Once in awhile a reality show comes along that tries to make a difference. "The Big Tip" promises to do just that by singling out people in the restaurant service industry deserving of recognition for community service or just all around do-gooders (one waitress is a foster mom, another gives all her money to a dog rescue, still another is also a firefighter). Rachael Ray will then present the waiter or waitress with a "big tip" in the form of a check.
We're not the biggest fan of chirpy Rachael Ray, her mediocre cooking skills and her ripoff garbage bowl marketed to solve a problem that never even existed, but this tear jerker is a cool idea. And it has a little bit of credibility, since Rachael started out as a waitress herself in her parents' restaurants. She works hard, owns pit bulls, and she promises not to bear offspring because she just wouldn't be a fit mother, which you have to respect. Looking forward to this one.
Sunday, Food Network. 10 p.m. or check local listings. The series premieres Sunday with promises of more episodes in the fall.
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Well, me 3. The games that are being played bother me to some degree. And you know, the damage was done the first time around. We can agree to disagree about this, just my opinion. TFW is a clusterf#*k all by her ugly little self. I know we have seen her swim up from the circling drain many times before, but if this reunion show doesn't do it, she is by now truly clinging to desparate life support.
JoyinVirginia said... 182
Sparkle, I appreciate the detail info on the Texas bv lawsuit. I am still a little confused, did McGiblets file suit in Texas first? And then person he attacked counter sued?
It is fascinating in a train wreck way. I do enjoy reading about some of the legal details and aspects of the case.
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Thank you Joy!
BV filed the TX lolsuit in early February of this year. Razzmatazz was initially listed as an attorney on this case, Razz immediately had his name removed, and took to twitter to announce he was not on this case. The other attorney who filed this case has since been convicted of falsely accusing his ex-wife of child and drug abuse. He is no longer allowed to see his children and will soon be disbarred.
Around this time, BV and his family picked up and left Las Vegas to move to CA. BV then filed this exact same suit in CA, I don't believe there's been any action on this CA case yet. Two of the haters named are women who have loudly and fiercely fought back against BV's attacks. The other is a Twitter handle, although they claim to know her real identity. Ok then, why not use her real identity in the suit.. lol. The other is someone who the detective has especially despised and attacked for years. Not sure why she was dragged into BV's cesspool, all outward appearances point to her not being involved in the day to day twittering and such. Of the two named men, the one who did not respond is whom BV and his minions have repeatedly accused of starting the bvfiles blog, yet BV's attorney provided no proof of this at the last court appearance in May. He just said over and over again "based on information and belief." This new attorney was brought in by the Viaview investors, the group who owns all the 'Ville sites. These men all appear to be businessmen who thought they were investing in some social media sites. As such, it appears that they all can and will be held liable individually for BV's antics.
In late March or early April, one of the named men retained a Shawn Tuma caliber First Amendment lawyer and responded to the TX suit. This was a huge blow to the BV kingdom, as it's much harder for him to "win" if someone actually responds. This lawyer is the one they are now attacking with a website and threats to falsely inform his clients that he's a pedophile. Because BV claimed in his in suit that having his advertisers contacted has caused a $20,000 per month loss in revenue, this attorney has asked for $1 million in sanctions based on this prior income. He also recommended this amount in light of BV's many frivolous lawsuits, in hopes of stopping him.
It has been said that many of the advertisers on the Ville's were poached, they didn't directly seek to advertise on these types of sites and weren't sure how the 'Villes pulled this off. Once they were alerted, they all pulled their ads immediately. This isn't illegal. Complaining to an advertiser that you do not approve of where they choose to advertise is not illegal. If the advertiser heeds your complaint and removes their ad, that is solely the advertisers doing. However, in BV land their laws are different and they blatently claim that this activity is illegal. They want one of the named men to be held liable for their loss of income.
I think she threw that bday wish out so someone will notice the pixs and comment on them--more attention on me, me, me! Notice no one said happy bday to Kendra besides pointing out her mistake with Kendra's age & how bad the pics were. That tweet was dumb...that hashtag of 'kate+my8'?
