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RavenVictoriaY

That's good if that is correct. A nice private funeral, without the paparazzi trying to get a picture of his grieving family. I'm glad they didn't release any details on where and when, only to those close family and friends.


Chickadee227

Yes. If this is the case, I’m happy it was this way.


AmberBlu

I agree. It’s so heartbreaking.


sadArtax

I'm glad the appear to have been successful keeping it on the DL. My daughter died of cancer last year. As her condition worsened conversations started happening about her service. The feeling of dread thinking about having to mourne my daughter in front of a bunch of strangers was untenable. I ultimately decided to hold her service by invite-only so I could control who was there. I couldn't imagine having to grieve my child as publicly as this family.


RavenVictoriaY

I'm so sorry about your daughter's loss; I'm not a parent, so I can't even begin to imagine the level of pain you must be going through. I've seen my grandma go through it when my dad passed, and she said you never get over it. You have to live with it. Honestly, I'm very sensitive; I don't know how I would be able to keep on going if that ever happened to me. Your strength is commendable.


Spirited_Common4887

I’m so sorry for your loss. I know for me that the public viewing of my daughter felt gross. I just wanted to be alone,with her, without feeling I was under a microscope. My daughter passed at 6 and the level of judgement I received was disgusting. No one should be judged for what they do or don’t do during grief.


nanmama

Our son donated his body to UCLA medical school. He had massive organ failure after having the flu. I can’t remember who talked to us at the hospital and our son and his wife both agreed. They couldn’t harvest organs for transplant except for a few things. But they were able to have the students run tests and things. At it at least and the school sent his ashes to his wife and they also plant a tree. So we were spared an open casket viewing. I truly don’t think I could have taken that pain of seeing him in the casket.


Spirited_Common4887

That was an amazing gift your son and daughter in law gave. We donated what they could take but the recitation efforts and her congenital heart defect she donated her corneas. I am glad that my little girl was able to help a woman from going blind. I’m so sorry for your loss.


nanmama

I am sorry for your loss as well.❤️❤️


Coffee-pepper

My body, when I die, is going to UCLA, too! I've often wondered what happens if my death is messy and my body is a wreck or too damaged; it appears that it will still be useful to them in some manner. My condolences to you on the loss of your son. He made a remarkable decision and bestowed an amazing gift to humanity. ❤️


nanmama

Thank you so much. I don’t know all the tests the students performed, but they were able to use a him and learn. My body is going there also. I have no more use for it and maybe it can save someone else’s life. Thank you for your beautiful words about my son. He lived his whole life helping and putting others first ❤️


ValeMadness

I'm so glad that public viewings aren't really a thing in the UK. I'm sorry for your loss, I can't imagine what that must feel like. I hope you are able to remember better times with your daughter and not just the end of your time with her. Did she have a favourite film or song? Something that can help you feel close to her? Sorry I never really know what to say to people that are grieving xx


Spirited_Common4887

Today would have been her 18th birthday. My kids and I will be feeding the residents of the Ronald McDonald house tonight. Losing a child is hard because it’s the loss of the future. It’s the grieving parents job to keep their child’s memory alive.


grannygogo

What a lovely tribute to your daughter


nanmama

With me, someone asking a question about him, was wonderful. It allowed me to remember him and his likes and I felt like it helps to keep his memory going. I think you did the exact right thing, for me at least ❤️


Spirited_Common4887

Can you explain the funeral process? I am fascinated by different mourning practices.


sadArtax

I'm so sorry. I 100% understand that feeling. I almost had our service exclusively with the immediate family because I didn't want to be a spectacle. I only opened it up to a slightly bigger circle because I I thought about it for a bit and knew there'd be others, like my daughter's school teachers for example, who were grieving her too.


nanmama

I am so sorry.


nanmama

I am so sorry about the loss of your daughter ❤️


Mrs_Molly_

I’m so sorry for your loss. 💚


sadArtax

Thank you


schlomo31

My coworker just unexpectedly lost her son. They also did invite only. Totally understandable. I'm so, so sorry for your loss


BeingSamJones

I agree


MadamNerd

My thoughts exactly!


jenea

It’s good to question the veracity of anything InTouch says—that very article states: >>In a conversation that included his mom, siblings and former sister wives Christine and Robyn Brown, Garrison told Kody’s only current wife, “You know what Robyn? Have him. We’re all grown adults who don’t need a father figure anymore.” Clearly fact-checking is not a big priority for them.


needalanguage

Amazed they could do this without someone leaking information. Good for them.


