One of Robyn’s children breaks down into tears when discussing their strained relationship. Her siblings accuse her of "gaslighting", and of playing the victim in their bitter family dispute.

On Sunday's episode of , the children of Kody Brown and his estranged relationships with many of them were at the forefront.

The reality star has 18 children between four women - Robyn Brown, Meri Brown, Janelle Brown and Christine Brown - but he is no longer in contact with many of them after disagreements about Covid led to major division. A text message chain on how to celebrate holidays sparked further tension, which some children have revealed this week.

Garrison, Janelle's son, invited his mother, his siblings Gabriel and Savanah as well as Kody's former Christine and Gwendlyn, her daughter, to his house, where both Gabe, and Gwendlyn, planned to move.

Christine asked Savanah, while preparing food, if she had ever seen Robyn's daughters. This was especially true since Savanah and Breanna were of similar age. Christine was shocked when Savanah said that she and Beanna "just sort of ignore" each other and never speak. Savanah, unlike her brothers, did not see her father during the holidays. However, she told Christine that it didn't bother her because she was used to Kody being "absent."

"Savanah and I were nice to each other." It wasn't super close and great because people at Covid had different views about the rules. We didn't really know how to interact with each other so we kept a distance.

"I'm just a little shocked and confused, and she doesn’t seem to care." It broke my heart because I grew with her. "I grew up with them all," she said, before crying and begging the producers to turn off the cameras.

Garrison, Gabe and Savanah sat together at dinner with Janelle, Christine, Janelle, Gwendlyn and Garrison. The boys admitted that they had not spoken to their father since the Covid incident. Gabriel recalled that his father had said that he was only concerned about the minor children.

Christine asked her children to tell her about the text message chain Christmas fiasco. Gwendlyn explained that the children wanted to have a Secret Santa but Robyn ruined the plans. "Robyn made the whole thing about her, by bringing up all of this past trauma. Where, by the way is the trauma? She said "because dad prefers them", and the boys all agreed.

"They complained about trauma, and how we didn't respect her mother and all this weird stuff." I have always thought of them as my siblings, and I do still, and I think she is a mother," Gwendlyn said, before Robyn's daughters and herself shared their perspectives in separate confessionals.

"My children and I wanted be a part this family, and we wanted to love and be accepted by everyone." Robyn said that when we blended our family many years ago there was much trouble. "I didn't have the support of other parents...that started to fade away after about 10 years...when Covid hit, I and my children were again excluded and we suddenly weren't a part of their group."

Aurora claimed that before we joined the text chain, we learned of some very negative feelings held by some siblings towards us. "We learned that they planned to have Christmas without us without saying anything."

Breanna continued: "It made me very frustrated and I was hurt and confused."

Robyn was "defeated", feeling like she had been "voted off" the Brown Family Island.

Robyn, who is still close to Christine's daughter Mykelti, allegedly told her to stop talking to other kids after the text chain went viral. She instead told Mykelti to tell Christine's children that all of their children would not be participating in the gift exchange. Garrison explained that Robyn portrayed it as if we were trying to isolate her, and she played the victim. Instead, we told Christine's daughter Mykelti -- with whom she remains close -- to tell them all of her kids wouldn't participate in the gift exchange.

Garrison added, "She gaslighted everyone to treat her with special attention," as Gwendlyn stated, "The last 8 years, she has made herself the victim, because she is the last wife."

Garrison said that they stopped trying to work with Robyn after Christine and Janelle’s marriages “went down the drain,” saying about Robyn: "We don't even care about her any more." Garrison also believed that she was the "catalyst" for their problems, stating, "We don't care about her anymore."

Kody reacted in his confessional by saying, "You all are just jerks." I don’t want to be around you, I am tired of this and I do not want to call or talk to them.

"I'm done talking to Robyn. I don't want to continue to do so. I won't be doing this." I'm going to do my own thing. "Robyn is mad because she can't affect our lives any longer, since we don't really care," he said. "This is my opinion of all the siblings. Robyn: This is what we're doing, Robyn. Have him, because we don’t care. "We're all adults and don't require a father figure any more."

Garrison admitted that he wanted to make things right with his siblings. However, he said it wouldn't be the best idea to meet Robyn face-to-face, as he "didn't have the emotional maturity" necessary to remain calm in such a situation. Gwendlyn also said that she missed Aurora, but felt Robyn "would probably manipulate us or start to cry" if Robyn was involved.

Gabe surprised everyone when he said he had spoken to Aurora at the school. He told them that she was "the only person from this side of the family I've ever heard say, 'I love You,' since Covid." Aurora confessed that he was also kind to her personally.

Garrison, after Savanah stated that Kody was still in love with them but "just angry" towards them "without any reason", said they are open to forgiveness but won't "chase" him to apologize.

Kody, for his part, claimed that he had reached out to the boys both before and after Christmas but they did not respond. He said, "They're blocking my calls and aren't interested in speaking to me." The boys did not react to his claims.

Robyn said that she did not think anyone would ever consider her anything other than "a bad guy."

Sister Wives, the new episodes of which air on Sundays at TLC MAX and Discovery+.

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Title: Kody Brown Calls Estranged Kids 'Jerks' as They Say They 'Don't Need a Father,' Are 'Done' with Robyn
Sourced From: www.toofab.com/2023/10/15/sister-wives-kody-brown-estranged-kids-speak/
Published Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2023 04:00:33 +0000

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