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Post by birdie16 on Sept 27, 2010 9:09:30 GMT -5
Has anyone seen the new show on TLC, "Sister Wives"? It is very interesting. I have one problem though...I remember a documentary type show with this family in a big log cabin type home where they were taking a 4th wife. I am confused, they don't mention any of the other show and it is almost like this one is staged and not reality. Anyone else remember seeing that?
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Post by marigoldmama on Sept 28, 2010 14:54:52 GMT -5
I don't have cable anymore.  I wanted to watch the show. I watched some of the trailors on TLC. I've watched a few documentaries on polygamy. There was that doctor guy who was married to two women and then took a third and the whole marriage split up...the update was on the end of the show. Everyone looked 110% miserable with a capital "M". They went to pick out rings in a pawn shop, I think. There was the British girl who did a documentary on a family with a nice large home and then she visited some guy with two wives in a small trailer. I can't remember any others.  |
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Post by aliensummer on Sept 29, 2010 11:04:29 GMT -5
I watched the show and really enjoyed it! I can't wait to watch the next episode. I really liked the first wife (I think her name is Mary, but she spells it differently...)
Are you sure it was the same family? I quickly tried to look it up, but had no luck.
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Post by marie on Oct 2, 2010 7:16:26 GMT -5
I saw an article about that show. Apparently the family are now being investigated or something. We don't get it where I am so I haven't seen it. I tried to find it online without much luck. I find the whole concept of polygamy fascinating and enjoy hearing stories about if they're real or fiction like Big Love it.
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Post by zoar on Oct 2, 2010 22:24:44 GMT -5
"I saw an article about that show. Apparently the family are now being investigated or something. We don't get it where I am so I haven't seen it. I tried to find it online without much luck. I find the whole concept of polygamy fascinating and enjoy hearing stories about if they're real or fiction like Big Love it. " Re:marie tlc.discovery.com/tv/sister-wives/ |
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Post by BigLoveRocks! on Oct 6, 2010 9:10:53 GMT -5
I also have been watching the show. I think the guy is totally selfish. It is sad to see how much his dating a new wife has hurt his current wives. I just don't understand how people can actually be a part of this lifestyle, willingly, and think it is right when there is so much pain and angst involved. But that is just me.  |
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Post by cynicaljinx on Oct 24, 2010 6:32:20 GMT -5
Has anyone seen the new show on TLC, "Sister Wives"? It is very interesting. I have one problem though...I remember a documentary type show with this family in a big log cabin type home where they were taking a 4th wife. I am confused, they don't mention any of the other show and it is almost like this one is staged and not reality. Anyone else remember seeing that? Yes, I have watched all the episodes of Sister Wives and I must say - it is an appalling example of what low self esteem and a self serving religion will do to the human spirit. Kody is a man-child and his wives, oh my, I just don't know. And that 4th wife - well, this show is definitely not Big Love and I hope this train wreck is NOT renewed. Rumor has it that Janelle the 2nd wife was married to Meri's (the 1st wife's) brother. They apparently were divorced a few years before Janelle became Meri's sister wife. What a train wreck. Funny, but when I first saw this show, it reminded me of another show - which is the one you described (the log cabin house). That show was called My Husband's Three Wives and the husband was Brian Wachtendorf. Wachtendorf's wife and "wife" both divorced him, and he married another woman and now says he is monogamous. Go figure. |
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Post by aliensummer on Oct 24, 2010 11:21:08 GMT -5
I'm just wondering what specific problems people have with the wives?
Personally, I like show. I really like Meri, who I think is honest and genuine. It's definitely not a life style I can see myself living, but I don't see all this negative stuff that's been posted in here. My friends and I find the family to be interesting and rather likable.
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Post by rhinestone_cowgirl on Oct 25, 2010 18:09:30 GMT -5
Hi
glad to see people posting here again. I would really like to see this show but despite a lot of hoohah in the press here; I haven't seen any actual air dates over here in the UK.
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Post by BigLoveRocks! on Oct 26, 2010 1:22:18 GMT -5
Honestly, I think if people want to live this kind of lifestyle, as long as they are all consenting adults, more power to them...
Personally, I just don't get it. I feel sorry for those women.
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Post by aliensummer on Oct 27, 2010 11:27:33 GMT -5
But why do you feel sorry for the women? They're all consenting adults who appear to be rather happy in their marriage, so I don't see what there is to feel sorry about.