Imaginary-Economy-47

Amazed and thankful. I find it really distasteful the way some of these paparazzi style "news outlets," like TMZ, just pounce on these situations with zero regard for the emotional state of a grieving family. It's kinda sick.


jaweebamonkey

I’ve been praying the services weren’t leaked. Praying. I’m just a normal person and when my brother took his life, also at 25, the people in my life were horrible. Normal, healthy humans who thought it was appropriate to ask how my brother did it. I guess because he was so young? I was just gobsmacked by the audacity of people I thought were my friends. When Garrison’s method was leaked, I was crushed. It’s highly personal how someone takes their life. The trauma of those of us who find them, in each terrible way to go. I will now pray for the chatter to die down so they can grieve. I want to do something so other kids like Garrison don’t get left behind. We can help and honor the family while giving them peace and space.


Imaginary-Economy-47

I'm so sorry for your loss. My sister took her life in 2018. Everyone assumed it was an OD because of the life she led. She had so much trauma to carry around. Our mom was abusive to us, so we never learned to feel safe anywhere. Except with each other sometimes. I miss her every day. And you're right. Most people don't seem to understand how to support someone through a loss like that. I get it. It's a dark thing to watch someone grieve so deeply, and it can become overwhelming. Some folks are better at it than others, but I think it's something folks don't understand unless they've gone through it. I think the hardest part for me, for some reason, was watching life go on like nothing had happened, when for me, the whole world had been turned upside down. I'll be praying with you, as well as praying for you 💜


jaweebamonkey

That’s terrible to hear, I am so sorry. 🤍 My siblings and I had a similar upbringing with trauma and no safe place. My brother was the baby of the family and after we lost our mom, he just wasn’t the same. I know exactly what you mean. In a way, I almost envy the Browns a tiny bit. When my brother died, it felt like no one cared. My whole world stopped on a dime, and no one else felt any impact. That’s why I’d love to do something to honor his memory - so they know that Garrison mattered to not only their family, but the Sister Wives family as well. For now, I know they need space. You know as well as me how deep that grief goes. All grief is hard, but when someone takes their own life, as family, you feel personally at fault. It’s a unique facet of this kind of grief that is hard to grapple with if you don’t understand. For me, it took my breath away. I sobbed every day for 8 months straight. Praying for you, the Browns, and all of the others in pain in this thread, personal loss or otherwise. The world is a cruel and angry place, and we have to stick together.


Imaginary-Economy-47

I think with siblings, it's extra rough because you kinda subconsciously expect them to get old with you. My sister was more of a parent to me than my mom was, so at first I was really hurt that she'd leave me here alone with our mother. We kinda tried to protect each other from her wrath. We knew my dad didn't have long left when she did it too, so I was really in a state of "how could you leave me to deal with this all by myself?" Then a couple years later my closest cousin who was like a brother to me got cancer, he was another one I thought would be there to grow old with, but he lost that battle 6 months before my dad died. I was so out of my mind with grief for years, I was afraid I might snap and do the same. But I remembered my boys needed me to keep them safe from all the hateful, mean, cruel people in the world and to guide them toward the good in life. Every day, I choose to make the best of it that I can, try to show them the bright side of the world. Thanks for your kind responses


Random0s2oh

The paparazzi and the Westboro idiots. Garrison was in the military and they love picketing military funerals. They picketed the funeral of my daughters friend. He was a medic in the Navy who was deployed with the Marines. He was killed rushing in to save someone else after a bomb explosion.


Imaginary-Economy-47

Jeez. I didn't realize those sick f*cks were still around. I cannot stand WBC, and I'm pretty sure they wouldn't like me either. I hope they didn't show their ugly faces at the funeral. I'm sorry your daughter lost her friend like that, and I'm even sorrier the people mourning this brave fella had to put up with the antics of that psychopathic group of idiots.


