Sister Wives Recap: One Disappointment After Another

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   no cars go
   Posted June 6, 2012 at 8:43 am

   this may be stupid but it bothers me that valentine’s day kind of seemed to be all about kody, like everything else. sure he bought his wives the obligatory flowers but i felt making him feel loved was the focus. props to hunter for making himself shine and not writing the 16th version of “i love you part time daddy”. also, how much do janelle’s daughers look like her in that family pic? i love it.

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   Closet Fan
   Posted June 6, 2012 at 8:58 am

   Thank you for the laugh out loud recap! Great job

   I have never lived in Nevada. I don’t know their real estate regulations, etc… But doesn’t common sense dictate that financing one really big house versus four houses would be easier/less expensive in the end?

   Since the charges against them have been dropped and most of the kids miss Utah why not move back to their old house and spend some money making it larger to fit Robyn and her kids?

   These are the Q & A questions that I want answered.

   Did anyone else catch when Robyn answered that she WAS a good liar when they were dicussing the car suprise for Kody? She quickly tried to cover that shit up but I can totally see it. Like I said last week, Robyn is brilliant and is the new puppet master. I believe that she was fake crying when discussing the houses. I think she is a total suck up to Kody and she would have to tone that down if they all live together. Also, I am sure that Kody spends more time with Robyn while he is at her house compared to the amount of time that he spends with Janelle and Christine. Because he and Meri only have one kid and she is older he is kind of stuck having to spend time with Meri when he is there.

   Loved the pics and caps!!!!

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   KartofflMuter
   Posted June 6, 2012 at 9:13 am

   I think there’s a lot of judgement being displayed here and it’s really not funny. They all seem to be warm,loving people. They don’t hurt anyone. They had to move because of discrimination. They have all these kids and can’t find housing to bring them together, logistically as a family. This all makes me crazy just to think about it. Don’t belittle them.Don’t ever mock real tears. They didn’t ask to be chased out of Utah. They dream big because they have to and I applaud them. And I’m not a Mormon. I’m not even a Christian. I admire these people and would remind you there are 4 wives and only 1 husband so it is you who are seeing the “excess focus” on him. Men aren’t always that creative when it comes to gift-giving. A man who is happy with a vandalized car filled with balloons is a winner in my book.

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   notwithoutmytv
   Posted June 6, 2012 at 9:17 am

   ‘I’m sorry, do you hear a noise? I can’t because I DON’T LISTEN TO QUITTERS.’

   That? Is perfect. I will now say that to the next five people who speak to me. (I’ll let you know how it works out for me. Probably from home. After I get fired/the shit kicked out of me at Dunkin Donuts.)

   In the photos, Kody always looks so animated. On the show, that guy has exactly NOTHING of worth to say. Certainly nothing that’s worth those facial expressions. The wives’ facial expressions in the photos, however, are priceless.

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   notwithoutmytv
   Posted June 6, 2012 at 9:30 am

   “And the doctor told us that Ed’s/Meri’s womb was a barren place, where my seed could find no purchase.”

   –H.I. McDonnough

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   snowshoecat
   Posted June 6, 2012 at 9:35 am

   So right on target, Closet. You have Saint Robyn psyched out. I was on her team from the get-go, and I am more than a little disillusioned. Good liar…oopsies.

   Some of us twitterers have been wondering where they get all that money. We all know the price of real estate, even in a depressed market, and TLC can’t be paying them all that much. Agree, too, that one big house+ expansions for Pinocchio = a hell of a lot less than four separate McMansions.

   And there is the fitness center/spa venture, but that takes money to get started. How does Ko-Douche make all that money?

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   notwithoutmytv
   Posted June 6, 2012 at 9:44 am

   @KartoffMuter: Honestly, all BS aside, I don’t really dislike the Browns. I don’t understand Kody’s taste in women–or hair cuts–but that’s his deal. Actually, as far as reality TV stars go, they’re stand-up people with fairly non fucked up kids.

   But reality TV is not exactly a fair, respectful medium. In fact, you could make a case for it being THE EXACT OPPOSITE of a fair, respectful medium. It’s been said a gatrillion times before, but if you go on reality TV, you’re a clay pigeon flying through air. People are going to start taking pot shots. TV is mean. It just is.

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   mere2142
   Posted June 6, 2012 at 10:08 am

   Is ‘do intercourse’ similar to Deana from Jersey Shore ‘doing sex’?

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   LadyBaldy
   Posted June 6, 2012 at 11:13 am

   @KartoffMuter – Welcome to the Sister Wives recaps! It’s nice to see new blood.

   Clearly my recap put you off, and I get that. You are entitled to your opinions, and I am entitled to mine. If you read all my Sister Wife recaps, and perhaps you have, but if you have not, you would know that I actually really like the Browns. I think their kids are amazing. That being said, you probably should not read any of my other recaps of this show because I have a feeling they’re not your cup of tea.

