I've always had a soft spot for Meri on Sister Wives. This is mostly because as Kody's first spouse, she's had to face the most challenges of any of them. Oh boy, another wife? Of course I'll welcome her into our family with open arms! Don't I always?
Plus, I can't imagine how hard it's been for her to watch Janelle, Christine, and now Robyn pop out babies seemingly at will while she struggles with infertility.
Basically, look up "long-suffering" in the dictionary and you'll probably find a picture of Meri.
So I was thrilled to see her finally open up a can of kick-butt on last night's episode of Sister Wives. You go, Meri!
It was about time somebody spoke out about what was going on. See, some of the Brown kids were having a hard time accepting Robyn's three kids from her first marriage into their family -- or, to put it more bluntly, Robyn's kids were essentially being harassed. Like, for months. To the point where Robyn admitted that if the bullying continues, she expects her kids to choose to live with their biological father once they're old enough to make the decision legally (13 years old). Heavy stuff.
The situation came to a head on a family camping trip to the Utah mountains, where one of the Brown kids hit Robyn's daughter in the eye. That's when Meri blew her top, and justifiably so. Addressing the great big group of kids as a whole, she scolded them for not accepting their new siblings and told them in no uncertain terms that it was time for the nonsense to stop.
"I'd like to get some backup from the moms on this," she added at one point, looking extremely frustrated.
Here's the crazy part: She didn't get any backup! Not from the moms, anyway. Kody agreed with her and was glad she lectured the kids, but there was definitely tension coming from the wives. Particularly Christine, who insisted that Meri handled the situation the wrong way and the kid who hit Robyn's daughter in the eye should have been addressed privately.
Meanwhile, two of Christine's daughters are actually planning on moving in with Meri because one of them apparently gets along better with Meri than her actual mom.
Is Christine feeling bitter or resentful about her daughter's choice and is that what set her off? Sheesh, Meri just can't catch a break!
Were you happy to see Meri stand up for herself at last?
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This family is turning into the Gosselins right before our eyes. What was once a somewhat functioning family is becoming a reality tv trainwreck. I know their intentions were good, but with such a complicated situation, their kids were better off before.
I was practically cheering in my seat for Meri. I heart her. But the previous poster is correct, it was one of Christine's daughters and one of Robyn's daughters that moved in with Mama Bear Meri.
I don't understand this show or the way they live. It irks me to no end when a guy can get away with something a woman can't. A guy wants more than one wife? No problem. A woman wants more than one husband? Hell no!!
Its no wonder that the kids are having trouble with thier "sibs".
I felt bad that she didn't get back-up from the other moms. I agree with Meri, and I feel it's best to correct behavior on the spot. Agree or not agree, parents need to stand together with solidarity in front of the kids. If the kids sense a "crack" someplace, the kids can easily exploit it, turning a good family into one big mess.
Blending families is damn HARD!
Why did it take months for one of the moms to stand up for those kids? I mean, there's 4 of them- SURELY they knew what was going on, right?