Suffice it to say, Teresa Giudice had an interesting night last night. She was all over NBC for two hours of prime time last night finally getting her comeuppance on Celebrity Apprentice. Everyone seems surprised that Teresa lasted as long as she did making it to the top five. I wasn’t that surprised. Teresa went into the show with a plan to keep her mouth shut and do whatever it took to get through each task unscathed. Gone was the gossipy, table-flipping Teresa. The Teresa we saw on Celebrity Apprentice was a team player. She did whatever she was told even when she had no clue what she was doing. As a team player she took on small jobs that would not be the focus of the boardroom and concentrated on getting everyone to like her more than others on the team. That was not a particularly hard task considering how unlikeable some of the other players were. When forced to step up as project manager, she allowed stronger players to guide her decisions and made sure her team was on board by asking everyone for reassurance. It turned out to be a very successful strategy. Even so, Teresa was fired last night for as she so aptly put it, “overlooking” her entire project.Teresa also seemed genuinely interested in her charity, Nephcure. Perhaps she just has a good PR agent but Teresa talked about Nephcure on twitter and mentioned individual kids who needed help. That is more than most of her D-list celebrity counterparts did. Teresa doesn’t have a lot of intelligence but she used everything she had to her maximum potential. She’s branded herself as an author who can’t read or write, a cook who can’t pronounce the word ingredients or cumin, and a good parent of out of control (but adorable) children. That is quite a feat. She’s also amassed a following of rabid fans who believe the entire shebang. It’s genius marketing.
And then there was last night’s episode of Real Housewives of New Jersey.
These same Teresa fans watched what I can only assume is the same show that was transmitted to my rickety ole TV last night fully convinced that she is the victim of mean girls, haters and bullies. On Real Housewives of New Jersey last night I saw someone once again getting her comeuppance. I can’t explain to you what “Team Teresa” saw. I’ll let them flood the comments with their perceptions of the show.Some of what we saw was sort of inexplicable. There were three main issues last night and all of them have Teresa right at the center of them. That is the cue for Teresa fans to say that there would be no show without Teresa. That may be true, but that doesn’t mean that Teresa is in the right and the victim of bullying.
The biggest issue, which has been an issue since last season is that Teresa is PISSED that Melissa, and to a smaller degree Kathy, are on “her” show. Despite Teresa constantly spewing her “family is everything” platitudes, the bottom line is Teresa does not like Melissa or Kathy and has no desire to mend the family unit. Teresa’s fans scream that Melissa is jealous of Teresa. Melissa fans scream that Teresa is jealous of Melissa. The fact is that long before there was a RHONJ Teresa hated Melissa. Bravo knew that and that is why they brought on Melissa and Kathy. Drama sells. Two of the three relatives try to maintain an appearance of civility and one runs to the tabloids to put down her family for money. These seem like indisputable facts to me. Apparently not so for Teresa fans. So the other two issues of last night’s episode are mired in that swampland of family dysfunction.
As someone who has a brother who had a wife I was not particularly fond of, I cannot fathom calling him up and telling him that his wife of seven years was a gold digger who just wanted his money. I don’t see that in Melissa, but even if she was at every appearance alone and throwing her inappropriately-dressed self at every man in the bar with expensive shoes on, I’d keep my mouth shut. Especially if the relationship with my brother was already strained. If you need to gossip about your sister-in-law you do it with another sibling, or your best girlfriend. Teresa doesn’t seem to have either of those. Teresa’s comments to Joe Gorga were mean, hurtful and unfounded. I don’t believe for a minute anyone was telling Teresa bad things about Melissa. I believe those are Teresa’s thoughts conjured up in her own under-developed brain. There is nothing positive or helpful about telling a sibling that their spouse is a gold digging whore. It doesn’t come from a place of family harmony. Teresa needs to apologize sincerely, face-to-face to both Melissa and Joe and beg for forgiveness if she wants to mend the family. I don’t believe that she does. Last night Teresa had the nerve to blame her brother for repeating the horrid comments to his wife. Teresa never accepts responsibility for anything.I believe that she will continue this sort of shit-stirring solely for the purpose of having a storyline. She is willing to destroy her family on national television in order to make a buck.
