Photo: Gwendlyn Brown Instagram; Gabe Ginsberg/Getty ImagesGwendlyn Brownthinks her dad has changed.In a new YouTube video, the daughter ofSister WivesstarsChristineandKody Brownopened up about the estrangement between her father and some of his18 kids.“He really has changed,” Gwendlyn said of her dad. “The reason I think he started changing is because his kids used to be young and easily manipulated and I think he found it easier to talk to them [back then]. We weren’t as opinionated.“Now, however, many of theSister Wiveskids are adults — some with their own families. As each child from the TLC series has grown into their own person, their connection with Kody has been altered.“Now, we’re adults and we have our opinions,” she continued. “We have our adult thoughts and we have things we do as adults and I think he just found it easier to talk to [us] when we weren’t as opinionated.“Kody’s relationships with his children were largely impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic as the patriarch set strict guidelines on how the polygamous family could and couldn’t interact. Christine previously told PEOPLEKody “broke my little girl’s heart"when he refused to travel during the pandemic to be there for daughter Ysabel during surgery.More recently,Janelle Brown’s sonGabe Brownrevealedthe final strawin his relationship with Kody.“I shouldn’t have done this but I did anyway — I didn’t remind him that it was my birthday because I wanted to see if he remembered. And he didn’t,” he said on an episode ofSister Wives. “And so to him, it was just a phone call, just asking me about COVID.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.During theSister Wives: One on Onespecial, Kodyaddressed his estrangementfrom his kids. Speaking directly to Janelle’s sons, who weren’t in the room, Kody said: “Boys, I’m sorry. I was trying to protect my family. Next time, I manage it differently. And I’m sorry.”
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Gwendlyn Brownthinks her dad has changed.In a new YouTube video, the daughter ofSister WivesstarsChristineandKody Brownopened up about the estrangement between her father and some of his18 kids.“He really has changed,” Gwendlyn said of her dad. “The reason I think he started changing is because his kids used to be young and easily manipulated and I think he found it easier to talk to them [back then]. We weren’t as opinionated.“Now, however, many of theSister Wiveskids are adults — some with their own families. As each child from the TLC series has grown into their own person, their connection with Kody has been altered.“Now, we’re adults and we have our opinions,” she continued. “We have our adult thoughts and we have things we do as adults and I think he just found it easier to talk to [us] when we weren’t as opinionated.“Kody’s relationships with his children were largely impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic as the patriarch set strict guidelines on how the polygamous family could and couldn’t interact. Christine previously told PEOPLEKody “broke my little girl’s heart"when he refused to travel during the pandemic to be there for daughter Ysabel during surgery.More recently,Janelle Brown’s sonGabe Brownrevealedthe final strawin his relationship with Kody.“I shouldn’t have done this but I did anyway — I didn’t remind him that it was my birthday because I wanted to see if he remembered. And he didn’t,” he said on an episode ofSister Wives. “And so to him, it was just a phone call, just asking me about COVID.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.During theSister Wives: One on Onespecial, Kodyaddressed his estrangementfrom his kids. Speaking directly to Janelle’s sons, who weren’t in the room, Kody said: “Boys, I’m sorry. I was trying to protect my family. Next time, I manage it differently. And I’m sorry.”
Gwendlyn Brownthinks her dad has changed.
In a new YouTube video, the daughter ofSister WivesstarsChristineandKody Brownopened up about the estrangement between her father and some of his18 kids.
“He really has changed,” Gwendlyn said of her dad. “The reason I think he started changing is because his kids used to be young and easily manipulated and I think he found it easier to talk to them [back then]. We weren’t as opinionated.”
Now, however, many of theSister Wiveskids are adults — some with their own families. As each child from the TLC series has grown into their own person, their connection with Kody has been altered.
“Now, we’re adults and we have our opinions,” she continued. “We have our adult thoughts and we have things we do as adults and I think he just found it easier to talk to [us] when we weren’t as opinionated.”
Kody’s relationships with his children were largely impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic as the patriarch set strict guidelines on how the polygamous family could and couldn’t interact. Christine previously told PEOPLEKody “broke my little girl’s heart"when he refused to travel during the pandemic to be there for daughter Ysabel during surgery.
More recently,Janelle Brown’s sonGabe Brownrevealedthe final strawin his relationship with Kody.
“I shouldn’t have done this but I did anyway — I didn’t remind him that it was my birthday because I wanted to see if he remembered. And he didn’t,” he said on an episode ofSister Wives. “And so to him, it was just a phone call, just asking me about COVID.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
During theSister Wives: One on Onespecial, Kodyaddressed his estrangementfrom his kids. Speaking directly to Janelle’s sons, who weren’t in the room, Kody said: “Boys, I’m sorry. I was trying to protect my family. Next time, I manage it differently. And I’m sorry.”
source: people.com
