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On 3/27/2019 at 8:07 PM, biakbiak said:
Aren’t most of them finished or close to finishing college? The oldest is 25 and the youngest 18ish.
According to one of the articles about his passing:
unless it’s a poorly written sentence only one of them was in college at the time of his death. Tyler’s birthday was shortly after his dad died. It’s the Daily Mail so 50/50 on whether it was a poorly written sentence.
Since so many college kids are on the 5-6 year plan now (even those who are wealthy and don’t need to go part-time and work), who knows how many are still in school.
that apt is both non-descript and tacky. I know “he who shall not be named by me” loves those gold fixtures, but everywhere I see newish construction it’s nickel plated now. And I know marble can be expensive, but it seems kinda cold for living space. It’s a good size for a NY apt, even high end, but a lot of space is wasted on the foyer and hallway to the living room. Now I can’t recall if there was a hall closet. Don’t get me started on the bathrooms. The crown molding seems skimpy. Lord I do love to rip on real estate!
Either the reported $11MM is way off or he was living off credit. How do you even own a $4.5MM apt if your net worth is $11MM? I assume the wife stayed in the marital apt, which is likely larger and more expensive. Or maybe the $11MM is his half.
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Also sorry to hear about Dan.
my ever has been taping I guess old episodes? One where they started to find pottery at the money pit. I keep wondering, when they get all excited about a dating to the 1700{s, wouldn’t people have kept pottery for long time periods, so that the dat made isn’t necessarily the date used? I keep thinking that with the coins too.
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On 3/25/2019 at 6:21 PM, biakbiak said:
Unless she is also a lawyer she can’t be a coowner of a law firm or get a part of the profits the partnership agreement would need a buyout.
On 3/25/2019 at 6:14 PM, film noire said:His business was a law firm -- is it customary for spouses to be listed as co-owners of a legal practice?
Paging @Mrs peel!
She can’t be an owner “partner” of the firm if not an attorney. But his partnership share (ownership %) would be paid out to the estate.
but did he have a law firm? I thought I read that he had a business loaning plaintiffs money for during their lawsuits, and they got their money back (with interest) after settlement.
some of these companies have branched out to, with the assistance of personal injury plaintiffs lawyers, pay for various surgeries for plaintiffs, and again, get the money after a case settles. It’s been happening with the vaginal mesh cases, and many of the women end up far worse than they were, with little or no settlement money at the end (because these cases can drag on and the interest is. High). It’s predatory, IMO.
Edited to add: I hadn’t seen AnnA’s comment about the source of his money, thanks!
That he was worth $11MM makes me even more suspicious about the ring. I swear I’ve seen her with 2 different rings, one square shaped, one oval or rectangular. Both humongous and must have cost a fortune if real. Just seems out of kilter for his net worth (half of which he was likely to have had to give to the wife in any divorce). But aren’t the apartments where he lived very expensive (refuse to type the name!😇😈).
And yes, generally you can’t disinherit your spouse. If you try, the spouse can still get their share.
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On 3/21/2019 at 1:33 PM, BravoAddict72 said:
I am so confused right now. I haven't had a chance to watch the episode yet, but what did Ramona say about Dennis that shocked everyone? I thought all she said was that he stupid for being on drugs. And wasn't he? Didn't he die from an overdose? I thoght in the past Bethenny said he had an issue with using. I am hoping to watch the episode tomorrow to get caught up
She said something like he couldn’t be bright because he used drugs (or was an addict). Which ignores that addiction is a disease, not a choice. It has nothing to do with intelligence.
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On 9/30/2018 at 11:44 AM, KungFuBunny said:
All RHONY taglines Seasons 1 through 10
Thanks, that was fabulous.
I liked aviva’s “never underestimate a girl born in NYC” (maybe because I was born in NYC?)
Alex’s “to a certain group of people in NY, status is everything” said with her impersonation of a blue blood WASP, is funny and sad and delusional.
sonja’s about being a legacy is delusional. Several of B’s relate to her branding (including a b strong reference). Didn’t realize Heather ended with Holla each year.
