Paedon Brown Says He’s Not ‘Nearly as Close’ With Dad Kody Brown as Other Siblings Are: ‘He’s Always Fluctuated’

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Part of growing up. Sister Wives star Paedon Brown is opening up about his bond with dad Kody Brown — and explaining why the father-son duo aren’t “as close” as fans might expect.The 23-year-old TLC star exclusively told Us Weekly on Thursday, February 24, that he sees his mom, Christine Brown, “once a month,” but things are different with the 53-year-old Wyoming native.“Dad’s relationship has always [had] ups and downs with all of us,” Paedon said of his 17 siblings. “There are times when he’s the absolute best [and] there are times when he’s the absolute worst. … He’s always fluctuated, and people’s opinions of him have fluctuated.”The construction worker doesn’t live near the Brown family’s compound in Flagstaff, Arizona, where Kody resides with wives Meri Brown, Janelle Brown and Robyn Brown.

Christine, 49, announced in November 2021 that she and Kody were separating after more than 20 years together.Because of the distance between him and the rest of his relatives, Paedon is “not really” jealous of the strong bonds his father has developed with the other Brown kids. “It’s what it is,” he told Us. “I don’t live there. … So, of course, I’m not nearly as close with him as they are.

That makes sense.”Along with Paedon, Christine and Kody share daughters Aspyn, 26, Mykelti, 25, Gwendlyn, 20, Ysabel, 18, and Truely, 11.

The businessman is also the father of Mariah, 26, with first wife Meri, 51, and Logan, 27, Madison, 26, Hunter, 25, Robert, 23, Gabriel, 21, and Savanah, 17, with Janelle, 52.Kody legally wed Robyn, 43, in 2014 so that he could officially adopt her three children from a previous relationship: Dayton, 22, Aurora, 19, and Breanna, 16.