Women Who Make Us Ask WTF?: Kate Gosselin
Posted at 4:00 PM Dec 16, 2008
By Jennifer Mathieu
Ugh, this woman makes me wanna puke. Little Miss Kate Gosselin of TLC's Jon & Kate Plus 8 has to win high marks for being the most castrating wife and the most controlling mother I've ever seen, yet for some bizarre reason she continues to attract fans (including my own mom and sister, who seem to find it fun to watch a bajillion kids running around spilling their sippy cups as their anal retentive mother whines and their eunuch father becomes more and more irrelevant as the seconds tick by).ANYway, the show was birthed because even though they already had two healthy baby girls, Kate and her husband decided to add to our already overpopulated planet by popping out six more babies. (Let me be clear: the kids are cute and in no way at fault here. I just hope someone's saving now for their therapy bills.)
I find Kate to be freakishly in command of her family to the point that it's almost embarrassing to watch husband Jon or anyone else try to get a word in edgewise. She corrects Jon's sentences, rolls her eyes at him as if he were a little kid, and is constantly freaking out over the stains, spills, and fights that come with having children, let alone eight. Seriously woman, if you didn't want ice cream on the couch, maybe you shouldn't have had kids.
There's a slew of Kate Hate online as well, with people calling her everything from ungrateful to a product placement queen. In addition, her own family members are busy writing their own blogs about how much they can't stand her.
For her whiny, control freak ways, for her inability to treat her adult husband as a partner and not a child, and for her apparent joy of the spotlight at the expense of her eight children, for all these reasons and more, Kate Gosselin definitely makes us ask...WTF?
Comments
Yes yes yes. Agreed!
Posted 12/16/2008 at 10:27:07 PMOoooh, disagree! Abort!
I am completely freaked out by my bizarre love for Jon and Kate. I hate these kinds of shows, but the fact that these two have managed to raise (what looks like on television are) 8 well behaved, well mannered kids, blows my mind. I think Kate has to be kind of a hardass if she's going to keep everyone in line.
That family member blog thing, though, is totally riveting. What a circus.
Posted 12/18/2008 at 07:52:00 PMOh yes!!! I totally agree.
Posted 12/19/2008 at 07:32:16 PMActully these people are my heros. They ROCk!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 12/23/2008 at 11:23:54 AMIt is so sad that you could think this way about a person
Your heroes, my nightmares, Nic.
I'm obviously not the only one! This lady seriously scares me. I think there are many women out there who could serve as far better examples of how to treat loved ones.
Posted 12/23/2008 at 12:35:44 PMI think you have her pegged exactly. I can't see how people have trouble realizing just how far from normal Kate is. Just look at any other mother of high order multiples and you can see that Kate is way out on the end of the spectrum of being more concerned about herself and silly things than the mental and physical health of her children.
Posted 01/02/2009 at 12:09:26 PMWell said Jennifer. I couldn't agree with you more. She is the bitch of the universe. I can't believe that she would use her kids to support herself. She is a nauseating, obnoxious, control freak. I feel sorry for Jon, but more so for those innocent kids who she is pimping out to get all the material luxuries of life.
Posted 01/06/2009 at 06:34:35 PMCool.. you are a classic liberal bitch.
Rock on.
Posted 01/06/2009 at 08:46:22 PMchill out... not everyone can be all smiles and fake for the camera. AND if u have to write somethin on a website to diss someone...you REALLY need a life.
Posted 01/16/2009 at 09:23:04 PMSee Lola, that's where you're wrong. The people who really need a life are those who pimp out their own children for money AND the people who so desperately love them.
Posted 01/16/2009 at 09:26:43 PMLola, anyone, like yourself, who supports the Gosselin's exploitation of their kids obviously must have very loose morals. Have you not seen all the scenes of the kids being dressed, going potty, having baths, where you can see bare bottoms and undressed children. I would think that to be a pedophile's dream. How can anyone support the exploitation of innocent children while the parents sit back and reap the financial benefits? People like Jennifer, who wrote this article, has a life and is making the public aware of how unfit a mother the queen bitch is. Mind you, Jon is no better, but the psycho bitch calls the shots in the Gosselin household.
Posted 01/18/2009 at 11:49:48 AMYes, I WAS a fan of this show until this past season. As a fan, I liked the show because of how "real" everything was. Now this is not so. The kids hit and yell at each other while mom and dad do NOTHING! I just watched the newest episode when they visited their new house and Mady was KICKING her little sister. And mom basically said that she deserved it because she was in her room. LAZY, LAZY, LAZY parenting! Then Kate spent the whole time complaining about how filthy her new mansion was. UNGRATEFUL! And then to top it off, Kate called all the kids into her new bedroom and told them there would be "severe consquences" if they came into their room. Now, I'm a parent of only two and I would NEVER tell my kids they can't come in my bedroom. What if they get sick in the middle of the night and are now afraid to go to mom's room for fear of severe consequence. SELFISH parenting!
Posted 01/29/2009 at 10:23:41 AMSo I will stop watching because LAZY, UNGRATEFUL, SELFISH parents is nothing I want to watch.
hay guys she is just ferim my dad says ahe is mean but emagen havin 8 kids wouldint u be feim yeah so please stop.her 1 fan ellie nine years old
Posted 02/07/2009 at 06:52:38 PMwhat about the way she is constantly saying the new house is for the kids, the kids needed the house etc etc, then when she was cleaning the kitchen and he was at the kitchen sink, she slipped up and said as she looked out the window (all mine, as far as the eye can see...) all WHO'S?? She is a selfish self centered individual. Everytime she says "everything we do, we do for our children obviously" she can't even maintain proper eye contact with the camera because even SHE knows how full of it she is!
Posted 02/19/2009 at 12:15:15 AMKate Gosselin is a greedy bitch with a punk hairdo who thinks she is 'all that'......everybody feels so sorry for poor Jon.....that's pure BS!!!! Come on guys, he's just as guilty as his dominatrix spouse when it comes to taking, taking, taking.
Posted 02/20/2009 at 06:58:26 PMMy favorite train-wreck episode was when they were in North Carolina for the fourth of July and Kate kept going on and on and on about the crab. And she was literally sucking the shells. I wonder who paid for that feast, I'm sure it wasn't Kon...
Another thing, this saggy assed Wonder Woman is always going on about how 'clean' everything must be... yet she has the kids brush their teeth at the dining room table. EWWWWW!!!!!
KON are money hungry dorks. Their kids are out of control but cute. Mamma ain't so cute though.....
"Mamma ain't so cute though...."? WTF! She's HOT! I'd be hittin' that all day long. Love it when she bends forward with the low cut tops.
Posted 02/22/2009 at 03:27:42 AMTo Steve:
What I meant is that mamma ain't so 'cute' in reference to her bitchy, nagging, controlling, intimidating, screechy, OCD, manipulative personality.
Posted 02/22/2009 at 02:37:06 PMAs to her physical appearance she's quite attractive. Too bad her inside doesn't match her outside....
Kate treats her husband like a dog, it is very sad to watch. I wish Jon got some balls, and stood up to this sad maniac . As far as the kids go, she has to be tough, or else they would turn the house upside down, but she is a bit over the top with her bitchiness Did anyone notice that as the show goes on they are getting richer and richer?? With the money coming in from the show, Kate is getting a worse attitude. I guess the recipe for financial stability is to have loads of kids and call TLC!! All Kate does is complain, and manipulate everyone around. She is complaining, please!!! What about the women that are raising kids alone, with limited resources, and somehow they remain caring, and loving mothers. I HATE KATE!!!!
