Teddi Mellencamp is just trying to figure it out as she goes along. Two months after announcing her divorce from husband Edwin Arroyave , the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum celebrated her first Christmas alone. “ In my Bridget Jones era ,” she captioned a video of herself in pajamas singing Jamie O’Neal ’s “All By Myself,” a nod to Renée Zellweger 's iconic character.
“If I don’t laugh at myself, I would cry.” Especially because her kids Slate , 12, Cruz , 10, and Dove , 4, were with their dad for the day. “I know they’re in great hands with an amazing dad, but that doesn’t mean I can’t feel some type of way,” she added.
“Ordered $64 of Thai food, eating cookie dough (who has time to bake) and watched 9 episodes of Lioness .” And the 43-year-old knows she isn’t the only lacking some Christmas spirit. “To all my parents out there going through this,” she continued, “I love you.
What are all the tips for powering through?” Well, ask and you shall receive, Teddi. "The first one was brutal and I wish I could say it gets easier but even a new husband and a baby and it’s still not normal to not have all your babies under one roof on Christmas,” Jana Kramer wrote in the comments. “Sending love.
You got this momma." A post shared by Teddi Mellencamp Arroyave (@teddimellencamp) Added Real Housewives of Dubai 's Caroline Stanbury , “It gets easier and now i am sitting with my kids and my ex husband having an amazing christmas a.