I was at my local gas station/ mart and saw people magazines with TFW wrinkled face ( wow Botox and tanning sure have aged her) smiling at me. I turned it around and put a Star Mag. in front of it, without even opening it. I did it for all the children/ animals who are abused by people by her! I don't forgive or forget when abuse is involved I don't care who commits it!
This morning there is a story about an obsessed fan of Selena Gomez who killed his family apparently over Selena. I wish TFW would read the stories and see the dangers of over exposing her kids, but I guess she's to busy trying to sell her kids pictures to anyone who will pay her a penny! I have always said that she has no hope of changing! She got the taste of easy money and that was a dream come true for an extremely lazy person! Don't expect her to ever work again!
SaraMRN2010, that is EXACTLY what I posted when the cover came out. Kate ALWAYS goes on Twitter silence when something is up. Not sure what "People" production schedule is, but Kate's story is not timely, so it could have shot months ago. How the heck she wangled her way onto the cover, I have no idea except there had to be money exchanged. The story is just not news worthy but the timing is suspect with the cookbook coming out. "People" is such a rag, no better than "Star" and the rest.
If PW were on the cover of People, she would have gotten permission to do a blog post on it, even if she had to post it after the cover came out. She would include tons of behind the scenes photos, and lots of funny and interesting stories about what happened on the shoot. I can imagine a photoshoot with eight kids is FULL of stories. How about at least tweet a few? Come on!
In her ridiculous attempt to keep everything secretive, Kate misses golden opportunities to build interest in her site with posts like that.
I just hope she's not counting on the kids to support her once they enter the work force, it's bad enough that they have supported her up until now. ************************************************** So sick if this is what it will come down to. How will it go over with her ADULT children when she has to tell them all THEIR money is gone? THEY will have to go out into the workforce and support HER? How will she spin that? They will see her through adult eyes one day, when they are married and have children of their own. It's going to bite her in the a$$. Just their freaking 50 pt cleaning chart will be enough justification to call her on her ABUSE.
Yes, yes...her property is expensive to maintain. It is expensive to have it mowed and the whole blog about weed pulling is ridiculous. And of course she has a crew that also takes care of the beds, trimming, weeding and mulching. Geez. The kids weed pulling was probably some type of punishment as opposed to her making it appear as some kind of learning/family experience. Holy cow, pulling weeds is NOT fun and I am a gardener. She must think she is sooooo smart to pass off such rubbish.
Vanessa, I agree with you. And what's sad is that who even knows what kind of parents they will be someday in light of all this. I can picture many of them "rebelling" against how they were parented when they become parents themselves. In other words, no rules, no chores, kids running wild, do whatever you want. And that's not good EITHER. Others may grow up just as strict not knowing any other way to be.
These sort of things have long-lasting consequences.
Yea yea yea sure Kate go back on T.V. *********************************************
Best way to really get under your narcissist's skin is to show absolutely no interest. Negative reaction, blissful ignorance, placate them. (Except if you are the victim of a physically abusive narcissist, just get away, escape *battered spouse*)
@Kateplusmy8 Re: Fan that followed M&C in2 bthrm...I think Kate has taught her kids 2never go alone...how 2handle curious, excited fans! :) **************************************************
Yes but for God's sake, don't EVER take them to the movies, a walk, to the park, a concert, grocery store, vacation without a tv crew, "your" boobyguard and yourself in the light of day! That's when all the bat*hit crazies are out. But go ahead to the bathroom alone and handle a bat*hit crazy fan. It's a great life lesson
I turned it around and put a Star Mag. in front of it, without even opening it. I did it for all the children/ animals who are abused by people by her! I don't forgive or forget when abuse is involved I don't care who commits it!
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Then the employees, like Layla's son, have to check to see if anyone has turned the magazines around of defaced them, and they have to go around to the racks and make them right again. I don't see how turning magazines around, or drawing horns on Kate's face helps the kids in any way, and it certainly isn't going to help the Shokas of the world.
If people want to buy the magazine, they will. They'll find it. She's already been paid for the article; the kids have been exposed once again, and turning around a magazine isn't going to make one iota of a difference.
I think Summer just helped me realize why this turning around is giving me a funny feeling. I don't think hard working minimum wage Americans should have to clean up the messes of magazines either turned around or moved to different spots as Milo did. (Milo? They just have to move them back.)
That just hurts the real mediocre of this world. If someone wants the magazine they will find it.
And to add...I think all her whining in People is also a BIG push to GRIFT big time from not only her fans but to readers,companies, and advertisers. ************************************************** I think you've got something there. "If nothing else comes from this, I hope I get "stuff" sent to me" I don't think it will happen this time.
In other words, no rules, no chores, kids running wild, do whatever you want. And that's not good EITHER. Others may grow up just as strict not knowing any other way to be. *****************************************
True, and that will be what will screw her head up even more, that they TRUELY are individuals, not robots, not 'extensions' of herself, but PEOPLE. Sure, odds are there will be at least one of them who will continue to be her little slave/cheerleader, but I am 100% sure they will end up being "her ungrateful little brats". You get AWAY from these types of dysfunctional mothers, very.far.away.
I took a look at the mag while on line at the store today. I'm guessing that the photo shoot was done earlier in the year. If you take a look at the big balls picture (as a Jersey girl I was giggling while I typed that) there are very few leaves in the trees in the background. The trees around here are full of leaves and I assume that hers would be to. Also, as someone mentioned, the kids don't look very tan for having spent the summer in the pool/sun.
Summer Days And Nights said... 139 Along the way came word that Kate was, to use one euphemism- demanding. "There was no pleasing her sometimes, says a source close to (K+8) production. It became impossible." The production source went on to say that the network became tired of Kate's diva-like antics and, given the show's dwindling ratings, pulled the plug.
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Have her main sheep addressed this? After all, Kate is loved all over the world. Everyone who meets her loves her. They must have read this. I guess the person responsible for this quote was lying through his/her teeth because they were jealous. ___________________________________________
Lol, yes this does present the sheeple with a conundrum. Not only did a TLC source more or less say Kate was a bitch, Kate herself said "I made mistakes, of course." This type of scenario, and how to spin it for TFW, is not found in the KG superfan manual. Unaccustomed to Kate admitting a mistake OF ANY sort, they will just ignore it.
I, however, will expound on it throroughly. After the divorce, Kate found herself in position of needing to provide for and pay tuition for 8 children under the age of 9. In addition, she had a million dollar estate to maintain. One would think she would have entered ASAP into talks with TLC about staying on the air long term... maybe taking a pay cut, not greedily planning a $100,000+ trip to Austrailia and having TLC install a $4,000 pool slide & salt water conversion. She claims in the People article that the lack of a regular paycheck has bothered her terribly. Ok, the time to think about that was in early 2010. Not 2013 after TLC canned her ass and left her on the curb. It's infuriating to read the sheeple bleats saying that "Kate is a good mom always workin hard N providn a good livin 4 her babies." No, she is not. She took a once in 7 lifetimes opportunity and squandered it by being impossible and demanding. She did not put her children first, she put Kate first. She put her sick need to make people bend and break to her will, first. She put her need to always have more, better and even more, first. After all that, she learned nothing and pulled the same diva act at Coupon Cabin! WTF! After less than a year, Scott kicked her to the curb and told her not to let the door hit her on the way out. Right there are two examples of how she ruined the steady paycheck she says the lack of keeps her awake at night. Kate, get some help.
How the sheeple can bash Jon, who is working- WORKING at normal job, while TFW keeps getting fired over & over again, is beyond me. They are just as nutty as TFW if they think her behavior is virtuous and honorable.
That could be interesting to observe, a tweeties cooking party.
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I can see all of them making cookies, trying to figure out if you bake them before you freeze them, and then saying, "Wait a minute...wasn't this the no-bake recipe?"
Here's my take on the People cover: TFW had nothing to do with getting herself on the cover. As important as she thinks she is, she's not so important that she could make this happen. I believe it's just because it's been 2 years since the show went off and that's a good time to show a 'where they are now' article.
Did anyone else notice the boys shirts with Ralph Lauren Polo logos on them? Some pretty pricy shirts for someone who is having to piece and patch for their money. She is such a piece of work. All those negative comments are bound to bother her no matter what she says.
As far as keeping it secret, my guess is she thinks she has to do that because the haters might contact People, or whoever, and blast them with trying to block her from being on the cover. Yeah, she doesn't know about or care about 95% of the people who even knows who she is. 95% of the people cannot stand anything about her. It's probably really more like 98%!
Tweet-le De Tweet-le DUMB said... 17 Jeanne K @JeanneKaye 12m @Mydmaxx @JeanneKaye @Kateplusmy8 :-) we should do a cooking party one day when we all get our books ____________________
That could be interesting to observe, a tweeties cooking party.
Jeanne lives alone. A cookbook featuring cooking for nine seems a strange purchase, or is it just me? +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
That sounds #superfun Jeanne!
May I suggest that you all keep a few supplies on hand for your party..... syrup of ipecac, activated charcoal, Tums, Alka-Seltzer, Imodium AD, Prilosec, Pepto-Bismol, Ex-Lax (Kate's recipes are heavy on the cheese) Gas-X, Beano and Rolaids.
Did anyone else notice the boys shirts with Ralph Lauren Polo logos on them? Some pretty pricy shirts for someone who is having to piece and patch for their money.
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I would believe that People paid for the clothing for the shoot. Goes with the territory...write it off as an expense. Didn't someone say that the clothing credit is listed somewhere in the article?
This is when misplaced modifiers make you chuckle...
Samantha @smonxx 54s WAIT I was going to read all about Kate Gosselin's terrible life at Barnes & Noble...
Can't you see her working at B&N, arranging all of those People magazines that customers have turned around, ringing up register sales, wrapping Christmas gifts, and reading to kids during story time hours?
Kylie said... 19 Here's my take on the People cover: ***** Agree that it's time for a "Where Are They Now" piece. Surprised TLC hasn't done one yet, but if a close source to filming leaked what a piece of work Kate is, then they might just be done with her... unless Jon's part of it. Kate's such a dog in the manger, that she'd cut off her nose to spite her face to keep Jon from getting back on TV. Oh, I think she is "that type of girl" who wants her fame on TV back, big time. A non-specific quote, alluding to who knows what, doesn't make her virtuous or give her a moral compass. After all, her boys are going to have major bragging rights in the very near future when they Google Kendra's porn videos and say, "hey, this was our babysitter/Mom for a week!! High five!!". Wink, wink. Nudge, nudge.
The Ralph Lauren shirts can be purchased at T.J. Maxx. I recently bought DH one in a lovely shade of purple, and I've got some really nice designer stuff for cheapo. Yes, I'm a Maxxinista.
Last, I've wondered if magazine covers shot in advance have to be kept mum. I imagine they do so that competitors don't know what's up your sleeve.
I can imagine a photoshoot with eight kids is FULL of stories. How about at least tweet a few? Come on!
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What TFW thinks is interesting and entertaining and what most people think is interesting and entertaining are as distant as the sun from the former Pluto. Remember her couch "funnies"? Remember her tweets about "cute things said by X in the kitchen today?" Not always amusing, IMO. Those little moments would be great fodder for MOST people, but TFW would ruin it.
If you're not embarrassed by thousands upon thousands of negative comments about what a ridiculous whiner you are and that you just need to get a job like everybody else, I doubt a where are they now feature would embarrass you.
Are narcissists even capable of the emotion embarrassment? I've never seen it.
I think the point about the Ralph Lauren shirts is that they give the APPEARANCE of expensive. Whether they came from a fancy men's shop or from TJMaxx or if People's stylist bought them is immaterial to me because they LOOK like high-brow shirts with that logo on them. Odd choice for an article talking about having financial worries.
Fido that's exactly it. It's irrelevant who got the shirts, the point is the entire photoshoot looks very posh, perfect and air brushed. If they are trying to peddle a struggling family making ends meet who really needs to get back on T.V.
How the sheeple can bash Jon, who is working- WORKING at normal job, while TFW keeps getting fired over & over again, is beyond me ******************************************
They believe it's the haters fault she can't get "any" job
I think that its interesting that 2 years (or is it 4 years) after the divorce Kate still doesn't have a man in her life. Yet, Jon has had some long term relationships. I wonder if Kate is jealous of Jon being able to have relationships with other people. Kate has projected an image of she is so much better than Jon. And remember her statement "once you meet me, you like me". How is that working out for her. May be is looking for a sugar Daddy to take care of her (financial, emotionally).
The way to stop "People" from publishing about Kate is simply to not buy the issue. If she doesn't increase sales, they won't use her. ***************** Well, they certainly aren't contributing in the busy stores in our state capital, lol. I was in several places yesterday and the racks were packed full of her. None turned around or anything, but they certainly haven't flown off the shelves as in Milo's fantasy world. Just all sitting in there, ignored. There were so many that clearly they haven't been selling at all.
Did not buy the magazine but read it in a doctor's office - it is clear that the picture taken outside was in April at some point. The trees in the background barely had leaves on them as is conducive to the time of year in this area. The TFW has clearly known that she and her family would be featured in some kind of article in PEOPLE for many months. Such a shame that she continues to pimp out her children.
btw I mentioned about the RL shirts last post...people seemed to think it was it was irrelevant as you can pick them up cheaply but I agree it gives the appearance of a 'designer life' when the article is to show how TFW struggles on a daily basis to keep the family going.That's what I meant before as well!
You know I found the last photo of the People article rather metaphoric. If you haven't seen it, it's Kate off to the side, playing with a big yellow ball. The kids are far back to her right, sitting down around a ball, not playing, just sitting and watching TFW play.
Isn't that exactly what happens here much of the time? KATE gets to have all the fun while the other kids are pushed off to the side. They SEE the fun and know it's right there, but it's really about TFW and her fun.
I have always felt since day one this was all about what KATE wanted--the trips, the filming, the fame, the T.V. host, the books. The children were mere tools to get to where she wanted to be.
Auntie Ann emailed me to let me know she's fine, she misses us--her husband has been ailing and she has been busy caring for him. Here is her message she says I can share:
"I haven't left the building, it's just helping hubs with his stroke recovery is consuming almost all of my time right now, but it's going well. And If I go on 15 MGS I won't get off, lol (that's how much I enjoy the blog) I'll stay in touch."
I really miss her snarky take on all this stuff! :)
somewhere beyond the realm said: Kudos to you! I agree with everything you have posted. Kate is a piece of work who has to know by now that she is nothing without pimping out those innocent children. Why Jon can do nothing to stop this is beyond logical thinking. But then...........there is nothing about the longstanding Gosselin saga that any logical thinking would apply. Where oh where is ROBERT?
There's a picture of Kate playing with a big yellow ball? Kate? LOL I'll have to look through the magazine when I next go to the store. I can't picture her cavorting around with a big ball.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 37 You know I found the last photo of the People article rather metaphoric ******* Yup, that about sums it up. Except for a couple of posed moments on film and for photo shoots, I've not seen Kate exude joy and love just looking at her children, or spontaneously grab them to hug and squeeze them. She just doesn't do it and as I said a short while ago, having watching my in-laws with their kids, there was such a strong connection and they seemed to marvel in the uniqueness of the kids. Way different vibe.
Thanks Formerly duped for the info on where the 52 point cleaning lists were found.
So, I guess it would be okay to put up a list like that and offer your kids $1 for every chore on that list they did, as an option to earn money. I just hope it isnt mandatory for those girls to do ALL of those things on the list.
The more I read about TFWs antics, the greater this image becomes in my mind... TFW is a cross between Mommy dearest and that woman people here were talking about that doesnt believe her career is over and she continues to live as though she is a big Stah!
Who knows what is and is not true. TFW just says whatever she needs to say to get what is the flavor of the day, even if it flies in the face of what she said yesterday to get the flavor of the day!
As someone said earlier... TFW has no relevence to the rest of the world. Mainly just us who have made her our soap opera of choice. And really there are not many of us left. Which is good.
If the coupon website works, that is great as hopefully she can stop pimping out her kids to create $$$. But as I said earlier, the couponing doesnt meet her demographic fan base!
Thanks Admin, for forwarding Auntie Ann's email. I hope everything works out well for her husband & we'll see her again soon.
Nice to see old posters popping up again. I miss them & their take on the ongoing TFW saga. They usually say what I think, only they know how to express themselves much better.
Tweet, the awkward photo is on page 55. Joy in Virginia who has this weeks issue in the bathroom. The credits included a prop stylist and a stylist. I would bet that TFMJG came up with the awkward posing herself. The outdoor photo also shows a large area of their property. Makes me wonder who cuts the grass.
There's a picture of Kate playing with a big yellow ball? Kate? LOL I'll have to look through the magazine when I next go to the store. I can't picture her cavorting around with a big ball.
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OH yes she does! :) It was probably photoshopped in. It's just such a juvenile setup. Boring and not very creative too. Update photos should tell us a story. They should be doing something they would do in real life, like maybe hanging out on jungle gyms at the park or something.
Update photos should tell us a story. They should be doing something they would do in real life
But, admin, don't you think it does tell us Kate's "story". I believe, Kate does nothing but hide away in the Gosselin compound and tweet out her makeup life.
I started reading the article in the hair salon yesterday. I got a few paragraphs in and had to stop - it was such over the top nonsense it was nauseating.
But, admin, don't you think it does tell us Kate's "story". I believe, Kate does nothing but hide away in the Gosselin compound and tweet out her makeup life.
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I think that's really the scary thing about this. They DON'T seem to do a lot of normal activities that could make for a realistic photoshoot. Instead it's all a fake, airbrushed, saccharine life with gigantic beach balls falling down on them while Kate has the time of her life and the kids watch.
WAIT I was going to read all about Kate Gosselin's terrible life at Barnes & Noble, but I forgot. No one talk to me for the rest of the week
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If this shoot was done earlier in the year, before tans, then they definitely photoshopped the color. Thing is...if WE all saw Aaden's white arm which they forgot to tan, then why in the world didn't the person or person who was responsible for photoshopping didn't see it? Shoddy work. It's a glaring mistake. You can most definitely see that they missed his right arm. Oops.
You have to read the italicized comments at the end of each section. LOL
" Fun! She runs her house like a prison. Just last week Mady and Cara made $1 washing the basement walls with toothbrushes. They are putting it towards a trip to Hollywood so they can get their own show on the Disney channel so their mother will find them useful again. "
It seems the blog has turned into rubbing its hands together in glee over the problems the kids MAY have.
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I have been reading here for what seems like ages and ages and I can't ever once remember reading any posts in which those here have ever been gleeful in the fact that the kids may have problems in the future. That's absurd.
Just the opposite is true. Many have expressed their opinions that they hope that, despite Kate's controlling ways, that they will grow up free of any problems this may have caused; in fact, comments have been that thank goodness they get to spend time with Jon where they can relax and just be kids.
Thanks to admin for posting the e-mail from Auntie Ann. I hope things go well for her and her husband. I wasn't aware that he isn't well. We will all look for her to come back here soon! Miss her humor! She's such a hoot, and has been responsible for the spitting of iced tea many times!
Shelby said... 51 All children should know some basic skills to get themselves out of a situation where they feel uncomfortable.
I believe the best advice for kids who think they might be in trouble is to SCREAM LOUDLY that this isn't their parent and they are trying to hurt me
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Yep. My daughter and I went to a kids' safety lecture when she was small. They said to tell your kids to make a huge scene, to say "I don't know this person". If they are on their bike and approached in a car they should turn the bike around and take off. If they have a bike and someone gets out of the car, hold onto the bike and make a scene..they would have to get both the kid AND the bike in the car.
I believe the best advice for kids who think they might be in trouble is to SCREAM LOUDLY that this isn't their parent and they are trying to hurt me.
