I did not know that there were hate sites about any of these kids, either; but I WHOLLY put the blame on the Gosselin parents for parading their children in front of the public. There will always be people joining together and taking up causes, etc...including having a "togetherness" over a political party or a person that they "hate". However, this just couldn't have happened if the parents hadn't opened the door. I see a difficult future for the kids, not only because of what they've already been through, but because of their gene pool.
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So the people who choose to create hate sites against a CHILD bear no responsibility for their behavior? Wow, just wow.
I really hope Khate's 15 minutes of fame is up. It's definitely run its course and should have stopped over a year ago but its like the energizer bunny...it just keeps going and going...Please make it stop!!!
Anyone think the people letters to the editor are too perfect? It's like TLC placed them.
First the letter from a mom of multiples, saying how Kate needs to forgo fame, fortune, flaunting her body, searching for a man, and instead take care of her eight kids.
The second letter states how Kates complains so much about being photographed but is on mag covers, flaunting a horrific body ideal for her five girls to live up to.
The third points out that Kate mistakenly said (LIED ABOUT) that her trip to Mexico was her first time out of the U.S., when she had been at a book signing in Ontario last year.
Then the banner letter proclaims that the letter writer would WATCH a SHOW about Kate WORKING A REAL JOB LIKE A REGULAR MOM.
Anyone else think this is all a little too convenient? TLC read the blogs much?
I believe that Jon, Kate, TLC & any folk that started hate ____ sites, are ALL guilty/responsible.
The child in question, should never have been exposed to the public to begin with. PLAIN & SIMPLE.
Most parents understand the need to protect their children at all costs. It's a shame that SOME stage parents put the almighty $$$$$ before their kid's mental/physical safety.
I'm just so turned off by this family (from stem to stern), that if I NEVER see them again, I will not be upset.
Who put the kids out there in the first place, setting them up for bullying, exposing details of their private lives that should have been kept private? October 7, 2010 2:51 PM
but the hate sites (or people on them) make their own choices as to what they say and do. one cannot blame one's choices on others.
Found this little tidbit on GWOP about how Kate ended up in the cherry picker on DWTS last year. Makes a lot more sense now!! HAAAA! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ m said... Kate & the cherry Picker - Pam came down from the ceiling in a colored ring. Kate was supposed to go up in it. Whatever went thru Kate's mind I can't fathom But she ran to the cherry picker instead. What ensued was WTF is she doing? ergo, all of the laughter. BTW, Kate did not attend the "after parties."
I love this story but can it be verified? It certainly explains the reactions from everyone on stage. I'd like to know where the story came from though.
I have only listened to the first several minutes of the radio interview posted but this Deb person, is this BM? I hate to say it but so far I think she actually sounds quite normal and articulate. She sounds like a decent person who started relating to Kate because of infertility. I think when people relate to others because of something that deeply personal, infertility, you might subconsciously process it as a personal insult when others criticize them. It is hard to believe this is the same person who wants the kids to be filmed.
Kimmi, I feel sorry for your son. I have a daughter exactly like Mady. What if I had a reality show and my poor daughter had been subjected to a TV audience for most of her life. Would it be OK for her to be ridiculed because some people just "cannot be blamed for their choices?" What the heck does that mean? Are you saying it would not be my fault for putting her out there? Yes it would. I would take full responsiblity.
My aunt once told me that bitterness often makes a person ugly, and if you hold onto it long enough, it shows through. (Just like if you're feeling pretty, your confidence will show through). Kate obviously is bitter at Jon for leaving her, and even though she's trying hard to look younger (i.e. tanning, plastic surgery, etc.) her bitterness seeps through.
"Khate walks into a bar and the bartender asks..."Why the long face"...(time for new cheek implants)"
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I seem to remember that this was an old joke from the 2004 Presidential election, with John Kerry walking into the bar! I guess it works for Kate...!!!
kimmie, isn't it nice to be allowed to post your opinions here, even when if no one agrees with you?
*clearing throat*
It's brave of you to venture out of the narrow little blogs in which you normally post. Too bad those sites are not as reasonable as this one in allowing differing views to be expressed. October 7, 2010 3:44 PM
actually i post more here than is usually posted. i don't know how to respond to that last part...i don't think one has to be brave to post where there are differing opinions. one has to be able to stand up for one's opinions/beliefs.
There will always be people joining together and taking up causes, etc...including having a "togetherness" over a political party or a person that they "hate". However, this just couldn't have happened if the parents hadn't opened the door.
October 7, 2010 3:20 PM
this happens all the time to kids on the internet. just as it does in real life. but on the internet it is spread so far! it causes suicide the bullying gets so bad. and those kids who are the statistics of that fact aren't on tv.
no matter how you spin it it IS wrong and the responsibility of the one doing it.
"So the people who choose to create hate sites against a CHILD bear no responsibility for their behavior? Wow, just wow."
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Nobody has said that those create the hate sites don't bear any responsibility. Of course it's wrong. I think the parents, plus TLC, plus the creators are all responsible. However, it was the choice of the parents to expose these kids, and they didn't have the foresight to see the repercussions of doing this because they were blinded by fame and fortune.
"this happens all the time to kids on the internet. just as it does in real life. but on the internet it is spread so far! it causes suicide the bullying gets so bad. and those kids who are the statistics of that fact aren't on tv.
no matter how you spin it it IS wrong and the responsibility of the one doing it."
Kimmie -- the internet IS real life. These are REAL people who are being bullied. Of course it is wrong! But comparing this to internet bullying of teens by their peers is like comparing elephants and chihuahuas...it just doesn't work. What you are not getting is the fact that these children DID NOT ASK to be put out there. They had no choice. They depended on their parents to give them a normal childhood, and they failed them. Had they not had their lives exposed IN THE FIRST PLACE, we wouldn't be talking about any of this.
why are the comments always about kate and 'her' money and 'her' many accounts for 'her' money? The majority of the money was earned by 10 people while they were doing Jon and Kate Plus 8, so why is it 'hers'????? Just like, WHY are THEIR kids just HERS to make money off and Jon is NOT given an equal opportunity to make money off of them? Come on tlc, who is she doing (what for or to) to get the treatment and privileges she gets?
Nobody has said that those create the hate sites don't bear any responsibility. Of course it's wrong.