   Here’s the thing: the concept of these recaps is that cranky bitches like myself get to write super snarky recaps of shows, and many of these shows are about real people with real lives, and these people volunteered to be on these shows. Do I feel for the Browns? I do. I even stated it in this recap many times when discussing Meri’s inability to conceive. I think that has to be incredibly difficult for her and for Kody, and the other Sister Wives because they are one family unit. All last season I shared my awe at how amazing the Brown kids are; they are more well adjusted than I was at their age, and I came from a so-called “normal” two parent family. BUT – and I have a big BUT – I think these ladies delude themselves on a regular basis and they have to deal with an enormously heavy emotional burden that Kody does not and cannot understand or appreciate, and you know what? That shit bugs me.

   I think you sound like a caring person, and I am actually really glad to hear someone defend the Brown family – it gives me hope that someday this country will stop mandating that family has to equal one man and one woman, and I would very much like to see that day. I’m still going to make fun of reality tv shows, including this one though, because that’s just how I do.

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    LadyBaldy
    Posted June 6, 2012 at 11:16 am

    @Snowshoecat – As far as income goes, Kody keeps referencing “the marketing” – I wonder if it is a multilevel marketing situation?

    @Mere2142 – “doing sex” is the drunken unmarried version of “doing intercourse”. Also, every time Deena says she wants to “do sex” I die inside a little.

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    Dear Crabby
    Posted June 6, 2012 at 12:03 pm

    “Marxist subtext of Hop on Pop” – just one of the million sentences that made me laugh out loud at this recap – it was brilliant! You really turn what must be a boring show into something I look forward to reading (I don’t watch the show since you are taking the hit for us). Really great writing!

    @KartofflMuter…actually, I think the judgment here is pretty funny, but I think LadyBaldy does a nice job of admiring the family while still pointing out their foilbles. (I esp. like the part about pointing out how God gets all the credit when good things happen, but none of the blame when things go to shit…how many mobile homes have been destroyed only for the families to say thank God we were saved…why did God destroy your homes in the first place? Oy…).

    However, if this recap upsets you, I’d highly recommend staying away from the recaps of Eden’s World, Top Chef, Real Housewives of Take Your Pick and Toddlers & Tiaras. You might actually sprain something.

    Keep up the great work, LB!

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    snowshoecat
    Posted June 6, 2012 at 12:41 pm

    LadyB, it’s your tongue firmly planted in cheek humor that keeps me coming back for more– “and I have a big BUT” for example.

    This whole site is based upon snark, and that is why we are here. I get so dammed sick of havi g to watch everything I say for fear that it will offend somebody, and it makes me sad when people take offense here when none was intended. I feel as though I have to be careful here too, and i dont want to, because I want to be entertained and, at times, to entertain.

    From what I have read (rather extensively because the subject fascinates me) the Browns are FLDS lite, and that is up to them. Polygamy is extremely difficult, and some families I have read about live lives of absolute heartbreak. Compared to most FLDS husbands, Kody is a saint, and I believe that he really tries to do what is best for his large, unwieldy family.

    That said, I have my faves and that is, I have discovered, flexible. Meri has always been my favorite and her plight is so sad, seeing others conceive when she can’t must be horrible.

    Anyway, let us snark and have fun!

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    sweetblondie
    Posted June 6, 2012 at 12:57 pm

    I watch this show only so I can enjoy your recaps all the more, LadyBaldy!

    Thanks!

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    fancyface
    Posted June 6, 2012 at 1:58 pm

    I get all the Brown love going on but I can’t freaking stand Kody and it’s making me not like these women that choose to stay with him. I respect Janelle, pity Mary, sympathize with Christine, & despise Robyn…but yet, I watch. The saving grace they do have is the fact that they’ve managed to raise what seems to be great kids, but I attribute that to their strong skills at being single mothers, because as we’ve seen, these kids don’t really have a father, they have a part time douche that remembers to say hi to them on his way out the door to see another wife. After him not even blinking while his boys bloodied up each other prove that theory for me. I suspected it while they were having problems with Hunter because he seemed so disconnected from him when he tried to talk to him, but the tying up the tree episode confirmed it. But I digress…

    Anyone else get the feeling that Kody is just winging this shit? lol. He acts like a child who’s the center of attention (even over his own kids) and everyone’s lives revolve around him but his life resolves around no one other than himself. He seems to just throw shit out there and knows that his wives will make it happen. He wanted to start a business…the women make it happen. He wanted to move…the women made it happen. Janelle is the man of that family & Kody is the spoiled baby everyone has to coddle. Anyone want to bet that the only time he’s talked to the realtor or financial officer is on camera? The women are totally doing that shit by themselves & Kody gets to say where and when. I don’t see him doing any heavy lifting when it comes to figuring out their next step. He is not guiding or heading his family & I think he’s a fraud. I don’t see religion being important to him AT ALL. You can tell when someone is really religious and faithful & he shows no signs of it. These marriages are all about him & not his beliefs. He really irks the hell out of me…in case that wasn’t clear

