We have a rare as hen’s teeth blog from Kim Richards this week, and it’s a doozy. In the excerpt below, Kim admits to taking Monty’s meds, seems pissy with Kyle, and claims she is in the hospital for “injuries from being sick.” How do you get injuries from being sick? Kim does not think she relapsed, she just made a “careless decision.” I’m not going to say much more until I hear what y’all have to say. So hurry up and click through and share your thoughts. Okay, I can’t wait. Please notice that literally she can’t even spell sobriety.Here’s Kim’s explanation…I added the bolding…
OK—now here’s the back story to the whole poker night debacle. Before the poker party took place, I had been struggling with bronchitis and pneumonia for weeks. I went to the doctor several times because I was in so much pain, so I really was in no shape to go to the spa day or poker night. And I definitely didn’t want to go out when Monty came back to the house before poker night after being gone for a couple days. I just wanted to stay at home with him, but I had to go to Eileen’s with the girls. I took the pain medication from Monty thinking it can get me through the pain I was experiencing. Little did I know, it just made me kind of out of it! But seriously, if I knew the medication was going to affect me in a negative way, I would have NEVER taken it. Careless decision on my part—lesson learned! Also, I was hurt that all Kyle could say was how embarrassed she was. As a sister, I would be worried, not embarrassed. I’m just grateful that Brandi was a good friend and supported me. What I don’t understand is why so many of the girls tried to make me stay when all I wanted to do was go home and rest after it got AWKWARD. Why would anyone want to make the situation worse after me and Kyle’s bathroom confrontation? Sometimes, we all just have to “let it go.”
In the next episode you will see that I end up in the hospital with major injuries due to being sick, but because of my history, some people will automatically assume one thing, even though they have seen nothing but strength and courage in my sobority for the last three years. To quote myself, if I may, “I have nothing to hide from anybody.” I’m glad I’m able to tell my side of the story here. Despite all the AWKWARD drama between Kyle, me, and Brandi, I just want to focus on staying healthy, strong, and happy for myself and my loved ones! Until next time!
Um. okay.
The way she just says a vague “pain” like she did in the bathroom make me think it’s not physical pain but anxiety that she’s trying to cover up with any substance, as an addict would. If it’s a true all over pain from pneumonia my first guess would be dehydration and I’d get her some coconut water. Not opiates that dehydrate you more as they temporarily mask pain.
To me, this is good tv. That’s all. The truth is between her and Kyle and yes it’s fun to discuss but family business is family business. We will never know their history together.
I’ve been in recovery for 22 years & going to AA meetings for 32-I stopped drinking/ doing drugs when I was 28. Anyway, I’ve gone to too many meetings to count and I can tell you that every addict looks at prescription bottles and if it says, “Makes you drowsy” or “don’t take this and drive” they think, “Score!!”. Kim knew exactly what she was doing when she took the pill (most likely stole it from Monty or manipulated him into giving it to her) however she probably didn’t realize how stoned she’d get and thought she’d be able to take the pill and nobody would be the wiser. Obviously, that didn’t happen. I don’t doubt that she’s in psychological pain from taking care of a dying man-this is the last thing someone like her should be doing. I don’t believe a sponsor would support this decision and I don’t believe Kim has been completely sober or goes to meetings-the first step in getting sober is giving up the substances but the largest/hardest part of the program is changing just about everything in one’s life as well as learning to accept life on life’s terms. Kim is a spoiled, entitled, manipulative, selfish brat. I believe she’s jealous of Kyle and she calls Brandi, complaining about Kyle and Brandi eats up every word. Brandi obviously has her own addiction issues-if your friends tell you that you act like a bitch after three drinks then there’s a problem. Anyway, sorry, I rambled on…
…someone going to AA for 32 YEARS just called Kim a spoiled, selfish, entitled brat? Yeah…okay.
And the first step is not “giving up the substance.” Where have you been for 32 years?
I am completely shocked and dumbfounded that someone who’s been in recovery for so long, has such little regard for someone else’s path to sobriety. You do realize most addicts are manipulative and selfish at some point, including yourself, right? Just wow.
Thank you for your insight and comment! 🙂
Chasemom,
Thank you for your insight and comments. I agree with you.:-)
@chasesmum ~ I found everything you said SPOT ON. Kim IS a spoiled, entitled, manipulative, selfish brat and you are kind in your description. I probably would have used even stronger words. When they were all sitting at the poker table, and Kim and Brandi kept taunting Kyle with ‘are you jealous’ could it be any plainer who is jealous? Kim WANTS Kyle to be jealous for some fucking odd reason though. Nice try, Kim, but no cigar.
Agreed. If Kim had a sponsor and had properly worked the twelve steps, the sponsor would have thrown up a thousand red flags about letting Monty move in. Monty has hospice, end of life pain pills. Morphine and God knows what else. And I am sure he has plenty because my experience with my parents dying of cancer is that they don’t want to take the pain pills, because they want to be alert and they are afraid, and these pain pills tend to accumulate. Kim probably has more than a hundred that she has pilfered from Monty. How would he know. he is not counting his pills. She has been dosing herself all along, but on that night she miscalculated the dose and was so wasted she probably should have been hospitalized. I believe she had been drinking, too. Kyle looked genuinely panicked to me, and I think she went in the bathroom to call Mauricio or her other sister to ask for advice. They hugged it out after the bathroom scene and then Brandi must have gotten in her ear, because all of a sudden Kim is hostile to her sister. Kyle wants to know why. And she also does not want Brandi who was shit-faced taking her home and telling her she’s 100% perfect and everybody else but me is bad. Which is what occurred according to the previews. I know people don’t like Kyle, but she was genuinely happy that her relationship with Kim was much better and starting to be built on trust and honesty, and this must have been a blow to the gut. Kim’s blog sounds exactly like what sneaky addict would write. Brandi has no idea what is has been like to deal with Kim and her 8 rehab stays and alcohol poisoning and drug overdoses. This is the worst thing that could happen to Kim is to be taken under Brandi’s wing. Brandi is just using Kim to be spiteful to Kyle, and who do you think will be hilding Kim’s hand in a few years when she is in the hospital for something serious. Brandi Glanville? Please. Brandi doesn’t care about anybody else in the world, and she spits on friendships and throws them away like they were garbage. She is truly a dreadful person.
I totally agree with Chasesmum. I’ve been in recovery for six years and attend AA meetings.
I have a suspicion that Kim may have taken morphine if it was medication taken from her ex who is dying from cancer.
With a addict there’s no time to pull punches. If you suspect a addict is using call them on it just like Lisa R did. You can co-sign on a addicts bullshit it doesn’t help the addict it doesn’t help the friend.
Brandy needs help herself but it’s up to her to get it. If you notice she loses a friend every season Adrian,Lisa V. and now Kyle.
Brandy will attack anyone she’s sees as a threat which seems like narcissistic tendencies. Remember how she attacked Joyce and now Elieen. The pattern of her destructive behavior is so easy to see. She refused to say Joyces name correctly which is a slap in the face. She threw wine in Eileen’s face which is a slap in the face.
No matter what Kyle’s reaction was to Kim using which is what she did USE plain and simple. Her goal is to save her sister. Does Kims addictive behavior cause embarrassment for Kyle? Yes and it should.
As a former heavy recreational user, every user thinks they can score and come off looking normal and not stoned. Been there and done that.
Chasesmum I agree 100% with you. ESPECIALLY since you yourself are in recovery. Kim’s selfish, spoiled bratty attitude has nothing to do with her addiction, it is who she is! It’s who she’s been since we’ve met her on this show.
She still will not acknowledge that the two new woman saw a side of someone that is supposedly in recovery??? I too would have to doubt her actions that night. Her refusal to take either of their apologies is further proof of her nasty, vile personality. Everyone keeps going on about Lisa R. not wanting to drop it. What is being forgotten is producers ask questions in the talking head. Based on the storyline producers choose is what we see them answer. Further, at lunch with Brandi, Brandi brought Kim and her “”problems” in to the conversation. As a mattter of fact Brandi made every one think there was more to it by running around telling everyone things were worse with Kim than anyone even knows. Brandi ON CAMERA went to the beach with Jenn the sober coach to talk about Kim’s sobriety! The only ones we see Lisa R. talking to about Kim’s sobriety or lack there of is the rest of the cast, certainly not outsiders!!!!
