I cannot BELIEVE how painfully BAD Meri is at relating to Mariah! Her daughter just came out as being gay and instead of just allowing that to settle, Meri makes it about HER!
"I always wanted grandkids...to plan your wedding..."
UGH. This woman is really incapable of empathy or basic communication skills!
I'm not allowed to agree.....but I do...
shareThe fact that she doesnt grasp that even though Mariah is gay doesnt mean she cant have kids or understand how it could happen, is more crazy and frightening to me. I mean out of everyone there she should be able to grasp the concept, seeing how she had a hard time having kids, they had to have looked into several options. She acts like being gay is a handicap.
shareAnd Meri makes it ALL about her, how it impacts HER life. She really is a child in so many ways: "What about MEEEEEEEE??"
shareIt was so hard to watch Meri reacting to Mariah's coming out and their talk on the deck. I don't like Meri's interaction with Mariah at all. I really can't stand Robyn but really liked her in this episode. I Also liked how Christine, Janelle and Kody were also so supportive of Mariah.
It was so hard to watch Meri reacting to Mariah's coming out and their talk on the deck. I don't like Meri's interaction with Mariah at all. I really can't stand Robyn but really liked her in this episode. I Also liked how Christine, Janelle and Kody were also so supportive of Mariah.
It is also evident again though new to the family, she has a good bond with the older kids. After telling all of them together, the only one she has Chosen, not cornered into p, to have a private conversation is Robyn. She felt safe and like she could talk freely. When Aspen moved home, she chose Robyn. Over janelle or Meri, both who had more room and a quieter house, even if she didn't want to live with her own mom. Christine says she felt jealous as Aspen was always telling Robyn things first. It's quite telling, that they may have been against her joining early on, at least some kids have grown quite close to her.
shareI have said on many occasions, while there is a considerable negative public view of Robyn, within the family, she is regarded as someone who is a negotiator and able to span the chasm between different family members. I think part of that is due to her age and also living in a somewhat secular world before she met the Brown's. I still won't be able to get over her purity speech and the way she controls her kids in terms of their dad.
shareAlso, I think Robyn is the only wife to have gone through a divorce and all the pain and judgment that does/can entail so I think that may have left her with a little more grace in her life to share with others.
These adults have lived most all of their life "tight fisted" due to society's thoughts about their life choices, so I think (no matter how nice they are) they are used to always being ready to pick a fight or close in tight to defend one another.
And while Cody has always said that he hopes the kids will follow his example, when asked I don't think ANY of the kids--male or female--have said, "I want to grow up
and live in a non-monogamous marriage."
Janelle is also divorced, but she didn't have a long marriage with kids. All the kids who have been asked have said they're not going to live as polygamists. The bigger question which I only heard once and Meri asked Mariah is, 'are you still religious'? Because polygamy is part of a religion. We forget that because they seem to forget it on the show.
shareI'm sure most parents have that same reaction. When filming a reality show, you're not allowed the gift of subtly
shareI know, it's horrible. I don't understand how Meri do not understand that gay couples also get married and have children. Yes, it might not look the way you pictured it when your daughter grew up, but it rarely does anyway, for anyone.
shareI don't think it's unreasonable to feel a little bit off kilter. She's has only one biological child and probably dreamed of the day she would help with a wedding and have grandchildren. Her perceptions need to shift and I think that's normal.
I think she will find out however, that those dreams aren't necessarily gone...it's just that the partner won't be a man. Many gay couples marry and have children.
Unfortunately, with only one child, all hopes and dreams fall onto her. Thing is, ones children need to follow their own path and not the one mapped out by a parent.
She loves Mariah and it will be ok. She will support her and adjust her expectations.
I think Meri is/has been suffocating Mariah. She NEEDS to have deep emotional ties with people, and it looks like Mariah doesn't feel the same way. I think this was about Meri realizing her daughter isn't as close to her as she wants. Meri said several times in that episode that she just wants a normal mother-daughter relationship where they share secrets, talk about life and bond. The fact that Mariah kept this part of herself from Meri must have dealt another blow to that fantasy.
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