IN Tyler’s words, this family’s living situation is ‘not ordinary’. Megan, a mother-of-two lives with Tyler - her ex-husband, their two-year-old daughter, her partner - Michael and their newborn son Juniper. Having moved to a similar area around the same time and after going back and forth with Ryann and looking at their finances, Megan, Michael and Tyler decided that moving in together was a good idea. However, not everyone thought the same. Megan said: “A lot of people think that we are horrible parents, that we're ruining Ryann's life. We're confusing her. Which is also not the case.” Instead they have noticed that Ryann is a lot calmer and content with both her parents around all the time. Tyler said: “ I just get to be closer to my daughter every single day.” The group started posting about their life on social media and have experienced a few… misconceptions…about their set up. Megan said: “They assume that we're a throuple for some reason. Well, it's a little bit understandable. But we're not.” Tyler added: “Some of our followers call us brother husbands.” The group make light of these misunderstandings on social media with entertaining videos but just to confirm: this is not a brother husband situation. Would they recommend this living situation to others? Tyler said: “Yes and no. Yes. If you do it, get a bigger house. And no, unless you absolutely have to.” Michael added: “Only if you need to.”
Social Media: Follow Megan, Tyler and Michael’s updates on TikTok: @minimeyer2.0
Credits:
Videographer: Collins White
Senior Producer: Kim Nguyen
Producer: Emika Berry
Casting Producer: Courtney Buabeng
Editor: Vanessa Nascimento
Social Media: Follow Megan, Tyler and Michael’s updates on TikTok: @minimeyer2.0
Credits:
Videographer: Collins White
Senior Producer: Kim Nguyen
Producer: Emika Berry
Casting Producer: Courtney Buabeng
Editor: Vanessa Nascimento
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00:00I live with my boyfriend, my ex-husband, and our children.
00:04It's not ordinary.
00:05Hey, brother.
00:07We've had people in our personal life
00:09tell us that we're sinners, that we're awful people.
00:14Today, my ex-husband's ex-girlfriend
00:17is coming to visit.
00:18Who would want to live with someone
00:20that they were married to?
00:21What does the term brother-husband mean?
00:26Good question.
00:28Mac and cheese.
00:29All right.
00:30Mac and cheese is hot, all right.
00:32This is boyfriend.
00:33This is ex-husband.
00:35And that's baby mama.
00:37My name is Megan.
00:38I am a mother of two.
00:40My boyfriend is Michael.
00:41And we've been together for about a year.
00:43Tyler's my ex-husband.
00:44We got married in January of 2020.
00:46And we got divorced in September of 2023.
00:49My daughter, Ryan, is two years old.
00:51And my son, Juniper, is six weeks old.
00:53How do you guys divide household chores?
00:56Megan keeps the children alive.
00:58And Tyler and I do the dishes.
01:01We do the cleaning.
01:02We do the cooking.
01:03That's inaccurate.
01:06Whose idea was it to live this way?
01:09It was your idea.
01:11Yeah, it was my idea.
01:12My boyfriend was the one who brought up the idea of, hey,
01:16why don't we just all live together?
01:19Obviously, at first, everybody was kind of against it.
01:22We all moved to the East Coast around the same time.
01:25But once we realized that finances
01:27just weren't getting better, and, you know,
01:29it was really impacting our daughter,
01:31we just said, let's do it.
01:35What will each of the children call you?
01:38Ryan just calls me Michael.
01:40Sometimes she also calls me Tyler, our dad.
01:43And I'm like, nope, that's not right.
01:45I'm not a dad.
01:46Yeah, we correct her immediately.
01:49Since I stay home with the kids,
01:50I'm obviously around them the most.
01:52When Tyler wakes up, he'll kind of take
01:55over with Ryan.
01:56When Michael gets home, obviously, he helps out
01:59with Juniper and with Ryan.
02:01What are some of the immediate benefits that you noticed?
02:05My daughter, for sure.
02:08She has been much more calm.
02:11She's obviously happier having both her parents
02:13around all the time.
02:15I just get to be closer to my daughter every single day.
02:20What level of, like, swallowing pride did it take to do this?
02:23It took a lot.
02:25And I'd say it still takes a lot every day.
02:28It's hard, but it's really easy at the same time,
02:31because it's just kind of like roommates.
02:35There had to be a lot of healing and a lot of personal growth
02:39to even consider something like this.
02:43My boyfriend, my ex-husband, and I all just signed a lease
02:45together.
02:46What has the response been to you sharing your story?
02:50Oh my gosh, it's been mixed.
