Sister Wives’ Robyn Is To Blame For The Brown Family’s Ongoing Dysfunction

It’s become clear to me that Sister Wives‘ Robyn Brown is interfering with the Brown family healing. Sister Wives season 19 recently wrapped up, and it aired in two parts. The first half of the season, which aired in late 2024, focused on the Brown family dynamics, as former patriarch Kody Brown dealt with his OG3 wives, Meri, Janelle, and Christine Brown, leaving him left in monogamy with fourth wife Robyn. The second half of the season showed the Brown family dealing with the loss of Janelle and Kody’s son, Garrison Brown, to suicide in March 2024.

After the season finale, there was a four-part Tell All where host, Sukanya “Suki” Krishnan, sat down with Kody, Robyn, and the OG3 individually, to ask them hot button questions and get their opinions on how things have played out. Garrison’s passing was an off-limits topic during the Tell All. The Brown family has been trying to heal from Garrison’s loss, and also the painful breakdown of their polygamist dream and the dissolving of their family unit as they knew it. To that end, after watching the Tell All, I think Robyn is making the healing journeys more difficult.

Robyn Doesn’t Think She’s Favored

Which Is Annoying At This Point

During the Sister Wives season 19 Tell All, the question was posed to Robyn about whether she thought Kody favored her. Kody’s favoritism is the main reason why Meri, Janelle, and Christine left Kody. Robyn said she didn’t think Kody played favorites, which is an annoying viewpoint for me to hear Robyn take given the clear evidence. When asked if she was Kody’s “sacred cow,” as Janelle coined, Robyn had an awkward response.

“Moo. I don’t know. Whatever. I don’t care.”

I think Robyn’s inability to see how she is being perceived as Kody’s favorite, is hurting the family’s healing. Were she to admit that the way she and Kody acted within their polygamist setting was inappropriate, I believe she would gain more respect. By admitting that there was a favoritism problem, I think the family can turn a page, and the glaring disconnect between Robyn and the rest of the family could potentially change.

Robyn Still Believes Kody’s Relationships Can Be Repaired

She Keeps Beating A Dead Horse

I’ve watched Robyn consistently hold out false hope that Kody’s relationships with the OG3 can be fixed. Not only do I think Robyn’s disillusioned, I think Robyn is trying to save face by projecting that irreparable damage wasn’t done and that there are paths towards family unity again. Kody listens to Robyn, and if she continues to keep beating the dead horse of thinking fixing things is possible, then I don’t see Kody stopping trying to get the upper hand over his exes. At most, I think some relationships with the kids could change if Robyn changes.

Robyn is at the center of the family falling apart. Kody, Meri, Christine, and Janelle functioned as a polygamist family well before she stepped into the family. Robyn also refused to answer Tell All questions or was vague in her responses. Between her not taking accountability for Kody’s favoritism and her Tell All behavior, I feel Robyn is ruining any hope of having a future with Kody’s first wives and his original children.

Robyn & Kody’s Spending Habits Are Openly Annoying To Everyone

The Family Money

Robyn and Kody also have lavish spending habits that I know annoy the Brown family. When the Coyote Pass property was bought for the family with the last legs of their polygamist dream, Robyn and Kody got the biggest portion, and they upgraded their place to have luxury amenities like a heated driveway. Now, Kody and Robyn live in a 7,884-square-foot, $2.1-million-dollar mansion in Flagstaff, Arizona.

There were also questions about whether Sister Wives‘ Kody and Robyn were misappropriating family money to make their lives and majority time together more cushy. Robyn is at the center of the Brown family’s issues, and her spending habits, including on dolls and clothes, I see as inconsiderate, as so do some of Kody’s children. Specifically, Mykelti and Gwen Brown have spoken out about Kody and Robyn’s spending habits together versus how the family’s spending was treated when it was a unit.