Ex-Polygamist Reacts to Sister Wives Season 5

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Welcome to an eye-opening journey with Sam, an ex-polygamist, as he dives into the captivating world of Sister Wives Season 5! 📺Join Sam as he shares his unique perspective, reflecting on the intricacies of polygamous relationships portrayed in this season. From the joys to the challenges, Sam's candid reactions provide valuable insights into the dynamics explored in each episode.
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@denisia1111 9 месяцев назад

On multiple occasions Christine has said how hurt she felt because Robyn WOULD NOT let Christine watch her children. Christine tried to address it on the couch and Robyn's tone changes and says "Are you seriously going to bring that up now"! It was during the Vegas period, both in group settings, and just the two of them. I completely understand Robyn not letting Solomon go overnight out of town with Meri but never letting them across the street for a few hours doesn't make sense.

@christagermany 9 месяцев назад

Even when they went on the Honeymoon she sent her kids to her parents house. She said it was because she didn't want to put more stress on the other wives... But you are combining a family! Why would you not want your kids to spend that time bonding with the others. I think Robyn "othered" her kids from the very start.

@denisia1111 9 месяцев назад

@@christagermany That's right! I forgot that was another time and Christine was the one to bring it up too. I like Sam and Melissa a lot but I don't know where they got Robyn needed family to watch her kids because the sister wives refused??

@thesimulation9651 9 месяцев назад

I also understand her not letting Solomon go with Meri out of town, but then why did Robyn offer to be a surrogate for Meri? I can't imagine she would hand over a newborn to a sister wife if none of them were even allowed to babysit her children.

@highjinx6519 9 месяцев назад

@@denisia1111My guess is they heard Kody or Sobyn say it.

@eralonuva 9 месяцев назад

I can't wait until you see Robyn taking the personality in test in Season 6.... the one she denies taking in Season 18. 🤣

@tracytaylor1893 9 месяцев назад

Oh yes and now says Christine must have took it for her lmao 🤣🤣🤣 classic stuff 🤣

@CLWettstein22 9 месяцев назад

😂😂

@tiryaclearsong421 9 месяцев назад

I'm really interested in their thoughts on Robyn's speech in episode 6 where she claims all of her oldest children are mistakes and fruits of her impurity and poor choices. Truly I felt for all three of them sitting there and listening to what a burden they were and how they now exist as living scarlet letters for Robyn to lug around. I am terrified for what they were told in private.

@tracytaylor1893 9 месяцев назад

@@tiryaclearsong421 oh God yes I forgot all about that jewel 🤣 Robin writes her own jokes classic stuff

@staceystitches 9 месяцев назад

Christine wanted to be able to help with Robyn’s kids like she did with Meri’s and Janelle’s. But Robyn wouldn’t let her. There’s even a moment when Christine told Robyn that it hurt her feelings.

@jessleejames55 9 месяцев назад

You two are such a breath of fresh air. I loved when Sam said Janelle was the best at being a sister wife.

@ED-eh6iq 9 месяцев назад

Me too! 😂 it was so annoying when kody said only one of his wives was suited to polygamy (meaning Robyn) when we can all see it’s Janelle!

@joerudnik9290 9 месяцев назад

But Janelle just ignored all the financial mismanagement and the discrepancies in the division of assets and time for the wives/kids involved. If being a doormat is a good sister wife, then where is the dignity in that situation.

@carlafrisbie3057 9 месяцев назад

@@joerudnik9290I think she was able to justify it within herself by saying it was going to family. She really did sacrifice for the family.

@irisblue2332 9 месяцев назад

You comment about how even siblings can experience and remember things differently reminded me of how Christine and her brothers had such different memories of their family’s relationships growing up.

@nnacroon7356 9 месяцев назад

Have you thought about making an "Amazon wishlist" for the room where we can buy things that get directly sent to them? If you're filming renos etc. that would be a fun way for us to be involved and keep the donations coming in the new year!

@GrowingUpinPolygamy 9 месяцев назад

Hi! Thank you for this idea and your willingness to support this cause. We will keep everyone posted if something like this is possible. 🙂

@dianegarrett2370 9 месяцев назад

What a wonderful idea.

@patricianorton3908 9 месяцев назад

If you do this I hope that I can be one of the first to take part! Thanks to you two and your admittedly confusion trying so hard to understand the Browns, I've decided to stop trying to figure out "What planet are you from?"

