The patriarch of Sister Wives, Kody Brown, makes it almost too easy for those close to him to develop a loathing that is unlike any other. For over ten years, TLC viewers have become acquainted with Kody’s lack of ethics as he allowed his fourth wife, Robyn Brown, to pick apart his polygamous dream. As the seasons wore on, Kody made himself into the perfect villain, leaving no wife untouched by his selfish attitude. So it makes sense that the scorned women would bond over their mutual disdain for Kody.
The I Hate Kody Fan Club
During the recent season of Sister Wives, Kody declared he and Robyn were a “common enemy” for Christine Brown and Janelle Brown. Both his second and third wives left Kody after decades of marriage, with both women bonding over their disdain for him. Kody isn’t a fan of Christine and Janelle’s new dynamic, noting, “It’s interesting that Christine and Janelle have a newfound relationship because I think it was more antagonistic before.”
Comments like this make it easy for the two moms to unite in their dislike of Kody because he is so obviously trying to push his accountability onto them. Even though the father of 18 tries to act like he wishes that wasn’t the case, it is exactly what he wanted—a life free of stress and married only to Robyn. Kody believes Janelle and Christine have nothing good to say about him, and honestly, they probably don’t.
Kody Ignores His Fatherly Duties
Another reason that it is so easy for all the exes, including Meri Brown, to bond over why they don’t like Kody is his ability to write off any responsibility regarding his older children. It came as quite a shock when Kody ever so surely slowly started to gravitate away from involving himself with his first three wives’ spawn. There have also been numerous instances of Kody refusing to step up and actually letting his children down.
Fans could first see that Christine became angry when Kody refused to attend Ysabel Brown‘s spine surgery. Kody claimed he needed to stay with Robyn’s children to protect them, but a few months later, he was more than happy to oversee a friend’s wedding. He then tried to kick Gabe Brown and Garrison Brown out of Janelle’s home for not agreeing with him. The lack of love would make any mother furious enough to start to hate her husband.
The Sister Wives Can Bond Over Divorce
Best friends have a way of convincing one another to do things they wouldn’t normally do. And the same goes for Janelle, who shared, via People, that she might have stayed married to Kody if it weren’t for Christine’s divorce. The mother of six shared that “It was heartbreaking for me when Christine left because all of a sudden the family was this whole different identity, and Christine had always been a big part of what I perceived was the family identity.”
Janelle has always been a huge supporter of the polygamous family, but it must have been hard to wear blinders to the issues going on within her own marriage. Janelle explained, “My children gravitate towards her. They always say to me, ‘Mom, wherever Christine is, we want to be for the holidays.’ Or whatever. So that was taking away a big part—or a big heart—of the family for us.”
Polygamy Didn’t Help Any of Them
Sadly, I believe that Meri, Janelle, and Christine could all bond together over the fact that their religion failed them. Whether it was because polygamy is flawed or Kody was a mere mortal is up for debate. But just taking a look at Kody only goes to prove that he was a selfish man who wanted to claim to be something he was not—a perfect husband to four women.
The ex-wives can now sit over a cup of tea and really rehash their shared journeys. I would love to be a fly on the wall for that conversation since Kody’s ears would definitely be burning.
TELL US – DO YOU THINK KODY’S EX-WIVES HAVE BONDED OVER THEIR MUTUAL HATRED FOR HIM?
