"I don't want to create any more family fragmentation," Kate says.
Kate made yet another clear statement tonight (of many she and Jon have made over the years) that the grandparents are not involved in the kids' lives. The absent grandparents have been one of the most talked-about issues since almost the beginning. The kids do "remember" them, Kate says, but lately, she's been thinking about actually letting them see each other. The kids have been asking about the grandparents, Kate said on tonight's D.C. Cupcakes episode. And she's considering letting her parents back in the circle of trust, to promote family unity after the divorce and to satisfy the kids' curiosity.
As long as the grandparents are not toxic people, sounds great (and we have had our suspicions from time to time they might be, especially after someone claiming to be Kate's mom showed up on another blog last fall,
allegedly verified to be the real deal by even Radaronline.com, and started publicly bashing other family members to thousands of readers, calling Aunt Jodi, the mother of three of her grandchildren, "jealous" and "greedy" and "not nice people".). And if they are toxic? Then Kate might actually be making the right call here. Here's hoping whatever she decides, it's in the kids' best interest and that old family grudges are left out of the equation.
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To the sarcastic person who asked about Ashley being around since the 'beginning' -- Carla was around folding laundry or putting it away, one of those 2 and Ashley was around with her. My comment meant that Ashley has been a part of their lives since the beginning of the show. That would mean she is one of the few people who has been allowed to remain in their lives for a consistent period of time.
I just checked my DVR, Cupcakes was at 9pm, and Movie Makers was at 9:30pm.
HippieChick, I totally agree with your post. Kate would make no bones about estranging some of the kids over whatever reason.
The common denominator is KATE. If every time you eat peanuts you have an allergic reaction, chances are, you're allergic to peanuts, not raisins.
311 million is about right.
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People need to stop breeding...KATE.
Mimi I understood what you meant about Ashley being around from the beginning.
Ashley HAS been around for a very long time, at minimum, since before the Tups can remember. She's the nanny they've had for the longest and they clearly adore her.
I think the point we're all trying to make is that if they're going to lose her now, that's BS. And naturally, all Kate's fault.
ADMIN that was my FIRST thought, another one ripped out of these kids' lives once again. Ashley even said on the clip, that he she loves the kids, but... Ashley did say that she has babysat for them since they were two years old. I think she said that on the 7th birthday party episode. I did manage to finally watch PART of that show on youtube. Couldn't stand to watch all of it. Kate was SO stressed by the limited days she had to plan the party. LOL I did notice they have a pond too? That is truly a nice, big piece of property. It appears to me that Kate and TLC has sort of hidden the entire property/house though. Probably so Kate wouldn't appear so wealthy?
And a million viewers is ok for a NETWORK show. Cable networks are hotter.
Don't you mean a million viewers is ok for a cable show? Network shows bring in several million viewer per show.
Well, if you average out the viewers for both, episodes: the ratings is under 1 million. It comes to 0.9995 million. I guess nobody wanted to see Kate look like an ass, chasing after a stranger, who looks a lot like purseboy, tryin to give him a cupcake, which he can not eat anyway. The only reason the first episode was higher, is cause the sickos fans and sickos out there have to see the kids, can't spend time with their own children(like play board games, computer games etc)but have to sit there and get off on someone elses kids. I wonder how their children must feel, knowing that their mom is so obsessed over someone else kids and not them? Ever wonder that? For me it would be a natural sort of thing, cause I don't have any children(but I don't get off on other people kids, I just don't like the abuse), for if I did, have kids, I would be spending time with them, rather than watching somebody else kids having a good time and going places(that I maybe can afford or not etc. I have pets, and they are very spoiled. I like kids, wish I had some, but life did not turn out that way for me. I feel for those kids, cause the only attention that woman gives to them is when they are being filmed, and maybe a little here and there,when they are not filmed, those moments are far and few.
Oh, and this crap about not taking the kids to the store, I have families around where I live, who have, 6-10 children and mom is all by herself, in craft stores, Target, food stores, and that mom manages to control those kids without any extra help. So Kate is nothing but a lazy liar. Perhaps next week will be even lower, cause it is just like the Alaska episode, same crap, different place.
