Since joining the Brown family,Sister WivesstarRobyn Brownhas said a lot of terrible things, and here are ten of the worst things she ever said. By the time Robyn marriedKody Brown, he already had three wives and 12 children. They all lived under the same roof, in a home designed for a polygamist family, with each wife having her own wing. When Robyn and her three children from her first marriage were added to the mix, the entire family dynamic changed. Complicating matters, the family moved out of their Utah home, and into multiple separate homes for the first time in their lives. The unscripted series, which was intended to offer the image of a functional polygamist family, ended up chronicling the dissolution of the Browns. The family’s downfall has been so dramatic.
Though there were so many reasons why the large family fractured and then fell apart, Kody taking a fourth wife and adopting her three children was the main trigger. After having a few more children,Kody had 18 childrenin total, and with so many people wanting his time, there was never enough of him to go around. His children weren’t the only family members disappointed by Kody, as several of his wives felt neglected as well. Considering all the festering resentment, it wasn’t a surprise when, one by one,Kody’s first three wives walked away from him, leaving him in an accidentally monogamous relationship with Robyn. Robyn wasn’t exactly innocent in Kody’s three divorces, often saying terrible things to (and about) her family. Read on for ten of the worst things Robyn ever said.
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10Robyn Accused Kody Of Sabotaging Their Marriage
They’re Both Saboteurs
WithSister Wivesseason 19on the horizon,TLCreleased a trailer for the upcoming season on YouTube. During the two-minute trailer, Robyn also accused Kody of sabotaging their marriage. It remains to be seen exactly what she meant, but it’s not the first time Robyn has accused Kody of sabotage. For his part, Kody presents himself in all his glory during the trailer, and he comes off as angry, bitter, and even cruel. As can be expected, theSister Wivespatriarch clearlytakes no responsibility for his multiple failed marriages, blaming it all on his wives. This shows Kody’s signature low self-awareness - everyone else is the problem.
At one point in the trailer, during an on-camera interview, Kody says,“blame yourself if I don’t love you, okay?”
Kody and Robyn are both renowned for saying terrible things, which explains why it often seems as if they deserve each other.
9Robyn Kissed Kody And Kept It A Secret
Kiss And Don’t Tell
During aSister Wivesseason 18episode,Christine talked about being upset when Kody kissed Robyn before the wedding, which was against Brown family dating rules. Before courting Robyn, Kody and his wives had a rule against intimacy before marriage, which banned kissing. Robyn, who expressed guilt about the kiss, said, “He kissed me, and I was like ‘All right, well, it’s done.'"
“It’s been done.”
Though Robyn was quick to blame Kody for making the move on her, she had the power to stop him, but she clearly kissed him back. The fact that Robyn was willing to break her fellow sister wives' intimacy rules was a harbinger of things to come, asRobyn would continue to act as if the rules didn’t apply to her. It would also not be the last time that Robyn blamed her questionable behavior on Kody in order to escape accountability.
8Robyn Claimed To “Speak Kody”
And Demanded Priority Seating During Family Meetings
It was undeniable that Kody and Robyn had a special bond, andRobyn never missed an opportunity to humbly brag about that bondto the rest of the family. One example is how Robyn would always claim to “speak Kody,“implying that she was better at understanding her husband than the rest of the family.
This was obviously offensive to Kody’s other wives and many of his children, who didn’t feel that they needed Robyn to translate between them and their own father.
In that same vein, since Kody married Robyn, it was impossible not to notice thatshe always sat next to him during family meetings. This has led to speculation that Robyn has insisted on sitting next to Kody. This was likely becauseRobyn was insecure about her positionas the fourth wife, and so she wanted Kody to make a point by sitting right next to her.
7Robyn Fat Shamed Her Sister Wives
She Is Not Body Positive
During theSister Wivesseason 17 Tell-All episode,Robyn talked about Christine and Janelle’s bodiesin a very troubling way. While mounting a defense of Kody, Robyn accused his ex-wives of “nagging” and said that when she joined the Brown family,she immediately saw all of Kody’s spouses' “stretch marks” and “weight gain.“She was trying to make a point about Kody loving his wives despite all their physical flaws, but the comment came off terribly and made her look bad.
For his part, Kody didn’t defend his first three wives against Robyn’s cruel words about their bodies.
Making matters worse, Robyn also insisted that although plural marriages are hard to maintain, the other wives should have gotten off their “butts” and fought harder to work it out with Kody. Robyn’s remarks are especially off-putting becauseshe implied that Kody was a good man for having relationships with his wives despite their fluctuating weights. There’s nothing wrong with the fact that his wives developed stretch marks while carrying his children, and blaming the wives for their issues with Kody said a lot about Robyn.
