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I basically disagree with your whole post because I think Carole came to the Reunion either having told Andy she was quitting or knowing she was quitting and went nuclear. She came prepared to end it. Hence no pretense about Tinsely and worrying about salvaging a friendship/ally for next season. I guess she's subhuman... There were reports in late Feb/Early March 2018 that Carole's sales on Poshmark were going to a "good cause". But it wasn't specified. Here is her tweet:

I had a another quote but I lost it. I don't Bethenny at all anymore. I never really liked Carole mainly for the reasons above. She came in, muddled around on camera, was only snarky in her blogs and talking heads but rarely when interacting with the other HWs on camera. I liked her better with Heather and Kristen than with Bethenny - especially their treatment of Jules. But when she turned on Bethenny, what do you know? I liked her! I do think that she spent most of the season wondering what was going on with B. Their talking heads are filmed at a several times. One set is definitely filmed after the season has started. Blogs are written as they view the season. I love that she told Andy he was full of shit. I agree with those who think she quit and came to the reunion just to let it all out. I feel sorry for Tinsley.

I want to clarify that I don't think Bethenny would be complicit in giving Dennis the go ahead. I think if this happened at all, and that's a big if, that addicts are sneaky and desperate and $$ can buy unscrupulous doctors.

This could be true. Also they are investigating Drs all over the place for writing scrips and over prescribing opiates to people. You can't discount the fact that if Dennis were an active addict he may have had an unscrupulous dr. who would have called in prescriptions in other people's names for him. You just don't know. Bethenny doesn't have to have done anything wrong or even have known about it.

I thought a few of the storylines on BEA were made up just for storyline purposes - like going to the Poconos every weekend - drama!!! That was never going to happen, cause a fight between the new parents and it's resolved. Also Bethenny forgetting to turn on the oven at Thanksgiving - such the cook! Such hijinks! And when Jason's friends came and his flight was delayed. Just seemed to me a lot of that show was manufactured storylines, including "Jason helps with the business." Now he did quit his job I think to be at Bethenny's beck and call. But how much he really helped with the business? She had a partner! Just my 2 cents. A lot of that show was staged.

About Carole's ass and the two photos - now I haven't looked at the date of the water one, but she did run that marathon this year and that may have done wonders for her ass. And if you bend over, I don't care what shape you're in, your ass will look better. The lingerie shot isn't bad - she didn't hide the crepe-ing of her skin on her abdomen. I never really liked her, but I think Bethenny "tested" their friendship for a storyline and it blew up in her face. I think both of them were hurt by the loss of the friendship. Carole's use of twitter is ridiculous. She never lets go. I hope once the reunion is over that she goes radio silent on RHNYC to save whatever dignity she has left.

I don't think it's Bethenny commenting - just someone who feels an affinity for her and feels like she is sticking up for B. Not the right time or place. RHNYC has been on for 10 seasons = a decade or so.

I think Bethenny could've snuck into the funeral service undetected by the Paps and attended, but going to the gravesite should've been a no-no. I am assuming they had a service. I don't think the family would've objected to that given the purported reluctance to have her was paparazzi. She would've had some closure. Not everyone goes to the gravesite anyway. Redjeepgirl has a lot of balls to go onto Jill's insta and comment. Dennis and Jill were clearly still close as she has a photo of him taking her to Bruce on Broadway recently. Who knows why they separated to begin with. Maybe it was oxy and maybe she moved on bc he moved on. He could still be the love of her life. But for her children, he still is their loving father whom they love and her memorial to him means a lot to her kids.

We are all judged by our words - but I am going to snark on these women bc that's what this board is for. I am going to judge and condemn the source for the below story. This is bullshit to lay at Bethenny's feet. 2015 prescription for back surgery and still using and waking up and feeling like he is OD'ing. By her Insta, his wife is running with the back pain story - which may be the truth. None of us know. But to put out this BS story right now that he died of a broken heart caused by Bethenny is horrible - just causes her pain/guilt and resentment from his family. Meanwhile, I guess the burial was delayed bc of the need for an autopsy. I have to say that as a parent, I too would be concerned to hear that my ex's partner died of an overdose. My father is on round the clock pain killers for back pain. He was on Oxycodone for 2+ years and they switched him to tramadol bc of addiction concerns. Nothing really works. They do impair judgement and reaction time. You aren't allowed to drive on them bc of it. People who take them at prescribed intervals are not zoned out or incoherent, but people who abuse them are. I don't think Bethenny would allow Dennis around Brynn if he were like that. I don't like Bethenny at all anymore even though I enjoy an amusing quip now and then. This is a terrible time for her. She alienates everyone close to her. I hope she has someone around who can comfort her. I imagine it will be awkward at the funeral. I would hope she would be able to attend. I don't blame the family if they don't want her there - such a sad stressful time. But it is important for her to have closure too.

People need to stop abusing the emotional support animal/service dog allowance that airlines give bc it hurts people who actually rely on service dogs. So Delta's new policy hurts people with disabilities - it makes it harder for them to fly bc of aholes who want to fly with their pets and go on the internet and get a bogus certificate. Shame on them. Bethenny bad form on that tweet. Bad form. Petty AF.

It takes quite awhile to get 501c3 status with the IRS and with whichever state she is registering BStrong as a not-for-profit corporation in. Bethenny may have already filed the paperwork. IDK. But it can still be a charity. The only difference is that people who donate, as someone noted above, cannot claim the donations as charitable deductions.

