Every once in awhile a reality show comes along that actually has something important to say. In 1995 it was The Farmer's Wife. In 2001 it was 1940s House. In 2002 it was To Be and to Have. And now on the unlikely little Food Network spinoff network the Cooking Channel, it's The Freshman Class.
This six-episode documentary follows a small group of students who have one thing in common: they want to be chefs. The students face various challenges. One woman is in her 40's, has raised children her whole adult life, and now dreams of having a real "career" before it's too late. Her goals, however, clash with what her husband wants. Another is a 22-year-old single mother who wants to stop pole dancing and do something her four-year-old daughter can be proud of. Another, Jared, is an Iraq veteran who was made nearly deaf in an explosion. And lost his best friend.
Jared's story is perhaps the most moving. After seeing so much death and destruction, he vowed he would just do something he loved when he got home, and that was cooking. Jared wants to open his own restaurant. The name of the place? Purple Hearts. (Watch this deleted scene where Jared talks about the explosion that took his hearing, and his best friend.) There are plenty of documentaries about war, but few that explore the aftermath of a soldier coming home. We're rooting for Jared. This is a must see.
The Freshman Class airs Mondays on the Cooking Channel. Watch the first episode here.
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 382 of 382 Newer› Newest»Blowing In The Wind said... 192
I can not begin to fathom the rejection. I can not imagine my mother saying that she wanted to be away from me. I was excited to get away to summer camps. My parents worked hard to squirrel away the money to give me an adventure.
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I was thinking about this. I can remember only one time, in all of the years I was growing up, that my parents went away without me, and that was to a business convention in Florida. I did go to summer camp for two weeks, but that wasn't until I was older, so I guess that was my mother's only "me" time the entire year.
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My parents went away without me when I was a kid and I never felt the slightest bit rejected as a result. My dad was a scuba diver and went on diving vacations every few years. My mom took an annual girls' trip with her best friend. My parents went on occasional adults-only weekend trips with friends.
Never once did the thought cross my mind that they were trying to get away from their kids. We did tons of things together as a family and they were involved parents. I just grew up knowing that they had full lives with hobbies, a wide circle of friends, etc. I think that's healthy.
I think initially Steve was hired by TLC as a bodyguard when the family was filming, but it morphed into something else. Kate withdrew from Jon and become dependent on Steve, maybe even fancied herself in love. No doubt Jon got vibes from the relationship.
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Didn't Steve say that he initially was hired because of a certain fan who was following Kate around and showed up at signings and appearances? I could swear that I read that somewhere. When it became apparent that Kate could go off on anyone at anytime, I think his "job" was to protect the fans and non-fans from her...to make sure that she didn't do or say anything stupid. Moreover, Kate could never travel on her own, so he was, essentially, her tour guide, getting her through airports, customs, to the hotels and so forth.
When she traveled after the divorce he provided an escort service. If I were a single woman, I'm not too sure that I'd want to travel all over the country alone, either with or without kids. I imagine going to events like the Derby by myself would not be too much fun. However, why HE had to do it is questionable. Why couldn't she find female friends to accompany her? I think his role still is to act as a buffer between her and the public, to delete photos, to tell her that she needs to talk to the fans (The Grove) and to basically advise her on what is expected from a celebrity.
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The difference is, to me anyway, Kate IS saying she needs to get away from her kids. She's not claiming she needs time with a spouse to reconnect, etc. She is actually saying she needs a break from her children.
She also said in the past that the perfect job for her would be EVERY OTHER WEEK away from her kids. She doesn't even want to be with them or more than six months a year.
She has said these things publicly. It makes a huge difference.
TLC stinks said... 195
Steve is a MINDER. It is common for celebs and even CEO's to hire a minder under the guise of assistant or bodyguard. These minders are escorts, tend to the needs of celebs, and even help to hide issues as drug or alcohol dependency.
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I agree with everything you said and I'll add one more... Early on every once in awhile Kate would have other bodyguards, but eventually it was all Steve all the time. Steve was probably the only bodyguard willing to do her unlawful bidding, which was to put his hands on people in public places and demand they delete photos they took of her or the kids. So many laws broken in just that brief exchange.
Seriously, WTF? Imagine it's 2009 and you see Kate and the kids filming and you excitedly take a couple pictures, only to have a wimpy looking kiwi put his claws on your shoulder and demand you delete the pictures from your camera. Because we're all law abiding citizens at heart, you do it not realizing that while he can ask, you can refuse. He can't force you to do it in a public place, let alone put his hands on you. That is the kind of power and created self-importance Kate gets off on and it extends to her kids as well. How many interviews did she mention that she wanted a partner, not to love and share her life with but to order her kids around, scare them and make them listen? Specifically, she mentioned a policeman. That kind of talk sure flies in the face of the do-it-all super single mom she proclaims herself to be.
Steve's job was to protect Kate from herself.
I thought I posted this earlier but don't see it: Kate bogged about going away for a weekend. She has been silent since Monday. If she took a little time to go somewhere with friends, but later took a vacation with the kids, that would be one thing. But last summer she hinted about not being able to afford a beach vacation. She just went to KY Derby for a weekend. She is evil if she took a weeks vacation somewhere nice but does not take the kids somewhere as well. Oh but wait she might take "a few kids". Um, how do you take just some of them? Is she going to take the others somewhere nice as well? Let me guess...she took the girls. Or just C&M.
Since Kate's in twitter jail.
I could be wrong but I bet Kate's away some where getting me time with Steve.
I hope the kids are spending this week with Jon since father's day is coming.
Silimom said... 200
Well said Admin. Thanks for the perspective.
I think Kate's statements that she would clear Hailey of any wrong doing in the collapse of her marriage wouldn't necessarily have exonerated Jon. The infidelity rumors started in March 2009. Deanna Hummel was April/May 2009. Jon moved in with the Glassman's the beginning of May. The first pap sighting with Hailey was May 24. Kate filed for divorce in June 2009. Now, we all know her marriage was "over" by the time they filmed the Hawaii episode. Kate I believe admitted that in an interview. But that's not how she would have spun it. It would have been "Jon and I had already separated and our marriage was irretrievably broken by the time he began seeing Hailey. She was not the reason our marriage ended," etc. etc.
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Spot on. It looks like Hailey's concern with releasing the texts was being thrust back into the limelight and having the whole "homewrecker" label come back up. In trying to coerce Hailey into providing the texts, Kate was saying that she would make it clear that Jon did not cheat with Hailey and their marriage was already over, blah, blah. In other words, Kate was saying she would tell whatever lie necessary into order for Hailey to cooperate with her agenda.
Someone said they thought Hailey fabricated those texts, then panicked when Kate wanted to use them. I think they're right. Even though Radar said they "authenticated" the texts, they look like nothing more than a big, steaming pile of poo. Like Robert said, if Jon indeed had the discs in question in his possession in Oct. 2009, his divorce settlement and custody arrangement in Dec. 2009 might have been quite different. If Robert had those discs then, they would have been worth a king's ransom in 10/2009 when the Gosselin saga was red hot.
I haven't read everything...but did she forget her romantic honeymoon at a Mexican resort with Stevie???
I don't understand Robert's marketing strategy. Time...too much time...has passed. The amount of people interested in the Gosselin saga has decreased dramatically. He had the info when the story was "hot".
I wish him luck with one or two or three books. I will read them.
But, he hasn't done anything to expand his reading audience. I can't see a huge profit margin for his efforts.
Melissa said...
Didn't Steve say that he initially was hired because of a certain fan who was following Kate around and showed up at signings and appearances? I could swear that I read that somewhere.
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Yep, I believe that was his explanation when he was allowed to speak one of the few times on the show (Kate Plus 8). He's not going to admit he is actually babysitting an adult.
We have no idea if Steve is with her. After all, he was not in AL at the beach last year, but for sure, absolutely, Kate is with other adults. She can't function alone.
I don't care that she's taking a vacation but what bothers me is the lying. Twitter and The Stir are her vehicles to perpetuate some fantasy world she lives in. Can't The Stir see this?
Mad hobbit - I think half of PA goes to SC ant the other half ends up at the Jersey shore!
seven (hey, is that from Seinfeld?), I think Kate fantasizes about Steve, her perfect man. Too bad he has a pesky wife and sons. I really hope the guy didn't cheat.
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I don't understand Robert's marketing strategy.
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I give up!
This Jon book is a real curveball.
I can remember my parents going away for a couple of days to an Eastern Star convention and my grandparents always came to stay with us.
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Dmasy said... 10
I don't understand Robert's marketing strategy.
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I give up!
This Jon book is a real curveball.
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I feel the same way. It can be looked at so many ways and the truth is, we know little. Hopefully, this will be positive for Jon and edited better than the first book.