Posted 02/23/2009 at 11:03:11 AMhey well kate is not a greedy bitch . And whoever is writing this probably sits at home all day alone and miserble becuase you dont have a girlfriend/boyfriend or wife/husband. she is just trying to do what is best for her family i love watching this show so SUCK ON THAT!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 03/01/2009 at 11:07:49 AMLook! Even though I'm not a big fan of men. TLC have always managed to anger me or p*** M* O**. This TV show, TLC's Jon & Kate Plus eight, makes me wish I was the other sex. So I could pound Kate Gosselin into the ground.
Posted 03/06/2009 at 11:19:38 PMTrust me! She doesn't represent any woman.
Posted 03/06/2009 at 11:31:08 PMTo Sarah Ickes and other women. You need to shave your mustaches, beards and armpits before you can speak to women.
Posted 03/07/2009 at 12:00:29 AMI've been married for over twenty years to my loving husband. So there you go!
Posted 03/07/2009 at 12:17:12 AMI just love how all the "haters" out there feel free to spawn their unjust comments about someone that don't know. FIRST of all, if you were fans of the show, you would know that TLC CONTACTED them not the other way around. Additionally, your jealous and greedy remarks speak very loudly. Who wouldn't be a little "hard" with 8 children? Your vicious words about Kate are ridiculous. I don't know her, but what's wrong with a strong, beautiful woman and mother? Being organized and on top of everything is the only way to reign in chaos. Kudos to Kate! I love her haircut too, in fact, got mine done the same way. Mother of four (grown) children.
Posted 03/09/2009 at 02:29:32 PMTo Sarah 'Icky':
Hey sweets, come on, you posted a comment just like all the rest of us....so that must mean that you sit 'all alone all day feeling miserable because you don't have a husband'...so suck on THAT!!! Honey, we're all free to voice our opinions. You're not upset that I said that Kate was a greedy bitch, you're just upset that I have an opinion different from yours. BTW: I've been married 38 years, 2 kids, college grads, work full time, love my job...so Sarah Icky, suck on that too!! Peace out...
Posted 03/11/2009 at 06:00:10 PMI am just going to say one thing! Jon has a six figure job! She does everything for her children and the fact she can stay some what organized and keep 8 children on a very productive schedule is amazing! The extra money she earns by speaking and doing the shows she puts right back here kids ie taking them pittsburgh zoo skiing, to lego land, sight and sound theatre, sandiego, new york! I have never been to any of those places and I'm 25! I have only been skiing! Your just jealous because they have 8 wonderful kids and they have their stuff together! The fact 8 children have the manners and are as well behaved as they are speaks volumes of their parenting skills! There are parents out there that can't control or teach good things to just one! Good luck with yours I hope ur child or children give you a run for your money! Good luck! Oh and one more thing people aren't perfect not even you people so fix yourself before you try to fix someone else!period!
Posted 03/11/2009 at 08:25:25 PMEtyler, you know how I can tell you're 4christ? Your comment is so sweet and kind, just like Christ would want. Tee hee...
Posted 03/11/2009 at 08:42:14 PMEtyler,
Take a deep breath and calm yourself down. No need to get so riled up.
Posted 03/12/2009 at 10:38:56 PMAs Kate would say: 'Oh my WORD!!'
I just read an article in People magazine about Jon & Kate. In the article, Kate says that their reality show has "taken a toll" on the family and their marriage. Gee, Kate...if it's "taking a toll" then don't do a reality show!! Kate seems to love the perks that come with having a show, but what's more important, perks or the well being of your family?
Posted 03/13/2009 at 08:54:36 AMJust judge yourself unless the childrean are being abused and unloved you have no right to say people aren't doing their job especailly if they aren't being neglected just don't do it its not right! You are not perfect when you become God then you will have the right to judge! That will never happen so don't judge! You may step in if the children are being hurt go for it but they aren't! Worry bout how you raise your own children! I leave you with that! Good night!
Posted 03/15/2009 at 07:38:53 PMYeah! Calm down, etyler4christ. Like the smart people said, It's unbecoming of a so called Christian woman like yourself to be so quick to judge others that don't think or behave like you. Kate Gosslin tries to appear like a good Christian woman, when in reality shes really a money grabbing trailer trash. She uses her poor kids to get money and free gifts for herself. She even turned against her father who's a Christian minister in his church because he wouldn't keep giving her an endless supply of money and expensive gifts. You really should do some research before you can post an informed comment.
Posted 03/18/2009 at 06:11:08 AMI feel so sorry for Jon. Kate is such a bitch to him..
Posted 03/18/2009 at 09:20:53 AMI would never treat my husband like she does.
Posted 03/18/2009 at 03:18:05 PMNEWS FLASH !!!!!!!!! I just heard that Jon&Kate Plus Eight is being re-named to Jon&Kate Just Take. A MUCH better description, don't you think??
Who is judging other than you all? I am just trying to show guys a lil bit of maturity! If you judge someone it will come full circle right back to you! If it not in this life then in the eternity! Its just not right to judge someone. I could really careless if you all agree with me or not, I don't know any of you from adams housecat! Nobodys perfect so just worry about yourself and make changes accordingly to yourself! It doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things what your oppinion is about someone elses life really doesn't matter, they are going to be the best they can! If that's not good enough for you, oh well! God only asks for the best we can give... Why should we ask anymore than God does from another person? Who gives us the right to judge? I sign off with that! Good night and to all have an enjoyable day!
Posted 03/18/2009 at 05:17:44 PMFranchesca, informed would not be gossip mags and gossip shows, also a lot of the family members who are posting these things are getting paid to "report" untrue things about the Gosselins! Including the college coed! Research is awesome! Later,
Posted 03/18/2009 at 05:31:00 PMEtyler!
etyler4christ0305 jon does not even work anymore,cause they make enough off this farce show that he doesn't have to.They even have been paid enough to buy a home in deer valley ski resort in utah!!!!! Plus their million dollar home in north carolina or where ever it is.
Posted 03/22/2009 at 11:24:32 PMWell that's a good thing! He is at home! They. Both are how many kids can say they have two stay at home parents?
Posted 03/23/2009 at 11:15:40 AMHas anyone noticed how very tan Kate has gotten? I guess the show must be paying for her fake tan, too. Wonder who watches the kids while she's doing the tanning....or perhaps she has purchased a tanning bed.....with all the dough rolling in, that's not out of the realm of possibility. I do not feel sorry for her husband. He is not a man when he stands there and allows her to belittle, berate, nag and control him. Shame on him for not being the man he should be.
Posted 03/23/2009 at 02:18:24 PMGood for her! With eight children she needs to do somethings for herself! GO KATE!
Posted 03/23/2009 at 08:42:12 PM
Posted 03/24/2009 at 12:07:49 PMetyler4christ is missing a set of pompoms. I heard that TLC hired her as Kate's personal cheerleader
Posted 03/24/2009 at 12:18:30 PMI heard that TLC hired etyler4christ as Kate's personal cheerleader
Nope! Just think its wrong for people to judge others. Its not ur place!
