I actually feel sorry for Meri

I do feel empathy for Meri, but she is responsible as much as Kody. When things broke down in their marriage I think she should have tried to mend them or left. Looking for love and attention outside of the marriage was the wrong thing to do and she is now suffering the consequences of her mistakes.

I don't feel sorry for her. She made some very poor choices and now has to live with the consequences. Since we are learning new things it is interesting that she is whining about Kody not being around yet told him not to come around and stay out of her life, what did she think would happen? She chose to ignore what her daughter said and tried to warn her about and now her daughter is angry that she ignored that.

I am not saying anyone needs to be cruel to Meri but she created this mess. If she can't get along with her sister wives (especially Janelle and isn't close to Christine either), her daughter can't stand her, Kody seems over their marriage and doesn't seem to care that much, and none of the kids seem to care about being around her (I rarely see a picture on Instagram or twitter where she is with the kids) then maybe she is the problem and now has to deal with that.

Don't forget the central purpose of this show. First, to prove that all plural marriages aren't abusive or controlling with 12 year old brides. That goal is accomplished. Second, to show how plural families can be stronger together because they have more adults to help out. This goal is not accomplished. Meri's life belies the myth of sister wives-as-friends. She should be helping the other wives with their kids. Why did Robin need to bring in her cousin to help babysit? Meri was next door with nothing to do. Actually, I think I can answer this, because Kody was there and she didn't want to be near him, and he didn't want to be near her. So why isn't she helping Janelle more? They don't get along, never have. So that leaves Christine. But Christine's mother moved in, so she doesn't need help either. So, Meri basically burned her bridges with a good portion of her family. Her isolation is due mainly to her own actions over the years. She could choose to embrace her family now, but she won't. For me, this show is an advertisement of the pitfalls of plural marriage. None of the women seem particularly happy.