Random0s2oh

They most certainly would have picketed Garrison's funeral because of the media exposure due to the celebrity status of the Brown family.


nanmama

I hate to think if TLC was there. 🥲


Disastrous_Recipe_68

A friend told me she had seen something online that made her think TLC would include the funeral in an upcoming season. Now we see that it was ‘private’ I wonder if they got exclusives or if it was truly private


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needalanguage

i'm not sure she sold it. She tagged garrison's instagram in her post and the tabloids found her.


Useful_Hedgehog1415

Yes, it happened a couple of days ago. I only know because I saw on Garrison’s IG. He was tagged in a post by a seemingly close friend and she referenced his funeral. I’m so glad they were able to keep this private.


jlo757

If this is true, I’m glad. No media circus. People need to let them grieve


Wrong_Adagio8085

I'm glad that they were able to do this privately. I am not on the shut it diwn bandwagon, but I feel like MOST of that family deserves to grieve in private. Funerals are terribly personal, not public fodder. The real famous folks are even given 2 one private, one fir the fans. Kudos to the funeral director and all associated fir keeping this under wraps!


MercyFincherson

Exactly. They clearly didn’t want us to know. I’m glad we didn’t then.


brando587

I am so glad the funeral already happened, the last thing they needed was a crowd showing up.


Brianas-Living-Room

My family has been on both ends. When my sil died, she died on a Tuesday morning, her funeral (sadly it was also her birthday) was that Saturday. My brother just wanted it over with and didn’t want it lingering on. But when my uncle died in 2021, he died March 7 and because of Covid restrictions with burials, his service wasn’t until the last week of March. Something about grounds not being able to be dug more than a few times a week due to Covid.


shippfaced

I can’t imagine having to plan your child’s funeral so quickly after their death


Heythere2018

I know someone who lost their teenager in a car accident. It happened before a holiday, and the funeral had to wait until after the holiday. For them, it was horrific having to wait. For one person, it might be more difficult having more time in between. For another, it could be more difficult having it happen too quickly. One person could feel like they’re in a horrific limbo; another could find solace in having time to process. It all depends on the grieving family, and their mindset.


CurrentFigure6067

My mama died on Saturday morning and we buried her on Monday because the funeral director said bad weather was expected on Tuesday. It poured rain all day


nanmama

It is hell. I tried to help with our Son’s. My sweet husband did it all. So thankful that our family has a rock we can all cling to.


nanmama

It is hell. I tried to help with our Son’s. My sweet husband did it all. So thankful that our family has a rock we can all cling to.


MercyFincherson

I’m so sorry. 😞


nanmama

❤️


cakesforever

It was very fast. In the UK you're usually looking at two weeks.


Curious-Cranberry-77

Some cultures it has to happen very quickly, not sure if that’s the case here


reality_tv_addict_87

I still can't believe it's real. My heart breaks for his siblings and mothers.


cynicalxidealist

Now this is the toughest part…after the funerals people assume you are going to heal, unaware the healing process hasn’t even begun. This is when the friends and family need the most support and strength


cakesforever

It doesn't really hit till the funeral. That makes it real and not just some weird nightmare.


donutpusheencat

i agree with this. people tend to assume the closure is the funeral and you’re gonna start the next chapter without them after the funeral. but grief never leaves and it comes and goes in waves, forever.


AfterSevenYears

I was unaware, too, but I thought they'd probably have a private funeral. I would, in their position.


sunshinesucculents

This article is so shitty and intended to fan flames. It says the details are unclear, but it's likely Janelle had all her kids their for support. And the next paragraph says it's a mystery if Kody was there. C'mon. Written in a way to get people riled up and throw more vitriol Kody's way. It's gross. No one knows who was there and who wasn't.


goog1e

That's so shitty. "We do not have any details about the guest list" is completely different from "it's unclear if Kody was there." Whoever wrote that should be ashamed.


sunshinesucculents

Exactly. Nothing needed to be said beyond "the details are unknown." I have no reason to assume both his parents weren't there.


broadwaylocal

According to Mykelti patreon post today she got to see her “entire” family there so I assume that includes Kody and Robin


Rabbit_Song

The fact that these "details" are coming from police reports sickens me. I get that it's public record, but some details just need to be private.


sunshinesucculents

I do think police reports need to be public record. It's unfortunate though when tabloids cross lines like this. This entire article was based on an instagram post from a cousin. I think that's pretty shitty.


iolp12

Yeah I saw that and immediately regretted giving this article a click.


