Bethenny Ever After: Happy Birthday, hope your eyebrows don't get burned off! (from 4/4)

If Bethenny is so against having a birthday party, why does she let people plan one for her and make such a big deal about it? For the show? She says that it is because Jason is really into birthdays. It still doesn't mean she needs to have basically a second wedding.

Shawn, the party planner has lots of gay circus (B's words) ideas for her party. Shirtless men with some kind of Bethenny logo, champagne glasses hanging from the ceiling with ribbons.

B explains that she hates her birthday because her dad never called her on her birthday and her mom shares her birthday so it was just never special. Ok, you're turning 40 - at SOME point you have to get over this. Her parents haven't been in her life for such a long time that it seems insane to keep blaming them for things. She's a mom, a wife, a famous entrepeneur with her own TV show - get over your shitty parents.

Jason is talking to Julie about B's birthday party. It looks like he hasn't done his hair but I am strangely attracted to him with it curly like this. I don't like his gel-slicked look.

They want to fly in her friend Teri (who was her maid of honor) from Florida. At first she told her that she couldn't come so it will be a surprise for B.

B is having lunch with her skaing partner. I'm appalled that B doesn't know who Vince Neal is (apparently he was on Skating with the Stars when B was). She's gone down a few notches on my list because of that. Come on now.

I'm a little bored with this skating stuff. I don't particularly like these "____ with the Stars" shows and I feel embarrassed for the participants.  Also, B looks really silly dancing and her skating partner is a big cheesy. Hope that's all for the skating scenes.

Jason's parents are in town and his father fixed up this metal mannequin for B's birthday, so cute that they love her. They put a photo of B's head on it.

B is trying on dresses and I'm actually frightened at how thin she looks. On my TV people tend to look fatter than they are so imagine what she must look like in real life.

She's not happy with her dress selection and I'm starting to feel annoyed with her more than I have in the past. She seems so selfish right now. Everyone wants to celebrate her birthday and make it a GREAT day for her especially since she has obviously had horrible birthdays in the past - and she's just miserable. She should be grateful for these family and friends that she has now.

She's getting her makeup and hair done and she's crying. I want to knock her out right now.  Jason split his pants and has been walking around like that all day so that actually makes her smile.

It is party time and there is a girl playing a flourescent pink instrument and I'm a little freaked out by her because she's dancing a little bit too.

Alex and Simon are here! Woo hoo! I'm disappointed that Simon doesn't have his read pants on.

Bug-eyed Ramona is here and I'm waiting for her to talk about her haircut being a renewal or something. I can't wait until the RH of NY but I didn't remember Ramona annoying me so much.

Jason pulls B aside and tells her that he has a surprise for her. She's begging him not to give her a surprise. I hate her right now. The surprise is her friend Teri making it to the party. She's at least happy about that but then she starts crying. Teri gives her a necklace with a small photo of her, Jason and Bryn in it...very cute.

Jason is on the microphone thanking people for coming and is presenting her with a surprise (the mannequin with a little pin and some diamond earrings too). She is mortified and asks Jason "Why are you doing this in front of everyone?" She's mortified and super uncomfortable. I feel horrible for Jason. However, he keeps going on with the toast on the microphone. I'm even uncomfortable at this point. Everyone is staring.

After it is done B pulls Jason into another room and she's bawling. I'm sure no one can hear what they are talking about but the camera work is making it look like everyone can hear her screeching and crying in the bathroom.

One problem I'm seeing with this party is that it is SO BRIGHT in there. Why don't they dim the lights?

Now someone else is on the microphone making things worse. An enormous cake with sparklers coming out of it is brought out to her. Do they want her to become a burn victim for her birthday, is that the surprise?

She's actually attempting to blow them out. Blowing out candles on a cake is nasty because you know how many particles of spit come flying out when you do that?

Thank goodness the party is over. I really think that the party wouldn't have been so uncomfortable had they dimmed the lights. It was like they were on the court at a basketball game.

The next day is Bethenny's actual birthday. She wants to have a pool party for her birthday. This is actually a bubble bath with her, Jason, Bryn and Cookie, the dog. Cookie's even wearing sunglasses.  It is cute but I'm still annoyed at her behavior at the party.