Gwendlyn Brown and Meri Brown still have a good relationship, despite the plural family’s breakdown. Gwen said the ‘Sister Wives’ star was the family’s biggest victim.
Over the course of the last 18 seasons, Sister Wives viewers have chosen sides and champions. While all of the Browns—Kody, Meri, Christine, Janelle, and Robyn—are problematic in their own unique ways, some stand out as being more poisonous than others. Is there truly one true victim in the family given how damaged everyone is? One of Kody Brown’s 18 children, Gwendlyn Brown, claims that one sister wife has endured more abuse than the others. In a YouTube video, Gwendlyn Brown stated that Meri Brown had, in her opinion, been the most abused family member.
Gwendlyn Brown says Meri Brown is the biggest “victim” in the Brown family
In a YouTube Livestream in July, Gwen offered a hot take about her family’s troubled dynamic. The 21-year-old newlywed said she felt like Meri Brown, Kody Brown’s first wife, was the biggest “victim” in the family. She went on to explain her thought process.
Meri was brought up in polygamy and married into it, according to Gwen. She claimed that for a “long moment,” Kody was completely smitten with Meri and that he just tossed her to the side without giving it much thought. Even Gwen said that she thought Meri was Kody’s “favorite wife” until Robyn arrived and deposed her. She felt for Meri because she knew how painful it must be to be treated rudely.
Gwendlyn Brown didn’t dive too deeply into her mother’s troubled dynamic with Meri Brown. Still, some viewers have pointed out how Christine Brown and Robyn Brown have also been cruel to Meri over the years. Christine and Robyn have made several “jokes” about Meri’s fertility that many viewers found harsh. Meri has been open about the difficulty she had conceiving. She and Kody share one child.
Christine and Kody have six children together. Kody and Janelle Brown also have six children. Kody has five children with his fourth wife, Robyn Brown. Robyn’s three older children from a previous marriage were adopted by Kody in 2015.
Who is Gwendlyn Brown?
Gwendlyn Brown is Kody and Christine’s fourth child. Born in 2001, Gwen was just nine years old when Sister Wives premiered. She is Kody Brown’s 11th child. Gwen was born just four days after her half-brother, Gabriel Brown.
Gwen was largely raised on television and has made multiple adult appearances on the show. More Gwen-centric sequences are apparently in the works, though we’re not sure what those scenes will entail or when they’ll appear. Gwen has more recently begun discussing episodes of Sister Wives with recaps on YouTube. Through a Patreon membership, she also provides more in-depth information about her family.
Gwen and Meri still have a good relationship
The fallout from Kody Brown and Christine Brown’s divorce was immense. In many ways, Christine seemed to have as much contempt for Meri Brown as she did for her former husband. Following the divorce, Paedon Brown and Mykelti Brown, two of Christine’s older children, have come forward to speak negatively about Meri. Both have accused Meri of abuse.
Gwendlyn Brown has a different take on Meri’s behavoir. She maintains a relationship with Meri Brown and insists they are still in contact despite the breakdown of the Brown family. Meri appears to be in touch with several of Janelle Brown’s sons. She posted photos with Hunter Brown and Logan Brown during a recent visit to Las Vegas. Still, she is not invited to family events that include Christine and does not have a relationship with Janelle Brown.