I went to Kendra's timeline...OMG..there must be 200 tweets wishing her HB! Barely no one inserted themself in the wish with a pix or anything like Kate did...I saw one really adorable pix of cake (?) made to look like her and her son...very cute! She really does have FRIENDS!!! Unlike kate...
Suzy
I'll be so glad when this two-part special is over and Milo finally shuts up. Scratch that. Gladys will NEVER shut up.
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack 18m
@Kateplusmy8 Only SIX days left til we see the living #LoveIsInTheMix FAMILY on @TLC June 19th 10pm EST Kate & her 8 are BACK! 1Hr Special
I guess seeing a *living* family is better than TLC filming a dead one.
I guess I'm in the minority but I don't like Robert's games, hints, hemming and hawing and NEVER DID.
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Minority maybe, but you are definitely not alone. Robert cannot hope to be taken seriously when he presents himself in a childish and unprofessional manner.
Bruises? Huh? You can get beaten without showing bruises. What about a very black and blue spanked butt? What about pulled hair? What about being pushed in water and held so that you think your drowning ? And in Collin's case not being able to go see his dad with his brothers and sisters. There are so many different ways you can abuse a baby,toddler, child, and young teen that people would never suspect abuse.
I have experienced, witness, and read about abusive parents. And unfortunately there is enough evidence that Kate is an abusive parent.
I think TLC is rewarding her with this show/money knowing a hell of a lot more then we do. #GrowingUpGosselinWithAnAbusiveMother
Robert cannot hope to be taken seriously when he presents himself in a childish and unprofessional manner.
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Really? So, now the deflection is on Robert's "behavior"? You aren't going to take Kate's own words seriously because you don't like the way Robert is behaving? Wow.........new tactic.....
Bruises? Huh? You can get beaten without showing bruises.
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Good point Let's Throw Tomatoes....a deft abuser knows exactly how to "hide" the abuse.
Thanks sparkle, now the mcgiblets case makes more sense. Didn't the business men investors do ANY homework into this trainwreck before investing?
I want to hear updates when you have any, mcnuggets doesn't get much press around here. Everyone is still focused on Eric Cantor, Dave Brat, and Ashland VA the center of the political universe!
JR, I agree with you. No promotion except TV promos on TLC itself. No print ads. No interviews. I will be very surprised if there is any mention in People. Ten pm time slot. Of course tlc repeats episodes over and over, we will have to see how often the update special gets repeated.
I guess I'm in the minority but I don't like Robert's games, hints, hemming and hawing and NEVER DID.
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I also agree. IMO, Robert should never have posted that video. It was creepy. The announcement on his website about the book coming out again was more than enough without going any further.
He should just lie low until the book is actually available for purchase. Why give Kate any more ammuntion?
At least he's not directly tweeting to Kate like he used to before.
Whenever there's a mention of C, I think of TFW sharing that he said
something like, "Here's your helper boy!" What seemed sweet to me
at the time (yep, I was a fan at the beginning, like many of you), now
kinda turns my stomach. He was probably desperate for positive
attention, and figured out that helping was the way to go.
Tomatoes, 6...
And unfortunately there is enough evidence that Kate is an abusive parent.
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Emotionally, yes, but what evidence currently exists that she is physically abusive to those kids?
Formerly Duped said... 200
Me three.Made me stop looking at his site and not sure if I will buy the book- I have the Kindle one.The taunting approach turns me right off and ruined his chances for more donations IMO.
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I haven't look at his site in many months. I'm of the belief that if you are going to do something, then just do it. In Robert's case, he should have put up a statement to the effect, "I am continuing in my efforts to get my book edited and published. As soon as I have a publication date, I will let you know." And then do just that.
The cat and mouse stuff shows a level of immaturity that is not appealing, and it diminishes the message he is trying to send.
