http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/real+housewives+of+orange+county/default.aspxTags: real housewives of orange countyenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.2)http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2009/01/14/real-talk-for-real-housewives.aspxWed, 14 Jan 2009 19:22:00 GMTb38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:4337Jessica Grose0http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/comments/4337.aspxhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/commentrss.aspx?PostID=4337Torie , I agree that last night's Housewives trainwreck was difficult to watch.However, I object to your characterization of Gretchen as so very helpless. Yes, she's going through a rough time with her fiance in the hospital, but you're not allowing her...(<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2009/01/14/real-talk-for-real-housewives.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4337" width="1" height="1">alcohol abusereal housewives of orange countyhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2009/01/14/mean-woman-syndrome.aspxWed, 14 Jan 2009 19:15:00 GMTb38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:4335Torie Bosch0http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/comments/4335.aspxhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/commentrss.aspx?PostID=4335The more a reality-TV show makes my jaw drop and leads me to ask, "What must his/her parents be thinking right now?" the more I relish it. But today, I've got a wicked guilty-pleasure hangover. On last night's episode of The Real Housewives of Orange...(<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2009/01/14/mean-woman-syndrome.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4335" width="1" height="1">Reality TVreal housewives of orange county