They expanded their family by adding Janelle Brown in 1993, followed by Christine Brown a year later. In May 2010, Kody had a spiritual marriage to his fourth wife, Robyn.

With his first three wives, Kody ultimately had 13 children. Tragically, Kody and Janelle lost their son, Garrison Brown, in March 2024. With Robyn, who had three children from a previous marriage, Kody had two more children. In 2014, Kody legally divorced Meri to marry Robyn and become a legal father to her children. Initially, all four Sister Wives were really happy with the arrangement and their marriages to Kody, but things began to change as he began favoring Robyn over others. In 2021, Christine finally decided to end the marriage, followed by Janelle and Meri.

Robyn's Always Putting Her "Core Family" Above Everyone Else

Robyn Wants Kody To Focus On Their Five Children

Robyn has been caught displaying hypocritical and superior behavior several times on Sister Wives over the years. In the past, she claimed to embrace polygamy but now believes it would be disrespectful if Kody took on another wife. She comes across as someone who desires to be viewed as worshiped and seen as superior.

When other children didn't automatically place her on a pedestal, she began acting like a victim to Kody. Robyn wants Kody to resolve issues with his adult children but ends up making her five children appear as if they are his main family, which is hypocritical.

Robyn Never Stops To Think

Robyn Simply Can't Shake Off Her Controlling Nature

Robyn initially appeared to be open to the idea of polygamy, but her actions indicate that she actually prefers a nuclear family with Kody.

In her first season of TLC's Sister Wives, she referred to Kody as her "soulmate," despite the fact that he already had three wives. She even allowed Kody to spend quality time with her while Christine was in labor at the hospital. Although the other three Sister Wives have left and Robyn is now in a monogamous relationship with Kody, she still exhibits controlling tendencies.

Robyn may not want Kody to have relationships with his children to maintain a sense of superiority over them. It was inappropriate of her to refer to herself and her children as Kody's primary family, especially considering the recent loss of Garrison and strained relationships with his adult children, Paedon and Gabriel Brown. Robyn and Kody's actions have caused them to become isolated from the other family , leading to the end of the holiday celebrations together. Christine had hoped for a happy family despite her separation, but Robyn's insistence on prioritizing her own family makes this increasingly difficult.

Robyn Seems To Enjoy Humiliating Other Browns

Robyn Gains A Sense Of Power From Belittling Others

Kody is responsible for the downfall of the Brown family, but Robyn's recent comments also implicate her.

She has consistently denied being Kody's favorite wife and having her needs put above the others. However, Robyn has now publicly stated that her relationship with Kody is the most significant one. She no longer wants Kody to adhere to their religious beliefs and take on another wife; instead, she wants him to focus solely on her and their five children. Ideally, she should treat Kody's other children as her own, but she had rarely done so.

It appears that Robyn takes pleasure in feeling powerful, which she achieves by making offensive comments about Kody's other wives and adult children. She shifts blame onto others for the negative portrayal of their plural family on TLC and refuses to it her own mistakes.

Instead of further alienating Kody's children, who don't have an engaged father in their lives, Robyn should show empathy towards them and prioritize their well-being. Recent episodes of Sister Wives indicate that Robyn still harbors disdain towards other Brown family , even though she's now in a monogamous relationship with Kody.

Sister Wives season 19 airs on Sundays at 10 p.m. ET/PT on TLC.

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