I don't care that she's taking a vacation but what bothers me is the lying. Twitter and The Stir are her vehicles to perpetuate some fantasy world she lives in. Can't The Stir see this?
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Apparently CC could see it!
My parents went away too, but my mom never bitched about being my mother.
Time...too much time...has passed. The amount of people interested in the Gosselin saga has decreased dramatically. He had the info when the story was "hot".
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But he also had attorneys (and TLC) breathing down his neck.
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I haven't read everything...but did she forget her romantic honeymoon at a Mexican resort with Stevie???
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According to her, that would come under the heading of "work" because it was a photo shoot, and she said that she hasn't gone on a vacation away from the kids that didn't involve work.
Laura said... 136
''Remona, you repeatedly complain about the rules here. If you don't like them, you can scroll past the Anonymous posts. It's really easy!''
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For the record, Laura, I do not complain about the rules of this blog. I complain about people not following the rules of this blog. Big difference!
Kate's definition of "work" is vastly different than what most of us refer to as "work".
Btw, many are from Pa. There's a joke here that Pa empties into Sc every summer.
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Kate went to Alabama, which is farther south than SC. She had eight kids she had to take with her on a very long drive (about 17 hours). Unless this vacation was comped, I can't imagine anyone making that drive in the heat of the summer with eight children, only to spend a vacation in even warmer weather than she had in PA. If she wanted a beach, there is the entire Jersey shore (and Maryland) with vacation rental properties everywhere.
''Remona, you repeatedly complain about the rules here. If you don't like them, you can scroll past the Anonymous posts. It's really easy!''
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For the record, Laura, I do not complain about the rules of this blog. I complain about people not following the rules of this blog. Big difference!
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I agree with Remona. I have no problem about an "Anonymous" posting IF they sign either their ID or their name and stick with it! It's the random drive-by anonymous "got you" posters who are so annoying. If you "scroll past" every Anonymous poster simply because they are Anonymous, you might be missing some very good points/opinions. Then other posters respond to the Anonymous posters and you have no idea what they are talking about because you "scrolled past" them.
If Kate went away, she didn't "communicate" with Milo about it. In the past during Kate's absences, Milo hints that Kate's fine, she'll be back, and this and that about Kate MIA. She and Deanna always had some secret "code" going on regarding Kate's whereabouts.
This time, though, she tweeted:
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack
xxxx Okay...U got it said there...I see it! Well done! Moving on....where's Mom Kate? Sure miss her on twitter! :)
Road,
You may not imagine it but people do it all the time. My dil is from PA and her parents have owned a place in Myrtle for years. They use it in summer when it isn't rented out.
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack
xxxx Okay...U got it said there...I see it! Well done! Moving on....where's Mom Kate? Sure miss her on twitter! :)
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Maybe KK's flying under the radar hahaha.
I just wanted to apologize for going on about southern tourism. I'm just kind of aghast that anyone would would think northerners wouldn't come here in summer when there are SO MANY who do. It's an everyday thing here and we welcome them with open arms.
Going back into lurk mode now.
I find it interesting that people think it's odd to go south on vacation in the summer. That's the only time we could go because of school so the only time we could see those places such as historical Charleston or the beaches. When I was young, my family went to Disney in August, because that's when we could go; otherwise, we never would have been able to experience it (was it hot? yes, but we didn't melt, you plan around the heat).
Half of our state goes to Myrtle Beach between June and August, I think, lol. And the year we went to Williamsburg in early June was the hottest and most humid vacation we ever experienced - but it gets that way here, too, so you just deal with it and enjoy. A beach breeze in August still feels cooler and more refreshing than sitting on your front porch here with a 75 degree dew point and no air moving!
Commenting on Steve's role. I believe Steve was hired by TLC and his first assignment was Kate. He stuck with the assignment through the highs and lows because he wanted to build a long term relationship with TLC for himself and his firm. TLC could, and problem was/is, a lucrative deal for his company. Didn't someone say a few weeks ago that he was spotted guarding Honey Boo Boo, yet another TLC show.
Steve traveled with the Little Couple to China to get their boy. Kate's other body guard, "Mr. Chocolate" *how rude* is now with HBB.
When I was young, my family went to Disney in August, because that's when we could go; otherwise, we never would have been able to experience it (was it hot? yes, but we didn't melt, you plan around the heat).
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That's not always possible. Sometimes there is no means of escape. I was in Florida a few years ago in August and I thought I was going to die. Actually, I was hoping that I would...just to put me out of my misery. Apparently it was a record heat wave. Even at 11 p.m., venturing outside was pure torture. I have never been that uncomfortable in my life, and I was no newbie to Florida or the heat. People were shuffling around with towels around their necks, just so they had something handy to wipe the sweat off their bodies.
I'd never go south in the summer unless it was the only time I could go, especially if there are lakes, mountains, and beaches much closer and much cooler within a reasonable driving distance. But then again, if I'm on vacation I want to enjoy myself outside and not have to inflict punishment on myself by having to stay holed up in an air conditioned hotel room!
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Dmasy said... 10
I don't understand Robert's marketing strategy.
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I give up!
This Jon book is a real curveball.
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I *hope* this is Robert's way of circumventing Kate's obsession with oppressive litigation. I think he knows no one gives a hoot about Kate info. Instead, I suspect he's on a personal mission to stand up to her and refuse to allow her money to hide her lies and bad behavior. By making a point to call the book unauthorized, he is excluding Jon from any involvement. I'm not sure Kate's team of lawyers can demand she not be included in a book about Jon's life, since they were legally married for 10 years. If all of the above happens to be the case, I say ingenious and bravo!
readerlady said:
"When I was young, my family went to Disney in August, because that's when we could go; otherwise, we never would have been able to experience..."
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For many, it's not an option. You go when you can go. However, in Kate's case, that didn't apply. She didn't take the kids to Disney in August. She took them to Alabama because she promised them a beach vacation. I think admin's point was unless it was a freebie or heavily discounted, why would you load up the kids and drive that far to a destination that was hotter than the place that you left, especially when there are beaches closer to home...only two hours or so away. She wanted a BEACH, not a trip to an amusement park, and I would believe that she wanted it for free so she took what was offered.
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Kate's definition of "work" is vastly different than what most of us refer to as "work".
In Kate's mind, she is now a person who works solely in the media. End of story. She will forever be looking for work in that field and that field only. Any place she goes where there is an opportunity that her photo will be taken, is "work" to her. I imagine the kids have been brainwashed to know that whenever mommy has to go away, mommy is different than the other mommies because she is on everyone's TV and must travel for "work". They just see her getting picked up in a black limo yet again and understand she is off somewhere being a VIP.
On another note, could it be possible that Kate's little protege Em is already babysitting the littles (gag) so Deanna and Kate can bugger off to NYC? Kate could have taken the twins. They are old enough to sit by themselves in the hotel room while Kate and The Enabler get pissed at some club.
There's an app that lets you find 5,300 beaches. I'm sure Kate could have found something closer to home if she wanted a vacation at the beach! ;-) Doesn't Kate love apps?
Kate herself tweeted after the special Olympics race that the humidity was awful so I'm not sure she is the type that is happy to go down there in the dead of summer. Absent a freebie.
Perhaps Kate is having some "work" done and that's why she's not communicating with anyone....
Commenting on Steve's role. I believe Steve was hired by TLC and his first assignment was Kate. 27
Interestingly, when Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis moved to New York and was working for Doubleday, she traveled by taxi and town car and
refused the Secret Service protection that she was entitled too.
She was also fiercely protective of her children's privacy.
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I *hope* this is Robert's way of circumventing Kate's obsession with oppressive litigation. I think he knows no one gives a hoot about Kate info. Instead, I suspect he's on a personal mission to stand up to her and refuse to allow her money to hide her lies and bad behavior. By making a point to call the book unauthorized, he is excluding Jon from any involvement. I'm not sure Kate's team of lawyers can demand she not be included in a book about Jon's life, since they were legally married for 10 years. If all of the above happens to be the case, I say ingenious and bravo!
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Seven, this is a great, sensible theory and I hope you're correct!
As for Kate getting the condo in Alabama for free, I never had a doubt. And I remember thinking that Milo was most definitely involved-whether it was her house, or she set up the rental or she just knew where Kate was going because Kate or Deanna told her. Milo deletes her tweets so it's not possible to go back but it was heartily discussed here!
Kate might currently be BFF's with Deanna but there is no doubt in my mind she is also using Deanna for her TV career. And of story again. Deanna has connections and Kate is counting on those connections to get her some gigs. Interesting though, that Kate hasn't let any teasers out about what exciting little projects she is working on these days. Has the well gone dry. Keeping my fingers crossed. Crappy people should not be rewarded for being crappy and that is all we have seen for far too long. Then again, she is reviled by 99% of her audience. So is she really reaping the benefits or reaping what she has sown? I'm going with the latter.....excuse me while I heh heh heh out loud.
