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Today is Monday, March 22, the 81st day of 2021. There are 284 days left in the year.

Today's Highlights in History:

On March 22, 1941, the Grand Coulee hydroelectric dam in Washington state officially went into operation.

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In 1820, U.S. naval hero Stephen Decatur was killed in a duel with Commodore James Barron near Washington, D.C.

In 1882, President Chester Alan Arthur signed a measure outlawing polygamy.

In 1894, hockey's first Stanley Cup championship game was played; home team Montreal defeated Ottawa, 3-1.

In 1945, the Arab League was formed with the adoption of a charter in Cairo, Egypt.

In 1976, principal photography for the first "Star Wars" movie, directed by George Lucas, began in Tunisia.

In 1987, a garbage barge, carrying 3,200 tons of refuse, left Islip, New York, on a six-month journey in search of a place to unload. (The barge was turned away by several states and three other countries until space was found back in Islip.)

In 1988, both houses of Congress overrode President Ronald Reagan's veto of the Civil Rights Restoration Act.

In 1991, high school instructor Pamela Smart, accused of recruiting her teenage lover and his friends to kill her husband, Gregory, was convicted in Exeter, New Hampshire, of murder-conspiracy and being an accomplice to murder and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

In 1993, Intel Corp. unveiled the original Pentium computer chip.

In 1997, Tara Lipinski, at age 14 years and 10 months, became the youngest ladies' world figure skating champion in Lausanne, Switzerland.

In 2010, Google Inc. stopped censoring the internet for China by shifting its search engine off the mainland to Hong Kong.

In 2019, special counsel Robert Mueller closed his Russia investigation with no new charges, delivering his final report to Justice Department officials. Former President Jimmy Carter became the longest-living chief executive in American history; at 94 years and 172 days, he exceeded the lifespan of the late former President George H.W. Bush.

Ten years ago: Yemen's U.S.-backed president, Ali Abdullah Saleh (AH'-lee ahb-DUH'-luh sah-LEH'), his support crumbling among political allies and the army, warned that the country could slide into civil war as the opposition rejected his offer to step down by the end of the year. NFL owners meeting in New Orleans voted to make all scoring plays reviewable by the replay official and referee; also, kickoffs would be moved up 5 yards to the 35-yard line.

Five years ago: Capping a remarkable visit to Cuba, President Barack Obama sat beside President Raul Castro at a baseball game between Cuba's national team and the Tampa Bay Rays (the Rays won, 4-1); Obama left the game early to fly to Argentina for a state visit there. Suicide bombers attacked the Brussels airport and subway system, killing 32 people. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton padded their delegate troves with victories in Arizona; Democratic challenger Bernie Sanders won caucuses in Utah and Idaho and Republican Ted Cruz claimed his party's caucuses in Utah. Rob Ford, the troubled former mayor of Toronto, died at age 46.

One year ago: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered all nonessential businesses in the state to close and nonessential workers to stay home. The Senate voted against advancing a $2 trillion coronavirus rescue package that Democrats said was tilted toward corporations, but negotiations continued. (Approval would come by week's end.) Kentucky Republican Rand Paul became the first member of the U.S. Senate to report testing positive for the coronavirus; his announcement led Utah senators Mike Lee and Mitt Romney to place themselves in quarantine. The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the pandemic was first detected, went a fourth consecutive day without reporting any new or suspected cases of the coronavirus.

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His Bill has caused slay-queens and woman-eaters sleepless nights since he tabled it.

Homa Bay Town MP Peter Kaluma (pictured) has bravely fought for his space since he was elected in 2013. Today, he has become a regular feature in the living rooms of many families through press invitations.

But his latest task is particularly challenging, given that his Luo Nyanza backyard is awash with leaders keen to establish a vocal presence. He has carved himself a niche through rather controversial legislative proposals, which have some element of fighting for the oppressed. The most controversial is the Succession Law (Amendment) Bill.