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On 3/10/2019 at 5:08 AM, Reality police said:
Don't know what @Gem 10 did but I'll give you my one trick. Anytime I make brownies or bars of any kind I always tightly cover the pan with foil when they come out of the oven until cool. Sometimes when you bake a 13x9 pan the edges get hard if you get the center done. This will steam the edges so they are chewy and delicious. Enjoy.
Thanks for that tip, Funny, I made Ghiradelli brownies last night, to make myself feel better since I’m down with my second cold in 2 weeks.
Did you know Costco sells the brownie mix? 6 smaller packets so you don’t have to make a ton at a time (one packet for a 9x9 pan). Package says triple chocolate but no liquid chocolate.
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9 minutes ago, izabella said:
Could Barbara have been exaggerating and using hyperbole to get her point across how insane Lu had been at that time? I just don't think you can use a POA unless the person is declared incompetent or incapacitated. Or maybe she used it while Lu was in rehab?
No, you can use a power of attorney without any formal declaration of incompetence. It’s often used in advance for the possibility that someone may not be able to take care of themselves (think of the health care POAs). Not sure it’s legally valid if the person was so drunk they have no memory.......
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37 minutes ago, smores said:
The POA thing has me asking quite a few questions. It's difficult enough to have your own relative declared incompetent, I can't fathom that you could easily do it to a friend, let alone have it not become public, or do it quickly. Did Luann sign it over willingly? They made it sound like this was all a pretty quick thing, that they were going behind her and cleaning up after her in a fairly short period of time, so I just don't know how this happened unless Luann did it willingly, in which case, why? Was it another way to skirt her responsibilities?
FThe whole intervention/lawsuit/reunion timeline keeps getting weirder and weirder. Luann is saying that the lawsuit caused the relapse, but then she's saying that she was going off the rails and relapsing and wanting to buy the house, and they had to have the intervention. She listed her house in Sag Harbor on 6/19 (or at least that's when it hit the news), and there were articles that she wanted to move to the Catskills. On 6/22 she dropped the price by $500k. On 7/12 news broke that she was being sued, because they wanted an injunction against selling the house to protect the trust that she never created. It wasn't because the kids just "wanted their home" It was to force her to stick to the terms of the divorce decree that she had agreed to and not let her use the house as her personal piggy bank, since the Count had waived his portion of the original house and granted it to the kids in the divorce. 7/16 the news breaks of her going to rehab, which is convenient because the reunion filmed on 7/17. But, she was out by 8/6 in order to make her Cabaret schedule!
It just doesn't seem super likely that the kids filing the lawsuit caused her relapse, it seems like she didn't like that they were pinning her down to not living up to the agreement and so when the lawsuit hit, she got out of the reunion and the tough questions. Plus, her behavior had apparently been escalating already, from news reports. I don't think she ever really quit drinking after her arrest, I think she just tried to go the careful route to get probation.
I don’t think the kids filing the suit caused the relapse either, and LU admitted she had started drinking again before that.
The power of attorney thing was interesting. I suspect that they got LU to sign it while she was drunk, in a manic episode, whatever. Which is highly problematic if you want to use it long term, but it seems they used it to stop Lu from doing more financial damage to herself. She’s pretty lucky a friend with her best interests did this.
Lu as bi-polar? Not totally convinced as we’ve never seen a real depression from her. I guess it could have happened when not filming..... but certainly there is more to the intervention and her behavior last summer than just drinking.
Totally hypo territory here, but I wonder if Lu has been getting progressively worse, in her mental state, since the divorce. That she had a very secure financial situation that collapsed, and she was unwilling to adjust her financial situation after (which is totally on her and no sympathy needed for her). Add in the obvious pleasure she got from being a fake countess, I’d guess she started drinking more. But fundamentally, this isn’t about alcohol but her own mental state and refusal to deal with her life as it is. So she drinks more, gets delusional about her “perfect” second wedding, disaster second marriage, sees her dreams of more financial security fall apart (adding Jacques in here too, though earlier), etc. etc. etc.
Lu needs to stop drinking, but she needs real, long term, therapy more. Unfortunately there’s no sign she’s getting it.
