Anyone would do it too? Or would they? Now that reality T.V. has been around so long the child stars have grown up, reflected on their experiences, and found their voices, it's interesting to hear what they have to say. Enter Kristin Cavallari, who at just 17 and a junior in high school, was MTV's breakout star of Laguna Beach and The Hills.
But does she want her new baby Camden, born seven months ago, to have a reality show? No. She's not talking hypothetically, she's actually been offered a show.
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| Cavallari in 2005 |
“I want Cam to grow up in the most normal setting possible," Cavallari said, "and I just don’t think that’s going to happen with cameras. The family is sacred.”
Amen, Kristin. And good for you.
In other news of celebs who won't go on reality T.V., Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, Kate's "friends," recently made it crystal clear such a venture wasn't for them.
1330 sediments (sic) from readers:
«Oldest ‹Older 401 – 600 of 1330 Newer› Newest»Anyone other than Kate would be mortified that some nobody tweeter was contacting TV shows on their behalf.
miloandjack
@Kateplusmy8 Kate would U consider doing the @SplashABC show? U've already conquered fear of heights& we know U love gettin ur hair wet? :)
How, may I ask, is lying slumped at the base of SkyJump in fetal position crying and blubbering incoherently considered conquering your fear of heights?
OMG-Once she gets an idea in her head, she just won't stop!
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack
@gypsi001 @Kateplusmy8 @SplashABC I would so LOVE 2see Kate do something like this! Drama/humor/ and ratings thru the roof! Yes Kate? :)
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack
@gypsi001 @Kateplusmy8 @SplashABC HaHa..haters beware..don't ever tell Kate what she can't do! @SplashABC I can see her now...#Perfecto :)
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack
@gypsi001 @Kateplusmy8 @SplashABC Kate is in terrific shape...good muscle tone..she's disciplined! She could do this! #RocksABakiniToo
Then the one who Kate defended Milo to the other night when she asked if Kate liked Milo's gushing, adds in her 2 cents.
fireytopaz1
@MiloandJack @Kateplusmy8 @SplashABC Has Kate asked you2 contact the networks for her like she allows you to pay her continual compliments?
And even Sandie has her opinion
sandiebellz
@MiloandJack @gypsi001 @Kateplusmy8 I thought Kate has a fear of heights. Might not be right for her.
But that doesn't stop Milo
miloandjack
@SandieBellz @Kateplusmy8 Well..of course, she made that known N Australia tower jump! But diving is not that high...Totally her call! :)
"Kate will you consider", "Totally her call"--Milo's acting like ABC is beating down Kate's door begging her to do this show. It's one thing to hope, but she's actually thinking it will happen. Talk about delusional.
Tweet-le--You're right anyone would be mortified. Perhaps Kate is too, but doesn't know how to tell Milo to STFU already.
Well Anonymous, I was a real single mom and yes, I got a whopping 5 days per year of sick pay--and unless I was coughing up a lung, I went to work, because those sick days needed to be saved for when my kids were sick.
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Exactly. My bff is a single mom who used her three...count them...three days of sick pay during the flu season in January. She called me recently and asked me if I could stay with her toddler for a few hours until the sitter got there. The child wasn't feeling well either. My friend was sick, but had to go to work or she was going to get "written up." Her employer is not lenient when it comes to sick working moms, or working moms with sick children who have to stay home with their children.
There are also working moms who have ZERO days of sick pay and with three "write ups" they get fired if they miss work for any reason.
That stomach bug is contagious. Now I have it!
It really baffles me how she can pay the mortgage, property taxes, 8 kids' private school tuition, BRACES for most of the kids (as I mentioned in a previous post, my friend's daughter just got braces and they cost $5,400!). When is her $tupid little financial house of cards going to come crumbling down?
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All of those things could be considered for the welfare of the child, and therefore could be pulled from their trust, according to the Department of Labor.
Of course, that fund, too, could be exhausted rather quickly.
Then she did the dishes and I dried them. Then she'd clean the floor and the sink. Then she's do home chores like ironing. Then she'd go to bed.
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...and I bet it wasn't at 8 p.m.!
I was reading about Kendra and surprised how long she has been on reality TV. She has been on TV years longer than Kate. And her Kendra show on E was one of the highest rated.
"Girls Next Door" (with Hugh Hefner & 2 others)
August 2005 - end of 2008 (5 seasons)
"Kendra" - June 2009 - January 2011 (3 seasons)
"Dancing With The Stars" - Spring 2011
"Kendra On Top" - June 2012 - Current (3 seasons)
Celebrity Wife Swap - February 2013 (1 episode)
And she wrote her own autobiography too.
Anonymous wants to know:
No REAL single moms have jobs with sick pay?
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I am a "REAL" single mom and have been from day one, approaching 15 years of single momdom. I have a job with sick pay. However, my "job" as mom does not include down time for being sick. I still need to take care of my son, which would include:
1. Getting up in the morning, getting him ready for school, taking him to school.
2. Go home, lie down, barf as needed, until 2:00ish.
3. Strike #2 if any groceries are needed in the house - instead, drive to store, get whatever is needed, then return home and complete #2, above.
4. Pick up son from school, return home, fix a snack for him, lie down on couch and try to rest while still being present for son.
5. Fix some kind of dinner, do a load of laundry, perhaps help with homework.
6. Get son to bed, clean up kitchen, take out trash, hope I feel better tomorrow.
That's what I mean when I say that most moms, single or otherwise, don't get time off when they are sick. You might be able to stay home from your job, but you still need to run the household, take care of the kids, the pets, put gas in the car, etc.
Not to be gross, but one time when I was sick, my son had an ear infection. He was just a baby. I had to drag us both down to Kaiser, sit in the waiting room hoping they would hurry up and call us in, then wait in the small exam room for the doctor. Threw up in the garbage can while waiting. I was so embarrassed. Then I had to wait in line at the pharmacy, with a fussy baby, for his prescription, and pray I didn't vomit again there. Stop on the way home to vomit on the side of the road.
Motherhood - it ain't for the faint of heart nor for whiners who take to their bed at 8:15 because they had to cook AN ENTIRE DINNER for their kids.
I agree with Amy2 on the one day someone will sue kate and will have deep pockets and not care a bit in the world about the media. She will be in front of the camera in mourning clothes CRYING A RIVER in an attempt to gather sympathy and play that Count'em 8 kids card and throw Jon under the bus that he doesn't help.
I think that will be payback to her about the counseling bill that she refused to pay and the dr. just dropped it to cut her losses and move on.
Also, kate is due for the wrath of a big lawsuit because she always critiqued every situation and said, Can we SUE?
It will come back to haunt you one day.
Also, I remember it maybe in HSFTW that she and Steve had a standing room at a nice hotel in the area and that is where they go. Am IRC?
Hurry Robert Hurry.
irishfan47 @irishfan47
@Kateplusmy8 So is ur pencil in hand? Aren't u dying to find out more about this devilish charming man... You know me..lol
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8
@irishfan47 um......are you saying I know you? Like in real life? If so, I'm confused?!
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"You know me" vs. "You know, me?" Completely different meaning, Irishfan. That's why Kate was asking if she knew him in real life, and I still don't think he understood why he bombed. This might be the same guy who says:
"Let's eat Grandma" instead of "Let's eat, Grandma."
As they say on Facebook--Punctuation: Saving Lives Every Day!
Kate has two suitors at the moment. The irish guy and Dave, the tattooed wrestler. They're in fierce competition to be castrated by Kate the man hater.
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The wrestler guy was after her before, probably about a year or so ago. He has a webpage, so he does exist under the "professional" name Dave Webb (I guess in honor of his Spiderman fetish).
The Irish guy, I'm not so sure about. I have a sneaky feeling that he is a "she," a non-fan who is just pulling Kate's leg and trying to get her excited and flattered that there may be someone infatuated with her. Catfish.
Or, it could be Iwana.
Rearranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic said... 169
To Berks Neighbor (#168): I so agree. As you say, I'd be completely freaked out right now, too, trying to maintain such a standard of living (private school, McMansion etc.) with no steady income coming in. It really baffles me how she can pay the mortgage, property taxes, 8 kids' private school tuition, BRACES for most of the kids ...
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We don't know that she doesn't have a steay income coming in. She had excellent legal advice, so she probably had excellent financial advice, too. She may have an income stream from her investments. I believe that she is set for life--I haven' seen any evidence that she isn't. I don't know why anyone has a hard time believing this. She is obviously able to pay her monthly expenses.
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idosmommy said... 178
Didn't ABC say that they chose Kate Gosselin first and then looked for someone to counterbalance her? Kendra became that person.
So, it looks to me like ABC told us wrong. They wanted Kendra to help bolster Splash and then needed someone to counterbalance her.
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Right, the producers of the show would be far less knowledgeable about who they had on board first than you are. They must be wrong because their words don't conform to your version of reality.
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Did somebody say something? I think I can see something, but since it's from Anonymous, it's hard to read. Or take seriously.
MiloandJack
@gypsi001 @Kateplusmy8 @SplashABC Kate is in terrific shape...good muscle tone..she's disciplined! She could do this! #RocksABakiniToo
Does a woman say this about another woman? Rocks a bikini? Good muscle tone? Some of the stuff Milo comes up with (and "her" dreaming of walking along a pond, hand in hand with Kate) really makes me think that this a man paid to be her cheerleader. A very horny man, no less.
I think anyone could love quite comfortably on what this family made, for years. And frugally forever. I think the doubt comes in because Kate has been so stupid about everything else what are the chances financial management is the one thing she does right?
Lol live not love. You can love for nothing!
Ex Nurse said...
I believe that she is set for life--I haven' seen any evidence that she isn't. I don't know why anyone has a hard time believing this.
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Possibly because she needs at least $350,000 a year just to maintain that lifestyle...fun trips, clothing, those thousand dollar hair cuts, and all the extras aren't included. Unless she has amassed such a fortune that the interest on those investments alone totals that amount, it is not going to last her a lifetime unless she draws from the principal.
Kind of pathetic that Kate has to hang onto Kendra's coat tails to get on teevee. She can't just get on a show by herself? She's gotta glom onto Kendra being on Splash?
After all the dissing she did of Kendra, I'd be pretty embarrassed to ask her to get me onto a show with her.
She could do this! #RocksABakiniToo
What's a bakini?
I think Milo is Kate's mother. She used to post on IW as Mom of KT, at least it has never been disproven it was not Charlene Kreider. Dysfunction in that family explains plenty. Really ragged on Jodi and defended Kate.
