If you watch Sister Wives online, you know that the show’s most recent season didn’t feature many appearances from Robyn Brown.
It’s understandable that she was relegated to the margins so that the show could focus on Mery Brown’s catfishing saga, but it seems Robyn is no fan of playing second fiddle on TV or in her marriage.
Radar Online is reporting that Robyn has left Kody after several months of marital discord.
“She is leaving the first week in January to go back to Utah with the kids and be with her family to figure out the next step in her life,” a source close to the reality stars told Radar.
The insider adds that Robyn will spend the holidays with Kody for the sake of her children – but then she’ll leave him far behind for the same reason:
“Her kids aren’t being treated very well,” the source claims.
The unidentified family friend also says that Kody’s neglect of her kids is just one of many reasons that Robyn has decided to leave the polygamous life behind.
Apparently, Kody’s concerns about the family’s legal entanglements and lack of privacy (that’ll happen when you star in a reality show about your family life) led to a suffocating sense of paranoia in the Brown home:
“There were a lot of communication issues and a lot of fighting,” the source said.
“Kody is really bad at handling stressful situations and wants to be safe all the time, and when Robyn could no longer be his source of comfort. He couldn’t handle it.”
Not surprisingly, it seems that playing second fiddle to another sister wife also didn’t sit particularly well with Robyn:
“This season is really focusing on Maddie’s wedding and on the catfish plot,” the insider said.
“Robyn’s always gotten her way, now she’s totally done. She refuses to be placed on the back-burner.”
The breakup isn’t wholly unexpected, thanks to the drama that’s been consuming the Brown family for much of the past year.
Still, Robyn’s timing makes the move somewhat of a surprise.
Kody and Robyn welcomed a baby girl back in January.
It was her third child, and his 18th!
No, that’s not a misprint.
Clearly, Kody is determined to tie the Duggar family with 19 offspring, and we think he’ll pull it off.
Of course, now he’ll have to do it with one less wife.