Kate's off in NYC for Halloween to appear on The View. Will the ladies treat her with kid gloves? Or will they dare question her about the recent arrest of Bill Blankinship, a writer and editor for her show, on charges of child pornography, as well as their tirade against her just last month after she called Jon "mediocre"?
(Video, September 2011: Whoopi Goldberg, who once so desperately tried to convince the other ladies of The View Kate
is an "angry bitch" who should be voted off DWTS, has finally brought them around that Kate needs to be voted off. As in, this planet.)
574 sediments (sic) from readers:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 574 Newer› Newest»For the life of me I do not understand why she won't say, I came across this GREAT idea in "insert favorite magazine here" and I tried it out and love it, I think you will too!
Moms do this every day of the year--I came across/found/stumbled upon this idea on the web/on this forum/in this magazine/watching TV on this network.....Kate seems to think it makes you a bad mom to listen to the good ideas of other moms and adapt them as your own while thanking them for the good idea. No it doesn't make us bad moms. It makes us all participants in it takes a village.
NO ONE would fault any mom for adopting a good idea as long as she gives credit where credit is due!
By the way, I thought her looks today were an improvement!
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Ha, ha. I thought so too. She looks like an old hag, aged out 2 dollar hooker when left to her own devices but zombie hooker is a better look then she can manage on her own.
I just saw that title on the piece she did about Mady and the spider, My Spider Hero. I would think that'd be a story about a spider that did some heroic act. If she can't string together 3 printed words to correctly portray her meaning it's no wonder she's so lame when attempting to talk impromptu on TV. Charming it'd be better for the kids to be dead for any future Prince Charming. Really? Lord only knows where she was going with the flip flop talk.
And why not just tweet the link to that Disney mag, they had 24 other cute ideas other then just the apple slices. And she wouldn't have had to plagiarize. I swear she gets more stupid by the day. Is that hair dye killing what few brain cells she once had?
Do my kids get everything they want? Heck no. Do they have what they need? Of course.
Are we deprived of opportunities? Those really depend on what you define as the "best opportunities," are Kate. As long as your kids are happy, have friends, their interests...just what exactly are they being deprived of again?
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In the process of Kate giving the kids everything they ever wanted, she's deprived the children of everything they ever needed. LIke, for starters, a life lesson that you don't always get everything you ever wanted.
You know my own parents once told me that, even as a kid? If you ever buy a house in any area like this that is cold, make sure the garage is attached. It's been so drilled in me the first thing I thought when I saw that house was, detached garage--no, no!
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Good advice. When we were looking at properties, I fell in love with a wonderful old house (8,000 square feet), with a great history. It was beautifully restored. The staircase was something to behold. It had a parlor off the foyer where hired musicians would serenade the guests at parties. It was magnificent. It had a covered carport in the driveway for dropping off guests, but the garage was quite a distance from the house. When I thought about the snow, and having to get to the garage in the ice and snow, I just couldn't justify the purchase of the house. I also couldn't see having to get the kids dressed in boots and winter gear just to get out to the garage. I never would have let them alone in the house while I went to the garage to get the car.
Kate apparently did just that, though, while she recharged her phone. Unless, however, she did have a nanny or sitter there and she just didn't want to admit it.
8,000 square feet??? Don't take this the wrong way, but, why so much house?
I can't imagine dealing with a detached garage AND taking care of a 8,000 square house.
Take your pick, Kate:
1. Fallen branches and power outages.
2. Visit your husband who has 3rd degree burns or missing limbs in a military hospital.
3. Hold your 5 year old's head while she pukes her brains out from chemotherapy meant for a stage 4 aggressive brain tumor.
In other words, STFU and stop complaining. You have zero clue what REAL problems are.
I'm guessing the detached garage concept on older houses came from the desire to have the smelly stables away from the house. I know my friend grew up in an absolutely beautiful farmhouse with a detached garaged that was clearly set up as a stable.
Nowadays, with cars not smelly, most of them anyway, that doesn't make sense. Make it easy on yourself and avoid them if you can.
It does not surprise me in the least that Kate, who cannot think more than one chess move ahead, did not think about the inconvenience of this. This house was bought in the summer if I'm not mistaken. Kate wasn't thinking about snow then.
Against his family's interest Real Housewives is showing Russell Armstrong in a very long scene. He's talking about his marriage, the tabloids, a lawsuit against US Weekly--he's portrayed as cold and awkward.
It's so sick.
Notice how she didn't tweet once today except in the early morning to gush about being on the View.
She's getting her narcissistic fix in NYC and has no need for the tweeties.
But of course all weekend when she's with the kids? Tweeting up a storm even when she should be conserving her phone for an emergency.
Wasn't there a tweet a day or so ago that referred to a Halloween party she was attending with her hairdresser?
Preesi said...
The apple thing is also on 479 other sites
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Yes, I realize that, Preesi. But, I was on Twitter the night that a sheeple asked Khate for a Halloween snack idea and it was very obvious that Khate simply snapped a photo from that magazine and posted it with a "do this". The magazine page was wrinkled, so you could tell she snapped the pic of her magazine. It would have been more honest to link to the site, or to at least say something like "I just saw this in this magazine..." Also, if I recall correctly, other sheeple saw Khate's tweet and pic and thought it was Khate's creation, and she did nothing to correct them.
It does not surprise me in the least that Kate, who cannot think more than one chess move ahead, did not think about the inconvenience of this. This house was bought in the summer if I'm not mistaken. Kate wasn't thinking about snow then.
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Yes, admin, it was still warm when they looked at the property. It was July when I looked at the one I wanted to buy, but winter weather and the garage came to my mind as soon as I saw it. I don't think Kate ever realized how inconvenient a detached garage would be, especially with eight kids.
I can see that the detached garages came about with stables that were converted to garages. The house I looked at, however, was in an old money, affluent neighborhood, built in the early 1900s, no farmland. However, it could easily have been a carriage house which was where the horse was kept, and later remodeled into a garage, so your theory makes sense.
"8,000 square feet??? Don't take this the wrong way, but, why so much house?"
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LOL!! Because it was there, and it was 8,000 square feet, it was a perfect fit for the family, in the area we wanted, and the price was right, and I loved the home! My husband and I both grew up in large houses, so it really didn't seem that big. I know that in many places it would be a mansion or an estate, but large houses here really aren't that uncommon. That's why I sometimes have to smile when folks who are not from around here call Kate's house a "mansion," and to some it might be. Here, however, it's just a big house. I'm sure that she saw it as status, outdoing the Joneses, outdoing Beth, having mine, all mine land as far as the eye can see. I don't believe she ever sat down and really thought about the cost of maintaining it.
I think it's dangerous when people get blasé about huge houses. Kate's house IS a mansion. So she lives in an area with a bunch of big houses, she also lives in an area where there are a ton of much smaller houses and people not doing so hot financially. Last I checked the average income of Wernersville was nothing to write home about.
As Americans I don't think some of us are aware enough how ridiculously excessive we are. Even out in L.A. a 5,000 square foot house is considered a mansion, much less an 8,000. The houses on Real Housewives are not as common as TV makes them out to be, big houses and smaller mansions are far more prevalent, but the "reasonable, non-excessive wealthy" doesn't make for exciting TV. I worked for millionaires who lived in a three bedroom, approx. 3500 square foot house. It was right for them.
I agree, Admin. Like I said before, 8 children running around in pitch dark rooms and on pitch dark stairs with flashlights in their hands does not bode well. Especially if there is no adult around. Someone earlier suggested there was a sitter there the whole time.
I hope so.
The twat's tweets said...
And then the fireplace situation - she first said all 3 are fake, then we learn they're gas logs and have an electronic start which she says she can't use because of no matches and then we find out she DOES have a candle lighter which would have started her gas grill, her stove, and her fireplaces! WHAT AN IDIOT - and... what's the difference between having matches lying around the house or a butane candle lighter?
-it's just for the look of having a fire :(
-*and the pilot light to light it is electrically run... So no fire place here
not worth it. Heat it gives isn't enough to bother but thanks :)
-I don't have any matches-- they scare me! But I would have tried a candle lighter thingee had I known! :)
Most people who have flashlights have at least a few backup batteries, but this IDIOT thinks because they're brand new that they'll last forever and ever and ever!!!!! Um, Kate, no they won't with the kids playing games with them!
-possibly but they r brand new flash lights (I bought for rv trip and not used) so should be ok
-I put kids2bed on sl bags all in 1 rm.Warned: 'if u r loud u go up2room alone,' thot I'd hav2quiet noise all pm.Left room=all asleep!go fig!
-Kids were playing haunted house in basement.Now playing a flashlight game ie lights click on as quick as poss aft Mady names what 2shine on
The best tweet of the weekend was this one: "I am a dreamer and when real life is frustrating we always have dreams!"
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I just have to say as a parent, if you are worried about anything being a fire hazard with young kids in the house, it is definitely that candle lighter/fire starter device! Kids LOVE that thing and it has to be kept away from them. If they wanted to, kids could easily just flip the switch on that and start a fire, a hell of a lot more easily than they could light a match!
So, yet again, Khate makes no sense! If you wouldn't have matches in the house because it scares you with so many kids around, then you certainly wouldn't have the fire starter device. That thing better be hidden well, out of reach, or locked away, which is the same thing she can do with matches.
None of it makes sense anyway because I think all her tweets that entire day, and all weekend, were lies. Shocking, I know.
"The twat's tweets" - your entire post about Khate's harrowing day in the snowstorm was great!
Post from MaryAnn --
I have posted before that hubby and I live with acres and woods and mowing...and, horrors! trees that loose limbs and fall in inconvenient places. Never realized how much of drama that is. Earlier this year (wind storm), we had a blocked driveway, a dock that was severed, enough limbs to use 3 chain saws, and an insurance claim. After viewing Kate's photos/her disaster, I realize just how out of touch she is with any reality.
My Mum supported 5 children on a nurses wage and for Kate to say it can't be done is an insult to all the single working mothers who make it happen by working hard.
What can't be done Kate is to work as a nurse (plus child support from Jon) and keep your fancy lifestyle of a big mansion house, cars, haircuts, manicures - you would need to make sacrifices like downsizing to a smaller house and we all know you're not willing to do that.
The only reason you want to work in tv is for the money and Kate be well assured: money dose not buy you happiness.
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I guess I want to mention that we passed on the insurance claim. We cleaned up the mess ourselves. (Tractor on the farm.) We invited neighbors and had a great bonfire with some picnic food. Wasn't the end of the world...just a weekend of hard work. Kate just does not get that!
Well, it really must depend where you're from because Khate's house does not look like a "mansion" to me. I would never describe it that way. I have friends with a house over 10,000 square feet and it's not really a "mansion" either, (though maybe a "McMansion"). Khate's house is 7,000 square feet? To me, that's a big house on a lot of property. I also think that label has to do with the style of the house, not just the size.
I think that detached garage situation has to be one of the dumbest things for anyone with kids, let alone eight young kids. It's not just the snow and cold, what about the rain? I also looked at houses like that at one time and would never want to do it. And that was just in Northern CA, where rain was the only issue, not snow.
