The Real Housewives of NJ

[PM_Mama00]

Have you read this blog? Apparently Bravo edited her blog on there. I know Teresa is a shizzat talking/starter, but Melissa is so fake. I have to believe Teresa on this one.

http://www.celebuzz.com/2011-07-25/t...amily-members/

Still can't tell who started the fight though. Looks like Joe went to confront Gorga and Gorga went after him.

[LikeASista]

I'm just getting back from an opera bootcamp in Los Angeles (where I had NO television ... ), so I'm just getting a chance to watch all my DVR'd shows.

I still think Melissa is doing her best to try to help bring the family together, but she ain't no fool either. She had to give Teresa a hard time, because Teresa didn't even seem to care about the family during last season. I still say Teresa's renewed attention to "family" involves the fact that her "family" has been casted on the episode WITH her. Now, all of a sudden, EVERYthing is about "family" these days.

Now that Melissa and Teresa have talked, my hat's off to Melissa for getting the attorney, who was suing the Giudices, thrown out of the party. But even in that, she could've been even more shady about it, but she wasn't. I think she handled it in a very diplomatic way. That's my opinion, and I honestly believe that Melissa is a genuine person.

As for Caroline throwing Kim "G" out, ... I don't know. That was long overdue. How the hell she got into the party (with a BODYGUARD, no less) is beyond me in the first place. If I'm invited to a party, I need not go at all if I'm concerned about having someone protect me. That makes NO sense.

[Benzgirl]

General Observations from last night:
Teresa has no intention of making up with her sister in law or cousin. Just her brother.
Joe Guidice is an a$$
Ashley is a biotch.
Caroline sometimes needs to stay out of her kid's business, particularly when it comes to their dating life.

[agzg]

I don't know, I think Teresa cares about making things better with her SIL just because it'll help things with her brother.

But Kathy is an asshole and if she were my cousin I wouldn't bother making up with her, either.

And yeah, Ashley's really a big jerk.

[katydidKD]

Ashley couldn't even buy a five dollar frame and put a nice picture of her and her mother in it? Disgusting.

[LXA SE285]

Would it kill Juicy Joe to put on a shirt every once in a while?

[KSUViolet06]

Why does Joe act like such a...bum (I am struggling to find the appropriate word?)

Like, 90% of the time you see him he is laying around shirtless and looking/acting as if he doesn't want to be bothered.

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Why does Joe act like such a...bum (I am struggling to find the appropriate word?)

Like, 90% of the time you see him he is laying around shirtless and looking/acting as if he doesn't want to be bothered.

Run a restaurant 7 days a week. See how you feel on a day off. The guy is working his ass off and the family is stressed trying to get back on their feet.

And before anyone tries to argue..... you CAN lose your business and be in major debt and still have your house and live "normal". We don't know every detail of their lives, but my family has been in their situation and it SUCKS.

[KSUViolet06]

Don't get so defensive. We're talking about a TV show. I know running a business is hard (little known fact: my dad owns a business.) It just seems a little weird that he just lays around all the time (bum may have been a weird word choice, couldn't think of anything else.)

[GammaPhi88]

I don't know if bum is the best word....that's more like Joe Gorga (the non juicy one) and all his shady hats. Juicy Joe is more like a bear just waking up from hibernation.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by GammaPhi88

I don't know if bum is the best word....that's more like Joe Gorga (the non juicy one) and all his shady hats. Juicy Joe is more like a bear just waking up from hibernation.

THAT is what I was describing. He's always in "I just woke up and don't feel like doing a THING" mode. Not so much bum, but just too tired to interact with people. lol.

[rhoyaltempest]

Ashley is a brat but I blame her parents. They continue to create the monster that she is by babying her. Children need parents, not friends. There are a whole lot of children of divorce out there that have to learn how to deal with it and move forward with life. At least she has 2 families that love and care for her.

How in the world could you let your mother co-sign for your car (among all the other things she does for you) and not give her as much as a small gift at Christmas and on Mother's Day???? Ashley will not change though until her parents get it.

[LikeASista]

Yeah, I gotta co-sign with you guys on this one: I feel so sorry for Ashley's parents, because they don't realize how much they are enabling her to continue to be selfish. She did NOT need to be bought another car. The way she began clowning her step-father right there at the dealership was a red flag that she doesn't deserve ANYthing. This girl is trying desperately to belong to the Manzo family, yet she misses her OTHER family. Now that she's coming of age, I don't know if she can be helped, because her personality will begin to solidify after a while.

[Benzgirl]

I read somewhere that Ashley is now living in Texas near her other family. Maybe that is a good thing for everyone.

[BetteDavisEyes]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

I read somewhere that Ashley is now living in Texas near her other family. Maybe that is a good thing for everyone.

I doubt it. She'll probably whine & bitch to that family that she feels left out and feels like she doesn't belong. That girl needs to mature... a lot.