More From the Humble Parkie Mom
Earlier this month Univeristy Park resident Erika Nazem sent a out blast e-mail sharing news that she will be the star of a reality T.V. show. In the e-mail she mentioned her ”intense insane love affair” with her “extremely high profile billionaire boyfriend.” She even hinted that the billionaire, Georg Schaeffler, might be on the show which seemed super odd since he’s known to stay out of the spotlight.
D Magazine contacted Schaeffler’s attorney and posted his quote on Frontburner. The attorney revealed that the billionaire is disappointed and the relationship with Nazem is “mostly off but it goes back on every once in a while.”
Nazem chimed in leaving a comment on Frontburner indicating the attorney is lying and said she and the billionaire are “bonded down to the core.” But the juiciest part of her comment is this:
If you knew what I had found out a few years ago??? You would all be seriousely questioning me why I am still with him!
Nazem, pretty please tell us. We MUST know what you found out. And whatever it is, I’m just sayin’, some might think you’re still with him because of the bajillions. But anyway, listen sister, if I were you I’d pull your soul mate aside and use some of that “bonded to the core” energy and get the attorney booted. Good luck!
Out of morbid curiosity, the Busyguy felt compelled to read Ms. Nazem’s Frontburner post. After doing so, he was entirely affronted by her shameless, peppy self-promotion and by this sentence in particular, “If I can help people understand the difficulties of being associated with an heir,to be careful what you wish for, I will.” Busyguy would like to remind Ms. Nazem that if you live in the Park Cities and aren’t an heir yourself, you usually are married to one, therefore her humanitarian efforts would be better utilized outside the Bubble. Perhaps in Balch Springs?
The BusyGuy was in such a dither about Erika’s Frontburner post in general that he forgot to blog about this comment in particular:
“If you knew what I had found out a few years ago??? You would all be seriousely questioning me why I am still with him!”
Ms. Nazem, a comment like this does not exactly inspire confidence in your good judgment! Is the billionaire really someone you want your child to love and look up to if he’s been so naughty? Finally, has your boyfriend had the chance to read your Frontburner post and see how he’s been publicly thrown under the bus by your comment? Nothing makes a business man feel more professionally respected than his peers slapping him on the back, saying, “Dude…did she catch you wearing panties or something?!?”
She only seems to be digging herself a deeper hole every time she’s heard from. She tries so hard for others to realize what she’s known all along; that her “hectic life as a single mother” makes her a fascinating subject that others can only dream about.
I have been a very close friend of Erika’s, I call her E, for years. I know the both of them and their relationship well, and believe me BusyGuy, your comments have been notes taken by E. The rocky relationship that G describes is E constantly trying to leave him. He never allows it. He does have some type of hold on her spirit. She has a very difficult time being involved with him, and she does not stay for the money. He doesn’t give her any, and in my opinion, he is cheap. She chose to buy a house in Highland Park only because she wanted her son to go to the best public shools possible. I love E and wish her the best in these tormenting decisions. G is not good for her in my opinion. I’ve seen E go through so much sadness and heartache being a part of his life, and I personally have counseled her, trying to help her deal with the things that she has found out about him. But she struggled before she found out anything. He is very controlling and yes very abusive to her past and obviousely present due to his comments. This is not a simple business man she is dealing with. This is a man with a lot of issues. Too many in my opinion, and I know that if E makes the right decision, she will be very happy as the most desired single woman in Dallas. I can’t keep the men off her when we go out!
The reason why she stays with G is simple. She is like a loyal dog. You can beat her over and over and she will still come back as long as she feels you love her. Sad. Sorry E. I love you and want you to know the truth.
As for the Reality Show, I know she really believes that she can help people in so many different ways through this avenue. She has gone through so much tragedy in her life and really does try to make a difference in other people’s lives. She loves her son to pieces and he loves G. This is another hold he has on her. Now, she claims the relationship is better now that she moved out, but look at his comment. I know a Zebra never loses his stripes. If she would open her eyes and see the things that we all did. She would RUN for freedom.