On the plane it was Kim who brought it up again not Lisa R. By icing out Lisa R. after it was decided not to be talked about again Lisa merely asked, what was wrong. Kim started it up again! If Kim accepted LIsa’s apology why wasn’t she talking to Lisa when they got on the plane???
In Amsterdam, it was Yolanda who brought it up at the table. She wanted Lisa to explain to Kim that Harry’s two brothers died of overdoses and that was why her reaction to Kim’s behavior was over the top. Instead, Lisa told of her sister who also died of an overdose as well and again she apologied too Kim for her over-reaction to Kim’s wacked out behavior – in usual nasty Kim form she did not accept it, because she’s a bitch on wheels. Even after Kim reacted in her usual uncaring, snotty way and calling Eileen a beast (who by the way never called her an addict, never talked to anyone about it but her) Yolanda CONTINUED to discuss why Lisa was overly concerned and told the story of Harry’s two brothers. Kim reacted exactly the way any adolescent snot nose acts, she lobed veiled accusations about Lisa’s husband. She did it to get a reaction and she got it. At the reunion 50 year old Kim tells her sister……”you want me to tell?” Her venacular is that of a child…..”i’m gonna tell!” Any one else says I will tell everyone what happened etc…. Kim or a child says “you want me to tell?”
She gets along so great with Brandi because neither of them has mentally matured past adolescence. Perfect example is when Kim hid Brandi’s crutches because Brandi accused her of doing Meth in the bathroom at that game night her first season. Kim overreacted with Brandi the exact same way she’s over reacting with Lisa R. The difference now is she’s got Brandi egging her on now. She crucified Kyle for forgiving Brandi but now she is acting the same way Brandi did!
I thought that Kims stay in the hospital was due to pancreatitis or a stomach ulcer?
Complications from bronchitis/pneumonia perhaps? Sometimes people fall and injure themselves after they have over imbibed.
Lol . . . . unless she coughed a lung out, I can’t imagine what her major injury will be.
Maybe she cracked a rib from coughing. My husband did one year. Not fun!
Maybe that cigar she was puffing on all night irritated her bronchial passages. (>‿◠)
She was in so much pain from bronchitis she decided to smoke a cigar. O.K.
@gessiewtf, I agree with all you said. Alcoholics and addicts ARE very cunning and manipulative. The person isn’t a bad person but the disease makes them that way, and every time they sober up, go to rehab, stay drug/alcohol free for any length of time, you the loved one/family thinks that finally this is the time that they will be ok….til they relapse AGAIN. It’s a vicious circle that sometimes gets better, and sometimes it doesn’t.
Kim went to the doctor several times? Funny . . . . Brandi said, “I tried to get her to go to the doctor”. These girls need to get their stories straight before publishing blogs!
Good catch!
Maybe she cracked a rib from coughing so hard?
Oh my, she’s so delusional. I can’t believe she thinks Brandy’s her friend, she’s an enabler! There isn’t that much pain with bronchitis and pneumonia, but there is a lot of coughing and the last thing you’d ever want is a cigar. I’ll say want thing about Brandy, she’s a great manipulator, and I’ll bet she just loves breaking up Kyle and Kim after they gave her such a hard time the first year, she’s never been a friend with anyone, even the friendship with Carlton who more about who’s on top. This is really sad.
Oh good catch about the cigar! Even smokers don’t want to smoke with bronchitis.
On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 11:39 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I smoke a pack and a half a day, had bronchitis and one drag…the coughing fit was horrible! I didn’t smoke for over a week. Just more addict excuses for Kim. I’m not buying what she’s selling.
I used to be an ICU nurse. We’d get COPD pts on vents sicker than hell. Get them weaned off the vent and they’d go home lighting up a smoke while dragging their O2 tanks behind themselves.
Perhaps Kim got drunk and tripped over Kingsley.
Excellent point!
you must be kidding. i have chronic bronchitis from my smoking years and it is incredibly painful. the intense coughing puts your stomach muscles and ribs in agony. i never took a pain pill until my first bout w bronchitis, the pain was that bad.
The whole ‘taking Monty’s meds’ for bronchitis is such a load of crap! Monty is terminal & Kim damn well knew what she was taking in order to feel better. She fell off the wagon & the result was ugly. Hope she gets back on track asap for the sake of her children.
Unfortunately, most addicts once they fall off the wagon it’s harder to get back on. Plus if they feel that people believe them (it only happened once, I didn’t know it would have that effect, I was sick, I was in pain etc) combined with easy access to drugs/alcohol, it’s going to be a recipe for disaster….
You sure she was ever on the wagon?
I am questioning that “on the wagon” too. About a year ago Brandi being on her “spell” said that she was not the unconscious, half naked housewife in the hotel hallway… was she insinuating Kim? Anybody remembers that?
Lord!! Kim needs to get off this show! Bravo is an enabler! They should terminate her contract until she gets help! Thats if they are ethical!
@ooopsi ~ now that you mention that, I do remember that, and that was before Brandi and Kim became partners in addiction, so it could have very well been Kim. Allegedly.
I know people react different to meds alcohol etc. however, I have had 3 brain surgeries since 8/12. And have been on some heavy duty pain meds. ( but stopped them ASAP and pain Eased up as highly addictive) but I have NEVER had any pain med mess me up like I was drunk. But who knows. Maybe it does her.
Wow Mary B. That’s a lot. Here’s hoping you’re all patched up now and don’t need anymore.
On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 11:32 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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However wants to explain I away, shea been “on” somethin for a long time.
Kim is not going to be able to maintain her sobriety. She hasn’t gotten past her denial. She’s still not living in reality and considering her age she probably never will. She’s 50 years old but emotionally I’m guessing she’s around 13. Typically the best thing to do is to let someone hit bottom, but she gave a long laundry list of meds to Dr.Nassif that indicated she’s got some pretty severe damage to her brain from her alcohol and drug abuse. The truth is, she could die. And I feel terrible for her family because I’m sure they know this and must be going through emotional hell because of it.
I’m sure they are used to it. Sadly.
She simply does not get it. And if she doesn’t get it by now I doubt she ever will. She is still talking and acting like an addict with excuses and vague explanations and zero accountability or understanding. She is a total lost cause, I’m afraid.
Sad but true 🙁
THIS ^^
Exactly.
It’s sad, but you are right. I honestly don’t think there will be any saving Kim Richards.
I found it interesting how Kim brought up how Kyle reacted to her state innapropriately (her opinion not mine), and seemingly took no responsibility/accountability for her actions. Instead Kim is giving us ‘her side of the story’, which really was just a big fat lie of an excuse. Like someone said earlier you don’t puff on a cigar with bronchitis.
Again Kim expects a free pass for her behaviour and wants everyone to punish Kyle. I’m waiting for the reunion and the dog bite to be brought up. I’m sure Kim will blame Kyle’s daughter for that too and therefore also Kyle.
Kim already has blamed Alexia for the dog bite. Not only was it appalling her chastising Kyle for making her feel uncomfortable, Kim never once apologized to her hosts for being such an ass. In fact she wrote in her blog she got a good laugh from it.
With Kim writing → “I was hurt that all Kyle could say was how embarrassed she was. As a sister, I would be worried, not embarrassed”. She’s not only telling Kyle, but the entire viewing audience that we should be worried about her. But then again → Don’t worry about me / I’ve got this under control / I’ve got my new BFF to help me out (she truly understands me!
And just like with the Spa visit, it wasn’t her but everyone else that made the situation “AWKWARD” (“by constantly checking in on me”)!
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“You’re moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things & ideas. You’ve just crossed over into … the Twilight Zone.” WELCOME. Please leave your commonsense & all rational thought behind & enter into this altered universe – better known as addiction.
I disagree with the total ‘lost cause’ philosophy. We don’t, and can’t see, Kim’s future. Maybe she will get her act together, maybe not, but she is far from a lost cause, imo. Can’t we hope the best for her?
I agree, Gingersnap. There’s always hope. I think she needs to confront some mental health issues, too… Prob really tempting to chase away the demons with —. I prefer kit kats and rolling rock, personally. Seriously, I hope she has some positive influences and not a bunch of witches like all of us 😉
LOL @HotToddy. Right on!
Spot on twilly! She is an addict who knew exactly what she was doing when she put the pill or whatever-appeared like a roxy high to me, in her mouth. Obviously she is not working any sort of program and I feel for her family.
I think Kyle was worried not just embarassed, and as a sister Kim should be able to see that. I honestly think Kim is just being influenced by Brandi which is a shame. Also kim knows exactly what pain medication does to her. I thought when she had her nose surgery she was pretty clear with the doctor that she is an addict and didnt want any pain medication.