On another note, could it be possible that Kate's little protege Em is already babysitting the littles (gag) so Deanna and Kate can bugger off to NYC? Kate could have taken the twins. They are old enough to sit by themselves in the hotel room while Kate and The Enabler get pissed at some club.
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I kind of doubt it. Milo tweeted Em yesterday, asking her where Kate is, and Em tweeted that she just finished her last exam.
I think if anyone is minding the kids so Kate could take flight, it would be Ashley. Unless, of course, Ashley now works full-time or has moved away. I seriously don't think she'd have Em come stay with them without knowing her much, much better--plus her bog did refer to "family friend".
Personally, I think maybe they are all on their little "making a tradition" jaunt back to the Alabama beach house. Probably has to get that over with early so she can prepare for her massive pre-book release mega media tour. lol
Tell me Kate's getaway is in Toledo. LOLOLOLOLOL no offense to Toledo
Sara Hegarty @sarahegarty 1m
Toledo Peeps- I heard a rumor that Kate Gosselin maybe at Franklin Park Mall, who has a pic for me?
My parents travelled a lot when we were kids, and that was back in the 50's. We never felt they were going away to get a break from us, they just loved travelling and had the means to do so when time permitted. Our grandparents took care of us.
Kate is burdened by her children, this has been apparent to me for many years. She is distant, disinterested and disconnected from them and focused on one thing only, and that is getting back on television, that THAT trumps everything, (as Paper Plates Forever 35 states). She does believe her real work is the minute she steps outside her door, always on the lookout for "work". If she "works" at home, I imagine her working the phone, looking for photo-ops or free cruises.
She will never go back to her life before television, because it is an ordinary life. The 8 children that made her famous are now holding
her back from fleeing to Hollywood where she believes she belongs.
Kate wants the star treatment, riding in the back of a limo, not driving her kids to the bus stop!
When she is asked about dating, she burdens her children further by saying they would be a lot to take on. The simple translation is mommy is alone because of her 8 kids. Those kids cannot catch a break from her.
Sara Hegarty @sarahegarty 25m
I am officially on Kate Gosselin watch 2013, she apparently has the 2 older girls with her in Toledo, more specifically the mall
I called that she either took the girls, or the twins somewhere. But why Toledo? The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? She took the twins to a resort a few years ago...I would think the others would resent this. And if this is true, that is why the twins said "You are the best mommy ever!" It was because she was taking them somewhere. But, Toledo?
Kate is away, that's pretty much a given. Only this time she didn't tell Milo and it's driving Milo nuts. Kate has every right to go wherever she wants to go and any time she wants to go without telling her sheep.
What really gets my goat, though, is that she most likely was gone when that blog was published. Such deception. She claimed that she was planning a trip and childcare was already lined up. Already lined up? Heck, she was reading that thing on The Stir while sitting in a hotel room somewhere. Thing is that she knew darn well that it would be published when she was gone.
Jumping in, I agree with you. I have always cringed for her kids when she would give out that answer when asked about dating. She was basically saying who would want to take on 8 kids? You couldn't help but see the true insecure Kate coming out when she would say it. Did she actually forget that she was the one who orchestrated this whole scam of having multiples to get famous......
Like the saying goes, be careful what you wish for......
Sara Hegarty @sarahegarty 25m
I am officially on Kate Gosselin watch 2013, she apparently has the 2 older girls with her in Toledo, more specifically the mall
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Doesn't Kate's sister, Christen, the one who makes jewelry, live in Ohio? I seem to remember reading that somewhere. Wasn't she the one who also watched the kids when Kate was on DWTS? Old memories are coming back to me.
Maybe Kate took the kids to visit her---or she is the "family friend" who is going to keep the kids while Kate goes away for her me-time.
I called that she either took the girls, or the twins somewhere. But why Toledo? The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
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That's in Cleveland, almost two hours from Toledo. Maybe the Safari Wild Animal Park? That's only about 30 miles away. She said that Africa was on her bucket list. Maybe that's as close as she could get.
One of Kate's sisters lives in Ohio and I believe she is quite close to her.
Susie Cincinnati said... 51
I called that she either took the girls, or the twins somewhere. But why Toledo? The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
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That's in Cleveland, almost two hours from Toledo.
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Oops. I grew up in SOUTHERN Ohio LOL. Toledo also reminds me of Klinger on MASH
Maybe Kate took the kids to visit her---or she is the "family friend" who is going to keep the kids while Kate goes away for her me-time.
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So Kate took the twins to Ohio for a summer visit with their aunt, leaves them there, and then goes off on "me" time with whomever has accompanied them out there? Steve? Deanna?
Such theories! LOL!!
Hmm a google search found her sister is Christen Largent who does jewelry. She is from Monclova Ohio which is about 15 mi from Toledo.
http://www.etsy.com/people/bddesigns
localyocal -- The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is in Cleveland, not Toledo. Toledo's a nice enough city, has an excellent Art museum and a nice zoo, but I can't think, for the life of me, why KK would take the twins there. And Franklin Park Mall, of all places? Unless it's changed a lot since I was there last (and, admittedly, that's been about 10 years), it's not upscale enough for KK's taste.
It begs the question why her sister apparently doesn't want to be mentioned, either in tweets or on the bog. Otherwise what's wrong with saying I'm excited to have a weekend getaway to my sister's? Why be so secretive? Apparently not everyone loves the media and attention and being famous.
admin said...It begs the question why her sister apparently doesn't want to be mentioned, either in tweets or on the bog.
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If you were Kate Gosselin's sister, would you want anyone to know it? lol!
Don't Kate's friends the Smiths live in Ohio (Mr. Smith was the tractor fixer/pizza maker)? Also, where does Jamie live? Perhaps Kate is visiting her sister and some friends in the area, and didn't want to deal with all 8 kids for the trip.
After Christmas, Kate and the kids were away, and she said they were "visiting family and friends". This sister seems to be the only family she is still in contact with, and if there are some friends nearby, then Ohio may have been where they went.
Susie Cincinnati said... 54
Maybe Kate took the kids to visit her---or she is the "family friend" who is going to keep the kids while Kate goes away for her me-time.
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I think Christen is getting the twins and the "family friend" who has the tups is Jon.... Kate would sooner eat a carb AND 1 gram of fat before admitting the kids are with their father. I bet tomorrow she takes off from OH for her most undeserved "me" time.
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack 12 Jun
@Kateplusmy8 I guess we can look at ur ID pic & just talk back all we want! LOL Whoops I just got the look>>> pic.twitter.com/gVEK3jIp7r
I don't know why Milo thinks "the look" is cute or endearing. This photo of Kate that Milo posted is kind of scary. Kate has a crazy look on her face and in her eyes--in all seriousness, a look of mental illness or rage.
Haha look what hashtag is trending on Twitter:
#YouMightBeASheepleIf
Tired overworked mom takes 2 children on relaxing getaway to Toledo? Oh that sure makes a lot of sense. She's a real credit to The Stir, not. Or is this a ploy to keep the kids away on Father's Day weekend? Either way, the lying liar was probably flying down the driveway before the bog hit the internet. Forgot to mention it to you Milo? Now however did that happen?
I thought KK's sister lived in Marysville, which is near Columbus.
localyocul -- Where in S. Ohio did you grow up? I'm a S. Ohio River Rat, too! I used to live in Cincinnati, but I grew up about 120 miles from there.
Toledo has a nice new casino, if she is into gambling.
Sandie RT'd the tweet about Kate and the twins being in OH, and sent it to Milo.
Sandie @SandieBellz 1h
RT "I am officially on Kate Gosselin watch 2013, she apparently has the 2 older girls with her in Toledo, more specifically the mall" @MiloandJack
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@SandieBellz Ah Sandie...I did not tweet this! Where did you get this?
Milo, apparently thought that Sandie was saying that Milo originally tweeted it, when it seems that Sandie just informing Milo where Kate may be.
If it's true, is Milo going to be upset that Kate didn't "communicate" with her about where she was going?
I like this Sandy person. Almost like she's trying to rub it in Milo doesn't know. Haha, well played.
What's Milo carrying on about now?
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack 46m
@Kateplusmy8 Ha...they think they can use these 2blackmail me into getting what they want! Not so fast kiddos...I have pics too! :)
Fired Up 4 Kate Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack 47m
@Kateplusmy8 When teens have cell phones its inevitable...humiliating photos of U as the parent will abound! I'm shaking my head now! LOL
Yes, Kate's sister does live near Toledo. I'm very familiar with Franklin Park Mall and it's fairly mediocre. Anyway, I wonder if she'll take the girls to Cedar Point?
Still, why didn't she take ALL her kids to see their aunt?
Still, why didn't she take ALL her kids to see their aunt?