6Robyn’s Wedding Dress Betrayal
A Bonding Moment Gone Wrong
During an earlySister Wivesseason 1 episode, Robyn took her future sister wives to help her pick out her wedding dress, in a beautiful bonding experience that brought the women together. Meri, Janelle and Christine were touched by Robyn’s desire to include them, especially Meri and Janelle, who both recalled how standoffish Christine was about including them at her wedding. The good feelings were later dashed when it was revealedRobyn went back to the dress shop with Kody to pick out a different dress. Meri, Janelle, and Christine were shocked by the revelation as the incident set the stage forRobyn’s relationships with her sister wives.
This would set the tone for Robyn’s relationships with her sister wives moving forward, especially with Christine and Janelle.
5Robyn Made Kody Be Nice To Meri
She Humiliated Meri
Over the years, Kody grew more and more distant from his first three wives, but none more so than his first wife, Meri. While he seemed to be attracted to Christine, and have a close bond with Janelle, he seemed completely uninterested in Meri, who he neglected more as time went on. During a Brown family barbecue, Kody appeared to act out of kindness when he made a S’mores treat for Meri. SinceKody had been neglecting her for many years at that point, the small gesture went a long way for Meri. Unfortunately, Meri shared that she overheardRobyn telling Kody to make a S’moresfor her. While Meri was still happy that Kody went along with Robyn’s request, it also left the first wife feeling uncomfortable and unloved.
Robyn may have been trying to be nice, but, by making Kody do something for Meri, Robyn reaffirmed that she was his favorite.
4Robyn Blamed The Nanny
She Was Just Looking For An Excuse
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Browns were quarantined in four separate homes, and Kody would go back and forth between them.The separation hurt the already strained family, so when Ariella Brown’s fifth birthday rolled around, the family decided to finally get together. They were careful to dutifully test beforehand, and carefully followed CDC guidelines. The birthday party took place duringSister Wivesseason 16, and for a moment, it felt like the troubled family had turned a dark corner and would reunite.
Days later,Robyn told the family that they had all been exposed to the virus, whichRobyn blamed on her nanny. Since Robyn and Kody didn’t want to risk another exposure, that was the last time the Brown family got together. There has been speculation that the nanny never exposed the Browns to COVID-19 and that Kody and Robyn just wanted an excuse to spend less time with the family.
The incident, which came to be known as Nanny-gate, was the final nail in the family’s coffin, and they could never recover.
3Robyn’s Children Didn’t Attend Garrison’s Funeral
They Weren’t In Any Photos
In March 2024, the cast ofSister Wiveswas shocked by the death of 25-year-old Garrison Brown, who was Kody’s son with his second wife, Janelle. Several weeks after news broke of Garrison’s death,Janelleposted a carousel of Instagram photos from Garrison’s military memorial service. Many of the Browns are recognizable in the photos from the event, including Robyn and all of Kody’s ex-wives. Though Garrison’s siblings are visible, all ofRobyn’s five children appear to be absent.
If they were there, it seems unlikely that all five would have avoided being in any of the photographs.
There was also aBrown family funeral for Garrison, which Robyn’s children likely attended.Robyn often complains that her children aren’t treated like equal siblingsby the other Browns, but perhaps that’s because they don’t show up for the important moments.
2Robyn Accused The Family Of Ghosting Her Children
When Robyn married Kody in 2010, her three children from her first marriage, Dayton, Aurora and Breanna, were all under ten years of age. In 2014,Kody divorced Meri Brown, his first wife, so he could legally marry Robyn and adopt her children. Dayton, Aurora, and Breanna eventually changed their last names from Jesop to Brown. Though they were embraced by their new family, Robyn’s children didn’t grow up with the rest of the Browns, so they weren’t as bonded.
Most of Kody’s other children grew up together under one roof, and they share the kind of closeness that Robyn’s children could never share.
This was extremely disappointing for Robyn, because she had dreamed that her children would grow up alongside the Brown children as equal siblings. This was probably an unrealistic expectation in the first place, but that hasn’t stopped Robyn from crying about it.
1Robyn Said Kody Wasn’t Enough
She Wanted Sister Wives
Robyn was always open about the fact that she didn’t marry Kody just to be with Kody, but becauseshe wanted the whole plural family experience. That may have been what Robyn wanted, but that’s not how things turned out. She has no one to blame but herself and Kody as they both drove his first three wives away. Though she may have wanted to be a fourth wife when she joined the cast ofSister Wives,Robyn and Kody are monogamousnow, and her marriage is not all she thought it would be. Robyn has made it clear that she wanted more than just Kody, so, withSister Wivesseason 19 on the horizon, it may be just a matter of time before Robyn follows Christine, Janelle and Meri out the door. However, it’s still up in the air.
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Sister Wivesseason 19 premieres Sunday, September 15 at 10 p.m. EDT on TLC.
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Sister Wives is a TV series created for TLC that follows Kody Brown and his four wives as they raise their eighteen children and tackle the challenges associated with their massive family dynamic and the stigma that comes with their way of life.