@Annie_Annie__ 9 месяцев назад

“What do you do with the positive memories?” That hit me hard. I wasn’t raised in polygamy or even fully in a high control religion, but I _was_ raised by an abusive mother. I’m an adult now and I’ve gone no-contact with my mother. The bad memories are hard, but sometimes the positive memories are worse. Sometimes she could be great; especially when I was very little. But interspersed with those happy memories are the bad ones. Those happy memories are part of the reason I didn’t go no-contact sooner, I thought that fun, loving mom was in there somewhere still. But after a while she stopped showing up and only the selfish, manipulative, hateful woman remained. My husband and my kid have only ever met the hateful version of my mother, so they are perplexed when I share positive stories of my childhood. So I’ve just stopped mentioning any of it.

@GrowingUpinPolygamy 9 месяцев назад

We're so sorry to hear about the type of relationship you had/have with your mom. Thank you for sharing. We hope the very best for you and your family ♥

@SupremeViola 9 месяцев назад

I don't know if you need to hear this, but just in case: your whole experience, with all its complexities and nuances, is valid. You're entitled to look for happiness in your memories if that's what you want to do, just as you're entitled to look for pain. My mother has a similar relationship with her own mother's memory (she's been dead about a decade now), and I think it really helped her to accept that everything that happened happened, and all of it has a right to exist in her memories; the existence of good things doesn't invalidate the bad, and the existence of bad things doesn't invalidate the good.

@joerudnik9290 9 месяцев назад

When people divorce in monogamy, they can still choose to remember when they loved that person, and thought they were a lot different. I never understood why an estrangement meant you had to destroy pictures and the past that had ‘some’ value. Yet, I would never socialize with them after divorce.

@jewelgazer 9 месяцев назад

It’s not all or nothing/black and white so it’s normal to be upset with the positive memories because it does not negate the bad ones. For me, the positive memories were SO confusing to me because it made me wonder if my loved one could possibly change when in reality it was an impossible dream. I truly understand what you are saying about positive memories and I have struggled with that as well - you are not alone!

@redrach09 9 месяцев назад

Meri never healed her feelings of being less than by not having more children. If she had then she would have either gotten a smaller/cheaper house or the others would have spoken up more about it.

@emvee89 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for listening to feedback about referring to Leon in a retrospective way that respects their identity and pronouns. Noticed you referring to them as “Kody and Meri’s child” this time. ❤

@flyfamille5671 9 месяцев назад

they improve as a parent of a trans teen, I have to fallow their lead. my kiddo like that I refer to their past history with their present pronom, not always that simple. (they are young adult's now btw)

@blk5124 9 месяцев назад

I totally disagree with your statement. People speaking with historical accuracy is not offensive at all. Mariah was born female - hence feminine pronouns were used almost her entire life. Mariah changed her name to Leon and has asked for plural pronouns to be used. From that point forward, using the name Leon makes sense. Bossing people about pronoun use is just going too far. It's trying to control people's thoughts and speech. Not sure how far Leon wants to take things but hopefully Leon will forgo the faux penis. I've seen the before and after photos posted by gender clinics and they are NOT convincing. I feel badly for anyone opting for surgery but if they're an adult, they can do any fake looking surgeries they want.

@blk5124 9 месяцев назад

@@flyfamille5671I used to support transitioning without any questions. Having a kid who wants to be trans must make it even more important. I encourage you to look into ALL aspects of it. Watch videos of people happy with transitioning and those who regret it. Look at the gender clinics before and after photos (if they still have them up). Encourage your child to do thorough research. I think the trans people who actually stay happy about it are the adult trans people who "did their homework" - exhausting all resources. Maybe your kid is an adult who has already done all this? I am just reaching out in case they haven't. There seem to be a lot of kids who decide purely on emotions and don't research anything. They have worse outcomes and I hate for that to happen to people when it's easy to do research.

@staceystitches 9 месяцев назад

@@blk5124I completely agree with you. I will respect pronouns but only so far. Calling a singular person they/them is bizarre are poor grammar and I draw the line on that one. I’d rather just say “Leon” or “this person” in place of pronouns.

@blk5124 9 месяцев назад

@@staceystitches I try to stick with the person's name as well. And yes, plural for a singular individual is challenging. Language is not easily changed. And it seems little understood these days - just generally speaking.