His submission before Parliament last week, championing the Bill, was nearly poetic. This is a very small proposed amendment with far-reaching and material consequences, he said, evoking Mark Twains sage counsel,its not the size of the dog in the fight, its the size of the fight in the dog.

On the face of it, it seems that Kaluma was once again stepping up to a task Ndiritu Njoka, chairman of the Maendeleo ya Wanaume lobby, had seemingly abdicated; fighting for the rights and freedoms of men. His Bill wants widowers to inherit property from their late wives, too, without proving that they depended on the deceased.

And the Bill does not stop at that, he expounded, it also seeks to block slay-queens and woman-eaters in his words, people who are hiding with you from your family from succeeding their lovers.

The Bill proposes that only legal spouses of a deceased would take over their property and not, again to quote Kaluma non-verbatim, anyone who has lunch with you and takes pictures, ostensibly as proof of marriage.

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As he made his case for the Bill, the MP formerly famed in Bunge as Akuku Danger the famed polygamist made clear that his proposed change would not affect those in polygamous marriages. Spouses in such unions would still be entitled to property belonging to their deceased partners.

The two-time MP came out as a defender of the sanctity of marriage, only that he sounded like a champion of polygamous partnerships. The speech was in itself almost like an ode to polygamy.

We are allowed to marry many women because we passed the Marriage Act that recognises polygamy and even allows for the issuance of certificates, he said at some point.

But that is not the first time Kaluma has fought for men. In 2015, MPs rejected his proposed amendment to the Childrens Act that sought to lock estranged spouses out of child support. Had his Bill become law, women would have lost the right to demand child-upkeep from deadbeat dads.

The Bill proposed to give parents of children born out of wedlock equal custody rights to the child and the same responsibilities.

At the time, Kaluma was battling a custody and child-support case involving his former wife, Mary Akinyi Ojera. While shooting down the Bill, some MPs read mischief in Kalumas intentions.

We are not in the House to create laws to fix our domestic problems, Aden Duale, then Majority Leader, said.

Another of his Bills that got nowhere was his proposal to have some 40 counties secede from Kenya in the wake of the disputed 2017 presidential election.

The MP had cited marginalisation as a ground for secession, and his proposal had received the nod by the elections and boundaries body, IEBC. But the publicised legislation that proposed to create the Peoples Republic of Kenya fizzled into thin air in the months that followed.

But Kaluma hasnt just fought within Bunge, he has exchanged blows in public as well.

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Kody Brown of TLCs Sister Wives has always been a strong, unrelenting advocate for the rights of people who practice polygamy or, as the Brown family calls it in their fundamentalist Mormon sect, plural marriage. Thats why many Sister Wives fans were shocked when Kody told his four wives (Meri, Janelle, Christine, and Robyn Brown) on the new season that he wasnt interested in advocating for polygamy anymore.

With several fractured marriages under his belt, Kody reasoned, he could no longer honestly say he thought polygamy was always a good choice. On the most recent episode of Sister Wives, The Basement Wife, Kody explained that he realized later in life that he had been overconfident about his ability to make his wives happy in plural marriage.

Kody looked back on his time as a young polygamous husband on Sundays Sister Wives episode. With his marriage to Robyn a rollercoaster, his marriage to Christine deeply troubled, and his relationship with Meri estranged, he realized that he might have been too judgmental of other husbands with plural wives in his youth.

When Meri and I were newlyweds, and I was looking at these older polygamist men with their families, I was very critical about their family interaction, the Sister Wives star admitted.

But now, Kody explained, he knew just how hard it was to sustain a polygamous marriage for many years. His epiphany made him wonder if the troubles he saw in others marriages were inevitable in most plural families.

And here I am, 25 years later, seeing my wives in the same places that these other polygamists had their wives that I was so critical of, he revealed. But now Im thinking, maybe, honestly, you morph to that. Maybe thats what these wives wanted. Maybe thats what my wives want.

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Ultimately, Kody told Sister Wives producers, he simply didnt think his four wives wanted to be friends. Unless they took the initiative themselves, he didnt believe it would ever happen.

