The January 5th premiere of the new season of Sister Wives saw a lot of drama, especially
for first wife Meri Brown.
The episode featured the Brown family moving to Flagstaff, Arizona from Las Vegas, Nevada,
with each wife moving into her own rental home.
Meri's new neighbors, however, weren't too pleased about someone in a plural marriage
living in the neighborhood.
"They were not happy with our family being here.
They said they didn't want our family here."
Meri explained,
"The neighbors contacted the owner of my rental.
I had a conversation with the owner.
Pretty much the first thing she said to me was, 'Meri, I am second guessing the fact
that I approved you to rent this house.'
She asked me if I would consider leaving the house and not renting from her."
While the owner of the rental home was aware of Meri's circumstances before she moved in,
pushback from the neighbors made for a tense situation.
"I was, like, completely open with her.
They put it in the contract, in the rental contract.
She knows we're a plural family.
She knows we're gonna be filming in the house."
Meri was unsure how she wanted to proceed in light of what she perceived as bullying.
While she didn't want to give in to the pressure, she also didn't want to live in a neighborhood
where she wasn't welcome.
"They're bullying me.
They're bullying the owner to kick me out because they don't like who I am without even
knowing me."
Meri eventually ended up deciding not to deal with the hostile situation and temporarily
moved back to Las Vegas while continuing to search for a permanent home in Flagstaff.
The move left fans wondering why Meri simply didn't move in with one of her sister wives
while she was house hunting instead of fleeing the state altogether.
The stars of Sister Wives took to social media to explain the situation.
Meri wrote on Twitter as the show was airing,
"Mixed feelings/emotions about staying in Vegas for three months while I found another
house in Flagstaff.
I LOVE Vegas (no secret) but it was hard being away from the family.
I traveled back and forth often those months!"
Her sister wife, Janelle, retweeted Meri's comment, adding, quote, "I'm so glad that
is behind us!"
A fan then asked Janelle why Meri couldn't have simply stayed with Janelle or fellow
sister wife Robyn.
Janelle answered,
"Meri runs a business that takes a lot of room and we have all moved into smaller homes
compared to what we had.
The bedrooms are full.
We didn't have an option."
Fellow sister wife Christine also expressed her sadness at Meri having to move back to
Las Vegas, tweeting,
"It's just sad that @MeriBrown1 is by herself in our cul-de-sac.
Super lonely!
We really missed her A LOT!!"
The reason Meri needs so much space in her home is because she is a LuLaRoe retailer
and needs space for her merchandise.
Meri regularly posts pictures of the merchandise she has for sale on her Instagram account
and has her own website where people can purchase merchandise.
LuLaRoe isn't Meri's only business venture.
She also owns a bed and breakfast, Lizzie's Heritage Inn, in Utah.
The business opened in 2017, and is about a five hour drive from Flagstaff.
She told Us Weekly that the bed and breakfast, was originally built by her ancestors in the
19th century, adding,
"It's not the type of thing that needs a whole lot of hands-on.
I've got employees that I hired that are there doing the cooking and cleaning and stuff like
that, and my mom is there."
Some fans weren't buying the excuse that no one had space for Meri, speculating that Meri
moved back to Las Vegas because of a falling out with her sister wives.
Whether or not Meri moved because of a disagreement with the other wives, it looks like things
have turned around for the reality star.
Since the episode was filmed, Meri has found a home in Flagstaff and permanently relocated
to the city with the rest of the Brown family, an exciting development fans will likely see
in a future episode of Sister Wives.
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