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Perhaps you should re-read the post to which I responded because the person did just that. Her words: "I WHOLLY put the blame on the Gosselin parents for parading their children in front of the public." When you place the blame "wholly" on Party A, by definition there is no blame left for Party B.
Perhaps you should re-read the post to which I responded because the person did just that
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Perhaps I should. Three lashes with a wet noodle. I apologize. I was reading other posts in which the blame was put on all entities involved. I missed that one.
Perhaps you should read the "rules for posting -- #1." Admin has asked us over and over again that unless we have LEGIT INSIDE information, we should pick a name and stick with it. With so many anonymouses posting, it's difficult to direct comments at a specific one. It doesn't appear from your post, however, that what you wrote indicates inside information.
Perhaps you should re-read the post to which I responded because the person did just that
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Perhaps I should. Three lashes with a wet noodle. I apologize. I was reading other posts in which the blame was put on all entities involved. I missed that one.
Perhaps you should read the "rules for posting -- #1." Admin has asked us over and over again that unless we have LEGIT INSIDE information, we should pick a name and stick with it. With so many anonymouses posting, it's difficult to direct comments at a specific one. It doesn't appear from your post, however, that what you wrote indicates inside information. ************* Were you the kid in school telling the other kids that the teacher told them NOT to do xyz? I think the "legitimate inside information" thing is ridiculous. Posting as "anonymous" and posting as "Moose Mania" are equally anonymous, unless you are listed under Mania, Moose in the phone book. The "Administrator" could hav
why are the comments always about kate and 'her' money and 'her' many accounts for 'her' money? The majority of the money was earned by 10 people while they were doing Jon and Kate Plus 8, so why is it 'hers'????? Just like, WHY are THEIR kids just HERS to make money off and Jon is NOT given an equal opportunity to make money off of them? Come on tlc, who is she doing (what for or to) to get the treatment and privileges she gets?
Kimmi, I feel sorry for your son. I have a daughter exactly like Mady. What if I had a reality show and my poor daughter had been subjected to a TV audience for most of her life. Would it be OK for her to be ridiculed because some people just "cannot be blamed for their choices?" What the heck does that mean? Are you saying it would not be my fault for putting her out there? Yes it would. I would take full responsiblity.
My aunt once told me that bitterness often makes a person ugly, and if you hold onto it long enough, it shows through. (Just like if you're feeling pretty, your confidence will show through). Kate obviously is bitter at Jon for leaving her, and even though she's trying hard to look younger (i.e. tanning, plastic surgery, etc.) her bitterness seeps through.
Found this little tidbit on GWOP about how Kate ended up in the cherry picker on DWTS last year. Makes a lot more sense now!! HAAAA! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ m said... Kate & the cherry Picker - Pam came down from the ceiling in a colored ring. Kate was supposed to go up in it. Whatever went thru Kate's mind I can't fathom But she ran to the cherry picker instead. What ensued was WTF is she doing? ergo, all of the laughter. BTW, Kate did not attend the "after parties."
I love this story but can it be verified? It certainly explains the reactions from everyone on stage. I'd like to know where the story came from though.
I believe that Jon, Kate, TLC & any folk that started hate ____ sites, are ALL guilty/responsible.
The child in question, should never have been exposed to the public to begin with. PLAIN & SIMPLE.
Most parents understand the need to protect their children at all costs. It's a shame that SOME stage parents put the almighty $$$$$ before their kid's mental/physical safety.
I'm just so turned off by this family (from stem to stern), that if I NEVER see them again, I will not be upset.
I really hope Khate's 15 minutes of fame is up. It's definitely run its course and should have stopped over a year ago but its like the energizer bunny...it just keeps going and going...Please make it stop!!!
Marie, I can tell you are a fair, compassionate and kind soul.
My personal opinion is that Kate is fully aware of what she's doing, and not as innocent as she wants the public to believe. Judging by her controlling personality, I sincerely doubt that she would allow herself to be bullied into doing ANYTHING she did not agree with.
TLC may be "circus promoters", but you need a willing subject to have a show. Kate appears to be so blinded by fame, and WANTS this so badly, that she does not care what we think, or what her kids think, or how horrible, mean, stupid, and annoying she comes across.
TLC and Kate are both very willing partners in this crime. Unfortunately, the Gosselin 8 are the only victims here. No one else.
Remember, there are many famous (or unfamous) families of multiples (the Dillies, for example) that chose to raise their families properly and lovingly away from reality t.v. It's plain to see that these families have their children's best interests in mind- and they have thrived and survived without being on t.v. Obviously, Kate has other priorities.
We all know Kate is a human being, deserving of compassion, and understanding. We also know that Kate and a big corporation are both using each other to make BIG money, and (for Kate) to be famous. That on it's own, is perfectly fine- and pure business. But when you include 8 innocent children- it is UGLY, CRUEL & UNFAIR of her, and will sooner or later, will destroy all of them.
Sorry if I come across preachy. I'm passionate about innocents rights. I'm know that I am also preaching to the converted anyway ;o)
I agree with StoryLady. Kate is looking really washed up and hard lately. I think she went away for awhile because TLC has pulled the plug on her and Twist of Kate is not being filmed. Does anyone else think there maybe a silence clause in her contract where she can't say anything? Or she is really worried about the hearing coming up? No, I don't think so or I think she would be seen with her kids more. I think it is all over for Kate. I think she has burned too many bridges and nobody is interested. JMO.
For some reason, there are many who think that we see every minute of her personal life filmed. ___
Kate has said herself that every moment of her life she is stalk stalk stalked by the paps, she doesn't get a moment's peace and that they won't leave her alone. So from what she has said, then, yes, we do see every moment her life, and which has demonstrated that she and the kids never do anything unless TLC pays for it.
Or she could be lying GASP about all the paps/attention.
I do not understand why people think that when her "career" is finished, she will need to go and work at a real job-from all of the reading I have done, she has made millions! Millions! She never has to work ever again! She only wants to keep working because she has a huge need to be seen.There is no way she could have gone through millions already, and I am pretty sure she has had an expert or two, and they have helped her invest the money. It is her poor kids who will one day need to go and find jobs, as she will not give them a penny of her "mine all mine" money.
When have we ever seen anyone over at her house or out for a girls' day with her ina long while?
