ThelmaKat  on June 17th, 2009

I love your show and will watch it until such time you may stop doing it and then I will watch every rerun. I think you two are great and I am sure you will make it through your present challanges.

jwill  on June 20th, 2009

My heart is breaking for both of you and for your children. As a wife, mother, and nurse, I see alot of my life in yours. Thank you for giving me insight and helping me make our marriage stronger.

It was so easy to throw my husband in with the kids and treat them all the same way. I also was reminded that men need their work. They define themselves by their work. They need jobs outside the home. My own husband has not worked in over 2 years, his spirit has been crushed and with it any desire for me or anything else. He lost his identity. I have been very unfair in not realizing this and trying to help him. But, I absolutely refuse to give into letting our marriage go. Don’t you see that none of this would matter to you if you were no longer in love? You can’t go back, that’s too bad. But you can go forward. I would rather never hear or see of your family and know you are happy than to continue to see how very miserable you both are. Don’t you see it? You are not unhappy because you are together, you are unhappy because you are and have been for sometime apart. You wept and promised “forever” in Hawaii. Leave the kids with family/friends, you two go away and find each other again.

watergirl59  on June 22nd, 2009

It’s a very sad day for the fans of Jon & Kate plus 8. I watch the shows from last season and you can tell when things start to change. The show used to be centered on the children, and in the last 2 shows of this season, I’m not sure if I even remember seeing the children. Kate it’s a shame that you have given up for all the fame and glory… I guess we see what is most important to you.,… the money, I guess your children and husband do come second and third. Hope the money keeps you warm at night, once this is over, and it will be over, all you will have is yourself.

family mom  on June 22nd, 2009

I just watched the show and my heart went out to
kate. I was a fan of jon and after the show my mind has changed i feel kate has put her heart and soul in to the kids and maybe jon was just not ready for all the cameras and limelight. I feel really bad for kate and have seen and big change in her.

gussyvonny  on June 22nd, 2009

Kate, I have always felt a common bond with you.
I only have two kids, but I have such common characteristics as you…so I mean no offense to you.
I woke up in the morning and my first thought was ‘the kids…the kids…the kids…’ I babysat for nine years and although I do not share the difficulties of caring for 8 children…believe me..I can appreciate you nonetheless.
You are both to blame, but your are both doing what is best for the kids…although it doesn’t feel right.
You are heavily burdened, yet you are free to make choices that are in YOUR best interest…which will benefit the kids in the end — the same holding true for John’s case as well.
I suppose this is my very first ‘fan mail’ I have ever written, but I DO appreciate the STRESS of caring for children and dealing with a marriage that you know is doomed…:o(
Good luck with all and know that you are not alone on this…no matter how many children you share.
Cheers,
Colleen Szack

pamelaj  on June 22nd, 2009

I’d just like to say that I’m so sorry you all are having to deal with this in the public eye. Marriage is hard enough, but to have everyone watching you must be hard. I haven’t watched tonight’s episode, so I’m being optimistic in hoping that you all will be able to work through this and get back on track. I wish you all the best.

Brinda Dietz  on June 23rd, 2009

Go home and take care of your kids…

KRISTINE  on June 23rd, 2009

Kate, I just want to say that I think you’re a royal bitch. You try to come across on TV as this perfect mother. It’s all for the cameras. You’e all about the $$$$ exploiting your children like you do. I think it’s great that you’re husband gets a new start without having to live under your nagging, controlling, annoying ass. You are so controlling that it will be a miracle if you find someone to put up with that. Maybe someone will just because they know you’re a cash cow. I feel sorry for your kids. They are going to be without their father, whom you tried relentlessly to make look bad the whole time on camera. I thought he did as best he could especially having to deal with you. That in itself was a huge battle. Poor little Kate, I’m all about my kids and my husband does nothing.. No wonder he cheated on you. Living with you would total hell. I am a mother as well, but I think you’re a horrible person. I can hardly stomach watching you. I watch the show just to see the cute little faces of the children.. Your story will grow old as you will and no one will give a crap about you. You deserve to be treated the same way you treated your husband. Karma will come back around. Have fun looking in the mirror each day and seeing the reflection of the monster you have become.

Vicky  on June 23rd, 2009

For the last 4 or so years, EVERYONE has heard that WOMAN–KATE– talk down to her husband, smack her husband, second guess EVERYTHING he did, make him bath the kids, dress the kids, put their shoes on, BRUSH their teeth etc. All the while she was sitting back and doing basically NOTHING. WAIT–I take that back. She was SUPERVISING! She would toss out 8 plates, scatter snack like food on them, throw them in front of the kids, FORCE them to eat the junk BLAH BLAH BLAH. Her husband may not have had an outside job, but honestly, I can not blame him for staying home. I think he was SCARED of what she would do to those children. He does have skills, as we have seen him taking apart beds, reassembling them,building swingsets, moving them, building shelving, and lots of other father like things around the home. At the same time he took over more traditional mother jobs, again bedtime stuff, tucking in kids, blah blah. If outside, he was running around with the kids, playing and helping them ride their bikes. MOTHER was rarely outside–but when she was–always sitting and barking orders etc FROM a CHAIR. I never had 8 children. I had 3. They were each one year apart, so at one point I had 3 children under 4. I am NOT SUPER WOMAN, but I fed them,played with them, dressed them, bathes them, tucked them in, cleaned house, did laundry, and LOVED my husband too. He worked fll time but helped out when home. OF COURSE, I knew he was tired from 10 hour days, so I didn’t bark or belittle him. I appreciated that he was doing his best to support us. I NEVER had NANNIES! PLEASE this is the part that is so LAME. I can see having 6 babies at once must have been hard. But these children are BIG NOW. WHY does she need help NOW! How come HE can watch those children by himself, but she NEEDS HELP????
NOT a fan of her because honestly I never saw a mother there. STILL don’t and never will!

Kathy B.  on June 24th, 2009

I can’t reconcile that a loving mother would make her sick, feverish child lie on the laundry room floor with a little blanket and pillow. There is something cold (besides just the floor!)and unfeeling there, showing a total lack of empathy and nurturing motherliness. What loving mom wouldn’t want to snuggle a sick child into a warm bed, with all the standard sick bed treatment, glasses of ginger ale, or ice water, a box of tissues and maybe even a TV with some “Little House on the Prairie” reruns, a bucket by the bed, etc. Any mother worth her salt has had to clean up a little vomit in her lifetime….it’s all a part of the job…something a loving parent would do willingly, gagging all the while. It boggled my mind, and I never could look at her as a loving mother after that. And I am a bossy wife and mom, but I NEVER mortified myself or my husband by screaming at him in public. Oh, and by the way, I am the eldest child of eight in our family…my dad worked two jobs and my mom had no car, no help. Our house was clean, we were well educated, polite, well-groomed, and always a credit to our parents. I’m sure there were days, especially when a stomach virus would run through the eight of house back to back, or a colicky baby kept her up all night,that my mom wanted “out”. But she did what she had to do for her family, and in return lives into her old age with children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren paying attention to her, and loving her in return for all her love which she gave us. We appreciated her and my dad, helped all we could as we got old enough to do so, and have learned to be nurturing parents ourselves as a result of our upbringing.

judykt50  on June 24th, 2009

Well I’ve spent too much time reading this another blog, and some of the things that people have said I believe are ignorance, and some of it is very good thought and very good advice. I couldn’t get this to publish there so perhaps this is the place it is meant to be. I highly recommend the book that someone mentioned about Love and Respect. That is definitely hitting the nail on the head. Kate says she doesn’t know what happened or what to do about it, except that she keeps trying to control things, but I believe that definitely her lack of respect has greatly contributed to Jon’s backing off and becoming distant, and to a point where he will not even listen to her anymore. Thus he is not showing her any love. He voices no love whatsoever toward her . . . she is the mother of my children . . . I don’t know if that is just a cliche statement just to have something that sounds good on TV. I totally understand his need to flee, his desire to flee. He can’t stand up to Kate, and thus there is no peace within him in the midst of the situation, and he needs that respect that perhaps he has gotten from talking to those young girls, though not a wise thing to do. He probably didn’t have a physical affair, but he probably soaked up every bit of admiration that was showed toward him because he was so desperate for it. Kate just seemed to be into the control mode, into the function mode, and had no regard for what, or how her words impacted Jon. He tried to agree with her . . . I think because he was so overwhelmed that he didn’t know what else to do, but now he can’t do that anymore. He is gaining some much needed self respect, and authenticity, and she doesn’t know how to handle that, and she won’t let go of control . . . there must be something that happened in her background to cause her to need to be in control of every aspect of every situation, having no any other way to have a sense of security in her surroundings. They both have issues, and it is very, very sad that they will not take the time to work through their issues, separate if need be, and see if then they could come together and make it work . . . but neither one seems to see that there is any other solution than to end it. Let up with the criticism people . . . I don’t think that Jon is trying to sow his wild oats, I think that he just needs to find a peaceful place to gain his self respect, and that feels very freeing for him. Kate seems to be able to exercise her freedom in the midst of the chaos, she darn well says whatever she feels like saying, and seems to have no apologies for it, but Jon is not made up that way. It is all very sad . . . especially for the children to see the dissolution of their family, to not be able to see an example of loving and respecting parents, to not see that there can be a solution to the situation and to see an example of throwing up ones hands and giving up. I pray whatever happens the children somehow come out of it as whole people, but that doesn’t normally happen even in the best of situations when the parents split up. I know from experience. I pray that God opens their eyes to see. Show or no show these are the issues, the show might have contributed to the problem, but look at the Duggers. What an awesome family they are . . . so sweet, so respectful, so humble. They have more than twice as many children, and they have a TV show which doesn’t seem to be hurting them, but helping them to support their family. More power to them if they can do it, practice their heart felt principles and make the big bucks, nothing wrong with that. They are an inspiration to lots of people. It is all very sad, and I know the pain of it. I have been divorced twice. I ran to flee the control. I now have a good marriage. We love and respect each other.

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cindyfromindiana  on June 26th, 2009

Be kind to yourself, Kate, just now as you grieve the end of your marriage, but be incredibly smart. It is so sad to see a father suddenly put his children behind someone/something else, but you will learn alot about him in the coming weeks. It is scarey to be both parents to young children, but you can do it, I had to, just as mine were entering their teens when I needed him most. Remember, that it only takes one of the partners to want “out” no matter what the other partner wants, no, this is not fair, but remember what our grannies taught us long ago, “what goes around, comes around” and a few years down the road, he will regret his sudden midlife crisis. Only dads can stop living with their children, moms could never do that. Be strong.

patty  on June 26th, 2009

XXX KATE XXX Please read this. I have been there done that. I lived with a husband who was like Jon who was like having another child. T have watched your show since you were on. It reminded me of me. Except you had 8, I use to think how great Jon was. But, somewhere he decided he had enough. YOU MUST GO FORWARD- you will survive. Now as far as him, I’m not sure, I think somewhere he is going to WAKE up, and want you back. BUT, DON’T be surprised you have MOVED on. It happened to me and friends. We are strong women and enough is enough. The best part you will watch him from afar and watch him get weird, men think they are STUDS. And, I think if you hang strong, and grow within yourself. You will have good things come to you. And, he will be sitting back and saying OH HOW I MESSED UP. AND THATS A Pleasure, after he has made a fool out of you….You hang in there girl take care of those beautiful kids, and GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU in the end. JUST HANG IN THERE GET MENTALLY STRONG BEfore you move forward into a relationship. It will all cone naturally when your healthy mentally and thru all of this. SO BE it if its a few years. You will get thru it. JUST enjoy those beautiful Healthy children. Our prayers are with you

teabag  on July 4th, 2009

Hi just wanted to say that it seems like all the negative comments from here “suppoedly friends and neighbors, family” are the ones who want their 15 minutes of fame…from the hairdresser who dist Kates cute hairstyle (Kate doesn’t use her hair salon) to the owner of the resturant that she doesn’t frequent. No one knows the truth about wheaher “Aunt Jodi wnat or was going to receive money from TLC except TLC so they should comee forth and tell the truth..as far as her personnel relationship with her immediate family thats her business…John has always come across as a little “Slow” kind of a cross between Dopey and Sleepy but a truly loving father… maybe he found in Kate the person that keeps himgrounded…he’s stated many times he can’t handle the press, doesn’t like all the media attention and doesn’t seem to get it that by doing the show he’s a celebrity whether he wants it or not…if Kate is comfortble going on the road and doing interveiws then yes John should stay home with the kids…he has nothing else to do since he was FIRED from his job. As for someone calling social services at this point in time, weren’t social services aware of the show for the past 5 years? and didn’t they check out the children’s working situation early on..with the new show on WE about sextuplets, is anyone going to investigate them?..everyone that is negative whether about Kate or John seems to the general public to be just plain jealous and envious of their sucess and maybe the ugly rumors are whats breaking the marriage up…know one knows what goes on behind closed doors except the people behind them…I wish them both well and hope they can step back for awhile and seek family counseling, its hard to throw away ten years of marriage based on tabloids and ugly rumors and the totally nasty untruths or complaints unidentified people are giving interviews to trashy magazines..

annie  on July 6th, 2009

Kate, God Bless you and your family. Your family are in my daily prayers.

Candyrn  on July 13th, 2009

Wow…opinions are as varied as fingerprints. My two cents is this: it takes TWO people to either make a marriage successful or to end it. Jon and Kate are to blame for their own problems. The kids are the ONLY innocent ones. I feel that Kate’s brother and sister-in-law, Kevin and Jodi, have a point. They worry that Jon and Kate have exploited their kids. I have to agree. You shouldn’t have kids you can’t afford and to “pimp” your 8 children out for the consumption of national television viewers, well, no one should be surprised with the results. Now these kids may very be brought up in a broken home. If the marriage dissolves then the show goes off the air- and their very hefty meal ticket. The bigger you are, the further you have to fall. Kate could very well find herself back in the mobile home she was raised in.

Suzy  on July 13th, 2009

Hang in there Kate. Always thought Jon acted like a big Jealous kid. You don’t have to raise 9 children. He needs to be a man. Really don’t have alot of repect for and father leaving his wife and so many young children. He will regret it. When the kids are older they will know who was there for them. Hope you find happiness. Know you will do your best.

kaylynn  on July 14th, 2009

Kate,
I feel for you and wish the media would leave you alone. I could see the pain in your face and was sad for you. You were in for the forever and apparently Jon was not. He is not doing what is best for his children, he is doing what is selfish. He should have been trying to put things together instead of skirt chasing. I believe you are trying to do what is right for your children but not Jon.
I heard of a story where a husband left his wife for younger woman, she loved him and prayed everyday that he would come home and set a dinner plate for him everynight and one day he was at her door wanting to come home.
Jon needs to water his own grass then thinking the grass is greener on the other side.
I have been single for a long time and it is no fun. I always loved being married and would choose it in a heartbeat over the lonly single life.
These young girls are not going to stay with Jon so he needs to quit fooling himself. They are going to get in the media and then lonch a carreer and leave him.
What you dish out gets served back to you in time.
Hope you the best always.
Kaylynn

Sarah Nya  on July 14th, 2009

This is for KAte… Girl do not let this man or media or anything get u down !!!! U r a strong mother and deserve so much better !!!! Do not hang on to this loser ex-husband of urs. Just allow him to be the father to his kids and thats it!!! U need to stay strong and be the best mom to ur kids….I know u can and so does everyone else ur strong, smart, and BEAUTIFUL!!!!

Liz  on July 16th, 2009

Your marriage would have been beautiful if it weren’t for this show. The saying watch out for wolves in sheep skins is soooo true; you never know who you can trust. I hope your children stay happy and innocent from everything that both Jon and you have done. Marriage is not always easy fame on top of it can make it worse plus having a dominating personality doesn’t always help either but knowing now what you didn’t know then I’m sure helps you to better understand what kind of a man Jon realy is now also. Good luck Kate God Speed…. I’d hope you are over him now that he’s back from his trip on the French Riviera etc…

Mary Beth  on July 17th, 2009

Hi Kate! I’m a mother of a 4 year old. Your doing a great job with being a Mom to all eight of your kids. I had to just reach out and be supportive from one Mom to another. I know alot of people might comment on not filming the reality show. I feel as long as the show does not exceed too much time from the children and you-You do what you have to do. Also, you will get through any obstacles. Everyone can see you have a big heart. You will find your soul mate and true love one day. Marriage is hard but with the right person they will stick with you through thick and thin. Take Care!

Janine  on July 17th, 2009

Hi Kate, I don’t know if you actually read these messages considering how busy you are. But just in case you do I want to let you know that I have been watching the show since it started and have been truly impressed with you. You are organized, efficient and an amazing multitasker! I will admit, as the seasons went on, I was not a fan of the way you spoke to Jon during your ’sofa commentaries” and even when the kids were around. It is obvious you have some control issues but all I can say is, your personality worked with your type of family! And it was obvious how much you loved Jon despite the times you may have been condescending.
Despite evreything, I am sad for you and your family!! When I see scenes or early episodes, I can see the love and wish Jon would wake up now and realize that, despite being human, you are an amazing woman and he is now being ridiculous! Instaed of running, maybe he needs to get you to go to counseling with him. He is acting like a 20 yr old kid for heaven’s sake! A few years from now he will regret what he has done.
Kate, stay strong and keep going for you little ones! They are the ones that will make a difference someday because of how you raise them today. You’re doing a great job! Keep it up!!

Rodney  on July 18th, 2009

Hi Kate,
Love your show I’ve watched it before it was cool.
Sorry things worked out the way they have but remember: you are the Star and always will be….

Rodney

Wikked  on July 19th, 2009

Havent you subjected your kids to enough? I mean how much money is enough to publicly humiliate your children? Save some of that money for therapy for the kids when they are old enough to find and watch this permanent documentary of their lives and how they were exploited for parental gain. You’ll only be able to sheild them for so long before you (as parents) feel the repercussions of your selfish self serving decisions.

Mary  on July 22nd, 2009

I have been a big fan of your show and adore your children. I certainly don’t blame you for trying to secure the financial future of your children with the show. Amazing how your sister in law didn’t think you were exploiting your children until she couldn’t get a cut of the big bucks herself. Sour grapes. You know, I’ve been following the tabloids ( forgive me!) and I think if your philandering husband is so sick of the show ruining his life, why doesn’t he fork over the ill-gotten cash he seems to be enjoying and put it in trust funds for the kids? I think his discontent came from seeing what a spineless wonder he appeared to be on the show when it came to making decisions. Is it your fault he’s spineless? I’m really sorry for all you and your kids are going through. Just hold your head up and continue being the strong, loving mom you have always been. There are many of us out there who support you. By the way, this is the first time I have ever blogged, but when I read some of the ugly things above, I had to let you know. To those of you who are critical, keep in mind that you are a big part of the problem you espouse. If you weren’t fascinated by the show, there wouldn’t be one.

miranda  on July 22nd, 2009

hey kate i really would like to meet u some time i luv ur show and ur kids i am only 12 and i would like to meet u guys!!!! plz plz email me to come and visit me and guess wht my brother has the same b-day as mady and cara which is awesome plz contact me and i would luv u foreva thx

luv,
Miranda

kimari  on July 22nd, 2009

Kate, Jon is a spineless ass who needs to grow up. You and the kids will be fine. Just give it time.

miranda  on July 22nd, 2009

kate i would luv u to visit me and my family i wish i could help u or live closer to help u know u are always in my prayers and tht u need to NEED TO come visit me and hang out for a bit cool off and just enjoy life take it as it comes u know email me ok thx

Rodney  on July 23rd, 2009

Hi judykt50,
I liked your comment but, I beleive they are broken astrologiclly.. They are both Aries the Ram
which can be very compatible.. Once the relationship has broken for whatever reason, both become so head strong they can never mend there issues.
I beleive they were doomed from the get go .. Kate, was far to dominent for Jon, and Aries people can not be dominated in the way she dominated him…..
Rodney

gt3  on July 23rd, 2009

Kate,

I think you are fantastic, I think that you are exactly who Jon married and he new who you were prior to the show.
People can say whatever they want but I think it is great that you are doing the show and building a stable future for your children. Raising 8 kids I am sure is a lot of work and let’s face it, if not for the show the kids would not have 1/2 of what they do now. Gosh I have 2 kids and I would have done a show just to ensure that my family has financial freedom.
No one really knows what goes on behind closed doors and let’s face it producers only show what sells.
People don’t want to see blissfully happy families 24 hours a day, they want to see drama.
Drama sells at any expense regardless of what is said.
Yes I do think that going into this you probably had no idea what the future held for you, but at least you can rest assured you will be taken care of. And I think all you have done is great.
I would have done the same thing.
I always tell my husband that we should recommend a show G&T plus 3, I would love for someone to offer me a tummy tuck, I would take it.
Good for you for caring about your apperance and wanting to be a good and beatiful mom at the same time.
I admire you for everything you have done keep up the good job. And honestly you are so much better off on your own, Jon does not deserve you.

marie  on July 24th, 2009

Kate,you and the kids will be fine…Jon, you need to grow up. You say “I am only 30″ and I had twins and sextuplets at 26, So what! It wasn’t an accident! you did this knowing full well what can happen.I have put away my Ed Hardy clothing, and will not wear it again as long as you are associated with it. YOU need to grow up and at least act like a dad, not a teenager! Earrings?Honestly, I don’t know a women who date a man who abandoned his family. Your children deserve better. Shame shame. Bet your dad is rolling over in his grave! Sick and twisted.

Jan  on July 25th, 2009

How irresponsible and hurtful of Jon to appear on the cover of People with his 22-year old girlfriend or whatever she is…I find this so shocking! And this girl must be prepared to be one of the most hated women in America. How can Kate even take her kids to the grocery store, when they will see this photo and the the accompanying captions on the cover? It’s just rotten.

Rodney  on July 25th, 2009

Give it to him ladies, he sure has it coming~!
Every dog has his day and his will come….
Kate’s no saint but deserves far better……….
Rodney

shelley71  on July 26th, 2009

Hi Kate, I know your hanging in there in every way for the kids, stay strong and don’t stop what your doing cause your a good person. You will never be alone in life, the kids will keep you going and that’s good. As for Jon well, I think it’s a mid-life thing, but mark my words he’s gettin taking for a ride. Little girls like what he’s hanging out with only want the money when it’s gone so are they. Alway’s remember that there will be someone younger and sexier than him to replace him. It’s just like another chapter in these girls lives and they throw away men like tampons. I really do hope the best for you and your children, god bless and take care Kate & Kids

Sue  on July 27th, 2009

You might not think so Kate, but you should have been listening to your husband’s needs a long while ago .. Your marriage was in trouble, but you kept on controlling him, “like you would a child” .. The coupon incident was totally/totally wrong .. You certainly showed your true color in that episode .. Unfortunately, I am sure there were other times as well .. This is not to hold you totally responsible, but you certainly added a great deal to your husband anger .. YOU should have thought about those kids BEFORE you started the charade on your husband like that .. Nobody likes to feel that there less important than You/Me .. Also, there should have been more compromise regarding the next series of episodes with Jon and yourself .. You totally ignored his feelings completely, and rather gave your opinions saying, “it’s all for the kids” .. What about your husband(?) Just think about it .. He needed attention, and obviously it wasn’t coming his way being married to you .. That’s where it truly looks totally like your fault .. Of course he loves his kids/wife .. No response to him by you took him down a different path .. The ladies he is coming in contact with (I am sure) are letting him know that NOBODY has to take that verbal abuse that you shed down on him .. Think about it .. Would you like to be talked down too(?) These ladies are making him feel like he’s A-O.K. .. That he should have left a long time ago .. You should be looking closer at yourself .. You should have forgotten writing another book (What’s a year) You should have centered around your HUSBAND as well as, your kids .. Perhaps spending more quality time with just the both of you .. Now what you have is nothing but anger, and more anger .. You knew it was coming, yet you didn’t think he had the balls to walk away .. If push comes to shove .. Think about it .. Sorry, but you could have saved your marriage if you had only taken a portion of the lime light .. Not totally you basking in the lime light .. Again, so sorry, but you were not right about this disaster .. He will find a lady that will care ONLY about him .. Not him having to always stand in the background because of you being more aggressive ..

Diana  on July 28th, 2009

Kate
Just wanted to say my daughter and I love you and the kids. We are both nurse’s and she has 5 children with the last two bring twins. We understand what it’s like dealing with the children and a man. Someone had to take control and men just don’t have a clue. They try but God made them different and they don’t think like a woman.
You are a strong woman and you will survive. Just remember God never give’s us more than we can handle, and he never close’s one door without opening another. Jon will be sorry. He is into himself.

My daughter and I think you are just darling. She actually got her hair cut like yours and it looks great. She reminds me alot of you. You are both beautiful strong women.

Keep up the good work with the kids it will pay off in the end.

Love ya Kate!

gracieo1  on July 28th, 2009

First I want to thank you guys for allowing us to be a small part of your family. I’ve enjoyed the show so much and adore your family. Kate no one is perfect and how anyone could be with that many kids to take care of!! You are truly amazing. I am not organized in any way, so I love seeing how you manage it all. I admired the team you and Jon made. I wish he would have let you know that he was so unhappy that he would become an overgrown brat (Jon, I liked you so much, but this is just so wrong). He’s too old to shirk his responsibilities to his family. Parents sacrifice for their kids, if he cared he would have been honest and not let his feelings get to the point that they have. Instead he did what he has done so many times and that is to ‘run away’ instead of being honest. You made some mistakes but who doesn’t and no matter what it’s just as much his job to let you know what he’s feeling. I wish there could have been some marriage counseling, I would love to see you guys together again. Kate please don’t let the ugliness of some people have expressed upset you, obviously they are without ’sin’ (that is sarcasim people). I don’t think you are a cash cow, that you are exploiting your kids, that you are fame crazy. I think you are a good loving mother. You’re in my prayers.

pemo  on July 29th, 2009

I give you tons of credit for all you do and how you handle it. My prayers are with you at this time for peace and happiness for you and your children. Believe in “What is Meant to Be”.. all my best!

a Mom

elisha  on July 30th, 2009

Dear Kate

I feel so sad about what has happened… My heart goes out to you…. Thinking of you and the kids..

summerdree  on July 31st, 2009

God bless kate and her children.your family is in my prayers.

jessy  on August 2nd, 2009

my heart broke by what happened to you & your husband.i used to think that jon is a great husband and father but now, i am just so frustrated by his action. i have 3 kids of my own and i always said to my husband, i’d learned a lot from your show just how to handling my kids and listening to them. how marvellous you are a mother.please…dont give up.men always cant see what best for them until when it is too late.i have try to reach you so many times and lend my shoulder to you.the kids are just miracles..i felt in love with all of you for the first time i watch the show eventhough we only can watch it a year later here (malaysia).be strong and pray..may God bless you and the kids.for Jon, save forgiveness for him for it will give you more peace in doing so.

