In 2010,Sister Wivespremiered on TLC, documenting the lives of the polygamist Brown family.
However, these issues have helped shape who she is today.
However, the official statement the Browns gaveEntertainment Tonightmade no mention of the kids.
Instead they said, “We have chosen to legally restructure our family.
We made this decision together as a family.
We are grateful to our family, friends and fans for all their love and support.”
This decision was one that understandably hurt Meri.
But at the same time, I know I have eternity with the family.
I know it’s not the end."
You’re shocked, we know.
I think about time a lot."
So it turns out that life as a sister wife isn’t always a walk in the park.
The entire experience caused a whole lot of problems between Meri and Kody, straining their relationship.
You know both of us have been avoiding any sort of anything with our relationship."
That’s not what I signed up for."
She said, “I just feel lonely.
I’m just alone, so much at the time.”
Meri also admitted that her affair influenced the way she felt about her family.
You invited me away.
You told me to go away."
According toPeoplemagazine, Meri thought she had been speaking with a man named Sam.
It was a very difficult time.
I had a lot of anxiety."
We laughed a lot.
It was easy to connect with him, just because there was so much in common….
He was very, very flirty with me.
I am a little bit flirty too."
Husband Kody can be seen shaking his head in the video, clearly at a loss.
He said, “I didn’t know what to think.
I’m waiting for her to express something to me…
I don’t know.”
She hasn’t seemed like herself for a long time."
It was from the church and the people I was around."
That said, Meri has made an effort to accept her daughter.
and links toher Facebook groupdedicated to selling LuLaRoe products.
She is doing this job for herself, and she gives the impression of loving every minute.
She thanked the company for the opportunity in an Instagram post, writing: “Training is fabulous.
Fast forward to 2018, and Meri still can’t stop gushing about her job as a LuLaRoe ambassador.
Only time will tell what will become of Meri’s beloved business.
Two words: sweat equity
LuLaRoe isn’t the only gig keeping Meri busy.
Located in Parowan, Utah, the house-turned-business boasts special significance for Meri her great-great-grandparentsbuilt it in 1870.
Heck, not even Kody could fight the excitement!
It was captivating.”
Sounds like Meri has a hit on her hands, huh?
And you know what?
Shedoesseem more worldly and well-rounded not to mention happy for it.
“Standing on the corner in Winslow Arizona, because I can!”
In fact, stepping out of the shadows could very well have given her a renewed sense of self.
These days, she embraces her lifestyle in a way that has proved liberating.
Alongside hundreds of other polygamist families,the Browns ralliedfor the rights of those who choose plural marriage.
The following year,the family’s continued fightaired onSister Wives.
With it, Meri’s confidence rose even more prompting her to speak out about her beliefs.
“It has been so freeing to publicly own them all.
I hope more plural wives will find strength to own their families & not hide.
Maybe if we all band together change will happen.”
The damage their marriage had suffered became readily apparent duringtheSister Wives Tell Allthat aired in March 2018.
She added that fixing it would require “two parties wanting to work toward it.”
Happily, though, it appears the couple is at least taking baby steps toward that goal.
Then, in April, Kody made a grand romantic gesture.
“How sweet was that?!”
TheSister Wivesstar’s sojourn toward self-enlightenment seems to have started around 2016.
A year later, Meri couldn’t help marveling over her progress.
“Today I am in awe at the amazing opportunities stretched out before me,” she wrote onInstagram.
“I am happy.
I am accomplishing things I once thought impossible.
I am finding myself in a way I didn’t know I would.
I have left the past behind and am moving forward with a positive outlook.
I am happy with ME!”
Wise words, indeed!