Milo is not whom she claims to be, and I don't care if someone did call into a radio show claiming to be Milo and a woman with a southern accent spoke. It could have been anyone. I find it odd that RWA, who outs sheeple, hasn't made a peep about Milo. Maybe I am missing something.
Tuckers Mom, folks familiar with Andy Dick will be expecting some kind of train wreck behavior, don't you think? Showing up drunk, laying down on the dance floor, insulting other contestants, things like that. What will be surprising is if he can behave like a perfect gentleman.
We will just have to tune in and see!
Those people are losing it. KT is not about to jump from 3 stories into a pool, backwards at that. She is skinny, not athletic.
Kate is a twit said... 171
The Stir is celebrating it's 3rd birthday, and they put up a video with some of the writers reading negative comments that their blogs have received. Kate isn't included, but they did tweet the link to her.
They've all received nasty comments, but they made fun of it. And I don't see any of them whining about being "bullied".
http://t.co/mwbGMbjoj7
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Wow - this is very interesting. Some of the comments read were quite nasty. And no one referred to it as bullying! I'm curious - have any of the sheeple commented on this?
I agree with Ex-Nurse. Kate had a lot of good lawyers and I also think she got good investment advice while she was with TLC. I think she has a LOT of money tucked away in all kinds of accounts and I think she never has to worry about money again.
What's a bakini?
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That's a special type of swimsuit for those who used tanning beds to turn their skin orange.
It's pronounced "Bakin" "I", as opposed to "Tanning Me".
I think anyone could love quite comfortably on what this family made, for years. And frugally forever.
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Unless those kids get full scholarships or financial aid for college, that money isn't going to last her forever. You figure a minimum of $150,000 per year for school tuition right now (two kids for six more years, six kids for 10 more years) that money disappears pretty darn fast.
TLC Stinks,
I think the moderator at RWA says that Iwana and Milo are the same person and that it's a guy. I'm pretty sure, but I may be wrong.
Those people are losing it. KT is not about to jump from 3 stories into a pool, backwards at that. She is skinny, not athletic.
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And her bakini (sic) top would fly up around her neck.
Isn't Milo overlooking the obvious ... you have to be asked to participate.
This 'season' is almost ready to air, who says there will be another. They introduce these shows with D list celebrities to see if it will stick, ala Dancing with the Stars. Most don't and are 1 season wonders at best.
It's one thing to film a one episode show with Kate, CWS, suck it up for 5 days, in and out and hope to get half decent ratings. I can't even imagine them hiring her again to work with a trainer for weeks and then compete on the show. They been there done that and from all reports wasn't a peach to deal with! However, there are suckers for punishment ... so who knows ...
I still can't believe anyone who ever watched her show, see her game for anything and up to challenges. Thru countless shows, it was shown that even a small/minor challenge, was too great for her to handle and she came undone!
Another one to add to Sue Buddy's list:
jasrjs1228
@Kateplusmy8 how do you avoid library late fees? Bc I always seem to forget that on my to do list! And you have 4x as many kids as I do!;-)
Uh, you return the books?
Hasn't KK said more than once that she doesn't know how to swim? Who in their right mind would put a non-swimmer on a diving show?
jasrjs1228
@Kateplusmy8 how do you avoid library late fees? Bc I always seem to forget that on my to do list! And you have 4x as many kids as I do!;-)
Sheeple, sheeple - there is nothing, nothing at all, to suggest that K8 takes her children to the public library. I would bet money that none of them have library cards.
This 'season' is almost ready to air, who says there will be another. They introduce these shows with D list celebrities to see if it will stick, ala Dancing with the Stars. Most don't and are 1 season wonders at best.
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Diving is a beautiful sport and the Olympic divers are amazing, but who the heck wants to watch D listers belly flop? This show is going to go the way of Ice Skating WTS.
Kate's not going to get on or do this show. She got a full blow out before rafting during the RV trip. My gosh, she FREAKED about getting her hair and brand new outfit wet when on a once in a lifetime experience.
That's right, readerlady, she said she wasn't 'waterish' and couldn't swim on the epi where they had swim lessons for the kids and Joel was called a 'girl' and also one of the beach ones. She was also reluctant (and rude) to participate in the white water rafting and the water travel episode where they viewed the ocean though a sort of board thing with a window; what's that called?
I don't see Kate as a diver either.
JoyinVirginia said... 21
Tuckers Mom, folks familiar with Andy Dick will be expecting some kind of train wreck behavior, don't you think?
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Whoever got stuck with this train wreck addict and public urinator needs to be getting hazard pay.
And even Sandie has her opinion
sandiebellz
@MiloandJack @gypsi001 @Kateplusmy8 I thought Kate has a fear of heights. Might not be right for her.
But that doesn't stop Milo
miloandjack
@SandieBellz @Kateplusmy8 Well..of course, she made that known N Australia tower jump! But diving is not that high...Totally her call! :)
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It didn't stop there, eitehr:
Sandie @SandieBellz
@MiloandJack @Kateplusmy8 Uh, 33 ft seems pretty high to me.
Isn't Sandie the one that was DMing with Barb after Barb said Maybe Kate should be the one to speak up?
SGgal @21: I think the moderator at RWA says that Iwana and Milo are the same person and that it's a guy. I'm pretty sure, but I may be wrong.
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Yes, but that person also thinks that the admin of this board is a sheeple who is in Kate's fold, paid to keep her relevant and also that admin posts under various names here and even copies posts from that blog to this one.
I do give them kudos, however, in the whole hacking thing. Good job. Oh, and their photoshops are really funny, particularly the latest one with the three head sheeple on a dating show with Kate.
Sandie @SandieBellz
@MiloandJack @Kateplusmy8 Uh, 33 ft seems pretty high to me.
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They're doing TOWER diving? I thought they were diving off 10 metre springboards, the "normal" ones. Tower diving is from
16 feet and 32 feet, and it's a whole other kettle of fish from springboards. Oh my!
Formerly Duped said... 34
That's right, readerlady, she said she wasn't 'waterish' and couldn't swim on the epi where they had swim lessons for the kids and Joel was called a 'girl' and also one of the beach ones. She was also reluctant (and rude) to participate in the white water rafting and the water travel episode where they viewed the ocean though a sort of board thing with a window; what's that called?
I don't see Kate as a diver either.
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I have my own theory of why Kate is not "waterish" when away from home. Due to her vanity, she must be tanish at all times. When she is home, she has access to tanning beds, etc... but when she is on the road (especially the RV trip), she had to use spray on tanners, and if one drop of water hit any part of her body,it might ruin her spray on tan. Sounds stupid, but we are talking "Vanity Kate."
Instead of enjoying the moment with her, she is more worried about her looks and appearance. A real kill joy to every event.
She did do the shark cage once on some trip, but they probably promised her a visit to a local tanning bed, or else the diver suit prevented her tan from washing away.
Had she set up aggressive 529 accounts when they were little and put even a portion of their money in it those accounts could be substantial by 18 and plenty to cover a state school. Especially with the market doing much better. So few are able to do this but she was. Perhaps she has.
Dear Milo,
Please allow me to explain the difference between the sky jump and diving. In the sky jump, you are harnessed and are wearing the necessary safety equipment. You may feel like you are free floating, but you are tethered.
The equipment has been checked before the jumper puts it on.
In diving, there is nothing between you and the
water but your swim suit and air. You are tethered to nothing. You launch yourself off a bouncing board or from an unwielding tower platform. You take off and keep your eyes firmly on your chosen focal point to keep you oriented. If you push yourself off too hard, you could land on your back in the water and knock yourself out. If you push yourself off too weakly, you can land on your face and your abdomen. You can also hit your head on the board if you get a millimeter too close to it. Just ask Greg Louganis about that one.
Then, when you land, however you land, you have to get to the surface of the water before you
breathe, and then you must swim to the edge of the pool to get out.
Is this something Kate should do? She's got 8
kids at home. The chances of bad things happening are quite good. This is far bigger a deal than people being able to see Kate on TV -
whether in a bakini (sic) or a Speedo. This is
a very big deal that her adoring fans need to
SHUT UP about. Kate would be putting herself at great risk.
Thank you for reading here, Milo. I know you do read here. Daily.
TLC stinks said... 20
I think Milo is Kate's mother. She used to post on IW as Mom of KT, at least it has never been disproven it was not Charlene Kreider. Dysfunction in that family explains plenty. Really ragged on Jodi and defended Kate.
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Very interesting theory. It is plain for all to see that there is something not quite right with the "Milo" situation and Kate's unending tolerance of her. Kate barely tolerates anyone, let alone calls them a friend and defends them.
fidosmommy--10 metres is equal to 33 feet, which is roughly 3 stories. This video will give you an idea of how that is.
http://www.celebuzz.com/2013-03-15/watch-miss-alabama-takes-the-plunge/
This is a description of the show from abc's site:
"Splash marks the first time 10 celebrities will train and compete in regulation platform and springboard diving at dizzying heights in front of a weekly poolside audience. Each week the celebrities will look fear in the face as they leap off the 10-meter high dive, pair off to complete synchronized stunts, and flip, twist and spin into the depths of the pool below."
But according to Milo "it's not that high", yet she forgets that Kate was tethered during the sky jump, which is a whole lot different than doing a free fall dive.
She used to post on IW as Mom of KT, at least it has never been disproven it was not Charlene Kreider.
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But it was never proven that it was Charlene Kreider. I know Charlene, but I would never ask her if she did that posting. I will say, however, that the posting that was done there is not something I could ever imagine Charlene doing. Not in a million years.
I was reading Twitter, and the old bashing of Kate's parents came up again. Criticizing Kate is one thing. But I think slamming the Kreiders (and bringing up the whole thing that Kate was raised in a campground, which is not true) is just crossing the line, as is criticizing the kids' school.
Is this something Kate should do? She's got 8
kids at home. The chances of bad things happening are quite good. This is far bigger a deal than people being able to see Kate on TV -
whether in a bakini (sic) or a Speedo. This is
a very big deal that her adoring fans need to
SHUT UP about. Kate would be putting herself at great risk.
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Didn't Kate have reservations about going roller skating because she was afraid of breaking her leg...she said she had children to take care of. Why in heaven's name would she put herself at risk and do a high dive?
THINK, Milo...wipe those love stars from your eyes and just THINK!
Formerly Duped said... 34
That's right, readerlady, she said she wasn't 'waterish' and couldn't swim on the epi where they had swim lessons for the kids
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If you have a built in pool(6-8 feet of water) in your back yard, and have 8 count 'em kids, you need to know how to swim or have a "nanny" who knows how to swim.