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I think she threw that bday wish out so someone will notice the pixs and comment on them--more attention on me, me, me! Notice no one said happy bday to Kendra besides pointing out her mistake with Kendra's age & how bad the pics were. That tweet was dumb...that hashtag of 'kate+my8'?
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But she didn't send the birthday tweet to Kendra. She sent it to herself!
Beyond Disgusted said... 196
TLC, 178:
Isn't Collin the boy she's been keeping from Jon? There's a reason for that. Maybe bruises?
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Maybe it's just me, but I question if we should even go there on this blog. Perhaps admin may disagree.
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I too am not comfortable with speculation that cannot be supported with any type of evidence. In this example, Colin did go to school most every day this past school year. I would think that if there was something suspicious, his teachers (as mandated reporters of abuse), would have contacted the appropriate authorities.
Carole said... 197
Help please. What does TW stand for? I'm assuming it's some variation of TFW but I just can't figure it out.
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TW= The Witch
TFW= The Former Wife
TWOS= The Waste of Space
TFMJG= The Former Ms. Jon Gosselin
Rat Claws= Steve
POS= I think you know that one lol
Not trying to start a conspiracy theory, but just a thought...
I wonder if TLC had anything to do with Kate dropping her lawsuit. People who worked on the show could have been deposed about what they saw going on during the early and the latter days of filming and TLC could've been afraid of what they would say.
Maybe they made a deal with Kate. Drop the lawsuit and we'll film an update special. Wasn't it around the time of the lawsuit that Kate tweeted that her contract with TLC was almost up?
Things that make you go hmm.
JR said... 198
The fact that TLC didn't send her out on some kind of promotion tour is the biggest red flag to me. It must be killing her she can't sob on national tv complaining about anything and everything.
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Me to no big media tour for KK TLC is done with Kate-(oh lets hope they're)
It's kind of funny to Kate has no magazine covers no interviews no radio nothing no one cares and TLC is showing commercials of Kate screaming and dressing like a hooker clown.
#TLCIsn'tDowmWithGrowingUpGosselin
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All due respect to HBB but she is looking a lot older lately. She probably only has one year left before her Shirley Temple cuteness is completely gone. She's toast.
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I think you're being generous. I think her cuteness is pretty much toast already. Is TLC footing the bill for an expensive wedding for one of June's other daughters?
Sparkle (2)...
Thanks for the synopsis! I hope that the attorney with whom BV is fighting and perhaps even libeling, puts the screws to him and ends his rants once and for all. BV appears to have mental/anger issues and needs psychological counseling. Although passionate in what he does, his behavior is not normal and borders on psychopathic. He's made this his way of life and has off the deep end. I wonder if his minions/sheeple are still aligning themselves with him as their hero.
Do you know what happened to the supposed class action lawsuit that the sheeple were bleating about? Was it ever filed on their behalf?
I agree with everyone who's expressed concern (or outright disgust) about RH's publicity tactics. Not to blunt those criticisms in any way, but I'm wondering if his p.r. strategies are intended to be incendiary. "If it bleeds, it leads." That's the way social media works these days.
Paula said... 195
Not sure how Robert could have been a reporter of events, since he wasn't there. All he did was publish what he found, along with interviews with other concerned individuals and he let the chips fall where they may. Some might not like his tactics, but he is the only one, so far, that has cared enough about the Gosselin children to expose the beast that is their "mother".
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Paula, Robert was absolutely an eyewitness to many of the events he discusses in his book. And in those instances when he was not a first-hand eyewitness, he could absolutely have reported the events he came to know about or read about in a far more objective (dispassionate as I originally stated) manner.
Please don't misinterpret my feelings about how RH has mishandled the publication of and publicity for his book as criticism of his motivations. I fully support and commend his efforts to bring the truth to light - I just don't think he has gone about it in the smartest way from the start. His biggest mistake was jumping the gun and releasing a book that was disorganized and repetitive and almost certainly in violation of copyright laws. Then, when he started the taunting, it made him appear like he had a personal vendetta against Kate, especially to people who have not followed this story as closely as we have. Those tactics make people question whether he is a reliable and trust-worthy source.