02:52People thinking it's awful and we're confusing the children.
02:56What were some misconceptions people had about your family?
03:00They assume that we're a throuple for some reason.
03:04We're not a throuple.
03:05Please take that out of your minds.
03:07Well, it's a little bit understandable.
03:11But we are not.
03:12A lot of people think that we are horrible parents,
03:17that we're ruining Ryan's life, we're confusing her,
03:21which is also not the case.
03:22She fully understands mom and dad are not together.
03:26One of my other buddies, he told me
03:28that I sold my soul for this.
03:31Some other people said, good for you, but you're an idiot.
03:35I got told I wasn't a part of Mexican heritage anymore.
03:39Oh, yeah.
03:40I was like, that doesn't make any sense.
03:43I don't think it has anything to do with my heritage.
03:45We've had people in our personal life
03:48tell us that we're sinners, that we're awful people.
03:52And how about on the flip side of that,
03:53what about the supportive comments?
03:55So good for the kids, this is going to benefit them.
03:58They're going to have so much time, get so much love.
04:00Some of our followers call us brother husbands.
04:03Hey, brother.
04:05What does the term brother husband mean?
04:09Good question.
04:11I think I'm still figuring that one out.
04:12Kind of took it and ran with it, because it's funny.
04:15There is no brother husbanding happening.
04:19We're not brothers.
04:21Clearly.
04:22Clearly.
04:23We grow mustaches the same.
04:25That is true.
04:28How would you describe your relationship with each other?
04:32Better.
04:34Definitely better.
04:35Definitely better.
04:38I did not get along from the beginning.
04:40It took a very long time for them
04:44to even be in the same room.
04:45After I got over the fact that I have
04:48to live with my ex-wife's new boyfriend,
04:51we kind of just sucked it up and just became, I guess,
04:55I don't know, I'd say friends somewhat.
04:58It's the first time he's said that.
05:00Tyler, has this living situation had an impact
05:05on your romantic relationship?
05:07Oh, jeez.
05:10Yes, heavily has an impact.
05:15My ex, Hannah, is coming over today,
05:17and I'm not so sure how she felt about the living situation.
05:24I am the ex-ish, if you want to call it that.
05:29Not girlfriend.
05:30It was a-
05:31We were just-
05:32Situation.
05:33We're like homies.
05:34Oh, shut up.
05:35Homies.
05:37A little bit deeper than homie.
05:39Well, before this gets less awkward.
05:43Hannah, how did you feel when Tyler told you
05:48about this living situation?
05:51I thought it was a little weird, to be honest.
05:55Who would want to live with someone
05:56that they were married to?
05:58Obviously, it didn't work for a reason,
05:59so why are you all putting yourself
06:02in a situation to where things could come up again?
06:07I'm pretty sure he actually texted me.
06:09It was like, Tyler.
06:11I was like, yeah, she's probably gonna leave
06:13after I tell her this, so.
06:16Was that your intentions?
06:16Were you just trying to get me to leave faster?
06:18It wasn't you, it was me.
06:19It didn't really have that much of an impact
06:22on our relationship,
06:24because it didn't really progress further afterwards.
06:29When he first told her, things were definitely rocky.
06:34Wasn't sure if she was gonna be the type of girlfriend
06:38that was gonna be like, no, you can't,
06:41you can't do that, but turns out,
06:43yeah, we went to lunch to talk about everything.
06:46I was vetting her for myself,
06:49because I was like, if this goes anywhere,
06:52this person is gonna be eventually
06:55in the co-parenting pool of me, Tyler, and Michael.
06:59I definitely started it rocky,
07:00but it was a happy ending,
07:02because now I got a full friend out of it.
07:04I think he is a great guy,
07:06and he's gonna make some girl very happy one day,
07:09but it was just not me or Megan.
07:13I'm definitely not being his wing woman at all.
07:16Maybe further down the line.
07:17So next weekend?
07:19Yeah, maybe next weekend.
07:22How do you think this living situation
07:25impacts the children?
07:27I think it is positive.
07:30I think that they are all awesome parents.
07:33Their kids are very lucky to have all three of them,
07:36and I can't wait to see where life takes all of y'all.
07:45Would you recommend this living situation to others?
07:49Yes and no.
07:51Yes, if you do it, get a bigger house,
07:55and no, unless you absolutely have to.
07:57Yeah, only if you need to.
07:58I would, honestly.
08:02What do you hope the future holds for your family?
08:05Nothing but the best.
08:07Family compound.
08:09Family farm.