Nikki  on August 2nd, 2009

I just wanted to say that my heart goes out to you and your kids. I think you are a wonderful mother. I know it takes a lot out of you I have two of my own and do it by myself, its a lot for me I couldnt imagine 8!!! Good luck with everything I know you can do it. I love your show and will continue to watch it. My prayers are with you and your Family.

davegeologist  on August 3rd, 2009

Kate: I sincerely hope you are really reading the posts on this website. Can a complete stranger add a word to your life which can mitigate the pain and help turn you toward the grace and peace which you now so honestly desire in your heart? It is not easy. You have to abandon the clatter of the Hollywood elite and go out and find the Prince of Peace. He said he would give us life, and life more abundantly. “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you” Matt 7_7 God Bless.

Kermister  on August 6th, 2009

YOU BOTH are such horrible parents. Why would you exploit your children? You both make me sick. Give it up…. your 15 minutes of fame are over. PLEASE make those sweet children your focus and not the MONEY!!!! I had never even heard of you both until 5 months ago. YOU BOTH ARE SICK!

terri  on August 8th, 2009

After reading some of these blogs I realize people cannot understand YOU or what you have been through because they have not WALKED in your shoes. You are a PHENOMENAL WOMAN!!!

I do hope your show becomes KATE PLUS EIGHT. It will be an inspiring to watch you as you survive this very difficult time in your life. You are NOT exploiting you children, you are sharing your lives with US and I have enjoyed every minute of it. The people that are attacking you, especially members of your own family, are trying to find their 15 minutes of fame at your expense. SHAME ON THEM.

My family, friends and I are cheering you on. We will keep watching and supporting YOU. As for Jon - I cant even stand to watch him on the show anymore. You are the person with the personality and charisma - he was just along for the ride. As much as he complained about the show he certainly did enjoy the PERKS. Someday he will GROW UP and realize just how stupid he was.

Love you KATE!!!!!

bishop808  on August 8th, 2009

Hey kate just wanted to write and say i support you! and as for your divorce separation etc. I am single and will replace him any day! look me up
myspace.com/swoll_on

DeNelda  on August 10th, 2009

I just watched Kate on the Today show…What a BITCH she still is even without Jon. He wouldn’t be throwing it in her face if she had not pressured him into continuing with the show. Karma is a bitch also, she gets what she deserves from her soon to be ex and from her brother and sister in law. I am surprised Jon put up with her as long as he did. I stopped watching the show when this buzz came about and I wish people would start boycotting as well until the show can be canceled. See what it’s like to live in the real world Kate where things are not just handed to you!

bernie29  on August 10th, 2009

Dear Kate and Jon,

You are not horrible parents as one person said here. But I do believe that your situation is a complicated issue and didn’t get that way due to one single problem. I have been watching your recent shows and can see how you are trying to modify your controling ways. I think that’s great. Jon says that his new girl friend likes the things he likes like snowboarding, etc.( and I guess he infers she doesn’t act controlling…hee hee, not yet at least…History tends to repeat itself). Well, duh…she is single and has lots of time on her hands. I don’t know if you didn’t like snowboarding. But I do know how important it is to like some of the things one’s husband likes to do. I remember my mother used to complain constantly about how my dad loved to watch the Dodgers on T.V. She would never sit there and watch it with him. Then many, many years later, after he passed away, she became a big baseball fan of a certain pro team and hated it when I called her during a game…This is hilarious and ironic. So what I’m trying to say is that if some miracle happened and you two decided to try to patch up your marriage…try…really try to learn to like some of the things JOn likes and it should be vice versa. My firm belief is that when two people started out loving each other, then with hard work, and the Lord Jesus’ guiding hand, that marriage can make it. But the need for forgiveness, patience and basically a good smattering of I Corinthians 13 is applied, a marriage can be patched up. Look at it this way, I think that it is a possibility that your controlling ways may have contributed to his leaving, therefore perhaps him pursuing other women shouldn’t be a surprise. I think women can drive their husbands away with a lot of complaining, put downs and controlling attitudes. But on the other hand, the Bible says to stay faithful. But I’m sure his own issues contributed. He seems to have an attitude like the song, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”…but in reverse now, “Boys Just Want to Have Fun”. I think that everything that has happened has made him want to revert to his high school or college type days. Men who end up having so many children and marital problems tend to want to run and be a young adult again.
Jon and Kate…you have “The World” telling you to give up. But that’s not what the Lord would want you to do. Jon wasn’t beating you. However, I do realize that scriptually, you have reason to divorce due to his unfaithfulness. However, there can be grace and mercy in this Biblical teaching too. I think you should have some heart to heart talks with Dr. James Dobson. PLease look into going to see him together. If that doesn’t work…see him separately and see what happens after that. Kate, be his girlfriend again…that’s what he wants. Try dating like when you were first falling in love. Try snowboarding with him and I hope he will try something that you like to do…maybe you like water skiing or whatever…just an example. Like Miss Frizzle said, “Take Chances and Make Mistakes!” My thoughts and prayers are with both of you that you will choose God’s perfect will.

Bernie29

Cheryl  on August 10th, 2009

Kate, My childrens father also decided that his roles as husband and father were optional. It tore us up and we cried (which is an understatement). For years my daughters cried on holidays. We were married 20 years. He got together with a skank (truly) and we felt the shame only because we knew that you didnt do that to your people, when you are for your family you not only experience the joys. I realized in most adolescent minds its all for number one and they never put anyone before themselves. Take wonderful care of yourself, thank God for that money and live well. God Bless!

gracie  on August 13th, 2009

Get a friggin job

scottr65  on August 13th, 2009

kate,
get it over with jon. If he doesn’t want to be there, let him go..I’d love to have you as my girl.

julie mcguirk  on August 13th, 2009

Dear Kate you are not a bad person not at all you are a very good
mom and hands on. All that John is doing is going out to the
bars and picking up young girls. He is not much of a father in
my eyes and other peoples eyes. I love your show I like it
because your are a great mom and your kids come before
you and thats is a good mom. Keep up the great work Kate
you are to good for John. God Bless.

Jessica  on August 14th, 2009

Jon is a jerk. His focus should be on his children and not these twenty something year old girls. I understand he is free, and has every right to do as he pleases, but have some decency and class. Hire a REAL babysitter and not one of the girls you sleep with. Don’t know what any woman sees in that man. Kate is a great mother. She should just keep doing what she is doing and ignore the ridiculous stories about her. They will write anything to sell papers.

milissafromPA  on August 14th, 2009

I think you are doing an awesome job raising your kids. Of course the tv doesn’t tell everything… or the tabloids. You just keep strong and keep doing what you are doing. I often read the latest gossip and it often makes me angry… I just wish people would let you live your life. I’ll continue to watch the show but I think the press often takes things way out of their league. Keep strong!

Marci  on August 15th, 2009

Kate…

I’m living a life very similar to yours with the cheating mid-life crisis husband who has forgotten what it means to have his family the priority in his life. Mine has the girlfriends, the new wardrobe, the apartment but then still wants to come home, and the children who desperately love and miss Dad. In my case this has been going on for 4 years. This has all been heartwrenching for me to experience the man I fell in love with and committed to spend my life with totally lose his moral identity.

If there’s anything I’ve learned from following your story in the news is that my situation is far from unique. The emotional rollercoaster I’ve been living has been bad enough… I cannot imagine doing so with the whole world watching, and with 8 kids.

Stay strong Kate… for you and for your kids. You are an awesome mother, and from what I can see on TV an incredibly caring and intelligent woman.

Rita  on August 15th, 2009

Hi Kate,

Love your show. Sorry that you are having trouble with these stupid, jealous people that are taunting you. You are doing a great job with the kids. It’s my favorite show. Keep up the good work.

dawn  on August 15th, 2009

hi kate…. it is time you get a date because you are divorced from that ugly snake…..forget about hailey because she is scalley!!All duds wear diamond studs…

myheartgoeouttoyou  on August 15th, 2009

Kate,

I have been watching what you have been going through and my heart breaks for you. i am going through the same in my life and i know how hard it is. I as well was called controlling when actually we are just being mom’s. I watched you on the Today show and cried with you when they asked you about your wedding rings I cannot take mine off either.

As everyone tells me you are strong and can make it through it doesn’t help me but maybe it will help you. Hold your head high you are not a bad person. Just be there for your kids

kathyw  on August 15th, 2009

My friends and I love kate!! we support you and are on your side. Jon is looking like a fool. We wish TLC would drop him form show and just have you and the kids. He is a slug!!!!! Youll do soo much better without him. You are highly organized and have your stuff together. Dont listen to the haters!! Hang in there

carolyn kane  on August 17th, 2009

Dear Kate Where is your lawyer ? You should never have given up your home for him . He already has a apartment . Let him take the kids there Opps its not big enough so sorry . He also is spending money like water. Who pays for his nights out with his girls. Please be carefull you need a new lawyer this one is not doing a good job for you or your childern. You should be able to come and go anytime. If not something is wrong. he is a jerk Poor Jon !

Teri  on August 19th, 2009

I once heard it said, “It is easier for a camel to get through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to get through the gates of heaven”.

Jon & Kate should know the full meaning behind that scripture. I don’t doubt that some jealousy has played a role in the loss of family and friends, but when there in NO ONE around, you need to look deep within. If the body guard and his family is all that is left, well that speaks volumes.

If you are reading this Kate, think about it. To go from adored to hated, come on Kate wise up! Remember, “You reap what you sow”.

Chery Morales  on August 25th, 2009

Hi Kate… a few hours ago I watched your interview with Larry King and watched to reach out for you. I’ve seen a few episodes of the show but and it’s a great show based entirely on the, “few” episodes I did watch, but my email was and is not about the show, Kate. My email to you this evening is to let you know, I Cheryl Morales, think your an undeniably strong, intense, responsible woman and mother. You handled that interview with poise and dignity. You never allowed yourself to speak badly of Jon. You, Kate are a remarkble woman with eight children that I know you will instill values and morals to those eight people who will then set those same values for their family and so on. I just wanted to reach out and let you know, I am a fan of the person you are. Keep up the good work and remain strong.

Rodney  on August 26th, 2009

Don’t sweat the small stuff Kate.. You are going to be just fine. You were wonderful on Larry King
last evening……..

mattr  on August 26th, 2009

Kate,I can’t stand you. I think you are selfish, rude not only to Jon but to pretty much everyone you come across. I would love to see you no more on any reality show or any other show for that matter. Jon is no better. He acts like he’s going through an early midlife crisis. I’m just glad I was able to get my wife to stop watching the show. She finally saw you for what you really are which is a self centered witch.

mattr  on August 26th, 2009

What I find really funny when I read these comments is that some people actually believe that she is raising the kids. She’s constantly on talk shows or doing speaking engagements. That sort of thing doesn’t allow with spending time with your kids. She also seems to have a lot of nannies to do most of her kid raising for her. I loved the comment that Teri wrote about looking at whose left in her life. That is exactly what I pointed out to my wife and sister and our neighbor who all used to love the show. It’s so obvious that she and maybe Jon but I think more Kate drove everyone out of their lives. She had no friends at the kids last birthday party. She wasn’t even seen talking to any of the parents that attended, probably because she wanted to charge them for talking to her. Let’s see what else, she never had any of her family on the show, visiting or whatever. She then drives away what family she did have on the show away because of money issues or whatever. I can’t believe that she actually sends clothes that were probably given to them by viewers to a consignment shop versus giving it to the needy. It’s really crazy that churches have her come and speak and she considers herself a christian woman. It’s all a joke and one of the most amazing things is that so many people are still supportive of either of them.
I really do hope that after the end of this season, we don’t see anymore of either of them. They really don’t have anything good to contribute so just stay at your home and raise your kids. It’s the least you can do for them.
Matt

mattr  on August 28th, 2009

You know, the more I’ve seen this show, the more I hate it and beleive it or not, it’s on again. It seems like TLC has nothing better to show than these people which I don’t understand. I could actualy see the appeal before the trouble started. But now, there is no arguing back and forth, there is nothing interesting about it. We know that she has all the help she needs from assistance so you all can’t believe that she’s doing any of these things all herself except when in front of the camera. So why would that be interesting to see Kate pretending to enjoy going out in the backyard and camping or whatever. It’s just all so fake. I don’t know what the difference is between the show the way it is now and just taking video’s of any family doing the same things. I just don’t understand the appeal at this point.
Another thing is that you all have to know that Kate is just putting on a show for the kids now basically. She’s acting completely different, interacting and laughing and pretending to enjoy it when she never has before. So one of two things has happened, she is either putting on a show for the kids and for the purposes of making the show interesting all by herself. Unfortunately, she isn’t doing a good job because she isn’t funny, they aren’t doing anything interesting so it’s all really rather boring. I think most people would enjoy seeing them trying to repair their marriage but Jon is acting too much like a teenager to be concerned with doing anything like that for his kids. My neighbor said that he probably thinks the grass is greener on the other side and you know, as long as he doesn’t get married again and have basically the same thing happened. Although, it would be hard to find a woman that is as bad as Kate in terms of ripping him apart and putting him down every chance she gets. I can’t believe she honestly doesn’t see where all this is coming from. She spent 4 or 5 years or however long it was ripping on him on national tv and now she wonders why he doesn’t want to be around her.
Well, I could go on all day because I absolutely love to despise this woman and her ex husband who’s a complete tool but thinks he’s cool all of a sudden. Let me clue you in there bud, the only reason any of those women are interested in you, particularly the really young ones, is the $75,000 an episode.
Matt

Kicker54  on August 28th, 2009

hey i admire everything youre doing with your kids and its a true mothers love.. forget about your ex husband i know its tough but theres a new life ahead of you and your kids.. i bet its crazy tough.. if youre ever in oklahoma look me up haha keep your head up.. matthew 1:5-7

jordie  on August 30th, 2009

I just started watching the show post-divorce announcement to see what this was all about. I immediately became addicted to watching this precious, cute little children and already have 3 of the 4 past seasons on DVD. I have never seen a wife degrade her husband publically as Kate did Jon. I even started counting how many times she did it in an episode. The only time she felt remorse of any kind was when Jon actually stood up to her and called her on it. I will say that I admire that she has devoted her life to the children instead of going out and looking for someone else but I think Jon latched onto someone so soon because he found someone that didn’t treat him as badly as Kate did. My other thought is that they attended church regularly so they both know that if a marriage can be saved, it should. On the other hand, I believe it’s better for kids to come from a broken home rather than live in a broken home. It’s just sad the way this marriage has played out and that these kids love their parents so much and the episode where one of the little girls asked their daddy to leave again broke my heart. I really wish their marriage could be saved. I also believe Mady needs counseling. I get so mad when she kicks and hits the little ones and when she said she didn’t have to be nice to them anymore because they’re not babies now. Who says that? She really needs therapy before she gets worse. The bad thing is that Kate shrugs most of Mady’s antics off.

Jon you give good men a bad name. Quit thinking of yourself, idiot.  on August 31st, 2009

Kate I actually know your pain.

The roles are reversed but the situation is very similar.
My wife of fourteen years has been cheating on me for roughly four months when my 7 year old son comes home and tells me a man at the skating rink was grabbing and touching her all over. I went to her and asked what was going on. The first word out of her mouth was I want a small separation. I said I want my children and she agreed. I had always been the maternal parent, taking them with me when I would go somewhere. Her on the hand would complain and say she couldn’t handle them. I would stay up with them when they were sick, upset, or just scared. I even coached my older two boys for 5 years in three different sports. I would have coached my 7 year old boy and my 5 year old daughter, but my back failed me and I was no longer able to do these things. They had to put me on all kinds of medicine. Three different that made me gain weight. I had to apply for disability as I was starting this laying across a chair because I couldn’t sit in it. She says I will never have a husband on disability. I didn’t know what to say I just shrugged it off. She was never a very caring person, I was always the one that had to be romantic. I worked, took care of the kids, cleaned the house, and took care of my beautiful yard. All with little or no help from her. I just took it as my part in life and tried not to think about it. When I couldn’t do these things I guess I was no longer needed.
I had just had a diskogram(painful procedure)and been informed I wouldn’t be eligible for surgery because of all the damage. When on the way out of the hospital she says at least you don’t have to work anymore, no she doesn’t give words of love. She says this to me a man who has always spent time playing, teaching, and just spending time with my children. She had even told me she was jealous of me. If you have ever had nerve problems from back pain you will have an idea what pain I was and still am (although not as severe) going through.

I left the night I found out she was cheating on me. I was from a different town four hours away. I had moved to her small town so she could be close to her family. I thought at least I had my kids, she packed their bags and demanded that my thirteen year old boy go with me. H e was concerned about leaving his friends he quickly understood this was not an option because his mom was screaming at him to leave.I later found out from my neighbors that she had her boyfriend in my house the next day. This idiot is seven years younger than me and also has a ten year police record for everything from manufacturing,distribution of drugs, to dui. A real winner. I am from a family of retired police officers.

It took her a day after we left file for divorce and realize if I had the kids she wasn’t going to get any of my money and that she would have to pay child support. I enrolled my kids in school because she was threatening me with their school having me arrested for truancy.
I was served on a thursday night at 10:39 and was supposed to be in court on the following monday. I scrambled to get an attorney and thought I had one until I got to this small little town and he had to recuse himself because he knows her family. So did the judge that was hearing the case. We were ordered to come back the following week to do tis again. All the while she is telling my older two boys that she only wants her daughter. She told me this as well. What kind of parent says this to a child? The following week the judge ordered that they return to their old school and stay in the house with her during the week and I would stay in the house with them during the weekend for two weeks until school was out. Then we went to a weekly schedule. I had to leave them there that day it was on of the hardest things I have ever had to do. She took them home and had her adulterous friend come over with his kids thinking it would give the younger two kids someone to play with thus winning them over. Her own sister took my 11 year old boy for a walk and said that his mother didn’t know what she was doing and that she is taking to much medication(topamax-mood altering migraine med). We reported this and of course they denied it. And called me and my son liars. She wouldn’t tell my kids his last name or where he worked because she didn’t want them to tell me.

All this time the kids have told her and anyone that listens that they want to live with me. When my seven year old boy said this one time she slapped the tar out of him. Of course she says that he is making it up but he wont change his story even though she has tried to bribe him. Once again she says something that is just insane when she told the older two that she loves her boyfriend more than them. And she wonders why they dont want to talk to her or be around her. But she denies it and just blames me for turning them against her. She has forged my name,took all the utilities out of my name and keeping the deposits.
My kids attorney works with her best friend who she has lied to and has convinced I am lying when all anyone has to do is ask one of my kids.They have been in counseling and the older two boys are going to school and living with me. While my poor little kids have to stay with her and go to school in her town because the counselors haven’t got to speak with them enough. Its crazy. She has her idiot around them all the time even though she is breaking the court order by doing this and has even taken them out of the state twice.

I don’t know to trust my lawyer or not i have never had to go through this before. I feel like I have to stay on him.

She lets her idiot smoke in my house around my kids and they have destroyed ten thousand dollars worth of my landscaping to try and get a outburst from me. They both curse all the time around all my kids and she even went to the older boys room with a cigarette and when they asked her if she was smoking she said yea why not everyone else is. Her whole family smokes. But what a role model right?
She was and is from what my kids say an alcoholic she used to drink at least two bottles of wine a night and made the kids get all her refills. I had asked her to stop using the kids as bartenders and slow down. Of course anything that we tell the counselors are attorneys she has the gull to lie and say that we are making everything up.
The lies that is one of the craziest things. She actually lies to me even though I know the truth.
She had never actually rubbed me at all even though I had back pain my whole life on the other hand I would constantly massage her feet,shoulders,legs, you name it. I the one with a broken back finally a doctor guilted her into it he was absolutely surprised when she told him that she had never rubbed my back. So thirteen years later and at least three herniated discs later she finally agreed to rub my back. I told my wife everyday that she was beautiful and that I loved her and I mean really everyday. She was actually told by the children at one point that she never said a flattering word to me and they wondered why. I regret letting myself be treated like that but I would have never wished a divorce on any children. She did watch the show for a while but didn’t like kate she thought she was a bi***. I actually disagreed with her and thought he should spend more time with them.

I know the hurt that you are going through.The questions of what could I have done or what did I do wrong. I have so many questions that I will never get answered by her at least truthfully. And an apology wouldn’t hurt either would it!! I am doing better with the heartbreak but there is always those times when you wish that you could understand. She of course denies denies denies, but she knows and god and I know the truth.

One of the good things from all this hell as that I have become a much better Christian, and so have my children. We have all been saved this summer and all of us except my daughter have been baptised this summer also. With out God and my children in my life I would not have made it this far with my back pain and this terrible sin she has committed.

I was never close to her parents because they resented me for not wanting them to smoke indoors around my children. They said it was there house and they could do what they wanted. My second child was born with sleep apnea and had probs with his lungs, but that didn’t matter to them. So I tried not to be around them whem I didn’t have to. Of course my wife didn’t want to understand this. I never had a problem going to my wifes grandparents of course nobody would smoke around them. As a matter of fact all three of them loved me and would rather see and talk to me then most of their grandkids. But they passed several years ago. God rest their souls.

Kate your not alone throw yourself into the kids well being, and in time slowly some of the pain goes away. I think? People will tell you that he will regret it someday, so. It means nothing I wish they would feel it right now!

Please Pray for Us.
Become a strong Christian if you haven’t already. Christ will always be there for you.

God Bless You and Your Children

carolyn kane  on September 2nd, 2009

Dear Kate Well Poor Jon’s at again. He is upset that your out there making money and gone all of the time ,and he is home babysitting ! If you were not working how would he spend the money he spends on his little chick. I will say it again you need to get a good lawyer. He should be the one speaking for you. Poor Jon is a real treat,so abused , he just started thinking he really was. He really beleived the press. He wil not be aroung long . The press will start getting bored with the same old , same old . He really is a prize ! He shows what he is every time he opens his mouth. Kate please do not give up , you really are a joy . And papers only want to make you look bad so they can sell papers. Blessings Carolyn

Rodney  on September 2nd, 2009

Maybe Jon, should have been more of a man to Kate~?

Stefania  on September 3rd, 2009

Dear Kate,
This is the 1st time I write relating to a TV show and honestly I hardly ever watch tv or your show but one cannot stop seeing news or magazines qith your face plastered all over them.
I want to express support for your family (yes, your husband included). I hope things work out for you as a mother and as a woman.
I abhor the media treatment of a separation and I do not believe it comes with the territory of having a TV show. It’s horrible that your children cannot be pretected from the abusive coverage of sensationalist TV.
You come across as a strong woman in the show and I hope you have support to go through all this in the best way possible. We are all human, we all do what we can…
Good luck to you and your family. Stay possitive, ignore the idiots, meddlers and thoughtless media.

nduke  on September 4th, 2009

I want to commend kate for her outstanding efforts in the mist of john’s frivolous actions. Her main concern is her kids and i say her kids because if john really was a father figure he would have put his family before meaningless women. The media portrays everyone in a negative light regardless of the facts. The truth about john being a relentless dirt bag the truth skipped out to the media and naturally as fame works, kate was back lashed for all untrue circumstances. Who cares that she gets her hair done, or takes the time to look good for herself. Just because you are a mother of eight does not mean you have to look the part. Bottom line she takes time on herself the same way that her kids are dressed very well and are taken care of by the best means. It would be a completly different situation if she looked nice and put her kids second, but she doesn’t so to all of you who have lashed out at her you are only jealous because she found a economical way to make the means to support eight children and play a very important role in there lives. So what she is in the spotlight how else do you expect a mother of eight to support her children. You have to do extremist things. They might not seem morally correct in the eyes of others. You tell me a mom who has eight children would turn down the opportunity to be able to raise her kids and earn a living, no she wouldn’t. I think John needs to be more of a man and think about the needs of his family, and not the needs of his own self. Kate has every right to bad mouth him and let the word be known of how his stupid actions against his family. Kate you have done a wonderful job in keeping the peace and maintaining a healthy loving relationship for your kids sake. John on the other hand has acted in a very unorthodox manor and one day he will wake up and say yes this is my life, yes it is screwed up and he will have absolutently no one to blame it on but him self. What he should have done was actually used his brains and said ok my marriage needs work, work on it! And if the end result was it could not be reconcilled then file for divorce and go about it maturely and adult like. Not run around like a litte girl who got her first boyfriend, because honestly that is exactly the behavior he has exhumed towards the public eye. He wants to lash out at the media for whats out there about him but HELLO. When you run around with girls who are much younger than you, stay late at bars drinking and mingeling while your your family is at home, what the hell do u expect the media to portray? No they lied every man who has a wife and eight children runs around college girls and gets drunk..we are so sorry john to have portrayed you as the same douche bag that you have shown the world with your own actions! Before anyone begins to judge kate i think you need to commend her for taking on the very hard role of raising eight children in the mist of a divorce. She is an outstanding parent. So what she yells at her kids sometimes, what parent hasn’t. Kids are kids, they are curious and devious when they suspect no ones watching, they get into things and make messes…so you cant always say ok for the 5th time please stop that sweetie, sometimes you have to yell hey i told you to stop that do u want a time out. She doesnt beat her children what so ever so back off.