We custom built our current house and the garage is on the side of the house and lets right into an area near the kitchen. I have to say that is my absolute favorite feature of this house and I never want to have a different setup, especially with kids. It was really helpful when they were babies and toddlers. But even now, it's the best, especially when you do a large grocery shopping or a run to stock up at the warehouse club. We just back the car into the garage and we're only steps away from the kitchen. I love that. Our former home had the garage downstairs, and you had to walk up a U-shaped staircase from the basement to get up to the main level. Not fun with a heavy infant carrier, a toddler, and groceries.
My point was that it's a large house and she could make her finances stretch further if she had a smaller one that cost less to heat and run.
10,000 is a not a mansion????????????
Good grief and here I thought I was living in mansion city out here. Apparently L.A. is a bunch of shacks and shanties by you all's standards lol.
Not-a-mansion.....is this anything like not-a-nanny?
Sam I got your point don't worry. And I completely agree.
She got herself into a house that is too much for her income, or lack of income. Dumb.
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My point was that it's a large house and she could make her finances stretch further if she had a smaller one that cost less to heat and run.
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Also if she got a job, and stopped spending on manis, pedis, cancer-inducing tanning beds, fake hair, hooker heels, speeding tickets, and frivolous trips to NYC.
Not gonna happen, though.
Khate's house is 7,000 square feet? To me, that's a big house on a lot of property. I also think that label has to do with the style of the house, not just the size.
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I think that it's about 6,200 square feet or so, which is a large house, but by no means out of the ordinary for the area. It's typical of an exec house. What is unusual, though, is the acreage, which she didn't need because I doubtOf course, Kate is no exec!
"Khate's house is 7,000 square feet? To me, that's a big house on a lot of property. I also think that label has to do with the style of the house, not just the size."
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I think that it's about 6,200 square feet or so, which is not unusual for the area. It's a typical size for an exec house, but Kate is no exec. The acreage, however, is not easy to find. She didn't need that much land, but I guess in her mind, the bigger, the better.
I guess it's perspective. See the acreage doesn't impress me because where I'm from any fool can get a ton of average, more than you would ever know what to do with. It's common for most people to have huge yards often several acres. We had a huge front and back yard and owned some woods behind it. Big whoop, everyone did. It could be more trouble than it's worth anyway with all the mowing.
Post from MaryAnn --
I think "large" house is different in rural/urban definitions. Many old farm houses are expansive. The square footage is not always as practical or usable as a contemporary blueprint. We live in almost 6,000 sq. feet. Heating and air-conditioning bills reflect that space. Our Illinois climate is probably similar to Kate's. Our home is 60-years-old with character (high ceilings and hard wood floors....) but it requires commitment and hard work. Kate has two choices - pay for the labor and mess up her manicures!
All this talk about real estate reminds me of that famous book (later a song) by Polly Adler, the New York madam, "A House Is Not A Home".
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Sorry for the duplicate, messed up posts. I have no idea what happened there! Halloween ghosts! :)
Wasn't the house that Jon & Kate bought(Mcmanion) part of a farm or a farm? I remember when Jon and some of the kids were looking in the former stable, and sizing up the property. And didn't Kate tweet recently about the trees that they were already there, before they bought the house? But I remember her saying in an interview? that she was having trees put in to block the paps view. Man, what a bunch of lies and contradictions.
The trees that line the driveway came with the house. She had trees planted in another area. There are pics, but I don't know where to look for them.
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Sorry. Pay for the labor or mess up her manicures. Makes more sense that way.
Guess I am kinda' grouchy tonight about Kate and her "destroyed" trees. I want to shake her until she is REAL. Nothing we achieve is without an investment of ourselves. She wanted a big house...it comes with responsibility. She wanted multiples....they came with needs. She got what she wanted and all she does is feel inconvenienced instead of grateful.
Thanks to everyone here for allowing a forum to fuss!
Bibby,
If your options don't put things into perspective I don't know what will.
My prayers are with you and your loved ones.
laurajean
Administrator said...
I think it's dangerous when people get blasé about huge houses. Kate's house IS a mansion. So she lives in an area with a bunch of big houses, she also lives in an area where there are a ton of much smaller houses and people not doing so hot financially. Last I checked the average income of Wernersville was nothing to write home about.
As Americans I don't think some of us are aware enough how ridiculously excessive we are. Even out in L.A. a 5,000 square foot house is considered a mansion, much less an 8,000.
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Saturday night the Bear and I went to a Halloween party at a mansion (the brother of a close friend is dating the owner). This house is currently on the market for 3.9 million, it is a 6600 sq. ft home.
I wept. It still makes me tear up, actually. I have never seen such a waste of money and resources. The master bath was bigger than my dining room, living room and entryway combined. Completely unnecessary for a divorced mom of 2.
There is something so wrong in a world where this is not considered excessive. I really can not even put into words how upset it makes me.
Admin is completely correct when she says "I think it's dangerous when people get blasé about huge houses."
My DH and I live modestly in an 810 sq. ft. home. I love my house, although I would like a bathroom bigger than 27 sq.ft!
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I am including a link to an article about real estate in my area - for anyone who is interested. The house I was at is the one featured in the article.
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/05/23/happy-nhl-returns
Bibby,
If your options don't put things into perspective I don't know what will.
My prayers are with you and your loved ones.
laurajean
Debbie Downer Gosselin looked and acted like chit this a.m. What a waste of airspace to have her on network tv! Get real producers!!!
And of course she had to slam Jon...
Good grief and here I thought I was living in mansion city out here. Apparently L.A. is a bunch of shacks and shanties by you all's standards lol.
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HEY! Admin! Are you trying to be a Louisville girl here? You All's? No, no, no. It's ya'll's. I swear, you non-Kentuckians don't known juleps about these things, do you?
(smile - big, big smile)
In the Neighborhood said...
It had a parlor off the foyer
Pet peeve time here. As a Canadian 'foyer' is SO FREAKING mis-prounced by Americans. FOYER is a French term for entry and is prounced *foy-ya*. I watch House Hunters and hear it spoken as *foy-er*. It reminds me of GW saying the French have no word for entrepreneur . :))
There is something so wrong in a world where this is not considered excessive. I really can not even put into words how upset it makes me.
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I can't help but agree. In the old days when many of these huge farmhouses were built, it was because there were tons of people to fill them. From lots of children, to servants and nannies living there, to unmarried family members living there. Most houses also had an extra bedroom downstairs that was for giving birth, or ill people, or travelers or Native Americans passing by. And people built them with their own hands, they didn't fork over millions for it, and also heated them with their own hands by chopping wood. And of course, there was no air conditioning. Nowadays, people live in the same size houses, but without all the kids and servants and extraneous relatives for it to make sense! It's a big house for sake of being a big house--and a drain on utilities which at the end of the day we're all sharing, and many other things. While it's true some families have a lot of people in them, if you have to live in a big house at least be able to afford it.
Kate has a big family, but she certainly cannot afford this house. It doesn't work for me when she lives in a house this big yet claims she doesn't know what she's going to do next, the kids cannot be in summer camp or gymnastics, she's got to figure out how to get back to work. She is really the perfect representation of how we got in this pickle in the first place, isn't she?
I just think that in general, we need to think about whether the notion that things like this are not that big or excessive, is beneficial to us as a whole.
Just curious, is this a mansion, mcmansion, or a large home?:
Old House Lane
I think it's dangerous when people get blasé about huge houses. Kate's house IS a mansion. So she lives in an area with a bunch of big houses, she also lives in an area where there are a ton of much smaller houses and people not doing so hot financially.
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It may be a mansion in some areas, but in an area where large houses are commonly found, it is not a mansion. I guess it's in the eye of the beholder, what is common in a particular area, and what would make another person look in awe at an "estate" sized house. Not every area of the country is the same.
A friend was looking at homes in this areas. Nothing he looked at was under 4,500 square feet. He lives in Southern California in what I would call a tiny ranch house, but what he thinks he a good-sized home. When he was here, he was totally amazed at the size of the houses, and said, "Are all of the houses this size, with back yards this big?"
Bibby said...
Take your pick, Kate:
1. Fallen branches and power outages.
2. Visit your husband who has 3rd degree burns or missing limbs in a military hospital.
3. Hold your 5 year old's head while she pukes her brains out from chemotherapy meant for a stage 4 aggressive brain tumor.
In other words, STFU and stop complaining. You have zero clue what REAL problems are
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Bibby,
If your options don't put things into perspective I don't know what will.
My prayers are with you and your loved ones.
laurajean
HEY! Admin! Are you trying to be a Louisville girl here? You All's? No, no, no. It's ya'll's.
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Good grief! In NS we also say y'all (as do parts of NB. We tend to talk in shorthand.
http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/05/23/happy-nhl-returns
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That house, in this area, would probably be listed for $650,000 to $715,000. What's the current market value of Kate's house? I haven't checked lately.
Post from MaryAnn --
Bibby, if that is going on in your life right now, you have all our prayers.
It's the eye of the beholder that really scares me. How did we get to a point where a 5,000, 8,000, 10,000 square foot house is not excessive for a nuclear family???
Europeans and many other countries would find our excess appalling and embarrassing. I am sensitive to how others perceive us, I think we are not aware enough of that. I don't think just ignoring what others think and living as excessively as we darn well please, and moreover, refusing to even BELIEVE it's excessive (whha??) is the right thing to do when it comes to this, long term. Just my opinion.
The other problem? When everyone around you thinks 5,000 square feet is normal, everyone feels pressured that they too have to get at least that just to keep up or people will think they are poor.
Then people get themselves in houses they cannot afford because of all this pressure around them that what everyone else is doing is so huge. And we all know what happened when everyone felt they needed a big house--the bubble burst, and big time.
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http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/05/23/happy-nhl-returns
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That house, in this area, would probably be listed for $650,000 to $715,000. What's the current market value of Kate's house? I haven't checked lately.
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Really? I don't know much about real estate but that seems bizarre. Winnipeg is one of the more affordable markets in Canada. In Vancouver there are only 8 houses that cost less than $600,000.
On to lovely things--we are getting some adorable trick or treaters right now. So CUTE!
And every single group is accompanied by beaming moms and dads staying a protective few feet behind them. Of course I remember that with my mommy and daddy. What a good family memory.
Is Kate with her kids tonight, enjoying a FREE memory making opportunity? This is what kids will really remember.
I mean to say, there are only 8 houses on the market that cost less than $600,000.
Right, Admin. Hallowe'en can be a good family time.
I am not a Hallowe'en person, but a good friend is. So, I sat with her as she handed out goodies. We gave out over 1,000 pieces of candy. Our town does not have 1,000 kids in it. They were coming from other towns that had their Hallowe'en on Friday. The costumes were truly creative this year, mostly homemade. Last year they were store bought and kind of blah, but they made up for it 2011. And as Admin said, the parents were just as happy to be out on a lovely fall evening as their kids were. With all those people walking by, you would have thought somebody would have yelled at somebody. Nope. Not once. It was a delightful evening for Moms, Dads, kids, teens and at least one little old lady sitting with her friend and a candy bowl.
Kate, you really did miss a golden platter opportunity with your kids.
