Thanks to one young woman's random encounter with Jon Gosselin, we now are privileged to know the story of this inspiring Berks County resident as she battles cancer. Megan, age 24, was diagnosed with lymphoma over a year ago and has been in treatments ever since. Her empowering music video homemade at the hospital, with Kelly Clarkson belting out lyrics like "You didn't think that I'd come back, I'd come back swinging," in the background, is a Youtube sensation.
Megan's treatments have caused a great deal of pain, and stomach symptoms. She couldn't eat a thing over the holidays this year. But her appetite has been better recently, and on Saturday when she felt well enough to grab some fast food, she bumped into Jon Gosselin at a Chick-fil-A. Jon posed for not just one photo but two, and Megan proudly posted them on her Facebook account. The photos generated over 1,800 likes and 233 comments, mostly from friends happy to see her smiling again.
The Reading Eagle has been documenting her story, which can be found here. Megan speaks frankly about her situation to the publication, from being devastated at not having enough time to harvest her eggs should treatments make her infertile, to her fears at not being able to beat her disease. "I'm not embarrassed," Megan said. "I want people to know the truth about what's going on."
Wishing you good health, Megan.
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«Oldest ‹Older 1001 – 1200 of 1209 Newer› Newest»Tweet-le Dee 188, I agree with that. And I didn't mean to make it sound too complicated at all. I just think it could be useful as an fyi for anonymous posters who do wish to follow the rules and pick a name. But I agree, the 4 rules is enough :-)
goturnumberkate, welcome back hon. I am so sorry about the passing of your dear father. My thoughts are with you and I wish you a much smoother, happier 2013
You hit it on the nose, Layla. Especially when you wrote, "Kate is no longer a bankable star".
Kate never had anything outstanding and lasting to offer the entertainment world.
And there's nothing wrong with that. Many, many people are not show business material.
It's a sad shame that she does not understand that- and that will be her ruination.
Kate is a twit said... 168
Jane #293--Thank you for thinking of me and worrying about me. Glad that the only thing wrong was my computer crashing.
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Welcome back! Yes, glad it was 'only' a computer crash - at least there's a solution :) I'm way behind on posts and hope to catch up tonight.
Tucker's Mom said... 200
Ha! I'd say lick 'yer fingers, but I have visions of "A Christmas Story".
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LOL! Basically I end up with a very fuzzy tongue. I picture a huge hairball in my stomach. It would be so difficult to explain to the doctor.
Kate never had anything outstanding and lasting to offer the entertainment world.
And there's nothing wrong with that. Many, many people are not show business material.
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Pink, you hit the nail on the head.
There is NOTHING wrong with not being cut out for show business, or with living a normal life. If anything, with all of the drug use, alcohol use, and arrests in Hollywood, many of them seem unhappy.
Many people are quite happy living out of the spotlight. And there is nothing wrong with just not having anything to offer show business. That doesn't mean you are worthless. That doesn't mean you don't have something wonderful to offer to another career. That doesn't mean you can't live a happy, fulfilled life.
Kate seems to think nonfame is a disease. When she insulted Jon's "mediocre" life, she seemed to think it was a negative trait of Jon's. I think it's safe to say that the reason many of us care for Jon and have forgiven his past poor choices, is that he now chooses to live a regular, humble life.
Kate should embrace who she is, or who she was: a nurse who helped many patients, who was a mother to 8 beautiful children.
The only thing Kate has to offer is her 8 kids and that's it.
She can't sing.
She can't dance.
She can't really act.
She can't form a sentence w/o sounding like a teenager.
She needs help while traveling.
She doesn't know who's on mount Rushmore.
-So her traveling skills not so much.
She hasn't even been to Philadelphia until K+8 by her own omission.
She's a mean.
She rude
If she's not having fun she will complain and ruin every one's good time.
She doesn't even look like the old Kate.
So what does she have that people want to see a train wreck.
Gotyournumberkate: I'm so sorry for your lost... Hugs. Welcome back.
Frankie: I do love the energy in your posts. And I hate your evil android phone. That thing IS truly malevolent, if you ask me, lol. Be careful: don't sleep with it in your bedroom.
And now, time for my coming out as a documentary nerd: I spent my whole Christmas vacation literally pillaging the BBC four "documentary" section on You Tube. A lot on opera (of course...), voice, music, history, physics, name it, you have it. Never went to bed before 2 in the morning, going from one weird subject to another...
And this weekend, also on You Tube, I'm going through PBS's "House" series (The 1900 house, Colonial House, Frontier, etc...), and having the time of my life. Right now, I'm viewing "The Regency party", a kind of "The Bachelor" with an historic twist to it: 10 young men and then young women have accepted to live for ten days in a regency chateau exactly as regency young men and women would have, all the while trying to find love. It's sooo cute!
Oh, and yes, Kate is boring.
Can you guess process what it would be like she Kate got her own show?
It would be lots of yelling screaming screeching umming.
Ordering people around Kate making up new words eye rolling gum chewing.
With Kate saying when she wants to travel and how she wants to date.
I don't know if I could watch that show. But her fans would be super excited.
I'm with you Tweet-le De...high ceilings and tile floors in most of the house. It's a sunny beach to heat when it gets this cold!
I don't think Kate was filming. I think she was probably at some sort of exclusive spa/resort in NC (maybe recuperating from buying another good bra). We're the kids with her? Who knows and who cares!
Layla and Pink are absolutely right, she's not a bankable star and has nothing to offer the entertainment world. The kids are no longer cute toddlers and young twins. They are just ordinary kids doing ordinary things and going through ordinary gawky stages. Hear that Kate? You and your kids are just as boring and ordinary as everyone else.
Chefsummer 6, Kate uses her 8 kids as if they are all she has to offer.
But that doesn't necessarily mean they ARE all she has. Maybe she has a hidden talent somewhere that she hasn't allowed herself to discover because she was always too busy pimping out her children.
Maybe she was a great nurse at one time, who knows? It did seem as though she was fairly well-liked on that Kate Plus 8 episode where she and the kids visited the dialysis center.
She probably always had her share of issues. But one of her biggest missteps was letting the fame get to her head. She started to buy her own hype and became convinced that she was better than everybody because of her reality TV show.
If she had stayed more humble and hadn't tried to adapt a Hollywood lifestyle, people would probably be much more open to her in "mediocre land" than they are today.
I believe that just about everyone has something unique about themselves to offer, a talent or a passion. Everyone belongs somewhere.
Kate's just belong in show business, and she doesn't have the humility to recognize it. And sadly, she still has fans who encourage these delusions.
Working Woman,
"... for the past month or so, it has seemed to be getting out of control. Just about every day we have at least on Anonymous who stirs up trouble."
I'm wondering if because the PI sheeple's blog closed down a few weeks ago that they're or she's coming here to spread their nefarious nastiness.
It's so ridiculous. They're wasting so much energy on something we have no interest in. IMO their idol isn't giving them any attention, nor anything to discuss and they're bored so they're taking out their unhappiness with her by thinking they can hurt someone here. Too bad for them because we don't care.
The users here are strong women who don't play in the same sandboxes as sheeple.
Kate DOESN'T belong in show biz, that' what I meant to say of course! Ha of all the typos I could have made. Oy vey.
Working Woman said... 10
You are correct I bet Kate was liked.
However Maddy said that Kate didn't know how to use the dialysis machine or some important machine.
Also if you go on you-tube lot of Kate former co-worker hated her diva behavior lol
Watched "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" followed by "a Streetcar Named Desire". That was the evening. Spent the whole day watching Animal Planet's "Too cute!" . Except when I was the neighbor's playing with the ten new puppies (now 4 weeks old) - beagle/foxhound mix . Neighbor is fostering mama beagle. 'twas a wonderful non-productive day :)
Who needs Kate G for entertainment?
Lilly said...
Kateisatwit - any teenage kids close to you? - 5 bucks can make it happen
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No teenage kids unfortunately--but my SIL is a computer tech and he's even cheaper. I'm going to wait until I get more used to using Windows8.
Most of my pictures are saved on SD cards for my camera. My daughter used to joke about it, telling me to just erase the pictures after I put them on my computer. Once a disc is full I buy a new one, specifically for this reason.
I really want my documents though. So if I have to pay I will, but everyone cross your fingers that I won't.
I love "Too Cute" It's too cute!! Those mama dogs have 100x more maternal instinct than Mama you know who!
LoveMyGrandsons said... 191
Oh, Lilly, all that beautiful snow you had is melting?! I'm still here waiting for snow, and waiting....waiting... Sigh.
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LMG...Thank you. Grandson is excited but we'll see what his reaction is once the baby gets here and he realizes it's not going back.