Honestly, I just dont think my wives really want to be together that much, because if they did, they would, he argued.

Kodys ideal for the Brown family was for them to live under one roof as a cohesive whole. But that just didnt seem to be their fate. Now, his wives were only together in person about once a month and they showed no signs of wanting to change that.

It settles to a baseline of what is comfortable and normal for a family, Kody mused. Where my ideal is at with this other place where were interacting all the time, we live next to each other, were always interacting I dont believe they want that because thats not what theyre comfortable with.

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After years of trying to find a way to get his four wives and their children under one roof again (as theyd once lived in Lehi, Utah), Kody admitted he was just about ready to give up on that dream.

Meri, Janelle, Christine, and Robyn were now scattered in different homes around Flagstaff. To Kody, thats what they seemed to prefer.

I swear, theyre so much comfortable here with us being farther apart and less interactive, the Sister Wives star lamented.

While the state of the Brown family culture and overall dynamic did seem to worry his wives, Kody shared, he ultimately believed they were no longer comfortable sharing space together too often.

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- A trio of dads who are involved in a polygamous relationship have finally got all three their names on their baby girl's birth certificate

- The three doting fathers have been battling to get this done and are now the first "throuple" to achieve it

- The three have also produced a book together on being parents in a polyamorous relationship

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A trio of dads have wound up victorious from their battle to have all three their names on their baby girl's birth certificate - and they could not be any happier. The throuple started with only Ian Jenkins and Alan Mayfield, who had been together for several years before welcoming a third man, Jeremy Hodges, into the relationship.

Before long the trio was ready to welcome a little girl into their unique situation and so the threesome became a foursome as baby Piper became the newest addition to their unique little family.

Thereafter, the three dads embarked on an arduous process of getting all three of their names as parents on the birth certificate of the adorable little one and they won, something they have expressed great happiness about.

Speaking in a New York Post article, Ian said that they made sure to get all three names on the birth certificates to ensure that they would all have equal visitation rights and every other benefit that comes with being a parent should the throuple split up for whatever reason.

In other interesting Briefly.co.za news, an African woman with the Twitter handle @3yesharu has called on married men to consider polygamy and marrying more wives, saying single ladies have been waiting endlessly for potential matches.

The young lady took to social media to air her opinion and called on men who have been married for more than five years. In her post she wrote:

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Sister Wives fans are seeing some new dynamics fall into place for the polygamist family. Previously, many viewers felt as if Meri Brown was the one most on the outs with Kody Brown, while Robyn Brown got most of his attention and affection. After recent events including a dramatic car ride to Utah, some are noticing that Meri Brown seemed calm and collected while Christine Brown was argumentative and upset. Whats more, Robyn Brown reached out to Meri Brown and apologized in a somewhat unexpected move.

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The Sister Wives episode, entitled Felons No More, featured the Brown family preparing for a trip to Utah where theyd meet up with fellow polygamists, the Dargers.

The Browns visit their polygamist friends to discuss the sudden and exciting possibility that polygamy will be decriminalized in Utah. The car trip to get there is a mess, but once there, the excitement is palpable, reads the TLC synopsis.

Things turned dramatic from the start, with Kody Brown discovering a flat tire on the car they were planning to drive. It wasnt long until things got worse, with Christine Brown pushing back on just about everything the Sister Wives cast suggested for the trip.

Christine was not thrilled that she had to take a car ride with all five of the Sister Wives adults packed into one undersized car. Robyn sat up front with Kody while the other three wives were squeezed into the back. Christine did not look happy.

Whats more, Christine Brown even suggested the families do a video conference call rather than visiting in person.

Things must have gotten pretty tense during the ride to visit the Darger family, because Robyn Brown went out of her way to apologize to Meri Brown. Specifically, Robyn Brown apologized to Meri Brown for getting her involved in the dramatic Sister Wives outing.

Apparently, Meri originally had her own plans about how to get to Utah to visit the Dargers, and it didnt involve the car trip.

