawgroup]

What a great piece of information. Can you provide a link to this study so we can read it as well?

[@AnneBeal-v3x]

I read a book years ago, (Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat,) a naturalist who went off into the wild to study wolves. One event he observed was that when a female died, her widowed mate apparently negotiated an adoption with another male, whose mate was lactating. The two males carried all the babies to the other den to be nurtured by the female. That was the story as I remember it. I might have the details wrong as I read it in the 1970s (it was first published in the 60's)

[@thevibrancyreboot3835]

I wish you included the clip of the caller who called in and questioned him about the assertion Kody made on the show that a good sister wife doesn't take her kids away from their father, when that's exactly what Robyn did to her first husband. No one ever challenges Kody, and this was one of the only occasions, we've seen this happen. His reaction to that moment seemed to be very telling, and almost ashamed. Did you see it that way too?

[@yw2274]

Even the host placated Kody when he said he didn’t want to talk about that subject. The host was like,”OK, ok, ok we’ll move on”. It’s Kidys way or no way.

[@caracoates4834]

Yeah 100%.

[@sherryryniak4506]

I too couldn’t wait to hear the answer to that question & PER USUAL Kody just wiggles his way out of when he knows he & Robin were BOTH hypocrites when it came time to answer, good one woman 👍

[@alicerobb5924]

The kids were not “taken “ away from him. He threw them away & only then were they removed. Probably so they wouldn’t have to face daily neglect and rejection from him.

[@Whiskeyriver714]

Yes, the best question ever asked Kody and he won’t answer.

[@genniebellows715]

Kody never learned that Loyalty and Respect are earned.

[@LIFE_is_G20OD]

Omg I'm so glad you are doing this one! Kody is a complete trainwreck and I honestly don't know how much more I can stand to see his face or hear his voice.

[@Nanahux]

TLC needs to dump Cody and Robin and have a show about Christine and Janelle with their kids and grandkids. We'd all watch.

[@kathyelliott6051]

EXACTLY

[@stephaniemccord6100]

Amen!

[@debbyallen1234]

Kody is a legend in his own mind😂

[@stephaniemccord6100]

As well as a man with perfect abs 😅😅😅😅

[@lisak5804]

Loyalty for Kody is doing what he tells you to do, not doing what he tells you not to do , and never disagreeing with him. This is not normal. He expects everyone ..not just his wives and children...to follow his orders or you're not loyal to him. He's the ultimate authority in every relationship and if he's not then "they" weren't loyal to him. Rediculous

[@debbyvibbert3177]

He wouldn't allow anyone except Robyn during holidays because they weren't following ROBYN'S mandate while her own maid brought in covid.

[@jeromehenry4484]

Loyalty & respect must be EARNED, it's not an entitlement. There must be reciprocity for loyalty & respect to be built & sustained. It's built on actions, not philosophy.

[@helixmoore7636]

And they kept choosing this cretin

[@jcs137]

Spot on. I’ve been married 32 years and the word “loyalty” has never ever come up!

[@colleen1961]

@@jcs137you’re right. We don’t even talk about loyalty or respect in our relationship. We just do it. And either is good to disagree and discuss different views. Or agree to disagree

[@victorias450]

The sacred loneliness defense was because of the clip of Christine bursting out laughing and saying sacred loneliness doesn’t exist.

[@tonicarter5444]

Right. It was a book, written by a polygamous wife in the 1800s.

[@dockaren]

​@@tonicarter5444Actually, it's a book written by Todd Compton, a modern-day Mormon historian, that details the lives of Joseph Smith's 30+ wives.

[@ritahearon4708]

I don’t remember which episode but….there was a group of high school friends and they made comments about how Kody always wanted to be the center of attention so they were not surprised at his choices and behavior.

[@randimarsh3596]

Can't remember the name or season but it was when he went back to his hometown for the 4th of July. At least I think it was for the 4th.

[@paulan7218]

I’m pretty sure that was sometime in season four because another KZbinr just reviewed that episode

[@stephaniemccord6100]

The funny part is that he went to high school in Lovell, Wyoming where he could be a giant fish in a very very small pond.😅😅😅😅

[@charmingfrock101]

Kody never considered whether his own lack of loyalty to his wives might affect their "loyalty" to him.

[@massiahgrom]

It's not a 2 way thing to him . He wants blind , unquestionable loyalty . Insane .