We are talking Kate here who "micro manages" everything in their lives. Doesn't add up as usual.
I don't understand why someone who apparently likes her would want her to do something so dangerous. I can't stand the woman but even I wouldn't advise she jump off a 30 foot platform. That just seems unwise.
10 metres is 33 feet.....
Yes, it is! I'm sorry, not thinking straight.
At our pool (not in our yard type) we had a
10 FOOT springboard. I was thinking of that.
Again, sorry for my brain slip.
So, I goofed again when I said the pool also had 16 and 32 METRE towers. Nope. Those would also be FEET. Geesh, I'm a mess tonight.
Anyway, thank you for the correction.
I was reading Twitter, and the old bashing of Kate's parents came up again.
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I hope Kate has told them that her parents are off limits. They didn't put themselves on TV and exploit their grandchildren. Why are they the bad guys?
Chuy is out of Splash already after an accident broke his foot. He couldn't dive or even swim when he signed up.
Batsh*t crazy.
Brandi Chastain is replacing him.
How the mighty have fallen.
Didn't Kate have reservations about going roller skating because she was afraid of breaking her leg...she said she had children to take care of. Why in heaven's name would she put herself at risk and do a high dive?
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Yes, but that was then this is now and now she has eight personal assistants at her beck and call to nurse her back to health if she so much as breaks a fingernail. I'm sure Milo would walk across hot lava to come look after her too.
That said, unless someone pushes her off I doubt if she'll ever jump off a high diving board.
I don't understand why someone who apparently likes her would want her to do something so dangerous.
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Because in Milo's mind, Kate has super powers and can do anything and everything she sets her mind to. There are no bounds to what Kate can accomplish. As Milo says and thinks:
miloandjack
People conquer their fears all the time...do what they thought was impossible! Because the #HumanSpirit...#Determination subdues our fear!
I've read articles where the contestants go through approximately seven weeks of training. One (Chuy Bravo) didn't even know how to swim, although he out of the competition know because he injured his foot. They learn the dives while being tethered, and they practice extensively. But on the actual show, they're on their own.
Can you see Kate going through that? She couldn't even handle DWTS and all it's training.
Yet, Milo thinks it's a piece of cake to jump off a diving platform 33 feet in the air. After all it's KanDoKate, Supermom!!
I really think Milo is hell bent on Kate being able to prove the "haters" wrong and she is grasping at anything where she can finally say to them "I told you so!".
Someone mentioned on twitter that with all of Milo's twittering about Splash, it looks like Milo is reminding Kate that she doesn't have a job, and Kendra does, and is rubbing her nose in it.
Milo
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 47
I don't understand why someone who apparently likes her would want her to do something so dangerous. I can't stand the woman but even I wouldn't advise she jump off a 30 foot platform. That just seems unwise.
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I agree. I think Milo is/was po'd about Kate ignoring some of her numerous tweets yesterday and this is her nasty side coming out, pointing out that Kendra has a job and Kate doesn't, and Kendra can dive and swim and get her hair wet and Kate can't and won't.
This is how Milo sees herself from a tweet this morning:
I like 2help people...I tell my friends...ur problems are my problems! I'm in this w/U! People need more than just "Oh so sorry!"
She left out the part about don't cross me though or I'll get nasty.
Also she butts into people's problems, IMO, not to help, just to be nosy because she gets some kind of pleasure out of it.
I agree, and not understanding why they would want her to do it either, if she doesn't even know how to swim, let alone the danger. Or that she has never been offered a spot on the show.
Likewise, she has no "rain makers," to donate funds, other than to herself through her grifting, but some of her fans think she should be on Celebrity Apprentice. Delusional.
Her fans are not the most rational people in the universe. On the other hand, she eggs them on daily with her platitudes about facing one's fears, etc...
The social skills are sad. Actually most of the time people do just want to hear oh sorry to hear that. If people want your opinion they will ask.
I don't think anyone on that show has proven anything except they are nuts. People who don't do stupid stuff like that live and since my goal is to stay alive and I assume that's Kate's too I can respect anyone who passes.
Thanks, PA Dutch Mom. I can tell you that in my 59 years, I have known several people that shocked me and I said, as you, not in a million years. We only know what goes on in our own homes, right?
In 2009, Jon gave an interview to a Utah TV station. He said that Charlene and Kenton Kreider, who also reside in Pennsylvania, "are just not involved. They have 19 grandchildren and they aren't involved with any of them.” In a separate interview, he claimed the Kreiders wanted to be "drop-in grandparents," but that neither he nor Kate wanted a relationship like that. Jon made no mention of an estrangement.
Had she set up aggressive 529 accounts when they were little and put even a portion of their money in it those accounts could be
substantial by 18 and plenty to cover a state school. Especially with the market doing much better. So few are able to do this but she was.
Perhaps she has 40
Remember that you are talking about the woman who went ballistic when Jon set up new accounts for the kids that she cannot touch.
omg I can't imagine have 8 young kids in a pool and not having someone there who knows how to swim. I wouldn't begrudge her hiring someone to be there for that. I would be a nervous wreck since I can't swim much.
Kate would go on Splash in a hot minute. She'd be away from the kids for weeks. She could strut around in a bikini. She could act all diva-ish. She'd be out in LA. She'd love it, but it would be a total train wreck just like DWTS. Someone above mentioned her spray on tan. Kate has said that she is "allergic" to the spray on tans, so all of her tanning is done in the dangerous tanning beds. Good luck with that Kate. She'll look much older than her years. In fact, she already does. Not to mention the great risk of skin cancer.
, he claimed the Kreiders wanted to be "drop-in grandparents," but that neither he nor Kate wanted a relationship like that. Jon made no mention of an estrangement.
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I think Jon was just parroting the party line as dictated by Kate. First of all, what the hell does that mean? Drop in grandparents?
So what if they don't see the kids on a regular basis? You throw them to the curb for not being exactly the way you want?
The Kreiders got kicked to the curb when filming went into high gear.
And Jon looked totally baked in that interview.
I didn't understand that comment in the first place. Lots of grandparents are just drop in. They are grandparents not parents. Many see their role as to drop in, love and spoil the kids, then leave. It's awesome to be more involved but many kids wouldn't even want that. It's your kid not your parents' kid. The parenting is for parents. How much you want to bet Kate wanted money out of them not just hugs and kisses and pony rides.
ITA, Admin. She probably wanted money or them to buy them stuff. I think Kate has always been money hungry.
I absolutely understand the Kreider's desire to be in and out grandparents. That's how our family worked, and it was a good system for us.
I'm not saying it's better than other ways, but
only that I understand it perfectly well.
Fido, absolutely. And here's the thing, if you get too involved as a grandparent, kids (the grandparent's kids) may start to resent it. After all that is the ultimate in letting a child spread their wins by stepping back and letting them raise their own child. I have heard many people complain that mom and dad butt in too much with the kids and don't give them enough space. I've heard many people say well that was a great house but at five minutes away it was just too close to the grandparents. I've never heard people say the grandparents need to get involved more. Um, it's your child, you are the one to get involved, and whatever the grandparents comfort level of involvement is, is up to them, as long as it's not so much that you're not okay with it. There may be many good reasons to step back--getting up there in years, health not too good, still busy with their own jobs, involved with retirements groups, other activities, other grandchildren and family that needs them. They didn't choose to have the kids YOU DID.
I've noticed with Kate there is just no pleasing her. If you get involved like Jodi and Kevin do, all of a sudden you're butting into things none of their business. If you don't get involved, you are just a drop in and not good enough. There really is no winning with a narcissist.
How much you want to bet Kate wanted money out of them not just hugs and kisses and pony rides 60
I think she wrote her father off after the mismatched crib debacle (her refusal of donated cribs). I would not necessarily blame him for doing the same. She wasn't just ungrateful for what people did for them when she had the sextuplets, she was downright rude that all of it did not meet her expectations and specifications. Her mother must have been (still be?) torn. Just speculating.
So what if they don't see the kids on a regular basis? You throw them to the curb for not being exactly the way you want?
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You said this so well. Yes, you kick people to the curb if they are not exactly the way you think they should be. This is the fate of every. single. person. who has come into her life and WILL be the fate of Deanna eventually too. I'm sorry, is there a universal grandparents manuel for exactly what you are supposed to do? Or aunt manual? Or friend manual? As long as they are not abusive or bad for the kids, which no one ever suggested, what does it matter? Take what they want to give and let it go. These people are icing on the cake--they are not REQUIRED to do anything for your kids like a parent is. Only you, the parent, have obligations to your child. Not grandparents, relatives or other friends. Some people don't even have all those relatives, she should be grateful.
I really wish Kate would get therapy. She needs to learn that you don't get to shape and mold your loved ones into your idea of how things should be. People are who they are. For all she talks about people not being tolerant of her, she couldn't be more intolerant of others herself. I think she would really be a lot happier if she could learn to just take what people want to give to her, be happy with what she got, and let the rest of it go.
Thanks, PA Dutch Mom. I can tell you that in my 59 years, I have known several people that shocked me and I said, as you, not in a million years. We only know what goes on in our own homes, right?
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Moreover, who in their right mind would set herself up to be laughed at as the biggest buffoon in Kate's Twitter world as Milo has come to be? I can's see Kate's mom doing that. Only a nutcase would do that, and Kate's mom is not that.
Milo said..."I like 2help people...I tell my friends...ur problems are my problems! I'm in this w/U! People need more than just "Oh so sorry!""
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What Milo doesn't get is that Kate is NOT her friend. She doesn't know her, and yes, a friend helps with problems if they ask you. You just don't butt into their business, set yourself up as chief spokesperson and tell you what to do. That's being a busybody and it gets old after awhile -- so old that the "friend" is going to tell you to mind your own business if they don't want to share their problems or want your advice.
Auntie Ann said,
Yes, but that was then this is now and now she has eight personal assistants at her beck and call to nurse her back to health if she so much as breaks a fingernail. I'm sure Milo would walk across hot lava to come look after her too.
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Only if she were given the key to the deadbolt lock on Kate's bedroom door!
So, I happened to flip to the Halmark Channel and Bindi Irwin's movie- "Return to Nim's Island" is on. Bindi has changed so much! She still looks a lot like her dad and she's cute but she seriously cannot act and her Australian accent is a bit more American sounding.
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Remember that you are talking about the woman who went ballistic when Jon set up new accounts for the kids that she cannot touch.
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No, I don't remember that. I remember during Kate's wailing about Jon taking all the money, there was an email to Kate from her banker saying she'd moved money into all eleven accounts per Kate's request.
