‘Sister Wives’ star Christine Brown reveals why she had to tell ‘heartbroken’ daughter Truely about her and Kody’s split without him there

Christine and Truely Brown. TLC;TLC Christine Brown had to tell her “heartbroken” daughter she and Kody had split without him there. On Sunday’s “Sister Wives,” she described the task as “the worst conversation” of her life.

Christine said she wanted to move with Truely to Utah so Truely’s siblings could “envelop” her in love. TLC’s “Sister Wives” star Christine Brown revealed why she had to tell her “heartbroken” 12-year-old daughter Truely that her relationship with Truely’s dad, Kody Brown, had ended without him there. Early on Sunday’s episode, viewers saw Christine and Kody meet to discuss more details of their separation, including a temporary visitation plan for Kody, who asked to take Truely to his fourth wife Robyn Brown’s house.

Christine liked the idea and also suggested that she and Kody plan a time to sit down and tell Truely about their split so the news wouldn’t “accidentally slip” out in front of her, but Kody resisted.  Kody, Christine, and Truely Brown in 2020. Christine Brown on InstagramLater in the episode, Christine explained to the cameras that her worst fear had come true.

She said that she was on the phone with her older daughter, 26-year-old Mykelti Padron, talking about how excited she was to move to Utah and be closer to Mykelti and some of her other older kids who live there. “Then I heard a gasp, and I looked behind me and there was Truely,” a visibly devastated Christine said in a solo interview. “Kody and I were going to talk to Truely together, we just hadn’t come to an agreement.

But I obviously didn’t have a choice anymore. “Christine said she began by confirming for Truely that they were moving to Utah and though her daughter was already in tears, she decided to tell her there were “more” changes ahead. The mom of six said she could sense that Truely hadn’t figured out that she and Kody had split yet.

 Kody Brown and Christine Brown from “Sister Wives. “Gabe Ginsberg / Contributor / Getty ImagesSo, she explained to the preteen that they were the only two people in the family moving to Utah (Christine’s 21-year-old daughter Gwendlyn was staying in Arizona, and her other daughter, 19-year-old Ysabel, was moving to North Carolina for college).  Christine said that Truely then asked if her parents were “getting divorced.

“”And her little face was so heartbroken,” Christine told the cameras. She then explained why she chose her next words very carefully.  Christine and Kody announced to the public in November 2021 that they were ending their relationship after more than 25 years of “spiritual” marriage.

But Christine was Kody’s third wife and they were never legally married. So, since there was no legal paperwork to file and Christine no longer believed in the teachings of the fundamentalist Mormon church that Kody belongs to, she decided to speak about her separation from Kody to Truely as if it had already happened.  “I could have said ‘yeah, we’re going to be getting divorced,’ and then every time Kody would come over, she’d be watching us like crazy and worrying and wondering,” Christine said.

“And then also she might have this false sense of hope that we would get back together again. So, I said ‘well, love, we’re already divorced. ” Christine Brown was was raised in polygamy.

TLCShe described telling her daughter about the end of her marriage as “the worst conversation of my life,” but was optimistic that Truely’s siblings in Utah would “envelop”  her in love once they got there. Kody was upset that he was not there to help tell Truely the news. “I want a relationship with my children, especially those who are young or vulnerable,” he said in a solo interview.

“So it’s almost like this is just following a narrative. She’s setting Truely up with ‘Dad’s never here anyway, right?’ I mean, she’s leading Truely down the road. “”If my relationship is bad with my children, it’s not always my fault,” he continued.

“It’s that I haven’t had a mother who has been willing to actually help that. ” He said Christine had been painting him as absent to their kids because she needed “excuses to be able to leave” him. “Sister Wives” airs Sundays at 10 p.

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