@sharpcanines3347 9 месяцев назад

Aspyn married Mitch who was also raised in polygamy (I think 🤔). His mom made beautiful hats for the 4 Brown SWs for the wedding. I think Mitch's mom might have left polygamy too? Aspyn's wedding was gorgeous, but Kody makes an arse of himself 😂

@paulan7218 9 месяцев назад

Mitch‘s sister was on the show seeking sister wives. she was the redhead from the Aldridge family.

@sharpcanines3347 9 месяцев назад

@@paulan7218 Ohhhh not sure I remembered that the redhead was Mitch's sister, but it makes sense.

@teamcougars 9 месяцев назад

I think part of Meri’s problem with Janelle was married to Meri’s brother, so they were sister in laws before they were sister wives🤷🏼‍♀️

@paulan7218 9 месяцев назад

Or maybe it’s just everyone and Mer’s family is abusive since Meri was abusive to Janelle, and so was Meri’s brother

@IWantToRideMyBike 9 месяцев назад

Robyn wouldn’t let Christine watch her kids. To the point that Christine was actually offended

@redrach09 9 месяцев назад

But Christine wasn’t that great to Robyn and has said that she put Janelles kids before her own. That is not someone I would have watch my kids.

@staceystitches 9 месяцев назад

@@redrach09If that were true then why do Janelle’s kids, and Meri’s kid, adore her and consider her their mom too? It’s normal that she would feel differently or have a closer bond with her biological kids. I’m sure the other kids understand that.

@redrach09 9 месяцев назад

@@staceystitches I’m saying that Christine has said that she (Christine) put Janelles kids before her own kids and implied that wasn’t something she was proud of. I wouldn’t have another mother watch my children if I felt she was going to put my kids before her own and feel bad about it.

@MaineCoonMama18 9 месяцев назад

This is my opinion based on what I've heard: the FLDS seems to be the most high-control (spiritually & emotionally), and the Kingstons are the most abusive (especially physically & financially). I think that definitely affects how people leaving each group behave. But I also know the most about those 2 and less about other polygamous groups.

@kristinewithak8265 9 месяцев назад

I'm happy to watch a longer video. No apologies necessary. I enjoy hearing how both of you view things.

@nicoles7126 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for reviewing this old seasons. It really makes me miss seeing the family together and at least somewhat happy.

@Dawnsdelightsart 9 месяцев назад

Robyn has kept her girls away from the older kids and said they will be polygamists. Yes Robyn said the girls will be. Meaning miss control freak is making that decision for them.

@staceystitches 9 месяцев назад

Makes me wonder if the guy Aurora is talking to is from another polygamist family with the intention of living polygamy. Robyn called him a boy even though Aurora is 20 years old (infantilizing your adult daughter much?). I wonder if she’s angling for Aurora to marry a young guy so she can be a legal wife.

@Dawnsdelightsart 9 месяцев назад

@staceystiches I think that is her goal, those girls are so brainwashed.

@paulan7218 9 месяцев назад

I wouldn’t be surprised if Cody’s planning on trading Aurora and Brianna for two new wives for himself

@Scipiogirl 9 месяцев назад

Aspyn did express the desire to be a sister wife, and her husband, Mitch, came from a similar background. When they became engaged, however, they both pulled that back in quite a bit.

@jakobfisher76 9 месяцев назад

As an active member of the mainstream LDS church I want to say thank you for your content. I found you via Peter’s video and really enjoy hearing about your experiences. Great content!

@gretchenl7393 9 месяцев назад

Meri's house would also be co-owned by Kody since they were still legally married at this point. She technically only had rights to half of the equity. The single child was also going to cause a lot less wear and tear. In that sense, it is fair for it to be somewhat fancier than the others.

@dianesheldon2591 9 месяцев назад

Not necessarily. As a Canadian I can buy a principle residence in my name only without my husband being on title or the mortgage. There would probably be a term and condition from the lender for spousal consent but it’s not that uncommon here. As a lender I have done quite a few like this.

@gretchenl7393 9 месяцев назад

In this case, it was mentioned on the show that mortgage approval was under both their names. Meri clearly isn't the most easy-going person, but doesn't necessarily deserve all the flak she's received about the house.

@sickofitallization 28 дней назад

I get Meri not wanting to feel like she's being penalized for only having one child but at some point, if you're in a family and the idea is to work together to meet everyone's needs..at some point Meri's "need" was only to be equal with those with 6 kids each? If Meri was really in it for the family, she wouldn't have demanded so much more than she actually needed.

