Sister Wives

We'll get into the meat of the following article in just a few moments.

First, however, we need to go find the world's smallest violin...

Kody Brown is 51 years old. He has four wives and 18 children.

He also has a massive home renovation project on his hands.

Meri Brown turned 49 years old on January 16.

But here's the sad thing:

For the record, the video 2 Girls, 1 Cup is totally disgusting.

Really, you should NOT Google this footage. We mean it.

Kody Brown would like you all to know that his life isn't easy, okay? 

Despite what you might think, the life of the Kode Man is rough.

Meri Brown doesn't seem to be feel very loved these days.

But that doesn't mean she loves the idea of changing up her life in any substantial way, either.

We hope you're sitting down for this, television viewers.

We hope you're prepared to learn the truth about some reality TV shows.

Sister Wives jumped ahead a few weeks on Sunday night.

When we last left the Browns, Meri was settling back in Las Vegas by herself after her new Arizona neighbors took issue with her polygamous lifestyle.

Do you think Meri Brown has ever had a good time being a sister wife?

Because it kind of doesn't seem like it, does it?

Mariah Brown is not the best version of herself these days.

So says the Sister Wives star herself.

Is she or isn't she?

It's the question that keeps being bantered about within the Sister Wives universe -- and, no, for once we're not referring to whether or not Meri Brown is on her way out.

It's one of the worst kept secrets on reality television:

Meri Brown does not get along with her fellow Sister Wives.

... And they're back!

Following a lengthy hiatus and a move to a different state, Kody Brown and her polarizing polygamous family returned on Sunday night with a new episode of Sister Wives.

It's that time again, Sister Wives fans!

It's finally time for the new season to air.

It's the worst kept secret on reality television:

Meri Brown is not a happy person.

Mariah Brown is totally in love and she wants the entire world to know about it.

This is not exactly breaking news, of course, considering the Sister Wives cast member is engaged to Audrey Kriss -- and, along with an agreement to marry someone, typically means that rather strong feelings are involved.

As has been rather well-documented of late, Meri Brown doesn't seem particularly psyched about the future.

There's been plenty of speculation that Meri may even be leaving Sister Wives somewhere down the line.

Earlier this week, TLC aired a special preview episode of the new Sister Wives season to come...

... and it offered up a surprising reveal over which family member, in particular, was most bothered by the Browns moving from Las Vegas to Flagstaff, Arizona.

Meri Brown finally has a cause for celebration.

She finally has a reason to be content on Instagram, rather than seemingly lost and confused and striving for some sort of happiness in life.

We have a Kody Brown sighting, folks.

We repeat: We have a Kody Brown sighting!!!!!

We are less a month away from the return of Sister Wives.

For several weeks now, fans have been wondering what might lie ahead after all this time away from Kody Brown and his family.