‘Sister Wives’ Shocker: Kody Brown’s Child Admits to Polygamy Dreams

For years, Sister Wives revolved around Kody Brown’s belief that polygamy wasn’t just workable—it was beautiful. With four wives and 18 children, he positioned plural marriage as a fulfilling alternative to the traditional family structure.

But time unraveled that image. Three marriages collapsed, and nearly all of his adult children have walked away from the lifestyle entirely.

Still, polygamy wasn’t always off the table for everyone in the Brown family.

In the early seasons of Sister Wives, Kody’s children were split on how they felt about plural marriage. Some of the older kids openly considered it, while others preferred to wait until adulthood to decide what felt right for them.

Over the years, many of them married monogamously, including Leon Brown, Kody’s child with Meri Brown—who once appeared deeply interested in polygamy before ultimately choosing a different path. But Leon wasn’t the only one who once imagined a plural future.

Mykelti Brown Padron’s Early Fascination with Polygamy

Before she became a wife and mother of three, Mykelti Brown Padron quietly envisioned a life that looked a lot like the one she grew up in.

Known by fans for her comfort in front of the camera—and her willingness to call out her father and Robyn Brown when she feels they’re wrong—Mykelti recently opened up about how seriously she once considered plural marriage.

At one point, she says, she had already imagined exactly how it would look.

“I had my polygamist family picked out.”

Despite having specific people in mind, Mykelti never pursued any of them. That chapter closed when she met Tony Padron, whom she married in December 2016. The couple went on to welcome a daughter and later twin boys, eventually relocating to North Carolina.

Yet even after marrying Tony, Mykelti admits the idea of polygamy didn’t immediately disappear.

Considering Sister Wives—Without the Religion

In the early years of their marriage, Mykelti says she wasn’t entirely opposed to expanding their family in a plural way.

“The first couple of years of our marriage, I wasn’t strictly opposed to polygamy. I was like, ‘We could join. We could do polygamy.’”

What drew her in wasn’t faith or doctrine—it was the emotional connection she believed sister wives could share. She explained that the appeal was rooted in companionship and support, not religious obligation.

Still, as she and Tony discussed the idea more seriously, the reality of polygamy began to look very different from the version she had imagined growing up.

Why It Ultimately Didn’t Work

With time and perspective, Mykelti began to recognize the darker side of plural marriage—many of which she had witnessed firsthand within her own family.

“I didn’t want the religion of it. I wanted the bond of the sister wife…I saw a lot of the downsides, too, so that’s why we chose not to go do polygamy.”

Tony Padron, meanwhile, was never on board. The St. George, Utah native made it clear that plural marriage wasn’t something he wanted for his life or his marriage.

Mykelti later acknowledged that when they first married, she may have been viewing polygamy through “rose-colored glasses,” shaped by optimism rather than reality.

In hindsight, she admitted that choosing polygamy would have cost her everything—especially her marriage.

A Path Different From Her Father’s

Today, Mykelti Brown Padron’s life looks nothing like the one Kody Brown once championed on television. Instead of plural marriage, she chose stability, partnership, and a family structure that works for her—even if it meant letting go of a dream she once thought she wanted.

In a family built on the promise of polygamy, her decision reflects a broader truth: growing up inside a lifestyle doesn’t mean choosing it for yourself.

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