RHONJ 6/17

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I do not have one ounce of sympathy for her. She lies os much she believes herself!
I'm just really glad that Jacqueline finally has dumped her as a friend.(i hope)

[rapscallion]

See, the thing with Jacqueline confronting Teresa seems perfectly normal to me. Jacqueline considered Teresa to be one of her best friends. So to hear her say that she gets paid to do these magazine interviews/covers about supposedly serious issues when she can't discuss it with her best friend would be hurtful to anyone I would think. To say it's none of her business is absolutely ridiculous if she's putting it out there in national publications. If you have a friend who is telling you that everything is fine, or not really saying much at all, and then you're reading quotes from them in magazines about all the problems in their life, wouldn't you be concerned and confused? I sure as hell would be and I'd go to that friend and ask them what is going on, especially when those articles feature mentions about me or my family members.

I mean, if I was Teresa and I knew an article was coming out about something controversial or potentially hurtful, even if it was false gossip, first thing I'd do is call my friends (or the people it affects) and say, "Listen, this article is coming out about blah blah blah and I just wanted to give you a heads up that it's not true....etc.".

I have tried, repeatedly to sympathize with Teresa or see where she's coming from and I just can't. There is no logic there. She denies, shifts blame or tries to change the subject any time she is confronted about anything. She is defensive about he slightest things. And I cannot understand her rationale at all. And every time I start to think, hmm, maybe she has a point there, BOOM! She says something completely hypocritical in the very next sentence. I keep wanting to give her the benefit of the doubt, but it's getting increasingly difficult. I'm just not sure what to make of her.

I do think that Caroline arriving could very well have been set up and I understand why people can;t stand Caroline anymore. While she comes off as very self righteous and preachy, I don't ever really disagree with her point of view, just her delivery.

All of this seems a lot more complicated than what we see, and there's several different sides to the story, but no amount of editing can turn Teresa from the articulate, well-meaning, protagonist that she views herself as into the immature, back-peddling, defensive person that she is every time someone isn't kissing her ass.

She's the real "Hekyll and Jyde".

Sorry this is so long, but she makes me want to flip a table every time she opens her mouth.

[sunshine608]

Teresa said she made money off the covers which I assumed meant pictures so she really doesn't control whats actually written inside the magazine. Did anyone else see it that way? ITs not an excuse, but it seems like that's the whole issue.

I think Teresa was being attached and Caroline walking in was so staged. I also noticed the day/night filming. I think Teresa has her own set of issues and that Jacqueline had a point since they are "BFF". In the end though, Jacqueline probably just needs to walk away- its just too much drama.

[Deleted]

I think there is a blurred line about getting paid for the articles that teresa can't articulate very well. I think she gets paid for some and not for others, but possibly did not get paid for the one Jacqueline had that night at the table.

I feel like Caroline thinks Teresa came between her and Dina, and that's where her anger primarily stems from. I also think Caroline is a big bully!

Poor Jacqueline. Caroline completely trumped her conversation with T.

[rapscallion]

I bugged out when Jacqueline screamed at them to STFU and let her finish talking. I mean, she definitely had every reason to but I didn't expect that from her.

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Eventually teresa will realize she has no friends left and there is a really good reason for that....she has pushed everyone away and caused much of the drama. Until she realizes that she will be lonely.

[6fsn]

I thought it was mature of J to go straight to T and ask what was going on. Jacqueline is reading a lot of conflicting info and wants to hear what Teresa has to say. She was coming from a good place. T needs to step back and see that J was being a friend.

It crossed my mind that Chris might have called Caroline to come over.

[katfayder]

Theresa makes me talk out loud to the tv. Her train of thought is so frustratingly pessimistic and narcissistic. You can tell there will never be any way she will ever see what is commonly seen as logic or reason. She's 0-nut job in under 5 seconds. No matter what approach anyone ever seems to take, they ant reach her la la land.

People that are all 'I like Theresa, everyone gangs up on her' explain why she has book sales. I question their ability to peaceably coexist with humanity, too.