Sister Wives’ Madison Brown Details Breaking Patterns for Her Kids
Sister Wives' Madison Brush Promises To Break Family Patterns
Madison Brown Brush is breaking the cycles that didn’t suit her.
The Sister Wives’ star, the second eldest of Janelle Brown and Kody Brown’s six kids, candidly shared insight into how she’s changing it up when it comes to parenting her and husband Caleb Brush’s four kids.
“There are things my children will never be exposed to in our home and I made that decision long before they were born,” Brush—mom to Axel, 8, Evie, 6, Josephine, 3, and Emilia, 16 months—wrote in a recent Instagram post. “I knew at 13 years old that I didn’t want the life I was living.”
Indeed, Brush admitted she didn’t benefit from parts of her upbringing, adding, “I couldn’t change my circumstances then, but I could decide, with full certainty, what I would and wouldn’t carry forward.”
As for what the 30-year-old found necessary to change?
“No instability where there should be stability,” Brush continued. “No fear where there should be safety. No secrets where there should be honesty. No chaos disguised as normal.”
And while the former reality star has made it her mission to break the cycle, she admitted, “It’s not natural.”
“It takes a lot of intention to not repeat patterns,” Brush added. “It’s something I had to learn, and something I have to keep choosing, especially on the hard days.”
Nevertheless, she was determined that the problematic parts of her upbringing end with her, noting, “That part was decided a long time ago, and I’ve never once looked back on it.”
Madison Brush Brown/Instagram
But Brush isn’t necessarily looking back in anger. Her latest reflection on her polygamous upbringing—her father also shares five children with wife Robyn Brown, six children with ex Christine Brown as well as one child with ex Meri Brown—comes less than a year after she said she was open to reconciling with her father amid their years-long estrangement.
“I am open to reconciliation and forgiveness and closure,” Brush clarified during a November episode of the TLC series. “But if he ever wanted to be let back into our lives, there would need to be a pattern of consistency.”
For a deeper look into the dynamic of the Sister Wives families, keep reading…
Logan Taylor Brown
Born May 21, 1994, Logan is the oldest son of Kody Brown and Janelle Brown. He is also the eldest child of 18 in Kody's entire brood.
After graduating with a master's degree in business administration from the University of Nevada in 2020, he married Michelle Petty two years later.
Aspyn Kristin Thompson (née Brown)
Aspyn is the oldest child of Kody and Christine Brown. She was born on March 14, 1995.
Also a University of Nevada alum, Aspyn tied the knot with Mitch Thompson in 2018. She announced her pregnancy in April 2025.
Leon "Leo" Brown
Born on July 29, 1995, Leon is the only child of Kody and Meri Brown.
In 2020, Leon came out as transgender, sharing that they were previously "socialized as a girl."
"I was pretty young & unfortunately i grew up in a context that was incredibly gendered & restrictive," Leon—who also goes by "Leo"—wrote on Instagram. "and here’s the thing, i’m finally ready to share my favorite self with the world. and that self is incredibly genderqueer, trans, and unapologetic."
Leon married Audrey Kiss in 2020 at a Colorado courthouse wedding.
Mykelti Ann Padron (née Brown)
The second of Kody and Christine's children, Mykelti was born on June 9, 1996.
She married Antonio "Tony" Padron in 2016 in a wedding ceremony documented on Sister Wives. The couple are parents to daughter Avalon and twin sons Archer and Ace.
Madison Rose Brush (née Brown)
Janelle gave birth to Madison—her second child with Kody—on Nov. 3, 1995.
After studying at Utah State University, Madison married Caleb Brush in 2016. The pair share kids Axel, Evangalynn and Josephine.
Hunter Elias Brown
Janelle and Kody welcomed Hunter—their third child together—on Feb. 9, 1997.
Hunter graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 2020, before studying nursing at Johns Hopkins University.
Paedon Rex Brown
Christine gave birth to her and Kody's third child together on Aug. 7, 1998.
Robert Garrison Brown
Born Oct. 31, 1998, Garrison was Kody and Janelle's third youngest child together. He died by suicide on March 5, 2024 at age 25.
David "Dayton" Preston Brown
Dayton is the oldest child of Kody's fourth wife Robyn Brown from her past marriage with Preston Jessop. He was adopted into the family in 2015, five years after Robyn spiritually married Kody.
In 2014, Kody legally divorced his first wife Meri so he could marry Robyn and officially adopt Dayton as his son.
Gabriel Winn Brown
Nicknamed Gabe, the fifth child of Kody and Janelle was born on Oct. 11, 2001.
Gwendlyn Genielle Queiroz (née Brown)
Kody and Christine welcomed their fourth child on Oct. 15, 2001.
Gwendlyn tied the knot with Beatriz Queiroz in 2023.
Aurora Alice Brown
Aurora is the second oldest child of Robyn. She was legally adopted by Kody in 2015 after he married Robyn the prior year.
Ysabel Paige Brown
Kody and Christine welcomed their fifth child together on June 13, 2003.
Her struggles with scoliosis have been documented on Sister Wives.
Breanna Rose Brown
Breanna is Robyn's third child from her marriage to Preston. After Robyn married Kody, Breanna and her older siblings were legally adopted into the family.
Savanah Brown
Kody and Janelle welcomed their youngest child together on Dec. 7, 2004. The exes reunited for Savanah's high school graduation in 2023.
Truely Grace Brown
Born on April 13, 2010, Truely is the youngest child of Kody and Christine.
Solomon Kody Brown
Kody and Robyn welcomed their second youngest son on Oct. 27, 2011.
Ariella Mae Brown
Born on Jan. 10, 2016, Ariella is the youngest daughter of Kody and Robyn. She is also the youngest child of 18 in the entire Brown family.
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