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Post by cynicaljinx on Oct 27, 2010 12:39:28 GMT -5
But why do you feel sorry for the women? They're all consenting adults who appear to be rather happy in their marriage, so I don't see what there is to feel sorry about. Well, Meri didn't seem too happy on Oprah when she talked about losing her job because of polygamy. And Christine definitely wasn't happy when she found out 1) Kody had kissed Robyn prior to marriage and 2) Kody chose Robyn's wedding dress. And Janelle has said she'd rather be at work than at home. So, maybe they are happy and we are just seeing the rare not so happy times. But these are not problems a monogamous family faces. So I also feel sorry for these women. For goodness sakes, Kody didn't even know one of his children aspired to go to the Naval Academy at Annapolis...Just my opinion.... |
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Post by aliensummer on Oct 27, 2010 17:42:33 GMT -5
Well, Meri didn't seem too happy on Oprah when she talked about losing her job because of polygamy. And Christine definitely wasn't happy when she found out 1) Kody had kissed Robyn prior to marriage and 2) Kody chose Robyn's wedding dress. And Janelle has said she'd rather be at work than at home. So, maybe they are happy and we are just seeing the rare not so happy times. But these are not problems a monogamous family faces. So I also feel sorry for these women. For goodness sakes, Kody didn't even know one of his children aspired to go to the Naval Academy at Annapolis...Just my opinion.... I haven't seen the Opera episode, so I can't comment on that one, but of course she wouldn't be happy about losing her job. If anything, though, shouldn't that be a reason to make polygamous marriages more acceptable in society? So that those practicing polygamy don't have to live in hiding in hear of losing their jobs? As for Christine's issues, while those problems are linked to being in a polygamous marriage, what monogamous marriage is without fault? Kody did two things that Christine doesn't agree with. Has that never happened in a monogamous marriage? I can think of several cases that I know of personally where the husband or wife has done something that their partner doesn't agree with. They talk about it, come to some sort of understanding, and move on. It's part of life, and I'm sure that's what Christine and Kody have done. I don't think Janelle's statement about rather being at work than at home is really a "polygamous" issue. Again, I can think of several people in monogamous relationships that are that way, and single people too. Some people are more career oriented, and if you add that to a career that their passionate about, that's where they want to spend their time. That's what they love doing. It's not necessarily that they don't love their family, they just also really enjoy their work. The fact that Janelle's children have another mother there to take care of them is probably better than what most children in monogamous relationships have to deal with, which is normally daycare/school all day and then a babysitter at night. Maybe mom and dad wake them up in the morning to say goodbye. As for Kody not knowing what one of his children wants to do, I'm not that surprised. I'm in university. Most of my friends' parents don't even know what program they're in. I even know someone who dropped out two years ago, but his parents still think he's in school. In other words, kids who come from monogamous households can keep secrets from their parents or have parents who have no idea what is actually happening in their lives, too. I don't think the family is perfect, but I don't think polygamy is entirely to blame for their problems. In a lot of ways, their problems are just like the ones in a monogamous family. The only difference is, they come from a lifestyle that mainstream society views as deviant and oppressive to women. I think the Brown's show a much happier family life than Little People Big World or Jon and Kate Plus 8. I can't watch those shows without feeling depressed and frustrated! |
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Post by cynicaljinx on Oct 28, 2010 5:22:04 GMT -5
For the record:
I don't have an issue with polygamy. I do have an issue with Sister Wives as I feel it shows a distorted version of polygamy - a family that is trying very hard to be seen like a "normal" family but when you look beyond the facade, something is different, something is not quite right.
You have mentioned how Little People Big World and Jon and Kate plus 8 make you feel. Well, guess what, I get the same feelings with Sister Wives. And I don't think I'm alone.
There have been numerous documentaries on polygamy - ironically, a majority shown on TLC - the same network that shows Sister Wives. I question why TLC chose this particular family. The women do not seem happy, and their husband appears to be an immature jerk. Sister Wives does more to hurt the polygamous cause than to make it more acceptable. But, Kody Brown and family are "cute", just like Jon and Kate plus their children were.
I was born and raised in Arizona. My mother grew up in Mesa in the 1940's. She told me about two sisters who went to her high school, and how it was discovered that they were not only sisters but also cousins because their father "married" two sisters. They apparently were run out of town. That's why I have a strong interest in Mormons, and polygamy and how and why something like that could occur - to be runned out of town, persecuted for their beliefs.
As to knowing your children's aspirations - well I only have my own experiences, and those of my friends that form my "belief system". We tend to want to know what our children need, what they want, where they want to go in life. Did my parent's know every little thing going on in my life? No, but they knew I wanted to go to college, and made sure starting in grade school, I would get there. Thank goodness they didn't brush me off by saying "You do the research and let me know".
Yes, I feel sorry for Kody Brown's three wives. I get depressed when I see Meri on national TV saying that because of her preferred lifestyle, she was fired from her job. I especially feel frustrated for Christine, because while she is carrying Kody Brown's 13th child, he is KISSING his "girlfriend" and he says to the camera with a smile on his face "Camera's follows me and like, dude, I got a wife in labor I'm not going to sit here and kiss my girlfriend" but he does, anyway, knowing how Christine feels about it. Kody's religion is apparently different from Christine -and that is HER problem, right? Because, that kind of stuff happens in monogamous family, right?
That kind of behavior may occur in monogamous families, but it does not make it right! As far as I'm concern, the three wives do not seem happy. That is my opinion, so please stop making this a polygamy vs monogamy thing when someone says they feel sorry for the wives.
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Post by aliensummer on Oct 29, 2010 13:37:15 GMT -5
Thanks for stating your opinion cynicaljinx, and I totally respect it. However, I do have a problem with your final line because I think it makes my previous post seem out of context, when really it wasn't.
In your last post you said:
I never said any of their behaviour was right. I was stating it's not a polygamous only issue because in the October 27 post you made, you stated:
In my post, I wanted to point out that they are problems a monogamous family also faces. If you had said, "I feel sorry for them because of X, Y, and Z," and didn't add that final line, I wouldn't have made any comparisons between their problems and the problems that some monogamous families have.
So I just want to point out that I didn't make this a polygamy vs. monogamy issue. I responded to a post that already had made it one.
People don't have to like this family, I'm just curious as to why they don't. If you don't like them because you think the wives aren't happy and Kody's a jerk, than that's fine. I have no problem with that. I really like Meri and Janelle. I think Christine's annoying, and I don't remember the new wife, but I think she's a bit boring (which is why I probably don't remember her name). As for Kody, I'm indifferent.
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