[@kathyelliott6051]

No question about it

[@nagatomutsu844]

Kody is perhaps one of the best narcissist personality disorder cases on TV available for everyone to study. Because he's exposed a lot of his close relationships in a time frame of more than one decade. It is a good lesson for everyone to learn--how to discover and deal with NPD.

[@judybentley4666]

Actually, I have been wondering if there is something wrong or missing in the brain that narcissist share that allows them to be treat people so badly w/out any apparent empathy.

[@kirstireinholdtsen5844]

@@judybentley4666 It is not a cognetive disavility but a enotional disability. Even they seems like stupid.

[@nagatomutsu844]

@@judybentley4666 narcissistic personality disorder often co-exists with ADHD or other cognitive defects, but many narcissistic personality disorder patients are perfectly normal cognitively. Some of them even out-smart in the society. The origin of NPD could usually be contributed to terrible family environment in which children are grown up. Kody, in my opinion, is a typical example. He has a very cruel and perhaps also narcissistic father and a mother who suffers in the environment but does not protect her children. He has serious daddy issues (and also admitted once) and is very insecure about his masculinity--these indicate severe childhood trauma and emotional neglect. People become narcissistic because they cannot get secure attachment and necessary emotional needs satisfied. These people's true self often stop to develop at teenager years (in some severe cases even at early childhood), and all the manipulative and harmful tactics are mostly used to protect their fragile self. Narcissists truly feel they are the most miserable and unhappy people in the world and it's all other people's faults.

[@kr-jj5kr]

He traveld 4 hours every weekend to "court" Robin but he hasn't gone one time to see Truly

[@maxinemaass1406]

What about the caller that confronted him about accusing Christine of taking his children away from him and yet, that's exactly what Robyn did with her children. She took them away from their biological father.

[@jae6335]

Kody never starts from the foundation of the problems - the way he treated his wives who stayed with him through abject poverty. Even if he fell in love with Robyn and felt his feelings towards the others changed, he could have ended those other unions in more humane ways. He wanted them to sit there, and sacrificed the rest of their lives to make him look good, to spend their money, etc. He is heartless and cruel. For Kody, loyalty is: to always agree with him, even when he is wrong. Other's opinions and feelings don't matter. He is way too immature, narcissistic, and obtuse.

[@kimberlymartin9026]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@dianejohnson9904]

Kody always talks about everyone’s lack of loyalty to him. But where is his loyalty to his other wives and children?! I don’t know why they don’t call him out on that. When he tells Janelle that she is not loyal to him, why doesn’t she say, Kody, where is your loyalty to me?

[@joselyngrinsell312]

The word loyal to Kody when referring to him receiving it mean "Adore" he wants adoration.

[@lisamiller4812]

I think that this interview proved that the Kody we see on the show is the real Kody.

[@denaisaacthiswasgreat.thum7598]

Robyn wanted to join the family because it got her on TV.

[@Whiskeyriver714]

Exactly

[@curiousobserver97]

Well good, hope she's enjoying the negative publicity.

[@jodididier7029]

Maybe she thought she had a chance to be an actual “diesel jeans”:model with the exposure.

[@Ryder1972J]

You missed the best part of the call. An audience member (Caller 2) asks Kody about his Statement "Good sister wives don't take children away from their Fathers." when this is precisely what Robyn did,and the Caller asked if Robyn's kid knew their Dad had cancer. Please review Kody's squirming attempt to deflect, lie and then refusal to answer.

[@Whiskeyriver714]

Yes! Please address this and obviously robins kids don’t know their dad has cancer

[@jaymie-lee]

He has point. Can't expect Kody to have a relationship with his daughter when you intentionally move her away.

[@Justnice2324]

​@@jaymie-leeKody had all the time to spend with his daughter before Christine moved away he chose not to his decision.

