Jon and Kate plus 8
Posted
October 29, 2007 at
1:13 pm by
Jessica
If you haven’t caught an episode of TLC/Discovery Health’s “Jon and Kate plus 8“, it just may give you a little solace in the hardships of ones own parenting challenges. Jon (an IT Analyst) and Kate (a former nurse) Gosselin used in-vitro fertilization to help spawn 8 kids. One set are twins and the other six are from a subsequent litter.
Last season, I really liked the spunk coupled with the unconventional and imperfect parenting techniques used by Kate. Although she tended to run a tight ship, she was also human and threw political correctness to the wind when it came to the realities of having 6 toddlers and young twins only 4 years older than the sextuplets.
This season, I have to say, the reality parenting TV show has lost some of its charm with me. Although I enjoy, in a voyeuristic sort of way, watching parenting pained by temper tantrums and legal slavery by way of 6 more demanding children than I am left to deal with, I also have found Kate to be as bratty on occasion as her preschool broad.
In some ways Jon and Kate are very lucky. They have a cozy network of incredibly supportive family and friends who take and/or watch their children frequently. In the first couple of weeks of this season, I watched as Kate went to spa treatments, out to dinner with just her and her husband and plan a vacation by themselves in the Florida Keys. Personally, I know of very few 1.3 children families that are afforded so much free time as they are.
Another less than flattering observation I’ve made — Kate is not very nice to her husband Jon. While Jon is easy going and incredibly accommodating to his wifes idiosyncrasies, she is always snapping at him and making condescending remarks. Is it not enough that he spends all of his time at home helping with the children and goes to work on a daily basis to provide for his classroom of children and thus allowing Kate to be an “at-home mom”. Of course, I can’t imagine that 8 kids in childcare would be worth the effort of working outside of the home, but she always acts as if he is clueless and her life is so incredibly hard. Often times, she resorts to treating him like one of their toddlers.
One episode, Kate decided to hire a cleaning person. Through her exhaustive search, she finally settled on the one person who actually agreed to take the job on — so her prospects were limited. After the brave cleaning lady left, Kate then went around her house with imaginary white gloves, pointing out the hidden dust left behind. “Thanks for trying,” Kate said out loud, along with other rumbles of disappointment. The implication was that the cleaning woman was fired, not up to Kate’s high standards. Of course, you should get what you pay for, but cleaning after 6 toddlers and their bigger sisters, something is bound to get forgotten. Perhaps she should have cut the cleaning lady as much slack as she expects in return?
While Kate seems like a lot of fun and incredibly organized, it’s the little things — weird things — that seem to get her in a tizzy, like what shoes the older girls are going to wear to a carnival or if any of her family or friends puts her out by being one minute late. Sometimes you get the feeling that Kate is nothing more than a control freak, loving every challenge that comes her way, but at the same time, expecting others to reward her and recognize her for having it so tough, when in actuality, she really doesn’t. Sure, having 8 small children would drive the sanest person batty, it has also given them a much desired family and tv show. All in all, they have a pretty fortunate lifestyle.
As much as I like this show, I wish Kate would be less focused on herself and the indulgences of her children and complain less. Most families, even with less children, have their own unique challenges and have many other issues to deal with on top of it. Count your blessings Kate. You are not the first “over-worked” mother and you won’t be the last.
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23251. cjane99
December 19, 2009 @ 5:19 pm
1116. Preesi said:
March 13, 2008 @ 9:33 am
No, just you.
23252. cjane99
December 19, 2009 @ 5:25 pm
Who gonna check me, boo?
23253. Summer Fun
December 19, 2009 @ 7:11 pm
Who is boo? The only “boo” I know is Boo Radley!
23254. cjane99
December 19, 2009 @ 11:28 pm
Preesi said: Its why my Best Friend is a Psycho Therapist.
That’s funny.
23255. cjane99
December 19, 2009 @ 11:35 pm
Yeah, but I just find her so funny.
23256. Lynda
December 19, 2009 @ 11:45 pm
cjane99 said:
December 19, 2009 @ 11:35 pm
Then go to her site, or did you get banned? Why are you pasting such old comments here, by Preesi no less?