For some reason, there are many who think that we see every minute of her personal life filmed. We don't. The cameras are not on her or the kids 24/7/365. Thank goodness. She very well may have someone at her house; the twins may have sleepovers with friends; the kids may participate in school activities. Just because we don't see it does not mean that it doesn't happen.
If anyone is spinning this I think it's TLC. They won't tell the truth--that Jon won't let them film the kids. Because the truth looks bad. They are stalling until people lose interest, then they will quietly can all things Gosselin. You know they are the only ones still insisting nothing is wrong the show is continuing. Jon, my source, and Perez sources are all saying the kids are done filming. And they have not filmed since August. It is now October 6. They had plenty of time to film over labor day or on the weekend. They filmed the first day of school in the morning, why not film another day of school? They are full of it.
I took a look at the recent photos of her in preparation for Cara and Mady's birthday coming up and WOW--she just looks so washed up, her face is full of wrinkles. SHe just does not look her age. She looks tiered, even a bit dazed as if REAL reality has set in. On the emotional level of being a good person I feel just a tinge of sympathy for Kate, call me crazy yet I just can't bring myself to hate another human being no matter how dispicable, intolerable they are. I do dislike what Kate has done to her family and what she has become is why I do not like her, its her actions as a person that have cost Kate so much and probably will continue to cost her.
I mean look at all she had gained:
A good husband Suportive extended family (or so it seemed prior to the younger children) A good job as a nurse 8 healthy children
Now look at what all she has lost because she was given so much via TLC and her fans:
No husband No suportive family (from what I can see) No job (since going back to a 9-5 job just isn't something I think will come easy to Kate anymore, be it the way she has treated people being hired will be difficult because everyone who has ever seen her show will now have a larger opinion of her and her skills) And with the way she seems to treat her childen with so much control, she will lose a good, healthy, lasting relationship with any of her chldren.
I feel sorry because she is another human being and we all deserve some sort of kindness even if in return we do not receive it. Yet what I don't have for Kate is any empathy. She brought it all upon herself and from the look of this recent picture it seems to have slapped her square in the face, yet she's the one who has to live with it while the world watches her go from what she had and didn't ever appreicate it to now becoming, sorry to say, a whiny, bitchy, seeming narsasstic person. She isn't going to have any close friends. When have we ever seen anyone over at her house or out for a girls' day with her ina long while? She doesn't want any close family none that we have seen. So what is Kate going to have other than herself? Sad.
Drama, you don't have to take it so personal. My opinion is the show is done and TLC is stalling and hoping to let it fizzle out without ever having to actually announce Jon won't allow them to exploit his flesh and blood any longer. You are right, time will tell. Are we not allowed to interpret this as yet another stall tactic and diversion? It's just one interpretation, it is not personal against you or those who think otherwise.
TLC is still going to air a Kate Plus 8 Alaskan special? Sigh.
Here's the big question: Are they still delusional enough to put Sarah Palin and Kate Gosselin back-to-back on the same night? If so, who's the lead-in show, Sarah or Kate? (Kate could use Palin's potential ratings nowadays...my, how times have changed.)
Or, since it's airing on a Sunday, are they willing to air Sarah Palin along with Sister Wives (their newest controversial hit show)?
Since no date is confirmed for Kate Plus 8, Sarah Palin fans who would you rather see on her big premiere night: Sister Wives or Kate Gosselin?I'm sure inquiring TLC minds want to know.
This whole rumor media blitz about Kate being canceled was probably started by TLC (after this blog first speculated). Tell Kate to lay-low for awhile, then blitz the media to draw huge ratings for November sweeps.
(Red-flags went up with Perez Hilton's post "Kate Gosselin Still MIA". It sounded similar to admin's post "TLC pulls Kate Plus 8...", especially where he went on about checking the TLC main page, scroll down menu, etc.)
Drama, the twins have been in full time school for years and have always been filmed. All of the children were pulled out of school for the Florida trip. They have been pulled out of school for other things such as the trip to LA to see Kate on DWTS. They never had a problem distrupting their school schedule before. Child labor laws actually permit them to pull the kids out of school. The point is school never stopped them from filming before.
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There were episodes without Cara and Mady, because they were in school. The schedule is different now. That is fact, regardless of how you choose to spin it. If it makes you feel better to think that TLC is SNEAKY, the show has been canceled, etc. then spin away. Either the series will return or it won't. All the spinning and speculating in the world will have no bearing on that.
How very SNEAKY of TLC. Now they're turning the Alaska footage into its own episode of Kate Plus 8 to pretend that the show is still continuing. But notice how this is not any NEW footage. And now suddenly school is a reason not to film. That never stopped them before. Total cop out.
MARIE ASKED: Just how is Kate going to cope when real reality sets in? I mean she has said it herself, being on tv, being followed by paps, having people gawk or admire her is now the normal everyday situation. How is Kate going to live without having a bus to take them places? How is she going to adjust with not having a bodyguard since she felt she needed one? How in the world is poor pitiful Kate going to survive when the lights are gone, the cameras are off and TLC has done and packed up for good? ________________________ Marie, IMO, Take is already going down the path of becoming an alcoholic. Just look at the candid pics. She is 35, but with the sagging facial flesh and ruts, she looks a good 15 years older. I think once the TLC well runs dry and no more gigs in "entertainment" appear, she will make her job one of permanent alcoholic and her cruelty and abuse of those kids will multiply hundred-fold. I think there will have to be an intervention of some sort (CPS?) and she will have to spend some extended time in a psychiatric facility. JMO.
Some posters are speculating she has something up her sleeve in terms of another gig, but what I'm curious about is, who would touch her now? It's not like she's really a hot commodity. Her relevance is slipping day by day, ratings for her show slipped week to week, she is rude, classless, crass, & just plain mean to those around her when she's on camera. I wonder who would touch her with a 100 foot pole in terms of producers, directors, etc.
There is supposedly a ToK, but that seems to be not happening. I don't know, it all seems unlikely that Hollywood would bank on someone with zero talent and likability when there are so many more people out there with the talent and drive who didn't use their kids for a free ride.
gotyournumberKate said: You're right, it's been cold and wet in PA the past few days and I wouldn't begin to consider wearing those kind of shoes on a dry cleaning run or anywhere else for that matter. Im already wearing my knee socks and loafers.