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Wow! So much to process.
the tag lines are horrible, as is B’s dress in the opening. Yeah, we know you bought breasts, now put them away. Lu, getting arrested isn’t funny.
at least we now know LU didn’t fake going to rehab, or the need to go, just to get out of the reunion. Sounds like she really went off the deep end, and I hope she’s really doing AA and that she found a good therapist and is seriously looking at what causes her to make such bad decisions.
i didn’t like the comment about her kids and the suit, though separate from what she says, that they sued (with good reason!) may have been the final “thing” that pushed LU over the edge and ultimately back into rehab.
While I’m not a B fan, major kudos to her for helping Lu. I’m surprised and impressed she didn’t respond to a request for $6M with “fuck off.” Her homes in the Hamptons are amazing, much more my style than her homes in NYC. I wonder if she adapts her style to the surroundings. For the rental, not sure it’s horrible that it’s on the highway. As to the economics of it, there are so many ways to finagle with real estate; she’s probably depreciating the property (though the value isn’t going down), and I hear if you live for a couple of years in the property, before selling, you get back some major tax benefits.
I haven’t had close dealings with folks in AA, but if it’s typical that people newly in sobriety are over the top about themselves and others (not sure I’m expressing this well), shouldn’t everyone else be familiar with it? Can’t imagine the others don’t have friends in AA. So they should be more “typical first 60 day AA member” instead of “how dare she!”
ramona is ridiculous as always. Did all these women stop developmentally at the “mean teen stage? Her ex-husband was a nationally ranked tennis player and I thought she played doubles with him (not competitively), so shouldn’t she be a better player?
Dorinda can get over herself, her denial about her drinking problem is as bad as Lu. Did she break up with John? We haven’t seen or heard about him.
Sonja and being a “businesswoman” - no words. Her extensions looked really terrible, especially from the back.
Barbara doesn’t seem to fit in, though she seems like a nice person. The answer on the clambake was for Lu to not attend (she should be putting her sobriety above all other considerations, though yeah, this is how she earns her real money); don’t dis-invite people or set conditions for their attendance. And who has a “clam bake” without actually baking the clams! Dig a hole, add hot coals and some barrier for the clams to sit on, put in the clams and let them BAKE!
Tinsley was a non-entity for me. The prop Bentley is annoying. During the episode I was trying to remember what college she attended, and how much her parents paid for her to get in.
the mermaid stuff was just so they could show their breasts, still shocked Sonja’s clamshells didn’t fall off “by accident.”
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20 hours ago, Rap541 said:
But again, isn't now the time to say something? This is a custody hearing where Bethenny's argument is that Jason's abuse of her makes it impossible to consult him or work with him on decisions and her main evidence appears to be his abusive communication. If it's not *one sided*, if Bethenny is giving as good as she gets, then she's part of the problem. If Jason has evidence of that and isn't presenting it, how is that helping him?
Not publicly. I was trying to make a split between IN the courtroom and in public. And, things she did 3 years ago but doesn’t do now (if that’s the case) shouldn’t be brought up to change custody NOW.
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2 hours ago, Rap541 said:
I was just going to say - isn't right now, in the custody hearing, a great time to reveal how Bethenny has been dishing out the abusive texts as well
So far all we have is Bethenny's *response* to his message on how it was her fault Bryn didn't get into a private school. Wouldn't now be a good time to prove the point that she's not so innocent?
Well, historically we have heard more of B’s side than Jason’s. So there may be much more we haven’t heard.
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On 3/8/2019 at 4:40 PM, TheWorst said:
Jason’s harrassment of Bethenny was documented in the emails/texts he sent her. Then he stalked her at Bryn’s school and told her he would destroy her. In addition to Bryn and the friend that was with Bethenny, there were probably other witnesses.
Jason was arrested shortly afterward on charges of stalking and harrassment. Then Bethenny was granted a restraining order against Jason. Obviously, there was enough proof of his stalking and harrassment to arrest him and have a restraining order put against him.
The charges were later dropped because he agreed to comply with the extension of the restraining order.
