I am starting off late. It’s the three hour Survivor finale. I cannot tell you how much more I care about than this. Also, I’ve had a bit of wine. So I am just get through this as quickly as I can and get back to Survivor. Did I mention I had wine for dinner? Apologies in advance.
Oh I love ANYTHING Christmas. When do the Christmas Lifetime movies start? I am already anticipating. I love Christmas! (Insert Elf gif here). I also love the annual trip to Blue Stone Manor.
Apparently, Sonja gave away some of her pets. First I typed pants. lol. I made a funny. But Sonja is getting the worst edit ever. OMG. I once slept with three guys in a twenty-four hour period. I was returning to my college stomping grounds and well, IT JUST HAPPENED. Someone remind me to delete this tomorrow. I don’t regret it. The twenties were my best years.
Carole is rallying the troops against Bethenny. And by troops I mean Ramona and Dorinda. Dorinda brings up the fact that Adam wanted to be paid for charity work. Carole is pissed that Bethenny has been “talking about Adam behind her back.” Both Dorinda and Ramona like that Carole is actually speaking her mind. So do I. But a moderate level of sanity is needed.
OMG! I LOVE CHRISTMAS! Sorry. Kevin, Bethenny’s driver, is my favorite case memeber.
If someone gives you a chia pet, will you get chia seeds? These are thingOr s I thing about. I love snow globes! Sadly, you can’t travel with snow globes anymore. So they are out as gifts because I am moving to Uruguay. Or Charleston, or somewhere.
Ramona is dumb.
Muchlike Luann, I love a Merlot. But she likes the expensive ones and I like the cheap Chilean ones. In my opinion, cheap Merlots are the best Merlots. I once went to a very expensive restaurant where a VERY expensive bottle of red was purchased. IT WAS AWFUL and they were all in love with the pricetag. Cheap Chilean Merlot is the best wine on earth. FACT. And um, cheers!
Dorinda lays down some very normal rules that anyone with a brain would know. Don’t fuck up her home. Don’t touch her shit. Be respectful. Luann is sharing a room with Sonja. Sonja takes photos of all the rooms imperfections so she doesn’t get blamed. I don’t blame her.
I would like this episode more if I were not missing Survivor to watch it. Spoiler Alert! I will not be getting to putting up the Survivor finale until tomorrow. Because, wine.
Bethenny is always the smartest person in the room. She just is. It’s like and idiot savant in the same gifted class as the retards. Sorry not sorry. Save your comments.
This whole thing is stupid. At least Dorinda eats some salad. No one else is eating. I can’t eat when I am drunk either.
Dorinda stirs the pot between Bethenny and Carole. Carole tries to play the victim. Carole says she has heard that either Bethenny is pissed because her boy toy would not work for her for free or it is because of Carole’s level of support for her charity. In Bethenny’s talking head she says that she didn’t hear from Carole about Puerto Rico. Carole says she killed a Page Six story about there being beef between them. Hmmm I wonder where they heard that? And Carole killed the story. I tried to tell you all this DURING FILMING. I love you guys but when I give filming spoilers that I get from great source you tend to argue with me. I’m just saying. I’m not some random Jane anymore I know what is going on. And I believe Bethenny was hurt that Carole was not contributing. I’vre asked rich friends to contribute to several things, it’s humbling.
Also Bethenny thinks Dorinda called Page Six on her about something she only told her. You know what? The social media person who worked for Dorinda is my likely suspect. Dorinda claims it was not her and I don’t see her calling anyone but the social media person can make a buck. Don’t ask me how I know this.
I totally believe Bethenny in this fight with Carole.
#Sorry Not Sorry
Hello Tamara, a bit off topic but I’m from Uruguay. I just visited in February for carnival and am going back first week in October for a quick week…and a 50th wedding anniversary. Come with us!! I’ll show you around. You’ll truly fall in love. And I can introduce you to tons of people that would help you and guide your way. You say the word and off we go! I feel so happy to know you like my birth country!
Please email me at tamaratattles at gmail. I feel like this comment is heaven sent. I have ALWAYS wanted to move to Uruguay and I have no idea why.
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I know Ramona and Carole were saying that the tell on Bethenny was that she was picking apart the tiny details of the argument, but the way Carole was speaking (both tone and words) was eerily similar to a former friend who liked to manufacture drama. When she would be caught in her own web of lies she would try to act like anyone who pointed out a small discrepancy in her defense must be the liar since they aren’t focusing on the bigger issue even though the little details mattered to the whole argument. She would sound just like Carole. Even the whole “honey” BS, acting like she used that term all the time when really she was just trying to be a condescending twat. Ugh, I was just so immediately grossed out at Carole’s behavior that I admit I’m biased.