Speaking of selling your soul to the devil, the final issue was the tabloid story she sold to In Touch about Joe Giudice’s arrest. Last week we saw Teresa talking to a shirtless Joe about her concerns that GiaYou can put it all out there for a paid tabloid story but you can’t discuss it with your own friends and family? They aren’t allowed to mention it to you? Really? That makes sense to Teresa fans?
Teresa has got to be the dumbest person ever to supposedly have written a book? Listening to this woman form a sentence is like listening to your 2 year old explain the meaning of life.
Can't even imagine having to interact with her and her nonfunctioning brain cells.
Wouldn't you think the psychic at the party would have told Teresa "Go home it's not gonna be a good night for you". Teresa says she has a degree in Marketing and she apparently is putting it to good use for the time being. She's selling her soul for fame and fortune and doing well at it. Teresa is basically White Trash from Paterson, NJ and is trying to play with the big boys. NJB
Bravo please replace theomibse njwives. You are going to have a homicide on your hands. These people are out of control and their children, especially guidices 4 daughters are damaged goods. Its time to let them go Bravo. They are old and stale and fugly as hell. Let’s get five new Wives and their families who are not related. And not so much fighting. Thank you …NOW. NEXT!
I was cracking up last night when (I think) Clay said something about Teresa being a sweetheart, and Lisa shoots back, "have you SEEN her show?"
Well written Tamara… Tre is selling out her family – at this rate she will be alone with 4 hyper kids while Joe spends 10 years "away"I'm wondering if she doesn't have so much stress that lashing out is her release…Hope those girls don't follow a bad road when they are older – kind of shocked me how Gia screamed at her sister to get down… that's a learned/copied behavior…Does anyone know when Joe's trial starts?
I use to watch RHONJ faithfully and I liked seeing the interaction with the ladies but when I watched it last season, I skipped the reunion, I was horrified by what I saw. I was not biggest fan of my brother's ex but I did not say disrepectful things to him about her but I did say them to my sister when I thought she, my former sister in law, was wrong. That is what you do in a normal family but with this whole Teresa/ Melissa thing I am so over it. Really I was a Teresa fan and I still am in a way I want to see her do well and no one said any one who doesn't have a brain can't make millions; *cough* jessica simpson, kim kardashian snookie, so I will not be grudge her that. What I will begrudge her is the fact that this mess was happening off screen and she is continuing it on screen and in the tabloids. But the blame of this can not solely lay on Teresa, I know I am going to have some nasty replies. Some of the blame can be laid at Bravo's feet for bringing Melissa and Kathy on and some can be laid at the feet of Melissa and Kathy for wanting to come on this show. This kind of hatred and dysfunction does not belong on national television. NONE and I do mean NONE of these people see anything that they are doing as wrong. Teresa doesn't think she is wrong, which is is, Melissa doesn't think she is wrong, eventhough she made the comment last seas when we first met 'at least we pay our bills', talking about Teresa and joe's bankruptcy and Kathy thinks she's not wrong, eventhough her husband is a little swammy and she had no real clue what the heck is going on. And Bravo thinks they are not wrong eventhough they wanted rating so bad when Danielle left that they are willing to help in the destruction, that was already present, to make a good, mind you not great, tv show. NJ was the fun housewives. They were not the drama of Atlanta, which I could not watch this seas either. They were with thier kids having fun as friends and now this is a train wreck that no one should ever want to to be a part of. If I were all of these ladies I would consider my options and get out while I still have some dignity left. I remember reading somewhere that Teresa said 'this was not the show I signed up for'. If that is true, and I do mean 'IF', than maybe you should get out. Because what the world is seeing is not the kind of portrait anyone should want to paint of themselves.