So even though his criminal record is clean, his aforementioned behavior is still abusive. If someone sent me hundreds of threatening and insulting emails and showed up somewhere I was in order to threaten me in person, I’m pretty sure I would feel tortured too.
Initial restraining orders (often ex parte) can be pretty easy to get, because the other party is t there for the first hearing and Courts are now reluctant to not grant the initial order. Whether it is continued is different.
you are right that the standards for a criminal conviction and use in a custody case are different. But whether it’s abusive to B isn’t the standard for custody, it’s best interests of the child. And for me, admittedly not a B fan, I can’t help thinking he has a lot of abusive texts from her too.
Fundamentally these 2 need to stop re-living their bad marriage and focus on their shared daughter.
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I thought the issue with Bryn’s texts is that she texted Dennis’ phone after he died.
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I read the obit and saw it completely differently. Re-reading, I guess I see the anger and hatred. But she was a kinda rich woman who did little with her life, who wouldn’t have had an obit in the Times if she hadn’t been the sister of a First Lady. Nor would she likely have had an “acting career”, or likely a “design business.” Typing this, I’m reminded of Sonja.
Now there was no reason to be particularly mean, mentioning the stunningly bad reviews of her acting, or the stuff about Onassis. But I was reminded of the episode of the Mary Tyler Moore Show, where Mary has to stay up all. Ignite revising obits to have ready for when someone dies. She gets a bit giddy and tired, and does a particularly funny and odd obit for a well known clown, who is alive and well but promptly dies the next day. And the idiot newscaster reads it straight.
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14 hours ago, ScoobieDoobs said:
Remote? I can think of many ways the school could be directly bothered by Bethenny. Whether Bryn is on the show or not is irrelevant. She regularly picks Bryn up from school. Production crews for the show could be outside the school, filming her waiting for Bryn, or after she drops her off.
Bethenny might mention the school on the show or in her Twitter. And even if she doesn’t mention the name directly, the media outlets that regularly feature her sure will. And those same outlets could have photographers laying in wait outside the school. Maybe the school wouldn’t want to have to deal with that.
Most likely, the school doesn’t want any association with an unseemly reality show. And Bethenny has a well known one with this show.
I don’t think Bryn’s rejection from the school had anything to do with the divorce — no matter how ugly & public. If this was a factor in admissions, they’d have no kids in the school. And the stuff about Jason’s relative being a cause is ridiculously far fetched. How would anyone at the school know or care about it?
Nope, the school rejection was ONLY about Bethenny & her connection to this show. Bethenny is way too smart not to know that. She’s just using this as an op to throw shit at Jason. Very ugly behavior.
Eh, stop whining, Bethenny. There are plenty of good schools that will accept Bryn — and know nothing about the show & have no idea who Bethenny is. Although the idea there are actually people in NYC who haven’t heard of Bethenny (and/or couldn’t care less about her) would probably make her head explode.
I doubt the school knows anything about Jason’s family, but there are a lot of “exclusive” places in NYC that don’t want celebrities, probably especially reality tv stars, attached to their businesses, co-ops, schools. As someone else said, if private schools rejected kids due to bad divorces they would have a lot of vacancies.
on the court date, B could have some ways to delay to near the premiere date, but there would be no guarantees. And wasn’t the March date set last year? Which would have been before any premiere was set. I know Andy loves B, but am not convinced he could have arranged the show to premiere around her hearing date.
i haven’t recently read much about the case, but can’t imagine bringing up stuff from 3 or 4 years ago is going to be sufficient to change the custody arrangement today. And while we may think Jason shouldn’t have claimed their daughter was rejected from a school due to her mother (though he may have been right?), B replying with a lie(s?) about his family, which she then puts out there for public consumption, is worse IMO.
and let’s remember that Jason wasn’t convicted of stalking B. While I can see how some think his apologizing for past behavior is proof of all her claims, it’s also possible that the Court will find it evidence of growth, and that he won’t repeat the behavior. And if all B has is the texts from 2015 or so (and I haven’t been following closely to know if she has more recent stuff), the Court may decide that he has changed, and there is no need to change the custody arrangement.