@Adele3man 9 месяцев назад

Another excellent reaction video. As a non religious Londoner I am fascinated by the LDS/ FLDS and other Mormon off shoots!

@MichelleMyBelle33 9 месяцев назад

Aspen actually did Marry a man from a polygamist family but they have chosen just to be monogamous

@sanshiweinle 9 месяцев назад

Colleen is Amanda Rae's cousin and was on Escaping Polygamy fairly often.

@sonjaa2935 9 месяцев назад

Meri didn’t roll out the welcome wagon to Janelle because her and Kody decided behind Meri’s back on flirty lunch dates, that Janelle wanted to get married on Meris birthdays. As her ex sister in law, she should have known when Meris birthday was. Janelle has also admitted to have felt she needed to be married to Kody while she was still married to Meris brother and Kody and Meri were courting. (This has come out during recent interviews). Janelle came into the mix being very passive aggressive and has cried crocodile tears for 30 years that meri was upset and wanted the kitchen not be left a mess over night and wanted Janelle to clean up after her self instead of expecting Meri to do it. Sure. Meri didn’t keep sweet enough but Janelle was not blameless in the kitchen drama.

@paulan7218 9 месяцев назад

you do realize that Meri’s brother was abusive towards Janelle, right? Maybe her family just has an issue with treating people with respect since none of them seem to be able to do that.

@wishfulthinking1507 9 месяцев назад

Robyn refused Christine to look after the kids even with Chrisitine asking....even Meri asked and Robyn came up with some bs reason.

@monogamousapostate6626 9 месяцев назад

I love this channel. Its very thoughtful without the "fundie political" mocking that we often see.

@shef0042 9 месяцев назад

I really appreciate your perspective on this. The current dialogue about this family is very tit for tat, blaming individuals and their actions for the family falling apart.... but honestly, they are trying to fit a family structure into a "modern" world where everyone gets a say and that just won't work. I don't see a way for polygamy to work without the man being ultimately in charge of everything and the women needing to suck it up if they have issues.

@JasmineHatman 9 месяцев назад

I remember this episode so much because I remember being like Colleen when I was a teenager I was loud and could be a little rude but it was a defense mechanism from being in a cult it wasn’t a polygamist cult but they would make it seem like you could talk about your feelings but as soon as you did they would treat you horribly

@ladyamythyst69 8 месяцев назад

The Dargers did have a special all about them. It was an interesting contrast to the Browns. There was another family that had a show called My Five Wives too.

@susanmance9436 9 месяцев назад

I haven't visited Nauvoo either, but have you considered also visiting Kirtland, Ohio? I grew up a couple of miles away from there and found that it is interesting how the LDS church runs the historic village in Kirtland, and the former RLDS church runs the Kirtland temple. You can get opposing versions of history depending on which tours you take in Kirtland. I'm not a Mormon of any variety, and for the most part I can say that Mormonism is pretty much off the radar of the average person in Lake County, Ohio. When I was in elementary school way back in the sixties, Kirtland was our annual field trip in fourth grade. I think most of us just mostly thought of it as a pioneer thing in olden days.

@GrowingUpinPolygamy 9 месяцев назад

Hi! We have not been to Kirtland yet but that is another trip we'd love to take. Thank you for sharing with us 🙂

@peacelovelarkable 9 месяцев назад

The whole time you were talking about them not really living polygamy I kept thinking the Browns live like most of the Kingstons clan except the father is DEFINITELY in charge there lol

@ninjanana8730 9 месяцев назад

I think at the time of building those homes Mari was the "legal" wife correct? It was probably her way of ascerting this fact since she was getting so little of Kody.

@moondropflower9957 9 месяцев назад

On a side note of Tradition, did you guys ever watch the Osmond's Christmas specials? They are a big Mormon family, and though I grew up Catholic and in Canada, we watched the Osmond's Christmas specials lol

@peachledesma4790 9 месяцев назад

I read an interesting book a couple of years ago called “The 19th Wife.” A lot of the facts you found surprising were included in the book. It is fiction, however, the author found her information from the Mormon archives.

@dawna1214 9 месяцев назад

They could have allotted an amount of money $ per wife and $ per child. Meri and Leo were eating fresh food, eating high off the hog, meanwhile, Janelle and Christine had to make do with the same resources with 5x more mouths to feed. Meri was fine seeing the other kids go without, as long as she go what she wanted for herself and Leo. It wasn't the kids fault meri couldn't have more kids.