C
“As for the Reality Show … she really believes that she can help people in so many different ways…” I’m going to call BS on that. What are her credentials for helping people when you say she’s stuck in an abusive relationship with a guy who controls her? Sounds like she needs to guest star on Dr. Phil before she gets her own gig.
Have to agree with you on that one, Kersten. I feel for this lady if everything in Caramel’s post is accurate; her BF sounds like a scary guy who causes her much misery. Comparing her to a beaten dog who keeps coming back for more “as long as she feels you love her”…yikes. Getting free from someone like her BF would be life-changing; I hope E will put her energies into that rather than the more pleasant diversion of her reality show. “She constantly tries to leave him but he never allows it” is a behavior pattern that can end in violence, even if the abuse is typically verbal and not physical.
“She constantly tries to leave him but he never allows it”. Hmmm, she certainly has never mentioned anything to that effect in any of her posts. If anything, the previous stories suggest that he ended the relationship and she continued to pursue him. If she really wanted to leave him, why in the world would she pursue a TV show? I have a hard time believing any of that. Plain and simple, she is a narcissist.
I appreciate Erika letting us in on her life and struggles. If her relationship is as bad as everyone’s seemingly interpretation, then why would she put it on blast for everyone to see? Can it not be possible for a woman to truly have the sole intentions of inspiring and motivating women to improve? Erika is a glamorous and very personable woman who achieved success from nothing. Georg, is unique in himself being a humble billionaire operating life as minimally pretentious as possible. I personally, find this to be a bizarre combination, which it is, and that conclusively makes it great for TV. Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t that what all this is about?
okay, let me start by saying I am E’s sister…what is wrong with you people..none of you know her or her life at all, but you have the need to prejudge what you know nothing about..we all dream of having the life that she has, and we also have nightmares about it..I know EVERYTHING about who she is and let me say that she is a HONEST, HARDWORKING, INTERESTING, FUNLOVING woman..everyone has experienced the variety of reality shows on television at one time or another, I for one have always said, man your life would be a great reality show..there is nothing to script, her life is real and absolutely unbelievable, she is everything that she says she is and more..stop hating what you don’t know, sit back, tune in and get a dose of real life, maybe it will help you, it certainly can’t hurt you
Well, I can not wait to watch the show. But if the billionaire is one of the main factors making her life so T.V. worthy and he’s not willing to be on the show…doesn’t that kind of take away from the “plot.”
And don’t get me wrong, I’m totally positive this reality gem, if it becomes a show that airs, will rock the ratings. I mean, who doesn’t tune in for the train wreck?
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Debra, Debra, Debra, when you package up your life, child, love life for a TV show you open up yourself to being judged. She brought this on herself by prostituting her life to get on TV.
Note to sister Debra: If you scroll back in the Blog to May 4th, you’ll find your sister’s original email that was sent out with the following greeting,
“I am writing everyone in my address book to let you all know that we may have a new reality show in Dallas!”
BusyGuy resents being called judgemental and a hater when it was Ms. Nazem’s own misguided choice to forward this totally self-absorbed, look-at-me email to “everyone in her address book”. If it wasn’t over the top, it wouldn’t be on this blog…trust me on that! No one begrudges her the reality show, but you might advise her to stop tootin’ her own horn so loudly and just get on with it.
To everyone who cares and loves E. I have been given the chance to be friends with a woman to whom I look up to. She has helped me through a lot of difficult times in my life and has been like a mother to me as well. She is not only full of life and great advice but she is an awesome mother to her son and a true friend. She as always been there for the people whom she loves and cares about which includes her family, friends, and many employees that help her run her many business. She is a very honest, loyal, generous and amazing person. For all of you that are being disrespectful to her are just jealous. Get a life!! Obviously you don’t have one if you have to blog about other peoples. Hell ya I would toot my own horn if I had the chance to do a reality show. Wouldn’t you?!? She has been given an opportunity that not very many people get the chance to do. And as for her relationship with her boyfriend personally you have NO right to judge or comment on that until you know her or see the show. Obviously she would not be doing the show if she did not have the support from him, her family, and friends. Why can cant everyone just mind there own business and if you don’t agree with her or the show then don’t watch it. No ones making you. Your opinions don’t matter. I love you E and I wish the best and all the luck in the world for you, your family and the show!! Go get’em! XOXO
I think it is funny that people are so wrapped up in other peoples lives. Personally, I have never watched a single reality TV show. I prefer reality reality. Yes, Erika’s life would make interesting viewing for all you who have nothing better to do then watch reality TV. She is a good person with a great heart. That people have nothing better to do then put her down or act like they have the slightest idea what her life is like is a joke. BusyGuy must not be to busy if he has so much time on his hands that he has to be hating and share his worthless thoughts with others. Guess that’s as close to fame as he can achieve.