Admin, it's difficult for one person to determine what is excessive for another. Did Beyonce and Jay-Z need a 15,000 square for mansion? No, who "needs" that? But, I'm sure the town sure as hell appreciates the real estate taxes paid on that mansion, over what would be paid had their land remained vacant and not had a house built on it. I don't want to belabor the point, but if they can afford it, good for them. How many people benefited financially from the construction of that home and all of the improvements, fixtures, and furnishings? How many people are employed to maintain that house? I don't know how many homes they have, but I'm pretty sure it's at least two, and possibly several more.
While it might be currently fashionable, I'm not into demonizing "the wealthy". Let's remember that one part if the problem with the economy bouncing back is that the people who do have a lot of money are being very conservative and not spending it like they used to, (NYC being one example. as far as restaurants, stores, etc).
The people that concern me are people who foolishly get in over their heads and buy more than they afford. You know, like in the economic and housing crash we're all still dealing with. Or, as in Kate's case, purchasing a house like hers and taking on the ongoing expenses all based on what anyone with a brain could see was a fleeting reality TV show. I would love to know what they were thinking as far as how they could afford it WHEN (not if) the show ended.
I don't see what's wrong with large homes. Seems like you are taking something else out on InTheNeighborhood Admin. Maybe I'm taking it the wrong way, PMS bigtime. It probably is me because I'm in that completely hostile PMS mode and tomorrow I'll be crying lol If you can afford it and have the family to fill it, nothing wrong with it. I live in a 1,100 square foot home with a basement and there is just my son and I. Sometimes it's too much room to accumulate stuff, sometimes it's still not enough for what continues to accumulate. My son runs a business that requires space and also makes custom made furniture, bars, just about anything that he is able to build and there is not enough room for vehicles and equipment. The detached garage is a 2 1/2 car and what once seemed huge is now full!
I was also warned against buying a home without an attached garage but I went ahead because after searching for a home for a few months they were playing "our song" when we ran across this one and it was on the market for awhile and way underpriced so SOLD! This way many years ago, not in this economy. When my son moves out, even though I would kinda like to have a condo and it would be easier because my health is not so great, I can't see picking up and leaving the memories of my first home. May be silly to some and not very smart on my part but right now my emotions rule.
As far as Kate goes, same bs, different day. I agree with the other posters who said this is still probably part of her contract with the The View appearances. Same questions, same answers ALL THE TIME. I didn't watch but saw the video. How boring and stupid.
I don't know how Kate keeps her lies straight. She's just pitiful.
Kate should listen to the song Satisfied Mind
Johnny Cash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QphglQu3oL0
Jeff Buckley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCU3HXNGaAw
Blind Boys of Alabama
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkKOnS8J5GM
The Byrds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BboZB0GuZhw
The other problem? When everyone around you thinks 5,000 square feet is normal, everyone feels pressured that they too have to get at least that just to keep up or people will think they are poor.
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Some may think that, but there are houses with 2,000 to 2,500 square feet that are selling and occupied by families who feel that is what they want and what they can afford. We have neighborhoods here with modest size houses, and the demand for them right now appears just as great as that for larger houses. Many thought that Kate's former home was quite nice, and large, but in that part of the county, it is an average house in a middle-class neighborhood.
I'm a Republican. I think the wealthy are probably far more likely to get us out of this mess than the government. I am excited about some of the things some wealthy people are doing to help this country. I want people to make money. However what concerns me is people who don't realize how they are living. You will not convince me that it's okay to live in a 5,000 and not realize you are living VERY WELL, EXCESSIVE. I don't see how you can identify those less fortunate and help them with all your gifts if you think you're not living like a rock star. But I am also far more concerned about people living beyond their means because for all the wealthy do to try to help these people, if they go out and blow their paychecks on things they cannot afford, it's all for nothing.
In the Neighborhood? She spent more than a million dollars on her "average" house. It may be what everyone else is getting in the area, but she had absolutely no business coming close to it.
I'm a little baffled by some of these comments tonight. I thought the general consensus was Kate lives like a rock star on a shoestring paycheck and that it was appalling--in fact, a paycheck that doesn't even exist at this moment. I think I misjudged the public opinion.
I don't see what's wrong with large homes. Seems like you are taking something else out on InTheNeighborhood Admin.
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Not at all! Just shocked by the comments tonight, and embarrassed by them especially given the non-Americans who are here. Disagreeing with someone is not "taking something else out on them."
I have no problem with anyone here.
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Administrator, I don't think you misjudged opinion at all. You got it.
We work, we live, we do our share. Some lives are more comfortable than others. You have, I have, and I dare say most of your posters have earned what they possess.
Kate just didn't plan ahead. She saw glitter and consumption and size and she grabbed it up -- using her children as an excuse. She wants to live all things lavish.
Sound judgement and "mine all mine" are not compatible attitudes.
I am coming from a place where I believe in living in a manner that does not place a gigantic footprint on the world and act like you don't even realize you're doing it. I believe that large homes consume large resources--heating, air conditioning, other utilities. Gas to shovel long driveways in the winter. Large homes also usually require large amounts of money spent on upkeep--cleaning, fixing and the like. More resources. I believe there is a lot wrong with large homes (and i mean, McMansions, and beyond) when it's space you don't need. I believe the money could be better spent helping others. Large homes do not provide THAT many jobs, not many more than a smaller one would. Your money would be better spent starting a business that provides jobs.
By all means, make yourself comfortable in a good sized home you can afford. Have a bedroom for everyone, an office, plenty of space to have people over. But McMansions? Sorry, I'm not gonna be convinced they're necessary.
Admin, I in no way think that living in a 5,000 square foot house is living like a rock star. Just take a look at some of their homes, and they have multiple multi-million dollar mansions.
BUT, if you had a very "average" income (I don't mean that in a demeaning way, I mean nice, but average, American income) as an IT guy and a nurse, and a reality TV show came along, and based on that and that alone you decided to purchase a million dollar home on a lot of property that will be expensive and difficult to maintain, then yes, you are living like a rock star. It was ridiculous for Kate (and Jon, although I'm sure there was no arguing with what Khate wanted, "mine, all mine") to saddle themselves with these expenses (including the tuition bill) all based on a reality show! Who would do that?? Only someone who thinks that the reality gravy train will never end because she really is a "rock star" now.
In the Neighborhood? She spent more than a million dollars on her "average" house. It may be what everyone else is getting in the area, but she had absolutely no business coming close to it.
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She paid WAY TOO MUCH for that house. I remember when I heard what she paid for it, I couldn't believe it and checked it out with a realtor just to make sure. What cost her big bucks was the land, which she didn't need, but what she thought would give her privacy (and prestige to be able to say that she has acres and acres of land). I don't think she had any idea of property values at that time. She "got taken." I also think that she believed the gravy train was never coming to an end.
It's larger than an "average" house, but it is not uncommon to find houses that size in this area of the state. These are upscale houses, but she never should have bought that property when her future in television was uncertain. She has a house that was owned by a physician and could well afford it. At the time, I think she saw Beth's house and wanted the same thing. It was a ridiculous thing to do, but who knew what the market was going to do what it has been doing? It was not an investment property. She could either unload it now and take a loss, or hang onto it until the market gets better.
What she should have done was to stay in the E-town house and put an addition on it. There is nothing wrong with that house, but with dollar signs in her eyes, and her new-found celebrity status, she wanted everything that goes with it. With new money often comes greed, and she got what she wanted.
It will be interesting to see what becomes of this if she doesn't find a job. The previous owner sold it at just the right time, and to a buyer who wanted it at any cost.
Nobody Likes - Exactly right. I was typing my post and hadn't read yours. We are thinking along the same lines...
When I say living like a rock star, I mean in the sense that they often seem to be the type that, when they hit it big, they immediately start grabbing everything up like huge houses and cars, without even figuring out what songs are going to be on the next album. They are notorious for spending a ton of money then hitting rock bottom. I don't mean that Kate is literally living like a rock star, she doesn't have a bowling alley.
That is how Kate has always seemed to me. For a brief moment, she hit it big. And she has lived like that ever since even though she doesn't even have a paycheck right now!
It doesn't matter to me whether she overpaid for her house by 90%, the fact is she bought a million dollar house. The fact is, she didn't need it. The fact is, the Andrews Ave was a lovely home in a lovely neighborhood close to Aunt Jodi that would have made for a lovely childhood for any child. It's sad.
Admin, I really couldn't disagree more about some of the statements in your post. Our lawn guy was here last week (I hate to call him "our lawn guy, I just refer to him by name, but don't want to do that here). Btw, he's someone that I went to high school with and he's a great guy, friends of the family. He is a father of four children and his wife just went back to work after about twelve years because he has lost so many customers the last few years, due to the economy. This lawn service business is actually his second job, and it's been wonderful for his family in that it has enabled his wife to be a full time mother while they raised four kids, and it has paid for extras that wouldn't have been possible, like vacations. He has been taking care of our property since we built the house 15 years ago. Additionally, we have had the same cleaning service for about ten years and the woman who owns it has been happily self- employed for almost 20 years. She has three other employees. If people didn't have large homes and use cleaning services, she would not have been a small business owner all these years. I could go on and on, but I'll stop.
Oops, Admin I was typing and didn't see your last post. The one at 9:07 PM, I agree with completely! I was referring to your post at 9:00 PM.
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Nobody Likes - Exactly right. I was typing my post and hadn't read yours. We are thinking along the same lines...
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Yes, we are!
But you don't have to have a big house to be an employer. I have both a cleaning lady who is wonderful, have had her for over three years now and given her three raises, and a lawn service which is more of a rotating thing with the people but also good, no problems.
There is no requirement to have a McMansion to employ people. I employ them because I can afford it and I'd rather free up my time to do other things.
My cleaning lady supports four kids and has for years on the houses in my neighborhood. You can clean one or two mansions in a day, or you can clean several smaller houses--either way you make the same amount of money, so that logic doesn't work that way.
On a lighter note, I think it's safe to say that Khate's silence on Twitter indicates that's she stayed in NYC for the afternoon and evening. I saw people mentioned that her hair stylist had tweeted about some party? She probably figured she had the makeup and costume done, so she'd go. But, oh boy, what fun it would be to have Debbie Downer at a Halloween party. And, not for nothing, but it might be a bit more than Khate is used to or can handle. I've been to Halloween parties in the city (years ago) and they can be crazy! I don't think she will fit in with the crowd at all, and she'll probably be awkward and uncomfortable.
If Khate had come home and done Halloween with the kids, she surely would have tweeted tonight about it and about how exhausted she is. But, the sheeple would have eaten it up, that Khate's such a good mom, she rushed home from NY to go trick or treating with the kids.
When are the sheeple ever going to see that Khate ALWAYS puts her needs, wants, and desires ahead of her kids?
Actually what i tend to see out here is smaller homes, but more employees. There are very limited areas where huge mansions even FIT, a large house here is usually only 3,000-5,000. Only a tiny percentage are the true mansions. Even if you drive around Bev Hills most houses are just big houses you would see anywhere.
The three bedroom house I worked at employed two full time nannies, an assistant, several tutors for the kids, gardeners, a housekeeper/cook and various other people like financial advisers, etc. They did their part by giving jobs back to the community. Sometimes, if you keep your expenses down with your house, you have more money to free up to pay people to help make your life easier. Had they instead got themselves into something much bigger, I doubt they would be able to have those people helping them. I think they were glad to have that house when the kids got to be teens--it keeps the kids focused in a few areas....NEAR THE PARENTS. There is no rec room far away they can disappear to our bedrooms across the house. It was a good thing, and right for them.
