I give and gave Kayla some "space" even though she's confirmed to be struggling with addiction and has failed as a mother. It's a tough situation for me, a mother who does laundry daily and plans meals. Hear me out.
Kayla was fighting back!
According to Aaron (and I believe him on this point), she was throwing marriage books at Nick, feeling gaslit, calling out his hypocrisy, and having screaming matches with him in Aaron's front yard. How many fans or ex-fans have had similar desires? She probably gave him that black eye.
She also removed herself from social media and his streams many months ago.
She's simply not made of strong stuff. I wish she were.
I predicted a slightly scandalous and difficult divorce, but I understand why that didn't happen. Can you imagine trying to divorce Nick when his entire online identity revolves around being a dad and husband? When he, and his trust fund, control all the finances? When your community is almost entirely Evangelical?
I'm not part of that culture, but I can see how gaslit she was.