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    KartofflMuter
    Posted June 6, 2012 at 3:54 pm

    I’m not upset. I would never even consider watching any of the Housewives shows,don’t know what Eden is,Toddlers with Tiaras-only while drinking lye, and I don’t remember the rest. I like SYTYCD and AGT. I watched Survivors once but by the end of it,I wanted them all to die. Clear enough? Not a fan of reality shows.
    Actually,not a fan of reality. Kody may be clueless when it comes to women but he’s certainly patient and even-tempered. How many men,struggling with buying 4 houses and celebrating Valentine’s day and one son soon to leave for college goes with his wife to a fertility clinic? The usual man says, “don’t we have enough kids.” Can’t you just play with the last 2 babies in the family and get over it? Don’t you know how much that would cost?” Where does he get his money? I don’t know. I’m pretty sure he doesn’t deal drugs or pimp out his wives. Except for Robyn,none of the wives are close to being attractive. He didn’t go for quantity-as in 12,he went for tonnage.

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    Kate Woehrle
    Posted June 6, 2012 at 4:05 pm

    I agree, Sweetblondie – I saw the recap was posted and I fired up my DVR to make sure I caught up on the episodes before I read this. I LOVE these!!! I had tears coming out of my eyes, no joke!
    Not only did I get the hidden innuendo when Kody told Robyn he was going to get her back, so did the other wives. I caught those daggers!
    FancyFace – I’m totally with you on Kody. The women do all the sacrificing here and he just sits back on his throne – “love me, adore me, worship me.” Gross
    LadyB – I was actually surprised that the Browns didn’t get a better deal with the financing. I think they are making BANK on this show and can afford anything they want (but then what would the episodes focus on if they were multipled instead of divided right now?) I saw an article on the Real Housewives that said NeNe Leakes gets $750,000 per episode and Vicki Gunvalson gets $400,000!!! Really? I guess it would have to be fiscally worth destroying marriages and families, but geez!! I know TLC paid the Gosselin’s something like $150,000 an episode so even if the Browns only get that much, they could still afford 4 houses – not counting in Kody’s mysterious business ventures.

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    fancyface
    Posted June 6, 2012 at 4:21 pm

    Ummm..Kartofflmuter?? What kind of men have you had in your life? When you think Kody Brown is a catch, it’s time to reevaluate the relationships in your life.

    “Kody may be clueless when it comes to women but he’s certainly patient and even-tempered. (No, he’s a little boy trapped inside a grown man’s body who gets to play house for a living. Patient men don’t jump up like a schoolboy in the principal office when his wife is trying to have a heart to heart about how she’s feeling.) “How many men,struggling with buying 4 houses (well to be fair most men don’t have that burden & that was Kody’s choice so he deserves no sympathy there) and celebrating Valentine’s day and one son soon to leave for college goes with his wife to a fertility clinic? (Uh…EVERY other man that has a family with children & fertility problems) The usual man says, “don’t we have enough kids.” (well, Kody could honestly care less about more kids because they are a symbol of his verility & he doesn’t have to parent them, spend time with them, or be involved in their lives much at all, so there’s that) Can’t you just play with the last 2 babies in the family and get over it? Don’t you know how much that would cost?” (well, if he was actually a responsible parent that actually took into account the cost of living that may be feasible. all we see is a man who’s happy with his cool car & pocket money. I think he’s clueless when it comes to actually knowing how much it actually takes to add a child to his family. He can just ask Janelle about pesky stuff like numbers) Where does he get his money? I don’t know. I’m pretty sure he doesn’t deal drugs or pimp out his wives. (this show is as close to ‘pimping out his wives’ as he can come, so there goes that argument) Except for Robyn,none of the wives are close to being attractive. (I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but the last thing I would call Robyn is attractive. And imo, none of his wives are as hideous as you seem to think they are. Especially in the pictures they show of them before their souls died & they gave up their will to live) He didn’t go for quantity-as in 12,he went for tonnage. (again, none of is wives were 1/2 the size they were now when they first met & I have to say your calling them ‘tonnage’ is beyond disrespectful.)

    So much for your whole ‘lay off the Browns’ stance. I think you’ve managed to insult them more than ANYONE on this site has. ESPECIALLY the recapper who’s actually fond of them. Maybe you just meant lay off Kody? You know, since he’s the 2nd coming of Romeo in your eyes apparently.