There's more than one way to live well and help the community other than just a big house.
There is no requirement to have a McMansion to employ people. I employ them because I can afford it and I'd rather free up my time to do other things.
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I never said that. I agree.
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Notice how she didn't tweet once today except in the early morning to gush about being on the View.
She's getting her narcissistic fix in NYC and has no need for the tweeties.
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Perhaps. Or maybe she's en route to Australia?
I also think Kate's lack of tweets speak to her not being with her kids. Plus didn't Jason say they had some kind of date planned. Even if he meant just to do her hair, I don't see how she can do the View, and her hair, and haul herself back to PA in time.
It's just....sad. It makes me so, so sad.
Making memories my ass. Halloween is a memory. I can remember every darn Halloween with my mom and dad. I'll remember it forever. It was all part of creating a loving, secure childhood.
What a difference between the adorable little Luigi I saw tonight, about the Tup's age, with his proud, beaming mother right behind him lovingly reminding him to say thank you.
It doesn't matter to me whether she overpaid for her house by 90%, the fact is she bought a million dollar house.
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I think that it matters very much in this scenario simply because she obviously didn't shop around, didn't check out what she could have gotten at a much lower price. Money was no object. She was naive. She had money. She saw it, wanted it, bought it, without giving any thought as to what she was going to do when the show came to an end. Her problem is that she can't think ahead, and in this case, it really bit her in the behind. She never owned a property like this, and was totally in awe. What Katie wanted, Katie got.
Four pics of Khate at The View. Shocking, that isn't a Starbucks cup in her hand back stage!
Makeup Chair 1
Makeup Chair 2
The View
The View (Nice look, Sherri, lol)
Not everyone is always on point, Really. We often have different opinions on things. We're allowed to disagree here, and call each other out. It has never been a blog where everyone has to agree and I rather like that.
It's okay to get another perspective on what you consider normal. I got one tonight myself. It's good for you.
Thanks for those revealing pictures Nobody.......why is it that Kate always is happiest when she's away from her kids and about to do something all about her like go on TV. Seriously, look at her huge toothy grin. A grin that says I weaseled my way out of having to deal with the kids on Halloween AND I get to be on TV, I love my life/myself. WHATEVER KATE!
The costumes looked decidedly homemade here too. Yea for homemade. And they were great. My favorite thing is to let the kids pick what candy they wanted. You can tell they love that. We had about four different kinds--the good stuff. I never liked when people just dumped whatever into your bucket. Let them pick! I have a koi pond and a lot of the cute kids were telling me they loved my fish. So cute.
One little girl said she had an extra bucket for her sister who was sick. I thought that was so thoughtful of her. Maybe she's pulling everyone's leg but who cares, all in good fun!!!
Making memories my ass. Halloween is a memory. I can remember every darn Halloween with my mom and dad. I'll remember it forever. It was all part of creating a loving, secure childhood.
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Is it possible that their father took them trick or treating? I would think that the memories made with him would stay with them for a very long time.
Excuse me, HC, but someone else started saying that they laughed when someone called this a mansion. This bothered me, and I spoke up in defense of poster one. No, I don't delete every post I don't agree with, HC. Only the rude ones. The other few posters who cared to discuss this were not being rude. As you will notice, their posts are still here.
Added one of the pics provided. If Jon took them, that would be great. But kate sure as heck won't admit it. Can't give Kate credit for anything other than the lie she perpetrates that he only gets them 2 weekends a month.
Although I thought someone tweeted that Jon said they had a Halloween party before, made it seem like that was his "Halloween" time with the kids.
Getting back to The View....in case anyone wants to torture themselves on Halloween, the entire eight minute segment is here:
Halloween 2011 on The View
Oh, I forgot to say that her segment starts at about 17:50.
I love you In the Neighbrohood, however the comment that really bothered me was this one even though I know you didn't mean it in a demeaning way: That's why I sometimes have to smile when folks who are not from around here call Kate's house a "mansion,"
Maybe to prevent me and others getting a little peeved in the future, don't "smile" at people who think how Kate lives is excessive. Because for most people, it is. Keep in mind this economy. Some people choose not to live like this by choice, others have no choice. I'm comfortable too, but I don't go out of my way to remind people of it.
The pic I posted really strikes me for another reason. The Halloween Kate prefers is a Halloween where two people are fussing around her doing her makeup.
She is not interested in a Halloween of makeup picked up at CVS and applied just by mom.
And yet, she doesn't realize, that's just what makes Halloween so great for kids.
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Although I thought someone tweeted that Jon said they had a Halloween party before, made it seem like that was his "Halloween" time with the kids.
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I think that might have been a comment that I made in anther post. When it came up, I said that Jon already tweeted that he had an early Halloween celebration with the kids last weekend (10/22-23), complete with costumes and a mock version of trick or treating for fun. He said he does NOT have them on Halloween.
Maybe to prevent me and others getting a little peeved in the future, don't "smile" at people who think how Kate lives is excessive.
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Who got peeved? Besides you, Admin, I mean.
I didn't read here anyone 'reminding' people that they are comfortable. If a person works hard at an honest living, they deserve everything they want without apology.
How many square feet is a person allowed in your opinion?
It's not about being allowed. It's about talking about an 8,000 square foot house you passed on......I think we should be more sensitive. It was noticeably quiet, except for a very few people saying they love their huge houses. That is very telling to me. So sue me, I am defensive of my posters here. All of them, not just the ones living in mansions.
. If a person works hard at an honest living, they deserve everything they want without apology.
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I think this is dangerous. There are so many bad things you can do with money. This is how Kate justifies everything she does--I work hard, therefore, I deserve it. That's not necessarily okay.
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"She paid WAY TOO MUCH for that house. I remember when I heard what she paid for it, I couldn't believe it and checked it out with a realtor just to make sure. What cost her big bucks was the land, which she didn't need, but what she thought would give her privacy (and prestige to be able to say that she has acres and acres of land). I don't think she had any idea of property values at that time. She "got taken." I also think that she believed the gravy train was never coming to an end."
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Don't forget, she had already begun to create a completely fictional portrait of their lives. One that did not include neighbors telling about the REAL reality.
Poor kids outside wearing sweaters in August for the Good Housekeeping cover shoot. Reports that Mady and Cara were asked to skip to the bus stop over & over again (where's the reality in that?) Jon only ever seen out front with the kids and Kate always heard yelling in the back yard. Jon, the only congenial one of the two, Kate would not even make eye contact with her neighbors. She overpaid a pretty penny to make sure she no longer had neighbors or witnesses.
She will spend every last dime the kids earned trying to stay in the house. Her material items are her identity and how she measures her self worth. Foolish is as foolish does :(
Well, I thought I had a big house until seeing some of the posts...lol
I do have a lot of house for 3 people, but it was specifically the layout that made it perfect for us, not just wanting a "big house". I've said before, my hubby works nights. That means sleeps during the day. It's VERY difficult to keep a teenager & his friends quiet while dad sleeps. One of our requirements was always, a way to split up kiddo & hubby. This house is 3 stories & 3,600 sq ft. We converted 2 bedrooms on the 3rd floor into the Master Bedroom. Kiddo's rooms are in the basement. We also looked ahead & when kiddo moves out & my mom can't live alone, we have basically a 1,500 sq foot basement apt w/ it's own kitchen for her.
We did think function more than we want a big house. It just happens that this house fit the bill perfectly in so many ways was a pretty big house for just 3 people. We each have our own floor...lol
I've said my piece about it, move on, I'm Listening who keeps changing their name.
Guess I should add to the explanations about why I have a large home.
Now I feel all guilty about it.
Good grief. Yoland, I'm not asking anyone to justify anything they do. I asked folks to please be sensitive. It started with a comment about "smiling" when others say Kate has a mansion. It was an insensitive comment, IMO. It made me upset because I thought it could be taken in a way that was hurtful--sorry!
Maybe I smile when people happily buy 8,000 square foot houses they don't need, but I haven't said a darn thing for two years here about it, whatever, just be sensitive in this economy. Come on.
FYI, this is the kind of thing sheeple love to make fun of. Look at the haters bragging about how wonderful their lives are. I'm sensitive to that as well.
I agree my not a mansion is as wonderful as your not a mansion does get old after awhile
Will it help if I say that the price was ridiculously lower than anything else we looked at because we crossed the county line?
I wasn't trying to justify my big house, but merely say that sometimes the intent isn't to live like a rock star in a big house. There was much more to the decision than just we want & deserve a big house. The house that met our needs & was below our price range just happens to be a big house.
I'm still too new to already be sticking my foot in my mouth...help! lol
Maks physically abused his partner Hope not only in front of other pairs but with a camera running. He deserves to be fired. Unacceptable.
Anyone catch Nancy 'jiving' tonite? One word: moo! Gah, her legs will give me nightmares tonite. A little too scary even if it was Halloween.
I just watched "The Doctors" - something I've only seen once or twice. The guest was Thomas Beatie, presumably the world's first pregnant man (transgender man who retained his inner female parts). He said something that instantly reminded me of you-know-who:
"When people say that I had a family as a publicity stunt I just have to laugh, because that's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. Who has a family for a publicity stunt?"
Not exactly the same thing, but close.
Great and nice sharing of video. Thanks. Happy Halloween.
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In regards to Jon and the Kids and trick or treating.
Jon had them last weekend and it looks as though he and Ellen took them somewhere for Halloween as he tweeted what the kids dressed up as with them (a couple of zombies, a country singer, etc). He did NOT have them this weekend and Kate did not allow him to take them out trick or treating. And since she hasn't tweeted (ie: is still away from her kids in NYC) either those children stayed home all night or went with one of her "friends'" families.
Halloween is BIG here in PA. They have Halloween parades in many of the communities in Berks and Lancaster County, plus set trick-or-treat times in each area so that kids just can't come and go all day. Usually it's sometime between 6-9pm depending on the area.
As a "mom" - she blew it big time, and I think it's very telling how she weaseled herself out of the question that Elizabeth asked which was "Are you going home to be with your kids on Halloween?" (I'm paraphrasing a bit here)
She makes me physically ill sometimes. Thank God Jon (and perhaps Ellen) at least had the fore-thought to do something with the kids last weekend.
I was wondering - has Jon addressed the pedophile issue at all in his tweets? Does anyone know?
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I've said my piece about it, move on, I'm Listening who keeps changing their name.
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Administration, I mean this comment in nicest way it can be said. I agree with the changing of names. I have quit posting here as much as I used to. It seems to me, not just with my posting, but others here, that some people use a short comment to, at sometimes, attack others opinion. They may as well use Anonymous because not only do I not know who is talking to me, it allows them to not take responsibility for what they say.
It was a breath of fresh air when I saw that you were taking down names. It was getting a little old.
Sorry if I worded this a little harsh. My writing language is not quite on the same level as others who post here. I do enjoy reading here though. Thanks.
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#OccupyHeffnerRd lol"
I just had to bring this over from the other thread. This just cracked me up.
