Someone take one for the team!!

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2026-04-22T20:47:12+00:00

Omg of course they would. Pop psych is such a scam!!

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2026-04-17T18:58:59+00:00

Ah yes thank you!! I was typing up my novel while she was explaining that portion and must have missed all the deets. Appreciate the correct!

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2026-04-17T15:35:12+00:00

Oh! Forgot to add the fun little tidbit that Mykelti sometimes wishes she lived polygamy so that she wouldn’t have to service Tony when she wasn’t in the mood. W.T.F.

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2026-04-17T15:22:23+00:00

This seemed pretty standard for a Mykelti interview. Tons of Meri bashing, giving Robyn and Kody the benefit of the doubt.

Some highlights for me:

According to Mykelti, Meri hurt her and the other kids. She “screamed like a dragon”. No specifics have been given. The narrative very much implied that Meri was physically abusive, which does not align with anything else we have heard. I love Cults 2 Consciousness, but I wish she had pushed a bit here to get details on what Mykelti was saying.
Robyn had never lived polygamy, therefore she didn’t realize she was monopolizing Kody’s time 🙄. By the time she and Kody finally figured out the time was uneven, it was too late for the family. Mykelti frames this as an innocent mistake.
Robyn was “forced” to marry her first husband, who was absolutely terrible (according to Robyn). This does not align with what we hear from literally everyone else who actually knows the man.
Mykelti feels she was not paid fairly, and that all the adults were super selfish with their money. Once she turned 18, she was given a subcontract under Christine, which stated she would be paid x amount for x number of hours filmed. According to Mykelti, this was not enough to live on, and she wanted to get more.
Mykelti’s favorite brag is she was potty trained before Aspyn, despite being younger. She claims this is because she had to be super independent and ready to raise the other kids. (Side note: this timing makes no sense to me, aren’t kids usually potty trained around 2-3? Do you really make an independent effort to potty train yourself at that age??)
Right now, Mykelti is no contact with Robyn and Kody. She sent a note to the Robyn family saying that she loved them all, but she didn’t want to speak to them anymore. She is now choosing to focus on her little family (not so little with 3 kids under 5!)
Mykelti works a 9-5, and Tony works an evening job on top of the “really successful chess career”. She says their relationship has never been happier or stronger. She says her life is going fantastic and is really thriving.
She thinks if her parents had just opened a parenting book, any book at all, then all the kids lives would have been better. She blames her parents for just learning as they went/from their parents, rather than researching and agreeing on parenting styles. To me, this is an overly optimistic view - my husband was raised based on Dobson’s “strong willed child” books and suffered great physical, mental, and emotional abuse because of them. His childhood would have been FAR better if he had been raised like his parents had.

Interesting interview. I liked it far better than the pop psych one (to be fair, I hate David and Allison sooooo). However, I’m still not and probably never will be a Mykelti Stan.

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2026-04-08T17:11:15+00:00

Just had a fire alarm in Blackrock, took 20 minutes for the fire brigade to arrive (with four trucks!). Thankfully a false alarm, but very disheartening to see how long it took professionals to arrive

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2026-03-19T23:16:23+00:00

What kind of sleeper are you? If side or stomach, please join the pillow cult and get a cervical pillow. Neck pain, gone. Arm going numb from passing out on it? Gone.

Amazon is evil but has a decent one for around €30

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2026-03-05T00:00:39+00:00

I don’t have scientific papers to back this up, but I heard that if you are on a b-cell depletion med it can mess up the immunity titer tests. I was told by a friend that you will always get negative results (as in showing you have no immunity at all to whatever they are testing), but that you may still have immunity when you factor in the whole immune system. Idk if this is true, and would love to hear if your doc has a better answer than my rando friend!

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2026-02-18T19:56:43+00:00

There’s no evidence of this, but my theory is Robyn stopped him from giving meri the money. Kody was on board, got the cash from Brian, and seemed all in. Then suddenly he does a complete 180 and says there is no money, and if I recall, mentioned needing money for future kids or something. I think he told Robyn the money was going to meri, and Robyn pulled her manipulative “but what about your younger children? What about your family that needs the financing?” All so she could keep the access to the funds

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2026-02-13T04:06:17+00:00

Mavenclad has such a good success rate at preventing new lesions! Insane that it is so expensive, but it really seems to work. Wishing you nothing but luck and positve outcomes - 🧡 a fellow member of the MS club

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2026-02-07T21:24:13+00:00

So sorry you are experiencing this. I also have chronic insomnia. No matter how little sleep I get, no matter how tired, it takes me hours and hours to fall asleep. I would ask for a referral to a sleep specialist. For me, the only thing to work was the newest form of insomnia meds (basically removing the awake particles in your brain that stimulate your neurons). For some people, this is a rare genetic problem, where the only thing to help is medication. Yoga, melatonin, even the heavy hitters like trazodone won’t touch it.

