Jon and Kate Plus 8 - Color Me Gosselin
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March 25, 2008 at
7:03 pm by
Allison J
I used to be a HUGE fan of Jon and Kate + 8 – I don’t have children, so I get a tickle out of watching others who do. I knew Kate was a bit wacky, but I took it in stride. I didn’t have anyone to vent to, so my pent-up frustration went unchecked. I must say, I enjoyed watching the show in ignorant bliss – until I found Jessica’s post on this blog! Now I watch each episode with a critical, and sometimes unfair, eye.
So yesterday’s episode — Color Me Gosselin. Why are you taking your kids to the Crayola Factory if you don’t want them to get dirty, or clean up after them, or use markers??? Kate, the reason your kids are having meltdowns is because you don’t let them do anything. And it’s not just me who feels this way – just ask your husband. He seems to think markers are fine.
While I am on the subject of markers – they are called washable for a reason. Last week I came home to find my precocious pooch with a chewed up purple Crayola marker. There was purple everywhere – on my cream rug, on his white paws, and all over my very expensive, very large tan micro-suede sectional sofa. But here is the real kicker – it washed right out! HA! Who would of thunk washable markers would just wash out!
Kate, you do not need to spend hours treating stains, as you claimed. You just stick the marker-decorated clothing in with the rest of the wash – you know, the stuff other people fold, iron and put away for you.
Your kids are what, three and a half and six (almost seven), right? Let them use a marker! They are freaking out and “melting down” because they are pissed. And the damn blue glue won’t kill them either. Do you really think that Crayola would supply toxic, hazardous and stain-inducing materials for their young patrons to use?
I know I don’t have any children of my own to clean up after, but during the day I am responsible for 20 – 25 youngsters. And it’s just me! No one else there to wipe noses, clean messes, correct papers, or march to lunch, music, gym, or the library.
Here’s my next complaint — stop complaining about taking your kids to public places. As a teacher I can tell you that field trips are much worse! 25 kids and only three adults to corral them. They have to be fed, taken to the bathroom, and shown an educational and enjoyable time – all of which is easier when the adults chill out and let the kids be kids.
So here is my final note on this episode – Jon, step up and put your foot down when it comes to Kate’s obsessive compulsive mandates. And Kate, quit your damn bitching! If you didn’t want to clean up after eight kids, you shouldn’t have had eight kids.
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16021. Cindy
July 17, 2009 @ 2:16 pm
Oh Jen’s laugh got me too and you can totally see how they will float from one trip to another too. Honestly, I’m not a fan of the husband. I watched a bit of when they were looking for a new house and he wanted out of the city and she wanted city to be close to the hospital. I was thinking “Here comes trouble.” Then, you discover that they hadn’t even discussed a house budget. Excuse me? Aren’t you two professional people? Grow up. A 300,000 difference in a house hunting budget is ridiculous. I heard her say between 500-800,000 and was like “What? Which is it? Don’t you people discuss this stuff.” On top of all that he seems like a real stick in the mud lol So I’m done with them myself.
16022. Valerie
July 17, 2009 @ 2:40 pm
Jon seems to be playing right into Kate’s hooks - I mean hands.
She is keeping a very low profile right now and Jon is acting like a complete fool. If this is all done for ratings, it is totally sick.
If this is really happening, it is just as sick. Kate is so much smarter than Jon. He seems to be digging his own grave right now and Kate is going to come out smelling like a rose. Is this the way TLC has planned it?
TLC is not “The Learning Channel” any longer. What exactly are we suppose to be learning from any of their programs?
16023. Cookie
July 17, 2009 @ 2:47 pm
Does anyone else think everything Jon is doing may be preapproved - he is so careful with certain things - those pictures in France were posed, I really wonder if it is all a set up for Kate sympathy. Maybe he wants the public to be so disgusted with him they leave him alone and feel so bad for Kate they keep watching and paying the bills. It just seems way too extreme and hokey to be completely unplanned. This is just my theory. Nothing will ever get me to watch a show or buy a magazine/book with them on it again, and if ya’ll weren’t so loveable I would’nt even be talking about them here.