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Yes, anything to call attention that they need help. My neighbor's children all carry whistles that are ear-piercing loud. I mean it would cause deafness. They know to pull out those whistles and just blow away if they are in a situation with a stranger that makes them feel uncomfortable.
Not having read the People article, were M & C saying that they were uncomfortable with the fan? Or were they just saying it was an annoyance?
Annoyance is one thing. But if they were uncomfortable, I sure hate to think that they continued into the bathroom instead of returning to their adult, or a store employee.
It's too scary in light of how those kids don't seem to have any boundaries with strangers.
Sorry if this has been mentioned. Haven't been around much this weekend. I went to the store a little while ago and looked at the article in People. Looked to me like M, C and H all had braces.
I've got no idea what the picture with the balls was all about. I wonder whose bright idea that was? It looked ridiculous.
I never thought I'd see the day when I'd see it published in the main stream media that Kate's diva-like behavior was what got her canned by TLC, confirming what the "haters" have said for two whole years. Where does that leave the's sheeples' excuse that all her nastiness was edited just to make her look bad? LOL TLC just left the nastiness in to let people see the real Kate.
“Which will beg the question, ‘Why don’t you go back to nursing?” But if I did that, I’d be spending everything I made on the babysitter I’D have to hire. So it needs to be something else. I have to make lightning strike”.
I am SICK TO DEATH of her saying she can't go back to nursing because the babysitter would cost too much.
The average RN salary is $56,000 a year. So lets say Kate earns $50,000, given she's been out of the nursing force for a few years now.
I just looked up nursing jobs near Wernersville. There are several part time ones through Genesis Healthcare that have 7 am to 3 pm shifts. So let's say she has to hire a babysitter to come in at 5:30 a.m. to get the kids up, fed and out the door for school to catch the 7 a.m. bus. That's 1.5 per day or 7.5 hours per week.
Now I'm not sure what babysitters make in Wernersville, PA but my daughter has been babysitting all summer (she's 22) and making $15 an hour. Same rate at 7.5 hours is $112.50 for a 5 day week.
At $50,000 a year, Kate would bring home a little over $2900 after taxes (assuming a 30 % tax rate). Her babysitter would run her $450 a month. She'd have $2450 a month left after babysitting.
No, Kate. You would NOT be paying your entire salary to the babysitter.
I can understand that $2450 may not cover your bills with 8 kids, especially if you continue to insist on living in your current house, sending your children to a private school, and owning 3 cars.
But STOP using your children as an excuse for doing everything you can to stay in the entertainment industry. This is your choice. Not theirs. Yours. You are choosing to live your life a certain way. If you choose to dip into your savings to do so, again, that is your choice. But don't plead poor and say you can't go back into nursing because it costs too much to get childcare for the 8 children you chose to have.
Lightning is probably not going to strike twice. You need to face reality, Kate, The only way you're getting another show is if:
a) You and Jon do a reunion show together with the kids. (Not going to happen - you've said so and Jon probably wouldn't do it either)
b) You find someone else to marry you and you "miraculously" conceive another set of sextuplets. (You could probably forge another prescription and get more Clomid from overseas.)
Kate, if you don't want to go back to nursing because it's not what you want to do, then just say that. I, for one, might have some respect for you if you did because you'd be being honest for once. But please stop this whole tired "I can't go back to nursing! I have 8, count 'em, 8 KIDS! It's too expensive!" It's getting old, just like you.
Sorry, meant to say that $56,000 is the average salary for an RN in PA. Also, I assumed a full time work schedule for her. If there are part time positions that run 7-3, I'm sure there are full time ones as well somewhere in her area.
TFW is getting so boring...her past 4 years are like the movie Ground hog day! It's just a constant repeat...we miss the crew..we miss the trips and the adventures...buy another failed attempt at a book...I love my kids....I am the best mommy..someone give me a talk show...yadayadayada.. TFW YOU don't need to miss the trips and adventures!!! Just PAY FOR IT YOURSELF and go!! Don't let the plane door hit you in the ass...just for the love of God SHUT UP already!! Ok rant over...
Now I want to talk about poor Ia from NJHW....Sorry typo...Gia from NJHW. I work in a middle school with kids her age. I am sure she doesn't go to an expensive exclusive school like the Gosselin's...she is going back to school right when the Feces hits the fan for her parents. The gov't is NOT wasting time. Their court date is the middle of October. I feel bad for her because just like the gosselin kids, she's just another child victim of reality tv. So sad for these kids.
Silimom what a great breakdown. Thank you. Your daughter's rate was just about what I made per hour working for wealthy people. If Kate can't find a babysitter for that much she's not trying hard enough.
It's 2013 now. Jobs these days are more flexible when it comes to women and their kids. Nobody wants a lawsuit over it. I know tons of mothers who come a little later or earlier, leave a little later or earlier, or take a longer lunch break to pick up kids and make up the difference later. She may not find such flexibility her first try, but ask around. Find out what nursing part time jobs are flexible for mothers. She won't get it right away, but if she plugged at it, I bet the farm she could find a part time nursing job that could work with their school schedule such that she would never need a babysitter during the school year, and that would even accommodate the occasional appearance she does. The appearances are so rare anyway and often on the weekends, they might not care a bit. That leave summers only to pay a sitter, and she could work with Jon, Jamie, and family and friends to cover several weeks.
In high school I did some summer babysitting for a little girl and it worked out to about 3 weeks total tops. Her parents were devoted to her, and dad took off a couple weeks to look after her, mom took off the next couple weeks, and one or two of those she was at camp and several days with grandparents mixed in. All in all I think they spent all of 600 bucks on me for the whole summer. Chump change for TFW.
In many ways, it kind of angers me she paints this picture of horrible bosses who would never pay her enough to feed her children or understand her obligations. Because the vast majority of employers I have worked for have been extremely flexible and understanding to any situation that comes your way. Life happens. Not everyone is some brutal dictator who fires you if you punch in two minutes late because your toddler was throwing up. Believe it or not there are some very sympathetic and understanding people out there who are happy to hire mothers.
Now I'm not sure what babysitters make in Wernersville, PA but my daughter has been babysitting all summer (she's 22) and making $15 an hour. Same rate at 7.5 hours is $112.50 for a 5 day week.
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For how many children? I would think that for eight kids, a sitter would charge more than that.
Regardless, if she'd get an 8 to 5 position, there would be no need for a sitter during the week at all. She could drop them off at the bus stop on her way to work. They'd take the late bus home, and she'd be home when they got there.
For eight kids, two of them should be almost self sufficient, I would charge $20 in that neck of the woods. Maybe $25 in wealthier areas. Still not nearly high enough for a nursing salary not to be worth it. At this age you're mostly paying a driver to pick them up and shuttle them to activities. She should hire a babysitter/homework helper in one. Get them where they need to be and help with homework. Done.
If rumors are true, and Kate is very much like her father, Kenton, then it's safe to say he was probably a narcissist as well.
I don't know much about her other siblings. I know her sister Clairissa is very religious (apparently in a "Prosperity Gospel" kind of way that also characterized Kate and Jon's faith) and recently adopted a child from Ethiopia and then got pregnant and had another baby. Her sister Christen makes jewelry for a living. She has one other sister I know nothing about. Kevin seems to have come our that family fairly normal.
The fact that I even know THAT much about people I've never met is kinda scary, if you think about it.
Admin....I hate that movie as well !! Lol. Btw, when my youngest went to full time kindergarten, I had all 3 of my kiddos in a private school right down the road from a hospital where I took a job... Guess what?? I had an understanding boss who let me start my shift 1/2 hour later, and end 1/2 earlier so I could drop off AND pick up my kids. Kate is full of crap. She DOES not want to go back to nursing OR any other mediocre job. She wants to sit in a make-up chair, sit on a couch and "umm" us to death and get paid a ton of money to do NOTHING. She would actually HAVE to work in nursing. Remember her journal entries from her computer RAVING about how God was going to make it so she wouldn't have to work anymore followed by a million exclamation points. She has achieved her life's goal and by divine intervention apparently....now basque in it TFW.
My point in mentioning her siblings was in response to those who were discussing how her kids would turn out. The two with the most information out there about them, Clairissa and Kevin, seem fairly normal to me. I know Clairissa used crowd funding to try and raise money for her adoption and was compared to Kate because of that. I will say that, in my experience, this is something a lot of evangelical churches encourage their members to do, not just for adoption but for mission work as well (and many consider adoption a type of mission work). So, I will give Clairissa the benefit of the doubt on that one.
I guess my point is that in a family of five kids that may have had a narcissistic father and produced Kate, two seemed to have come out alright, so I have hopes that at least most of the kids will be okay, especially with Jon as their father. Not because he's perfect, but because I think he offers a more realistic world view then their mother.
I can't even watch it. It drives me crazy. I remember some scene in the restaurant that just plays over and over and by the third or fourth time I'm tearing my hair out.
I think it was some old boyfriend that first showed me it, he thought it was hysterical. I was tortured through the whole thing. That relationship didn't last!
We even have many judges who are happy to permit attorneys to come in at 9 or 10 oclock after dropping off children and fighting traffic.
As long as you discuss the situation with them beforehand and explain how it will not disrupt the courtroom (usually you work it out so nothing is scheduled for you that early), most of them are fine with it.
TFW acts like no bosses/judges/whoever is in charge of you has ever been a parent. Many of them are parents, and they understand, and they probably had understanding bosses who were flexible with them too once. Pay it forward. Open your mouth, explain your situation, and ask if they'll work with your issues. It's as simple as that.
For heaven sake she is not working for some nasty billionaire CEO where you're fired if you're not there every day at 5:55 am and stay until 8pm every night. Nonsense.
As I was standing in a long line waiting to check out, I thought I would look at the People mag to see TFW and the kids for myself. I found a People, but it didn't have them on the cover or in the index. It was dated August 18. So did it already come and go or did we get a different cover out west (Utah) where I live?
Gee, Kate is very quiet today/night. Could our little Katie Krieder, gone off to a grifted beach house, again. Didn't she do that last year, about this time? A very, very, little glory celebration, about the People cover and cookbook to come out, and another coupon site, that nobody really needs, the places she has, you can go to their web-sites and get a better, more current/updated coupon. In Kates mind, she pulled a fast one on her haters/naysayers, but did she read the comments, 99.9999% Joe public, does not like her and wish she would go away, get a job and stop crying poor. What's the phrase> poor rich girl, life is so mean and unjust to Kate. BOOHOO!
Charlez> my Walgreens, also has a People dated 8-18-2013. Something about stars in bikinis? Anyone else? They have not put out the new issue yet, Kate is dated 8-26-2013. Show you how much they really care if she is on the cover. No rioting here or standing in long lines, to get Kate cover issue as some of her fans, think people are doing. LOLOLOLOL
You're using too much logic on the job front. Yes there are bosses who will work with you on schedules. But in return they want you to WORK while you are there. I don't think she believes anyone knows how to be her boss. None of them would understand her special needs. Blah blah. She has no interest in actual work. That's why the kids have big chore lists. Why would she clean the kitchen when she can make Mady do it?
Yes I agree should work, esp if she's complaining about being broke. But she won't. There are some people who never seem to have to deal with the real world. She is one of them.
What would she do for a babysitter then? She'd have to travel to be on a show like the Talk or the View. Does she think that she would get paid enough to not only afford a babysitter but also to pay for travel expenses?
I still think it's more that she couldn't get a job in nursing, not that she doesn't want or can't go back. Who would hire her? Especially since she's been out of nursing for so long.
I still think TFW's going to pop up on Twitter again with a humble brag tweet about an anonymous benefactor having gifted them with a beach vacation--inspired, no doubt, by the feature article in People magazine that showed her for the AMAZING (!!!!) and SELFLESS mother that she is. #LightningBolt
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 97 I can't picture her liking Egypt. Of course she's never bothered to research or ask someone who has been there what it's really like.
It is ROUGH there. She is blond and walks around like a two bit hooker, she would be getting cat calls and other noises constantly. We had two bodyguards with machine guns and still got that kind of thing. Our van got into a fender bender, which was resolved through a very nasty and frightening verbal argument instead of insurance companies. There is garbage everywhere, sweat shops and factories and incredible poverty.
There are no women in Egypt. Not that I ever saw. She just has no idea. None.
On top of this all, our entire group got salmonella poisoning, even though we ate at 5 star restaurants the whole time. It's just everywhere. You have to get interviewed by the health department when you get home and disinfect every time the toilet for a month so no one else gets it. And if you're a child, you can die from such a thing.
*********************** You scrimped and saved for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Egypt and then only ate in 5-star restaurants? Something is a bit incongruous about that.
I've been to Egypt, did not eat exclusively in 5-star restaurants and did not get salmonella. A couple people in my group got sick, but the majority were fine.
If you've been to Egypt you would know how cheap it is. 5 star restaurants in Egypt cost exactly the same as a normal restaurant here. I never spent more than 20 American dollars on a meal at excellent restaurants.
Considering she is on the cover of People, there is very little media coverage in the last 2 days--none of which were mainstream media or television. I guess the fact that she now cites The Talk as her ideal job instead of The View is an indication that she realizes that that shit ain't never going to happen."
I saw somewhere that Amy and Sami are in talks with several networks for a reality show. So, the huge void that Kate left, that America so desperately needs--part of shrill shrew--will be filled by a newer, shinier version. Kate is yesterday, and, so very over.
I don't think the kid's have a clue on when or how to get help if they are feeling uncomfortable. I'm shocked that TFW would let them let them stray so far from her in public...She needs to be there to instruct every smile and every word said. Those kid's have been sheltered in such the wrong way, they don't have a clue. There are cameras everywhere. If I was TFW I would ask for the video and call this creepy ass "fan" out. You don't follow children anywhere, especially into a bathroom you sick ass pig. I hope Jon has heard this little diddy and uses it to inform the kid's on what to do if this ever happens again. Then again, will TFW get mad and punish them for making such an un-nessary scene? These kid's are SO screwed until they can finally break away from her.
I bet they are thrilled to be going back to school. Not for the reasons most kid's are. They get to be away from TFW for hours a day. They get to break the chains and have whatever freedom comes along with being in school. And for them...I bet it's a lot!
I couldn't deal with having my kid's HATE me,and wanting to run as soon as they can. TFW you'r gonna get that 8 fold. How are you going to spin that?
"A gig on a show like The Talk would be ideal" *********************************************
Oh reeeealllyy? Interesting, I do believe she's been shunned by the View. Betcha she's pissed they wouldn't book her for an appearance, ESPECIALLY since she actually has (cough, cough) something to talk about-the crookbook. Awww, they wouldn't have you on just "because", like in the good old days?
A little more info on how TFW's coupon site is run. This is written in a blog on the site that powers the coupon site and is basically an advertisement for Clipper.
Kate’s site is packed with over 12,000 coupons provided by AppThemes partner, Coupilia. There’s plenty of traffic to the site, too. Miss Gosselin has over 150,000 Twitter followers and she’s tweeting news about her coupon deals daily. A cover story for People Magazine with a mention of CouponsByKate.com means even more traffic for Clipper to handle.
Has anyone seen those daily coupon deals that she's been tweeting? I know I haven't.
I wish her luck with her site-she's going to need it, because it doesn't seem like she's putting much effort into it.
Celebrity INTERNET sites have picked up the People article word for word, but nothing else. All these sites do is troll for stuff to publish. I'll always wonder why there has never been any hard interviews or investigations into Kate. Robert had the goods, but he blew it. I guess she stopped him cold. I do believe she had grounds in regards to her personal journal. I bet he's had to turn it over to her attorneys. Remember the video tape that was thrown in the trash by John Edwards' mistress, retrieved by what's-his-name, and he had to return it to her? Same thing. Kate wins again.
Miss Gosselin has over 150,000 Twitter followers and she’s tweeting news about her coupon deals daily. _________________
I guess that just involves a little more work than Kate's willing to put forth. LOL She must think that because her name is attached her fans will just keep it going for her. Has one fan tweeted they've used a coupon?
Kate did a terrible job each time on The View. In effect, the time she was guest host was an audition for the lady who claims "the gift of gab". She also had that chance with ET (?). She tried, she sucked. She needs to go a different path.
Am I alone in thinking that article makes it sound as if Coupilia's gifted TFW with her own coupon site, in exchange for the increase in awareness and traffic they expect her to bring to their business?
A more accurate statement might be: Miss Gosselin has 15 actual twitter followers, and 149,985 purchased followers.
Miss Gosselin?? Isn't the term Miss reserved for unmarried females? Shouldn't that be either Ms. Gosselin, or Mrs. Gosselin?
And who tries to run a successful coupon site, but KEEPS IT A SECRET? Interesting concept there. Keep it covert. That oughtta get you a bunch of followers. Hey! This is cool! Kate Gosselin has invented a new marketing technique! When you're trying to sell something, don't say a word about it. Mum's the word.
Why would you keep doing something you're not any good at? Why not instead seek out your strengths and try to hone those? She failed at being a coupon rep so she goes after another couponing job? She has failed how many times at being a host and no one wants her but she keeps saying she wants to do it? Give it up!
I am not the biggest believer in never quitting. No, some things you SHOULD quit, especially if you gave them a fair shot and it's not working out and you're not any good. There's something out there you're good at or could be good at, why not stop trying to do things you stink at so you can focus on better things?
Someone who is toiling away daily at golf never any good at it, might never know they actually have a talent for music or art or science, because all they do is try to make a go at golf. Give it up.
Vanessa said... 80 "A gig on a show like The Talk would be ideal" ---------------------- The Talk films in LA. That would be "ideal" when you live in PA?!
And who tries to run a successful coupon site, but KEEPS IT A SECRET? ----------------------
She kept it a secret until one of her tweeties mentioned it on twitter. Then she tweeted about it and retweeted any tweet that mentioned it.
On her coupon site, she has a link to her regular website, but on her regular website there is nothing about her coupon site-no link, no post, nada.
TFW's idea of promotion seems to be is that if you mention it a few times, that's more than enough. She hasn't even tweeted much about the cookbook, except for a retweet here or there.
She should pay her tweeties for the free PR they're giving her, because she isn't doing it herself.
I also find it funny that on her coupon site, there are no coupons for her favorite store, Target. CC and retailmenot have Target coupons, so it's not like there are none available.
Why is "ideal" to get a demanding, full time job in L.A. that would pretty much require you to live there full time? She lives in PA. The children's father, friends, school and life is in PA. Their life and lifestyle is a PA lifestyle and LA would be a horrible shock and disruption for them. And the Talk is NOT going to be flexible about your kids. Bus stop, sick kid, school play? Sorry, you have to work and go on camera. The studio audience is not going to wait on you while you pick up Johnny from school because he has a fever. It will be a lifestyle of nannies and hired help to make sure the family's needs are met while you work.
Why on earth would you as a mother want to uproot your children like that when there are dozens of jobs you could get close to home that would be flexible about kids so they could all continue their nice lives there?
She kept it a secret until one of her tweeties mentioned it on twitter. Then she tweeted about it and retweeted any tweet that mentioned it.
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I think she had that site set up on a whim, then had second thoughts. I think she decided to kind of let it simmer on the back burner while she focused on the crookbook. I bet she thought well if the hype from that dies down maybe I'll pull out the coupon site.
Then it as "outed" LOL (here, I believe! Yea us!) and she sort of had to go with it and pretend oh yeah that site sure! It's not like she could say well I'm not so sure about that anymore, not without looking silly and wishy washy.
All of her previous appearances on tv and radio can be considered her auditon tape for future work. That said, she is a poor performer and there is no one out there looking to offer her regular work in the field. She is a plasticized 38 year old woman, no ingenue. She needs to grow and find a another career path. That money will not last forever, especially the ways she spends it: 8 private school tuitions, new cars, upkeep on a too large house and grounds . . The writing is on the wall.
And on Friday, her face is no longer on the cover of People. Another 15 minutes will be over.