I think it all started when Carole’s and Tinsley’s relationship started. I think Bethenny felt betrayed that Carole/Tinsley were fast becoming friends. I think Bethenny does not know how to share friends. All one on one. I think it has to do with her relationship with her mother. She never had that one/one relationship with her and when she finds a friend, Bethenny needs that person’s sole attention.
Nail on the head! Perfect analysis.
Thank you for the recaps! You save me a cable bill, hours of my life and keep me in the loop and I really appreciate it.
Thanks. Meanwhile I am wasting my own life. But for now it pays the bills. I do have plans for the future…
Oh Tamara,
I hope your future plans still involve this site. Your recaps are better than a arching these shows!
*watching
You can be a drunk blogger without being an as*hole. The use of the R word was so unnecessary. Be better than that.
Sincerely,
A disappointed Special Needs Parent who enjoys online smut
Retarded is a real thing. As you apparently know. Retarded means slow but it is also a medical diagnosis. We have changed the name, because people use the term to refer to people who are not in fact retarded. We are now making up new words for being retarded to make people like you feel better. We can call it whatever you would like I suspect a new word will happen, but whatever that word is that you prefer will always mean the same thing and will be used to refer to stupid people. If I inserted the newest word that is “okay to say” it would still be the same thing. I am not someone who has an issue with words. And I’ve worked with a ton of “special needs” kids in the past, some of whom I am still in touch with. And it doesn’t matter how many time you want to change the name, we will still apply it to stupid adults. So you might as well just sit down.
That is the funniest thing I’ve read all week! Political Correctness be damned! lol. I understand people may be sensitive to certain words but it’s not their job to school the rest of the world on what they personally find offensive. In the words of Stephen Fry..’I am offended by that.’ Well, so fucking what.”
thank you!!! So fucking what
You said exactly what I am always trying to get across to someone who berates me because sometimes I swear. I tell them it’s just a word to convey how I feel about something. Substitute whatever word you want. If you must. But they are only words. Sick of always trying to be politically correct.
Spread the Word to End the Word. LB, I respect the fact that the use of the word retarded is offensive to you. I get it. I have had several long discussions about this very subject, for some the word is hugely offensive and others (like myself) not so much, context is more important. But it is a really good word, a lot of folks can be best describe with that word. Also, did you know idiot, moron, and imbecile have there origins in psychology diagnosis? Moron and imbecile have their beginnings in medical research as a pseudo-scientific way to classify people with mental deficit. Respecting people with mental disabilities is essential, that is the important part.
Retarder has many meanings, for example, the growth of the tree was retarded by the fence being built. Someone’s progress can be retarded, it only has that offensive power if you give it that.
LB you say you enjoy online smut but the smut you enjoy is probably offensive to someone some how. You can’t have it both ways
I am offended by online porn.
I am offended that I am starting to like Bethenney.
I have had to work through this process myself. It helps not to think of what a vicious shrew she was to Lu in the Berkshires and how Carole was her biggest cheerleader.
Just try to woosah your way through it. Blame it on the stress of a very long divorce and remind yourself of her charity work.
I love the fact that Bethenny has so immersed herself in the plight of the Puerto Rican people and is doing so much for them. It speaks highly for her.
I am not wide open to Bethenny because she has been so horrible to people. Not only Luanne but also Sonja, Kelly, Jules, kristen, Heather, Jill and Ramona. She has been vicious to the more timid souls.
So, Bethenny is complex. She has her good side and her bad side. She is better to the masses than to the individual.
I feel awful for her. Kyle Richards is her friend but there is a great distance, it must be easier. I do wonder if Bethenny has many/any friends away from television. Ramona did say to her face, you have no friends.
I believe Bethenny also but she seems off tonight with being tongue tied around Carol.It is like neither of them can actually spit it out .what is it they are really holding back from saying .
There is for sure more to this story than what we are seeing played out.
I personally think Carol is lazy she just is not a go getter and expects everyone and everything to come to her .while she collects her monthly check from her husband’s estate.Just my opinion.
I am confused though Bethenny said she talked to Adam and he wanted to know what job compted and she told Carol she didn’t talk to him .I have to pay closer attention to this
Carol is being petty about this situation considering her and Adam are together not together.
I love how LuAnne is called a loser and Bethenny doesn’t deny she said it that make me die laughing sorry Lu . I am sure it has to do with the whole Tom issue.