Its not a problem if kim just admits she was having a tough time and had a small relapse, its understandable, but for her and Brandi to deny it just doesnt make sense.
There is no such thing as a “small relapse”. That is similar to saying ” just a wee bit terminal ” or just “slightly pregnant”.
by small relapse I mean she stopped being sober for couple days, but then got back on the wagon
I knew what you meant, Vanessa, and I totally agree, though easier said than done. I mean, the stats on people maintaining sobriety are a little discouraging, but there is a difference between slipping up, stopping yourself, identifying what happened, and getting back on track as opposed to falling completely off the rails (though AA, for example, would disagree).
There is a difference between a LAPSE (one time return to addictive behavior – ‘slip’ in layman’s terms) and RELAPSE (return to an addictive lifestyle)
It may seem inconsequential to someone from the outside, but the terminology has entirely different implications.
@BH yes the stats are sad but I just would like to brag that my husband is 23 years sober and has had no relapses at all. He eats a lot of chocolate LOL! He’s thin as a rail too *theprick* LOLOL I kid – I love him dearly. He also is constantly busy, if not in the house tinkering he’s outside doing something. Kim has too much time on her hands alone. She seriously needs a hobby that keeps her mind going. I wonder how she would work out working in Kyle’s store (but GAWD not for fashion!). Something else I just thought about, I wonder if Monty is the only reason she relapsed. She had to give up Kingsley that she really loved.
Don’t underestimate how manipulative an addict can be — I’d say it’s more likely that Kim is using Brandi rather than Brandi influencing her. The same way she is using Monty’s illness.
Brandi is for sure an opportunist and is using Kim as well — but Kim’s been an addict long before she even met Brandi.
@angienc ~ it took me a minute to process your comment, but I agree with you. Kim is totally using Brandi too. Brandi probably thinks she has the upper hand with all the dirt Kim is dishing on Kyle (and that’s the only logical explanation for Brandi’s “protective” behavior toward Kim) but it will blow up in her bitch face. Sooner or later.
Exactly right. And when it does blow up in Brandi’s face, she’s going to get everything she deserves.
Is there a way to subscribe to comments without leaving a comment when you have nothing else to add lol?
I don’t think so, but this should have worked. 🙂
Having had many bouts respiratory issues never once did my doctor recommend stealing and taking medication from someone who is terminally ill.
What about cigars? Did you get good drugs for your respiratory issues?
On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 11:50 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Inhalers, steroids, sometimes antibiotics but never anything good as in worth stealing for a high. Not to mention doctor’ s order No Smoking.
Narcotics depress the respiratory system. Nicotine, narcotics and bronchitis are not a good mix.
Um, so everyone else is fair game?
I hate to see anyone struggle with addiction and feel very bad for Kim. Self medicating is in no one’s best interest. I hope she gets the care and help she needs.
Teena is exactly correct. They don’t WANT you on painkillers as it is counterproductive to recovery.
LOL. Well said!
WTF is so difficult to admit that you screwed up… own it! She’s still in such denial.
I think she and Kyle may have similar traits in that they always think others should be thinking of their feelings. Last season when Kim was supposedly sober, I thought it was highly suspect that she got all pissed at Ken for quesioning her sobriety. Why SHOULD she expect people to take her at her word when they’ve experienced her lies and coverups before? Her going on the offensive about it I took as a bad sign. She’s doing the same thing again. Due to the personality trait that she and Kyle may share, I’m not certain whether this was a just a lapse or part of a relapse. The inability to take accountability is annoying.
Even with Kingsley, not that I’m minimizing Alexia getting bitten, but it was Kim’s responsibility to keep Kingsley under control, or not put him in situations where he could get overexcited and unpredictable. Being an animal lover, and not much of a people person (a misanthrope?), I hate to admit that I was more angry that Kingsley was placed in jeopardy of being destroyed, than over people being bitten. Can’t help it.
Horseshit.
Just a couple observations.
1. She said in the episodes Monty was gone and she was missing him.
2. Kim followed Kyle into the bathroom. So I’d say Kim confronted Kyle.
3. She looked like she was having a good time for someone “in pain”.
This woman is a complete mess.
Love your name, medicated Fan. She told Lisa rinna that Monty was gone and she was missing. She told Kyle that Monty knew how much pain she was in so he gave her a pill that her doctor prescribed. So, he was there and he wasn’t there. And I think somebody already mentioned that Kim said she had been to the doctor three times for bronchitis, but Brandi said that she had been trying to get Kim to go to the doctor. Liar, liar, pants on fire.
missing him.
What a sack of crap!! Kim you described the classic relapse scenario. You stole narcotics and you used them to “ease your pain”. That is not only a relapse, it is criminally and morally wrong. You have relapsed. You have lied. You have stolen from a sick person. You are one big mess!
People who recover take responsibility for their actions and apologize to the people they’ve hurt. If they slip, they admit it and try to do better the next day.
On an interesting note, morphine and opiates are contraindicated with any kind of lung issues. It makes it even harder to breathe. The police really need to be involved in this. These criminal behaviors have been let slide and they are damaging Kim and damaging those around her. In addition to the people her dog has attacked, doesn’t anyone think it’s strange that people around her have very short lives? From Casey Johnson to Dana Plato to John Collett. She is living a very very dangerous lifestyle and I’m truly surprised she is still alive.
I suspect Kim has some brain damage and untreated mental illnesses. Unless she gets honest with herself and others, I don’t think she’ll be around a lot longer.
I really really feel for Kyle. I hope she is seeking therapy to deal with these circumstance. It seems like she’s been able to cobble together a healthy home environment for herself and I really applaud her for that.
My gosh I wonder how long she has been dabbling in drugs?
Her kids have found her dying on the floor from drug and alcohol overdoses. I think she has been to rehab 8 times. Brandi is too selfish to walk a mile in Kyle’s shoes.
She was “kind of out of it”??? Complete denial — that was a RELAPSE.
I don’t follow Kim much because she always looks and acts like she’s on something. I didn’t know Monty was sick, I missed that somewhere. If something happens to Kim, yes her family will be devastated. I on the other hand am an animal lover first and foremost. Kim has proven over and over that she can’t stay on the wagon and like someone already said with her age she probably will never stay straight. What is wrong with Monty? One statement said he is terminal? I feel sorry for that poor dog having to live with Kim. If she is zoned how in the world does Monty have any kind of quality care? Hopefully someone else in that family loves Monty and could care for him better than Kim. Now, who in the freekin world takes a dogs medicine. She needs to be put in a rehab for a couple of years to get her straight, she will never do it and stick with it. I have had bronchitis too and yes you have chest discomfort with all the coughing a lot sometimes. My doctor gave me meds to get well and meds for coughing and they do work. So what is Kim’s excuse now? Did she or didn’t she go to the doctor? Like it was said Brandi and Kim need to converse before they put their statements on national TV. Would someone be kind enough to tell me how Monty is? Thank you in advance.
Ummm…. Monty is Kim’s ex-husband who has terminal cancer. Her dog is Kingsley. She did not take a dog’s medicine. She took some of her ex’s pain medication.
Sam – ooops I sure goofed on that one. Like I said I don’t follow her. Thank you for answering me. I am glad the dog is OK though. I am sorry to hear about her ex.
Yeah. All the answers she needs are right here on the blog. I hate when people want everything spoonfed to them.
On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 12:28 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Um. Monty is Kim’s terminally ill ex- husband, not a dog.
Hi meredo – If you will look in comments above I found that out and said I goofed but thanks anyway
This is the funniest comment in a long time! Maybe comment only on shows you watch.
Tamara, you mentioned (I think at her missed WWHL taping for her new “role”) that there had been rumors about her sobriety (and lack thereof). Was it the hospitalization you heard about? Loyal readers would love to know what you had been hearing! I wish she was sober for her children, but at this point, I just think she needs to get off the show. I’m sure her kids are not thrilled about her mom’s relapses airing on tv for everyone to see.
I had heard she had relapsed because of all of Monty’s meds being around her. I didn’t want to post about it because that’s her private off camera struggle, and I had no proof.
I am SHOCKED that they made this a storyline, but I suppose when she showed up strung out to film, they made the decision to air it.
On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 12:18 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Thanks for the reply!