@blk5124 9 месяцев назад

I can see your point but J & C decided to spread their resources thin by having big families. It's just a result of their choice.

@sambam1259 9 месяцев назад

@@blk5124 i don't know... Meri's excuse had always been that she shouldn't be 'punished' and get less because she couldn't have more kids and that if it were her choice she would have loved to have more kids. totally agree their resources being spread thin was due to a high volume of kids, but supposedly they all signed up to do this together as a family, so I never understood why would resources be so divided and divided so lopsided.

@blk5124 9 месяцев назад

@@sambam1259 yeah I definitely don't see Meri as punished getting equal to the other wives. I also don't see one kid as a punishment but I would, personally, struggle to care for five or six kids myself. I see what you're saying about how Meri should have been willing to live on a smaller budget for the sake of the other kids. Clearly being one big happy family was hypothetical.

@justsandy4381 9 месяцев назад

Amazing episode, your perspective was so compassionate, yet knowledgeable!

@jewelgazer 9 месяцев назад

Great episode guys!!! Would love to see an episode on how the two of you deconstructed. :)

@Keviaism 9 месяцев назад

The argument with Meri having a larger house because of the kid thing always bothered me. I get it's hard you wanted more but, you didn't your value is the same as the other wives. But, doesn't mean you should NEED all that space is odd.

@bonniesinterwebs 9 месяцев назад

Just a note of appreciation for how you’ve adjusted how you reference Meri’s child by not deadnaming them. Little changes make a huge difference in real lives. Love, respect and safety are deeply intertwined. 🌈 ❤️

@Volleyball_Chess_and_Geoguessr 9 месяцев назад

one day Mariah will realize she chopped off her boobs and no amount of ignoring that the emperor has no clothes on is going to change that fact. I feel so bad for her. Men have nipples too, so I don't know how that makes her look like a man anyway??? That was the weirdest thing to learn that some people opt for no nipples lol. I thought they were trying to look like a man? Not someone that just chopped off their nice boobies?? The LGBT world is a CULT. Other generations just did funny hairstyles and bellbottoms. This generation thinks it's cool to chop off healthy parts of their body. This is not going to age well. Anyone that couldn't see this disaster from the beginning is not too smart.

@Blips_n_Beeps_MD 9 месяцев назад

Hey guys. I saw you on Peter's video and I have followed you ever since. Thank you for all the inside and your personal stories. I'm not part of any church but I do pray every morning, we don't have a TV, don't drink coffee or alcohol. No drugs. Me and my family we live the most righteous way we possibly can. I have two kids 10 and 13 and they follow in our steps. My question is....my 10-year-old boy have a best friend. He is a Mormon. We live in the UK and they are from USA but live here as well as their father is in Army. He has only one wife and I think 5 or 6 kids. My boy and their son are at the same school and they are really best mates. I'd like to know what kind of Christmas present is ok to give him without causing any trouble as I don't know how strict his parents are. In general, they are very nice and chilled ppl. Definitely not FLDS 😅 Thank you 😊 Frank

@lisadonald67 9 месяцев назад

I am not sure the Darger family should be held up as the picture perfect example of polygamy.

@kangle2672 9 месяцев назад

It was stated on other episodes that each wife gets the same amount of money. It doesn't matter how many kid's each one hsd. All is split equally. Meri always made bank with only one child.

@paulan7218 9 месяцев назад

and she still treated her sister wives like crap, because somehow it was their fault that they were more fertile than she was

@kellisklozzet2942 9 месяцев назад

It seems that Meri was an overbearing tyrant for so many years. I know people feel so badly for her now, and yes Kody is HORRIBLE, buuuuut she earned a bit of the consequences she is suffering now. If SHE had been a better SW in the early years, she might still be a SW right now. IJS/IMHO

@impactcompression8755 9 месяцев назад

You have mentioned several times that you both have left the LDS church so I’m curious of what faith you are now and what your beliefs are.

@ellenweber6925 9 месяцев назад

Thanks for your openness to discuss this topic and your care for humanity. What if we look at one huge theme that permeates most of these connections? Would that show how we can all relate and grow? A recurrent and yet unspoken theme here is the rigor and rigidity demanded to sustain love that most people crave and that very few find. We see repeatedly in these rituals how harsh demands leave folks vulnerable to conditional love that requires religious demands of imperfect humans. What about God’s Grace? What about our amazing gift of God as love at creation? What about the tangible reality of agape love deep within us all? What if we rest in the divine gift of a God who does not love us because we are good but a grace-giving God who helps us to be good because He loves us. This unearned love has less to do with religion and more to do with relationship of a magnificent God who IS LOVE!