[@luvzdogz]

He didn't give much of an answer but what he did say is that if the kids "choose" to not see the9r dad, then it's ok and supposedly that's what Robyn's kids did. So, by that logic, if Truley decided she didn't want to be by her dad, then it's ok! Right? 🤔

[@Ryder1972J]

@@jaymie-lee His relationships are still His to manage regardless of the number of miles

[@danawhite9731]

I think the timing of Robyn coming into the family is interesting. Kody and his other wives had been married about 15 years and the oldest kids were teenagers. After 15 years of marriage the newness has somewhat worn off and people have gained maturity and aren't as likely to gloss over things that bother them. The kids are beginning to have their owns thoughts and opinions and are beginning to see their parents with less adoration and more understanding that the parents are just people, and people they don't always agree with and whose behavior they don't always approve of. I think things would have been different if Robyn had come into the family when there was only, say seven or eight years of marriage between Kody and the other wives. I think Kody was trying to recreate that feeling of adoration he once had through a younger wife and more children. I also think Kody uses "the family" as an excuse for his behavior. For example, on the anniversary trip he and Christine took with their therapist, I don't believe he misunderstood the rock building exercise. He used the "big family picture" as a barrier to having a meaningful experience with Christine. He used Covid to distance himself from family members who had differing opinions with him or who gave push back to his rules. He used Ariella's inability to be without Kody more than one night as the reason he couldn't accompany Isabel to her surgery. It seems that to Kody loyalty equals adoration/agreeing with him.

[@blk5124]

Excellent analysis!

[@07Flash11MRC]

Not just that, but all of the OG3 wives were done with childbearing.

[@PrettyGhostX]

I think Robyn became a favorite from the beginning, whatever that was doing it, Robyn became "the one". He found his true soulmate with her and she was up to accommodate his ego and here we are

[@lorrilewis2178]

I never fail to be amazed at what people justify to themselves when it comes to faith.

[@kathyelliott6051]

My Good God that's so true .

[@OffGridNorthIdaho]

From what I've seen, it's seldom genuinely about the faith I have come to believe that many individuals are drawn to a particular faith tradition because it supports their internal personalities or desires. Domineering, abusive men resonate with faiths that support patriarchy. Violent men are drawn to fundamentalist groups that supports holy crusades, war behaviors, physically enforced theocracy, and literally interpretations of old testament punishments. I also think some women are drawn towards these faith traditions as well. Perhaps the lure of having parental and family relationships with their children for all eternity, often the desire for support in being a SAHM. I think it's often more a matter of the individuals choosing a faith culture that supports the drives and desires they already have.

[@lorrilewis2178]

@@OffGridNorthIdaho That can be true, but more for people who were not already indoctrinated in a specific religion from childhood. So many people never really make a choice - they just continue with whatever religion their parents bring them up in. I'm astounded at how many people I went to school with stayed their whole life in the religion they had in childhood. I left organized religion in my 20s, and apparently that is unusual among my group.

[@avakholwadia1420]

What I notice about Kody is that he believes he is intelligent and better then everyone in the room and then doesn’t understand why others don’t see him like that.

[@Rya498]

Narcissism oozes off of Kody in waves out of every pore. The toxicity is so obvious and apparent it is insane that anyone takes him seriously. His Absolute lack of accountability and blame shifting is appalling.

[@madornetto4614]

Where you talk about him feeling no one was giving him “charity” … it’s true, they don’t, but he quit giving them charity first. They disobeyed him in his eyes on COVID rules, on not being more accepting and friendly to Robyn, for being lured into being catfished because Meri was upset, sad and lonely after he divorced her legally, there was no forgiveness on his part for any of this. He stopped “giving charity” way before any of the wives did. He was downright cruel to the other 3 wives and to their children in most cases. It’s a case of you reap what you sow.

[@sherryryniak4506]

Well said, 100% agree

[@GrannyDi276]

Yes!❤

[@briannakobs6780]

As someone whose parents forced me into LDS based psychotherapy (a form of conversion therapy) I actually wouldn’t be surprised if a therapist told him that, which is why I will never get off my soap box about how inappropriate religiously based psychotherapy is. I was told some pretty awful things while I was forced to attend.

[@kimberlyelliott7933]

😢 I'm so sorry

[@jenncece5858]

Also about the honeymoon, the OG3 were all married before any of the children were born. Janelle was 7mos pregnant with Logan (which is not great) and Kody didnt even plan a honeymoon for Christine. They just went back to Wyoming where the spouses were living as Christine was married in Utah. Truely was 5.5 weeks old when he ran off with Robyn for 11 days. She has been giving that poor little girl the short end of the stick since she was born...