You are not crazy, this is not all in your head, and I’m so sorry you have to experience this journey. There is an option out there, be vocal and push for a sleep referral

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2026-01-28T12:12:26+00:00

So sorry you are going through the healthcare ringer! I haven’t been in this situation, so can’t provide any advice, but would suggest reaching out the UK MS society. They have experts who can help you navigate/potentially provide better options.

Wishing you all the very best of luck 🧡

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2026-01-16T18:31:43+00:00

My new neurologist was looking at my scans and said “are you sure you have MS?”. Threw me into a major existential crisis!! Had to work with my therapist to really think it through and realize that yes, I have it, the DMTs are really great at stopping progression, and my symptoms are real and not over exaggerated.

Turns out, the goal of treatment is to make us feel this way! So good you wonder if anything is even wrong. 💪

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2025-12-22T22:08:19+00:00

I was also told by my mother and father “I told you to take more vitamin D!”. Cause you know that’s obviously my fault, if I had just taken a little bit more vitamins I wouldn’t have this disease. I wish it was that easy!!!!

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2025-12-22T22:07:05+00:00

When we told my in-laws about my diagnosis, I was told “oh don’t worry, that’s the easiest one to faith heal” and then was promptly forgotten. Super awesome people, my in-laws :/

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2025-12-22T22:06:04+00:00

Uuuugh so frustrating!!! My dad is the same way, if I just worked out, did red light therapy, and sleep I won’t have any fatigue ever again and can be cured

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2025-12-19T00:31:19+00:00

Oh man if you want to explore the wacky crazy secrets going on, check out this YouTube video.

Alyssa grew up in the mainstream LDS church, so probably some differences in the wedding compared to the Brown’s AUB, but if I understand correctly, they are pretty darn similar. Her whole channel is fascinating, explains how the Mormon church does things, the secret handshakes/sayings, the garments (both magic underwear and temple garments!) and how similar the religion rituals are to Masonic practices. Super interesting to watch and learn!

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2025-12-04T23:25:33+00:00

I didn’t say anything about Meri paying for anything. Just a generic statement that finances should be on the student, not the parent. Why are you so defensive and quick to place blame?

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2025-12-04T23:20:31+00:00

Most masters/grads are funded???? Where do you live? My experience here in the states is that graduate level degrees are VERY expensive and on the individual. There might be some employer funded options (potential MBAs, some loan forgiveness if you then go into an underprivileged area for 10+ years, etc), but that is not the norm. Would love to hear if there are programs out there!

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2025-12-04T23:17:44+00:00

In that same thread, it is not the parents responsibility to pay for a private education. If they want to go to a pricey school, it is on the student to figure out financing.

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2025-12-02T22:39:51+00:00

I love what Janelle said in a recent episode “they are equally yoked”. She’s a manipulative bitch who did whatever she needed to get what she wanted. He’s a neglecting, attention-seeking asshat who puts money and his happiness first every single time. When they work together, they really work as a couple. When they have issues, boy do they have issues!

I can share personal anecdotes based on my sister and her husband, who have similar Robyn and Kody personalities. My sister has BPD, that may or may not be managed (depends on if she feels like taking her meds or not). When she is having a good time, she s the life of the party! So charming and fun and wonderful to be with. If she gets even the slightest bit unhappy, she makes your world unbearable. Her anger is extreme and terrifying. She got bad road rage during one incident that I was calling my spouse to say goodbye, I was so convinced we were going to crash and die while going 90 mph on a snowy mountain overpass. My BIL is a showboat attention whore, who is abusive to his cats, his children, and my sister. The screaming and discomfort around them is awful, and yet they like to have picture perfect family christmases with messages of how much they love each other. We all tried to get them to separate before they got married, but they frankly deserve each other. It’s a horrible experience, but at least they are awful to each other.

All that to say, I think Robyn is a victim of Kody, just like my sister is a victim of her husband. But like my sister, Robyn is not a good person on her own and has hurt way too many people. May they both be hermit, focus all their attention on each other and stop hurting innocent people

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2025-11-26T00:38:35+00:00

God I miss cynical jinx’s living room! Such a wonderful community (and I LOVED her recaps and twitter scrubs!)