I felt bad because I asked Meri to drive with us on our trip and if she would have flown she wouldnt have had to deal with our drama! Sorry Meri! wrote Robyn Brown on Twitter.

Dont you wish you were a fly on the van wall while we were traveling? So much gossiping! Naughty sisterwives! she added later.

Sister Wives fans had plenty to say about the trip to visit the Dargers and all of the drama involved. Some felt as if Kody Brown was the real catalyst for difficulty, because he pushed for all of the wives to travel in the same car, but not the right one.

You must drive the same car, but not the one that makes the most sense, joked one Redditor.

First of all, who has a family that large and ALLEGEDLY wants togetherness but doesnt even have more than one comfortable option for taking the adults together in one car? And the one car you DO have he doesnt want to take because its not cool enough? This guy, pointed out another viewer.

The logical solution was proposed by all of the wives but they were ignored because Kody had to prove that they were a cohesive, happy family to the other polygamist family they were visiting. Calling the wives bossy was so uncalled for, and the fact that they took no offense to it shows how theyre used to his toxic language, suggested another fan.

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The newest season ofSister Wiveshas started with plenty of drama. Inthe season premiere, the Brown family grappled with the idea of polygamy. In the second episode, they discussed potentially being arrested simply for entering the state of Utah. There is plenty more to come, but Brown family followers are curious; could Kody Brown and his four wives, Meri Brown, Janelle Brown,Christine Brown, and Robyn Brown, really be arrested just for stepping foot in Utah? The answer is a resounding no.

In the most recent Sister Wives episode, the Brown family packed into the family minivan and headed back to their home state. In 2010, when fans met Kody and his wives, they resided in Lehigh, Utah. By the end of the first season, the family was settled into Las Vegas, Nevada, becausethey feared being prosecutedfor their plural lifestyle.

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Since then, they have rarely trekked back to the state as a group. Meri visits Utah often because her bed & breakfast,the Lizzie Heritage Inn, is located there. Christine travels back as well to see her children who live in the area. Still, it was the first time the entire family traveled back in a single car. This time, their visit was to spend time with another polygamist family, the Dargers. The Dargers are reportedly inspired HBOs hit series,Big Love.

When the most recent episode ofSister Wivesaired, the Brown family could have potentially faced charges. At the time of filming, polygamy was still a felony in Utah. Since the production crew filmed the episode, the state of Utah has decriminalized polygamy. Would Kody have been arrested for entering the state of Utah, even when polygamy was a felony? It wouldnt have been likely.

For several years, the Utah government has been reluctant to pursue polygamy charges unless other serious crimes had occurred. After all, Utah still has the highest number of polygamists in the United States. SinceKody and his wiveswere passing through and were not committing other crimes, it is incredibly unlikely that Kody would have been charged with anything.

While discussion of a potential felony charge led to much drama during the episode, its important to note that Kody and his wives lifestyle isnt legal in any state, including the state of Arizona where they currently reside. Polygamy is a felony at the federal level, but states are left to decide how to best deal with it in most cases. According toCNN, Utah voted to decriminalize polygamy in May 2020, reducing the charge from a third-degree felony punishable by five years in prison to an infraction, punishable by a fine.

While Kody doesnt seem particularly interested in moving back to Utah for good, one of his wives is interested in the idea. His third wife, Christine, has made it clear that she would like toreturn to Utah, now that most of her children are out of the house and have relocated to the general, Utah area.

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Christine and Kodys daughter,Mykelti Padron, currently lives in Utah with her husband, Tony Padron. Aspyn Brown also relocated to the area following her graduation from UNLV, and Paedon Brown lives in Utah, too. Christines three youngest children, Gwendlyn, Ysabel, and Truely Brown, still live at home. Mykeltis current pregnancy might make Christine even keener on moving. Mykeltis daughter will be Christines first grandchild but Kodys third.

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Opinions of Wednesday, 24 February 2021

Columnist: Prince Adjei

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On June 26 2015, the highest court of the United States of America simply referred to as the(US Supreme Court), struck out all state laws banning same-sex marriages from their statutes.