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Changing names? I can't even get one Goggle account to work. I always identify my posts, but feel lame with anonymous over my name. Happy November, everyone.
Oop's, Admin., you didn't say taken down names. You said "listening to who keeps changing their names." If you didn't mean how I interpreted to be, sorry. My opinion is still how I wrote it though.
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MaryAnn, sorry, I wasn't meaning how post. I had the same problem when I started. You do it the way Admin. asked us to do. What I had to do, I opened a blog acct. profile with google blogger and that seemed to work for me. I did go from ie to firefox though.
Sorry, In the Neighborhood, I based my comments on the fact that SHE lamented the loss of her 'privacy trees' which would seem to indicate the ones so desparately needed for privacy that tlc paid to have planted. Again, through her convoluted storytelling details get mixed up and we who are 'unable to understand her correctly' make misassumptions. No matter, she's still a lying sack of shit. Pick ANY story she tells, it's a lie.
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Administration, I mean this comment in nicest way it can be said. I agree with the changing of names. I have quit posting here as much as I used to. It seems to me, not just with my posting, but others here, that some people use a short comment to, at sometimes, attack others opinion. They may as well use Anonymous because not only do I not know who is talking to me, it allows them to not take responsibility for what they say.
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If you're talking about the repeated violation of Rule #1 here, I agree!
1. Do not use Anonymous. Pick a name (click Name/URL to type in a name) and stick to the same name.
Am I the only one who is sick and tired of people (or is it the same person?) who constantly change their "name" here with every single post? Like "no mo worryin" said, we don't know who we're talking to and it's just a way to avoid responsibility for what you're posting.
As the rule says, pick a name and stick with it for all your posts. Changing your name with every post violates rule #1 and is annoying.
The other violation of Rule #1 is all the anonymous posts (although, as "no mo worryin" said, changing your name with every post, you night as well be anonymous). As the rule states, pick a name and stick with it, please. If you can't enter a name in the box, then do as Maryann and some others do and enter your name in the body of your post.
Thank you!
Just watched Kate on the view. I can't believe what a complete jerk this woman is. The rabbling about her being a work in progress was unwatchable. She seemed very nervous at that point and looked like she forgot what she was going to say for a moment. Did she even directly answer any of the questions? She expects to T.V. work???? She's a MESS in progress....
Farm Animals on DWTS said... Anyone catch Nancy 'jiving' tonite? One word: moo! Gah, her legs will give me nightmares tonite. A little too scary even if it was Halloween.
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Frankly, I find this offensive. This is not Celebitchy. Nancy has a great attitude, is funny, and is really trying...and, frankly, I thought she looked great last night--she appears to have lost weight. Admit I missed part of the performance because of trick or treaters, but I enjoyed what I saw (and the audience appeared to as well).
Am I to understand that Kate didn't go back to PA on Halloween AND the kids were not with Jon?
Oh, how coy Kate was when asked what the kids were going to wear for Halloween... "you'll have to wait and see!!"
And now she's off to Au?
Also could someone explain that comment about the crew..."they come over and dress the kids so they can play in the snow". What the hell is she talking about? I"m at a loss...
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Also could someone explain that comment about the crew..."they come over and dress the kids so they can play in the snow". What the hell is she talking about? I"m at a loss...
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Part of me really thinks this was Kate's big F-U to us. She has done this before. When some really bad information comes out not only does she ignore it, but she does something in direct contradiction to our concern about it.
This is an F-U I don't care if there is a pedophile who just got arrested the crew are coming over and the crew are going to dress my kids!
And moreover, I don't believe for a second the crew is going to take time to come over. Gimme a break. It was a j-o-b.
NLAN, The picture is just a large home that my sub-division would fit in! No 5 car attached garage, though, so no go.
If Kate didn't take them trick or treting atleast. Jon took them poor kids never do anything with their mother unless. Pic or a camera is involoved
Oops, I posted this on the wrong thread.
It's been said here many times, in different words, that Kate not only lies but she believes her lies. She said it clear herself. When life isn't fun, she dreams. That is how she can believe her own lies. My mother does the same thing and did it all our lives. With my mom, the hard thing was that if she planed an activity and we didn't react the way she pictured it in her head, she threw the guilt trips. Remember Disneyland, she fussed so much when she saw it. She was all giddy and said "look, were there, where dreams come true." That's when I knew she was there for herself, not the kids. I think that is why she really doesn't enjoy being with the kids. She wants all "the frills" but she has to drag all the kids along to get them and that ruins it for her. That's why she is so harsh on the kids if they have a meltdown. How dare they spoil all the fun. That's why she has to ruin all their fun if she not enjoying it herself. Remember Alaska? Remember how happy she was teasing Jodi about having the grumpy kids in their bus. When Jodi said they were having fun and they were eating, the meltdown hit. Kids having fun on the raft, she had to make it miserable. She had fun attacking Jodi's son with the mud, not hers. At the sky tower, the girls were having fun so she was afraid of heights. If that is so true, how was she able to stand rite at the fence at the Grand Canyon. She banned the twins to the bus while she had fun. How did she get the picture of her and the twins, again at the fence, with the Grand Canyon behind them. And one more thing, how did she climb the tree house if she was so deathly afraid of heights.
I know this is long but one more thing. When the kids are old enough to really understand that "I just want you to know," was supposed to be letters to them and not a book, all the "things she sacrificed for them", is going to be all gone. Hummm, that will make it a fiction book, not letters.
hey jude said...
NLAN, The picture is just a large home that my sub-division would fit in! No 5 car attached garage, though, so no go.
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hey jude, you mean the one I linked to last night?
Old House Lane
That's the Clinton house in Chappaqua, NY. More here: Clinton's House
Now, this is what I'd call a "mansion":
Jay-Z and Beyonce
Jerry Seinfeld
Howard Stern
Tucker's Mom...Am I to understand that Kate didn't go back to PA on Halloween AND the kids were not with Jon?
Oh, how coy Kate was when asked what the kids were going to wear for Halloween... "you'll have to wait and see!!"
And now she's off to Au?
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Have I missed something?
When/where did Kate say "you'll have to wait and see" about Halloween costumes, and where does it say she's on her way to Australia?
With all the careful attempts by Kate to keep her address private on Twitter, I find it humorous that the photo she posted of the fallen branches includes the exact GPS coordinates. Epic FAIL, Kate. Epic.
I didn't watch Kart on the View, but if she was tense and nervous it was probably because she didn't receive any love from her girls. From what I read, it sounded like she just spewed the same recycled garbage again. The producers could have saved money by using a guest mannequin dressed up as a hooker vampire and the conversation would have been more entertaining. So she lost power for a few hours, couldn't flush toilets, didn't have matches, because she doesn't use them unless its for a cigarette and a few tree branches were down. She still managed to drive her kids to dump them on someone else and missed Halloween and painting pumpkins with her kids so she could hang out in NY again. No network will put her on as a host. She's delusional.
I don't think Kate will be returning to Wernersville soon. Just read on Small Town that Werney Gal is without electricity until Wed. I would assume this may hold true for Kate also since she lives close by. I bet the kids are with the nanny somewhere.
If Kart stated on the View that the crew was coming over to dress the kids and take them out in the snow, that just indicates to me how disconnected and out of touch with reality she really is.
Kate is not on her way to Australia--unless she's cancelled her "speaking engagement" at the Fayette PSU campus on Thursday.
And Kate tweeted on Sunday (and said yesterday on The View) her electricity was back on--she was without power for barely 24 hours.
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I've noticed Kate always talks a big talk about the crew coming over to see them. They're going to soon, I promise. But she never actually says they have. She's always on twitter, why not tweet, we had a lovely playdate with the crew today Bill helped the kids build snowmen!
Nope, nada, nothing.
I daresay I think some of the crew themselves would find some kind of playdate with the kids a little bit weird no matter how innocent it is.
Watched The View online last night. What was that? She had nothing new to say or contribute. And did anyone catch that speaking to the kids about the cancellation was their "First EVER Family Meeting"? I thought they regularly had these family meetings.
How sad that she is refusing now to return to nursing. Hopefully she has enough invested to live off the interest. One thing she may want to consider is allowing Jon to have the kids every other week rather than just every other weekend (which, by the way means he has the kids 6-9 days a month compared to her 19-22 days). It would certainly be cheaper than hiring nannies all the time.
Can we stick the fork in now?
How do we mere mortals manage to survive by working our back up plan? Kate is a POS, I have to say.
Nursing is a terrific career that can provide a wonderful living for a lifetime. As a Physical Therapist, I've always envied nurses for their career choices being so vast and varied. That Kate dismisses the possibility of going back and practicing is so self-serving.
How long will she wait for a chair to open up?
And I can not believe that not one of the View women saw fit to address the elephant in the room. Not one of those yellow-bellied wusses.
"Kate, how do you feel about the FACT that a pedophile had unfettered access to footage of your children naked?"
How hard is that?
I swear Kate does sexual favors for Bill. How else can one explain how this completely irrelevant imbecile gets booked on The View?
Can anyone explain to me how Kate got away with not "setting the record straight?"
I mean, it's her favorite thing to do! She talks about Jon stealing money and about violating her visitation, but a pedophile working on her show?
Nada.
Wait...I don't get it. She said she will not go back to nursing...O.K. We all know no one is going to hire this talentless idiot. So it sounds like it's T.V or nothing...Is she now insisting that she stay on T.V. Could someone tell her she actually has to get hired first. Can't wait until she starts DEMANDING a gig on T.V. as her desparation gets worse...
Maybe the record has already been set straight and Kate has nothing to straighten out this time--FACT: A pedophile worked on her show. FACT: A pedophile had access to 100's of hours of footage of her children. FACT: He could face 15 years in prison for getting his jollies off his kids. FACT: The kids could sue the pants off him. Why doesn't Kate get on that, her kids are victims!
If she will not go back to nursing why did she bother to renew her license???
It can be expensive to renew a license. If you are adamant you won't go back, wouldn't it be better to save the money and spend it on gymnastics lessons?
And didn't she just say a month ago she WOULD go back if she had to?
Personally I think she SHOULD renew her license and start looking for jobs in this field. There's no way a few scant appearances every couple months is enough to sustain a family. Most talk shows DO NOT pay, I cannot comment specifically on the View but most do not--your "pay" is the free promotion you get.
A Penn State satellite campus cannot pay her much, no way!
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I've noticed Kate always talks a big talk about the crew coming over to see them. They're going to soon, I promise. But she never actually says they have. She's always on twitter, why not tweet, we had a lovely playdate with the crew today Bill helped the kids build snowmen!
Nope, nada, nothing.
I daresay I think some of the crew themselves would find some kind of playdate with the kids a little bit weird no matter how innocent it is.
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If I'm making corporate decisions and one of the production employees was just arrested for child porn, it's damn clear to all employees, at all levels, that no interaction is to occur with the child "talent" for any reason in a non-business setting.
It's a liability issue and stupid from the corporate sense to not have such a policy in place. I would venture to say that those communications have occurred (or been reinforced) over the past week. I would fire any employee that violated those terms of employment.
New post up. There is a picture with it. It's just a long shot of the property during the summer or spring I would guess. It shows a lot of the yard and I would guess the barn and a bunch of trees behind it. It's actually one of the better pictures she has posted, maybe she is learning.