Russ, Russ, Russ, when you package up your life, child, love life for a TV show you open up yourself to being judged. She brought this on herself by prostituting her life to get on TV.
Russ, you mentioned fame. That’s what this is about. BusyGuy doesn’t seem to need fame, neither does the billionaire. The drama here is a community watching to see if Erika Nazem can achieve her over the top dream of recogniton and fame. Erika mentioned in her original e-mail that she is the one who worked to attract producers for months in an attempt to have her life featured on television. If she were truly trying to be an alturistic help to people, I’d think a soup kitchen would be a good place to start. The odds of a Brangelina type life of giving in the spotlight with the billionaire seems a bit out of reach for Nazem but we’ll certainly be watching. And when the photogs are following her into a support group she has started for those involved with big time heirs (the cause she seems to have taken on), I’ll be sure to blog her charitable success. I might even write a whole column about it.
And one more thing, if the billionaire, her life partner, cares so deeply why isn’t he jumping in to defend her? IJS. If I were in this shituation and the man at the center of the intense love affair wasn’t riding up on a super cool horse to save the day, I’d start back tracking on the whole story, you know?
To all you people writing negative comments I’ve got three words for you…”GET A LIFE”! I’ve known Erika for many years. She’s hard working woman, great mother, and a loyal person. If you don’t like what she writes or you believe she’s tooting her own horn then ingnore it. It’s obvious you’re jealous and have nothing better to do or say. Try doing someting a little more constructive. It may benefit you.
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To Christopher and Russ,
I know several people in UP who received Erika’s unsolicited email message who were truthfully astounded by her both her naivete and her ego. No one here is debating whether she’s a good mother or hard-working entrepreneur or loyal friend. But when you put your personal business out there like she has with a mass email that’s just BUBBLING OVER with me! me! me!, you may end up wishing you hadn’t hit the send button. Here’s an example from her message: “They are highly interested in featuring my life…and my intense insane love affair with my extremely high profile billionaire boyfriend!” Honestly, you don’t find that sentence cringeworthy? Rather than bash the people posting here, why don’t you counsel your friend to keep her cards a little closer to the vest? That’s it for me on the subject.
HEY!!! BUSY GUY! Obviously you arnt that ******* busy to be blogging all day.
Miles,
You need to put down your coffee and weigh in on this one. We are waiting on your learned opinion.
James, How could I pass up such an invitation? I think we have a desperate non-housewife trying to cash in on a lousy relationship, maybe to get the bf to pay her lots of money to be quiet. What do you think? BTW, he doesn’t sound like the type of guy who would do so. He is too smart for that game. Nazeem loses, I think.
Sorry, Ms. Nazem. I misspelled your name. No harm intended. Just early morning carelessness. Obviously, my morning coffee sucked.
The 21st century version of “The Game of Life”. Some of the squares you land on:
Bazillionare boyfriend dumps you. Go back 5 spaces.
Bazillionare boyfriend abuses you. Move up 2 spaces and take an “attorney card”.
Find the dirt on your Bazillionare boyfriend. Jackpot!
Heh. Right on Bethany.
P.S. to Merritt: Did you coin a new word without telling us? I’m referring to the sixth word of the second sentence of the second paragraph of your May 20 8:16 pm comment.