I think Kate's idea of her dream job is a talk show in NY or LA where she'd spend the week filming then the network would, of course, fly her home for the weekends.
Someone here definitely outed the coupon site, but since it's mentioned in People it would have come out in a couple of days. Did she forget she'd told Kate Coyne about it?
The whole reason for threatening Jon is because she wants to move to LA. That's my theory. She wants to pack up the kids and go and Jon has stopped her.
TLC stinks, I had forgotten the ET try out, never actually saw it. Also, after the dancing with the stars season, didn't ABC let her be the backstage interviewer with the short lived Skating With The Stars? I did not watch that, but I vaguely recall that TFMJG only did one or two episodes instead of the entire run. You definitely have to give the agent of TFMJG a lot of credit, she kept getting opportunity after opportunity.
I think Kate's idea of her dream job is a talk show in NY or LA where she'd spend the week filming then the network would, of course, fly her home for the weekends.
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If this is what she's thinking, she's nuts. She'd be with the kids 24 hours on the weekend once the flights are all said and done. She would be exhausted from the constant jetlag. I'm not even sure the network would go for that, not for a long term gig. They want their stars rested and focused, not jet lagged constantly. Plus there are often weekend obligations, interviews to do, perhaps even some work to do in prep for Monday's show. It's just nuts. She is like a 12 year old who wants to be a star but who eventually gets real and becomes a teacher and makes wonderful contributions to their community.
I also think it's highly possible she is ticked at Jon because she likely will never be able to leave the state because of him.
Kate, if you don't want to go back to nursing because it's not what you want to do, then just say that. I, for one, might have some respect for you if you did because you'd be being honest for once. But please stop this whole tired "I can't go back to nursing! I have 8, count 'em, 8 KIDS! It's too expensive!" It's getting old, just like you.
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In my opinion, this whole "back to work" thing is a moot point. Does she even HAVE to go back to work? She hasn't worked in over two years and it doesn't seem to have made an impact on their lifestyle. As far as I know, she still has a lawn service, a pool service, a nanny, a cleaning service? So why even bother talking about working at this point? The only thing I can think of is she just wants to be on TV because she needs the attention, not because she needs it financially.
I'm also having a hard time computing how "I'm more laid-back and I realize now what's important" with a 52 point laminated cleaning checklist plus a 10 item refrigerator list. That's laid back? What was it before you were laid back, a 97 item checklist carved into stone?
Why would you keep doing something you're not any good at? Why not instead seek out your strengths and try to hone those?
========================================= Or, at the very least, immerse yourself in LEARNING that for which you claim to have a passion. Acting lessons, speaking (heck, Toastmasters would be a credible start), breathing, participate in community theater, etc. To expect a RTV show to result in heaps of offers is delusional. In a profession that is iffy for even the most talented, to NOT learn the craft most definitely is doomed to failure. Those who have succeeded worked their butts off. This is true for every profession.
getofftwitter said... 72 Charlez> my Walgreens, also has a People dated 8-18-2013. Something about stars in bikinis? Anyone else? They have not put out the new issue yet, Kate is dated 8-26-2013. Show you how much they really care if she is on the cover. No rioting here or standing in long lines, to get Kate cover issue as some of her fans, think people are doing. LOLOLOLOL
------------------------------- I was in CVS last night and I saw the same issue of People Magazine at the check out counter. I never went by the magazine aisle to see if it was there but I would assume they would not have TFW's cover there if the one they were selling at check out was one of REAL STARS in Bikinis. So what happened to TFW's issue? Was it only on stands for one day and then pulled?
TFW and Milo have each been on tweeter silence. Coincidence? I think it was around this time last year when she was rumoured as spending a week at the beach, courtesy of Milo.
I just had a theory on how it was worked out with People and her...she probably asked for something in return...probably a beach vacation. Notice she has not really talked incessantly about it lately. Made me wonder. Anyone know if People pays people for the cover photo and interview or give them something in lieu of money?
I just read an old People article about TFW, which was published right after the show was cancelled two years ago. There's really nothing different in the new article, that wasn't already said in the old one.
"I'd really love to find a place of my own on a talk show or something like that." Whatever shape her next job takes, Kate remains certain of one thing. "I'll be back," she says. "This is too much fun not to find a way back."
"In some of the earlier episodes, if you can even get past how different I looked, I cannot stand myself. I feel like since then I've mellowed somewhat. I know that I have changed."
"But the scary reality is, 12-hour nursing shifts every day wouldn't let me continue to provide well for eight kids essentially on my own. When you think about it that way, it gets really scary."
And she says the following about Mady:
"The most like me. She loves drama. Her dream is to be a Disney star."
So almost 2 years later, and it's the same old story.
Admin - thanks for blacking out the children's faces. I don't think it was absolutely necessary, since this wasn't a private photograph. But it shows that the readers and contributors here believe the children deserve privacy, and even if People and their own mother choose to splash their faces for all to see, this blog won't further their agenda.
"But the scary reality is, 12-hour nursing shifts every day wouldn't let me continue to provide well for eight kids essentially on my own. When you think about it that way, it gets really scary." ********* She is so full of horse manure. I am sure that I'm not the only one who has at least one friend who is a nurse. I have a dear friend from high school. She has two grown daughters. She raised them as a single mom after her husband left her and the girls. She is an RN, and yes she had long shifts. She figured it all out and provided a loving, stable home for them.
Not to mention, TFW isn't providing for her children all by herself. Jon did pay child support for at least a couple of years (maybe more). Not to mention all the money she stashed away in various bank accounts.
What's scary is that anyone besides a gullible 13-year old fan, would fall for this claptrap.
So almost 2 years later, and it's the same old story.
Lather, rinse, repeat.. ___________
Interesting. Kate's stuck in that big house stagnating, still wishing for things that aren't going to happen. Soon she'll be stagnating and surrounded by about 4700 copies of her cookbook.
I was at my hairdressers on Friday, and he knows I like to thumb through the latest People magazine while my hair is processing. So he told me the latest issue arrived that day - it was the one with Kate and the kids on the cover. I picked it up and said, "I'm so tired of this Kate Gosselin!" and he said, "I can't stand her either!" We both agreed that her 15 minutes should have been up a long time ago, and that she was a shrew.
Somehow Kate wrangled this People cover. The general response has been overwhelmingly negative. I hope People realizes that Kate on the cover means less sales at the check out stands, and never repeats this mistake again.
I wonder how long it will take for TFW to realize - she isn't going to get another job on TV. She will not be asked to audition for a slot on The Talk. She will not be asked to do even brief interviews of celebs by ET or Extra. TLC execs are not going to return her calls. How long before it sinks in that IT'S ALL OVER? That no one wants to hear about her lengthy bed rest. That it's disturbing to hear her refer to her 9-year old children as "littles." That most people feel sorry for the children when they hear how their home resembles an orphanage in a Shirley Temple movie, complete with 52-point chore charts.
Kate, the clock is ticking. Your youngest children are only a few short years away from their freedom from you. By age 14 or maybe even younger, the courts will let them decide which parent they want to live with. Soon, your forced laborers will decide they'd rather live with their father - you know, the one whose brain functions normally.
Of course Kate wants a talk show. She wouldn't care if she was around her kids or not. They've been accessories from day 1. Think about all the "helpers" she had when they were babies, the notes on the fridge and around the house on their first special, Jon getting her coffee ready while she slept in until 8:00/8:30, despite the fact that we heard the sextuplets up and talking while Jon was getting Mady and Cara off to school at 7 am.
Kate likes the "idea" of children but she doesn't like being an actual parent. At least that's always been my impression. She always complains about being a parent.
I'm not saying I don't get frustrated or tired, etc. or that I don't have days I want to grab my honey an run off on a two week vacation to some private beach rental in the Caribbean rather than mop up dog piddle and make sure homework gets done and cook dinner.
But if you ask me what I'd want to do if I could do anything, this would be it. I love that I am blessed to be able to be home with my kids and can dictate my own work schedule. I doing exactly what I want to do and I am exactly where I want to be.
"This is too much fun not to find a way back" -yes, because that's what being a responsible parent is all about...having FUN!!all the time, and getting paid to boot!
"I feel like since then I've mellowed somewhat." I know that I have changed." -yes, we saw how much you've "changed" on CWS. Sooo different, so mellow. My gosh, you were so undemanding and lax. So much so in fact that the 2 yr old you were "parenting" was pretty much doing what YOU were supposed to be doing. As always. I've yet to hear of a prison warden who was "mellow"
I'm talking about people trying to make careers out of things they are bad at, anonymous. Not people who casually play sports but aren't good. Obviously I support that as I love sports but certainly aren't very good at most of them. But, I'm not trying to be a golf pro, am I? Pick a name.
But if you ask me what I'd want to do if I could do anything, this would be it. I love that I am blessed to be able to be home with my kids and can dictate my own work schedule. I doing exactly what I want to do and I am exactly where I want to be. ****** This. This is what Kate will probably never have; a sense of knowing that she is exactly where she belongs. She's always wishing and hoping, and making bucket lists and needing spa getaways, when God blessed her with the true miracle of her HOM's (and the twins, of course--still risky). The ability to live in the moment, be happy with having what you need and maybe a little of what you want (and deserve!) is a blessing. Jealous? No way. Watching "The Help" yesterday, Aibileen says, "Ain't you tired, Miss Hilly? Ain't you tired?". It must be exhausting to never be satisfied, to never have that itch scratched. Absolutely exhausting.
Hebrews 13:5 Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
This is in stark contrast to what Kate is teaching her children. To make public to them and the world, her burdens, worries and fears about paying the (exorbitant and mostly unnecessary) bills and raising them, once again, is a travesty to their psychological and spiritual well being and growth.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 113 I'm talking about people trying to make careers out of things they are bad at, anonymous ***** Sure! Dance like no one's watching, by all means! But don't expect to be the next Paula Abdul discovered as a Laker Girl.
Sillimom, EXACTLY! They all say we're jealous of KK and can't believe that we're not. I want nothing she has and I want exactly what I do have - a family that I love to pieces. It's not a glamorous life, but it's the life I chose and love with all my heart. If I could change anything it would only be to do it all over again because I miss my little kids. MY little kids, not KK's kids. I chose a simple family-centered life because I wanted a simple family-centered life. I wouldn't trade my life with anyone's. I only pay attention to KK because I ache for the pain those kids are in and I can't ignore it because she put it right in our faces. She's the last person I'd trade places with (with the exception of a few of her fans).
My best friend is a nurse and on her floor, half the nurses are single mothers and 90% of the rest are mothers. They usually work 7PM to 7:30AM three nights per week. I know Kate doesn't want to work and probably never will, but this bit about babysitters eating up her whole check is such malarkey. The women on the night shift average over $75,00 per year, some make well over 6 figures. They work mostly weekends while their kids are with their fathers and on the rare occasion if the father can't be with the kids, an aunt or grandma goes over and spends the night. Normal people who have lived in a certain community their whole lives have a whole network of friends and family willing to help out. Kate had a whole network of friends and family willing to help her. The key word is normal. You have to be a normal person to keep that network involved. It's ridiculous to burn every bridge, discard every friend and relative with your terrible behavior then gripe about the cost of babysitters.
Millicent said... 108 Admin - thanks for blacking out the children's faces. I don't think it was absolutely necessary, since this wasn't a private photograph. But it shows that the readers and contributors here believe the children deserve privacy, and even if People and their own mother choose to splash their faces for all to see, this blog won't further their agenda.
Former Disney child star kills himself. I remember him on Scrubs (a later season, new intern). Bad week for reality tv and child stars. Careful what you wish for, Kate.
Nursing was not a calling for Kate. I cannot understand with her lack of empathy and patience why she ever went into the profession anyway. Husband-hunting, I suppose. Frankly, she has no business in nursing but I agree, she should stop with the excuses. And like I said before, nobody would hire her anyway in the Reading area. She burned her bridges with the medical community.
Flight of the kiwi, where's Waldo, love it! My kids adored those books, we would spend hours finding Waldo. I am wondering where the fans of TFMJG are. its kinda sad, just a little, how lonesome some of the places on the interwebs are.
. And like I said before, nobody would hire her anyway in the Reading area. She burned her bridges with the medical community. ****** And what kind of references can she furnish? Zero in nursing for how many years? TLC and crew have obviously been letting the cat out of the bag regarding Kate's demands and difficult nature. Scot of CC? Not thinking that one's a lock. The Stir? Yes! Kate can write a few elementary level paragraphs once a week. Kate's bio is very weak. I think she'd have a bit of difficulty securing any nursing position. Is PA hurting for nurses THAT bad? I just can't see Kate putting in the work to get her skills back up to speed, becoming current on standard practices in every aspect of patient care (clinical, HIPAA, documentation, billing) and tolerating being supervised, provided a healthcare facility does that. No way would I hire her to independently take phone calls, let alone treat patients, without supervision at this point.
Dottie said... 123 ****** Well said. It takes a truly exceptional situation where unless you've moved hundreds of miles away from your roots, where family and friends reside, that you don't have any support system whatsoever. Kate's victim "everyone leaves me eventually" mentality is self-imposed. I would bet dollars to donuts that if Kate reached out to her family and community, humbly, and asked for an opportunity to rebuild trusting relationships, that most people would. Kate's "me against the world" approach to life isn't working.
"She wants to be a celebrity more than she wants to be a mom." ****** At the very young age of 8, and even 12 years old, what are you thinking when your Mommy wants to work on the other side of the country? The kids have to know that Kate's dream job will take her away from them for large chunks of time. How much must that hurt them?
I have many nurses in my extended family, all of which work in PA, near Kate (Montgomery & Chester counties), so I know the opportunities they have. All have BSNs and MSNs and started out doing clinical work in various specialties, on the hospital floor. Most have gravitated to research etc., working with the major Pharma companies there. There are HUGE opportunities for nurses to diversify and advance, making it an amazing career choice. I've always maintained that Kate really blew it (still is) by not advancing her education and using her stockpiled monies and investments to help get her to that next level, where she could secure a 9-5, management type position for the rest of her working life. Which btw, would include excellent benefits.
And like I said before, nobody would hire her anyway in the Reading area. She burned her bridges with the medical community
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Are you local? If there is a need for nurses in her area, if she's qualified, if her credentials are in order, I just can't see any organization denying her employment because she's an ex-reality star, unless her resume, references, and anything negative showed up from her past employment as a nurse. Therefore, there would be red flags, but saying that nobody in the Reading area would hire her may not, in fact, be true. There are many positions she could take in the nursing/medical field that would not involve hands-on patient care.
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 31m Good day...what do you mean it's after 4 pm already? I've been shopping away on http://couponsbykate.com/ How much have YOU $aved so far? ******** How much? Everything because I didn't go on your site to spend money. Is it me or is Kate's site not very intuitive and a bit difficult to navigate? It's not pleasing to look at either. Shopping away those fears of a lack of steady income? Something's incongruent here...
Has anyone tried the coupon site? Just for the heck of it (and because we're back to school shopping) I searched there for Children's Place coupons. Brought up a coupon. Tried to click on the link for the coupon. Nothing, but did notice that it expired today.
Went to another site, clicked on printable coupons, it brought up the coupon, link to print, and bingo, got the coupon which has not expired.
Is it just me, or are the coupons there really strange? I searched for children's clothing coupons and got a link for $50 off DNA Profile Safety Kit for children. Just what I need!
Well, she's only gotten two replies and neither one said they saved any money:
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 2h Good day...what do you mean it's after 4 pm already? I've been shopping away on http://couponsbykate.com/ How much have YOU $aved so far?
Patricia Dunn @girllost22 1h @Kateplusmy8 site looks awesome. I will be checking on a regular. Congrats
Lori Hastings @decker111 52m @Kateplusmy8 I need to check that out
Thursday, September 26 CNN/Piers Morgan Show [PENDING] 2:00 (tape)
Friday, September 27 Baltimore Book Festival
Saturday,September28 Baltimore Book Festival
Tuesday, October 1 The Marilyn Dennis Show (national Canadian TV show)
So she's going to be away promoting the book for a whole week. Who's going to be babysitting the kids? The help that she doesn't have? Who's going to be her bodyguard? Steve?-who according to People is no longer around?
I see that Piers Morgan is tentative. He can come down pretty hard on people at times. Too bad Anderson Cooper won't be interviewing her.
All those appearances, save Canada, are in/near NYC. No LA trip? Poor, poor Kate! I doubt she'll get 100 more sales from those appearances. The comments on every article about her are absolutely scathing. When people actually hear the lies flow effortlessly out of our mouth rather than see them on paper, they get even more fired up. She is not doing herself any favors.
I have thought about the nursing thing. Who would hire her? And for what? Maybe she HAS put feelers out (someone found where she renewed her license or something once) but realizes it won't work. I cannot see anyone hiring her as a nurse when she's still shamelessly trying to claw her way back to the spotlight. Can any of you? Some here are business owners and others are in the medical field. Nurses/employees need to have their heads and some skin in the game. She wouldn't - for pete's sake, she got fired from a blogging job!
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 31m Good day...what do you mean it's after 4 pm already? I've been shopping away on http://couponsbykate.com/ How much have YOU $aved so far?
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If I had to guess, nothing? Because most sheeple are probably still at work at 4 pm just trying to get through the Monday and get home in time to start supper at a decent hour.
I'm also waiting to hear an actual story from anyone, anyone at all, about how they found a great coupon from TFW and it actually worked when they tried to use it on the interwebs somewhere. Bueller? Bueller?
I'm thinking she should really decide if she's rich, well off, comfortable, struggling or poor.... BEFORE she states in people that she's having a difficult time financially then a couple days later looses track of her day because she's SHOPPING. Here's an idea get off you A$$ find a job and quit b*tching!!!
Why do the fans tweet a picture when they buy the People magazine? I don't get that. One person does it, so they all do? Oh, never mind, they're sheep.
http://www.hcibooks.com/bb-catalog-pdfs/fall_2013.pdf pgs 4 & 5 Lists magazines she has been featured in over the years, including Vanity Fair? I thought that article painted her in a non-flattering light.
I'm thinking she should really decide if she's rich, well off, comfortable, struggling or poor.... BEFORE she states in people that she's having a difficult time financially then a couple days later looses track of her day because she's SHOPPING. Here's an idea get off you A$$ find a job and quit b*tching!!!
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Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 Good day...what do you mean it's after 4 pm already? I've been shopping away on http://t.co/m47wPbxTkC How much have YOU $aved so far?
Reading that tweet, I interpreted it as meaning she spent the day on the computer shopping, looking for deals on her site because she gives the link to the site. I don't think she meant that she was running around town hitting the stores.
Still, if she's shopping, regardless, it means spending money. Unless she meant she was "shopping" for deals to pass along on her site.
It's hard to tell...
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 @TheAustinMartin I know. The summer got away from us. It's disturbing that school is starting again;( so sorry:(
Austin wanted to know when the party with Emily is being held. Guess she finally answered him.
If she breaks this many promises to her fans, can you imagine how many she breaks to her children? I once said she totally strikes me as the type of mother who says yeah yeah sure kids we'll go to the amusement park. Just to shut them up and get them to stop whining for it. But when the moment actually comes to take them, there's always some excuse not to go. WHATEVER.
Ex nurse posted a quote quite some time ago from an interview and I think it's quite telling today. TFW likes the excitement and variety of T.V. I imagine the mediocre life at home is really starting to bug her at this point, she is itching for the T.V. lifestyle again:
Ex Nurse said... 31 Here is another great quote from the insider interview: ""I enjoy a life that's always very vastly different every day."
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack 5m @Kateplusmy8 So what did U go shopping for on http://couponsbykate.com ? really buying or just looking 4deals 2pass on 2us? :) _________
It's a very manipulative relationship and not unlike a DV victim who won't leave. The perp keeps hurting you and you just keep going back for more. You always accept their apologies and promises never to do it again. You always tell yourself they've changed, or they didn't really mean it, etc.
