Sister Wives Recap: Meri’s Baby Decision

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   Pat Ledoux
   Posted June 19, 2012 at 6:35 am

   Oh how happy you made me LB to see this recap already! What you may not have caught was Meri at the hotel or wherever they were and she said-” Kody gives it to me good”. Now, having the filthy mind that I do, I fell off the sofa chuckling at that little remark! I don’t even know what she was talking about, but most likely, not what I assume!

   Kody continues to be King Douche, but it was nice that he told Meri she is important no matter what. However, why would they even consider more children? Me thinks 17 is 17 too many. Give it a rest KD. You just want to see Robyn’s twat spewing forth another baby. I do love Meri, but at age 41 Sista, our eggs are pretty much scrambled. Also, is it just me, but is Meri a bit of a closet lesbo? She did seem taken with the tour guide. Oh well, we’ll see what next week brings!

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   Closet Fan
   Posted June 19, 2012 at 7:40 am

   I really feel for Meri. She is 41 and knows that now is the time to make the decision. It must have been so hard on her all of those years Janelle and Christine were popping out babies left and right. When I was having problems getting pregnant (in the end we adopted, best decision EVER) all of my friends were having babies. I was really happy for them but sad for me. I could not imagine living it 24/7 like Meri did. I wonder why they never tried another way before for a baby.

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   Boladasa
   Posted June 19, 2012 at 8:48 am

   I love Meri, she is awesome in every way. With all those ocean breezes, man, you could really see how receded Kody’s hairline is. He must grow it long to compensate for the huge widow’s peaks! I think Robyn is going to be upset if Meri doesn’t choose to use her as a surrogate, not for Meri, but for herself b/c I think she desperately wants to be in the wives clique but for now is still an outsider, standing alone at her high school locker staring longingly at the popular girls chatting over by the water fountain. Her uterus was her “in” but now that Meri didn’t jump at that chance, Robyn’s going to have to think of something else that will make her popular.

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   sweetblondie
   Posted June 19, 2012 at 9:34 am

   Meri has super awesome cleavage. Who knew?

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   kloewent
   Posted June 19, 2012 at 10:34 am

   I was cracking up when I saw S-Dubs, I assume it meant Sister Wives. I have two sisters (regular sisters) who are Jehovah Witnesses and our whole family calls them J-Dubs, or just Dubs for short!!

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   LadyBaldy
   Posted June 19, 2012 at 11:07 am

   @Pat Ledoux – NICE CATCH and AAAGHH HOW DID I MISS THAT??? I am going to have to go back and watch the episode again. I think my ears closed themselves so I would not be traumatized with visions of these two getting it on.

   @Kloewent – hahaha I love J-Dubs! You are correct, S-Dubs is Sister Wives for short (I’m a lazy typist).

   @Sweetblondie – I know, right? I bet she was super embarrassed when she saw the episode but she has nothing to be ashamed of!

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   sagittariuskim
   Posted June 19, 2012 at 12:43 pm

   I just read the recaps for this show instead of watching it. From what I can tell the recaps are way better than the show.

   Isn’t the point of a vacation to relax and get away from your worries for a while, it’s not a time to have someone corner you with your worries.

   I’ve never seen Star Trek, so every time I see that alien guy, I picture Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory saying that line.

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   Rascallion
   Posted June 19, 2012 at 12:55 pm

   LadyBaldy, I always LOL at your recaps! Your S-Dub recaps are what brought me to the ‘gasm in the first place! So thanks for being the gateway drug that has turned into a TVGasm addiction!