Layla 193...Great post. Kate doesn't realize and will never realize or admit that a big part of the success of Jon&Kate+8 was her relationship with Jon. She thought she was the star and it was easier to kick Jon to the curb when he decided he'd had enough. She will also never realize or admit that her inflated sense of herself and her treatment of others was the downfall of Kate+8. You can only watch a grown woman draw attention to herself with her cackling voice and antics for so long before you change the channel. I never watched any episodes of Kate+8 until the RV episode. However, I did catch the Halloween episode last Halloween and I tried to watch the recent Australia episode but only lasted 9 minutes. I would've ripped my ears off and gouged my eyes out listening to her voice and chomping her gum like a freaking cow if I'd watched the whole show. I don't know how Kate+8 stayed on the air as long as it did.
Working Woman said...
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Kate should embrace who she is, or who she was: a nurse who helped many patients, who was a mother to 8 beautiful children.
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And nursing is such an honorable, fulfilling and rewarding career.
There is so much grace in the act of helping mankind.
P.S. I have a neighbor who is an RPN. She has 7 children, and is pregnant with their 8th child (all single births, btw). Three times a week,
after all her kids have left on their school buses- you see her getting into her car with her big pregnant belly, heading for work at the hospital.
So it can be done.
Wow, the 4 Tenors did a beautiful job!
GO HAWKS!
Have a great day, one and all!
I really think that Kate wants fame because of money, but also because she liked treating people with disdain. I know she does that anyway, but I think she could get away with it more when she was higher on the fame scale. I think she loves to treat people like dirt, and fame gave her more opportunities to do that.
Flight of the Kiwi said... 14
Watched "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?"
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OMG, I never get tired of that movie. I watched it last night.
Bette Davis was delightfully devilish as the demented Baby Jane Hudson.
LMG - down to the green grass in places - sigh
SoCal contingent checking in, my fingers were too cold to type until the heat kicked in. 33 outside this morning.
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You guys are really getting it, aren't you? I have a friend in San Diego who called last night to tell me he wasn't wearing shorts and sandals. For once, I was bragging about the weather here -- we were over 60 degrees yesterday, and I could turn off the heat last night. Pea soup fog there, though, but it's supposed to burn off and hit the high 50s again today.
We'll pay for it in a couple of weeks, though, with snow in the forecast.
NJGal51 said... 9
I'm with you Tweet-le De...high ceilings and tile floors in most of the house. It's a sunny beach to heat when it gets this cold!
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For sure! I'm thinking a tiny house with carpeted floors, walls and ceilings sounds good. At least I can get hot water now. Yea-shower!!
Working Woman (10) what a positive person you are! Really. I, too, have been looking all this time for something good or even redeemable about KG. Try as I might all I can come up with is that she is an excellent bad example. This is a useful quality I can appreciate when I am tempted to let my inner bitch fly, but restrain myself because I have seen how it looks on Kate and I sure wouldn't want to be seen that way. Nor do I want to be known as being that helpless, so I give a little more effort to whatever I'm doing. I also try to connect a little more with the people I encounter in my day. Thank you, Kate.
Working Woman, please keep looking and if you do find some positive quality I'd be delighted to hear it. This is not snark. If there is something, anything, I would like to know.
"The users here are strong women who don't play in the same sandboxes as sheeple."
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There's an adjective missing here. The users here are strong, smart women who don't play in the same sandboxes as sheeple. Intelligence (and critical thinking) is a distinguishing factor, which is easily proven by many of the inane tweets and s##t-stirring done by them here and on Twitter.
KIAT -- Try calling the customer help line for your computer manufacturer. Bet they could talk you through transferring your files, and they wouldn't charge for it. I agree with LMGs DH. It's outrageous that Best Buy wants $85 to do it.
I have an acquaintance who worked at the hospital at the same time that KK did. She didn't know KK, but she sure knew of her. According to her, she was very cordially disliked by patients and co-workers. She had a reputation for being lazy (Where've we heard that before?), rude and selfish. She was also known to badger patients about their Faith.
I was browsing around Netflix the other day and came across a documentary that sounds interesting, and very much in line with some of the things we've talked about here. I haven't had time to watch it yet, but, Admin, maybe it would make a good blog post. It's called "Farmageddon" and it's about local farms that were growing safe and healthy food for their communities and were forced to stop.
I think she loves to treat people like dirt, and fame gave her more opportunities to do that.
She does seem to get her jollies from being disdainful and rude, doesn't she.
It would be interesting to understand the psychology behind that mentality.
Pea soup her today too! Def not going to hit the 60's. Oh well, no convertible.
Pound loaf in the oven - dh wants to put fresh cranberry on it when ready but I think it would just make it pink not red
Admin -- Sheeple droppings on aisle 30.
Layla and Pink, you summarized things well.
I am bemused by what entertainment value it is to baabaas to post names, which apparently are often wrong anyway. I don't care about the real names of anyone posting here. I know people by their board names and think of those as nicknames. We are all mediocre people living our mediocre lives with our mediocre families and friends and even more mediocre pets. Just having a good time chatting about things that interest us, sharing recipes and good TV shows and pet stories and family stories. And sometimes the lucky ones even get to borrow Rocket Mans 1980s heirloom faux suede brown lazyboy recliner!
if you feel the need to spend time getting screen sous of a mediocre blog discussion, please turn off the computer, step away from the screen, and go do something with someone in real life. I recommend turning off the inter webs for 24 hours every time you feel a compulsion too do a screen shot. Go outside! Get some exercise!
Good advice Joy! I'm going to walk the dogs with my neighbor now!
Good day ladies of blog-land!
SO many comments to catch up on. We ARE certainly an interesting bunch!
HOGS to all who need them today. It's not that I don't care enough to address each person but that would take forever so......using 'Kate's speak' here.......you
know who you are. Boy, that does sound just awful and uncaring, doesn't it?
Anyhoo....sorry to hear that the misfits with no lives were getting their jollies again. Outing people? Ooooooh. They are simply demented. What sad, pathetic lives they must lead. Just like their idol, Kreider. : /
As for weather.....I gotta say I'm LOVING our Great Meltathon here in the Toronto area! I hate the cold and I really hate snow. It's positively balmy here! Yesterday I believe we broke a temp. record.....almost 16 Celsius ( just about 60 degrees!) and felt like early April! Today pretty much the same. I'm sitting on my deck right now, no hats or gloves needed. YAY!!
Back to reading I go! Have a fantabulous day!!
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DH is trying to build a fire and........ call the fire dept if I don't post shortly.........
Working Woman
Pym 26, thank you. I am no fan of Kate's and consider her behavior to be despicable.
But I still hope she finds her true calling, one that makes her happy and does not exploit her children. It sure as hell isn't show business.
Kiwi, I watched Streetcar Named Desire, too. I love that movie. Actually I love to watch all of the old movies on TCM. Never had this channel until we switched cable providers a couple months ago.
As for Khate, Pink and Layla said it all. Great posts!
She just doesn't seem to get it. Does she not realize after all this time, that she had better come to terms with the fact that it's finished? Over. Kaput. She was a nobody who only became 'famous' because of having 2 sets of multiples. Big deal. That was only interesting for a very short period of time. It wasn't about HER. Why can't she get that through her thick head? Imagine if TLC had said something like " hey, let's create a show about a Mother of multiples. No kids filmed or involved in any way. Just about this Mom.". I think it's safe to say THAT idea would have crashed and burned faster than you can beat an eye. Who cares? That is the reality of Kreider and her show biz life. She is NOTHING without the G8.....and Jon as proven by the quick death of KATE +8. TLC created a monster....of epic proportions....by allowing her to behave like a spoiled Diva. They jumped for her but it wasn't because they wanted HER but because keeping her happy allowed them access to what they REALLY wanted/needed: the G8.
Kreider MAY have become bankable in her own right IF she had behaved as a civil, mature person. Don't think that's in her DNA though. She signed her own death sentence by acting/believing she had the Star Power of Angelina, Madonna, etc. That she was better than mediocre. Heck, she even managed to mess up what she had going for her in the looks dept. She used to be quite attractive. I didn't much care for the old hair but it REALLY suited her and set her apart. Now she is nothing more than an anorexic, bleached blonde, over processed, orange bimbo who has had waaaay too many plastic procedures. That makes her a dime a dozen in Hollywood-Land. There are thousands just like her.....much prettier too...out there and she has done herself no favors with this 'look'. God help her in 10 more years!!
She sold out her kids, their privacy and their childhood for the mighty $ and the fame and 'power' she enjoyed so much. I truly don't know how she can live with herself.
I'm not one to wish bad things on people but, with Kreider, Karma with a capitol K is coming for her....and, personally, I cannot wait to watch it slam her flat, saggy ass! Nobody deserves it more for selling out her own kids.
