'Sister Wives' Kody Brown Blames Rifts In His Life On His Kids' Betrayal

Kody Brownis pointing fingers at his children's supposed betrayal for the turmoil within his family.

The "Sister Wives" patriarch recently stormed out of a heated discussion with his fourth and only remaining wife, Robyn Brown, as they tackled the topic of his strained relationships with his kids.

Tensions have been building for a while, especially since Robyn Brown's daughters, Aurora and Breanna, expressed their feelings of exclusion after joining Kody Brown's plural family.

In a tense new episode of TLC's "Sister Wives," the father-of-eighteen expressed his frustrations, revealing the strain in his relationships with his older children. Kody shed more light in his confessional, saying:

"Robyn is extremely upset that I'm not reaching out more to my children." 

He implied that the issues with his children are spilling over into his relationship with Robyn. The TV personality suggested that his children's actions have led to significant emotional distance or conflict in his life. In his words:

"I'm not gonna sit here and fight with you, have a rift in our relationship caused by these people who have created the biggest rift in my life."

TooFab reported that though he eventually returned to the house, their conversation quickly turned back to the subject of Kody's relationships with his older kids from previous marriages to Christine, Janelle, and Meri.

Robyn pressed Kody to reconnect with them, insisting that he should not give up on his parental responsibilities. "I'm not gonna do it with a rejection every single time. I'm not abandoning my children. They have betrayed me," Kody responded defensively. 

Robyn fired back, "But they're kids!"to which Kody clarified, "No, they're adults," emphasizing the need for reciprocal relationships in his family. 

Refusing to let her husband get away with excuses, the mother-of-five drew from her own experience with an absent father to emphasize the importance of being a present figure for their large family.

"I'm having a hard time not losing respect for you a little bit," she confessed, clearly frustrated with Kody's approach to parenting. In her confessional, she elaborated, saying:

"If I were him, I would be calling, emailing, texting, maybe showing up, flying out there, you know, whatever." 

Kody's further dismissal did not sit well with Robyn, who insisted he needed to take a more proactive stance. Her reasons seemed to wear him down seeing as Kody begrudgingly agreed to try "a little bit."

In another part of the segment, Kody's former partner, Janelle, also voiced her deep concerns about his fraught connections with not only his children but also his grandchildren.

The mother-of-six highlighted the 55-year-old's noticeable absence from the lives of her daughter Madison's three kids—Axel, Evie, and Josephine. While Janelle expressed disappointment, Kody pushed back against the criticism. 

The reality TV star insisted, "It's an unrealistic expectation for grandparents to be in their grandchildren's lives all the time." He added that another reason he could not be present was because Madison's family resided far away in North Carolina.

The growing friction within the Brown family dynamic also cast a shadow over Robyn's daughters, Aurora and Breanna. Last month, The Blast reported that the sisters openly expressed their feelings of isolation since becoming part of the plural marriage. 

Aurora revealed, "I have been told directly, inmultiple circumstances, by multiple different people that I was not accepted, that I was not their sister, that they didn't consider or see me that way."

Breanna chimed in, reflecting on the family's struggles, saying, "The parents could have done a better job with connecting us as a family, and it never really happened."

Robyn attempted to clarify the situation, asserting that her daughters were not seeking to cut ties but rather to establish healthy boundaries. "It was never anything about, 'We don't want to see you again,'" she emphasized. 

However, it did not stop the 45-year-old from addressing the emotional strain within her relationship with Kody. Robyn did not hold back her thought, admitting, "We're probably doing the worst we've ever done in our marriage. It's been tough. It's been tough between us."

Reflecting on the gravity of the situation, Kody confirmed that their relationship was indeed in a "struggling place."

As tensions mount, it is clear that the impact of the Browns family dynamics extends beyond the adults and is also affecting the younger generation.