   Though I think Robin’s surrogacy offer could be a really sweet genuine thing, something about it wasn’t ringing true for me. Then I realized why. Towards the beginning of the show (I think it was last time Kody & Meri were in Mexico. Season 1 maybe?), Kody & Meri talked about the possibility of in-vitro. She instantly shot that idea down and said that it wasn’t an option at all. I’m assuming they watch their own show, which means Robin would have watched that scene and therefore known Meri’s position on the matter. So why bring up the issue (which had already been decided) by offering to be a surrogate (and on camera)?! I’m throwing Robin a VERY suspicious side eye. As someone else mentioned a few weeks ago, Robin looks good either way because of her offer. If Meri says yes, then Robin will be the hero; if Meri says no, then Robin still wins because it makes it look like Meri is choosing not to have more kids rather than just being unable to.
   I wanted to like Robin in the beginning because I felt bad for her, but now I’m thinking she really is manipulative (or perhaps just REALLY naive). Remember her saying “oh, I knew Kody wouldn’t like the computer” AFTER they’d given it to him? Hmmmm….

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   Pageant-grandma
   Posted June 19, 2012 at 1:15 pm

   I don’t quite “get” why the s-dubs routinely wear camis over a long-sleeved shirt for “modesty”, but it was totally okay for meri’s cleavage to be on camera (shot from above, no less!). I am glad that we weren’t subjected to the trash-bag-dresses the duggar females wear to swim in, but I could have lived the rest of my life without seeing k-douche’s sweaty ass or meri’s cleavage in that much detail. I will admit that I hated kody less this episode, though.

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    Pat Ledoux
    Posted June 19, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    Pageant-grandma I agree with you, seeing Kody’s wet ass gave me nightmares. I didn’t dislike him quite as much, but I was getting pissed the way he was nagging my Meri about more children they don’t need! I adore her, I only wish she was married to a guy who treated her better, or didn’t ahve 3 other wives..

    LB, I may have misquoted Meri, but trust me, it was close!

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    Mummy Butterfly
    Posted June 19, 2012 at 1:37 pm

    I was surprised by how “well” Kody came off in this episode – it is obvious that he actually married Meri, because he loved her, and it was incredibly important (and pretty impressive of him) to realize that is what Meri needed to hear. Especially since she isn’t WONDERING if her husband really wants babies – she KNOWS her husband really wants (and has) babies.

    On another note, I was a surrogate Mum for good friends of mine, and I have offered to do it for another friend (who has medical issues and cannot stop taking her medication to be pregnant, she’s one of my best friends). Both of these women had sisters or sister-in-laws who said they would be surrogates, but both turned them down. My best friend said that it would be so much harder to watch her SISTER have her baby, then her friend (or a stranger), because she would forever have to sit at holiday meals and remember that’s just one more thing her SISTER could do that she couldn’t.

    I will forever think having Robyn be the surrogate is a BAD idea. Surrogacy is hard, anyway – adding any feelings of competition or jealousy to the mix make it that much worse.

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    wasabi75
    Posted June 19, 2012 at 2:57 pm

    rascallion Meri said she didn’t want to use donor eggs. She did not shoot down the idea of in vitro or surrogacy. But if they are going to do it she wants it to be done with her eggs. If she wasn’t willing to even consider in vitro the conversation is pretty much over at this point. That is why Kody was asking about having her eggs tested because if her eggs aren’t viable again conversation over because she doesn’t want to use donor eggs.

    I found these recaps this weekend and read every single one. Thanks for the laughs!

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    kthxbai
    Posted June 19, 2012 at 3:03 pm

    LOL @LadyBaldy You know what? I thought Captain Creamsicle was the funniest thing! I started calling him that a lot and laughing every time. But today was the 1st I realized you meant it about his outfit he had on. Which I had to go look at an old recap to see. All this time I’ve been calling him Captain Creamsicle for his hair!

    That sure was a bad phone connection. Robyn’s was the only voice he could recognize. Even after being married to the other 2 for all those yrs.

