Shannon Beador has placed her marriage under a microscope this season of the Real Housewives of Orange County, and in her blog this week, she confesses she’s not too happy with the response she’s been getting to this grand experiment. In fact, she takes a few paragraphs to defend her behavior – and her choice to air her dirty laundry on TV – before launching into her take on this week’s episode.
“I am going to have to start before the episode even began. I noticed the title was ‘Whine Country’. Really?” Shannon begins, “I want to be very clear. I am not happy or excited about talking about my husband’s infidelity or the painful year plus that my family and I went through. But I happen to be on a reality show, I am honest, and we thought that sharing our story may help other couples in a similar situation.”
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Shannon argues that even though we see her angry side most of the time with David, there are good times the cameras aren’t catching. “I am doing my best. But let’s be realistic. I am not going to be able to snap my fingers and say that everything is completely perfect in a day or even a month. I am going to have moments of weakness, of insecurity, of painful memories. You get to see that on the episode tonight. But I also have many amazing moments of strength, of confidence, of positivity.”
Noting that her family recently spent a Father’s Day “filled with laughter and love,” Shannon defends her marriage, and her decision to showcase its bumpy ride on TV. “You are watching my journey with David as we repair our marriage and you are going to see many good and some bad parts of that journey. I am glad that you are seeing both the positives and negatives because that is real life. If we are going to possibly help other couples, they need to see that the road to a healthy and happy marriage is going to definitely have many bumps in it. And that is o.k. It’s how you react and respond to those bumps that is most important.”
Arguing that she is “only human” after all, Shannon continues, “So for those people who say that I am bitching, whining, insecure, or needy, I’m sorry you feel that way. I am not looking for sympathy, only understanding as to why I may not be ‘fun vacation Shannon’ at all times. I am human. I experienced the most earth shattering months of my life and I don’t wish that pain on anyone. I know I continue to make mistakes, but I can only do my best as I continue to move forward positively and happily in my marriage.”
Whew! Okay, then. Moving on to this week’s RHOC, Shannon explains her frustration with David – which caused a mighty awkward golf cart ride, party, and hotel scene. “I was worried David was going to be a bit inebriated as we started our trip in Napa,” reflects Shannon, “He wasn’t. But that one thought took me back to a bad place last year when David was drinking like I had never seen — when he was having the affair. I got all riled up over nothing and then my mind took me to a dark place of memories.” She argues that they “recovered quickly” though and did have fun in the end. Really? Did I miss the “fun” David & Shannon scene? Perhaps that was the one where she was sniping at him when they couldn’t find their bungalow at the end of the night, or when they force-kissed each other on the couch before bed. Good times!
Commenting on her issues with Meghan Edmonds, Shannon admits she initially had fun with Meghan – and even with re-boobified Tamra Judge! – during Heather Dubrow’s Collette party. “At the Collette party, you see Meghan and I having fun together. We even shared a bathroom and she saw me dealing with my three pairs of spanx. Yes, I said three pairs of spanx. I gained about 20 pounds since the reunion so I needed all the help sucking it in. I’d wear ten spanx if I could! And it was hilarious when I saw the toilet paper hanging from Tamra’s underwear. She and I had a great time on the trip together. It was nice for us to bond again.” Also explaining why she didn’t drink Heather’s swill bubbly wine, Shannon blames the wheat-free diet she’s on. She then reiterates that she is not concerned with Meghan “flirting” with David at Heather’s hoedown last year. She’s only mad at David for not introducing her. And for cheating on her. And for eating potatoes. And for…breathing air?
But things went south after Meghan confronted Shannon about a previous charity phone call in which Meghan felt dismissed. “I am still unclear why Meghan chose to bring up a phone call that to this day doesn’t make any sense,” says Shannon. “Apparently someone gave her my cell phone number, yet I was never asked or told that she may be calling me. She didn’t give me her correct name, she said she heard I hosted a party which I hadn’t, and then she said she needed help with appetizer quantities. I love to cook when I have smaller parties, but when I host a large event, the caterer figures out how many appetizers we need and I have nothing to do with it. Things didn’t add up, so I believed Meghan was attempting to set me up to look bad for some reason.” Hmmm. This kind of anger doesn’t seem to center around caterers and appetizers, so what’s the real issue here?
Shannon ends her blog by telling us, “Tune in next week and you will see how that all worked out…” So, by “worked out,” does she mean, tune in to see “how I am made to be an outcast within the group?” Previews of Meghan not inviting Shannon to her upcoming party suggest that this little argument is far from over.
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