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21 hours ago, WhoaWhoKnew said:
I think she's just allergic to fish with fins and scales or something.
I think she’s allergic to whatever fish she isn’t currently eating/pretending to eat.
11 hours ago, biakbiak said:Based on the preview they showed it doesn’t last long.
(They being Lu and B). B can’t maintain a decent relationship with anyone, from what we’ve been shown. Shoutout to the folks here who recognized the Hamptons “friends” as being a show producer and other business associates.
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16 hours ago, KungFuBunny said:
Bwahahaha!
Seriously temporary paper blinds from Home Depot, Lowes, Target - under 10 bucks
This is a rental, no way there weren’t blinds installed by the building. Did she take them down? Loved how she talked about “her” very expensive shades in the townhome, which were bought by hubby. I expect she only had the towels over the top half so she could still give the neighbors a “view” of her ass.
33 minutes ago, njbchlover said:Also, the two bottles of Skinny Girl salad dressing, placed so carefully, labels out, in front of the salad bowl when Bethenny was putting lunch out for her friends!
I noticed the salad dressing! If this was really a simple meal for friends, why not use the stuff out of the fridge? Or, let’s face it, she doesn’t eat her own products.
i usually love Lu, but she can stop with the “the kids, the kids,”. You had an obligation to them that you weren’t fulfilling.
i see Sonja did paint the apt, what a waste of money (or did the show pay?). I know long term renters in NY do a lot of work to their apts, but Sonja at least doesn’t “think” this is long term. Damn, my bedroom is larger than here. Nice to have some outdoor space though.
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15 hours ago, Dani said:
So instead of it being a million little things it was really one or two big things. I am so tired of there being a big dramatic past secret. Maggie’s guilt over her brothers death, Regina’s being abused as a child and now Jon’s 9/11 survivors guilt. I don’t think I sticking around to find out what big dramatic secret the others are hiding.
Yep. This just felt manipulative.
Yep, and so badly done. Because Jon’s daughter turned 16 within months of his death, meaning she was born in late 2002. Hmmm, so Jon met Delilah in, what, early 2002? And fell in love, got married and had sophie almost immediately, just after he complains that Barbara moved on too quickly. Listen, I find the “Barbara found a guy while pregnant (and a first responder to boot, do we need to be hit over the head repeatedly with references to 9/11?) ridiculous, but the show has this happening twice.
also, since Delilah met Jon soon after 9/11, are we really to believe that NO ONE ever mentioned to her that her new guy should have been on Flight 11, but missed the flight? Not one friend, not a co-worker of Jon’s, not a family member (is Jon an orphan?). Don’t buy it at all. And, having met just after 9/11 (at an airport no less, why did he have the ticket?), just another reason that somewhere along the line they would have done their “where were you” thing.
if they make Jon out to be PJ’s father I will scream, because, again, let’s have 2 story lines of guys shacking up with a good friend’s significant other and the woman getting pregnant. NO, sloppy and lazy writing. And of course then Jon shouldn’t feel betrayed by Delilah, if the show claims he did the same thing. But I agree with others that Mitch’s anger doesn’t make sense unless Jon is the dad. I can understand if they never told the son who his biological father was he wouldn’t want it to come out 16 years later. But again, WHY wouldn’t Barbara not have told the Dave’s family? Their family member just died tragically, wouldn’t they be enthusiastic that his son was being born?? More nonsense.
and none of this really explains Jon’s death to me. Why have all the financial hardship if he killed himself over survivor guilt?
I’m annoyed enough that PJ is Barbara’s kid AND the genius who gave Rome the pointers. Did we ever learn why hewas at the hospital? Maybe something for season 2. He better not have cancer.
i agree with others on Rome and the baby conversation, wrong time and place. And yeah, how do these two have the money for a lease of a sports car? I also want to know how the writers know folks who can afford this stuff after quitting a job.
i want Katherine and Eddie back together, but I’m not sure I’m sticking around for season 2 to find out.
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4 hours ago, OoohMaggie said:
We’re only up to Ep7 here, have they drained the swamp as well as Smith’s Cove now?