It’s a show about “reality” and she gets paid so it is not off limits. Really pisses me off that she blames Kyle for being embarrassed and not worried. Kyle whispered in the bathroom hoping to keep it off camera. Kim loud and proud said she has nothing to hide and mentioned the pills. Then she got mad and blamed Kyle. IMO Kyle said she was embarrassed so instead of worried because she was trained by her mother to keep Kims secrets in the family. Kyle didn’t want to yell are you high Kim? in public and on film. And yes, I hate that I am standing up for Kyle here lol
I really wish they showed the footage of Kim being picked up in the limo and production talking to her. Obviously that would never happen, I’m just curious if she was in her state at that point or if the meds didn’t take effect till they got Rinna and it was probably too late for production to drop her back home. Heavy duty pain meds can out of nowhere hit you hard.
@Micheal ~ not that I know shit from shinola, but I doubt ‘production’ would have cared. As a matter of fact, I think they were delighted to get Kim on film, fucked up, It’s a ratings gold mine, and it’s all about the ratings.
So just to be clear the admitted alcoholic/addict had no idea the medication would affect her that way? Um no…not buying it. Also Brandi as a good friend?! She’s the last person she should be hanging out with. I’m not a, Kyle fan but I do think she was concerned….She kept asking her if she was ok. Really Kyle is the one with the long history with Kim & I think Brandi needs to butt out.
Kim has never taken responsibility for anything. She thinks Brandi is her friend because she minimizes the bad things Kim does.
Yup, I still think she had a cocaine addiction and may have been given some opiates to help come off of it. Maybe Monty was supposed to be helping her control it but he wasn’t there so she just took some. Idk but obviously Kim’s whole blog is a messssss.
Maybe the guy on hospice was supposed to be monitoring the addict?????
No monitoring but when they went out together they seemed to be looking after eachother almost in a father/daughter kind of way. Idk the whole thing makes no sense! Damn tamara lol im just trying to figure it out! I mean if jes on hospice idk why they thought kim of all people would be qualified to care for him.
I wonder the same thing. I am sure he has real hospice care. I don’t think he is staying with Kim, I believe he still has his own place and Kim sleeps over (to steal drugs) allegedly.
On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 12:51 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Lol the theif in the night!
It makes as much sense as Brandi trying to ship Kim back home ASAP where the drugs are and all that stands between the drugs and Kim is an impaired dying man. I wonder if she left any for him.
Does anyone else find it odd that Kim would be staying/taking care of a dying man, with a compromised immune system, while battling weeks long case of bronchitis and pneumonia?
Lying like (I have NEVER taken drugs) Nene Leake’s. You precipitated this scene Kim, nice going.
Kim’s sobriety is,to me, the biggest bullshit storyline I have ever seen on this show. From all the years of watching her, I suspect pills are her main problem. I really doubt she has ever been truly sober in years.
To me the biggest bullshit was that Kyle didn’t know about the wine tasting. The hotel had a glass of orange juice waiting when they arrived for Kim; a mango smoothie at the bar during the wine tasting. Obviously they knew they had a non drinker in the party. I bet they even followed up with a phone call, are you sure about the wine tasting at the wine bar, because we could set you up in the dining room – either Kyle said it’s fine, or Bravo told her to do it that way. Either way, it was cruel.
You do understand these are scenes designed by production for a TV show. Kyle is told the premise, “You’ve invited everyone for a massage” and Bravo does all the planning and staging and tells them they have a non-drinker. Kyle had no idea about the wine tasting. They all thought there would be lunch after and there was no food, just alcohol and some finger foods.
tamara, doesnt that just make you sick? thinking that they deliberately set up a fucked up awkward situation when they know kim’s in recovery?
That’s Bravo.
I call bullshit. Kim knew exactly what she was taking and how it would affect her.
I feel terrible for her family. Having been through something a lot like this when an ex, I’ve gotten pretty good at seeing the signs. She’s using again, and it’s not just alcohol or pills.
I’ve always suspected meth was her real issue. It seems much more consistent with her past behavior on the show…Also, didn’t Brandi say something about it during her first season when she got into it with both Richards’ sisters?
Wouldn’t she look worse? I thought methheads had terrible skin and were super skinny. Not that I’ve known any personally.
She has terrible skin and is super skinny.
On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 9:43 AM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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TT Why do you have to be so nasty to me when all I asked was a simple question? Many of your readers asked questions and you have answered them in a respectful way. I don’t need to be spoon fed anything. I read your blog and have said what a great job you do because I can’t always see and don’t always want to see these shows. I guess you don’t want me to read them or comment on anything. Every time you comment my way it seems to be snarky . Why? Please don’t answer if you are going to be mean again.
Same thing happened to me yesterday.
Hi Jaded, thanks for that, I guess I’m not the only one that feels someone needs to be nicer to all her readers and not just some
You need to read the commenting rules.
On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 2:52 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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You ask questions about a show you don’t watch with a person you “don’t follow” and give opinions on things when you don’t know whether you are talking about a person or a dog. Literally. We can’t explain an entire show to you when you show up in comments. You could use the search box to learn about things you are interested in, but it usually doesn’t appear that you have read the post you are commenting on.
/shrugs
On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 1:01 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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I thought that’s what your blog was for, you watch tv all night and blog all day, right. Seems you like some of us and will answer anything and everything, and some of us you just don’t give a flip about. Many of your commenters have made many mistakes and have said some of the dumbest things I have ever heard of. I don’t judge them and you don’t seem to either. If I don’t know what I am talking about with these shows it’s your fault for not explaining them better. I have watched many of them in the past and they have gotten so bad I won’t waste my time, so I let you tell me about them.
ROFLMAO.
On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 4:04 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Your comment mad me smile! Sorry you are having a hard time on here! Dont get mad at me or anything i know you dont watch the show and love the blog but im just wondering where in the post did you read that she took her Dog’s medication? Did you get names mixed up?
“Many of your commenters have made many mistakes and have said some of the dumbest things I have ever heard of. I don’t judge them”
LOL that was my favorite part.
She still has no idea what these comments are about. I’d like to apologize for that. Clearly it was my duty to explain six seasons of a TV program to someone so they could understand what the comments were all about. Now if you will excuse me, I’m going to take my dog’s medicine.
On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 11:00 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Tamara, since it’s your job to explain things we just don’t have time for, can you start a blog on the Middle East because I don’t feel like watching the news
Well the King of Saudi Arabia died today, and his brother FINALLY gets to be King. The dead king was 90 and the new king is 79. Since all of you apparently need things explained to you. 🙂 I’m going to let that be our first lesson on the Middle East. Next time we will discuss the tribal divisions in Libya and examine possible solutions the infighting…
TT, maybe you need to start your blogs with names and what role they have in the blog. I.e. monty-human, sick. Kingsley-dog, not receiving hospice care for pets Kim- housewife, uses alias puppylove on blog ….
puppylove seems very dog centric..
On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 11:53 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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But how can the king of Saudi Arabia be a dog?
No, you see, the King of Saudia Arabia is a person. I apologize for not explaining that better to you. I should have began by saying, there are not dogs in this story.
Personally, I LIKE your snarkiness. It’s what separates you from the rest of the blogs. I’ve never been on the receiving end, maybe I’d change my opinion, who knows? But if my vote matters at all….keep the snarkiness!
You are worse than kim blaming everyone but yourself. Did you even read the blog? Or comments? Did you read your own comment? You are upset at tt because you ask about and feel sorry for a dog that is so sick that he is recieving hospice care and you want someone to rescue him from kim because she is taking his medicine. Are you kim, because if you are this would make alot more sense.
I think it was a cute read and you guys are cruel and blowing this out of proportion. Take Monty to the vet and let the family take care of him so Kim will not get to the doggie treats – sweet story. 😉
I always thought the nose surgery was an addict trying to maintain a high. Many alcoholics will have some type of surgery during their immediate months of sobriety. She has had a couple of other health problems that I again attributed to her search for a high. I like Kyle as much as any of the other women, but most of your commenters seem to hate her. Lisa and Eileen are great additions. Brandi, go home and wash your hair.
I thought the nose surgery was because the cartilage had been so damaged due to drug use that they had to operate to fix it so she decided why not straighten it while you’re there — what better cover story than a nose job to hide a nose cartilage repair?
exactly, I still don’t think she’s an alcoholic or JUST an alocholic. :/
They did get rid of her big bump. Now if she can only come up with an excuse for her new boobs. Somehow it will be Kyle’s fault she had another boob job.
It’s always Kyle’s fault because she didn’t adequately take care of/support Kim — that’s how their relationship works.
