‘Sister Wives’: Is Janelle Brown as ‘Logical’ as the Brown Family Claims?
The Brown family has spent more than a decade sharing their lives with the world on the TLC reality TV series, Sister Wives. Over the show’s numerous seasons, fans have formed opinions about each family member. Janelle Brown, Kody Brown’s second wife, has a reputation among some fans as the most logical and laidback of Kody’s four wives. Is that the case, though? There are numerous examples of Janelle being rather illogical and pretty passive-aggressive.
Janelle Brown has a reputation for being the ‘logical’ family member
Kody’s four wives each have distinct personalities. Over the years, Meri has come across to some fans as the organized perfectionist who is prone to feeling bad for herself. Kody’s third wife, Christine Brown, has been characterized by some fans as the most positive and nurturing of Kody’s four wives. Robyn Brown, Kody’s newest wife, is largely considered the most emotionally needy and manipulative.
Janelle, much like Christine, has been assigned more positive traits by some Sister Wives fans. Viewers have taken her laidback attitude and assumed she’s logical, easy-going, and relatively low maintenance. While that may be true, in some ways, Janelle has also proven herself to be anything but rational at times.
Janelle has proven that she holds grudges
Janelle might present herself as easy-going and laidback, but the mother of six has also revealed that she holds grudges. During multiple episodes, Janelle has made it abundantly clear that she still holds a grudge against Meri Brown for things that happened early in her marriage to Kody.
In one episode of Sister Wives, Janelle and Meri revealed that they can’t even drive together in a car. In a more recent episode, Janelle revealed that she was concerned about Meri having access to the family’s retention pond. She feared Meri would keep the rest of the family away from it. Janelle cited the fact that Meri didn’t want the Brown kids using her home as a walkthrough between Janelle and Christine’s apartments as proof that Meri would keep the family away from the water feature. The family moved out of their Lehi, Utah home, where walking through was an issue, more than a decade earlier.
Meri and Janelle’s early marriages were rife with jealousy and tension. Janelle had previously been married to Meri’s brother, Adam Barber. While the family rarely discusses Janelle’s first marriage, some fans theorize that the marriage and divorce made Janelle’s spiritual union particularly uncomfortable for Meri. Janelle appeared to deal with those feelings with passive-aggressive actions. Meri, on the other hand, seemed to deal with her jealousy by grappling for control. The relationship remains icy.
Janelle thwarted Christine Brown’s idea to move with a crazy idea
Janelle also appears interested in furthering her own agenda, no matter how ridiculous some of her ideas sound. In season 16 of Sister Wives, Christine told Kody Brown she wanted the family to move back to Utah. While he seemed open to the idea initially, Janelle shut down the prospect.
Janelle told Kody that she, under no circumstances, would be moving back to Utah. Janelle claimed that she wanted to build greenhouses and open a farm-to-table restaurant. She claimed she could only do so on the family’s Coyote Pass property. Janelle used the greenhouse idea as an excuse for her stance on moving. Fans quickly noted that Janelle does not cook and has no idea what it would take to maintain enough greenhouses to supply an actual restaurant. The business idea is far from sound and seems ridiculous, given her lack of experience.
Christine opted to move back to Utah on her own. She and Kody announced their separation in November 2021 and now consider themselves divorced. There has been no movement on the Coyote Pass property. No homes, greenhouses, and certainly no restaurants have been built on the property.