Rodney  on September 6th, 2009

Hi Duke,
Good article just one thing; Jon, aka durt bag spells his name Jon. You want to make sure your speaking about the right guy in your articles.

tyler  on September 8th, 2009

I think it is a travesty what you are doing to your children. I am an adult who endured parents getting a divorce when I was a young teenager. It is a horrible thing to put your children in the limelight when they should be able to enjoy their childhood. You should be ashamed of yourself.

mommyblue  on September 8th, 2009

All I have to say is, she is showing what a strong woman she is thur all this, not that I liked the way she was on the show, I now understand more. She is in control and not willing to put him down as the father of her kids, its not about her and him any more, its abou the kids and how the are, if Jon really did care as he said he would shut the hell up like Kate and be a parent to these children that will need both their parents no matter what for the future. Jon putting her down now isnt neccesary at all, what good does it do for the kids, NONE so learn from your wife Jon, keep things private for the sake of your kids, the truth will never be told unless you both sit down and do a tell all, and what would it prove, nothing these kids now have parents that are divorcing no matter what the reasons are, the blame game wont help.

kayli  on September 9th, 2009

Kate, I am on your side. Jon is a complete jerk, there I said it for you, LOL. I like your description of an alien abduction, ha ha ha. Keep the good sense of humor and soon you will find your pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for you and the kids. I am rooting for the day when you have your own reality or talk show. I would love it. Rooting for you from the Carolinas.
Ok, I am not through about Jon I was trying to be nice, LOL. I watched some of his recent interview, he is all over the place. He loves you, he loves you not, he despises you. He loves Hailey more than he remembers loving you. Jon boy is confused and he is in lust with Hailey. He walked out on his 8 kids and went to France with Hailey. Jon confused fun/lust with love, when he finds himself without 8 screaming kids and is in a paradise scenario, drinking, eating good food, talking uninterrupted, round the clock sex and bedroom talks, Jon is one confused person. He is confusing lust for love. Jon is so angry and defensive for being called out on his behavior, so much for 22K worth of therapy. Whoever gave him advice made a big mistake and in the end Jon will pay for what he is doing to his kids. To bad Jon’s ninth child, Hailey will pay for his mistakes. Why would a 22 yo person involve herself in such a mess? She doesn’t understand what she is putting herself into. Her parents should try to talk some sense into her. No matter if they like Jon, surely they can see what is coming down the road. Nothing good is going to come out of a relationship, Jon and Hailey, that is built on hurting innocent children. Peace to Kate and the kids.

VHBH  on September 9th, 2009

Kate- I feel for you and the kids I wished it would have turned out better for you. I really think Jon is going through a midlife crisis. If Jon came to you in 6 months and said he was sorry mad a huge mistake would you want to work things out? Good Luck!!

In my prayers!

VHBH

Robbin99  on September 11th, 2009

Hey Jon someday your kids are going to grow up and see what you said about their mom on T.V.
So why not just keep your mouth shut about mom. She seems to be the only adult they have left in their little lives.

Margaret  on September 12th, 2009

I only watched the show a couple times. A train wreck. I vote that the kids are someday going to verify with these episodes that their mother was cruelly, verbally abusive to Jon. What a horrible thing to watch. The only good that could come out of it is that maybe you will watch them, Kate, learn and grow. No one should be talked to that way - privately or publicly. But who would have watched it if you had been decent human beings? Sad.

Sal69  on September 14th, 2009

KATE IS A PERTTY WOMEN BUT SHE IS ALWAYS CARING ABOUT HER CHILDREN BUT SHE STILLS NEED HELP AND WHAT HAPPENED WITH HER HUSBAND OR EX HUSBAND SHE STILL NEEDS HELP I DON’T KNOW WHY DID JON LEAVE HER WITH EIGHT CHILDREN ! I MEAN THATS HORRIBLE AND SHE HIS ALWAYS CARING ABOUT HIM AND SHE WANTS HIM TO COME BACK.KATE GOSSELIN TRY UR BEST MY MOM LOVES WATCHING UR SHOW AND SO DO I AND MY BROTHER AND UR CHILDREN ARE BUTIFUL AND ALEIXS SHE IS CUTE AND HANNA ,LEAH TOO AND UR BOYS TOO SO BYE BYE P.S IAM A TEENAGER AND A GIRL AND ASLO A CHILD THAT IS MY BROTHER

shelton  on September 14th, 2009

Kate, you cannot imagine how much this saddens my heart for you and the children. I love the show and have watched it from the very beginning and have all the show recorded. The children bring so much delight in my heart, they just tickle my heart and make me laugh, I just adore them, they are so dear. Thank you for sharing your family with us. Your show is one that has made made televison innocent and good at least on TLC. Thank Goodness. God Bless you Kate and I pray for you and the children, I even like Jon, what he is going through now, it will burden his heart down through the years, I really feel bad for him for the pain that he does not realize right now, will never leave him. He will not be happy Kate, not for long. You are very strong and I know that you will make it and doing so create a safe and secure life for those beautiful children. It will be hard on all of us if you discontiue the show, for we would very much miss those children and forever wonder what they are up to. They are so darned cute and funny, just love em much…hugs to you all Kate.

Mariedoll  on September 14th, 2009

Kate,
I don’t feel sorry for you one little bit. Why didn’t you want to go to counseling? If you wanted to save your marriage you wouldn’t have left a rock unturned. Yes, your husband is a baby and you are the mom, STOP being his mom and figure it out. You never gave the marriage a chance.

I don’t buy the bit, I am a single mom and need the show for the money. Give us all a break. The average single parent doesn’t live in a million+ house, provided by your kids. Get off of TV and take care of your family. Half the things you have your kids doing is ridiculous. You have exploded your kids for long enough. STOP already. Just think you wouldn’t have to smile once every show, you could just be your sour pickle self and you could hit all of your kids and not be called out. You are thinking of one person and that is you. Your hair is ugly, ugly, ugly. Go away Kate.

matt  on September 14th, 2009

I’m sorry but it just absolutely floors me how many of you support this, I liked the word, “train wreck”. I got believe how so few of you don’t see what Kate does. Does it not make you pause for a moment and wonder why there isn’t more family in her life. Her husband left, her brother and sister-n-law can’t seem to stand her now and the rest of the family was never in their life ever since the show started. Jon also said Kate didn’t like him spending time with his family. If that happens with one or two people, you can chalk it up to people just wanting money or in Jon’s case,sympathy. Now don’t get me wrong, he isn’t a great guy. I don’t care what the situation, you don’t cheat on your spouse. If there’s a problem, go to marriage counseling first and that’s something else we never saw. They didn’t even seem to try to save things. I think money security tends to make it easier to do because you don’t have those money worries. But here’s the thing, she was constantly putting him down which isn’t a cool thing to do ladies. She was constantly taking shots at his manhood by putting him down in a lot of ways. And that sort of thing just drives a person away. Nobody wants to be with a person like that. There were times she would do it and think she was being funny and it wasn’t at all funny. Does anyone remember the episode where she yelled at him in the middle of the store?? I was uncomfortable just watching it. My sister can’t stand her for that behavior and believe me, she’s no fan of Jon’s either. It’s the same thing with my wife. She used to be a fan of the show but got tired of Kate’s nasty disposition. Let’s talk about the show where they got the dogs. First of all, I question anyone who isn’t a dog fan because how can you not like dogs?? But how about the way she treated that guy as he was making small talk with them when they first got there. She was showing her disinterest by looking the other way and doesn’t even try to hide the fact that she thought the small talk was boring by going out and saying on national tv that she didn’t care to listen to his small talk by saying something like “and here he was talking, bla, bla, bla, bla”. I mean it’s one thing to be thinking that but to actually say it on national tv, it’s just plain rude. And how about the “green” episode where she clealy didn’t care to hear what the guy was saying that was giving them all these free upgrades. And again, it’s ok to think that but what kind of person comes right out and says it. How about the time she denied the one daughter water while they were waiting on that tv set. She’s just rude and for the life of me,I can’t believe you people like her.
I hope you read this Kate, you’re a good looking woman and best of luck to your kids but you’re a complete bi*ch. There is no other word to better describe her.

Mariedoll  on September 14th, 2009

Also, why not continue to be the adult and tell the truth about Jon. He started dating months after you separated and you love playing the poor victim. Grow up! People won’t always be on your side. Even your family says you have exploded
your kids. You are being very, very selfish.

matt  on September 14th, 2009

***VICKI**** from June 23rd, you are one of the few posts that I finally 100% agree with. I have just been looking for someone and no offense but especially a woman that see’s this situation for what it is and you said it exactly. Kate belittled Jon and drove him away. She was constantly barking orders at everyone from her chair and telling everybody how things should be done. She doesn’t take care of the kids, the nannies do. I didn’t realize that he bathed the kids and did all the other stuff. I know how hard it is. I’m a stay at home dad with a 2 year old and 4 year old, two little girls. It’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done and I’ve done a lot of different things, even did work for a plumber once which was really hard work. She doesn’t do hardly anything that most of you on this site are talking about in terms of taking care of kids because she doesn’t seem to do it, the nanny of the month does.
Thank god somebody else see’s that Vicki. Don’t get me wrong, there were several others that have too but makes me sick to hear so many of the Jon bashing posts and how great Kate is. I think Jon is going through a midlife crisis but she isn’t anything special either. Did you know she was obsessed with getting free stuff for several years before having multiples and getting a tv show. People, please don’t make it continue by tuning into whatever she does when this show is runs it’s course at the end of this season.

Roseonna  on September 15th, 2009

Kate,
Hi, I am a 45 year old single Mom of two boys Angelo - 12 and Geno - 4. I also work a full time job (for almost 30 years now) and share visitation with both my son’s fathers. Yep, you heard me… two fathers! Don’t ask.
If that didn’t say enough : ) your life and mine are somewhat similar.

I am watching an episode of your show where you talk about leaving your kids - how hard it is.
I feel your pain. I just wanted you to know that it eases but never gets any easier. I think it’s much harder on us, then it is on them… or at least I would like to believe that.
I live a life like yours (course mine is a bit of a worse situation - if you can believe that), but it never seems to get any easier.
We can only make each day worth it, you know?
This isn’t the life that I wanted for myself or for my children and I as well have a lot of lonely evenings. But we have to believe that everything happens for a reason, right?
My advice would be… just don’t get too used to being alone because after a while it gets pretty comfortable and it’s hard to allow anyone into your life.

It’s funny I am having one of ‘those days’ today… where I don’t feel like doing anything, not working, not cleaning just nothing but I am forcing myself to get up (after watching your show) and attempting to accomplish something today. Your show today made me realize that there are a lot of us living the same life, and there is no sense in stressing over it. What good does that do?
Just have to make the best of what we are given, I guess. I can find some comfort in knowing that I have 2 boys to worry about where as you have 8 children : ) Makes my life seem just a little bit easier … sorry. Course I have other problems which would probably make your life seem a little easier. So I guess it’s always nice to know that ‘it could be worse’… as my Mom puts it.
So I never ask ‘what next’? Cause I may just find out. I just find myself praying a lot more… and that seems to help.

Just wanted you to know that we can do this!! We can make our children’s lives normal, or at least attempt to. DON’T GIVE UP! KEEP GOING!
You are handling yourself wonderfully and doing an awesome job as a Mother. Do not ever doubt yourself!

If your ever in Ohio and want to feel better about your life, just look me up… I can tell you about my life and you’ll feel much better : )

Take Care,

Roseonna

simba43  on September 15th, 2009

Guess what, YOU are not the only one that has ever been divorced with children. Stop putting your life in the spot light for the money and go get a real job, you keep saying you do it to support you kids, come on Kate, and get another job to support them! Oh poor you, your a single parent, so am I, my son is disabled and needs to be tended to 24/7, I’m divorced with two beautiful daughters as well. Stop with the drama of how are they when your not there, guess what all of us “other” divorced single Mom’s let our children’s father take them, yes you worry but stop the drama, please! The smartest thing you could do is to quit the show, go get a nursing job (isn’t that what you were, before stardom??) and move on, your children are old enough now to be in a daycare, school, stop dragging them through the mud with all your TV drama, it’s not fair to the kids!!
You love the attention, all the free stuff, including cosmetic surgery! I have been through a hellish marriage and divorce and not many times do I stick up for the man, but you were a nasty bitch to him and thought just who you were, so I along with SO MANY others do not blame him for leaving, how much disrespect and belittling can one take!!
Regards,
A SURVIOVOR!!

simba43  on September 15th, 2009

On another note…. Maybe you should take lesson from the “Mother” of the other reality show, I forget the name of it but she has six young children as well, guess what she goes to work, she treats her husband, “his” family along with her own family with respect, gosh, she even does marathons. You don’t see her out getting a tummy tuck, new boobs, new hair cuts, tanning, shopping and vacationing endlessly.
I can’t even stand to hear your voice on the TV anymore! We change the channel immediately! Soon people will realize Kate what you are all about, for god sake your own family members don’t have nice things to say about you, nor does your ex fiancé. It’s a real shame you put money before your children’s well being and sanity.
You reality show is “all about you”!
Jon didn’t start dating until after you anted a separation, your shows are taped way before anything comes out; stop trying to be the victim, because you certainly are NOT! You use your children to live the extravagant life style, what a shame!! This will all crumble for you, keeping pushing the pity button!! People are really not buying it anymore.
Touché to all the other post above that don’t cater to your bullsh**

Rodney  on September 15th, 2009

Get it all Kate, it looks great on you~! Just be yourself, you’ll be just fine………….

matt  on September 15th, 2009

I get on here each day to rant I know but it’s become an addiction of some sort to give another angle on what has happened here. I was glad to see that the last person, simba43, had similar views on it that I do. I just look at some of these comments and I am amazed at how many of you compare yourself to her and her situation. She’s been making a few million a year compared to what ever you all make in your lives. She shouldn’t even need to work at this point as long as they’ve handled the money right so she doesn’t need to get a job. She could just sit back and live off of investment income and/or the speaking engagements if there are that many people stupid enough to pay to hear her talk which I don’t understand for the life of me why anyone would want to listen to what she has to say about things. I even hear she charges for a freakin autograph, uses consignment shops to sell the clothes that have been given to her by viewers and other fans. That sort of thing just floors me because she claims to be such a christian. If that’s the case, why wouldn’t she just give the clothes away that were given to her in the first place. Doesn’t seem like very good values to me.
People, she is not a great role model. She put her husband and everybody else down every time she got the chance so whether he was a wimp for letting it happen doesn’t matter. Just because somebody is a doormat for somebody like that doesn’t mean that it’s right and she shouldn’t be rewarded for doing that. I feel for all of you that are in these divorced situations but don’t compare yourself to her. She doesn’t have it anywhere near as tough as the rest of you. She has plenty of money and clearly uses that to hire a nanny or two or three so she isn’t “on her own” taking care of these kids. It’s just not as bad of situation as what so many of you are making it out to be. Yes it’s hard for kids to go through a divorce but she isn’t alone in taking care of the kids. It might look like that on the show because that’s what she likes for people to believe. But you reap what you sow and what she sowed was belittling somenone so much until he couldn’t stand it anymore and basically fell out of love. I can’t blame him. I couldn’t live with that woman for one day acting the way the she did so I can’t believe he made it for as long as he did. They got married too young, had too many kids to deal with, found a great way to finance it but just didn’t make it work in the most important way which is to constantly work on their relationship which is the best thing that you can do for your children. My daughters are having to live without their mom 5 days a week because she got transferred 100 miles away and is having to live there while we sell our house. They would be devastated if we were to break up there home life for good and I couldn’t do that to them so I’m constantly working on mine and my wife’s relatinship. There just didn’t seem to be any of that in this situation. She focused on making money and keeping herself in the public eye. It’s like she can’t get enough of it now and doesn’t want it to go away. Clearly Jon did and you are blaming him for that?? Come on!!! The guy was sick of the whole thing and he wanted out and she wouldn’t stand for it. She even said something about that in one of the last shows last spring. He said he was tired of it and she said something to the effect of “hello honey, it’s here, there isn’t anything we can do about it”. I remember saying to my wife, “yes there is something they can do about it, they can just say they are done with the show” and that’s all Jon apparantly wanted, can you blame him?? She doesn’t want it all to go away and doesn’t care who she hurts in the process of keeping it going. I’m wondering how long before the kids sue her for using them to make money especially Maddy I think her name is. If that’s the one that is got such a bad disposition, I’m not sure of their names. That girl is starting to act just like her mom, following a bad example of a person. I could go on and on and on clearly but I’ll let some more people post about what a “great” person and mom Kate is, that’s a laugh!!

Sue  on September 15th, 2009

I am going to take responsibility for the support I have given your show. I used to love watching your family; you all were so charming. But - like everything in life - things change and so has my opinion.

Don’t you get it … Don’t you see what you have done? Has the money blinded you so much that you cannot see that you are stealing your children’s childhood from them. It’s the exposure on the TV show that will ruin your children’s lives. Isn’t the big song sung by child performers that they had no childhood? You are holding onto something that will ultimately destroy them - let go, everthing changes. The exposure is to much. You are letting the world watch your family disintegrate. You think your children are going to thank you for that. They will be embarrassed and hurt that you are making a spectical of yourself and their lives; and you diminish yourself when you belittling their father publically. Your relationship with Jon is exactly that - YOUR relationship. What’s worse is you are doing this publically all for the sake of ratings and to keeping a dying show on the air for the sake of money. You show yourself to be a hypocrite parading good Christian values when you cannot follow a positive path yourself. The children could care less about money - they want their family. They will hate you for it in the end and it will be your fault. I believe you are sacrificing the one thing that makes them feel safe: their privacy. Sure, you and Jon are on the TV telling us how you hide your children in the house and on secret vacations - but, if you think for one minute they don’t feel the affects of what is going on around them then you are even more self absorbed. What do they care about a big house? They deserve to have people they love and trust around them so they can grow and become adults in a safe environment. They must be constantly scared and sad. I am disappointed in you and your decisions. Stop thinking of yourself and REALLY start thinking of your children and not just for the camera. If you think for one minute that act you put on is fooling anyone … you are sadly mistaken.
oh… by the way… I caught a clip of your show the other night as I was flicking through the stations, and turned it off immediately when you allowed your son to say that he loved spending time with you than with Jon. You should be ashamed of yourself for using your kids to promote your cause. You should have cut out that footage - in my perspective you made your self look even worse and negatively affected your cause instead of helping it. How do you think your son is going to feel about his statement later in life? Mind you I guess you really don’t care about that… as long as you come out looking rosey in the end.
The View… I guess media supports media… I am disappointed Barbara - I thought she was made of stronger stuff.

Karen59  on September 15th, 2009

Kate I saw you on the VIEW today and I think you were in your eliment. You seemed confident and Happy..I don’t normally write to celebrity’s like this but I just think you deserve some positivity instead of negativity..(That can come from Jon everytime he opens his mouthy these days..LOL)
Karen
Greenacres, FL

Rodney  on September 16th, 2009

Sorry Kate, but the new doo is not you.. To frille, a little to far left for your style…

matt  on September 16th, 2009

Great post Sue!!! Another person that actually gets it since so many that post on this website do not. They can’t stand to hear anything negative about their beloved Kate. Let me tell you something Kate, you and Jon are the cause of all this. I would say at first it was about 80% you and 20% him and what I mean by that is the demeaning way in which you talked to him that finally drove him away. But now it’s all on you sister. Like Sue said, you need to let this show go into the history books as a bad idea that’s just gotten worse and worse. It would’ve been an ok thing to do a couple episodes on how people who use irresponsible fertility specialists do it in terms of taking care of the kids but this show was really old after a season or two. And now, I haven’t watched it lately but from the clips I’ve seen, it couldn’t be any worse watching you pretend that you’re having fun doing back yard camping with the kids or whatever other half ass activities you’re pretending to like. I must say, you’re acting is good right now because you’re doing a good job of hiding your inner bitch these days and people are buying it.

oopsygirl@rocketmail.com  on September 16th, 2009

dearest kate, please only read the most positive comments, here. don’t even bother with the negative ones. No one knows the pain you’ve been through and you have no obligation to explain. Just hang in there, dear, and know that us real moms are pulling for you. Be tough.

mochainmet  on September 16th, 2009

KATE PEOPLE CAN SAY WHAT THEY WANT THE ARE GOING TO ANYWAY!! ROCK ON KATE YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE YOUR KIDS HAVE AFTER SEEING HIS FAT BELLY ACTING LIKE HE IS 20 OH SHE IS! WHAT TRASH HE HAS GOTTON INTO!! KEEP YOUR KIDS AWAY FROM IT!!SHE HAS ALOT OF NASTY,TRASHY PIC OUT THERE OF HER WITH EVERYONE DOING EVERYTHING!!JON HAS ALWAYS PROVEN TO BE A WIMP!! LOVE WILL COME AGAIN FOR YOU BUT THIS TIME YOU WILL HAVE A REAL MAN!! DOES HE REALLY THINK THAT YOUR KIDS ARE NEVER GOING TO SEE OR HEAR THE CRAP HE HAS SAID ABOUT YOU!!YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MOMMIE!!YOU MUST FEEL 1000X’S BETTER SINCE YOU GOT RID OF ALL THAT FAT!!!JON

klarissa  on September 17th, 2009

I really could care less what the deal is with kate and jon. I wish they could work it out for all there beautiful babies. As I watched them grow up My heart belongs to them and I feel like i know them so well. It hurts my heart to see them have to be part of something so not Needed. I love those kids and my kids love those kids. But, since its all happened i have not watched one episode. Its too sad and i hope those children have the best life poss.

matt  on September 17th, 2009

Oh on the contrary oopsygirl, I think the best thing that she could do is read the negative comments like mine. I just hope she takes them and turns them into a positive. I’m not trying to be mean. I’m just pointing out how nasty she has been in the past to some people and only been focused on getting all the free stuff she can possibly get. She obviously didn’t care about anybody’s feelings when she made fun of or belitted people on national TV. What goes around comes around and unfortunately for her, it’s coming around now. Her family is out of her life, her husband left because he got tired of being put down for everything he did even breathing too hard. There is a very funny youtube video that was done by some teenagers that was funny but it was also very accurate as far as the portrayal of the way Kate treated Jon. That is the cause of all of this!! I don’t understand why so many people don’t understand that when it’s so obvious to some of us. She hit him, sometimes playfully but I’m telling you, that stuff gets old even if you are kidding.
Honestly Kate, I may be hard on you at times but I really do hope you read this and change for the better. But right now, a lot of what I’ve seen on the clips from the show seems like you’re faking being nice. And as far as the show goes, the kids are growing up now so they’re losing their cuteness as babies and toddlers and there isn’t really anything interesting anymore because the original premise behind the show was to show how a normal couple was dealing with raising 8 kids. You know full well that isn’t what is going on because you have a whole staff of people now to take care of things. Yes, you’re still being a mom to them and I’m sure you love them but if you need help or you need to go out of town, there are people there that can do all these things for you so it isn’t as real life as it once was. So for the sake of the kids, go do something else. You have enough money and enough popularity to go out and do something else. Do a talk show or something, I’m sure some people will tune in. They tuned into Rosie Odonnel and Ricky Lake for crying out loud so I’m sure enough would tune in to keep the show from being canceled and you can make money and maintain your lifestyle. I’m not a Christian person but if you are as you claim to be, start following some of those teachings by giving back what has been given to you. Don’t sell the kids clothes at consignment. Get them involved in giving them to others. Use your fame to raise money or awareness to some cause. That way, you could honestly turn this into a positive thing instead of such a negative. And ladies, please stop hammering away on Jon. Yes, there’s a lot of things he could’ve done differently and better but a person can only take so much ridicule and belittling before they are driven away. That’s what happened here. They got married too young and had extenuating circumstances that made it hard for both of them and it was just a bad situation made worse by how she treated him. I can’t believe some of you blame him for wanting out.

matt  on September 17th, 2009

Look at the letter I found written to TLC from the founder of childabuse.net. So my point in showing this is to show you all that are so supportive of princess Kate that a lot of experts agree that this is not a good situation for the kids.

Open letter to:

Mr. John S. Hendricks,
Chairman
Discovery Communications

Regarding: The Learning Channel program: Jon and Kate plus 8

Dear Mr. Hendricks,

I am requesting that the above-mentioned show come off the air immediately. Let me explain why.

The children in this show - Cara, Madelyn, Alexis, Aaden, Collin, Leah, Hannah, Joel – are just that, children. Their lives are being broadcast to the world and a permanent record of the turmoil of their parents discord - and its effect on the children - is being made. While this may make good television ratings, it is a train wreck happening in slow motion. This train wreck, because we are dealing with developing children, could last eight individual lifetimes.

There are four types of child abuse; emotional, neglect, sexual and physical. The show is showing two of these forms of abuse – emotional and neglect.

These children are floundering between two incapable parents in the midst of a marriage breakup while trying to raise eight children and be on a reality TV show. Raising any family is hard at the best of times; harder when your family, friends and the 5 million people a week tune in to see it. This is emotional abuse at its finest; now and particularly when it is revisited in the children’s future. These children are being scarred for life.

The parents are distracted by their marital problems and pending divorce. Their hostility, their lack of interaction - which is devastating for the children - is recorded and broadcast. This is simply wrong for many reasons. One in particular comes to mind; the children’s emotional wellbeing is the subject of a profit motive for not only your channel but also the parents.

The Gosselin children are subject to neglect from the absence and the threat of absence of one or both parents as they fulfill their obligations to the show – book signings, appearances and so on. The move to a new house and the handing out of goodies does not make up for this abuse. Nor does the provision of assistants make up for parental presence.

You are no longer recording a normal, if unusual family, struggling to cope with multiple children. This has become a sad public spectacle with, finances aside, no good to come of it.

The parents are guilty of letting this happen and that speaks volumes about their motives and abilities, or lack thereof, as parents. However you personally are the one in ultimate control. You are aware of what is going on and yet you let it continue. You are therefore morally responsible for the welfare of these children.
Take a look at your own website and the pictures of the children there – these are real children: http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/jon-and-kate/gosselins.html

Your continued production and broadcast of Jon and Kate plus eight has surpassed the boundaries of broadcast ethics and good taste. You are guilty of compounded child abuse.

Please, do the right thing and end this immediately.

Thank you,

Evin M. Daly
Founder, Executive Director
Child AbuseWatch.NET
http://www.abusewatch.net
edaly@abusewatch.net

matt  on September 17th, 2009

I know, I’m obsessed now because I’m hoping that either some producers or Kate herself reads this stuff because I am truly concerned for the children. I found something that said the best thing that anyone can do for the kids, and most of you say that you do care about the kids, is to stop watching the show. The ratings will continue to slide and the show will go into television history where it needs to be. Seriously people, this whole thing is detrimental to these kids and it shouldn’t continue. So please for the sake of everyone involved, stop watching the show. I got my wife to stop watching and she loved that show but she stopped watching because she saw how bad it had gotten. Between Kate’s antics, Jon acting like a 20 yr old and the kids being in the middle like pawns, it has gotten terrible. And not to mention, since it’s nothing anyone can relate to now, why would you want to watch it?? Again, those of you with multiples or even one or two kids are living real life. Kate and Jon have money and are still constantly receiving gifts and trips and help from hired assistants to take care of things so Kate can focus on appearances and all the other things that come with having this stupid show.

Lisa  on September 17th, 2009

Kate, please go away and I can only hope that someone steps in and cares for the children, who defintely are going to need some serious counselling. I can see why Jon is acting the way he is, but enough is enough. Kate you are not a celebrity, get back to the basics of raising your children. Jon, party is over, balance your life and be with your children.