Susie Cincinnati said... 14
MiloandJack
@gypsi001 @Kateplusmy8 @SplashABC Kate is in terrific shape...good muscle tone..she's disciplined! She could do this! #RocksABakiniToo
Does a woman say this about another woman? Rocks a bikini? Good muscle tone?
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I agree, Susie. This tweet reveals a lot about Milo's true feelings, like someone who let slip that she/he is a bit too obsessed with Kate's body. A "friend" wouldn't say things like this--you can make a compliment without sounding like you're ogling a photo while you do it!
Between that and the constant references to Kate's bedroom, the creepiness factor just keeps climbing. And whoever said Milo is getting increasingly demanding is right on. If Kate didn't hire Milo--if this person is "real"--I don't see how Kate will ever be able to cut her (him?) loose. Milo will not be ignored.
(By the way, you all are cracking me up tonight--Bakin-I, key to Kate's deadbolt...snicker.)
More for Sue Buddy's list...
tarabush13
@Kateplusmy8 Can u call me? i will give u my number,
Oh, sure. Right away. Kate's pulling out her phone right now just shaking with anticipation over calling some stranger in Erie, PA.
irishfan47
@Kateplusmy8 Hey you, where have u been hiding:)
This one creeps me out almost as much as Milo does. Almost, not quite, but heading in that direction. He says that she knows him. It sounds like a Lifetime television suspense/thriller movie.
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Well Anonymous, I was a real single mom and yes, I got a whopping 5 days per year of sick pay--and unless I was coughing up a lung, I went to work, because those sick days needed to be saved for when my kids were sick.
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Exactly. My bff is a single mom who used her three...count them...three days of sick pay during the flu season in January. She called me recently and asked me if I could stay with her toddler for a few hours until the sitter got there. The child wasn't feeling well either. My friend was sick, but had to go to work or she was going to get "written up." Her employer is not lenient when it comes to sick working moms, or working moms with sick children who have to stay home with their children.
There are also working moms who have ZERO days of sick pay and with three "write ups" they get fired if they miss work for any reason.
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Of course there are working moms with no sick pay benefits. There are also working moms with excellent benefits packages. I was reacting to the false dichotomy being created. "Real" is not defined as "working a double shift at the diner." There is a frequent theme on this blog of "working class worship" as if somehow struggling equates to good parenting. There are rich people who are great parents. There are poor people who are great parents. And the reverse also is true.
Likes to be Anonymous I think you're misinterpreting what a lot of us mean. Obviously, "real" moms come in all shapes and sizes and financial circumstances and maybe real is the wrong term for the sentiment being expressed. What I mean when I say that, is I am just concerned and annoyed that Kate insults those who really do have it hard by pretending her life is so tough. Look, it's just common courtesy. If you have the luxury of being wealthy and a stay at home mom with pretty much no struggles to speak of, have an awareness of those around you and how much they might long for such things. Appreciate your circumstances and enough with the bellyaching. There are plenty of people who would love to have the luxuries Kate has and would never complain.
I don't think any upper middle class to upper class person would try to argue that they have it tough compared to blue collar or poor families. And if you do, you might want to check yourself. Make money, make as much as you want. I think that's awesome. Politically, I even tend to come out on the side of issues that the rich tend to support (not because I think the rich are better, rather for economic theory reasons anyone can google). But at the same time I really don't want to hear complaining from those who have so much money they don't even need to work apparently. I'm not sure if I'm explaining this right but I did my best.
Andy Dick claims to be sober. Hope its true and I wish him luck.
A friend of mine is trying to break into comedy and talked to Andy at a show and Andy offered to help him out with whatever he could do, gave him his phone number, the works. I though that was really, really nice. I find Andy grating but I was impressed by how sincere he was about helping a young unknown. Whether his help would HELP is questionable lol :)
Kate doesnt have to pay for the braces. Jon's dad was a dentist, and on one episode it was said that when Jon's dad died, his partner guaranteed them all dental/ortho costs would be covered.
And did the state not give the 6 anyways, college funds?
And did the state not give the 6 anyways, college funds?
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No. The late Catherine Baker Knoll, PA lieutenant governor at the time the six were born, announced that the state set up college funds (529) to which anyone could contribute. PA did not fund it.
They were quite the media item in PA when they were born, I'm betting there is a tidy sum in those accounts. Even if it were only ten grand or so per child, a lot can happen to ten grand you don't touch for eighteen years. I wonder if anyone has tried to find out the status of those accounts. It seems like if the public paid into them, they should be a matter of public record. Who is managing them, are they investing them aggressively, what happens if you don't go to college, what happens if you are a donor and realize now what a scam this whole thing was? All good questions.
Will Exposed add Kate Gosselin to the list? The site traffic would triple. Kate is rich but Octomom is not.
kbrownyard
@Kateplusmy8 You are looking more fabulous then ever! Do you have a stylist?
No. She fries her own hair, which is why she is grifting for an $800 Bakers Pride 40 lb Deep Fat Gas Fryer, Floor Model. I'm sure there are brands made in France that are much better, but then she'd have to install an additional French outlet.
I want to know where Steve is.
Who is managing them, are they investing them aggressively, what happens if you don't go to college, what happens if you are a donor and realize now what a scam this whole thing was? All good questions.
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There's a webpage with FAQs about everything, and contact info if the questions aren't answered there. Time was that they could only be used at a state college. All that has changed.
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I'm not talking about general 529 plans anyone can have, those have very specific rules governed by law. I'm taking about the ones set up for this family. I don't believe there is an FAQ page just about the Gosselin fund. Or is there?
I doubt there is an FAQ question answering what happens when you find out the poor struggling family you donated to is actually filthy rich and can afford college just fine.
Doesnt sound like the funds that go into the Gosselins TAP fund, is public information. I would bet, that members of theri church congregation likely made some donations, so there would likely be some money in those accounts.
When kate said in 2008, " we do not have college funds for the kids" it could have been her now well known way of playing with words. "They" were not paying into a college fund " they" had set up.
I doubt there is an FAQ question answering what happens when you find out the poor struggling family you donated to is actually filthy rich and can afford college just fine.
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I'm sorry. You asked what happens if you don't go to college, who manages the accounts and if they are managed aggressively. I understood that to mean all accounts in general and not specific to the Gosselins. I don't know if the Gosselin accounts are a matter of public record, but I would hope that once people realized that this family had made quite a bit of money, the contributions became less and less. Sheeple, of course, because of the wool over their eyes, may have contributed for some time.
I would believe that the only way to find out if anyone, including donors, can access those particular accounts to find out how much has been donated, is to call and find out who has access to them.
This is scary, though, from the FAQs:.
Can I access my account for purposes other than paying for higher education
(non-qualified withdrawals)?
Yes. You can access the funds in your account at any time for any reason.
A withdrawal used to move your funds to another 529 is called a “Transfer” (if to the PA 529 Investment Plan) or “Rollover” (if to any other 529 plans). A withdrawal for any reason (other than paying for qualified expenses) is called a “Non-qualified Withdrawal.”
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This sounds like this fund may be emptied for any reason. Wouldn't it be a slap in the face if a donor made a contribution, thinking it's all in a savings plan for the kids' college tuition, only to find out that the parent has withdrawn that money for "any reason."
A good question would be if that money can be withdrawn only if a parent or legal guardian makes the contribution, or if it can be withdrawn regardless of who the donor was.
NJGal51 said... 85
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lol!! With a hairy chest?
"This is how I picture Milo...."
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That looks more like Lights Out Man! ;)
Anyone can read about various college plans--yeah I was asking about the Gosselin fund. A 529 really isn't an irrevocable trust which is a bit troubling for the Gosselins. It's not the best place to park money if you have a greedy parent around. I too want to know if Kate can or has touched this. I bet the donors want to know even more.
Anyone can read about various college plans--yeah I was asking about the Gosselin fund. A 529 really isn't an irrevocable trust which is a bit troubling for the Gosselins.
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I believe there are a few different types of accounts available and what they call "unique" to PA and I don't remember what kind was set up for the Gosselins.
I really want to know who is in charge of how these accounts are invested. Because a good investor can mean the difference between okay accounts when a kid turns 18, and a really fantastic outcome when they turn 18. It goes without saying these kids deserve a fantastic outcome.
You can read more about PA's 529 accounts here:
http://www.pa529.com/save-ip-faq.html
Non-qualified withdrawals(those not used for education purposes) are subject to taxes and withdrawal penalties, somewhat similar to withdrawals from retirement accounts.
Here is information on the TAP accounts from the PA Treasury website.
http://www.pa529.com/
That was interesting info re Andy Dick, admin. most people probably remember public meltdowns if they remember much about him. Perhaps he will take advantage of the opportunity to rehabilitate his image by working hard to dance well.
If scores are close, the celeb with the bigger fan base has the advantage. I don't think Andy has been on any TV projects recently - does anyone have different info? Or will he be on any upcoming ABC projects? The producers do love their cross promotion.
I predict Kate's next blog post will be something educationish. She will say how smart her children are but how worried she is that she will have to pay for 8, count 'em, 8 college tuitions.
Even if there is plenty of money for the kids to go to college (and perhaps a few will not), Kate will be out there grifting for $$. She will even claim that Jon cannot split the costs and she doesn't know how she'll be able to pay, there's not enough in their 529's, etc.
I believe you can take the money out but with a penality? At least that's the way it was years ago in my state, but every state is different.
Right now, she has plenty of bucks, so no worries. I am sure between her investment advisor and her attorney, she is set for many, many years. That's why I get so aggravated with her constant grifting. It's a lie. She's in a position to help those less fortunate and all she thinks about is herself and spending money on her face. Not what you would expect from someone brought up in a Christian household. She'll get hers in the end when she looks like Joan Rivers and her kids expose her cruelty.
Barb, for sure she will do a blog post about HER birthday.
Admin, when our daughter was born in 1994, her great-grandfather passed away (the same day) and her inheritance was $10,000. We put it in a trust fund for college. We never added a penny to it but also never took a penny out. The money was in treasury bonds. She is 18 now and it is at $45,000. Fortunately, we also made some other investments on her behalf, so that is not her entire college fund.
In my state at a public university, $45,000 would cover approximately 2 years of tuition and fees, books, room and board, etc.
So if your prediction of $10K per child is accurate and Kate never touched that money, it will be somewhere around $30-50K per child (greatly depends on the market and how it is invested, of course!) when they are 18.