She should have had her eyebrows fixed at the same time.
.This is total bull shit! I have had pneumonia a couple of times and never, ever has a doctor prescribed pain killers. They tell you to take Advil or Tylenol. I have cracked a rib and separated my shoulder and they don’t hospitalize you for that type of injury. Unless she was hospitalized for actual pneumonia … we all saw her and she was not that bad off. She could of been hospitalized for injuries due to her other medical condition i.e. Addiction. She pisses me off with this line: “As a sister, I would be worried, not embarrassed.” Duck you Kim Richards, as a Sister and a Mother, you are totally clueless as to how someone should react to this type of situation. You have NEVER had to deal with someone high and acting like a fool because your SISTERS AND CHILDREN have been the one’s dealing with it. Sorry, after losing cousin in July to addiction, and having just spent the whole day of Sunday visiting her minor (Now orphaned) son at a in patient treatment center, I have little patience with this chicks stupidness. Yes I know I am projecting maybe. Another thing…I hope Kim realizes what a self centered test she is….remember her comment about Monty in the car ride? “What about me?” And she has the perfect comment on how Kyle reacted. Sorry for tirade but I feel better!
Lol my spell checker does not like curse words!
I felt the same as you. I too have had double pneumonia twice and was hopitalized both times. Had breathing treatments and antibiotics but no pain meds, nor did I need them. I am amazed Kim’s children seem to be ok and not getting into trouble. Hope it stays that way.
When you had pneumonia, could you have gone over to someone’s home for a night of poker?
No, I could not have gone to a “game” night or any other kind of night when I had pneumonia. In fact, I losst about four days and still have no memory of what happened during that time. My grandmother had just died and I was out of state for her funeral and then got sick was in the hospital for a week.
Lol, duck you.. I thought this was like he77 that somebody posted earlier. Thanks for the laughs!
I agree Angel(?). The self-centered world of an addict is absolutely astounding. As if Kim has any right to tell Kyle how to be a “good sister”.
Cosigned. 🙂
That is so sad about your cousin. I apologize for posting too soon.
No worries! And duck you too!
Lol i thought you were just censoring yourself! Sorry to hear about your family
Thanks, addiction is so hurtful in so many ways!
She relapsed, she knew what she was getting into, all that.
I just maintain that Kyle needs to step out and go to Al-Anon or something. She can’t fix her sister, she doesn’t do a great job caring for her because she just blasts her sister’s personal business out on TV and talks to friends about it endlessly until she starts fighting with another cast member. I’m not saying she doesn’t care, just that she has got to step aside and have someone less emotionally invested and more educated on the issue help Kim out. Maybe Kyle should just set some healthy boundaries.
This isn’t special advice just for those two–lots of family members aren’t the best at dealing with a relative’s issues. Just those two with the sibling rivalry and dramatics–bring in a professional Kim can really trust. (I wouldn’t ever confide in Kyle!)
I totally agree!
I was interested in what you might think of my comment based on what I read above. I really feel for you. It is BEYOND hard to go through. Maybe we just haven’t seen it on the show, but they have access to such great professional help: USE IT!!!
I totally agree.
Kyle cares but she not handling it in a way that is helpful.
The only thing I have a problem with is when people want Kyle to never mention Kim’s addiction/sobriety on the show, when in reality that is her sister’s only storyline. If Kim wants privacy then she should leave the show. Then Kyle never has to even mention Kim, and hopefully she can get to a better state.
How is Kyle blasting Kim’s business on TV? The dumb cow showed up and showed her ass insulting everyone -and this is somehow Kyle’s fault? What was one to think of Kim’s behavior with Lisa R.
KIM is the one putting people in awkward positions. Frankly, at this point, I’m tired of Kim holding everyone HOSTAGE to HER addiction. Get a grip or get down the road. The only problem is KYLE, because she gives a shit. Kim doesn’t. Big difference.
As someone married to someone who is in recovery- this makes me so sad on so many levels. As my husband says, “Give me two minutes and I can justify ANYTHING” All I hear is justifications, and if you have lived with it forever like Kyle has, it is embarrassing, and so so sad. Because it’s the same shit different day. And the fact that it’s on screen and still being justified by her means she’s still not truly sober. Never in my life have ever wanted to bitchslap someone as much as Brandi Enabler. Kim should not be on this show. It will eventually kill her.
I am a drug addict. Wish I could say “was, but once an addict, always an addict. Even though I don’t use drugs anymore, I deal with the consequences of what I have done every day. The shame and guilt I feel never gets any easier. People in my life have started to forgive me over the past year or so but it will be awhile before I can start to forgive myself. It was extremely hard to watch this episode with Kim. I do not feel right judging her actions- addiction is a disease and it is a constant fight, but it’s hard not to. TT, I am shocked they aired this as well. She absolutely should not be doing this show. Does she need anymore of her struggle aired for the public to consume and spit her out? The first step is admitting you have a problem, but by her statements in her blog, she is not going to admit a relapse. You lose who you really are in when you are in the grips of addiction. Kim has been an addict for so long that she probably doesn’t know who she really is, and she’s not going to figure it out on reality TV.
Seriously- kudos- and I pray for you and everyone else who has to deal with this shitty disease that turns you into a crazy person. Because what sane person would make these decisions and justifications. I stand by what I said and that for the sake of this woman’s health she should not be on this show put into situations where there is alcohol and she certainly shouldn’t be around Brandi. One thing they say about addiction is that you stop growing and maturing when the addiction takes over. Between the childhood acting and the addiction this woman certainly doesn’t know who she is because she never got the chance to figure it out. Sad.
Kim absolutely shouldn’t be on the show, and Kyle needs to abandon that storyline pronto. Not healthy for anyone.
I’m glad that you are on your path to recovery and self forgiveness! I wish you well.
It was brave of you to share that and I wish you well.
@ Johanna “You lose who you really are when you are in the grips of addiction. ”
So true
Congrats on your perseverance and taking care of yourself, including forgiving yourself. I think Kyle tries to shame Kim into acting differently. But that doesn’t work, there is other deeper shit going on with addiction.
I could be wrong, but a few seasons back wasn’t it Bravo who made Kim go into rehab the last time as a condition of coming back to the show?
Nah. I think they would have continued to exploit her addicition if she had not gone.
On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 4:40 PM, Tamara Tattles wrote:
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Kim is seriously delusional if she thinks that anybody believes her BS story. Can one prescribed dose of pain meds make you that loopy? I wouldn’t know..but I doubt it.
Yes, one prescribed dose of pain meds can make you that loopy if you swallow it with a glass of wine, allegedly.
My mother had stage 4 cancer and her pain meds were full on. A lot of side effects. She was always fucked up even without a glass of wine with it. I couldn’t imagine her playing poker and smoking a cigar though.
I think Bravo looks for people on the razors edge so they can be exploited in the future for the ratings.
Looks like the crazy people are out and about the internet today….wow
(Addressed to Tamara, and it’s giving me life):
“If I don’t know what I am talking about with these shows it’s your fault for not explaining them better.”
Haha “hen’s teeth” haven’t heard that in a while!!!
What must it be like to be one of Kim’s children…..
If Andy Cohen wrote a cookbook it would be called Recipes for Disaster.
Was she high while writing this too? Kim is behaving as if kyle knew why she was behaving the way she was! It was embarrassing I’m just wondering why she was not embarrassed after watching herself! Then Brandi is the only one that showed compassion? She is in denial! Does she realize an addict is not supposed to be taking any narcotics much less other people’s meds? I suspect that behavior was not from just one pill and I’m wondering if the erratic behavior we have been seeing is a result of her ‘self medicating’! She is just mad because she got caught and of course the other self medicating expert is the only one who really understands!
As an alcoholic that has been in recovery over a decade with 3 relapses, that is a Relapse with a capital R and you can throw denial, lying and projection in there for good measure.
Lisa: Heartfelt congrats to you on your recovery! I don’t think Kim is in recovery. I don’ t even think she is sober using the loosest definition of the word. *tootsie ducks and runs*
Thank you very much and I agree with every word you said regarding Kim.
Kim says, “I don’t drink, I don’t smoke and I don’t use drugs. I have nothing to hide.” What can ANYONE do with someone like this?
Walk away, save yourself, even rats desert a sinking ship.
If Kyle ditched Kim, she would be crucified by a lot of fans of the show, and possibly a lot of family members too. Sadly it isn’t that easy.
