I have an unhealthy obsession, well 1 of many I care not to share. I am ashamed to admit I am an avid viewer of The Real Housewives of Orange County. I don't want the New York or New Jersey wives, I will sometimes check out the Atlanta wives, they are just funny because here they are supposed to be these wealthy women who have it all and they act like a bunch of hicks! Anyway back to the Orange County gals, I love to watch them. I am just fascinated by the level of selfish, greedy, uncaring and self centered ways of not only the wives but their children and most of the people they are surrounded by. Now there are a couple of the ladies that seem to be more realistic and sensible, even possibly caring but for the most part the drama that surround these ladies are of their own making and they deserve every consequence they get.
For those of you that have never watched the show, it is a group of women who live in a very secluded, private, gated community in Orange County. There are currently five women, although in the next episode they are introducing a sixth. Only two of the ladies are from the original first season, the rest have come into the picture during previous seasons.
There is Jeana (from the original season) who is a divorced mom with 3 college age kids, and only one still living at home. She started the show as a very successful real estate agent but is being hit hard by the recession and has stooped to putting her own house on the market and asking for help making a budget from her youngest son. One of their initial conversations shows him chastising his mom for taking her friend out for a birthday lunch that cost $400. He tells her she just can't do those kind of lunches anymore.
Next we have Vicki (also from the original season) who is married with two adult children. She owns and runs a very successful insurance company and her son has just started working for her. Her daughter has just finished college and is working as a nurse. Vicki used to be good friends with Jeana but a season or two ago they had a falling out over something ridiculous that I can't remember and now are politely civil. She is a very outspoken woman who tends to get really wild and opinionated when she is drinking. Her and her husband, a soft spoken man who she doesn't deserve, almost separated and divorced last season but they apparently have decided to work on it and she says she is trying to be a better wife. Her children are very spoiled and tend to have tantrums when they don't get what they want. She is also a very overprotective mom, she actually showed up at her son's frat house and went to a kegger party with his friends. Needless to say he wasn't very happy about that.
Then there is Tamra, a married mom of 3 kids I think. They don't tend to show her kids too much so other than her adult son I am not sure if she has two or three others. Her current husband is not the father to her adult son and they tend to clash because his mom spoiled him terribly and continued to do so behind her husband's back while her husband got angry because the son wouldn't keep a job. All he wanted to do was drink, party and get laid as often as possible. Tamra has been on the show for a few seasons now and she was always very immature and seemed to encourage the whole dumb blonde image. Her trademark saying is that just because she is a mom doesn't mean she can't be sexy. Well after several seasons of backstabbing, hypocrisy, and just plain stupidity she is having marital trouble. Surprise, surprise....I can't imagine why that would happen. Her husband seems to be fair, realistic, and caring but I think after ten years of her, he has finally had enough of her antics and they fail to be cute anymore.
Finally we have Lynne, and Gretchen. This is the second season for both of them. Lynne is a married mom with two teenage daughters who give new meaning to being spoiled brats. The oldest daughter spent several episodes last season pouting and having temper tantrums because her parents wouldn't let her have a $10,000 party at their house and wouldn't buy her a BMW for her birthday. She never did get the party but she finally got her BMW. Both of the girls walk all over their mom and treat her like crap. She just stands there looking at them like a limp noodle. Needless to say she is rather boring. Gretchen is a twenty something, probably close to her 30's, blonde bombshell who actually uses her brain. She started last season engaged to a very wealthy 60-something man who was dying from cancer. She stood by him and took care of him rather than hiring a nurse. He spoiled her with lavish gifts which caused her to be hated by the other housewives and some serious name calling and cat fights ensued, particularly between her and Tamra. Her fiance finally succumbed to his fight after the season ended and she was able to have some private time to grieve before filming for this season started. She has recently started dating a man who she has been friends with for some time but they had never taken it to the next level due to other relationships they were in. I have no doubt that she loved her fiance very deeply and was completely committed to him. I feel bad for her because of the horrible drama she has had to endure since then mainly due to being involved with the housewives and I am very surprised she hasn't tried to get as far away from the show as she could.
I am constantly surprised at the level of drama and selfishness that seems to come out in every episode. Just when I think it can't be worse, it catches me off guard and leaves me shaking my head at the fate of humanity. Sometimes I pretend I am an alien watching this and wondering what in the world is wrong with these humans. Surely there has to be something good somewhere in the world. Just when I start thinking our race is doomed I get a call, an email, or see a news article about something that is so awesome and sweet that I say "Okay God, the good ones are still out there". Sometimes I like to dream that these women get to know me and I get the opportunity to show them God's love so that suddenly they have a complete transformation. Then I realize that it will never happen but it encourages me to try to show as many people as I can what they too can have. It makes me want to shout from the rooftops "Come see what you are missing!" and show them the love, the hope, the peace they can have if they would just come to the Lord and let him work in their lives.