@ellarah8783 Месяц назад

I know this is an old video, but I just wanted to share some of my thoughts. I can really appreciate what you said, Sam, about respecting others beliefs and I empathize with what you mean, however I have to disagree. What I mean by that is, I think it's fundamentally important to respect people regardless of their beliefs, but the beliefs themselves do not deserve automatic respect. I say that because we know that there are beliefs that are used to oppress people, beliefs that are dangerous, beliefs that exploit and abuse. Leaders of those beliefs know what they do and we can't allow them respect for abuse just because they justify it as religious or spiritual. That being said, people in these beliefs deserve respect. Many times they are born into these beliefs and don't have the resources to leave, as you've mentioned. All people should be treated with respect. The distinction here is where we give respect; the people who believe or the beliefs themselves. I align with the former.

@TenaHouser 9 месяцев назад

I saw you on Peter send Tonello’s channel. It was a wonderful video plus I enjoy your podcast also.

@ninaevans8460 9 месяцев назад

Your insight is amazing

@reneepope-munro8115 9 месяцев назад

I would just politely say that when you say "especially the women, BUT" to please remember that a but in that sentence serves to negate the first part of it. Terrible things can have good moments, and I'm glad for you that it wasn't traumatic, but I think your framing here is a bit dangerous.

@FaithBurnside 9 месяцев назад

I made a brief trip to Nauvoo (more of a stop while driving by). I have no Mormon background, but it was a cool visit. Tons of history, and so clearly very special to others around

@joerudnik9290 9 месяцев назад

Your closed captioning wrote it ‘equally yolked’, like in eggs. Hilarious 🎉😂!!

@Kwd123 9 месяцев назад

I suspect Robyn‘s kids might live polygamy, I can’t remember when exactly this was but it was in the earlier seasons and they all talked about the kids having a choice but Robyn said she of course we want them to live it. Her kids seem to be more sheltered even from their own siblings with different views. Also, thank you for referring to meri’s child respectfully in this video.

@Volleyball_Chess_and_Geoguessr 9 месяцев назад

On the recent text thread, I think it just came out that they said they don't want families AT ALL after this experience.

@Kwd123 9 месяцев назад

@@Volleyball_Chess_and_Geoguessr well that’s not going to happen is it… that’s a dramatic thing to say and not realistic.

@blk5124 9 месяцев назад

Did anyone ever get the feeling additonal "wives" liked their turn at being "the other woman"? I did. I think, in these kinds of situations, everyone gets burned.

@turner23kc 9 месяцев назад

I think Christine’s reaction to Tonya just shows how people in certain polygamist households are raised to fear anyone like her who is there to help.

@Kristenm28 9 месяцев назад

Mary's house was the only one with Kody's name on it. This is why he allowed Mary to go over budget and have a huge house. He's all about the $$$.

@lorrellholtz-oxley3039 9 месяцев назад

I think you guys are doing excellent work. My question for you is: why do you call yourself an ex-polygamist? You didn't ever have multiple wives yourself, right?

@cassiehobbs5751 9 месяцев назад

You guys are great I am learning a lot.

@nancytinkhof4815 9 месяцев назад

Loved your interview with peter❤

@jeanm2982 9 месяцев назад

What about racism in LDS & FLDS? What were you taught?

@donnafisher6212 9 месяцев назад

In subdivisions there are limitations on sizes.

@californiadreaming567 9 месяцев назад

I wonder how many young girls were influenced by Sister Wives and got married. Now they find out it was all a lie and they dislike it now. Maybe Mary was thinking about resale value and she didn’t get anything else. It’s great that some of them get out and get help. They need it and build a new car

@katythriftyunder35homeowne57 9 месяцев назад

Speak your truth Sam. You are entitled to feel the way you truly feel.

