Welcome To Plathville: How Kim Plath's Winning Fans With New Vulnerability
Kim Plath is known for her tough manner on Welcome to Plathville, but she has turned a corner in season 4 and has even started to win fans over with her newfound vulnerability. Kim is usually very closed off, but her marital troubles with husband Barry Plath have led her to become more open on the show. From starting her own business to sharing deeply personal diary entries, Kim is a brand new woman on Welcome to Plathville, and many fans admire her for it.
Many times on the show, Kim has been mom-shamed by Welcome to Plathville fans, especially as the seasons progressed. She went from sheltering her kids for much of their childhood to outright casting her older children away when they rebelled against her. Kim even went so far as to force her oldest, Ethan Plath, away from her younger kids unless she was supervising them, which led her to get called manipulative in the past.
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Fans usually saw a harsher side of Kim, as she made her strong dislike of her daughter-in-law, Olivia Plath, known to everyone. She said at one point that Olivia had evil spirits in her because she was opening her husband, Ethan, up to new experiences outside of the family values, like drinking soda and traveling. However, there has been a change in Kim on Welcome to Plathville season 4, with Barry saying she might be having a midlife crisis, and fans think she is the most relatable she has ever been.
While Kim is usually spending her day raising her younger kids at home and cooking meals, she said that she is focusing on herself now, even following her dreams of opening a dance studio. It has put a strain on her relationship with Barry, as he has been picking up the slack
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