Sister Wives Recap October 18: Meri’s Painful Confession, Christine Confrontation & Janelle’s Fresh Start

Sister Wives spoilers for Sunday, October 18, begin with Meri Brown taking a floral arrangement class with Jenn Sullivan and Amber Malynn.

The three ladies discuss the weekend Meri spent with Christine Brown Woolley and Janelle Brown.

They discuss the photo that was taken of the three wives years ago. Meri says they have all felt like the basement wife at one point.

Key Takeaways

• Meri feels awkward around Christine.
• Janelle explores a new personal style.
• Meri opens up about love and dating.
• Truely practices driving with David.
• The former wives plan a difficult conversation.

Meri Brown Feels Awkward

Meri discusses how she feels much more awkward with Christine than she does with Janelle.

Meri certainly doesn’t regret being there for all of the kids.

Amber and Jenn feel that Meri needs to have a one-on-one talk with Christine to work things out.

Meri and Christine have nothing to lose by opening up about their issues.

Meri spent over half her life raising kids with Janelle and Christine.

Meri says things may not have ended up like they expected, but that doesn’t mean it’s bad.

As previously reported, Meri and Janelle have been working through their complicated history.

Christine and David discuss going driving with Truely Brown.

David gets nervous when allowing the kids to drive.

Christine took all of the kids driving up until Garrison Brown. Christine says she stresses Truely out.

Janelle Brown Meets With a Stylist

Janelle says that for years she had her mom style. Whatever was clean worked.

Now Janelle has time to create her own style.

Janelle looks better in light summer colors. She believes lighter colors match her skin tone better.

Janelle is going through a lot of new things, and she wants a new look for her new life.

Christine and David take Truely driving.

Truely discusses how well she and David get along. Truely recently told David that she loves him.

David says he has never forced himself upon Christine’s kids, and it is very nice that the kids love him anyway.

Meanwhile, Meri has a get-together with some of her friends for her birthday.

Meri Brown Shares Her Birthday Week With a Wedding

Janelle and Kody got married the day after Meri’s birthday, and later, one of Robyn Brown’s kids shared Meri’s birthday.

Meri expects her next man to celebrate her on her birthday and make her feel very special.

Meri discusses her last date. She says she doesn’t compare her dates to Kody.

Meri’s friends don’t like Kody and aren’t shy about telling Meri that.

Meri says she didn’t know what she was looking for when she married Kody.

Ron was not able to make Meri’s party.

Ron and Meri are both just trying to figure out what they want out of life.

Meri and Ron have known each other for a year.

Meri says she and Ron would make a cute couple. She says they are comfortable as friends.

After all, Meri has been embracing new adventures since leaving Kody.

Janelle Brown Needs a Change

Janelle would love to live somewhere she could wear sweaters all the time.

However, Janelle lives in North Carolina, and she needs clothes for the heat and humidity.

Janelle hates shopping for clothing in stores.

Janelle says Kody’s religion was conservative and modest.

Janelle feels sorry for herself when she looks at old photos.

She feels that this consultation will help her develop her own personal style.

Meri is having everyone over to see the renovations on her house in Parowan.

Meri wants to travel and stay in different places for a week at a time.

It is important for Meri to be connected to people, and that is why she is open to all of these events.

Meri wants to find her person, but she has too many responsibilities to go away.

Meri Brown Needs a New Home

Meri feels like her place in Parowan was meant to be a gathering place. It is not meant to be her home.

Meri wants to travel to find where she feels at home and to find a man she can be happy with.

Meri hopes that her friend Blair likes the renovations on the house.

Blair loves the house once Meri finally allows him to come inside.

Meri’s friends point out that Meri and the other wives are better off without Kody Brown and Robyn.

Meri was never able to be real with Kody.

Blair suggests that they find Meri a cowboy. One of the friends refers to Kody as a rodeo clown.

Meri, Janelle, and Christine decide to meet on video chat and cook.

The ladies say there are no conflicts this way, and they can share recipes.

As Janelle continues building an independent life after her marriage, the three women are also finding new ways to connect.

A Woman Likes Her Space

Meri is going into this feeling protective of herself.

Christine says things are very different now, and they can figure out what they want out of this.

Meri says if this doesn’t work, then they have a lot of growing up to do.

Christine and Meri talk about having a conversation.

Meri admits that if this doesn’t go well, she will have a hard time getting together with Christine again.

Christine makes her Solomon Grundy, Janelle makes chocolate pie, and Meri is making candy canes.

The ladies are talking while they cook, and Meri wants to have a conversation with Christine because they used to have a lot of fun together.

Meri wants to work through some of these things, and she has a few questions.

Meri believes this conversation is important. Christine reluctantly agrees.

Editor’s Take

I think it’s about time Meri and Christine sat down and had an honest conversation.

These women spent decades raising children together, and while their relationships weren’t always easy, they share a history that nobody else can understand.

I don’t think they necessarily need to become best friends, but it would be nice to see them put some of the old resentment behind them.

I also love seeing Janelle focus on herself for a change.

For years, so much of her life revolved around Kody, the children, and the family’s needs.

Now she gets to decide what she wants to wear, where she wants to live, and how she wants to spend her time.

And Meri deserves the same opportunity.

I especially liked hearing her say that her next partner needs to make her feel special on her birthday. After everything she’s been through, I think that’s a perfectly reasonable expectation!

Do you think Meri and Christine can finally repair their relationship, or is there too much history between them to become close again?

Let us know what you think in the comments below!

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