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    fancyface
    Posted June 6, 2012 at 4:38 pm

    @KartofflMuter….Umm…What kind of men have you had in your life? When you think Kody Brown is a catch, it’s time to reevaluate the relationships in your life.

    “Kody may be clueless when it comes to women but he’s certainly patient and even-tempered. (No, he’s a little boy trapped inside a grown man’s body who gets to play house for a living. Patient men don’t jump up like a schoolboy in the principal office when his wife is trying to have a heart to heart about how she’s feeling.) “How many men,struggling with buying 4 houses (well to be fair most men don’t have that burden & that was Kody’s choice so he deserves no sympathy there) and celebrating Valentine’s day and one son soon to leave for college goes with his wife to a fertility clinic? (Uh…EVERY other man that has a family with children & fertility problems) The usual man says, “don’t we have enough kids.” (well, Kody could honestly care less about more kids because they are a symbol of his verility & he doesn’t have to parent them, spend time with them, or be involved in their lives much at all, so there’s that) Can’t you just play with the last 2 babies in the family and get over it? Don’t you know how much that would cost?” (well, if he was actually a responsible parent that actually took into account the cost of living that may be feasible. all we see is a man who’s happy with his cool car & pocket money. I think he’s clueless when it comes to actually knowing how much it actually takes to add a child to his family. He can just ask Janelle about pesky stuff like numbers) Where does he get his money? I don’t know. I’m pretty sure he doesn’t deal drugs or pimp out his wives. (this show is as close to ‘pimping out his wives’ as he can come, so there goes that argument) Except for Robyn,none of the wives are close to being attractive. (I know beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but the last thing I would call Robyn is attractive. And imo, none of his wives are as hideous as you seem to think they are. Especially in the pictures they show of them before their souls died & they gave up their will to live) He didn’t go for quantity-as in 12,he went for tonnage. (again, none of is wives were 1/2 the size they were now when they first met & I have to say your calling them ‘tonnage’ is beyond disrespectful.)
    
    So much for your whole ‘lay off the Browns’ stance. I think you’ve managed to insult them more than ANYONE on this site has. ESPECIALLY the recapper who’s actually fond of them. Maybe you just meant lay off Kody? You know, since he’s the 2nd coming of Romeo in your eyes apparently.

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    fancyface
    Posted June 6, 2012 at 4:41 pm

    Holy double post, Gasmi. I was trying to make one post with my responses bold, but I guess I hit the post button before I did so. OOPSY

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    kthxbai
    Posted June 6, 2012 at 8:26 pm

    @LadyBaldy It takes a lot of talent to write about this show and make somebody grouchy as me ROFL!

    I think their problems are all just too predictable. And it looks like the producers are noticing it. Any time they start dragging in stuff like realtors and mortgage workers to try and punch up a half hour show about a polygamous family that’s a red flag.

    My alter ego Preachy McJudgington says even if KDouche just had 1 wife she’d still think he’s stuck at 12 and has clown hair.

    I keep reminding her he’s not a Juniper Creek child abuser. But even that’s not enough for Preachy. She sets the husband material bar high.

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    Kimmi Paul
    Posted June 6, 2012 at 8:48 pm

    My heart just breaks for Meri. I know EXACTLY what she is going through. My hubby and I wanted 4 kids. It took us a year to get pregnant with our one and only. Meanwhile watching my sister get pregnant if a man just brushed up against her. It makes your heart hurt in a way you can’t imagine. I am extremely close to my niece and nephews (I am basically a second mother) and I think that made it a little easier to deal with. I believe that is what Meri is feeling. Hubby and I decided at 40 that since it didn’t happen and our daughter was already 13 that we were going to be done. We have one healthy, happy, beautiful girl. No need to tempt fate. So hubby got fixed. I am at peace with where I am. I think so was Meri until Robyn made the offer. That brought everything back up for her. I believe in the end she will not do it. I wouldn’t. As much as seeing babies still makes me sad, I adore the one I have.

    Oh and btw, the reason all the kids love Meri is for the same reason all the kids love me…I still have the energy and discipline to deal with them. I haven’t been beaten down my a multitude of screaming, grabby, needy rugrats. It’s easy to lay down the law with just one. Oh and putting the fear of God in them never hurts. As my 18 year old nephew will tell you…I’m firm but fair. His mom, not so much

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    Chicken Lips
    Posted June 6, 2012 at 9:31 pm

    “If you didn’t choose polygamy, I wouldn’t have to bring my brother to the father-daughter dance. Your move, Mom.”

    LB, if you didn’t drop the mic and walk off on this one, you missed the boat. You summed up perfectly why the little girl doesn’t think polygamy is for her. And said something that made me laugh so hard I had to run to the bathroom before I had an accident. PS – I think that Logan is a very nice brother for going with her.