@melaniebrown6805 9 месяцев назад

Kollene has interviews on Amanda Raes channel and Doris Hansen's (polygamy what love is this) also her full brother has an interview with their mother (Val Snow)

@lynnvon8758 9 месяцев назад

One of em does marry a guy that was raised in polygamy but she's like no

@boring_elderly_millenial 9 месяцев назад

I think having a smaller house near all the bigger homes would have been harmful to the property value of the other homes. Plus, legally Meri's home was also Kody's. I don't think it is fair to not get the same opportunity to build equity in a home as the other wives just because she had fewer children, and Kody also probably wanted to have that same opportunity to build equity. It's risky to just assume that if the other wives were to leave, they would just hand over 4/5 of their home sale proceeds to the other wives and Kody. BUT- the money for everyday expenses, like groceries, should have been split amongst the number of people in the family. Less grocery , gas, and clothing money for Meri's house, more for Janelle, Christine, and Robyn's houses.

@staceystitches 9 месяцев назад

The HOA likely had a minimum square foot requirement. So why wouldn’t you fight for what you want given the opportunity? Plus her home needed to accommodate family gatherings.

@boring_elderly_millenial 9 месяцев назад

@@staceystitches that's a good point, there's a good chance the area had an HOA.

@sonjaa2935 9 месяцев назад

The builder only had 3 floor plans and they all had the same square footage. Meri paid for her overages out of her own pocket and if she wasn’t deserving of the same assets as the others due to her infertility, she would have not been able to build in that cul de sac and would have had to live in a different neighborhood then the rest of the family.

@jewelgazer 9 месяцев назад

I thought it was so amusing that Meri wanted the wet bar more than anything else lol

@chrissygunning628 9 месяцев назад

Actually the Dargers were on TV several years ago..

@carleighjunior8913 9 месяцев назад

I just wanted to let anyone (like myself) that didn’t understand the history of the Dream Center to watch “Prisoner of the Prophet.” It’s the amazing story of a strong remarkable woman who beat the odds!! Just watch….the end made me so happy. I literally felt the power of her history!!! (I didn’t want to give spoilers 🤣)

@jewelgazer 9 месяцев назад

I’d love to watch it! Where can I find it?

@roxysreruns4356 9 месяцев назад

Because of your channel, I learned of Peter's channel :)

@joerudnik9290 9 месяцев назад

The true hero is Christine. She didn’t accept what Kody was mansplaining. A sister wife needs to have values above, just going along with the patriarchy!!!

@sharpcanines3347 9 месяцев назад

Agreed the Dargers looked pretty happy together. But, hey, are they still together?

@AndreaPalmer-hi8xq 9 месяцев назад

According to the Internet the Dargers are still together!! But Joe seemed to be able to keep a close home unlike Kody.

@bojosunshine75 9 месяцев назад

ROBYN denied Christine the ability to help her. She never wanted the sister wives to help her. Robyn came into this family with 2 goals. First being on a reality t.v. show and second becoming head wife. She got it 28 seasons later.

@baileyb817 9 месяцев назад

It's so funny because one of the daughters Aspin did marry someone from their faith and she is absolutely admit about not living polygamy but her husband is open and she is not! But they are still together today and not living polygamy

@Janarae18 9 месяцев назад

Is their style of polygamy more in line with the order ? I know in the order they live in separate homes and sometimes they may live across town from each other I believe.

@wendyasher5532 9 месяцев назад

I feel that the option for the kids talk maybe back fired. Cause I think they wanted that for tv didn’t want everyone thinking people are forced to live polyamory. But I also think Christine and Janelle really wanted them to have a choice. Robyn seems more to push the kids not sure what season it was on for sure.

@Kaëlanii 9 месяцев назад

well, Mary was the one who was earning more than any other wife and succeeding more than any other wife throughout all the years she put in equal amount of money for one child as other wives put in for six children. Therefore, if she wants a bigger house she can get it because while everybody's putting money to feed their own six children individually, she's putting in the same amount of money they are just to feed one. Actually, she put in more because all of their money went into the family account, whether you made 50,000 or 100,000 you're 100,000 is gonna go in and he's going to get used so she put in more money and only had one child. She deserves it and also manipulated her into divorcing. She definitely deserves it.

@Internetontheperson 7 месяцев назад

TLC My Five Wife’s I think showed a better version of polygamy. Only on for 2 seasons. Not sure if you two have seen that one yet. Recommended.

@thecreativecountrycrafter 9 месяцев назад

I always enjoy your content!

@kimberlina68 9 месяцев назад

Why don't they pray with their children or even at meals?

@donnafisher6212 9 месяцев назад

Meri didn’t like Janell’s relaxed approach to a clean kitchen. I am definitely on Meri’s team. I hate a messy kitchen.

