Kody Brown has been struggling ever since his son Garrison passed away. Garrison took his own life in early March of this year. He was only 25 years old.
Ever since then, his loved ones have been dealing with the devastating loss. But how is Kody doing? He was Garrison’s dad, but at the same time, the two of them weren’t exactly close when Garrison passed away.
From everything we’ve heard over the last couple of months, it sounds like Kody is really struggling with this. As expected, the loss of his son hit him hard.
The U.S. Sun spoke to a source close to the family. This insider revealed that Kody was not okay at all.
The source said that Kody was really depressed. What’s more, he’s allegedly retreated entirely.
According to the source, Kody has a tendency to go to really dark places when he’s upset. So, naturally, he’s in an extremely dark place right now.
This is understandable. Garrison’s passing was both sudden and completely devastating.
It makes sense that Kody feels so bad right now. But the source said that there’s more to it than that.
Kody and Garrison Were Estranged Before His Passing
Because Kody has retreated completely, his current state of mind is supposedly causing issues in his marriage to Robyn. The two of them have been having problems as a result of Kody’s ways of coping.
The source told The U.S. Sun: “He sort of put up this wall and is internalizing his feelings. He’s focused more on himself and moving on.”
In a way, this makes a lot of sense. While it’s likely that Garrison’s passing hit Robyn hard, too, Kody was Garrison’s biological father. Even though they were estranged toward the end of Garrison’s life, there was still a lot of history there.
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Robyn, on the other hand, did not have a super close relationship with Garrison. As far as we know, Garrison wasn’t exactly a huge fan of Robyn.
Many Sister Wives viewers agree that Robyn joining the family led to the Browns’ eventual downfall. She seemingly divided the family, and this appears to be one of the reasons why Kody and Garrison eventually fell out.
The two of them became estranged during the pandemic. Kody was staying with Robyn and their little family and was basically refusing to see anyone else.
He also came up with a lot of his own COVID-19 rules that he wanted the rest of his family to follow. Many of these just seemed unreasonable, and they contributed to the rift between Kody and some of his children, including Gabe and Garrison. According to the The U.S. Sun, Janelle actually told the police about Kody and Garrison being estranged after her son’s passing.
It must be devastating for Kody to think that their strained relationship might’ve possibly contributed to Garrison’s heartbreaking decision to take his own life. This may be one of the reasons why he’s reportedly really withdrawn right now.
Kody Has Been Blaming Robyn for His Problems
Even though his actions have allegedly led to problems between him and Robyn, it doesn’t seem like these two are headed for divorce or anything like that. The source who spoke to The U.S. Sun said: “I don’t think they will ever divorce unless he continues what he is doing and pushes her out.”
Supposedly, Kody has been blaming Robyn for his problems, which can’t be good for their marriage. But for now, it seems like they’re still sticking together.
This situation must be difficult for the entire family, so it’s probably for the best that they’re trying to support each other, although Kody seems unable to do that fully. Allegedly, he hasn’t just withdrawn from Robyn.
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Something similar happened at the memorial service for Garrison which was organized by the Nevada National Guard. According to The U.S. Sun, Kody was acting a little standoffish throughout the event. He refused to mingle with some of the other people who were there, including his ex-wives, Janelle, Meri, and Christine.
The insider who spoke to the outlet also said that unfortunately, Kody is not about to reunite with his other estranged children any time soon. He’s reportedly still processing what happened to Garrison.
He’s still grieving. Because of that, he’s allegedly not even thinking about reconciling with his other kids. According to the source, this would be a hard process, anyway.
The insider claimed that at this point, Kody’s other children are not going to welcome him back with open arms. They just lost Garrison, and this left a huge impact on them all. The source said: “It’s going to take even more work for Kody to fix the damage he’s done.”
Kody Reached Out to Garrison Before His Passing
Obviously, Kody can’t be held solely responsible for what happened. But it’s possible that his children blame him to at least some extent.
Another tragic aspect of this story is that Garrison reportedly reached out to some of his family members before he took his own life. Janelle said that the day before, she received some really concerning texts from him.
According to The U.S. Sun, Janelle told the police that Garrison had messaged a bunch of different people. It seems like some of them were his family members.
He reportedly also got in touch with some of the crew members who worked on Sister Wives. Garrison told them that he wanted to hate them for sharing the good times, but he couldn’t. He admitted that he missed those days.
After Janelle found out about this text, she reportedly reached out to Garrison herself. The two of them talked for a little bit. Eventually, he stopped responding to her.
After that, she asked Gabe to go check on Garrison. But it was already too late. When Gabe got there, his brother was already gone.
Now, there are also reports that Kody was among one of the people that Garrison messaged before his passing. But he allegedly didn’t respond.
If this is true, that must be even more heartbreaking for Kody. Understandably, he’s reportedly feeling so down these days.
Janelle Recently Baked Garrison’s Favorite Pie
Losing a child is never easy, but he and Garrison also had so many unresolved problems that might be making this even more difficult for Kody to deal with. But Kody isn’t the only one who’s having a hard time.
On Mother’s Day, Janelle took to her Instagram to share her feelings about the holiday. She said that she had a surprisingly emotional day.
Previously, it wasn’t a big holiday for her. She wrote: “My children have always shown up for me and made me feel special everyday.”
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Then, she admitted that this year was different. Janelle said: “All weekend I felt the grief so close to the surface.”
It especially hit her when she decided to bake a strawberry rhubarb pie. She’d gone strawberry picking just before that, and randomly found rhubarb at a local farmer’s market. Making the pie felt like it was meant to be.
According to Janelle, the strawberry rhubarb pie is a big favorite at their house. But she said that no one loved it more than Garrison.
She added that this made the pie a little bittersweet. She finished her post by writing: “I love you honey and miss you every day.”
The Entire Brown Family Is Still Mourning Garrison
Janelle isn’t the only one who turned to baking and cooking as a way to honor Garrison. On St. Patrick’s Day, Christine decided to make Garrison’s favorite breakfast.
She posted about this on her Instagram. She said that Garrison really loved mock tapioca pudding, so she decided to make a green-tinted version of it that day.
It’s clear that the entire family is still in the process of mourning Garrison. They all lost someone who they loved dearly. Even small, everyday things now remind them of him and of their loss.
Kody isn’t the only one who’s feeling down right now. But he does, unfortunately, seem to be more alone than the rest of the family.
This seems to be because of his own actions, though. If the reports are true, he’s been isolating himself from everyone, including Robyn.
Maybe this is what he needs right now. Hopefully, he’ll be able to talk to someone soon. As much as Sister Wives viewers may not always be the biggest fans of Kody, it’s undeniable that this is a devastating situation for him and the rest of the family.