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The white shoe thing...our mothers and grandmothers always drummed the white shoe law into our heads! You absolutely did not wear white shoes after Labor Day under penalty of severeness!
I can't imagine her running around in those shoes. I'm surprised she wasn't wearing her favorite turquoise halter top with the "girls" hanging out in the rain. Like you, I put away the flip-flops and put on socks and shoes this week. It felt so weird! I don't turn on the heat in the house until I can see my breath! LOL!
TLC is not finished with Kate yet. They are just laying low with the custody battle coming up next month. She needs to be acting like she gives a rats a** about those kids and less about herself and her so called career. There are already plans in motion for Kate and she's in pure "Hog Heaven" waiting to slap all of us right in the face with the news. This ought to be good.I'm looking forward to watching Kate fall flat on her face once again.
With Cara and Mady's 10th birthday coming up this week, there's no doubt that pictures will appear, courtesy of Chris.
I still think everyone is celebrating too soon that TLC has pulled her plug. Even if that's the case, you can bet she's shopping around for another gig.
I am late in wishing you a happy anniversary for your fine site. Thank you for all you do. I know how much work went into setting it up, and then into maintaining it daily. Not to mention dealing with US!
(I run my own site, so I kind of get it. Yesterday was very active, I had 278 posts and at one point the flood control even took a nap!)
Marie, Good questions. I think Kate is going to have a major meltdown once TLC finally kicks her to the curb for good. I can see her now on all the media outlets crying about how she will not be able to support her family of 8, yes 8 children. Kate certainly has made more than enough money to support her family for many years to come if she lives within her means. She has always taken the stand more or less that there is no other way for anyone to support this many kids unless they do a reality show like she has done. She is of course the only person in the world to ever have 8 or more children to support. Even if she doesn't have enough for college like she claims so what. How many people do have college completely financed by the time their kids are 6 and 9? Not many and if there it's enough they can take out loans like most people do. If that was her true motivation for doing the show(which we all know is crap) there should certainly be enough money. My parents supported 9 kids and sent them to college by WORKING and living within their means. I can't imagine Kate ever working again as a nurse and if she did God help her poor patients. I think Kate looked very washed out in those photos and obviously had no place to get dressed up to go to as usual. I can't even imagine what a miserable person she must be inside. She has been blessed with so much good fortune but has done nothing but bitch and moan. She deserves whatever misery comes her way. I have zero sympathy for her because I think she is truly a bad person. I just pity those poor kids having to put up with her when the nannies are gone.
Marie, I think when Kate realizes the kids are useless to her, she'll send them back to Jon. I know that's a heartless to say, but I've said that all along. It will take a long time for Kate to come to the realization that she is no longer a commodity, think going out in public & doing embarrassing things. She'll hit the talk show circuit & cry, but this time, it will look pathetic, TLC won't be behind her, & she'll come off looking stupid & idiotic. (no earpieces!!)
She'll quietly fade into oblivion & maybe pop up on Celebrity Fit Club or I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here, or something equally embarrassing, just to try & stay relevant, but her attitude will always stay front & center, her likability will fall (again), & there she'll be, not in her mansion, but in a modest house, with no nannies, no help, and no family, because she she stepped on everyone to get to the top.
92 comments to kate going to the dry-cleaners!!Really? Do you really care or want to see what kate does from day to day? I could care less what this beast is doing...She was missing for a week? And people were all besides themselves...Guessing or wondering what she was doing...
I dont give a shit about what kate does...or where she goes...or what she's wearing.I dont care about the shoes she's wearing..
I just want to know that the 8 have stopped filming.The kids have WORKED long and hard.I do believe they have paid enough for thier privacy.Is kate gone? I sure hope so.Will the Go$$elin 8 get the quiet live they deserve? I'm not thinking so..
I don’t think it’s uncommon for young people to at some point feel like they got shafted in childhood. But like others have said, you grow up and mature and don't always feel that way. Your perception of your childhood can be different as the years go by. I have no idea what happened in Kate’s childhood. However what she may see as unhappy, others don't always see that way. Two different people can perceive the same event, one finding it happy and the other unhappy.
I have said this to my parents many times: You didn’t leave us alone. You were always in our business. Now we know it’s because you cared. You made us share a room and learn to get along. Now us sisters are best friends. You didn’t, and couldn’t, take us on spectacular vacations three times a year. Now we appreciate travel and love it. You didn’t give us all the money we wanted. Now we don‘t walk around entitled. You didn’t buy us the best, the biggest, the next thing. Now that we are adults we don’t waste time and money on things that don’t matter. You didn’t let us blow our money all at once. Now we save up for the things we really want and feel great when we reach our goals. You didn’t let us take the easiest classes, quit piano lessons and band, and skip basketball practice. Now we know what a commitment is. You didn’t let us talk back. Now we know what respect is.
You were always at every sports game, band concert, and play. You did encourage us to reach for our dreams. You did set a good example of a hard day’s work. You did take us on fun and modest family trips that we have lasting memories of. You did tuck us into bed every night. You loved us all equally even though each of us wished we were the favorite. You did talk to us every day even if we acted like we didn't want to. You didn't talk about you, instead you asked about us. You did respect that once we were 18 your opinion was better kept to yourself unless asked. You fostered a great start to a healthy relationship between an adult parent and child. You did prepare us to be good Mommies and Daddies someday. You will always be “home.”
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I did not know that there were hate sites about any of these kids, either; but I WHOLLY put the blame on the Gosselin parents for parading their children in front of the public.
There will always be people joining together and taking up causes, etc...including having a "togetherness" over a political party or a person that they "hate".
However, this just couldn't have happened if the parents hadn't opened the door.
I see a difficult future for the kids, not only because of what they've already been through, but because of their gene pool.
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So the people who choose to create hate sites against a CHILD bear no responsibility for their behavior? Wow, just wow.
I really hope Khate's 15 minutes of fame is up. It's definitely run its course and should have stopped over a year ago but its like the energizer bunny...it just keeps going and going...Please make it stop!!!
http://www.examiner.com/jon-and-kate-plus-8-in-national/kate-plus-8-kate-gosselin-s-15-minutes-may-be-up
Anyone think the people letters to the editor are too perfect? It's like TLC placed them.