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Father's day weekend? Maybe the twins are the only ones she's successfully alienated from their father.
Humiliating photos abound? Of your parents? Are this many teens really preoccupied with taking pics of their parents?
Yes, Kate's sister does live near Toledo. I'm very familiar with Franklin Park Mall and it's fairly mediocre.
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It can't be any more mediocre than the Berkshire Mall where Kate shops and TLC filmed an episode.
Admin said "Father's day weekend? Maybe the twins are the only ones she's successfully alienated from their fathered."
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I can see Kate maybe alienating M but not C. C seemed to have much more in comm with Jon and seemed to be very close to him. I think the twins know exactly what to do and say to keep Kate on an even keel.
Yes I thought that too, it could be appeasement. Parental alienators can't stand things like Father's Day, but if a couple of the kids stayed behind and whisked her out of town and lavished her with praise and I love you Mommies, it might help keep her calm so she doesn't take out her anger on the kids.
I think these twins take one for the team a lot. I also have seen numerous examples of what I believe to be very creepy parentification. Eventually that has to be psychologically damaging.
readerlady said... 64
I thought KK's sister lived in Marysville, which is near Columbus.
localyocul -- Where in S. Ohio did you grow up? I'm a S. Ohio River Rat, too! I used to live in Cincinnati, but I grew up about 120 miles from there
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I was not that far south...suburbs of Dayton. We lived in Huber Heights, then Beavercreek. Dad was an Air Force guy at Wright Paterson
I think before speculation runs amok about a book supposedly being written by RH about Jon, we need to look at the source of the article: ROL. They've been known to be footloose with the truth so unless RH comes out and confirms on his website he's writing a book about Jon I would take what ROL says with a grain of salt.
@irishfan47
@kateplusmy8 Just read ur blog post, U sooo deserve adult time! i know a guy who could help with setting that up...:)
@irishfan47
@kateplusmy8 Hear u would like a break; how does Bora Bora sound? pic.twitter.com/WJF6t1U7RP
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@irishfan47 Get the hint?? @kateplusmy8
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Darn IPad--can't paste the comment! Anyway, responding to comments about Robert's poor timing and potential profit:
I don't think that his motivation is profit. If Kate can make our blood boil just by reading her words and seeing her on TV, I can only imagine what it is like to witness her wrath up close. (BTW, thanks to whoever posted the dlisted article comparing Kate to a snake that unhinged her jaw to devour her prey). I think he is motivated by pure revenge and some kind of hero complex. Whatever it is, I think he has devoted way too much time to the G family than is probably healthy for anyone. I wouldn't want to wade my way through Kate (or Jon's!) brain farts and droppings.
This new book about Jon is a puzzler though. I stand by my opinion that nothing good can come of this for the G8.
capecodmama said... 76
I think before speculation runs amok about a book supposedly being written by RH about Jon, we need to look at the source of the article: ROL
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They've got direct quotes,not "sources", so I think Robert gave them an interview.
Still bizarre.
So now won't the sextuplets be due for their special get-away time with mommy? (In groups of three, I assume?)
And I'm sorry, but I think it's sh*tty if the twins chose to go away with their mother instead of honoring their father on Father's Day. (IF that is in fact the case.)
readerlady said... 64
I thought KK's sister lived in Marysville, which is near Columbus.
localyocul -- Where in S. Ohio did you grow up? I'm a S. Ohio River Rat, too! I used to live in Cincinnati, but I grew up about 120 miles from there
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But...speaking of River Rat I had a friend whose parents had a trailer at "the river". We would go down and stay weekends and water ski on the river. I remember being on the boat and going through the locks on the river.
Rhymes with Witch...39
With regard to Jackie Kennedy. My dad used to work for the phone company and at one point he was commuting to Martha's Vineyard everyday for work. He had to do some work in front of Jackie's house and had the pleasure of meeting her. Now mind you, neither one of my parents are Kennedy fans but my father said she was lovely. She was incredibly polite and respectful of the mediocore, blue collar workers; chatted with them and rode her bike everywhere without a bodyguard or entourage. Even though she passed away almost 20 years ago, he is still a huge fan of hers.
Looks like Milo is falling down on the PR job. She hasn't tweeted her weekly tweet about ordering Kate's book. Neither has she tweeted links to Kate's website to go look at pictures.
They've got direct quotes,not "sources", so I think Robert gave them an interview.
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The quotes from Robert were from an email that he sent to ROL. Robert told them in the email that the book is about Jon written by Robert, that it is unauthorized, and that it is a Jon Gosselin tell-all.
What Robert said in his email could be subject to interpretation in different ways other than how ROL is spinning it.
It could be about Jon's perspective on everything that happened with Kate, and the unauthorized could refer to Kate not Jon. The "tell-all" part could mean that Jon tells all.
I guess we can speculate all we want, but we won't really know until Robert gives some more info or he publishes the book.
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack 46m
@Kateplusmy8 Ha...they think they can use these 2blackmail me into getting what they want! Not so fast kiddos...I have pics too! :)
Fired Up 4 Kate Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack 47m
@Kateplusmy8 When teens have cell phones its inevitable...humiliating photos of U as the parent will abound! I'm shaking my head now! LOL
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I'm reading that to say that MILO's kids took some embarrassing pictures of Milo to use as leverage over something. Could be wrong, have been wrong before.
Sandi (77)...
@SandieBellz
@irishfan47 Get the hint?? @kateplusmy8
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That tweet was in response to this one:
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@Kateplusmy8 *Knock Knock Knock*, Kate….*Knock Knock Knock*, Kate....*Knock Knock Knock*, Kate....
I think that Sandie is rally fed up with this guy and his obnoxious tweets.
I'm reading that to say that MILO's kids took some embarrassing pictures of Milo to use as leverage over something. Could be wrong, have been wrong before.
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Milo does something embarrassing? Gee, who would have thought it?
Being a parent is tiring and yes moms do need to get a break. I found the dads often got " DDOS" as we called them in our house ( Daddy Days off) by going on golf or hockey tournaments. My hubby was/is a very hands on dad, so he deserved them too.
Sometimes moms do feel guilty about taking a break esp when a SAHM mom. I was a stay at home home for many many years, and if I was tired, if push came to shove, I could go back to bed after the kids left for school, and my hubby never begrudged me of that. I only once went on a trip away from home over night, and it was work related. I didnt really like it. I always enjoyed being with my family .
Actually I didnt find this bog of kates too bad. She thot she might get away for a weekend, but ended up taking the 2 older girls it sounds like according to rumors circulating.
Kate enjoys her older daughters company, so I can see why she caved. She has not tweeted for some days now, so there is a good chance they left earlier this week and will be back in time for Father's day.
They better be.
Yes, believe it, I just said that kate wrote something half decent. AND I give her credit for not spilling all the beans. We do not need all the details.
I hope we see more of this, and I hope it is authentic.
Kate is a twit said... 83
Looks like Milo is falling down on the PR job. She hasn't tweeted her weekly tweet about ordering Kate's book. Neither has she tweeted links to Kate's website to go look at pictures.
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Probably because she knows that Kate isn't around to see the tweets. She only does this when she thinks that Kate is reading the tweets...in hopes that Kate will respond to her.
Meagler I think it's true that blog in a vacuum isn't really that bad. It's still uninteresting. But I think it's that blog compared to how we know she is that's so grating.....a person who has had more breaks and VIP trips away form her children than most moms will get in a lifetime. It's so trite to wax on about such a thing when all she gets is breaks.
I find it refreshing she's just doing a normal summer jaunt to her sister's, assuming that's what's going on. The kids need to learn to be happy with a simple trip like that. The kids need to learn the lifestyle they used to have is not sustainable and they will have to move on from it and be happy without it. And so does she.
I guess I'm just not understanding something. If Kate wants "me" time so much and deserves a break, why doesn't she send her kids to summer camp for two weeks or a month? It would be the best of both worlds. The kids would have the time of their lives, meeting new friends, new adventures and be away from Kate. She'd be childless for a few weeks and could do whatever she wants to do. She would still be the bestest Mommy in the world because she let the kids go to camp and have a great summer experience.
christina @ccrr79 5m
@Kateplusmy8 know someone who saw u in the mall tonight.. Are you here for a signing ?
Signing what? A cookbook that hasn't been published yet? Photos of the kids? Copies of her webpage or blog?
But...speaking of River Rat I had a friend whose parents had a trailer at "the river". We would go down and stay weekends and water ski on the river. I remember being on the boat and going through the locks on the river.
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I learned to water ski in New Concord (Muskies). Those are painful memories! During my first attempts the rope burn was so bad that I couldn't walk. Fun times.
I guess we can speculate all we want, but we won't really know until Robert gives some more info or he publishes the book.
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Wouldn't it be nice if Robert could address the child support and offer documentation about the 50/50 shared custody? It would either stop the sheeple dead in their hooves, or they would accuse him to making up the whole thing, even when confronted with proof.