Where is Erika? I would love to hear her take on all of these comments.. Family and friends of Erika- Instead of blogging for her, why aren’t you helping her get away from this guy? I am only a stranger, but let me help:
A word of advice Ms Nazem… There is a nifty little piece of paper called a “Stay Away Order”. If you really want to leave this man, use that document. However, if you want to stick around for more heapin’ helpin’fuls of his BS, then there is a lovely organization called “The Family Place”, where on Wednesday nights women’s group meetings are held that teach women in abusive relationships how to leave aforementioned relationships. You think that only poor, minority women are abused? Ha! More than half of us lived on Beverly Drive, Dyer, Lomo Alto, ETC. ETC, Goliad, ETC, ETC.
And Erika, honey- Get some therapy.
Kersten, Kersten, Kersten. Let me fill you in on something. I’ll speak slowly so you can understand.
IT IS NOT YOUR PLACE (or anyone else’s) TO JUDGE ANYONE. It does not matter if they are(or aspire to be) on TV or not. Where do you and so many others get off passing judgment on anyone? Is it that your own lives are so trivial and empty that you feel better by attempting to knock other people down?? You’ve stated your purpose of blogging elsewhere…and it was not to bash on and judge others…
Lol, i must be confused. There is a parkie mom who owns a gym… goes out and parties a lot, that wants a reality show? Why? OH WAIT, ha, it seems she thinks she has a bajillionaire committed to her enough to wanna jeopardize his privacy and rep to maybe even be on the show! If that’s the case Erika, where is he? Where are you? I feel bad for you now. You are the laughing stock of the entire neighborhood and have been ever since you sent that email out. You have to quit obsessing over yourself and try to improve how you carry yourself, cause if you don’t it will be impossible to recover from this pathetic narcissistic impression you’ve made for yourself. Merritt, I totally agree with you when you say that you are anxious to tune in, as everyone doesn’t mind watching a train wreck, cause that’s exactly what it will be. On a very serious note, she is a mother and should put every ounce of herself into her child instead of worrying about being on t.v. and having the hottest social life of anyone in Dallas. I’m not sure what source brought to our attention that her Mr. may be abusive, or if the source is credible, but if it is, that’s certainly not good for her child to be around. Ms. Nazem, I sincerely hope you come out of this silly mess you got yourself into. Everyone, let’s please keep the laughter to a minimum.
Another Parkie Mom…another judgemental barky(i mean parkie) mom…get on your broom and fly away.
Ha, dans: what would erika do without you!? Thank god she has you here to save her from the evil bloggers! Not sure what you’re trying to protect here, but remember: SHE went out of her way to make everyone aware of how self-absorbed she is. SHE brought all this on herself. In case you haven’t seen Kerstens take on this, lemme share it: Dans, Dans, Dans, when you package up your life, child, love life for a TV show you open up yourself to being judged. She brought this on herself by prostituting her life to get on TV. Very well put Kersten.
Thanks, APM!
Now aren’t we all tired of this topic? Let’s just wait for the show (which I will pass on, thankyouverymuch)to air and let Erika’s chip fall where they may.
For all of us who truly know her life story, we stand beside her in whatever decisions she makes. We love E! We wouldn’t have it any other way. I have know her for MANY years, and have personally helped her thru some of her stuggles over the past 8 years. Being close to her, being able to know her truly, and being blessed with her sincere heart-felt friendship–well, it is something that not all of us get in life. She is kind, funny, loving, and sincere with everyone that has the chance to get to know her. I love you E!
Neal,
Sorry, I can’t take credit for it. http://www.urbandictionary.com.....hituation+
Fits this topic though, huh?
The last time I saw this many people loving E, they were wearing Day-glo, listening to electronica and sucking pacifiers.
Good one, Bethany. Don’t forget the glow sticks and little backpacks.
Kersten, I love you but no, we’re not tired of this topic. I can’t wait for the show. Do you think there will really be one?
Merritt, here’s what it sounds like happened. Erika was ambitiously seeking out her reality show by cold calling different networks. And finally! Maybe one actually responded… and told her to leave them alone. Erika (being the delusional woman she is), took that as a positive and THAT’S why she then sent out the blast email. Cause she couldn’t contain her excitement over receiving a response. Erika, why don’t you just pretend you have camara’s around? Isn’t that good enough?