    And why isn’t Valentine’s Day for polygamists? I don’t get it. So what there’s no cards for them – there aren’t any cards for bitter, pissy, close to spinster age singles like me yet I still manage to enjoy my PB hearts and flowers I steal from the garbage can 3 days later.

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    Chicken Lips
    Posted June 6, 2012 at 9:38 pm

    Oh, and I’m the conductor of “Don’t Trust the B____ in House 4″ train – there is something about Robin that I don’t trust and flat out don’t like. You were 111% correct to be looking for her angle about decorating the car. I thought for sure that she would say something like, “When I suggested decorating the car, I was just talking about leaving a card and a box of candy on the seat, not letting a JV cheerleading squad loose like it was the day of the big game. I knew Kody wouldn’t like that.” DIS. LIKE. I’m sure she’s a nice person and all, but she seems a little too needy, clingy and attention-grabbing for my tastes. I would never let her marry my husband.

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    Nolongerbre
    Posted June 6, 2012 at 10:27 pm

    Love your recaps as usual LB. They crack me up and as a fellow SF native I both get and love your humor. Anyway…. The Brown family’s “marketing” job seems a bit shady (or at least pyramid schemey) to me. They work for a company called Liv International and spend a lot of their time updating their twitters to advertise for the company. I guess thats what passes for marketing nowadays. The Brown’s “website” and I use that term loosely because it is not very complete, has info about the Liv company and links (that dont work) to the Sister Wives’ Closet or whatev they are calling that charm bracelet selling online store. Check it all out at:
    http://www.kodybrownfamily.com/
    and
    https://kodybrownfamily.livonline.net/
    For those freakishly obsessed Brown fans I offer the following VERY insightful link: http://sisterwivesblog.blogspot.com/
    Their recaps are not of the same caliber as LB’s (or any of the folks over here at TvG) but they provide lots of info and updates about the family.

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    imani
    Posted June 7, 2012 at 4:10 am

    Kody and three of his wives have filed for bankruptcy and yet they thought they could finance four new homes… how ridiculous!!! They want to open a gym and claim to have the start up capital. In that case they need to pay back all their debtors. Robyn, Christine, and Meri don’t work, I think Janelle is self employed and who knows what Kody does. So that is at least three adults and seventeen children between them who are all unemployed. And unlike many teens their kids don’t hold down any part time jobs. Robyn offered to be a surrogate but did she take into consideration the cost involved. When Meri and Kody went to the fertility specialist they acted as though they were so uncomfortable at basic questions. Why did Meri need a second opinion? TLC edited out the part of how much it was going to cost for IVF treatment. And that is why Meri probably was not on board, or decided to see someone else for a lower price. Kody gets this brand new car and in one episode it seems like it will be a family car, but when Robyn asks to borrow it, he seems very reluctant. Although it was all part of a surprise for him, it was quite clear that it was Kody’s car. And he was super ungrateful at the brand new computer he received. He is self centered and doesn’t show love to any of his wives or children. This show is about a man in four relationships, and each relationship revolves around his needs and wants. They treat him like a king. It sets women back hundreds of years, and this is one of the reasons that the Mormon church no longer condones plural marriages. Kody is the God head of that family. They don’t even worship with others. He exhibits total control and power, just like Warren Jeffs did. It is all about keeping Kody happy at any cost. This show sends a horrible message to our young men and women of today, and hopefully it will be removed off the air.

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    snowshoecat
    Posted June 7, 2012 at 5:30 am

    Chickie, you cracked me completely up with your comment on Robyn: “I would never let her marry my husband.” if you were married to Ko-douche you would.

    Just sayin’.

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    Closet fan
    Posted June 7, 2012 at 5:40 am

    I have said it before… I could follow this family forever. I want to see how many of the children choose this lifestyle. So far I think only Meri’s daughter has said that she wants sister wives.

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    snowshoecat
    Posted June 7, 2012 at 5:44 am

    Well of course she does, Closet. Look how well it has worked for her mother.

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    snowshoecat
    Posted June 7, 2012 at 6:54 am

    Whoever said that this show is all about broad-mindedness and even empowerment was absolutely correct. It certainly is a parallel to same-sex marriage. Let’s count the ways, shall we?

    1a) in same sex marriage two partners unite as equals to support one another, ensuring the same benefits as for “traditional” marriages.

    1b) in FLDS lite one man “unites” with four women to subjugate them to his will and benefit from their constant attention, sacrifice, and admiration. The women maintain the households, raise the children, and support the family financially when possible.

    2a) in same sex marriage the partners share responsibility and privilege.

    2b) in FLDS lite, the wives have the responsibility, the husband has the privilege.