Who’s The Boss?
Over the years, as the kids have gotten older, they have mainly taken over the feeding and watering of the chickens, who reside in our barn. Early on, Collin was named the “chicken farmer” and primarily does the chicken care. Aaden and Joel help him and from time to time the girls also go along on the daily trek to the barn.
Each day when the kids return, I ask them, “Are all waters filled? Are all feeders filled?” The answer is always “yes”. However, when I go down to the barn to do an inspection, typically I’m finding a different situation! They are kids learning responsibility so I tried to be patient as I explained and re-explained the importance of being thorough, doing the job well, caring effectively for our chickens who so kindly supply us with eggs, and reporting accurate information! How to handle this situation best and correct this problem?? Very recently I had a brainstorm!
While sorting out who would do the chicken care one day, I assigned two “workers” – Collin and Aaden and then I assigned a “BOSS” – Joel. The role of the workers were to feed and water the chickens and collect the eggs. The role of the BOSS was to supervise and report if all of the work had been completed properly!
This has been a huge hit at my house and has become a daily trend! My girls, who have long considered the chickens and the barn “boys work,” are now offering to join in the chicken effort, if only as the BOSS, but at least they are willing! Hannah and Mady specifically enjoy this role (imagine that!) and I’ve allowed them to assume the role a time or two!
Mainly though, it remains the boys job and they rotate BOSS position, which they thoroughly enjoy!
The information I’m receiving is more accurate now that there is a BOSS watching and the job is getting done because the “workers” are being held accountable! Problem solved!
And who in life doesn’t like to be the BOSS?
xoxo
I work with children every day and we have a strict policy of no seeing the kids outside work. Even if you're really close, even if you're a woman, no exceptions. It's a common sense policy IMO.
I agree. I'm sure TLC is in full on damage control. The last thing they need is for pap photos of a cozy little play date with the kids and the all-male crew, even if it were completely innocent.
This speaks to Kate's sheer ignorance too. She could be jeopardizing TLC's public relations rebuilding campaigning by inviting the crew over now. For as little as they respect her, she sure doesn't respect them right back.
I would be beyond shocked if TLC let its employees go over there outside their employment. Yea right.
Ha ha, remember the phony Kate website? Last time I looked, it just had one post and a video clip of a promo for the last episode. Well, check it out now:
KatePlusMyEight.com
You think she'll cough up some $$??
Her latest blog post put me to sleep, but at least she had someone check it first to correct her run-ons and fragments.
So glad to know dealing with the chickens is a "boy" job. What a narrow-minded twit.
Anyway, admin, you are correct: as early as a month ago she was saying on twitter that she could go back to nursing, so the statement she made yesterday on the View is a new thing: that her backup plan WON'T WORK.
The problem with that statement, of course, is that it WILL work, but she has to make some lifestyle adjustments she's unwilling to make.
The money will run out. No one is beating her door down to offer her a job--ANY job for that matter. So eventually she WILL have to do something. That's the only reason I'm still keeping an eye on this train wreck. I want to see what she eventually has to do to keep the nannies, laundry girl, money suck house and land, pool boy, landscapers, nails, tanning, hair, trips to NY, private school for eight, etc.
Speaking of Halloween, we had a lot of little trick or treaters here last night. Surprising, because in the past few years there weren't very many. Anyway, they were so cute dressed in their costumes with mommy and daddy right there with them having a great time. So many 'thank yous'. Our dog Emma, a German Shepherd who is just a big sweetie pie that loves everyone, was right there at the door with me and the kids were much more interested in her than even in the candy. They all, even the young ones, knew she was a GS and wanted to pet her. She loved it!
I never believed her when she said she would go back to nursing. There's no way she will go down without a fight. She's not ready to turn that car around. That was all an "act" to convince people she will do anything for her kids. She has money to live off for now.. down the road when there are no offers coming in...she eventually will have to give in. But for now I don't think she can fathom going back to that life. I don't know if Kate can accept that. Her denial is laughable..
I don't think Kate will be returning to Wernersville soon. Just read on Small Town that Werney Gal is without electricity until Wed. I would assume this may hold true for Kate also since she lives close by. I bet the kids are with the nanny somewhere.
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Didn't someone report that Kate lied...that according to the electric company, Wernersville never lost power? I think that I would believe WG if she says that the area did lose power. What would she have to gain by reporting incorrect information?
Almost didn't do Halloween this year, because I've acquired two black cats (brothers), in addition to my two dogs...but at the last minute decided to put the cats in my bedroom w/ the door closed and the dogs in their indoor "houses" in my study. At one point, at least 50 little gremlins appeared on my lawn and at my front door all at the same time! I asked one of the dads if they were with a church group and he said no, they all just happened to appear at once. I ran out of candy very early and except for one boy, about 10, who took at least 15 candy bars out of my bowl of treats, the others were all very sweet and polite and all said thank you.
@ Nobody Likes a Narcissist and @ no mo worryin bout me
I couldnt agree more with your frustration about a few folks changing their posting name every day, every post, or with every bit of conversation. And it's not just here, I see it happen on other blogs too. It is frustrating because *I* would like to know if I am reading the input of a regular, a newcomer, a sheeple, or a hit-and-run.
Now watch, some one will post an agreement with this using the name "Stop Changing Names" or something like that.
I have been away for several days and have not yet caught up on posts. Just want to say that there is no way on The Creator's Snowy Planet that Kate and the kids shoveled snow. There is a landscaping crew with a contract that does that. She MAY have had the annoying responsibility of shoveling a short walkway or a porch, perhaps 30 minutes worth of work (ok 45 mins once you add in her bitching-minutes) but clearing that driveway? No way.
I was a divorced mom with 4 kids, not eight, but when I got too busy or too tired to carve 4 pumpkins, I carved one large one for the house and had the kids paint on their individual ones. Not every year, but sometimes. Then there was a contest, with *ME* as the only judge and there were coincidently 4 prize categories. I made em up: Most Creative; Most Scary; Most Colorful; etc... whatever struck me. And there were stickers on an index card presented to the winner of the category. Nowdays, I would have printed a certificate or something on the computer.
There are always ways to be a good loving mom, giving individual love and encouragement, no matter how busy and exhausted (or exhausted and busy) you think you are.
~Just Dwindle Away~ (still not feeling well)
Am I the only one who is sick and tired of people (or is it the same person?) who constantly change their "name" here with every single post? Like "no mo worryin" said, we don't know who we're talking to and it's just a way to avoid responsibility for what you're posting.
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Not necessarily the only reason. It has been found that with one name only, consistently used in every post, the sheeple have a way of looking for that name, copying and pasting it on their blogs and then dissecting it and ripping that person apart. They also have been known to gather info about that person for the purpose of harassment. Varying names may be a deterrent to do this.
How telling and yet how not surprising that this woman, in her mid-30's, takes a childrens' holiday and makes it ALL about her. I rather doubt that her 'view ladies', those with children, left theirs alone on Halloween to party with a hairdresser in NYC. Yep, caught the big grin in the makeup chair, she is delighted to be in front of a camera again. Glad the kids got a mock-up of Halloween with their father, but how equally disgusting that he is apparently not allowed to have them even when she is away, and especially on a night like Halloween. Now I may be wrong, and she may have gone home last night, but the Twitter freeze is telling. Just a few more years and 40 is going to hit you smack in the face, K8.
Milo and Jack is a fan aka Fired Up For Kate. Apparently her keyboard is missing a "g" key.
In reading the posts about the Gosselin house, I am reminded that when we were first thinking about purchasing a house, my father gave us very good advice; "Never forget when you put a down payment on a house, you really only get a key to the front door." The Gosselins were clearly not thinking about all the other expenses involved in maintaining the property in relation to their future (unknown) income.
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I lurk here, usually don't post. Here's part of the reason why. The people who hide under different names. It was pointed out here by no mo how she was chastised for posting under anonymous, got an account, and now posts under one name. Someone else seconded her opinion, and Admin has totally ignored it so far. It's Rule #1 Admin! You made a statement about how gracious you were for allowing someone to violate another rule (by copying and pasting a post from another blog), yet you allow people to change names willy nilly as it suits them. One person even admitted she posted under anonymous for one post so people wouldn't know who she was.
I post under one name on all blogs, and my thinking is if you aren't willing to own your opinion, then don't post it. Same goes for rules. If you aren't willing to own them, then don't have any.
Didn't Kate spend a lot of time teaching her children not to tattle on each other? Now, she makes one of them the BOSS to do just that. It's the perfect set-up she has provided them.
"(Name) didn't do the cleaning right!"
"(Name) was pushing (Name) around!"
"I had to tell (Name) three times to water the chickens and he told me to shut up!"
I'm not so sure I'm fond of her new system.
Kate may have gotten someone to help with her sentences, however, her over use of an explamation point is still clearly evident.
Why does she have to be such a sterotype? Who cares who does what job as long as it gets done? Boy or girl as long as it gets done I really don't see why she has to care.
And hello, yes you have to check on the chores kids do. You're the parent. Assigning a boss isn't going to take away from the fact that Kate might actually want to check on the chickens herself. Not calling her kids lazy or anything of the sort but every once in a while, kids don't always get every part done as well. But I guess it is easier on Kate to assign a boss position so she doesn't have to.
I'd like to see her tend to the chickens.
So...which is it? She will or will not go back to nursing? Truth is working as a nurse regardless the size of one's family it can be done. But I suppose she is too busy scheming for anything in TV to realize that. If she were to honestly go back to nursing, I think Kate's problem is she couldn't hadnle having to listen to someone else. Someone else telling her what to do, someone else's problems.
Being a nurse requires you to actually care about people not just someone as a patient. And I'm not sure if Kate is capable of putting someone ahead of herself these days. It's sad but I think it's the truth for her. As long as she can get away with bossing someone else around or having someone else do her work she'd be fine.
Hope everyone enjoyed Halloween last night, if you went with your kdis or just passed out candy. It was nice at our house. We did the great "candy exchange," I let my kids exchange only once for candy they like better from another sibling. All this back and forth.
Without Kate's tweets or other shenanigans, are we going to focus on who uses what name and b*tch about that for hours?
@fidosmommy, I agree with what you just said! Thing is Kate says no arguing, then she turns around and gives her kids the ability to argue. Call me crazy but it's just dumb. Maybe if she spent time going down to that barn with her kids and helping out? Much be too much for her I guess.
I didn't watch The View, but if she's a mom, is it really an appropriate thing to wear "dad babies," in her hair? Now don't jump on me, I know it's Halloween and all that fun but wasn't it a few years ago she said for religious reasons that they didn't do Halloween? It's either you do it or you don't here really. But Kate seems to like changing rules and her mind every few months.
I don't really mind if someone changes their name really but it be nice to know certain people under the same name. I think Admin does plenty to keep her blog appropriate, save the occasion disagreement but in general we are all names behind a screen even if you use the same name. I think if Admin has been gracious enough to allow free opinion, off stories, giggles and comments least one should be able to do is return the respect and follow the rules posted.
Anway, just my what you call two cents I guess if nobody minds that is.
Electrified said..