I didn't see this article posted here, but may have missed it. Kate made another list. Scroll down to see the celebrities who made the list. Kate is in the last one:
Multiple blessings: Nadya “Octomom” Suleman, mother of 14, continues to be an example to cash-strapped parents everywhere. Her porn effort “Octomom Home Alone” has been nominated for four adult-video awards. Kate Gosselin, mother of eight and reality TV junkie, was booted out of her latest gig as a blogger for the couponing site Coupon Cabin, with the site’s founder explaining in a statement that Gosselin, known for being a bit of a control freak, was just “not a good fit.”
http://www.thestar.com/living/article/1308254--the-top-parenting-stories-of-2012
I have a question that has been burning in my brain regarding Kate being a "nurse" years ago. I am in nursing school in GA and it is NOT easy. To get accepted almost means you have to have 3.0 or higher, excellent TEAS scores and once you finish the nursing school you must pass the NCLEX. Sorry, but I do not see how Kate, who in my humble opinion is not the brightest bulb in the pack, could pass the NCLEX? Never got to read Robert's book before it got pulled from Amazon, but did it state if Kate was an RN or LPN?
And, goturnumber, sorry for your loss of you dad, but thankful you got the ex out of your life that wasn't supportive, etc. Here's for 2013 being a great year of blessing for you.
Tucker's Mom said... 30Pea soup her today too! Def not going to hit the 60's. Oh well, no convertible.
Waddya mean no convertible if it doesn't hit 60?
For my little grandaughters' Christmas shopping trip we put on our heaviest coats and mittens, and our Santa hats, and I put the convertible top down.
A little chilly at 25 degrees and we didn't go more than a few miles but we sure did have fun! They'll remember that forever. Lol.
Some of us have a good time wherever we go, unlike Kate who neve seems to enjoy anything.
Lbelle, Lbelle, Lbelle. Oh, hon, how could you hate snow?!? LOL!! I'm still waiting for all of that beautiful fluffy white stuff to hit the Chicago area. It's gotta come soon!
Hogs to you!
™thanks for all the shout-outs..tired of sheeple threatening all with whatever
oh, yeah, forgot..I am franky alain from montreal..try fb..google is too general. Send me a pm and I eill be happy( farting rainbows and unicorns) to help u track me diwn..honestly..I'll even meet u face to face..'K?
Kk is so boring we are reduced to talking about good movirs, programs, arts, books..heck everyday "mediocre" stiff.
for the spelling police..Kiwi blames ambien..I blame Android
never ever buy one, franky says
Mel, what a terrific shopping trip with your granddaughter. I'll bet she loved it! Hogs to you, Grandma!
Sob - I've been chopped - after 1 hour pound cake was still liquid in centre (loaf pan 12 x 4) - so another 15 min - tastes great - dh is happy but ....
franky,
I love your android-induced spelling antics. It makes me think you are sending messages in a secret code and I have to crack the secret code to get the message- tons of fun!! :)
@Kateplusmy8 To explain the speed at which I move, Mady just said 'Someday I'm gonna lock mommy in her room just so she can rest!' Lol.I'm all for it!
WTHello, shades of locking babies in their cribs for hours on end, anyone?
I took a look at Megan Kowalewski FB account and she posted a video today where she discusses her stem cell transplant which she received on Dec. 24. Since she is the actual topic of this thread, I thought people would like to see it. What an amazing person!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfauGBYXXv0&feature=player_detailpage
Kate's also farting rainbows about how all the repairs on the fix-it list are still being worked on today. That poor handyman must be deathly afraid of her.
Improbable Dreams, I don't believe for one minute that Mady said that. We know Kate does nothing and the kids see this every day with their stay at home mother (and her household help). Once again, it's one of Kate's lies used to pat herself on the back for being a terrific busy mom and pretending even her kids recognize that.
"Never got to read Robert's book before it got pulled from Amazon, but did it state if Kate was an RN or LPN?"
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Skywatcher,
Kate has a 2 year degree and is a licensed RN.
Did anyone watch the game? The last minute took years off our lives! Oh well....
Wonderful news about Megan. The next few weeks will be hard as they wait to see if the stem cells take and she battles the effects of having no immune system. Our friend had chemo and twice daily full body radiation for 4 days in prep for his transplant. It is brutal. About 50% of people end up i hospital during this time. Prayers that the transplant is successful. It is not considered a cure, but a way to manage her lymphoma.
Suze said... 53
I thought Kate has a diploma in nursing and not a degree.
LoveMyGrandsons~You're probably right! She's grifting for compliments, probably. Again.Two add'l things she excels at? Hyperbole and martyrdom.
Guess I took her too literally. It does fit the profile--locking someone in their room? Like mother, like daughter.
Suze and Sky -- KK has no kind of degree. She has a diploma from a diploma School of Nursing and is an RN. And please, no more insults to diploma schools. Although KK is a very poor example, nurses who attend diploma schools take the same nursing courses as those who attend a college or university. They just don't take the additional, non-nursing related courses. Sky, I agree with you. I've never understood how KK managed to not only pass all those technical and detailed nursing courses, AND the licensure exams, but also the psychological evaluations required to become an RN.
@Kateplusmy8 To explain the speed at which I move, Mady just said 'Someday I'm gonna lock mommy in her room just so she can rest!' Lol.I'm all for it!
I doubt Mady said that, or if she did, she probably said "Someday I'm gonna lock mommy in her room just so WE can rest" and Kate misunderstood her or misquoted her.
Jane Doe, I will give you the benefit of the doubt that you sincerely want to know why your posts are deleted--the reason your posts are deleted and continue to be deleted is because you continue to violate rule 4.
Just so you know, this blog is included in don't trash talk other blogs. If you have a problem with the direction of the blog, you can email me about it. It's not appropriate to disrupt the flow here with complaints and negativity, unless I'm asking for feedback, which I sometimes do from time to time. Otherwise there is a complaint box for that--my email. There is a reason for Rule 4 and it's called "blogs on blogs". You can google this term if you want more information on why blogs on blogs is the absolute worst thing you can allow on your blog. It will sink it into oblivion. And also, make it a place that's simply not productive. A blog to just talk about the blog or the posters or other blogs is like walking in a circle. We can talk about more important things. We're above that nonsense.
I like the way Mady thinks.
Suze and Sky -- I should clarify. Neither of you insulted diploma schools. But there have been a couple of interminable and heated debates on the blog about the merits of diploma schools versus college/university schools of nursing. We don't really need to have that resurrected again.
Oh, no, Let's not go through all that again, lol. ;) Whether a diploma program or a degree, if you take a state-certified program and pass the state tests to become an RN, then you are an RN. (Doesn't mean a place can't restrict hiring to only those with 4 yr degrees, they can if they wish and some places do, at least around here).
RE @Kateplusmy8 To explain the speed at which I move, Mady just said 'Someday I'm gonna lock mommy in her room just so she can rest!' Lol.I'm all for it! -
Tweeting and constantly doing multiple things supposedly at the "speed of light" = less interaction with kids, as usual. Uh, why not do these things when they are AT SCHOOL??
I took a look at Megan Kowalewski FB account and she posted a video today where she discusses her stem cell transplant which she received on Dec. 24. Since she is the actual topic of this thread, I thought people would like to see it. What an amazing person!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfauGBYXXv0&feature=player_detailpage
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Thanks for posting that! I really like Megan. I'm going to follow her on her journey until she's fully recovered, even if that takes a long time.
Now, imagine having to do all the things mothers have to do at the home and for the kids....and having to WORK full time too!
Come to think of it, Mady's probably with Jon.
Why the sudden frenzy in crossing things off her repair list? She's got the Eye of Sauron syndrome: Wherever her attentions settle, watch out!
Those of you with younger kids or with grandkids, just curious - do 12/13 years-olds still call their mothers "Mommy"? I taught junior high and never once heard a kid that age say "mommy" and still don't (still working with that age group). I guess there probably are some, and I hear "daddy" from girls that age and older, but "mommy" sounds odd to me from that age group. Maybe my kids are just too old now for me to remember, lol.
Admin-you're welcome. Megan has a YouTube account and she has all sorts of videos about her journey. Part 1 about the stem cell transplant is also there. It was posted before the transplant. Here is where you can see all her videos.
http://www.youtube.com/user/meggersk?feature=watch
You're right, LibraryLady! Calling their mother's "Mommy" isn't all that common at 12 YO. Maybe Kate insists on it, who knows?
Tweeting and constantly doing multiple things supposedly at the "speed of light" = less interaction with kids, as usual. Uh, why not do these things when they are AT SCHOOL??
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Because then the kids can't see how she slaves away for them. She needs to be a martyr and of course they can't see that when they are in school all day.
librarylady, my daughter stopped using mommy in the 4th grade, I think. I was just mom, although she did, at times, say daddy, but mostly is was just dad.
It was a joke with us as she got older because the only time she said mommy was when she wanted something. Like, can you drive my friends and me to the mall? Can I please have some extra money to go to a movie tonight with my friends? Etc., etc. You get the picture!
librarylady said... 66
''I guess there probably are some, and I hear "daddy" from girls that age and older, but "mommy" sounds odd to me from that age group.''
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I hadn't really thought about it, but I think you're right about when kids stop calling their mother ''mommy''. As a older than dirt woman from Texas, I still say ''daddy'', but haven't said ''mommy'' since I started grade school!