    3…. Who are we kidding here? Fostering open-mindedness? Ppppfffffffbbbbbbtttttt!

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    fancyface
    Posted June 7, 2012 at 7:41 am

    @snowshoecat…..*loooonnnngggg slllloowwww clap*! Nuff said

    @Nolongerbre…did you see the tweet that site posted from Robyn to Kody? It is HI-LA-RI-OUS! It’s so cute that he thinks the ‘real men’ part pertains to Kody when in actuality the ‘boys’ descriptions were tailor written for people EXACTLY like Kody! Oh how I wish we could post pics, because the irony of that poem is too much. Take a gander Gasmi & let me know what you think….http://sisterwivesblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/youve-heard-about-so-here-it-is.html

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    merry
    Posted June 7, 2012 at 7:45 am

    The more I read, the less I understand when it comes to these people. I do think they make it work as well as polygamy could ever work, but I cannot understand why the wives (who really all seem like pretty nice, relatively smart and stable women) would ever want to settle for Kody. Not because he’s a polygamist, just because he’s immature and doesn’t pull his weight. The man is just not that great a husband.

    I had to kind of laugh at Robyn’s “if this works out, God loves us, and if it doesn’t work out, God still loves us” attitude. Yes, it makes little sense, but it’s so positive. That’s a thousand times better than the people who credit God for all the good things, but then cry about God personally smiting them every time they don’t get their way.

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    snowshoecat
    Posted June 7, 2012 at 7:58 am

    Oh Funnyface, I’m blushing. I thought that I was speaking for more than just myself. The ERA still has a smoldering ember glowing.

    Merry, polygamy works as a religious theory: the man is next to God and is only allowed into heaven after he becomes a priest of God and to do that he must have seven or more wives. He then goes to heaven, bringing the wives with him. The only way a woman can hope for heaven is through her husband,

    The more wives a man has, the greater status he and his wives have in heaven, never mind this all men (let alone all people) were created equal business.

    And Robyn does have a great attitude. Who wouldn’t as a favorite wife?

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    fancyface
    Posted June 7, 2012 at 8:07 am

    OMG…it just keeps. getting. BETTER! Thank you for those links Nolongerbre!

    The mystery is solved. The Browns are ‘marketing’ (basically taking pictures with, giving testimonials, and tweeting about the product) something they make sound like crack for polygamist.

    The LIV products have changed their lives in the following ways:

    Meri…It’s increased her energy level and curbed her night time munchies

    Janelle…Has been able to kick her diet drink habit and has lost 5 inches in 3 months.

    Christine (the scariest one of all imo)…After giving it to Truly she poops more, no longer throws up from being dehydrated (and I’m sorry but if your 1 year old had those problems, she should see a doctor, not be given liquid crack! Ugh! NOT ok), and her mood has improved. While LIV has helped Christine and her other kids calm down enough to tackle homework and feel confident & has curbed her road rage (which was apparently so bad that her KIDS have to remind her to take it because they love the ‘effect’ it has on her)

    Robyn…It’s decreased her belly fat, helped her sugar cravings, and eased her pains from childbirth. She keeps it in her purse, diaper bag, beside her bed, under a boob, in her pink parts, and in Soloman’s baby fat (I may have added some of those stashing places) to keep her and her kids calm and relaxed.

    Kody…Good Grief..I’ll let his testimonial speak for itself..

    “It seems that I have a new favorite LIV product every month. The first month it was SereZen. It made a significant difference for me during our fall media tour. The days during that week are usually hectic and stressful. Using SereZen helped make it enjoyable. Green 2 O changed my life by moving me away from junk food and energy beverages. GO Nitrimax is currently changing my entire workout. I have never had results like the ones I am getting now despite the fact that I have always worked out. I dropped from a 36″ to a 34″ waist within 3 months. Clenz T is the most mild cleanse I have ever experienced. I have never prevented seasonal illness like I have with BLoX. I haven’t even had sniffles this year. With results like these I can’t wait to see what my new favorite LIV product will be. Thanks LIV International!”

    So there goes Karl’s other assumption that they don’t do drugs. WTF?

    Now excuse me, I’m off to stock up on LIV. It’s about to be some changes around the fancy household, bitches! I hope it doesn’t calm me down so much that I lose the will to snark on the Gasm.

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    snowshoecat
    Posted June 7, 2012 at 8:36 am

    Well products with catchy little names like those just HAVE to be healthful, don’t they?

    Our great-great grandmothers used to dispense medications to their families to releive those very same symptoms.

    They were called by the catchy name “narcotics”.

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    Nolongerbre
    Posted June 7, 2012 at 8:56 am

    @FancyFace thank you so much for saying concisely what I was too tired to say. That sisterwives blogspot is a wealth of knowledge especially because they “scour the internet so that we dont have to”. And Robyn’s plagirized ode to Kody was the best! The show leaves out so many aspects of their interpersonal relationships so it is refreshing to discern their real thoughts and feelings.