[@sherryryniak4506]

Agree & not only that but was over sleeping with, spending entire wknds with, Robin for awhile before they were even married & as I understood in one episode, they weren’t even supposed to be kissing, he’s only getting the just he deserves with how majority of family treat him & MOST OF ALL Robin, she welcomed the behavior towards the other wives, did noooothing to say hey, I need to have a relationship with these other women, there needs to be fairness if that’s ever going to happen, Kody!!! smh

[@just_a_smalltowngirl585]

Kody is definitely good at weaving a narrative to justify his actions 🤦‍♀️

[@sweetafton5655]

As long as he is unchallenged. When challenged, he does the old turn and burn to evade ‘accountability’. He’s a weak, weak man.

[@madagascarjasmine]

Yes to the point that history is revised according to his point of view at any one time - but for years of video of his life that says otherwise. The man just needs a clown suit 🤡

[@kathyelliott6051]

EXACTLY

[@honiej00n75]

Kody also uses the word Loyalty in the scene where they all went to his Dads ranch. He was grabbing his mom’s breakfast burrito out of her hand and taking a bite while telling the camera that his mom is so loyal and sweet to watch him take it out her hand and she’ll be just fine with it. He should be feeding her if anything.

[@jodellereynolds5451]

So now we have a “baseline” of what Kody is like w/o the TLC edits in a reality show. Interesting watch and thanks for breaking some of it down😊

[@jennifergrody]

Yeah he & some of the online kids wanna make us believe “he’s only being portrayed as a villain for the show” when we really see NO HE IS THE EGOTISTICAL MALE WHO DON’T EVEN HAVE CONTROL OF HIS OWN LIFE.

[@janabomersbach4466]

@@jennifergrodythe only reason they say this is either his favor or not seeing some other reality growing up.

[@nwad3322]

I also noticed that Kody challenged the interviewers to watch the series from the beginning and find one time that Robyn had made a mistake.

[@auntiedeedee3438]

Started with the fact that she was in the rotation before they were married, the wedding dress mess, she knew she was going to have Kody pick the dress, but pretended that it was a bonding experience for the ladies. The Honeymoon, I know the tab was picked up by TLC, but they could have said no to 11 days, and opted for a shorter time period, especially since Christine had recently given birth, and Kody Robyn both claim that he cannot be away from his younger children for long periods of time.

[@loriboyce942]

Yup. Nothing like a slow and continual calculative manipulation to say, “Ooops. My bad!”

[@StrengthReversed]

I think the therapist probably said that his wives wouldn't have been any happier with his behavior or with him as a husband even outside of polygamy. That his performance as a husband was the problem, not polygamy or something along those lines. But of course Kody won't hear it like that.

[@kimc7699]

Dr. C - very interesting analysis. The only thing I would add to your comments is the background concerning how Robyn came into the family has shifted over time. Was she the hot "Diesel jeans" model who had her pick of the entire polygamist community (divorced woman with 3 kids and a lot of debt, no career, no real education), or did she come hat in hand asking to join Kody's family? I think the truth is that from the beginning when they met one another, they became monogamists who were willing to pretend to be polygamists to make money on reality TV...they may not have clued the other 3 wives in on that, but that's how it's turned out.

[@SuzyCamp-px4ib]

I just saw a clip he was talking about Janelle and he said he wanted to reconcile and she did not, and he was disappointed because that's not what she promised or what she agreed to when she came into polygamy. Like WTF. He did the same to Meri and didn't care about his promise and he basically ran Christine off. A really he ran them all off including Janelle. Then he also had the nerve to say, maybe he will try again to get with Janelle and take it serious this time. He's an a$$. He also wrote his sister off for daring to criticize him. He labeled her as Not Loyal. He is the worst🙄🤦

[@gracem8885]

All the money making wives have left. That’s what’s upsetting to him. Looks like they are making good money as well!!

[@tonicarter5444]

He was probably surprised she didn't just welcome him back with open arms, and pick up where they left off and pretend that awful fight didn't happen. (Like she had in the past. For once, she was standing her ground.)

[@loriagates]

Was it last season’s “anniversary lunch” where Janelle was told by Kody that they were pretty much only friends and didn’t have a real marriage? And now he wants to reconcile…what exactly? The only thing he wants back is her monetary contributions to “the family” and to keep her away from Christine because everything that has ever happened to him is clearly all Christine’s fault 🙄 Christine, in my opinion, was brave to leave, and Kody blames her for showing others that there is indeed a life without Kody.