First the letter from a mom of multiples, saying how Kate needs to forgo fame, fortune, flaunting her body, searching for a man, and instead take care of her eight kids.
The second letter states how Kates complains so much about being photographed but is on mag covers, flaunting a horrific body ideal for her five girls to live up to.
The third points out that Kate mistakenly said (LIED ABOUT) that her trip to Mexico was her first time out of the U.S., when she had been at a book signing in Ontario last year.
Then the banner letter proclaims that the letter writer would WATCH a SHOW about Kate WORKING A REAL JOB LIKE A REGULAR MOM.
Anyone else think this is all a little too convenient? TLC read the blogs much?
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I believe that Jon, Kate, TLC & any folk that started hate ____ sites, are ALL guilty/responsible.
The child in question, should never have been exposed to the public to begin with. PLAIN & SIMPLE.
Most parents understand the need to protect their children at all costs. It's a shame that SOME stage parents put the almighty $$$$$ before their kid's mental/physical safety.
I'm just so turned off by this family (from stem to stern), that if I NEVER see them again, I will not be upset.
A Pink Straight Jacket For Kate said...
Well, not surprisingly in the "People" magazine mailbag- NOT ONE positive letter was sent in regarding the Kate issue.
Thank you Preesi, for posting a scan of the page :o)
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Could you provide a link, please? For some reason I can't ever find what I am looking for on Preesi's site.
Are you saying there were negative letters but no positive ones, or none at all?
Moose Mania said...
"BUT it isn't the fault of jon and/or kate."
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Who put the kids out there in the first place, setting them up for bullying, exposing details of their private lives that should have been kept private?
October 7, 2010 2:51 PM
but the hate sites (or people on them) make their own choices as to what they say and do. one cannot blame one's choices on others.
leastt hat's what i've always taught my son
just wondering said...
Found this little tidbit on GWOP about how Kate ended up in the cherry picker on DWTS last year. Makes a lot more sense now!! HAAAA!
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Kate & the cherry Picker - Pam came down from the ceiling in a colored ring. Kate was supposed to go up in it. Whatever went thru Kate's mind I can't fathom But she ran to the cherry picker instead. What ensued was WTF is she doing? ergo, all of the laughter. BTW, Kate did not attend the "after parties."
I love this story but can it be verified? It certainly explains the reactions from everyone on stage. I'd like to know where the story came from though.
I have only listened to the first several minutes of the radio interview posted but this Deb person, is this BM? I hate to say it but so far I think she actually sounds quite normal and articulate. She sounds like a decent person who started relating to Kate because of infertility. I think when people relate to others because of something that deeply personal, infertility, you might subconsciously process it as a personal insult when others criticize them. It is hard to believe this is the same person who wants the kids to be filmed.
It's kind of funny this caller claiming that people abuse Kate. But it's not abusive to film your children for six yearsa???
Kimmi, I feel sorry for your son. I have a daughter exactly like Mady. What if I had a reality show and my poor daughter had been subjected to a TV audience for most of her life. Would it be OK for her to be ridiculed because some people just "cannot be blamed for their choices?" What the heck does that mean? Are you saying it would not be my fault for putting her out there? Yes it would. I would take full responsiblity.
My aunt once told me that bitterness often makes a person ugly, and if you hold onto it long enough, it shows through. (Just like if you're feeling pretty, your confidence will show through). Kate obviously is bitter at Jon for leaving her, and even though she's trying hard to look younger (i.e. tanning, plastic surgery, etc.) her bitterness seeps through.
chesterctymom said...
"Khate walks into a bar and the bartender asks..."Why the long face"...(time for new cheek implants)"
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I seem to remember that this was an old joke from the 2004 Presidential election, with John Kerry walking into the bar! I guess it works for Kate...!!!
Anonymous said...
kimmie, isn't it nice to be allowed to post your opinions here, even when if no one agrees with you?
*clearing throat*
It's brave of you to venture out of the narrow little blogs in which you normally post. Too bad those sites are not as reasonable as this one in allowing differing views to be expressed.
October 7, 2010 3:44 PM
actually i post more here than is usually posted. i don't know how to respond to that last part...i don't think one has to be brave to post where there are differing opinions. one has to be able to stand up for one's opinions/beliefs.
Markiesnana said...
There will always be people joining together and taking up causes, etc...including having a "togetherness" over a political party or a person that they "hate".
However, this just couldn't have happened if the parents hadn't opened the door.
October 7, 2010 3:20 PM
this happens all the time to kids on the internet. just as it does in real life. but on the internet it is spread so far! it causes suicide the bullying gets so bad. and those kids who are the statistics of that fact aren't on tv.
no matter how you spin it it IS wrong and the responsibility of the one doing it.
"So the people who choose to create hate sites against a CHILD bear no responsibility for their behavior? Wow, just wow."
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Nobody has said that those create the hate sites don't bear any responsibility. Of course it's wrong. I think the parents, plus TLC, plus the creators are all responsible. However, it was the choice of the parents to expose these kids, and they didn't have the foresight to see the repercussions of doing this because they were blinded by fame and fortune.
"this happens all the time to kids on the internet. just as it does in real life. but on the internet it is spread so far! it causes suicide the bullying gets so bad. and those kids who are the statistics of that fact aren't on tv.
no matter how you spin it it IS wrong and the responsibility of the one doing it."
Kimmie -- the internet IS real life. These are REAL people who are being bullied. Of course it is wrong! But comparing this to internet bullying of teens by their peers is like comparing elephants and chihuahuas...it just doesn't work. What you are not getting is the fact that these children DID NOT ASK to be put out there. They had no choice. They depended on their parents to give them a normal childhood, and they failed them. Had they not had their lives exposed IN THE FIRST PLACE, we wouldn't be talking about any of this.
why are the comments always about kate and 'her' money and 'her' many accounts for 'her' money? The majority of the money was earned by 10 people while they were doing Jon and Kate Plus 8, so why is it 'hers'????? Just like, WHY are THEIR kids just HERS to make money off and Jon is NOT given an equal opportunity to make money off of them? Come on tlc, who is she doing (what for or to) to get the treatment and privileges she gets?
Moose Mania said...
Nobody has said that those create the hate sites don't bear any responsibility. Of course it's wrong.