"Mimi to 3 said... . My comment meant that Ashley has been a part of their lives since the beginning of the show. That would mean she is one of the few people who has been allowed to remain in their lives for a consistent period of time."
I understood your comment too. And you are right. Wasn't Carla friends with Kate long before the show? I don't remember now, but they have been in their lives from the beginning. As I just posted Ashley did say that she has babysat for the kids (tups) since they were two years old. Poor Ashley and the kids. I do hope this isn't the end of their relationship.
Ok, the cupcakes episode was first, perhaps, people saw Kate make an ass of herself and decided, half way through enough was enough and the 185,000, choosed to not watch the kids, thinking it was more of the same. If they saw a clip of the movie makers, they probably saw enough!
It doesn't matter how many viewers Kate has if they're not in the demographic that the advertisers want. Advertisers go after a certain demographic because those are the people that purchase their products. If a million under 18's are watching, they're probably not purchasing anything more than lip gloss and Justin B CD's and they're not going to purchase Tide Stain Lifter because their mom still does their laundry.
I asked: Has Ashley been there from the beginning? That would make her only 11 when she started sitting for the twins and 14 for the tups.
Mini to 3 responded:
To the sarcastic person who asked about Ashley being around since the 'beginning' -- Carla was around folding laundry or putting it away, one of those 2 and Ashley was around with her.
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No sarcasm was intended. It was a question. "Beginning" would imply since the babies were born. I didn't know. I thought perhaps Ashley was one of the volunteers from the church who helped babysit the tups when they first came home from the hospital and they had 'round the clock assistance. Fourteen-year-olds do babysit. I apologize. I should have been more informed.
I think I remember that Carla and Ashley are members of the church Kate and Jon attended when the tups were born. They were likely some of the volunteers who came to the house to take care of the babies.
Carla seems like a perfectly nice Christian woman, and Ashley appears to me to be with the Gosselins for the sake of the children rather than for TV fame or for a frienship with Kate. I could be wrong. I recall she and Carla were behind-the-scene workers who prepared the 6th birthday party decorations at that pavillion. They did not appear to be camera hungry in the least. In fact, they seemed a bit uncomfortable when they were put on camera for a brief moment. They just wanted to help out. Of course Ashley gets paid to watch the Gosselin kids, but I doubt she sees much compensation for having her face on the TV screen a few moments every once in awhile. She
looks to me to be a genuinely loving, caring person who wants the kids to have a loving, caring caretaker.
I just saw that clip again with the argument. Did you guys notice the boys saying something to Steve and he kept seemingly dismissing them with "Whatever whatever whatever". I can't tell what the kids are saying, but his "whatevers" to those kids seems pretty rude and dismissive. Maybe I am not hearing it right. Does anyone know what the boys are saying to prompt that response?
Ashley and her mom seem to be lovely people and in it for the kids. I hope Kate didn't alienate these 2 wonderful women. She's been so lucky to be blessed with them.
I will always feel very sorry for the Gosselin boys, absolutely. Sure that the twins will do well as they had those years with just their parents in a normal household. The girls are judged, by Kate, by their looks and how much they "do" for Kate, like Hannah who imitates Kate with cleaning, cooking. Hannah will end up having terrible emotional disorders due to constantly trying to please her mother. She will never suceed.
Kate does not deserve a Mother's Day. All she did was give birth that so many doctors, nurses, hospital personnel made sure she was very comfortable for a few months.
The hard work is now and Kate is too selfish to raise children. I truly believe she resents her children and will continue this way unless these children get her a new show. Now that she realizes she will never get a show with her being the total star, she is still trying to push those kids at an age that is very uncute.
May Jon be there for his children, always. I wish that Jaime, Ashley, Ellen would get together and write a handbook on how Not to be a Mother without mentioning Kate by name. It would make a great reality show.
These reality shows need to learn that a spoof of Kate + 8 would make for a great show.
They could add the housewives too. Never have I seen so many reality shows revolving around women, not men. And the women go with it. Making women look stupid, self centered and crazy.
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