    And yes the producers seem to be throwing out a lot of filer episodes. This is really nothing new with this show though… does anyone else remember an episode dedicated to pumpkin carving? Pumpkin Carving?!?!?!? WTF TLC, WTF?

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    crankyguy
    Posted June 7, 2012 at 4:00 pm

    I’m reading comments from the bottom up, and I haven’t seen this show yet, but am I to understand that this LIV crap is multilevel marketed? There is no MLMed product that I know of that doesn’t cost at least ten times what it’s worth, assuming that it’s worth anything at all.

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    kthxbai
    Posted June 7, 2012 at 6:41 pm

    @crankyguy yes it’s 1 of those pyramid schemes selling $100 jars of the same kind of stuff you can get at the health food store for $4.

    But to be fair lots of people do feel better when they know they took a health food supplement.

    Also people at the top of most pyramid schemes do make $ and the Browns are already famous. So it’s no wonder KDouche doesn’t want Janelle messing things up for him with stuff like business plans.

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    snowshoecat
    Posted June 7, 2012 at 7:18 pm

    Kthxy, amen.

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    Chicken Lips
    Posted June 7, 2012 at 8:39 pm

    @snowshoecat – you’re right, if I was married to DoucheDad, I’d let anyone marry him to get him out of my face.

    If I ever end up married to DoucheDad, you all need to promise me that you won’t let me fall asleep and you’ll get me to a hospital ASAP because it is clear I have suffered some kind of concussive traumatic head injury that rendered me incapable of rational thought and common sense.

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    fancyface
    Posted June 7, 2012 at 10:04 pm

    @chickenlips…are you the one that said she wouldn’t let Robyn marry her husband? I can’t remember who said it (and I am seriously too lazy to scroll up, it’s like, hard and stuff?) but I remember ROLLING when I read it. LOL. Would you let anyone marry him? What about Janelle? She knows how to run a successful business & how to make money. That’s a bonus!

    Speaking of, WTF happened to Janelle’s business she ran in Utah? The one involving a pantry or something? I remember hearing that it was very successful & that she bought in a lot of the family’s income. Was she unable to relocate her business? She can’t run it from Vegas? That doesn’t sound like a good decision, so maybe you shouldn’t let her marry your husband either, Chicken!

    @Kthx…I don’t think they’re actually selling LIV (but I could be completely wrong). I think they have an endorsement deal with them. They give fake testimonials, tweet about it, have a link on their website about it…that sort of thing. Do you think TLC is making Kody call it ‘the marketing’ instead of saying endorsement deal? If not, he’s an idiot (well he definitely is an idiot, that just makes it worst), if they are, someone needs to help him…word it better lol

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    kthxbai
    Posted June 7, 2012 at 11:46 pm

    @fancyface I think they’re selling it too. If you poke around you can see where at least at 1 time they were getting listed as the ultimate nacho supreme sellers or something. Some of their very 1st 1s on the list, it looked like.

    Which makes sense because of how those things work. It’s not even so much about selling the stuff. It’s about getting you to pay them $ to get to sell the stuff. And then doing the same thing to other people. And on down the line. Which is why their vocabulary word for it is downline.

    They sell these opportunity kits for $250 or $300. It’s a box of stuff. Then that person is supposed to get other people to buy an opportunity kit. So they can start creating wealth at home too.

    Since they’re famous a lot of people will get their opportunity kit from them. They probably get email or a Tweet with their name in it or something too. So they’re not only getting their opportunity for mild intestine cleansing and wealth building. But also a lasting memory they can share with their families.

    K Douche and the swives get $ for every opportunity kit that gets sold by anybody in that chain that started with them. Plus whatever the company’s giving them to talk about it making them serene for media week.

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    kthxbai
    Posted June 7, 2012 at 11:59 pm

    Sorry I forgot this part. There’s somebody doing the same thing with the girls from 16 and Pregnant and Teen Mom too. Except theirs are those electric air freshener things. They call them something else like flame free fragrance warming designer safety or something.

    But this 1 girl started up a website where she does these short little recaps of the shows and gossip articles about them. So she attracts a lot of teenage girls that watch the shows with that.

    But at the same time she’ll get in touch with the girls from the show. And get them to sell the air fresheners. So the fans can get an air freshener from whoever their favorite teen mom is that week.

    And since they’re famous, every time somebody buys 1 from a teen mom, the girl with the website gets $!

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    fancyface
    Posted June 8, 2012 at 12:28 am

    Oh ok..see I said I could be wrong. lol. By the looks of the LIV website they have it looks like they’re just promoting it with their fake testimonials & stupid pictures of them chugging crap. It wouldn’t surprise me that it actually is a pyramid scheme.