This singular act by the supreme of the most powerful nation in world meant that, same-sex marriage had became not just acceptable in all the fifty states in America, but also legal.

I remember that day pretty well, because I was glued to my television set, watching the Cable News Network (CNN) and witnessed for myself how the host of Anderson Cooper 360 (Himself a gay) took the live feed in a jubilant mood over the surprising decision by the Supreme Court.

It was also quiet interesting watching the kind of pictures painted outside the Supreme Court following the infamous verdict- men kissing men passionately, and women kissing women passionately and locking tongues all over with careless abundance.

Need I repeat that all this happened within the very precincts of the US supreme court?

At long last! the US has asserted itself not only as the most powerful nation on the earth, but also the 'freeist' country in thewhole wide world by fully endorsing gay marriage and approving LGBT rights.

The gay pride parade was insane, trust me, it wasn't surprising that a few months later, some countries in the European Union (EU) joined in the legitimization of such an aborminal act.

I recall vividly that on that evening, I called up one of my Brazilian friends, a woman who had always been a strong advocate and a strong supporter of LGBT rights to pick her mind on what had just happened in the US.

In her exhilarating voice, she said to me.....GUY GEE, you know this is the best news I have received in my entire life. So good to be true.. She added.

Being a bisexual herself, she had engaged me in several arguments and matured conversations on this subject and I remember how she often called me deranged, dumb, misinformed and bias especially ( when she was in her angry mood) even though she was a very calm and sweet person.

Sadly we've lost touch for years now due to the fact that ,each time we discussed the issue the argument somehow degenerated. The last one of such, really did! Especially after I had shared with her a YouTube link of a documentary by Anderson Cooper and CNN talking about the history of gay/LGBT rights.

The documentary in question showed how in the 1970s, men and women who showed the tendencies associated of today's LGBQTI's were consider "Act of Madness" by the American Psychological Association.

So how did we get here, such that today America has boldly accepted and legalized such tendencies?

The documentary as I watched it on the YouTube link revealed that in the 1970s a few bravemen like Huey Newton (then the leader of the infamous Black Panther Movement) were the early persons who openly voiced out in support for the recognition of LGBTs.

These men and women really stood their grounds to ensure that their rights were fully recognised and respected.

It is important to emphasize that from that period through to now, the world have witnessed persons of high societal standing openly admit to, and advocated support and recognition for their rights on their sexual preferences.

Among some of these personalities are notable ones like, Elton John and one of my favourite giver mentors in the world Ellen De Generes.

Today what started as a canker described by the American Psychological Association (APA) has become an accepted practice in America and most countries in Europe.

America just like their counterparts in Europe who have equally regularized same sex marriage are sovereign states with the rights to self determination, and no one can hold it against them.

However, , the attempt by the US and it's allies to brazenly push the agenda of LGBTQI down the throat of other countries to accept it as a 'new normal' is what is quiet worrying and annoying.

Just hold on with your thoughts for now.

In 1472 the first whiteman arrived at the shores of Ghana and I'm sure you have been told during your history lessons back in school what they did?

The whiteman introduced us to the ways of his God and inculcated into us the ways of his God whilst ironically condemning our God and our ways of life.

They introduced to us christianity which majority of us now gladly practice without questions and through this religion, condemned our long practiced system of polygamy.

The irony of the situation is that the whiteman having forced us to believe that, our long cheerished system of marriage including polygamy was bad, today, they have come back with another agenda to tell us that in addition to accepting their marriage of one-man-one-woman, we must also accept a man marrying to a man and a woman marrying to a woman as right and normal.

Let me paint a picture for you here to make it clearer to you in order to help you get the context right.

Supposing I come to the Upper West side of Manhattan, New York as a Ghanaian (African) and set up an Office to arrange polygamous marriages between US men and women or vice versa... Will the American laws grant me the freedom to run my business freely or will their top shot New York lawyers come after me strongly for breaking the laws of the state of New York??

Does it make sense to you now??