My 8 yr old grandson calls my daughter "Mom" and my SIL "Dad", and my almost 6 yr old granddaughter sometimes call them Mommy and Daddy and other times calls them Mom and Dad. I think my daughter stopped calling me Mommy when she was about 7 and started calling me Mom. I don't know any 12 yr olds that call their mother "Mommy".
Suze and Sky -- I should clarify. Neither of you insulted diploma schools. But there have been a couple of interminable and heated debates on the blog about the merits of diploma schools versus college/university schools of nursing. We don't really need to have that resurrected again.
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You know what? When I was in the hospital in very serious condition, I had some of the BEST nurses I could hope for. I did not CARE if they were diploma or degree RNs. They knew their stuff and made my time there (almost 3 weeks) comfortable and healing. I thank God for them all. As long as a nurse knows her nursing the rest is inconsequential to me as a patient.
librarylady said... 66
She wants to keep the kids young and cute.
SO what's cuter then the word mommy?
I'm 25 and I only say mommy when I'm super sick.-lol
My nice is 19 and in college she still calls my bro daddy.
But he's a good dad so.
Remona, one side of my family is from the south and as adults all still call their parents "daddy and mama" - but I just don't hear "mommy" from 12 and going-on-13 year-olds no matter the location! Just struck me as odd from personal experience but maybe I'm just out of the loop, lol! (Odds are just as well that KG made up that tweet or called herself "mommy" so who knows)
Finally a Kate tweet that I totally believe. I bet Mady said "someday I'm going to lock mommy in her room." Kate only made up the second part. You go Mady girl!
I'm embarrassed to say this.... at 23 I still call my mom "mommy". Not always, but at least half the time :-)
She does not baby me in the slightest and she would never describe me as saying "Mommy..." when I was getting her attention.
But yeah, I still do. LOL
Kate is a Twit, thank you for posting that video! What an inspiration Megan is, her story has really put things in perspective for me.
My 2 sisters called our mother Mother and our father Daddy. My brother called them Mother and Father and I called them Mom and Dad. Mommy was dropped by all of us at a young age.
I think you've made a great point about that.
Good thinking.
It sounds like Mady is describing a 5150 hold here. Locking the door so you can get all the "rest" you need.
Mommy is a way to make them sound younger.
I don't normally like to post specific information about the Gosselin kids, I feel they all have enough of their private lives out there for the world to see. Normally I just leave it at, they seem like great kids, which they do.
But since Kate always insists on tweeting about complimentary things Mady says to her or about her, I wanted to point something out that I find confusing.
During all of the years of J&K Plus 8, and then Kate Plus 8, Mady seemed to be the one who tolerated Kate the least. She seemed to be the one who kind of always swam against the flow and had Kate's number, and would talk back to her. Now, based on what Kate says, Mady seems to be one of the ones who is always placating her mother and telling her how wonderful she is.
Either Mady was portrayed incorrectly on the show, or something major has changed.
Maybe it's as simple as, Mady is older now and people change as they get older, but it disturbs me to think that either, Mady was portrayed inaccurately as the "challenging child" just for the entertainment value (in Kate's mind), or Mady has changed from more of a free thinker to someone who constantly needs to appease her mother.
Both possibilities are upsetting to me.
I know 2 adults who call their moms 'mommy'- 1 is mentally challenged young lady and the other a vibrant young lady is very close with her mother. Other than those two, I dont know anyone past 8 or 9 that use that term of endearment, except like LMG said, when they are trying to get something from their mom's :)
Well I hope at least (outside of school uniforms) that they are not being dressed alike to look young and oh so adorable anymore. I wonder if the "littles" get to pick their own clothes now?
Working Woman, good post about Mady. However, my opinion is that Mady is neither. I think her bad moments were portrayed on the show, and I don't believe she is now placating Kate. I do believe that Kate makes up most of this stuff to impress her tweeties with how close she is with her kids and how wonderful they think she is.
Maybe Maddy meant "Hey mommy dearest I'm going to lock u in ur room so u can rest.
Working Women I actually tend to believe some of the things Kate says Mady says, SOME, because I think Kate is too dumb to make most of this stuff up. My theory on Mady is that she appeases her mother. She is a smart girl who knows what she needs to say and do to keep Kate calm and not lashing out at her. She has no solidified her place as the golden child, an abrupt shift to be sure, but it was a self-defense tactic Mady took on.
This role often falls to the oldest child when their mother is a narcissist or otherwise mentally ill. It's parentification at its finest and obviously, extremely unhealthy. Mady should not be concerned with Kate. She should be concerned with friends, school, activities, and so on.
Mady's pretty smart and probably knows how to make life as liveable as possible for herself and her siblings. Whatever it takes.
I don't know, Admin. You could very well be right about Mady. However, I still keep thinking about that fake vow renewal ceremony. If I recall correctly, Kate was telling the camera something like Mady begged her to be the maid of honor. Mady was with her piped up right away and said no I didn't!
Once again, I saw it early on about Kate lying about what her kids say.
... it disturbs me to think that either, Mady was portrayed inaccurately as the "challenging child" just for the entertainment value 82
WW, all those kids were "typecast" early on. I think that TLC had a hand in it too. There were some awful blogs about Mady (when she was
6 years old!) I don't know what happened to them but the fact that they ever existed was and is appalling.
I agree with Admin and others that killjoy katie is parentifying the twins and I'll bet the farm they are expected to care for the
sextuplets. The clip of Mady consoling her mother after the skyjump left me speechless. I did have some choice words for kk's behavior
though.
Remember in that episode with script hanging from the chandelier how Kate was lying about something, and Mady said something about "You always lie" and Kate immediately started loudly talking over Mady, and whatever Mady was talking about was never addressed.
On camera, anyway. I bet she paid a price for that later, a la the spanker. Poor kid.
You could very well be right too, Grandsons. Who knows! Is this the "group think" here the sheeple belly ache about? Because it's simply not true.
The only thing there seems to be universal agreement on is that Kate abused and exploited those kids. This is not called group think, this is called any decent person would see her for what she has done to them.
I just watched Megan's video about the stem cell transplant, thanks to everyone who posted its whereabouts!
It sounds like she had a more difficult time than I did, but it sure made me laugh when she said she didn't eat for a week because the food was so terrible! Hospitals don't seem to have caught on to seeing Nutrition as an essential part of healing. She lost 14 pounds in a week. I lost 30 in 5 weeks.
I encourage anyone who is interested to watch the video.She is so funny and full of life.Thanks for the memory.
TLC already tried all these 'ideas' that Kate and her fans keep throwing out there in episodes of K+8.
Cooking (with Emeril), travel, dating/foot licking.
They didn't increase ratings so TLC cut her loose and no one else picked her up.
Her 15 minutes were up over a year ago.
Might TLC do some sort of followup special at some point? Maybe. But they aren't going to pay any grand sum for it. Especially since she constantly keeps her handful of fans updated with pics and tweets.
Had she taken both herself and her kids off the radar for some amount of time, they may have been a little more marketable for a special. As it is, she tweets every single boring moment of their lives. Who needs to watch?!!
From almost 60 yesterday to low 30s today in IN! Brrrrrrrr. Spring please!
Kate is so pathetic with her constant need for strangers to pat her on the back and say how amazing she is. I'm sure Mady can't believe how fast Mommy moves but only when she's leaving the kids. As I've said before I'm from a family of 9 kids and back then everyone in our neighborhood had lots of kids. Somehow they all managed without the benefit of a reality show and grifting for handouts. Kate makes me sick X8
Talking about locking up Kate in her room sounds like Mady knows about this procedure...not good.
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@Kateplusmy8 my husband & I saw Jon,maddie & cara at TGIF on Saturday night! The girls are getting so big!
Hoosier Girl said... 94
Right Kate is downing her own updates on her twitter and website.
So why do we need TLC or anyone to show it on TV?
She's not that bright.
localyocul said... 97
Wha .. wha ... what!? I thought Kate, or Milo, or Deanna, or someone in the 'know' said the twins 'choose' not to spend time with their dad? Maybe I was dreaming.
We all have differing opinions about being a divorced parent, dating, when to introduce our kids to a new love, etc. Expecting everyone else to do exactly as we would is unrealistic. Jon seems to be a man who wants to be in a monogamous relationship. He,s been with Liz for awhile. It's not my businessif he and Liz comingle their children. I still haven't read any convincing argument that supports Liz being called vulgar or sleazy.
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@Kateplusmy8 my husband & I saw Jon,maddie & cara at TGIF on Saturday night! The girls are getting so big!
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No let's see what Kate fans are going to tweet.
I bet Kate is going to try to one up Jon and her are going to eat it up.
Hoosier Girl, Mady and Cara aren't dumb, and are at the age where they'll be with their dad if it includes going to a restaurant, rather than being at home playing babysitter to six younger siblings and having whatever crap Kate is throwing on plates for dinner.
Hoosier Girl said... 99
localyocul said... 97
Wha .. wha ... what!? I thought Kate, or Milo, or Deanna, or someone in the 'know' said the twins 'choose' not to spend time with their dad? Maybe I was dreaming.