No, it isn’t easy at all, but sometimes it has to be done. Of course, some people would call for Kyle’s crucifixion if she walked away from Kim, so what? Lots of other people would understand, especially anyone who’s ever had to deal with it. Poor Kyle, can’t win no matter what, good thing she loves her life.
Professionals say we have to let them hit-rock-bottom. Sadly, for some the bottom is six feet under.
I walked away from my father because of his alcoholism and refusal to seek help. That was 5 years ago and I am still receiving blow back from my siblings and other family members.
Aside from attending Al-Anon, it was the single best decision I’ve made in years.
Kyle is in a no win position. If she refused to mention Kim’s addiction on the show she is accused of ‘coddling or enabling’ Kim. If she talks about it and holds Kim accountable you have people in the comments here calling her out as a bad sister for spilling Kim’s secrets(remember the limo blowback from season one?). I sympathise with Kyle in this situation. I’m not usually a Kyle fan but I feel bad for her. There is no easy answer or even ‘correct’ answer in a situation like this.
At least Kyle’s body is slamming this season. 🙂
Maybe at some point Kyle will have to quit worrying about appearances and say, fuck it, I’m done. That people can judge her however they like, and so be it. Kyle needs rehabilitation too, only in a different way.
But, if you take Kim out of the equation, what is Kyle’s storyline that merits keeping her on the show? Mauricio cheating? According to Kyle, that rumor is just that and has no meat. Daughters going to college? Why is that such a tremendous storyline for her? We have watched Yolanda send her daughters off to their place in the world; and Kim sent one of her’s off as well. But how many Mothers do this each and every year? So, is that really enough to keep Kyle? Or is it because she is trying to keep her youngest grounded and not bratty. She is not really doing such a good job there either, is she? Is the “Fabulous Lives of the Rich and Famous” vacations that the family has taken this year enough? IMHO, I don’t think that Kyle has a storyline without Kim. Does she? How is Kyle’s life any different from the life that any of you live? Does your life qualify for a Bravo reality show because of your daily struggles? Then why does Kyle?
Maybe Kyle’s storyline could be, fuck it, I’m done, as she struggles through the aftermath of having an alcoholic, druggy sister that she had to finally kick to the curb.
“How is Kyle’s life any different from the life that any of you live?”
$$$$$$, lots of it.
Lisa R. Did the right thing in the limo. She was translating which sometimes has to be done in social situations. I think Brandi needs a translator too. Frankly, Kim, it’s all on you. I know you can handle it.
The stench of b.s. from this woman is overwhelming.
Her addiction is pharmaceuticals, always has been. Pre- rehab, Maloof’s husband sent her from his office after she started listing all the drugs she was taking. He knew. She gets out of rehab and suddenly needs a nose job, hoping it will get her meds. She goes to France and “accidentally” brings the wrong pills. Why did she have those “wrong pills” to begin with? While she’s never denied the pill problem, I guess I’m supposed to believe she’s “healthy” because she’s not drinking. I guess I’m also supposed to believe she brought one of her baby daddies into her home to care for him, not take advantage.
Who complains about pneumonia and then smokes a cigar?
Woman needs a live-in sponsor.
I do agree – alcohol is not her drug of first choice. If it was there is no need to question has she been drinking, the odor of booze will tell you right away.
I think it is pills all along. She admitted to alcoholism as a more noble/easier to understand.
Kim was a known alcoholic way before Real Housewives. I think the issue is her definition of sobriety. Obviously pharmaceuticals don’t count in her world.
Definition, spelling. Same difference. 🙂
My father is an addict. I went to live with him after my divorce, I was in total denial of his addiction at the time. He used me up, totally. That was 7 years ago and the only way I saved my sanity was to run away and not look back. I hurt for Kyle and the entire family.
@Lisa m ~ you can only save yourself. Good job.
You can’t help someone who really doesn’t want help.
I probably identify with Kyle, having grown up with a similar older sister who died from alcoholism. I believe when Kyle tells Kim, Kim is embarrassing her, ’embarrass’ is her code word for ‘you are out of control and I am afraid one of us is going to die in the oncoming chaos storm’. Addiction, like all diseases of the brain afflicts the whole family and even future generations. I am actually glad Bravo is airing these episodes. I doubt they are doing so for any other reason than the almighty buck, but I think they do create a dialogue and give people who are feeling isolated as either the addict or family of the addict a sense that they are not alone in the world.
I totally agree that airing it helps us. Seeing the Richards sisters and the awful family problems on RHONJ was like looking in a mirror and it made me feel better. I especially felt it when Kyle was saying how her mother made them hide everything. Maybe ten years ago my parents started being more open and I’ve learned that the best feeling in the world is when you finally share something difficult you’ve been experiencing and the other person says ‘me too’.
Hi TT with your last comment to me. it’s ya, me too hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
Hey puppylove!
One quick question for you…Chasesmum theorized that Kim may have manipulated Monty into giving her medicine. Given that theory, how do you manipulate a dog into giving you their medicine? I cannot even get mine to give me back the heel he stole, much less his medicine! It’ll be ok – you will figure it out and learn that Tamara (and some others) do not suffer fools well. But the good thing about the internet is that no one holds you prisoner on a particular blog site. Best wishes for figuring it out.
Oh, Joanie, that was excellent and civil!
I don’t think Kim had to manipulate Monty at all. He isn’t counting his pain pills. Last thing on his mind.
I’ve seen addicts/alcoholics, abusers and the PROFESSIONALS of all kinds play it several ways, especially when prescription medication is in question. Most AA folks say if you give up booze, you need to give everything up, including Nyquil and ANYTHING prescribed (sleeping pills, opiates of course, anything numbing.) Others, while off alcohol take Xanax (no lie!) because of their acute anxiety. (This to me, is more addictive and brain altering long term than alcohol.) Some have no problem with pain meds, and others, well, we have seen it here. Many in AA do not want to hear about your narcotic addiction-“go to that meeting, don’t bring it here” they say. So, give up meds, but don’t acknowledge them in the AA room? Kim is walking a slippery slope, or she was given implied permission to ignore meds. SHE DID THIS EXACT SAME THING IN PARIS. So, I’m sure she doesn’t drink, but when she became sober, she didn’t include everything else in her mission. Her family determined it was “just alcohol”. There is no one size fits all for this kind of thing, but if she knows anything from a bottle with a safety cap will effect her, then she needs to own up.
I’m not sure she doesn’t drink. I don’t buy her sobriety. She said on the show that she doesn’t smoke, drink, or do drugs (during a show in which we saw her smoking and admitting to taking mind altering drugs). I just feel sorry for her and don’t understand the need to pimp yourself out for a dime.
She kind of hesitated or stammered when she came to the drug portion of her “I don’t drink…” statement. I think she has been hedging, knowing prescription meds are her addiction, and using alcohol as the front. So, that leaves us with the need for a NA program, or truly identifying her addiction. Alcohol fuels the pills, so she needs to give up both.
I don’t think it’s fair for her to say Kyle shouldn’t be embarrassed. If that’s how she felt, that’s how she felt. I’d be embarrassed AND worried if my sister behaved that way at a party on camera too. That’s what happens when you deal with addicts for years, they hurt, embarrass, and disappoint you. It’s okay she relapsed as long as she keep trying, but she needs to accept that people will have negative reactions if she does slip up.
In the car with Lisa, Kim said Monty did t come home and she was sad. The. She tells Kyle he gave her a pill. Lies..
After watching Celeb Rehab, I realized why they choose to go through that in public. Especially for the child stars, they’re used to and most comfortable with camera son them. Maybe it feels like a safety net to Kim and Kyle and that’s why they stay on the show. They need to know people like us weirdos are talking about them every step of their journey. Their lives are completely different than our go to work 9-5 come home to that damn leaky faucet, broken washing machine, can’t afford t take the dog to the vet, no chauffeur, nobody knows who we are. Maybe Kim feels happier since she got on RHOBH because of all the attention and the show had nothing to do with her sobriety.
Ok somebody answer this for me please. Everyone is so up in arms about Kyle and Lisa R. confronting Kim on camera about her relapse saying that it should be done in private. Well Kim brought it in public. She comes on camera high and acts like an ass to both of them and that’s somehow different? How? Kim is the one that made her relapse evident to the viewing public. If Kim had stayed home sick with Monty no one would have known about her relapse. She instead chose to “take” (I think that means steal not physically reach for them when he handed them to her) pain meds from Monty and go to Eileen’s house for the poker party.
