It seems?Nene Leakes of the Real Housewives of Atlanta has embraced the concept of “The New Normal” by allowing Gregg’s “lady friend” Pam Pinnock to play a part in her life these days.

A few months back, I jokingly referred to Gregg’s girlfriend as Bryson’s stepmom and Nene got so pissed that she blew the cover about her fake divorce.

[READ:?Twitter Beef: Nene Leakes vs. ATLien…?]

Nene even accused Pinnock of sending me the anonymous email that started it all (click HERE if you missed it).

@neneleakes I don’t know Michelle or @atlien u must do cause over the phone u kept screaming her name

? PAM PINNOCK (@PAMPINNOCK) June 25, 2012

Pinnock responded with some pretty harsh tweets of her own, but I never did a post about it.

@neneleakes were u on that call just now too wow! Well u kno what I’m EXTREMELY fond of the divorce Greg. Does Greg feel the same? Ask him

? PAM PINNOCK (@PAMPINNOCK) June 25, 2012

I honestly decided to let things die down since I knew for a fact that Nene and Gregg never really broke up and it had to hurt for her to find out he was spending time so much time with someone else while she was working so hard for their family.

Fast forward a few months and you’ll find Pinnock posting photos posing lovingly with Nene’s new grand baby…

As you know, Leakes has had a pretty hard a time with her oldest son Bryson Bryant, who’s been?arrested numerous times?over the years.

Bryant was given a free pass in life by his famous mother but now that he’s a new father with a baby girl of his own, he appears to be trying to get it all together.

Well we can all see who’s been emotionally supporting Bryson while Nene’s out flossing in Hollywood…

Bryson and Pinnock shared a ride to the polls a few weeks ago and even posed for a few keepsake photos.

[SIDEBAR: Am I the only one who noticed that Pam’s carrying the same purse that Nene does?]

As shown on RHOA, Nene moved her entire family out west so that she could pursue her acting career. She packed up her youngest son Brentt and Gregg soon followed, however Bryson was left behind to fend for himself.

When Bryson was hospitalized after that bar fight earlier this year, Nene was partying it up in Cali with Brandy. When Bryson got arrested a few months back, Nene let him sit in jail because she was in Cali on the set of Glee at the time.

Leakes did fly back to pose for a few photo ops with her new grand baby…. but that’s besides the point.

[READ:?NEWSFLASH! Nene Leakes is a Grandmother! (PHOTOS)]

What I’m getting at is this… ?this “blended” family stuff is real. ? And I commend Nene for allowing “The New Normal” to be a part of her everyday.

Share your thoughts on the increase of “nontraditional” family units…