Rodney  on September 17th, 2009

Matt,
Sorry that you would have so much hate in your heart for little people who made the most of there situation. Maybe you need some help with your anger issues………..

matt  on September 17th, 2009

oh, i’m not angry, I’m just sick of reading these posts about how great Kate is because she’s far from it so I enjoy pointing that out. I honestly have hardly any anger towards anyone. And I’m not angry with her, I’m just pointing out that she isn’t a good person and I wouldn’t point it out so much if she wasn’t such a hypocrit.

matt  on September 17th, 2009

By the way Rodney, I’m not the only one that’s pointing this stuff out. Obviously several of those posts came from people all over the internet so I’m not the only one that thinks Kate has some issues. So I would say that you’re the one with some issues. You’re evidently not a good judge of character if you believe that woman is of good character.

Kim  on September 17th, 2009

I just had to say…Whenever I’ve had probs w/ someone/unfortunately family… and they are wrong, if they choose to talk about me, I just let them hang themselves while they continue to talk about me. Kate might not be perfect, who the heck is? If I’m the only one that didn’t see that he was “Father of the Year”…..there’s no way I was. Kate had to talk to him like a child. He would often, on the show, sit/stand there with his hands crossed and of course, Kate’s gonna say, “Can you please get off your butt and help”….
He’s lazy. It’s not Kate’s fault he was a child and any woman needs her husband to do things without being told!
The more I see on t.v. w/ all these people lying about him (oh, please) I hope people are FINALLY seeing the guys is a liar, he’s not the dad he’s trying to project, and I’m sure he’s WORSE off camera! I hate parents, teachers, anyone that act different when noone is around!
I’ve never posted anything about them. But I feel the need to now! I don’t think the show should stop b/c dad is a baby, and I think Kate is doing an awesome job. She was always a single parent.
I’m just so glad the world is finally seeing John for exactly what he is!

Kim in SC

Rodney  on September 18th, 2009

Thank you for feed back Matt. We are all entitled to our opinions. I just felt you were a little harsh on Kate, who by the way I admire…
Regards,

matt  on September 18th, 2009

I admire a lot of people. I admire President Obama. I appreciate a lot of people who are single parents and make it work and don’t constantly lash out at people. I admire parents who stick together and are each others biggest cheerleaders instead of those that are constantly nagging each other. I’ll give you another example of someone I disagree with completely. I know a couple who recently had a mentally disabled child and the mom does absolutely everything, feeding, cleaning, taking care of their other son, making sure everything is ok with the disabled child because she has to be constantly monitored because she is on a breathing tube. This woman’s husband doesn’t know how to do any of this because he hasn’t taken the time to learn any of it. He looks for reasons to leave, goes to his step brothers football and basketball games constantly. So I admire her for putting up with that for the sake of her family.

Cherie  on September 18th, 2009

Kate,
I’m a avid watcher of “The View” and I’ve always liked Whoopi and honestly, I was not much of a fan of yours from what I’ve seen of your show in the past (which to be fair was about 4 episodes) however…after watching Whoopi rake you over the coals on The View today because you had the balls to question who your ex has watching the kids…I developed some serious compassion for you. I was divorced 12 yrs ago when my kids were young. Fortunately my ex and I never had an issue but I think you are well within your right to drive your happy *ss over to the house and question his motives. He should NEVER hire a sitter for the kids that hasn’t been approved by you first. Thats just responsible parenting. You dont owe anyone, especially Whoopi, any explanations on your motives to protect your children. You stick to your gut!

Dina  on September 18th, 2009

Hi Kate! I saw you on the view today, i thought you were great. Whoopi was a little harsh. But she’s probally just trying to get her name out there again,(cause she is a hasbeen), Hang in there. maybe you should get your own show, and cancel the tlc one.

Missy from Louisiana  on September 18th, 2009

Kate you are a wonderful mom. I think Jon is like alot of other men that just doesn’t want one woman but wants them all. Just another notch on his belt. You are too beautiful to be with someone as ugly as Jon. On a scale of 1 to 10 being 10 the ugliest, he has to be an 8 1/2. I can’t wait till the day comes when he has to get a real job and pay child support for 6 children. Then you will see that no woman will want to be with him. Good luck Kate

matt  on September 19th, 2009

Once again, all we have are posts on here of male haters. Jon isn’t the best person in the world, no where near. Regardless, no one deserves to be put down and/or yelled at every week on national TV so I can’t believe you all are suprised by his wanting out of that situation. I don’t care if she was voted most beautiful on People’s List, there is no way I would put up with a woman putting me down or asking me to do everything constantly. A kid falls down, she calls Jon. A kid stubbs his toe, she calls Jon. The washer messes up, she yells for Jon like it’s a national security issue. It was like that every episode and I think that’s why so many people tuned in, to see what rediculous thing Kate was yelling about this time. Now that dynamic is gone and it’s just not interesting. Oh, Kate is trying to be funn while roasting marshmallows with the kids. Exciting stuff!! I wonder what will happen next. Please TLC, end this show!!! It’s just boring now. Let’s push more of the show with the larger family and maybe we’ll see something good like one of those Duggar kids get’s arrested for evading police in a high speed chase! Now that would be good TV!! Or keep the Jon and Kate show going and maybe Maddy will continue her mean streak and get into trouble at school.

gloria valles  on September 19th, 2009

what took jon so long to dump this bitch and trade her off with another female, really what took him so long, this kate bitch has from the begining put jon down on national tv, hitting him. slapping , yelling and embarrasing him everywhere they went. i ruly hope her show goes off the air. she is nothing but a money hungry bitch from hell, who in their right mind would want her, and now to top it off she thinks she is a celebrity, i saw her on a cover of a magazine covering one of her kids face, give me a break! you r not a celebrity! get it dumb women u r not a celebrity, go back to where u came from u flat ass hunched back, i hope jon gets a real mom for all those ugly ass kids. especially the so called professor, man he is ugly! AND THE OLDEST BRAT IS A BITCH JUST LIKE KATE. WOW THAT FELT GOOD! EVERYONE STOP WATCHING THE SHOW, SHE DOESNT DESERVE A PENNY, MUCH LESS 75 THOUSAND AN EPISODE.

Rodney  on September 20th, 2009

The good part of all there discourse is that they are laughing all the way to the bank and yes, Kate, makes the show~! Keep going gal you can be another Martha Stewart……………

matt  on September 20th, 2009

Kate has no talent like Martha so how can she make a show. I honestly can’t think of one good quality about her. She’s not funny. She has no talent. She’s not interesting to hear from so it suprises me that the few million that do listen to her actually do listen to her. I really do think this run is about to end. We don’t need another talk show host and this show really has gotten boring to watch with just her and the kids. I used to watch it with my wife but we can’t stand to have it on for more than 5 minutes now. It’s just not interesting when there isn’t anything exciting going on. I really do believe that people watched before to see how Kate was going to be mean to Jon each episode and now that that dynamic isn’t there, it’s really rather boring to even turn on for more than a few minutes. I would rather watch C-Span for 20 minutes than watch her for 5. She isn’t the first person nor the most interesting person to have 8 kids and unfortunately, she won’t be the last. By the way, for those of you that wonder why I say that it’s unfortunate to have that many kids it’s because if you haven’t noticed, which you probably haven’t, we’re having a slight population problem in the world. We went from about 1.6 billion people in 1900 to 2.5 billion in 1950. In 2000, we had roughly 6 billion and now we’re already closing in on 7 billion. By 2050, we’re on track to have about 9 billion. That’s a huge problem in lot of different ways, from pollution, to pollution, to more pollution, we have to feed ourselves. So for docs to be that irresponsible to do what Kate and Jon’s did and the octomom, it’s just absolutely rediculous and it’s selfish and also irresponsible on the parents part to go through with it. I would’ve gone through the roof had our fertility doctor done that and in fact, it wouldn’t have happened because we wouldn’t have let him implant that many eggs.
But anyway, back to the bitch, I mean Kate, she’s no Martha, she’s just boring Kate.

matt  on September 20th, 2009

You know, as far as I know, Martha Stewart does have friends. I honestly haven’t seen one person that Kate can call a friend. She’s alienated almost everyone except for the people that she pays to be around her.

matt  on September 20th, 2009

Look, even these teens on youtube know how much of a witch she is and how demanding she was to him. You have to watch this whether you’re a fan of her’s or not. HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGf1WZmOhMk

Rodney  on September 21st, 2009

Well Matt, for having so much distain for the woman you sure waist a lot of time finding nasty things to say~! What’s your point~? Is your heart just so filled with hate and envoy for, Kate, that your obsesed with her every being~?
Kate’s a tiger and would kick your sorry ass all over the block should that opportunity arise, verbaly and quite possiblly physically…
Get a life man~!

julie  on September 22nd, 2009

YOU PEOPLE NEED TO GET A LIFE AND QUITE SAYING HATEFUL THINGS ABOUT KATE SHE IS STILL A MOTHER AND IS TRYING TO LOOK AFTER AND CARE FOR HER CHILDREN AS FOR JON WHO CARES ABOUT HIM AND WHAT HE DOES AS FOR THE REST OF YOU PEOPLE WHO DONT LIKE KATE SHUT UP AND GO ON WITH YOUR LIFE AND IF YOU HAD YOUR OWN LIFE YOU WOULD NOT BE WORRIED ABOUT WHAT KATE IS DOING

matt  on September 22nd, 2009

I do have somewhat of an obsession but it’s not so much with her, it’s geared more towards correcting the morons that think and write about her being a great mom. There are tons of people out here doing all this stuff without a staff and for TLC to portray her as this now single mother raising her kids herself is just rediculous. So I don’t envy her in any way. I’m just pointing out the fact that there is a reason that she’s lost all the people in her life and it’s because of her nasty disposition. I don’t think it’s right for her to continue to accept gifts and sell them at a consignment store or to sell autographs. Why someone would want her autograph or pay to hear her talk is beyond me but oh well, to each their own if they want to blow there money. And no Rodney, she couldn’t do any of those things you mentioned especially the physical part. As far as the “tiger like her kicking my ass” comment, it isn’t even worth a response. You’re a fool to find good in this sorry woman. I don’t think TLC should continue a completely fake reality show. That’s the main thing I don’t like and I do hope this is the last season. The problem with it is that it might cause others to think they can do the same thing. Did you know that Kate was obsessed with getting free stuff ever since she heard about a couple in a similar situation. I just don’t think irresponsible people should be rewarded with gifts and a tv show. Look at the octomom, whatever her name is, she couldn’t afford those kids and it is in fact irresponsible to have that many kids in today’s environment. We have too much waste as it is and no room for it and we’re running out of resources. So for a doctor to make a freak of nature as they do in these cases, it’s very irresponsible. I’m sorry you disagree with the things I say but I just like a forum that allows those of us that disagree with this type of thing to voice our disagreements with it. At least I’m not getting angry about it and talking physically hurting someone as you did in terms of “Kate kicking my ass.” But if you don’t like what I say, don’t read it or comment on it, in other words, piss off.
Matt

matt  on September 22nd, 2009

You know Rodney, since you broght it up, I would love to debate her on several issues in a nationally televised forum. There’s a lot of things I would like to point out to her as far as her faults and why she’s in this situation and why Jon left her. But she would probably want to be paid for that too. You’re probably right though, I shouldn’t spend anytime worrying about it but I just get tired of hearing people whine and cry about situations that they brought on themselves. I’m not saying I’m perfect, far from it but I’m not on a national tv show pretending to be something I’m not or complaining about my ex leaving me for no reason. And I do get tired of the whole thing getting blamed on Jon. People do tend to take the women’s side when it comes to things like this. Some men who are tired of a marital situation get out or cheat on their wives and are raked over the coals for it where women these days just pop anti-depressants and deal with their issues that way. It’s just not a level playing field in terms of public opinion. I’m not a woman hater or anything, I just don’t like all the blame being put on Jon. No, he shouldn’t have gotten married and had that many kids if he couldn’t handle it but neither should she given her emotional status.

Rodney  on September 22nd, 2009

Maybe we can get Sarah Palin, to debate you if Kate, wants to much money..

jody  on September 22nd, 2009

Jon is the only true parent here

matt  on September 22nd, 2009

that’s a possibility too. I miss hearing from Sarah. She was an easy target for comedians so I sort of miss that but I’m sure we’ll see her again in 2011 no matter how little we may want to. Maybe she can run for president and Joe the plumber can be her running mate.

matt  on September 22nd, 2009

you know Rodney, I think you may have hit on something there. During the last presidential debate that lasted over a year and since becoming a stay at home dad, I’ve gotten really into blogging with people online about Sarah and company and that crazy congresswoman from Minnesota. So maybe I’ve diverted some of that over to blogging about Kate. I don’t think it’s a bad thing, there’s certainly worse ways to spend ones time but that’s how that started with me. It could be worse, I could be like some of my friends that spend too much time on Facebook trading things for their online garden or playing fantasy football. Big football fan here so if I started doing it, I would probably get addicted to it and start betting on it or something. But maybe I’ll get back to the politicians and leave Kate alone for a while although it is kind of fun.

Rodney  on September 23rd, 2009

Matt, if you serious about the politics, Nancy Polosi, is a good start.. I’m sure you could say some great stuff about her.. She’s a real Georgia Peach Pit in my book …………..

matt  on September 23rd, 2009

yeah but she isn’t as easy a target as sarah palin. Sarah was either not very bright or just wasn’t very good at expressing herself. The thing with Alaska being the state that keeps an eye on the Russians was one of the craziest and rediculous things I’ve ever heard. Speaking of Sarah Palin, maybe that guy that used to date her daughter, Levi whatever his last name was and Jon Gosselin should hang out. They are at about the same age mentally and they might help eachother out being one anothers wing man.

matt  on September 23rd, 2009

speaking of sarah, I just heard that someone actually paid her about $250,000 or so to have her speak to a group of bankers in Hong Kong. I just don’t get it. Why would anyone care about what she had to say about anything?? She blamed the banking problems on the government which is totally bassackwards. I just wanted to leave you with that Rodney. I’m done with this Kate Gosselin thing, I know longer care. I have found that the people that love her, will always love her and those like myself that think she’s a fake, will continue to do so as well. I do think eventually one of her kids will sue her for the money they made for her and Jon and I think Maddy will request an emancipation to pursue an acting career similar to Paris Hilton’s. This is all just a gut feeling, I could be wrong.
No hard feelings to anyone, I just don’t care for Kate’s character.
Matt

Rodney  on September 24th, 2009

Don’t sell Sarah Palin, short intellctully.. Her father is a science and math teacher and toutored her since she was a little girl.. Think about how formatable that is for a young persons mind. This gal has a lot more on the ball than what “Tina Fey” and the left might want us to beleive…
She was a big success in her recent trip to China..
She still draws huge crowds to her events.. The media over there couldn’t get enought of her…

Yes, I do beleive Kate, will be labled; “Mommy Dearest,” by some of her brood.. Sad but true, kids suck………….

leeanne  on September 24th, 2009

Kate, you are a rock, if it weren’t for your perseverance right now you would probably be working 12 hour shifts at the hospital and Jon would have to be pulling up the slack. I don’t think he could handle it. It seems to me that you’re the breadwinner in this family. The kids will grow up and have more respect for you as the twins help you out now. They learn what they live. Aside from everything you are a trouper and deserve the respect of the public. You won’t get it from everyone but thank God we’re not all alike! I can’t wait to see what the kids grow up and choose for their careers. They are beautiful and respectable well-rounded children and they will be fine.

Terry  on September 25th, 2009

Hey Julie, go take your med.’s and wash them down with the alcohol you seem to be drinking dear! Maybe you need a nap and you can crawl out of Kate’s butt. Lonely in there uh? Kate should be the poster child for birth control. No one should be able to be a mom that does the things she does. She is mommie dearest, but anyway-take your med.’s dear!

Rodney  on September 27th, 2009

Kate’s, a great gal and a wounderful mom.. No sissy girl there, she’s strong as they come..
Sissy boys should not apply~!

star_is_born  on September 28th, 2009

Kate, You are Star Struck and you really think that you are a celebrity. You have no talent. You are not a musician, singer or actor. You’re kids are the publics interest, NOT YOU.

Alexianna4  on September 29th, 2009

I think it is terrible that Kate thinks more of a TV show than of her marriage or her kids. My Grandmother had 12 kids; my aunt too and my other aunt had 10 kids - and they worked real jobs. Ever since the show aired she was always belittling Jon and now he is like a rebelious child. The only ones to suffer in this situation are the kids. I will not watch this show anymore and probably should have never watched. There are pleanty of families raising kids without all the freebies.

Mother of 6  on September 29th, 2009

Dear Kate, hang in there it seems to me you are doing the best that you can. Remember your faith and always go to the lord as we all should know at the end he is who we have to answer too. I am a mother of 6 children under the age of 10, two sets of twins and two single births. I really love that fact about how nice and neat, and clean you like to keep every thing as I am the same way. Myself like you, used to be very up tight (as others would call it!) and you learn to ease up little by little as Im seeing you are doing. What makes me laugh alot is peoples comments about oh she keeps things too clean, too neat and the things she feeds her children. Its like hello the world could be a better place if we all could do that! kate I truely feel for you and what your body, mind and soul went though during your pregnacys. Mine were not a piece of cake either I went into labor with all of them at 24 to 25 weeks and put on bed rest. The feeling of your skin stretching how it feels like it cant stretch any more or the feeling of little feet, heads pushing up on your lungs and the pain too just take a breath. That I feel would change any female in a way. But in the out come it was all worth it and a blessing! Hang in there Kate your family will be in our prayers. As far as Jon goes I feel he needs too stay away from the women and focus on his children and his faith.

HI KATE, READ THIS  on September 29th, 2009

I can’t beleive anyone has any respect whatsoever for these people at this point. The lady supposedly doesn’t get along with anyone in her family anymore. She seems to have a feeling of entitlement ever since she popped out all of those kids. I read that she wanted a bunch of freebies since hearing of a couple that got the same thing when they had a mess of kids. She also said that society was obligated to pay for the kids since it was medical technology that made it possible to have all of them. How anyone can come up with that logic is beyond me. It was their decision to use fertility treatment, therefore, their obligation, not the taxpayers.
I don’t really care what happens to her but I would prefer she not get a talk show when there are plenty of other people I would rather hear from than her, people that are actually qualified perhaps. Kate, if some people want to believe that you aren’t as much of a bitch as you seem, that’s fine but I for one am not buying it. When you’re estranged from your whole family because you rejected your dad’s charity for the kids because they didn’t match. The one family member, your brother, who was with you to begin with on the show but turned against you because you seem like all you care about is the money and you’re just using those kids. You actually had the nerve to get mad at the fact that TLC was going to give your brother and his wife money for their time on the show when she watched your kids for free. You’re rude to almost everybody you’ve ever had on the show. You fired about 50 nurses and nannies from what I understand, one for washing their hands in the kitchen versus the bathroom and risking “cross contamination” which you would know all about since you seem to be an expert on everything. Let’s see what else, you’re husband divorced you or you divorced him, what’s the difference, the point is, you don’t get along with people. You’re not an animal lover which makes your character really questionable. You have to have everything done Kate’s way or else. You’re just basically a miserable person to be around evidently.
I could go on and on. Just do us all a favor and take the money that you’ve made from your lie of a show and go away. And please don’t do what I’ve seen on so many of these sites and defend her by saying, “I’m just jealous”, quite frankly, I couldn’t care less, in fact, if she does get another show, I won’t watch that one either. I’m actually just hoping that she does read some of the negative stuff and know that we are not all in favor of her and think that she’s such a great mom because she’s not, she’s far from it. And no, I don’t think Jon is a good dad either but I can see why he wouldn’t want to be with her.

HI KATE, READ THIS  on September 29th, 2009

I just had to add that this last week, Kate got a whopping 1.7 million viewers which means, Spongebob beat her out, by about a million viewers. Ok, maybe some Kate fans will say of course Spongebob beat out Kate plus 8 but I just thought that was funny since they were on top of the world back in June with their season finale episode hitting over 10 million. It’s so sad to see her fall from grace.

shanalb  on September 30th, 2009

I think Kate is selfish, rude, fame and money hungry, and not interesting in any way. I feel Jon is right to leave her and get on with his life. She never let him talk for himself. Basically, shes just a b*tch, period. I enjoyed watching the children grow, and their interactions with their father because to me, their relationship seemed genuine. Where as with Kate, she seemed to only want to interact with them if the camera was on her. And please, CHANGE THAT AWFUL HAIR STYLE!!!

shanalb  on September 30th, 2009

Oh yeah, I almost forgot, “WHAT!!! YOU DIDNT USE A COUPON?” really Kate? a coupon? You manage to exploit those kids for $75,000 an episode and you felt the need to belittle and embarras yourself and Jon over a coupon? Whats the matter with you? Also, people, stop feeling sorry for Kate because of her marriage and the papparazzi. First, she would shrivel up and die without a camera in her face and up her fat ass, and her ex husband finally grew a set and left. How can you feel sorry for this pathetic person? She asked for it all. She doesnt care about nothing but plastic surgery to fix her tired kangaroo pouch gut and that wretched hair cut.

gods girl  on October 1st, 2009

Dear Kate and TLC;
Things appear to have quickly gone from bad to worse thanks to Jonathan Gosselin’s chosen actions .
I will pray for Kate and the children and for the TLC network as you are the true victims in all of this. I will pray that God will change Jonathan Gosselin’s heart and that positive people will come into his life to turn him around.

I hope the show will go on and Johnathan Gosselin will grow up and become less self absorbed.

HI KATE, READ THIS  on October 1st, 2009

Oh, thank god, another person with sense to see Kate for what she is. You know, I had forgotten about the coupon episode. There is just incident after incident that you can point out where she was in the wrong for yelling at Jon and being sarcastic and wrong in converations with others. I really didn’t like the way she treated the guy in the green episode where they got all those freebies that really were helpful in terms of the environment and saving money which you would think she would really appreciate but she was very condescending to the guy when he was trying to explain how something worked or how they were putting it up. I understand when somebody is giving you more info about something than you really care to hear, you sort of tune them out but you can at least be nice about it. Or maybe in Kate’s case, nice isn’t in her vocabulary. She is just rude to everyone that I’ve seen on that show and I saw a lot of episodes. It sort of became an obsession with seeing how she was going to treat Jon and how she would embarras herself this or that episode. The Crayola incident was pretty bad when she yelled at him across that big room to come over there. And the thing at the toy store. Did anyone notice when he actually pointed out to her that she was rude to him for yelling at him in the toystore for playing with the kids and not coming to where she wanted him, when they got to the car and he said something to her, the expression on her face was one of confusion like she didn’t even realize she had done anything wrong. She just really has a problem with that and I can’t see her being on a talkshow because of it. Larry King is really great because he just looks like he’s very keyed into what you are saying or telling him. Like he’s really intrigued by it and I just can’t see Kate doing that sort of thing if she had a talk show and she had a guest on but maybe there won’t be any kind of dialogue like that to where it will matter. But she has a major problem with listening skills. She’s a talker, not a listener. I bet she records the episodes just so she can rewatch it and see herself some more.

faith987  on October 1st, 2009

I feel sooo bad for you kate but I just wanted to say god bless you and your children and good luck with the future!!!!

Loving Mom  on October 1st, 2009

I have gone through divorce and have been a single mom for a very long time. There are some things money can not buy nor heal. Remember you brought these children into this world and your responsibility is to take care of their emotional, psychological, physical, and spiritual welfare. Do what’s right by your children not by your ego, your lust for money, your addiction to notoriety. No parent should make their kids work in front of a camera at these tender young ages, particularly when a divorce is going on. Earn some points with G-d instead of dollars in your bank account.

Gwyn  on October 1st, 2009

Kate,
You have been very classy about what Jon has done. You are nicer than I would be. If it were me, he would only have weekend visits. He is unstable and does not know what he wants. He is all about him and needs to have the attention. Fight him with all you have, it will be the best for the children and for you.

alwaysme  on October 1st, 2009

Kate, I so loved watching the show from the very start. I am so sorry how Jon deceided to act after all of this, you would think you guys made through the hard financial, emotional, part when the kids were younger and now that they are getting older and you guys were more financially stable, this would be your time to do more this as a family and let this great oppurtunity that came your way be amazing and instead it broke your family apart. I am so sorry for that. I wish you and the kids the best and don’t worry Karma is a female dog and Jon will get a taste of that

Rodney  on October 2nd, 2009

Sorry “Kate”, haters but Jon, is like her ninth child.. Anyone can see that.. Jon’s, adolescent behavier before and since there break up has shown that. Someone needs to keep him in line.. It’s just hard love from Kate, to keep Jon, the idiot in check….
Now that Jon, has been kicked off the show for his philandering and other inappropate behavier he wants to stop the show for the sake of the kids.. What an ass……………….

SYL  on October 2nd, 2009

Jon you are crying sour grapes. Good you were kicked off the show. Kate you are a great mother, unfortunately cannot say the same for your low life ex. He appears to be a mean and ugly man, who goes loves young girls?? Kate you were too educated and sophisticated for him. Your children are better off without him. When he’s off with little girls, whose at home caring for the kids?? Kate, people leave her alone.

