'Sister Wives': Fans call Kody an egoistic 'bully' for forcing Truely to learn how to ride a bike
It is Kody Brown's chance to spend some time with his children as the sister wives decide to take a trip to Chicago. In today's episode (March 15), Kody decided to take on the task of teaching Truely, his daughter, how to ride a bike. He knew that it was going to be a task because Truely has been previously hesitant to learn the same.
Despite this, he knew it was something that had to be done. He decided to get a bike for Truely to ride on and started by assisting her with it. However, Truely was nervous and did not seem enthusiastic about riding a bike. She expressed her fear of falling and made it clear that she did not want to go further with it.
Despite this, Kody seemed adamant about Truely learning how to ride. There comes a point where Kody pushes her bike faster than she was prepared for and this leaves her in tears. She voices out her irritation and makes it clear that she has no interest in learning how to ride a bike but Kody decides to dismiss her reasons.
He tells her that there is no crying in baseball. Hearing this, Truely looks at him and tells him that this is not baseball. This gives him more reason to justify his actions as he states that riding a bike is much easier than playing baseball. Things get worse when Truely says that riding a bike should be her choice.
However, Kody disagrees as he points out that Truely is not old enough to make her choices. After pushing Truely for a while and forcing her to learn how to ride a bike, Kody finally gives up after he notices that the lesson was not bringing out the outcome that he had expected. He then asks Truely to go inside the house and later hugs her out.
While Kody might have thought that it was the perfect way to teach someone how to ride a bike, viewers thought that the actions hinted at that of a bully. "Kody forcing Truely to ride a bike. Is Kody showing what a total bully he is," read one comment. Another wrote, "This is hurting my heart. Leave Truely alone. My children didn't want to ride bikes. Guess what? I DIDN'T MAKE THEM RIDE BIKES. Check your ego, Kody. Yes, she should have some agency."
Another user called out Kody's behavior as they wrote, "Kody you are not supposed to force any baby to ride a bike because they may have fears. Truely is old enough to say she is done that is not up to you to do. Why didn't she have a bike with training wheels???"
While Kody may not feel that his actions were wrong, it looks like the viewers have taken offense to them. Will he be able to win them back?
'Sister Wives' airs on Sundays at 10 pm ET on TLC.