Posted 03/24/2009 at 12:43:00 PMDuuuuuude, he bought a place at the CANYONS mountain resort. Boarders aren't allowed in Deer Valley, sheesh.
Posted 03/25/2009 at 11:31:23 AManywho, i find kate completely ungrateful, and she's not a hardass, she's a fake. her OCD complex is complete bull..what "germaphobe" would honestly leave full potties lying about the house until her hubby comes home. doesn't anyone notice that she never does anything hands on with the kids?? she just stands over them and berates the things they do.
also, jon needs to get his balls back, she never lets him talk or speak his mind. and ALL OF THOSE TRIPS???? they were not paid for by the Gosselins. the family was invited to those places for publicity. I work at the Canyons, I live in Park City.. the first utah trip of theirs, i thought it was cool until kate freaked out over the airport issue. the chick should know that IT wasn't safe for them to land. she's the reason those kids freak out all the time, it's pure chaos.
Posted 03/25/2009 at 01:21:24 PMThat's right!!! Didn't the airlines KNOW that Kate Gosselin of the infamous Jon&Kate Plus 8 was on board and was therefore obligated to land their plane ON TIME??!!!!
How DARE they!!!
Why? Don't be green! Just worry about yourself!
Posted 03/25/2009 at 08:54:44 PMWhy ru guys so worried about someone else... If you don't like the Gosselin clan! Don't watch!
Posted 03/25/2009 at 08:59:25 PM
Posted 03/26/2009 at 12:32:36 PMTOTALLY agree with Lizzy......Kate is too frigging lazy to have OCD. She hardly ever lifts a finger but is always 'talking' about how busy and exhausted she is. Oh wait, yeah, there was the time she cleaned the fridge at the new house and went on and on and on about how filthy it was. Big whoop, since most of that segment was centered around the fridge, then my guess is that TLC staged it, surprise, surprise.
This family needs to take their monkey-munch and love-offerings and just disappear...I'm sure their god will provide when they realize their gig is up
I stumbled on this site... Why is everyone worried about that family... Why not just watch something else! I'm not an avid fan or anything... But really who cares?
Posted 04/01/2009 at 11:15:42 AMYeah, right, you just 'stumbled' on this site....sure, whatever you say
Posted 04/02/2009 at 01:00:55 PM
Posted 04/02/2009 at 04:06:42 PMSome dumbass said in an earlier post he'd be 'hitting on kate all day'. But before you do that you need to set whatever animal is living in her hair free, it'll make it so much easier
What is she got that everyone wants to hate?
Posted 04/03/2009 at 07:46:43 AM
Posted 04/03/2009 at 03:37:29 PMHERSELF
Why? This site is a person hater!I'm reporting it!
Posted 04/06/2009 at 06:33:57 PMDoes this author of all of these blogs not have anything better to do than hat on others? Get a life!
Posted 04/06/2009 at 06:54:15 PMok, us 'haters' will 'get a life' when you non-haters (you know who you are) learn to spell right
Jeez, RELAX
Posted 04/07/2009 at 09:45:53 PMFor real... Who cares?
Posted 04/08/2009 at 09:01:24 AMAnswer me this why do people care?
Posted 04/12/2009 at 09:04:43 AMKylie! Ur stupid! And so are you jennifer mathieu!
Posted 04/15/2009 at 05:03:19 AMLOVE a comment that I recently read...it said that Kate had neutered her husband. That explains why there's only one man in that household.
Posted 04/16/2009 at 10:56:23 AMKate is a childish greedy high mantinance lame excuse for a mother and now think that god makes some ppl unable to have kids for a reason it makes me upset that we have drugs that can create outrageous pregnancies this can help some wpmen but when this happened to kate she decides to greedily suck ever pennie she can out of any talk show newspaper or donation she can. She is a greedy bitch and I no the one day her kids will hate her for putting their childhood on disply wicth always causes head problems later and she will get sued by them because I no her greed will make her take the kids share. This will all lead to her dying alone and having an attentence of 4 at her funeral. Hope you can change kate
Posted 04/19/2009 at 05:44:07 PMIf you think that its up to you... But know that just just because she takes advantage the oppurtunities given to her it doesn't make her a greedy bitch... I am a father of 6 and if I could give my kids have of what they can and I was able to to stay home with my kids along with my wife my kids would love it! Just stop being so hard on people! We do the best we can with what we have!
Posted 04/19/2009 at 06:07:52 PMThere's a big difference between providing for your children and exploiting them. Simply put, the Gosselin's are pimping out their children, you know that as well as the rest of us.
Posted 04/19/2009 at 07:25:16 PMJ O N is fucking the Babysitter end of story
Posted 04/22/2009 at 05:52:20 PM& Kate is a frigid old bitch
What a total control freak bitch.
Posted 04/23/2009 at 02:12:43 PMWhy is it exploiting the kids love bein on camera and they love the oppurtunities it brings... Just set back and look how she interacts with her family and how much she loves them... She may be a bit contolling but with eight kids who wouldn't?
Posted 04/25/2009 at 10:08:01 AMFrom another blog for your enjoyment. Make up your own jokes!
Judith Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 12:24 AM EST
... BUT the real news is...there's a rumour..Kate might do the "WIFE SWAP SHOW"...which means, if you and your Better Half volunteer real quick, maybe you'll get the chance to spend a week with Kate!!!!
Oh, Steven, won't that be wonderful, to be with KATE, 24/7, for 7 days and receive a heaping-helping of the same treatment she gives to Jon...(Better stock up on the Anti-Depressants and headache remedies. I think you're gonna need them!)..lol
Posted 04/26/2009 at 06:39:16 PMLuke,
Posted 04/27/2009 at 01:16:02 AMWhat program are you watching? Certainly it is not Spineless Jon & Cruel Kate, R.N. + The Exploited 8.
I like Jon, and the kids are just adorable, but Kate is a different story! She tried to act like everything is all about the kids but I think it's all about her. It's ridiculous that this family has become famous for having 8 kids. Eight, or more, kids was the normal two generations ago! Kate seems very materialistic - a new million dollar home, iPhones, and such.
Posted 04/27/2009 at 10:52:56 AMThe fact I'd though got audi... Its not two generatoons ago... Its hard finacailly and emotionally and spritually and in anyway you can think of! They jad different ways to provide then... Not everyone is accessable to farms and such and so we need to be suportive and help people to to be better! She and he do the best they can! What else can you ask from people... Nobody is perfect not even you! You as well as I do things wrong everyday!!! Why judhe? Its a waste of time!
Posted 04/27/2009 at 07:50:26 PMI agree with u luke why judge and worry bour other peoples baggage when I have my own crap to wirry about! Don't watch if you don't want to! Later haters!
Posted 04/27/2009 at 07:53:56 PMWould a few of you please use spell check and a dictionary. Try to write sentences that make some sense before you post? Its like reading some odd language.
Posted 04/27/2009 at 08:28:03 PMFor those who stand up for Kate, always remember the little feverish boy who made the big mistake of throwing up. He was roughly taken downstairs by his shriking mother and placed on the laundryroom floor with no covers on. He was so sick he cold not move. Is that a good mother to you? Is that a good human being to you? Cruel Kate, R.N. would make a good concentration camp guard.