I wonder why Carol would switch the conversation to that deflecting the whole conversation.
I will have to watch this again and pay better attention
I felt like Carol interrupted Bethenny anytime she tried to answer a question. My guess is she TEXTED him, not call, email or smoke signals. But because Carol wouldn’t let her finish a sentence then Bethenny didn’t bother giving a full answer.
Bethenny was being overly picky about the fine details. I agree with Carole that people who do that are trying to cover their tracks or trying to buy time to spin their tale. It really doesn’t matter how Bethenny contacted Adam or what day of the week it was on. I am pretty good in an argument and am quick on my verbal feet, but I wouldn’t want to have to go up against Bethenny.
Yeah, Bethenny came off as deflecting when she dissected the whole call/text thing. The method didn’t matter. The salient fact is that B and Adam communicated about the issue. Lawyers use this tactic to discredit a witness’s whole argument if the witness has one trivial fact wrong. It was not a good look.
But it is also not a good look when A) Carol basically kicked Adam out of her condo, B) Carol talks about the fact that the relationship is about dropping by for coffee or “coffee,” and C) Adam is now telling her that he is dating someone else. That relationship has been gradually dialed back from BF/GF to perhaps simply friends. Maybe Carol is offended that Bethenny’s direct contact with Adam is Bethenny’s acknowledgement that C and A are no longer an item. Which would be silly because it apparently was Carole who dialed it back to begin with.
As far as Adam being comped or not for his work, I’m on the fence about this. I don’t know his financial situation, but a person does have to pay the bills with some currency. It is great that there are wealthy people like Bethenny who can do all this relief work without pay, but there are many kind hearted people who want to do relief work but still need a paycheck. I always suspected that Adam was with Carol partly for the free rent, and let’s not forget how he tried to take some of her furnishings with him when he got his own place. That leads me to believe that he doesn’t have all that much money. So I think Bethenny is wrong for putting that out there on TV. Adam is not a cast member and isn’t there to defend himself, and he certainly isn’t getting a Bravo paycheck to do so.
I always thought Carole was lazy too, so I was shocked that she went to the effort to get a printout of her character’s husband and put it in a frame! It was above and beyond getting in character. I don’t think she has assistants or interns. So she herself put in the effort for this useless little detail.
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I got from Bethenny’s Twitter last night she said an Aide of hers contacted Adam she did not personally contact him. So now I see why she was being they way she was with Caro Carol is not getting her own voice .Carol is trying to keep her job by making drama .
I just feel like Bethenny needs to watch her back
Sounds like that would be a good plan.
Why was Bethenny so vague about contacting Adam? Funny to see Bethenny at a loss for words and looking pale for once. I do appreciate her philanthropy, but she doesn’t always play nice with others. The murder mystery kind of fell flat.
that is exactly what I am ?’ing with the Adam issue .I agree the murder mystery fell short of making for a fun night
Maybe someone else contacted Adam or maybe Bethenny was embarrassed to say that she did because she knew Carole would crucify her for it. I would like to know what the big deal is. They know each other. They have vacationed together. If I had to talk to a friends husband about something, I would. I cant imagine that my friends would get their panties in a twist about it, nor would I.
If I called either one of my best friends to say “hey, I’d like to hire your significant other” or “hey, I’d like for your significant other to volunteer with me”
they BOTH would be “You have his phone number, why are you calling me and not him? I’m not his mother”
I assume in this scenario that your best friends aren’t currently dating the ex of a childhood best friend and that you’ve known them longer than a couple of years after meeting at work. There’s a code with siblings and close friends and bethenny broke it.
Considering Adam and Carole were on seemingly shaky ground at the time…I get why Carole’s hackles would be raised. A courtesy call or text to Carole would have been appropriate- “hey, I’m thinking about asking Adam…”
Agree!! Perfectly said.
I agree that Bethenny broke code by asking Adam to be involved in Houston/Puerto RICO- especially since Carole wasn’t compelled to get involved in the charity ( beyond writing a check). It reeks of manipulation on Bethenny’s part.
Gross that Sonja doesn’t use condoms during her hookups. She can afford to get weekly facials and go on a rejuvenation world tour but can’t afford to care for her pets…..
Dorinda is getting a drunk edit- hope she is ok.
Bethenny said earlier to Dorinda she emailed Adam, not that she called. They may have spoken after email but I’m not sure about that.
I thought it was just a email.
Bethenny being at a loss of words at that point I think she had not put together why Carole cares about her asking Adam.
Bethany does interrupt to often.
