Happy Easter to ALL Y’all. Especially those of you who have been here for almost seven and a half years. This little site has been here for almost eight years. We’ve been through all my darkest years together. I’m so grateful to those of you who survived with me. I feel like I am coming out the other side of the darkness of those years women of a certain age go though and do not speak of. I went with them with you. And I’m FINALLY on the other side. So thank you for listening and sticking it out and for putting up with the rants and the breakdowns and all the unedited over-sharing posts. Y’all all deserve a medal.
I’m grateful for this site. And all of you. Even the ones I flame and um, say not so nice things about. If you still have the ability to comment here, it’s probably because I can’t quit you either.
It Might Get Worse
The bad news is, I’ll probably still have a short fuse for a while. Some of us have formed some sort of weird weight-loss/rid yourself of bad habits club and we have another two months or so to go. So try to roll with the punches. If you are newish, you should READ THE FUCKING COMMENTING RULES. And even if you are not new, you should read them again, because some old-timer actually asked me about “something they read somewhere else” today. /crankylook. If you are new here, the commenting rules are not what you think.
All of us who wish we weighed a bit less are going to enjoy this day. And then get right back on it. So we might be cranky the next few months. No excuses just explanations. SO READ THE COMMENTING RULES!
I won’t be in church this morning, obvi. But I am grateful for many things today. And you guys are at the top of the list. Yes, even YOU. 🙂
Have a wonderful Easter Sunday believers and non-believers and those not sure which line to stand in, like me. Be sure to tell me all about your Easter meals and if you don’t do Easter tell me how you spent your day. See you in the comments.
xo,
~tt
Happy Easter to you as well. Here’s to your tenacity, your truth, and coming out the other side. I’ve been a fan, follower, and a participant (albeit annoying at times) for many of the years. Always check in. I do miss the insight of many of the old posters, especially those that are no longer on this earth. But rebirth is what it’s about today, so to those of us who are still moving, let’s get with it and embrace the new! Keep the faith, and share what is good. At least until tomorrow. JOY to you!
Thanks KKbella. You’ve been with me for a while and I appreciate it!
You’ve made a niche for the “thinking” woman (albeit crazy) where other sites don’t even get what that means. You are unique in the web world- too bad
( yet good for us!) that they have not get discovered your strength, power or truth. And this comes from a person that agrees with you most of the time-but when I don’t, I do not! (As to WHY the world should revere this site!) xo
Happy Easter! We like it here the way it is. I’m going to eat the Lindt balls I’d put away, just today. Back to it tomorrow. Thanks to all for the encouragement.
Happy Easter to YOU!
To me, the sunrise on Easter is always a reminder of the ultimate promise kept. Peace and joy to all of you this morning.
Happy Easter, everyone! I pray everyone has peace of mind, love and happiness today.
TT, you help us so much more than you know. Thank you for all that you do for us. Happy Easter to you and Banjo! Enjoy your day!!
happy easter kid. i’ve been here since the beginning.
Hey you! Y’all are going to make me cry!
Happy Easter!!? I have been here since I’ve beginning (maybe a few months in?). I wanted a place to read about the housewives and found much more than I bargained for. You have been fearless, righteous and above all honest. Thanks for the laughs and the tears T, it’s been a slice (as capt.wld say). I like to think we make each other better.
Thanks for sharing your life with us TT. I love your stories the best! Im a work in progress right now too, good days, bad days, and just days….
Beautiful day here in Colorado! Hubs and I are going to mom and dads for Easter Dinner. Then a ride thru the mountains and a hike with the dogs.
So many Blessings in our lives….more than most people around the World. I am truly Blessed to live on this beautiful place with endless opportunities to do goods things.
Focus on what I CAN do, not what I can’t.
Enjoy the day, tomorrow is not promised!
Thanks for giving me a place to come and get a dose of “reality” and a laugh ?
Happy Easter and Love to you TT
and fellow TT Homies
Thanks Rhonda. I have a plan to share more long-winded stories in the future whether you want them or not 🙂 So I am glad you enjoy them.
Thank you for your hard work to give us the enjoyment we receive here. You have given me lots of laughs during some hard times in the last few years. I feel for yours and Banjo’s struggles. Wish you both the best. Sending you my love and a big hug. ??
Happy Easter.
Thanks Cathy. I’m going to need lots of big hugs sooner than I would like. xo
Happy Easter TT to you & yours as well. I’m a newbie here but I love you for keeping it real and always telling it like it is! ?