[@pattiwhaley1067]

There was a 4 hr. Drive to the party where robyn met kody but Robyn had several family members that said Robyn did that on purpose because the whole church was talking about kody's family being on tv and she wanted to be on tv

[@kathyelliott6051]

👏👏👏👏. 👍

[@cqbarnieify]

Loyalty to Kody is Kody’s greatest love. Kody’s love is a selfish, self-serving perversion of what true love is.

[@rachelPH79]

I think you described him best when you talked about the intellectual fodder. For him it’s word salad after word salad and manages to convince himself and normalize/rationalize his behavior through it.

[@dockaren]

I loved the faces on the interviewers when Kody describes hypergamy. RFM even mouths the word "hypergamy". Priceless!!!😂

[@Sasha-16june]

It was interesting that neither guy truly challenged Kody on any of his behaviours. I’d love to see an interview where Kody is contracted and has to answer challenging questions.

[@j.johnson7296]

They’re his friends so yeah, they don’t want to challenge him.

[@angelarollins8769]

I highly doubt there was all these men wanting Robyn with all her debt and 3 kids. Come on. Realistically, one might/would see Robyn as having a lot of baggage. Robyn set out to be in that family for fame, financial gain, and to continue her hoarding.😒

[@skarisa8571]

I think it’s also said on the show on earlier seasons that he wanted for Christine to choose them bc she was like LDS (?) royalty. So by marrying her , it would elevate him as well. It didn’t have to be love or w/e it was bc of her status. And then when this was no longer relevant , he discarded her and her children

[@carlavegas887]

Christine and this family are Fundamentalists LDS, and no one who is mainstream LDS knows who they were nor care about who she or her family are. Only people who grew up in Utah talk like this.

[@jacquelinemeyer8311]

Meri - Meri has mentioned in the past how she and Kody were the ones that started their family. I think for her to emotionally leave is terrifying for her. She has these selective blind spots when it comes to Kody and just plain Martyrdom in general. Like you said today - the women believe suffering brings them closer to god. I think this has to do a lot to with Robyn’s victim mentality as well. Martyrs. In the beginning only meri knew kody was courting Robyn. Meri had said on one episode that she was more jealous of christine coming into the family then she was of Janelle because K and Christine had an emotional relationship. I always felt Meri encouraged Kody to marry Robyn to gain favor with him BUT also to slight Christine. K and Meris relationship was difficult at the time and I think she wanted Christine to know what it felt like to bring in a new wife.

[@lindaefraim5895]

I think her punishment towards Kody was so HE had to break up with her so he couldn’t reach the special room in heaven where you become god over your family in eternity. If a husband leave his wife he won’t reach that step

[@catherineburke9540]

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[@j.johnson7296]

I think Meri brought in Robyn so it could be the two of them against Christine and Janelle. She didn’t want it to be 2 against 1 anymore and needed an ally. Turned out to be a bad move though…

[@tinaconde1491]

​@@j.johnson7296yup. This is my exact opinion too.

[@Crystalspanda]

❤Thank You❤ I really appreciate your perspective David.

[@terristeinback6801]

He says he had to pace the room because he was so angry at his sister. That is not normal!!l He has huge anger issues which obviously goes hand and hand with a Narcissist’s conception that he should never be questioned and to always be the most important and intelligent person in the room.

[@deenabailey4544]

I really enjoy your longer videos. Please keep up this format. I enjoy hearing your description of pop culture. Thanks for your time.

[@kimberlycrowley7948]

Let's call it like it really is...Robyn didn't choose Kody she chose the TV show...she ALWAYS wanted to be a movie star and this was as close as she was going to get..without TLC Kody didn't stand a chance in hell...

[@kathyelliott6051]

Nice

[@janebryant7794]

Kody is an awful man.. his grown children see him and the way he’s treated their mother

[@SharonTaylor-g5l]

It's amazing how well his sons all grew up to be fine young men, considering their male role model. Thank God for their mothers.

[@07Flash11MRC]

No surprise there. Christine showed the kids how to be a good caretaker for both future kids and their significant other, while Janelle and Meri taught them how to work hard for their dreams and goals.

[@kathyelliott6051]

How sad for the kids 😞 there is something wrong with him in the Head .. Because he talks 🐂 BULL crap all the time ...

[@nwad3322]

Maybe Kody needs to reframe all the angst he is in following the breakup of his marriages as “sacred loneliness”.