It's just sad for this to happen in any relationship, whether there is violence going on or not.
Admin can you please address the rumblings on twitter that say BV is coming after this blog and the posters? They are comparing us to RWA. Are we safe posting our opinions?
Wouldn't it be fun if she were to schedule a signing in the Deep South, near Milo's home, and hear the excuses that Milo comes up with for not meeting her?
Anon I haven' the foggiest idea what you're talking about. I haven't heard a thing. However, I will say I don't have an IP tracker or seek or keep any of your IPs, so even if they asked for them, I wouldn't have them to give. You're as much a mystery to me as any other site that permits comments. I would think at this point they've proven themselves to be a blowfish, all puffed up but very little action. Never say never, I just don't know what I could possibly give them of anyone here. I don't HAVE anything.
Ex Nurse said... 31 Here is another great quote from the insider interview: ""I enjoy a life that's always very vastly different every day." ____________
Wouldn't everyone enjoy escaping the daily hum drum routines day in and day out? She's such a fool.
On another note about this whole ridiculous thing, how can TFW in one breath admit that she made mistakes and that she was a diva and a nightmare to deal with and Jon can't even talk to her he has to text her (remember, everything in the article was true according to TFW), and in the next breath claim to be "bullied"??
But, we were just calling her out. And now she herself admits it was true. How is it bullying if it's an adult and public figure and you're just saying the truth, a truth they now completely admit and own up to? Makes no sense. If it ever got to court, which it won't, why wouldn't anyone just say to the judge but your honor, the so called "victim" admits it all herself.
It should be noted, I can't remember the last time TFW brought up bullying. She used to rant and rave about it constantly. She appears to have quietly stepped away from that nonsense. And good for her, because it was indeed nonsense.
Wouldn't everyone enjoy escaping the daily hum drum routines day in and day out? She's such a fool.
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Well a lot of change and variety tends to tire me out, I kind of prefer routine and quiet. However, sure, variety would be fun sometimes, within reason. And that's the thing, why is she special? Why is SHE entitled to variety and change and excitement more than anyone else?
Wouldn't, for instance, a struggling minimum wage worker with three kids who hasn't taken a vacation in six years, deserve a little variety and spice way more than TFW, who has had more spice in her life than most people ever will in 10 lifetimes? Why is SHE special?
MiloandJack 27 Sep @Kateplusmy8 @mkbrownlow What are U fillin ur days with Kate? Dumb & dumber type question!
Kateplusmy8 27 Sep @MiloandJack @mkbrownlow all stuff that needs to be done. Little stuff big stuff and list gets longer not shorter&School is so busy this yr!
MiloandJack 27 Sep @Kateplusmy8 @mkbrownlow Well....maybe it's a good thing Ur not workin runnin all over the place w/TLC just now! In reply to ↑ Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 @MiloandJack @mkbrownlow I'm going a bit batty... Just sayin'. Have always loved being work at home mom 1wk and travel mom next. Works4us 27 Sep via Twitterrific "
I saw her appearances. I expected Inside Edition and Extra. I'm losing respect for Katie Couric especially after she slammed the Kardashians. I don't like the Kardashians, but TFW is just as much reality trash as they are. The sheeple around NYC/NJ might have book signings with the TFW.
In the copy for the book, TFW says she loved baking in the kitchen with Grandma. Was Grandma as pleasant in the kitchen as TFW? She's always bringing up her deceased grandparents because her living relatives will talk back.
On the previous page, I saw that some had also read about the $24K per show fee. I think that is far closer to the truth than the reported $250K. Jon said that during the last season of J&K, they made $22,500 per half-hour episode. I think it was in Hoffman's book where that same amount was mentioned for half-hour episodes, and $40K for hour-long episodes. It seems logical that K got a slight raise, to $24K for a half-hour episode, and probably $41K or $42K for an hour long episode. By the time K+8 started, they weren't pulling in the kind of ratings that would justify a $250K paycheck. I think the $24K is probably accurate for a half-hour episode. Of course, K+8 was mostly hour-long episodes, and she would have made more for those. But reporting the half-hour episode rate helps her to justify her poor-poor-me act, while not technically being a lie. TFW is crafty about her lies that aren't technically lies. She made plenty for K+8, and there's no reason why she shouldn't have some cash saved. One thing that surprised me is that TFW is now willing to admit that she was a difficult, demanding diva. Maybe she thought that pretending to be a little self-aware would help her chances of getting a new show. But then she says she doesn't regret her mistakes. Okay, so she was a pain in the butt, it was one of the reasons she's unemployed, but she doesn't regret it? Yeah, sure, that makes so much sense. Not. "I'll be back, This is too much fun to not find a way back". Uh, sure. She certainly looked like she was having soooo much fun on the RV trip.
Anonymous said... 167 Admin can you please address the rumblings on twitter that say BV is coming after this blog and the posters? They are comparing us to RWA. Are we safe posting our opinions?
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Let's not get paranoid over a tweet or two from the brown-nosing Krows, shall we?
Methinks the twidiots are bored because, guess what?, TFMJG is boring. As usual. The people article generated very little interest. Any rumors might get some more media coverage going. But probably not because TFMJG is boring! What's not boring: The Great Gatsby movie that I saw again yesterday, what a masterpiece and how fabulous is Leonardo DiCaprio! Face Off on SyFy channel. big Brother, in its final month of competition. The beach! Any beach, that is. Actual adorable children I am related to. Watching the caterpillars on the fennel in my garden. None of that is boring at all.
Joy that's exactly it. TFW just doesn't do enough to keep them busy. Time to stir the pot. You say things are boring a lot but on this point I agree 100% it IS boring. Outing was so 2011. Come up with a new game now, please. Plus so many people have already been outed, lol. How can you keep re-outing people, it's done! It's like Groundhog Day, repeating the same scene over and over.
I still haven't seen The Great Gatsby, I want to! I wanted to know if anyone has seen The Butler. It looks really fantastic. Breaking Bad resumed, and I do believe it's the finest TV series I have ever seen. I find myself wanting to read the entire thing in novel form, I feel like I'm watching a great American novel on T.V. I googled that phrase just to see if anyone else felt the same and found several posts comparing it to the great American novel in T.V. form.
No matter how Kate tries to spin it, the bottom line is public watching reality shows has moved on. Viewers aren't interested in a bunch of kids. They're watching Duck Dynasty. Redneck family fabulously wealthy who still keep their core values; family and faith. Admittedly, they are an odd group, but at the same time quite fun to watch. The Gosselins aren't happening any more. The public has moved on.
No matter how Kate tries to spin it, the bottom line is public watching reality shows has moved on. Viewers aren't interested in a bunch of kids. They're watching Duck Dynasty. Redneck family fabulously wealthy who still keep their core values; family and faith. Admittedly, they are an odd group, but at the same time quite fun to watch. The Gosselins aren't happening any more. The public has moved on.
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I 100% agree. 100%.
TFW's "style" of reality show was so five years ago. Reality shows used to just sort of follow around oddities and that was the extent of it. Viewers didn't demand more because reality was a novelty. Now it's not anymore.
I don't watch Duck Dynasty however I did look at maybe 5 minutes of it the other day just to get a feel for the most popular reality show on T.V. And what struck me was how character driven it was. Very, very heavy on character. A complicated show that was very structured, and much more depth if you will than your typical reality show.
The feel of that show is so vastly different and advanced than following around a gaggle of kids and watching them be cute. That's just not going to cut it anymore. People got used to reality shows and now, if you want success, you've got to really have that "it" factor to work. Just existing isn't enough anymore. Unless you're part of an established franchise like Real Housewives, you've got to have something or someone so interesting and unique it's nothing we've ever seen before.
The entire concept of TFW's show is dated. It's dated. At this point if it were back on T.V., it would look out of place.
Regarding broken promises to children - last year, I saw a friend I haven't seen in over 30 years. It was a great day catching up. I never knew her mom was bipolar. She unloaded about all the things their mom put them through because she didn't like being medicated. I am not suggesting Kate is bipolar, but the thing that brought a lump to my throat is when my friend said, "When I had my sons, I swore I would NEVER break a promise to them. Never! And I never did. Even if I didn't want to go where I said we would, or do an activity that I promised we would, I did it, every single time, because I did NOT want them to ever say that I broken promises to them. Kids do not forget that stuff and they do not have the intellectual maturity to handle that and realize it's not them, it's the person breaking the promise." Brandi Carlisle has a lyric that says, "The broken promises ad up." And they do. And there was Kate, telling the kids and the whole world on camera that mommy and daddy would always be together. And they split shortly after that (and it was speculated they were already separated). So sad for those kids.
One of the brothers on Duck Dynasty recently said in an interview that many of their episodes are re-creations of things that happened in real life. They just do it again for the show. So it's not real time, and it's not really scripted.....I don't know what you'd call it. They are great - they like each other, they don't have hissy fits, they don't curse, they have no entitlement at all, it's just good, clean fun. The season premiere last week made me and many others cry!
Ah, I'm not surprised it's "scripted." I described it as "structured" which is how it feels to me. It's organized, it's methodical, it's structured--it works. There is a much higher production value going into it that people have come to expect.
Obviously, TFW's show was scripted. But I don't think it was scripted so much in terms of say this line now say this now you say this. I think it was more like here go to this place and everyone get worked up. Now go to this place and everyone get worked up. Now go to this next place and everyone get worked up. That kind of "structure" just isn't going to cut it anymore. It's boring.
You beat me to the punch Admin. I was going to answer Joy and say what's not boring is the final season of Breaking Bad. Have you been watching Talking Bad? I'm enjoying that after show. It is the great American novel in TV form. Hard to believe that Brian Cranston was Malcolm's bumbling father. What a great actor.
On another note, Sons of Anarchy starts up again on 9/11.
The thing I like about Duck Dynasty is that it involves three generations of Robertsons. Each generation has their own perspective and the first generation is having a hard time understanding the third generation with their latest techno gadgets. And that's the way it is in real life.
The second thing is the show isn't about money. Though I really didn't like they went to Hawaii (fish out of water was fun). This seemed like the network was trying to drum up drama. Boo. It's the little things that make this show fun, not the trips.
Contrast DD with Kate+8. The shows are polar opposites. Kate, as we have come to learn, is all about the perks and money; not family.
I didn't even start watching it until this time last year. I think I sort of brushed it off for that reason, oh Malcolm in the Middle's dad how great can it be? Boy was I wrong! I binge watched it last fall until I was all caught up. I have never wanted to turn the page on the next chapter so bad, I cannot wait to see how they will end this all.
What I love about it too is how much the actors GET it. They get that this is the role of a lifetime and have said so. They get that they have been blessed to be on one of the greatest shows of all time. They got matching tattoos. And one of their stars has CP but it doesn't define his character nor do they bring it up like it's the issue of the week. He just has it and you carry on like normal.
They love their fans. They don't just make empty promises to their fans. When they make a promise, they keep it. When a boy was dying and said he was a big fan, numerous members of the cast visited him in the hospital not once, not twice, but many times. He passed away recently, and they dedicated the season premiere to him.
It sounds like Duck Dynasty understands that the show will be ruined if they start lavishing them with a bunch of toys and gifts. That was the old way of doing a reality show. It's been done before, it gets old fast, audiences are no longer interested. We've now seen Hawaii, Europe, tropical islands, Australia numerous times. You can only do it so much before it doesn't work anymore.
Agree that Breaking Bad is amazing. Vince Gilligan who created it has said in interviews he wanted to turn the typical story telling of bad guy becomes good on its head. He wanted to start with an unassuming good guy and turn him into a total bad guy, and he hoped the audience would come along for the journey. How they will end this, who knows, but it will be memorable. Sons of Anarchy, SQUEE!!!!!!!! Hamlet as told relocated to a California motorcycle gang! I think its the last season also. And we all know everyone at the end of hamlet is pretty much dead, so what will happen to SAMCRO? Until the return, google Sesame Street and Sons of Poetry, its really funny! Pawn Stars is a hit for the History Channel. a la Duck Dynasty, the pawn shop featured has the younger guy, his father, and his grandfather, and sometimes they debate over the value of items. Their personal life outside the show is rarely shown. You do get to see the three generations interact and that can be a lot of fun. NJGal, I so agree. When the reality shenanigans get too aggravating, sitting and walking on a beach, any beach, for even five minutes can totally change your perspective for the better.
Why is Duck Dynasty starting to remind me of the Beverly Hillbillies? No interest in their vast wealth, fish out of water, Granny not understanding the new-fangled doodads and idea of Jethro' s...
Duck Dynasty already did their big trip to Hawaii, and I think they did a "re-marriage" ceremony for Kay and Phil. I used to watch the show now and then, and they are funniest when the brothers and Sy interact in as close to natural way as possible.
But when I saw Miss Kay hanging out at the bowling alley with her grandkids and their friends, and then she started talking to them about waiting to have sex - that's when the show jumped the shark for me. I'm in my early 50's, and I still thought: "ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Grandma! Please do not talk about sex in front of the kids!"
Anonymous said... 167 Admin can you please address the rumblings on twitter that say BV is coming after this blog and the posters? 88888
I don't pay attention to Twitter. However, there is a part of me that would relish BV trying to intimidate me, as a poster here, and try one of his phony subpoenas to boot. He would find himself very sorry he ever tried to pull his phony, fraudulent lawsuit bull-oney on this cookie.
He would be wise to stay quite clear. I would most certainly follow up on any shenanigans or attempts to intimidate me, and have a legal network that would assist me in doing so.
@MiloandJack @mkbrownlow I'm going a bit batty... Just sayin'. Have always loved being work at home mom 1wk and travel mom next. Works4us 27 Sep via Twitterrific " ********************************************** Oh for *@%# sakes, THIS spiel again? Wouldn't it cost MORE to have a full time babysitter who has to spend the entire week, day & night than to have them stay after late after school or have a sitter for a couple of hrs a day? And pray tell WHAT job out there lets you work a week on and a week off? See? It's basically "I'm waiting until the job that accommodates my selfish desires comes along" It's DONE TFW, get it? O.V.E.R The old pic of her with the fork is due for a comeback.
Why is SHE special? ************************************ Narcissists think they're gifts from God, in fact she thinks she IS a god (in her warped mind)
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If, IF she's on, no way she doesn't know ahead of time what the questions will be. NO WAY
My comment was pure sarcasm. But then again, in TFW's mind, she is pending on Piers because she is famous. "Many a celebrity has sat in that chair, although none quite as famous as I am. And they're not nearly as likeable as I am, either. I have the gift of gab they are missing."
If, IF she's on, no way she doesn't know ahead of time what the questions will be. NO WAY
******* HA! Maybe that's why the interview is "pending". Piers may not be willing to ask softball questions and TFW may not be willing to answer the ones he wants to ask.
The picture of Kate (page 5) sucking on her finger while two of the girls are making no-bake cookies is seriously grossing the heck out of me. Who the heck chooses and approves these pictures. ? (rhetorical question I know) *GAG*
Milo is indeed a mystery, who is careful to hide his/her identity. Could be a relative who is working with Kate to keep the twitter banter going or some college kid hired to pretend to be an insider fan. The southern style is simply to add an unique voice to this person to throw people off the trail of who the person really is. The person slips with the comments about Kate's "rockin' bikini bod" which a mother of two teens would never say to a celebrity. Gotta be a guy. With the pictures Milo has posted, could be the teen boy's family and he is pretending to be his mom who is the fan. Something is just not right with Milo's tweets. Shades of "Psycho". I say it's a male teen.
Anonymous said... 155 http://www.hcibooks.com/bb-catalog-pdfs/fall_2013.pdf pgs 4 & 5 ************************************************** It's funny how she is featured between "Bullying under Attack True Stories Written by Teen Victims,Bullies and Bystanders" and "For the Love of God True Stories of Faith, Fellowship, and Divine Intervention". Sorry I just found that funny.
About Breaking Bad - Admin, my experience with this remarkable cable show was about the same as yours. I discovered it earlier in the summer and spent the better part of two weeks watching all five seasons!
I learned recently that the cast, crew, editors, producers and even the creator, Vince Gilligin, have a podcast after each show. I listened to one last night and found that it was a super adjunct to the show. There's insight into how the storyline is created, how shots are put together, how the cast feels about their characters. It's very freewheeling, funny, poignant, insightful.
The podcasts can be found at iTunes under Breaking Bad Insider or on the AMC website http://www.amctv.com/shows/breaking-bad/insider-podcast-season-5
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«Oldest ‹Older 401 – 600 of 721 Newer› Newest»I was at my local gas station/ mart and saw people magazines with TFW wrinkled face ( wow Botox and tanning sure have aged her) smiling at me. I turned it around and put a Star Mag. in front of it, without even opening it. I did it for all the children/ animals who are abused by people by her! I don't forgive or forget when abuse is involved I don't care who commits it!
This morning there is a story about an obsessed fan of Selena Gomez who killed his family apparently over Selena. I wish TFW would read the stories and see the dangers of over exposing her kids, but I guess she's to busy trying to sell her kids pictures to anyone who will pay her a penny! I have always said that she has no hope of changing! She got the taste of easy money and that was a dream come true for an extremely lazy person! Don't expect her to ever work again!
SaraMRN2010, that is EXACTLY what I posted when the cover came out. Kate ALWAYS goes on Twitter silence when something is up. Not sure what "People" production schedule is, but Kate's story is not timely, so it could have shot months ago. How the heck she wangled her way onto the cover, I have no idea except there had to be money exchanged. The story is just not news worthy but the timing is suspect with the cookbook coming out. "People" is such a rag, no better than "Star" and the rest.
If PW were on the cover of People, she would have gotten permission to do a blog post on it, even if she had to post it after the cover came out. She would include tons of behind the scenes photos, and lots of funny and interesting stories about what happened on the shoot. I can imagine a photoshoot with eight kids is FULL of stories. How about at least tweet a few? Come on!
In her ridiculous attempt to keep everything secretive, Kate misses golden opportunities to build interest in her site with posts like that.
I just hope she's not counting on the kids to support her once they enter the work force, it's bad enough that they have supported her up until now.
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So sick if this is what it will come down to. How will it go over with her ADULT children when she has to tell them all THEIR money is gone? THEY will have to go out into the workforce and support HER? How will she spin that?
They will see her through adult eyes one day, when they are married and have children of their own. It's going to bite her in the a$$. Just their freaking 50 pt cleaning chart will be enough justification to call her on her ABUSE.
Yes, yes...her property is expensive to maintain. It is expensive to have it mowed and the whole blog about weed pulling is ridiculous. And of course she has a crew that also takes care of the beds, trimming, weeding and mulching. Geez. The kids weed pulling was probably some type of punishment as opposed to her making it appear as some kind of learning/family experience. Holy cow, pulling weeds is NOT fun and I am a gardener. She must think she is sooooo smart to pass off such rubbish.
Vanessa, I agree with you. And what's sad is that who even knows what kind of parents they will be someday in light of all this. I can picture many of them "rebelling" against how they were parented when they become parents themselves. In other words, no rules, no chores, kids running wild, do whatever you want. And that's not good EITHER. Others may grow up just as strict not knowing any other way to be.
These sort of things have long-lasting consequences.
Yea yea yea sure Kate go back on T.V.
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Best way to really get under your narcissist's skin is to show absolutely no interest. Negative reaction, blissful ignorance, placate them. (Except if you are the victim of a physically abusive narcissist, just get away, escape *battered spouse*)
@Kateplusmy8 Re: Fan that followed M&C in2 bthrm...I think Kate has taught her kids 2never go alone...how 2handle curious, excited fans! :)
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Yes but for God's sake, don't EVER take them to the movies, a walk, to the park, a concert, grocery store, vacation without a tv crew, "your" boobyguard and yourself in the light of day!