Speaking Of Smith’s Cove, they put the last piece of the dam in tonight only to discover later that the whole ting leaked like a sieve. After a million dollars being spent on the damn thing, I was a little surprised at the contractors attitude to the situation.
Speaking to Rick he was saying they do make a rapid setting caulk, so if YOU can mark the areas that need doing then YOU can go out at low tide and fill the gaps in the joints, so low and behold we saw the two kids outside with their caulk guns doing the job that the contractor should be doing.
It was hardly a glowing reference for the firm involved, I can’t believe that Rick, and especially the people paying for the thing, were so restrained when discussing it
Hmmm...I’ve seen way past that episode with the caulk. I actually thought the ghost stories was a filler for between seasons.
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Loved that the brothers don’t believe in the curse that is part the title of their show! “What could have caused the clanging noise below?” “Oh, lots of things.”
and no one knows where the basis of the curse (7 men must die) comes from. Ok then.
Was this taped recently or a long time ago? Maybe I’m blanking, but when did they drain the swamp.
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3 hours ago, KungFuBunny said:
I see what you're saying Higgins, should another person give away their adopted pet to a 3rd person and LVP finds out about it, I could see them saying well you waived the fee for the Kemsleys so we're not paying. The rule should apply across the board otherwise you are showing favoritism because someone is your alleged friend.
I'm curious about this microchipping - why wasn't information updated to Dorit Kemsley as the owner of the dog on the chip?
Because the information wasn't updated - what is the Vanderpump Dogs practice of transferring ownership - what is the time frame?
If a microchipped rescue shows LVP Dogs as the registered owned even though it has been adopted - who is liable should said rescue dog bite and hurt another person or dog?
Where I live it’s up to the new owner to update the chip. I think the problem with LisaV not enforcing the contract is that her only reason is that Dorit is a friend. It’s not like Dorit has financial problems (ok, we all think she does, but she claims not). I don’t know that it’s a probelem if LisaV does it this once, but over time, if you don’t enforce the clause, when you try to do so you start to look like you’re picking on the one you’re seeking the money from.
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20 hours ago, MamaMax said:
in RE; the delayed Danny Masterson show. To give A&E the benefit of the doubt, it may be that there is too much legal exposure associated with it?
That could be, But as long as they state the “innocent until proven guilty” line they should be safe. Heck, they have had multiple people state that ms. Cabbage beat up numerous people, that’s a crime.
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10 minutes ago, MamaMax said:
https://www.mikerindersblog.org/the-aftermath-an-update/
Anyone know what Rinder is referring to here? Has there been something new going on against Leah recently?
Sounds like CO$ is trying to claim that the delayed episodes are Leah’s fault (for demanding more money). Pretty ironic from them.
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4 hours ago, TVForever said:
Can we just give some kudos to the kid actor playing Elliot? His facial expression when Delilah made her comment was so subtle, yet it said a ton in that moment. It usually takes a more seasoned actor to pull it off, so good for him.
As for Delilah, I’m going to cut her some slack on this one. She wouldn’t be the first parent to say or do something cringeworthy while trying to be their kid’s cheerleader. Especially with her son admitting that he’s gay. In her effort to be accepting, she went a little overboard. I get it.
I don’t necessarily blame Delilah for making the comment, but for her inability to parent after. And who thinks 12 year olds, gay or straight, should be on a “date” anyway? Let them be kids.
i thought the Rome family story was the most realistic, I too had to deal with parents who constantly made excuses for the fuck-up sibling, while nothing I did was ever good enough.
On Katherine’s accident, I just realized she said a truck came out of nowhere, but there was no truck at the scene? She couldn’t have done all that damage just from swerving to avoid the truck?
i like that Gary and Maggie are getting closer, but the stop off at the hospital was ridiculous. I thought it was supposed to be pretty late by the time they got done dealing with everyone else’s problems, so why was the same employee still at work? Working 12-15 hour days?
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Carole Radziwill: She's a Real Princess!
in The Real Housewives Of New York City
Caroline is worth a fortune, she doesn’t need anything from her aunt. If she wants a momento, perhaps her cousin will give her one. Not sure how I feel about Carole not being in the will.