This week on "The Real Housewives of Orange County," Meghan Edmonds found that it's hard being the new girl in the OC as she struggles to manage her stepdaughter Hayley while trying to get along with the other Housewives.
Last week, Meghan tried to bribe Hayley so she would put more effort in her schoolwork, but the plan didn't work. This week, Meghan tried to put new rules into place. She told Hayley that she's not allowed to go out after 11 p.m. on school nights, and the teenager immediately questioned that rule, asking her stepmother what she was supposed to do if she wanted to sleepover at a friend's house. Meghan also said that Hayley should do her share of the chores, like doing the groceries. Hayley wasn't having it and said that she'd wait for her father to come home and see what could be done about these rules.
Later, Meghan invited the Housewives and their partners for game night at her house. At first, she thought that her husband, Jim, was going to make it for the get-together, but it turned out that he had to stay in St. Louis. Meghan told the wives that she barely gets to spend time with her husband since he's in St. Louis all the time, and since she has agreed to go to Tahiti with the ladies, she and her husband will be spending more time apart. Upon noticing Jim's absence, Shannon Beador turned to Lizzie Rovsek and said that it's reasonable for husbands to not be around when they're having a girls night, "but a game night?"
During game night, Meghan told everyone that she plans to get some Botox, and Shannon stared at her disbelievingly, wondering why a 30-year-old woman would possibly need it. Meghan showed her a tiny line between her eyes that Shannon could hardly see.
After more staring from Shannon, Meghan said, "Shannon, you have judge-y eyes."
Shannon told everyone that she's not judge-y. She decided she has had enough and headed for the door, muttering, "Me and my judge-y eyes have to go find my coat."
It was time for the women to pack for Tahiti, and Heather Thomson showed the camera the meticulous way that she packed her things. Shannon packed her holistic pills while complaining about Meghan's insults.
The women got into the plane and wine was served. Upon landing in Tahiti, the women decided to go on a little shopping trip, and this was when things got dicey between Meghan and Vicki Gunvalson.
It started when Heather contemplated buying a pearl necklace for herself, and Vicki wondered whether it was appropriate for a woman to spend her husband's money if she doesn't work.
"If I didn't work, I'd ask my husband," said Vicki, adding that that's how women get into trouble, by spending their husband's money without permission.
Meghan thought that she was being called out and said that though she didn't work, she worked for her family and is a stay-at-home mom.
"When you become the breadwinner, let's see how you feel when he goes and spends your money," Vicki continued.
Meghan wondered why Vicki was being so passionate about this, and Tamra Judge thought that Vicki was referring to gold diggers.
"Maybe she's jealous of my situation," said Meghan.
Vicki asked Meghan if she worked, and Meghan said that she used to sell medical devices. When asked why she quit, she told Vicki that she and Jim fell in love.
To the camera, Vicki asked, "What's Meghan going to do when Jim moves on to wife number four?"
"The Real Housewives of Orange County" airs Mondays at 9 p.m. on Bravo.