I hope the re-release of his book will allow people to take him, and therefore his information, very seriously.
lukebandid said: I saw the picture of kate and hank jr. wishing Kendra a happy birthday. TW over stepped her bounds big time. If I was Kendra, I would of called her and told her if she mentioned me on twitter ever again or tweeted her minor children ever again that she would sue her for harassment.
I say: Lukebandit, I hope that you're not going to tweet this out becuse you're way off base (IMO). I don't see how you get harassment out of one tweet that didn't even go to Kendra.
I think many are assuming that Robert wrote this book to be a best-seller or something. I never did. I always believed he put it together to "out" Kate and her abuse and to try and protect those children. God bless him for that. I'm not going to criticize him for the way he went about it or continues to go about it. Kate gave him enough hell, both financially and emotionally. I am just trying to put myself into his shoes. As you said, Robert witnessed some of these 1st hand. That , along with reading Kate's "journal" has to haunt anyone with true compassion and a conscience.
Really? So, now the deflection is on Robert's "behavior"? You aren't going to take Kate's own words seriously because you don't like the way Robert is behaving? Wow.........new tactic.....
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No tactic at all, just my opinion.
I honestly don't see how Jon won't be asked to be interviewed about the book when it is released. He will be under the scrutiny for knowing about the abuse. Yes, Jon was abused but he will be under the spotlight too. This is going to get very ugly and very public very soon, in my opinion. She won't want to talk but I think Jon will. He will own his knowledge of the abuse and his part I think. I think he will then come forth with who knew, when and why they left. This might even go into a change of legal custody or prosecution against Kate. Child abuse is a crime.
No wonder she is getting flippant and testy on twitter. She is in deep doo doo.
Sara
I get the message that Robert is sending with the child's voice reading Kate's words.
I just hope a real child didn't record it because that would be frightening.
The stuff of nightmares.
No wonder she is getting flippant and testy on twitter. She is in deep doo doo.
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I think it's hysterical when Kate loses it on Twitter.
She acts like a 6-year old.
You know she'll be asked about beating the kids and I think this time, since her flawsuit was dropped, she can't invoke the advise of her lawyer.
There's nothing pending, and she will truly look like she's dodging.
Paula, Robert was absolutely an eyewitness to many of the events he discusses in his book. And in those instances when he was not a first-hand eyewitness, he could absolutely have reported the events he came to know about or read about in a far more objective (dispassionate as I originally stated) manner.
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Didn't he acknowledge that he reported the instances (child abuse) he witnessed to CPS?
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Really? So, now the deflection is on Robert's "behavior"? You aren't going to take Kate's own words seriously because you don't like the way Robert is behaving? Wow.........new tactic.....
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No tactic at all, just my opinion.
June 13, 2014 at 10:42 AM
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I don't see this as a tactic and don't think anyone here thinks Robert's mind games take away from the horror of Kate's "mothering".
I don't like Robert's tactics sometimes, but admire his stamina and will power in the face of being threatened by Kate and her cronies.
I think you're being generous. I think her cuteness is pretty much toast already.
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I'm probably in the minority here, but I never did think HBB was cute!
Midnight Madness said... 15
Sparkle (2)...
Do you know what happened to the supposed class action lawsuit that the sheeple were bleating about? Was it ever filed on their behalf?
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You're welcome MM!
The truthers taunt she sheep and minions often about the imaginary class action suit. Just recently, one of the minions said the class action was never filed because RWA was shut down.
When BV first came on the scene last year, he kept chastising the herd to leave the truthers alone and let him do his "work." The truthers boycotted TFWs timeline. The sheep baited and bleated for them to come back out to play. So I guess they can use the excuse that RWA was shut down, but IMO the sheeple ruined it for themselves, despite BV's attempts to wrangle them in. You can't claim you're being bullied and harassed and fear for your life, while at the same time instigating your "bullies" to continue the behavior. Not to mention the documented evidence of their hooves being just as unclean.
