

Why would anyone want to be a housewife?


My mom is really into the ‘housewives of’ shows shown on the Bravo TV network.

She loves the New Jersey housewives and laughs at Atlanta while settling on New York City for some real drama.

Currently, she’s engulfed in the world of New York City.

Bravo follows around five Manhattan housewives in an East Coast take on The Real Housewives of Orange County. They attempt to be good mothers, good businesswomen and good friends but at what cost?

Their attempts at motherhood is way too farfetched for real life but at the same time it makes one wonder how it was when these women grew up.

Did their parents hire teenage counselors that were almost the same age as a teenager? Did they let their kids go out at all hours of the night just to come back drunk and disoriented? And did they make it ok for their children to blatantly disrespect their parents all the while asking daddy for a new car or $50 spending money?

Whatever the case, thankfully, I was raised differently.

Some of these women who call themselves ‘housewives’ don’t even do what a housewife is supposed to do.

The exact definition of a housewife is: The person within the household responsible for the HOUSEHOLD shopping and duties.

So when she goes out and has a $600 lunch with her “gal-pals” and spends another $400 on Dior sunglasses and a Coach bag, that’s for the household right?

I think not.

And her friends are so much better. Doing the same thing day in and day out. No wonder their children don’t respect them.

Fact: The only reason these women are able to spend this much money on such over the top, idiotic things is because their husbands know how to make an honest buck.

Fact: The only reason these men stay with these women is because they blow their money on facial and other physical surgical alterations, spray tans, gym memberships, mani-pedi’s and once a week dye jobs.

I understand that my opinions are different from others but come on. Can’t we all just agree that this ‘reality’ television show is just a big waste of time?

Pamela Townsend, Siena College

6 Responses

  1. Alexis says:

    I agree. These shows are so ridiculous! I have to turn the station immediately. It’s way too superficial.

  2. PaulD says:

    Each and every one of these ‘ladies’ should stand in front of a whiotewashed wall and be slapped until the blood flies… and I mean that in the nicest way ;)

  3. angelofdevs says:

    I think you have to be a bit psychologically troubled to join the housewives.

    Real housewives, real psychological issues? Read, join the discussions and judge for yourself!

  4. Pamela Townsend says:

    I think you should pose this point to Bravo and have those women evaluated ASAP!

  5. Maria says:

    I totally agree. These shows are so crazy. I understand Bravo is trying to make “good television” but there’s so many things out there that they could be doing and make “reality tv” real.

  6. Brittany says:

    Well.. i’m not going to say that i agree with how these women conduct themselves… but i am here to say that i fully support them. HALLELUJAH! they have people all over falling completely in love with the lifestyle they are protraying on tv.. and i can say that i want to be one of them.. where can i sign up to become an infamous housewife ?! :)