N.J. Housewives' Danielle: "My Kids Wanted to Be in the Room!"

Find out what the Garden State's reality star has to say about last night's explosive finale

Why did Danielle Staub bring "The Book" to dinner on last night's finale of The Real Housewives of New Jersey?

Simply put, she felt it was the perfect time to stick up for herself and to encourage others to do the same.

"I have a lot of people emailing me in a real positive light and saying they're looking to me for courage to stop bullying," Danielle told me earlier today. "It's about confronting people when you have an issue you want to address instead of letting it go…The message now is to build each other up instead of tearing each other apart."

And get this, her daughters not only knew about the dinner surprise, but they insisted on staying in the room for the final showdown...

"They felt that I had every right to address the issues," Danielle explained. "My kids deserved to see how Mommy was going to grow from this and move forward. My children needed to learn from that, and that is why they wanted to stay in the room."

Danielle still isn't completely convinced that it was Caroline Manzo—and not her sister, Dina—who initially started spreading the gossip about her not-so-stellar past. "I really don't even care at this point," she said. "I think if it was [Caroline], I might be completely surprised; I would almost be shocked, to be honest with you."

As for Teresa Giudice's now legendary table-flipping, no apologies have been exchanged between the two. Even so, things aren't that bad between them. "She's actually the nicest out of anyone to me," Danielle said.

Next up for Danielle? Well, she's more than eager to do a second season, plus she's got herself an agent. They're already talking to publishers about a book.

"There's so much that I have to say," she said. "It's definitely going to be geared towards empowering women."

But most important—what does Danielle think of Teresa's new "bubbies"? "Well, they did the trick," she said. "She's going to have a baby in September. They're fabulous."

Make sure to come back here later today to hear what Real Housewives of Atlanta's NeNe Leakes has to say about all the Jersey drama. Yes, NeNe! I just know you've missed her as much as I have.

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