I’m also not sure why Kim went that night. She obviously was not in a great state of mind to make a good strategic decision. The producers new Kim was in a bad state, if i remember correctly she is in the limo that picks Rinna up first, so the producers showed up and picked her up, saw her state and still went to get Rinna, instead of leaving Kim home. Maybe Kim didn’t want to go but production hounded her? Lisa V didn’t have to go so I’m sure Kim would not have been missed at the poker party.
Also why did the producers pick Rinna up and not Kyle in the Kim limo? A setup or for practical reasons?
Set up.
I was wondering why the quality of the film for the limo ride of Kim/Lisa R was substandard. Like a home video, or smart phone captured? Maybe it wasn’t set up, but when it was discovered, the intern/production assistant decided to film it. Odd, in any event.
It’s a ‘set up’ but it’s a PAID set-up. Kim knows this already, and still took the pill(s). No excuses.
Oh forgive me, I’m not excusing Kim’s behaviour at all. Just wondering how much production had a hand in that evenings clusterfuck of an experience. Maybe Rinna was blunt about Kim’s state in the limo because as she was being prepared by production (mic put on her etc.), someone mentioned Kim’s state of mind being off to her before she got in the limo. It may explain why Rinna was blunt and mentioned it as soon as she got in the limo.
@Micheal ~ lol…dude, you’ve done nothing to forgive. All this Housewives stuff is just brain candy, and nothing worth causing offense over. I’ll save that for The State of the Union…lol.
My question remains. I still don’t understand why people are upset with Kyle because she said something to Kim about relapsing. Kim is the one who chose to take Monty’s pain meds and then follow Kyle into the bathroom and confront her not the other way around. Kim chose to make it public by attending a function high and acting like an ass. If this is something better handled in private, then Kim should have skipped the event or should have stayed out of the bathroom. Seems she brought more attention to it than anyone else.
I’m going to refrain from this touchy subject. I just hope that Kim and Kyle can get back on track.
Wishing Kim the best always.
I vaguely remember a season or so ago Kim had a go at Kyle at a reunion for always bringing up how ‘worried’ she was and how Kim disliked that. Now she is angry Kyle said she was ’embarassed’ instead of ‘worried/concerned’. To Kim’s defence her brain is probably half scrambled at this point sadly. The alcoholic in my family (around the same age), can hardly string a conprehensive sentence together.
I am thinking if I were Kyle I would be embarrassed that my sister and her new BFF called me stupid and told me to get fucked.
Of course she is embarrassed. Humiliated, ashamed, sad, angry, afraid, tired! You go through all of it when someone you love is like that. When someone is yours, and they are falling apart in front of God and everyone, even though they are understanding, it is still embarrassing. Intellectually, you tell yourself that it’s not, but it is. We all know the behavior never involves just the addict.
This thing runs DEEP and LONG, and Brandi gets no star for trying to deflect Kyle. These two have spent their entire life with this, and it seems the mother gave Kyle the job of looking after her sister(s). Perhaps they all got that death wish request. That dialogue never goes away from a child’s mind. Ugly, heavy stuff for this show. Prayers, or lighting a candle anyone?
Just hope we don’t read next week or next month that Kim accidently overdosed. Yep, kk bella, I’ll say a prayer.
Hi Janshell Yes I got the ex mixed up with the dog. Didn’t see when the ex came back into the picture and forgot the dog was Kingsley
Did Brandi help Kim write this blog? I feel like there is a lot of Brandi involved, and I don’t just mean the adult beverage.
I don’t think Kim is a bad person with malicious intentions, she seems like a lost soul to me. It’s sad to watch play out on TV. Kim needs a job or hobby away from Bravo, reality tv, and Brandi Glanville.
It did sort of sound like they collaborated on their blogs. I think you can also add Kyle into the mix. Kim’s hobby is this show. And isn’t she fortunate, she gets paid for her hobby!!!
I don’t know if it’s a hobby of hers, but I do think a check is a check to Kim. The show is not in her best interest and without being a fuck up she is invalid to the show, just like Brandi with her drunken fighting / hitting on married men.
As someone who spent the week of Christmas in the hospital after testing positive for influenza and pneumonia in both lungs, I can say without a doubt that you have pain. But you also are so sick that you need help getting dressed and moving around your own house. You certainly wouldn’t be at a party and puffing on a cigar…with no sign of a cough???? Kim was high as a kite and Brandi was encouraging the outrageous behavior
Another example of why I think Kim’s using SOMETHING still is that she seems oblivious to logic. She says: “What I don’t understand is why so many of the girls tried to make me stay when all I wanted to do was go home and rest after it got AWKWARD. Why would anyone want to make the situation worse after me and Kyle’s bathroom confrontation?” First of all, the convo in the bathroom was whispered; even viewers wouldn’t have heard except for the mikes and screen captions. The other guests wouldn’t know that there was a “confrontation”. Second, her behavior probably had people thinking food would perhaps dilute the effects of whatever she was on. Third, if she can’t see that they were cocerned, instead taking it as they were deliberately trying to make her feel worse, that spells out “W.T.F???” to me.
Awkward? No awkward is accidentally breaking a piece of the Hostess’ china. Kim must have dropped the f bomb fifty times, though the poker stick was a dildo, and was so wasted her head was bobbbing. Brandi told Eileen she was going to f*** her husband, that her home was hideous and I’ve lost track of what else.
JustJenn: It’s a hobby. She doesn’t need the money, she just wants the attention and fame.
Tootsie, do you really think she’s wealthy without the show? It seems like she struggles even with the Bravo check. I don’t know..she doesn’t seem that into the show to me, but that’s my opinion.
She may struggle with the fact that her financial situation isn’t what it was 20 years ago, who knows? I always thought Kyle wanted Kim on the show to bring some structure to her days while filming.
Didn’t Kyle arrange for Kim to be on the HW’s in the 1st place? If so, I’m confused on why she’d bring her on knowing she has such visible addiction problems. Its not like Kim hides it, Brandi pegged it on their 1st meeting. I’m curious on how Cathy handles Kim, if she tries to help or ignores her. Its odd, but I just started to like Kim this season, then she goes back to her old self. I wish her the best though.
I think her childhood was extremely hard on her, probably the fact she didn’t have one. And if she’s telling the truth and she had to support the family, that pressure would have been huge and scary for a kid. Now she sees her sisters both doing better than her and I think its too much for her to handle.
She didn’t have to support the family. But that makes for a good excuse.
Well, Kim probably did have to do what her mom made her do. She was just a little kid.
Kyle brought her on as a package deal because she thought it would help her sister to have a job and her fame back. From what i understand it is a package deal. If it were not, we would not have had to suffer through last season when her only story was about her dog.
I wonder if Kyle thought that being on the show would be good for Kim. Earn some extra money; get her out of the house. I wonder.
Okay, I admit I didn’t read anyone’s comments. I don’t believe for one second that Kim didn’t know pain meds would mess her up. I’m taking them myself right now. I hadn’t taken any since the late 1970’s until recently but even I know they will fuck you up. She is either (a) retarded (b) lying or (c) retarded. I’ve never heard of taking pain meds for bronchitis but maybe that’s just me.
I’d like to see Brandi locked up in a room with Nene for a solid week. No booze, no drugs. That would be awesome in a horrid kind of way.
I’d pay to see that.
lol. Ramen-noodle moose vs.big mouth drunken slut pig. That would be amazing. They do not prescribe pain pills for bronchitis. Expectorant with codeine perhaps, but not with her history.
Did anybody catch the cigarette hanging out of her mouth at the spa after they separated to go get their massages?
One way or another Kim’s got to cover her ass & it sounds like she’s trying to cover all the bases & leave the door open for interpretation. While she writes she “went to the doctor because” she was “in so much pain”. She does NOT state he gave her pain meds. Instead she writes “I took the pain medication from Monty”! So what is it Kim? Did Monty give you HIS pain meds or did the dr. give them to you → you gave them to Monty (for safe keeping) → then Monty doled them out?!
Wonder if her dr. watches the show?
Kim is exhausting in her delusional world. Bronchitis? Excuse me? You’re in pain from battling Bronchitis for a week or so and yet you’re SMOKING A FLIPPIN’ CIGAR at the poker table. And on it goes…Kim is a spoiled, coddled, narcisstic drama queen. Enough is enough. Living with an addict (booze or drugs) or having one as a sibling is devastating to the entire family network – devastating – the addict sucks the life out of every family member, with no regrets. My heart goes out to Kyle in this one. Kim is always a victim in her drug/alcohol induced state – get her off television, lock her up, have her grow up and sober up.