That's when all the bat*hit crazies are out. But go ahead to the bathroom alone and handle a bat*hit crazy fan. It's a great life lesson
I turned it around and put a Star Mag. in front of it, without even opening it. I did it for all the children/ animals who are abused by people by her! I don't forgive or forget when abuse is involved I don't care who commits it!
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Then the employees, like Layla's son, have to check to see if anyone has turned the magazines around of defaced them, and they have to go around to the racks and make them right again. I don't see how turning magazines around, or drawing horns on Kate's face helps the kids in any way, and it certainly isn't going to help the Shokas of the world.
If people want to buy the magazine, they will. They'll find it. She's already been paid for the article; the kids have been exposed once again, and turning around a magazine isn't going to make one iota of a difference.
I think Summer just helped me realize why this turning around is giving me a funny feeling. I don't think hard working minimum wage Americans should have to clean up the messes of magazines either turned around or moved to different spots as Milo did. (Milo? They just have to move them back.)
That just hurts the real mediocre of this world. If someone wants the magazine they will find it.
And to add...I think all her whining in People is also a BIG push to GRIFT big time from not only her fans but to readers,companies, and advertisers.
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I think you've got something there. "If nothing else comes from this, I hope I get "stuff" sent to me" I don't think it will happen this time.
In other words, no rules, no chores, kids running wild, do whatever you want. And that's not good EITHER. Others may grow up just as strict not knowing any other way to be.
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True, and that will be what will screw her head up even more, that they TRUELY are individuals, not robots, not 'extensions' of herself, but PEOPLE. Sure, odds are there will be at least one of them who will continue to be her little slave/cheerleader, but I am 100% sure they will end up being "her ungrateful little brats". You get AWAY from these types of dysfunctional mothers, very.far.away.
The way to stop "People" from publishing about Kate is simply to not buy the issue. If she doesn't increase sales, they won't use her.
I took a look at the mag while on line at the store today. I'm guessing that the photo shoot was done earlier in the year. If you take a look at the big balls picture (as a Jersey girl I was giggling while I typed that) there are very few leaves in the trees in the background. The trees around here are full of leaves and I assume that hers would be to. Also, as someone mentioned, the kids don't look very tan for having spent the summer in the pool/sun.
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Along the way came word that Kate was, to use one euphemism- demanding. "There was no pleasing her sometimes, says a source close to (K+8) production. It became impossible." The production source went on to say that the network became tired of Kate's diva-like antics and, given the show's dwindling ratings, pulled the plug.
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Have her main sheep addressed this? After all, Kate is loved all over the world. Everyone who meets her loves her. They must have read this. I guess the person responsible for this quote was lying through his/her teeth because they were jealous.
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Lol, yes this does present the sheeple with a conundrum. Not only did a TLC source more or less say Kate was a bitch, Kate herself said "I made mistakes, of course." This type of scenario, and how to spin it for TFW, is not found in the KG superfan manual. Unaccustomed to Kate admitting a mistake OF ANY sort, they will just ignore it.
I, however, will expound on it throroughly. After the divorce, Kate found herself in position of needing to provide for and pay tuition for 8 children under the age of 9. In addition, she had a million dollar estate to maintain. One would think she would have entered ASAP into talks with TLC about staying on the air long term... maybe taking a pay cut, not greedily planning a $100,000+ trip to Austrailia and having TLC install a $4,000 pool slide & salt water conversion. She claims in the People article that the lack of a regular paycheck has bothered her terribly. Ok, the time to think about that was in early 2010. Not 2013 after TLC canned her ass and left her on the curb. It's infuriating to read the sheeple bleats saying that "Kate is a good mom always workin hard N providn a good livin 4 her babies." No, she is not. She took a once in 7 lifetimes opportunity and squandered it by being impossible and demanding. She did not put her children first, she put Kate first. She put her sick need to make people bend and break to her will, first. She put her need to always have more, better and even more, first. After all that, she learned nothing and pulled the same diva act at Coupon Cabin! WTF! After less than a year, Scott kicked her to the curb and told her not to let the door hit her on the way out. Right there are two examples of how she ruined the steady paycheck she says the lack of keeps her awake at night. Kate, get some help.
How the sheeple can bash Jon, who is working- WORKING at normal job, while TFW keeps getting fired over & over again, is beyond me. They are just as nutty as TFW if they think her behavior is virtuous and honorable.
Jeanne K @JeanneKaye 12m
@Mydmaxx @JeanneKaye @Kateplusmy8 :-) we should do a cooking party one day when we all get our books
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That could be interesting to observe, a tweeties cooking party.
Jeanne lives alone. A cookbook featuring cooking for nine seems a strange purchase, or is it just me?
I'm not the one who took you to task, Admin, but I'm very happy you blackened out the kids' faces. It fits the tenor of your blog better.
Well done!
That could be interesting to observe, a tweeties cooking party.
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I can see all of them making cookies, trying to figure out if you bake them before you freeze them, and then saying, "Wait a minute...wasn't this the no-bake recipe?"
Here's my take on the People cover: TFW had nothing to do with getting herself on the cover. As important as she thinks she is, she's not so important that she could make this happen. I believe it's just because it's been 2 years since the show went off and that's a good time to show a 'where they are now' article.
Did anyone else notice the boys shirts with Ralph Lauren Polo logos on them? Some pretty pricy shirts for someone who is having to piece and patch for their money. She is such a piece of work. All those negative comments are bound to bother her no matter what she says.
As far as keeping it secret, my guess is she thinks she has to do that because the haters might contact People, or whoever, and blast them with trying to block her from being on the cover. Yeah, she doesn't know about or care about 95% of the people who even knows who she is. 95% of the people cannot stand anything about her. It's probably really more like 98%!
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Jeanne K @JeanneKaye 12m
@Mydmaxx @JeanneKaye @Kateplusmy8 :-) we should do a cooking party one day when we all get our books
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That could be interesting to observe, a tweeties cooking party.
Jeanne lives alone. A cookbook featuring cooking for nine seems a strange purchase, or is it just me?
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That sounds #superfun Jeanne!
May I suggest that you all keep a few supplies on hand for your party..... syrup of ipecac, activated charcoal, Tums, Alka-Seltzer, Imodium AD, Prilosec, Pepto-Bismol, Ex-Lax (Kate's recipes are heavy on the cheese) Gas-X, Beano and Rolaids.
Did anyone else notice the boys shirts with Ralph Lauren Polo logos on them? Some pretty pricy shirts for someone who is having to piece and patch for their money.
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I would believe that People paid for the clothing for the shoot. Goes with the territory...write it off as an expense. Didn't someone say that the clothing credit is listed somewhere in the article?
This is when misplaced modifiers make you chuckle...
Samantha @smonxx 54s
WAIT I was going to read all about Kate Gosselin's terrible life at Barnes & Noble...
Can't you see her working at B&N, arranging all of those People magazines that customers have turned around, ringing up register sales, wrapping Christmas gifts, and reading to kids during story time hours?
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Here's my take on the People cover:
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Agree that it's time for a "Where Are They Now" piece. Surprised TLC hasn't done one yet, but if a close source to filming leaked what a piece of work Kate is, then they might just be done with her... unless Jon's part of it.
Kate's such a dog in the manger, that she'd cut off her nose to spite her face to keep Jon from getting back on TV.
Oh, I think she is "that type of girl" who wants her fame on TV back, big time. A non-specific quote, alluding to who knows what, doesn't make her virtuous or give her a moral compass. After all, her boys are going to have major bragging rights in the very near future when they Google Kendra's porn videos and say, "hey, this was our babysitter/Mom for a week!! High five!!".
Wink, wink. Nudge, nudge.
The Ralph Lauren shirts can be purchased at T.J. Maxx. I recently bought DH one in a lovely shade of purple, and I've got some really nice designer stuff for cheapo.
Yes, I'm a Maxxinista.
Last, I've wondered if magazine covers shot in advance have to be kept mum. I imagine they do so that competitors don't know what's up your sleeve.
I can imagine a photoshoot with eight kids is FULL of stories. How about at least tweet a few? Come on!
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What TFW thinks is interesting and entertaining and what most people think is interesting and entertaining are as distant as the sun from the former Pluto. Remember her couch "funnies"? Remember her tweets about "cute things said by X in the kitchen today?" Not always amusing, IMO. Those little moments would be great fodder for MOST people, but TFW would ruin it.
Wouldn't most people find it embarrassing to be the subject of a "Where Are They Now" feature which shows they are nowhere?
I'm just sayin...just put it out there for the whole world, that you got nothin' going on??
If you're not embarrassed by thousands upon thousands of negative comments about what a ridiculous whiner you are and that you just need to get a job like everybody else, I doubt a where are they now feature would embarrass you.
Are narcissists even capable of the emotion embarrassment? I've never seen it.
I think the point about the Ralph Lauren shirts is that they give the APPEARANCE of expensive.
Whether they came from a fancy men's shop or from TJMaxx or if People's stylist bought them is immaterial to me because they LOOK like high-brow shirts with that logo on them. Odd choice for an article talking about having financial worries.
Fido that's exactly it. It's irrelevant who got the shirts, the point is the entire photoshoot looks very posh, perfect and air brushed. If they are trying to peddle a struggling family making ends meet who really needs to get back on T.V.
How the sheeple can bash Jon, who is working- WORKING at normal job, while TFW keeps getting fired over & over again, is beyond me
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They believe it's the haters fault she can't get "any" job
I think that its interesting that 2 years (or is it 4 years) after the divorce Kate still doesn't have a man in her life. Yet, Jon has had some long term relationships. I wonder if Kate is jealous of Jon being able to have relationships with other people. Kate has projected an image of she is so much better than Jon. And remember her statement "once you meet me, you like me". How is that working out for her. May be is looking for a sugar Daddy to take care of her (financial, emotionally).
The way to stop "People" from publishing about Kate is simply to not buy the issue. If she doesn't increase sales, they won't use her.
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Well, they certainly aren't contributing in the busy stores in our state capital, lol. I was in several places yesterday and the racks were packed full of her. None turned around or anything, but they certainly haven't flown off the shelves as in Milo's fantasy world. Just all sitting in there, ignored. There were so many that clearly they haven't been selling at all.
I just have to chime in -- another TJ Maxx bargain shopper here! Hand raised.
Some of my best brand name "deals" are from the Maxx. (Oh, let's not get started on the purses!)
TJ Maxx rocks! I don't get why some people think they're above it, which they do.I bet TFW wouldn't darken its doors. I love shopping there.
Did not buy the magazine but read it in a doctor's office - it is clear that the picture taken outside was in April at some point. The trees in the background barely had leaves on them as is conducive to the time of year in this area. The TFW has clearly known that she and her family would be featured in some kind of article in PEOPLE for many months.
Such a shame that she continues to pimp out her children.
btw I mentioned about the RL shirts last post...people seemed to think it was it was irrelevant as you can pick them up cheaply but I agree it gives the appearance of a 'designer life' when the article is to show how TFW struggles on a daily basis to keep the family going.That's what I meant before as well!
You know I found the last photo of the People article rather metaphoric. If you haven't seen it, it's Kate off to the side, playing with a big yellow ball. The kids are far back to her right, sitting down around a ball, not playing, just sitting and watching TFW play.
Isn't that exactly what happens here much of the time? KATE gets to have all the fun while the other kids are pushed off to the side. They SEE the fun and know it's right there, but it's really about TFW and her fun.
I have always felt since day one this was all about what KATE wanted--the trips, the filming, the fame, the T.V. host, the books. The children were mere tools to get to where she wanted to be.
Auntie Ann emailed me to let me know she's fine, she misses us--her husband has been ailing and she has been busy caring for him. Here is her message she says I can share:
"I haven't left the building, it's just helping hubs with his stroke recovery is consuming almost all of my time right now, but it's going well. And If I go on 15 MGS I won't get off, lol (that's how much I enjoy the blog)
I'll stay in touch."
I really miss her snarky take on all this stuff! :)
somewhere beyond the realm said: Kudos to you! I agree with everything you have posted. Kate is a piece of work who has to know by now that she is nothing without pimping out those innocent children. Why Jon can do nothing to stop this is beyond logical thinking. But then...........there is nothing about the longstanding Gosselin saga that any logical thinking would apply. Where oh where is ROBERT?
There's a picture of Kate playing with a big yellow ball? Kate? LOL I'll have to look through the magazine when I next go to the store. I can't picture her cavorting around with a big ball.
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You know I found the last photo of the People article rather metaphoric
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Yup, that about sums it up.
Except for a couple of posed moments on film and for photo shoots, I've not seen Kate exude joy and love just looking at her children, or spontaneously grab them to hug and squeeze them. She just doesn't do it and as I said a short while ago, having watching my in-laws with their kids, there was such a strong connection and they seemed to marvel in the uniqueness of the kids.
Way different vibe.
Thanks Formerly duped for the info on where the 52 point cleaning lists were found.
So, I guess it would be okay to put up a list like that and offer your kids $1 for every chore on that list they did, as an option to earn money. I just hope it isnt mandatory for those girls to do ALL of those things on the list.
The more I read about TFWs antics, the greater this image becomes in my mind... TFW is a cross between Mommy dearest and that woman people here were talking about that doesnt believe her career is over and she continues to live as though she is a big Stah!
Who knows what is and is not true. TFW just says whatever she needs to say to get what is the flavor of the day, even if it flies in the face of what she said yesterday to get the flavor of the day!
As someone said earlier... TFW has no relevence to the rest of the world. Mainly just us who have made her our soap opera of choice. And really there are not many of us left. Which is good.
If the coupon website works, that is great as hopefully she can stop pimping out her kids to create $$$. But as I said earlier, the couponing doesnt meet her demographic fan base!
Thanks Admin, for forwarding Auntie Ann's email. I hope everything works out well for her husband & we'll see her again soon.
Nice to see old posters popping up again. I miss them & their take on the ongoing TFW saga. They usually say what I think, only they know how to express themselves much better.
Tweet, the awkward photo is on page 55.
Joy in Virginia who has this weeks issue in the bathroom. The credits included a prop stylist and a stylist. I would bet that TFMJG came up with the awkward posing herself. The outdoor photo also shows a large area of their property. Makes me wonder who cuts the grass.
There's a picture of Kate playing with a big yellow ball? Kate? LOL I'll have to look through the magazine when I next go to the store. I can't picture her cavorting around with a big ball.
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OH yes she does! :) It was probably photoshopped in. It's just such a juvenile setup. Boring and not very creative too. Update photos should tell us a story. They should be doing something they would do in real life, like maybe hanging out on jungle gyms at the park or something.
Update photos should tell us a story. They should be doing something they would do in real life
But, admin, don't you think it does tell us Kate's "story". I believe, Kate does nothing but hide away in the Gosselin compound and tweet out her makeup life.
I started reading the article in the hair salon yesterday. I got a few paragraphs in and had to stop - it was such over the top nonsense it was nauseating.
But, admin, don't you think it does tell us Kate's "story". I believe, Kate does nothing but hide away in the Gosselin compound and tweet out her makeup life.
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I think that's really the scary thing about this. They DON'T seem to do a lot of normal activities that could make for a realistic photoshoot. Instead it's all a fake, airbrushed, saccharine life with gigantic beach balls falling down on them while Kate has the time of her life and the kids watch.
Samantha @smonxx 54s
WAIT I was going to read all about Kate Gosselin's terrible life at Barnes & Noble, but I forgot. No one talk to me for the rest of the week
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If this shoot was done earlier in the year, before tans, then they definitely photoshopped the color. Thing is...if WE all saw Aaden's white arm which they forgot to tan, then why in the world didn't the person or person who was responsible for photoshopping didn't see it? Shoddy work. It's a glaring mistake. You can most definitely see that they missed his right arm. Oops.
You have to read the italicized comments at the end of each section. LOL
" Fun! She runs her house like a prison. Just last week Mady and Cara made $1 washing the basement walls with toothbrushes. They are putting it towards a trip to Hollywood so they can get their own show on the Disney channel so their mother will find them useful again. "
http://loveandknuckles.com/2013/08/kate-gosselin-doesnt-want-you-to-forget-about-her.html
connor dowd @_connordowd 5m
I will never understand why kate gosselin blocked me on here
Poor guy. Who knows what he said.
All children should know some basic skills to get themselves out of a situation where they feel uncomfortable.
I believe the best advice for kids who think they might be in trouble is to SCREAM LOUDLY that this isn't their parent and they are trying to hurt me.
It seems the blog has turned into rubbing its hands together in glee over the problems the kids MAY have.
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I have been reading here for what seems like ages and ages and I can't ever once remember reading any posts in which those here have ever been gleeful in the fact that the kids may have problems in the future. That's absurd.
Just the opposite is true. Many have expressed their opinions that they hope that, despite Kate's controlling ways, that they will grow up free of any problems this may have caused; in fact, comments have been that thank goodness they get to spend time with Jon where they can relax and just be kids.
Thanks to admin for posting the e-mail from Auntie Ann. I hope things go well for her and her husband. I wasn't aware that he isn't well. We will all look for her to come back here soon! Miss her humor! She's such a hoot, and has been responsible for the spitting of iced tea many times!
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All children should know some basic skills to get themselves out of a situation where they feel uncomfortable.
I believe the best advice for kids who think they might be in trouble is to SCREAM LOUDLY that this isn't their parent and they are trying to hurt me
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Yep. My daughter and I went to a kids' safety lecture when she was small. They said to tell your kids to make a huge scene, to say "I don't know this person". If they are on their bike and approached in a car they should turn the bike around and take off. If they have a bike and someone gets out of the car, hold onto the bike and make a scene..they would have to get both the kid AND the bike in the car.
I believe the best advice for kids who think they might be in trouble is to SCREAM LOUDLY that this isn't their parent and they are trying to hurt me.
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Yes, anything to call attention that they need help. My neighbor's children all carry whistles that are ear-piercing loud. I mean it would cause deafness. They know to pull out those whistles and just blow away if they are in a situation with a stranger that makes them feel uncomfortable.
Not having read the People article, were M & C saying that they were uncomfortable with the fan? Or were they just saying it was an annoyance?
Annoyance is one thing.
But if they were uncomfortable, I sure hate to think that they continued into the bathroom instead of returning to their adult, or a store employee.
It's too scary in light of how those kids don't seem to have any boundaries with strangers.
Sorry if this has been mentioned. Haven't been around much this weekend. I went to the store a little while ago and looked at the article in People. Looked to me like M, C and H all had braces.
I've got no idea what the picture with the balls was all about. I wonder whose bright idea that was? It looked ridiculous.
I never thought I'd see the day when I'd see it published in the main stream media that Kate's diva-like behavior was what got her canned by TLC, confirming what the "haters" have said for two whole years. Where does that leave the's sheeples' excuse that all her nastiness was edited just to make her look bad? LOL TLC just left the nastiness in to let people see the real Kate.
“Which will beg the question, ‘Why don’t you go back to nursing?” But if I did that, I’d be spending everything I made on the babysitter I’D have to hire. So it needs to be something else. I have to make lightning strike”.
I am SICK TO DEATH of her saying she can't go back to nursing because the babysitter would cost too much.
The average RN salary is $56,000 a year. So lets say Kate earns $50,000, given she's been out of the nursing force for a few years now.
I just looked up nursing jobs near Wernersville. There are several part time ones through Genesis Healthcare that have 7 am to 3 pm shifts. So let's say she has to hire a babysitter to come in at 5:30 a.m. to get the kids up, fed and out the door for school to catch the 7 a.m. bus. That's 1.5 per day or 7.5 hours per week.
Now I'm not sure what babysitters make in Wernersville, PA but my daughter has been babysitting all summer (she's 22) and making $15 an hour. Same rate at 7.5 hours is $112.50 for a 5 day week.