I’m so happy to still have new folks finding me. I should warn you the love may wear off lol. I’m just a lot.
It’s a beautiful day in St. Louis. I love TT and all the commentators. I read no other sites. Why? Because tamaratattles is the best.
I had a lovely Easter dinner yesterday with my family at my daughter’s house. I hope everyone enjoys today and can be grateful of their blessings in life.
Love you. Over.
Not sure why this holiday is important. Must be a southern thing. Easter in my wonderful non theocracy on the upper west coast still enjoys a fine Sunday with blue sky’s.
Totally a Southern thing. It’s not like something celebrated for a couple thousand years or anything, Just a quirky little thing we do in the south.
How’s that working for you Tam.
The biscuits were delicious.
Always if something is practiced for a thousand years. It makes it right.
Happy Easter everyone! My hubby and I are gonna do some long overdue fridge/freezer cleaning. Although we’ve been married for a century, we aren’t in the habit of doing the same thing at the same time, cuz I am a
Piece. Of. Work. Lol. If we survive, we’ll go have lunch at our favorite Italian joint, then go see a free indie movie. Nice day.
TT, I haven’t been here since the beginning but I’m so grateful you’re in my life. I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that for the longest time I didn’t “get” you. Loved your writing, but thought you were kinda mean, ha ha. I just couldn’t believe how raw and real and snarky and brilliant you were/are. After a devastating and incredible couple of years, I have absolutely no time, patience or energy for any BS…NOW I FINALLY GET YOU ?♀️?
Thanks.
Also, thanks to everyone on this blog, what an amazing community we are! I cherish the fact that we can honestly share the good, bad, AND THE UGLY with each other, especially in our darkest times.
Off to the fridge ?
I’m TOTALLY more than kinda mean. Except when I’m not. 🙂
Wow. So not expecting this today. Thanks for getting me. Tomorrow we can all go back to arguing, right? Because I don’t have a good processing mechanism for kind words. If you are trying to melt my cold black heart it’s working.
THIS is why we love and get you!! Yes, tomorrow we can all go back to being assholes. But this feels good.
Happy Easter, TT. And congratulations on making it in a tough business. I don’t comment often but do read on the daily. Thanks for being you. Where do I sign up for the fat girls club? Cause I’m all in on that!
https://tamaratattles.com/2019/04/20/the-end-of-the-lentil-season-is-upon-us/ waddle over here and either bookmark the link or comment and click the box that says notify me of new comments by email. This post will fall way down the list over the two monthish period but we will be posting cranky comments and talking about waddling and such for the duration.
We usually do a Sunday weigh in. NO WEIGHT MENTIONED lol. Just if we lost or gained or met our weekly goals. We get happy when we do a bitch and complain when we don’t. Good God I’ve started fuckiing weightloss support group. At least we don’t have to sit around in a circle or weigh in in public. lol.
Thanks!
Thanks for all the wonderful tea!! It’s such fun reading here!! Been here for a few years, have a great day at your sisters!! Xoxo!!
Great seeing you Margaret. It’s like seeing an old friend. You should comment more. 🙂
Happy Easter from a believer. Yes he has risen! Visit moms in the nursing home& brought her to church. Now I’m going to ride my horse down the old town road and try to catch theChris Owens’ Easter parade. Saints & sinners welcomed.
Your life sounds amazing.
Fairly new here. I started when someone mentioned it on WWHL so checked it out and loved it! Thanks for doing this, TT!
Welcome Jessica. I’m feeling love for everyone tonight. 🙂 Be sure to read the commenting rules and don’t don’t freak out when I rage at a few people here and there. I’m kind of an enigma. 🙂
TT- Happy Easter! Thank you for your amazing recaps, your honesty and showing me that I can have and express an opinion that others may not agree with. I’ve learned that I don’t have to try to please others in order to be accepted. I wish I would have had the confidence and strength to do this earlier in my life. We have all been faced with many battles in life and one I refuse to continue to fight is the battle with myself. Thank you again to you, the other contributors and all your readers for all the laughs.
Wow. I don’t know what to say. That’s a really high level compliment. I get a lot of comments here that I don’t put through and most of them claim I don’t listen or publish opinions of people with different opinions. Thanks for this. We can all love or hate different people here. I have no idea what your opinions are because I don’t register them much with certain commenters unless it is a constant attack on some housewife as a person rather than their actions. Thanks for standing your ground. I think we all respect that.
Tamara, Happy Easter and thank you for all your hard work over the years. Everybody else has very eloquently described why they love you and your site, and I second each and every one of them.