Bethenny was blindsided by Carole letting out the various little snippets Bethenny had shared with her, thinking they were good friends and Carole wouldn’t let Dorinda or Luanne know what she said about them.
She was watching her best friend betray her and that froze her.
I agree completely even an acerbic quick tongued person would be shocked at the betrayal.
What I didn’t get is why one of them didn’t suggest they go off and talk by themselves,, just the two of them, away from the others — and the cameras, although obviously, they can’t say that during filming it would be in reality TV speak, “breaking the :fourth wall” — as it has really seemed to me as it they have been really close friends. That’s mot the kind of conversation I would have with a very close friend — in front of several other women in their “group” — a.k.a. “cast” — and of course the cameras, which means the whole world is watching…,maybe it’s manufactured drama by Bravo? The whole thing seems like such a stupid misunderstanding!
I normally love B but Im loving the Carole i see this year. Good for her not to take B’s shit. Shes (B) really gone quite far this year. Sad to see their friendship deteriorate, but nice to see Carole not b the whipped puppy that is B’s typical gf type. #teamcarol but love me some B as well, shes just wrong on this one. 🙂
THANK GOD! Agree %100. Does the truth freak you out is a great come back to Bethenny trying to act like Carole was freaking her out. Typical housewives gaslighting tactic.
Not just “housewives” tactic – we all see it played out daily. Deflecting and projecting – typical games of those how are trying to make the rational truth-tellers who are confronting a situation the bad guy. I also want to say “thank God!!” to Gottalovepink as she was the first to say how I felt on the situation as well. And you too!
Amen. I wasn’t here for the B gaslighting. It was gross!
This Bethany/Carole feud is hard to follow, so much has been edited out. Did I understand B correctly that it had been 2 months since she told Dorinda about Adam? Dorinda is really stirring the pot into a shit-stew. I thought Bethenny looked very hurt at the table.
This is interesting:
Dorinda wrote in her blog last week, “We work hard all day getting ready for the trip the following morning. To unwind, we have a few drinks, then a few more. ……. Then as I settle in my hotel room …… as we had a 6am wakeup call, my phone rings. Oh no! I am meant to be downstairs in five for a dinner. Dinner? With who? Bethenny’s charity partner? Nooooo!!!!! Why am I just being told this important information? I would have opted out of Bethenny’s happy hour early. ” (edited by me, you can go to Bravo to read it all)
Bethenny tweeted yesterday, “This one is funny. Yes, I layed her on her back and poured vodka down her throat & erased her memory of the shooting schedule we get every day from producers”
I think Bethenny is just super bright super blunt and a fast processor and its hard to keep up. Also, most people are not comofrtable with someone with no pretenses or some level of polite disengenuity. But Carol has donated generously to the PR fund. Not sure why it wasn’t mentioned. Also – her bf had a previous commitment or a paid photography gig which pays his bills. Carol ain’t his sugar mama. When Bethenny’s peeps called him to do Houston, it was very short notice and he would have to forfeit paid gig so he did ask to be paid. If there was flexibility and it didn’t interfere with paid gig, I think he would have contributed gratis as he has other charitable endeavors. In some cases, I think Carol is being a bit over but I am sorry they had a falling out. I liked their friendship.Also, I agree w/B about Dorinda. D is delighful much of the time, but her drinking and hair trigger temper not so much.
If he had a previous commitment, then why did he say “How much” instead of “I am so sorry, I have a previous commitment”.
How do you know the conversation went that way? Bethenny doesn’t even know how the conversation went. A photographer/chef blogger living in NYC is probably a struggle for a 30 something — you can’t fault someone for not being able to offer services when they have a $3,000 rent to pay.
Bethenny has the luxury to be philanthropic, and is holding other people to her standard when it’s not realistic.
He had two clients that week, but could have moved one of them to another day to fit in the Houston trip if he were compensated.
But he cooks for a living. Usually you hire a chef for an occasion so moving isn’t really an option. This is the first I have heard of him being a photographer. I assumed it was a hobby and he was really good.
How do you know he could have moved one to another day?
Yes, I agree about Dorinda. Most people when told they are drinking to much do not take it well or do a Dorinda, make excuse, it was only because, or it was the exception not their normal behavior.
I told a son once he was drinking to much and he agreed but kept on drinking. There is that reaction also.
I’ve always liked RHNY, hope they don’t take this much lower.
my favorite lifetime christmas movie is the linda hamilton one: home by christmas
Bethenny seemed hesitant to fight with Carol, but this isn’t an indicator that she isn’t telling the truth. Carol looks ridiculous all around.