Right now I couldn't care less, about the cooking channel. Robert Hoffman and his team are brilliant. Go Robert... what a way to turn this thing around! I look forward to reading his book on Jon Gosselin. I have seen the photos and accounts posted on Hoffman's website, and it sounds like Mommie Dearest-- just kidding! Jon's okay in my book, and the pics tell a million stories. Again, absolutely ingenious Robert. Tell me where to send my love offering(s). I want a Kart-load of them.
As far as why Kate doesn't send the kids to camp, IMO it is because she wants to make sure that the kids are available to film her next reality show.
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Seriously, WTF? Imagine it's 2009 and you see Kate and the kids filming and you excitedly take a couple pictures, only to have a wimpy looking kiwi put his claws on your shoulder and demand you delete the pictures from your camera. Because we're all law abiding citizens at heart, you do it not realizing that while he can ask, you can refuse. He can't force you to do it in a public place, let alone put his hands on you.
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Several times I wished I had accidentally been somewhere where Kate and Ratclaws were at a book signing, because I wanted him to try to confiscate my phone or camera, put his hands on me, or anything else illegal - just so I could dial 911 and file a police report against him. I am amazed at how many people simply allowed him to get away with illegal behavior.
Then again, I am a hot-headed Irish girl, with the red hair and freckles to prove it :) So perhaps it is for the best that I never crossed paths with Ratclaws.
Just an observation, but I think Kate justifies the 50/50 debate in her own mind- because the kids are there going to school during the weekdays. They aren't even in the home, but Kate will count those hours as non-Mommy "ME" time. I almost read the Stir blog she last put out... but read all of the intelligent banter instead. Something about wanting a creepy vacation with Rat Claws. Paris anyone?
She was incredibly polite and respectful of the mediocore, blue collar workers; chatted with them and rode her bike everywhere without a bodyguard or entourage. Even though she passed away almost 20 years ago, he is still a huge fan of hers.
I hate when 'celebrities' get bonus points just for being a normal person. I mean, why SHOULDN'T she polite and respectful? I find celebrity worship bizarre.
I have to respectfully disagree about Kate's blog not being that bad. I found it to be all about her and how she is entitled to time away from the kids. Most of her life is time away from the kids!
For 9 months a year they are in school so away from her for approximately 8 hours a day. Siunce she doesn't have a job outside of the home, and spends so much time on Twitter, she obviously has help, which she has admitted to, so she doesn't deal with what most mothers do, single or otherwise.
Then there is the the time the kids are with Jon a few times a month, if not 50-50, so she had even less to complain about.
Then her comment about trips away for work. Ha! The Kentucky Derby was work? The marathons (her "hobby") were work? The birthday party getting drunk in NY and having some guy lick her foot was work? The hair salon visits to NY were work? Geesh, I work outside of the home and have never had that many vacations away from my family in 30 years that she has had in 5 years, and she still thinks she needs time away?!?!?
What an idiot.
You and me both, Millicent. (Something tells me-- Rat Claws is no match for either one of us.)
True True Admin, the bog wasnt interesting. It had some good points such as: she is getting less wordy, cutting out the flowery adjectives, etc. I have my doubts it will always be this way.
Kate is actually getting pretty boring. Even the Hoffman story is waning. I think some good stuff was done in Pennsylvania to get laws passed to allow kids some protection in the filming industry in that state.
Lets hope this trip this weekend, and the one at Christmas are all atemmpts at kate trying to get back to developing friendships or some type of relationship with friends and family.
Perhaps these trips may have hidden agendas for kate, but if it exposes the kids to more people ( who are not paid professionals) who have genuine feelings for the kids, that will be nothing but a positive influence for them in their lives.
Crap, everytime I get being hopeful that something good is happening for the kids, something is exposed and it turns out to just be all crappy... :(
I guess that is why I tend to get sucked in by narcissists. Always want to see the good in people...
and spends so much time on Twitter
How much is 'so much time'? Cuz she hasn't been on Twitter for many days. She used to be.
Kate's bog didnt ruffle my feathers. I now expect it to be all "me me me". I did go and read some of the comments, which typically I do not do, and can see that many people do not appreciatte her needing " mommy time " as they feel some of her recent getaways should count. Maybe they should...
...or maybe, that is confirmation that "playing in front of the cameras" is more work then kate has let on in the past.
One thing for sure, Kate's bog has gotten shorter and less adjective filled. Either it is being heavily edited, or someone has told her to tone it down, and she actually listened! To paraphrase one of her commenters.. I didnt feel like poking my eyes out while reading it. lol.
Kate has had many many things handed to her on a silver platter. Even her "oh wo is me" attitude about her divorce, the paparazzi, and having 8 kids and being single really is nothing compared to someone who is watching their child die right now or struggling with a terminal disease.
Kate doesnt really know what it is like to face life's REAL challenges. She is desperatly trying to grab that golden ring on the merry go round of life. I hope she never does have to face any of the BIG and SCARY challenges in life. Not sure how she would handle it, but it might shake up her perspective on what is really im[portant in life, and what REAL life lessons are all about.
localyocul and Susie Cincinnati -- I grew up near Portsmouth, which is right on the river, but, oddly enough, we didn't use the river for water sports. Except for high school, when we'd go down to watch the submarine races, that is ;>) . We usually went to Lake Roosevelt or Lake White for boating or fishing or water skiing and, after it was developed, Turkey Creek for swimming or water skiing.
It will be interesting to see what tack RH takes with his book about Jon. Since he clearly likes Jon and considers him a friend, I highly doubt that it'll be a trash job, but somehow I don't see him being an apologist, either. I suspect he'll try to portray Jon in a good light without glossing over his mistakes and failures. At least, I hope so.
Tucker's Mom said... 181
I also think Steve used the Gosselins, manipulated matters, made Kate dependent on him and advised her on her career and personal life.
Road manager. Are you serious. Who the frick has a road manager? What, now she's Mick Jagger?!
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Have not been able to catch up (away for vacation and then busy with work) but Tucker's Mom's post is on point and hilarious. As Kate's whole situation is ludicrous.
Kate can't wait to spend time with her kids(per her blog) 2 weeks ago, and now needs time away from her kids (per her blog) 2 weeks later.
When show ended, she wanted 1 week with the kids, and then 1 week travel- her own words AFTER the show ended.
I do think both Cara and Mady have taken on roles caring for the tups, in order to "manage" Kate, and she knows this. On the other hand, C & M are only 12 and Kate is obviously pushing a lot of duties on them, because she is simply not equipped to deal with much of the day to day duties, without paid babysitters/nannies. M & C are her new unpaid "employees" and although I do think older kids help out, Kate expects SO much of anyone she has control over.
Don't know what is in store for the kids, and really don't need to know, but will say, Kate appears to do as little as she can, and is now delegating to the twins. She minimizes time the kids spend with Jon, which is disturbing, but on point, with her mantra that she does it all by herself. She should be ashamed of herself, but of course, that will never happen.
I only hope all of the kids survive her insufferable narcissism although prognosis is not good, especially for the boys who barely seem to mention discussion on her blogs. I think all 3 have checked out to avoid the wrath of her. It's a shame that she has no clue of the damage that she does with her public proclamations, etc.. never mind what they most likely experience at home.
I am Team Joel, Colin and Aaden at this juncture, as these boys deserve so much better. Hopefully Jon gets to spend a lot of time with them.
Then her comment about trips away for work. Ha! The Kentucky Derby was work? The marathons (her "hobby") were work?
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In Kate's mind, yes. Everything and anything that could possibly be tied to her career is work. Mani pedi, tanning, hair. Also, Kate works in pleasure with work as much as possible. She's managed to parlay her HOM into having everything possibly tied to filming, paid for. Chefs, assistants, landscaping, pool, flowers, wine, cleaners, wardrobe etc.
For example, the RV trip. Kate got rewarded by getting a bonus Vegas vacation at the end. It was a carrot to dangle in front of Kate and her help so that they'd stick it out and make it through the filming for a couple episodes.
Too bad Ashley just couldn't stomach it. She probably deserved it the most.
It's frustrating. Kate has manage to finagle trips, money, swag, you name it, all in the name of work and deserving it. In her mind, TLC planning her BHI trips (as she took all the credit) and paying for 10K luxury, ocean-front rental homes is work. She's delusional with a sense of entitlement the size of TX.
nicki, I was referring to Kate's Twitter time overall, not just the past few days or even the past week.
Meagler 104, very well said. Kate has no idea what real challenges are. She is under the impression that because she has 8 kids, that her life is challenging. However, she manipulated the situation to have these kides (in my opinion), and now she has face the reality of raising them without the perks and money from TLC. I don't think she ever thought past the cute baby stage and into the future of what it takes to raise a family that big. Many people have done it, even in my family, but they were committed parents to do the best they could, not just saying it and then pushing the work off on someone else.