I don't think we should just assume TFW isn't going to do any interviews for the special - they may just be early next week. As much as I'd love to think she was shut out of the attention, it's possible she may let Jon takes the kids this Father's Day weekend
so she can hit NYC for pampering before a Monday or Tuesday
quickie at "The View" or some other show. You know she's not one
to tell about these things in advance.
I, for one, would be fascinated to watch her navigate an interview in
her present state. Of course she'd say the book is off limits, but
I think she'd be hawking her Growing Up Gosselin agenda like
a carnival barker, and unashamedly begging for a new show.
Didn't he acknowledge that he reported the instances (child abuse) he witnessed to CPS?
June 13, 2014 at 10:57 AM
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He did report Kate.
I'm going to be a conspiracy theory nut here, but I think PA had a lot to lose by investigating Kate and making public her beating her children.
This was Kate Gosselin, The Kate Gosselin, PA's Mom-In-Chief, The Modonna of Berks Count, the Ambassador and face of PA tourism for YEARS.
I think if at all possible, the authorities were going to turn the other way.
If this were anyone else, there would have been a case opened, in the very least.
To read Kate's accounts of beating her kids, throwing them in their cribs where they had to stay, alone for HOURS on end, not taking her sick kids tot he doctor, admitting that she was a danger to them etc, who the hell else would get away with this?
What mother wouldn't get a visit from a social worker?
There's got to be a reason why PA ignored this.
I think Roberts been through enough....His few missteps will never take the attention away from that monster. It is what it is...
Paula said... 25
I think many are assuming that Robert wrote this book to be a best-seller or something. I never did. I always believed he put it together to "out" Kate and her abuse and to try and protect those children.
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I also believe Robert's heart was in the right place when he decided to write this book. I would guess many others who frequent this blog feel the same. However, we are a very tiny audience. We are very informed about all things Gosselin and about all of Kate's awful, abusive ways. The problem is that the world at large knows relatively little about the Gosselins. So Robert needs to inspire confidence in the Average Joe (or Josephine) that they can believe what he has written.
The differing opinions here is what makes this blog so great. I'm in the middle, I'm glad Robert has stuck his neck out to do this, but I also cringe when he teeters on the creepy.
I will say this, this is what struck me the day that he announced the re-release of the book. The tweet specifically questioning if Kate would sue him for copyright infringement, which would force her to admit the diaries are hers. My first thought was that maybe he doesn't actually intend to re-release the book, he's just trying to force her hand to file a lawsuit smack in the middle of her triumphant comeback. If she should file such a suit, I would think that would halt the release of the book.
To read Kate's accounts of beating her kids, throwing them in their cribs where they had to stay, alone for HOURS on end, not taking her sick kids tot he doctor, admitting that she was a danger to them etc, who the hell else would get away with this?
What mother wouldn't get a visit from a social worker?
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How do you know that she didn't? All reports of abuse have to be investigated. Because records are sealed, nobody but those involved know exactly what was done or wasn't done.
HBB is a hot mess. Her mother is raising a self-centered brat with no manners whatsoever.
That kid is going to have diabetes.
Watch this clip from Jimmy Fallon:
http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/honey-boo-boo-jimmy-fallon-practice-cheers-article-1.1826903
Jimmy asks her if she's still cheerleading and pig of a mother says "No, too busy filming".
WTF?
HBB is just not all that and a bag of chips.
I see a really sad future for this kid.
And her mother needs to dress her in clothes that fit- HBB looked like a stuffed sausage.
When BV first came on the scene last year, he kept chastising the herd to leave the truthers alone and let him do his "work."
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I thought the sheeple were running around wild in the barnyard, loudly bleating that the lawsuit was filed and subpoenas were forthcoming, process servers were making their rounds, etc. Was all of that just blowing smoke on their part, or did they actually believe that a suit was filed?
So Robert needs to inspire confidence in the Average Joe (or Josephine) that they can believe what he has written.