I like the show, but it pains me to watch. I didn't see last season entirely cuz it was too much.This entire season is so stupid. They're all mad over a cookbook dumb joke that they've all profited from. I don't buy anything Melissa says. If she so wants to be all peace and love with Teresa and her family, why did she join this show when she knew her storyline was all about feuding with T?Also, how dumb they all looked discussing who forgot whose birthday presents. RIDICULOUS. It's a stupid mess and I'm over it. It's gotten to be too much.OH, WHY IS LAUREN A FULL ON HOUSEWIVES?!?! Can we discuss that?! Which, btw, I don't think that pity party of hers is legit. The bitch knows how to get camera time.But I must say that Caroline has BALLS to call anyone a bully when she has taught her entire family to bully Lauren.
I totally agree with your assessment. Furthermore, how long is Bravo going to run this whole cookbook diss storyline. I'm over it, and the whole sister-in-law bickering. Bravo needs to shake up that cast because the episodes are starting to get BORING!
Who are you people and what have you done with the Teresa fans? Are they still busy wishing death on Jacqueline on twitter? Seriously, did you see that last night? Woah.
Well i WAS a fan of the show but not anymore its dark and depressing. I dont agree with Teresa telling her brother about his wife in that fashion but that is their relationship. He did apparently tell Joe about his cheating on Teresa and he was all involved in that situation stirring up family drama but its not OK for Teresa to do it??? (jac tried to explain that in her blog today) I dont think Teresa is trying to destroy her family, what show are you watching? Bc if saw the show on season 2 reunion Teresa threw Andy Cohen bc of Danielle bringing up her family. She didnt want it public. And guess what, melissa was feeding family information to Danielle. Melissa and Kathy joined this show to dig up family drama with Teresa for ratings its disgusting. These ppl are family. I thought Id be happy reading about you covering this show but you have no idea what you are talking about. I thought you would do research like you do gor RHOA but i guess its just your limited opinion I mean this is your blog. But dont just jump on the gravy train with no real information. And stop calling ppl dumb its childish. She is making money for her family. What is your blog generating??
Oh and in her blog Teresa says she told Joe this 2 months prior to filming yet he brings it up on the first episode like he just heard it. He tells Melissa and she says why are u telling me this I dont need to know this…etc. then last night she says the first time he heard it he cried to her about it however that was NOT the scene on the first episode. They needed a story line so they got one. Whats the point in hin telling everyone else in the family? Id rather see them all having fun and drinking and doing stuoid things than this fighting. Idk Tamara I want u find real dirt or do some researching but I think you are just going with the flow. I wont even comment on Lauren and Mama Caroline……sad
YAY Team Teresa has finally found its way to the blog! I guess they weren't too busy harassing people on twitter after all! Clearly what my blog is generating is dumb people. DUH!
Tamara are u serious??? Im not team teresa I just have watched the show for the first episode and to call me dumb are u serious? I am a Certified Biology Teachet who is Graduate School. I teach children daily and have decided to help reform education in my state. I am on a panel of educators who are debating how best to implement education reform in my state. I will over look your ignorance because I am FAR from dumb. You are apparently a child because after all I said your only reponse was to call me dumb. No research no checking of sources you should stick to Atlanta because thats what you know. And the name calling??? I thought we were adults. It seems you arent very educated and are simple minded like how you speak of Teresa.
Sorry for the typos I was obviously a unnerved by your comment and I am typing on my iPhone. *I meant to say I have watched the show from the first episode. Also I am a Biology Teacher who is in Graduate School.
Be sure to point out in your educational debates that other people with different opinions don't know what they are talking about and should gather research until they agree with you. I'm sure they will be wowed by your vast intellect.
I respect Teresa more than I used to. I see her working hard at multiple jobs, I do see her as a good (not perfect) mom. I feel she gets ganged up on. When someone f—s up with immediate family, it is not right for every cousin and friend of cousin to jump in to it. I think it was wrong of Gorgas and Wakiles to get on show and if I was Tre, I'd be mad. Just because Bravo made offer (or did the relatives contact Bravo), they did not need to take it – they all have money and pay their bills. Last night on WWHL Melissa said the family fighting was even worse before they joined the show. That alone is good reason not to. You could see by watching one show that Bravo cultivates negative drama everywhere. No family relations will improve by putting on reality TV. Whether Teresa is right or wrong, and she is often wrong, she is also not the smartest woman on the show and can be shortsighted, she is "old school" about her family. The Gorga's are there strictly for conflict and cash. If they had not been related to Teresa who was already on the show, there would not have been a place at the table for the Gorga's or for their many many celebrity paid appearances. To me, it is like choosing the lesser of two evils. You can't say much good about any of them.