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One of the sheep that wanders here did say that. Said the girls' don't want to spend time with Jon and he never spends time with them without his gf's kids.
Sometimes, I think that not only is Kate living in the past, but some of her fans as well. This one was defending that she said that she admires Kate's for all she does. When asked what is that Kate does, she responded:
meghann_88
@strawberrypsu @kateplusmy8 she still cares for 8 kids even if not completely alone. It's a hard job. Plus all the media work she does.
If I recall correctly, Kate's last television appearances were around the time she ran the 10 K in NY, just before Coupon Cabin fired her. That was in Oct.-three months ago. So I would like to know what "media work" Kate does. I don't even think she got interview anywhere when she ran in LV in Dec.
Unless this fan thinks Kate's twitter account is "media work".
Does Kate still run?
PatK said... 102
Good point!
localyocul said... 103
Thanks local. I knew I'd seen that somewhere. Should have guessed it was that "in the know" anonymous/multiple name poster :-)
Nice to know the kids are still seeing dad. I bet it burns Kate's butt that she can't control everyone's Twitter.
If the idea is that Kate is amazing because she raises eight children, then what about support for the 0.5 percent of American families that have seven or more children?
Now .5 percent sounds small at first blush, but that's of ALL American families. Someone else can do the math, but it must be at least thousands. Why not go sing the praises of the thousands of big families out there? She is not special for having eight kids. Lots of people do it.
Kate is a twit said... 104
I guess we both missed Kate "media work" cause I don't know.
What they are talking about.
Maybe it was so "I" can rest or "we" can rest. My little 4-yo niece refers to her mom and dad as "my parents" when she is speaking of both of them to others. It is really cute but she says it in such a grownup fashion. We always called our mother, mother.
Meghann C @Meghann_88
@Kateplusmy8 aw adorable. How old are the twins
3h Meghann C @Meghann_88
@kayeebey @kateplusmy8 did you really just ask that? She is a mom of 8 young children.
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So she has 8 kids big freaking deal.
Having 8 kids isn't a job last time I checked.
And for the second wow just wow.-LOL
So while not quite on topic with the...topic...I have an interesting reality-show anecdote to share.
My NYC neighborhood (keeping mum on the name, internet etiquette and all) is the setting for a brand-new MTV reality show that premiered last week. Going out for groceries Friday night, I overheard no less than 3 groups of people discussing the show. Most of the discussion was centered around how wholly inaccurate the casting was, and how cherry-picked the group of 20-somethings is.
My neighborhood had a rightfully awful reputation in the '80s and '90s (I still have met taxi drivers who don't want to take me home) but it's probably one of the safest places in NYC these days. We have Rite Aid and Staples, but probably 70% of our businesses are locally owned, and Dominican Spanish is the predominant language. We're neither gentrified or 'urban'...it's like a small town in the city. Working class, but tight-knit.
This is where it gets funny- I heard from neighbors that the casting directors were looking for cholos, babymamas, etc– like, a tough, low-income version of "Jersey Shore". And as my neighbors said, "Who lives around here that's LIKE that?" "Dunno, 'bout the same number that's at Starbucks."
Best,
Zelda
OT to LMG, I just wanted to share a thought. One of my
friends has been diligently (and I mean diligently) researching
electronic cigarettes.
Here's what I've learned so far. Starter kits (with the charger and
all accoutrements) run between 50 - 80 dollars.
Different brands are available at some convenience and liquor stores,
and of course online.
You choose your nicotine level, ranging between 0 and 24 mg., which
you can change when you resupply on cartridges..
What you inhale is vapor (and nicotine, of course), not smoke, but you
get the same sensation after a very little bit of practice inhaling.
What you exhale is also vapor, not smoke.
They come in flavors, including, but not limited to tobacco and menthol.
They are odorless and will not leave a residue in you clothes or
furniture. No second hand smoke.
You can buy single, disposable ones to try. Also available at some
convenience and liquor stores . They have been around since 2008, and
have improved since then,.
And possibly best of all, you (anyone) may be able to use them to wean
off actual cigarettes.
If you or anyone is interested I will share more as I learn more.
3h Meghann C @Meghann_88
@kayeebey @kateplusmy8 did you really just ask that? She is a mom of 8
young children.
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Back in my day, Mady and Cara would have been in JUNIOR HIGH.
Living in the past indeed. While I certainly do not want these kids
to be filmed again, I think an update special might open some
sheeple's eyes.
Back in my day, Mady and Cara would have been in JUNIOR HIGH.
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In this area, sixth grade was still part of elementary school, also called grade school, not lower school. Junior high was grades 7, 8 and 9, and high school 10, 11 and 12.
Rhymes with Witch, how very considerate and sweet of you to research this and post about. It is very much appreciated and I thank you very much for your kindness. I'm going to talk to the hubs about this and check into purchasing this for him.
Thank you again, Rhymes. How sweet. God bless.
LMG, you are most welcome. Start with a single disposable to try out
before you spend a lot. They are around $ 7.99 each and many last 1
pack's worth. (cost is close).
Credit for the research goes to my friend but I'm happy to share.
In 9th grade we were in a new building with just 8th and 9th graders they called the "junior high building" because of overcrowding.
But they still called the actual students what we were, high schoolers for 9th graders, middle schoolers for 8th. I think we all really appreciated that because you work so hard to be a "high schooler" and then suddenly you're not "really" a high schooler? What a let down. That milestone may not seem like a big deal to an adult but it's important when you are in 9th grade.
LoveMyGrandsons said... 70
librarylady, my daughter stopped using mommy in the 4th grade, I think. I was just mom, although she did, at times, say daddy, but mostly is was just dad.
It was a joke with us as she got older because the only time she said mommy was when she wanted something. Like, can you drive my friends and me to the mall? Can I please have some extra money to go to a movie tonight with my friends? Etc., etc. You get the picture!
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LOL when I hear my DD say or see a text that says Mommy my first question is "What do you want"!!!
LOL, Nancy! They all seem to use the same phrases when they want something, and we all pick up on it right away!
I don't ever remember calling my mother "mommy". I'm sure I must have, when I was little, but I don't remember it. Once in a great while she was "mother", but usually "mom", sometimes with as many syllables as I could stretch it into, as in Mo-o-o-o-m!", LOL. I've known a few adults who call their mother mommy, and the (very rare) tween/teen, but most graduate to "mom" around age 7 or 8.
When I was in school, Jr. High, or Middle School, was grades 7 - 9, although 9th graders were still referred to as Freshmen. Where I volunteer, Middle School is 6 - 8.
cjr17
@Kateplusmy8 Mady knows you better than anyone! And it's been obvious to me from the start, she's most happy when she's by your side!!
Oy.
I only call my mother "mommy" when I'm trying to annoy my brothers. As in, "Here, your mommy sent you this." Or, "It's your turn to take your mommy to the doctor."
Saw something really funny on tv earlier today. It was on the Travel Channel and it was a show about the Top 5 Best Places to Go Cheap. The 5th place was a very upscale hotel in NYC. Well, they were talking about it with different people shown on the screen and there was this lady whose name was, get ready! KATE KRADER!!! She had blondish-brown hair cut short and her face looked deflated and she was showing plenty of cleavage. I laughed so hard. Couldn't believe it.
I think I remember kate being a RN, but she got hers at a hospital. She didn't go to college and get a degree. My DDIL is a CRNA. She has her Masters and she is the one that knocks you out when you have surgery. And she is the one who is going to have my first grandchild, a boy. So it can be done. kate is just tooo cheap to pay out student loans and tooooo lazy to even attempt to do it. Anyone who would sit out in the driveway all summer in a white plastic chair and forcing her children to play in a 10 ft. by 10 ft. square so the paps could take their picture so she could make money off it, is just a stinking, greedy sloth.
My aunt Bonnie, who I loved dearly, If you can imagine this. Back in the early 40's she graduated from high school, same one I did, packed her suitcase the day after graduating and walked all the way to the train depot in town. The train depot was the only place that survived the big tornado of 1906. Well, she got on the train and rode the train 40 miles south to the next big town, got off the train and walked all the way to the only hospital, Holy Name of Jesus hospital, a Catholic hospital. She just simply walked in and said that she wanted to be a nurse and they took her in and she started right away. She trained and got her RN and went to Houston, TX and became a ob-gyn RN and she loved helping delivering babies. I just think how much courage it took for her to leave the next day after graduating HS and riding a train 40 miles from home and working right away and I often wonder when she went to sleep in the dorm that first night, was she scared, tired, hungry, sad, happy.
I never got a chance to talk to her about it because I really didn't know this info until about maybe 10 years ago and by then she had already had died. When I talk about kate getting her RN at the hospital, she was herself just too lazy to continue her education. But my aunt was different, she worked hard and everyone loved her. It took my DDIL 6 and a half years to get her CRNA w/Masters. That is not lazy at all.
