{"id":815,"date":"2022-05-31T16:47:34","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T15:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/?p=170925"},"modified":"2025-02-07T17:04:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:04:22","slug":"welcome-to-plathvilles-kim-wasnt-always-conservative-she-used-to-be-wild-in-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2022\/05\/31\/welcome-to-plathvilles-kim-wasnt-always-conservative-she-used-to-be-wild-in-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome To Plathville&#8217;s Kim wasn&#8217;t always conservative, she used to be &#8216;wild&#8217; in college"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Kim Plath is the leading lady of new TLC show <em><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/whats-on\/ethan-plath-net-worth\">Welcome<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/whats-on\/ethan-plath-net-worth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> To Plathville<\/a><\/em>. Kim and<\/strong> <strong>husband Barry are the parents of nine children and lead an ultra-conservative lifestyle on their farm in rural south Georgia.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are Christian fundamentalists and Kim says: &#8220;God revealed to Barry and me that we were going to marry.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Kim wasn&#8217;t always so conservative and had a pretty wild few years in college. <em>Reality<\/em> <em>Titbit<\/em> has details about Kim&#8217;s views on her youth as well as more about the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tlc\/ethan-plath-and-olivia-are-still-married-after-welcome-to-plathville-drama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RELATED<\/a><\/strong>: Ethan Plath and Olivia are still married after Welcome to Plathville drama<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-grvmedia-grv-video\"><amp-brid-player class=\"align-center\" data-partner=\"11214\" data-player=\"22403\" data-video=\"1022136\" layout=\"responsive\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/amp-brid-player><div class=\"videoData\"><div class=\"videoPlatform\">BridTV<\/div><div class=\"videoID\">10239<\/div><div class=\"videoTitle\">This is MY House | Series 2 Trailer | BBC<\/div><div class=\"videoThumbnail\">https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/oznNU2V44WI\/hqdefault.jpg<\/div><div class=\"videoYoutubeId\">1022136<\/div><div class=\"videoBridID\">1022136<\/div><div class=\"videoAlignment\">center<\/div><div class=\"videoYoutubeChannel\"><\/div><div class=\"videoYoutubeChannelName\"><\/div><div class=\"videoYoutubeAvatar\"><\/div><div class=\"playerId\">22403<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kim-drank-and-took-drugs-in-college\">Kim drank and took drugs in college<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the strict and sheltered upbringing Kim gives her children, she wasn&#8217;t always so conservative. During an episode of <em>Welcome To Plathville<\/em>, the mom of nine revealed that during college she would drink and take drugs. The reality star explained:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I went through some rough times in college because of my wildness.<\/p><cite>Kim Plath, Welcome To Plathville<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>She went on to say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Driving when I was drunk and waking up in the car parked weirdly on the lawn, passed out. You know, taking drugs and driving across town at 3 o\u2019clock in the morning. You know, I could have died so many different ways when I was in college and by God\u2019s grace I came out of it, and he saved me and I live a different life now. But to me, the better thing would be for (her children) not to have to experience all the junk I\u2019ve experienced.<\/p><cite>Kim Plath, Welcome To Plathville<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kim Plath is trying to get her groove back? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/welcometoplathville?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#welcometoplathville<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UgAQUQMpkY\">pic.twitter.com\/UgAQUQMpkY<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rubina\u2019s Red Lip (@JayDaSmiff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JayDaSmiff\/status\/1529345522565230593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">They now lead an ultra-conservative lifestyle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The couple explained on the show they chose to raise their nine children in a more sheltered environment than most kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That means home-schooling, limited access to technology, and a ban on processed sugar, which means no soda or ice cream for the kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They raise their kids pretty much off-grid on a 55-acre farm in South Georgia, where they try to live as self-sufficiently as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As Kim and Barry&#39;s relationship changes, some roles in the Plath house shift. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WelcomeToPlathville?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WelcomeToPlathville<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ONuIjCte8Q\">pic.twitter.com\/ONuIjCte8Q<\/a><\/p>&mdash; TLC Network (@TLC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TLC\/status\/1528828223672438786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some of their kids have expressed resentment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Of all Kim&#8217;s children \u2013 Ethan, 21, Hosanna, 20, Micah, 18, Moriah, 17, Lydia, 15, Isaac, 13, Amber, 10, Cassia, 8, and Mercy, 6 \u2013 some of the older kids have expressed resentment at their lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Daughter Moriah has said on the show she often doesn&#8217;t feel accepted by her parents for wanting to dress differently or go out and explore the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile son Ethan and his new wife Olivia have said they received significant criticism from Kim and Barry for choosing to eat ice cream and drink alcohol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>WATCH WELCOME TO PLATHVILLE ON TLC TUESDAYS AT 10 P.M. ET<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>AND<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>GET FREAKY WITH US ON<\/strong>&nbsp;<a class=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/realitytitbit\/\" target=\"_blank\">INSTAGRAM<\/a>&nbsp;<strong>AND<\/strong>&nbsp;<a class=\"\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/business.facebook.com\/realitytitbit\/\" target=\"_blank\">FACEBOOK<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kim Plath is the leading lady of new TLC show Welcome To Plathville. Kim and husband Barry are the parents of nine children and lead an ultra-conservative lifestyle on their farm in rural south Georgia. They are Christian fundamentalists and Kim says: &#8220;God revealed to Barry and me that we were going to marry.&#8221; However, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":249734251,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1358],"tags":[1716,1710,1756],"class_list":["post-815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-news","tag-trending","tag-welcome-to-plathville"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/realityshrine\/2022\/05\/31\/welcome-to-plathvilles-kim-wasnt-always-conservative-she-used-to-be-wild-in-college\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Welcome To Plathville&#8217;s Kim wasn&#8217;t always conservative, she used to be &#8216;wild&#8217; in college","url":"http:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2022\/05\/31\/welcome-to-plathvilles-kim-wasnt-always-conservative-she-used-to-be-wild-in-college\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2022\/05\/31\/welcome-to-plathvilles-kim-wasnt-always-conservative-she-used-to-be-wild-in-college\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":""},"articleSection":"News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Niamh Colclough"}],"creator":["Niamh Colclough"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Reality Shrine","logo":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-mX3_1x3z.png"},"keywords":["news","trending","welcome to plathville"],"dateCreated":"2022-05-31T15:47:34Z","datePublished":"2022-05-31T15:47:34Z","dateModified":"2025-02-07T17:04:22Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"wp-parsely-metadata\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"Welcome To Plathville&#8217;s Kim wasn&#8217;t always conservative, she used to be &#8216;wild&#8217; in college\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/thetab.com\\\/realityshrine\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/31\\\/welcome-to-plathvilles-kim-wasnt-always-conservative-she-used-to-be-wild-in-college\\\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/thetab.com\\\/realityshrine\\\/2022\\\/05\\\/31\\\/welcome-to-plathvilles-kim-wasnt-always-conservative-she-used-to-be-wild-in-college\\\/\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"\"},\"articleSection\":\"News\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Niamh Colclough\"}],\"creator\":[\"Niamh Colclough\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"Reality Shrine\",\"logo\":\"https:\\\/\\\/realitytvshrine.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/02\\\/cropped-mX3_1x3z.png\"},\"keywords\":[\"news\",\"trending\",\"welcome to plathville\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2022-05-31T15:47:34Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-05-31T15:47:34Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-07T17:04:22Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/realitytvshrine.com\/p.js"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/249734251"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=815"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8401,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815\/revisions\/8401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}