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Kardashians: Keeping them out of my life

Emily Campbell

Anyone who knows me knows I like to keep the drama in my life to a minimum. I hate confrontation, I don’t like arguing with anyone, and I tend to stay mad at someone for about seven minutes until the anger floats away and I want to just be friends again. But that’s not to say that I don’t enjoy some good drama once in a while – as long as it’s not my own. So instead I like to get my weekly fix by indulging in a variety of horrendous reality TV shows.

Something really is surreal about seeing rich, privileged people who have everything and anything at their fingertips argue about the same shit that everyone else argues about – cheating, money, kids, etc. These couples who have everything seem so different from couples living from paycheck to paycheck but as you watch you realize that money is generally the only difference between them. I was secretly watching Keeping Up With The Kardashians while Awesome was at work and I was stunned by the level of arguing they were doing on their trip to Greece.

The camera is showing like, the most beautiful scenic views I’ve ever seen and these people are bickering back and forth about why Scott had pictures taken with some random girls in his last club appearance while Courtney is at home caring for their children. Kim is complaining about being pregnant and people calling her fat, Kendall is freaking out because no one wants to hang out with her (hint, Kendall, maybe because you’re acting like a brat), Brody and Kris are debating whether she was a good stepmother while he was growing up.

Real Housewives of Orange County. This show is so absolutely ridiculous that you almost feel bad that these people are real. But then they make a snarky comment about how much they spend on sunglasses and you are back to just hating them all from your couch that you bought on Craig’s list because you couldn’t afford a new one.

The last episode was the finale and it was excellent. Vicki had a huge party at her house where the following happened: Her son-in-law called one of her guests a “bitch” because she put her feet on the couch; Lydia told Slade he was dirty because he jokingly told her to go eat a cheeseburger (she weighs like 90 pounds); and all the girls took turns screaming at Gretchen and telling her what a bad friend she is because she didn’t know the difference between a guest appearance and a guest spot on a TV show.

Oh and Vicki decided to get back together with her boyfriend Brooks, who has been cheating on her and stealing her money. Allegedly, but still, there are only so many red flags you can take before you gotta just say no.

And recently, the entire cast of Real Housewives of New Jersey took an expensive trip to a mansion in New York to solve their family issues. Um, I don’t have to pay a woman who calls herself “Doctor V” to tell these people what their problems are. T

The wives can’t keep their mouths shut, the husbands are verbally abusive, and everyone has been apparently drinking tanning oil. Bam! Where’s my counseling fee?

If this is the type of drama that money causes, then they can keep the drama and the money.

I will keep on living paycheck-to-paycheck if it means Awesome and I can someday go to Greece and actually see the sights instead of arguing about them.