Janelle Brown claimed within the newest Sister Wives episode that there was “separateness” at Robyn Brown and Kody Brown’s home — and all the children felt it.
“My youngsters, like, have been scolded if they might open up Robyn’s fridge,” Janelle, 55, alleged throughout the Sunday, September 29, episode of the TLC sequence.
Janelle, who separated from Kody, 55, in 2022 after 30 years collectively, argued that Kody’s youngsters along with his first three wives have been by no means given as a lot consideration as soon as Robyn, 45, entered the plural household. (Kody legally married Robyn in 2014 after divorcing first spouse Meri Brown. Meri, 53, and Kody remained spiritually wed till their 2023 break up. Kody’s third spouse, Christine Brown, left him in November 2021.)
Based on Janelle, the strain wasn’t as a result of her children didn’t like Robyn, however as a result of Robyn allowed Kody to not break up his time equally among the many different households.
“My children have been at all times — like, from the very starting — they knew that their dad was not going to at all times be there,” Janelle advised the cameras. “I at all times felt, like, that Kody and Robyn mismanaged the scenario together with her youngsters.” (Kody and Janelle had six youngsters collectively earlier than their son Garrison died in March 2024. He was 25.)
Janelle claimed that Kody “couldn’t be away for greater than three or 4 days as a result of Ari simply will get so unhappy or no matter,” referring to Kody and Robyn’s 8-year-old daughter. The pair additionally share son Solomon, 12, and Kody adopted Robyn’s three older children from a previous marriage.
“I really feel like that was poor parenting,” Janelle quipped. “By means of all [the] historical past of the household, the opposite children did it. They’re effective.”
Robyn denied that her children received particular remedy when the plural household was nonetheless collectively. She acknowledged that Ari “cherished her dad” and “needs to be round her dad” however argued that didn’t have an effect on Kody’s time along with his different children.
“Did it ever cease Kody from going to a different mother’s residence? No, it didn’t,” Robyn asserted. “I wouldn’t have allowed it.”
Robyn added that Meri, who shares Leon with Kody, was “very accepting” of her three older children “throughout the board.” Nonetheless, she claimed that “the remainder of the household actually struggled to just accept my children and I” and famous that each one they needed was “to be part of this household.”
Christine, who shares six children with Kody, defined that her youngsters stopped wanting to go to Kody at Robyn’s home due to how the adults interacted.
“My children didn’t like going over there as a result of they noticed that Robyn and their dad have been a pair and he wasn’t in our residence,” Christine, 52, claimed. “They have been pissed off at various things.”
Kody had a distinct model of occasions, saying, “Christine and I have been at all times romantic at her home, and I believe we’ve forgotten that.”
As the strain boiled over together with her sister wives and their children, Robyn advised the cameras that she is “mourning” and “grieving” all the misplaced relationships. “[I’m] coping with a few of my very own simply situational melancholy from it,” she shared.
Robyn added, “It’s simply so unhappy and I miss members of the family.”
Sister Wives airs on TLC Sundays at 10 p.m. ET.