I’ve never liked Carol. I’ve always liked Bethenny. I think Bethenny was caught off-guard by Carol’s attack, remember others were saying, “Let’s discuss this at the table.” What was B to do?
Do any of you think that she is interested in Adam when you say she is “breaking the girl code”? He would wilt like a rose within 2 hours around Bethenny. He is so not her type.
I don’t think Carol has had a storyline during any season. She seems to have decided to hook her wagon to Bethenny’s star this season. And, Tinsley, girl, just jump right in. You sit there smiling and nodding your head while Carol talks and looking at your lap when Bethenny speaks so just jump on in; it’s all on your face anyway.
Team Carol… B was totally gaslighting her in that convo. Bethenny tries to make the person that she has wronged look irrational and crazy every single time. She is always the first one to say “You’re freaking me out”. It’s completely manipulative and I hate it. It’s not working this time, girl, and people are going to see through it. Carol is not the one. Narc Gaslighting 101!! I could see her manipulation tactic here that she tried on Carol….she wasn’t freaked out, she’s gotten in worst arguments than this with people that are screaming at her and stuff but Carole was answering her questions in a calm, intellectual way and logically. She tries to come from Tinsley and Carol for icing out Sonja, and excluding her. When a few seasons ago, B made Sonja cry and iced her out to the max. She came for Carol about always chiming in, whilst chiming in FOR SONJA and doing the exact same damn thin. She loves to hold the mirror on others, for the same behavior she exhibits.
Bethenny is not used to arguing with someone smart enough to not fall for her tactics. The other ladies simply fade away when Bethenny starts in. Good for Carole!
You could tell the other ladies were LIVING for it.
Carole won tonight’s poll by like 60ish to 40ish which I find shocking. Carole is very annoying and she doesn’t work. Dorinda does drink too much and act terribly, Ramona is a terror, and tinsley is a kept woman so again where is Bethenny’s lie?
I wasn’t surprised at all. In fact, I think the only reason that Bethenny got 40% is because of her charity work this season. Bethenny is often the one who is screaming and being aggressive, but she doesn’t want to see that about herself.
I sort of feel like Carole isn’t all that interesting all on her own, with out Heather, with out Adam and Bethenny so she had to hang onto Tinsley. Bethenny has more in her world than being Carole’s buddy, she has a massive business to run, additional projects and a daughter. There isn’t a whole lot of hours in the day and Carole kind of didn’t fit in her busy agenda, and I think thatbpissed Carole off. That’s my take anyways.
I think Carole made a mistake that hasn’t hit the other housewives yet.
She broke the cardinal rule – she talked about things B told her WHEN THEY WEREN’T FILMING, as real friends… that she thought Dorinda might be talking to page 6 and the comment about Luann.
I feel like she had a real friendship with Carole and that’s why she’s holding back and not ripping her apart. She didn’t have real, connected relationships with Ramona or Sonja or Lu, so when they had conflict she didn’t mind laying into them. But with Carole, there may be some real history there and she might not want to expose their off camera stuff…but that might change since Carole is now talking about it (like Bethenny calling Lu a loser and Dorinda talking to Page Six)
Classic Bethenny, playing the victim by saying Carole is freaking her out. She always tries to make her opponent look like a psycho.
I don’t know if anyone noticed but today Carole tweeted about her out exposing hypocrites, then replied to that very tweet of hers “lol… yes”. She must be replying to her social media person lol.
Did anyone else notice that Bravo plays music coming up when i is about Carole in the episodes, very similar to the ones in Sex & The City?
Bethenny is doing wonderful things with her charity for Puerto Rico. I am frustrated though that she’s holding donating time or money to her charity as almost a litmus test of good or bad person. Maybe some can’t afford it, maybe they’ve already made their contributions for the year of charities they have supported previously. Maybe I’m taking it personally because my inbox is flooded with a buttload of donation requests from friends and friends of friends for all the charity walks they plan to do so this summer and fall. At some point you do have to say no to someone.
There is no mystery here about what went down with Carole and Bethenny. In Carole’s mind, Bethenny wronged her boyfriend, and Carole is ‘that’ girl.
When I am having a disagreement with someone, I like to confirm the details too. I.e ‘remember? It was a Saturday and we were at your place when I told you’. I never realised I was such a nasty person.
The thing with Carole and Bethenny is that they were true friends. They’d vacation together, Carole was around when the whole stalking saga with Jason was happening, I imagine B leaned on Carole a lot during that time, that’s why B won’t really go in on Carole. But I think this reunion is going to be very revealing
I don’t really like Ramona, but her comment on trying to argue with Bethenny was honest. The other ladies can’t keep up with the war of words.