Of course, this also depends on her leaving the money alone. That also still wouldn't be enough for 4 years. I don't know what tuition is like in PA, but it definitely wouldn't be 4 year's worth.
I've long suspected she's going to claim poverty when those kids graduate from high school.
So if your prediction of $10K per child is accurate and Kate never touched that money, it will be somewhere around $30-50K per child (greatly depends on the market and how it is invested, of course!) when they are 18.
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That's hard to say. Anything can happen in the next ten years. We've had some rough years lately, we could have some stellar years. We've certainly had a stellar ten days this week. Plus 10k was just a wild guess, it could be a lot more than that. And with eight kids, there's going to be financial aid unless Kate and Jon make too much money--in that case, they can pay.
I've never seen a grown woman so obsessed with her birthday. Most adults I know can barely remember theirs! LOL
I believe you can take the money out but with a penality? At least that's the way it was years ago in my state, but every state is different
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I thought you could always take out the dollar for dollar that you put in without penalty, but if you want to take the interest out that could be a penalty. Just like a Roth IRA. But how would it work if you wanted to take out some church lady's donation?
I think Kate wants reassurances on her birthdays that she is 'important' and that she is still young and 'smokin' hot!'I think that's one reason she keeps Milo around.
I agree, I barely remember my own birthday and it's not a big deal, nice to be given a token gift, a few greetings or have a meal out though!
Even nicer when my family does something special but I wouldn't expect strangers on Twitter to celebrate!
It isn't difficult for me to imagine Kate's reaction to an 18-year-old who dares to defy her iron-fisted rule.
She will offer them the choice of complying with her or getting out. And, I don't think the phrase, "Get OUT!" will be spoken kindly.
Yeah I think it's just a pathetic attention thing. I'm very sorry for her she doesn't get enough attention from normal channels like work, loved ones, kids, to satisfy her.
I think a lot of normal adults are embarrassed by birthday attention. I can't count how many times we've said to a friend oh so let's do something special for your birthday! And they've said oh no, no, really I don't want to make a fuss.
Dmasy that's a sad thought but I think could be very true. I wouldn't be surprised if at least half these kids are done with her at 18. The rest will hang on a bit longer in the hopes that their narcissist will change (she won't) and probably, with the exception of the golden kids, be estranged by 30.
This was from wiki answers regarding the college accounts that were set up by the former PA Treasurer and has the letter/statement she originally made. I tried posting it last night but it didn't go through.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Do_the_Gosselin_sextuplets_have_college_scholarships#page2
And with eight kids, there's going to be financial aid unless Kate and Jon make too much money--in that case, they can pay.
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Maybe that's Kate's plan. Tear through that money (whatever she hasn't hidden) to qualify for financial aid. I truly wonder which came first with her, the narcissism or the greed. Anyone?
Even if the kids' college accounts and the 15% are untouched and have grown nicely, I think Kate will have a tight fist on the rest of the millions they made for her. Eventually she will send them out on their own to earn their own money because those millions will be "hers all hers". Although it was great to make a law that insists on that 15% I think it should have been more since it is 8 kids.
I hope that some do sue her for what they deserve.
I can totally see her being the type to say hey don't look at me you guys are 18 now and not my problem. After all there's no legal obligation to pay for college. Remember when she said something like when they are old enough they will need to get a job and make their own way? What a vile comment after how hard they have worked their whole lives.
This is a hoot. Milo starts in on the Splash thing again this morning. Sandie can't believe it.
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack
@Kateplusmy8 Reminds me of ur SkyWalk jump! Would U consider this Kate? :) Scenes with @KendraWilkinson [VIDEO] http://youtu.be/JbF2dbxTABg
Sandie @SandieBellz
@MiloandJack You are unbelievable. @Kateplusmy8
Milo's at it again with the Splash thing asking Kate is she would "consider it". But Sandie called her out on it. Seems like Barb isn't the only one whose had enough.
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack
@Kateplusmy8 Reminds me of ur SkyWalk jump! Would U consider this Kate? :) Scenes with @KendraWilkinson [VIDEO] http://youtu.be/JbF2dbxTABg
Sandie @SandieBellz
@MiloandJack You are unbelievable. @Kateplusmy8
That's right, Milo. Keep reminding Kate that Kendra has another show, while Kate only has a rerun of CWS tonight.
Kate announced that she'll be tweeting again during the rerun tonight, and her tweeties are all atwitter.
Frankly, I think she has put little aside for the kids' college. You know how she has always said the house is the kids'? Perhaps she figures she'll sell the place and use those proceeds to finance college. We all agree, I believe, that she is tight fisted with money for others, but not for herself.
As far as her upcoming birthday, she is obsessed with her body, you know, she "de-ages" afterall. I totally understood what the tummy tuck was all about (thank goodness that was filmed and she can't lie about it) but what is up with the boobs and the face? She's not a regular on TV any longer and making big bucks. I wonder what she sees when she looks in the mirror, and how is this going to affect her daughters in their teen years? Her psycho problems just keep building.
Oh, interesting she's not running marathons any longer now that she'd have to pony up the money for them. I thought about this because this weekend there is a Rock n Roll marathon in DC. She could even sometimes do a cancer walk, but nothing, nada. The marathon momma thing was just a promotion for CC. She's not into it at all.
But why would Kate do anything different? According to Hoffman's book, Kate was kicked out at 16/17 for being a wild child. Why wouldn't she treat her children the same?
Kate needs therapy.
Then Milo tells Sandie there's a reason for pushing this:
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack
@SandieBellz Huh? There is a reason 4this. :) Spin off TV gigs happen all the time.
As if the networks scan all tweets looking of ideas from star struck mind-addled fans
Milo must be getting antsy that Kate isn't a stah anymore, otherwise, why invest time into maintaining a tweeting relationship with a nobody you've never met?
Milo must be getting antsy that Kate isn't a stah anymore, otherwise, why invest time into maintaining a tweeting relationship with a nobody you've never met?
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Yeah. She's getting so desperate to keep her relevant she wants her to jump from a three story platform. I would think most fans would tell their idol, don't you dare!
The Milo saga is more interesting than Kate lately. Kate seems to be perpetually surprised that she has 8(!!!) kids...you'd think she would have adjusted to this fact after 9 years. Doesn't it just become normal and routine? Just like before you have kids or pets you're used to doing whatever whenever but after you have them you get used to having them to account for? It's weird.
I see the twitter bots are out in full force today re-tweeting Kate's tweet to watch CWS again tonight. I'm guessing the **I'll live tweet again while watching!** (her ** not mine) is the catch phrase that the bots are zeroing in on. There are far too many re-tweets and they are not from her normal group of sheeple.
Local I had the same thought. Think about anyone you know who is "different." Be it because they have a lot of kids, or are in some form disabled, or whatever other reason. I rarely hear people talk about such things. In fact when asked I think most people are apt to shrug and say I don't know anything any different, or I don't notice or think about it anymore, or it is what it is.
One of my closest friends when she was 18 got a bad infection in her foot and had to have it amputated. She doesn't even talk about it anymore. In fact the last time it came up was when we were making sure the hotel we were booking had a good bathtub because baths are much easier for her than showers. You can't go through life obsessing over what is different about you. You have to just live life. I'm not downplaying her struggles, she has had many, but she does not believe in being a martyr. Kate won't SHUT UP about her eight kids and it's old.
Read this from the bottom up. Milo explains her "reasoning:"
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack
What we do or say 2day...or the lack therof...can change someone's life! #MakeSureItsAPositiveChange :)
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack
@SandieBellz Her kids R the reason 4every decision she makes regarding her wrk! What is in their best interests come first! :)
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack
@SandieBellz That being said...Kate has learned 2challenge herself. She has overcome lots of fears. Tried lots of new things! :)
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack
@SandieBellz Sandie..Im not pushing this..like I said..reasons R there 4her 2consider it! Trust me! Kate is VERY careful what she agrees 2!
Milo wants to change Kate's life for the positive!!!
The Sandie/Milo conversation continued:
Sandie @SandieBellz
@MiloandJack Yes. She could get seriously hurt. Who will take care of the kids? Personally, I wouldn't push this. JMO
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack
@SandieBellz Sandie..Im not pushing this..like I said..reasons R there 4her 2consider it! Trust me! Kate is VERY careful what she agrees 2!
She's not pushing it? How many times has she tweeted about it?
She acts like Kate can "consider" doing this show, and can walk right into ABC offices and tell them so and poof! it will happen.
Kate is a twit said... 113
Milo's at it again with the Splash thing asking Kate is she would "consider it". But Sandie called her out on it. Seems like Barb isn't the only one whose had enough.
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Sandie is the one who was DMing with Barb the first time Barb called her out.
Sandie @SandieBellz
@MiloandJack You are unbelievable. @Kateplusmy8
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LOL this is a fan?!!! BAW-hahaha. So simple yet so true.
I decided to make a chore chart for our blog. There is one chore. Pop corn popping. Who wants to go first! We will rotate fairly and gender does not matter.
Sandie @SandieBellz
@MiloandJack Yes. She could get seriously hurt. Who will take care of the kids? Personally, I wouldn't push this. JMO
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Hallelujah, a RATIONAL fan.
Of course she could get seriously hurt. Of course the kids would be left without their mother. Of course it's a STUPID idea. When even her own fans are telling Milo she's ridiculous, that's pretty bad.
Robert Reitman @Robert_Reitman
@Kateplusmy8 Kate, follow back. ( business / twitter )
This sounds promising:
Strategic marketer by trade. Focuses on social media, brand strategy, content & engagement
He's from the star studded capital of the world, FRESNO, California.
How long before Milo's tweets to this guy?
robert_reitman
@Kateplusmy8 Kate, follow back. ( business / twitter )
His twitter bio is "Strategic marketer by trade. Focuses on social media, brand strategy, content & engagement"
I wonder if Kate will follow him? What she may not know is that this guy has tweeted the same tweet to over 50 others celebrities, including Roma Downey and Elisabeth Hasselbeck.
Sounds like he's trying to drum up business for his company.
Kate is a twit said... 123
She acts like Kate can "consider" doing this show, and can walk right into ABC offices and tell them so and poof! it will happen.
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Yep, that's why I think she's lost her marbles. That and this:
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack
@SandieBellz Thanks.U never know what's going on behind the scenes! :) Kate is lining up wrk all the time.She doesn't sit & wait..#GoGeter
Tweet-le--seems like you and I are doing the same thing by reposting Milo's convos and other tweets. To avoid redundancy, I'll let you be the one to continue to do it.
