Meri Brown has a lot to say.
About something rather personal, painful and, some would say, strange.
On Sunday night, the veteran Sister Wives star shared a lengthy Instagram post in honor of her wedding anniversary with Kody Brown.
The former spouses married in 1990 and divorced in 2014 so Kody could marry Robyn Brown.
However, Meri and Kody remained a couple… until January 2023, when they chose end your relationship forever.
“Today I considered whether or not I wanted to address this and decided I will,” Meri wrote to open this new social media message.
“It’s been 34 years since I got married. 34 years ago was the beginning of this family that so many of you have come to love or, well, not so much. Yes, I know very well that we are a very polarizing topic.”
In fact, Meri received a lot of backlash for hooking up with Kody — long after they stopped having sex and long after Kody made it clear he was done with Meri as a romantic partner.
Meri continued in her post:
“At that time, and in the many years that followed, I never imagined that divorce was in my future. I don’t regret my marriage and I don’t regret my divorce.
“I look back over the years and see where I could have done better, where I did the best I could, where I didn’t live up to my potential and where I loved as much as my heart could feel.
“I look back and am grateful for the experiences and lessons.”
Meri has been through a lot lately, having lost her mother a few years ago and then stepson Garrison last month to suicide.
“For a long time, I had the narrative in my head that if I couldn’t make my marriage work, it would be a failure. But what if I flipped that narrative?” she asked this weekend via Instagram
“What if, instead, I looked at all the lessons I’ve experienced and realized that this is what made me who I am today? Not a failure, but a strong woman who goes after her dreams. Not a failure, but a woman fulfilling dreams she didn’t even know she had.
“It’s not a failure, but a woman building her own desk and surrounding it with people who want to share it with her.”
After revealing over a year ago that she had split from Kody, Meri refused to speak ill of her ex. She said she would tell her “truth” over time, adding at the time:
“Please try to avoid congratulating me on the end of my marriage. I value the relationship I’ve had and I look forward to entering 2023 and my future with grace, kindness and power.”
This is the same shade Meri is using again.
She seems to have an admirable perspective.
Here’s how she ended her latest:
April 21st is a day that has been surrounded by a multitude of emotions over the years, and I find it ironic that in more recent years, it is a day that has brought my life full circle.
April 21st will never pass without me remembering it. Not with bitterness, not with anger, not with sadness or even regret. Just remembering my life and all the lessons and experiences in it.
But most importantly, I will remember this as a day of a new beginning. A full circle moment.
Because sometimes life gives you the gift of knowing that you are on the right path.