Several Plath children have overshadowed their mother Kim (why she wasn’t a “normal” mother)

Summary

• Kim Plath’s parenting was not ordinary, which is why her children struggled with the transition to modernity.
• Kim’s children, including Micah and Moriah, have criticized her behavior and questioned her ability to homeschool.
• Moriah felt Kim moved on from her breakup too quickly and began a serious relationship soon after the breakup.

Welcome to Plathville star Kim Plath has always had a difficult relationship with her children, but many children have shadowed their mother in recent years, making it clear that she was not a “normal” mother. Kim, who was married to her now-ex-husband Barry Plath for the better part of 20 years, has changed over the past few years since she decided to divorce. Although Barry and Kim’s marriage was difficult, their time together brought their nine children into the world. The couple’s early years with their children were much different than their later years, especially in their religion.

Although Kim has made it appear that Barry was the one who described the children’s early life struggles around religion and the fundamentalist lives they were living, she had a say in her children’s upbringing. Kim and Barry chose to raise the children without modernity in their lives, and their lives were closed off from the outside world for years before they decided to open up to modernity. The couple decided to give their children a chance to experience life outside of their fundamentalist religion. Now that the children are adults, they have all been obscure to Kim.

In Ethan’s opinion, Kim was not a “normal” mother

Kim’s parenting has never been standard

In the early episodes Welcome to Plathville, Plath’s children shared their experiences with their parents and their lives before modern times. It was clear that they had struggled in their lives, especially as they were tasked with adjusting to the new reality of living in a modern world with technology. While they were still in a conservative religion that protected them from some of the world’s biggest problems, the Plaths’ transition to the “normal” world was an incredibly hard adjustment. Kim and Barry, who had grown up in a more normal environment, didn’t help with the change.

Although Kim loved her children, she was not necessarily qualified to train them in most matters, and her behavior was typically difficult for the children to understand. Selfish by nature, Kim was a self-centered mother who did less for her children than a typical parent and saw things through a completely different lens. Instead of viewing his children as entities in their own right, they were extensions of him. Kim’s eldest son Ethan Plath said early on that Kim was not a “normal” mom, explain it she focused more on what affected her than what positively or negatively affected her children.

He has shared the big mistakes Kim made

Micah Plath, Kim’s second-oldest son, hasn’t been shy about criticizing his mother in the past. While Micah doesn’t seem to have as much of a problem with Kim as Ethan or his ex-wife Olivia Plath, he has been able to keep an eye open for many of Kim’s behaviors that aren’t directed at him. Micah’s feelings for Kim have been colored by what he has seen happen between his mother and his siblings, especially how Kim treated Ethan in the past. Even though Kim had some tough issues, her family is focused on helping her.

While Micah is not as critical, he is honest about his mother having some flaws. Micah has described his behavior as arrogant and difficult to understand, and has commented on Kim’s issues several times over the past few years. Although he is not outwardly harsh to his mother, he’s honest about how Kim’s very serious legal problems and erratic, controlling behavior have affected his life. Micah has said that even though Kim made big mistakes, he doesn’t want to come down on her behavior completely until she proves that she can’t grow or change from it.

Moriah thought Kim moved on from Barry too quickly

She decided to date quickly after the divorce

Although Moriah Plathlong described by her family as the most rebellious of the Plath children, has had a rocky relationship with Kim over the years, usually doing her best to accept her mother’s behavior. Moriah and Kim have been butting heads for years, but Moriah has generally done her best to stay loyal to her mother whenever possibleeven if it puts him on the wrong side of the situation. However, one incident has left Moriah at a distance.

After Kim and Barry’s divorce, Kim moved on with her boyfriend Ken Palmer quickly enough for Moriah to question her. Although Kim gave herself some time to mourn her marriage, she started a dating app quickly after breaking up with Barry. got into a serious relationship with Ken sooner than Moriah saw fit. He shared this with Kim, but it didn’t affect his overall decision much.

kids“> The Plath Kids have questioned Kim’s ability to homeschool

They feel they are undereducated

Although Kim and Barry’s decision to educate their children was normal as fundamentalists, it became a concern when Plath’s children themselves began to question whether or not it was practical. Plath’s children have wondered if Kim’s abilities were strong enough to educate them in the long run, especially after learning what it’s like to live in the modern world. When Kim homeschooled her children to make sure she was teaching them what she thought was important, Welcome to Plathville the star likely did not have the proper authority to make appropriate decisions for her children.

Welcome to Plathville airs Tuesdays at 10:00 PM EDT on TLC.

Source: Moriah Plath/Instagram