Tamara Im not gonna debate with you on your blog. You are entitled to your opinion as am I. It was obvious from your blog that you had not followed the show since it began, that it why i suggested you do research. You claim you like to expose reality tv however I felt you were just jumping on the bandwagon in this case and it was based soley on your opinion and not any fact like your blogs on Atlanta which is what i expected from you. Also I was gonna say that about you, I read your blog daily and I have seen you call commentors names and make cruel jokes regarding them when they do not agree with you. This is childish behavior and should be beneath you at this point in life. So honestly I was not surprised your comment back was negative and that you called me names you can be quite childish when someone does not agree with you. So from now on I will merely read your blog since you like to generalize about people you have never meet.
Sorry for any grammatical errors I did not proof this, again Im on my iPhone and I already see I spelled meet wrong, I meant met.
Great blog as usual. Too the "educator" it would be nice if helped T out a bit. She struggles with for sentences in the heat of a moment. Anyway I too have a sister in law that is as dumb as rocks. She didn't finish high school but has 4 kids that are holy terrors!! I felt bad for Rosie for having to babysit all those kids. Anywy, I digressed, so never in a million years would I give my opinion to my brother on his nonworking, uneducated, baby spitting out, for a wife. I do promise I have spoke about her to my husband & my mother, who feels the same. So T, you owe a huge apology to M. Get over yourself and apology, for real. Not an apology that rings right back to you.
I'm a Teresa fan! But I am also a fan of seasons one and two. I couldnt even finish season 3 and I tried season 4 but it is too much. I don't think you should air your family business period. Teresa was wrong for telling her brother that. She needs to realize that eventhough she doesn't like Mel she needs to keep it to herself and if she is shifty it will all work out in the end. The more she pushes the more he will pull away. Also Teresa is not int he tabloids talking about her family. Everyone else on RHONJ is talking about Teresa. They can't do an interview without mentioning her. Just give Teresa her own show and recast RHONJ. ALso Melissa and Joe's lives are slowly unraveling there are reports of his bad business deals and owning people money. This is how it happened for Tre in her second season, I see the same for Melissa. And Caroline needs to sit down and mind her own business. If you are not helping stand down and fix your relationships with Dina and the brother you're not talking to.
Teresa reminds me of several incredibly stupid people I've known in my life who honestly believe that people who are smarter than they are are being smarter than they are on purpose just to make them look bad.She's also got to learn to be less sensitive about being talked about. For one thing, talking about the other cast members is a job requirement on these shows. For another, how do you NOT talk about the town drunk and his asshole wife who are being hauled into court and/or jail every other day?Still missing how she's being bullied or how such a thing would even be possible.
I dont think she is being bullied but I am tired of them talking about her for ALL of their story lines. Its just like Danielle. I wish they had something interesting going on in their lives.
Actually I like Teresa more after watching her on Celebrity Apprentice. She wasn't as smart as other contestants, but she understood the rules of how to ensure success by making sure your task isnt focus of boardroom.What I like about her the most is that she is doing whatever it takes to survive this financial mess for her girls.I disagree with the way she told her brother, but I do think Melissa is materialistic. I understand Teresa's concern, but her brother doesn't want to hear it. Also not sure what good it would do to talk about a what if. They are happy now.Good luck Teresa digging your family out of the financial mess. I am impressed with your tenacity.
Also it kills me how everyone wants to act like Joe Gorga was not threatening to tell Teresa about Joe Guidice cheating on Teresa!! That is probably what started this entire thing, i dont see how everyone can focus on Teresa without seeing Joe did the same thing true or not. Im not a complete fan of Teresa but I do think her and Melissa are one in the same. Melissa just does her dirt better.