That'll be your chore for the day. :)
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack
@SandieBellz Thanks.U never know what's going on behind the scenes! :) Kate is lining up wrk all the time.She doesn't sit & wait..#GoGeter
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She has had one real T.V. show since her show was cancelled. One. For "lining up work all the time" she sure has very little to show for it. Brad Pitt lines up work all the time. Not Kate.
She could have been nearly two years back into nursing right now making a respectable salary with benefits, a retirement plan, health insurance, the works. And as an added bonus the kids could be private and this blog probably would have long moved on or even folded.
Kate is a twit said... 128
Tweet-le--seems like you and I are doing the same thing by reposting Milo's convos and other tweets. To avoid redundancy, I'll let you be the one to continue to do it.
That'll be your chore for the day. :)
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Actually my chore for the day is cleaning up weeds and doggie droppings :( And I'm procrastinating but now I must read an uplifting platitude full of positivity and get going!
I didn't realize we were doing the same thing until I stopped reading Milo's fascinating tweets. LOL
lol. Does the person have to wear a fright wig and yell "come and git yer POPCORN!!!!??"
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack
@SandieBellz Sandie..Im not pushing this..like I said..reasons R there 4her 2consider it! Trust me! Kate is VERY careful what she agrees 2!
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I've got news for Milo, Kate is such a fame whore that she'll accept anything to keep herself relevant. I wonder when Kate will realize that there's nothing for her in PA and get the itch to move to LA. She can get all the work done on her face that she wants, but it's just going to give her the Joan Rivers look sooner rather than later (she's well on her way to it now). The longer she waits the older she gets and for envy aging Barbie in LA there are 10 younger ones to take her place. And some of them might even have some talent.
This shows exactly how Milo thinks:
Firey Topaz @FireyTopaz1
@MiloandJack @strawberrypsu @SandieBellz That''s exactly why it's strange you continue pushing Splash when it hasn't even been offered
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack
@FireyTopaz1 @strawberrypsu @SandieBellz Ah...but U don't know that! U think a TV offer is going 2b publicized ahead of time! LOL
Terri @strawberrypsu
@MiloandJack @SandieBellz Then stop bugging her and let her decide. :)
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack
@strawberrypsu @SandieBellz LOL.. She'll come rt out & disavow it if its a NO GO! Kate's not bashful at all abt speakin her mind! :)
Milo's delusionment is getting worse and worse. She really thinks that Kate is being offered shows galore, but it's being kept secret.
In that last tweet, does she really believe that because Kate has not "disavowed" anything regarding Milo's tweets about Splash that Kate has been offered to appear on the show?
She also seems to believe that there will be another season of "Splash". This is the first time for this show, and who knows if there will be a second season. It hasn't even aired yet.
So this whole tweeting about Kate being on the show is just so ridiculous and outrageous, but then again-that's Milo.
She's living in a fantasy world when it comes to Kare, and no matter what anyone says to her, she refuses to let anyone burst her bubble.
Milo has taken on Kate's use of !!! and smiley faces. Milo projects her wants/desires/dreams by living through Kate. She has ingratiated herself into Kate's life (knowing flattery gets everywhere with Kate) and this is scary. Who knows who this person is, stranger or relative.
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack
@strawberrypsu @SandieBellz LOL.. She'll come rt out & disavow it if its a NO GO! Kate's not bashful at all abt speakin her mind! :)
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Except when a nasty story comes out she wants to sue the pants off Jon and throw him in jail. She won't deny that one.
@SandieBellz Thanks.U never know what's going on behind the scenes! :) Kate is lining up wrk all the time.She doesn't sit & wait..#GoGeter
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Who the hell is this person who knows what Kate is up to?
I like making popcorn and I'll even put little surprises in.
The greatest invention for your child is the 529 fund, the IRS gives you a deduction on this. The Fund is for schooling, any type of additional schooling/training that a young person enters into that will lead to a career, be it skilled training/vocational/university/college, after high school. Once started, you cannot touch these funds other than switching investments with the money.
Maybe Kate got good investment advice?
The person who starts the 529 is the person to whom the funds are returned, if the child does not further their education after high school/GED. But no one can touch that money until a child is absolutely sure after the age you state that they will not be going on to school. The money is returned to YOU. Talk with your wealth manager, everyone can have one, you don't need to be wealthy to have someone tell you how to invest a few dollars. That is how you make money and bet Kate has talked to her share of those type of people.
Would assume the State of Pa receives their 529 money back also, they started those accts?
When KimK started getting money for endorsements on twitter....I believe factories of fake twitter accounts opened up in order to help other "so called celebs" get their numbers up....bet 80% are fake accounts for sale.
Advertizing companies are figuring it out as are the companies paying for endorsements.
It's a great invention as long as a parent is not tempted to dip into it before college.
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack
@SandieBellz Huh? There is a reason 4this. :) Spin off TV gigs happen all the time.
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Spin off gigs like "Twist of Kate"!
Midnight Madness said... 68
Only if she were given the key to the deadbolt lock on Kate's bedroom door!
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ha! If not, she'll huff and she'll puff and blow the door down.
Milo's involvement with Kate has gone from fan to fairy godmother to twitter bodyguard to what appears like an obsessed lover. I really don't know what to make of her anymore. Maybe she's gay and is so enamoured by Kate that it's brought her out of the closet? Who knows. She's a real puzzlement.
I remember Jon and Kate discussing when the children would get their money....Kate wanted to keep it till they were in their 30s!!!!!
I think the photo of the hairy hands or legs....can't remember what now, were milo. Milo could have gotten someone else to call into the show.
Creepy. I would not let that person near a child!
Admin, you better check with the IRS' interpretation of the 529 and not advise people otherwise. It is not irrevocable. Once it is set up, no one can touch it except for changing investments around, that money stays there until whatever age you have stated when starting the account. Don't advise if you don't understand the IRS laws.
The State of PA receives that money back if those G kids do not use it for college, plain and simple.
It is not the first time the State of PA has started an account for children, whether children who have suffered from tremendous horrors and receive funds as donations. The Orphans Court protects children. The Commonwealth of PA protects children.
Kate has turned into a very smart business women and you cannot take that away from her. You do not have to like her and you can HATE but that woman knows how to handle money and has proven it.
She may have flunked at CC and got fired but I guess when she isn't interested in something, she is not going to do it for a few coupons and some funds.
No one messes with children's 529 accounts,now Adminis the great atty that you say you are, but never give your name? hmmmmmmmm........you are such a liar and a phony........and why you want to continue to hurt those children any way you can and assist with the destruction of their homelife I don't know but you and your Karma are about to meet up. Keep Kate alive with your blog as you do not do anything but insure that Kate stays alive and well and proves she is a very good mother.
Write about Jon Gosselin, he is on the top of your blog, unless you can't because you have helped Jon.
How many stories have surfaced over time about parents emptying out bank accounts of the money earned by their children in show biz? In Kate's mind, she gave birth to them, she was the stah in the shows, and she is raising them "alone" and spending money on a nice house, private school, etc.; justification in her mind to spend it as she pleases. If the kids are lucky, they'll get college taken care of and that will be it. There will be nothing left when they are 21 for them.
Admin, you better check with the IRS' interpretation of the 529 and not advise people otherwise. It is not irrevocable. Once it is set up, no one can touch it except for changing investments around, that money stays there until whatever age you have stated when starting the account. Don't advise if you don't understand the IRS laws.
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I don't think anyone here is "advising" anyone. Unless you're stupid no one comes to some celebrity blog to get 529 financial guidance! We were just talking about the Gosselin accounts.
That said, you absolutely CAN withdraw from your 529 for yourself and non-educational benefits and you don't need to spend the money on your child. In fact you only get a penalty on EARNINGS (some states may have different penalties). Here is even an article helping you make the decision whether to tap your 529 when times are tough:
http://www.savingforcollege.com/articles/tap-529-pay-bills
The reason we brought this up is to question whether the kids' college funds are protected from Kate's greedy paws, that is all. (We have serious doubts they are.) It was not to give advice to anyone thinking of setting them up, that's silly.
What has Jon done lately we should discuss? I can't find hide nor hair of him!
Satan, I was wondering if you were talking about TAP accounts. This is what they have is it not? I went over and read their rules. According to their official web site you can take out money whenever you want for whatever you want. They even have a whole section on it. (Of course, you lose some of the tax breaks/benefits, but you can still do it) They certainly are revocable!
"Can I access my account for purposes other than paying for higher education
(non-qualified withdrawals)?
Yes. You can access the funds in your account at any time for any reason.
A withdrawal used to move your funds to another 529 is called a “Transfer” (if to the PA 529 Investment Plan) or “Rollover” (if to any other 529 plans). A withdrawal for any reason (other than paying for qualified expenses) is called a “Non-qualified Withdrawal.”"
Read that? FOR ANY REASON. Even plastic surgery.
Really the only thing i would trust if I were trying to protect a child's money is an IRREVOCABLE trust with specific directions that the parents cannot touch it, period, for any reason at any time.
I wouldn't trust a 529 or other state funded investment plan or even Cougan type funds. There are too many loopholes. I would write my own plan with my own rules. I hope someone has done that for the Gosselins. I have to be honest, I've heard from reliable sources that this actually did happen.
Satan, do you feel better now that you got that off your chest to Admin? Have a Gr8 day!
Bewary Admin... Satan is playing his role well, and trying to get you to second guess yourself. I'd move on...
I do believe that Kate is very good at getting other people to spend their money on her. When their are no freebies she has no problem just " sitting" on her millions. Even if it means her children never step foot off of the compound, school bus or school property.
Satan lives in this Blog said... 147
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So do hyperbolic poster names!
Satan, it hardly matters what "clever" name you use, until you remember to put a space behind your commas we will always recognize your style!
Admin is more than fair when she publishes your attacks. You should admire her for that!
I think Milo is a fan in the true sense of the word, 'fanatic' The kind who lives her life vicariously through the object of her worship, changes her own likes and dislikes, even beliefs, to those of Kate, and defends her fiercely. These fans can turn on the idol, though, as numerous tragedies have shown. Not saying Milo will kill Kate but such things have happened!
Yes....Kate has been successful at making money off of "her" PLANNED multiple pregnancy. Time will tell if the children get a dollar of what is left...
....and furthermore, wasn't it Jon that she delegated to "get" the money...as she lay her fat butt in bed, getting served hand and foot??
Dmasy said... 156
''Satan, it hardly matters what "clever" name you use, until you remember to put a space behind your commas we will always recognize your style!''