At $50,000 a year, Kate would bring home a little over $2900 after taxes (assuming a 30 % tax rate). Her babysitter would run her $450 a month. She'd have $2450 a month left after babysitting.
No, Kate. You would NOT be paying your entire salary to the babysitter.
I can understand that $2450 may not cover your bills with 8 kids, especially if you continue to insist on living in your current house, sending your children to a private school, and owning 3 cars.
But STOP using your children as an excuse for doing everything you can to stay in the entertainment industry. This is your choice. Not theirs. Yours. You are choosing to live your life a certain way. If you choose to dip into your savings to do so, again, that is your choice. But don't plead poor and say you can't go back into nursing because it costs too much to get childcare for the 8 children you chose to have.
Lightning is probably not going to strike twice. You need to face reality, Kate, The only way you're getting another show is if:
a) You and Jon do a reunion show together with the kids. (Not going to happen - you've said so and Jon probably wouldn't do it either)
b) You find someone else to marry you and you "miraculously" conceive another set of sextuplets. (You could probably forge another prescription and get more Clomid from overseas.)
Kate, if you don't want to go back to nursing because it's not what you want to do, then just say that. I, for one, might have some respect for you if you did because you'd be being honest for once. But please stop this whole tired "I can't go back to nursing! I have 8, count 'em, 8 KIDS! It's too expensive!" It's getting old, just like you.
Sorry, meant to say that $56,000 is the average salary for an RN in PA. Also, I assumed a full time work schedule for her. If there are part time positions that run 7-3, I'm sure there are full time ones as well somewhere in her area.
TFW is getting so boring...her past 4 years are like the movie Ground hog day! It's just a constant repeat...we miss the crew..we miss the trips and the adventures...buy another failed attempt at a book...I love my kids....I am the best mommy..someone give me a talk show...yadayadayada.. TFW YOU don't need to miss the trips and adventures!!! Just PAY FOR IT YOURSELF and go!! Don't let the plane door hit you in the ass...just for the love of God SHUT UP already!! Ok rant over...
Now I want to talk about poor Ia from NJHW....Sorry typo...Gia from NJHW. I work in a middle school with kids her age. I am sure she doesn't go to an expensive exclusive school like the Gosselin's...she is going back to school right when the Feces hits the fan for her parents. The gov't is NOT wasting time. Their court date is the middle of October. I feel bad for her because just like the gosselin kids, she's just another child victim of reality tv. So sad for these kids.
Silimom what a great breakdown. Thank you. Your daughter's rate was just about what I made per hour working for wealthy people. If Kate can't find a babysitter for that much she's not trying hard enough.
It's 2013 now. Jobs these days are more flexible when it comes to women and their kids. Nobody wants a lawsuit over it. I know tons of mothers who come a little later or earlier, leave a little later or earlier, or take a longer lunch break to pick up kids and make up the difference later. She may not find such flexibility her first try, but ask around. Find out what nursing part time jobs are flexible for mothers. She won't get it right away, but if she plugged at it, I bet the farm she could find a part time nursing job that could work with their school schedule such that she would never need a babysitter during the school year, and that would even accommodate the occasional appearance she does. The appearances are so rare anyway and often on the weekends, they might not care a bit. That leave summers only to pay a sitter, and she could work with Jon, Jamie, and family and friends to cover several weeks.
In high school I did some summer babysitting for a little girl and it worked out to about 3 weeks total tops. Her parents were devoted to her, and dad took off a couple weeks to look after her, mom took off the next couple weeks, and one or two of those she was at camp and several days with grandparents mixed in. All in all I think they spent all of 600 bucks on me for the whole summer. Chump change for TFW.
In many ways, it kind of angers me she paints this picture of horrible bosses who would never pay her enough to feed her children or understand her obligations. Because the vast majority of employers I have worked for have been extremely flexible and understanding to any situation that comes your way. Life happens. Not everyone is some brutal dictator who fires you if you punch in two minutes late because your toddler was throwing up. Believe it or not there are some very sympathetic and understanding people out there who are happy to hire mothers.
TFW is getting so boring...her past 4 years are like the movie Ground hog day!
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Lol yes. I hate that movie by the way.
Now I'm not sure what babysitters make in Wernersville, PA but my daughter has been babysitting all summer (she's 22) and making $15 an hour. Same rate at 7.5 hours is $112.50 for a 5 day week.
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For how many children? I would think that for eight kids, a sitter would charge more than that.
Regardless, if she'd get an 8 to 5 position, there would be no need for a sitter during the week at all. She could drop them off at the bus stop on her way to work. They'd take the late bus home, and she'd be home when they got there.
For eight kids, two of them should be almost self sufficient, I would charge $20 in that neck of the woods. Maybe $25 in wealthier areas. Still not nearly high enough for a nursing salary not to be worth it. At this age you're mostly paying a driver to pick them up and shuttle them to activities. She should hire a babysitter/homework helper in one. Get them where they need to be and help with homework. Done.
If rumors are true, and Kate is very much like her father, Kenton, then it's safe to say he was probably a narcissist as well.
I don't know much about her other siblings. I know her sister Clairissa is very religious (apparently in a "Prosperity Gospel" kind of way that also characterized Kate and Jon's faith) and recently adopted a child from Ethiopia and then got pregnant and had another baby. Her sister Christen makes jewelry for a living. She has one other sister I know nothing about. Kevin seems to have come our that family fairly normal.
The fact that I even know THAT much about people I've never met is kinda scary, if you think about it.
Admin....I hate that movie as well !! Lol. Btw, when my youngest went to full time kindergarten, I had all 3 of my kiddos in a private school right down the road from a hospital where I took a job... Guess what?? I had an understanding boss who let me start my shift 1/2 hour later, and end 1/2 earlier so I could drop off AND pick up my kids. Kate is full of crap. She DOES not want to go back to nursing OR any other mediocre job. She wants to sit in a make-up chair, sit on a couch and "umm" us to death and get paid a ton of money to do NOTHING. She would actually HAVE to work in nursing. Remember her journal entries from her computer RAVING about how God was going to make it so she wouldn't have to work anymore followed by a million exclamation points. She has achieved her life's goal and by divine intervention apparently....now basque in it TFW.
My point in mentioning her siblings was in response to those who were discussing how her kids would turn out. The two with the most information out there about them, Clairissa and Kevin, seem fairly normal to me. I know Clairissa used crowd funding to try and raise money for her adoption and was compared to Kate because of that. I will say that, in my experience, this is something a lot of evangelical churches encourage their members to do, not just for adoption but for mission work as well (and many consider adoption a type of mission work). So, I will give Clairissa the benefit of the doubt on that one.
I guess my point is that in a family of five kids that may have had a narcissistic father and produced Kate, two seemed to have come out alright, so I have hopes that at least most of the kids will be okay, especially with Jon as their father. Not because he's perfect, but because I think he offers a more realistic world view then their mother.
Admin....I hate that movie as well !!
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I can't even watch it. It drives me crazy. I remember some scene in the restaurant that just plays over and over and by the third or fourth time I'm tearing my hair out.
I think it was some old boyfriend that first showed me it, he thought it was hysterical. I was tortured through the whole thing. That relationship didn't last!
She wants to sit in a make-up chair, sit on a couch and "umm" us to death and get paid a ton of money to do NOTHING.
Yup. That about sums it up.
We even have many judges who are happy to permit attorneys to come in at 9 or 10 oclock after dropping off children and fighting traffic.
As long as you discuss the situation with them beforehand and explain how it will not disrupt the courtroom (usually you work it out so nothing is scheduled for you that early), most of them are fine with it.
TFW acts like no bosses/judges/whoever is in charge of you has ever been a parent. Many of them are parents, and they understand, and they probably had understanding bosses who were flexible with them too once. Pay it forward. Open your mouth, explain your situation, and ask if they'll work with your issues. It's as simple as that.
For heaven sake she is not working for some nasty billionaire CEO where you're fired if you're not there every day at 5:55 am and stay until 8pm every night. Nonsense.
As I was standing in a long line waiting to check out, I thought I would look at the People mag to see TFW and the kids for myself. I found a People, but it didn't have them on the cover or in the index. It was dated August 18. So did it already come and go or did we get a different cover out west (Utah) where I live?
Gee, Kate is very quiet today/night. Could our little Katie Krieder, gone off to a grifted beach house, again. Didn't she do that last year, about this time? A very, very, little glory celebration, about the People cover and cookbook to come out, and another coupon site, that nobody really needs, the places she has, you can go to their web-sites and get a better, more current/updated coupon. In Kates mind, she pulled a fast one on her haters/naysayers, but did she read the comments, 99.9999% Joe public, does not like her and wish she would go away, get a job and stop crying poor. What's the phrase> poor rich girl, life is so mean and unjust to Kate. BOOHOO!
Charlez> my Walgreens, also has a People dated 8-18-2013. Something about stars in bikinis? Anyone else? They have not put out the new issue yet, Kate is dated 8-26-2013. Show you how much they really care if she is on the cover. No rioting here or standing in long lines, to get Kate cover issue as some of her fans, think people are doing. LOLOLOLOL
You're using too much logic on the job front. Yes there are bosses who will work with you on schedules. But in return they want you to WORK while you are there. I don't think she believes anyone knows how to be her boss. None of them would understand her special needs. Blah blah. She has no interest in actual work. That's why the kids have big chore lists. Why would she clean the kitchen when she can make Mady do it?
Yes I agree should work, esp if she's complaining about being broke. But she won't. There are some people who never seem to have to deal with the real world. She is one of them.
TFW is quoted in a few articles as saying:
"A gig on a show like The Talk would be ideal".
What would she do for a babysitter then? She'd have to travel to be on a show like the Talk or the View. Does she think that she would get paid enough to not only afford a babysitter but also to pay for travel expenses?
I still think it's more that she couldn't get a job in nursing, not that she doesn't want or can't go back. Who would hire her? Especially since she's been out of nursing for so long.
I still think TFW's going to pop up on Twitter again with a humble brag tweet about an anonymous benefactor having gifted them with a beach vacation--inspired, no doubt, by the feature article in People magazine that showed her for the AMAZING (!!!!) and SELFLESS mother that she is. #LightningBolt
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I can't picture her liking Egypt. Of course she's never bothered to research or ask someone who has been there what it's really like.
It is ROUGH there. She is blond and walks around like a two bit hooker, she would be getting cat calls and other noises constantly. We had two bodyguards with machine guns and still got that kind of thing. Our van got into a fender bender, which was resolved through a very nasty and frightening verbal argument instead of insurance companies. There is garbage everywhere, sweat shops and factories and incredible poverty.
There are no women in Egypt. Not that I ever saw. She just has no idea. None.
On top of this all, our entire group got salmonella poisoning, even though we ate at 5 star restaurants the whole time. It's just everywhere. You have to get interviewed by the health department when you get home and disinfect every time the toilet for a month so no one else gets it. And if you're a child, you can die from such a thing.
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You scrimped and saved for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Egypt and then only ate in 5-star restaurants? Something is a bit incongruous about that.
I've been to Egypt, did not eat exclusively in 5-star restaurants and did not get salmonella. A couple people in my group got sick, but the majority were fine.
If you've been to Egypt you would know how cheap it is. 5 star restaurants in Egypt cost exactly the same as a normal restaurant here. I never spent more than 20 American dollars on a meal at excellent restaurants.
Considering she is on the cover of People, there is very little media coverage in the last 2 days--none of which were mainstream media or television. I guess the fact that she now cites The Talk as her ideal job instead of The View is an indication that she realizes that that shit ain't never going to happen."
I saw somewhere that Amy and Sami are in talks with several networks for a reality show. So, the huge void that Kate left, that America so desperately needs--part of shrill shrew--will be filled by a newer, shinier version. Kate is yesterday, and, so very over.
I don't think the kid's have a clue on when or how to get help if they are feeling uncomfortable. I'm shocked that TFW would let them let them stray so far from her in public...She needs to be there to instruct every smile and every word said. Those kid's have been sheltered in such the wrong way, they don't have a clue.
There are cameras everywhere. If I was TFW I would ask for the video and call this creepy ass "fan" out. You don't follow children anywhere, especially into a bathroom you sick ass pig.
I hope Jon has heard this little diddy and uses it to inform the kid's on what to do if this ever happens again.
Then again, will TFW get mad and punish them for making such an un-nessary scene? These kid's are SO screwed until they can finally break away from her.
I bet they are thrilled to be going back to school. Not for the reasons most kid's are. They get to be away from TFW for hours a day. They get to break the chains and have whatever freedom comes along with being in school. And for them...I bet it's a lot!
I couldn't deal with having my kid's HATE me,and wanting to run as soon as they can. TFW you'r gonna get that 8 fold. How are you going to spin that?
"A gig on a show like The Talk would be ideal"
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Oh reeeealllyy? Interesting, I do believe she's been shunned by the View. Betcha she's pissed they wouldn't book her for an appearance, ESPECIALLY since she actually has (cough, cough) something to talk about-the crookbook. Awww, they wouldn't have you on just "because", like in the good old days?
A little more info on how TFW's coupon site is run. This is written in a blog on the site that powers the coupon site and is basically an advertisement for Clipper.
http://www.appthemes.com/blog/clipper-powers-celebrity-coupon-site/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+appthemes+%28AppThemes%29
One excerpt:
Kate’s site is packed with over 12,000 coupons provided by AppThemes partner, Coupilia. There’s plenty of traffic to the site, too. Miss Gosselin has over 150,000 Twitter followers and she’s tweeting news about her coupon deals daily. A cover story for People Magazine with a mention of CouponsByKate.com means even more traffic for Clipper to handle.
Has anyone seen those daily coupon deals that she's been tweeting? I know I haven't.
I wish her luck with her site-she's going to need it, because it doesn't seem like she's putting much effort into it.
Celebrity INTERNET sites have picked up the People article word for word, but nothing else. All these sites do is troll for stuff to publish. I'll always wonder why there has never been any hard interviews or investigations into Kate. Robert had the goods, but he blew it. I guess she stopped him cold. I do believe she had grounds in regards to her personal journal. I bet he's had to turn it over to her attorneys. Remember the video tape that was thrown in the trash by John Edwards' mistress, retrieved by what's-his-name, and he had to return it to her? Same thing. Kate wins again.
Has anyone found a successful coupon from the site?
Miss Gosselin has over 150,000 Twitter followers and she’s tweeting news about her coupon deals daily.
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I guess that just involves a little more work than Kate's willing to put forth. LOL She must think that because her name is attached her fans will just keep it going for her. Has one fan tweeted they've used a coupon?
Kate did a terrible job each time on The View. In effect, the time she was guest host was an audition for the lady who claims "the gift of gab". She also had that chance with ET (?). She tried, she sucked. She needs to go a different path.
Am I alone in thinking that article makes it sound as if Coupilia's gifted TFW with her own coupon site, in exchange for the increase in awareness and traffic they expect her to bring to their business?
A more accurate statement might be: Miss Gosselin has 15 actual twitter followers, and 149,985 purchased followers.
Miss Gosselin?? Isn't the term Miss reserved for unmarried females? Shouldn't that be either Ms. Gosselin, or Mrs. Gosselin?
And who tries to run a successful coupon site, but KEEPS IT A SECRET?
Interesting concept there. Keep it covert. That oughtta get you a bunch of followers.
Hey! This is cool! Kate Gosselin has invented a new marketing technique! When you're trying to sell something, don't say a word about it. Mum's the word.
Why would you keep doing something you're not any good at? Why not instead seek out your strengths and try to hone those? She failed at being a coupon rep so she goes after another couponing job? She has failed how many times at being a host and no one wants her but she keeps saying she wants to do it? Give it up!
I am not the biggest believer in never quitting. No, some things you SHOULD quit, especially if you gave them a fair shot and it's not working out and you're not any good. There's something out there you're good at or could be good at, why not stop trying to do things you stink at so you can focus on better things?
Someone who is toiling away daily at golf never any good at it, might never know they actually have a talent for music or art or science, because all they do is try to make a go at golf. Give it up.
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"A gig on a show like The Talk would be ideal"
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The Talk films in LA. That would be "ideal" when you live in PA?!
And who tries to run a successful coupon site, but KEEPS IT A SECRET?
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She kept it a secret until one of her tweeties mentioned it on twitter. Then she tweeted about it and retweeted any tweet that mentioned it.
On her coupon site, she has a link to her regular website, but on her regular website there is nothing about her coupon site-no link, no post, nada.
TFW's idea of promotion seems to be is that if you mention it a few times, that's more than enough. She hasn't even tweeted much about the cookbook, except for a retweet here or there.
She should pay her tweeties for the free PR they're giving her, because she isn't doing it herself.
I also find it funny that on her coupon site, there are no coupons for her favorite store, Target. CC and retailmenot have Target coupons, so it's not like there are none available.
Michelle, we all noticed that too.
Why is "ideal" to get a demanding, full time job in L.A. that would pretty much require you to live there full time? She lives in PA. The children's father, friends, school and life is in PA. Their life and lifestyle is a PA lifestyle and LA would be a horrible shock and disruption for them. And the Talk is NOT going to be flexible about your kids. Bus stop, sick kid, school play? Sorry, you have to work and go on camera. The studio audience is not going to wait on you while you pick up Johnny from school because he has a fever. It will be a lifestyle of nannies and hired help to make sure the family's needs are met while you work.
Why on earth would you as a mother want to uproot your children like that when there are dozens of jobs you could get close to home that would be flexible about kids so they could all continue their nice lives there?
Stealth advertising. That's Kate's specialty.
She kept it a secret until one of her tweeties mentioned it on twitter. Then she tweeted about it and retweeted any tweet that mentioned it.
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I think she had that site set up on a whim, then had second thoughts. I think she decided to kind of let it simmer on the back burner while she focused on the crookbook. I bet she thought well if the hype from that dies down maybe I'll pull out the coupon site.
Then it as "outed" LOL (here, I believe! Yea us!) and she sort of had to go with it and pretend oh yeah that site sure! It's not like she could say well I'm not so sure about that anymore, not without looking silly and wishy washy.
All of her previous appearances on tv and radio can be considered her auditon tape for future work. That said, she is a poor performer and there is no one out there looking to offer her regular work in the field. She is a plasticized 38 year old woman, no ingenue. She needs to grow and find a another career path. That money will not last forever, especially the ways she spends it: 8 private school tuitions, new cars, upkeep on a too large house and grounds . . The writing is on the wall.
And on Friday, her face is no longer on the cover of People. Another 15 minutes will be over.
I think Kate's idea of her dream job is a talk show in NY or LA where she'd spend the week filming then the network would, of course, fly her home for the weekends.
Someone here definitely outed the coupon site, but since it's mentioned in People it would have come out in a couple of days. Did she forget she'd told Kate Coyne about it?
The whole reason for threatening Jon is because she wants to move to LA. That's my theory. She wants to pack up the kids and go and Jon has stopped her.
TLC stinks, I had forgotten the ET try out, never actually saw it. Also, after the dancing with the stars season, didn't ABC let her be the backstage interviewer with the short lived Skating With The Stars? I did not watch that, but I vaguely recall that TFMJG only did one or two episodes instead of the entire run.
You definitely have to give the agent of TFMJG a lot of credit, she kept getting opportunity after opportunity.
I will say the magazine article boosted cookbook sales. What's up for September though?
I think Kate's idea of her dream job is a talk show in NY or LA where she'd spend the week filming then the network would, of course, fly her home for the weekends.
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If this is what she's thinking, she's nuts. She'd be with the kids 24 hours on the weekend once the flights are all said and done. She would be exhausted from the constant jetlag. I'm not even sure the network would go for that, not for a long term gig. They want their stars rested and focused, not jet lagged constantly. Plus there are often weekend obligations, interviews to do, perhaps even some work to do in prep for Monday's show. It's just nuts. She is like a 12 year old who wants to be a star but who eventually gets real and becomes a teacher and makes wonderful contributions to their community.
