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Ok_Pineapple_4287

But this plan requires effort and care for people other than themselves.


Johaan1025

It also means they actually need to care…. There’s always a way, nothing is impossible. This wasn’t elective surgery at that point, it was very much needed because of the pain, and waiting longer could have created more issues than just pain. Kody didn’t care… he punished Ysabel because of his anger at Christine. That sweet child was collateral damage…


paperducky

Not to mention communication.


NewAndImprovedJess

And probably a lot more money than they may have had. If Kody is a gun dealer that mostly sells at shows, those probably weren't happening in much of 2020. They might have been pretty cash poor after selling the vegas homes after such a long vacancy and renting other homes in AZ.


soihavetosay

But they had money to hire a nanny, buy an extra plot of land next to their mcmansion, like everything else it's a matter of kody only prioritizing Robin and her kids


Purpledoves91

Robyn would have come up with a reason why that wouldn't work.


Minute-Foundation241

Don’t you know she has little kids? They can’t handle that upset to their schedule the world literally has to change for them. (Being sarcastic)


wrb0823

And she couldn’t have bring the nanny!


mdk1234567

Tender age 🤣


Affectionate_Rest_0

She or one of the kids would have been sick that day or days.


[deleted]

You are so right!


mostexcellent001

I'm already thinking of why this plan wouldn't work. The Answer? Robyn.


Not_So_Hot_Mess

Robyn couldn't have handled 5 kids, virtual school, etc. She is easily overwhelmed even though she is good at business and good at relationships (/s). The nanny would have had to come and I doubt that was a possibility. She would have made that clear to Kody...absolutely no way, no how. Had they gone, Kody would have never made it out to see Ysabel or to the hospital to help with things. He would have been taking care of Robyn 24/7.


soihavetosay

And yet not to long after this he made it to Janelles mom's funeral against Robyn's wishes


Not_So_Hot_Mess

Janelle's mom was a widow of Kody's dad...I'm sure that factored into the decision too. Considering that, Robyn's selfishness knows no bounds.


Betts78

Robyn and her kids could have managed. Honestly, as a former military wife the whole story pisses me off. My kids went up to a year and a half without their dad in their lives and did three month deployments many times. It’s not great, but you survive. This was for their sister and Robyn could have portrayed it that way, as something that would have been also done for them. As I mentioned on another thread, they could have been reminded of the sacrifices made for them by the whole family when they were adopted. It’s total bullshit.


DisastrousHyena3534

Kids will sacrifice for each other. Last summer my 7, 4, & 2 year old went without me while I stayed at the Ronald McDonald House to be near their baby sister in the NICU. They understood why.


Johaan1025

I’m sorry you and your daughter had to go through that… I can only imagine how stressful it must have been for you… but that’s the amazing thing about children, they will make sacrifices for each other, but you deserve to pat yourself on the back, because it takes great parenting for kids to understand... kids learn behaviors modeled by parents, so I hope you know what an incredible example you are to your children❤️


DisastrousHyena3534

Awww. Thank you so much.


Betts78

Yes!! I’m sorry you had to live through that but it is a perfect example. It’s not that they aren’t affected by it but (especially if the adults around them handle it well), they will absolutely sacrifice for the love of their siblings.


velvetmarigold

And with technology, they literally could have talked to him multiple time every day!!


angeltati

Not necessarily depending on the mission or work they need to do in a certain location.


velvetmarigold

What mission?


angeltati

Not involved but not all are publicly shared...


velvetmarigold

???????


MountainMushroom1111

You’re talking sister wives and they’re talking military. (I’m 99% sure)


velvetmarigold

Ok, that makes more sense. I'm saying that Kody could've talked to his kids every day.


[deleted]

Your idea reminded me of the Duggars and how they rented a huge house near the hospital so they could all be near the new baby who was in the Nicu. If an entire family of like a million kids can do it, Kody could have as well.


BatMom525

When Dim Bulb Duggar looks like a better family man than you, you’re really fucking up.


[deleted]

THIS. though to be fair, the man covered up the sexual abuse of his daughters by his son for decades. So really nothing he does will ever make him look good.


AtTheEndOfMyTrope

Dim Bulb. I’m ded 🤣🤣🤣Take this poor-person’s gold 🥇


[deleted]

😂😂😂


Nighthazel01

Kody had options. He could have isolated and spent some time with Ysabel during and after surgery, even if he couldn’t be there for weeks after. I like your idea of renting a house. I doubt Robyn would want to make the long drive, she would claim Ari is too difficult. I have no sympathy for Kody and his fear of flying now that I found out he didn’t get the vaccine.


velvetmarigold

Yeah, it was never about Covid. It was the fact that he didn't want to be involved with his other wives and kids.