16024. Patty
July 17, 2009 @ 2:48 pm
A couple new links today:
There are two stories - one about Jon’s new apartment. The other about Kate taking off for someplace.
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20291731,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20291731,00.html?xid=rss-topheadlines
16025. nmgrandma
July 17, 2009 @ 2:58 pm
I think it is. TLC has been reading the blogs and they know that people do not like Katie. They had to do something to make her more appealing to boost ratings. Since it was impossible to make her more appealing, they went with making Jon the bad guy and her the suffering martyr. Poor, poor Katie! Stuck at home with 8 young children, while Jon flits around the country with young women, drinking, and partying. See how fast they were able to turn the tables? Now its Jon flitting around, spending the children’s hard earned money, instead of Katie. TLC is also making sure that the tabloids are picking up on this so that everyone’s curiosity is peaked before Aug. 3. Just wait until you see what news breaks on these two the last week of July!! And, of course, there will be the teasers on TLC, about how they will discuss the problems in their lives. We will continue to see more of the couch interviews and less of the kids. This has been the pattern ever since they have been being investigated. Show just enough of the kids to keep people watching, but not enough to say that they’re working.
16026. nmgrandma
July 17, 2009 @ 3:00 pm
Cookie, Now were we thinking the same thing at the same time or what?
16027. Stacey S_MOD
July 17, 2009 @ 3:01 pm
Valerie,
I agree 110%. I am by no means a Kate fan….but even I felt a little tug for her with all of Jon’s antics.
16028. Cookie
July 17, 2009 @ 3:03 pm
nmgrandma, I was just laughing and thinking we are on the same page - great minds right?
16029. Valerie
July 17, 2009 @ 3:08 pm
Cookie and nmgrandma, It all makes sense. If what you think is true, it just goes to show how unimportant the children are to Jon, Kate and TLC. The children are the reason they are all rolling in money, yet the kids’ emotional and psychological well being is on the back burner. They are stepping all over the kids to get back to the top.
16030. Suzanne
July 17, 2009 @ 3:20 pm
I have seen a couple of the tabloid shows where Jon is being filmed with Hailey and other people. It seems he is often talking about the kids and all the things he had to do when the kids were samll. “Changing diapers was the worst”, that kind of thing. I wonder how long Hailey is going to hang around and listen to Jon go on about the kids all the time. If she’s a real party girl she won’t want to listen to that. I think he is being a total idiot anyway…
16031. Valerie
July 17, 2009 @ 3:44 pm
I wonder how Jon even hooked up with Hailey Glassman. I know they were family “friends” due to Kate’s tummy tuck. I agree with whoever said that it seemed a bit self- serving for Mrs. Glassman to offer the surgery in the first place. Publicity for her husband and all. Then, to invite Kate to recuperate at their home seemed even more ridiculous. I would never want to spend a week recuperating in a stranger’s home. Kate was pampered as usual and taken to the spa and hair salon during that stay. I just wonder if the Glassmans’ have somehow sided with Jon in all this mess. I wonder what Kate did or said to them to turn them against her. Obviously, they are in Jon’s camp at the moment. I bet they didn’t forsee all this negative publicity surrounding Hailey.
16032. Janis
July 17, 2009 @ 4:14 pm
I have two seperate issues to discuss and it will be obvious why I wish to seperate them.
I first commented on here about a week ago. The day after my”brother” died.Quotes because I am considered a sibling though there are no legal ties. I was closest to where he was so I made all the arrangements and have been quite busy.He was only 49 and succumed to his lifestyle.
16033. SummerFun
July 17, 2009 @ 4:17 pm
I was thinking the same thing. They were wasting the real estate agent’s time. House-hunting isn’t a hobby or something to do when you have nothing else to do. It kind of ticked me off. They had no idea how much they wanted to spend. He wanted LAND, a pool, and a huge house — a bit ostentatious for a family of two, but hey, whatever floats their boat. Have you ever seen him smile? As my mom would say, “What a sour-puss!”
