Sister Wives’ Kody Brown Says His Door ‘Will Always Be Open’ to His Estranged Kids: ‘Holding Out a Hand for That’

Kody has been criticized by his former wives for not being there for his adult kids

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Published on January 13, 2025 10:22AM EST

Kody Brown is open to mending things with his family.

On this week’s episode of Sister Wives, Kody spoke about his estrangement from some of his adult kids, which has been a point of contention on the show for some time. Addressing his relationship with his wife Robyn Brown, Kody shared that it’s been a “real different world” than when he was in a plural marriage.

“It’s a real different world, the world that I have with Robyn and our children,” he said on the show. “It’s kind, it’s pleasant, it’s beautiful. It’s small. I got to admit this. I think I need a lot of attention. It’s been different to be in a place where I don’t get as much attention.”

Although he’s been enjoying his life separated from his former wives Janelle Brown, Meri Brown and Christine Brown, Kody shared that he’s open to reconciling with his estranged kids.

“But my children will always be my children and the door will always be open to them,” he said. “They’ve got to come through that door. I’m going to be holding a hand out for that, but I’m going to be holding this hand that’s next to me, and I won’t let go of that hand.”

“I will not cut off Robyn to have a relationship with my children,” added Kody.

Earlier this season, Kody and Robyn got into an intense argument about Kody’s lack of presence in his kids’ lives. Minutes into the heated exchange, Kody made it clear that he will only put effort into the kids who respond openly to him, and only once he’s over how they’ve “shut him out.”

“Robyn, I’ll make the effort. I’ve spent a year here just lamenting the situation,” he explained. “When I get over that, those children who are open to me will get my attention.”

He then told cameras he’s “sitting here with a broken heart” over the family members who “shut me out” and “aren’t talking to me.”

In a confessional, Robyn opened up about the differences she’s seen from the beginning of their marriage until now. “I feel like Kody was a very present dad in a lot of ways,” she said, recalling his previous actions. “Truth be told, that was what made me fall in love with Kody — seeing him be present with his kids.”

“I think that Kody should be camping out on their doorsteps and saying, ‘Hey, you’re going to talk to me,’ ” she continued. “Because sometimes that’s just what you got to do is, you know, when you care about someone, it’s just say, ‘Hey, you need to talk to me.'”

Kody shared his opposing view in his confessional. “Some people think that parental-child relationships shouldn’t have to be reciprocal, but when they’re adults, yeah, they do,” he said, referring to his older children.

“I’m not going to reach out forever. I’m willing to make the effort, but somebody else is going to have to be on the other end of that and make some effort too,” he added. “I’m not going to camp out on somebody’s doorstep.”

Sister Wives airs Sundays at 10 p.m. ET on TLC.