Also, the RPN with the 7 kids and 1 on the way, not lazy at all! God bless her, my aunt and my DDIL and all the nurses that work hard with kids, it can be done.
Big, Big Differnce kate.
lukebandit, what a wonderful story about your aunt. She sounds like she was a brave and confident young woman. And hard working, just like your DDIL. Thank you for sharing these inspiring family stories.
I feel the same way about my daughter. She moved to Iowa, single and with a small baby, to be with his father. She started nursing school a couple months later. She took care of the home, with the help of my SIL, went to school, had a part time job, plus had a son under a year old. Then she found out she was pregnant again. Had my second grandson and continued on still with her schooling and graduated in the fall. I was so incredibly proud of her.
Big hogs to you, lukebandit!
LoveMyGrandsons said... 119
LOL, Nancy! They all seem to use the same phrases when they want something, and we all pick up on it right away!
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And "Mother" when they have an attitude on lol
OT-- Book recommendation
For all the readers here I want to offer a strong recommendation to read Robert Goolrick's new book:
Heading Out to Wonderful
Oh, my is it an interesting piece of well written fiction! I usually read mysteries, crime novels, etc but this was recommended to me and I'm just floored with it's beauty.
It's a quiet book set in 1948 about a stranger arriving in a very small town and winning the hearts of the townspeople. He falls in love with someone he can't have, and the plot revolves around relationships gentle, secret and unhappy.
One of the things that so appeals to me is that the setting and the times take me back to my very early childhood. I see my Granner in this book, her way of life and her very small town, my mother's experiences... I feel blessed to have had the experience of these times, if only for a short time at an early age; but I do remember them clearly. My generation was able to glimpse just a small window of this gentle and changing time.
Anyhoo, a definite 2 thumbs up, to quote... someone. LOL
cjr17
@Kateplusmy8 Mady knows you better than anyone! And it's been obvious to me from the start, she's most happy when she's by your side!!
Oy.
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Eh, she sounds pretty happy at TGIF eating real food and maybe even having DESSERT.
Seriously, the sheeple don't have any idea what makes Mady the happiest, but they sure are good at ignoring obvious parentification.
My teen only calls me mommy when she wants something she knows I'll probably say no too. In other words when she's buttering me up. That's what Mady is doing..buttering Kate up.
Big HOGS to you too, LovemyGrandsons!
Your daughter was brave also! In about 4 months, I might change my sign in name to:
LovemyGrandSON! hahaha just kidding.
I am forever lukebandit. Did anyone find out any more info about Shoka? Do we really think that he died because of all the plastic Easter eggs that he ate and didn't he have to go to the vet and have surgery? What did kate do, get the vet to sign a Non Disclosure Contract?
MiloandJack
@deannatweeting LOL...Bill get dressed? Can we even say those 2words 2gether...he has 2choices N his closet...nasty & nastier sweatshirt!!
She really is something, isn't she? How did she manage to insert herself into Deanna's life? She knows what is in Deanna's boyfriend's closet? Kate was first, then Deanna. Who is next? Wasn't she pestering Donald Trump for awhile?
MiloandJack
@Kateplusmy8 Folks don't have a clue 4all U do! There is this perception that U have a host of helpers. Truth IS..ur the ONE gets it done!
She knows everything about Kate. Everything. I wonder if there really is any help for Milo, or if she is past the point of no return.
However, this one is funny. She was so preoccupied with Kate's Grow-A-Boyfriend, Kate sleeping with it, feeding it, etc. Now it's the tool thing. I laughed when I read this. Yes, my mind was in the gutter, but I couldn't help but laugh, imagining Kate in bed with a strap-on-tool!
MiloandJack
@Kateplusmy8 Good day 2U Kate! We got no further check N..so hope U DID FINALLY put that hammer down! U fall asleep w/ur tool belt on? :)
MiloandJack
@Kateplusmy8 Folks don't have a clue 4all U do! There is this perception that U have a host of helpers. Truth IS..ur the ONE gets it done!
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Kate herself has admitted many times, and RECENTLY, she has nannies and various other household help. If she doesn't have any help now, which could be, then it's recent. It also means she is finally respecting the children's money. If she has no help now and manages, why the heck did she need any help before?? THINK.
I'm not from the South, but I called my mother Mama and my father Daddy until they died.It must have come from the American side of our family as none of my Canadian friends called their parents that. When talking about them to others I called them my Mom and my Dad.
There was a girl in my high school who called her mother Mommy. She was a geek and acted babyish on purpose, although there was nothing wrong with her intellect.She also squealed when delighted with anything.We couldn't understand why she did this.
She really is something, isn't she? How did she manage to insert herself into Deanna's life? She knows what is in Deanna's boyfriend's closet? Kate was first, then Deanna. Who is next? Wasn't she pestering Donald Trump for awhile?
Twittering ... Looks like they're talking about Bill Belichek, a football coach? Can ya tell I don't follow the sport?!
Jane
@deannatweeting. @deannatweeting: Bill Belichick, as usual, looks like he just got done being The Hulk or just became a zombie. Nice cutoff sweatshirt, Bill.
@MiloandJack: @deannatweeting LOL...Bill get dressed? Can we even say those 2words 2gether...he has 2choices N his closet...nasty & nastier sweatshirt!!
Jane
And now on to better topic - I'm heading down to watch
DOWNTON ABBY!!!!
Ah, for gentler times.
Twittering ... Looks like they're talking about Bill Belichek, a football coach? Can ya tell I don't follow the sport?!
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LOL!! Oops. I don't either. I'm a baseball and basketball person. Thanks, Jane. I was wondering what Milo was doing in Deanna's closet! Of course, I wouldn't put it past her...
Well, I can take a guess of where Kate isn't at tonight. Golden Globes.
Wasn't she invited, or did she invite herself to something similar a year or so ago?
But I really do truly wish she had spared us all her hideous choice in hats at the Kentucky Derby. I mean there was no need to scare the animals, let alone people with actual fashion sense. It was just cruel.
All this mom/mommy discussion brought up a sweet moment for me. Last week or so, my 81 year old dad and his 65 year old "baby" sister were discussing their mother (my grandmother), and it was "mommy this" and "mommy that". All I could think of was how adorable this was; that at that age they could still reminisce fondly about her and use the word "mommy" as such an endearment. (Of course, this must be why I still refer to my own mother, 10 years gone, as "mommy", and why my two kids (21 and 24) still occasionally call me the same!)
Wo gave the tip about sort of folding the wet sheets before putting them in the dryer? I tried it today and IT WORKS! My sheets Cale out of the dryer tangle free and they were not twisted into ropes. I pulled them out, shook them out and put them back on the bed. THANKS!
While I certainly do not want these kids
to be filmed again, I think an update special might open some
sheeple's eyes.
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I hate to say it Rhymes but that might be one of the few good things that would come of a special. People would realize the kids are .... well....OLD.
OT. Seizure dogs.
@ PJ's momma
Could you share the name of the "cheap and effective" people med that PJ's using now? I have a seizure dog that we are in the process of trying to transition from Pheno (he is on a rather high dosage) to Potassium Bromide because I'm afraid of liver damage. He is having pretty bad side effects(anxiety, hyperactivity etc)on the Potassium Bromide, which we hope are just temporary. I'm actively researching other people meds for him, but most seem really expensive.
I've owned two other dogs who had seizures in the past, but they were quite easily controlled. This poor guy has had frequent tonic-clonics, and has a long and dangerous postictal phase where he is so scared he tries to run and jump out windows. It is sad.
I'll glad of any thoughts or suggestions from other seizure dog owners.
Thanks in advance, and I need to get caught up on reading the rest of the thread now.
My siblings and I all say "mommy and daddy" when talking to each other but "mom and dad" when we talk TO them.
Of course. PJ takes 3 25mg capsules of Zonisamide 2x per day, so 150 mg per day and he is 15 pounds. He was on both as we weaned off pheno for 6 weeks and had uneventful transition. He was never on PB. It is as effective as pheno and no more bloodwork! Just do your homework. I get it at costco for $32 for 60 days and when I tried to switch to local drugstore, it was $112 for 30 days! Crazy!
Good luck, I hope it works for your pooch and gives you peace of mind about the liver damage. If it helps, PJ's enzymes were terribly high, but within a month were at high normal levels again. Liver is amazing in regenerating itself.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 140
While I certainly do not want these kids
to be filmed again, I think an update special might open some
sheeple's eyes.
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I hate to say it Rhymes but that might be one of the few good things that would come of a special. People would realize the kids are .... well....OLD.
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Love ya both but I have to disagree.
If their is a update show on Kate and the kids her fans will kiss her butt.
That will start the oohing and awwing and "I'm so glad your back Kate and the 8".
Her fans will be ever more worse and will shove it in the "haters" face that Kate's on TV again.
And Kate's ego will be even more inflated then it is now if she get an update show.
My four year old grandson calls my daughter mom and his dad, dad. He hasn't said mommy and daddy in a long time.
