Sister Wives

[VandalSquirrel]

I watched it, and these people are exactly the type of plural marriage people who I have no issue with. I am not a fan of teenage marriages and secret living, but grown people making decisions and allowing their kids to make their own choices is fine by me. I think the first wife was the youngest when she married (19 or so) and the others were in their early twenties. Not saying they aren't a product of their environment and sought out a plural marriage, but at least they aren't bilking the welfare system and the women go outside the home for school and work.

I really liked the one sister wife (I think the one who is pregnant and stays home) telling the girls they need to go to college/get an education before they get married. This is so different from the compound type FLDS people who close off the outside world and don't promote education at all. I also think their next house should have one room for Kody so he can keep all his clothes in one location and if he is sick not spread it around. I think his car is actually a four seater, with a not kid seat friendly back seat.

There is a colony not far from here, and I'm not talking about the one in British Columbia, but in North Idaho. I've seen them in Costco and I wasn't shocked because they were straight off the set of Big Love in hair and dress, but that it was on a Sunday and the woman was by herself with one infant. I guess they don't travel in packs here like the Mennonite and Hutterite people do.

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

I watched it, and these people are exactly the type of plural marriage people who I have no issue with. I am not a fan of teenage marriages and secret living, but grown people making decisions and allowing their kids to make their own choices is fine by me. I think the first wife was the youngest when she married (19 or so) and the others were in their early twenties. Not saying they aren't a product of their environment and sought out a plural marriage, but at least they aren't bilking the welfare system and the women go outside the home for school and work.

I really liked the one sister wife (I think the one who is pregnant and stays home) telling the girls they need to go to college/get an education before they get married. This is so different from the compound type FLDS people who close off the outside world and don't promote education at all. I also think their next house should have one room for Kody so he can keep all his clothes in one location and if he is sick not spread it around. I think his car is actually a four seater, with a not kid seat friendly back seat.

There is a colony not far from here, and I'm not talking about the one in British Columbia, but in North Idaho. I've seen them in Costco and I wasn't shocked because they were straight off the set of Big Love in hair and dress, but that it was on a Sunday and the woman was by herself with one infant. I guess they don't travel in packs here like the Mennonite and Hutterite people do.

I agree. While polygomy isn't something that's common to most Americans, it's all these women know, and they seem to be doing well with it. I'm not sure how any four women are going to get all excited over Kody, but I could say that about many guys of many, many religions.

I was happy to hear that he was okay with his daughter wanting to go to the Naval Academy - which may be a bigger dream than she realizes, but more power to her.

I didn't get the incubator bit with this group that I get with a lot of the other FLDS. In a setting such as this, the competition could get intense. I do feel that Wife #1 needed better words to describe her feelings about her own needs, though.