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Perhaps you should re-read the post to which I responded because the person did just that. Her words: "I WHOLLY put the blame on the Gosselin parents for parading their children in front of the public." When you place the blame "wholly" on Party A, by definition there is no blame left for Party B.
Perhaps you should re-read the post to which I responded because the person did just that
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Perhaps I should. Three lashes with a wet noodle. I apologize. I was reading other posts in which the blame was put on all entities involved. I missed that one.
Perhaps you should read the "rules for posting -- #1." Admin has asked us over and over again that unless we have LEGIT INSIDE information, we should pick a name and stick with it. With so many anonymouses posting, it's difficult to direct comments at a specific one. It doesn't appear from your post, however, that what you wrote indicates inside information.
Or...perhaps I should re-read your post again?
Moose Mania said...
Perhaps you should re-read the post to which I responded because the person did just that
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Perhaps I should. Three lashes with a wet noodle. I apologize. I was reading other posts in which the blame was put on all entities involved. I missed that one.
Perhaps you should read the "rules for posting -- #1." Admin has asked us over and over again that unless we have LEGIT INSIDE information, we should pick a name and stick with it. With so many anonymouses posting, it's difficult to direct comments at a specific one. It doesn't appear from your post, however, that what you wrote indicates inside information.
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Were you the kid in school telling the other kids that the teacher told them NOT to do xyz? I think the "legitimate inside information" thing is ridiculous. Posting as "anonymous" and posting as "Moose Mania" are equally anonymous, unless you are listed under Mania, Moose in the phone book.
The "Administrator" could hav
why are the comments always about kate and 'her' money and 'her' many accounts for 'her' money? The majority of the money was earned by 10 people while they were doing Jon and Kate Plus 8, so why is it 'hers'????? Just like, WHY are THEIR kids just HERS to make money off and Jon is NOT given an equal opportunity to make money off of them? Come on tlc, who is she doing (what for or to) to get the treatment and privileges she gets?
Kimmi, I feel sorry for your son. I have a daughter exactly like Mady. What if I had a reality show and my poor daughter had been subjected to a TV audience for most of her life. Would it be OK for her to be ridiculed because some people just "cannot be blamed for their choices?" What the heck does that mean? Are you saying it would not be my fault for putting her out there? Yes it would. I would take full responsiblity.
My aunt once told me that bitterness often makes a person ugly, and if you hold onto it long enough, it shows through. (Just like if you're feeling pretty, your confidence will show through). Kate obviously is bitter at Jon for leaving her, and even though she's trying hard to look younger (i.e. tanning, plastic surgery, etc.) her bitterness seeps through.
just wondering said...
Found this little tidbit on GWOP about how Kate ended up in the cherry picker on DWTS last year. Makes a lot more sense now!! HAAAA!
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Kate & the cherry Picker - Pam came down from the ceiling in a colored ring. Kate was supposed to go up in it. Whatever went thru Kate's mind I can't fathom But she ran to the cherry picker instead. What ensued was WTF is she doing? ergo, all of the laughter. BTW, Kate did not attend the "after parties."
I love this story but can it be verified? It certainly explains the reactions from everyone on stage. I'd like to know where the story came from though.
I believe that Jon, Kate, TLC & any folk that started hate ____ sites, are ALL guilty/responsible.
The child in question, should never have been exposed to the public to begin with. PLAIN & SIMPLE.
Most parents understand the need to protect their children at all costs. It's a shame that SOME stage parents put the almighty $$$$$ before their kid's mental/physical safety.
I'm just so turned off by this family (from stem to stern), that if I NEVER see them again, I will not be upset.
I really hope Khate's 15 minutes of fame is up. It's definitely run its course and should have stopped over a year ago but its like the energizer bunny...it just keeps going and going...Please make it stop!!!
http://www.examiner.com/jon-and-kate-plus-8-in-national/kate-plus-8-kate-gosselin-s-15-minutes-may-be-up
Marie, I can tell you are a fair, compassionate and kind soul.
My personal opinion is that Kate is fully aware of what she's doing, and not as innocent as she wants the public to believe. Judging by her controlling personality, I sincerely doubt that she would allow herself to be bullied into doing ANYTHING she did not agree with.
TLC may be "circus promoters", but you need a willing subject to have a show. Kate appears to be so blinded by fame, and WANTS this so badly, that she does not care what we think, or what her kids think, or how horrible, mean, stupid, and annoying she comes across.
TLC and Kate are both very willing partners in this crime. Unfortunately, the Gosselin 8 are the only victims here. No one else.
Remember, there are many famous (or unfamous) families of multiples (the Dillies, for example) that chose to raise their families properly and lovingly away from reality t.v.
It's plain to see that these families have their children's best interests in mind- and they have thrived and survived without being on t.v. Obviously, Kate has other priorities.
We all know Kate is a human being, deserving of compassion, and understanding. We also know that Kate and a big corporation are both using each other to make BIG money, and (for Kate) to be famous. That on it's own, is perfectly fine- and pure business. But when you include 8 innocent children- it is UGLY, CRUEL & UNFAIR of her, and will sooner or later, will destroy all of them.
Sorry if I come across preachy. I'm passionate about innocents rights. I'm know that I am also preaching to the converted anyway ;o)
Have a great day :o)
I agree with StoryLady. Kate is looking really washed up and hard lately. I think she went away for awhile because TLC has pulled the plug on her and Twist of Kate is not being filmed. Does anyone else think there maybe a silence clause in her contract where she can't say anything? Or she is really worried about the hearing coming up? No, I don't think so or I think she would be seen with her kids more. I think it is all over for Kate. I think she has burned too many bridges and nobody is interested. JMO.
For some reason, there are many who think that we see every minute of her personal life filmed.
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Kate has said herself that every moment of her life she is stalk stalk stalked by the paps, she doesn't get a moment's peace and that they won't leave her alone. So from what she has said, then, yes, we do see every moment her life, and which has demonstrated that she and the kids never do anything unless TLC pays for it.
Or she could be lying GASP about all the paps/attention.
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I do not understand why people think that when her "career" is finished, she will need to go and work at a real job-from all of the reading I have done, she has made millions! Millions! She never has to work ever again! She only wants to keep working because she has a huge need to be seen.There is no way she could have gone through millions already, and I am pretty sure she has had an expert or two, and they have helped her invest the money. It is her poor kids who will one day need to go and find jobs, as she will not give them a penny of her "mine all mine" money.