HI KATE, READ THIS  on October 2nd, 2009

I just disagree with everyone making this out to be a Jon versus Kate thing. I couldn’t care less about that although I did agree with his stopping the show for now. I don’t necessarily agree with his alleged reasoning behind it but it is the right decision. I just really think you need to take Jon and his woman chasing thing out of it. No, he shouldn’t have been doing that or doing it now but that’s the way it is. The bigger point is that this is a bad situation for the kids and could have a huge negative impact on them. I really think if they are not dealt with properly, it could turn out really bad for a few of them. Out of 8 kids, you’re bound to have one of them have some trouble anyway but it’s important to work this situation properly and not do things that are a detriment to them. I really don’t think Kate even see’s that. We obviously now know that there isn’t quite the amount of money that some people said was involved. It was evidently less than $25,000 an episode and I think it was $22,500 according to a clip on the Today Show. Kate really does have a nasty side and I really don’t think anybody can deny that if they are looking at it from an honest point of view. You can not deny that she was in the wrong multiple times when she embarrassed herself and him in public by yelling at him. She makes a lot of money by most standards and she lashed out over a coupon?? He was playing with the kids in the toy store letting them be kids and she yelled at him to come to where she was. After that, he was rightly so ticked off about it and said something to her in the parking lot and she took it like she didn’t even know what he was mad about. How can you yell at anybody of any age and not know why they were mad at you about?? If you don’t, you have some issues. She did this too many times to even count. She just gets way too upset over sometimes little things. I remember one episode where they were getting ready for a party and she was upset about a problem with the washing machine, sort of freaked out and immediately made the well known call to Jon to come and fix it. I was thinking to myself, can she not do anything for herself. I even asked my wife what she would do in that situation and she said she would’ve called me but wouldn’t have made a big deal of it but Kate made it out to be a “major problem”. I just don’t like that kind of personality and maybe, as usual, it didn’t come out of her until a year or two in their marriage. I don’t think anyone in their right mind would marry someone that acts like she does. I really think she’ll have a hard time finding anyone to sign up for that until those kids are much older. She is just too high strung. And don’t get me wrong, she’s an acctractive and fairly intelligent woman but she isn’t TV host material I don’t think unless she has something that we haven’t seen. She really hasn’t done so well in the interviews that I’ve seen. The Larry King interview was horrendous. I couldn’t even count the number of times she said “umm”. It was in almost every sentence. You can’t do that as a TV host and sound good. It just isn’t possible. You can’t be constantly looking for words.
Anyway, for me at least and I’m sure for a lot of people that have posted on here, they aren’t talking about the Kate versus Jon aspect of this. It’s just simply that Kate doesn’t make the wisest decisions for her kids when it comes to putting them on TV. They both say they ask the kids if they want to keep doing it but you can’t expect a kid, especially at 6 or whatever the young ones are, to make that kind of decision for themselves. They don’t know anything different so they just think it’s a normal thing. I understand now that it probably is a financial thing for Kate. At $22,500 an episode, it’s about a million a year. That’s a lot of money but to be paying for 8 kids, their college funds, the cars, the $1.3 million house and another apartment for Jon on the upper east side of Manhattan, it’s going to take more money to keep that lifestyle going. They obviously got a lot of freebies on top of that but it’s still a bit of a stretch and you would have to be real careful with your finances to maintain it.
Just stop for a second, take Jon out of the equation and ask yourself if it’s the best thing for those kids to be constantly on TV and preparing for a show every week. I understand that she needs to make a living but she could do that with speaking engagements based on what I’ve heard she charges for that. She even charges for autographs for crying out loud. I’ve met a lot of people that made a lot of money doing speaking tours. It’s a lot of work but hey, if you want to keep the money coming in, go for it but she’s not a good TV personality.
That’s my opinion, I’m sure I’ll get a lot of disagreement there.

croninbj  on October 2nd, 2009

Wow, how can anyone stand listening to Jon Gosselin! Dvr’d Larry King last night and he is really an idiot! Yuck, what a liar and a big baby!!!!!!

Mommy93  on October 2nd, 2009

I say Kate should do the show. Right now if he wants to be petty, let him. Do the show showing Kate with out the kids and how hard it is for her going from house to house and how she has to deal with the crap he caused. Why does he have so much control when he is the reason for all this? I will watch Kate. Call the new show “Kate with out the 8″ till he realizes he can’t afford to not have them on TV.

Rodney  on October 2nd, 2009

Jon Gosselin, is on a sinking lifeboat now, which is were he justly deserves being~! Who could ever watch him again as a loving husband and father. He has hurt everyone who ever loved him by his philandering behavior, What a “puke”~!
Nice going, Eileen O’Neil,TLC, for pulling the plug on this inarticulate mug.. Sorry, Kate, but you my dear will be a success at what ever you do~!

gloria guguis  on October 2nd, 2009

I AM SO SO THRILLED TO KNOW THAT JON HAS PUT AN END TO THE SHOW. HE GOT HER RIGHT WERE IT WILL HURT HIS MONEY HUNGRY SOON TO BE EX WIFE. I HOPE THAT HE STICKS TO HIS GUNS AND NEVER EVER GIVE IN TO HER. AND WHY IS ANYONE PAYING THIS FLAT BUTT WITCH FOR A AUTOGRAPH? WHOEVER IT IS THAT IS PAYING HAS GOT TO B OUT OF THEIR MIND. SHE IS A NOBODY. GO BACK TO WORK AND REALLY EARN A LIVING. STOP USING YOUR MUTTS TO MAKE MONEY. I AM SO SO GLAD HE LEFT U. HE HA!

Christina  on October 3rd, 2009

Dear Kate:
I am 60 years old and have never contacted a celebrity, asked for an autograph or felt drawn to speak to a celebrity. I tell this so you know I am not just another crazed fan. Please don’t let Jon “regain control of my family”. I know it is hard being along but he has proven, in public he has no control over himself. HIs actions have proven he is not competent or worthy of this family. Please try to be strong and cut as many ties with him as possible. Being alone, especially with children is very, very hard. You will not always feel so alone. There are so many who pray and support you. Please stand strong for the sake of your children and your life. Don’t let this lying, manipulative cheat back into control of your life. His actions are not speculation, they are public knowledge. The way he has spoken about you is in and of itself reason to cut ties, not withstanding his MULTIPLE affairs. Free yourself from this leach and move into a new and brighter future.

Christina

lizzie  on October 3rd, 2009

Kate you go girl take Jon to the cleaners. How does he think he’s going to pay for everything now that he’s out of a job. Does he think money grows on a tree. I too think the aliens have taken over him he’s a little bit crazy. I also think this is a ploy so he dosen’t lose custody of the kids who does he think he’s kidding. Any how I’m in you corner.

Maggiepie  on October 4th, 2009

I wanted Larry to ask Jon what his plan is to support the 8 kids financially if and when he gets the show shut down?? And then the 10-11 or twelfth child he has once Halley starts having kids, she’s only 22. What’s the plan Jon??
Sending you good thought always Kate, keep being Kate!
Calgary Alberta

Marsha  on October 4th, 2009

I have had mixed feeling about the show. I first want to say that I love the show, and the kids. Everything, that has been happening over the summer with Jon, the women in his life, and the party scene has made me questioning whether or not I would watch your show this season. Hear that Jon was being removed from the title of the show was such a relief. After all the public displays of him over the last several months, I am glad TLC was smart enought to remove. Unfortunatly, hearing last Friday that he was going to court to make it so the kids can not be filmed any longer was no surprize. I think the judge who hears the case should see right through him. I hope he get zero because that is what he deserves. Any man that can carry on like he is, having eight children is a disgrace. So, I hope for you and the children, that everything goes forward. Why doesn’t Jon just go his way with what ever women he has at the time, and let you and the kids live.

GrammyandIvy  on October 4th, 2009

I hope Kate never looks back at her worthless soon to be ex husband! She has taken a lot of crap off someone that definitely only cares about himself. The kids will be better off with a step father that “loves and respects” their mother and them without conditions such as having to be on the show. She has enough children without pandering to a grown baby—Jon**

laurabethrn  on October 4th, 2009

This is one of the saddest “reality” shows on tv. Despite what reasons Jon has for trying to stop the filming of the children….it is the moral and correct thing to do. Kate is a total monster and Jon is not much better. The children have thankfully not suffered too much but if the show continues they will and it will cause them to hate their parents in the future. Please cancel this show ASAP and furthermore I will no longer watch any shows on TLC. TLC might as well be run by Kate because they like her obviously only care about the money and could care less about the children. At least Jon is finally standing up to the monsters that created this show and then ultimately ruined a beautiful family. Good job TLC and Kate Gosselin…hope you are proud.

laurabethrn  on October 4th, 2009

And for the record…i am the 4th child of 10 children and my parents are still married despite their ups and downs and the hardships of raising 10 children. I’m so happy that your show is now going to be canceled…Jon finally had the courage to stand up to you and TLC. So Kate all I have to say is HA HA HA HA HA HA! And for those of you who think she is so great….HA HA HA HA HA cause the show is now being stopped and you finally have to live your own life rather than living through Kate and the complete lie of the happy family she tried to portray on the show. Thank you God for finally giving Jon the balls to stop the show that has caused so much heartache and pain to every single person involved in that family…the children, Jon, the in laws, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, etc. All of you better start looking for something or someone else to write about because kate’s 15 minutes of fame is up and she came out looking like a complete a**hole lol.

Marsha  on October 4th, 2009

If Jon gets his way and the show is taken off of TLC, how are these children going to be taken care of? Is Jon planning on getting a job so he will be able to pay child support. He won’t have enough money or time to run around like he is doing now. Don’t you think the kids are going to notice that their life style will change dramatically. Jon and Kate have 8 kids, and whether or not they stay married, the kids will have to have money for everything they do.
Another thing who is this Matt person. He sounds so young, and very angry about something. I hope he is treating his wife o.k.. Does not sound like he would. Instead of spending so much time blogging why don’t you get some anger management
appointments. Good luck to these kids.

HI KATE, READ THIS  on October 5th, 2009

I just saw poor little Kate on the Today Show again. She is such a poor little me person. I am just so tired of hearing from these people. That is the problem that I have. I don’t care about the Jon versus Kate thing. As far as the money, she’s a moron for not having some of that money set aside. They are both going to turn out like those people that win the lottery and then blow it all. I’m sorry, you’re having money problems Kate but you know what, we all are. Sell your 1.2 million dollar house and stop taking extravagant vacations. Stop telling the nation about alll your problems. Leave us out of it Kate!!!!!

HI KATE, READ THIS  on October 5th, 2009

I am also sick of hearing about that show. The show is done!!! Very few people are watching. Your ratings have tanked!! So go do something else. You can possibly get the show with Paula, you can try for another show, do your speaking engagements, maybe even write another book. But stop getting on tv and telling everybody else about your problems. On the other hand, maybe by telling people about your problems, maybe they’ll be complete idiots and send some more money and gifts. I’m sure they will. She “can’t by her kids food” and “pay her bills” after getting over a million a year for several years? If you hadn’t bought a $1.3 million house, you wouldn’t be having this problem. This was sooo predictable. You know, I really did think that they were being smart with their money but they are proving to be exactly like the people that win a lottery and then declare bancruptcy 5 years later.
It’s sad but it’s life, just plan better. I was a financial advisor that didn’t get the huge commissions so here’s the best advice everyone will every get in terms as finances. Finances are simple. Take your income and pay yourself 10% first and put it in some diversified funds making about 10-12% rate of return. If you can’t set 10% aside for yourself, then you can’t afford the nice house and cars. I would do this even if I was single but get a term life insurance policy for 25 30 years that could take care of about 10 times your income, that should be enough to take care of your expenses without the other spouse. Make sure you have 6 months income of an emergency fund. After that, you can save for your kids education. If you can afford the nice house and cars after that, go for it but those are the priorty. And if she is having money problems now, they didn’t do that, period. They have too expensive of a house and some very nice cars so I really don’t feel sorry for her coming on the Today Show and crying about her money situation. It is their own fault. Don’t go begging others for money. And then she also adds that the kids don’t want the filming to stop and that the kids cried about the possibility of it ending. Give me a break. My little girl sobbed for 15 minutes when her mom left on a two day business trip. They cry over everything. Those kids should not be being filmed constantly so just stop the show and do something else.

HI KATE, READ THIS  on October 5th, 2009

Oh, one other thing, JON, you’re a moron. You are only making a million a year and you think you all can have a house for 1.3 million, several nice cars and an apartment for yourself on the upper east side of Manhattan?? You’re making a pretty good sum of money, much more than most people but stop spending like you have a bottomless income stream because you don’t. But stop crying on talk shows Kate like you’re really in the poor house because he emptied one accont.

Toria  on October 5th, 2009

Kate-hang in there and continue to do what is best for your children. You and Jon were given an opportunity to earn the money with the show and I am sure it has been alot of work behind the scenes. If this chapter in your life is ending be confident in what you have learned. Continue to grow as a woman and mother and do not allow others to tread on your strength. Because of who you are new opportunities will come your way and all of this will work out. Jon is hurting his children with his decision making-he is only thinking of himself and is trying to hurt you. Stop waiting for the “old Jon” phone call-when people show you who they are belive them! Best of luck to you and your beautiful children.

Marci  on October 5th, 2009

Kate….

You are definitely not alone! I think there must be a manual for husband / fathers on how to go thru a mid-life crisis, lose their emotional stability, and destroy their family. There’s no question my husband is following the same manual as Jon!

I was shocked when I just read “She doesn’t know which Jon is going to show up,” he told Lauer. “He’s obviously different people at different times.” That’s EXACTLY how I’ve been describing my husband! Is there someone out there giving our husbands personality transplants, and then periodically the original man returns?!!!!

I know firsthand Kate that unless a woman has really had to go thru an experience like this with their own husband, they can’t possibly understand what a heartwrenching experience this is. Keep life as positive and stable as possible for you and your children Kate…. we’ll all get thru this!

HI KATE, READ THIS  on October 5th, 2009

You Kate supporters blow my mind thinking that she is making the right decision in continuing with this show. The ratings have taken a nose dive and it’s no longer interesting. As far as her doing another talk show, she can’t complete a sentence in any of the interviews she’s done without saying, “uum” a few times each sentence. That isn’t exactly somebody that would be good at doing a talk show. I am one of many that are just tired of her coming on talk shows and hearing this poor little me crap. You evidently blew your savings, go make some more money and stop crying to us about it. You should’ve saved all that money you made and not bought a 1.3 million dollar house. A lot of people with 8 kids live in a normal sized house. They could’ve bought a very nice house with plenty of room for under $500K so give me a break with, “we have to keep a roof over our heads.” A lot of people are in much worse shape. I hope you people don’t buy into this and send her more money that you can’t afford to send yourself. Because if this situation along with the number of others that squander lottery winnings or blow money like it’s going out of style, it should teach us to save our money versus spending it on houses we can’t afford to impress people we don’t even like.

HI KATE, READ THIS  on October 5th, 2009

You Kate supporters blow my mind thinking that she is making the right decision in continuing with this show. The ratings have taken a nose dive and it’s no longer interesting. As far as her doing another talk show, she can’t complete a sentence in any of the interviews she’s done without saying, “uum” a few times each sentence. That isn’t exactly somebody that would be good at doing a talk show. I am one of many that are just tired of her coming on talk shows and hearing this poor little me crap. You evidently blew your savings, go make some more money and stop crying to us about it. You should’ve saved all that money you made and not bought a 1.3 million dollar house. A lot of people with 8 kids live in a normal sized house. They could’ve bought a very nice house with plenty of room for under $500K so give me a break with, “we have to keep a roof over our heads.” A lot of people are in much worse shape. I hope you people don’t buy into this and send her more money that you can’t afford to send yourself.

laurabethrn  on October 5th, 2009

Here we go again…another round of “poor Kate” publicity. I’m sure Jon is not going to leave the kids without food or a roof over their heads…he is just trying to privately deal with this disaster of a divorice and try to keep his kids out of the tabloids. What kind of parent wouldn’t do that for their kids? Of course the kids where crying over the weekend because they are spoiled and get everything handed to them for free. They are good kids but with Kate as their mother and the poor decisions she is making it is affecting them very negatively and she is ruining their childhood. Get a real job and provide for your kids like real parents instead of using them to get freebies, trips, your own talk show, meeting celebrities, and making money off of them!!!Pathetic Kate…

Matt  on October 5th, 2009

Hi, haven’t been on in a while but I’m glad to see that someone took the time to read some of the stuff I said. And thank you for the concern of my family. No, it doesn’t take but a few minutes to write a few negative comments about Kate and the people that think she is the best mom ever. The reason I wrote is because I was tired of reading so many comments that did nothing but praise Kate for the piss poor job she has done as a mother and a wife. Jon isn’t any better. I’m sure his motive for stopping the show was because of the money. These people are in a downward sprial and I feel bad for that but it is their own doing. If I had made $25,000 an episodeo or slightly under according to something I recently heard, my family would have tons of money available. My wife definatly would not be going on the Today Show and whining about not having any money to feed her kids and to keep a roof over their heads. We wouldn’t have bought a million dollar house so we wouldn’t have that to worry about. In fact, we probably would’ve saved about half of that money instead of squandering it. It probably goes back to her background of growing up in a lower income household and not being used to making hundreds of thousands of dollars a year and last year, over a million.
And lady, what is your name, Marsha, I’m sorry you obviously don’t like me. I was simply tired of hearing about how bad Kate has it right now and seeing her on the talk shows constantly. She isn’t a great mother, he isn’t a great father. I don’t support either of them. I’m not an angry person, quite the opposite. My kids are doing quite well. They certainly don’t have to be on a tv set countless hours a week which should be against labor laws and my wife is happy with our situation. We don’t fight hardly ever because I don’t enjoy arguing unlike a lot of people on here that seem to want to bury Jon or Kate depending on which side they are on. Don’t come at me and how you think I treat my family simply because I disagree with the way these people act and what they say. I’m not angry about anyhing, I just get tired of hearing lies and hearing Kate wanting a pity party everytime she gets on TV. These people should have just done a few episodes and made some money off of it and had marriage counseling the whole time since marriages with multiples usually don’t survive anyway. That is what I would’ve done. I also wouldn’t have blown all of that money they made. I probably would’ve saved about 40 or maybe even 50% of it knowing that it wasn’t going to last forever. I would’ve treated it much more like a short term income, saved a few million of it and made about $200,000 a year by investing it at 10%. The kids would have their education taken care of and my wife and I probably would’ve been doing charity work by now instead of charging people to attend church seminars and for autographs and selling clothes that were given as gifts at a consignment shop as Kate supposedly did. If you like this woman, you are the one with issues. She treated Jon and anyone else that she came into contact with very meanly and condescendingly. That’s not my opinion, it’s just what I observed. I would’ve been extremely angry if my wife yelled at me at a toy store for playing with the kids or for not using a coupon at the store. They should not have bought the house, he shouldn’t have gotten an apartment in New York where it’s extremely expensive from what I understand. It’s really just a case of people living beyond their means which is the number one cause of divorce.
Anyway, I hope things work out for her but she brought a lot of this on herself by treating him extremely bad. She’s the one that made him into her 9th child if you see it that way. You can’t constantly yell at somebody and expect them to continue to like you. Anyone would get tired of it and eventually want out of the marriage or friendship whatever the case may be.
Hope you’re feeling better Marsha but if makes you feel better to say negeative things about me just because you disagree with me, go for it lady. And I do feel young at heart but I’m not almost 40, I do wish I was younger but oh well. Hopefully, we are close to the end of seeing Jon or Kate and their kids on TV. I’m done for now, I’m going to take my kids to see some horses and go fishing. What are you doing with your kids or grandkids today Marsha?
Matt

eileenarc  on October 5th, 2009

I’m tired of hearing this explanation that “the show will go on as long as the kids want to do it.” Since when do 6 year olds know what it best for them? It is the parents responsibility to act in the best interest of their children. Piece of advise to Kate….sell the 1.3 Million $$ home….save money for college…stop slugging this out in the court of public opinion and END THE SHOW. These poor children are going to be so messed-up…..you can tell they’re already being effected……this is a horrible shame that you could END NOW!!! Be the better person and end it!

Rodney  on October 5th, 2009

I do beleive old Jon, is doing most of his thinking these days with his little head… How is he going to feed his children now that he stopped the show~? What an idiot~!

Matt  on October 5th, 2009

Well, it’s quite simple Rodney, you sell the $1.3 million house and get out of the Manhattan apartment and you either work like the rest of us or write another book or go on a speaking tour. There’s some people that would pay to see it. But the show is done as it was. They won’t have the ratings if it Kate plus 8 so they just need to do something else. It’s not as big of a deal as they are making it out. The people spent the money as if it were a constant river of cash coming and now they are paying for it. Ignorance, plain and simple
Matt

danielle wiseman  on October 5th, 2009

Hi Kate,
I just had to comment on the things i’ve been seeing on T.V these days about yours and Jon’s very public divorce.I cannot beleive how much Jon has changed.It’s like a different person.I have to wonder if all these loosers he’s been hanging around with had something to do with his new alter ego.I bet any money that all this started when he found all his so called new circle of friends.I bet they’ve been harping at him all those times you may have been gone away,telling him what he so called looke like on T.V.Telling him it’s time he stood up to you.Not only that getting attantion from younger women in places he never should have been to begin with.I guess then on top of all that the stress of having a family of 8.If you ask me Jon needs some counsilling of his own without you.If that had to be done earlier on then you both could’ve had councilling together to resolve any further issues.Probably could’ve saved your marriage.Don’t worry if it’s any consillation he definitly looks like the big looser.Anyone who doesnt see that has their own weird issues.He keeps digging and digging a further huge hole for himself.If he could just realize what he’s loosing here.Not the show or the money but a very beautiful family.A family with all the highs and lows of any family.I think he’s a coward.He’s running from all the responsibilities that comes with a family.Yours is a little bigger than usual but you didnt ask for it either.You just have to go with the flow and what god sends you.You cant just walk away when the goin gets tough.Anyway stick to what your doing.Raising your kids the best way you know how.It’s obvious how much you love and care for them.Hopefully in time Jon will come to his scenses and try and be more mature on his decisions in life and just do the best he can for his family.Wish you nothing but the best from all this.You know what as bad as it seems it all happens for a reason.Another lesson in life god decided to throw your way.Good luck.

Matt  on October 5th, 2009

I just don’t think I can take much more of the Kate coming on the talk shows and saying “all my money is gone” It is so simple to keep your family from going broke once you start making money by just saving it instead of buying as much house as you can and the nicest cars you see. I saw this guy last year that had his house foreclosed on after he was making as much as $750,000 a year. I just don’t know how you go through that much money. My wife and I try to live off of about half as what we make so that if one of us loses a job or isn’t working for whatever reason it will be there in the tough times. They just didn’t do that for some reason. But Kate, please stop going on talk shows and crying over how hard your life is. You made your bed, now sleep in it.

Matt  on October 5th, 2009

you know what though, Jon is an ass if he did in fact take that money out of their account but they both had a role in bringing on their problems so I feel for her but not that much. If I was in her situation, I would’ve moved some of that money a long time ago.

Gary  on October 5th, 2009

Hey Kate,

May I say that you dont deserve any of the money+gifts you have received. I mean come on, all you had to do was be jobless, poor, and have multiple kids. By the way, you are a bitch.

daisy  on October 5th, 2009

I am going to be all over the board with this so please be patient.

I have watched Mr. Dumb Dumb on two shows (The Insider and on todays Entertainment Tonight).

Doesn’t he realize that when his kids are older, they may resent him for this. And maybe not want to have anything to do with him.

He should remember that she is still the MOTHER OF HIS CHILDREN!!!!!.

They both should stop all this He said/she said. It is making them both look like infants.
They should start acting like the adults that they are supposed to be.

What really bothers me about this is Jon would like to keep his kids out of the lime-light, but he has no problem with all the attention that he is receiving now by doing all these shows trying to get some sympathy, but it isn’t working. He is only making this worse.

With regards to the money that is suppose to be missing from their bank account he was on Entertainment tonight bragging that he only withdrew 22,000 from the bank for his salary from the show, what a load of crap, he admitted that he pays 5,000 a month for rent, and 7,500 per month to Kate and what ever else he is spending, you can’t live on 22,000 per year and spend all this money, you would be on the streets homeless, and broke.

He should move. Paying 5,000 per month for rent is being irresponsible. Get a different apartment. The money that he is spending for the apartment could be spent more wisely like on his kids.

He said on the Insider that they put 80% of the money that they received from TLC in a trust for the kids, but he said that he would use that to living on if need be. But what about the kids, isn’t that money suppose to be for the kids. What if they want to go to college.

I think that him bashing TLC for the show is like call the kettle black (I think that is the saying). They both accepted all the perks that TLC gave. All those trips. They paid for them to go to Hawaii to renew their wedding vows. Shouldn’t he had said something then that he didn’t want to do that, a little stupid of him to go along with this if he was maybe having an affair, or second thoughts about staying with Kate.

Butm he had no problem taking all the trips. And what ever else they gave to them that the public doesn’t know.

If Jate was being a bitch to him, well they have 8 kids, I think that you could give her a bit of slack. They should be proud that their kids are well behaved, loving, sensitive, and polite. So maybe Kste must have been doing something right. Jon can’t take all the credit for that.

If she was rough on him, well you have 8 kids and tell me you would be in a good mood all the time. I would be tearing my hair out if I was her.

I think that Jon is crying foul that he is getting the raw deal, he should act like the MAN that he said that he is.

They should remember that they have children together, and are going to be involved with each other until they are 18.

Matt  on October 6th, 2009

Daisy, they don’t live on $22,500 a year, it’s $22,500 an episode which came to right around a million last year so it’s a considerable salary but they have to take into account that they don’t know how long that kind of income will last so they should’ve from the get go spend as if they were earning much less than that. My wife and I have had multiple discussions on this matter and if we were in the same situation, we would live on about $100,000 to $150,000 of it and bank the rest. If they had played their cards right from the beginning, they could’ve lived an average to above average standard of living and made it so neither of them had to work ever again. As it stands, it sounds like they went way beyond that and now they are right back where they started. I don’t necessarily believe that she doesn’t have anything like she’s trying to make everyone believe but it wouldn’t surprise me if they are in a situation where she has to do something to maintain the current standard of living. She says that she needs the money to keep a roof over their heads and that just isn’t true. Many couples in a divorce situation have to sell their house and maybe that’s what she needs to do. I doubt very seriously though that she would do that because folks, I know you love her, obviously not all considering some of the posts like the one from Gary who I tend to agree with, but she is a little hung up it seems on living to a certain living standard that maybe they won’t be able to afford. Sorry Kate but you might have to consider down sizing as opposed to living at a farm. There isn’t anything wrong with living in a really nice subdivision. There’s houses up the street from me that have 5 bedrooms which is plenty even with 8 kids. I have a little bit of sympathy for them as I do anyone going through hard times like a divorce but again, they brought this on themselves and particularly Kate at first. A lot of you like to pound on Jon’s actions as of late but most of this started with her belittling him on a regularly basis and not only doing that but doing it on TV. She didn’t have any relations with family which also bothered him and I’ve said this before but if it was just coming from him, that would be one thing. But she is estranged from her family, particularly her dad, she then ran off her brother and his wife. They had the episode where she got very upset and called her for giving the kids gum which she does being a constant gum chewer but the control freak only likes for her to make that decision along with many others. Then she got upset when TLC was going to pay them for their time on the show and Kate was not going to stand for that so now they are out of her life. She apparantly has few friends and then her husband leaves her and then she asks for a divorce. She isn’t the nicest person in the world and certainly isn’t even close to mother of the year. It can be fixed but they both need to grow up a little.
I’m sorry I broke my statement I made that I was done with talking about this Rodney but the story the other day was too fun not to comment on. It was also kind of boring to talk about Sarah Palin on the blog sites because she’s too easy to poke fun at especially since there is no way she can be a viable candidate now for president, senate or house member maybe but not president. I have gotten into the health care debate a little because I feel very strongly there that we are getting ripped off by the insurance companies. Speaking of, that’s another thing that would cost a lot for Kate and the kids. I’ve had to pay for health care before as self-employed person and it’s next to impossible and then they want to deny everything you submit so I really don’t like insurance companies so it’s fun to argue with people about that. For those of you that don’t like my comments, that is really what it boils down to for me. I don’t so much have an issue with Jon or Kate, it’s mainly just that it’s fun to argue and point out the fact that Kate and Jon aren’t as great of parents as everyone first thought.
Have a great day everyone and hang in there Jon and Kate, I’m sure you all will be fine.