23257. cjane99
December 19, 2009 @ 11:48 pm
I just found this site and got sucked in, but the comic stylings of Preesi amused me most. Don’t worry, I won’t be here long. Thanks.
23258. Summer Fun
December 20, 2009 @ 3:36 pm
How about sucking yourself back out?
Why do these people rear their heads every few months? Lack of ambition? Lack of intelligence? Lack of common sense? Or all of the above?
23259. Taylor
December 20, 2009 @ 4:08 pm
Summer Fun- maybe everyone that just checks in every once and a while to say something just had something to throw in that they wanted to say.. most people dont have the time to add a blog post every day, because they’re busy working or whatever. so who cares if someone ‘rears their head in every month’? it’s not hurting anyone.. and it’s quite rude to say that they have a lack of intelligence or common sense because of it.. it’s not that big of a deal. get over it.
23260. Summer Fun
December 20, 2009 @ 4:16 pm
Telling someone to “get over it” IS rude!
Throwing in opinions is fine. That’s what it’s all about. Pulling up old posts just for the sake of the poster’s “amusement” and to banter back and forth with personal attacks is NOT okay, and it does show a lack of common sense and respect no matter which way you look at it. Read the rules for posting in the gray box.
23261. Taylor
December 20, 2009 @ 4:27 pm
I did not intend for any of my posts to be
rude or hurtful. but, after visiting this site many times, it does seem like people spend more time arguing back and fourth then they do actually talking about the topic that is on the blog.
23262. cjane99
December 20, 2009 @ 10:25 pm
Hey-
The net is weird. Stuff stays there even when you dont’ want it to. I mean no harm. You have to realize that when you publish, it will be there forever. I do work a lot and surf on my down time. Sorry to offend; I mean no harm. Everyone is entitled to his/her voice. I think it’s cool for everyone to have a place to air their thoughts, but that’s just me. Peace out. Merry Christmas.
23263. cjane99
December 20, 2009 @ 10:27 pm
Hey-
The net is weird. Stuff stays there even when you don’t want it to. You have to realize that when you publish, it will be there forever. I do work a lot of hours and surf on my down time. Sorry to offend; I mean no harm. I learn so much about people when I read things like this. Everyone is entitled to his/her voice and who am I to say it’s not valid. I think it’s cool for everyone to have a place to air their thoughts, but that’s just me. Peace out. Merry Christmas.
23264. abtu
January 8, 2010 @ 11:28 pm
She needs to be bend over spanked good an hard and then give her a good ole fashion dickin
23265. SummerFun
January 16, 2010 @ 1:55 pm
A dickin?!! Whatever you are advocating and for whom, it sounds like abuse and is most likely illegal in all states.
23266. havelotskids
January 22, 2010 @ 7:34 pm
Opinions are one thing but this has gotten ridiculous and crude to say the least. Another topic starter:
Anyone going to the Superbowl this year or just planning on watching with family? What about the hype of everything going on in New Orleans leading up to the last playoff game, amazing but nice break from the Haiti footage all over the news. Wish we had seen this kind of footage about Sudan, Somalia, Ehiopia, what the drug cartels do to people in their dominant worlds, and all the other horrific happenings that are going on daily around the world. Why do you suppose Haiti has set off a stream of benefits, etc. where these other countries hardly made the news with the MILLIONS that have been killed in that country?
23267. havelotskids
January 22, 2010 @ 7:34 pm
Opinions are one thing but this has gotten ridiculous and crude to say the least. Another topic starter:
Anyone going to the Superbowl this year or just planning on watching with family? What about the hype of everything going on in New Orleans leading up to the last playoff game, amazing but nice break from the Haiti footage all over the news. Wish we had seen this kind of footage about Sudan, Somalia, Ehiopia, what the drug cartels do to people in their dominant worlds, and all the other horrific happenings that are going on daily around the world. Why do you suppose Haiti has set off a stream of benefits, etc. where these other countries hardly made the news with the MILLIONS that have been killed in that country?