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    Chicken Lips
    Posted June 19, 2012 at 6:06 pm

    I would have commented earlier, but I had to take to my bed after hearing they aren’t looking for another wife right now. So depressing to hear. Now what family will I marry? Kody’s youunger brother is looking…

    So the other wives were like “No, it’s fine that Meri got a big trip!” but you know that two of them were lying (and I’m not talking about Janelle – Janelle gets it). Not only did Meri not get a birthday or anniversary trip last year, she had to share her birthday party with Robyn’s kid. And you just know that Robyn’s kid is probably like that kid that the mother insists on taking to every baby and bridal shower and thinks that the kid should get to help open the presents because in reality it’s all about them (I hate that mother and that kid), so Meri probably didn’t really even get a birthday. She totally deserved the trip!

    And more evidence that Robyn wants all the attention on her – even though Janelle and Christine were sharing their news, Robyn felt the need to deliver the recap so her widdle KoKo could hear it. Janelle and Christine weren’t capable, Robyn? You suck hard Robyn. You and your uterus should be minding your business until you are spoken to.

    Yay for Janelle! Better luck next time, Christine, though I’m not sure she really wanted it but good for her for sticking to it.

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    LadyBaldy
    Posted June 19, 2012 at 8:50 pm

    I think what would be really helpful to Meri at this point is to talk this whole baby situation out with someone who is not Kody, a sister wife, or sitting behind a camera. Trying to sort through something this big on your own is so hard; a therapist or a good friend could help Meri weigh her options and discover what it is that she really wants. As far as we call tell, Meri is trying to work through this on her own. I wonder if Kody and Meri have talked this out in more length; I would like to think that they have, but with how little alone time they get, I don’t know.

    The more I think about it, the more it bugs me that Robyn said “I was just trying to give Meri a choice” at the end of the episode. Something about the way she said it rubbed me the wrong way. Maybe it was the smile and shrug of the shoulders. I don’t know. I would not care that Robyn brought up her offer every five minutes if she made it about Meri. For example, if she had said “I just want Meri to be happy and I will do whatever I can to help make that happen,” then I would probably see Robyn as a really good friend. It’s the fact that it’s always about how SHE would do this thing for Meri that doesn’t sit well with me.

    Also, Janelle RULES! And I agree with you, Chicken Lips – I think it’s great that Christine saw the real estate test through. Better luck to her next time!

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    kthxbai
    Posted June 19, 2012 at 9:17 pm

    @LadyBaldy It’s been bothering me too.

    When they showed that flashback of her offer she made Meri, as soon as it came out of Robyn’s mouth, you can see the expression on Meri’s face change. Like she just got hit with an embarrassment bomb.

    And now she’s got to put all her “baby decision” on TV.

    If I was her friend in real life I’d start doing stuff like accidentally leaving books about other religions around her house.

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    Pageant-grandma
    Posted June 19, 2012 at 9:46 pm

    Janelle is awesome. I love that by and large, she doesn’t take crap from anyone, and says what is on her mind. I loved Christine during season 1, but more and more I want to slap her. You’re jealous of Robyn. I get that. But either pitch a huge fit or shut up already!! Robyn.. I want to like her, but I just don’t. I actually think meri rocks. What we know of meri’s reproductive issues is. That she had Mariah, was pregnant one other time (miscarried?) and then nada. So I don’t even quite understand why the idea of a surrogate has even entered the conversation, except to make Robyn seem more likable (it isn’t working). It sounds like meri’s issue is GETTING pregnant, not staying that way, save 1 (and miscarriages are not umcommon). I totally understand how she is conflicted. She wanted a tonne of kids. She got Mariah, who is nearly grown. Start over? Or no? I do think kody was way sensible (and I rarely have that opinion of him) when he suggested that the next step should be checking if meri’s eggs are even viable.

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    kthxbai
    Posted June 19, 2012 at 11:29 pm

    @Pageant-grandma I think you just said the other big reason it keeps bothering me. Till Robyn said that it didn’tcome up.

    Which makes me wonder how much it was in Meri’s head up till then. Even though she made no secret that she would’ve liked more. But it wasn’t the main thing about Meri. Like it’s been turned into.

    It might be just me making up for lost time. Because I was so late getting to the anti Robyn sentiment party. But I don’t think so.