As far as Milo and Deanna ragging on the sideline apparel of New England Patriots Coach Belichick, a cutoff sweatshirt is his normal apparel for coaching a game. If it's cold, he might wear a non-cutoff sweatshirt. He doesn't give a rat's ass about what people say about his cutoffs. On second thought, he doesn't give a rat's ass what people say, period. Does anyone think Milo's wardrobe is better. By the way, the Pats won. GO PATS!
PJ'smomma... Were you talking about the Falcons/Seahawks game? If you were, I agree. The Falcons pulled that one out of their ass. Good job.
Capecodmama, yes, but we were rooting for the Seahawks. That last minute wa unBELIEVABLE! If our coach had not called time out, that first kick would have stuck and they would have lost. Oh well, they had a great season, undefeated at home.
I hate to say it Rhymes but that might be one of the few good things that would come of a special. People would realize the kids are .... well....OLD.
I agree, admin, well...sort of. They would realize that the kids aren't cute little toddlers anymore, and therefore, the appeal is gone. But for the sheeple, they don't care if the kids are infants or teenagers. It's not about the kids. Their focus is on Kate and their worship of her. They wouldn't even notice if the kids are older or still in diapers.
Football! Sorry three Seahawks lost. Neighbors are huge Patriots fans, so now I am rooting for them. It will make the neighbors Superbowl party more fun if Patriots are playing !
PS (sorry) for the dog with seizures.......PJ's are similar, ALWAYS like that (pee and poop all over) ALWAYS when he's asleep, and always with that agitated recovery that lasts a long time. He still has breakthrough seizures, but not very often. I hope the same for your pooch.
OT. Seizure dogs.
Many thanks, PJ's Momma for the very quick response. I'll run Zonisamide by my Vet, I don't think it was on the list of meds she gave me. We had also discussed Keppra, but that was horrendously expensive in the dosages required for my 76 lb hound!
Anything we use will probably have to be an add-on med to the Pheno due to the nature of his seizures, but I'd really like to get his Pheno reduced. His liver enzymes are OK for now, but the amount he is taking is making both his vet and me uneasy. He has only been on the PB for 2 weeks and we haven't started tapering off the Pheno yet. He needs another couple of weeks to see whether the side effects go away. I hope they do because the PB is very affordable.
The worst thing about treating seizures is that nearly every drug needs to be started, assessed, and tapered off so carefully and slowly. It is hard to be patient when your pup is not coping well with side effects.
Thanks for your well wishes. They are much appreciated.
I've been reading here since the begining. Rules never changed.
I've heard that it is NOT mandatory to read here if you are unhappy wiith the blog. Dozens of us get along just fine. The only unhappy posters are Kate fans who cannt stand that this blog is busy and popular.
My suggestion is that those unhappy with the posters here find another blog more to your liking.
If you can only find fault here, this isn't the blog for you. Hardly rocket surgery.
I grew up on a farm. Lame animals were shot. Harsh reality!
kids over animals said... 152
I cannot believe you guys go to this much trouble for an animal. How about saving the children who need medical attention? Oh the moaning of the middle class
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If you trying to stir shit, you've failed. If you're trying to be clever you've failed. If you've meant to play the fool you've succeeded, admirably. Run along now, the grownups want to talk.
Mady looked so happy in Alaska. Milo must have missed those happy memories.
Kate doesn't nurture animals or children. She only nurtures her own ego.
I've always thought you could tell quite a lot about a person by how they respect and treat their animals, or, mistreat them. Quite a lot.
Mel Gibson's exwife has a great charity where they bring in kids from third world countries who need various surgeries and the families stay with Los Angeles families so they don't have to stay in a hotel. It makes them feel much more comfortable especially since they usually don't speak the language. In some cases, only the child can come over and so it's like they have a second mom and dad to comfort them here.
I know several families who have volunteered with them and taken in a child. Oh, and all those families have dogs and cats they adore too. You can love animals and people and help both at the same time.
I just read online that a woman named Salud Romero in Mexico gave birth to sextuplets...12 years after having QUADS!!
What do you think of THAT, Kate??!
Admin -- sheeple diarrhea in aisle 158. Pass the Kaopectate!
I guess people who have no compassion for abused and exploited kids would also not understand the love for an animal.
Hey now my dog and his warm pjs laughed last when the rest of the neighborhood canines froze their butts off this weekend so there. Phooey!
Maybe I'm slow to the party but if you click the little arrow in a box on the iPad you can make an icon out of this webpage and put it on your home screen for easy access. It's really cool.
I can see the poster's point. This thread was about a girl with cancer. Maybe all the people who buy the ridiculous pet clothing should maybe think about Megan and the costs of having cancer.
I'd be careful assuming anything about what poster do or don't do for the fight against cancer. Or other charities or those in need.
Hello everyone, middle of the night as usual.
Skywatcher asked a question earlier today and I don't think it was answered.
Both nursing diciplines must pass a NCLEX exam. There is the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN.
OT - I loved the suggestions for Breaking Bad and Sons of Anarchy. Great shows!
When my sisters and I talk about our parents, we call them Mommy and Daddy. They both passed away years ago. My sisters and I are all grandmothers. My grandchildren call me "Granny." My sister's grandchildren call them "Grandma" and "Grandmama." So, different strokes for different folks. We did truly adore our precious Mommy.
Kate did SO MUCH for the fight Against cancer. She single-handedly (cuz she never has help) raised $ ....oh, wait, I'm sorry. She wa so busy. On her "media appearances" discussing de-aging (yeah, right). And howshe needs protection that she forgot to promote the cause. So media saavy, that one.
She spends money on hair, nails, stupid appliances, filming pilots and buying cars. How many kids could have been helped with THAT money?
She also beat the crap out of her kids but her fans admire that part.
You know you middle of the night stalkers are really boring. Haven't you ever dressed you dog in someone's underwear just for fun? No third world children are suffering as a result. Get a life. Snowy nights in pennsylvania make you do weird things
Are helping others and pampering a pet mutually exclusive?
I think someone is jellus of Administrator's puppy's pjs.
Sure, kate doesn't buy clothing for her dog. Or her kids. (But she will beat the crap out of them)
Penny, good question. Thank you.
We love our pets. We care for our pets. We donate to charities. Hummmm...
Hey Milo & Deanna.
Not every one can look "Good" in hooker heels and short shorts and a tight top.
At least the coach works for a living unlike someone.
I dress my dogies in tiny bandanas and snuggies why cause they look adorable. -)
PJ's momma...Oops. Sorry. I was rooting for the Falcons. Not a Pete Carroll fan. Haven't been since he coached the Patriots. Also we've been following the Falcons quarterback, Matt Ryan, since his college days at Boston College.
JoyinVirginia...Thanks for the shoutout for the Pats. They'll have a tough game against the Ravens.
As for clothing for dogs, why not. Especially if you have a small dog and live in a cold climate. We're thinking of buying our 90lb., full of fur German Shepard booties for walking on the cold snow/ice because that raises havoc on their paws.
Forgot to mention I love the smiles on both Jon and Megan in the above picture. Pure happiness on both of their faces. Considering what Megan's going through, that says alot about her.
Anyhoo, a definite 2 thumbs up, to quote... someone. LOL 126
PNiB You're quoting Siskel and Ebert (former movie critics on PBS). Thanks for the book recommendation.
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While Bill Belicheck is known for his sweatshirt attire, I am offended that it is a topic between a southerner and a New Yorker.
#Patsfan
About dogs with seizures,I have a pekingese who has sporiac seizures. She sleeps on my bed twice in the last 6 months I have gone into the bedroom to see if she wants to outside,and found pee on my bed and poop. She never does that any other time. She also had drool coming out of her mouth as she went to the door to go outside. I'm just assuming she had a seizure. She's 10 years old and I'm not sure what the life expectency of pekeignese is but I'm sure she's close.
Did anyone see Jodie Foster's acceptance speech at the Golden Globes last night? She won the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Some media outlets are saying it was very confusing about what she was trying to say, but I found it very honest, warm and funny in spots. At one point she was talking about privacy, and she made a very good point:
“But seriously, if you had been a public figure from the time that you were a toddler, if you’d had to fight for a life that felt real and honest and normal against all odds, then maybe you too might value privacy above all else. Privacy.”
You can watch the speech here:
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/01/jodie-foster-wows-golden-globes-with-speech/
The full transcript of the speech is here:
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/01/full-transcript-jodie-fosters-golden-globes-speech/
Since we are talking about dog clothes, natural segue to people clothes! Who wrote the best and worst gowns at the Golden Globes?
I really liked Jodie Fosters gown and her speech. She referenced Honey Boo Boo! In relation to the importance of privacy!
Lena Dunham s gown seemed too large and too long for her, she had difficulty walking in it, and the color was not flattering.
What did everyone else think?
Good morning all!
I love talking Golden Globes fashion. I thought Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams looked just beautiful at the Golden Globes last night. Loved Jessica Alba's dress, very pretty color.
Anne Hathaway is beautiful but she looked alarmingly thin last night, I thought ... :-(
Great for Jodi Foster! She is such a talented actress.
