Kody Brown and Christine Brown.Photo: TLC
Kody Brownis opening up abouthis feelingson his exChristine Brownmoving on.
On Sunday’s episode ofSister Wives, Kody, 54, revealed he was still in a period of “self-deception” after hisNovember 2021 splitfrom Christine, 51.
“There was this moment when Christine told me she didn’t want me staying at her place anymore whereI was ambivalent,” he recalled of their breakup. “And the reason I was ambivalent, I think was literally because I thought she was playing a game.”
“So her being gone [is] relief. The fallout with the whole family is grief, the sadness that kids struggle with… I mean, I think the biggest fantasy any child has is that mom and dad love each other all their lives long,” he continued. “I don’t know it’s just the whole breakup — the divorce — is oh now, I’ve got this check mark of shame.”
Kody Brown.TLC
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“I mean I feel betrayed no doubt,” Kody admitted in a confessional. “But, I’m also going, ‘Well, have a good life.’ What can I do? I’m not going to be bothered when another guy is in her life. I don’t think.”
Kody also reflected on what he could have done differently to save his marriage to Christine.
Kody Brown and Christine Brown.TLC
“There was one time in my life when I realized the biggest mistake I made was Christine was kind of in this disconnect situation where she was telling me how much she hated polygamy and my mistake was when she was saying, ‘I hate polygamy,’” he shared.
However, Christine had a different recollection of the events in their relationship unfolding.
“No, it wasn’t just hating polygamy,” she said in a confessional. “It was realizing that after I gave so much and I did anything he wanted, and anything he wanted me to do, I did, and but when I needed help, he said no.”
She added: “They’re not just my kids in my responsibility. They’re our children.”
Christine Brown, Kody Brown.Puddle Monkey Prods/Kobal/Shutterstock
Despite the split, Christine recently told PEOPLE she hasno regrets about the lifeshe built with theirextended family.
“Just because I left, it doesn’t mean we failed,” she told PEOPLE ina recent cover story. “It [only] means there’s change."
She continued, “Our goal was to raise incredible children, and we did. It was a success for us.”
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Sister Wivesairs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET on TLC.
source: people.com