Didn't someone report that Kate lied...that according to the electric company, Wernersville never lost power?
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It is possible the elec comp. didn't report correctly. We lost power at work one day for an hour due to construction breaking a wire. According to the paper the electric co. spokesperson said the airport (one block from my work) lost power for 7 hrs and that No other business was affected. (Not that I think Kate don't lie about other stuff)
Maybe the crew got paid to go so they could film a clip about her 'devastation' for future specials.
Post from MaryAnn --
Take a greedy and self-absorbed attitude. Expose that personality to extreme attention and grandiose gifting. Toss in some buzz words like celebrity, talent, and stardom. Top it off with People Magazine covers.
Do we really think any Kate-type could envision herself going back to a humane job such as nursing? Look at that blissful smile on her face while sitting in the make up chair. That is not the face of someone who will be able to re-enter the work force as an "average" employee.
She does not have the ability to put her children first, let alone a patient.
Do you guys think Kate reads this blog? ( My opinion -- Yes. She could not stay away from a format that is structured around her.)
How can you tell is someone is changing their posting name?
Does Kate usually go this long without tweeting?
Thanks for posting Kate's latest blog entry, Just Me :o)
Now that's the one thing Kate is proficient at- being bossy.
Wait until she starts hearing the weekly protests coming from her subordinates (I mean, kids) that it's unfair so and so is the boss again.
Maybe Mady will form a union protecting the underlie workers.
If Kate hasn't Tweeted anything by now...does it mean she's too embarrassed with herself?
From the part I did watch, she said she stops to watch old "shows," big note right there, "shows," not her "real life." That she needs to improve and change her behavior or something to that affect. I don't take her at all serious.
But she does tend to hide out after interviews and all that I think. For whatever reason. Probably because she has to get whatever story straight?
I totally agree that K8 will never go back to nursing, and not for any reason she will state on the record - she will never be an "employee", will never work to a schedule, never do shift work, and yes, she has no interest in any sort of job unless it is going to give her the "blissful" smile sitting in that makeup chair coffee cup in hand does. Perhaps she does have enough stashed away for herself, perhaps not. Kids will be on their own when they hit 18, will have to either get funding or pay for college themselves. No point in even discussing what she could do to support them - only the camera will make her happy and happy is what she wants.
Marie said...
If Kate hasn't Tweeted anything by now...does it mean she's too embarrassed with herself?
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Kate? Embarrassed? Kate has no shame.
Isn't Kate scheduled within the next few days, to attend a charity event for that Irwin zoo in Australia?
Hi guys!Bak safely yest from NYC&my fun visit w/ @theviewtv ladies! New blog post 'Who's The Boss' @ http://t.co/J4Q4wUXz Email ur thots! less than a minute ago
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Ooops! Never mind.
I don't believe for a minute that any of the crew has been back to that house to dress the kids and play in the snow or for any other reason. Seems to me it would be unethical, especially in light of all the litigation that will be sure to come as a result of the arrest, especially if there is a conviction. TLC would be a fool to allow that and if they "snuck" over then she just outed them.
Hi guys!Bak safely yest from NYC&my fun visit w/ @theviewtv ladies! New blog post 'Who's The Boss' @ http://www.kateplusmy8.com/ Email ur thots!
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Yes Kate it's so fun to be away from your kids when they hoped you take them trick treating. Did you take them to school?.
Did you explain why supper mommy didn't take them trick or treating?. Did you make them breakfast
@Kateplusmy8@PimpMyKidsSure didn't look like you were having fun. Couldn't keep the lies straight. Knees knocking. They all hate you.
I think the camera crew would be way too smart to go trotting over to the Gosselin house to play with kids for any reason right now. They want to be as far removed from any - ANY - possibility of being connected to this horrible thing. They are going to keep their distance, and rightly so.
If the only thing they had been filming from the start of this show was kids in snowsuits playing in the snow and kids riding bikes and kids at the store, there would be no incriminating
film for an editor to look at. But, since they were there at the source of the trouble - kids being filmed in very private moments - they are just as much a part of this as anyone. There had to be film in order for there to be film to be edited and/or sold.
WHO at TLC thought this kind of invasion was a good idea in the first place? Even if the G kids were not the subject of this investigation, they very easily could have been. Somebody shot film with TLC's approval. And the parents' approval. And none of the kids' approval.
Someone didn't step up and say "I got this film for editing, and man, oh man, did I have to edit out a bunch because it was just too much! Let's be more concerned about what gets shot, OK?"
I'm nobody's mother, but even I know that much. I won't even take pictures of the back end of my cats or my kitties in the litter box. I respect their privacy that way. I know that sounds stupid, but I just don't see the point.
Oh, awhile ago somebody mentioned "everyone" has pictures of their cute tiny babies naked on a rug or something. Not my parents. Never, no way, no how. They never even considered it. Nor did my sister with her kids or my brother with his. There are children in diapers and bathing suits, but never, never, never nude. I never knew people did that.
My mom took a total of 2 pics of me nekked.
One, I was in the bathtub and she put a washcloth on my head. The other was me sitting on a training potty alseep!
Those photos were in my personal photo album and are in my possesion now. I can't even imagine them being shown to total strangers, millions of them at that.
How disgusting and what an invasion of privacy.
Kate has a very weird sense of boundaries when it comes to her kids.
Boy! Her BOSS system is fabulous! She can stay inside sitting on her butt while her kids work, AND she can build up resentment between the siblings ("he told me I didn't do it right" "It's my turn to be Boss") at the same time. Waaaaay better system then walking out and checking their work herself and having MOM be the BOSS. Loooooove all the "mom tips" I'm learning from Kate at her new website. They may just ruin my life!
So, Kate said she is a work in progress? Still? How many times is she going to work on herself? I know that we are always working on ourselves, trying to better ourselves, etc, but Kate just seems to get worse every time she claims "to be a work in progress."
If she truly wanted to be a better person, she would step back & assess her life, look at her parenting skills, ask herself if she is truly being a good mother, a good person, a good human being. Is she being selfish? Does she give enough of herself to others? She can say the words all she wants, that she is a work in progress & that she is great mom & she can only ever be a TV star & that *this* was her idea & she didn't yell at her kids, etc...but she has to mean it.
When you are a work in progress, you make yourself better, not worse.
~HC~
"Part of me really thinks this was Kate's big F-U to us."
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It was either that or colossal stupidity.
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I saw a clip from the View posted on another site....and found Kate to be even more cringe-worthy than usual. I felt like I could see the concerted effort she was making to look nice and sympathetic....soft tone, almost batting her eyelashes, etc......but was having major difficulty pulling it off.
She doesn't seem to get that no matter how soft your tone, you still look like an entitled narcissist if every comment you make is about yourself. And she continues to not get that her sad whining that she NEEDS to have a job on TV because a nurse's salary will not be enough to support her 8 children...is really getting annoying. She seems to feel she's entitled to this....entitled to continue the lifestyle to which she's become accustomed.
It falls right in with her prior "mediocre" statement....but she just doesn't get that she comes across as thinking she's better than everyone else so MUST have the expensive lifestyle to showcase how special she is. That it might be okay for other nurses to support large families on their salary but not enough for her to continue to afford the lifestyle she is sure she's entitled to. She assumes all of us understand that she HAS to continue to maintain her lifestyle. She doesn't get how offensive that is....doesn't get that even if she makes sure this time not to use the word "mediocre" she is still coming across as thinking that she is just as entitled and better than "regular" people.
She also seemed miffed and annoyed about the costume they'd put her in.....even though all the other View ladies had been put into costumes that were equally as bizarre as hers was. And speaking of a big F-U, I suspect that those babies dangling from her wig was a big F-U from someone from the show.
It appeared to me that the ladies from The View were laughing at her and playing with her....but clueless Kate forged ahead....continuing to bemoan her situation.....as if all the viewers were shaking their heads in sympathy.
Sorry.....meant that the babies dangling from her wig was a big F-U from someone on the show TO KATE...not us.
Hippie Chick said... So, Kate said she is a work in progress? Still? How many times is she going to work on herself?
It's just another way for her to yet again not be held accountable for her own actions/behavior.
You can't criticize me! Uh, uh, uh!!! I just said I was working on myself...no fair criticizing then!
few comments for the queen of materminding and organizing regarding the power outage.
why does she not have a generator? im not "rich" and even i have one. we always have hot meals for power outages. i turn on generator..plug in electric skillet..and tada.
with all of her hoarding products how could she possibly be low on batteries? how does she not know how to start her fireplace? and even the electric/gas once for "looks" put off plenty of heat. i have one and it warms the living room nicely
how does a mother of 8 not have an "emergency plan". i mean really..don't be a victim. and organized person would have a stockpile of supplies on hand for storms and power outages. they would know how to turn on their fireplace or have a plan to generate heat. instead of twatting about how horrible and hard it was she could have taught her tweeites the importance of being prepared and offered tips on what she did.
i only pick on her because she sells herself as uber organized. when the times get challenging tho i notice she always reverts into a needy, helpless mess.
hmmm what to do with kids trapped in a storm..paint pumkins to keep them busy? NO - go bitch about shoveling show that melted the next day. so stupid. did one activity have to replace the other? could they not have done BOTH and stayed busy all day.
kate is truly a moron and nobody to look up to for organizational tips.
EM
So let me get this straight.Dangerous road conditions,powerlines down,trees falling,limbs snapping,and the filming crew risked life and limb to help the Gosselin kids get dressed.Ya right, Keep shoveling snow Kate,that's not the only thing getting deep at your house.
I don't see how you can possibly work on yourself when you won't even recognize what's wrong with you and your choices in the first place.
Folks, we all now know why Kate has been letting her hair turn to straw. She was getting ready for her appearance on The View. All the stylist had to do was comb it upwards and spray it. Voila!
Nobody Likes a Narcissist said...
Ha ha, remember the phony Kate website? Last time I looked, it just had one post and a video clip of a promo for the last episode. Well, check it out now:
KatePlusMyEight.com
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I clicked on the link and my virus scanner went crazy - ok, that's a "kart exageration", but it did warn me that it was blocking a malicious site/url/virus....
Recommend you don't click on link!
Nobody, this is not criticism of you!!! I know you didn't know the site was rotton.........
Websites can harbor all kinds of viruses......
Lardy bee - I was gone a while and all kinds of interesting news pops up around our little kart - pedos, snowstorm catastrophes, trips to NY, horrible appearance with her friends on the view..........
Yikes - makes it difficult to stay away. Like a train wreck, our little kart just keeps on giving (mixed metaphors...)
Sorry for bad spelling -
exaggeration and rotten
Sigh............
who cares about snow said...
So let me get this straight.Dangerous road conditions,powerlines down,trees falling,limbs snapping,and the filming crew risked life and limb to help the Gosselin kids get dressed.Ya right, Keep shoveling snow Kate,that's not the only thing getting deep at your house.
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No, the filming crew was not there during the snow storm. Kate mentioned on The View that one day in the near future the crew would come to the house and dress the kids and play in the snow with them.
I think that when Kate talks about "the crew" coming over to play with the kids, dress the kids, feed the kids, etc., etc., it is only Kate speak for the not-a-nannies, cooks, or whomever else she can demean by referring to them as "the crew" rather than giving them credit for the job they actually do. I don't think that she's ever actually said "the film crew" or "the TV crew" but rather danced around it every time.