I actually didn't see the whole show(I kept dozing on and off), but Jodi Foster looked so classy. I loved her dress. I think Anne Hathaway purposely lost weight for her role in Les Mis, but she still looks alarmingly thin, even now.
Kate is a twit said... 179
I actually didn't see the whole show(I kept dozing on and off), but Jodi Foster looked so classy. I loved her dress. I think Anne Hathaway purposely lost weight for her role in Les Mis, but she still looks alarmingly thin, even now.
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I was only able to see the beginning of the show but did record it and will watch tonight. Jodie Foster's speech is getting lots of press...was she sitting with Mel Gibson? Thought Jennifer Garner's dress was so beautiful, so Hollywood!
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That paragraph that you posted about guarding her privacy really struck me also. But then again, it is the way she is wired. Like the Kardashians, Kate is deliberatly teaching her children that fame and material items is the only thing worth living for.
I'm just catching up on all the posts. Whew, it sure shows when you're gone for a few days, so many interesting things I've missed.
First LMG, we had a lot of snow but it nearly all melted this weekend. Puddles everywhere. I hope you get the fluffy stuff, as for me, I could do without.
Franky, I love your posts, they are always a challenge to read.
It's 3 weeks now before I go to Nashville and Memphis. I'm hoping the weather will be good and not too cold. Can someone tell me if it's worth going the the Peabody Hotel in Memphis to see the daily duck walk?
Just wanted to say Good Morning to all here! How are you all and what is on your agenda for today? Ok that is enough about YOU, let's talk about MEEEEEEEEEEEEE! I will busy busy busy today with my list list list of chores chores chores! #BusyLifeOfMEEEE Must unload the @dishwasher, so annoying! Must let the dogs out to pottie, how annoying! Must fold laundry, so annoying that my Laundry Folderess was mouthy today so I fired her!! Must @swiffer the kitchen floor, I am so annoyed that my Kitchen Floor Swifferess called off today!!! Must open the back door to let the doggies BACK in again!!!! So you can see!! I plan to be absitively exhaustionished!!!! BUT Busy Busy Busy!!! Fun Fun Fun!!! Happy Happy Happy!!! it's all soooo annoying but I am Dwindle Daisy Sunshine and and I never complain!!!! Always positive and looking on the annoying brightside of every damn annoying thing!!!!
All together now!
"Tiptoe through the sheep coral
By the window, that is where I'll be
Come tiptoe through the sheeple-shit with me!"
I will try to check in later, but I might be #muchtoobusyandexhausted!
Why is it always either/or?
We should look for a world that has enough for everybody - people, dogs, hamsters.
People who dress their dogs are not robbing anybody to do so.
There are way more important things to snark about than dog dressers. How about child beaters? People who alienate their children from their spouses?
There is nothing wrong with dressing doggies, it's adorable and harmless!
People who are not into it certainly do not have to do it. But there are surely worse things in the world :-)
You might as well say well you don't really need a TV, or you don't really need to go to the movies, or have the internet, and you don't really need all your OWN clothes. You should give that money to charity instead. That's silly, you can live your life and enjoy yourself while still helping others.
Meanwhile, how much time and money have been given to charity on this end? None of your business, but it was more than the 10 bucks required to keep a 10 pound short haired skinny dog warm in cold weather. I don't dress dogs gratuitously, I dress dogs when they are SHIVERING. Oh including the foster dogs I foster for CHARITY. When they're not shivering, an outfit is not necessary. But, I don't judge people who do it gratuitously because I would never assume they aren't quite charitable too. That's a logical fallacy, and arrogant.
Wow Jodi Foster. I really like her.
I feel like she suddenly hit a point last year where she's just letting it all out. All her pent up frustrations since being a child star. Something happened I think. Just speculating.
Admin, 10 lbs? That's a little guy! May I ask what breed? I will be living in an apartment next year with my sis, I am looking for small dogs, preferably 20 lbs or less, that are apartment friendly and easy to travel with.
Have to go watch Jodi Foster's speech!
You're kidding, right? Dogs aren't meant to wear clothes. They have fun. You live in LA, a warm climate, right? You have a home that is heated, I assume?
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I guess you don't follow the news huh? It's been below freezing here for days, and most of the winter it's typically in the 40's at night, though it will edge up to 60s or 70s during the day. Depending where you live in LA, the nights in winter can get almost as cold as a typical day back East. When it's hot, my dog doesn't need a sweater. When it's cold, he does, simple as that. I'm very charitable. What do YOU do with your money? I don't think you should buy those cookies, that cable TV, or those shoes, because homeless children are suffering. I think you should never have any fun ever because you could have given that money to the homeless. If you haven't figured it out yet, your argument is ridiculous.
Working Women little mix of who knows what--min pin, terrier, Chihuahua I think!
Of course dogs can wear clothes! It's called discretionary income and that means that well, basically, how I spend my spare cash is none of anyone's business!
And yes, all my dogs have clothes but it's really just Mr. Bichon that wears the sweaters etc. in the winter.
Yes, you really can tell a whole lot about people/cultures by how they treat animals.
just a thought said... 162
I can see the poster's point. This thread was about a girl with cancer. Maybe all the people who buy the ridiculous pet clothing should maybe think about Megan and the costs of having cancer.
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I've had cancer. I've had chemo, radiation and a mastectomy. I know the cost of having cancer and the toll it takes mentally and monitarilly and guess what? I STILL BUY COSTUMES AND SILLY LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT FOR MY BULLDOG! I even send him off to day camp 2 or 3 times a month to play with his "friends" because being an only dog can get lonely when both your parents work.
I line in the "sunny" southwest and it's 8:30 and 19 degrees outside right now but since my bully is sitting in the nice warm house on his couch I guess I don't need to put his sweater on him just yet.
Admin he sounds adorable!
Love reading all of the doggie and cat stories on this blog :-)
The posters here have proven to be very generous with their time, money, and spirit. On a couple of different occasions, when posters were discussing their charitable deeds, they were unfairly accused of "bragging". Then, when they innocently discuss dressing up their dogs in cold weather, they are told that they should be more charitable instead. ??
I guess you can't make everyone happy.
But I agree, doggies deserve clothes to keep them warm too!
Admin....161:
Well, you may think you're slow to the party but I, apparently, didn't even get an invitation! I never knew about that iPad feature. Thanks! It's great!
HOGS!
So, I think I got it now: I'm allowed to feed and clothe my family and put a roof over their heads and that's it. Everything else should go to charity. Right. I've been doing it all wrong.
Fools!
It's called discretionary income and that means that well, basically, how I spend my spare cash is none of anyone's business!
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Right. Perhaps the sad person taking issue should give us an accounting of where all their money goes, and then we all can judge what we deem to be worthy and what not. Bingo, it's none of our business.
NJ good for you and your cancer fight is an inspiration.
By the way Megan is insured and as far as I know has never asked for a handout. It's not going to help Megan's expenses to not ever do anything fun--that's for insurance to handle. What does help is spreading her inspiring message though.
NJGal, it sounds like you went through a very difficult time. What an inspiration you are, I wish you continous health, happiness, and prosperity.
Hey look here is a pic from Megan's facebook hugging a dog, and he's wearing a little shirt thing. https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/301324_10151130431673463_1117587590_n.jpg
She also has photos of her at the hospital with what look like the hospital service dogs for comfort during treatments. She's a dog lover. Yea!
She also commented "OMG adorable" on this photo of a pomeranian in a shirt that says Redefine Impossible.
https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/550489_637309634492_304466521_n.jpg
Dog outfits: Megan approved.
Wow, just watched Jodi Foster's speech. She is just so... real. And raw and just out there.
You go girl and tell it like it is, how putting yourself out there to the public has it's PRICE to pay. Privacy is something that Kate has absolutely robbed her children of. You can't got back. The G kids have lost that undeniable right forever-- robbed. It makes me sick every single time I read some stupid fan begging Kate to put those kids on TV again. Selfish.
I also want to say that Jodi's sexuality has pretty much been known, but she's kept it to herself when she could have made it into a reality show. My heart went out to her, watching her nerves almost get the best of her as she geared up to make her announcement. It's just sad that anyone has to equivocate about who they are.
Love her line about a press conference and a signature perfume! I'm surprised that Kate hasn't released her scent, "8".
Blech.
Megan is so well-spoken, she seems like a wonderful human being.
Megan does seem like a gentle soul. Like I said, you can tell a lot about a person by how they treat animals.
Working woman:
"The posters here have proven to be very generous with their time, money, and spirit. On a couple of different occasions, when posters were discussing their charitable deeds, they were unfairly accused of "bragging". Then, when they innocently discuss dressing up their dogs in cold weather, they are told that they should be more charitable instead. ??"
Exactly, if we start saying excuse me but in my spare time I volunteer with this and I gave X amount to this and this, the humble brag bellyaching comes out. Which is it, do you want us to explain what charities we are involved with or not?
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