I drove over to TJ Maxx today and what greeted me was a large display of Ed Hardy bags. At first I did a double-take and wondered who would buy a gosh-awful bag like that — white with skulls and roses. I thought they were Grateful Dead souvenirs. Then I saw the Ed Hardy script. Oy — very gawdy, and on top of it, inferior quality. CHEAPO for a so-called “designer” bag. I wonder what attracts Jon to this “style.” By the way, another store was selling EH tees for four bucks. Really classy stuff!
Stacey — sorry to repeat a previous response to this, but if you knew her, I don’t believe you would have any sympathy for her. If one believes in karma, then this is it.
16034. Stacey S_MOD
July 17, 2009 @ 4:23 pm
LOL fair enough Summer…in my defence I did say “little tug”
I’ll trust you & get over it.
16035. Valerie
July 17, 2009 @ 4:27 pm
Summer, I don’t know Kate personally, but I have no sympathy for her whatsoever. I believe in the saying “what goes around, comes around”.
Kate seems to be staying very low profile right now. She is letting Jon get all the negative attention so that she looks better for it. She is quite shrewd. BTW, I read the article you posted the link for on the other site and it was very well written and straight to the point.
16036. Valerie
July 17, 2009 @ 4:35 pm
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What are the two issues? Sorry about your “brother’s” death. I don’t know the circumstances, but I hope you are doing alright.
16037. SummerFun
July 17, 2009 @ 4:39 pm
Stacey said:
LOL, Stacey! Come over here and talk to some in the neighborhood and I guarantee you won’t even feel the touch of a pinky finger, let alone a “tug!”
Valerie said:
A variation of this saying, according to my mom’s words of wisdom, is that “you always get paid back for what you do.” So true!
Is Mully MIA, or is she draining the last of the champagne bottles?
16038. Janis
July 17, 2009 @ 4:49 pm
Wow! Never had a post “torn” apart like that one was!
I believe that the press has agreed with me at this time that Kate is a very small minnow in a very big ocean at the WE Conference. However, any place I blog the first “rule” is to agree to disagree. I felt the response was a bit agressive JMO.
I stated that I see the show in re-runs which are not in order. Even the people who watch it the first time it is shown are confused about the time frames. So I was mistaken about what episodes that were shot at the new house. That had no relevancy to my point that they are minimizing exposure inside the new house which is exactly why I was unsure it was the new house. News releases are speculating the same thing. You need not be an expert on labor laws of a state to know that there is some relevancy to the home being a set and thus children working.ooops IMO!
There are many posters on other sites who live near the Gosselins.They could be fake. That big van would be pretty hard to miss parked anywhere. They say the school is Lancaster Country School. If I am incorrect then all I did was present what I had knowledge of. None of you know what school it is and I was just stating what I have found which is all the bloggers on here do.
Not naming names but I was made to feel unwelcome when several other things were posted.
One poster made a very sarcastic reply noting a typo. Nobody ever makes typos on here? I probably have another today!
Question asked about two other points I made. I referred to not being emotionally involved…that was in respect to the Gosselins being character on a show and of course I do not personally know them. Ex. Denise gets killed on “Army Wives” and some people are mourning. Catherine Bell the actress is alive and well. I obviously care about those children or would not be commenting.
My education is a master’s in Reading Specialist, and yes that is what it is called. I have 24 teaching credentials in two states and have a minor in psychology and sociology. I have taught from 2nd grade through community college.
Why am I interested in the sociology of this show and its participants? That would be relative to research on what behavior rewards will motivate people to display certain behaviors. How far will these people go for $$$$$$$$$$$?
Besides the many articles published about this fiasco of a show you will find many articles and commenters that think this is a ratings game. I believe I spotted some on here today. IMO it is all ratings and since the show will lose ratings if the sham contiues it is MO that this is phoney and the fake split will go away and reconciliation will occur. IMO their life is scripted as is the show.
I have read what lindainnm posted on here. She seemed to have little respect for life in her postings. I felt it was very crass for some posters to be making those accusations of me being like her after I made two posts and said nothing malicious or disrespectful. Frankly I feel I am owed an apology.
16039. Valerie
July 17, 2009 @ 4:49 pm
Maybe she is still hungover.
Mully, Where Arrrrrrrrrrrrre You??? Check in and let us know you’re OK.