While I hate the Erika/Teddi storyline because Erika is being a bitch, and I think she lied about remembering just to stay out of the argument, I do appreciate her hosting abilities in Berlin. I think she did a good job. Other than being late, she really set up some fun and cultural things for them to do. I loved that she did the Holocaust site and was serious about it. She did her research and knew the history. She also showed her appreciation for learning about Berlin before she went. And she acknowledged in her TH that traveling and learning about other cultures was cool and eye opening and broadened the mind. It reminded me of Yolanda taking them to Holland. I get that she was late, but she did apologize and for the boat said it was totally her fault and that they shouldn't think a moment about leaving without her. Rude to not let them know, but I do wonder if that is also her doing her part for the "drama". I loved her schtick when the cyclist almost ran her over. She stayed in character - which is what the get up was all about. Her attempt at starting a fight with Teddi backfired and that drama is put to bed for good I hope. It really was one of the better trips that the women went on. I really got a feel for Berlin.

I can't stand Bethenny on a good day, but good for her for doing this. I don't care that she has had a careless tweet or that she has sought to pat herself on the back in a tweet, it's BETHENNY for god sake. It's a miracle that she hasn't selfied herself with every single bottle donated. She is doing a wonderful wonderful charitable thing in record time. Her manic behavior is paying off in a big way. She has tweeted an elderly, bedridden woman who is suffering. People are dying and suffering, and she is able to coordinate and probably bully people and get things done with her boundless energy. She also may heal to some extent in her own little soul by this service that she is giving. It may give her some perspective in her own life. She may have found her life's true mission. By serving others who are truly in need, Bethenny may find true joy in her heart, something that all the fashionable shoes and purses won't give her. It's a win/win.

Yes - Cerussi - that was the season she was pretending to be single. She didn't pretend that she wasn't dating when she was dating Shields.

Sonja's neck looks better than Tinsley's. Ramona's fillers makes her face look like it is expanding and not in a good way. She used to look petite and perky. Now she looks like she is on cortisone.

Bryn may be in private school. This talk of Luann keeping Tom on a tight leash and leaving early to go be with him. Really? They are engaged and are about to be married. Is it that unusual for an engaged couple to be together? For one of them to leave early to go be with the other? Why would that be unusual? They had Luann's special on this weekend. I have to say, she isn't bitter about the Count at all. She still speaks about him lovingly. I have to give her credit. Luann is someone who makes lemonade out of lemons. I remember Ramona's flip out season 1 about Simon coming to girls night out and Luann's, "And now that he's here, we are all going to be polite to him, right girls?" She's a move on, go with the flow person. Whatever her reason for marrying Tom, let her be. I hope it works out for her. The comments about Bethenny not wanting to get married? She was flashing a diamond around instagram last Fall and being all coy about it. So whatever happened between her and Dennis probably got pretty serious at one point only to fizzle out for whatever reason. Oh and Luann being a "liar" bc she didn't want to out her personal life with the Count on the show? Bethenny pot meet kettle with you dating the alleged rapist and claiming you were so lonely and tearfully crying about it on Imabore's couch.

I don't think that disagreeing with Bethenny about going through Bryn's things and discarding them without is people "going crazy" about it. Different parenting strokes for different folks. But I have to question Bethenny's motive for doing it because it seemed just like an excuse to film there and talk about Bryn, as others have mentioned, because Bryn's room is so neat and nearly empty, there is nothing out of place and nothing on the floor.

We routinely went through the toys and had the kids choose stuff to donate. It made them feel good to know that other children would love to play with toys that they loved playing with. It was a great lesson in charity for them from a young age. A good way to get them to let go and for us to declutter. Anything broken wasn't allowed to be given to charity because we don't give broken things as gifts. We were sure to tell them that no new toys at birthdays or Christmas unless the toys were went through.

We all don't.

I think the tweets about Melanie posing naked are in response to the tweets about about Michele Obama being called an Ape etc and the outcry about when she wore a sleeveless dress as being inappropriate. Double standard for the two - especially coming from Christian conservatives. As a feminist, Carole could have called out the double standard of those voters without criticizing Melania for her modeling choices.

I think Ramona definitely used a filter or photoshop - sorry I am illiterate when it comes to both. Look at her eyebrows - they lost all focus - just like any blemish or wrinkle she may have had. And she forgot to do her neck.

I have a feeling Carole's gym may be like the gyms in my area. Everyone is in perfect shape, wears lulu lemon or even more ridiculously priced workout gear, gets a great natural organic grass smoothie does barre, yoga, spin etc. I think Kelly Bensimon might be there too. That's a gym culture too you know. And she may have changed...gravity and time do take their toll on even the finest of asses.

Andy tweeted then deleted last Fall that the NYC HWs were all voting for Hillary (maybe that's what they told him and maybe Ramona's behavior is why he deleted!). In same tweet he said BH was mixed and OC was Trump. As for Bethenny on Twitter, she was very coy as to whom she was voting for IMO. She did express disgust at the pussy grabbing comments, but she was always throwing out ambiguous questions and statements. And knowing now that she was the co-host of this party reinforces my believe that she didn't want to risk her brand being compromised by publicly supporting either candidate. So like a poster above, I appreciate Carole/Ramona going out on a limb and alienating viewers while staying true to their beliefs as opposed to Bethenny who wouldn't. It all comes down to the almighty dollar for Bethenny. I canvassed and closer to the election you generally are given only addresses of registered democrats to get out the vote. It's past the time of registering voters when you will be talking to both republicans and democrats. There was a lot to talk about this election with voters. So I can see only hitting 41 homes.

Yes the custody was where Bethenny testified and it was years ago. The divorce just settled and was made final this year.

Rinna and Kim are co-dependent for the storyline, so it cancels out the $$. Kim gets paid to show up as a friend of, and Rinna has a storyline.