The last thing erika needs is someone to “save” her from the likes of APM and Kersten. Sh’e doing just fine on her own.
You two(and the rest) keep reading your People and Us mags, keep judgeing and see where it gets you…
And god forbid, whatever you do, don’t take a look in the mirror…
APM, love the creative thoughts. Analyzing these things is what I do. However, Erika said she flew to Bev Hills with the billionaire to talk to the producers. Now, what do you think?
Two more squares for the new “Game of Life”:
The hype for your new reality show peaks before the first day of filming. Go back to Start.
and
The PR firm you hired to pretend to be your friends and confront sarcastic bloggers fail in their job. Go back 2 spaces
OMG he misspelled “judging” again! Dan: me no undrstnad why u no get it? Merritt, go to her myspace page. Look at her “New Reality Show” blog and check out what she has to say about her trip to Beverly Hills. While you’re there, read the one about, something like, her Billionaire Boy Toy title. That one is HILARIOUS!
Game of Life
Finding out your relationship with the billionaire no longer exist.
Game completely over.
James, It’s been awhile since I’ve said it but I ADORE you!
Top ten most popular posts of the month to date are as follows, Erika’s ratings are falling:
-Dear Richardson Resident Amanda Tackett
-Shooting at Northpark Mall in Dallas
-Humble Parkie Mom is a Billionaire’s Girlfriend and Reality T.V. Star Hopeful
-Signs of the Times
-Isn’t There a Rule About Pets in Restaurants?
-Parkie Tennis Moms
-Gimme My Coffee! Now!
-Re: Dear Richardson Resident Amanda Tackett
-The Bubble or Not?
-American Social Norms Confuse Local Italian Shoe Repairer
Erika, You better send out another blast e-mail.
Next time, spring for the sock puppets that know how to use spell check and grammar check, k?
Bethany baby, you gotta spell it out for him. Hey Dan, friendly tip. When there’s red squiggly lines under the words, that means they’re spelled wrong.
Some of us don’t have all day to sit on our heafty buts, blog all day and spellcheck every post like APM. Some of us actually have work to do.
And I definitly get it. People(loose use of the term)like APM are a dime a dozen, we’ve got thousands just like her running all over Dallas in SUVs…or a broom in APM’s case
You’re right Dan. I am sorry. You clearly are working hard. I think I can speak for all of us when I say that we should turn off A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila and start making something of ourselves.
that’s what we call progress…and today has been very productive, thank you.
…and i don’t hold it against you or judge you for sitting on your ass reading people magazine. it’s your right.
Don’t forget OK! I read that as well! I too like to pretend I’m an up and coming celebrity! Sometimes, I wear sunglasses and a scarf and tell people I’m Erika Nazem. If ONLY I could be just like her!
1) Multitasking is not just the domain of a woman.
2) hefty butts
3) definitely
It’s really, truly, not that difficult. I’ve answered the phone, corrected you, made deadline twice, made coffee and cleared five other things off my to-do list - all while spelling correctly.
Also, as a man, you should know how to spell butt.
I’m ashamed to admit it, but I’ve enjoyed reading all the crazy bloggings on this Erika chick. I wish I could be as brilliant with my responses or comebacks as BusyGuy, Kersten, James, APM, and Bethany (and or course, Merritt). Does Erika’s backup posse not realize how lame their comments are in comparison and that anything they write is “just pissin’ in the wind”?
Thank you Gadfly! Bless Dans’ heart for trying.
bad typing(spelling?) vs. small-minded and bitter
I’ll take door number one. You got two down to an art.
I’ll be gone before too long and you pinheads will keep on with your daily diarrhea of the mouth. Hope you don’t miss me too much.
Thanks for the adios Dan. Besides. I’m busy too. Today has been very productive. I went tanning, got my teeth whitened, nails done, got a breast lift, lipo, botox and i’m on my way to get my roots bleached. Once i’m done with that, i’ll head over to your house to wrap my broom around your head. Have fun wiping Erikas arse.
