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Sister Wives 11/27
In the middle of the episode but did anyone else find the way Meri was talking about her relationship with Robyn as odd?
She kept talking about this deep connection that she had always wanted and that she found it with Robyn. Meri never said she didn't feel it with the other 2 wives, but I got the impression from that conversation that she wasn't as close to them as had been previously implied.
Anyone else feel like that?
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Re: Sister Wives 11/27
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I don't find that relationship strange at all. It seems like Christine and janelle are super close and alienate themselves from robin.
If I remember correctly meri was the first accepting robin joining the family.
I think it is nice that they are so close, I just thought it was weird how she has been with Janelle and Christine for about 20 years, yet hasn't said the things about her relationship with them that she has said about Robyn. But that's good that she has the relationship she has always dreamed of!
I'm perfectly content with my relationships with my bio sisters, no need for sister wives.
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Their relationship didn't really strike me as weird. Robin makes me think she's been through many bad relationships that made her into a bit of a co-dependent people pleaser. She always seems like she wants everyones approval and everyone to like her. I'm think part of it is she's the newest but I think most of it is her personality. Also, did they ever say what mary's IF problem is? if they were looking at IVF how would a surrogate help?
And it still kills me about their finances!!! They comment how they need jobs or to get the business up and running so they can pay rent on four houses, then the go out for spa days, nights on the town and lots of dinners out! and everyone, even the teen girls have fake nails. and now to go out and pursue having more kids by drastic measures? get your family taken care of first. you don't have to have a ton of money to have kids but make sure your rent is paid first.
Exactly, I also did not follow how a surrogate would help. Honestly the whole offer made me really angry, it definitely got a WTF reaction from me. Meri revisited the whole IVF discussion from her anniversary trip with Kody and she clearly said that she was not interested in having another kid. She then talked about how close she and Robyn were and how much she already loved Solomon (which kind of made me think she was living vicariously through Robyn while she brings more kids into the family). So at the end of the episode when Robyn makes that offer, I'm thinking, wtf, Meri already said she isn't interested in having more kids, why does it seem like this is something Kody and Robyn are really trying to push on her?
As for their finances, I was thinking the same thing as they were going around with a realtor looking at open spaces for their FITNESS CENTER. How can you afford to open up a business if you can barely make ends meet, no one has a job, etc etc etc??
I couldn't agree more! Even though we all know they're making a pretty penny from TLC they need to be more responsible and plan for the future.
OKay, I don't post a lot on here, but I am so glad there is a page for Sister Wives!
I have to say that Meri and Robyn, to me, are more in this marriage for a sisterhood than the man--and I think Meri has been put off for a long time that Janelle and Kristine seriously agree on everything and then kind of (well, used to) gang up on her with Kody just hanging out in the background. If I were Meri, I'd be in love with Robyn too! Robyn is the only thing keeping Meri involved in this family as her daughter is almost grown. And, I have to admit I thought Robyn was just emotional about Solomon and not so interested in surrogacy as maybe she thinks. I think Solomon is Robyn establishing herself as a Brown, no questions, and Meri and she are so close, and she felt cemented in the family, that she wanted to let Meri know (and this is too creepy, I know) that she would have Meri's baby. Weird, but sort of nice--like the whole polygamy thing.
OKay, and the fitness/finance. I sincerely think that TLC has offered to pay their rent AND get them a down payment for a business so long as they keep this show interesting. The nights out, I suspect, are for TV purposes (who wants to watch a show all about day to day stress all the time? I like the fun stuff) and I think TLC pays all of their families, etc to have "plots" for each season. This season's plot was Solomon, the first was courting Robyn, the next will be opening a fitness center (which is a gag because these poor women are so stressed they cannot manage to get themselves or their kids fit).
Sorry to be a creeper, but I love Sister Wives and most of my girlfriends think it's too weird of a concept to really get into, but I love how seriously they all take their marriages!
I definitely agree that Robin is the only reason that Meri is sticking around.
I thought it was interesting that Robin said her dad was the support system for her in her 3 other labors at home and then she mentioned that she never had a crib and Kody mentioned that he's never had a kid that he didn't want. What's the deal with Robin's ex-husband? Kody mentioned that she was divorced, but her kids still have the option to go and live with him.
I'm a hard core Sister Wives fan too! I agree with pretty much everything you said (I also think TLC is probably paying for the extras).
Yeah, Janelle and her family really came across as being jerks. It made me feel bad for Robyn because she's been tolerating a lot of crap from Janelle and Christine's kids.
I thought this too. I think that it hits a point where enough is enough. However, I think Robyn's offer to Meri was touching. Meri has really struggled it seems with the fact she only has 1 child. I think it was even more touching because she and Robyn are so close. Yes, Meri has had sister wives for a long time, but I always got the impression Christine and Janelle were closer to each other than with Meri.
This may also be creeper-like but I love that you're from Florida almost as much as I love your nice response because I'm moving to Florida in May and that gives me hope that there will actually be Sister Wives fans (or, well, you know newlyweds with funny tv interests) there.
Yeah, anyway, TLC does this with all of their families. Jon & Kate were the same, all the episodes at first were just like "glimpses" into their daily lives, but then that gets kind of old, so they kept spicing it up with these sort of pre-paid plots--especially when Jon left. I love that TLC does all the different types of families and not just trashy stuff (but I like the trashy stuff too).
My only beef, though, is with the Duggars. I can't stand them and I hate that Too Many Kids and Counting is on before Sister Wives! Give me any other couple/family, even Cake Boss, but let's stop pretending (or just allowing the Duggars to pretend because they seem to be the only ones believing) that the Duggars are glamorous. Ugh.