Just watch Table For 12 - do the parents exploit their children? Yeah, most likely. But the big difference, the HUGE difference, is the way they parent their kids. Even when the children are completely out of control, the parents hold it together in a loving and calm atmosphere. I see the mom working her butt off but everything is done with love and a big sense of humour. I really like Betty and Eric Hayes. They're a good example of how to treat your kids. The exact opposite of J/K + 8
Posted 04/28/2009 at 12:22:57 PM"Kort said"...agree with you completely. The Hayes' actually like their children.
Posted 04/28/2009 at 05:17:05 PMDid you notice Betty said she did not like horses but wouldn't show it as it would influence the kids. Who doesn't that sound like?
Betty and Eric come right out with their endorsement - spaghetti sauce - not the sneaky "placements" and the begging on..whose show is that again?
Betty got a spa treatment for her birthday. She missed her kids. Who doesn't that sound like?
Love the Hayes.
My 27 April post. After I scolded others I see typos in my own post, i.e., "shrieking", "could" and eliminate "on" at the end of a sentence. A mess.
Posted 04/28/2009 at 05:21:16 PMHow do you figure she doesn't miss her kids? When she. Went for her spa day she also said that she missed her kids, this isn't worth my time!
Posted 04/30/2009 at 08:33:45 AMBetty missed her kids when she went to the spa (once) in her own words. Kate loves the spa (has gone several times)and does not miss her kids, in her own words. Perhaps it is not worth your time to pay attention and to read.
Posted 04/30/2009 at 11:53:36 AMLuke, if it's 'not worth your time' why are you even on this blog? Don't get it
Yes pjd, I'm loving Table For 12...yay, AUTHENTIC parents, what a relief!!! Also, when Betty went for her spa treatment, I loved how she invited her daughter along. How sweet was that??!!
I've quit watching the Greedlins altogether, just plain can't stand watching it any longer. It'll crash and burn and not a moment too soon
Posted 04/30/2009 at 05:11:16 PMKate is the biggest bitch I have ever seen. WOW, no wonder Jon wanted to get a peice of Ass on the side.
Posted 05/02/2009 at 12:24:28 PMYeah, she's not a nice person. I'd like to take this opportunity to tell a story that my mom witnessed in our local mall (they live about 20 miles from me, with this mall in between us.) As a disclaimer I'd like to point out that no I didn't witness it myself, but I trust that the story is true, since it is my mother and all, haha.
*Kate walks into a kids clothing store in the mall, and approaches the counter with a note in her hand*
Kate: This is a list of all my kids' sizes and what they need. Deliver them to my home.
Clerk: Okay. Well are they boys or girls?
Kate: *Scoff* Well, if you would look at the list, you could clearly see that I have 3 boys and 5 girls.
Clerk: Okay, well it appears that we have everything in store I think, so did you just want to come back in a few minutes and pick it up?
Kate: Do you not know who I am?! I do not "come back" for things....I have them delivered to my home, which you will promptly do for me by tomorrow!
So, it's not just on tv. She's a bitch.
Posted 05/04/2009 at 07:35:32 PMThis show is going to go the same direction as the marriage...and for the same reason. People are starting to see what a negative, controlling self centered person Kate is and what a passive follower Jon is. They both are locked in to some serious sense of entitlement that they deserve an upper middle class lifestyle with all the trimmings just because they decided to have sextuplets. People raise 8 or more kids. It's never easy, but it can be done, as long as you stay humble. These two (especially KATE) want to pick and choose between what they want to enjoy and what they want to accept accountability for. Kate's know it all sense of entitlement is also chasing away her husban now, who hasn't got the balls to stand up to her or the work ethic to provide for his family. Any set of college educated parents should be able to raise 8 kids and arrange for the help they may need.....they just shouldn't expect help on THEIR terms for EVERYTHING and expect the cushy Suburban lifestyle.
Posted 05/05/2009 at 11:21:50 AMZack,
Posted 05/05/2009 at 01:30:25 PMYour mom and probably everyone else in that store most likely wanted to haul off and smack that overly made-up screech monkey clear across the room.
No offense to monkeys....
I AGREE. Kate is the most controlling person I have ever seen. As a mother of 5 kids myself, my husband and I made sure to purchase good sturdy "kid proof" furniture, the kind you don't mind throwing out when the dog hair, the kids ink stains, puke, and various food items just gets to be too much. I don't stress about anything, not unlike our dear Kate... Every time those kids look sideways she is stressing about the clothes or the furniture all of which is just stuff. Yes, some kids clothing is expensive but not all. If you don't want them to mess up an outfit then only put it on for a pic, or a special event and then pop your kids into what my husband and I call "play clothes". Kate brings the stress on herself. Her show (yes boys and girls it is HER SHOW) is now a sham. She has gone thru approximately 16 nannies; she has a ORGANIC chef (by the way, there is no definition for organic food from the Food and Drug Administration), and an administrative assistant. Jon has quit his job as an IT specialist. Truth be told, his experience with computers is not as technical as the show would like the viewers, the fans to believe??? His new job is to take care of the kids and keep Kate from her daily meltdowns. Kate has kicked Aunt Jodie to the curb. Ask yourself, when have you seen her on the show lately, since they moved to the new home, or their other "friends" the mom and one daughter helped them on their trip to Disney World, were are they now that Kate is rich and fameous? Which brings me to the fact that they are also building a new home in another state, I think it is North Carolina complete with an indoor pool? Poor, living on one income, stressing about the bills and the braces and the 101 things all kids need, nope, not the Gosselins, I DON'T THINK SO. Kate is such a control freak both on and off the "air" that the first producer, (she is seen in the episode where they go to California and visit the Redwood Nat'l Forrest) quit. Kate is neither exhausted from taking care of her brood nor is she struggling to live on one income. She is set for life. I hope she remembered to set aside a fund for Maddys therapy appointments, that child has a chip on her shoulder the size of the Grand Canyon. Those melt downs are not normal. I may not watch the show anymore but I would put money on the fact that "Maddys Meltdown's" are still a part of the Gosslens life. The filming schedule for those kids borders on child abuse. No sooner do they take down the lights and send the crew home then one month later filming begins again for the next season. What is Kate’s reason for the intense need to be in the spotlight? Since Kate has agreed to be in the spotlight, she is also making a "deal with the devil" to be the focus of any and all publications. She says everything she does is for her family but how does she deal with the latest "elephant in the living room"? On the Today Show (May 7, 2009) Kate did not sound as "Superior" as I have heard her sound on their show. Having Jon stay at home was not to take care of their children, (remember they do have a nanny for that), Jon is still out of the home. All those kids are going to need mental health when they grow up. Paul Peterson and his organization offered to help the kids. I hope Kate can come down from the mountain, turn off the cameras, and get herself into counseling before the damage is too great for the kids she says she loves.
Posted 05/07/2009 at 07:00:41 AM\oh my God!! I am a woman, but if you were poor Jon married to a bossy clean-freak bitch like her, wouldn't you want to have a few "mental health"nights away from her? What is herh problem???
Posted 05/07/2009 at 02:58:15 PMJon is the most unlucky man. His wife hits badgers and
Posted 05/09/2009 at 05:13:01 AMis obviously the boss in the home. She is the most crude domineering person almost a robot. Having the sextuplets
has made her greedy its written all over her face. Maddie
is a horrible child needs serious discipline not a mother who is neverhome. I'm not surprised Jon is looking elsewere
how much can a man take. He attempted to say he does not want the show to continue Kate rudely interrupted him and said it was going on in her superior way. They dont have a chance .
