The wife of former Two Rivers City Manager Kyle Kordell has issued a statement on the situation involving her husband.
In Kayla Kordell’s statement to SeehaferNews.com, she said bluntly, “Kyle is not a wife beater. He is a man who loves his wife and his family more than anything. He loves his girls, he loves his family, and our life together means more to him than I think some people realize. I know the man I married, and I don’t believe it’s fair to define him or our entire marriage by a difficult chapter in our lives.”
She admitted, “We’re not perfect, and we certainly don’t have a perfect marriage, but I believe people can make mistakes, learn, grow, take accountability, and find their way forward.”
She admitted that “the last 15 months have been incredibly difficult,” saying she and her family felt “so unwelcome in a community that should be doing everything it can to welcome new families, support its residents, and encourage people to put down roots.”
She closed saying, “I love my husband. I love my family. And right now, we’re choosing to focus on each other, our girls, our marriage, and taking things one day at a time.”
Below is Kayla’s full statement.
“I feel like it’s time to say a few things, and I hope people can respect what I’m about to say.
First and foremost, Kyle is not a wife beater. He is a man who loves his wife and his family more than anything. He loves his girls, he loves his family, and our life together means more to him than I think some people realize. I know the man I married, and I don’t believe it’s fair to define him or our entire marriage by a difficult chapter in our lives.
Marriage isn’t always easy. We’ve had struggles, disagreements, and moments where things have been incredibly hard. We’re human. We’re not perfect, and we certainly don’t have a perfect marriage. But I believe people can make mistakes, learn, grow, take accountability, and find their way forward.
We love each other, we have a family together, and we have a lot of history. We’re choosing to pick up the pieces, work on ourselves, have the difficult conversations, and give our marriage the attention it deserves. We’re taking steps toward counseling and focusing on healing and rebuilding.
I also think it’s important to acknowledge that the last 15 months have been incredibly difficult, not just personally, but in our experience within this community. The amount of harassment, judgment, and bullying we’ve experienced has been heartbreaking. It’s disappointing to feel so unwelcome in a community that should be doing everything it can to welcome new families, support its residents, and encourage people to put down roots.
I also think we’ve lost sight of some pretty fundamental American values along the way. One of the principles our country was founded on is that a person is innocent until proven guilty. That should mean something. People shouldn’t be publicly condemned, viciously attacked, or have their character destroyed based on headlines, assumptions, or one-sided versions of a story. Especially by people who don’t know the whole story or the people involved.
Living under constant public scrutiny, feeling like people are watching, talking, and forming opinions about your personal life, takes a toll. That kind of pressure doesn’t just affect individuals. It can put an incredible strain on a marriage and an entire family, especially when you’re already navigating difficult things behind closed doors. Sometimes the hardest part isn’t just what you’re going through privately, but having to carry the weight of everyone else’s opinions on top of it.
Communities are built by people, and kindness, compassion, fairness, and the willingness to give others the benefit of the doubt should be part of that foundation.
I know not everyone will understand our decisions, and that’s okay. But I ask that people respect them. Please don’t spread gossip, make assumptions, take sides, or involve our children in adult matters.
Our family deserves privacy and room to heal without an audience. We don’t need everyone to understand our decisions, agree with them, or have an opinion about them. We simply ask that you respect them.
I love my husband. I love my family. And right now, we’re choosing to focus on each other, our girls, our marriage, and taking things one day at a time. ❤️”