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I agree- I get the sense that Kate is heavily lobbying for another show, #growingupgosselin, but will anyone want to tune in knowing that she beat her kids?
Knowing that filming often took "happying" the children up with a wooden spoon?
Knowing that "we don't hit" was a crock of shit, because the kids were beat and hit repeatedly for things like not potty training in 5 whole days?
"We don't hit". Yeah, right.
The kids learned from their mother, they hit each other, they hit other children and even adults.
The Katie Couric footage was appalling- hitting and spitting on each other and Kate blithely ignored it.
How do you know that she didn't? All reports of abuse have to be investigated. Because records are sealed, nobody but those involved know exactly what was done or wasn't done.
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I don't think anyone intervened. I assume it would be public record.
Kate's not listed as a guest on The View next week. I guess the "ladies", her bffs, have moved on from setting this woman's record straight one more time.
I think it's ironic that for Kate's book tour, she purposefully filed that flawsuit exactly when the book would be released.
The book was like an afterthought.
Now Robert is stepping all over her big return to TV, and if she goes on shows to promote it, she WILL be questioned about the book.
I'm betting she won't have as much to say.
Thank you sparkle! I finally understand what's going on with BV. Please keep posting updates.
I don't think anyone intervened. I assume it would be public record.
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If you are talking about the results of a child abuse investigation, in PA this is not a matter of public record.
Midnight Madness....13
The evidence I'm talking about is the abuse on her children that is documented in her journals. I'm doubtful there will be future bruises, she has been caught and will be more careful.
The last time I got the crap beat out of me I was a Junior in high school .i know everyone is different but.............................
youtube.com/watch?v=3bNjC3QpXWI …Stop this video at 40 seconds. I never took a good look at this until today. What kind of Monster would continue this while seeing her hurting and crying children? The Monster Mother should have saved this moment, called Ashley back, apologized and made her children feel loved and safe/
This is what a horrible mother would do. There is no loving Mother on Earth that would subject her children to this pain in order to get more film time.
Carole said... 197
Help please. What does TW stand for? I'm assuming it's some variation of TFW but I just can't figure it out.
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One more:
FH - Fat Head
PS, just look at what these children are suffering. (the
rv trip) This was supposed to be a great learning trip across the nation. What it really turned out to be was filming that witch with her new tatas , children be damned. Make them cry? What is her payoff here. Me, Me, Me.
TLC purposely made her look bad. TLC is doing it again, but why. It is hurting Jon's children again. They are destroying Kate but deeply hurting the children again. Steve Neild, if he had a conscience should have intervened. No, screw the Mother, send the check.
Is TLC footing the bill for an expensive wedding for one of June's other daughters?
One was recently filmed, but expensive? No. From the commercial I saw it resembled June and Sugar Bear's commitment ceremony which was very 'budget conscious'. lol
Carole said...197
What is TW?
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Some posters are putting TB, which stands for The B****. I put TW for the witch. Rhymes, lol
Rainbows and unicorns, the picture of kate tweeting of little hank, she shouldn't of done it. He is not her child. I would be very upset if my children were little and twitter was around back then and someone send that out without my permission. IMO, it is harassment to the child and exposing him to her twitter crazed fans without the parents permission.
She has no common sense.
I wonder if TLC had anything to do with Kate dropping her lawsuit. People who worked on the show could have been deposed about what they saw going on during the early and the latter days of filming and TLC could've been afraid of what they would say.
Maybe they made a deal with Kate. Drop the lawsuit and we'll film an update special. Wasn't it around the time of the lawsuit that Kate tweeted that her contract with TLC was almost up?
I doubt it. I don't know why TLC would care about TFW's suit against Jon and Robert. I don't think it really had anything to do with them; just her LOL accusations of wiretapping, theft, etc.
SusanNH said... 48
Kate didn't even comfort her own children who were crying. I hated that but she didn't care one bit about the kids being sad that Ashley was leaving.
The Katie Couric footage was appalling- hitting and spitting on each other and Kate blithely ignored it.