When have we ever seen anyone over at her house or out for a girls' day with her ina long while?
For some reason, there are many who think that we see every minute of her personal life filmed. We don't. The cameras are not on her or the kids 24/7/365. Thank goodness. She very well may have someone at her house; the twins may have sleepovers with friends; the kids may participate in school activities. Just because we don't see it does not mean that it doesn't happen.
If anyone is spinning this I think it's TLC. They won't tell the truth--that Jon won't let them film the kids. Because the truth looks bad. They are stalling until people lose interest, then they will quietly can all things Gosselin. You know they are the only ones still insisting nothing is wrong the show is continuing. Jon, my source, and Perez sources are all saying the kids are done filming. And they have not filmed since August. It is now October 6. They had plenty of time to film over labor day or on the weekend. They filmed the first day of school in the morning, why not film another day of school? They are full of it.
Thanks guys. I never expected feedback.
I took a look at the recent photos of her in preparation for Cara and Mady's birthday coming up and WOW--she just looks so washed up, her face is full of wrinkles. SHe just does not look her age. She looks tiered, even a bit dazed as if REAL reality has set in. On the emotional level of being a good person I feel just a tinge of sympathy for Kate, call me crazy yet I just can't bring myself to hate another human being no matter how dispicable, intolerable they are. I do dislike what Kate has done to her family and what she has become is why I do not like her, its her actions as a person that have cost Kate so much and probably will continue to cost her.
I mean look at all she had gained:
A good husband
Suportive extended family (or so it seemed prior to the younger children)
A good job as a nurse
8 healthy children
Now look at what all she has lost because she was given so much via TLC and her fans:
No husband
No suportive family (from what I can see)
No job (since going back to a 9-5 job just isn't something I think will come easy to Kate anymore, be it the way she has treated people being hired will be difficult because everyone who has ever seen her show will now have a larger opinion of her and her skills)
And with the way she seems to treat her childen with so much control, she will lose a good, healthy, lasting relationship with any of her chldren.
I feel sorry because she is another human being and we all deserve some sort of kindness even if in return we do not receive it. Yet what I don't have for Kate is any empathy. She brought it all upon herself and from the look of this recent picture it seems to have slapped her square in the face, yet she's the one who has to live with it while the world watches her go from what she had and didn't ever appreicate it to now becoming, sorry to say, a whiny, bitchy, seeming narsasstic person. She isn't going to have any close friends. When have we ever seen anyone over at her house or out for a girls' day with her ina long while? She doesn't want any close family none that we have seen. So what is Kate going to have other than herself? Sad.
Drama, you don't have to take it so personal. My opinion is the show is done and TLC is stalling and hoping to let it fizzle out without ever having to actually announce Jon won't allow them to exploit his flesh and blood any longer. You are right, time will tell. Are we not allowed to interpret this as yet another stall tactic and diversion? It's just one interpretation, it is not personal against you or those who think otherwise.
TLC is still going to air a Kate Plus 8 Alaskan special? Sigh.
Here's the big question:
Are they still delusional enough to put Sarah Palin and Kate Gosselin back-to-back on the same night? If so, who's the lead-in show, Sarah or Kate? (Kate could use Palin's potential ratings nowadays...my, how times have changed.)
Or, since it's airing on a Sunday, are they willing to air Sarah Palin along with Sister Wives (their newest controversial hit show)?
Since no date is confirmed for Kate Plus 8, Sarah Palin fans who would you rather see on her big premiere night: Sister Wives or Kate Gosselin? I'm sure inquiring TLC minds want to know.
This whole rumor media blitz about Kate being canceled was probably started by TLC (after this blog first speculated). Tell Kate to lay-low for awhile, then blitz the media to draw huge ratings for November sweeps.
(Red-flags went up with Perez Hilton's post "Kate Gosselin Still MIA". It sounded similar to admin's post "TLC pulls Kate Plus 8...", especially where he went on about checking the TLC main page, scroll down menu, etc.)
Sigh.
Administrator said...
Drama, the twins have been in full time school for years and have always been filmed. All of the children were pulled out of school for the Florida trip. They have been pulled out of school for other things such as the trip to LA to see Kate on DWTS. They never had a problem distrupting their school schedule before. Child labor laws actually permit them to pull the kids out of school. The point is school never stopped them from filming before.
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There were episodes without Cara and Mady, because they were in school. The schedule is different now. That is fact, regardless of how you choose to spin it. If it makes you feel better to think that TLC is SNEAKY, the show has been canceled, etc. then spin away. Either the series will return or it won't. All the spinning and speculating in the world will have no bearing on that.
Administrator said...
And now suddenly school is a reason not to film. That never stopped them before. Total cop out.
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All eight children were not in school five full days per week until now. It's not a "cop out" it's the reality of a different schedule.
How very SNEAKY of TLC. Now they're turning the Alaska footage into its own episode of Kate Plus 8 to pretend that the show is still continuing. But notice how this is not any NEW footage. And now suddenly school is a reason not to film. That never stopped them before. Total cop out.
MARIE ASKED:
Just how is Kate going to cope when real reality sets in? I mean she has said it herself, being on tv, being followed by paps, having people gawk or admire her is now the normal everyday situation. How is Kate going to live without having a bus to take them places? How is she going to adjust with not having a bodyguard since she felt she needed one? How in the world is poor pitiful Kate going to survive when the lights are gone, the cameras are off and TLC has done and packed up for good?
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Marie, IMO, Take is already going down the path of becoming an alcoholic. Just look at the candid pics. She is 35, but with the sagging facial flesh and ruts, she looks a good 15 years older. I think once the TLC well runs dry and no more gigs in "entertainment" appear, she will make her job one of permanent alcoholic and her cruelty and abuse of those kids will multiply hundred-fold. I think there will have to be an intervention of some sort (CPS?) and she will have to spend some extended time in a psychiatric facility. JMO.
Some posters are speculating she has something up her sleeve in terms of another gig, but what I'm curious about is, who would touch her now? It's not like she's really a hot commodity. Her relevance is slipping day by day, ratings for her show slipped week to week, she is rude, classless, crass, & just plain mean to those around her when she's on camera. I wonder who would touch her with a 100 foot pole in terms of producers, directors, etc.
