<p>There may have to be a law against “littering”… and I really,really, dislike it when people hang a label on a kid (such as “the smart one”, the “princess” etc…) ad nauseum…</p>
<p>I haven’t read all the posts, so forgive me if someone has mentioned this. Does anyone remember a show many, many years ago, possibly 40, that followed a real family on tv? The daughter’s name was Delilah, and the parents ended up divorcing. It’s starting to come back to me but that’s all I remember right now. I do remember that there was a lot of fighting.</p>
<p>^^They were the Loud family on PBS.</p>
<p>So I caught (by accident because I didn’t know it existed until last night) Re-Inventing Bonaduce… it’s about Gretchen trying to start her life over again after the divorce with Danny. What another incredibly sad situation for those kids - having your parents grievances played out on TV.</p>
<p>And if J&K think for one minute that their kids aren’t hearing about their parents’ problems from classmates, they have to be dumber than I thought. Having taught all ages, I know well that even pre-K kids will repeat things that they hear in their own homes. The Gosselin kids will need all that money Kate thinks is so important just to pay for the years and years of therapy they’re going to need.</p>
<p>I didn’t get a chance to flip through the new People Magazine with Jon on the front and the caption, “Enough is Enough.” The checker was too quick. Can anyone fill me in?</p>
<p>Actually, it was quite a positive portrayal of Jon. He was very guarded and didn’t reveal any secrets. His main comment was they they will both continue to do whatever they have to to make sure their kids are doing well. </p>
<p>I think Jon is having a crisis. He was probably a young (maturity-wise) 20 something when he met Kate who was a couple of years older. I’m sure she always came across like gangbusters. So it probably is an early mid-life crisis.</p>
<p>The website thedailybeast.com has an interesting expose on Kate’s top 10 meltdowns (complete with videos).</p>
<p>Not only was he young maturity-wise he was young in actual years–he was 22 when he married and 24 when the twins were born. 28 when the sextuplets were born? He went from single guy to uber-dad pretty quick.</p>
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<p>I saw this family on the Today show last week. The kids were turning 2, and the family seemed incredibly grounded and normal, kind of the anti-Gosslins. I will tune into their show, it will be a nice balance from the J&K train wreck.</p>
<p>Can you actually blame they guy for having a crisis, I bet when they got pregnant with the tuplets, he thought okay so we will have at most 2 more, he never thought he would be the father of eight.</p>
<p>I’m a loyal fan of the show (although I have to catch a rerun of the last new episode). I really hope Jon and Kate work it out. Rumor has it this whole “complicated” situation is a hoax they cooked up for ratings. I just hope it ends soon because, honestly, they look ridiculous when they are “together” now and the kids don’t need further complication in their lives. I can’t wait for the next “Viewer FAQ” episode if there is one. haha.</p>
<p>I like all 10 of them, but Jodi is another story. She is piissed that they moved further away and don’t need her help babysitting anymore (and thus Jodi isn’t getting money or TV time unlike before). She’s giving out info left and right about them and tries to victimize herself to any news source that asks her. And there’s the article about her. If any of you have read it, you know what I mean. Way to help protect your family in these times, greedy bittch.</p>
<p>Lastly, I hear from one of those Hollywood gossip shows there will be atleast 40+ more episodes (maybe all this season - maybe not).</p>
<p>I read a magazine in a store today and it said they were having a 10 million doller devorice. Wonder if thats true.</p>
<p>There’s tons of rumors like that going around right now. I don’t see what’s so special about J&K that people care so much. They aren’t braking the child exposure law. I like them as much as the next person, but hollywood gossip these days has no life but to conjure up rumors about these 2. It’s like, get a life who cares.</p>
<p>Thinking about Jon and Kate takes our minds off of paying for college…</p>
<p>I watched Raising Sextuplets last night. This show portrays a family that is so polar opposite the Gosselins! The mother actually sits on the floor and plays with the kids, she doesn’t freak out when food drops on the floor, she doesn’t yell at or degrade her husband and -most importantly - welcomes help from friends and family with graciousness. This show confirms how disfnctional Jon & Kate Plus 8 truly are.</p>
<p>Okay so now they are over the top…Kate meets with the Orange County Choppers to design a motorcycle for JON! Biggest joke is she is designing it for him. These bikes go for @100K</p>
<p>SO let’s get this right, so far this season we have had
- Ace of Cakes (Charm City for Kates cake)
- Emeril Lagasse</p>
<p>and NOW OCC</p>
<p>we also had a green episode for solar panels (Green planet) with Bill Nye</p>
<p>And has only been 3 weeks!</p>
<p>This show is becoming the Truman Movie, with carefully placed products. They are using and abusing to grab everything that is possible, becuase they know the ride is coming to an end</p>
<p>The only thing interesting about this whole sick scenario is Gosselin’s Asian heritage. I wonder what his mother thinks? </p>
<p>Otherwise, I don’t understand the fascination some people have with the marriages and lives of total strangers. I don’t get “reality shows.” Aren’t reality shows for people who live empty, unfulfilled lives themselves? It is all so sick. I don’t blame the Gosselins. It’s money. They have to eat. I don’t get people who WATCH this crap and schedule their own lives around catching the episodes. Bunch of Peeping Toms and Tanyas.</p>
<p>I actually don’t mind the “product placement” if it means TLC can come in and shoot an episode in just a few hours rather than hanging around the home for weeks…prob. better for the kids.</p>
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<p>Leah, I have to disagree absolutely with this. Jodi was never paid by the show, and when they suggested that she receive some remuneration for all her time on the show early on, Kate said absolutely not. That was the end of Jodi on the show, and the end of those beautiful children having a loving aunt and uncle and cousins in their lives. That was totally Kate’s doing, not Jodi’s. This all happened LONG before J & K moved to their new house. It’s the same thing that seems to happen to anyone who associates with them, they get cut out of the picture when they happen to cross Kate. Nothing new, she did it to her parents years ago.</p>