Gosselin8, I also wish the children well, but like you, I think they are going to have issues as they grow because of Kate's warped mothering "skills".
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In Kate's mind, yes. Everything and anything that could possibly be tied to her career is work. Mani pedi, tanning, hair. Also, Kate works in pleasure with work as much as possible. She's managed to parlay her HOM into having everything possibly tied to filming, paid for. Chefs, assistants, landscaping, pool, flowers, wine, cleaners, wardrobe etc.
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Yes, I think what's so obnoxious is that she considers five or six hours of what may very well be hard work, versus the rest of the week on a luxuries pampered vacation, "work." She also considers hobbies she has finagled her way into getting PAID to do as work.
I think most people who have the luxury of getting paid for a hobby they love, or who are able to finagle lots of nice perks for "work" that have to do with things like fun travel, beauty upkeep, and the like, or are able to do very little work for a lot of pay (such as one crappy blog post a week) are not so obnoxious as to try to claim that things that are 90% of the time fun for them is work.
It may very well be work, but it's not the same as a job in the office, or at the factory, or punching in somewhere. I guess what I'm trying to say though is if you're lucky to get a job with that many perks, it's not kind to rub it in, whine about how hard it is, or overall make people feel bad who will never get such things.
nicki fit said... 103
and spends so much time on Twitter
How much is 'so much time'? Cuz she hasn't been on Twitter for many days. She used to be.
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Agree. I see a precipitous decline in Kate's tweets around the same time she knew she had to divulge on Twitter and on her blog that she got something for free. The number of @XYZ company diminished greatly.
I guess she doesn't want penalty of severeness.
But really, raise your hand if you think Kate would keep up with her Twitter.
Things, people serve Kate and when they are no longer doing it for her, they are discarded.
I guess also that nice night out in downtown Philly at the Red Cross gala dinner was "work"?
Where I'm from people call that a date night. Sure you might be "working" because you have to give a few interviews and do some photos, but come on, for an adult that likes the spotlight, 99% of that would be fun. Please don't tell people who punch in and are working the night shift that is "work."
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I guess also that nice night out in downtown Philly at the Red Cross gala dinner was "work"?
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Nah, work is being flown to Florida for party outfits (meant for a teen's prom). Photo ops in NYC posing with Anne Taylor bags is also quite demanding, only to be mitigated by fish in paper.
Oh, I know what I believe *was* work for Kate; Giving up Nobu for FAO Schwartz. I'm sure that sucked.
Susie Cincinnati said... 93
But...speaking of River Rat I had a friend whose parents had a trailer at "the river". We would go down and stay weekends and water ski on the river. I remember being on the boat and going through the locks on the river.
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I learned to water ski in New Concord (Muskies). Those are painful memories! During my first attempts the rope burn was so bad that I couldn't walk. Fun times.
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Rope burns..and a river water enema. THAT was eye opening
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Her verbose blogs seem to come out when she is relaying a story or event. Essentially giving us a written episode. Her blogs seem more concise when she talks about things she needs, wants or has to do. They are still horribly written. Just less overly descriptive, extraordinarily longish, extremely nonsensical, verbally verbose words. (Ha!, ;))
If she is visiting family I can not fathom why ALL of her children would not go. There has to be more to it than just a family visit. She also would not consider a family visit by herself a relaxing vacation. She needs a 5 star hotel or accommodations and a beach, nothing less.
Everyone should read the comments on her current blog, posted by Copperfield. They are hilarious. They are the perfect parody of Kate - I have THREE cats, count em, 3, 1..2..3.. CATS! Even others responses to his comments are the way the sheep respond to Kate. It is terrific satire. Even if you really don't want to give the stir hits, you shouldn't miss that great exchange.
I just recently learned Kate is/was a smoker! So much for organic food, exercise and being healthy. That explains the incessant gum chewing. It also explains why her face looks like an old leather suitcase. Although her poor diet or lack of food and tanning surely helped. I also saw she posted a picture of 2 pizzas she made. In the caption she wrote, yummy, I had 4 pieces myself. Um, I don't think so. In the RV episode she threw a tantrum because, "we don't eat pizza". With 8 kids and 16 slices, she ate 4 of them?? So each child only got 1 1/2 pieces a piece?? Nice work, mom.
Personally, I found her blog to be one of the worst she ever wrote. To claim she has NEVER had any time to herself without ANY children, aside from work, is the biggest and most brazen lie that she has ever told. Given the fact that she doesn't have a job and for 9 months she has 9 hours a day, 5 days a week child free, at a minimum, is way more free time than any mom I know.
All I am going to say is: Australia, Las Vegas, Chicago, NYC, Kentucky Derby, Mexico, LA, hair appointments lasting days, spa days ( ie nails, tanning, Botox, professional hair and makeup).
I am thoroughly disgusted.
Also, Kate has no idea what tired is. At one point in time I worked to APRN positions. One in private practice and one at the hospital. Hospital was nights and days at the office. I worked every Monday and Friday night. On Mondays I literally worked 24 hours straight. I went to the office at 8 am, worked til 5 pm, drove 45 minutes home, quickly ate dinner, changed and got to the hospital at 7 pm and worked til 7 am. I got home tuesday morning at 8 am, slept 4 hours and then got up and continued my day at noon. I did that for years. I'd like to see Kate do that.
Jennifer Brown @jenniegbrown 42m
Hi @Kateplusmy8 , guess who I just ran into at Walmart. Yep, the kids and Jon
I guess the younger kids are with Jon. Glad to see that with tomorrow being Father's Day.
The person who tweeted this lives near Kate. She is also a friend of mkbrownlow, so I do believe this tweet is true.
I do hope Kate and the twins return in time for the twins to spend FD with Jon too.
I hope that tweet is true, too.
That would make Jon "the old family friend" who babysits with the kids?
Wishing the kids a carefree weekend with their dad.
(Who has chicken responsibilities when the house is empty?)
Dmasy-Kate specifically referred to the "family friend" as a "she". I assume that Jon works, so maybe the "family friend"(Deanna?) stayed with them during the week, and then Jon picked them up yesterday.
As far as the chickens go, maybe the "family friend" is taking care of them this weekend. Maybe that's how she earns her free eggs.
This was bound to happen, Kate says they're with a family friend then someone sees them out with Jon instead. The lies can only go so far.
I guess either Kate lied when she said they would be with a family friend? Or conveniently left out they would be with their father too.
Good to know he has his own children over father's day weekend.
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The same people who have them when the family is home?
Just thought of this....who's taking care of Shoka if the family isn't home?
What's funny is people who have really tough jobs and long hours I don't usually hear complaining. And then people with cushy jobs, VIP travel experiences, manny pedi breaks and overall living the high life are belly aching about how all they do is work? Movie sets frequently require 12, 16, 18 hour days. But most actors I've read interviews about say I love my job I have the greatest job in the world. Few would be so ungrateful as to say oh I work so hard such long hours poor me! Because the fact is for as hard work as a movie set may be, it's sure a heck of a lot better than what most hard working Americans do all day.
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Also, Kate has no idea what tired is. At one point in time I worked to APRN positions.
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I hear 'ya. For many years I worked a full and part time job. I can say that it was pretty depressing working all day, then driving on to the next job, eating crackers and a diet soda for dinner on the way. Or waking up on Sat. morning and putting in a few hours to almost a full day.
Many Sat.'s
But, I got there with a smile on my face and we all pulled together to earn that extra $$ that we needed at the time.
If I ever bitched about it as much as Kate, I think my mother would have said "shame on you".
I had a job and a career and that makes me very lucky.
Movie sets frequently require 12, 16, 18 hour days. But most actors I've read interviews about say I love my job I have the greatest job in the world
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That's my impression too. Actors are paid high and pampered lots and most seem to be grateful.
I also get the impression that most actors have a really good work ethic, especially on tv series where the grind in non stop.
But then, they go home and cry on their big bags of money ;-)
Exactly. You're working but at one point the pay was $250,000 an episode. For that kind of money you better be required to peel your skin off piece by piece to be complaining!
Most actors, and actually anyone in that business I've ever encountered indeed have incredible work ethic. Like to the point where it's a detriment to their family and friends--they get left in the dust because work is the priority. That's the thing is that it's so hard to break into that you simply would get left behind if you were lazy. And then I think many of them just get into the habit of being workaholics and never get out even if it's no longer necessary. For every good actor willing to be on the ball and work 12 hours a day, there are 100 others lined up who are willing to do it 16-18 hours a day. An actor friend of mine is in his 60's, has had small to big parts in dozens of T.V. shows, my friend was asking him what his plans are when he retired, would he ever move back home (he was born outside the U.S.). He kinda looked at her like....retire? I'm not going to retire I never even thought about it. These people just want to work.