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At least Satan managed to remember that paragraphs are her friend. This time, she almost got her spacing right. However, paragraphs, and spacing after commas would never be able to pretend that THIS is anyone other than Satan's style!
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''No one messes with children's 529 accounts,now Adminis the great atty that you say you are, but never give your name? hmmmmmmmm........you are such a liar and a phony........and why you want to continue to hurt those children any way you can and assist with the destruction of their homelife I don't know but you and your Karma are about to meet up. Keep Kate alive with your blog as you do not do anything but insure that Kate stays alive and well and proves she is a very good mother.''
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I took a look at Kendra's twazzup feed. None of her fans are going gaga over the rerun of CWS tonight. All the mentions about it are from Kate and her fans.
Kendra's fans are excited about the Splash premiere-they've moved on from CWS. Unlike Kate, Kendra has something new for them to tweet about.
Unlike Kate and her fans, who can only tweet about past happenings because there is nothing new on Kate's horizon.
I guess Kate is doing nothing again for St. Patrick's day, otherwise she'd be tweeting about all her preparations. When will she start tweeting about Easter? Or will she forget about that too, since her birthday is only 3 days before, and of course, that's more important.
Will she bog about Easter or her birthday that week? I think we all know the answer to that one.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said...
Really the only thing i would trust if I were trying to protect a child's money is an IRREVOCABLE trust with specific directions that the parents cannot touch it, period, for any reason at any time.
I wouldn't trust a 529 or other state funded investment plan or even Cougan type funds. There are too many loopholes. I would write my own plan with my own rules. I hope someone has done that for the Gosselins. I have to be honest, I've heard from reliable sources that this actually did happen.
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Admin, what actually happened? That the PA TAP account rules were re-written for the Gosselins or is this in reference to the 15% tv earnings trust accounts?
Admin, what actually happened? That the PA TAP account rules were re-written for the Gosselins or is this in reference to the 15% tv earnings trust accounts?
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If it's a regular PATAP account, I think according to their own web site Kate or any parent can withdraw from it. If it's something else, who knows the rules.
Milo's tweets about Kate and 'Splash' and other tv opportunities have long passed the realm of being silly or over-the-top and are absurd. Splash has had it's cast for a longggg time, the celebs have been practicing for WEEKS and unless Kate flies to LA to be in the audience, she has absolutely no chance of appearing on the show.
Kate should be embarrassed by how Milo goes on and on about something so ridiculous and far from reality and so should Milo's family if he/she/it has one and if they know what she's been doing on Twitter lately.
I wonder if Milo actually believes the crap that she spews about Kate since it is so removed from reality or if she's just doing it thinking she's helping bolster Kate's fragile ego (cough, cough) and that the impressionable, naive fans believe her BS. Either way, she's the laughing stock of K8 friends (that's what Milo and Kate consider themselves, right?) and fans and I think she's doing her a disservice.
I, for one, don't agree that this blog helps to keep Kate alive. I don't know how many people actually take note of this blog but I doubt it is in the millions (no offence admin. You are my hero). It could be a couple of thousand for all I know and that is hardly enough people to keep her alive. (I do hope it is in the millions....heh heh). One needs only to read the comments from individuals who post after she is on TV or in a rag mag or any article that is written about her. Usually 99% of the comments are scathingly negative. She is generally abhorred by most of the viewing public and is persona non grata overall. She has been good for ratings at times but she ends up having to sell her soul every time she appears on TV. She rather make the cash and sell her soul than go away quietly and live her life away from the spotlight. Kate knows how much she is detested. Every time she sells her soul, what do you think people come away with as a result? She is a money hungry, fame whoring, selfish bitch that couldn't give a crap about how she is perceived.
I also don't believe this blog really contributes anything to keeping Kate relevant. It's ratings in ratings out. The woman has had one T.V. job in a year and a half. One. If we are keeping her relevant we sure are doing a crappy job at it. People tune in to see her nasty behavior regardless of what a blog tells them. Besides 75% of our posts these days aren't even about the Gosselins. This one isn't.
I don't care if she blogs and wouldn't try to stop it. I don't have to like her blogs but I don't care if she does it. I'd prefer she leave the kids out that's all.
Generally we are the same folks posting with a few who just read and don't post. Nowhere near thousands. Sorry, Admin. This blog is not that relevant in the scheme of things. What is keeping Kate relevant is Twitter and the internet sites such as Gather, Celebdirtylaundry, etc. who monitor her Twitter. I also think she gets someone like Deanna or maybe even herself to make sure Radar gets some dirt to print. I doubt she has her manager on payroll anymore.
I agree, Admin, that was a vile comment Kate made about the kids "working for it." She is a vile disgusting woman. It is no surprise that she has no real lasting friends. Saw a copy of the Gosselins' first book at the Salvation Army store today. Kate looks nothing like the picture on that book cover. Too bad, really. She has not aged well. It's sad that sweet Beth is no longer a part of the kids' lives. There has to be a lot more to that story. That is a book I would buy.
I agree, this blog is NOT keeping Kate alive. In my part of the world, the only thing people know about Kate is what I tell them, which is something about 2 x a year. Some people may have saw her on CWS but they were more into Kendra, then Kate.
My following of Kate is just a silly hobby I have . Something to do when I have a moment to hang out on the computer. I dont watch much for tv.
On St. Patrick's Day everyone is Irish-
so happy St. Paddy's day ya'll :o)
As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never point in the wrong direction.
Good word, hobby. The psychological aspect of this and following what happens is a hobby for me too.
As you slide down the banister of life, may the splinters never point in the wrong direction.
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Is that what happened to Kate and the stick? The splinters pointed in the wrong direction?
My following of Kate is just a silly hobby I have . Something to do when I have a moment to hang out on the computer. I dont watch much for tv.
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The shenanigans on her Twitter page are often much more entertaining than television!
Every time I open this site and see the quote from Kristin: "The family is sacred" all I can picture is Kate scratching head at that one. Kate can only relate to "money is sacred". Her actions have shown money and only money is sacred to Kate. Family, friends, privacy - not sacred at all.
MJ (164):
I wonder if Milo actually believes the crap that she spews about Kate since it is so removed from reality or if she's just doing it thinking she's helping bolster Kate's fragile ego (cough, cough) and that the impressionable, naive fans believe her BS.
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I think Milo is doing it for MIlo. Milo herself is so far removed from reality that what she spews has become so far over the top that she's a laughingstock. I'm not even so sure she cares as much for Kate as she does for herself. When the tweeties call her out and continue to laugh at her, she just keeps going with something more absurd. She wants to be a martyr, she wants attention and the way to go about it is to go the bizarre route tweeting this nonsense to Kate. She's getting recognition from both Kate and those on Twitter. She's as much of a narcissist (if not more) than Kate. Her needs are being met on Twitter...it's the perfect forum for her.
ucker's Mom said... 60
, he claimed the Kreiders wanted to be "drop-in grandparents," but that neither he nor Kate wanted a relationship like that. Jon made no mention of an estrangement.
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I think Jon was just parroting the party line as dictated by Kate. First of all, what the hell does that mean? Drop in grandparents?
So what if they don't see the kids on a regular basis? You throw them to the curb for not being exactly the way you want?
The Kreiders got kicked to the curb when filming went into high gear.
And Jon looked totally baked in that interview.
March 15, 2013 at 4:41 PM
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I also think Jon was just repeating the approved story line about why Kate's parents were never seen on the show, and weren't involved in their grandchildren's lives. I know from other reports that her parents were involved when they had the twins -- because did the two girls stay with Kate's parents while she was in the hospital? I know they were still involved after the sextuplets were born - because did their church band together to provide un-matching cribs, much to Kate's displeasure? I thought that was one of the breaking points, when she turned down the items because they weren't good enough for her.
There's an undocumented claim floating around that Kate's father was abusive. I have no idea if that's true - because Kate is such a liar that it's impossible to know which of her stories might be the one that has a kernel of truth to it.
The term "drop-in grandparents" is really odd. It makes it sound as if grandparents who want their own lives, and aren't willing to drop everything and be at Kate's beck and call, are just "drop in" grandparents. Any estrangement is probably 99% Kate's doing.
Milo is making Kate look like a desperate fool. It would be funny if it wasn't so sad.
Once it is set up, no one can touch it except for changing investments around, that money stays there until whatever age you have stated when starting the account.
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That's not true in Pennsylvania. It's right there, on the 529 PA college savings website, exactly as was quoted. You most certainly CAN withdraw FOR ANY REASON (even plastic surgery or to pay your own medical bills). I know someone who did just that.
The rules weren't changed after the Gosselins' accounts were set up. When the account was opened for them there was just a basic account with various rules, such as the funds had to be used at a state college. Over the past few years, that has changed, and the funds may even be used overseas. There's a page on "myths" about the PA 529 and how it differs from other accounts in the country. The rules of the 529 vary from state to state.
Satan said:
Kate has turned into a very smart business women and you cannot take that away from her. You do not have to like her and you can HATE but that woman knows how to handle money and has proven it.'
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This is pretty funny stuff.
I think Kate has what I term a "cunning" mind. She is entirely focused on her well-being, and on getting what she wants. To that end, she was temporarily very successful after marketing her family of 10 to TLC and getting a cable TV show. She took in a lot of money from TLC, for the book deals, and in freebies for her home.
I have no doubt she squirreled away a lot of that money. She also earned money by being on DWTS. I am sure she earned some money from CWS, but since it was just one episode, it probably wasn't very much in the scheme of things. She gets some payment from The Stir for "bogging", but again - how much can that be?
She has no ongoing source of income. Investments? I think someone would have dug up any real estate investments by now. Stock market? That's volatile (and in my opinion, a shell game. Only those in control actually make real money, and the rest are just suckers helping fund the game.) Sensible savings bonds? Money market accounts? There isn't a lot of interest to be gained from these lately either.
That big property is a constant money drain. Nor can I imagine that the private school is footing the entire bill for all 8 children - surely they must receive some tuition money from Jon and Kate. Expensive vehicles = high insurance rates plus maintenance. Housekeepers, nannies, and assorted helpers must be paid. Lawyers are extremely expensive.
I think she stockpiled a boat load of money -- but for the past few years, she has to be dipping into the principal to keep up her lifestyle. Further, she's not that smart - just extremely focused on herself and trying to get what she wants. That narrow focus means she will have a hard time accepting that she might have to give up some things in order to make her money last longer. She still thinks she's a marketable celebrity, when she isn't. She thinks that her next big tv break is right around the corner, when it isn't.