You all need help... They need prayer! Just pray they can stablize theier maariage and raise those kids up properly! Why do you want someone to fail so horribly? Is it not wrong to wish failure on someone you barely know? Or on anyone for that matter! That's just pure evilness and the devil! Check yourdelf before you judge others7b
Posted 05/12/2009 at 08:35:52 AMHoney, first off you need to check your freaking spelling.
Posted 05/12/2009 at 11:34:30 AMPray to your god, maybe he'll help....
I RESENT anyone telling me (or anyone) that personal opinions are either "pure evil or of the devil". Just who are YOU to get off telling anyone their opinion is evil? Everyone is entitled to an opinion and in this case the family has put themselves in the public eye. It was a choice THEY MADE.. No one held a gun to their head and said “YOU HAVE TO MAKE A TV PROGRAM ABOUT RAISING YOUR CHILDREN”. They are being paid WELL for the privilege of being of TV, having others ridicule the way they handle themselves and their children goes with the territory. You (sir or madame) check yourself, and while you are at it,... take your bible, your evil, and your devil and GO HOME.
Posted 05/12/2009 at 11:40:10 AMPimped out trailer trash is what they are
Posted 05/13/2009 at 12:40:35 PMKate, Michael Jackson wants his leather coat back...
Thats what happens when you marry a Liberal. Also TLC stands for The Liberal Channel. hahahahhaahaaa
Posted 05/19/2009 at 01:04:46 PMWell hello again everyone! Mary k just tp let you know I come on here because o think its funny to read how other people think they are better than everyone else! And you are a waste of time! Nomatter what anyone says you. Still a narrow ¤inded heatless faker... You can't even keep urself together I'm sure... Just worry bout urself and I'm sure its a full time job! Later luke
Posted 05/22/2009 at 06:23:48 AMSeriously 'Luke', are you illiterate or WHAT??!!
Posted 05/22/2009 at 01:40:58 PMAnd by the way, I don't think I'm better than kate gosselin - I KNOW I'm better!!!
And just a word of advice: go get an education
OMG -- I'm just now watching this stupid show. TLC is running a marathon, in lead up to the season premiere tomorrow. This woman is a shrew. The way she treats her husband makes me want to smack her, and - honestly - what's with the Mom t-shirts?
Posted 05/24/2009 at 01:10:53 PMOh, and the kids are idiots. What kind of 4-year-old talks like this?!?
Posted 05/24/2009 at 01:15:33 PMThanks 'ya all'!! Luke, really, get a job, better yet, get an education! You sir are the one with the problem. If you don't like what another is saying, at least run your comment or comments through SPELL CHECKER! It makes you really look like a dolt if you can't even spell the easy words correctly. The subject Luke is Jon, Kate and their life in the spotlight along with the way their children are treated. Apparently you don't understand that Kate is whaling because the press is constantly following her and the brood. If being chased by photographers 24/7 is the life she chose for her family by signing contracts for obscene amounts of money to be filmed for a weekly television program about what, raising a family, then living her life inside a fish bowl is the price she has to pay, that sir IS THE SUBJECT!
On another note, and I hope you can follow me Luke,… I watched the program on Monday, 25 May 09. I had absolutely no sympathy for Kate at all. She is beginning to reap what she has sewn. Now she sees her life the way many of us see her; a controlling, shrill, mean, self-centered, person. When asked about the marriage at the end of the program, she never ONCE mentioned working on her relationship with her husband, the real issue in their current split. In her defense, Jon never mentioned anything about their relationship as something they need to work on in order to stay together. My husband and I have been married for almost 20 years (in September it will be 20 years)! During that time we have been blessed with 7 children! We did not have cameras watching our every step, just our families and our friends. We have stayed together through the good times and the bad. I do not have a “Beaver Cleaver” marriage, I have a normal marriage with bills and a mortgage, and a recession, to deal with, no nannies, or chief, or drivers. My children are the center of my husband and my life but we have a relationship that has to be strong and worked on daily to assure our children have a wonderful life. Kate needs to stop the sham she calls a “real life”, and (again I say), turn off the lights, tell the TV crew the go home, take Paul Peterson up on his offer to pay for the lawyers to get out of any contracts, and THEN and ONLY THEN, will Kate be able to tell the paparazzi to leave her and her family alone. Now, Luke, did you get that? More importantly, did you understand what I wrote?
Posted 05/25/2009 at 08:13:10 PMOh, and by the way, I had twins on my birthday 16 May bringing our total to 7! With this that "party" is now over. Both are doing well but my husband and I can't wait for a full night of sleep.
Posted 05/25/2009 at 08:16:48 PMThough I can't stand Kate either, your statements here are so utterly idiotic you fall in the same league as her. Save me the "overpopulated" bullcrap that seems to come from earth worshipping morons. It seems that while we have guilt for having more than one child, other cultures pop them out faster than they can breathe and in turn "breed" us out.
Yes, Kate is a controlling beeotch but so are you with having the gull to tell others how many kids they should or should not have. None of YOUR business. As long as they can afford to provide for them without tax payer assistance, it should not matter to you at all.
Now go hug a tree.
Posted 05/26/2009 at 10:30:56 AMsndchsr:
Holy guacamole, why so much bitterness toward people concerned for our planet?
I love hugging trees btw
Posted 05/26/2009 at 10:22:26 PMsndchsr,
Posted 05/31/2009 at 12:05:14 AMAs long as my husband and I are FULLY supporting our children with no help from any outside sources, it is NO ONE'S BUSINESS how many children we have. So, put that in your pipe and smoke it!
PEACE OUT
MK
P.S. SNAPS to you for at least being able to read what I was writing albeit not able to fully understand my message.
For whoever it was that previously blogged kate never invited any of her girls to the spa with her... You are now wrong... She took Mady! O what a horrible mom to take her kid to the spa! O my!
Posted 06/01/2009 at 09:42:06 PMDuh....of COURSE she took Mady with her - for RATINGS!!!
Posted 06/03/2009 at 01:37:52 PMGet with the program
Kate needs to die in a horrific car crash, and then go to hell to spend eternal damnation burning.
Posted 06/11/2009 at 01:28:37 AMThis is good:
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By Hank Stuever
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, May 25, 2009
Jon and Kate Gosselin come back to television tonight for a fifth season of "Jon & Kate Plus 8" (TLC at 9), trying like crazy to keep up appearances and hold fast to the essential myth they've projected: We're just a normal suburban family with a bunch of matching children, and gosh, it's insane sometimes, but faith and love -- and free merchandise and trips -- will see us through!
Meanwhile, a growing audience ravenously awaits the couple's marital immolation in the burbs of Berks County, Pa. The schadenfreude circle of manufactured celebrity is nearly complete, as "Jon & Kate" (forget the pitiable eight) now becomes a very different TV-watching experience. It's as if a mean genie lives in the tube, making our worst wishes come true.
