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On Sunday’sSister Wives: One on Onespecial, the Brown family patriarch, 54, confessed he felt a deep sense of connection with his fourth wife that he never felt with now-ex-wivesChristine Brown,Meri BrownandJanelle Brown.
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Kody noted that there’s been a “struggle in communication” and “struggle with criticism” all around. He described being in a “constant little civil war” and sensing a “constant psychic tension” with Christine, Janelle, Meri and their kids.
“Well, I did my best,” she said of her efforts in their plural marriage. “I don’t know what else … I was supposed to do. But I did my best to not have it be something that was painful for [the other wives]. I constantly was suppressing and hiding my relationship in any kind of connection I had with Kody.”
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“I feel like they have all been absolute a–h—s to her and what’s weird is they’re a–h—s to me and I just put up with it,” he continued, noting that their tense relationship has not only made him protective but also alienated their kids.
“There’s a lot of bullying in the family, and I’m just not willing to sit here and put up with it anymore,” he added.
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Sister Wivesairs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET on TLC.
source: people.com