[@californiadreaming567]

Kody and Robin can now experience sacred loneliness when the world hates them and they are alone and turn against each other

[@brendatruant7404]

If I could smash that like button a hundred times I would!! 👏👏 Thank you David. An insightful perspective! Liked how you approached this. I am hoping people who already have firm views about all this mess are enabled to ‘get something new’ from it. Again, 👏👍😀

[@IndigoBellyDance]

Thank u, enjoy a trained professional breaking down Kody Brown. He truly has moments of sincere honesty But he is soooooooooo delusional and unable to look at himself

[@celticgabbyfan]

4:49 Kodys body language, tone, everything, when he talks about his interaction with his sister, he looks down on women as a whole.

[@g.flesch9731]

Kody has no respect or regard for women.

[@Roksee]

I can only imagine the nightmare of being married to Kody. Just wow.

[@abr5873]

I get physically ill when I watch you too, Kody.

[@joerudnik9290]

Hysterical!!

[@kathyelliott6051]

Don't we all ..?

[@MrsKravitzz]

Thanks for discussing this Kody appearance. I get excited to see you upload new episodes discussing Sister Wives.

[@lisaboo5806]

He has used these word linguistics to confuse and manipulate for years now. Thank you for your input on this ❤

[@EmiliaJay]

The narcissist’s go-to…word salad 🙄

[@sweetafton5655]

AKA: Insufferable BS

[@krismcgarry7901]

Yes and usually incorrectly

[@07Flash11MRC]

"incorrectly": Yeah, exactly. Remember Kody thinking his wives stabbed him in the kidney and claiming they gaslight him. 🤣🤣🤣

[@lostcontrol1981]

Despite 3 of 4 wives leaving him, and the majority of his children refusing to talk to him, it’s quite interesting he doesn’t have the ability to see anything he did as contributing to the mess he’s in. He has come up with many theories - it’s because of Covid, because Christine didn’t like polygamy, because Robyn wasn’t accepted by the family, and because of the TV show - but not once has he said the truth - that he fell madly in love with Robyn and managed to carry on an affair with her for 12 years while slowly ignoring his other families more. If he’d admit it, and say he should have admitted it 12 years ago, it would have saved the wives a lot of pain, and could have possibly allowed him to continue his relationships with the kids.

[@ja12367]

It always find it amazing that Kody wants loyalty from all of his family but he wasn’t able to give equal loyalty or love…attention and time to all of his wives…just one!!

[@minniekay1240]

This poor man turns right and momentarily looks and acts normal. When he turns left he walks into the wall and crushes his own face. He is his own worst enemy. He runs his mouth with no regard for his own self or others. And here we are with the diesel jeans model. Holy Mary! He never disappoints on falling face first. I wish you would explain him asking these men to watch the show from beginning to end to assess Robyn’s goodness or lack thereof. As he would take their opinions as worthy of note?????

[@sweetafton5655]

Because they are men who also were marinated in LDS patriarchy even though they are ex Mormons now. Or simply, he values their opinion because they have penises.

[@lucytowns6971]

No he will not accept it/especially if they say she was the root of the downfall

[@janabomersbach4466]

I am completely against MLMs but I still root for the OG3 as they find independence.

[@arosieworld]

Oh my God I clicked on this so fast!!! When I watched this video I was like how can I send it to you? And thank goodness somebody else did!?!

[@laurieerickson7205]

It’s my understanding that Robyn only wanted Kody because everyone was aware that TLC would be putting out the Sister Wives show. She needed money and a husband, even if Meri had introduced them, hell I don’t even know the truth of this program anymore - I really believe TLC has done a huge disservice to women who are stuck in polygamy. I’m a descendant of an old LDS family. I was told that my gr great grandmother ended up drinking herself to death, and this was right after the Federal govt came in, sentenced the polygamist men to prison and were subsequently ordered to legally marry the woman with the youngest children upon their release. People say stop watching the show. Yeah that’s on me, I just want TLC to pull the plug on this little man’s dishonest platforms, which are ever changing and very tiring.