Am I the only one that doesn't see the parallels between a jersey dude confronting his brother-in-law for being a cheating scumbag to his sister and a sister telling her brother that his wife is a gold digging whore because she doesn't like her?If I do "more research" on this serious topic will it somehow make sense to me?
Don't even try, Tamara. I've been running that through my head ever since she said it lol!
It has nothing to do with doing research, Im saying they both were meddling in each others business. Both of them. I dont think either one of them were correct and I never said I agreed with Teresa. Tamara its obvious you only want people that agree with you to comment on your blog. I thought comments would cause a discussion?? Why are your reactions to commentors opinions to make fun of them and or call them names? I dont get it. Ive never seen anything like this especially with the person who writes the blog.
And its hilarious how there are other people who are "fans" of Teresa's and you are not replying to their comments just mine:) Maybe Im special? Wait! I am! I will go back to enjoying the teachers appreciation luncheon I am currently attending. This was entertaining:)
For what it's worth, Anonymous, I wasn't talking about you. I thought Tamara was referring to Teresa when she tried to draw the exact same comparison when she was arguing with Melissa.
Saying I don't see the parallels with regard to Teresa's comparison of two totally different situations hurt YOUR feelings? Wow. You probably don't have the intestinal fortitude for this blog if that bothered you. When people state opinions in comments I don't agree with I challenge them. As a teacher, you should be encouraging your students to challenge opinions as well. Enjoy your lunch.
Well Im done eating now:) I could actually have seconds since Im eating for two but now Im just tired and I do not feel like going to my classroom! So Tamara first let me say Im very opinionated and I love discussions its actually the best part of grad school, lightly debates. So of course I encourage that in my own classroom how can else can I know my students are learning if we dont discuss issues? Secondly im not bothered by your comments at all my feelings are not hurt why would they be? I dont know you you will never meet me so your opinion about me or especially this silly debate about reality tv does not bother me. Im just like engaging in discussions its entertaining as I have previously stated. Your comments that are directed towards me have some sense of malice or irritation its almost like u want laughs or you are trying to make digs, which I course am not doing. Im merely arguing my point. Or my opinion. I do feel that both teresa and joe should stay out of each others marriage and i believe that was my point. If you reread my comments I never agreed with Teresa and I still dont. And to address Ivy, what was explained in both teresas and jacquelines blog is that Joe was arguing with Teresas husband and while they were both threatening each other Joe Gorga threatened to tell Teresa about her Joe cheating. Teresa apparently read the messages and Im sure she was upset. I could infer that she then thought it neccessary to tell her brother what she "heard" about his wife as well. The issue here really is that the audience believes that Joe Guidice was cheating and not that Mellissa woild cheat on Joe Gorga so therefore they believe it is OK for Joe Gorga to say this about his brother in law and not OK for Teresa to say about her sister in law. This family has real issues and its sad and depressing to watch everyweek. I should stop but I am apparently addicted:)
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the problem is that these cast member "write" their own scripts.. There is the script in their head, to justify what they do, the script they went over with their husband to justify what they did, and then the script they say to each other which gets ripped to shreds because none of the scripts match up..Here is my take (and I like all the cast members for being the complete nutjobs they are).. The Guidice and the Gorgas are both the biggest offenders of the above "writing their script" actions, which is why its hard to figure out where something started or who shot john first. Their behaviors have made it impossible for Caroline to deal with them consistently (caro has her own issues, but she has a low tolerance for bullshit and it shows now with Teresa)..I personally dont get the Wakile hate, I am sure that like myself, the wakiles have 2 kids about to enter college and got the opportunity to make that college money on the show. Richie does have lame jokes, but Kathy has been pretty innocuous where Teresa is concerned, she tries to make up with her, tries