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Real Housewives?

in Uncategorized on 12/07/09

I caught a little of one of those “Real Housewives Shows” last night.
You know the Real Housewives of Atlanta, The Real Housewives of the O.C. Yeah right.

It was like a car wreck!

I could not look away.

In what warped world did these women become “Real Housewives”??

Without an ounce of exaggeration I will tell you these poor hard done by women had Personal Chefs, Estate Managers, Personal Shoe Shoppers, Party Planners for their daughters 11th birthday party’s, make up artists and hair stylists in their homes and a Personal Assistant.

These are not real housewives.

Real housewives cook for their own families….or at least know how to order in.

They manage their own houses…or boss around their hubbies and kids.

They buy their own shoes. Sometimes with a girlfriend, but often alone and in a rush.

Plan the birthday party’s for their kids, exhaust ourselves and love it.

Real Housewives do our own make up and wash our own hair. (when we have time)

We get our hands dirty.

We fund raise. We run bake sales and car washes.


We have split ends and chipped nail polish.


We run our car down to the E.

We pay the bills, just in time.

We sneak cookies before dinner and sometimes…… we can’t wait for bedtimes.

We know what we signed up for.

We are blessed and love almost every minute of it!

These are the things that make Me a Real Housewife and I just know that here, in the real world, I am not alone.
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    Comments

    1. Sarah says

      December 9, 2009 at 12:35 pm

      Love the list you came up with. I have watched the Real Housewives shows on occasions. You are right – they are train-wrecks. But sometimes I can’t pull myself away!

    2. Adge says

      December 9, 2009 at 2:12 am

      you’re so right. it would be nice to have all the extras those ladies have. they are addicting to watch though.

    3. theycallmejane says

      December 8, 2009 at 11:55 pm

      Thanks for saying that! I’ve felt the same way about those shows – although, I have to admit…I was addicted to the NY Housewives series. Maybe the creators of the show meant for “Real” to be taken sarcastically?

    4. Amy says

      December 8, 2009 at 10:45 pm

      I know I think both of us are real house wives not that show. I mean the money and clothes when do they spend time with their children.. Have a great day.

    5. Jennifer Ortolano says

      December 8, 2009 at 9:38 pm

      My guilty pleasure is watching those Housewives shows. Absolutely nothing like the real world huh? They are so spoiled, and yet, I cannot stop watching :o)

    6. shortmama says

      December 8, 2009 at 9:20 pm

      I couldnt agree more! In what universe are they real??

    7. Laurel says

      December 8, 2009 at 6:42 pm

      Fab- I also know that sometimes when I am all alone- not often with my brood-I catch one of the housewives shows and like a car wreck I am glued for as long as I am alone…I gasp and am mortified by most of the stuff they do… Now don’t forget -we change cat litter, pick up dog poop and all sorts of other glamorous things they never get to do!

    8. Danica says

      December 8, 2009 at 5:06 pm

      Crazy shit. I can’t even believe that those women call themselves real housewives!

    9. Six Feet Under Blog says

      December 8, 2009 at 4:21 pm

      Like a car wreck-too funny!

    10. diane says

      December 8, 2009 at 3:16 pm

      Hallelujah and Amen!

    11. The Waylaid Wordsmith says

      December 8, 2009 at 3:12 pm

      Great post, you nailed my thoughts on this exactly!

    12. HeartsMakeFamilies says

      December 8, 2009 at 5:00 am

      I can’t see watching those shows. It always makes me think of watching Leave it to Beaver. Just not true reality.

    13. Kathleen says

      December 8, 2009 at 4:21 am

      Cheers to that girlfriend! Those shows make me sick!

    14. Buckeroomama says

      December 8, 2009 at 3:04 am

      I’ve yet to catch any of the Real Housewives episodes, because all I get to watch on TV is the Playhouse Disney Channel!

      That said, I have to admit to loving to watch Desperate Housewives (from ages ago, it seems). šŸ™‚

    15. Technodoll says

      December 8, 2009 at 2:52 am

      I don’t have kids but DANG am I ever a housewife, mother to 3 dogs, 22 chickens and counting, married to a very busy man – wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world, stained pants and all šŸ™‚

      Thanks for writing this post and reminding me that it’s COOL to be part of the REAL crowd!

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