It’s uncomfortable for me to watch Carole speak. Too much botox has made it hard for her cheeks to cover her teeth. Her face doesn’t move. I don’t mean to be cruel. She looks wonderful in her interviews.
It makes me sad to see how happy Ramona and Dorinda are at the break up of a friendship, no matter who you are backing it is sad. Additionally the pot stirring by these too is just gross.
And way too many injections …..
Didn’t Luanne look totally wasted when she made her comment “If I’m a loser , everyone else sucks”?
The murder mystery game theme was boring and I wish we got to see more of Luann and what is going on with her because this is very close to when she got arrested.
Yes. More of Luann and none of the Skinny crap jeans. Again with the product placement. May her jeans find their way to the Goodwill asap.
I was disappointed in the murder mystery dinner. They can be highly entertaining but it came across as filler. However my lol moment came from a flashback to Luann falling in the bushes and the clip was labeled as occurring in 1919.
For a Berkshire’s episode, it was a very boring one. Nothing interesting happened, no new information came into light, nada.
Help me out. What did Dorinda serve in the decanter? Did she mix a mimosa? I ask because I have a crystal decanter that I’ve been thinking of giving away. Never use it in real life, but love the look.
It looked like white wine. Dorinda has beautiful crystal , place settings etc. Blue Stone Manor is to die for!! Those wood herringbone floors!!!
Does anyone know what the (jade?) pieces are lined up on the mantle at Blue Stone Manor?
She said it was champagne.
My friends would laugh if I transferred champagne to a decanter.
Dorit would tell all her friends about it
The mystery dinner was either very poorly done or just plain boring. None of them had anything to add to it and then it was cut short. Too bad they couldn’t have cut it from the episode. Loved Dorinda’s house.
I am team Beth. She was moving 1000mph getting help for PR and Houston. She did nothing wrong contacting Adam (or having her team do it). She didn’t need Carol’s permission.
I wonder if we will ever see what really happened with Carol and Beth.
Oh, and I grew up with a Down Syndrome sister. I am not offended by the occasional use of the word retarded where it fits and use it myself on occasion. TT did just fine.
Was anyone else concerned about the whereabouts of Sonja’s pets? She didn’t seem very clear on it and the whole “family with a farm” was used on me when my parents took a stray that I fell in love with to the pound. What’s up with that? Also, am I the only one who thinks it’s wrong to dye your pets?
Her explanations didn’t sound real, especially the cat one. “A man in Hell’s Kitchen”. “A family in Maine”. I agree she shouldn’t have pets right now and also the townhouse is way too much for her to take care of.
People have trouble doing the right thing for their pets because others will judge them. In rescue I have dealt with people who really can’t take care of their pets. Rescue was an excellent alternative. Pets are expensive if you are taking care of them properly. They are also time consuming if you aren’t neglecting them. Each pet added is the same amount of money and time. If Sonja is struggling with her life one pet would be more than enough.
As for dying your pet, it can be done with a shampoo in color. If they are light colored it’s easy. It grows out.
It is really the kind thing to do sometimes
You’re very kind not to judge, Muffin. I agree with you. And I thought Sonja’s hesitation to explain where the pets are comes from knowing how others would respond to her. If she’s trying to lease the townhouse, then the pets might have to go. People are allergic to cats, etc.
Tamara is it wrong that I (like you I suspect) often feel I am the smartest person in the room? B vs C Carole definetly condescending. She may be lazy but so would I be in her position. She’s had a great career and probably doesn’t have to work anymore. And I’m pretty sure being on RHONY constitutes work!! I really enjoyed the murder mystery and the women’s “bon mots”. Fun. Dorinda made it nice!!
I enjoyed the murder mystery too! Lol when they were trying to “revive” the actors!
Carole held her own tonight and made Bethenny the Bully look like a fool.
Wow, it doesn’t. Matter whose side your on Carol is winning this battle or,better described, war. Check out Carols latest blog.
It slso doesn’t help that Bethany’s response to all this blogging has been to down play the
“shift”, remain silent; basically hiding. I think shes trying to come off as rising above with this strategy but Carol’s take down of Bethany rings too true. Weve watched Bethany ridicule and humiliate most of the characters on her show. And while that has been funny its also been too cruel. I admit my past support in her behavior. But while Carol herself is not perfect and may be too exclusive and condescending seeming at times, she really describes Bethany’s exploitation of other’s very aptly. I, sadly, can no longer be a fan of the B.