DanS writes that he doesn’t have time to sit on his “heafty buts” and blog all day, yet he is doing just that. Between this site and FrontBurner, he has done an awful lot of blogging. And on both sites, he continues to misspell words over and over again.
He is quick to chastise those that comment on the absurdity of this woman and her farfetched story and tells others not to be judgmental (Dan, that’s the correct spelling for you). He is extremely defensive and not very articulate. Yet, he is entirely disparaging in his sophomoric responses and callous comebacks. Ever the hypocrite, he told one blogger to post with their real name…yet he continues to hide under anonymous veil of “DanS.” Like Ericka, with every new post, the target on his back grows bigger and bigger.
nice! this is getting good now. I’ll say it again. this is my first experience with this blogging thing. While somewhat amusing, I’ll leave it soon enough. I could(probabaly wont) come back in 6 months and you mental migets will still be doing the same schtick. Except you’ll surely have someone new to bash and judge. you need some way to build your self esteem don’t you? This has been much less about defending erika(she doesn’t need it) and mmore about letting you people know how pathetic you are…and will obviously continue to be.
As far as my spelling and articulation. It’s a stupid f-ing blog, not a college thesis…and you can stick your spell check up APM’s arse.
I really like the broom around my head thing. I like it when you get fired up and hostile.
IS THIS THE JERRY SPRINGER BLOG??
Aw look! Dan’s back!
Miles,
Notice how DanS has hijacked this post so that it is now all about him?
hijack?? that’s funny. James does have much more of a clue than the rest of you though.
Correct me if i’m wrong. Blogs are a forum for commentary and opinion.
You started off on the subject of Erika and her possible TV show. You mostly spouted insults and judgments. Fine.
Then you let one person(ME!) get you totally off track. you immediatlky start talking about typos and bad writting style. Hello!! what happen to your point(not that you ever had one)? Your blog is lame and people like APM make it even worse. so now go back to your judgments and belittling…or better yet. read a freakin book!!!(People and US don’t count APM) I will miss you all!!
Jason, is there a way to turn the comments feature off?
Dan,
Can I call you Dan? DanS is somehow so formal.
One man’s comments and opinions are another man’s judgments and insults. Personally, I appreciate people’s comments for what they are; opinions. It always makes me scratch my head when someone passes off his own judgment about a post as somehow not being judgmental. You wrote your opinion, adjudged this post as somehow being too intrusive. If that was all that mattered to you then thanks and your point has been added to the post. But Instead of leaving us with your opinion you preceded to try to spank some people over their opinions…in essence, becoming judgmental. If you want to start the spanking don’t expect people on this blog to just bend over and take it.
I am assuming that you are a friend of Ms. Nazem’s because you spoke so familiarly about her:
“The last thing Erika needs is someone to “save” her from the likes of APM and Kersten. She’s doing just fine on her own.”
It is my opinion that you do her a great disservice by continuing your attack on the people that regularly post on this blog and by insulting the residents of the Park Cities and the women that live here, to be more specific.
I like how no one has the right to judge people except for DanS:
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“Except you’ll surely have someone new to bash and judge. you need some way to build your self esteem don’t you? … and mmore about letting you people know how pathetic you are…and will obviously continue to be.”
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I think DanS should have his own reality show too, then maybe a DanS and Erika wedding episode. Oh wait, without the dating the billionaire thing Erika probably wouldn’t be considered for a reality show, nevermind.
One thing! “Arguing with a fool proves that there are two” Instead of obsessing over a woman that may or may not do a tv show, let’s think about all the troops that have died and are still fighting for our country right now. Thanks.
Merritt Patterson of Park Cities People is now officially scaring me. She has been using the People Newspapers blog to profile MySpace finds. And by MySpace finds, I mean she searches for random people from Highland Park, often underage kids, on MySpace and then uses her blog to re-profile and sometimes give commentary about them. I guess I just find this much more disturbing than I do funny. I wish she would stop.
UPDATE: Merrit has clearly heard my request and stopped stalking high school kids on MySpace. She has now moved onto LiveJournal.
Alan, go back to your lame stories on Pegasus where quality doesn’t count. And get rid of the tight leopard skin pants and high heels. Remember?