Big Brother Craze

I mentioned below that I might get into this here, and so I will dedicate a whole entry to Dick, Dani and Nick - and another one in a bit to catch the rest (and shorter!) opinions of the other houseguests.

This morning, all the internets are buzzing about the talk Dick and Daniele had last night. It was long, and heart-wrenching to watch - and many of us watching were sitting there alternately saying that CBS shouldn’t be exploiting this, while knowing they are because people like us were sitting there watching it. It was impossibly hard to look away - so I didn’t. I just grabbed the tissues and watched the two of them cry and try to find some common ground. It was rough going - but by the end, Dick and Daniele shared their first hug in over two years.

I hope, hope, HOPE this is a big step forward. Daniele later told Dustin that it was “difficult, but positive” which are the same words that Dick used earlier. I’m really pulling for these two to get it together!

I think it’s clear that they are both in the wrong, and are so very much alike (and wouldn’t Daniele hate to hear me say that!) that it will take some serious work to come to an understanding. Danielle is young - very young, and she refuses to budge. 20 year old (and younger) girls don’t want to give any ground, they want to fight continue to feel slighted and put upon and be seen as strong because they hold themselves above all the drama. They miss the fact that in doing so, they cause MORE drama - where working together, letting down some walls, meeting somewhere in the middle is much more effective. I don’t think she’s gonna realize that until a few more years, a little more living.

Not to say Dick isn’t in the wrong at times too - he is. The difference being is he’s realizing his mistakes. He knows he hasn’t been there for her, and to see him break down in tears near killed me. It’s clear that he does love his daughter, and this is hurting him too. He is unapologetically who he is at all times. He needs to tone it down with all the houseguests, and I hope they can see past his explosive HOH reign. I do wish they could come to some kind of understanding in the house - even if it’s a cordial, civil face put on things, so that their game can continue and they can then work on themselves out of the public eye.

Dick is entertaining - he’s unapologetic and in your face, a very much this is who I am take it or leave it type of guy. I adore him. I do think that HOH has been hard on him and he’s made some BIG mistakes, but I hope against hope that he’ll get a couple of weeks now to pull back, fly under the radar, and relax a little. He comes up with games, he participates, he always has a crowd around him, he HIDES THE BUNNIES, (bunny topiaries that he arranges to ‘fornicate’ in different places around the house every night) and he holds the Dick at Night show where he speaks to all of us internet idiots who hang on everyone’s every word. Love him. If I could give him a piece of advice? Tone it down JUST a little for a while, and remember that your daughter is just 20 years old. Some lessons take age to learn.

Daniele is, as I keep saying, a 20-year-old girl. She’s had a lot to go through, and while she claims she is strong and independent, I think she is still very much a teenage girl with all the mood swings, defiance, and emotions that comes with it. She’s been knocked off her game by having her dad, but worse then that is her having to deal with Nick.

As for Nick. That little F****R pisses me off. Many think she’s playing him, that he’s so sweet - they forget that he put an ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF PRESSURE on an obviously over emotional girl and PREYED on that. Whether his feelings are real or not - look at it this way, if he REALLY cared for her, he would not have pressured her. All of his moon-eyed calf-like devotion and “I really wanna kiss you. You make me wanna do stuff. I really, really like you” BS he’s drowning an obviously over-emotional child with would have been shoved aside and he’d be her FRIEND first. She has a BOYFRIEND. HE knew it, SHE knew it, and he is NOT blameless in her crossing any lines. I hope her boyfriend kicks Nicks ass after the show.

Of the three - I want Nick gone the most. I think this was strategy, and I think that Daniele is going to pay the price for it. After that, in a purely selfish way, I want Daniele to go soon too as her whining is driving me up a wall. She “hates this!” and wants to go home - so go home, and try to repair your relationship with your boyfriend. (Speaking of - Happy Birthday, Chris!)

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