I definitely agree that the scene was hard to watch. Having said that, I need to go back and watch it again because for some reason, I thought that Christine said they all didn't feel "safe" when around Meri. Like it wasn't safe for them to be around her because she may cause problems/issues when they all get together. Given what we see in the episodes, I'm not seeing the sister wives repeatedly reaching out to Meri like they all think that they are doing. Or maybe they aren't as welcoming as they believe they are being. It's obvious that Meri doesn't think so. We won't know because we see the edited version.
I thought that Meri, even though obviously shocked at the aggressive tone Christine was using, handled the situation well. I would have blown up at her and told her to kiss my behind as soon as Christine said that she wouldn't have had Meri at the birth. That was harsh. Or at least her delivery was harsh (and I'm not talking about the baby delivery). You could tell that Meri was grasping for the right term to use and couldn't think of anything besides saying "guarded" (I believe that was the word that she used...a lot...). It wasn't until Meri kind of snapped back at Christine that Christine kinda sorta looked like she thought "maybe I shouldn't have said it like that".
And that voice that Christine uses drives me nuts. That "let me talk to you like a little child" tone. Ugh!
Every time that you see Kody and Meri talking one on one, he comes in with an attitude. He doesn't seem to even try to get along with her. It's almost as if he is trying to make her leave so that it won't be his fault/choice.
You know what? Meri did screw up, but in this day and age with the prominent use of social media, her situation, sadly, isn't an unusual one. Heck, they have television shows that focus on catfishing (I hesitated in even typing the word because I'm sick of hearing it.) I have heard many stories like her's and not just on reality television but in "real life" also.
I can't remember Kody ever admitting in front of the other wives that he and Meri were having issues for many years before this...hate to say it again but I have to...catfishing scandal. I know that the viewers see him saying it but has he said it in front of the others? Although I am sure that they've seen it on the show and know it now, maybe he should have told them all so that they wouldn't hold it all against Meri. Maybe then they would have some sympathy for her. And Meri has said that she was being emotionally abused by this person. That he/she/it was threatening her family and she couldn't get away from them. That she was pulling away so that she could protect her family. Have they forgotten that or do they choose to focus solely on what could have happened? They all say that this is the life that they want so they need to resolve themselves to the fact that they need to forgive and move on. What other choice do they have if this is what they want? Do they really not love Meri enough to do that?
In the therapy sessions, it seems that the sister wives and Kody blame Meri for all their problems. That one situation caused them all to have such animosity for her? And, if so, for this long? I agree that they need to get over it already. Forgive. Move on. Maybe they need to get another therapist because Nancy doesn't seem to be getting the job done.