16040. Tarwana West
July 17, 2009 @ 5:24 pm
Just watched an old episode of Jon and Kate plus 8 from 2007. She was yelling at him in public at the toy store and embarrassed him immensely. I can remember watching this the first time a couple of years ago and thinking “She is so disrespectful to him. It’s like he’s one of the kids!”. He commented later that it upset him because he felt she was better than that and it showed a horrible side to her. She said it was because she was stressed and didn’t want the girls to see what she had purchased. Then she should have pulled him to the side or communicated this before the trip. This wasn’t the only time the camera showed this behavior. Hopefully it’s not something the children see on a regular basis. She mentioned that she didn’t “see people” when she’s out in public. Does she see the children??? Fast forward 2 years later and in the episode of the “announcement”, Kate mentioned “was I hard on him? Yes. You have it on tape”. You’re right. There are also some “good behavior” moments on tape like the surprise birthday dinner and trip.
I’m sure that Jon has his faults. I wanted to see more of a leadership role from him. Kate is a GREAT mom and it’s clear that she loves her children. No question. I did however cherish the moment between Jon and I think Leah when she explained that she invited a boy to her latest birthday party. The moment was sweet and a definite heart tugger.
It would be wonderful if the Gosselins could work this out but from what I’ve witnessed from Kate’s behavior this separation was a long time coming. Remember Kate, it’s on tape. I’m no marraige expert but I have managed to stay married to my high school sweetheart for the past 25 years. Jon deserved to be treated with much more respect than you displayed publicly Kate. No excuses! One can only imagine the private times…… Your behavior may not be the sole reason for the end of this relationship BUT it seems to be a huge contributing factor.
16041. nmgrandma
July 17, 2009 @ 5:31 pm
Janis, First, I am sorry about your brother and I hope that you are doing well.
The ladies on this site are tired of people who come on and throw out what they think are facts and argue about them. That is what set us off. For example..
Are you aware that there is one on this site that has very close connections to the school the Gosselin children attend? We haven’t figured out if she works there or her children attend there or both. She is very zip lipped about it, to protect the children. And, she fights like a momma-bear to protect them. (I wish their own mom would).
16042. SummerFun
July 17, 2009 @ 5:39 pm
Actually, I do know the name of the school since we are part of the same school community, and my history with the school goes back generations, but I won’t comment whether you have the name correct, or part of the name correct.
By the way, any mention of the school, or reference to the school or its program is being deleted by moderators on certain sites out of safey concerns for the children. It would really be appreciated if the name of the school is not posted here for the same reason. As many of you know, I feel very strongly about this, which is why I will not discuss what goes on in regards to the activities/classes, school policies, etc. Thanks.
16043. Helen
July 17, 2009 @ 5:41 pm
o k so they don’t want to be married any more. “Jon” needs to find himself………OMG!!! My question is who is financing all this travel? He reportdely gave up him job for the kids. No job = no money. Let me think, oh the kids got a lot of money for the program.
Could it be Papa is finding use for this income, if so how can he do this legally??? He wants to be a good father so trapping around the world is how it’s done. The ink isn’t even dry on any piece of paper and he’s “finding” himself with his cutties. So does that mean she gets to go home with him! Oh! Please! man up and get home to the kids!!!
16044. SummerFun
July 17, 2009 @ 5:44 pm
LOL!! I’ve been called lots of things, but I can’t remember the last time I was known as a momma-bear, but in the case of the school and its policies, you’re dead right!
16045. NanaJan
July 17, 2009 @ 6:02 pm
Mully — great pics you posted of the wedding on Facebook! Love them!
16046. NanaJan
July 17, 2009 @ 6:11 pm
“Her husband just finished showing off his new young girlfriend on a trip to France. So what’s a scorned mom of eight to do?
Why, have her bodyguard return to the job – the bodyguard who drives her husband nuts.
Yes, Steve Neild will soon be back guarding Kate Gosselin, at her request, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively. And that has a benefit beyond security for Kate – she gets the satisfaction of knowing that Jon hates Steve!
Kate is furious that Jon, 32, was recently photographed on vacation with his new girlfriend Hailey Glassman, 22.