Jon stands accused of having an affair (which he denies, despite the usual telephoto-lens paparazzi evidence and the anonymous dog pile of quotes from acquaintances who've dished to Us Weekly, et al.), and while technically evasive on details, he is quite open about his overall unhappiness: He doesn't want to be a TV star. He never got to sow his oats in his 20s, as he was too busy submitting to the fertility specialist's beaker. He's a prisoner in the $1.1 million home that reality TV forced him into. He is withered by the succubus he married, a shell of a man, staring at the camera with dead eyes.
Kate, the unapologetic and sometimes deeply cutting nag, now tours the country, relentlessly promoting books of her feel-good, quasi-spiritual, best-selling parenting advice. She wears that bizarrely unattractive soccer mom hair helmet (asymmetrical in front, spiky in back) that should be anyone's cue to give her wide berth, lest she claw you to death. The Gosselins' neighbors bad-mouth them to the press. Rumors recently went around that Kate is too close to her handsome bodyguard. (Security detail: In just two short years, it's come to that.) From this bunker crouch, she recently poured her heart out to People: She doesn't know what to believe about Jon. She's not as bad a person as people say. The glare of celebrity is all too hot, but she's doing this for the children.
The children. This is what got us here -- our strange preoccupation with people who have litters. A nation of former latchkey children raised on "Brady Bunch" reruns and the unshakable feeling that bigger families were always the happiest, now ask: Can the Gosselins find peace? Of course they can, but to do so, they would have to unplug the fame machine and give back the freebies: They've reportedly made millions from the show, starting with an estimated $25,000 to $75,000 fee per episode, plus DVD and book sales, plus speaking engagements. They've received everything from a tummy tuck (her) to hair plugs (him), and a variety of gratis trips and goodies.
Which means this is not a documentary in any true sense nor is it reality. In searching for a word that describes "Jon & Kate Plus 8," the subtlest forms of the word "abuse" spring to mind, which, alas, is why the show is so alluring.
The Gosselins have twin daughters (Madelyn and Cara), 8, and sextuplets (Alexis, Hannah, Leah; Aaden, Collin and Joel), who will turn 5 in tonight's premiere at a screamy chaotic party.
"I cannot believe they are 5," Kate tells the camera (in the same tone of voice most of us would say "I cannot believe what Bernie Madoff has done"). She is deadly serious about the intensity of what she perceives to be extraordinary motherhood. The experience of starring in a TV show about her world has given her the horrifying validation of her brood's importance. "It gives me, like, a heart attack thinking about it. My youngest kids are 5 years old. It's not just a birthday; it's a celebration that we have made it five years. . . . You never get their fifth birthday back again. It's huge."
We've all known (or read the blog of) an intense mother who cannot shut up about every banal detail of the household, who (as Kate does) surrounds herself in the minutiae of the mundane -- the trips to Gymboree, the perky Bible verses on her kitchen wall. Of the unanswered mysteries in "Jon & Kate Plus 8" (what does he see in her? what could the sex possibly be like?), the most disturbing mystery is why we are compelled to watch. A typical episode serves up the sort of thing most of us would do well to avoid, especially if we already live it 24-7: temper tantrums over toys, screaming fits over sharing, toilet mishaps, minivan voyages to nowhere and back.
"Jon & Kate Plus 8" debuted in 2007 as TLC shifted from home-makeover shows (we're a long way from the quaint voyeurism of "Trading Spaces") to explorations of the domestic extreme. When it's not "Jon & Kate Plus 8," it's "18 Kids and Counting," the epically backward (and eerily sweet) story of the pious, home schooling Duggar clan in Arkansas or "Table for 12," which similarly chronicles the unremarkable Hayeses, a policeman and his wife who've two-upped the Gosselins in head count. This amounts to a lot of family time, which America, inundated with a decade or more of "family values" culture disputes, apparently hungers for. As to the relative ratings successes of TLC's "multiples" shows, prevailing theses involve some untreated, deeper loneliness in us, a fascination for the crowded house and the soothing effects of belonging to the pack.
Also there's the anachronistic, psychological freak show: Daddy is a sure-shooter and Mommy's body is a clown car; we have no purpose other than to eat, sleep, argue, reproduce and grow. Perpetuation of the family gene pool is our only purpose, and all costs (material or emotional) are beside the point. Biologically this makes some animal sense, and it's no accident, at least on my dial, that these shows play out so close to the travails of the Serengeti.
"Jon & Kate Plus 8" rarely takes time to show any activity that would suggest an intellectual or unselfish pursuit. The focus is on structured play, adhering to the schedule, wearing matching outfits, eating matching food. It's like a holiday update letter that never ends, in which the Gosselins are mainly seen consuming resources. (Hip to this, a recent "Jon & Kate" special focused on "going green.")
One look at Jon, and you know he's ready for it to end. TLC did not provide the usual preview episode to critics, as it surely scrambled to recut the season opener to address what everyone at the checkout line now knows: The Gosselins have moved again, this time to another planet.
I realize children are involved -- and I await eight separate and contradictory memoirs, years from now -- but the producers err seriously in trying to stick to the original, cutesy story line. This thing has evolved into something Greek, something Shakespearean, something corrosive that we in the chorus (example: see the Web site called Gosselins Without Pity) love to agonize and scream over. "Jon & Kate Plus 8" should be avoided at all costs, which means the DVR should be set to capture every moment.
Jon & Kate Plus 8 (75 minutes) airs tonight at 9 on TLC.
Posted 06/12/2009 at 07:57:27 PMJon & Kate Plus Hate?
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E-mail Print (13) Comments Text size Share Buzz up!Kate Gosselin, reality show mother and estranged spouse, reportedly was “rude and hateful” to her kids during her weeklong vacay in North Carolina where she filmed an episode of her TLC show “Jon & Kate Plus 8.”
“Everyone that’s encountered her says she’s been rude, mean and hateful,” beachgoer Kim Kirsch told US Magazine.
According to witnesses, Kate ignored her brood to snuggle with bodyguard Steve Neild, who she reportedly is fooling around with - although both parties deny it. And when the kids wanted to bond with Mommy, Kate wasn’t having it.
“When Kate sat on the edge of the pool, she told one of the twins, ‘If you splash me, you’re dead meat,’ at which point the little one yelled ‘Mommy, you’re mean!’ ” witness Ann Michele Sweeney told the mag.
Kate also spent most of her vacation texting and mugging for the TLC cameras in a $1,807-a-week rental home.
“She completely ignored her children the entire time,” Sweeney said.
Meanwhile, the Gosselins have come under fire from the Pennsylvania Labor Department, which is investigating whether the TLC show is complying with the state’s child labor laws.
Dr. Michael Brody of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry says the kids are being “exposed and exploited,” US Magazine reported. “Kids at this age shouldn’t be working at all. They should be playing.”
True, but what about the ratings?
Viewers are tuning into the show in record numbers. According to Nielsen, the second episode of the new season captured 5.9 million viewers this week, making it the most-watched cable program Monday night.
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Posted 06/14/2009 at 01:54:08 AMKate Gosselin is so hateful. She needs to get over herself. She has always treated Jon like one of the children. Such a control freak. She wanted all those kids and now she is so feels such a sense of entitlement. That is why I love the Duggars. That huge family so self sufficient, no debt and they take good care of their children. They are not into the celebrity of it all. The Gosselin children will have serious issues in later life.