[@greatdanelady6956]

1) I could see a therapist asking Kody (after one of his patented remarks) Do you honestly believe that they wouldn’t be happier outside of this marriage than they are now within it? I can see based on his warped listening/understanding skills how he would twist this to his fit into his universe. 2) Janelle and Christine got only a 2-3 day honeymoon and like you pointed out were more like road trips, no plan no romance involved. 3) Big point: Kody, Meri and Robyn deceived Janelle and Christine by hiding Kody’s initial courting of Robyn from them. After always assuring them (and stating it on the show) that unless all wives agreed before hand, he would not court another woman. 4) Janelle and Christine had not kissed Kody prior to their spiritual marriage, in accordance with their ‘church’s’ rules. Not only did Robyn and Kody kiss prior to their marriage , but Robyn ran after Kody to kiss him as he was on his way to the hospital for Truly’s birth. There are many more instances, but I’ve run on too long now.

[@beckylee0000]

I wonder what the moderators were thinking. They looked concerned, yet said very little. One of them is his friend. They let him talk and I think that worked for Kody- as he can’t tolerate challenges. 15:52

[@ladylioness06]

I want to go watch more of them, and see if their brows are always so furrowed. They both look concerned, but maybe they both have RBF (Resting Brow Furrows)

[@jacqueline-11]

Kody’s calling has more to do with being the center of the universe. His needs come before all others, never takes accountability. Leaves his children in the dust. What a fn dream

[@kathyelliott6051]

He's the 🌞 sun that everyone floats around ..Yikes 😬

[@sandracarter9952]

Robyn chose FAME! She became INFAMOUS! Kody DIDN'T SHOW HIS FAMILY! Meri and Kody BETRAYED both Christine and Janelle

[@SallyF-gz2vt]

I love your take on what the therapist would have said about the women’s happiness and how Kody spun it 😂. He’s a full blown psycho.

[@sherryryniak4506]

I just love watching your videos, in my opinion your professional commentary is quite spot on 👍 don’t take this the wrong way but love even more when your beautiful wife shares her female perspective, you two are just great together, thanks for another good one 👍 blessings to you & your family!!

[@malindahollifield1114]

He challenged the hosts to watch all of the seasons and find anything wrong with Robyn. I’d actually like to see that happen. A second interview after they watched the seasons to see if they see the same things we all have and call it out to Kody.

[@beckylee0000]

21:25 I like the new intro. Good segment today. Another reason that the audience turned against Robyn was the demand for an 11day honeymoon, while Christine was caring for a newborn. Even though I suspect Kody pushed for the long honeymoon along with Robyn, it had to be extremely depressing trying to care for a newborn and five other kids, while your husband is having s$$ with a new young woman and having a great time. Sorry Kody, that broke the audience and turned them against you.

[@shelleykapp9637]

And she had horrible post-partum

[@luvzdogz]

Yay! I was wondering if you'd react to this interview. Ok, I'm glad you said the "no disparity of choice" is the dumbest thing because I really thought about that statement for a while trying to figure out what the heck he meant. And I really don't know what it means! I decided it doesn't mean anything! LOL

[@SandraHertel-u3b]

Petition to have Sister Wives cancelled and just have a new show that shows how Janelle and Christine have moved on and have a great life.

[@nwad3322]

It is interesting that Kody told Christine that no “quality man” would want to be with her if she left is ironic…that said maybe he has a hard time viewing himself as a quality man.

[@dustyboothomestead]

That's actually a what a typical narcissist abuser would say to his/her partner. I have a friend who her husband said the same thing. It's a way to control their partner.

[@SB8-8]

My ex told me that his therapist said we should add a person to our intimate life. I thought wtf is this?? He said it was because he believed that I would cheat on him so the therapist said then be a part of it and watch. That way I could have what I wanted and he would be in control🙄. Now there are absolutely zero words that I can even fabricate together that any therapist would say that could be even remotely misconstrued to that!!

[@OutrageousAspect]

I think you nailed most of it, and the the way he said Deisel jeans model and that others were sniffing around.. it was so clear that that was key for him. Which was hysterical because ok when was this but fine. And you are 1000% right about everyone else's 3 day road trip honeymoons. He never should have put her on a that kind of pedestal over the others. But truthfully he has allowed her to do a lot that is just for her, and infringes on the others. Its been a slow moving wreck since she joined the family, but I think until she became legal wife, it was maybe possible to steer away.

[@kathyelliott6051]

YIKES 😬😬😬

[@peggyjohnson7289]

I was waiting for you to comment on the second caller that asked Kody about Robin keeping her kids away from their dad etc.