    I’m concerned that Truly use to have low energy, and she was so dehydrated that she use to throw up all the time (although dehydrated people usually aren’t able to throw up) before SereZan came into her life. Why didn’t that ass take her to the doctor? Oh, that’s right, because that shit wasn’t true. But what a dumb ass thing to say regardless of what you’re trying to peddle. Maybe she was on LIV when she was spinning like a top during the Hanukkah celebration.

    Anybody want to bet that Kody calls himself DownTown Kody Brown at least once a week? Yeah, his face makes him look that stupid & his words don’t hurt either lol. I bet he does. Especially around Robyn because she just cracks up laughing because he is sooooo funny & silly!

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    snowshoecat
    Posted June 8, 2012 at 5:33 am

    Aren’t pyramid schemes illegal? Doesn’t the Fed crack one open once in a while amid major publicity and embarrassment for some celeb too stupid not to get in on it? Everything quiets down and then….

    If this show were to combine with MBFAGW that would be reality tv platinum! I do believe a Gasmi mentioned it, bit it’s a terrific idea.

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    kthxbai
    Posted June 8, 2012 at 2:15 pm

    @snowshoecat I think it’s 1 of those things with ways to get around it. Like depending on what company owns it and what other kinds of business they’re doing etc.

    I don’t know about the companies doing these but 1 way a small company or even a person can get around it sometimes is by having actual stuff. So you can show a product. And you followed all the rules for selling it.

    Like if it’s a flavored water drink you’d have to put the ingredients on it.

    But in your ad you can show a pic of a brook going over some rocks. And then some real old Sherpas. And say water’s an important health secret that’s how come they’re still alive. And nobody that ever climbed up Everest would’ve been able to do it without that important health secret.

    And how you can be just like the Sherpas and decide right now to take control of your life and get the goals and dreams you always had for your family.

    Of course you’ll be building wealth at home. But the main thing is that you’ll be making positive choices for yourself by helping people.

    Because there’s not a single 1 of them that doesn’t need all the life saving qualities of this ancient health secret you’re going to not only tell them about. But also give them the same chance to help others you’re getting!

    As long as you can show you sent the person what you said they’d get it’s legal.

    Even if it was a bottle of water you got at the dollar store. Then if you say I’ll get a nickel for every time I get somebody else to buy 1 for $1000 or whatever, you’re still legal. As long as they get their water and I get my nickel.

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    snowshoecat
    Posted June 8, 2012 at 2:30 pm

    Yeah, Kthxy, I’m as much for Sherpas as the next person. It’s the idea of the guy at the top getting his friends to sell the Sherpa water, and they get their friends to sell it on down the line. The guy at the top gets $xxxxx dollars, the next two share the $xxx they get from the guys under them (of course giving his share to the guy at the top). Everybody at the bottom giving to everybody over them until there is nothing for newcomers. That’s the pyramid, and that’s what the Feds frown upon. And nobody can frown quite like the Feds. Just ask a guy named Bernie.

    Ko-douche can sell all the snake oil he wants. Just so he isn’t in a pyramid/ponzi kind of thing.

    Call me skeptical, but that’s just me. We Leos are very skeptical.

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    kthxbai
    Posted June 8, 2012 at 3:56 pm

    @snowshoecat LOL I think Bernie might’ve forgotten to send out a nickel or 2.

    The theory’s always got room for people at the bottom. Like with Avon. People like it. So they keep signing up to sell it just to get the discount.

    But with most of them even the top people quit getting $ after a while.
    So they swap over to another 1.

    They remind me of some of the Toddlers and Tiaras moms. That end up spending $5000 to try to win a $500 prize.

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    Trish
    Posted June 27, 2012 at 6:02 pm

    Well first this claddagh ring meaning really has my Irish dander up..It does not mean” sister wife and I’m afraid people may start to think that is what it stands for as Robin seems to be selling the design as part of their new line of jewelry, I mean very expensive junk..I can just hear kody now crunching the figures “just a few more rings and we’ll have our houses” although the earnest money I’m sure was TLC financed and surely that gravy train will run out, but they will have four houses to sell for $$$$ apiece. Yah why dont they go back to their Utah house? I for one, am a one man woman..Do they believe I’m going to hell because of that? I don’t. I hear nothing but deep down jealousy and why put your self through that when you can be close to God and get to heaven all by your onesie and if you want a man you can have one that will sleep only with you. what did you all think when Mari said “she cute” to Kody in Mexico… cute to Meri first not Kody and don’t get me started on the vacations… TLC paid for I’m sure. These are hard times for most people and to see this makes me a little angry so i wont watch or support them any longer.