Robyn Brown from Sister Wives has been slammed online for allegedly using a tragic situation for her own benefit. In early March, a tragedy struck the Brown family when their son, Garrison Brown, took his own life. And shortly after that, Robyn allegedly tried to take advantage of the tragedy to make sales on her website.
At least that’s what people online have been accusing her of. It is a sensitive topic, so please take care of yourself and proceed with caution. And if you or anyone you know is struggling, please call the Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, or contact a different helpline that’s available in your area.
Robyn Brown May Have Reopened Her Online Store
Now, to the topic at hand. Only a few days after the news broke out about the tragedy in the Brown family, somebody on Reddit posted about a curious thing they noticed.
The post has since been deleted, but reports about it are still up on the internet. And according to the reports and the post itself, Robyn did something in the aftermath that people didn’t like. She apparently reopened her online store, My Sisterwife’s Closet.
Robyn first opened the business along with Kody and her three sister wives years ago. They sold their own custom jewelry in the store. And the store had been going for a while but a few years ago, it closed. The My Sisterwife’s Closet Instagram has not been active since 2019.
And this is the case for all of their other social media, too. In December 2023, In Touch reported that the company was officially listed as inactive.
Based on official documents they obtained, My Sisterwife’s closet was listed as inactive on November 7th, 2023. They also said that the paperwork listed Robyn as the owner of the business.
And this is despite the fact that My Sisterwife’s Closet has always been marketed as a joint effort of the whole Brown family.
Fans Noticed Activity On My Sisterwife’s Closet
But now, of course, the Brown family looks very different than it did when My Sisterwife’s Closet was first founded. Three of the four sister wives have left Kody. We watched the whole story unfold on the show, with Christine leaving first and Janelle and Meri following her soon after.
But a couple of months ago, people noticed that there was some activity on the My Sisterwife’s Closet website. People noted that there were products listed on the website and that it was even possible to make a purchase. And this is still the case as of now.
At first glance, the website doesn’t look active. There are no products listed on the home page, and there isn’t a link to a catalog of them. But if you use the search function, products will come up in the search results — and you can even use the product pages to navigate back to the full selection of products.
It is possible to add items to the cart and there appear to be several payment options available for checkout. So all evidence seems to point to the business being active. And according to the people on Reddit, this is a new development since only a couple of months ago.
Is Robyn Trying to Profit Off a Family Tragedy?
Although it has to be said there isn’t much proof online that the website was truly closed before this. But there is one item in particular that the people on Reddit took issue with. It’s the “Choose to keep go;ng” bracelet, which is an item designed to raise awareness about people who attempt to, or end up taking their own lives.
The design is a simple plaque with a rope-like edge, connected to a chain bracelet. On the plaque are carved the words “Choose to keep go;ng”. And importantly, the letter “i” in the word “going” is replaced by a semicolon.
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This is because the semicolon is a widely-used symbol connected to awareness about this topic. It’s because of the way the semicolon separates a sentence into two parts. It can seem like the sentence is over when you get to the semicolon. But actually, there’s a whole other part of the sentence, if you just keep reading past the semicolon.
The metaphor here is that ending one’s own life is like ending the sentence at the semicolon. There’s a whole other part of it that you will be missing out on. The product description of the bracelet product page also explains this.
The description also contains reminders that there is help and resources available and that it’s okay to ask for help and to talk about it. It says:
“There are always people that care, more than you can even realize.” There’s also a number for an emergency hotline and a list of details about the bracelet.
The Bracelet Isn’t About Garrison’s Passing
In addition, the description states that a portion of every sale of this bracelet will be donated to a charity called Project Semicolon. And at the very bottom, below everything else, the description has a personal message about the bracelet: “Dedicated to my loved one. I miss you. -Robyn”
The text makes it very clear that this bracelet design is personal to Robyn. And the first thought that might come to your mind is that the message is about Garrison. But in reality, that’s not the case.
The product has existed and been on the website long before his tragic passing earlier this year. The text doesn’t refer to Garrison but to Robyn’s brother. We don’t know much about him because Robyn has never opened up about him on the show.
But in 2022, The U.S. Sun reported that she used to have a brother named Paul. Sadly, Paul took his own life in 2017. And The U.S. Sun obtained the police report from back then, as well as the obituary.
While there’s no real proof of this, Paul is probably the loved one that Robyn is referring to in the message in the product description. According to the obituary, Paul was 22 when he passed away. He was a student and also served in the National Guard.
Garrison and Robyn Weren’t On Speaking Terms
Much like Garrison, who was also a student serving in the National Guard. Although for him, it was the National Guard of Nevada, while Paul was in the National Guard of Utah. They were both also in their early to mid-twenties.
Garrison’s passing was an extremely sad and difficult time for the whole Brown family. That much is clear from everything they’ve said about it on social media. And it’s true that Robyn and Garrison weren’t on the best of terms.
We’ve watched their relationship sour on the show and it was all part of a bigger, more complex problem. It all unfolded during the COVID pandemic and had to do with Kody’s strict rules for household visits. Garrison wasn’t the only one fighting him and Robyn on it, his brother Gabriel was right there with him.
And both of their relationships with Kody and Robyn alike suffered a big hit. From what we know, Garrison wasn’t even on speaking terms with Robyn at the end.
But that doesn’t mean the situation would have been easier for Robyn. Even though she and Garrison didn’t get along, he was still a child in her family. And on top of that, his passing would have reminded Robyn of her brother.
Paul was so similar to Garrison and left this world in the same way. And that must have made the situation even more painful for Robyn than it would have been on its own. People online have been dragging Robyn in connection with Garrison’s passing, especially because of her lack of a response or statement about it.
It’s An Odd Time to Reactivate the My Sisterwife’s Closet Website
But the reality is that we don’t know what’s going on behind the scenes, and it’s impossible to say what Robyn’s full reasoning behind anything she does is. Only one thing is clear. This situation is difficult for everyone in the Brown family.
There is still the claim that Robyn is trying to make the situation profitable by re-activating her website. But there isn’t actually much information about when exactly the website started functioning again, or if it ever stopped in the first place.
Obviously, trying to profit off of such a tragic situation would be despicable. But there isn’t actually any proof that that’s what Robyn did. And in this situation specifically, it would be more harmful than not to assume the worst.
If you or someone you know is struggling, please ask for help. You can call the 988 Lifeline, or head to their website, 988lifeline.org, where they have the option to chat with someone. You can also call 8255, which is another crisis helpline. Or contact any other helpline that is available to you. Please stay safe.
