One of the more compelling threads running through this season of The Real Housewives of Orange County has been the very real, very disturbing relationship between Lynne and her youngest daughter Alexa. On the one hand, we have a rebellious kid oozing with entitlement and refusing to respect her parents in any way. On the other hand, we have a hands-off momma afraid to put her foot down and prone to occasional bouts of passive-aggression. Where does the fault lie for this mess? Hard to say. But I think we can probably point the finger in Lynne’s general direction.
Nevertheless, in this week’s two preview clips, we delve deeper into this growing vortex of sadness. Above, check out video of Lynne attempting to reach out to her daughter, culminating in a somewhat shocking response from Alexa (which in turn receives an even MORE shocking/pathetic reaction from Lynne). After the jump, tensions flare between Gretchen and Lynne yet again as the two butt heads on proper parenting. Cursing and finger-pointing ensue…
To me, Lynne sounds drunk ALL THE TIME. And she is a bitch.
She is a crappy parent. No child of mine would ever have free reign like Alexa does, nor would she ever talk to me that way without losing her car, her phone, and all other priveleges. She could tell me she hated me until the cows come home. Lynne just sits on the couch and gapes, not acting, not taking a stand and worrying about whether or not Alexa loves her. A limp useless dishrag. And her husband is no better.
Is Lynne’s face falling back into place from having her face lift? The little wrinkle at the corner of her mouth looks to be back
Take the cell phone away then see how Alexa behaves.
I dont understand Lynne at all. Gretchen cleared going shopping w/Alexa with Lynne and told her she was gonna try to talk to her and get her to open up. Then Lynne conveniently forgets this? And blames Gretchen for everything from there on out.
It just seems that since Lynne has teamed up w/Gretchen, she has become a different person and is frgetting who her true friends are, and that has always been Gretchne. Tamra doesnt give 2 shits about Lynne, but is using this situation to make Gretchen out to be the bad guy and to get everyone to turn against her. And its wrong.
First off — if you want to have a serious conversation with your daughter, would you really have it at the mall? Seriously?? How many times does the drama queen daughter have to beg for guidance and boundaries before the two numbnut parents pay attention? Lynne — stop drinking and whatever else it is tht you do and get your daughters back on track. Take responsibility — ground her, take the car keys away, take the cell phone away — act like a parent instead of a hootchie momma wearing mini skirts and go go boots. Seriously??