[@brittanymckinlay345]

My favourite part waa when he made a disparaging comment about Robyns other mother and wanted it edited out 😂😂😂

[@DremaLJ]

In my opinion, Kody is so enveloped by his “ME” mentality, that he is not capable of even beginning to relate to the way others feel, or why they feel that way. He is the poster child for dysfunction. That has imploded his relationships with three of his wives, and will, I believe, eventually implode his relationship with Robyn too. He simply is not capable of looking beyond his “ME” view of the world, and that will not work in so far as long term relationships go.

[@molly5262]

Well said!!

[@SmokeyMtnRobin]

If you go back and watch the old episodes they treated him very well and clearly respected him. His relationship with Meri was strained by her insecurities. She did not enter into her marriage with Kody as polygamous, that came later and I think it was hard on her. In recent seasons, the wives complaints were that he wasn't 'present' on the days he was in their homes. For goodness sake he only spent so many days per month with them and he completely left Christine's bed. The other three wives got little from him and when they complained he turned it around on them, blaming them. I think he ran Meri, Christine and Janelle off because he found what he wanted in Robyn. But like a jerk he couldn't own up to wanting his freedom, he wanted them to chose to leave.

[@elizabethscott785]

It's like self-flagellation. He expects his wives to find penance within their suffering for the sins against him.

[@MrsBuda]

Yes I was waiting for this, I sent this to you on Instagram 😂

[@hannahreeves5633]

Yessss to a therapist saying that they would not be happier!! From my experience, a therapist does not give opinions on another persons’ life or thoughts!

[@SpicyGramCracker]

I really want to see this show, as it is, end. It is an ongoing record of emotional abuse. Enough. Did you not see any of the therapist episodes? She constantly validated Kody. Shocking to watch. He is Robyns best customer 🤷🏼‍♀️ you nailed the fringe philosophers! Thanks for taking the time to do this.

[@patriciaharkin1571]

It's not about loyalty or respect, it's about total control and how dare anyone criticize Kody!

[@kathyelliott6051]

Nailed it 🔨

[@Whiskeyriver714]

As you look at the screen, the guy on the left is Kodys good friend. The guy on the right looks like he can’t even believe the crap Kody is saying.

[@joerudnik9290]

Robyn probably wouldn’t have left husband #1, if he had been willing to continue to support her extravagant shopping habits.

[@TexasCountryLady]

Just like the tell all, Kody had everything go his way and there were no hard hitting questions.

[@molly5262]

Exactly!! So frustrating no one calls him out or asks him any difficult questions!

[@loriru3135]

Your knowledge makes your analogies so easy to understand. The issue is that even with understanding of why Kody acts as he does, the frustration with his self-serving behaviors is no easier to tolerate.

[@debbiecaldwell6727]

Mari cornered the market on sacred loneliness. Hoping she can find a group to support her so she can find joy and happiness in her life!

[@nancyforwand7726]

I started watching show from Day 1 until their move to AZ. I felt Kody was "full of it and himself" from Day 1. I've really felt sorry for these women and their kids. A narcissist never takes responsibility for their own actions.

[@lorid3839]

I think Robyn is good at feeding Kody's ego. I think SHE told him she had numerous offers of marriage. She was making herself look more desirable to him. Almost, like when you're a child and you aren't interested in a toy until another child is playing with it. Kody said on the show that initially Robyn gave him the "ick" factor. So, i dont believe he was that into her until she somehow convinced him she was a hot commodity.

[@KatlynG34]

This was a fantastic episode. I really enjoy the more indepth commentary :)

[@lostcontrol1981]

Interestingly Robyn - the “hot Diesel Jeans model” wanted to get into Kody’s family because she’d heard rumours that they would be getting a TV show. So she didn’t marry Kody so much because he was the best choice of a husband and had a great family, but because she was a big old narcissist like him, and wanted fame and fortune. Today with her weight gain, thyroid issues (her big swollen neck) and scary eyebrows, I doubt many men would fight over her.

[@blueaquarius1505]

As always spots on. We all agree Kody loves Kody. Great review!

[@Vickiglennon]

So true about kody wanting everyone to just think he is amazing .

[@kathyelliott6051]

Always 🤔

[@kimsmart9359]

Now his sister is not loyal. Loyalty is one of his obsessions.