So if they won't allow us to do that and create heavenly matchmaking service between US men and African women, what right do they have then to foist LGBT rights on us and ask us to legalise it under our laws?

I'm not so keen on the religious or spiritual angle to this whole debate rather the commonsense and rationality of it.

So if they won't allow me to legally conduct polygamous marriages for their citizens, why would they hold it against if equally prevent same-sex marriage in our country? The next article would try to answer why..

It's that simple!!

Prince Adjei (GuyGee), MA. (Public Administration) as the Records Information Management Project Coordinator of a Private company in United States of America. He opens the line of communication between clients, customers, and businesses to get projects done. With over 8 years in both public and private sectors, Prince Adjei (GUYGEE) has experience in management consultation, team building, professional development, strategic implementation, and company collaboration. Prince Adjei (GuyGee) has managed projects in Records, Information and Management, where he was a finalist for the PMI Project of the Year. Prince Adjei (Guy Gee) holds an MPA from Kean University, Union, New Jersey and a current PMP certification.

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There has been a lot of speculation on social media about the cast of Sister Wives. Specifically revolving around inter-familial relationships. The family has been accused of marrying relatives with a focus on Caleb and Maddie. While the Brushs are not blood-related, there is some truth to inter-family marrying. And it includes Kody and one of his wives.

The Brown family has never been immune to scandals. From Season 1, they were under scrutiny when choosing to live their truth. Coming out as polygamists cost them a lot. Meri worked with at-risk youths, which she loved but lost her job as soon as she revealed her true self. Once Kody married Robyn, their poly life became even more scandalous to the point it was a felony and he risked jail time

Kody feared he would be thrown in jail. No one wanted him to be prosecuted. In the middle of the night, the whole family moved to Vegas to escape a life that could separate them. Though they had more freedoms, it caused a strain on the relationships. No longer were the wives and kids in one home but each had an individual home in a cul-de-sac. Meri, Janelle, Christine, and Robyn developed autonomy especially as the kids started to fly the coop. But, as their lives went on in front of the cameras, more was revealed about the Brown family and viewers werent always receptive.

Kody has one legal wife. Originally it was Meri but they divorced in 2014 so he could marry Robyn. He did that so he could legally adopt her three children from a previous marriage. Aside from Robyns three, all of the children are related via Kody. But, in one episode, the family visited Kodys family farm and viewers learned he and Janelle are more than just husband and wife.

Prior to Janelle dating Kody, her mother met his dad, William and they ended up getting married. She was one of three of his wives listed in his obituary, according to In Touch. So, technically, Kody and his second wife are step-siblings. Yet, social media has been really abuzz with questions about Kody and Janelles daughter, Maddie. In 2016, she married Caleb Brush in a beautiful ceremony surrounded by family, the first Brown child to wed. But, theres been speculation these two are actually cousins. Is there truth to that?

After almost five years and two children, here is the truth about Maddie and Caleb Brush. They are not technically related by blood but are family. Caleb is the brother of Kodys sister-in-law, Erica Brush Brown. So, Erica married into the Brown family making her non-blood related. Therefore, Caleb is not a blood relative but someone who might be at family reunions. So, yes, it may seem odd but it is perfectly legal and not incestuous.

As viewers saw on the most recent episode of Sister Wives, Utah is working on decriminalizing polygamy. Along with their friends, the Dargers, the Browns are still trying to erase the stigmas associated with plural marriage. Leave your thoughts on the family dynamic below and watch the series Sunday nights at 10 pm on TLC or discovery+.

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While polygamy in Thailand isnt as prevalent as it was a century ago and the marriages arent recognised under Thai law, the lifestyle is still practiced by some. Thai media reporters recently interviewed a polygamous trio and apparently life is good, according to the husband with 2 wives. The wives didnt seem to do much talking in the interview.

Reporters from the Thai news outlet Sanook spoke with 44 year old Wacharatorn Tum Sironam about his taboo family arrangement. The trio have been living together for 7 years. Tum says his family is perfectly happy, they have no arguments and they work together to care for Tums 4 children, 2 from each wife.

