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Meri Brown is trying to look at the bigger picture. Despite all that happened between her and her ex, the reality star tries to keep things positive when she looks back. The Sister Wives star took to Facebook on Sunday to reflect on what would have been her and Kody Brown’s 34th wedding anniversary. The bittersweet moment makes the TLC personality feel grateful. While the journey wasn’t what she expected, she remains thankful for what’s come of it.
Meri Brown Has Good Perspective On The Last 34 Years
Meri Brown began her post by writing,
“34 years ago today, I got married. 34 years ago was the start of this family that so many of you have come to love or, well, not so much,” she began, joking that the family is aware they are “a very polarizing topic.”
Then, Meri got into how the marriage ending makes her look back at those years differently.
At that time, and in the many years following, I never anticipated a divorce was in my future. I don’t regret my marriage, and I don’t regret my divorce.
I look back on the years and see where I could have done better, where I did the best I could, where I didn’t live to my best potential, and where I loved as full as my heart could feel it.
I look back and am grateful for the experiences and the lessons.
Meri Brown, Facebook
Meri also opened up about what it was like to talk herself out of the idea that a “failed” marriage means she herself “was a failure.” She shared that she “flipped the narrative” and encouraged others to do the same.
What if, instead, I looked at all the lessons I lived and realized that’s what made me who I am today? Not a failure, but a strong woman going after her dreams. Not a failure, but a woman realizing dreams that she didn’t know she even had. Not a failure, but a woman building her own table and surrounding it with people who want to share it with her.
Meri Brown, Facebook
Meri admitted the day “has been surrounded with a plethora of emotions through the years.” Then, she noted that she chooses to see her life as coming “full circle” instead. With that, she’s okay with remembering the good and bad times.
An April 21st will never pass without me remembering. Not with bitterness, not with anger, not with sadness or even grief. Just remembering my life and all the lessons and experiences in it.
But more importantly, I will remember it as a day of a new start. A full circle moment. Because sometimes, life hands you a gift of the knowing you’re on the right track.
Meri Brown, Facebook
Kody Has Been Particularly Harsh With Her Since Their Split
Sister Wives fans have seen things get ugly between Kody and his exes. None have been treated with quite the disdain he sometimes shares when talking about Meri.
On some occasions, Kody went so far as to say that Meri had somehow “deceived” him in how she presented herself before they were married.
Meri and I had a fast courtship with a lot of expectations and a lot of not communicating. I didn’t know who I was marrying. As things unfolded, I started to become troubled and bitter by the situation I was in.
Kody Brown, The Sun
As fans know, Meri tried many different ways to make the relationship work while Kody’s efforts dwindled over the years. That was especially true once Robyn Brown, widely seen as Kody’s “favorite” wife, entered the picture.
So much has changed with the family in recent years, between breakups and the recent death of Garrison Brown, that fans don’t know what to expect from the family. It’s great to see that Meri is living without regret. That said, other members of the Brown family don’t appear to be so unburdened by the events of the last few years.