And as RadarOnline.com reported exclusively on July 15, Jon has a secret apartment in New York.
Jon went back to his secret apartment the day he returned from France this week and RadarOnline.com watched as he brought in groceries. He then returned to the family home in Pennsylvania to take care of the kids, while Kate took off. Now he’s in for a surprise because the bodyguard he hates will soon be back in the picture.
Neild is a married man but rumors have flown that his relationship with Kate is more than professional. People close to the situation say that’s not true – and that Jon is behind the rumors.
Sources tell RadarOnline.com that Kate is specifically bringing back Neild because she’s furious with Jon and how he has paraded Hailey in public. When she first heard that they had gone to France together, a close source tells RadarOnline.com, she called Hailey a name we can’t print, but let’s just say it rhymes with “more.””
16047. NanaJan
July 17, 2009 @ 6:23 pm
Fri, 17 July 2009
Jon Gosselin is Engaged, Confirms Jeweler
On Wednesday, it was reported that Jon Gosselin was engaged to Hailey Glassman, his girlfriend of two months.
And now, the jeweler to the father of eight has confirmed the reality star will wed the 22-year-old.
“Yes, we sold Jon Gosselin the engagement ring that he gave to his fiancée,” Edouard Nahum tells In Touch. “It was a great pleasure for us to sell this ring. Our band is very well known by people and stars in Europe.”
Jon, who announced his separation from wife Kate last month, presented his new young love with a ring dripping in black diamonds while vacationing in St. Tropez on July 12.
Congrats to the happy couple! Um, yeah.
16048. SummerFun
July 17, 2009 @ 6:24 pm
Linda’s posts were comprised of opinions that were represented as facts with nothing to document or substantiate them as such. I would believe that this is why so many were bent out of shape over her posts, and she made no effort to admit them as such, and just kept plugging away, asserting opinions as facts. She seemed to be so obsessed with this family to the point of being “out to get blood.”
I don’t think the case of the Gosselins is a complicated study in sociology or psychology. It would seem that the motivation here is greed, plain and simple. Katie Kreider grew up just down the road, and while she had a private school education, there was no affluent lifestyle as such. She lived on farm land, and her parents owned a trailer park. When she married, it was to the son of a dentist who had enjoyed a lifestyle that enabled him to backpack over Europe. After she launched her Gran Plan, the obsession with keeping up with the Joneses just grew — greed will do that to a person. Her best friend’s life was such that spa visits, trips to upscale resorts, and fine dining, was part of a normal routine, and little Katie Kreider wanted it, too. Only she wanted MORE than that. It just took off from there.
Do you believe that the divorce is all about ratings, or that Jon and his escapades are all about ratings? In this community, word of an impending divorce happened last year while the ratings were up. I don’t believe at that point there was any need to elevate the ratings. It was a profitable show for TLC. There were problems in the marriage, plain and simple. At the time of the Hawaii trip, Kate made many statements as to why they were renewing their vows — they promised the children that their parents would be together forever. Parents do not need to reiterate this to four-year-olds if the family life was filled with love and respect. The subject never would come up. Clearly, there was turmoil in the marriage even then. These kids knew that there was something wrong, and thus, the parents felt the need to reassure them. We know now that this episode was for ratings, and the entire trip was “phony.” What makes this even more egregious is the fact that the trip and the promise of being together forever was done for ratings at the expense of the children. They may never be able to trust their parents again.
It would surprise the heck out of me if a reconciliation took place. But, in the life of the Gosselins (and TLC!), who knows? There are twists and turns around every corner. I do think that TLC is going to have to come up with some pretty darn creative storylines to keep viewers interested. How they are going to do that is anyone’s guess at this point.
16049. NanaJan
July 17, 2009 @ 6:25 pm
Psychologically speaking…..these people are just plain nuts!
Soon, Hailey will have a little mini-Jon baby and there will be photos everywhere, in all the mags. The kids will adore their new sibling, and that may be when we hear the news of Kate’s breakdown.
Not because he has a new family with someone else….but more importantly, because she can’t CONTROL the situation.
16050. SummerFun
July 17, 2009 @ 6:26 pm
Gag me with an Ed Hardy handbag.