Sister Wives: “Fix Your Bio!” Kody’s Getting Shade At Instagram Again (Will Trolls Ever Leave Him Alone?)

Sister Wives star Kody Brown has never gotten much love online, and now some fans are throwing shade regarding his out-of-date biography. When the show premiered in 2020, Kody was married to three women; Meri Brown, Janelle Brown, and Christine Brown. The inaugural season chronicled the addition of a new wife, Robyn Brown, to the family. Robyn had three children from a previous marriage and went on to have two more with Kody. This swelled the count of Kody’s children to 18. With less of Kody to go around, the family devolved into resentment, grievance, and, ultimately, division.
Making matters worse, whereas the Browns all used to live under one roof, they left Utah and moved into four separate homes. At first, the Brown homes were near each other, but over time, the homes moved farther and farther apart. The family was already divided when the COVID-19 pandemic separated them for good. By the time Sister Wives season 18 wrapped, three of Kody’s wives had walked away, and Kody found himself in a monogamous relationship for the first time. Despite the new details of his life, Kody hasn’t updated his Instagram profile, and fans aren’t letting it go.
Kody Brown’s Bio Is Out Of Date
“Fix Your Bio”
The unraveling of the Brown family had multiple roots, but it arguably started in earnest when Kody’s third wife, Christine, decided to leave in 2021, after 27 years of marriage and six children together. Until then, the idea of divorce was unthinkable. Once Pandora’s proverbial box had been opened, it wasn’t long before Kody’s second wife and mother of six, Janelle, ended almost 30 years of marriage when she walked away in 2022. A few short months later, Kody’s first wife, Meri, who has one child, followed Janelle and Christine out the door.
Wife | Married | Divorced | Children |
Meri Brown | 1990 | 2022 | 1 |
Janelle Brown | 1993 | 2022 | 6 (1 deceased) |
Christine Brown | 1994 | 2021 | 6 |
Robyn Brown | 2010 | — | 5 (3 from previous marriage) |
Despite the changes that have occurred in the Brown family, Kody‘s Instagram bio still reads, “Father of eighteen, husband to four. I love ’em all. Passionate about INDIVIDUAL rights. Apologetic for taking that “red pill”… dang it!! Awake!” Not only does Kody no longer have four wives, his son, Garrison Brown, tragically passed away on March 5, 2024.
Furthermore, the irony of Kody’s mention of individual rights isn’t lost on anyone who knew how strictly he tried to curtail his family member’s rights with his extreme COVID rules.
Driven off social media by mean comments, Kody rarely posts on Instagram, so some fans took to the comment sections of older posts to criticize him.
In January 2023, Kody and Meri posted a joint statement to Instagram announcing their split. One Sister Wives fan succinctly wrote, “Fix your bio. You aren’t married to four.
Kody Brown Doesn’t Get Much Love Online
“Polygamy Is Just Another Word For Cheating”
In September 2017, Kody posted a red carpet photo at a concert. The photo was taken in happier times for the Brown clan, before COVID and the family’s unraveling. In the photo, Kody, his four wives, and his son and daughter-in-law, Logan Brown and Michelle Petty. Though the post was from several years ago, fans continue to leave fresh comments for Kody to find.
” Watching the Covid episodes makes me realize what a absolute small man you really are ,” wrote one fan, while another said, ” Polygamy is just another word for cheating .”
Kody Brown Seems Insincere On Instagram
Fans Blame Him For A Lot
The TLC show Sister Wives was supposed to highlight a functional plural family. With all the terrible media representations of polygamy, producers set out to present a more wholesome version of polygamy. The Browns were the perfect subjects. They were a strong unit and seemed to genuinely enjoy spending time together. Once the family started to unravel, it exposed the potential inequalities of plural marriage. Kody favored his fourth wife, Robyn, over his other wives, and ended up spending more time with her children.
Fans of the show fell in love with Kody’s wives, and resented Kody for hurting them.
Finances were also an issue for the family. While the Brown family was growing, Kody and Janelle were the main breadwinners. Their money was combined and used to take care of the whole family. Once the family fell apart, finances became a concern. A major point of contention was a plot of land in Arizona, which they intended to develop into a family compound. In September 2021, Kody posted a photo of the property to Instagram. One of many harsh comments read, “Kody I hope you finally realize that you have more kids than just Robyn’s.”
By then, it was clear that the Browns would never develop the land, so Kody’s post read as insincere.
Will Kody Brown Ever Win Fans Over?
Long Road To Redemption
Marriage is complex, but plural marriage is even harder to navigate. Kody had three wives to manage, and he simply wasn’t cut out for the job. The only way to make polygamy work is to treat each wife equally, which Kody failed to do by overtly favoring Robyn and her children. Despite Kody’s many failings, redemption is always possible.
If Kody wants forgiveness from his ex-wives and children, he has to take accountability and actually apologize.
Kody will never win back his wives, as they have all moved on, but he can still make things right with some of his children. It’s too late for Kody to smooth things over with Garrison, but there’s still time to reach out to the other adult children. Sister Wives season 19 could potentially feature a redemption arch for Kody, but only if he gets his ego out of the way.
Kody’s Children | Age | Mother |
Leon Brown | 29 | Meri |
Logan Brown | 29 | Janelle |
Maddie Brush | 28 | Janelle |
Aspyn Brown | 28 | Christine |
Mykelti Brown | 27 | Christine |
Hunter Brown | 27 | Janelle |
Garrison Brown | 25 (Deceased) | Janelle |
Paedon Brown | 25 | Christine |
Dayton Brown | 24 | Robyn |
Gabriel Brown | 22 | Janelle |
Gwendlyn Brown | 22 | Christine |
Aurora Brown | 21 | Robyn |
Ysabel Brown | 20 | Christine |
Breanna Brown | 20 | Robyn |
Savanah Brown | 19 | Janelle |
Truely Brown | 13 | Christine |
Solomon Brown | 12 | Robyn |
Ariella Brown | 8 | Robyn |