Rodney  on October 6th, 2009

Matt,
Just can’t quit~! These two, Jon & Kate, are a real movie . I saw Jon, on Larry King the other night.. Jon, looked like a beached Goggle-eyed Carp.. His lawyer, Mark Heller, was with him. Mark, will wind up with a bounch of Jon’s money then sorry Jon.. Kate, holds all the trump cards. Jon’s too inarticulate to put two syllables together, much less debate with anybody.. Sad ending..

Thanks you, Kate, for giving us this forum to discuss your family issues, Rodney ……..

Mike  on October 6th, 2009

Food for thought: Keeping the kids in that million dollar house and maintaining their current standard of living is very expensive. Jon and Kate combined cannot earn enough on regular everyday jobs to do it. Therefore - like it or not - the TV show needs to stay on the air. It is the only source for enough money to sustain the kids.

If the show goes off the air, the house will have to be sold … with the money going to either the mortgage company or TLC, whoever holds the deed and title to the place.

Following that, since the kids won’t be living there anymore, there will have to be a court action to decide where they will live … to decide which parent gets custody. It is safe to predict that Jon will lose. Kate will get custody and he will get visitation rights.

Jon will also get the pleasure of paying the monthly child support for eight kids!! Ouch!! He might even get the honor of paying alimony to Kate.

Jon: From one man to another, you are one big dummy. You have nobody to blame but yourself for all of this.

lkovercash  on October 6th, 2009

I don’t really think we all should be heaping all our opinions on Kate. I think this site would be better served to encourage the things she does right. Not one of us can say we are doing everything right or be willing to evaluate where WE could improve our own lives. But people are very quick here to get to typing to tell someone else how to live or their opinions of what someone else is doing wrong. For those of us who have “been there”, divorce wise, shame on you for forgetting how hard it was and not showing a little mercy. Lets just put Kate’s shoes on for one day….a lesser person wouldn’t make it an entire day I would be willing to bet. So lets work to encourage her. It’s the least we can do for ALL people in tough times…wouldn’t you want to be treated kindly and encouraged?

janga5  on October 6th, 2009

Hello Kate, I’m not even sure if you will read this or not. I felt lead to post it anyway…. I watch your show with the kiddos and read the rag mags and watch interviews that you and Jon have both given. I still believe in my heart that the 2 of you can over come ALL of this mess that has happened.God does amazing things and all for good reason. I hope that the 2 of you can take a break and just recconect. I know you think that sounds crazy, but you both make an awesome team. I wish my husband and I could work in sync with our kids the way u 2 do. I am very much like you as far as personality goes. I really hope that u can put the divorce on hold and work on things! U guys are great and u have an awesome family. At least think about it and give your children the greatest gift of all and thats “Mommy and Daddy being together”.
I say all of this from my heart. No situation in life is too difficult to work out, especially if you keep the Lord close to your heart.
Many blessings to you and your family! I still watch and love your show. It would be awesome to see everyone back together working together like it used to be.

Matt  on October 6th, 2009

Oh yeah, I’m sure Jon’s lawyers are loving this. The more time they have to devote to it all, the more the price goes up. Isn’t that the way lawyers work? I thankfully haven’t had to deal with any of them before. I do think they need to go off the air for a bit, hash this thing out with a counselor, maybe even go on Dr. Phil. I think that would be a huge ratings show for him so maybe he could pay them some money for that. That’s something I might even pay $5.00 or $10.00 on pay per view to see. Ok, maybe I would just wait to see the highlights on ESPN or I’m sorry, Extra. I’m sorry if I’m making too light of this sad situation but that’s all you can really do about it is talk about them, learn from it for your own relationship benefit and get a laugh or two out of it. I know there’s kids and real lives involved here but they have kind of turned it into a side show with getting on all of these talk shows. So I really do think Dr. Phil would be a good next step.

Matt  on October 6th, 2009

I’ve got an idea!! How about another book, “Personal Finances for Dummies, the Jon and Kate addition”

intellect  on October 6th, 2009

Kate - GO FUCK YOURSELF. am so sick and tired of hearing about you. what about us hard working people who make a real living and face life head on. give me a fucking break.

HI KATE, READ THIS  on October 6th, 2009

You know, I was on one of these sites the other day, it may have been this one, but someone said why does Kate get such a negative reaction by people for putting her kids on TV and no one says anything about the Duggars with their show, 18 and Growing and the Little People Big World show. People don’t say things like they’re pimping out their kids. I was thinking about that and the big difference I see between Kate and anyone else that has done this is that she supposedly and I’m only going by what friends and family claim. She was envious of people with a lot of kids that were getting freebies and/or maybe having a TV show so if that’s true, she basically did all of it to get freebies. I obviously don’t think she set out to have 8 kids but maybe a litter in the hopes of getting something out of it. They immediately got pregnant after getting married, chose fertility after only like 3 months of trying or something rediculous like that, then they do this show almost immediately. The Duggars were doing their thing for years without a show and the same with Matt Roloff from Little People Big World. They were doing something outside of a show and they didn’t drag very little kids into something that may not be in their best interest, their kids were for the most part older. Kate was saying, almost in tears as usual, that the kids were sobbing times 8 over not doing the show. Kate, this is all any of these kids for the most part know. Of course they would act upset about it. They don’t know anything different. Another thing that bothers me is this idea that it’s a Jon versus Kate thing. I can’t stand that notion. I just absolutely do not like this woman because of what she does on a regular basis, she belittled Jon constantly on that show, she has no friends probably because she’s a bad friend, her family has nothing to do with her and then she goes and cries to everyone about it on whatever show that will have her about how tough she has it. Give me a break lady. I am glad Jon stopped the whole thing. You all really need to stop and rethink everything you’re doing. But I doubt that will change Kate.

annieoch  on October 6th, 2009

It isn’t just “All about the kids” anymore Kate stop trying to be so controlling and hang up your selfishness. Your actions are going to affect your children in ways you can not even imagine at this point. Your perfect little world has been cancelled !!! Get a grip girlfriend live a real life now by making arrangements about child support, visitations and move to a smaller home that you CAN take care of yourself. Start making postive changes that are really for the children. Stop tying to make the public feel sorry for you. You act like it is all monetary or materialistic now. You have let t.v. go to your head. I am fortunate enough to have a semi decent paying job but I barely makes ends meet. I am two house payments behind, have not been able to pay yet what Ins has not paid from a recent hysterectomy & on & on & on. My first child was severely handicapped and retarded and passed on when she was about 7 years old. My Husband left 22 years ago for his high school sweatheart when I was pregnant with our second child and I had no job at that time. I can not even have newer carpet put in my home because I can not afford it and my basement walls have graffitti all over them from my current daughter & friends…and you had to have the kitchen redone in your new home…bet you didnt have to pay for that did ya? Yeah you got it rough Kate…come live my life-its all about the kids for me too Kate at least for the one I have left but I can’t do anything extra for her. Maybe TLC could recarpet my home and refinish my basement for me…would that solve my problems? You tell me! Looks to me like you need to get happy with yourself these days… that is how I manage. Please stop wining publicly-I just shared a tid bit of myself hopefully to show you it could be worse-let them be kids & love them like a real mom should and that is not in front of the cameras. Be amicable with Jon. You still have time they are still young and all of them are beautiful and healthy.

HI KATE, READ THIS  on October 7th, 2009

Wow intellect!! And I thought I was hard on Kate from time to time.

gladdie  on October 7th, 2009

Kate: Stop saying you are doing this for your kids. You are doing this for yourself! Did you see what your nany was doing to your kids, while you were away trashing Jon on various shows? You are a poor excuse for a mother. Go home and REALLY take care of your kids. Oh…and don’t take out your wrath on those innocent children. Grow up and get a real job..so that you don’t have to depend on TLC to take your kids to the Statue of Liberty. You are a poor excuse of, not only a mother, but of a human being.

Rodney  on October 7th, 2009

To all you Kate, haters out there; when all the smoke clears, Kate, will come out like the rose she is.. It’s too bad that Jon, had his little feelings hurt because Kate, yelled at him for being stupid once in a while…………

Jenna  on October 7th, 2009

I personally like the book idea, “Personal Finances for Dummies, the Jon and Kate edition” That is hilarious!!
Why would anybody be comparing these different reality shows?? There is like a night and day difference between them. I think the other two families mentioned above are also older than Jon and Kate so they are better equipped to deal with it mentally since older people are already set in their ways and they don’t seem to be letting it go to their heads certainly not the Roloffs. I just think they are better people than Jon and Kate. But he’s right, those people were already successful in doing something besides a reality show, kind of like Dog the Bounty Hunter. Yes, it gave them all more money and more business but they had already done other successful things. They weren’t dependent on having a TV reality show do well in order to make money because they were already successful at something else. Jon or Kate haven’t done anything. Ok, I’m sorry, Kate was a nurse but that’s it. And Jon, I don’t know what he did besides what he said about him “bumming around” when they met.
I think that’s what most people’s biggest problem is with Kate is that she feel’s entitled to everything when she really hasn’t really worked for any of this. She just popped out a bunch of kids. She’s so heroic and what a great role model of a mom. Please!!

laurabethrn  on October 7th, 2009

Hi…this is my first post on here but I have been watching this show since the beginning and I just want to add a few comments of my own First of all despite Jon’s reason for halting production, the majority of the public believe it is the best thing for that family and especially those kids. When Jon commented previously that the show was not exploiting the children or harming them in anyway he meant what he said. Now he is changing his tune and this is because of all the negative things that have happened since his comments. He is absolutely holding his children’s best interest in mind when now (finally realizing what an idiot he was the past year) he says he wants to privately deal with this divorice and try to communicate with Kate without the whole world being involved. Do you blame him for going on Larry King Live to tell of how he feels? If you all remember correctly Kate went on Larry King first and then on the View, etc. He is finally defending himself for crying outloud. Kate has only been trying to get sympathy and now that she has it…she and TLC thought that if they cut Jon out of the picture it would raise the ratings. Well obviously that is not placing the kids best interest in mind Kate and TLC. Jon may have made mistakes and for that he is sorry but now he is only trying to stop allowing the whole world to see this ugly and bitter divorice in the media because one day these kids will probably resent their parents for putting them through this in front of the whole world. How embarassing for them and how sad that they have been cut off from extended family that cares about them and loves them. All they have now is Kate and the TLC crew. Sad that all Kate can say is how much the kids love the crew. She can’t say that about a grandparent or cousin or aunt or anyone for that matter because Jon and Kate have ruined their childhood.
Secondly I just want to say that I come from a family of 10 children (all of us are close in age) and we didn’t need a reality show or free trips or a mansion to be happy. If Kate wants to continue her rich lifestyle then yes I’m sure she is upset that her show is being canceled because she knows that her expensive lifestyle will be over. Guess what? Children are very resiliant and as long as they are together I believe that is the most important thing. 10 years from now if we ask those children I believe they are going to 100% blame the show and themselves on the breakup of their parents. How awful for them. I truly believe Jon and Kate would still be married had it not been for the show and publicity that it got. Kate may have been the more dominant person in the marriage but that was how it was from the beginning (as we can all see from previous episodes) but as the money, freebies, elaborate trips, mansions, designer clothes, etc. started pouring in these two adults changed and it was not for the better. As you can see the children have not changed because children do not care about money or freebies they just care about being loved. I bet if we asked the kids now if they wanted to continue the show or if they wanted to stop the show so their parents can stop fighting we all know what their answer would be.
I truly hope that this gets settled privately and that the show will be canceled at least until the parents can GET ALONG for the sake of the kids. As for TLC…shame on you, obviously money is your motive also. I’m glad your ratings have dropped and I would be careful of your next move TLC because I know a lot of people that are very disappointed in your actions and will no longer watch your network myself included.
Thanks for allowing me to share my thoughts,
laura

Matt  on October 7th, 2009

Now Rodney, I have to call you out on that one, it was just every once in a while that Kate did that, it was constantly, at least 3-4 times an episode. I really don’t think she’s going to come out smelling like a rose in a lot of people’s eyes, certainly not mine. She’s already done to many selfish and ignorant things as far as I’m concerned. I don’t believe that she’s out of money so I have no sympathy for Jon taking out some cash. And if they really only had a few hundred thousand left out of the $2.5 million that they had made in the last 5 or so years, that’s pathetic. It’s really pathetic that they hadn’t anticipated this gravy train eventually running out. They don’t know how many seasons a show will be on and they go out and live like they are making $1,000,000 a year. It could stop next year, the following year or even the current year so you live as if you’re only making it for one year. If they’ve really and truly only made $2.5 million for all this stuff, over 30 years, that breaks down to $83,000 a year. That’s pathetic that they didn’t plan for that. Personally, I can now see why she’s doing the seminars and wanting to continue the show because they could very easily be close to being broke in terms of liquid cash that’s easily accessible which again, is completely ignorant on both their parts. But it is what it is.
If either of you actually read this stuff which I doubt but if you do, if this is really the financial situation, consider selling the house and a car or two. John, get rid of the apartment. You all are not making enough to afford a $5,000 a month apartment and a $7000 a month mortgage. Yes, you are if you made what you did last year every year but you don’t. I just don’t understand why Kate can’t see why she shouldn’t stop the show at this point. How can a person not understand that it isn’t in their best interest when they are going through a divorce to not have it being done in the public eye. My wife commented that if we were going through this, she certainly wouldn’t call a press conference when she had an issue with what was going on, she would talk to me in private. That’s what I can’t stand about these two more so than anything. They just need to get off all the cameras, including the news and paparazzi. I know, Kate would say they can’t get away from the paparazzi but there are a lot of Hollywood celebs that are a whole lot more popular than that idiot that manage to stay off the cameras.

Rodney  on October 7th, 2009

Matt,
I guess we’ll just have to wait an see how it all shakes out.. The sparring around keeps our interest and ofcourse we all have our points of view. No, Ozzie and Harriet here ?????

Matt  on October 7th, 2009

You know lkovercash, you’re right, not one of us can say we’re doing everything right but I can certainly say that I am doing things better than either one of these clowns. Neither one of them is a great parent based on what I’ve seen. And Kate takes it a step further. Jon might not be a good spouse or partner, whatever, but I think he’s just an ok dad, not a great dad or bad dad, just ok. Seems like he would be an ok friend too although I think you might have to keep an eye on him around your g/f or wife and I think he’s an ok person. Kate on the other hand and I know I’m going to hear it from Rodney and other Kate supporters but this woman is just a complete bitch. She thinks she is funny when she’s being condescending towards someone like the guy that gave them the german shepherds. She was the same way with the guy that helped them out with the green improvements to their house. She was just very rude in terms of being interested at all as to what he was doing to their house. I understand that she may not be a technical person and it may not have been interesting to her but she could at least be respectful of the guy especially since he was giving them freebies once again for the Gosselins. And lkovercash, if I was doing all these things wrong too, I don’t feel like I should comment on them but since I’m not and I am 99% sure that I wouldn’t be even in their situation, I feel I have the right to comment on it. Plus, they are the ones that brought this on. They opened themselves up to it by getting on this show. Kate needs to stop whining about it since she is the one that wants the show to continue.
And as far as a lesser person not being able to make it an entire day. One, I think you grossly underestimate a person’s ability to get through things. I think she has it easy compared to the rest of us that don’t have access to multiple nannies and/or cleaning people, or people to fix things around the house. She had and maybe still has plenty of money to take care of a lot of things that the rest of us would be doing on top of dealing with the divorce and the kids so she has it a lot easier than the average person would.
And I have been trying to encourage her. I’ve encouraged her to be a better person to her fellow man/woman. I’ve encouraged her to be a better family memeber but she hasn’t done any of that. I mean, there is one family member that I could be closer to but for the most part, I have a great relationship with my family. My mom and I talk daily as do me and my brother and I talk to my sister about once or twice a week. I would talk to my dad but he died after having back surgery when I was 15. That’s one way I know that I could handle this because after losing someone and particularly I think a family member, it puts a lot of things into perspective and makes almost any other situation very easy to deal with. I nearly died about 2 years ago and my wife nearly died after an ectopic pregnancy 3 years ago. Things like that are really difficult and scary to go through. So it really irritates me to hear somebody say how tough Kate has it right now. And since she brought most of it on through her low character.
I just think she is reaping what she sowed.

Rodney  on October 7th, 2009

Condescending to Steve Thomas, is a comman reaction to Steve.. I saw it occur manny times when he was the host on This Old House.. Steve’s an unexciting guy who just gets those kinds of reactions.. I do remember the show he was on and Kate did give Steve, a kiss and hug when he left… Now what more can the girl do~? It’s all subjective Matt.. In addition, Jon, is not a good father~! He’s out being photographed running around town with strange women.
What do you think Kate and the kids feel when they see daddy in the grocery store check out line pictured with some bimbo~? Sad but true~!

Matt  on October 7th, 2009

I’m not saying that he’s a good father. I’m just saying that Kate does not deserve any praise for what she has done. I’m just mainly sick of hearing her wanting sympathy for all her “hardships”. Give me a break!!

Kelly  on October 7th, 2009

Kate, I feel for you and the kids. As a mother of 2 I realize how important it is to have a loving, understanding and supportive husband. I also realize after divorcing that having a partner who knows how to clean, cook and be organized makes the relationship work. I was tired of raising 3 children and feeling wiped at the end of the day. Jon seems to be still “growing up”. You were not a “Bi&%$”, just frustrated at having to teach your husband how to set the table, get the clothes together and out the door without having to retrace steps to make sure everything was in place. One thing I can say after 7 years of being separated from my children’s father, is that the kids need a dad. We, as much as we could not stand each other in the beginning, have made everything about the kids. Today, we are friends. We can attend functions, enter in each other’s homes and even be friends with our own significant others. Our children are well adjusted and not torn between the 2 of us. I know it is difficult but if you and Jon can focus on that…you will find peace in the end. God bless and best wishes to you both. To your children…I wish them happiness and the joy of a child.

suzd  on October 7th, 2009

I think that the $200,030.00 that Jon Gosselin may have removed from their joint account does not, in any way, cover the high cost of him being ball-busted and crucified on national t.v. EVERY episode for 4+years by Kate. IMHO, Kate owes Jon more: respect, gratitude for the hands-on help, etc. that he will NEVER get from her. The least he should have is some more of the money in his pocket…that she seemed to always control, even before they were separated.

I also think that the show, without Jon for balance, is a boring charade. I’d rather watch the religious wackos with the gigantic family or Animal planet than Kate Plus 8.

Rodney  on October 7th, 2009

Just one more thing; Kate, gave birth to six children in one offing.. That’s awsum~! It’s like an Olympic event with a high degree of difficulty.. Kate, is a great gal with plenty of currage, class and style……………

sue  on October 7th, 2009

Please stop venting all of your issues in public. Let your children have some privacy. There is no need for us (the public), your childrens classmates, parents, teachers, etc. to know about your financail issues, and marital problems. Everytime time one of you goes on TV, does an interview about each other or calls into a TV show, you BOTH look ridiculous. Kate, as I sit and watch you talk about the ring you want to buy buy, and Jon, a grown man whining about your marriage, constantly contradicting yourself… It is painful to watch both of you. No on e feel sorry for with of you! Some day your children will read all this stuff you are saying about each other. You say you hate the tabloids, but you yourselves are fueling the fire with your constant whining about each other. Have you ever heard of “TMI???” From a regular person… a Mom and former fan of your show, take the high-road and quit talking about each other. It is getting really hard to take you seriously anymore.

empty_monologue  on October 8th, 2009

Wow…I read half of the comments on this page. A majority of it was just hateful, ignorant BULLSHIT.

First, I don’t think the kids are being exploited in any way. The cameras have been there most of their lives. They have had the same crew working on the show. Practically family if you ask me. How much worse would this whole thing be if suddenly more people left their lives. Their parents are getting a divorce. Many parents get divorces, but it is being made worse for them because of the tabloids and people constantly talking shit about it.

Jon’s worried about his kids being in the limelight but never had a problem with the show when he was on it. He never was concerned with the kids being “exploited” before. And honestly they weren’t being exploited until he started fucking around drawing in “bad press.”

Before the show was wholesome and it showed the day to day lives of this family and how they have grown over the years. But now every time I go to the store I see horrible headlines staring me in the face as I’m checking out and it makes me sick.

And one can’t help but notice when it all started. There was never stalkerazzi or news in the tabloids BEFORE Jon decided to be selfish. So he’s worried about how the show is affecting the kids…Well, it’s not the show. It’s a circus HE started when HE made those decisions. He’s worried about the kids? Right, if he was ever worried about the kids he should have realized how his choice to fuck the nanny would have on them and what other crap would happen. Or better yet, if he was really worried about his kids he should have loved their mother enough to NOT fuck around on her.

And as far as how she treated him…Yea, she was a bitch. But have you ever dated a guy like Jon? I have. I have dated a guy like that and I felt like I had to babysit. He would have to be instructed on how to do things and end up screw it up and I would have to go after him and change all of the socks from pink to white because someone didn’t listen. And it sounds bad but honestly it’s frustrating to live like that. I honestly felt like I was raising a child then being with the man I love. And I can’t even begin to imagine how much more frustrating it would be to be married to one of these manchildren while having 8 YOUNG kids. For how much he hated being treated like a 9th child, he certainly had no problem acting like one. And he’s still acting like one.

Look at the typical child. They are selfish, cry when they don’t get their way, they fight, and they make stupid decisions because they don’t know better. No look at Jon’s last interviews. He seems really angry doesn’t he? He’s lashing out like a child does and he has been nothing but selfish since this started. The only difference is that he should know better.

He says that Kate talks bad about him but he’s actually the one who has been bashing her. Even on the show he hints at her being a bad mother or that she picks favorites. “Sometimes they get overlooked.” Which is untrue. I think it’s really awesome how she makes quality time with the kids. As a group and individually.

And being from a single mother of 5 kids, I know how hard it is for quality time to take place. My mother still works 2 jobs. And rarely gets to do anything with my siblings. And I think the show is actually good for the kids so their mom can be home and take care of them. I wish my family was lucky enough to have that. Not the fame or money…but time with our mom.

I don’t believe that Kate is looking for sympathy. Anyone who goes through a divorce is going to be emotional about it. She doesn’t just sit there the whole show and cry about everything that’s happening. There are times though when she does show emotion and that’s not a bad thing.

I admire her for her strength. She is a good mother. And bash her all you want for her plastic surgery but any woman who had 6 kids would want that. What she got was free from someone who felt that she deserved it for being a good mom and it’s not like she opted to get a new nose and boobs.

And they bought a bigger house…big deal. It’s not like they pimped it out cribs style with plasma screen TVs on every wall. Everything in that house is for the kids. And it practical for their family.

I have watched the show since it first aired and I feel like I know them. I feel like I know their kids from watching them grow and it’s heartbreaking to think about how this divorce is going to affect them. But it’s not because of the show. It’s because of the tabloids plastering their faces on the cover with headlines like “Jon Gosselin Trashes Kate.” And for Jon to say that the divorce is “OK” with the kids is stupid. Divorce hurts everyone.

It.s also funny to me how he claims that Kate only wants the kids on the show for the money but he is the one living life like a playboy. She’s not out on the town drinking in bars, buying sports cars, or buying Ed Hardy clothing…She’s at home with her kids. She goes out and spends money on her kids. She has a car big enough to transport the kids. She’s a good mother.

I’m making the “Team Kate” shirts now. Who wants one?

Rodney  on October 8th, 2009

empty_monologue, My mother alway told me if you can’t say something nice then don’t say anything.
THAT”S NICE~!

Matt  on October 8th, 2009

empty-monologue, most of us aren’t for Jon. You’re one of these people that are making it out to be a Jon versus Kate thing. I think most of us just don’t like the way Kate treats everyone not just Jon. She was extrememly rude to him during the taping of the show most of the time. But she was also rude to aunt Jodie who was nice enough to watch the kids for free. She has no other family in her life because of how she treated them. That isn’t what I would consider to be a nice person. As far as the house goes, there isn’t anything wrong with getting a bigger house but it should be one you can afford. And when you come on tv crying about not being able to pay your bills, that isn’t what I would call being able to afford it. I just get tired of people like you coming on here saying what a great mother she is when she doesn’t even see a problem with keeping the show going through the divorce when it constantly causes more and more headlines. The kids don’t need to see all this stuff and they eventually will and it might cause some resentment. So why chance that over a little more money right now. The show has gotten boring, go do something else Kate.
Also, can some people take some spelling lessons on here??

Rodney  on October 8th, 2009

Kool it with the spelling cracks, John Kennedy couldn’t spell either… Have a nice day Matt~!

Matt  on October 8th, 2009

oh, come on, i was just kidding. I didn’t win any spelling bees either. I did ok in them though. Won the class spelling bee in the 6th grade and went on to represent our class in the shcool spelling bee.
I just saw a little while ago that Lindsey Lohan’s dad thought everyone was being too hard on Jon. Not sure he would be somebody that I want on my side of things based on what I’ve heard about him.

Rodney  on October 8th, 2009

My opinion is that Jon, is on a slippery slope rite now. Kate, will get to rub his noise in it once more.. Some more gratification for Mommy, poor Jon………….
But maybe, just maybe it’s all more publicity for the show~?
I guess only time will tell on this one…..

Rodney  on October 9th, 2009

Sports, LA.California:
Matt Holliday, boots routine fly ball allowing the
LA Dodgers a come from behind win in the 9th inning of the NLP game.. It was a “Casey at the Bat” evening for Holliday.