@donnafisher6212 9 месяцев назад

In fact there’s only 2 off us now and I clean the kitchen multiple times a day.

@denisia1111 9 месяцев назад

Sam and Melissa, I have a question and it isn't hating on you both for liking Robyn. Where did you get the impression Robyn needed a nanny/her sister to watch her children instead of Christine? I really enjoy your recaps and perspective on the show. Is it a specific episode or assumption Robyn didn't have the same help from Christine that Janelle and Meri received? PLEASE let me know I'm so curious after watching today's recap?!?!?!

@Volleyball_Chess_and_Geoguessr 9 месяцев назад

Robyn USED a nanny, but Christine was very hurt to be unwanted. Robyn is the kind of person that says no, Christine, I will continue to hurt you, and then cries and says, I don't understand!!!

@jewelgazer 9 месяцев назад

Yeah there is an episode where it is revealed that Robyn hired a nanny - then later Robyn had her niece come live with her to be a full time nanny.

@Jannette-mw7fg 9 месяцев назад

I find it logical that they would give Merrie a big house BECAUSE she does have only one child! She needs to be acknowledged more in compensation for her harsh live, because she constantly sees her sister wives with their kids...that is so hard!

@paulan7218 9 месяцев назад

Wow, that’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever read

@orangeisforlovers 9 месяцев назад

I thought Nauvoo was controlled by the community of Christ (? The church founded by Emma Smith and her kids who stayed behind when Brigham Young left), so I always thought that tour guide belonged to them. I think they used to say that Joseph Smith didn’t practice polygamy. I think they now admit they do (not sure on that). Or maybe if he’s LDS he’s remnant? I think they deny polygamy too

@OJackieO 9 месяцев назад

Where do the leaders of FLDS keep the money?

@GrowingUpinPolygamy 9 месяцев назад

It has been rumored that they would hide some away in caves and or spend most of it as quickly as it came in and then keep demanding more from the members.

@jewelgazer 9 месяцев назад

Oh wow

@gina6413 9 месяцев назад

Where do this polygamy group/family live at? Isn't it illegal?

@jcg03002 9 месяцев назад

I agree on the Kingston's, but they were also purposefully abused because it was considered the fastest way to get kids to comply, and were raised by effectively single mothers who worked all day. The FLDS has the advantage of mothers living together and not working FT so they have more time and energy to devote to the kids. It's really sad, but Kingston mom's are taught to hit toddlers to get compliance.

@jewelgazer 9 месяцев назад

Are The Lost Boys part of the Kingston clan? Their story is so heartbreaking - the documentary where these boys sitting on the steps of the Utah Capitol building was so sad to me. We always think of the women being abused and yet the boys who escape are also traumatized - it was eye opening.

@beverlynewer4681 9 месяцев назад

He says he left the FLDS at 18. When did you leave the Mormon church?

@paulan7218 9 месяцев назад

I believe they’re still a part of the LDS church

@maliamock7642 9 месяцев назад

Meri was legal wife…thus Kody owns it too. Maybe?

@padfootdoggy 9 месяцев назад

None of them have said to live it yet... but we dont know about robyn's kids. I know aspyn married someone who grew up in the religion with her... i hope he doesnt live it.

@paulan7218 9 месяцев назад

I have a feeling that Robyn’s girls will be joining polygamous families whether they like it or not because Cody’s going to use them as a bargaining chip

@padfootdoggy 9 месяцев назад

@@paulan7218 I have a strange and sad feeling they will be forced. Which is so sad

@zenalewis3570 9 месяцев назад

Me thinks thou doth protest too much. Moriah was probably trying so hard to be not gay, which is common with gay kids enmeshed so deeply in a religious culture. Which is why she is probably the only one who was professing so vehemently that she will become a sister wife.

@eydiefalkenhagen4434 9 месяцев назад

I agree that every group must have a leader, but I do not agree that it must be the man.

@debramlot1461 9 месяцев назад

No, none of them are sister wives.

@kimberlina68 9 месяцев назад

THE FACT THAT THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE SIMPLE "MEAL OR BEDTIME" PRAYER. MY HUSBAND AND I ALSO (are Catholic) and we have prayers for everything!!? SISTER WIVES DO NOT PRAY OR GO TO SERVICES!!! I think Mary higged the Christmas Tree guy a little too long. hehe