Posted 06/15/2009 at 10:58:49 AMOh Oh, Kate's excessive tanning is making her look like a tired old hag. Maybe she'll bake herself into a pile of crumbs and blow away, wow, that would be awesome
Posted 06/16/2009 at 01:56:05 PMI know I'm not the only one sick of Jon and Kate.I'm really sick of the disrespectful,rude,mean Maddy.she must get her attitude from her mother.Kate you need to stay home with your kids and stop acting like a diva.Jon you need to man up and be a dad to your kids. If Kate does not stop being a b**ch,her kids are going to be a pain in the butt when they grow up.
Posted 06/17/2009 at 04:13:54 AMKate has milked every inch of this ride while her puppy Jon was along for the ride.All the vehicles,trips,toys,clothing etc has all been given to them.All free!I know this first hand as our Company also was approached by TLC for a freebie on their behalf and it was granted.To those of you who think Kate stays home alone with the kids,pull your heads out of your ass....please.She has housekeepers,yard maintenance and child care attendants all on contract.After Jon leaves the scene she will keep the dog and pony show going as she is addicted to the cash and to being a celebrity.She couldnt give a s..t about trying to fix problems at home.She comes first.If you had the mispleasure of dealings with her,you would realize this within a few minutes.
Posted 06/22/2009 at 09:21:20 PMBut please keep admiring the selfish wench,she loves it!
Guess the asking for handouts is finally taking a toll by the looks of these dorks. Jon's starting to look like a puffer fish and the Mrs. is starting to look washed-up, like she's been hitting the bottle
Posted 06/23/2009 at 02:50:30 PMIt must be really taxing to beg
When Gymboree decided that they were getting "taken to the bank with Kate walking in to the store and dragging out clothes for her kids by the wheelbarrow Gymboree decided to give her $1000 gift cards. What does that tell you about the woman. Also, have you seen the girls hair? That sure is not a "mommy do", that was most definately done by a professional. What aobut Kates hairdo? It makes her look like a cross between a beaver and a horse. Since she now has so much money you would think she could spring for a trip to NY to get a real professional hair style instead of using her local gal (not that there is anything wrong with local hair dressers) but come on, she has the bucks, use them!!!!!
Posted 07/03/2009 at 03:25:37 PMHa ha merkie!!! I'm still cracking up with your description of a beaver and a horse, aka "heaver". I've heard of many descriptions of that 'do' of khate's but I like yours the best...
Posted 07/07/2009 at 06:47:32 PMSo it looks like Gymboree is getting on the wagon as well in their assessment of Kate/Take/Hate Gosselin. However, it still bugs the hell out of me that she's even getting gift cards from them, but that's advertising for you. I have the feeling she's getting endless freebies from Starbucks as well
I cannot stand Kate! Just about every picture you see of her she is either yelling the kids or jon...not to mention that phone is glued to her head. She is a just a money hungry gold digging bitch on wheels. She is never happy unless the attention is on her. She thinks she is all that but she really isnt. I cannot stand this stupid nagging controlling, OCD Angry demanding bitchy self absorbed bitch!
Posted 07/12/2009 at 07:35:59 PMi hope she contracts a case of ghonaherpifagelightis and suffers for the rest of her life
Posted 07/13/2009 at 09:48:53 AMNow I get why the hag is wearing those stupid baby-doll dresses that only a teenager should wear: she's a packin' on the pounds and thinks she's hiding it. Really, I don't give a rat's ass if she weighed 300 pounds but this woman struts around like a sasquatch in heat
Posted 07/29/2009 at 10:38:05 PMHer and her balding pug-nosed hubby are losers through and through who never should have had even ONE child
This women is a complete c@#t...I mean seriously, she's the kind of wife that makes you believe spousal abuse is okay!!! Her greed knows no bounds and her 15 minutes have lasted 14 minutes too long.
Posted 08/03/2009 at 08:33:33 AMMrs. Gosselin (and is that even her name anymore?) and Mr. Kate reminds me of an episode of CSI (Vegas): A man, much like Jon, who was emotionally beat upon by his high strung (lawyer) wife, decided to "pay it forward" by suddenly turning on and killing the dominatrix he had hired to beat & humiliate him for months.
After the owner of the leather parlour was interviewed by the detectives about the murder on her premises, she made a telling observation, a smidge of sexism notwithstanding:
Lady Heather (the owner) noted that most of the wives of these henpecked men who used her establishment were desperately (and secretly) waiting for a more powerful man to come along and take control in their life/be more of a boss, thereby alowing the woman to finally relax and become more of an equal, or a less domineering partner. Trying to tip the scales one way for a little more balance isn't a bad idea......
If this is indeed the case for Kate Gosselin, given her fondness for Asian men and Jon's inability to fill the job steep requirements, I can think of only one candidate who could tame this spikey shrew: Kim Jong-Il.
Of course, Mrs. Jong-Il would have to stuff the next 6 bratty kids she has with the dictator into his 20 year old military Mercedes and ditch the Pink Hyundai SUVs.
TLC's new equation/show:
Posted 08/18/2009 at 02:12:55 PM"Jon & Kate + Kim - Jon + 8 + 6- Maddie"
Kate is not a bitch.she is only doin whats best for her family.and she works so hard so do you blame her if she wants to have nice things!!!!!Her husband is a jerk
Posted 08/22/2009 at 12:22:18 PMI don't keep up with the show so I can't really comment much on it, but this comment is about "bossy" wives and "wimpy" husbands in general.
Women generally do more relationship maintaining and child rearing. It's their job to see to it that the needs of their husband and children are met. A child cannot always articulate what's on their mind very effectively, and so women have to do a lot of body language reading, guess work, and prompting to figure out what's wrong with little Jimmy. Is he hot? Cold? Hungry? Upset about something? Sick?
These are huge concerns to women. These are problems and they are the ones who have to solve them and you cannot solve a problem without knowing what it is first.
A lot of men aren't the most articulate people in the world either. When a woman who is very concerned with the wellbeing of her family, meets up with a guy who is a poor communicator, problems arise. He is unable to effectively communicate his needs to her and this stresses her because she feels in the dark about his status emotionally and mentally and is left essentially drifting in an informationless void.
All Kate probably wanted was for John to assertively tell her what's on his mind, without leaving any doubts about it, so she could do her job at seeing to it that she attended to whatever issues of his a wife should attend to.
Most people seem to perceive her as someone who needs to be in control but this is probably far from the truth. She simply is second in command and has felt an obligation to take control because she felt her husband did not adequetley step up to the plate as first in command.
Feminists are going to hate me for this and I don't mean it in a derogatory way, but a lot of women are a lot like dogs in that they are actually more at ease when they have someone who they feel they can depend on to lead them on certain issues.
Now Jon, on the other hand, is probably one of these poor communicators. He had needs and communicate them. Kate probably perceived this, causing her to prod him about it, unintentionally making him retreat more, and finally rather than confront her, he does the easy thing and goes behind her back to try to escape the situation.
A man depriving a woman of emotional information is like a woman depriving a man of sex. It creates serious stresses in the relationship.
But Jon eventually comes to realize this and suggests a stint with Dr. Phil. Kate declines. The reason, Jon's actions probably planted a seed of mistrust in Kate's mind and she had probably come to the conclusion that they had an inherent compatibility and the relationship could just not work because of her need for communication, his inability to be a good communicator, and her inability to deal with this, and his inability to deal with her.