So while you are out and about in the world today, show someone the fruits of your spirit and help them to understand that they too can have this sweet, wonderful gift!
For those of you that have never watched the show, it is a group of women who live in a very secluded, private, gated community in Orange County. There are currently five women, although in the next episode they are introducing a sixth. Only two of the ladies are from the original first season, the rest have come into the picture during previous seasons.
There is Jeana (from the original season) who is a divorced mom with 3 college age kids, and only one still living at home. She started the show as a very successful real estate agent but is being hit hard by the recession and has stooped to putting her own house on the market and asking for help making a budget from her youngest son. One of their initial conversations shows him chastising his mom for taking her friend out for a birthday lunch that cost $400. He tells her she just can't do those kind of lunches anymore.
Next we have Vicki (also from the original season) who is married with two adult children. She owns and runs a very successful insurance company and her son has just started working for her. Her daughter has just finished college and is working as a nurse. Vicki used to be good friends with Jeana but a season or two ago they had a falling out over something ridiculous that I can't remember and now are politely civil. She is a very outspoken woman who tends to get really wild and opinionated when she is drinking. Her and her husband, a soft spoken man who she doesn't deserve, almost separated and divorced last season but they apparently have decided to work on it and she says she is trying to be a better wife. Her children are very spoiled and tend to have tantrums when they don't get what they want. She is also a very overprotective mom, she actually showed up at her son's frat house and went to a kegger party with his friends. Needless to say he wasn't very happy about that.
Then there is Tamra, a married mom of 3 kids I think. They don't tend to show her kids too much so other than her adult son I am not sure if she has two or three others. Her current husband is not the father to her adult son and they tend to clash because his mom spoiled him terribly and continued to do so behind her husband's back while her husband got angry because the son wouldn't keep a job. All he wanted to do was drink, party and get laid as often as possible. Tamra has been on the show for a few seasons now and she was always very immature and seemed to encourage the whole dumb blonde image. Her trademark saying is that just because she is a mom doesn't mean she can't be sexy. Well after several seasons of backstabbing, hypocrisy, and just plain stupidity she is having marital trouble. Surprise, surprise....I can't imagine why that would happen. Her husband seems to be fair, realistic, and caring but I think after ten years of her, he has finally had enough of her antics and they fail to be cute anymore.
Finally we have Lynne, and Gretchen. This is the second season for both of them. Lynne is a married mom with two teenage daughters who give new meaning to being spoiled brats. The oldest daughter spent several episodes last season pouting and having temper tantrums because her parents wouldn't let her have a $10,000 party at their house and wouldn't buy her a BMW for her birthday. She never did get the party but she finally got her BMW. Both of the girls walk all over their mom and treat her like crap. She just stands there looking at them like a limp noodle. Needless to say she is rather boring. Gretchen is a twenty something, probably close to her 30's, blonde bombshell who actually uses her brain. She started last season engaged to a very wealthy 60-something man who was dying from cancer. She stood by him and took care of him rather than hiring a nurse. He spoiled her with lavish gifts which caused her to be hated by the other housewives and some serious name calling and cat fights ensued, particularly between her and Tamra. Her fiance finally succumbed to his fight after the season ended and she was able to have some private time to grieve before filming for this season started. She has recently started dating a man who she has been friends with for some time but they had never taken it to the next level due to other relationships they were in. I have no doubt that she loved her fiance very deeply and was completely committed to him. I feel bad for her because of the horrible drama she has had to endure since then mainly due to being involved with the housewives and I am very surprised she hasn't tried to get as far away from the show as she could.
I am constantly surprised at the level of drama and selfishness that seems to come out in every episode. Just when I think it can't be worse, it catches me off guard and leaves me shaking my head at the fate of humanity. Sometimes I pretend I am an alien watching this and wondering what in the world is wrong with these humans. Surely there has to be something good somewhere in the world. Just when I start thinking our race is doomed I get a call, an email, or see a news article about something that is so awesome and sweet that I say "Okay God, the good ones are still out there". Sometimes I like to dream that these women get to know me and I get the opportunity to show them God's love so that suddenly they have a complete transformation. Then I realize that it will never happen but it encourages me to try to show as many people as I can what they too can have. It makes me want to shout from the rooftops "Come see what you are missing!" and show them the love, the hope, the peace they can have if they would just come to the Lord and let him work in their lives.
So while you are out and about in the world today, show someone the fruits of your spirit and help them to understand that they too can have this sweet, wonderful gift!
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