Many many people have made fortunes, only to squander them and end up bankrupt. Jose Canseco made millions - yet a few years ago there was a very pathetic short-lived show featuring him. It showed him breaking into his own former mansion, which had been repossessed. He was living with his girlfriend, basically mooching off her. Still hoping to return to his glory days somehow. Still not realizing his own choices ruined the great chance he had.
Kate's gonna end up just the same way. She's got a mental illness, and the older she gets and the longer she refuses to address the problem, the worse it will get. She'll do crazier and crazier things. She may even start getting into trouble with the law. She is not a smart, rational woman - she's a mentally troubled, narcissistic, greedy woman who is out of touch with reality. Her money will only last so long. I just hope it lasts until the kids are well out of her home, so they aren't around when she implodes.
I'm still floored that when someone asked Milo or Kate (I forget which one) whether Kate was ever embarrassed by her over-the-top tweets Kate enthusiastically defending her, saying it's called positivity and support or something. She can't seem to see how absurd Milo is and apparently hasn't caught on that at least Barb and Sandie are resenting Milo. If anything she should have sent Milo a DM telling her to tone it down. I'd be mortified if I had someone tweeting rah rah tweets about me constantly.
I see Kate as the female counterpart to Richard Heene. They're both a couple of shameless fame seekers who exploit their kids. The similaries between the two are staggering, the most recent being Kate's appearance on Celebrity Wife Swap. The difference is Kate hasn't been busted for anything, at least so far. I wonder how long her luck is going to hold out.
Auntie Anne spot on. The Jon and Ken show in L.A. compared Kate to the Heenies. And this was like three years ago. They were so onto her. I so love them, they're just so right most of the time. And often ahead of everybody else.
"All these people who have time to write about us, I wish upon them eight children."
This is a great example of what Kate thinks about her fans. The whole article is a great one to refresh your memory of the Jon and Kate plus 8 old show.
http://en.terra.com/celebrity-gossip/news/exclusive_excerpts_from_kate_gosselins_tellall_book/oci30423/&MKT3=some_twitter
I think Kate gets away with it because she's a mother, like that is her escape hatch. Really what she's done in trying to stay relevant is no different than what Heene has done, barring the helium balloon fiasco.
I seem to recall there was a discussion about Jon and Ken here, or am I mistaken? I'd really like to hear what they're saying now.
Some people really do know how to work their realityTV fame into other endeavors. Snooki and JWoww are co-hosting for Anderson Cooper and were on the Jenny McCarthy show last night. JWoww has a tanning line and a bikini line. Snookie has sunglasses and earphones. They either got good advice or just knew what to do but what does Kate have (if she's such a wonderful businesswoman?) Nada. Zilch. Nothing.
Nobody will purchase products with her name on it. Nobody wants her to co-host their shows. Nobody wants her on TV. Nobody is giving her "opportunities" to market products.
I wish Satan and his minions would see that Kate is really a loser who made her kids work so she could feel like a winner.
She could have had a close line, done make-up commercials, sold sheets and towels and a number of other projects but it was/is her personality, vile, mean, nasty, uncorroportive and just plain mean, that has kept her out of lucrative business deals. Also, her rabid fans have not helped her in the least. CJ is personally responsible for the Cruise getting cancelled.
I'd be mortified if I had someone tweeting rah rah tweets about me constantly.
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I think we would all be. But then we're talking about Kate. Kate, who constantly retweets the rah-rah tweets and compliments she receives from her tweeties. By doing that, she not only endorses it-she encourages it.
She can't just accept a compliment--she has to let everyone else know that "they really, really love me" by her constant retweets.
In the beginning I was worried about the welfare of the kids on the reality TV show. I still am, but am hopeful some of the new laws being brought in will protect kids in reality tv. I have never watched any of the cheer , or dance shows so dont know about them. How have they changed since the new PA law came into effect? many of these shows were filmed in PA i thot.
I have noticed the children on Duck Dynasty are hardly in the shows, and that I really like.
But yes, Kate is my soap opera for the day...
Auntie Anne I don't think they've talked about her in awhile. Now they're stuck on the two poor ladies who were shot down accidentally by LAPD looking for Christopher Dorner.
I guess LAPD promised to replace their truck and wasn't getting around to it. Goldmine for John and Ken. They had the women's lawyer on every day and talked about it for hours and hours every day until they got the truck. LOL, I love them. You can listen online or the free iheart radio app. They are what radio should be.
NJ thanks for that. Let's not forget Steve said the fans were overzealous and in Kate's book she said they were annoying. Annoying.
That should be "clothes line" not "close line."
I blame the sun.
Kate has turned into a very smart business women and you cannot take that away from her. You do not have to like her and you can HATE but that woman knows how to handle money and has proven it.'
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This is pretty funny stuff.
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More than funny. It's hysterical. Kate's a business women (sic)? Pray tell, what business is Kate in? The Healthtex line went bust; whatever relationship she had with KMart fizzled; she was fired from CC; her books ended up 2 for a dollar at the dollar store; her cookbook was dumped, and that piece of exercise equipment she was promoting was never heard about again. What else am I forgetting that made her a successful business women (sic)?
Knows how to handle money? Hmmmm...let's just say that there's one thing she has done very well. Grift. We'll see how well she's handled her money in the next few years. Hopefully she's had very wise financial planners. It would be those people handing money, not Kate. I wouldn't exactly call thousand dollar haircuts and trips to NYC to be pampered handling money wisely when she can get the same cut and color at a local salon for $100 or less. Does handling money mean that the kids can't go to summer camp or gym classes because Mommy's too busy handling money for her own giggles and fun?
I don't know if this will be published but I'm an outsider who is watching the love/hate of Kate on twitter. I can't believe the people wishing Kate dead. I don't care what side you're on, that's just wrong. Having said that, I'm pretty concerned about Milo. Unless she's really a good friend of Kate, she's playing on the stalker line.Kate doesn't need her as her mouth piece. I wonder if Kate has read Milo's timeline.If she did, she should be concerned.Kate fans are getting exasperated by Milo and quite frankly are worried about her attachment to Kate.
The State of PA receives that money back if those G kids do not use it for college, plain and simple.
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Why would you make that comment without checking out the facts about the PA 529? Google is your friend. It's right there, plain as day, on their site. Geez...
She could have had a close line,(sic) done make-up commercials, sold sheets and towels and a number of other projects but it was/is her
personality, vile, mean, nasty, uncooperartive and just plain mean, that has kept her out of lucrative business deals. 186
Add to that that whatever her fans purport, she is unwilling to take any constructive feedback or actually do any work. Sorry, katie,
those golden platters just don't exist. You need to put some effortinto gaining success - beyond writing letters saying gimme.
Once started, you cannot touch these funds other than switching investments with the money.
Maybe Kate got good investment advice?
The person who starts the 529 is the person to whom the funds are returned, if the child does not further their education after high school/GED. But no one can touch that money until a child is absolutely sure after the age you state that they will not be going on to school.
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No, .Hannah, .that is not true in Pennsylvania...perhaps in some states, but not here.
FACT: A 529 account holder can change the plan’s beneficiary to another eligible “member of the family,” such as siblings or even oneself with no tax penalty. And, in the Pennsylvania 529 College Savings Program, you can always withdraw your money at any time for any reason. Investment gains or losses might apply, you may owe federal and state taxes, and you may incur federal tax penalties.
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Can I access my account for purposes other than paying for higher education
(non-qualified withdrawals)?
Yes. You can access the funds in your account at any time for any reason.
A withdrawal used to move your funds to another 529 is called a “Transfer” (if to the PA 529 Investment Plan) or “Rollover” (if to any other 529 plans). A withdrawal for any reason (other than paying for qualified expenses) is called a “Non-qualified Withdrawal.” There are several factors to consider prior to making a Transfer, Rollover, or Non-qualified withdrawal: (1) the growth on contribution used for these types of withdrawal is calculated differently and often is less than growth on contributions used for Qualified Withdrawals; (2) there may be federal and state income tax consequences; and (3) the number of Transfers, Rollover, and Non-qualified Withdrawals that may be taken in a given period of time may be limited. See Part 2.D. of the Disclosure Statement.
You can request most Non-qualified Withdrawals online by logging into your Guaranteed Savings Plan Account and clicking on the “Account Management” link and then “Make a Withdrawal.” Simply follow the withdrawal flow for the appropriate non-qualified withdrawal type.
You may also request a Non-qualified Withdrawal in writing by submitting a signed letter of instruction, and any necessary documentation, to our processing center. You may fax or mail your request to our office
Penny said... 177
Milo is making Kate look like a desperate fool. It would be funny if it wasn't so sad.
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Kate makes herself look like a desperate fool by constantly re-tweeting sheeple comments, encouraging people like Milo on a daily basis AND her bogs where all she seems to do is sing her own praises.
A St Paddy's Day blessing for you all!
May you have all the happiness
and luck that life can hold—
And at the end of all your rainbows
may you find a pot of gold.
http://en.terra.com/celebrity-gossip/news/exclusive_excerpts_from_kate_gosselins_tellall_book/oci30423/&MKT3=some_twitter
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All this got me was a long list (6 pages) of
titles. If Kate was included in that list, my
blurred eyes caused me to miss it. I'd really love to read it, but can't. Thanks for posting anyway!
I don't know if this will be published but I'm an outsider who is
watching the love/hate of Kate on twitter. I can't believe the people wishing Kate dead. I don't care what side you're on, that's just
wrong. 192
I don't follow kk's twitter except for what is posted here. If that is the case, it is just wrong.
What else am I forgetting that made her a successful business women (sic)?
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Didn't she have a promo with Proctor and Gamble
where she was standing holding a bottle of dish detergent (or something) with painted-on P&G
products behind her? Does anyone remember this?
I have to say Dance Moms had a refreshing twist this time. There were no arguments between the moms or with Abby. They all had a good time and you could see in the rapport between them and with Abby that they all liked each other. They took Abby to a speed date and she didn't make a date there but supposedly made a date with a guy she met at the gas station (okay), who offered to pump her gas and was divine. It was funny. McKenzie had a hurt ankle and couldn't dance so Abby pushed her around in a wheelchair. They danced to hip hop and none of them won but it was okay. They also showed 2 full dances instead of editing them down. The dances in actuality are long, and it is easy to see how they could forget parts of them. Don't know if it had anything to do with a mandatory reporter being on board, but was the best Dance Moms I have seen so far.
RE: Kate and P&G. I found it on BrandFreak.
Keep scrolling for the P&G article, but the rest is pretty interesting, too.
http://www.brandfreak.com/kate-gosselin/
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