Kate was referring to the film crew when she said they'd come over, dress kids, etc. It wasn't some veiled reference to nannies or household help.
Laurie, she was talking about the TLC CREW members, not her household staff.
Laurie said... I think that when Kate talks about "the crew" coming over to play with the kids, dress the kids, feed the kids, etc., etc., it is only Kate speak for the not-a-nannies, cooks, or whomever else she can demean by referring to them as "the crew" rather than giving them credit for the job they actually do. I don't think that she's ever actually said "the film crew" or "the TV crew" but rather danced around it every time.
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She said it in the context of the show being canceled. I think your interpretation is in error.
I'm actually concerned about the chickens, and here's why: they are living things and Kate has apparently completely left them in the hands of children. A "boss" kid makes sure the stuff gets done so she doesn't have to supervise anything, but kids make mistakes. Kids mess up, even kids named the "boss."
If I were Kate, there's no way I wouldn't check on those chickens to be SURE they have food and water, that their coop is clean and in working order, that they're all still there, etc. It would bug me too much to think something might have happened and I didn't check on them.
But look who I'm talking about: the woman who casually mentioned that their German Shepherd "got" half their chickens. She doesn't give a shit. Also, I guess if a person can't be arsed to care about her own kids, she sure as hell can't be arsed to care about a few chickens.
She just disgusts me, through and through.
I noticed in some of the articles about Blankinship they've used Kate's picture or a picture of Kate plus 8. In the comment sections the fans are very upset that they are using Kate and the kids to highlight an article about pedophilia and the arrest.
The fact that a pedophile had access to the film and probably distributed it to his "friends" isn't a problem for the fans. However, don't you DARE use a picture of Kate.
I'm amazed .... seriously.
Why on earth was Kate on The View? I just can not fathom why. Her show is canceled and she had nothing of substance to say, except of course that she watched her episodes/seasons (remember when she reamed Jon a new one for saying that?) to see "the growing up of me".
What?
Whoopie's question was very interesting and for the love of Pete, someone tell the "ladies" that the kids have a father who supports and loves the kids, and that Kate is in no way doing this all on her own. It really chaps my butt to see Jon marginalized all the darn time.
You know, at least he's working!! He's not darting off to NYC to get pampered. In fact, Kate lovers who crucified Jon for living in NYC and driving a sports car have nothing at all to say about Kate doing the same thing.
Kate deserves the trips to NY and the sports cars.
Kate deserves free "me" time.
Jon deserves NOTHING. Nothing I tell you, NOTHING.
I also don't believe that she will go back to nursing. Since she has been out of the work force for so long, she will not have any seniority, so she'll have to take orders from other nurses...and especially the doctors - can anyone see Kate saying "yes Doctor, etc.." NOPE!!
If the house does go into foreclosure, Jon should insist on a forensic accoutant to take a good look at the finances. Then the stuff will really hit the fan - and her credibility will go down the drain. Again. She is crying poor, but bought an Audi (don't care if its used...the insurance alone is double what she could pay for gymnastic classes for the kids).
When the View was on this morning I was really hoping for Whoppie to say SOMETHING about the pedo...nada there either.
One more thought, and my appologies if someone said this earlier - TLC is prob pleased that she said that she "didn't know" Bill B. and that the crew will be coming back to dress the kids for the snow (WTF was that, btw?) Those statements shows how stupid she is, and how little she cares for her kids...and that she prob does not think that the pedo situation is that big of a deal.....so much for a lawsuit down the road.
You can't fix stupid...
Tucker's Mom said...
Why on earth was Kate on The View? I just can not fathom why.
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As someone said upthread, originally Carolyn Manzo from "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" was scheduled to appear, in line with the theme yesterday of Reality TV on "The View." However, for whatever reason, Ms. Manzo was unable to appear, forcing the producers to come up with a replacement - quickly. And the replacement had to be tied in to reality TV to fit in with the theme. I'm sure they have a Rolodex of people they could call, and Kate probably jumped at the chance to appear.
Kate was close. Kate was available. And Kate was cheap. Not to mention, eager. The producers could care less that she brought nothing to the conversation - she filled the bill as a "Reality TV" personality.
Last Friday, "The View" was to have Hugh Jackman...but he was unable to appear, so they brought in "comedian" Mario Cantone, who is close & available....imagine my disappointment, expecting Hugh and getting Mario. Ugh. (And I use the word "comedian" loosely here.)
It does make you wonder why celebrities are canceling their "View" appearance - it truly is becoming a "D-List" show.
Did I read this correctly? That the crew came to DRESS the kids?
I don't care if it was helping them put on finishing touches to their costumes or whatever, it just does not sit well with me Kate would allow men/crew/daddies whatever they happen to be at the moment to DRESS her 7 year olds. Isn't a 7 year old capable of dressing themselves?
I personally do not believe it is necessary to take undressed pictures of kids. Be it for toilet training or in the batb tub. There does not appear to be a reason for it. Maybe there is, maybe there isn't but I wish Kate would learn boundaries.
She said it herself she is the adult, well, as the adult, be aware of what is going on! Quit trying to improve yourself. It isn't working.
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So let me get this straight.Dangerous road conditions,powerlines down,trees falling,limbs snapping,and the filming crew risked life and limb to help the Gosselin kids get dressed.Ya right, Keep shoveling snow Kate,that's not the only thing getting deep at your house.
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No, the filming crew was not there during the snow storm. Kate mentioned on The View that one day in the near future the crew would come to the house and dress the kids and play in the snow with them.
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The only way that statement would be o.k. is if "the crew" are bringing their children to play with the little Gosselins.
Otherwise, I find Kate's statement to be pretty odd. Makes for a creepy scenario. A bunch of adults, trekking out to her neck of the woods, for a play date with children. Oh, and to dress her children too?
Kate is out of her mind.
Ok, so why is this TV crew going to dress her kids?Dress them in what?, these kids are not babies, they can dress themselves. Would anyone here allow complete strangers to dress your kids? Even, male friends of yours or your husbands, boyfriends, people you work with? (just cause I see my mailman everyday, would not mean I would let this guy watch my kids)Would any of you? IT WOULD BE A COLD DAY IN HELL for me! Geez, I don't even let people pet my dogs, or breath on my birds. And that includes relatives. Kate only had those kids to make money off of, nothing else, she sure don't think much of their safety.
I do hope someone is telling Jon, to have his lawyer check into this Blankenship guy, whose pics he was using in the child porn and make sure none of the G8, are among the pics. I hope someone mentions this to Jon.
I know this has been posted before. But I've been really thinking about how everyone refers to Kate as a narcissist. Is she really a narcissist in the true clinical sense of the word? If so, isn't this a big deal? Should she even have custody of the kids if this is true?
I came across this website (daughters of narcissistic mothers) and they post nine possible traits of narcissistic behavorior.
Lending credibility to this list, it's defined by the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (according to the website).
There are nine possible traits, and a person with genuine Narcissistic Personality Disorder will experience at least five of these to attain (if that's the right word) a complete Narcissism Definition.
A person with Narcissistic Personality Disorder:
1. has a grandiose sense of self-importance,
2. is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love,
3. believes that he or she is "special" and unique,
4. requires excessive admiration,
5. has a sense of entitlement,
6. is interpersonally exploitative,
7. lacks empathy,
8. is often envious of others or believes others are envious of him or her,
9. shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes.
Oh my gosh, Kate has all nine! Am I really reading this right? Is Kate really a narcissist, or is she just a bitch?
watching Sister Wives. wow, it's getting worse. the clan is sitting on the couch discussing how terrible the teenagers (mostly Hunter) have become. he was called a Testosterone Filled Monster or something to that effect. all i heard was monster.
anyway..the kids are discussing on their couch segment how much they hate Las VEgas and resen the move.
The parents just dont get it. YES, families move. IT happens and NO we cant revole everything around kids..BUT this move was not for a job, to gain finances to support the family, to have better opportunities etc. THis move was soley about the narcissict father needing to be famous and outing his family and causing them to flee the state.
I think im actually going to have to stop watching the show. Its so obvious the damage being done to this family but instead it's all about Kody ingoring it and sticking his flippy hair into the camera.
Also..what's up with 2 little girls moving into Meri's house? That's how they resole issues. Christine's 8 yr old daughter and her "butt head's" so she sends her to live with Meri? Robyn's daughter think it looks fun so she moves out to? it's getting stranger on this show.
EM
Kirkland: both.
And yes, she really is a textbook case. Very few people with NPD are formally diagnosed, though, because that would require the narcissist to actually have sought out help/a diagnosis and one of their traits is that they never feel problems originate with them, always with other people.
So NPDs are often diagnosed in a roundabout way. I think a lot of people in the entertainment industry have narcissistic tendencies, but they:
1. aren't as bad as Kate
2. have talent that can overshadow the narcissism, either partially or completely.
Kate's narcissism is severe and she has no talent to overshadow it. So it's extremely noticeable to even casual observers.
EM, I don't watch Sister Wives but I know they moved and are showing the kids' private struggles, which is gross.
I watched a few episodes of the other tup family on the WE channel and could not believe that with 7 kids, the dumb dad moved his family across the country and away from the excellent support system that they had.
And another reality tv marriage bit the dust.
I just cannot get that statement she made about the crew coming to dress her kids out of my mind. The more I think about it, the more bizzare it sounds. Why would she say something so off the cuff like that. Does she ever think before she talks? I don't usually pay close attention when she talks but this remark really jumped out at me. It was like she was trying to prove that the crew and her kids were still close. Who is she trying to convince...herself..It sounds desparate
The Will-She-Or-Won't-She go back to nursing bit depends on her audience. To the Tweeties she says, "Heck yes - I'll do whatever it takes to take care of my kids". On tv it's, "Well, as we all know, nursing can't support 8 (count 'em, 8) kids".
You see, the purpose of the former is to keep up appearances as a devoted "Can-Do" everything-for-my-kids Mom. The purpose of the latter is to keep up appearances as a Stah, ready for her next Big Show (and she knows if she goes back to nursing, there is no agent who will call a nurse with an acting contract).
On sister wives he went back to visit some child hood friends and guess what his friends said?? They are not at all surprised he has four wives and a realty show because he always wanted to be the center of attention. These sort of things ten to attract famewhores like him.
Priorities, priorities.... Kate really is a mess.
Kate also said she'd work at McDonalds if she had to! So she can make all the BS excuses she wants about nursing and The View ladies can buy it all they want, but it doesn't make it true.
She can go back to nursing, she just doesn't want to and thinks if she says how it would take her away from the kids and it doesn't pay enough, enough times, that she'll convince everyone it's true.
It's simply not.
It's true that it would be hard to pull shifts again after living as lavishly and pampered as Kate has. It would be a tough pill to swallow, but just admit it!
Don't say you'd do anything to support your kids and then poopoo nursing when you've already got a degree. I'd take the money that the ATM's made and the time that Kate's got on her hands and get an MSN. She'd be set for life.
Kat- I agree... very disturbing. She has been saying and doing more and more bizarre things lately...
Just curious -Did Kate ever work full time before the kids?
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