She isnt. She is retweeted neg things people are saying about Carol on her twitter. lol.
Lol!
See, I don’t think she’s hiding. I think it’s a dignified silence approach which makes it look like Carole is coming hard for her over a charitable issue. Man, if I were them, I’d be tired of the Skinny Girl ad that has been RHONY and for being belittled by her sharp tongue season after season but I can’t see them getting their point across without coming off badly.
I feel really bad for LuAnne. This has to be a tough time of year for her. I’d be a big ole drunk if I were in her shoes. Christmas/New Years 2016 she was a blushing bride. Now she is the jilted ex and he has a trashy new girlfriend.
Bethanny IS the smartest person in the room. It’s so obvious but Carole is a close second.
Sonja is delusional trash that adds nothing to this show.
I still like Dorinda. She’s going a little rogue but that’s okay.
Why aren’t they showing more of NYC and the holidays? I love Dorinda’s house and all but I don’t make the trip to upstate bumfuck to look at Dorinda’s holiday windows.
Tinsley’s schtick is getting old.
Ramona’s schtick got old season three.
Carole is venomous in her blog again this week. This public breakup between Bethenny and Carole makes me uncomfortable, it is the sort of uncomfortable that has made me stop watching some of the other HW shows. I know there are many viewers that live for this crap. Me? not so much.
I am still not following what the real issue between Bethenny and Carol is. But, I do think that Bethenny was wrong for bringing Adam asking about payment to the table. I work freelance. You can’t turn down a paying gig to go and do unpaid work for a week. This is something that Bethenny 1.0 would have understood. Rich Bethenny seems to have forgotten what it was like to have to hustle to pay the bills. And, I say this as someone who is and has always been a Bethenny fan.
Wait… what’s with Carole letting all the cats out of the bag i.e. Bethenny saying Dorirnda spoke to Page 6? Luann is a loser? Hey Scoobs, me thinks there’s an agenda here. Do I believe Bethenny sucks the air out of the room – yes but I can’t see the viewers turning on her while Carol is throwing her under the bus. I didn’t see her being caught out per se… I felt that Bethenny didn’t want to discuss it on camera. I was a huge Bethenny fan in the Jill era, to see Ramona say Bethenny was mean to Kelly on Scary Island blows my mind, but I haven’t enjoyed her snark and arrogance since she made her money. Her popularity was waning but this mean girl gang up just gave her popularity the shot in the arm it so needed. How petty does it look for Dorinda to be upset over a Christmas ornament whilst Bethenny is out there saving lives. I’ve felt many of the ladies have resented Bethenny’s success and that they had to suck up that shift in the dynamic but this ain’t the way ladies, this ain’t the way!
Team Luann and the rest of them can tear each other apart.
Before Bethenny had success with Skinnygirl, I really liked her on RHONY, she seemed pretty relatable, and was a hustler, as in hard worker, seemed like someone I could relate to…by and large her one-liners came across as pretty funny and if she did hurt someone’s feelings, ,like Alex, as far as I can remember, she would apologize. I was definitely a Bethenny fan. Even the spinoff she had with Jason was OK. It blew my mind how fast they got divorced — my husband and I have been together 34 years. I never cared for her daytime talk show. When she first came back to RHONY, she seemed so different. Instead of being relatable, she came across as a know-it-all and a mean girl. When she and Carole were close, they would often laugh about other housewives, gang up on them and both came across as a team of mean girls.
This season, it has been difficult to tolerate Bethenny. I can’t stand her spinoff show with Frederik about flipping houses/apartments. We have had to hear about her Skinnygirl jeans, Skinnygirl blenders, Skinnygirl exercise wear, purses, seen her launch this and that flavor of alcohol, on and on. Now she’s also an expert in decorating and flipping apartments in New York City and we have to hear her go on and on about real estate? It gets tiring, all of her focus on her products. I’ve never met anyone who has purchased any of her products.
I recall the first year of RHONY — Bethenny was adamant that she was a chef who only cooked organic, all-natural foods and in the last year she has also started a new line of lunch meats — doesn’t really compute to me.
She’s had issues with every single cast member at some point or another, seems very angry and aggressive, as if she enjoys arguing/”putting one over” on someone else — ?? Weird. I feel for her, as her upbringing sounds very unstable, and know she went to a psychologist/ counselor? for awhile, maybe still does, and that I am sure it is stressful, she has admitted she is not good with relationships and even wrote a book called “I Suck At Relationships,” I believe. That would make for a lonely life and I certainly hope she is able to make up with Carole and Ramona, as it seemed as if they had true friendships. Not sure if her friendship with Dorinda, Sonja and/or Luann have been real, I hope they can work things out too. It seems as if she resents Tinsley, maybe because Carole started to get close to her.