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    snowshoecat
    Posted June 20, 2012 at 11:07 am

    Oh thank you so much for the warning, LadyB! I still wasn’t prepared for Mr. SandyButt, however. Ugh.

    I love Meri more and more. She is just so sweet and classy. Like Kthxy I was late getting aboard the anti-Robyn train because I simply couldn’t see beyond Christine’s jealousy. Now the evidence is just piling up and I think that Meri inadvertently brought a snake into the fold. To her detriment.

    I wonder if Robyn hadn’t been brought into the family because the three women were having problems, as sometimes happens with three, and Meri thought a fourth would even things out, bringing harmony. Polygamists often take in women who have their own families in the spirit of generosity. More and more I am thinking this was not such a good idea.

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    kloewent
    Posted June 20, 2012 at 5:09 pm

    I wonder why the other sister wives have never volunteered to be a surrogate? It seems like something they wouldn’t think twice about doing since they are SISTER WIVES!!!

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    wasabipeas
    Posted June 22, 2012 at 6:32 am

    Thank you for burning Kody’s creamsicle outfit. Next, could you give him a haircut?

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    AmyOops
    Posted June 24, 2012 at 10:35 am

    So I’m a bit late reading/commenting, however…

    @wasabi: I totally agree about the Meri-egg thing. She won’t consider a baby that’s not hers genetically, and at this point in her unusual life who can blame her? The testing would be definitive.

    I adore ALL of the wives (and even Kody quite often – he’s not as much of an asshat as he seems), but Christine continues to be my favorite. she is sooo damn “fuck-the-world I tell it like it is” that I can’t help it. Keep studying, chickie! You’ll pass it eventually! Oh, and I should amend my satement to “all of the wives EXCEPT Robyn”. I agree with most of you guys that she’s a bit too full of herself. I do realize some of it could be inecurity, though.

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    MarianMoney
    Posted June 27, 2012 at 1:16 pm

    Late to the party but I had to stop by.

    I read the recap line “Robyn thinks Meri is leaning towards trying in vitro herself” wrong, and thought it read, “Robyn thinks Meri is trying to invitro herself” Which brought turkey basters to mind, and that would be a totally different type of reality show.

    Tht said, I think Robyn only offered to be a surrogate so that she could be pregnant with Kody’s baby again, no matter what.

    And I say to Christine, “Embrace your jealousy” I think youre right to suspect Robyn.

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    notwithoutmytv
    Posted June 27, 2012 at 1:51 pm

    I was a surrogate three times. I wasn’t proud of it, but I accepted money from all three couples–just so I could get by, not for payment for the baby or anything. But all three times, when I saw that precious little face… I grabbed the kid and skidaddled for Mexico.

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    snowshoecat
    Posted June 27, 2012 at 2:06 pm

    Come on, NWMTV, tell the rest of the story. You saw that precious little face and skedaddled to Mexico because you knew how much you could get for it on the black market.

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    notwithoutmytv
    Posted June 27, 2012 at 2:23 pm

    WTF, snowshoe!! You don’t know me. You could NEVER know me. Where do you get off?? Have you ever had a child? Well, HAVE YOU???

    I held on to each of those kids like grim death! They loved me and I loved them. Right up until my tequila and grass money ran out. And then, well, choices had to be made.

    To this day, when the rent is due, sometimes I crave ice cream with salt and pepper on top…

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    snowshoecat
    Posted June 27, 2012 at 2:53 pm

    Yes, NWMTV, i did have children.

    But I ate them.

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    sheesh
    Posted June 27, 2012 at 3:04 pm

    Taste like chicken!

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    snowshoecat
    Posted June 27, 2012 at 3:11 pm

    Ohmygosh sheesh! Were you there too?

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    sheesh
    Posted June 27, 2012 at 3:16 pm

    Well no…but children do taste like chicken…
    THEY DO!

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    snowshoecat
    Posted June 27, 2012 at 3:58 pm

    Sister!