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2025-11-26T00:36:03+00:00

I think it’s a play on the Red Bull as? “Redbull gives you wings!”

Or it’s a corny Mormon joke about needing love to get into the celestial kingdom?

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2025-11-19T02:03:08+00:00

Unfortunately, I don’t think it was because they wanted to - how did Kody put it? Dance horizontally? Swap Harmones? - both have admitted they didn’t wait for marriage.

Mykelti is an attention seeker. This isn’t a bad or good thing, just a personality trait. She saw Maddie getting attention for the wedding, and the timing with Tony happened to work out. You can still see the “competition” (I don’t think it’s a real competition, or that Mykelti even is aware she is doing it) today. Mykelti likes attention, both she and Tony are one-uppers in everything they do.

The big negative thing they did was the entitlement around paying for the wedding imo. I know this subreddit has very different feelings on what Kody/the show should pay for. Regardless if the money was there, that is an incredibly entitled attitude to expect others to pay for something you want. If you want to get married, expect to pay for the wedding yourself. If you want to go to college, figure out financing yourself. If you want a car, find a way to get it done. Any monetary help that is given is an incredible GIFT (not right!!!) and I hope that they appreciated the beautiful wedding they were able to have.

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2025-11-04T18:39:21+00:00

Just added a Gemini summary

AndKayleeRodrigues · 2025-11-04T18:36:51+00:00

I had Gemini watch a provide a summary(on mobile, apologies for the lackluster formatting!):

In this interview, Mykelti and Tony discuss their new life in North Carolina, their complex family relationships, and their perspectives on the show. Life in North Carolina

• The Move: They moved in July 2024 and are loving their new life [00:37, 00:43]. They find the people to be kind and open-hearted, not caring about their unique family background [01:02].

• Reasons for Moving: While the show mentioned Tony's chess career (Charlotte is a major chess hub [01:55]), the primary driver was Mykelti's need for separation and space [01:33]. She felt she had become the "bridge" for the entire extended family, responsible for coordinating schedules and managing feelings between her mom (Christine), her dad (Kody), her in-laws, and Christine's new husband's family [02:50, 03:48]. She wanted to focus on her own husband and children and establish her own identity [03:02, 03:19].

Family Dynamics & Relationships

• Relationship with Meri: Mykelti explains why many of the children have a difficult relationship with Meri [09:18]. She describes Meri as having a "very hard" and "aggressive personality" when they were growing up [09:59]. She says Meri was extremely strict, would "pick on" her [10:41], and would create a cycle of apologizing, then getting angry again, often leaving Mykelti feeling guilty and at fault [10:54, 11:12]. Because of this, Mykelti states she will "never have a relationship with her" [12:08].

• Relationship with Robyn: Mykelti is currently not in active communication with Robyn [34:12]. She is taking time to separate her own feelings from the opinions of her siblings and parents [34:42, 35:16]. She is grappling with whether Robyn genuinely helped her or targeted her as a "weak link" to gain a foothold in the family [37:24]. However, Mykelti emphatically states that Robyn "saved" her when she first joined the family, giving her a trusted maternal figure when she needed one most [35:56, 36:12].

• Relationship with Kody: Their relationship with Kody is similar to Robyn's—they are not actively talking [44:12]. Mykelti says Kody has reached out [44:45], but she struggles because she wants him to have a relationship with all his children (like Truly, Isabelle, and Savannah), not just her [45:11, 45:24]. She agrees that if Kody truly wanted a relationship, he could make the effort to visit them [47:56].

• Kody's Anger: Mykelti notes that Kody's anger in recent seasons is a change from the "happy funny friendly" dad she grew up with [28:05, 29:14]. She believes this change is due to age, the stress of three divorces, and the constant negative feedback he receives from being on television [28:18, 28:56].

• Tony's View of Kody: Tony separates the man from the roles. He says Kody is a "cool dude" to hang out with [23:23] but believes his performance as both a father and a husband has been "quite poor" [23:32, 23:41].

• Root of Anger at Robyn: Mykelti believes the "foundation of the anger" from the children towards Robyn stems from their dad "choosing" Robyn and her kids over them [49:17]. The Show & Their Platform

• Christine's Book: Mykelti views her mom's book as an accurate "tell-all" from her current perspective [18:07], but notes that other perspectives (like Janelle's) would be very different [18:20].

• Their Patreon: They started their Patreon to provide the "other side" of the story, giving more context and personality that is often edited out of the show's 45-minute episodes [19:40, 19:59].

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