Thanks my British friend.
Happy Easter to you, TT! I’m grateful for this site to read all the recaps of shows, some of which I watch, some of which I just don’t prioritize into my life to watch, but I still love reading the recaps. Most of all, thank you for your talent and writing style, as you never fail to make me chuckle loudly over one thing or another. I’m also grateful that you sometimes crack the personal door to your life open and share a personal story now and then too – I love the tales about Banjo and yourself. I’m doing the usual Easter fare – ham, party potatoes (a delicious concoction that involves making a batch of mashed potatoes, then adding a little garlic, slat, pepper, sour cream, and cream cheese, whipping them up again, placing in a pan, dotting the top with butter (because why not, it’s Easter, so calories/fats and carbs don’t count, I’m lying to myself about, then baking them again), and some lima beans, along with some Hawaiian rolls on the side. May you and all your readers here have an awesome Easter Sunday, relax, have a great meal, and enjoy something you love to do.
I barely survived Easter. The whole camera moratorium when I am there seemed to be off. It was a lot.
From our beginning (I was petrified of you) till time passed to you actually having brought me strength I didn’t realize was there, I thank you. Happy Easter TT.
Commenters, also Happy Easter and you’ve all had a part allowing me to trust, I do have something to say.
Love you all. Xo
See? I told you to stand your ground and comment. Soon we will move to phase two where I disagree with pretty much everything you say. ARE YOU READY?
Lovely post…very happy to hear you’re happy.
I just got back from Jamaica, a much needed “baecation” with just hubby and I…no kids. So no typical Easter in these parts.
After truly enjoying every morsel and libation, I should join your cranky train. I’ve got to get myself together…starting with losing 15 pounds.
“Cranky train”, I love it!
Happy Easter TT! Been around since your year one and appreciate you always! Indulge today! Back to more moving and less eating tomorrow!
Thanks so much for being a long time reader, Carol. I hope you will “move with me” to Costa Rica when the time comes!
Happy Easter to Banjo and to everyone’s pets that give us unconditional love!
Happy Easter TT, just back from vacation with sore throat and I didn’t want to dampen my girls’ spirit of Easter, so went to church but left at the middle of the sermon. Sat in the car waiting for the girls and passed out. We had plan to have a brunch but traffic is crazy and I want to get out of the highway especially with the rage driving going on.
Oh my !, I stumbled on this site 3yrs from Shawn Bradley’s shoutouts. I would run in here as an escape mechanism to relief stress, looking for housewives tea but it became more than just hunting for tea, I learned a lot from you and some of the commentators in a fun shade environment.
Shawn Bradley is THE BEST! I LOVE HIM. Sadly I haven’t had time to keep up with him. But if I had to guess he is very successful somewhere.
Happy Easter TT! I’m a believer who appreciates how you recognize all of the holidays! This is the best site for TV tea. I quote the info on your site with confidence and my friends who still stupidly dispute your reports ALWAYS apologize for doubting. I’m happy you’re doing better and thank you for 7 1/2 years of accurate info, snarky commentary and entertaining and fun commentators 🙂
Thanks LANY while other sites may share other information, we are all only as good as our sources. And I am blessed with really good ones! I know NOTHING but I trust my sources just like other sites trust theirs. We all live and die by our sources.
Happy Easter TT and commenters. I’m spending the day with VPRules Season 3 that aired not too long ago. A delightful day of being useless.
Worked all day but a pretty good Easter xo Marc Keep up all the good work. I love reading this blog you make me laugh! 6/23/ 68 # ye old timer # spirit animal # twins
Darling, some things are private just between us…xo
Hey Hot Stuff! Hoping you had a great day enjoying the food and stuff you have resisted so well during Lentil. With all these good vibes going on I am adding another. Van Jones recently said (paraphrasing here) we should be just as passionate about the things we agree about as those we disagree. One of those toe stepping on moments for me. So…I think we can all agree…..TT and Banjo are better than sliced Wonder Bread ?.
Aw thanks.
Happy Easter everyone!
Thanks TT for all your hard work!
And a special hug for Banjo♥️
Happy Easter, TT and community. I stumbled on this site reading about Jodi Arias and stayed (get thee to the search box and read if you haven’t). The Angela Stanton tea also got me hooked! I was in a lonely place when I started following and am thankful that much has improved in my life, but I ain’t going nowhere! I appreciate you recommending Killing Eve, my husband and I are officially obsessed! Take care, and best wishes for continued success.
