{"id":190663,"date":"2025-09-03T11:28:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T11:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/03\/christine-brown-explains-okay-this-is-why-i-hate-meri\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T11:28:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T11:28:10","slug":"christine-brown-explains-okay-this-is-why-i-hate-meri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/03\/christine-brown-explains-okay-this-is-why-i-hate-meri\/","title":{"rendered":"Christine Brown Explains: Okay, THIS is Why I Hate Meri!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Christine Brown really is spilling ALL the tea.<\/p>\n<p>In her brand new memoir, as previously reported, the Sister Wives star admits that she once <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/christine-brown-admits-to-devastating-oxycodone-addiction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">had an addiction to Oxycodone<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>She also writes about how painful it felt for ex-husband <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/christine-brown-kody-hurt-me-when-he-took-my-virginity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kody Brown to take her virginity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now? In the latest excerpt we\u2019re ready to share with celebrity gossip followers?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sister-Wives-Christine-Brown-Meri-Brown-090225-8e631dc29f664bc89030597c932379ec-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-533983 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sister-Wives-Christine-Brown-Meri-Brown-090225-8e631dc29f664bc89030597c932379ec-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sister-Wives-Christine-Brown-Meri-Brown-090225-8e631dc29f664bc89030597c932379ec-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sister-Wives-Christine-Brown-Meri-Brown-090225-8e631dc29f664bc89030597c932379ec-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sister-Wives-Christine-Brown-Meri-Brown-090225-8e631dc29f664bc89030597c932379ec-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sister-Wives-Christine-Brown-Meri-Brown-090225-8e631dc29f664bc89030597c932379ec-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sister-Wives-Christine-Brown-Meri-Brown-090225-8e631dc29f664bc89030597c932379ec-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sister-Wives-Christine-Brown-Meri-Brown-090225-8e631dc29f664bc89030597c932379ec.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Sister-Wives-Christine-Brown-Meri-Brown-090225-8e631dc29f664bc89030597c932379ec.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Christine opens up about how and why her relationship with Meri Brown fell apart.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe dynamics of polygamist parenting can feel like a seesaw, and Meri, even with one child to care for, was the top wife in our polygamy pyramid,\u201d Christine explains in one section of her book. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe followed her rules when she was around to keep the peace, but her rules felt punitive and unfair. I had to make a decision about what was best for me and my family within a family, and it changed our relationship forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Christine then delved into particular detail about what happened a long time ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne day, the kids went to the store. [My daughter] Mykelti, who was about eight, went up to the cash register, and she was maybe ten cents short. It was little-kid stuff \u2014 she was probably buying candy. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe cashier, who knew us, spotted her the dime. No big deal. But Meri\u2019s Leon, who was also just a little kid \u2013maybe nine \u2014 told Meri about it. Meri lost her mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"582\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Christine Brown on a Sister Wives episode\" class=\"wp-image-495160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy.jpg 582w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy-335x322.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy-347x334.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy-520x500.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"582\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Christine Brown on a Sister Wives episode\" class=\"wp-image-495160 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy.jpg 582w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy-300x289.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy-335x322.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy-347x334.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy-520x500.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/03\/christine-brown-garrison-brown-030724-4bc3f7e7ba344527b01fb67dbad354ac-copy.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christine Brown looks downtrodden and disturbed on Sister Wives.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Huh???<\/p>\n<p>Christine went on:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was mad that Mykelti had embarrassed her in front of the cashier, and that she had embarrassed Leon. She yelled at Mykelti, who couldn\u2019t understand what she had done wrong. I couldn\u2019t either.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Christine writes \u201cthat was the day, after a series of too many similar experiences, I ended my friendship with Meri. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d had enough, and my mama bear came roaring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Christine says she didn\u2019t just sit back and let her kids suffer (in her opinion) at the hands of her then-sister wife.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0321_sisterwives_01_meribrown-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Meri Brown gestures outdoors on Sister Wives.\" class=\"wp-image-521872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0321_sisterwives_01_meribrown-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0321_sisterwives_01_meribrown-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0321_sisterwives_01_meribrown-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0321_sisterwives_01_meribrown-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0321_sisterwives_01_meribrown-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0321_sisterwives_01_meribrown-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0321_sisterwives_01_meribrown-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0321_sisterwives_01_meribrown-Cropped.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0321_sisterwives_01_meribrown-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Meri Brown gestures outdoors on Sister Wives.\" class=\"wp-image-521872 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0321_sisterwives_01_meribrown-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0321_sisterwives_01_meribrown-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0321_sisterwives_01_meribrown-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0321_sisterwives_01_meribrown-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0321_sisterwives_01_meribrown-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0321_sisterwives_01_meribrown-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0321_sisterwives_01_meribrown-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0321_sisterwives_01_meribrown-Cropped.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0321_sisterwives_01_meribrown-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gesturing dramatically on Season 19 of Sister Wives.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Writes the TLC personality of how she responded back in the day to Meri:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Don\u2019t talk to my kids,\u2019 I yelled. \u2018I don\u2019t want you near them. I don\u2019t want you to come downstairs anymore. Our relationship is done!&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To be clear, this interaction took place a long time ago.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/christine-brown-teases-gritty-honest-memoir-order-it-now-sister-wives-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her gritty and honest memoir<\/a>, Christine says she \u201cdebated whether to tell this part\u201d since \u201cwe\u2019ve all changed so much since those early years.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><strong>Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family, and Finding Freedom is now available for purchase. Moreover, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/sister-wives-season-20-trailer-kody-considers-another-spouse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new season of Sister Wives<\/a> premieres Sunday, September 28, at 10 p.m. ET\/PT on TLC.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/christine-brown-explains-okay-this-is-why-i-hate-meri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Christine Brown really is spilling ALL the tea. In her brand new memoir, as previously reported, the Sister Wives star admits that she once had an addiction to Oxycodone. She also writes about how painful it felt for ex-husband Kody Brown to take her virginity. Now? In the latest excerpt we\u2019re [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":190664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-190663","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190663","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190663"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190663\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/190664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190663"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190663"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190663"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}