I also think it's highly possible she is ticked at Jon because she likely will never be able to leave the state because of him.
I want to add that I think she got the hots for LA when she Wife Slut. She was jealous of Kendra.
Kate, if you don't want to go back to nursing because it's not what you want to do, then just say that. I, for one, might have some respect for you if you did because you'd be being honest for once. But please stop this whole tired "I can't go back to nursing! I have 8, count 'em, 8 KIDS! It's too expensive!" It's getting old, just like you.
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In my opinion, this whole "back to work" thing is a moot point. Does she even HAVE to go back to work? She hasn't worked in over two years and it doesn't seem to have made an impact on their lifestyle. As far as I know, she still has a lawn service, a pool service, a nanny, a cleaning service? So why even bother talking about working at this point? The only thing I can think of is she just wants to be on TV because she needs the attention, not because she needs it financially.
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I'm sure Kate's fantasy includes having a full time nanny while she would be home recuperating and resting up for the next week.
The cover of People has a "Where's Waldo" vibe.
TLC stinks said... 100
I want to add that I think she got the hots for LA when she Wife Slut. She was jealous of Kendra.
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Nah. She got the hots for LA during DWTS
I'm also having a hard time computing how "I'm more laid-back and I realize now what's important" with a 52 point laminated cleaning checklist plus a 10 item refrigerator list. That's laid back? What was it before you were laid back, a 97 item checklist carved into stone?
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 88
Why would you keep doing something you're not any good at? Why not instead seek out your strengths and try to hone those?
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Or, at the very least, immerse yourself in LEARNING that for which you claim to have a passion. Acting lessons, speaking (heck, Toastmasters would be a credible start), breathing, participate in community theater, etc. To expect a RTV show to result in heaps of offers is delusional. In a profession that is iffy for even the most talented, to NOT learn the craft most definitely is doomed to failure. Those who have succeeded worked their butts off. This is true for every profession.
getofftwitter said... 72
Charlez> my Walgreens, also has a People dated 8-18-2013. Something about stars in bikinis? Anyone else? They have not put out the new issue yet, Kate is dated 8-26-2013. Show you how much they really care if she is on the cover. No rioting here or standing in long lines, to get Kate cover issue as some of her fans, think people are doing. LOLOLOLOL
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I was in CVS last night and I saw the same issue of People Magazine at the check out counter. I never went by the magazine aisle to see if it was there but I would assume they would not have TFW's cover there if the one they were selling at check out was one of REAL STARS in Bikinis. So what happened to TFW's issue? Was it only on stands for one day and then pulled?
TFW and Milo have each been on tweeter silence. Coincidence? I think it was around this time last year when she was rumoured as spending a week at the beach, courtesy of Milo.
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I just had a theory on how it was worked out with People and her...she probably asked for something in return...probably a beach vacation. Notice she has not really talked incessantly about it lately. Made me wonder. Anyone know if People pays people for the cover photo and interview or give them something in lieu of money?
I just read an old People article about TFW, which was published right after the show was cancelled two years ago. There's really nothing different in the new article, that wasn't already said in the old one.
http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20531258,00.html
Just a few excerpts:
"I'd really love to find a place of my own on a talk show or something like that." Whatever shape her next job takes, Kate remains certain of one thing. "I'll be back," she says. "This is too much fun not to find a way back."
"In some of the earlier episodes, if you can even get past how different I looked, I cannot stand myself. I feel like since then I've mellowed somewhat. I know that I have changed."
"But the scary reality is, 12-hour nursing shifts every day wouldn't let me continue to provide well for eight kids essentially on my own. When you think about it that way, it gets really scary."
And she says the following about Mady:
"The most like me. She loves drama. Her dream is to be a Disney star."
So almost 2 years later, and it's the same old story.
Lather, rinse, repeat..
Admin - thanks for blacking out the children's faces. I don't think it was absolutely necessary, since this wasn't a private photograph. But it shows that the readers and contributors here believe the children deserve privacy, and even if People and their own mother choose to splash their faces for all to see, this blog won't further their agenda.
"But the scary reality is, 12-hour nursing shifts every day wouldn't let me continue to provide well for eight kids essentially on my own. When you think about it that way, it gets really scary."
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She is so full of horse manure. I am sure that I'm not the only one who has at least one friend who is a nurse. I have a dear friend from high school. She has two grown daughters. She raised them as a single mom after her husband left her and the girls. She is an RN, and yes she had long shifts. She figured it all out and provided a loving, stable home for them.
Not to mention, TFW isn't providing for her children all by herself. Jon did pay child support for at least a couple of years (maybe more). Not to mention all the money she stashed away in various bank accounts.
What's scary is that anyone besides a gullible 13-year old fan, would fall for this claptrap.
So almost 2 years later, and it's the same old story.
Lather, rinse, repeat..
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Interesting. Kate's stuck in that big house stagnating, still wishing for things that aren't going to happen. Soon she'll be stagnating and surrounded by about 4700 copies of her cookbook.
That's karma.
I was at my hairdressers on Friday, and he knows I like to thumb through the latest People magazine while my hair is processing. So he told me the latest issue arrived that day - it was the one with Kate and the kids on the cover. I picked it up and said, "I'm so tired of this Kate Gosselin!" and he said, "I can't stand her either!" We both agreed that her 15 minutes should have been up a long time ago, and that she was a shrew.
Somehow Kate wrangled this People cover. The general response has been overwhelmingly negative. I hope People realizes that Kate on the cover means less sales at the check out stands, and never repeats this mistake again.
I wonder how long it will take for TFW to realize - she isn't going to get another job on TV. She will not be asked to audition for a slot on The Talk. She will not be asked to do even brief interviews of celebs by ET or Extra. TLC execs are not going to return her calls. How long before it sinks in that IT'S ALL OVER? That no one wants to hear about her lengthy bed rest. That it's disturbing to hear her refer to her 9-year old children as "littles." That most people feel sorry for the children when they hear how their home resembles an orphanage in a Shirley Temple movie, complete with 52-point chore charts.
Kate, the clock is ticking. Your youngest children are only a few short years away from their freedom from you. By age 14 or maybe even younger, the courts will let them decide which parent they want to live with. Soon, your forced laborers will decide they'd rather live with their father - you know, the one whose brain functions normally.
Of course Kate wants a talk show. She wouldn't care if she was around her kids or not. They've been accessories from day 1. Think about all the "helpers" she had when they were babies, the notes on the fridge and around the house on their first special, Jon getting her coffee ready while she slept in until 8:00/8:30, despite the fact that we heard the sextuplets up and talking while Jon was getting Mady and Cara off to school at 7 am.
Kate likes the "idea" of children but she doesn't like being an actual parent. At least that's always been my impression. She always complains about being a parent.
I'm not saying I don't get frustrated or tired, etc. or that I don't have days I want to grab my honey an run off on a two week vacation to some private beach rental in the Caribbean rather than mop up dog piddle and make sure homework gets done and cook dinner.
But if you ask me what I'd want to do if I could do anything, this would be it. I love that I am blessed to be able to be home with my kids and can dictate my own work schedule. I doing exactly what I want to do and I am exactly where I want to be.
"This is too much fun not to find a way back"
-yes, because that's what being a responsible parent is all about...having FUN!!all the time, and getting paid to boot!
"I feel like since then I've mellowed somewhat." I know that I have changed."
-yes, we saw how much you've "changed" on CWS. Sooo different, so mellow. My gosh, you were so undemanding and lax. So much so in fact that the 2 yr old you were "parenting" was pretty much doing what YOU were supposed to be doing. As always. I've yet to hear of a prison warden who was "mellow"
I'm talking about people trying to make careers out of things they are bad at, anonymous. Not people who casually play sports but aren't good. Obviously I support that as I love sports but certainly aren't very good at most of them. But, I'm not trying to be a golf pro, am I? Pick a name.
But if you ask me what I'd want to do if I could do anything, this would be it. I love that I am blessed to be able to be home with my kids and can dictate my own work schedule. I doing exactly what I want to do and I am exactly where I want to be.
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This. This is what Kate will probably never have; a sense of knowing that she is exactly where she belongs.
She's always wishing and hoping, and making bucket lists and needing spa getaways, when God blessed her with the true miracle of her HOM's (and the twins, of course--still risky).
The ability to live in the moment, be happy with having what you need and maybe a little of what you want (and deserve!) is a blessing.
Jealous? No way.
Watching "The Help" yesterday, Aibileen says, "Ain't you tired, Miss Hilly? Ain't you tired?".
It must be exhausting to never be satisfied, to never have that itch scratched. Absolutely exhausting.
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
This is in stark contrast to what Kate is teaching her children. To make public to them and the world, her burdens, worries and fears about paying the (exorbitant and mostly unnecessary) bills and raising them, once again, is a travesty to their psychological and spiritual well being and growth.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 113
I'm talking about people trying to make careers out of things they are bad at, anonymous
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Sure! Dance like no one's watching, by all means!
But don't expect to be the next Paula Abdul discovered as a Laker Girl.
"Anyone know if People pays people for the cover photo and interview or give them something in lieu of money?"
Supposedly, People doesn't pay for stories but for photos. So Kate made $ of the cover and whatever pics are included inside.
Sillimom, EXACTLY! They all say we're jealous of KK and can't believe that we're not. I want nothing she has and I want exactly what I do have - a family that I love to pieces. It's not a glamorous life, but it's the life I chose and love with all my heart. If I could change anything it would only be to do it all over again because I miss my little kids. MY little kids, not KK's kids. I chose a simple family-centered life because I wanted a simple family-centered life. I wouldn't trade my life with anyone's. I only pay attention to KK because I ache for the pain those kids are in and I can't ignore it because she put it right in our faces. She's the last person I'd trade places with (with the exception of a few of her fans).
This one comment on the People article basically sums up TFW:
"She wants to be a celebrity more than she wants to be a mom."
My best friend is a nurse and on her floor, half the nurses are single mothers and 90% of the rest are mothers. They usually work 7PM to 7:30AM three nights per week. I know Kate doesn't want to work and probably never will, but this bit about babysitters eating up her whole check is such malarkey. The women on the night shift average over $75,00 per year, some make well over 6 figures. They work mostly weekends while their kids are with their fathers and on the rare occasion if the father can't be with the kids, an aunt or grandma goes over and spends the night. Normal people who have lived in a certain community their whole lives have a whole network of friends and family willing to help out. Kate had a whole network of friends and family willing to help her. The key word is normal. You have to be a normal person to keep that network involved. It's ridiculous to burn every bridge, discard every friend and relative with your terrible behavior then gripe about the cost of babysitters.
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Admin - thanks for blacking out the children's faces. I don't think it was absolutely necessary, since this wasn't a private photograph. But it shows that the readers and contributors here believe the children deserve privacy, and even if People and their own mother choose to splash their faces for all to see, this blog won't further their agenda.
Thanks from me, too. Well said Millicent.
Stealth advertising. Love it!
I can't get into Novelrank. Would one of you share numbers, please? Thank you!
http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2013/08/jett-jackson-lee-thompson-young-dead-suspected-suicide/
Former Disney child star kills himself. I remember him on Scrubs (a later season, new intern).
Bad week for reality tv and child stars.
Careful what you wish for, Kate.
Nursing was not a calling for Kate. I cannot understand with her lack of empathy and patience why she ever went into the profession anyway. Husband-hunting, I suppose. Frankly, she has no business in nursing but I agree, she should stop with the excuses. And like I said before, nobody would hire her anyway in the Reading area. She burned her bridges with the medical community.
Flight of the kiwi, where's Waldo, love it! My kids adored those books, we would spend hours finding Waldo.
I am wondering where the fans of TFMJG are. its kinda sad, just a little, how lonesome some of the places on the interwebs are.
. And like I said before, nobody would hire her anyway in the Reading area. She burned her bridges with the medical community.
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And what kind of references can she furnish?
Zero in nursing for how many years? TLC and crew have obviously been letting the cat out of the bag regarding Kate's demands and difficult nature. Scot of CC? Not thinking that one's a lock. The Stir? Yes! Kate can write a few elementary level paragraphs once a week.
Kate's bio is very weak.
I think she'd have a bit of difficulty securing any nursing position. Is PA hurting for nurses THAT bad?
I just can't see Kate putting in the work to get her skills back up to speed, becoming current on standard practices in every aspect of patient care (clinical, HIPAA, documentation, billing) and tolerating being supervised, provided a healthcare facility does that.
No way would I hire her to independently take phone calls, let alone treat patients, without supervision at this point.
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Well said. It takes a truly exceptional situation where unless you've moved hundreds of miles away from your roots, where family and friends reside, that you don't have any support system whatsoever.
Kate's victim "everyone leaves me eventually" mentality is self-imposed. I would bet dollars to donuts that if Kate reached out to her family and community, humbly, and asked for an opportunity to rebuild trusting relationships, that most people would.
Kate's "me against the world" approach to life isn't working.
"She wants to be a celebrity more than she wants to be a mom."
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At the very young age of 8, and even 12 years old, what are you thinking when your Mommy wants to work on the other side of the country?
The kids have to know that Kate's dream job will take her away from them for large chunks of time.
How much must that hurt them?
I have many nurses in my extended family, all of which work in PA, near Kate (Montgomery & Chester counties), so I know the opportunities they have. All have BSNs and MSNs and started out doing clinical work in various specialties, on the hospital floor. Most have gravitated to research etc., working with the major Pharma companies there.
There are HUGE opportunities for nurses to diversify and advance, making it an amazing career choice.
I've always maintained that Kate really blew it (still is) by not advancing her education and using her stockpiled monies and investments to help get her to that next level, where she could secure a 9-5, management type position for the rest of her working life. Which btw, would include excellent benefits.
And like I said before, nobody would hire her anyway in the Reading area. She burned her bridges with the medical community
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Are you local? If there is a need for nurses in her area, if she's qualified, if her credentials are in order, I just can't see any organization denying her employment because she's an ex-reality star, unless her resume, references, and anything negative showed up from her past employment as a nurse. Therefore, there would be red flags, but saying that nobody in the Reading area would hire her may not, in fact, be true. There are many positions she could take in the nursing/medical field that would not involve hands-on patient care.
Kate's last tweet was August 17. Milo's last tweet was August 17. Hasn't Milo disappeared before at the same time Kate was on Twitter silence?
Novelrank:
July, US, 51; UK, 7; CA, 2
August, US, 73; UK, 8; CA, 10
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 31m
Good day...what do you mean it's after 4 pm already? I've been shopping away on http://couponsbykate.com/ How much have YOU $aved so far?
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How much? Everything because I didn't go on your site to spend money.
Is it me or is Kate's site not very intuitive and a bit difficult to navigate?
It's not pleasing to look at either.
Shopping away those fears of a lack of steady income?
Something's incongruent here...
Hi sycophants! It's me, Kate!
Yes, I've been ignoring you for a couple days, but I need your hits and eyeballs on my site! So, support meeeeeeeeeeeee!
Has anyone tried the coupon site? Just for the heck of it (and because we're back to school shopping) I searched there for Children's Place coupons. Brought up a coupon. Tried to click on the link for the coupon. Nothing, but did notice that it expired today.
Went to another site, clicked on printable coupons, it brought up the coupon, link to print, and bingo, got the coupon which has not expired.
Is it just me, or are the coupons there really strange? I searched for children's clothing coupons and got a link for $50 off DNA Profile Safety Kit for children. Just what I need!
Kate also desperately needs to get her site ranked higher on searches like Google and Bing.
Kate's last tweet was August 17. Milo's last tweet was August 17. Hasn't Milo disappeared before at the same time Kate was on Twitter silence?
Yup. Wasn't it last year during the grifted beach vacation?
Well, she's only gotten two replies and neither one said they saved any money:
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 2h
Good day...what do you mean it's after 4 pm already? I've been shopping away on http://couponsbykate.com/ How much have YOU $aved so far?
Patricia Dunn @girllost22 1h
@Kateplusmy8 site looks awesome. I will be checking on a regular. Congrats
Lori Hastings @decker111 52m
@Kateplusmy8 I need to check that out
Well, I was wrong. Kate tweeted and Milo did, too. Seems to be attached to Kate at the hip. She wants to know how to use Kate's coupon site!
HCI updated the Promotional Campaign for the cookbook:
Promotional Campaign
Monday, September 23 National Radio satellite tour
9:00 -10:30 am
Tuesday, September 24 Today Show (LIVE)
Katie Show (TAPES)
Tuesday, September 24 Barnes & Noble – Staten Island
7:00 pm
Wednesday, September 25 Katie Show (AIRS)
Wednesday, September 25 Inside Edition
10:00
Wednesday, September 25 Extra
12:30
Wednesday, September 25 Barnes & Noble – Paramus, NJ [PENDING]
7:00 pm
Thursday, September 26 CNN/Piers Morgan Show [PENDING]
2:00 (tape)
Friday, September 27 Baltimore Book Festival
Saturday,September28 Baltimore Book Festival
Tuesday, October 1 The Marilyn Dennis Show (national Canadian TV show)
So she's going to be away promoting the book for a whole week. Who's going to be babysitting the kids? The help that she doesn't have? Who's going to be her bodyguard? Steve?-who according to People is no longer around?
I see that Piers Morgan is tentative. He can come down pretty hard on people at times. Too bad Anderson Cooper won't be interviewing her.
Forgot to include the link to HCI Books in my last post:
http://www.hcibooks.com/SeasonProducts.aspx?ManufacturerID=0&Season=Fall+2013&PageSize=999999
Click on her book, and the info should come up.
To Lynn in RI. Thank you for the novelrank numbers.
All those appearances, save Canada, are in/near NYC. No LA trip? Poor, poor Kate! I doubt she'll get 100 more sales from those appearances. The comments on every article about her are absolutely scathing. When people actually hear the lies flow effortlessly out of our mouth rather than see them on paper, they get even more fired up. She is not doing herself any favors.
I have thought about the nursing thing. Who would hire her? And for what? Maybe she HAS put feelers out (someone found where she renewed her license or something once) but realizes it won't work. I cannot see anyone hiring her as a nurse when she's still shamelessly trying to claw her way back to the spotlight. Can any of you? Some here are business owners and others are in the medical field. Nurses/employees need to have their heads and some skin in the game. She wouldn't - for pete's sake, she got fired from a blogging job!
All those appearances, save Canada, are in/near NYC. No LA trip? Poor, poor Kate!
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Aw, and I was so looking forward to Rat Claws II.
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 31m
Good day...what do you mean it's after 4 pm already? I've been shopping away on http://couponsbykate.com/ How much have YOU $aved so far?
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If I had to guess, nothing? Because most sheeple are probably still at work at 4 pm just trying to get through the Monday and get home in time to start supper at a decent hour.
I'm also waiting to hear an actual story from anyone, anyone at all, about how they found a great coupon from TFW and it actually worked when they tried to use it on the interwebs somewhere. Bueller? Bueller?
I'm going to start calling her Mrs. Content Farm.
I'm thinking she should really decide if she's rich, well off, comfortable, struggling or poor.... BEFORE she states in people that she's having a difficult time financially then a couple days later looses track of her day because she's SHOPPING. Here's an idea get off you A$$ find a job and quit b*tching!!!
Head meet Wall.....
Why do the fans tweet a picture when they buy the People magazine? I don't get that. One person does it, so they all do? Oh, never mind, they're sheep.
http://www.hcibooks.com/bb-catalog-pdfs/fall_2013.pdf
pgs 4 & 5
Lists magazines she has been featured in over the years, including Vanity Fair? I thought that article painted her in a non-flattering light.
We were told about Piers so we'd be impressed with how famous TFW Is.
We were told about Piers so we'd be impressed with how famous TFW Is.
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I'm afraid *almost* getting on Piers doesn't count.