It's just unfortunate really.
Posted 10/01/2009 at 12:30:51 PMOk, whatever. This show needs to GO. The mom is a screaming hag, the dad is a loser (however, the far better parent) and that leaves us with the kids. Sorry, they're spoiled little snots, not cute and not charming.
Posted 10/01/2009 at 06:19:43 PMThey put the 'weiner' in Weinersville.......oh wait, sorry, I mean Wernersville
They are not the only people in the world with 8 kids. Even if they were it DOES NOT take millions of dollars to raise them. I have four kids who are raised and taken very good care of on under 50 thou a year. You can't tell me it takes 3 millin a year to raise eight. Niether Jon or Kate are martyrs who made these decisions out of great sacrifice. They didn't agree to publicly raise their children simply "for the kids". The mansion was not "for the kids". The hairplugs, tummy tuck and designer clothes are not "for the kids". Give me a F*cking break. They saw an opportunity to make bank and despite what it might do mentally to the kids. They jumped on it like a fat girl jumps on a guy when it's closing time at the bar. It was a total selfish act. A real parent is the parent who will work TWO jobs if that's what it takes not look for ways to make an easy buck exploiting their children. Now they have a wrecked marriage and the divorce is getting nasty. What do YOU think would of been better for the damn kids, parents who were together and happy OR field trips paid for by some child whoring TV network? It's a pretty black and white issue.
Posted 10/07/2009 at 12:38:21 PMhey kate i love the tv show i wach it a hole lot so yeah i really want to see u in really life and your kids
Posted 10/09/2009 at 05:06:10 AMThe ugly chick club: kate gosselin, nancy grace, and suze orman. Same hair and all bullies
Posted 10/11/2009 at 01:15:24 PMWell, it is almost over thank G-d!!! Even if cancellation of the show is out of spite on the part of Jon, the kids may get to be just garden-variety kids before it is too late. Kate will have to sell her 1mil home, move back to the "burbs", (hope that she has not burned too many bridges with her brother and sister-in-law, and all the people that helped her and Jon get as famous as they got) as well as all the "swag" they received. Jon, you will loose the bike so get over it, if you want a custom made motorcycle then make the “cake” to afford to get one, that is after you pay child support as an IT Analyst, and Kate, the trips to Gymboree are over, you will have to go to TJ Max like the rest of us mothers with large families, maybe we will see you there (?), and if you are lucky you can trade in all the fancy cars for one family van as after all, not even the older twins are any where near driving so a good sturdy van should do the trick. The kids are now in school so what would the show be about anyway; Kate makes her home perfect with her first love the label maker? Yea, that would make for good television ratings??? It is long past time this show was taken off the air. Now maybe the hurts between Jon and Kate can be discussed in PRIVATE and the kids can live NORMAL lives. One can only hope.....
Posted 10/20/2009 at 10:38:13 PMThis story about a family at the time with two six years old and six two year old was quite interesting very neat to see. When these parents decided to make a series out of their lives I feel they made a huge mistake. When I watched season after season how they lived I wanted to go and slap the crap out of KATE because how she demoralized her husband JON and made him feel like one of the kids. Yelling constantly at all of them. Kate made a complete ASS out of herself. Kate needs to sit back and watch the seasons and how she acted. She needs to step outside of her little bubble and see what is really going on. If I ever acted like she did to my husband and kids, I would only hope they would knock the crap out of me and make me realize what I have become.
Posted 12/30/2009 at 06:26:14 AMKate Gosselin did season after season for her own personal capital gain. Yes, the kids will be financial set BIG DEAL. What did they really loose in this whole horrible mess that she has created? A LOVING FAMILY THAT ALL LIVES TOGETHER! Now they are a statistic on paper. Was it all worth it. Kate said she did this "FOR HER KIDS" did she? Jon asked her lets call it quits we did enough. Let's live our lives now. Kate wanted more. Yes, the glamour is great but come on enough is enough. Kate needs to get back into perspective their kids need to live a normal life. Now what she has done the children won't ever be able to walk outside without cameras being there. Kate also mentioned that she goes into hiding when Jon has the kids for the cameras. Why? She enjoys the attention, she created this life. As far as the kids, she did it for herself. Look at everything both of them have gotten out of FIVE SEASONS anywhere from $50,000 to $75,000 and episode. Come on, trips, cars, home, cosmetic surgery. Again, enough is enough.
Jon I can see why you had enough I would have gotten out along time ago. You kept going because of the kids. Kate puts out a fabulous front to the public, I can see what really going on. Even though I don't agree of what went on with you and the babysitter. I can see that your compassion for your children is trully real. Kate you are all about what more I can get from the world. If I was a judge I would put a stop to exploiting your children. BE a mother to them you have enough don't you think. Thanks to the tax payers of the world. Be Parents!!! Not exploiters.
The worlds falling apart from being over populated while sucking the planet dry and all these STUPID PEOPLE WHO WATCH THESE STAGED REALITY SHOWS got to worry about Is another mother raising(EXPLOITING)her children off the money YOU give her for watching the show In the first place.People are so bored with their own lives that they feel they need to stick their nose In someone elses life and point fingers to fell better about themselves????Women have children everyday,what the hell makes Kate Gosselin any better than those hard working women who fight to make ends meet!!!!!
Posted 12/30/2009 at 07:00:33 AMPeople,get your head out of the sand and worry about your own children and not some damn T.V. show.
For all those people sticking up for Kate-OPINIONS ARE LIKE ASSHOLES,EVERYONE HAS ONE AND YOURS STINKS!!!
I was so enjoying watching television again without seeing the greedy, selfish,phony, obnoxious, celebrity wanna be Kate Gosselin. Then, they put her on Inside Edition just because she has a new hairdo. WHO GIVES A SHIT! She is a nobody and she showed her true self when they fired her ass from the momlogic show they are working on. She didn't like it because she thought Paula Deen was upstaging her. That woman needs to be sent to a far away island and never heard from again. I feel sorry for her kids because she is their so called mother.
Posted 02/12/2010 at 09:20:42 PMDonna
this woman would turn men gay.... yuck!!!
Posted 03/30/2010 at 09:11:55 PMI know that we have alot of idiots in this world and apparently there are at least 3 million of them that watched kate plus 8 the new show. This woman has NO TAlENT WHATSOEVER, PLENTY OF MONEY SOCKED AWAY TO STAY HOME AND TAKE CARE OF HER KIDS. SHE IS A CELEBRITY WANNA BE AND ALL OUT FOR WHAT kATE WANTS. HER KIDS COME SECOND.Even her own family has turned against because of what she is, a selfish, greedy, witch. Yes, she looks good. Who wouldn't after free surgery, spas, make-up, bleached hair, tanning, and Lypo. Her and TLC should be ashamed of themselves for spending all that money on two new shows for an untalented witch. There are so many kids out there that have nothing but lots of talent and could have a show to replace her. GET HER OUT OF HERE!
Posted 06/08/2010 at 09:47:19 PMDonna
I watched the new show wow she is so bossy to those kids
Posted 08/04/2010 at 07:34:20 PMwell kate's fucking the bodyguard mech. so what's your point?
Posted 08/27/2010 at 04:46:43 PMKate is a selfish B E O T C H ! with a capital B.
Posted 07/04/2011 at 12:35:50 AM