There is supposedly a ToK, but that seems to be not happening. I don't know, it all seems unlikely that Hollywood would bank on someone with zero talent and likability when there are so many more people out there with the talent and drive who didn't use their kids for a free ride.
fidosmommy said... My question is why did she need that giant hamper for those few clothes?
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Too easy . . . Laundry Basket, meet Basket Case.
gotyournumberKate said: You're right, it's been cold and wet in PA the past few days and I wouldn't begin to consider wearing those kind of shoes on a dry cleaning run or anywhere else for that matter. Im already wearing my knee socks and loafers.
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The white shoe thing...our mothers and grandmothers always drummed the white shoe law into our heads! You absolutely did not wear white shoes after Labor Day under penalty of severeness!
I can't imagine her running around in those shoes. I'm surprised she wasn't wearing her favorite turquoise halter top with the "girls" hanging out in the rain. Like you, I put away the flip-flops and put on socks and shoes this week. It felt so weird! I don't turn on the heat in the house until I can see my breath! LOL!
TLC is not finished with Kate yet. They are just laying low with the custody battle coming up next month.
She needs to be acting like she gives a rats a** about those kids and less about herself and her so called career.
There are already plans in motion for Kate and she's in pure "Hog Heaven" waiting to slap all of us right in the face with the news.
This ought to be good.I'm looking forward to watching Kate fall flat on her face once again.
With Cara and Mady's 10th birthday coming up this week, there's no doubt that pictures will appear, courtesy of Chris.
I still think everyone is celebrating too soon that TLC has pulled her plug. Even if that's the case, you can bet she's shopping around for another gig.
ADMIN -
I am late in wishing you a happy anniversary for your fine site. Thank you for all you do. I know how much work went into setting it up, and then into maintaining it daily. Not to mention dealing with US!
(I run my own site, so I kind of get it. Yesterday was very active, I had 278 posts and at one point the flood control even took a nap!)
Administrator- your parents did a good job.
You are all very fortunate to have each other.
It's sad that not all children can claim that.
Marie, Good questions. I think Kate is going to have a major meltdown once TLC finally kicks her to the curb for good. I can see her now on all the media outlets crying about how she will not be able to support her family of 8, yes 8 children. Kate certainly has made more than enough money to support her family for many years to come if she lives within her means. She has always taken the stand more or less that there is no other way for anyone to support this many kids unless they do a reality show like she has done. She is of course the only person in the world to ever have 8 or more children to support. Even if she doesn't have enough for college like she claims so what. How many people do have college completely financed by the time their kids are 6 and 9? Not many and if there it's enough they can take out loans like most people do. If that was her true motivation for doing the show(which we all know is crap) there should certainly be enough money. My parents supported 9 kids and sent them to college by WORKING and living within their means. I can't imagine Kate ever working again as a nurse and if she did God help her poor patients. I think Kate looked very washed out in those photos and obviously had no place to get dressed up to go to as usual. I can't even imagine what a miserable person she must be inside. She has been blessed with so much good fortune but has done nothing but bitch and moan. She deserves whatever misery comes her way. I have zero sympathy for her because I think she is truly a bad person. I just pity those poor kids having to put up with her when the nannies are gone.
Marie, I think when Kate realizes the kids are useless to her, she'll send them back to Jon. I know that's a heartless to say, but I've said that all along. It will take a long time for Kate to come to the realization that she is no longer a commodity, think going out in public & doing embarrassing things. She'll hit the talk show circuit & cry, but this time, it will look pathetic, TLC won't be behind her, & she'll come off looking stupid & idiotic. (no earpieces!!)
She'll quietly fade into oblivion & maybe pop up on Celebrity Fit Club or I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here, or something equally embarrassing, just to try & stay relevant, but her attitude will always stay front & center, her likability will fall (again), & there she'll be, not in her mansion, but in a modest house, with no nannies, no help, and no family, because she she stepped on everyone to get to the top.
92 comments to kate going to the dry-cleaners!!Really? Do you really care or want to see what kate does from day to day? I could care less what this beast is doing...She was missing for a week? And people were all besides themselves...Guessing or wondering what she was doing...
I dont give a shit about what kate does...or where she goes...or what she's wearing.I dont care about the shoes she's wearing..
I just want to know that the 8 have stopped filming.The kids have WORKED long and hard.I do believe they have paid enough for thier privacy.Is kate gone? I sure hope so.Will the Go$$elin 8 get the quiet live they deserve? I'm not thinking so..
Let kate fade out...the kids are begging for it!
Where IS the purse carrier?
Maybe Kart is afraid to venture out in the world without him.
I don’t think it’s uncommon for young people to at some point feel like they got shafted in childhood. But like others have said, you grow up and mature and don't always feel that way. Your perception of your childhood can be different as the years go by. I have no idea what happened in Kate’s childhood. However what she may see as unhappy, others don't always see that way. Two different people can perceive the same event, one finding it happy and the other unhappy.
I have said this to my parents many times:
You didn’t leave us alone. You were always in our business. Now we know it’s because you cared.
You made us share a room and learn to get along. Now us sisters are best friends.
You didn’t, and couldn’t, take us on spectacular vacations three times a year. Now we appreciate travel and love it.
You didn’t give us all the money we wanted. Now we don‘t walk around entitled.
You didn’t buy us the best, the biggest, the next thing. Now that we are adults we don’t waste time and money on things that don’t matter.
You didn’t let us blow our money all at once. Now we save up for the things we really want and feel great when we reach our goals.
You didn’t let us take the easiest classes, quit piano lessons and band, and skip basketball practice. Now we know what a commitment is.
You didn’t let us talk back. Now we know what respect is.
You were always at every sports game, band concert, and play.
You did encourage us to reach for our dreams.
You did set a good example of a hard day’s work.
You did take us on fun and modest family trips that we have lasting memories of.
You did tuck us into bed every night.
You loved us all equally even though each of us wished we were the favorite.
You did talk to us every day even if we acted like we didn't want to. You didn't talk about you, instead you asked about us.
You did respect that once we were 18 your opinion was better kept to yourself unless asked. You fostered a great start to a healthy relationship between an adult parent and child.
You did prepare us to be good Mommies and Daddies someday.
You will always be “home.”
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