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LOL I've always loved aquamarines. Going engagement ring shopping now, and I want an aquamarine ring cause I love the color of the stone. And as a bonus.. it's cheap! But sometimes I chuckle thinking I can tell fancy-judgey-type ladies it's a "blue diamond." ;-)

Everyone's situation is different. None of us have all these answers. All I know is, this is a messed-up relationship, it takes two to tango, and children don't learn that dance all on their own.

Ugh, I'm sure this was an impartial selection of photos picked for the purpose of accurately portraying life inside their home. Riiiight. Anyone's life can look amazing if you just choose a few select pics. Facebook envy is built on just that. Anyhow, the mom is relentless, IMO uber messed up, and now so is Bethenny. I do feel sorry for Bethenny even though I don't like her much anymore. I wish she would get real help from a competent therapist.

Ugh, poor Carole. I don't even think she realizes how she makes like a 25-year-old in her scenes with Adam. It makes me sad. She's so scared to lose him. I think in her head she's pretending she's his age, without even realizing she's doing it.

hmmm two episode 13s, eh? malo suerte para los shahs...

4 carats. Sonja said her ring was 4 carats.

OMG you are so right! I didn't think about that. Of course B set that up. Notice she gave herself a good line, too-- that she didn't want to disappoint Bryn (as if Bryn even cares whether she skis in Colorado or Mt. Snow, which is great skiing IMO and pretty close to Manhattan). If this had been a legit scene, B would have gone harpy on her minion, but she didn't. Oh man I love that you caught this.

No no no no no. I think Vicki absolutely expects to be paid back. Remember, this is the woman who gave her daughter the "gift" of a leased Mercedes. Vicki did the down payment, woo hoo, Briana, you'll make the payments! So I believe she expects to be repaid-- she's not understanding in that way.

Great post! Agree with everything you said.

Michael uses his birthname, Michael Wolfsmith. His instagram is below. He seems to spend his life eating and partying. No way in hell would I let this perpetual adolescent handle my life insurance. I'm guessing he still collects allowance from mommy in addition to whatever commission he gets from selling auto and rental insurance to his buddies. https://www.instagram.com/mikewolfsmith/?hl=en

Did he ever show up to the BBQ? I don't remember seeing him there.

Heather has a podcast and it is AWFUL. She is so, so, so, pretentious, so much worse than on the show! Every podcast is a combo of Heather denying everything bad said about her, recounting stories of her AMAZING life and how FUN their lives are and all their VACATIONS, all the while laughing delightedly at her own jokes. Then there's her side-kick, a young woman whose job it is to kiss Heather's ass. Oh, and Heather's over-enunciation is on full display.

Vicki also claimed last year, around late October/ early November, in an interview with Andy Cohen, that she was going to be having Thanksgiving with Donn Gunvalson. Oh yeah. Remember that? Total lie. Vicki says whatever the hell she wants to-- I no longer trust her words.

Interesting theory! It would explain why she keeps "going to work" and leaving Brianna alone, with no help. That kind of stress is not good for Brianna. But Vicki ignores Brianna's stress and leaves anyhow, and doesn't even find a nanny or caretaker for Brianna. She says she's doing it cause she bought Brianna a house... another "woe is me" ploy. Anyhow, we've already seen Vicki leave Brianna to go to work twice ON CAMERA, for cripes' sake, and we're only, what, four episodes into the season? That may be an indication that Vicki has an unconscious wish for Brianna to stay sick... Vicki doesn't want to do the hard work of helping her., or even go to the minimal effort of getting help for her. But she wants ALL the sympathy for Brianna's problems.... (and sure, I'll help myself to a seat in the handbasket to hell!)

Agree with a lot of your post- just wanted to say that I've gotten UTIs b/c of extreme stress (trial lawyer). Agree sex causes them too, but sometimes it's stress related, and when it is, you can just tell. I don't know how to explain how you can tell, but you really can. And as neurotic and unhappy as Bethenny is, even though we might question whether she's under such significant stress it could give her a UTI, I can see how it could, especially with the health stuff that was freaking her out so much (even if her reaction was over the top to most of us, she's still feeling that scared b/c she's just that intense/ neurotic). And I'm no longer a Bethenny fan, so that's not where I'm coming from. I thought it was ridic how they showed her with the freaking IV like she's an invalid. Just saying, I buy the story that her UTI was stress related.

I also miss early RHONY days. The early seasons, (which I believe were) before Andy really took over. I love season 1 RHONY. Raw and virginal (LOL). It was about the families, activities, much more about regular life. It was sweet, warm, awkward. Season 2, JillZ started bringing some cray, but it was still not too bad b/c Alex and Simon brought such guileless nerdiness. And Bethenny was still hopeful; she was fun to watch. Now, Bethenny has her "success" but is living the truth of what Ramona said on the Brooklyn Bridge. She's rich and unhappy. So she's less bright, more sour; her jokes are a lot lamer. Her humor is stale because there's no real joy behind it. Anyhow, I think Andy's ruined the show by making it about these themes: "women be cray" and "women hate women." it's cynical and lacks warmth. there's nothing joyful about it.

I miss Heather, too. She brought a lot of warmth and solidity to the feel of the show. She's strong. And brave. And kind. I miss that.

It's true. The constant fighting, paranoia, and nitpicking... it's constant tension. And it makes people blogging about the show tense, too, I think. A lot of commenters on Vulture (Brian Moylan RHONY recaps) have noted that the tone of the comments has gotten particularly negative. The world is too stressful and angry a place for viewers (or at least me) to want to watch a show that's all about infighting, backstabbing, and shaming each other. Not a respite from the stress of life.

Agree. I think line producers told B that Sonja was doing well in her scenes and was as loveable as ever. B is constantly fighting and then realizing with horror what she did (e.g. the Berkshires fight morning-after "hangover") and then trying to clean it up to keep the audience from turning on her. B realized Sonja was going to win the fight for viewers' affection. So I think her so-called "apology" to Sonja was all about realizing she couldn't best/ get rid of Sonja that easily and manipulating the story line so that they could be "friends" again, all so B could to cover over the stink of B's overagression and save face with viewers. Just like a cat shoveling sand over its poops. It's not sorry it pooped, it just wants to cover the evidence.

Just took a look at Bethenny's twitter feed (i.e. the tweets she's receiving, not just her tweets), and I can't believe how many positive tweets she gets, and how few negative ones. Ugh. Very frustrating. I'm looking to the social media sphere to smack down Bethenny (and Carole), and I'm not sure it's happening.

When I saw him, I was like "THAT'S THE WRONG ROCCO!" The correct Rocco for Sonja was

I totally agree!

My boyfriend noted the timing is perfect for it to be featured on next season of RHONY. Coincidence?

Thing about Joan Rivers was, she joked about herself and was as mean about herself as she was to anyone else.

Edited-- said something about the dude posting about women and vaginas; decided not to go there. Bounce!