Y’all, this right here, this book is so telling. Each and every time I read it, on page 230 of Becoming Sister Wives, Janelle Brown writes:
“We introduced our show in September. By November, it was very clear that we were going to have to leave Utah or risk the safety of our family. We decided not to tell anyone—not our friends, co-workers, or even the producers of our show. We didn’t want to make a big deal out of our decision, and we wanted to protect our children while we figured out the next move. In fact, we told TLC only shortly before we moved. We obviously had a production schedule lined up, and this was a huge change in those plans. We really weren’t sure they would continue the show, but we had to make up our minds as a family that it was the best thing for us to move out of state. We felt it would be the best for our kids if we put some distance between our family and some of the emotional stressors in Utah. It was a heartbreaking moment when I explained to my children that we were moving to Las Vegas. Madison, my oldest daughter, began screaming, ‘You can’t make me go. I’m going to run away.’ Hunter, my second boy, just sobbed and sobbed. My oldest, Logan, was stoic. He simply squared his shoulders and said, ‘Okay, let’s do what we need to do.’ It was devastating having to separate the kids from their friends and take them out of the big house. See, in my opinion, that right there was the beginning of the problems, too. And it was Robin and Cody’s original plan to move to Vegas, in my opinion. Cody and Robin just manipulated and persuaded the other wives to go along with it because they clearly didn’t persuade the kids; they forced the kids. That’s my opinion. Again, would love to know yours. Meet me in the comments below.”
It is my belief that everything happens for a reason. The move to Las Vegas has been instrumental in exposing our children to a more diverse culture.
This is an important step to help them decide what faith they will follow when the time comes.
For some of my children, I think polygamy would be an appropriate choice; for others, I’m not yet sure. I know that most of them are eager to return to Utah.
The morality evident in Utah still appeals to many of the kids, and for this, I am grateful.
However, exposure to different types of people and different lifestyles will help my kids make better and more informed choices.
First off, how can you afford a house, much less four, with no jobs? I told y’all Janelle be spilling the tea just because she’s that real.
I appreciate the realness. Cody and I really struggle with each other. When I’m yanked out of familiar surroundings, I often begin to question my place in the world and the family. Not having a job for the first time in ages really shook me. I’ve always identified myself as a career woman, and now, for the first time in my life, I’m a stay-at-home mom.
Shortly after we arrived in Vegas, I found myself in the throes of a full-fledged identity crisis. I was miserable, and I took the misery out on others, especially Cody.
I was on a veritable fault-finding mission. He couldn’t do anything right. Every issue I ever had with him in the past began to bubble up and boil over.
She goes on to say on page 233:
“When we decided to do the show, we never imagined we would be TV personalities. I’m still shocked when someone recognizes me while I’m jogging down the street at 6:00 in the morning in my sweats and sunglasses. Can you see Janelle Brown jogging down the street at 6 a.m.? Curious. Fame was never on our radar. Our intention was simply to educate people and increase tolerance for our way of life. I hope that we’ll be able to do that show until it runs its natural course on television—until we’re bored with it or people are bored with us. It’s fun, but when it’s over, it’s over. Some of our kids will be in college, and after that, we’ll be busy with grandkids. We’ll look back on the show as something fun we did at one point in our lives. I hope that when it’s over, we’ll have changed people’s perception of polygamy. I do not understand how people cannot be tolerant in this day and age. Once I left mainstream religion and joined an alternative faith, I grew to respect all people who recommit to their beliefs on a daily basis despite public opinion. I hope our show is a testimony to that strength. It will be our legacy. Now that I’ve experienced what a difference it makes to talk about my faith openly, I can’t imagine not encouraging others to do the same.”
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