Sister Wives fans may remember how Janelle Brown and her co-wives once put Robyn Brown in a pretty little package for Kody Brown. 

It is amazing to think that Janelle, Meri, and Christine once showered Kody Brown with some rather sappy thoughts of admiration toward Robyn – but they did. So, when Kody took on a fourth wife, his three wives urged him to do this.

Sister Wives: Kody Brown Gets Pushed

It is not often Kody is considered a victim in the Sister Wives world. But at least on one important journey, he wasn’t the only driver of the bus. There was a time that his co-wives took over the wheel. But he’s often the only one fans blame for the beginning of a treacherous journey – bringing Robyn into the family.

Jump back to the first Sister Wives season when Robyn Brown, or Robyn Sullivan back then, was still courting Kody Brown. He dated her with the blessings from his three original wives. But it was more than just them giving their blessings; they were excited and wanted this very much.

If you remember, Kody and Robyn got married late into the first season. But it also marks the beginning of when things started to sour within the family.

Meri Brown, Janelle Brown, and Christine Brown experienced something spiritual when Robyn first surfaced as the potential fourth wife. To say that Kody got three green lights from his wives to pursue Robyn is an understatement. They seem to push him towards her.

Documented By All Three Wives…

If you watch the Sister Wives series today, Kody and his wives seem like a totally different family from the five spouses who wrote a book together – “Becoming Sister Wives: The Story of an Unconditional Marriage”. The book is about the journey of building their polygamous family.

The three original wives shared their feelings about Robyn in this book. Starting with before she came into the family, during the courting stage.

Some of the stuff they said was unbelievable – even sappy. When reading these long-ago thoughts, it also sounds like Meri, Janelle, and Christine got what they asked for – and then some.

So, as the Sister Wives fans point fingers at Kody – did we forget that Robyn hopping on board wasn’t against the will of the other wives? Papa Brown didn’t need any encouragement to become smitten by Robyn – But he got plenty of it anyway.

Sister Wives: Kody’s Second Set of Teenage Years

When Robyn first came on the scene, Kody was like a teenager with a humongous crush. Meri recognized this first. But only because she knew about and Kody and Robyn longer. She and Kody kept Robyn a secret from the other two wives for a while.

But once Janelle and Christine learned about Robyn, Kody had all three wives urging him to bring her into the family. So, when he asked their permission to court her – he got an overwhelming yes.

Meri had a lot to do with Robyn joining the family. She met Robyn at the same time Kody did. Then Meri started the ball rolling by asking Kody to think about having Robyn as a fourth wife.

Robyn Brown Fit Into Meri Brown’s Agenda…

Robyn coming into the family seemed to work for Meri’s agenda. Sister Wives fans think the fourth wife also covered what Meri needed from Robyn. The first wife was not on the best of terms with Janelle or Christine. So, she looked to Robyn to be her sister wife and her friend. For Meri, these relationships were lacking with the other two wives.

Still, some fans think Meri had retaliation in mind when reeling-in Robyn for Kody. After decades of three wives, Meri coaxed Kody into this fourth wife at a time when Christine Brown was pregnant.

So, Meri did her share of urging Kody into his fourth marriage. But this new relationship soon it turned on her. Late into Kody’s courtship with Robyn and through the honeymoon, it hit Meri that she had competition in Robyn.

While Meri and Robyn started off as friends, it soon became obvious that Kody doted on Robyn. Meri said at the time she blamed Robyn for her own faltering marriage with Kody.

Sister Wives: Kody First Goes To Janelle Brown

So, Meri was a huge factor in Robyn entering the family, but Christine and Janelle also chimed in at the time. They each had some overwhelming spiritual signs pointing to Robyn. Or at least that is what Christine and Janelle said at the time.

Since Kody and Meri were the only ones who knew about Kody ‘s designs on Robyn – the time came to tell the other two wives. In the book, Kody shares how he approached Janelle first.

Kody described Janelle as being overwhelmed in emotion. He said it was if she had a “surreal experience.” He also said Janelle believed there was “something special about this” and claimed “this was supposed to happen.” But then it gets even sappier.

With tears in her eyes, Janelle felt “a burning in her bosom” – she was hit with “an undeniable affirmation” for Kody to take on wife number four. Kody described feeling “giddy” after Janelle shared her affirmation.

Christine Brown Is Next…

So, then it was time for Kody to approach Christine about Robyn. She stunned Kody. Christine told him that she had a stronger affirmation about Robyn coming into the family than she did when her own affirmation pointed her his way.

In other words, Robyn was meant to be with Kody more-so than Christine? Some Sister Wives fans thought that is what Christine was saying. So, needless to say, Kody saw his wives roll out the red carpet for him to pursue Robyn as wife number four.

Kody, Meri, Janelle, and Christine made one thing very clear to Sister Wives fans several times throughout the seasons. If any of the wives were against his marriage to Robyn, she would not be part of the family today.

While other husbands struggle through a mid-life crisis, Kody didn’t have to. Sister Wives fans point out that his three wives supplied him with an outlet – a new younger wife. This, along with the convertible he was driving at the time screamed mid-life crisis for fans.

In fairness to the original three wives, as the seasons moved along, Kody’s treatment towards them became awful. Some of the things he said in public caused a lot of pain for all three of these now-ex-wives.

But sadly, Meri, Janelle, and Christine all had a hand at bringing Robyn on board, which most fans believe was the start of their demise as a once-somewhat-happy Sister Wives family. And one thing is for sure, the three ex-wives don’t share sappy words about Robyn anymore.

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