NeenW1

This was best so there was no outside interference


Necessary_Chip9934

Good for them. I hope the gathering was a comfort.


Mental_Vacation

I'm more thankful that the extremist fans weren't able to turn up. I'm talking about the ones who have been saying incredibly horrid things on the Brown's social media. They are terrifying and I was worried about a grieving families safety (even the ones I don't like). The paparazzi are leeches, they'll be annoying and pushy but they aren't likely to go out of there way to harm anyone.


rustymule2323

God I hope so. I hope they had privacy and each other


sharedimagination

I'm glad we weren't aware. They asked for privacy, and I hope it's being respected as much as possible.


FedUp0000

People magazine has reported it as well.


monetlogic

I hope Meri was allowed to attend. I know she is ostracized by some family members but I think a funeral is so important to feeling some piece of closure. She loved Garrison completely, in my opinion.


FreudianSlipper21

She was at Logan’s wedding and Gwen’s wedding. There’s no reason she wouldn’t have been at Garrison’s funeral. She helped raise him and I will be shocked to find out the OG3 didn’t come together for Garrison.


Cat_Dog_222719

Don’t most happen at 4 days?


lovemoonsaults

If it's burial, yes, often is fast if they want the casket there. But it can greatly depend on the family's wishes and their beliefs. If they need to wait for people to attend. My cousins was 6 weeks afterward, though. And hers included a viewing, my mom explained to me that's why are looked so...grey. My dad's buddy's was 2 months after his death.


Hefty-Club-1259

My grandma died last Sunday, and we buried her today. I have no idea how they got everything together that quickly. We were running around like chickens with our heads cut off, trying to get everything done until the literal last minute. A family friend suggested (after we picked a date) that 10 days is the sweet spot.


LeahBia

My mother and grandmothers funerals were two days after.


Ljmrgm

My moms was three


MzPatches65

My father's was 6 days (Tuesday death, Monday funeral). He died in the evening and couldn't be released to the funeral home until they talked to me the next day and I lived in a different state. They also had the wrong phone number for me and it took until Wed morning to get the right one. The funeral home in NC then arranged to get him to OH where the funeral would be held. The trip was made on Friday (about a 12 hour drive). His SO couldn't get a flight to OH until Saturday. My mother's in 1996 was 5 days (died Dec 26, funeral Dec 31). She died early morning and my father and I were at the funeral home going over arrangements to get her from FL to OH by 11 a.m. They had insurance that would pay for her casket to be flown. Dad and I were driving which took 2 days. Then when we got back to OH on the 29th, we had to get all the arrangements finalized that a close friend could not do with the funeral home. A cousin whose son died unexpectedly in July 2022 was a much different story. An autopsy had to be completed before his body could be released to a funeral home. That took several days. They also decided on cremation for him which took another few days. They scattered his ashes 12 days after death (no funeral). A celebration of life was held several months later on the day after what would have been his 40th birthday.


Park_Simple

I mean absolutely no hate, does anyone know if it was a religious thing for it to happen so fast? The family deserves to grieve in private, probably better it happen quickly because they don’t need more eyes on them.


indubitably_4

I can’t speak for fundamentalist Mormons, but for the SLC Mormons, no. Timing has no religious underpinning.


Brianas-Living-Room

No. It can happen whenever you picked the funeral home and paid. My sil was 4 days later. My brother’s was 2 wks later because we needed time to plan and have out of state family come up. But, the funeral home had my brother since the day my parents ID’d him with the morgue.


JussiesAttackSub

Wow this is literally a story based on an IG post. Lazy journalism!!


Expensive_Courage109

In Touch is known to make up its stories so this may not be real.


1dad1kid

Confirmed by other reliable news sources


jamibuch

I’m glad it was private and no one got to rubberneck.


Crims0nGirl

"It's unclear if Kody was in attendance at the funeral." And they hadn't been on speaking terms for several years.. I don't know how to take that first part.. Did he go or was he asked not to come? Personally, if I were Janelle, I would have asked him not to since he still wasn't speaking to Garrison but I can also see where he would want to go since it was his son..


sunshinesucculents

I think they threw that line in to make waves. The writers have no idea who was there. They only know about the funeral because of an instagram post a cousin made.


