Family Vacation Fodder: Has Ronnie Really Become 'The Butt of Everyone's Jokes'?

Much like family member dinners and fist pumps, joking around has become the norm on Jersey Shore: Family member Vacation. Yet right now, Ronnie usually have reached his breaking point as soon as it comes to the laughs.


On tonight's episode of the hit show, the Bronx native seriously questioned his friendships immediately after his pals continued cracking jokes about his personalized life — everything from Jen's potential second pregnancy to that mysterious scuffle in Secaucus. As a result, Ron further withdrew from his Seaside fam and expressed his displeasure.


"If these people don't wanna be my companions, then that's their problem," he mentioned. "I should be the least of anybody's concerns. You've got Mike who's getting wedded and going to jail, Jenni going through a divorce, yet how's Ronnie doing? I don't wish to open up my life and my whole truth Whenever I feel like the butt of everyone's jokes. That's not real friendship."


Ron later expressed his hurt feelings to Pauly D and Vinny, stating that because of his new status as a punchline, he's resorted to lying to cover up what's been really going on with his baby mama drama.


"I get it, yet it's still my real life. And I'm the only one really being myself," he mentioned. "If me being myself is gonna become a joke, then I feel like I can't turn to you guys. I can't be open, so I have to create up lies because I feel like I'm just not associated with you guys anymore."


While Pauly saw his friend's confession as little more than "a guilt trip," Vinny noted that because Ron also makes jokes about his own life (cue his love of French fries),  it's all in good fun.


"The reality of the scenario I don't think is ever a joke," remarked the Staten Islander. Yet I think we make jokes, and also you make jokes -- people make jokes in life. Ronnie makes jokes about Ronnie. You're setting each person up to prepare jokes about you."


Does Vinny have a point, or is Ronnie being overly sensitive? Sound off with your thoughts, then catch another Jersey Shore: Family member Vacation on Jerzday Thursday at 8/7c!