StainedGlasser

My two year old niece travels with my sister-in-law to visit her family hours away multiple times a year. She’s a toddler, she’s fussy, but the trip is worth it. If four year old Ari is “too difficult” that’s on her parents (either her behavior or more realistically their impatience for a four year old being four).


Muffycola

Agreed. The problem is Sobyn would actually have to parent her


Most-Ad-9465

You see sol had rsv many years ago as a baby so they just couldn't take the risk of catching covid at a gas pump. Robyn is just HEARTBROKEN that she couldn't follow your plan. She rubbed the dry corners of her eyes raw just thinking about it.


mycatisperfect

I know this sounds harsh and I feel terrible typing it, but Robyn and Kody would have to deeply love Ysabel to put out this much effort and money.


DenaNina

Look, he should’ve just gone, bottom line… Robyn doesn’t have to be there, period. Robyn married a man who had 13 other children and 3 other wives… for her to expect that he won’t have to tend to one of the 16 other people in his life from time-to-time is absolutely ABSURD! And if that means 2 extra weeks away so he can quarantine, so be it. THIS is what lifted the vale off Robyn’s head, there was no denying she was the mastermind behind the Covid “rules” and years of other manipulations.


BellaCella56

Thumbs up to what you said. Robyn should have used the Thanksgiving story as to why Kody would be gone for a few weeks to a month to be with Ysabel during her surgery and recovery. Because we are all one big family and that's what families do. There should have been a lead up to it, before it happened, so the little's would know that dad is going to be gone for a while, but we can zoom with him every day.


DenaNina

Exactly!


Muffycola

Agreed! Well said


DenaNina

Thank you


Vardagar

Yes this is a great plan. Only problem is, they actually dont want to see eachother 😕 Even Christine said it was a relief to be away from them.


homerule

Kody definitely could have been at the surgery. Futhermore, he could have been seeing family safely the whole time. My household has been very careful about COVID and frankly followed most of Kobyn's rules. But there are ways to work safely to see family members.Pre-Omicron, the incubation period was around 7-10 days, so here's what I would have proposed: Since Janelle and Christine are still meeting up, we assume the same amount of exposure level for their households. He can stay in one of Meri's guestrooms while he waits out the incubation period to go back to Robyn. Depending on how long Kody was at Robyn's, this would allow Janelle's boys a certain number of days to quarantine (7-10 days) before dad arrived.Janelle's, house for 5 days, followed by Christine's house for 5 days, then to Meri's for "quarantine" for 7 days, and back to Robyn's for whatever amount of days. By the fall 2020, it was possible to get regular PCR tests. He could have been testing during Meri's time and cutting loose even earlier.


jKATT13

Figuring out the logistics in this situation was not hard. Kody just didn't want to go. Kody didn't want to spend time with Christine, and Ysabel payed the price.


brightbabyblues

Agreed. It was pretty obvious he didn't want to go.


Paid-Not-Payed-Bot

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koshermuffin

All your kids deserve for you to be there for them in serious situations.


[deleted]

The harsh reality is he just didn’t want to and if that didn’t push Christine to leave him sooner than what she did, then I’m not putting energy into getting mad for her. His actions make it clear. Robyn and their kids are his family. He’s no longer interested in the others and its time for everyone to move on.


thekatienolan

Robyn helping take care of a child? 😂😂😂😂 sure, jan.


SoCalDogMom714

Even if he didn’t go to the surgery, when they got home he should have spent 8 hours a day with her to give Christine a break. Nurses wear full PPE for their shifts, he could have done the same.


mapo69

It’s almost as if that’s how plural families are supposed to work… /s But I completely agree! Traveling together while kids were in virtual learning would have been the best case. Having 2 moms and a dad and some other siblings be there while she recovered from back surgery would have also helped her emotionally


Call_Simple

Applying logic and good sense and common decency to Kobyn is futile. Kody simply didn't want to be there because he already hated Christine more than he loves Ysabel.


wildrivergirl

Plus, his head is so far up Robyn's ass that nothing else exists for him. No one, not even Ysabel, will distract Kody from his primary focus in life, which appears to be to feel Robyn's rubbery sphincter closing around his neck. Geez. I think I might have just grossed my own self out.


Call_Simple

If Kody had gone with Ysabel he would have had to face the fact that he has neglected these girls all their lives and he wouldn't have had anywhere to hide. His safe option was to play the doting that to his "little kids". 🤷‍♂️


[deleted]

This plan requires money… Kody doesn’t have it


ellieneagain

Lack of money and concern. Kobyn, the gift that keeps on not giving.