Tum has nicknames for his wives which translate to big wife and little wife. In the past, Thai law assigned women in polygamy marriages a certain category.

Polygamy in Thailand could be freely practiced before 1 October 1935. Polygamy was recognised under civil law. The old family law assigned wives to three categories, in accordance with the way they became wives. (The official wife known as mia klang muang, the minor wife known as mia klang nok, and slave wives known as mia klang thasi.)

While polygamy has since been abolished, it is still alive in Thailand. Wikapedia

Worapat Pla Sroinam, who has been with Tum for 18 years, is called the big wife. Tum says their love has remained strong over the years. One day, Tum told her he wanted another wife to join the family.

Pla was shocked, but said it would be okay as long as Tum loved them both the same, Tum says. He then spoke with Kochakorn Wan Tapchom, admitted that he was married and asked her to be his little wife.

The family now runs a noodle shop in Ratchaburi province, west of Bangkok, where they sell noodle soup for 10 baht. The Pla and Wan each receive 10,000 baht per month to help with the family business.

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Having friends as a family is important. It allows the parents to chill with adults and for children to make friends their own age, ensuring that everyone gets some time away from each other while still enjoying time as a family. So, when you're a part of a polygamist home, what kind of family friends do you have? The answer is other polygamists, of course.

This episode of 'Sister Wives' sees Kody Brown and his family meet the Dargers, their friends and a polygamist family in Utah. Utah brings out mixed feelings in the hearts of the Browns, seeing that not too long ago they had to leave the state on account of the fact that polygamy is a criminal offense here. However, the Dargers have fought tirelessly to protect their lifestyle. So, who are the Dargers?

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A fifth-generation polygamist, Joe is an entrepreneur who runs a construction company and a real estate development company. Although only legally married to Alina, he also considers Vicky and Valerie to be his wives. The four of them have 20 children together and five step-children, seeing that Valeries was previously a part of another polygamist family. He is also the grandfather to 17 children.

The family is no stranger to reality TV, seeing that they have been featured on the show before, alongside starring in a documentary titled 'My Three Wives'. Their lives also served as inspiration for the HBO series 'Big Love'.

The Darger family takes the concept of sister wives quite seriously. Joe married cousins Alina and Vicky together, on the same day back in 1990. He then went on to marry Valerie in 2000, who was in a previous marriage but got a divorce. Here's where it gets interesting. Vicky and Valerie are twin sisters. In an article by Huffington Post, Valerie addressed why she married her twin's husband.

"The fact that Joe was married to Vicki didn't bother me at all. I took it as a sign he would be a good husband for me as well," she said, justifying her choice. "As teenagers, Vicki and I liked some of the same guys. I thought it might even be good if we married the same man." Vicki hosts a podcast by the name 'Moms I Love' and also works as a bookkeeper. Valerie and Alina work for a family-owned residential and commercial cleaning service.

The state of Utah recognizes polygamy as a criminal offense. This makes even consenting polygamist families felons who risk being arrested and prosecuted. The issue is far worse than being tried and getting sentenced to jail. Polygamist families are afraid to contact social services or ambulances. Under the banner 'Families not Felons', polygamist families such as the Dargers and the Browns protested it.

In early 2020, polygamy in Utah was decriminalized, allowing these families to live freely. In the past, Joe Darger has even gone as far as to dare prosecutors to charge him. However, as reported bySalt Lake Tribune, the Utah Attorney General's Office maintained that its policy is to not prosecute consenting adults whose only crime is bigamy, seeing that the real issue is polygamists who commit fraud and abuse. But seeing that it is now decriminalized, it looks like the family can live in peace.

Their friends, the Browns, however, have no intention of returning to Utah. At least for now, that is. Seeing that the family is falling apart, only time will tell what lies ahead for the Browns.

Catch new episodes of 'Sister Wives' Season 15 on Sundays at 10/9c on TLC.

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Who are the Dargers? Meet the family on 'Sister Wives' who fought to decriminalize polygamy in Utah - MEAWW