By: Amanda Anderson-Niles
Kandi Burruss’ mom Joyce Jones has made it clear on numerous occasions that she doesn’t want the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star to marry her fiancé Todd Tucker. She feels Todd is nothing more than a gold digging opportunist and she’s even upset that he didn’t get Kandi a more glamorous engagement ring. Kandi, however disagrees, but she hasn’t managed to stand her ground and let her mother know that she can’t continue to make those kind of remarks about her husband to be. As a result in Kandi’s failure to get her mom on board and end the nasty talk about Todd, Todd is now calling Kandi out.
In a preview for the upcoming episode of RHOA, Todd Tucker puts his feelings on the table and lets Kandi know he doesn’t appreciate her failure to stand up for him. When Kandi tells Todd her mom thinks he’s nothing but an opportunist, he says:
“This sh*t is real frustrating. I’m just being honest. I feel like I’ve given so much of myself in this relationship and I’m just getting shot down every way.
“So basically if I become a millionaire next year, I can buy that love?”
After Kandi laughs and tells him becoming a millionaire will surely help her mom like him more, he then says:
“You laugh a lot about this. It’s really not funny.”
Kandi’s defense is that her mom has always been this way, but Todd isn’t excusing her behavior and holds his fiancée responsible:
“But when does it stop? When do you say, ‘You gotta chill out?’
“I think by not dealing with it, you can end up losing out on a good man that’s good for you.”
Check out the clip below:
I think Kandi’s mom is out of line now. To insult Kandi’s ring and be so concerned about materialistic things is a bad look for her. Smh.
Kandi’s mom is making herself look terrible on the show!
Kandi doesn’t know how to stand up to her mom. But there’s a pattern here and from what we’ve seen with her last fiancé, her mom doesn’t seem to think anyone is good enough for her. But at least Todd isn’t a street dude and has his own way of making money that isn’t illegal.
I don’t know if I trust Todd either but Kandi’s mom lost credibility when she trashed her engagement ring. And then she said something about worrying she could stop being taken care of by Kandi financially if they get married.
Kandi’s mom needs a man of her own. Then maybe she will let Kandi make her own decisions.
THIS.
She lost major cool points when she trashed the engagement ring. #shrugs
She better speak up before she loses Todd.
Good for him. Kandi just sits there and lets her mom trash that man. And then she’s laughing about the things she says about him? What kind of fiancee is she?
Her mom is out of control. I could understand where she was coming from until she started talking about Kandi’s ring. That is so materialistic and petty to me.
Todd is right. It’s time for Kandi to speak up and shut down the issue. She keeps allowing it to go long and you can’t do that if you’re trying to marry someone.
Kandi is grown. She has a right to marry whoever the hell she chooses. Her momma needs to accept that and have a whole stadium of seats. She is an adult for crying out loud.
Man I am so thankful for my mother because Kandi’s mother behavior would push your own child away. It comes a time when you have to let your grown child make their own decisions good, bad or indifferent. She might be right about Todd but she said her peace and now its time to expect Kandi’s decision about Todd. Todd is right Kandi has to draw the line with her mother once and for all.
I mean accept sorry for the bad grammar writing and trying to watch my tv shows lol
This is how women lose out on good men and how men lose out on good women…too afraid to keep parents out of their personal business. Everyone loves and respects their parents but when it comes to dealing with a meddling parent like Kandi’s mom in their situation, there’s always a respectful way to get your point across and be firm at the same time (TD Jakes showed us how in Not Easily Broken). Aint no real man or woman is going to put up with this kind of foolishness especially when the person you’re in relationship with can’t get the courage to speak up. That’s why the Bible speaks about leaving and cleaving in more than one book of the Bible. This is one of the main reasons why alot of marriages are failing today, too much family involvement. I hope Kandi fixes this because Todd may very well be a good man. God keeps giving us the test until we pass it but she better hopes she doesn’t miss her opportunity to have love and a good man in her life fooling up with her mother because right now her mother is thinking only of her financial security. I doubt if Todd is everything the mother is trying to make him out to be, especially when Kandi’s daughter told her the mother lied about the things she said the daughter said about Todd!
Mama Joyce is not being reasonable and should be ashame of herself. Stop looking at your daughter as a price tag and start looking at her as your precious gift to the world. She should be thankful that someone is willing to love her daughter unconditionally. Find a man of your own and stay out of young people’s company.