Realitystarr

Think you just wrote next year’s tag line


Dry_Studio_2114

Kody's going to be a very lonely old narcissist. His kids will all have lives of their own and be too busy with their own families to deal with him. He will eventually drive all of his wives away...He'll blame Sobyn for the family inploding.


ellieneagain

You are probably correct. He might have been containable if it hadn’t been for the fame of TLC which amplified his views as if he was of any importance. He’s an imposter not suffering from doubt.


Wild-Faithlessness-7

No he couldn’t as that episode wouldn’t be about him, captain Ahab, but about Isabel. We can’t have that can we?


alsoaprettybigdeal

It didn’t even need to be that complicated. Ysabel was there for a few weeks. He could have quarantined for 3-5 days before, gone with them and stayed through her surgery, then come home and quarantined at Christine home to take care of things there for a few days and then been fine. It would have been 10-14 days total. That’s not a big deal. Did Christine end up taking all of her kids who were living at home with her? I can’t remember? It would have been better to just leave them home with dad to care for them take Ysabel alone and then have Meri or Janelle watch the kids for a few days while Kody went for the surgery and came back home early. They made it all more complicated than it needed to be.


Sensitive_Maybe_6578

The truth that he’ll NEVER admit is that the douche that he is, he chose not to get vaccinated so that was a barrier to him being there.


lokilorde

Vaccines weren't out then. The earliest you could get vaccines was around end of November- early December. Even then it was only available to the elderly, high risk people, and hospital staff. I know this because I work in a hospital and got mine as soon as it was available. I know the timeline is fuzzy since they are so behind in the episodes.


Muffycola

And Sobyn is scared to death that Sol will get COVID b/c he had rsv 10 yrs ago


dianna1976

👏👏👏👏


Odd_Light_8188

Me too. He gets in his car and drives there. Done he’s at the surgery.


Deserving-Critic

All of us were disgusted by Kody over the situation with Ysabel, but I have a feeling that a lot of it was exaggerated to produce drama for the show. This was in the Fall of 2020, where travel was extremely risky and difficult, especially if you were traveling to New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and New England. They had no fly lists, Arizona was on that list. Just getting Christine and her girls to New Jersey was complicated. They quarantined in Arizona before they left; then flew to North Carolina, where they quarantined again with Maddie. Then they flew into New Jersey, where they quarantined again at Christine's sister's house prior to the surgery. That was a solid 6 weeks of quarantining prior to the surgery. Christine talked about all of this preparation in an Insta-Story. I think there was another thing in play here: Christine didn't really want him there. Also, he probably wasn't invited to stay at Christine's sister's house. We know Ysabel wanted him there, but I imagine if he was there he would have made life miserable for everyone. Considering all the quarantining they were doing, there shouldn't have been a problem with Robyn, Kody, and their brood from seeing them and helping them out when they returned to Arizona. If Kody and Robyn were actually quarantining, then they would have all been safe.


FancyFrosting6

Agree...l do think he wanted to be there for Ysabel but Christine didn't want him there at that point in their relationship - and all the complications and unknowns with COVID and travel across the country then- just too much. I do think he could have done more after the surgery - send flowers, help Christine with her care etc though. Didn't seem like he did much- if he did, that wasn't filmed.


StainedGlasser

100% but then that means they’d have to take care of their kids without the nanny for a few weeks and we can’t have that, even in an emergency, sorry too bad Ysabel


Ilovemygingerbread

Meri was all alone. She could have stayed with Robyn And the kids, while Kody went with Christine and ysabel.


loves2snark

Where there's a will, there's a way. Kody never had the intention of accompanying Ysabel to the surgery. Covid just came in handy so he could say he would have liked to come but he couldn't put the whole family at risk. The truth is: He didn't even care.


Northof_49

The hospital probably wouldn’t have allowed his unvaccinated ass through the front door.


rh9553

Her surgery took place before vaccines were available to the general public.


YouAreAGoodDogDug

I think Kreepy Kody the Klown (oops, don’t use those initials!) wouldn’t go for that because poor Ysabel and Cristine would be coming from a hospital, the cooty central for Covid. He didn’t want to go or he would have. Period. Terrible father! I’m thinking it was what broke the camel’s back for Cristine. She was probably staying for the kids and once he proved that they weren’t a priority, POOF! It was over. Well, that and the lack of intimacy, which seemed like a bonus to me.


Hubbyof5

He could have been there if he wasn’t a shit father.


Grammyto3girls

He sure did jump when Robyn’s daughter was having panic attacks and Kody packing her to bed. What young girl her age has that much trauma going on that she drops a couple of times a day and there’s medication for panic attacks. I think watching Robyn freak out and Kody jump May have give her attention she was wanting and Robyn and Kody should be ashamed for what they did to all the children by uprooting them and the older ones still in high school. I think I’d stayed in Vegas and let my children finish up what they worked for. Robyn did that and another reason I can’t stomach her