There have been allegations that she acted like a diva in Puerto Rico, yelled at crew members, etc. Not sure if that is true or not.
Seems like her main focus is all about making money. How big does her :Skinnygirl :empire need to get? I hope she doesn’t have a nervous breakdown. Working too hard, negative emotions, stress, all not good for any human being. She takes on too much. It’s sad that she only “hangs out” with people she works with, it seems like.
Yes! I agree with everything you’ve said!
Um, Bethenny is a bitch. The end.
Something sketches me out about this petty fighting between Bones and Horse Face. This is my conspiracy theories. 1) possibly both are actually in cahoots with eachother to create a SL to rehab Bethenny’s image after being an asshole last year and Carole finally acting like she has balls instead of being Bethenny’s mouthpiece since Carole is always freaking boring and she hasn’t had any real PR since she wrote her book about being a widow 2) Carole knows a lot of dirt on Bethenny and her Jason issues so Bethenny started to push away from her because we all know she has trust issues and pushes away friends when they aren’t useful anymore. These are just theories I could be wrong but something smells fishy about these two skeleton twins!
Um, these women have names and don’t need disparaging nicknames. Also, grammar rules can be your friend.
It’s also against the commenting rules and can get you sent to the WLS.
I was just thinking…uh-oh. Tamara is going to put her in the window-licking space if she’s not careful. LOL
Sorry, section, not space.
I predict a 1st seat of Carol and Bethany at this year’s reunion???
Was victim #2 at the murder dinner the Guy from the Selsun Blue dandruff shampoo commercials?
Chia pets do come with chia seeds.
I used to work with a really passive-aggressive b*tch. Everyone knew that about her. She didn’t like me at all. I considered it a compliment. About twice a week she would tell me how much I reminder her of her sister in-law, and about another two times a week she would loudly tell people how much she couldn’t stand her sister in-law. So one year on the lead-up to Christmas, she started telling me she had gotten me a Christmas present (insert eyeroll emoji here- y’all know people who play that game). Then present day comes, and she had gotten me a chia pet. I opened that thing up and acted like it was the best gift I had ever received. Slapped those chia seed on it and sat it in a prominent place where everyone could see it. Those things take several weeks to fully sprout, and then they stay sprouted for a few more. Everyone who walked by commented on it, and I enthusiastically told them all that (Stupid B*tch) had gotten it for me for Christmas. Every one of them gave me a knowing grin. She understood that she’d shown her ass. I didn’t get any more Christmas presents from her.
Yes, to the the Dorinda is getting the “drunk edit” comment. Even at the lunch with Ro and Carole, she was on the edge of Slurryville Cliff, lol. Did you see the spiy/food fly out of her mouth at one point? No judgement here…I’ve been to Slurryville many times. But I am enjoying watching this edit. It’s putting the real in Real Housewives.
I lived the Berkshires Christmas in almost summer and think Dorinda made it nice. The murder mystery was a great idea but for whatever reason, it just dragged and fell flat.
Are they saying Carole really smokes now?
I just binge watched a fun series called, “Good Girls.” One scene had the 3 main characters watching tv and screaming at the screen. Turns out it was the scene with Bethenny and Luann. “Tell me it’s not about Tom……
And..I just read that Luann took a plea deal in Florida.
i commend bethenny for her work w/all the disasters and all the $$ she’s raised and what she’s done for devasted TX and PR – yet i’ve had enough of her on rhonyc!!! she seems to hate all the cast members, she’s rotten and soo cutting. drinking from a glass at ramonas and she has to put out an insult — the seventies wants these glasses back. last year or year before what she did to luanne was beyond pschotic!!! she really has no friends except the company of those who work for her. calling ramona a moron, always attacking. now it’s tinsley and how awful she was to sonja! a few shows/seasons ago she was ripping into sonja. love to see both her and carole gone. carole has no storyline except her fallout w/bethenny. tired of b’s product placement and advertising for her brand (often found in the markdown bins). go focus on your mental health, child, business, charities and spare us all!
I hear you! Bethany is funny and interesting and dare I say likable but she lost me when she kept calling Luanne a slut. I mean how many times did she have to say that on National Television? Now Luanne seems to like her, I fear she has no self esteem. Oy vey its like Bethany is wielding her knife and her favorite targets are the emotionally crippled.