I just watched this mess. Brandi can’t be a friend to Kim if Kim is serious about being sober. Kyle is over-archingly codependent and almost bullying when Kim is not sober but Brandi being in the picture is a disaster, talk about an unhealthy influence.I didn’t know who Monty is, because I have only been watching it off and on. What a shame she relapsed on the pain pills but it may be better for her to go on calling it a ‘minor setback’ and not start her time over for a while, until she can deal with what she’s done. This happened to me and it took about a month before I knew I could deal with the relapse for what it was without really going and tying one on with the thought process that since I’d taken a couple pills, I needed to go out and get completely wasted. I am really hoping this does not destroy Kim’s progress. But whatever the case, Brandi needs to get the hell out of her life.
Brandi, trying to “help,” Kim seems to me to be a case of “the blind leading the blind.” I’m having a hard time believing a dying man who is no doubt in substantial pain would give his meds away.. My guess is she stole them. We all know Brandi likes to chug wine like they might stop making it tomorrow. Whose to say she doesn’t take drugs as well? I can’t help but wonder if her interest in Kim is related to her easy access to drugs via the dying ex. Brandi’s behavior is just as-if not more suspect than Kim’s in my opinion.
Brandi claims 3 glasses of wine is what pushes her over the edge. I’m not much of a drinker but I could drink 3 glasses of wine and not be as shit-faced as she appears to be–constantly. I defiantly think there is more to her bad behavior than 3 glasses of wine. Regular drinkers build up tolerance. So do drug addicts.
If you KNOW 3 glasses of wine sends you over the edge, any normal person would stop at 2, especially with cameras rolling. I think they both need rehab.
Oh Lawd! Here is my take. When your a person in recovery its your responsibilty to a) tell your doctor/healthcare professional you are in recovery and b) dont take any medicines not prescribed to you. I was very fortunate to meet doctors in the recovery community when I recently went through a six week bought of bronchitis my doctor already knew and was able to give me non narcotic medicines and also helpful advice on OTC and natural pain relief. I made it! I had some bad days with it but I also knew how to tell what was real pain and what was my “addict mind” telling me I was in pain. Those times I talked to my sponser or a loved one. Thats recovery yall! Its not pleasent and can be painful. It saddens me because I feel there are some deep issues with Kim that are not being touched and most of us dont recover till those are addressed. There is so much Kim could be doing with her sobriety that would be amazing. There are so many women out there struggling. I know for me thats one thing that keeps me sober. As we say I keep what I have by giving it away. So I rambled and my phone suck. Boo.
I never remember Kim being foul-mouthed and dropping the F bomb all the time. It surprised me when she referred to that big wooden stick as a dildo without nervous laughter. Brandi is rubbing off on her and not in a good way.
Watching Kim in the car with Lisa R., I felt like it wasn’t just a “high” Kim but a totally different Kim. Her behavior was scary aggressive and made Lisa R. was so uncomfortable.
Bear with me if I seem to be taking too sharp a turn, but I’m taking this psychology class and learning about different psychological disorders and I’m considering the possibility that Kim has Dissociative Identity Disorder. Sober Kim is daffodils and turtles and rainbows punctuated with an excess of exclamations points and well wishes. This Kim was dark, creepy and confrontational. Do pain medications change a person’s personality? I’ve been sedated for surgery and woke up thanking everyone for a wonderful wonderful visit. I didn’t turn into ‘La Femme Nikita’. Like Lisa R. said in the limo “you’re a tough bitch”. I also learned that a different personality might exhibit different biological characteristics, e.g., one personality has an allergy and the other doesn’t. This could explain why the cigar smoke didn’t bother Kim’s bronchitis.
If any is wondering if Brandi has other personalities, I would have to give a definitive ‘NO’. She’s just an asshole.
Alright alright, if you disagree with my ponderings about Kim, you have to admit that it would be really funny to read a ‘mock’ blog from one of Kim’s alters.
This is proof that a little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing. SMH
There’s that snarkiness I love!!! LOL
I have no idea why kim is even on that show. She is like the poor relative that everyone is embarrassed by. Abd she is so annoying and false and just pathetic.
It’s funny to me how some people with addictions, whose families have gone through hell- get clean and expect everyone to caudle them. Kyle has clearly been dealing with Kim’s issues for years and years and she is probably sick to death of the drama. She has 5 kids, a husband and her businesses…. not to say family isn’t important but come on. It’s so easy for Brandi to come in and be a good friend for 6 months and judge Kyle – saying she is a crappy sister. You haven’t been there for the past 30 plus years going through it with Kim.
What’s with the trite language and sweeping generalizations about alcoholics? They want to be coddled??? I’m glad you were not a member of my family eight years ago when I became sober.
That should say “crying” over Kim’s behavior.
A true addict can spot another true addict. The core of our disease is self-centeredness. In the worst way. We love to self-gratify in any way, shape or form. In the end, we are still left unhappy, ungrateful and self-loathing. That is the core, the substances are a branch of the disease. Thats the part that will literally kill us. We are master manipulaters, deflectors, people pleasers… She may consider herself abstinent from substances. But a true addict with a strong desire to arrest their ENTIRE disease, will work a program. And be proud of it. And with her being in the public eye she can truly help other addicts. Three years? And her sister Kyle cant back up her awesome sobriety? Thats because she doesnt work for it. She would have more accountability…less resentments…more peace. Instead, she brings up the past…but only to point out when she’s the victim. She fails to recognize that maybe she has drug her family esp Kyle thru the mud. Accept it. Its in or nature. But dont act like a dick and in the same breath boast that you have strong sobriety. You know it, youre family knows it and anyone who really understands addiction knows you ARE FULL OF SHIT!
Kim is a mean spirited privileged child tv star whose light went out, and is still not over it. As a former salon owner with 5 salons and 300 employees, I can see right through the bullshit from dealing with one story after another from my own employees for 30 years.
She is bitter and mean spirited, and her sister Kyle is a spoiled kid who never was forced to grow up. “Hey with their money, they don’t have to”. I believe Kim was guided poorly by crooked business managers and people who screwed her out of a lot of her money.
But Kim, that’s on you. Believe it or not you can still climb out of that hole you dug, if you really wanted to.
Just stop blaming everyone else, you are the one who fucked up. and Brandi is an opportunist, she will use you for whatever she can get and find a reason why you are too much work to continue.
No one is going to help you until you are ready to help yourself. Life is all about timing.
One other thing, if your dog really did bite her kid that badly, you need to acknowledge it and make amends, She could have lost the hand if the bone got infected, I have had 3 dogs at one time, a Rotti, Lab, and a Sharpai, and 7 all together since moving from NY to Vero. My dogs always sleep with me and are my best friends, but they “never” would bite down on a person. especially a child’s body part. That’s unacceptable and shows a lack of character on the part of the owner.
I don’t care how much you love your dog, it’s your responsibility to control it, or you can’t keep it.
In Fl they would have just shot it, especially a Pit or Pit mix. They don’t even bother trying to talk to it , they just shoot them,
And yes they are assholes but you are lucky that nothing more happened. If it was a stranger you would be in deep poop. .You can’t control your dog,
just as you can’t control your mouth it appears. Why you people want to be on that show is beyond me, unless some of you really need the money, it makes you look really stupid and lacking basic common sense and bad judgment. I hope that you have other people to make you day to day decisions, as allowing you all to run businesses and command positions of authority is really disappointing. And not the American Dream at all.
I believe Kim is one of the meanest, nastiest, most rude and most hateful housewife on tv. She thinks just because she was a childhood star that she is special. She is so jealous of Kyle because she has a happy life and a husband that she has the right to be cruel. I know she is Kyle’s sister but if I were Kyle I would no longer be there for her. You can only be treated like that for so long. Any idiot should know she wasn’t sober for long. I have pretty much stopped watching all but 3 of the housewives shows. I am done watching Atlanta housewives and now I am done with Beverly Hills. They find the dumbest to draw attention on the show. They need to be themselves. OMG the drama of kids going off to college and modeling ugh made me sick. They aren’t special, we have all done it so get over yourselves, and all the stupid spa days and trips are so old. Now that I think of itI think it’s time to close down the shows. I for one am done watching especially if we have to watch the nasty little twit Kim and the vulgar, disgusting and yes ugly Brandie.