The Real Housewives of Orange County—Bored… or Boring?

The Real Housewives of Orange County—Bored… or Boring? by Roxanne McDonald

200-carat-encrusted wheel hubs, pink leggings and glitter for the horses, a lot of booze and boredom make for the lives of the “real” (?) housewives.

200-carat-encrusted wheel hubs, pink leggings and glitter for the horses, a lot of booze and boredom make for the lives of the “real” (?) housewives.

Do we really need to see this? Do we really need to listen to Jo assure her husband she is happy just bored, for there’s “bored and there’s happy and [she’s] just bored…but [she’s] happy!”?

Not only is her comparison inept—it should be “there’s bored and there’s unhappy…”—but it is doubtful that she is expressing the throes of some profound existential ennui. Of course, I could be wrong, but Jo’s days and activities seem to point to the possible reason that, as her husband so cruelly notes, “some things escape her.” Jo drinks at lunch with friends. She meets with neighbors in the early evening…for drinks. Then she shows up at Cyndi’s

ranch…just to hang out and “make friends with” Cyndi…who serves drinks as they sit in the saddles.
Kimberly has gone on a trip (with friend Leila) to do some beauty regime; the word Botox keeps coming up, but does she need to fly out of town for that? When she arrives in the hotel room, she flops on the bed, looks around, says something about the remote being missing, then just sits there…at a loss for what to do.

Even the daughters of the “real” housewives are bored: Shayne’s parents, Matt and Jeana (one of the housewives) Keogh, take him on a trip to tour (and do athletic testing for) potential colleges, leaving disgruntled sissy at home…to sit on the couch and sigh. And stare…at nothing.

Jesus H., if my grandmother—who worked three jobs into her eighties—caught a glimpse of “The Real Housewives…” as she was scrubbing the ceilings of the governor’s 100-bedroom summer home, she would give these women something to cure that boredom. Hell, any one of my relatives would also give those “bored” ones “something to be bored about.” LOL. Maybe that’s what Jo and company need.

Then there’s the anti-Orange County housewife—Lori. She works. Imagine that. Oh, wait, Jo, I guess you can’t.

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