to soothe her when Teresa is insistant on flying off the handle, to the point that on the show last night, she offered to let Teresa give Richie a black eye if it would shut him up..Teresa doesnt own the world, or this damn show, I personally think its a silly premise to defend Teresa by saying her family members were HORRIBLE to want to come on and make some money or catch some fame for themselves.. the world does NOT revolve around Teresa, and the fact that she feels it does is telling..there is a very real problem between Teresa and her Bro, and it has shit all to do with Melissa (thats just the comfortable thing to pin it on.) Watch the Manzos, see the SON worship going on? That same son worship (you can bet your bottom dollar) was in the Gorga household. Joe Gorga was the sun the moon and even the stars of the household, even in Teresas eyes (its a real cultural thing). Then Teresa became ;famous;, I am sure she liked becoming the STAR of the family and I am sure it drove little prince Joey crazy!I feel for Jacqueline who doesnt really have a script, so she is bouncing around confused and being driven nuts.. I dont always agree with Jac, but I do think she is the only hw on the show being "real" (even Kathy has a script so she doesnt get killed by Teresa in an unfortunate table flipping or cooking knife incident)Sweetnessnbubba
Okay so "sweetnessnbubba" maybe either the best nic ever or the cheeseiest. I'm leaning toward the former so I am not going to argue with you. :)Back to my teacher friend. First, boy am I glad I didn't go with the whole "are you on your period, because you seem sensitive" jab. Now I can go straight for the pregnancy hormones ad hominem fallacy. YAY!Actually I think we mostly agree on the issue. I just don't buy Teresa's lack of responsibilty in the issue because Joe confronted Joe about being a cheater. Joe Giudice is a scumbucket and any brother would address that directly with the scumbucket. That was an act of protecting his sister. He did not go to Teresa and say "hey i heard your husband is fucking around on you" he took it to Joe directly. Teresa on the other hand professses with one side of her mouth publicly that she wants to work things out with Melissa and be one big happy family, then she calls her brother, who she is also claiming she wants a relationship with and making unfounded and hurtful allegations about his marriage. BIG DIFFERENCE.And yes I believe Joe Gorga cheats with whoever is gross enough to let him and Melissa is happy in a marriage to someone that gives her anything she wants. Your mileage may vary.Now go get your kids ready for finals. In my experience Teacher appreciation week falls during standardized testing prep week which is the worst week of teaching. Surely you have better things to do with your time than argue with an idiot on the Internet! 🙂
Actually NO i dont!! The kids just finished testing so we are just buying time until the end of the year!! Its a sad shame I know…but you try getting children to learn after Testing. We no longer do Finals,…long story:) eitherway yes I do agree that Joe Guidic is PROLLY cheating!! Laugh out loud! However i think Teresa took seeing those texts as a way for her to get pay back, or to justify her being angry in her own house. So i agree. I do still think Joe should not have said anything though bc I learned a long time ago people will believe what they want and you getting involved will only make them angry at you for exposing a truth they do not want to deal with. Teresas life is in shambles and it is sad to watch. I wouldnt want ALL of my personal life out for the world to see. Trust me:)
After I posted that I remembered you are a high school teacher. You are at the part of the year where you just try to keep the knife fights at a minimum. I do NOT miss my HS teaching days. Or middle school. College Freshmen and first and second graders or best. Everything in between, is a never again. :)You are starting to seem a lot smarter. Don't get excited, it's probably just the extreme idiocity in the Kim thread. 🙂 I hope you timed this baby properly so you can go out on materity in the fall. 🙂
The Sweetnessnbubba is my twitter handle..I am sweetness, and Bubba is my evil imaginary friend (he is the shit stirrer, I figure if my kid gets to have an imaginary friend to blame crap on, I do too)..So its probably running towards the cheesy side, but I like it..You can argue with my opinions all you like, I never take offense.. Unlike a lot of the Teresa fans, I like all the women, and can see each of their points, I just think Teresa has become lost in a Diva Shit Spiral and she needs get over herself..you know the drama queen types who seem to be living out some Tennessee Williams play in their head? That right now, is Teresa..
