'Sister Wives' stars Janelle and Christine open up about their polygamous marriage falling apart and how they're rebuilding their lives: "[We're] excited for this next chapter"
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00:00 or just still sister wives.
00:00 - I don't know how to explain the term,
00:02 but it is, like she's not my sister.
00:04 - There's a bond that happened
00:05 when we raised our kids together.
00:06 - I think so.
00:07 - And we chose to do things together
00:09 because we were a family,
00:11 and because we had these kids together.
00:12 But now, we're choosing to do things with each other
00:16 'cause we like the other person.
00:17 When I left, I'll never forget
00:23 how you came over the next day.
00:25 Like when I told all of you guys that I needed to leave,
00:27 you came over the next day, and you talked to me about it.
00:30 And you're like, "Really?
00:31 "Does this mean it's like over?"
00:32 And I'm like, "Yeah, I'm moving and everything."
00:34 And you're like, "Okay, then what does it look like next?"
00:39 And I remember realizing, I'm like,
00:41 "I don't know if I can be a sister wife.
00:42 "I don't know if I can understand that word.
00:44 "I don't know, I don't know what anything looks like."
00:47 And then I moved, and the next time I saw you,
00:49 I was like, "Oh, there's my sister wife, Janelle."
00:53 You were always so supportive,
00:56 even when I was struggling in the marriage,
00:57 you were supportive.
00:58 And then when I left, you were supportive,
01:00 even though you knew it meant the change of everything.
01:03 - Yeah.
01:04 - You were still supportive 'cause you just wasn't working.
01:06 - Yeah.
01:07 - And you continue to be supportive.
01:08 - Thank you for being one of my best friends, Janelle.
01:11 - Thank you.
01:12 - And just to new beginnings, right?
01:14 - New beginnings. - To new beginnings.
01:16 - New beginnings.
01:17 - We've actually been doing a lot more together,
01:19 and it's been really fun, do you know what I mean?
01:21 And I've called Christine several times
01:23 when I've been like, "Well..."
01:26 When I needed her to give me some emotional perspective
01:29 on something that was happening either with Cody
01:31 or the kids or just anything,
01:33 she's the only one who really gets what I'm going through.
01:36 - And I really knew who you were married to.
01:37 I'm just saying, I really, really knew him.
01:39 So it was a different perspective.
01:41 - Yeah, it was a valuable perspective, for sure.
01:44 - I'm extremely proud of Janelle.
01:48 I would be proud of Janelle if she stayed with Cody too,
01:51 just because the choices that she makes
01:53 are right for her, 100%.
01:55 And so whether she stayed with Cody,
01:57 whether she left Cody, I didn't care.
02:00 I just wanted to see her happy
02:01 and living whatever life she chose for herself.
02:04 I mean, on the outside.
02:06 On the inside, I was always like,
02:08 "Girl, there's a whole freaking world out there
02:13 that we knew nothing about."
02:15 - For me, at this point in my life,
02:17 because my marriage is over
02:19 and I'm no longer part of a plural family,
02:21 it means I have infinite ability
02:25 to choose what my next chapter looks like,
02:28 to redefine myself, recreate myself,
02:30 transform into whatever I wanna be.
02:32 And it's not gonna be that much different than who I am.
02:34 Let's be real, I like myself, you know what I mean?
02:36 But I have so many opportunities now, huge opportunities.
02:40 So I'm excited for this next chapter.
02:43 (whooshing)
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