Shanny  on October 9th, 2009

Hello Gosslins (Jon and Kate)
I remember when i first found out that you 2 were getting divorced, i was a little disappointed that yet again reality TV has ruined another couple. But over the course of the last month i have been astonished by both of your behaviors. I just have to say the both of you are at fault for the way the ugliness has festered. You are now the worlds most watched couple, and not in a good way. When i go onto people.com i cringe to see which one has said what again. You say you want what is best for your children, yet you both act so selfishly…BOTH Kate your constant want for fame, fortune, and constant attention is only making you look more childish. Jon you are no longer 16 your actions are no longer allowed. Both of you need to grow up for “your children.” i think that you have concentrated on your hate and hurt that you are totally neglecting what is best for your children which is their parents. You were once both good parents, now i sadly think your both not. Divorces are usually ugly on their own but with added celebrity status it makes it worse. Kate your daily comments to press…you need to stop. Jon YOUR NOT A TEENAGER ANYMORE….enough said.
Did you ever think how this bickering is going to effect your kids? they may not see this but i can assure you kids at school do, and your children will find out. Or what if they were to google you 2 on the internet? that could be devastating. i think you both need to sit in person talk things out, and end the dam thing and try to be civil for your poor poor children, because no matter how many times you say you want what is best for them your current actions say otherwise.
There is still time to change the situation.

Terry  on October 9th, 2009

Kate, you make me want to vomit. You are a sick person!

jtay64  on October 11th, 2009

She’s a manipulative conniving selfish bitch. Bout time he left her ass.

nmcree2009  on October 11th, 2009

Dear Kate & Jon Gosselin,

Bottom line is you two need to get over yourselfs and focus on your children’s well being. You two are both acting ridiculous. You both have your flaws and I can accept that like anyother person. But with all this controversy between you two is not healthy for your kids. You have 8 kids that you need to care and love and right now you both are not acting like you do. I am not saying you don’t but the way everything is coming across is what is seems. I know I don’t know either of you personally, but this is my insight about your situation. The big part here is that your 8 children are going to need some serious couseling if not end up on medication from all this. And I know that is not what either of you want for your kids. Your kids are gorgeous and wonderful. They are a precious joy to any parent and doing this to your kids is not right. Get them out of the spot light and focus on them. Maybe if you get out of this fame stuff you and your kids can be a family again. Maybe you two can get together again. By doing everything seperate it is not working on your problems its making everything worse. Tell everyone(tv, magazines etc.) that you are taking a break and need privacy. Stop blaming each other. By bringing your kids into this ordeal is obscene. I have seen their misbehavior on televison. But did you both ever stop to think that they would NOT act like that if you get out of the spotlight. It is a sign of needing attention, love and care. Everytime the both of you go away and leave them with nannies to do tv appearances it takes away time from them. They don’t want to see their parents doing this. Its not only hurting your children, but your family and friends and ultimately yourselfs. Basically cut it out and take care of your kids.

Jon,
From what I seen yes maybe Kate does treat you like a slave. Its not okay. Partners need equality in the marriage. But you may treat Kate wrong as well and you need to stop and think about that. As a woman I have felt abandoned. Maybe Kate feels that way. Ask her how she feels and how she wants you to treat her. Ask her what she wants. You are also tell her what you want. tell her how you want her to hold you at night, what specific sex position you like. TALK.You need to sit down at night and do pros and cons on how each other treated each other that day. Work on it. TALK it out NOOOOO yelling. Go to marriage counseling, group therapy anything to make your marriage stronger. Do not doubt each other. You put in your work as well.

Kate,
It is not ok to treat Jon the way you do. I do not know how he exactly treats you, but I am guessing its similar on how you treat him. And thats not right as well. Like I said to Jon Partners need equality in the marriage. Ask him how he feels and how he wants you to treat him. Ask him what he wants. You are also tell him what you want. tell him how you want hi, to hold you at night, what specific sex position you like. TALK.

Like I said before talk it out. Bottom line you both are acting more childish than your kids. Don’t worry about what people think of you. Who cares. WORRY ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN’S WELL BEING!!! If you both feel like you still have a kiddy side and want to go out and party, you need to learn how to control it. Its ok to want to party but be responsible about it. Decide on a night you want to go out and tell the nannies what day and go out for a little one on one time with each other. Go dancing, karaoke, dinner and a movie, anything. It will make your marriage stronger and release some stree. I can only imagine how stressful and tiring 8 kids can be. Work it out and do what responsible parents would do.

I wish you all the best for you both and your children. I hope you are able to read this and think about what I said and other people on here. Do not listen to negative people. Surround yourselfs with positive people and vibes.

Much happiness and love,

Nicole McRee- Boston, MA

NONE  on October 12th, 2009

I used to love watching this show when they first came on the scene. Then I realized what a bitch Kate really was. Sure Jon has made a few mistakes, but Kate you drove him to it. Your controlling and money hungry . You need to stop whining about how destitue you are, stop the show and go back to nursing and work and support your kids. You did this to yourself. I believe this is what you call….KARMA

Rodney  on October 12th, 2009

Todays,Fox News.com, has it: Jon Gosselin, “a mess at twins birthday party”.. Jon’s alliance with, Michael Lohan and advisers Mark & Mike Heller just one more bad move by Jon..
I believe Kate, only did what was best for her 9th child Jon…………

lilp  on October 12th, 2009

i think ur a waste what a way for those kids to grow up u should be ashamed that u put them in the spotlight like that i have a two year old and i want to be raised right and enjoy their childhood its not right to strip them of a normal childhood whAT R YOU GOING TO DO WHEN THEY GET OLDER AND MAKE DECISIONS FOR THEM SELF I THINK WHEN THEY SEE HOW YOU ACTED YOULL GET NOTHING BUT RESENTMENT. BESIDES WHAT KIND OF MOTHER SPANKS HER KID FOR BLOWING A WISTLE LET HER BE A KID THAT SHOW IS STRIPING HER CHILDHOOD AWAY U ARE A MONSTER. AND GOOD FOR JON FOR LEAVING YOU I WOULD HAVE LONG AGO

Justbn  on October 12th, 2009

OMG! It has “Leave a Comment” not a letter! Does anyone really think she reads these? Or follows any advise? She’s had all the opportunity to watch herself on tv and hasn’t changed a thing. I totally agree with Matt but FYI for others standing in the “Kate kool-aid’ line your wasting your time here. If you want to any chance for her to read how great you think she is, go to her blog (address at top of page) and blow smoke.

Matt  on October 12th, 2009

Jon is hardly Kate’s 9th child if you want to refer to him that way. He isn’t the greatest person, he’s not the best dad in the world but he’s above average. The problem is that Kate chose to be condescending, that means to belittle or put aside someone’s dignity and respect. That is what Kate does to everyone especially Jon. And I honestly can’t believe that some of you don’t see that in this woman. It absolutely floors me that you can’t see that. Obviously there are some very poor judges of character on here. She drove him away. They chose to have too many kids too early and they coudln’t afford them so they forced themselves into a situation where they had to do this show or something to make a lot of money that they couldn’t make themselves in their chosen professions. I hope things work out for them but I don’t believe that she’s in the dire straits financially that she’s trying to make us believe. Jon had proof of the $22,000 that he took out of his TLC account, not hers. He says they have a separate account for the other expenses for the house and other things. I tend to believe him as opposed to Kate who seems to just be dying for attention all the time. I think that is the main reason as well as the financial aspect of it that she wants to continue the show. What I really don’t understand is this thing with going to the media everytime there is an issue between the two of them. Think of yourself in this situation. I doubt very seriously that most of us would go to the media even if we were in that type of situation. What should happen is that they go to a marriage counselor or a family counselor of somesort or even just pick up the phone and work things out. It serves noone to be getting on various talk shows and taking shots at eachother so you have people like ourselves taking sides.
As far as keeping the money coming in, go do your talk show Kate, I doubt many people will watch but go for it. Keep the kids out of it. I’m sure what will happen is that as the kids get older, they may wonder what happened to the money that they had a huge part in earning if they haven’t saved a lot of it for them and then they will have a huge problem, similar to the gymnast, Dominique Moceanu when her ignorant dad spent a fortune on a huge gym that couldn’t possibly make money. She for example could’ve had enough money to earn a living on interest for the rest of her life just like this family could’ve done but they instead to try to live like “rich” people and they can’t afford to do that as it stands. They have to do something else, a show or something. I personally like the idea of the “Personal Finances for Dummies, the Jon and Kate edition” It would be a perfect example of what not to do in such a situation. They could also do one on what not to do in a divorce situation. I’m just tired of seeing them on TV, there’s more important things going on in the world, fun stuff like football. And my team is doing good this season, the Cincinnati Bengals are at the top of the AFC North!!! Go Bengals!!! And my Ky Wildcats are back with a great team and an outstanding coach. I find that sort of thing much more intriguing than what Kate is mad about this week. I can’t wait for college basketball season to start so I have something else to blog about.
Kate, stop your whining and just go do your boring talk show. Jon, just ignore her and go live your life without her and focus on your kids.

ebigger  on October 13th, 2009

Holy Cow Matt! What a rambling entry! I can’t believe you wrote this here either!!

Hi Kate, I am new to this blog stuff and was hoping to see something from you here…not sure if you read this or not, but for what it is worth I think you are doing the right things.

I really got the feeling from the show that Jon left the marriage without a word to you. Yes you were overbearing and sometimes condescending, but who among us aren’t. It is our partners jobs to stand up for themselves and “teach us how to treat them”. Jon never seemed to mind until he was gone…I am sorry. I really got the feeling that you wanted to work it out until Jon admitted (or was outted) as having an ongoing affair. It is my belief that he never would have worked it out at that point.

However, I do get the feeling that he might have some regrets (or maybe it could just be his anger at the show).

You are getting divorced today and I say I am sorry again.

I do think that Kate is rising from the ashes like a Phoenix and has her head in the right place by being there for the kids 100%.

I wish I knew the answer to whether it is right or wrong to be putting all of it out there (as it pertains to the kids)…it is never certain how kids will take things as they get older.

I wish you both the best and I can’t seem to stop watching the show (it started as I had my baby and I am much in the same mind as Kate that I work like a dog for my one little baby)…I used to say to myself that if she can do that…I can do this and was never too tired to do that one last thing for my baby. So you go girl - you still inspire me and I find myself riveted by your life and times.

roxxygirl  on October 13th, 2009

I just want to say that you need to realize that America doesn’t love you as much as you think it does. I used to have respect for you and your family but you have thrown that out the window. Quit exploiting your children! Go home and fix your family. If you didn’t have this stupid show, you might not be going through a divorce right now. You seem so fake now. I used to enjoy watching your show. When all of you were happy, when I thought you guys wouldn’t turn into sellout wannabe celebrities. It makes me sick and I AM HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED! Your not famous, nor will you ever be. Your just a fad that is going to fizzle out in a year or two, but you and your kids will have to live as a broken family long after that. For the sake of your beautiful children cancel the show and get your family on track. Your children need you. America can live without you!

Rodney  on October 13th, 2009

Holly cow Matt, Jon, is such a boob and yet you can’t see that.. How would any family like a dose of Jon’s stuff~? A runaround daddy with his bad behavior well documented.. So now the show is toast and the kids can read all about there parents in the tabloids… Sad ending, what are we all doing here~?

Beaums  on October 14th, 2009

Kate,

I am sorry for what your family is going through.

On a lighter note, I wanted to say that I liked your hair the way you had it before appearing on “The View.” I think it made your face and eyes
open up in a way that the other hairdoos don’t
Take care.

Matt  on October 15th, 2009

Rodney, when did I say that Jon wasn’t as you call it a “boob” Kind of dating yourself there with that term. Anyway, I am not a fan of Jon. I am just stating the obvious that Kate was a complete bitch to him. She’s a rude and condescending person to everyone she meets and it’s coming back to bite her. But you’re right, Jon is no better. He is in the right though by stopping the show for now.
Matt

julie  on October 16th, 2009

Dear Kate I wish the best to you and your children the best of luck I just heard that the show will be cancelled in november i am very sad about this. I hope that they will have specials on and keep us up dated on the children over the years. think that you are a grest person and wonderful mother keep up the great work!!!!

Matt  on October 16th, 2009

If Kate is a “great” mother, then I must be superdad and a lot of you single mom’s or even married moms and dads are as well because most of us don’t have nannies and people to take care of the grass, the laundry and all of the other things that come with maintaining a household. I’m sorry, I know you all like this woman but for god’s sake, she isn’t the greatest mom out there. Can’t you find another mom to emulate?? Name a few good traits that she has that you can actually back up with actions that she has taken on the show. And make it ones that you have actually seen her do. Most of it is just made up for the purpose of the showl

nichole  on October 16th, 2009

To Kate Gosslin I seriously doubt that you read any of these blogs about your family but if you do i would like to say how dare you. Im 25 and since 18 i have been on my own not because my hasband and our 2 daughters want it that way but because we have no one to fall back on. How dare you try to compare yourself to the adverage mom of twins and sextuplets because im guessing there are only a handleful of you spending 55,000 in household and child care expenses. You no longer fit into the reality tv series now you belong on mtv with all the pimp me out crap. Sure now your a single mother and for YOU it comes with ALOT of MONEY just how you like it. Walk in my shoes and get a real job then youll have something to cry about.

dawn Bradley  on October 16th, 2009

Kate get over it, you are not a great mother, and anyone who says so is just wrapped up in your drama. look up the term good mother, they do what is best for their kids, and you just exploit your kids everyday. you are single because you are over bearing and are a control freek, yell yell yell, thats all you do, you complained about jon talking over you, watch your show and see how many times you talk over him. step back and look at the life you created, you dont need millions of dollors to take care of your kids, and if you do then you are pathetic, their are parents out their that take care of 8 to 12 kids with out the t.v, the media, the money. if kate ever talked to me like she is captured on t.v i would kick you in the head and curb stomp you until you learned respect for others. get over yourself and all the self pity, you got yourself into this mess on your own. i can’t wait to see this show gone and done with, im so sick of seeing you and your family on t.v and everwhere i turn

nichole  on October 16th, 2009

oops i didn’t reread my post well i spelled some things wrong darn it

world traveller  on October 16th, 2009

Kate,

I was such a fan of the show when it was all about the kids. It seems that the show’s values have changed and the same ‘character’ of the show is no longer there.

I believe to put God first and everything else will come together. Money is the root of evil and know it changes people and the devil is very happy when people choose money over relationships.

Jon is not all at fault in this - the money is. People think the more money you make the happier you will be. That is not true, is it? You have all the important things in the world…you eight beautiful children.

I don’t know if you and Jon can work this out but believe if you put God first all is possible.

Good luck and God bless.

bswirls@hotmail.com  on October 17th, 2009

Do you ever tire of having your whole marriage and problems being played out for people to see? I for one am SICK of you and your whole family drama. GET A LIFE!!!

Rodney  on October 17th, 2009

Lov Kate,
She is; edcuated, articulate, and genuine.. She sets high standards for herself and for those who are around her… No hand me downs for her kids, just send cash~! She knows what she wants and she gets it .
Kate, has the courage to stand up for what she beleives in. Some of our currant leaders in Washington, could take a few lessons from her..

the14thomalley  on October 17th, 2009

guess why i’m the 14th omalley? because i am the last of 14 kids and to tell you the truth my mother was just as uncaring and unfeeling as you are. if you could’nt afford 8 children you should have never had 8 children. i feel sorry for those kids

matt  on October 18th, 2009

Rodney, I can’t believe the pedestal you put this woman on. She isn’t that great of a mother and she isn’t that educated. She uses bad grammar constantly and can’t do an interview without saying, “uumm” about a hundred times an interview. Get over her. Maybe you should marry her because I don’t think anyone else would want to. People in Congress should follow her example??? We definately would be getting ripped off if she were in any kind of leadership role more so than we already are. She certainly wouldn’t put our wellbeing first just like she doesn’t put her kids wellbeing first. The only thing she cares about at this point and maybe from the get go is to stay in the spot light. She would probably like a show just called “Kate”

Kandfirepro69  on October 19th, 2009

Kate, I am sure you dont care enough about your fans to read these but I do want to get this stuff of my chest. you sit around and complain that your life and marriage has fallen apart. Have you watched any of your own shows. All you did was down grade Jon and try and make him feel ignorant during every show. How long did you think that he would put up with it. I dont think you really care about the marraiage, you are more worried about getting your little money makers. You are basically a pimp whoring out your children. Do you not care what they are going to think when they get older and watch this sad display of a tv show. They will see how you treated their dad and end up hating you in the long run. Trust me I have been in that situation.. You need to do the right thing and forget about fame you dont deserve and go back to being a nurse. I dont feel you should be getting paid for having a family you can afford, and fame that you sure the hell dont deserve. You ran off a good man, what other man is going to want to come in and help you raise 8 kids. I am sure that you will find men who want to have sex with you just to say they did but no one but Jon is going to love those kids. You need to let them learn to be kids, run around and play n the dirt and be little kids, kind of like Jon did. I hope you figure out what it is inside of you that needs to control every situation in life, and always think that you are right. You can see the change in your kids already, they run around acting like whiny brats, If you watch a real family show like the Duggers, their kids are all well behaved and respectful, and you never see the parents fighting with each other. Mayne youj can take lessons. I think that you are going to get everything that you deserve due to your own actions, Jon will at least be free from the abuse that you dished out. He deserves to find a younger woman who treats him like a king. He was a good dad and tried his best. He was the one that put out most of the effort. I think you made a huge mistake by running off a greatguy, but maybe you can start another show Kate has another kid and we can do dna testing to try and find the father. If I were you I would take some of the money from your show that is really not full of talent and go see the Duggers and take advice fromm people who proved they have it all together. You only have 8 the have 18 and make it look easy, so I am sure they sit back and laugh at you . but they are the type of people that would help you learn to be a mother to those kids instead of being a rip roaring selfish bitch all the time

ErinElizabeth  on October 19th, 2009

Kate I have one word for you edification…. You acted so suprised that your marriage had fallen apart. When all you do is down grade a man you leave him broken and empty, he will go outside the marriage to seek edification. I’m not happy with the way that John acted but you are no angel your self. Your no super mom and not a role model in any way. You try to controll every aspect of life and you don’t allow your children to exsperiance things to the fullest. You sit back and bark out your orders from your directers chair. Thier are very few times in the show that I have seen you allow the kids to just go out and play and get messy. I believe that your show has been misleading in many ways, you make it seem as if you only have help with the kids now and then, but you not only had help from others with the kids but you had to have the PA’s put up tents for you and change out blinds. I know that running a house from day to day is hard, but I believe the real role models are people like my Grandmother who never raised a hand or voice and ran a household of 17 with grace and integrity, who’s husband stood by her untill the day that she died. A woman that never had an unkind thing to say about her husband even on days that he deserved it. You don’t run your home under the umbrella of put downs, intimidation, and domination. You did not create an enviroment that made your home a safe haven for your husband, you created a lions den where he was caged. He was not given the opportunity to love his children his way or run his home it was your way and he sat back and had to allow it to happen because your life was seen by the viewers, when your children watch this show as young adults they will see where thier mother did not allow daddy to have individual thoughts and lived under daily correction and put downs. I applaud John for publicly admitting that he did things wrong and could have handeled things better, you have not once taken responsibility for your own actions, just wined about your loss of money. It’s your responsibility to finace your home as a parent not your childrens. You shouldn’t use them to get big fancy houses and trips you should get a JOB.

Piper  on October 19th, 2009

hey kate and kids! my mom and i love you and the show. i record your show, and we watch it together. you’re a great mom and john’s a dork.
always, piper

danaamos1  on October 19th, 2009

Wow…you guys are good. See you in a season or two back together. Nothing like boosting your ratings!

Rodney  on October 19th, 2009

A lot of the negative comments directed at Kate Gosselin out there are simply, TRASH, DRIBBLE, and GARBAGE~! They are made by midget minded people envious of her success….

Cheryl  on October 20th, 2009

Love the Show..Hope we get to see a Kate Pus Eight!!! Can’t wait. Fight for it and them as you always have. There are alot of whacked out people with no life and they get off on writing ENDLESS emotional venting comments on blogs like this one. Hopefully, you will fly past them and read only those that make sense. You are strong, beautiful (inside & Out) now hold your head up and do what you NEED to do to get past this! Millions of us know you can! Really hope TLC is smart enough to hand in there with you and those great kids! We know you will make sure they won’t regret it.

matt  on October 21st, 2009

How can you consider somebody “beautiful” on the inside that was constantly belittling someone. Typically when somebody does that, they have low self esteem or a low opinion of themselves. Not only did she do it to Jon but she did it to a lot of people they met on the show. She is hardly someone I would call beautiful on the inside. She’s nasty in my opinion. She has changed a little bit since discovering that with the public comments made about her so now it’s like she’s trying to be overly happy. That could also be because she’s so upset about everything that has happened which is understandable but she needed to know how mean she was being to Jon on a regular basis. The ones that really stand out to me was when she yelled at him at the toy store, the crayola factory and yelling about the coupon.

Rodney  on October 25th, 2009

Kate,
Just stay on that high road your on and you and the kids will be just fine.
I am sorry to hear that Jon, will not be to much financial help to you and the kids in the feature.. It seems no one is intrested in Jon’s services at any price~?
Nice going daddy~!

Kathy  on October 27th, 2009

There are many angry people who have left comments - scary….. Kate - wishing you the best - watching your show over the years I get you - I understand and as a single parent myself I have been there. I have no doubts that you will be succesfull as you move forward and have great relationships with your children. I would suggest that you make all future decision as there is no additional assistance/support from Jon. This way if he disappoints and can not assist you will still be o.k. - I anticipate you will have years of “issues & disappointments” from Jon. Wishing you all the best!

matt  on October 27th, 2009

I give her some credit for being able to make some money off of the show. I think it was a good way to be able to pay for all those kids but a movie???? GIVE US A BREAK KATE!! First of all, you can’t ask for a cut every few seconds when you put in an “ummm, ummm”. She really does say it a lot even if you like her if you watch her interviews on the various talk shows, she sucks. Anyway, I looked on ahnation.com which is Access Hollywood’s website and so far the vote is 64% wouldn’t go see a movie with her with unfortunately 36% saying they would. Can’t imagine what role she could play other than a complete sarcastic bitch but hey, if people are up her ass far enough to pay to see her, go for it.

matt  on October 27th, 2009

You know what else I found as a strange part of that interview, she said, “I’d love not being alone, nobody is ever going to buy into my mess” She actually called it a mess. I just wondered which aspect of it she was referring to as a mess. But I disagree with her, I think Rodney would buy into it in a heartbeat. Am I wrong Rodney??

Rodney  on October 28th, 2009

For the record Matt, Kate said; “she didn’t think any body would want to take her and the kids on”.
For myself; I don’t care for kids.. I’m a fan who admires Kate, for what she has accomplished in spite of her adversity’s… Stop Dribbling Matt~!

Judy  on October 28th, 2009

Hi Kate, just want to let you know I think you are doing a great job. Your children are adorable and I haven’t missed a show, and now I am very sad that it is going to end. Take care of yourself and your little ones, and good luck with whatever you decide to do.
P.S. I love your hair…….

matt  on October 28th, 2009

I’m just kidding with you for cryin out loud.

matt  on October 28th, 2009

Read Kathy’s response. There are just a few things that bug me about Kate. I don’t care about the whole Jon versus Kate thing. Wish they could get back together, probably won’t happen. I don’t care that she makes a lot of money off of the show or if it’s “exploiting the kids”. I’ve never taken issue with that before, don’t now.
The thing that bugs me about her is how narcissistic she is. She seems to think she is just the most wonderful thing that ever happened to TV. And now she wants to do a movie?? Give me a break. Just because she did interviews and was on a show with her kids doesn’t mean she can act. She can’t even interview that well and if you are really honest about it when you watch her, you can’t deny that. I also don’t like the tihngs she says that she did everything, no matter what it is, for the kids. She said she got rid of the dogs so she could put all her energy for the kids. If you want your kids to be happy, don’t take their dogs from them! She seems to think saying “I did it for my kids” can excuse any behavior or anything she does, the show or charging for autographs or whatever. She is just too full of herself and then she has some people praising her for what a great mom she is. She is not. If she a great mom, then women like Michelle Obama and Katie Couric, mom’s like that, are just out of this world! I think she was smart to do a show and make money to pay for those kids but stop shoving yourself down our throats. Stop doing all these interviews, do the divorce or don’t do it and just focus all your energy on the kids, not doing interviews for any show that will listen to you.
I know some people on here think I’m obsessed but I just can’t sit back and listen to it without a little venting on my part to contridict what others say praising her for her and say she’s a great role model for single moms. She isn’t a normal single mom. I’m pretty much a single dad right now and I for one can attest to the difficulties of getting them up and ready for their day, cooking them breakfast, lunch and dinner or at least making it for them, giving them a bath, playing with them without losing your mind. She has a cook, baby sitters, nannies, people to help her fold clothes, maid service. These are all the things we people being at home taking care of the kids have to do by ourselves. So don’t compare yourself to her and tell her what a great job she is doing because you, if you are doing that, are the ones that deserve the praise. We have to do it and don’t make a dime off of it, not that I care because I honestly do, do it for my kids!! I didn’t want them in daycare before they could talk and tell me what happened while I’m not there so that’s just something me and my wife could and wanted to do. She had the better job at the time, so I thought, sure why not, housing market sucked so I wasn’t going to make much selling new homes.
Anyway, that’s just how I feel. I know many don’t agree with me, especially on sites like this but that’s why I do it. I really do hope things work out for both of them but I don’t want to see her in a movie or on a talk show but I’m sure there are enough people out there that want to see her.

matt  on October 28th, 2009

OMG!!! Now I just read that not only Kate wants to be in a movie but Jon now says he wants to be an action movie star. Their poll asking which one would be more painful to watch is about even right now but the one that asked if you would go see Kate in a movie was about 65% no to 35% yes. All I can say to this is that I would love to be a rock star but I know I don’t have the talent for that and neither do they. He can’t even talk that much in an interview and he thinks he could act?? I hope he was kidding just coming back at her saying she wanted to do a movie. Haven’t these people seen movies that ball players and/or musicians do?? I’ve sat through a few and very, very few of them can act as well as do their normal profession. He was a IT guy, I really can’t see him acting and doing it well or her for that matter.

matt  on October 28th, 2009

Uh oh, not so good news for Kate. I don’t know how scientific this poll is but now 75% of people say they wouldn’t want to see a movie with her in it so that means that only 25% said they would watch it but I doubt even that many would pay movie theater prices to see her so it would probably have to be a supporting role. But I’m being honest here, I really don’t think she or Jon could even do it well enough to actually make a movie. I really don’t.