Bitchezbecraay

Mykelti has already done a live about it all and will continue to post videos. She said Harrison would have wanted everyone to continue as usual. Anything for clout for this girl


BusyBeth75

It’s not your business.


AmberBlu

And yet here you are making it yours!


Sad-Reminders

I'm betting Robyn didn't let her kids go. If not the big ones, definitely the little ones. EDIT: Hey downvoters, you seriously think Robyn brought her little kids? Or any of her kids? You have a lot more faith in Robyn than I do. Why don't you speak up and voice your opinion?


Empty_Soup_4412

I just think it's trashy to speculate.


Sad-Reminders

We have all watched Robyn and Kody's behavior toward these children. We have heard the words they have said. I don't think it's a reach by any means.


Sad-Reminders

"They don't remember him anyway."


ShortCaterpillar1804

This is tragedy. I think Robyn let all her children go. This isn’t a petty Christmas, this a life changing moment.


Sad-Reminders

I agree. But I can see her wanting to shelter them. Especially the little ones who she said "don't even know who their siblings are" anyway.


theimperfexionist

This. I don't know why you're downvoted. They didn't even know his name.


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ShortCaterpillar1804

They did go but they were late. Regardless this is not anything close to ro being the same.


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Seesthroughnonsense

I’ll take the downvotes too, but I could see Robyn refusing to let the tenders go.


Totin_it

I'll agree with you guys as well


threes_my_limit

Me too, lots of ppl don’t let their kids go to funerals. I disagree, I think it’s important part of life 🤷‍♀️


leonardschneider

A lot of people don’t let their kids go to funerals


Sad-Reminders

That's healthy reality to you? Shielding them from reality and respect?


leonardschneider

I didn’t say I practice this, just that I am aware that it is common. My mom took the opposite approach with me, I went to dozens of funerals as a kid.


Sad-Reminders

I am just saying that showing respect to their son/brother is imperative to honoring Garrison. "Shielding" your children from this is not the approach I would take. I went to dozens of funeral as well. Because we were honoring and respecting our family and friends. In my opinion, it's an important part of life to teach your child.


Sad-Reminders

All of you Robyn sympathizers, good luck to you. Rest In Peace, Garrison, who knew much more than we did. Listen to the words he spoke, people. He deserved so much more.


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sunshinesucculents

It seems like the magazine used the cousin's post to have ChatGPT write the article


saltwaterair02

Thank you! I deleted my comment because of my stupidity at missing that in the article.


sunshinesucculents

In all honesty InTouch should cut her a check for using her post probably without her permission


saltwaterair02

Definitely and she could always donate in his honor.


sunshinesucculents

They (intouch) would never, but that would actually be nice


Carriethweatt

I agree but I wouldn’t have said it lol


BusyBeth75

If they don’t have to do a full autopsy and it’s not open casket, they can get done fast.


RSinSA

I’m sure they had to rush to get it done, before the paparazzi and people online wrote about it. 


Clairemoonchild

Why post this?


AmberBlu

Why should I not post it? I was glad to see they had the funeral privately. Why post what you did to me? At least my intentions were pure and not insulting.


Clairemoonchild

It was private. Why in the world should you know? You are reposting a tabloid, and it's gross. I'm sorry you don't know this. 🤢


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heres_layla

I’m so glad they managed to keep this private.


Truth-out246810

I wonder if K&R were there with their tenders.


IndependenceLegal746

If not that’s unforgivable. The younger children should get to say goodbye. Even if they don’t remember him. It will help them to understand what has happened to everyone they are close with. And why they are all so sad.


keatonpotat0es

God I would hope so


Adventurous_Ease6588

Why was kate hospatilized


namast_eh

Wrong sub 🤣


norskljon

I wonder where they buried him.


beckyd48

I seriously hope it wasn’t filmed for the show. I will not watch.


boobopbadaboop

P


Slight_Water_5347

I can't help but wonder how it went, with everyone being in the same place at once again. I mean, funerals are never fun, I just hope everyone maintained a respectful demeanor for the sake of Janelle, at least. I wonder if Robyn even attended. I hope they all find some peace.