Robyn’s ‘nuclear family’ comment shows she hasn’t changed since accepting monogamy (and why Kody’s exes left her)

Robyn Brown’s recent comments referring to herself and her children as Kody Brown’s main family show why others Sister wives have decided to leave. Kody began his married journey in 1990 when he tied the knot with Meri Brown. The the couple made the decision to start a large family early onso that their children could grow up together. They expanded their family with the addition of Janelle Brown in 1993, followed by Christine Brown a year later. In May 2010, Kody entered into a spiritual marriage with his fourth wife, Robyn.

With his first three wives, Kody eventually had 13 children. Tragically, Kody and Janelle lost their son Garrison Brown in March 2024. With Robyn, who had three children from a previous marriage, Kody had two more children. In 2014, Kody legally divorced Meri to marry Robyn and become the legal father to his children. At first, all four Sister wives were really happy with the arrangement and their marriage to Kody, but things started to change when he started favoring Robyn over the others. In 2021, Christine finally decided to end the marriage, followed by Janelle and Meri.

Robyn always puts her “nuclear family” before all others

Robyn wants Kody to focus on their five children

Robyn has been caught in hypocritical and overbearing behavior several times on Sister wives over the years. She previously claimed to embrace polygamy, but now she believes it would be disrespectful for Kody to take another wife. He comes across as someone who wants to be worshiped and seen as superior.

When the other kids didn’t automatically put him on a pedestal, he started acting like Kody’s victim. Robyn wants Kody to resolve issues with her grown children, but ends up making her five kids look like they’re her main family, which is hypocritical.

Robyn never stops thinking

Robyn simply cannot let go of her controlling nature

In his first season TLC‘s Sister wiveshe called Kody by his name “soul mate”, despite the fact that he already had three wives. He even let Kody spend quality time with him while Christine was in the hospital in labor. Although the other three Sister wives have left and Robyn is now in a monogamous relationship with Kody, he still shows domineering tendencies.

Robyn may not want Kody to have relationships with her children to maintain a sense of superiority over them. It felt inappropriate for her to call herself and her children Kody’s primary family, especially given the recent loss of Garrison and her strained relationship with her grown children, Paedon and Gabriel Brown. Robyn and Kody’s actions have caused them to become isolated from the rest of the family, leading to the end of their holiday celebrations together. Christine had hoped for a happy family despite their separation, but Robyn’s insistence on prioritizing her own family makes this even more difficult.

Robyn seems to enjoy humiliating other browns

Robyn gets a sense of power from belittling others

She has consistently denied being Kody’s favorite wife and that her needs have been put before others. However, Robyn has now publicly stated that her relationship with Kody is the most significant. She no longer wants Kody to follow their religious beliefs and take another wife; instead, she wants him to focus only on her and their five children. Ideally he should treat Kody’s other children as his own, but he rarely did.

It seems that Robyn enjoys her power, which she achieves by making hurtful comments about Kody’s other wives and grown children. He shifting the blame to others for the negative portrayal of their extended family on TLC and refuses to admit his own mistakes.

Instead of alienating Kody’s children, who don’t have an engaged father in their lives, Robyn should show empathy for them and put their well-being first. Latest episodes Sister wives show that Robyn still despises the rest of the Brown family, even though she is now in a monogamous relationship with Kody.

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