LOL. The Vanity Fair article was that infamous I want Nobu article! She wasn't the least bit upset about the divorce, TFW wanted her California rolls.
It was so bad I still have a link to it under essential reading in the sidebar, number 7! THAT'S how bad it was.
I'm thinking she should really decide if she's rich, well off, comfortable, struggling or poor.... BEFORE she states in people that she's having a difficult time financially then a couple days later looses track of her day because she's SHOPPING. Here's an idea get off you A$$ find a job and quit b*tching!!!
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Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8
Good day...what do you mean it's after 4 pm already? I've been shopping away on http://t.co/m47wPbxTkC How much have YOU $aved so far?
Reading that tweet, I interpreted it as meaning she spent the day on the computer shopping, looking for deals on her site because she gives the link to the site. I don't think she meant that she was running around town hitting the stores.
Still, if she's shopping, regardless, it means spending money. Unless she meant she was "shopping" for deals to pass along on her site.
It's hard to tell...
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8
@TheAustinMartin I know. The summer got away from us. It's disturbing that school is starting again;( so sorry:(
Austin wanted to know when the party with Emily is being held. Guess she finally answered him.
Ha-ha of course that sleepover was never happening. Of course the summer got away from them.....it tends to do that when you're doing....NOTHING.
And Austin gives her a pass. Some people are forgiven everything...by some people.
Austin Martin @TheAustinMartin 5m
@Kateplusmy8 It's okay. I'll forgive ya.. If ya sign my cookbook lollllll
Kate has screwed Austin over 3 separate times--the meet and greet, the bracelet "business" and the sleepover. He never learns. Sad to be a sycophant.
If she breaks this many promises to her fans, can you imagine how many she breaks to her children? I once said she totally strikes me as the type of mother who says yeah yeah sure kids we'll go to the amusement park. Just to shut them up and get them to stop whining for it. But when the moment actually comes to take them, there's always some excuse not to go. WHATEVER.
Ex nurse posted a quote quite some time ago from an interview and I think it's quite telling today. TFW likes the excitement and variety of T.V. I imagine the mediocre life at home is really starting to bug her at this point, she is itching for the T.V. lifestyle again:
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Here is another great quote from the insider interview: ""I enjoy a life that's always very vastly different every day."
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack 5m
@Kateplusmy8 So what did U go shopping for on http://couponsbykate.com ? really buying or just looking 4deals 2pass on 2us? :)
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Maybe she was loading up on tampons, you idiot.
It's a very manipulative relationship and not unlike a DV victim who won't leave. The perp keeps hurting you and you just keep going back for more. You always accept their apologies and promises never to do it again. You always tell yourself they've changed, or they didn't really mean it, etc.
It's just sad for this to happen in any relationship, whether there is violence going on or not.
Admin can you please address the rumblings on twitter that say BV is coming after this blog and the posters? They are comparing us to RWA. Are we safe posting our opinions?
Anon this time.
Wouldn't it be fun if she were to schedule a signing in the Deep South, near Milo's home, and hear the excuses that Milo comes up with for not meeting her?
Anon I haven' the foggiest idea what you're talking about. I haven't heard a thing. However, I will say I don't have an IP tracker or seek or keep any of your IPs, so even if they asked for them, I wouldn't have them to give. You're as much a mystery to me as any other site that permits comments. I would think at this point they've proven themselves to be a blowfish, all puffed up but very little action. Never say never, I just don't know what I could possibly give them of anyone here. I don't HAVE anything.
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Here is another great quote from the insider interview: ""I enjoy a life that's always very vastly different every day."
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Wouldn't everyone enjoy escaping the daily hum drum routines day in and day out? She's such a fool.
On another note about this whole ridiculous thing, how can TFW in one breath admit that she made mistakes and that she was a diva and a nightmare to deal with and Jon can't even talk to her he has to text her (remember, everything in the article was true according to TFW), and in the next breath claim to be "bullied"??
But, we were just calling her out. And now she herself admits it was true. How is it bullying if it's an adult and public figure and you're just saying the truth, a truth they now completely admit and own up to? Makes no sense. If it ever got to court, which it won't, why wouldn't anyone just say to the judge but your honor, the so called "victim" admits it all herself.
It should be noted, I can't remember the last time TFW brought up bullying. She used to rant and rave about it constantly. She appears to have quietly stepped away from that nonsense. And good for her, because it was indeed nonsense.
Wouldn't everyone enjoy escaping the daily hum drum routines day in and day out? She's such a fool.
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Well a lot of change and variety tends to tire me out, I kind of prefer routine and quiet. However, sure, variety would be fun sometimes, within reason. And that's the thing, why is she special? Why is SHE entitled to variety and change and excitement more than anyone else?
Wouldn't, for instance, a struggling minimum wage worker with three kids who hasn't taken a vacation in six years, deserve a little variety and spice way more than TFW, who has had more spice in her life than most people ever will in 10 lifetimes? Why is SHE special?
Why is SHE special?
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She's just so darn whiny. I'll bet her kids are sick of her constant whining.
MiloandJack
27 Sep
@Kateplusmy8 @mkbrownlow What are U fillin ur days with Kate? Dumb & dumber type question!
Kateplusmy8
27 Sep
@MiloandJack @mkbrownlow all stuff that needs to be done. Little stuff big stuff and list gets longer not shorter&School is so busy this yr!
MiloandJack
27 Sep
@Kateplusmy8 @mkbrownlow Well....maybe it's a good thing Ur not workin runnin all over the place w/TLC just now!
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@MiloandJack @mkbrownlow I'm going a bit batty... Just sayin'. Have always loved being work at home mom 1wk and travel mom next. Works4us
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She appears to have quietly stepped away from that nonsense. And good for her, because it was indeed nonsense.
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But she's not putting a stop to a fan who is tweeting the links on BV's outing of posters.
I saw her appearances. I expected Inside Edition and Extra. I'm losing respect for Katie Couric especially after she slammed the Kardashians. I don't like the Kardashians, but TFW is just as much reality trash as they are. The sheeple around NYC/NJ might have book signings with the TFW.
In the copy for the book, TFW says she loved baking in the kitchen with Grandma. Was Grandma as pleasant in the kitchen as TFW? She's always bringing up her deceased grandparents because her living relatives will talk back.
On the previous page, I saw that some had also read about the $24K per show fee. I think that is far closer to the truth than the reported $250K. Jon said that during the last season of J&K, they made $22,500 per half-hour episode. I think it was in Hoffman's book where that same amount was mentioned for half-hour episodes, and $40K for hour-long episodes. It seems logical that K got a slight raise, to $24K for a half-hour episode, and probably $41K or $42K for an hour long episode. By the time K+8 started, they weren't pulling in the kind of ratings that would justify a $250K paycheck.
I think the $24K is probably accurate for a half-hour episode. Of course, K+8 was mostly hour-long episodes, and she would have made more for those. But reporting the half-hour episode rate helps her to justify her poor-poor-me act, while not technically being a lie. TFW is crafty about her lies that aren't technically lies. She made plenty for K+8, and there's no reason why she shouldn't have some cash saved.
One thing that surprised me is that TFW is now willing to admit that she was a difficult, demanding diva. Maybe she thought that pretending to be a little self-aware would help her chances of getting a new show. But then she says she doesn't regret her mistakes. Okay, so she was a pain in the butt, it was one of the reasons she's unemployed, but she doesn't regret it? Yeah, sure, that makes so much sense. Not.
"I'll be back, This is too much fun to not find a way back". Uh, sure. She certainly looked like she was having soooo much fun on the RV trip.
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Admin can you please address the rumblings on twitter that say BV is coming after this blog and the posters? They are comparing us to RWA. Are we safe posting our opinions?
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Let's not get paranoid over a tweet or two from the brown-nosing Krows, shall we?
Methinks the twidiots are bored because, guess what?, TFMJG is boring. As usual. The people article generated very little interest. Any rumors might get some more media coverage going. But probably not because TFMJG is boring!
What's not boring: The Great Gatsby movie that I saw again yesterday, what a masterpiece and how fabulous is Leonardo DiCaprio! Face Off on SyFy channel. big Brother, in its final month of competition. The beach! Any beach, that is. Actual adorable children I am related to. Watching the caterpillars on the fennel in my garden. None of that is boring at all.
Joy that's exactly it. TFW just doesn't do enough to keep them busy. Time to stir the pot. You say things are boring a lot but on this point I agree 100% it IS boring. Outing was so 2011. Come up with a new game now, please. Plus so many people have already been outed, lol. How can you keep re-outing people, it's done! It's like Groundhog Day, repeating the same scene over and over.
I still haven't seen The Great Gatsby, I want to! I wanted to know if anyone has seen The Butler. It looks really fantastic. Breaking Bad resumed, and I do believe it's the finest TV series I have ever seen. I find myself wanting to read the entire thing in novel form, I feel like I'm watching a great American novel on T.V. I googled that phrase just to see if anyone else felt the same and found several posts comparing it to the great American novel in T.V. form.
No matter how Kate tries to spin it, the bottom line is public watching reality shows has moved on. Viewers aren't interested in a bunch of kids. They're watching Duck Dynasty. Redneck family fabulously wealthy who still keep their core values; family and faith. Admittedly, they are an odd group, but at the same time quite fun to watch. The Gosselins aren't happening any more. The public has moved on.
No matter how Kate tries to spin it, the bottom line is public watching reality shows has moved on. Viewers aren't interested in a bunch of kids. They're watching Duck Dynasty. Redneck family fabulously wealthy who still keep their core values; family and faith. Admittedly, they are an odd group, but at the same time quite fun to watch. The Gosselins aren't happening any more. The public has moved on.
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I 100% agree. 100%.
TFW's "style" of reality show was so five years ago. Reality shows used to just sort of follow around oddities and that was the extent of it. Viewers didn't demand more because reality was a novelty. Now it's not anymore.
I don't watch Duck Dynasty however I did look at maybe 5 minutes of it the other day just to get a feel for the most popular reality show on T.V. And what struck me was how character driven it was. Very, very heavy on character. A complicated show that was very structured, and much more depth if you will than your typical reality show.
The feel of that show is so vastly different and advanced than following around a gaggle of kids and watching them be cute. That's just not going to cut it anymore. People got used to reality shows and now, if you want success, you've got to really have that "it" factor to work. Just existing isn't enough anymore. Unless you're part of an established franchise like Real Housewives, you've got to have something or someone so interesting and unique it's nothing we've ever seen before.
The entire concept of TFW's show is dated. It's dated. At this point if it were back on T.V., it would look out of place.
Regarding broken promises to children - last year, I saw a friend I haven't seen in over 30 years. It was a great day catching up. I never knew her mom was bipolar. She unloaded about all the things their mom put them through because she didn't like being medicated. I am not suggesting Kate is bipolar, but the thing that brought a lump to my throat is when my friend said, "When I had my sons, I swore I would NEVER break a promise to them. Never! And I never did. Even if I didn't want to go where I said we would, or do an activity that I promised we would, I did it, every single time, because I did NOT want them to ever say that I broken promises to them. Kids do not forget that stuff and they do not have the intellectual maturity to handle that and realize it's not them, it's the person breaking the promise." Brandi Carlisle has a lyric that says, "The broken promises ad up." And they do.
And there was Kate, telling the kids and the whole world on camera that mommy and daddy would always be together. And they split shortly after that (and it was speculated they were already separated). So sad for those kids.
One of the brothers on Duck Dynasty recently said in an interview that many of their episodes are re-creations of things that happened in real life. They just do it again for the show. So it's not real time, and it's not really scripted.....I don't know what you'd call it.
They are great - they like each other, they don't have hissy fits, they don't curse, they have no entitlement at all, it's just good, clean fun. The season premiere last week made me and many others cry!
Ah, I'm not surprised it's "scripted." I described it as "structured" which is how it feels to me. It's organized, it's methodical, it's structured--it works. There is a much higher production value going into it that people have come to expect.
Obviously, TFW's show was scripted. But I don't think it was scripted so much in terms of say this line now say this now you say this. I think it was more like here go to this place and everyone get worked up. Now go to this place and everyone get worked up. Now go to this next place and everyone get worked up. That kind of "structure" just isn't going to cut it anymore. It's boring.
You beat me to the punch Admin. I was going to answer Joy and say what's not boring is the final season of Breaking Bad. Have you been watching Talking Bad? I'm enjoying that after show. It is the great American novel in TV form. Hard to believe that Brian Cranston was Malcolm's bumbling father. What a great actor.
On another note, Sons of Anarchy starts up again on 9/11.
I forgot one thing in my last post. I agree with you Joy there is nothing like the beach to revive the soul.
The thing I like about Duck Dynasty is that it involves three generations of Robertsons. Each generation has their own perspective and the first generation is having a hard time understanding the third generation with their latest techno gadgets. And that's the way it is in real life.
The second thing is the show isn't about money. Though I really didn't like they went to Hawaii (fish out of water was fun). This seemed like the network was trying to drum up drama. Boo. It's the little things that make this show fun, not the trips.
Contrast DD with Kate+8. The shows are polar opposites. Kate, as we have come to learn, is all about the perks and money; not family.
Breaking Bad. Wow indeed.
I didn't even start watching it until this time last year. I think I sort of brushed it off for that reason, oh Malcolm in the Middle's dad how great can it be? Boy was I wrong! I binge watched it last fall until I was all caught up. I have never wanted to turn the page on the next chapter so bad, I cannot wait to see how they will end this all.
What I love about it too is how much the actors GET it. They get that this is the role of a lifetime and have said so. They get that they have been blessed to be on one of the greatest shows of all time. They got matching tattoos. And one of their stars has CP but it doesn't define his character nor do they bring it up like it's the issue of the week. He just has it and you carry on like normal.
They love their fans. They don't just make empty promises to their fans. When they make a promise, they keep it. When a boy was dying and said he was a big fan, numerous members of the cast visited him in the hospital not once, not twice, but many times. He passed away recently, and they dedicated the season premiere to him.
It sounds like Duck Dynasty understands that the show will be ruined if they start lavishing them with a bunch of toys and gifts. That was the old way of doing a reality show. It's been done before, it gets old fast, audiences are no longer interested. We've now seen Hawaii, Europe, tropical islands, Australia numerous times. You can only do it so much before it doesn't work anymore.
Agree that Breaking Bad is amazing. Vince Gilligan who created it has said in interviews he wanted to turn the typical story telling of bad guy becomes good on its head. He wanted to start with an unassuming good guy and turn him into a total bad guy, and he hoped the audience would come along for the journey. How they will end this, who knows, but it will be memorable.
Sons of Anarchy, SQUEE!!!!!!!! Hamlet as told relocated to a California motorcycle gang! I think its the last season also. And we all know everyone at the end of hamlet is pretty much dead, so what will happen to SAMCRO?
Until the return, google Sesame Street and Sons of Poetry, its really funny!
Pawn Stars is a hit for the History Channel. a la Duck Dynasty, the pawn shop featured has the younger guy, his father, and his grandfather, and sometimes they debate over the value of items. Their personal life outside the show is rarely shown. You do get to see the three generations interact and that can be a lot of fun.
NJGal, I so agree. When the reality shenanigans get too aggravating, sitting and walking on a beach, any beach, for even five minutes can totally change your perspective for the better.
Why is Duck Dynasty starting to remind me of the Beverly Hillbillies? No interest in their vast wealth, fish out of water, Granny not understanding the new-fangled doodads and idea of Jethro' s...
Duck Dynasty already did their big trip to Hawaii, and I think they did a "re-marriage" ceremony for Kay and Phil. I used to watch the show now and then, and they are funniest when the brothers and Sy interact in as close to natural way as possible.
But when I saw Miss Kay hanging out at the bowling alley with her grandkids and their friends, and then she started talking to them about waiting to have sex - that's when the show jumped the shark for me. I'm in my early 50's, and I still thought: "ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Grandma! Please do not talk about sex in front of the kids!"
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Admin can you please address the rumblings on twitter that say BV is coming after this blog and the posters?
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I don't pay attention to Twitter. However, there is a part of me that would relish BV trying to intimidate me, as a poster here, and try one of his phony subpoenas to boot. He would find himself very sorry he ever tried to pull his phony, fraudulent lawsuit bull-oney on this cookie.
He would be wise to stay quite clear. I would most certainly follow up on any shenanigans or attempts to intimidate me, and have a legal network that would assist me in doing so.
Admin, I went to the Essential Reading suggestions and re-read the Vanity Fair article.
It was a glaring reminder of how "popular" they were and how "celebrity" her life was.
She is living on fame fumes now compared to that entourage life.
@MiloandJack @mkbrownlow I'm going a bit batty... Just sayin'. Have always loved being work at home mom 1wk and travel mom next. Works4us
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Oh for *@%# sakes, THIS spiel again? Wouldn't it cost MORE to have a full time babysitter who has to spend the entire week, day & night than to have them stay after late after school or have a sitter for a couple of hrs a day? And pray tell WHAT job out there lets you work a week on and a week off? See? It's basically "I'm waiting until the job that accommodates my selfish desires comes along" It's DONE TFW, get it? O.V.E.R The old pic of her with the fork is due for a comeback.
Why is SHE special?
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Narcissists think they're gifts from God, in fact she thinks she IS a god (in her warped mind)
I see that Piers Morgan is tentative. He can come down pretty hard on people at times. Too bad Anderson Cooper won't be interviewing her
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If, IF she's on, no way she doesn't know ahead of time what the questions will be. NO WAY
My comment was pure sarcasm. But then again, in TFW's mind, she is pending on Piers because she is famous. "Many a celebrity has sat in that chair, although none quite as famous as I am. And they're not nearly as likeable as I am, either. I have the gift of gab they are missing."
TFW is such a source of humor.
If, IF she's on, no way she doesn't know ahead of time what the questions will be. NO WAY
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HA! Maybe that's why the interview is "pending". Piers may not be willing to ask
softball questions and TFW may not be willing to answer the ones he wants to ask.
Regarding the HCI catalog and attached photos of the recipes and pages. http://www.hcibooks.com/bb-catalog-pdfs/fall_2013.pdf
The picture of Kate (page 5) sucking on her finger while two of the girls are making no-bake cookies is seriously grossing the heck out of me. Who the heck chooses and approves these pictures. ? (rhetorical question I know) *GAG*
Milo is indeed a mystery, who is careful to hide his/her identity. Could be a relative who is working with Kate to keep the twitter banter going or some college kid hired to pretend to be an insider fan. The southern style is simply to add an unique voice to this person to throw people off the trail of who the person really is. The person slips with the comments about Kate's "rockin' bikini bod" which a mother of two teens would never say to a celebrity. Gotta be a guy. With the pictures Milo has posted, could be the teen boy's family and he is pretending to be his mom who is the fan. Something is just not right with Milo's tweets. Shades of "Psycho". I say it's a male teen.
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http://www.hcibooks.com/bb-catalog-pdfs/fall_2013.pdf
pgs 4 & 5
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It's funny how she is featured between "Bullying under Attack True Stories Written by Teen Victims,Bullies and Bystanders" and "For the Love of God True Stories of Faith, Fellowship,
and Divine Intervention". Sorry I just found that funny.
About Breaking Bad - Admin, my experience with this remarkable cable show was about the same as yours. I discovered it earlier in the summer and spent the better part of two weeks watching all five seasons!
I learned recently that the cast, crew, editors, producers and even the creator, Vince Gilligin, have a podcast after each show. I listened to one last night and found that it was a super adjunct to the show. There's insight into how the storyline is created, how shots are put together, how the cast feels about their characters. It's very freewheeling, funny, poignant, insightful.
The podcasts can be found at iTunes under Breaking Bad Insider or on the AMC website http://www.amctv.com/shows/breaking-bad/insider-podcast-season-5
"Fame fumes" haha that's great.
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