Opinion  on October 28th, 2009

Kate,

I was drawn to your show because of the inter-racial aspect of it, but it kept my interest because of its reality. It is not a Brady Bunch series where everything is fun,laughter,comprehension,bliss…and so on. Your show was a regular drama that mirrored our lives with their imperfections.

When I began watching the show about a year ago I didn’t understand the reason for your hostility towards Jon, as I kept watching I began noticing the immaturity in Jon and began empathizing with you. His immaturity has been proven 100% after the separation…the life he has led in the last long months is a sad testimony of his personality and the hell that he must have put you through!! You are not perfect, but who is! At times you were, I think, too harsh on him…but after having to put with his immaturity day in and day out, I wonder how you were able to put up with him for ten years!! The only conclusion I’ve come with is that you loved him and worked very hard to improve the situation to not avail.

One thing I would like to ask you is not to mention too much that you do everything for the well- being of your children. You are overdoing it and people are getting tired of it…even though the majority of us know it is true, it becomes redundant after awhile. Your children are very lucky to have you!!!

I believe that Jon, besides being immature, has very deep problems with telling the truth: All his lies have been debunked time and time again and…he keeps on lying!! His behavior is not normal…he has to be a psychopath…a normal person wouldn’t behave like him!! He needs help. It really hurts to see him lying all the time and he thinks that we don’t notice it…very sad.

I wish you and your children the best!

matt  on October 29th, 2009

I think this guy hit the nail on the head. Check out this article and blog that follows. It’s nice to see that other people agree with those of us that think this woman is full of herself.

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/zontv/2009/10/kate_gosselin_answers_no_quest.html

matt  on October 29th, 2009

Lady, “opinion”, where do you get off saying that Jon is a psychopath?? You don’t know the guy other than what you’ve seen in a few headlines. I don’t think much of the guy either but are you getting by calling the guy a psychopath. He’s taking care of his kids, unlike a lot of dad’s. So he doesn’t want them to be on the show anymore, I completely agree with that. I wouldn’t have had my kids on a show in the first place but hey, they had to pay the bills. I just get so tired of reading the things posted by Jon haters. He isn’t the source of Kate’s problems. She has her own issues to work out. She’s no star or celebrity and she needs to get over herself. By the way, what do you do for a living? Are you a psychiatrist or psychologist? Because him a psychopath is pretty big stretch even if he does have a problem with lying. I would probably lie to that woman to as to avoid suffering through her being a complete bitch.

Rodney  on October 29th, 2009

Hailey Glassman, aka Jon’s girl has reported that her lover boy throws mantrums. Apparently he’s a real Jekyll & Hyde, emotionally abusive and has trouble telling the truth..

Opinion  on October 29th, 2009

Are you, dear Matt, trying to tell me that you do know Jon Gosselin??

You do Not need titles to realize that there’s something wrong with somebody who lies all the time even though his lies are publicly debunked time and time again. What would you call somebody who fits this category?

By the way, what do you do for a living when you have so much time to be on this blog?? Just wondering, could you be Jon????

matt  on October 29th, 2009

You can call him a pathological liar but I wouldn’t consider him a psychopath. But again, back to my point, it isn’t about him that a lot of us don’t like her.
And as far as what I do, had you read some other comments, you would know that I was a new home sales person and now I am a stay at home dad. Not that that is any of your business but what do you do since I assume you aren’t a psychiatrist? You know what, I don’t care, it doesn’t matter. Doesn’t matter what you say, I’ll still won’t like the bitch.

matt  on October 29th, 2009

I am done with this blog now Rodney. Know one is reading it anymore anyway. Have a good one!

Opinion  on October 29th, 2009

I don’t know if you, Matt, will read this entry, but I would still like to apologize for making you leave the blog. It wasn’t my intention to make you feel so bad, I just wanted to share my personal opinion of both Jon and Kate. I don’t love them, but I don’t hate them either.

No, you don’t have to like Kate, nobody can force you to do so. So if you want to keep on ranting about Kate and if that makes you happy…well, go for it, but by the same token respect other people’s opinions without getting so steamed up!

Wish you lots of happiness.

Rodney  on October 30th, 2009

Matt, hang in here man~! we can’t all like the same things and if you must go then all the best to you..
Regards,
Rodney

DeeDee  on November 1st, 2009

I agree with Jon, I think Kate is a drama queen who wants the world to pity her but there are so many people who just aren’t buying it. The old house hasnt sold so she can move in there, sell the NEW house with the brand new UNNEEDED KITCHEN split the money with Jon (if there is any) fire the nannny and take care of her own kids (as she claims is ALL she wants to do)and go back to work like the rest of the world does. I dont agree with Jon but I’m amazed the man lasted as long as he did. The church to them was all well and good when they needed them but she never learned much. In case you need to know Kate the bible says ,”Husbands love your wives as christ loves the church and women HONOR your husbands” He put up with you and all you did was mock and bash him as the world watched. Maybe you should have thought about not being able to feed your family BEFORE you had invitro rather than solicit your OWN children for profit. GET A JOB pay your attorney and move on. You’re NOT Martha Stuart and why anyone cares about you or Jon is amazing to me. C’mon people, wake up…STOP WATCHING and not one more dime for these 2 that dont give a DAMN for those kids. There’s another 8 more that will need severe counselling later on. GOOD LUCK KIDS, youd be better in foster care.

Entertained to Death  on November 1st, 2009

Jon canceled his apology appearance at the synagogue at the last minute. I wonder what stopped him? His car maybe ran out of gas or something like that??

Entertained to Death  on November 1st, 2009

Opinion,

You pushed Matt out of the blog, I wish he was still here…he was pretty good to argue with and spent a lot of time proving his point: Why everybody needs to hate Kate…now he is gone. I just joined the blog, read most of the blogs, and was surprised to notice how personal Matt gets…it’s fascinating!! Oh, well…I guess it isn’t fun anymore.

kimyi  on November 2nd, 2009

Kate and Jon.. You BOTH need to STOP doing interviews on ALL tv shows! I just watched the Today Show and saw both of you being interviewed and/or video used of your divorce. Do you not realize that your children will be able to see all of this years and years from now? Youtube is just one media outlet where you can view things over and over. How sad for those kids! When they get a little bigger and can have internet access.. watch out. You BOTH are horrible parents for having your divorce play out for the world to see (and your children). Shame on you! Divorce is hard enough on everyone involved.. stop trying to get the world on your side and just deal with it!

Rodney  on November 2nd, 2009

Some of us do see Kate, as a queen who loves her family dearly.. Jon, on the other hand is a inarticulate lier who has become a douch bag..
I think the thing here is that some of you gals just can’t stand competition.. Meaning Kate has what it takes to be a big success in the arena of life…
The childern will be fine. All the love Kate has given them will go far.. Of course we all have to take a few bumps along the way and there’s nothing anyone can do to avoid that..

Italianobare  on November 2nd, 2009

As a dad by splitting, you think you are doing the right thing but believe me it is the worst specially you a have 8 kids. Both of you have to get rid of your ego and get together and try to work every thing out. Whatever you both are doing, it is not you, it is whatever who around you, and guesses what? In the end of the day everyone is going home with his/her spouse enjoying their life and their kids, laughing on you, and you both by yourself. You will go crazy with 8 kids and him thinking every day, are the kids ok or not? Even the lawyers they will take your money (both of you) and in the end of the day you are brook and they get paid. Please grow up both of you and get together talk to each other and solve what between you and do not let anyone get between you ( at least for the benefit of the kids. from experience the only loser in these cases are the kids. Remember it is the kids.

Mellen  on November 2nd, 2009

Is this the Matt site? I have written twice…never got printed…but obnoxious matt needs to get a life of his own.

Opinion  on November 2nd, 2009

Matt may be right about Jon not being a psychopath but just a pathological liar. Either way, he needs professional help for his own sake and for the sake of the ones he comes in contact with. As a matter of fact, I think, everybody would benefit with some professional counseling.

Opinion  on November 2nd, 2009

I partly agree with you DeeDee, Kate is dramatic but Jon is definitely a PhD in drama. As far as I know, the one who doesn’t have a job is Jon, he is being his usual self…a bum.

Entertained to Death  on November 2nd, 2009

Kate, you are overdoing it with the tight mini skirts and high heel shoes! I’m not against them but it makes no sense, at least to me, that you wear them when you cook, go on a ship with your kids…you know, they were helping you because they were afraid that you might fall down the ship’s steps(great loving boys!), but shouldn’t it be just the other way around? It would be nice to see you wearing tennis shoes, sandals, comfy pants or skirts when you are doing chores. Be yourself…you are pretty in any kind of outfit,just please make sense.

Shirley  on November 2nd, 2009

I wish only the best for Jon and Kate Gosselin and the children. We should all stay out of their lives and be kind when we do have something to say about them. Kate wants to stay positive so why aren’t we ALL wishing them the best? Shame on you if you can’t do that.

usmilwife  on November 3rd, 2009

Kate get over it! You just think of yourself. Get a job and make real money.

Rodney  on November 3rd, 2009

Dear Kate,
Enjoyed your interview last night with Natalie Morales. You looked lovely and you handled the interview with grace and style.
As col.Parker, once told Elvis Presley; “you have a million dollars worth of talant, now all you need to do is put it to work”. All the best for the feature,
Rodney

sandra  on November 3rd, 2009

as a mother of a higher multiple birth i have watched with sadness what has happened as i know exactly all you were trying to do was secure a living to look after the kids, i know the feeling of buying 4 of everything, but like you my marriage ended because my ex decided one day it was all too much for him and he walked out after the mandatory playing around, kate, just keep going, do what you have to do to carve out a living, i am a nurse also, so i work work to keep my kids educated etc,,, but forgt the media they will use and abuse you as it happened to me in australia, its all the same they do not care about the children or the effects they have on them,, best of luck,, you will be fine, and remember you do not need this man,,,, you are a strong woman, hell you carried all those babies didnt you gf!! all the very best, sandra

Entertained to Death  on November 3rd, 2009

usamilwife, Kate doesn’t just think about herself…she definitely thinks about her children that’s why she is living close to the kids instead of moving to New York or any other state. She is not a perfect mother, but then who is? I believe she is doing a very good job as a single mom inspite of all the problems surrounding her life. Believe me, she was making real money before, more real money than most of us make and the job she had was very real, too.

matt  on November 4th, 2009

Ok, I couldn’t resist, you didn’t upset opinion, can’t even put your real name on here. The reason I stopped doing the blog was that I’m just tired of hearing these ridiculous arguements in support of Kate when it’s soo obvious what her priorities are. It’s not about the kids. I agree with everything DeeDee said. What was with doing that kitchen when they knew things were going bad?? Did they think people would continue to watch that show in the numbers they had once they split up?? And if either of these people are really into religion, it would shock the hell out of me. If they are, they just do not get it. Kate goes to these church speaking engagements, having people pay a few hundred dollars then charge for your freakin autograph. You could go to the Get Motivated seminars with George W for $4.95.
I agree with DeeDee. I really think these kids are going to rebel big time. It really won’t surprise me if at least one of them files for emancipation and wants some of the money THEY earned when they turn 16. There will probably be one or two or more of them that get into drugs and alcohol especially with the example that Jon is setting. I really see a Lindsey Lohan type scenario coming on.
And if these people are so tired of the scrutiny, the media and all the negative things that come with being on TV, then stop doing it. Stop going on TV and trying to sell everybody on your side of the arguement. All you ever really hear from Kate is that she does everything for her kids. If you care about your kids, stop arguing and going through a divorce on TV. They aren’t going to solve anything. The people, like myself, that see Kate for what she is are not going to change their opinion of her. It’s obvious she’s gotten a taste of fame and money and just doesn’t want to let it go. Have you noticed how much she has changed physically since the show started? It’s obvious she’s become somewhat addicted to it.
The reason I was blogged so much about is because I could not stand listening to her bs and then hearing so many people in support of her. But I’m just tired of arguing with people that just won’t agree with that bad side of her. I agree that Jon is a complete putz. He never stood up for himself against this woman which totally baffled me. The day she yelled at him at the toy store, I think I would’ve put the kids in the car and let her ride home with the camera crew.
But she’s not going to change, he isn’t going to change and my opinion of her isn’t going to change anymore than her supporters are. I do like the fact that she seems to be losing support of any future TV plans. I don’t know how truthful it is but according to one survey only about 25% of people would want to see her in a movie and only about 35% of people want to see just her in a show. Sorry Kate but people are tired of you. Thanks for the kind words Rodney but anonymous woman really didn’t upset me, I’m just bored with arguing about it. I have a house to sell, so stuff to do, cleaning, painting crap like that. Too bad I’m not like Kate, I could hire that stuff done too. Does that woman do anything for herself anymore??

matt  on November 4th, 2009

And Entertained to Death, she is not a single mom!! That is what ticks me off and makes me blog about it!! She does not do hardly anything that a normal single mom does. She barely even has to watch the kids, she has a nanny or two. She doesn’t clean, cook or have to do anything else around the house. She’s basically a talentless woman that landed a TV show for managing to give birth to multiples. Hell, octomom did that. I think these multiples done through fertility treatments need to be considered malpractice. My wife and I went through fertility treatments and I would’ve gone through the roof had our doctor caused that to happen. It shouldn’t be encouraged.

matt  on November 4th, 2009

And Shirley, if they want us out of their lives, then stop going on the f-ink TV everytime they have an arguement to make. She’s the one that brings the constant scrutiny on, not us.

matt  on November 4th, 2009

I am moving on though. It’s college basketball season again and my beloved KY wildcats are back, thank god!!

Opinion  on November 4th, 2009

Hi, matt, nice to see you back. Enjoy the games!

junieb  on November 4th, 2009

Kate: If you don’t want to be in the tabloids, stop being a drama queen. Go back to nursing, stay home with your kids. Stop the traveling with a body guard. Stay home with your kids. Think long and hard about how you treated Jon,,,, and on TV in front of all of us. You are not the only one who is a single mom with multiple children. You have been given more than most. Be grateful. It was a good run while it lasted. Now it’s over. Face the facts.

Rodney  on November 5th, 2009

Matt, nice seeing your face.. What do you think about New Jersey and Virginia going Republican in governor’s race~? Personally I hope it’s a sign of things to come in 2010.. Take back America people;
Nancy Pelosi and that Harry Reid crowed has got to go……….

Opinion  on November 5th, 2009

Very happy to see you are back and enjoying those games, matt. Sent very much the same message before but for some reason it wasn’t printed. Hopefully they’ll print this one.

Matt  on November 6th, 2009

Rodney, at this point you’re the main reason I get on here. I bouncing things off you. This has nothing to do wiht this blog but I’ve always been registered as a dem because I am somewhat liberal but I’ve found that I have a lot in common with the libertarians as well. I’m just a little frustrated with both sides actually so I wouldn’t mind seeing another party, maybe the libertarian party. I don’t have a problem with people seeking happiness in a lot of ways and that’s why I consider myself liberal. If they want to be gay and get married, go for it. They probably stay married longer than the average straight person. I don’t have a problem with people smoking pot, it’s no different then drinking and they don’t get as angry on pot. I don’t have a problem with most people having a gun and doing all the target practice they want as long as they are safe about it. I can even tolerate abortion as long as it’s just not something done for convenience which unfortunately in a lot of situations, it is.
The main thing I’m unhappy with Obama and who didn’t see this coming is that he’s not doing a whole lof of changes “we can believe in.” I like the idea of everyone having access to health care as long as it’s done the right way. A lot of people are putting their opinion into this debate that don’t use the doctor or hospital much. If you haven’t been to the doctor and you have health coverage, it’s pretty easy to say that there isn’t a problem. I saw a recent clinic in LA where people waited in line all day for simple checkups. One girl had to take the day off of school just to get free glasses so she could see in school so there are a lot of problems with our current system.
I also am really, really mad about the credit card companies doing legal loan sharking because that is all they do. I have seen and if you watch the news, you’ve seen it too where people who have done nothing wrong are getting doubled and doubled again on their interest rates and if you’re at 30% on your interest, there is basically no way to pay that card off until you get a big lump sum of cash maybe from your tax return or something. It’s just absolutely ridiculous that they have been allowed to do this. If they are concerned with risk with risks,then don’t lend the money in the first place. These people in the government just seem to allow the biggest lobbies to push whatever agenda they want. It’s all about the money they contribute which is ridiculous. Something needs to happen there.
I could go on and on about this. I really don’t have anything to say about the Jon and Kate situation. I really am tired of talking about them.
On a good note, the CATS play tonight. I know we’re obnoxious fans and a lot of people don’t like that but oh well, we don’t have any pro teams to root for even though being from northern KY, we do tend to root for the Bengals and the Cincinnati Reds here but both those teams usually suck. The Bengals are doing relatively good this season though so if they keep it up, they might make it to the playoffs, that would be cool!! Anyway, I will talk to you later Rodney.
Have a good day everyone, I mean that. Give your kids a hug and tell your spouse you love them. If there is anything to learn from situations like Jon and Kate’s, we should learn to appreciate our family more and not take them for granted. I think we should also keep the families of the shooting victims in our thoughts today. This might be bad on my part, maybe I shouldn’t think this but I figured it was a religious fanatic as soon as I heard about it. Of course they don’t know if that was his real motivation or if he just didn’t want to go to Iraq or Afghanistan. Of course if that was the case, he could’ve gotten out of that in many other ways than shooting 30 something people.
It’s senseless. This is one of my problems with religion. Even though most people are good about their religious faith, there certainly has been a lot of murder in the name of religion.
When you see them, tell your spouse and kids you love them. We just never know if it’s going to be the last time we talk to somebody.
Matt

Rodney  on November 7th, 2009

It was said that; Sarah Palin, didn’t have enought experance to be president, althought she was mayor of Wassila and the governor of Alaska.
Now we have a guy “Obama” who was a community orginizer and a senator who voted absent 131 times
leading the free world.. I guess the situation is in the hands of the gods… “God Bless America”

Matt  on November 8th, 2009

I’m sure the republicans can find someone better than Sarah Palin. The woman made herself look like an idiot multiple times in several interviews. I like Obama, he just needs to do some things that are in line with his campaign promises. I think health care is important but does he have to spend all of his time on that? Let’s do something right now about the credit card companies ripping people off. I for one am tired of hearing about that. They raise someone’s interest rates to 30% and expect them to be able to continue paying??

Rodney  on November 9th, 2009

What about the economy and jobs in general~?

slstover2  on November 9th, 2009

How terribly sad! This show needs to end, please get these beautiful children off tv!! I have no respect for what kate has done to Jon. I had gotten to the point to where I had to turn the show off I could not bear watching her berate Jon, putting him down talking down to him. I just do not blame Jon for getting out from under her. Granted he has made bad choices recently but hey at least he’s not with her. She has no repsect for people in general. This young lady has a lot to learn on how to treat people. Kate you got what you asked for! Now please no more show with the children. Let them live normal lives and be normal children away from a rolling camera.

Matt  on November 9th, 2009

well, the economy has sucked for years, it’s more the financial system, particularly the lenders that brought this on. They were lending to people that had no business getting a house. I sold several houses to people with far less than good credit. They didn’t have stable jobs in my opinion and I raised these concerns to the loan department but they were more interested in getting the houses sold. But this was both the parties faults for allowing those types of practices. The banks should never have been allowed to own insurance companies or vica versa which is what resulted from HR10 I believe was the one. A lot of this could’ve been avoided and it didn’t happen overnight so it’s going to take a while to dig ourselves out of this mess. I don’t believe that Bush should’ve continued with the tax breaks to the wealthy either once 9/11 happened and we ended up in 2 wars. IRAQ needs to end and at this point in Afghanastan we should just be using special forces. Probably what we should’ve done in the first place. We should also close down some of these military bases throughout the world. It’s beyond me why we need a military base in Germany at this point. I know it’s a good staging point for missions in various areas but I just don’t understand having such a huge base in an allied country.
I could go on and on but I’m sure people don’t want to read our political blogs on here Rodney.
Take care!

Rodney  on November 10th, 2009

It was all about entitlement.. Freddie Mac, Fannie May, turning a blind eye to bad risk~!
Then to top it off Wall Street runs with the mortgage paper.. HR 10 was a product of the Democratic, House and Senate.. The housing market took a down turn and the fair weather birds flew.. Now they (Democrat’s) want to take over health care it’s to much we are going broke.. The dollar is at an all time low.. Gold is above $1,100. We need to dig in with our heals before our house of cards collapses.. “Marxism” is not for me and that’s what we are getting now.

Kate, was going down memory lane on last nights show. Dear Jon is being taken to task by TLC and getting fleeced by his attorneys.. Some reality~!
Later, Rodney

Carlos  on November 10th, 2009

I love you Kate!!!!!!!!!! GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Matt  on November 10th, 2009

I think I would just cut back and save all the money at this point if I were either one of them. Why in the hell he got an apartment in Manhattan is beyond me. You know, in 1992 or 1993, I had the priveledge of staying at the Hilton Towers across from Radio City where they do SNL and we only had to pay $39 for the taxes on the room. My friend’s mom got her discount and we were in this huge suite there. Regardless, we went to my friend’s brother’s apartment near NYU and it was unbelievably small and it was still almost $1,000 a month so here he is in an apartment I think on the upper east side paying $5,000 a month. What is up with that?? Downsize on the house and do some speaking engagements and be done with your TV gigs. Although, if somebody is willing to pay either of them and people want to watch, hell, go for it. You never know when your fame takes a nose dive so you make hay while the sun’s shining in that business. I wish I could do it. I’ve thought about trying the acting thing once me and my wife are more stable income wise. I did a few plays in highschool and was told I was pretty good at it. I really don’t see Kate as an actress though or Jon for that matter but at least he was kidding about the action movie with Jackie Chan.
By the way, the republicans were in control of the house and senate when HR 10 went through.

KATEKATEKATE  on November 10th, 2009

Kate, you are admired by the majority of people in this country. Keep up the good work always!!!!!!!!!

Ardipithecus ramidus  on November 10th, 2009

I wonder where Jane Goodall finds her energy. She always seems so peaceful, how can she be so peaceful? Does she meditate? Is she religious? Does she pray? Most of all how can she be so optimistic in the face of so much environmental destruction and human suffering; in the face of overpopulation and overconsumption, pollution, deforestation, desertification, poverty, famine, cruelty, hatred, greed, violence, and war??

I also wonder when the Republicans will convince Jon Gosselin to run for president of the U.S.A.??
Jon Gosselin and Sarah Palin would be the perfect duo to cure all the ills of this country!!!!!

Rodney  on November 11th, 2009

Actually HR-10 was the Keogh retirement bill which like most great legislature, was passed by the republicans…

On the Jon & Kate matter; I believe Kate has got her deal and they are just keeping it under wraps until some of the smoke clears.. As for Jon without a 180 degree turn he’ll be on a very slipery slope.. Maybe TLC can get through to him with there law suit~? Kate, did say she would like to be in a movie.. This sure looks like one to me

AliciaSIngleMOM  on November 12th, 2009

Kate I want you to know that you do have people out there that do care. I saw you interview and you said you don’t have many people you can trust. We never met but we have much in common. I am a single mother of 2 not 8 but the relationship part is identical. Yes there are things I am not proud of. But I am CHRISTIAN and I know GOD FORGIVES! PLease keep your FAITH! You once were a very strong believer. Read scripture and rely on HIM!!!! I am praying for you and your family. I pray that Jon seeks HIM also.
God Bless, your friend in Chicago,
Alicia

Matt  on November 12th, 2009

Where did you come up with that one KATEKATEKATE, the majority of the country admires her?? I don’t think so. According to most polls, the majority, about 75%, do not like her or anything that she’s done or plans on doing.
Check out some of the polls at ahnation.com

Matt  on November 12th, 2009

I just heard a rumor that Jon and Kate or Kate, or Kate plus the kids, whatever you want to call it is supposedly done and over. Does anyone know anything about this? It isn’t the same thing about Jon being taken out and it just being Kate and the kids. The rumor is that the show is over with in any capacity but I haven’t confirmed it in any way, it’s just a rumor. Again, just a rumor. Anyone know anything about it?

Rodney  on November 13th, 2009

That sounds pretty acturate Matt, rumor or not.
Myself, a person who admires Kate, have become turned off by any aspects of the show; especilly Jon, the dog..

I do believe that Kate, will be back in some role with TLC in the near future.. I have heard that Kate and Paula Dean could be teaming up to do something.. Kate, has way to much talant not to be picked up by TLC.. Rodney

Maria Lucia  on November 15th, 2009

Hi Kate ! I love you show too…We live in Sao Paulo - Brasil and I just came back from the US last friday, and I know that many things are changing….I hope the show continues, and that your relationship becomes a good one with time, calm, good conversations etc… because your kids are absolutely gorgeous, adorable!!! Good Luck…(excuse my poor english please!)

Matt  on November 15th, 2009

Talent?? What kind of talent does she have?? Seriously. What has she done but gotten preg by invitro?

Rodney  on November 16th, 2009

Be nice Matt, just mark my words~!

Matt  on November 16th, 2009

I’m just sayin, she has no talent. She isn’t going to be in any movies. She might get a talk show and it will have about the same ratings as Ricki Lake.
But on another note, you know who does have talent?? John Wall, the point guard for the KY Wildcats!!! The guy hit 1 of 2 freethrows with 15 seconds left, Miami came back down, hit an NBA three to tie the game with 5 seconds left and John Wall gets the ball again, sinks a 10 footer for the win!! I don’t like having a close game like that to an unranked team but they could hit the 3 like nobody’s business so they gave the Cats a game but the Cats pulled it out. My Cats are back with an expectation of winning. I know most of you on here, probably all of you don’t care. The good thing is, you’ll hear less from me because during basketball season, I couldn’t care less about Jon or Kate or their kids for that matter. It also doesn’t hurt that the Bengals are doing pretty well. They made a clean sweep of the Steelers and the Ravens for crying out loud. What more could you want from your two favorite sports teams!!
I’m out!!

Rodney  on November 17th, 2009

Great game, but Miami is no Kentucky…
In the NFL the Brady bunch leads the Colts all night then on the last play of the game Manning does his magic and boom: Colts 35, Pats 34 some ending for that one……
Palin, is out again with her new book, Going Rogue
She said on the Oprah Winfrey show yesterday that she hasn’t been retreating just reloading.. Great American, Sarah, is a Patriot~! Rodney