Kate is a rare exception of someone who is quite lazy who made it. Made it for a short time anyway.
In college I used to work long hours, 12-14 I think, four days on four days off and it would alternate, four days night shifts four days day shifts and I think we got 3 days off. This was in manufacturing for a well known product.
Eventually this was the class action lawsuit I mentioned awhile back, apparently the way they were doing that kind of schedule is illegal. We all got about $112 bucks for our trouble. I worked with blue blooded Americans. And I never, ever heard a complaint. Not once. And there was a LAWSUIT over these hours that they WON!
If I ever bitched about it as much as Kate, I think my mother would have said "shame on you".
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Amen. These days you're lucky to have a job in the first place. I'm sure lots of people in the unemployment line would be happy to take any number of Kate's "jobs" that are so hard for her.
The queen has addressed her subjects:
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 11m
I finally figured out how to tweet not from my twitterific app...SO hello! I've been here, but in 'twitter jail'! I missed you!
Twitter jail? Yeah, right. I've seen her tweet "from the web" before, so now she is using problems with Twitterific as an excuse not to tweet?
Kate Gosselin says "she's here, been in Tweeter-jail" Think shes just been reading this wonderful blog.
Shouldn't she put the phone down and focus on visiting her sister?
Kate's job at Coupon Cabin was supposed to be teaching us about her top notch money saving tips and strategies. Problem was, she didn't have any. In real life, Kate's money saving strategy is to not spend her money. If she can't grift it, she just goes skinflint like buying clothing 2-3 sizes too big for the boys. On top of that, she tried to make CC her new Sugar Daddy and that was apparently the last straw.
At The Stir, they aren't trying to get people to use a service like CC was, they just want hits. I think they encourage Kate to lie (I've never vacationed away from my kids) to be ridiculous (elaborate fish funeral?) and to be self centered (Boston) They are playing on her infamy and counting all the hits to her bog. For awhile there it looked like the non fans were staying away but when RWA closed, I figured it would be a free for all. I used to hate when people would jump on other people who admitted to watching the show because it is a free country. And most people don't have a Nielsen box. But in this case, Kate and The Stir are in cahoots to publish weekly the most ridiculous pile of crap you'll ever see. It beckons the non-fans to take a look at the trainwreck. And every look gives Kate more job security.
Kate is a twit said... 128
A Mom said... 129
I called it LOL twitter jail.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 111
I guess also that nice night out in downtown Philly at the Red Cross gala dinner was "work"?
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What about her b-day last yr when she and Steve went to the comedy club?
What kind of work is that supposed to be?
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack 4h
@Kateplusmy8 We R all missing our Kate on twitter..so 2nd best option...we go 2 http://www.kateplusmy8.com/ enjoy her web site & order her book!
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And Milo is back pimping Kate's book and website.
Not sure should post this, but Kate update your Twitterific app so you can tweet from the phone!
3rd party apps all had to update since Twitter changed their API. Kate, didn't you read that announcement up thread?
She has a computer. Actually she has like 3 of them. Why can't she just go to twitter dot com and type in a tweet? Why is she so helpless? Everyone else figured it out.
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 43m
Twitter Jail:twitterific app cant connect so I finally went on2 twitter website->can't see or follow as well, but wanted 2 say hi
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What does she mean she can't see or follow as well from the Twitter website? Anyone know?
sarah @gypsi001 2m
@Kateplusmy8 mine still works. Does that mean I shld be expecting it to shut down soon and need to search for new app?
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Hmmm.
She has to have an excuse why she hasn't been tweeting. What better one than to say she was in "twitter jail"?
If she really wanted to tweet, she could have figured it out. She could have gone to the twitterific website, checked their "support" section and found out what the problem was.
She just didn't want to tweet because she was busy doing other things, like having some "me-time". Perhaps, "me-time" also includes ignoring her tweeties.
Ha ha..Did gypsi just bust Kate's tweet about not being able to use her twitterific app?
sarah @gypsi001 2m
@Kateplusmy8 mine still works. Does that mean I shld be expecting it to shut down soon and need to search for new app?
What's wrong with using the official twitter app? From twitter themselves? Doesn't that work just fine? If you were that locked out of twitter why not email Milo or someone for help? Or post an alert on her web site?
LOL what am I saying this woman never handles any bumps in the road in a manner that makes sense.
If she's been in "twitter jail" since Monday(last time she tweeted) and now is able to tweet again using twitter's website, she is just implying how lazy or dumb she is.
I guess she'd rather do that than admit to her tweeties that she didn't want to interact with them.
Also, if she had trouble tweeting from her phone, why didn't she just call the Apple store to find out what the problem may be? I'm sure they would have guided her through how to fix the problem.
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 1h
I finally figured out how to tweet not from my twitterific app...SO hello! I've been here, but in 'twitter jail'! I missed you!
More B.S. Granted, Kate may not be smart enough to figure out her tech issues, but her latest tweet is cagey, as per usual. It's purposefully absent any info about how long she was actually in "twitter jail," and doesn't reveal where "here" is. I'm not thinking she tweeted from home.
I have twitterrific on both my iPhone and iPad (I follow various people and news sites but have never tweeted). At any rate, twitterrific has not been down. There was an update and there was a notification from the App Store. It was simple enough to click one button to update. Twitter jail translates to " I just got back from my mini vacation and have time to tweet you again." The twitterrific app can be used on any of her devices. So I call BS on twitter jail. If she can't do something as simple as pushing the update button she's more of idiot than I thought. Too many people use this app to fall for her BS.
Referencing m favorite actor Jane Seymour- she said she had to get up at 4:30 in the morning and be at the Dr. Quinn set around 5. She sometimes worked 18 hour days. When she was pregnant with her twins- she worked up to her 7th month and still worked up to 14 hours. Then, when her twins were born, they went through several near death experiences. Yes, she had one nanny to help her but she also had two other kids in the house to take care of and an entire cast of people who depended on her. Yet, every person who was involved with that show talks about how professional Jane was and they truly admired her. THAT would never happen with Khate! Oh-and keep in mind, Jane also had pages and pages of material to learn and barely any time to not only learn them, but to also nail them- and that she did! Also, she didn't go on talk shows and talk about how difficult her pregnancy was. Just sayin'
I don't have an iphone. I have a droid with the Twitter app. What's the difference between twitterific and the twitter app? Why doesn't she just use that? So confused.
Improbable Dreams - I'm thinking that The Stir sent her a message telling her to do her job and promote her damn blog. I agree with you, I don't think she's home.
Dawn @dawnipink 14m
@MiloandJack @Kateplusmy8 do you work for Kate or know her personally? Not being rude, just enquiring because you seem to pop up all over.
Oh, thank God Kate has surfaced on Twitter!! Now Milo can sleep at night.
NJGal51~ Assuming she *was* prompted to promote her latest blog, it doesn't seem as if she was all that interested in complying. "Have you read this?" is a lackluster blurb, at best. LOL--not proud of her latest, perhaps?
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Dawn @dawnipink 14m
@MiloandJack @Kateplusmy8 do you work for Kate or know her personally? Not being rude, just enquiring because you seem to pop up all over.
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Here's Milo explainin' her relationship to Kate.
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack 16m
@dawnipink @Kateplusmy8 HaHa...just a friend who supports her..wants her 2succeed so those precious 8 continue 2thrive! #TwitterHelp :)
Everyone should read the comments on her current blog, posted by Copperfield. They are hilarious. They are the perfect parody of Kate - I have THREE cats, count em, 3, 1..2..3.. CATS! Even others responses to his comments are the way the sheep respond to Kate. It is terrific satire. Even if you really don't want to give the stir hits, you shouldn't miss that great exchange.
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I read those comments and actually thought they were rather lame...someone's attempts to be present a parody on Kate, but just really didn't quite make it. The idea was fine, but the actual execution of it, not so much. In the past, some of the posters here have done a fine job of parroting Kate (and Milo, too!).
Milo's answer to the tweetie who asked her if she works for Kate or knows her personally:
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack 1h
@dawnipink @Kateplusmy8 HaHa...just a friend who supports her..wants her 2succeed so those precious 8 continue 2thrive! #TwitterHelp :)
Notice she doesn't confirm or deny if she works for Kate or knows her personally. She says she's "just a friend." No specific answer to the question. Milo's slick. She learned from Kate.
I think Milo needs to be honest with herself about why she's really involved with Kate. I think it has more to do with what this "relationship" can do for her, rather than the value of supporting Kate. It's also just a flat out lie she cares about the kids. She doesn't.
Anyone remember this old tweet from September? Saw it cleaning out my inbox:
@xxxxx ok ok working on all things Kate recipes... I am, I promise. Publisher researching now... Hold on... :) it'll happen!