I love Toddy and all my legal readers. I’m so thankful that you stick around for all the ridiculousness. If I could write about live trials all day I’d be a happy camper. The Jodi Arias trial recaps LIVE! are actually some of my proudest posts. If I win a Mega Millions, will start my own LIVE TRIAL NETWORK and be a TRUE REALITY recapper. xo
Happy Easter, Babycakes! I went to a neighbors potluck and now I’m home in my pjs looking for tea.
Happy Easter to you all! I’ve been around about a year or so. I’ve “gotten” TT from the beginning. She is so like me it’s spooky?. I adore her outlook on life. Her obvious love of her ever faithful Banjo, her determination to stick to her diet plans and so much more. Her sacrifice of time to continue this blog site for us is something that SHE deserves a medal for.?
I may not post a lot, but I’m here reading every day. So thank you TT, my internet Goddess.
Love you bunches??
My day? My internal click is way off, so I woke up at 3pm. Took my meds that I was supposed to take at 8 this morning lol, having some coffee and popcorn.
Have a blessed evening one and all!
Happy Easter Tamara, Banjo and all who comment here!
Tamara ~ I have been reading your site since 2013. You have always helped me through the years with your recaps, stories, knowledge, humor etc.. Thank you for making the internet a fun place.
I hope you had a great day at your sister’s house and indulged in whatever you wanted.
I am and will be forever be on lentil (I can’t have sugar or carbs, long story), but I cheat, since it’s lifelong. Today I had a coca cola. Thanks to you, I know to get soda sold in the stores from Mexico, b/c it has pure sugar and no high fructose corn syrup. You learn even those small things here.
I never got my Mexican co-cola. But I am drunk and happy.
I don’t know how long I’ve been hiding in the corner behind the curtains with a bowl of popcorn, but it’s been a while. You go to bed with me every night (not biblically, of course) & we have lunch together every day. I’ve always been hesitant to comment, lest I end up in the WLS & have to go find a new BFF/escape from reality. This is only my second comment. I’m going back into hiding now.
OMG! Stop hiding in the corner! I just typed out a whole comment that got eaten! We can be new best friends. And best friends argue and fight and never end up in the WLS! It will be okay, Come join the party! xoxox
Happy Easter Tamara! You are part of my everyday ?
Thanks Katie!
I’ve been here since the beginning or close to it but rarely rarely comment. I have no idea what user names I have even used when I have on occasion commented. I’m soooo scared or saying sometime beyond stupid. But this is my absolute favorite website and I am already sweating the move to Costa Rica because we will probably all be left behind and there is no replacement for you TT. You can have a great beach body in GA too you know!
Ha! I can run the site from Costa Rica. And I have big plans for… even more Tamara Tattles there. I think y’all will like it. Announcement coming at the end of the year if I can get it worked out.
Oh and thanks for hanging with me. Don’t be worried about saying something dumb. I SAY DUMB STUFF EVERY DAY! You should join in the stupidity! Come on in! The water is fine and there aren’t that many sharks in the water! And even if I snark at you, I can’t remember shit! So a couple hours later it’s like it never happened for me!
I don’t know how long I’ve been here I’m just glad I’m here. I come to this site every single day without fail. Many times a day. It’s like a gift when i see a new post has been added.
I guess I’m going to check out the waddling link. My daughter called me tubby yesterday. She swears she was joking. But i see it when i look in mirror. I haven’t worked out in more than 10 years. At least i have a starting point. Off to read your waddling post, Tamara.
Happy Easter to all you guys! Much love and respect to you all.
Sweetie. I am an old fat lady who spent 7 years in menopause, drinking like a fish, crying all the time and being angry. I gained a SHIT TON OF WEIGHT.
But nature appears to have run it’s course. And you don’t have to waddle as much as you might think, Park a bit further from the grocery store, doctor’s office, bar, lol.
Here is a weigh loss tip you might find stupid and something everyone knows,but I am an old hermit lady. Try Googling “parks near me.” or “walking trails near me” I was ASTOUNDED that these things exist. You don’t have to “work out.” You just have to discover parks in your area you didn’t know about. Or trails or stuff that takes you OUTSIDE. It works I promise. It’s not as hard as people make it seem,
Don’t “work out” just go discover shit,
I too check in every single morning. I feel I have unsettled business till I see what TT has to say. I read the rules carefully so now I am trying not to sound too hillbilly redneck and double check my grammar. I no longer have to watch some of my shows, I just read what’s happening from my newfound favorite website. Your site is off the charts hilarious. Soo happy to have stumbled in…..