I love me some bubba. You can't argue with bubba. Or sweetness
Legendary,They aren't mad b/c of the comments in the cookbook. No, they are mad b/c of the success Teresa is having from being on the show. It's the same in the other franchises as well. When one does well, the haters hate on her. As the saying goes: haters are gonna hate Boo. As for the episode and this article. The way I see it is: Melissa, Joe Gorga, Kathy and Rich are JEALOUS as hell of Teresa. Why else are they even on the show but to stir up drama. If Joe Gorga were my sibling, I'd punch his short ass in the mouth. He is different in front of his sister but bashes her behind her back. He doesn't want a true reconciliation with Teresa. And, Mama Mafia (dried up ass Caroline) is wrong b/c it is Melissa that is willing to destroy the family, just to remain on the show and get some recognition of her non-singing ass – IMHO. Melissa is as fake as her story about being a just a waitress. Anyway, glad Tre is off the show b/c she was terrible. The one HW I'd like to see on The Apprentice is 'bug-eyes' (Romona S), That would be a real hoot. Peace and Blessings,P
Right. And what they're most jealous of (among the many many things there are to be jealous of) is how over-the-moon happy she is. Her definition of success also sounds suspiciously like that of Nene Leakes, i.e., notoriety and having a reputation as an overall buffoon equals success.
I stopped watching rhoj after the gorgas and wakiles were cast. Its not the same fun show it was back then. however from what ive read online in newspapers and blogs, the gorgas are very shady and joey owes a lot of money to a lot of people including the bank for the spec house they are living in. also the lauritas are in major debt as well and have bled their business for personal expenses. That being said I can respect theresa for doing what she has to do to keep income coming in. she seems to be the only housewife handling her business.
I totally agree tht the Wakiles & the Gorgas are jealous of Tre & her success. While Tre has said some snooty things 2 Melissa, any1 w|half a brain can see tht Melissa isn't the sweet wholesome homemaker she tries 2 portray. I don't buy 4 one second tht she is interested n reconciling. As far as Mama Menopause (Caroline) is clearly miserable n her life & instead of staying out of a situation which has ABSOLUTELY nothing 2 do w|her she iz making matters worse! Y don't u try workin on ur relationship w|ur own siblings? How abt u take ur own advice u try 2 give 2 others? Joe Gorga needs 2 stop whining. He iz the end product of being a momma's boy.
Out of all of the people on this show, I think that Kathy and Melissa are the only ones who understand (and maybe on some level actually like?) Teresa and have real pity and compassion for her. I think Rich does, too. Melissa grew up with sisters and she strikes me as the kind of woman who has always had a lot of friends, especially girlfriends, and there had to have been a Teresa or two among them.The dynamics between Melissa and Teresa fascinates me, as Melissa really does seem like the beautiful and popular older sister who "has it all," but still feels protective of her unpopular, odd-looking and bad-tempered younger sister.I also think that she's the only one who understands the relationship between her husband and his sister and how it got to be so friggin' convoluted.Her mistake lies in underestimating how vicious Teresa can be and the degree to which Teresa hates her. Given her own way, Teresa won't be happy until Melissa is dead. And then she'll stick pins in her body to make SURE she's dead. I'm not kidding.
Oh, and she wants her brother dead, too. And I think Joey finally GETS that, which is why I agree that he's over her.
I used to like Teresa in the beginning but she's turned into a green eyed jealous lying monster who is dumb as dirt. Oops, sorry dirt.Where in heaven's name did she get a degree? She must have purchased it online.Teresa, face it that you're a liar. You're jealous of Melissa because she's prettier and has more going on than you.Go to therapy! It'll help you when your Joe totally devastates you.
She is very jealous of Melissa, hell I am too but I wouldn’t go around trying to break up my brothers happy marriage just cause hers is in shambles, her husband treats her like crap, wake up dummy he don’t want to be with Herman Munster’s look alike anymore, he is just staying for the little ones……………..hello!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bravo please replace these njwives. You are going to have a homicide on your hands. These people are out of control and their children, especially guidices 4 daughters are damaged goods. Its time to let them go Bravo. They are old and stale and fugly as hell. Let’s get five new Wives and their families who are not related. And not so much fighting. Thank you …NOW. NEXT!