I forgot she said that. Sounds like Kate actively sought out these self publishing companies.
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack 19m
@msgoody2shoes21 @PatriciaChow1 @Kateplusmy8 @BullyVille I know Sir James McGibney will help...but poor guy has his hands full! #SoMuchHate
She's still kissing his rear end. She's going to need to replenish her Chapstick supply. I just have a feeling that one of these days he is going to get his comeuppance.
Oh, thank God Kate has surfaced on Twitter!! Now Milo can sleep at night.
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LOM must be breathing a sigh of relief. Now HE can finally get some sleep without her poking him every few minutes fretting over Kate's absence.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 119
''.....I guess either Kate lied when she said they would be with a family friend? Or conveniently left out they would be with their father too.''
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Once again, KK's despicable behavior is exposed. Her unwillingness to admit that Jon has his children is beneath contempt. She is disgusting!
I read those comments and actually thought they were rather lame...someone's attempts to be present a parody on Kate, but just really didn't quite make it. The idea was fine, but the actual execution of it, not so much. In the past, some of the posters here have done a fine job of parroting Kate (and Milo, too!).
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I didn't find them to be particularly funny, either. Perhaps with a nice glass of wine, or a double shot of anything, they might evoke some chuckles!
Speaking of a party, when is Joy hosting the wedding reception for Stephanie?
egrace413
Remembering the time I got to meet @Kateplusmy8 - wish I had gotten a picture!
Consider yourself lucky. Rat Claws would have deleted it.
klatalie
i just remembered kate gosselin
That was random. Remembered her to be where? Or what?
Sheeple are amusing. I wonder how they are at a cocktail party after a few drinks.
Once again, KK's despicable behavior is exposed. Her unwillingness to admit that Jon has his children is beneath contempt. She is disgusting!
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But the thing is that she doesn't really owe anyone any explanation about where her children are or who is babysitting while she is away. Certainly her sheeple expect that she will disclose this. She started all of this when she began tweeting, revealing far too much personal information, when they were showering, what movies they were watching, what they were having for dinner, going to Cara's games, etc, and now fans feel that they are entitled to know everything. She owes them.
It's possible that a family friend did babysit them earlier in the week, and they are with Jon this weekend. But again, isn't it good that she's not saying where they are? They deserve the privacy. It's time she stopped reporting on their whereabouts. Of course, it's obvious she's not mentioning him because there goes her whole "I have the kids all the time, I deserve a break" contention. Regardless, nobody needs to know who is "keeping" the kids.
Melissa I 100% agree no one should know anything about these kids when why or how, the point being made is that Kate has revealed so much information about them especially who is with them, yet rarely, if ever, mentions they are with Jon. I believe last week she said they see him a couple times a month. How coincidental that someone just happened to see him out with his children on those rare few time.....oh please. She deliberately downplays and marginalizes his role. It's parental alienation at its finest.
I believe last week she said they see him a couple times a month. How coincidental that someone just happened to see him out with his children on those rare few time.....oh please. She deliberately downplays and marginalizes his role. It's parental alienation at its finest.
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Oh, I totally agree with this. She doesn't want anyone to know when they are with him because it destroys her whole exhausted single mom of eight kids mantra. If Robert really does publish a tell-all about Jon, I hope the amount of time he spends with the kids is disclosed. If it's 50/50, she's going to have to figure out some strategic damage control to keep up with her struggling single mom persona.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 162
''Kate has revealed so much information about them especially who is with them, yet rarely, if ever, mentions they are with Jon. I believe last week she said they see him a couple times a month. How coincidental that someone just happened to see him out with his children on those rare few time.....oh please. She deliberately downplays and marginalizes his role. It's parental alienation at its finest.''
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Yes...I was objecting to the fact that KK will do anything to imply that Jon rarely has his children when I said that her unwillingness to admit that Jon has his children is beneath contempt.
Maybe the kids were with the family friend until Jon picked them up for the weekend.
About the summer camps. I was thinking that maybe they do go to them or maybe day camps but she doesn't let her twitter fans know because she wants the kids privacy.It could happen.I think the kids do spend time at friends too. She just doesn't say it on twitter.Maybe, just maybe she's learning.Or someone is advising her.
Sam
About the summer camps. I was thinking that maybe they do go to them or maybe day camps but she doesn't let her twitter fans know because she wants the kids privacy.It could
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If the kids went to summer camp. she would have written about it on one of her blogs. She couldn't let that opportunity go...you know, the packing, the shopping for supplies, the exhausting pile of laundry when they come home. Nope, if they would have gone, she certainly would have let everyone know how exhausting it was for HER. It would have been all about HER.
Milo, commenting on non-fans on twitter...
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack 8h
It makes me wonder if when they are not on twitter...do they view hrs & hrs of porn? What's wrong w/these women? Get a life already!
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Is this the same Milo who is fixated on Kate's body and that she really rocks a bikini, and the same Milo who had such a hang-up on Kate's Grow A Boyfriend that it took months and months for her to put that one to rest? The same Milo who asked if Kate was sipping wine in the bathtub?
Get a life? Pot meet kettle.
Is this the same Milo who is fixated on Kate's body and that she really rocks a bikini, and the same Milo who had such a hang-up on Kate's Grow A Boyfriend that it took months and months for her to put that one to rest? The same Milo who asked if Kate was sipping wine in the bathtub?
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Yep and the same one who wanted to see Kate on a John Deere in her Daisy Duke short shorts.
She and the Irish Creeper have the same fantasies seems to me.
Admin said: I believe last week she said they see him a couple times a month. How coincidental that someone just happened to see him out with his children on those rare few time.....oh please. She deliberately downplays and marginalizes his role. It's parental alienation at its finest.
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And just a couple bogs ago she said "my littles were at their weekly visit with their father." I don't remember the bog topic, as trying to read them makes my brain go numb, but I remember something about the littles coming home from Dad's and showering in record time or some dumb crap like that.
Anyhow, she just can't keep her lies straight. She goes from weekly visits with Dad, to "he sees them every so often" to "a couple times a month" to "I am a single mother doing all the the parenting myself." Gee, I can't imagine why she is so polarizing and people can't stand her.
LOL in light of the new book announcement I found this funny old comment from Auntie Anne when news first came out Jon was writing a tell all, last year:
AuntieAnn said... 11
I wonder if the first line of his book will say "if someone tries to tell you they're infertile, get proof."
March 30, 2012 at 12:20 AM
Melissa NV said...
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Still can't paste a comment on iPad!
I agree that she doesn't owe anyone an explanation. Which makes it that much more ridiculous that she makes up a lie! Why comment at all on this? I haven't read any accusations that she leaves them home alone, so why volunteer a lie?
She and the Irish Creeper have the same fantasies seems to me.
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lol!! But thank goodness she didn't mention taking Kate to Bora Bora...maybe that's coming next!
LOL in light of the new book announcement I found this funny old comment from Auntie Anne when news first came out Jon was writing a tell all, last year:
AuntieAnn said... 11
I wonder if the first line of his book will say "if someone tries to tell you they're infertile, get proof."
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I remember that! It has to be one of the best one-liners ever!
irishfan@irishfan478m
@Kateplusmy8 *Knock Knock Knock*, Kate….*Knock Knock Knock*, Kate....*Knock Knock Knock*, Kate....
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He actually tweeted this AGAIN.
Yep and the same one who wanted to see Kate on a John Deere in her Daisy Duke short shorts.
She and the Irish Creeper have the same fantasies seems to me.
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Well, he tried this tweet before. I guess he thinks the second time might be the charm.
irishfan @irishfan47 8m
@Kateplusmy8 *Knock Knock Knock*, Kate….*Knock Knock Knock*, Kate....*Knock Knock Knock*, Kate....
Fleecing The Sheeple said... 167
Milo, commenting on non-fans on twitter...
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack 8h
It makes me wonder if when they are not on twitter...do they view hrs & hrs of porn? What's wrong w/these women? Get a life already!
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Is this the same Milo who is fixated on Kate's body and that she really rocks a bikin
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And this is a woman that says Kate gives her "the look". What ever that means and has a pic of "the look".
irishfan @irishfan47 2h
@Kateplusmy8 *Knock Knock Knock*, Kate….*Knock Knock Knock*, Kate....*Knock Knock Knock*, Kate....
Looks like Mr. Light out man needs to pull a shift with Irishfan.
Happy Father's Day to the men in our lives.
Whatever you celebrations, have a great Sunday.
Happy Father's Day to our dads!
New post. Go Lovely!
Happy Father's Day to our dads!
New post. Go Lovely!
Happy Father's Day to our dads!
New post. Go Lovely!
Ok--I give up on the Ed Hardy was sunk by Jon. Have revised my opinion to be that the choice of Jon was just a poor marketing decision indicative of why that brand sunk
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