So grateful that you stuck around. Thanks.
Well, I started my Happy Easter comment in the “search box?”, Lord help me!
Happy Easter Tamara, Banjo and followers (commentors or not).
I worked on this beautiful spring day, save the winds (my left eye is so puffy and red from allergies I’ve now nicknamed it my “left side eye”). A coworker made ham supper meals and delivered to everyone at work today, how fricking sweet was that?
Off to read “Lentils, the sequel”!
XO,
Kipper
Lentils the sequel is going to be fantasitc!
You guys. I am overwhelmed with love. I’m sorry if I didn’t respond to everyone. I am so very grateful to all of you And also to all of you who are not ready to comment yet, I have new things coming. I hope that we can build a group of strong minded women here,
When and if I eventually move to Costa RIca, I’m still going to be ABLE to reap and or have people recap for me. But I am going to spend a lot less time watching fucking Bravo. That is for sure. Life if WAY TOO SHORT for spending hours of my life on that shit. It’s really not just a waste of time for women, but it is horrifically misogynistic and I do not like making my income from it.
So I will still have my sources. Email actually works wherever I choose to live.. so do phone lines.
But life s short and I am of a certain age. So I am going to travel and live in great places and do things. I’m not sure how many of you might be interested in that. But I’m just going to keep doing me.
And I would miss you if you left me.
Tamara ~ I think a lot of us are all sick of the housewives. I would much rather read about all your adventures. I’m sure it will be filled with wonderful, fun stories and I am all in. I’m sure everyone else is too. Live your life! We are here for the ride. Sounds very exciting and I am very happy for you.
Hah! As if!? I actually typed a whole bunch more words initially, went to look up correct spelling/context of a word, came back, words gone!
Similar plans as far as a “certain age” so I expect full disclosure. I’m about 2 years out so keep us informed and regale every learning experience that will help us (me) save time and or trauma in the great escape.
Hi Tamara! I am sorry I just read this today, yesterday was a happy mess. I look forward to you every day, and try to comment when I need to, even though I feel like I am writing as a third grader every time I do!
This is my favorite site ever, I found so much more than snarky recaps of Housewives shows (though I truly adore those). I find myself commenting in my head every show I watch, hoping you will pick it up. I love having this to focus on, as I have had a very tough year personally, as I am sure many of us have.
I had a great Easter, the family was here, and two big dogs, who were perfect ladies. My 3:4 cats were at least minimally social with them, the 4th one hid in under one of the beds.
I am sooo happy it is spring here in NY, and spring always means new beginnings. Love to all of you!
I can’t quit you.
Your writings have helped me through the death of more than one loved one. Your sense of humor, and your ability share what we are watching together, have helped me take my mind to much calmer places, and relax in times of immense worry, and stress. I appreciate your time, and thoughtfulness. I can hardly begin to imagine what it takes to keep this site going. I’ve been a long time lurker, this is my first, and most likely last post if it makes the cut. Thank you. You help people though dark times. I’m not a believer, but I understand that was part of the idea God was going for…for his followers to spread love, and peace. You’re doing that well. ❤️
Aw… thank Beekeeper.I hope you will start joining in the comments!
Ahh TT, I began here as a writing assignment for myself, a baby step in my reconnecting with people after almost 8 plus years of self exile. I wrote in very short sentences, had to use grammar/spell check constantly and still don’t get it correct. You did not know all that but you were very patient and kind with me.
I’ve probably come as far as I can on my own so I put myself into therapy and working on the adult children joining me in therapy.
While here with you, I lost the 50lbs I gained during my isolation and began oh so slowly walking to now being able to do 20 miles of trails in a day. Had few relapses with walking and eating healthy, hope therapy will give me insight as to why.
You were so extremely complimentary and YES kind when I shared with you my sons college graduation.
You gave me great suggestions on flying, traveling alone overseas. I would enjoy a good traveling friend but alone is better than being with a person I don’t like. I love traveling alone because of you. I never had many fears of people or travel in countries where I can not speak the language, you made me feel normal. You have little (or no fear)
Hope your future is as close to what you dream of.
It may never seem to be the right time, have enough money or have the emotional support you think you need, its ok, please just do it. Life has a way of giving us what we need and working out okay.
Appreciation to you Lady TT. XOX PP
I’m glad you had such a wonderful outpouring from your followers. I hope it made you Easter a very happy one.