With all that has happened on Sister Wives, some fans have started rewatching previous seasons to refresh their memories about the lives of the Brown family, including the adoption of Robyn Brown's kids. There have been many major events for the Browns over the past several years, with multiple weddings, births, and now divorces. Some fans have called attention to Kody Brown's adoption of Robyn's children, with a few considering the event somewhat odd for the family.
Kody's favoritism toward his fourth wife, Robyn, has been fairly clear since the start of the series. Although Kody has strenuously denied having a favorite wife, some of his children and wives have commented on his favoritism. Now viewers have noticed how strangely the adoption of Robyn's children from her previous marriage was handled. Though Kody is the worst husband in the eyes of fans already, seeing this moment years later revealed strange behavior on behalf of the children and adults involved. Fans of Sister Wives believe this moment to be a prime example of Kody's favoritism toward Robyn and her children.
Why The Adoption Of Robyn's Children Raises Fans' Suspicions
While the adoption took place in 2015, some fans believe the event had far-reaching effects that can still be seen within the Brown family and that it set off Kody's preferential treatment of Robyn's kids. In a Reddit thread started by u/LeadershipMission, they called the adoption "manipulative," and others were equally suspicious of the event as it came across as Kody picking Robyn over the rest of the family. The adoption appeared forced to viewers, particularly as Robyn's three children seemed conflicted about their father relinquishing his parental rights to Kody. Their emotions were ignored in favor of projecting a happy family image, even though that period must have been confusing for them.
Kody Brown Seems To Prefer Robyn's Kids Over His Own
Others took issue with Kody's preferential treatment of his adopted children and the need for them to be happy over the adoption. Some thought Kody and Robyn harbored the impression that "they were gonna be rich" from Sister Wives, and thus Kody, who should lose all his Sister Wives, would be a better legal guardian than the children's biological father. Some brought up Kody's supposed need to put them on "[his] health insurance," though it was never offered to any of his other children. His extreme concern for Robyn and her children has cost him relationships with his other children, like his son Gabriel Brown who has cut ties with him.
Viewers also expressed concerns over how quickly Kody was integrated into Robyn's family. Many thought it "creepy" how her children referred to Kody as "daddy" shortly after the couple's courtship began. Some followers suspect the adoption of being a cover-up for Kody and Robyn to legally marry, as they cited marriage as being necessary for the adoption to go through and for the kids to be officially part of the Brown family. It is also argued by Sister Wives fans they played on Meri's sympathy to convince her to end her legal marriage to Kody in favor of a spiritual one. Kody and Meri Brown's divorce dissolved their legal marriage for Robyn.
Fans are uncertain how genuine the adoption of Robyn's children was. Some think it was an excuse for Kody to divorce Meri legally and establish his favorite wife, Robyn, as his legal wife. Others simply think the adoption served to increase the family and shower love on his wife's children even at the expense of his other children. Whatever the reason, Sister Wives' followers are suspicious of Kody and Robyn's intentions.
Source: u/LeadershipMission/Reddit