Kody Brown is missing his older children, but his recent comments about them make it seem like everything's about him. Kody's often consumed by his patriarch role. Even now, when the Brown family is basically a shambles, he's clinging to the tatters of his "superdad" role, by talking about how good his older kids used to make him feel. The issue here is that he didn't always make his older children feel good.
With Kody, reciprocity is never a given.
Also, in light of the fact that he's apparently missing his kids, the fact that Robyn Brown's spouting off about her "core family" sends the worst possible message. When she uses language like "core family," which excludes some Brown children, she once again proves that she's never been the sweet and devout person she pretended to be. She is, probably, just the opposite.
Robyn Doesn't Help Kody To Bond With His Older Kids
In Fact, She May Sabotage Him
The real Robyn is a shadier thing - she's competitive, she's dishonest and she manipulates. If Robyn thinks she's in the "core family," and so are her kids, that means that the other kids are on the fringes. If Robyn uses the "core family" terminology, isn't there a chance that "villain" Kody does too? They are usually a united front, and that's why it's probable that Kody believes he has a "core family" too, likening his "other children" to a lower echelon.
Compare the "core family" to a planet. Other things orbit around it. It's demeaning language, reducing children to smaller planets or satellites. It's one more example of Robyn having very little sensitivity. It's wicked stepmother stuff - words that should never be spoken.
Yes, he surely loves his children, but when it comes to fairness, more often than not, Kody drops the ball. To blame Robyn for a grown man's choices isn't necessarily wise. He fathered these kids, some of whom Kody feuds with, and it is up to him to treat them well. Kody wants his older kids to love him, and misses their love when he isn't getting it, but not to the extent of being present in their lives all the time.
There is a touch of hypocrisy here, or even sleight of hand. If he loves them, but doesn't spend much time with them, seemingly enjoying the freedom he has with his "core family" (to quote Robyn), is he really a victim? He loves to play the victim, but didn't he choose this path? Didn't he choose to emotionally and physically distance himself, and not just during the pandemic? Yes, he did.
Kody Says He Wants Peace
But Not At Any Price
Kody's working on revamping an image that's been immensely damaged. Above, Kody, via Kody may not actually deserve redemption. While cozying up to Robyn and their children, he has alienated other people, including his own flesh and blood. Kody seems to want love from his kids without doing the work that it takes to earn that love fair and square.
fragile bonds with Paedon, Leon, and Gabriel Brown (and other Brown kids he shares with other moms), they may be beyond repair.
Fans can stream Sister Wives on the Discovery+ platform.
- Main Genre
- Reality
- Number of Episodes
- 167
- Seasons
- 16
- Cinematographer
- Doug Monroe, Callan Griffiths, Richard Alexander Walkling, Anthony Derosa, Matthew Thompson, Ray Farmer
- Distributor
- TLC
- Filming Locations
- Nevada, Utah, Arizona
- Main Characters
- Timothy Gibbons, Kirk Streb, Deanie Wilcher, Christopher Poole, Bill Hayes
- Producer
- Deanie Wilcher
- Production Company
- Puddle Monkey Productions, Figure 8 Films
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