Robyn Brown is known for her intimate relationship with Kody Brown in Sister Wives, but before she was part of the polygamist's controversial plural marriage, Robyn was scraping by as a single mother. Robyn's confessed that she was in an abusive marriage before meeting Kody and, after leaving her ex, Robyn had to care for her three children on her own without any substantial means of income. From relying on her stepparents to receiving support from Kody before they tied the knot, here's how Sister Wives fans think Robyn Brown made money when she was a single mom.
Unfortunately, Sister Wives' audience has witnessed the Brown clan go through their fair share of economic hardship throughout the family's decade starring on reality TV. Although Kody's source of income has never been explained, some of the patriarch's spiritual spouses took on extra jobs to combat their financial insecurity over the years. Janelle became a real estate agent, Meri opened a bed and breakfast, and Christine used her large social media following to sell clothes and energy drinks. While Robyn did head My Sisterwife's Closet, a short-lived online boutique, it wasn't clear how the fourth sister wife earned cash before joining the Brown family. The sister wife's mysterious economic history has made Sister Wives fans wonder how Roby Brown made money when she was a single mom.
Regrettably, Kody isn't the only Sister Wives star rumored to have money problems. The Brown family's followers have alleged that when Robyn joined Kody's plural marriage in 2010, she brought credit card debt with her. The sister wife's debt is likely a consequence of the end of her abusive marriage. Robyn's first marriage was to David Jessop, with whom Robyn had three children, Dayton, Aurora, and Breanna. Robyn left her marriage in 2007, citing David's abuse as her motivation for fleeing the relationship. Knowing that Robyn has been a stay-at-home parent, Sister Wives fans wondered how Robyn made money as a single mother for three years before marrying Kody. In response to the nanny debacle, a Reddit user admitted, "I’m just very curious how [Robyn] ever made it as a single mom... and can’t seem to maintain her own life without having help."
While it's likely that Robyn Brown worked a job to make ends meet when she was a single mother, Sister Wives fans don't think Robyn was able to make enough money to provide for herself and three children on her own. Three years is a long time for a single mother to pay for a home and feed four mouths, but viewers think Robyn managed to get by with the help of her family. Specifically, fans think Robyn was able to find a place to live thanks to her parents. One commenter recalled, "The condo [Robyn] was living in when we first met her was owned by her stepfather, Paul Sullivan." On top of potentially living for free on her stepfather's property, Sister Wives viewers think Robyn relied on Kody's money years before they wed. One fan suggested, "[Robyn] manipulated Kody into providing for her while they were courting."
Sadly, Robyn Brown didn't have it easy before she joined the Brown family's plural marriage, but viewers think she got by with some help. From living at her stepfather's condo property to receiving financial assistance from Kody before they were married, viewers believe Robyn Brown made money when she was a single mom through her loved ones. Hopefully, Christine won't endure that same struggle Robyn did now that Sister Wives season 16 left her a single mother.
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