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I didn't even watch that special, but was so disgusted that Katie Couric participated in this farce that I decided I would not watch anything else involving Katie Couric. And that's a permanent decision.
HBB is a hot mess. Her mother is raising a self-centered brat with no manners whatsoever.
I agree HBB is a hot mess, as are her sisters, and their personal habits and manners are often atrocious. I don't see them ever moving beyond the lifestyle/culture they have now. But... I commend June for raising a child who seems to understand what it means to give back and why, that it's important to properly thank her fans, etc. (Things that TFW doesn't appear to think are necessary.) I SMH at so many of the outlandish things I've seen them do and say, but then I read about and see videos of them going out of their way to help others and thank fans and it brings me hope that the good will outweigh the bad. It seems their hearts are in the right place, hopefully.
Didn't he acknowledge that he reported the instances (child abuse) he witnessed to CPS?
Yes, Robert said he contacted CPS twice.
Lukebandit: What made me laugh about CWS, is Kate being a full & real hypocrite. her writing about all the work around their house, of which we know she does none of it, hired help does it & the kids. The way she went on & on & on about, what she does with her kids and that Kendra & Hank are wrong on everything they do with little Hank. Considering Kate never lifted a finger or helped Jon take care of those kids, when they were little Hanks age, besides Jon, Kate had nannies, and half her church at her house, Kate did very little, and she had the gall to tell Kendra & Hank how they should live. That's a lot of balls to be telling someone else, when she did none of it herself. Kate did very little interaction with her own kids, she did more with little Hank in that short week than she ever did in one day with her own. If Kate did it was for filming only. HYPOCRITE!
Sparkle - your descriptions of the complexities of BV's Texas lawsuit and why it has come back to bite him, his attorney, and his investors in the behinds, have been great. It is a lot to wrap our brains around.
Personally, I think BV has some mental problems. Something is definitely off about him; and I would like to see him deemed a "vexatious litigant." I'm not sure if they have a Federal list, or if it would have to be state by state, county by county.
Sarkle,
Thank you so much for explaining the BV situation. I never could make sense of what was going on. Didn't you say there was some decision coming down today? Please keep us informed! Now that I understand what's going on, I'm even more interested in following this story. BV needs to be put in his place.
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youtube.com/watch?v=3bNjC3QpXWI
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She looks like a maniacal nut bag at 40 second mark with her fingers splayed and the rage showing on her face.
chefsummer,
Thank you for the TW = the witch definition. That was my guess, but I didn't know if there was some secret meaning I'd missed. lol
I guess a lot of people assume that Jon came home from work every day and read K's journal. I don't believe he was ever witness to a criminal act.
Robert has done what we've been begging for. His tactics didn't really bother me after I read the opening of his book. He was in pain for these children, risked everything and still went ahead, knowing he was going to be skewered. He's been called a pedophile among other things. He's had death threats. He's been outed by BV, (even though he advertised himself all over the place, LOL) He's endured mounting legal bills. Quite frankly, I've said all along that the book was coming. A lot of people didn't believe, but I never lost faith in him. It's easy being an armchair quarterback. I have nothing but admiration for him.
PJ
Carole said... 62
:-) I was justing guessing but you're welcome.
Anonymous said... 63
I guess a lot of people assume that Jon came home from work every day and read K's journal. I don't believe he was ever witness to a criminal act.
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Most abusers can hide their abusive behaviour very well. Also who would expect a mother of 8 to abuse her babies?-(no 1)
It's full moon today. The bots are coming out. Tag word is "excited." It's so darn obvious!
Formerly Duped said... 200
Call Me Crazy said... 193
I guess I'm in the minority but I don't like Robert's games, hints, hemming and hawing and NEVER DID.
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Count me in that minority. I believe the taunting and games do nothing but discredit him and force people to question his intent. None of it is necessary. He would be seen as far more credible if only he had behaved like a dispassionate reporter of events from the very beginning.
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Me three.Made me stop looking at his site and not sure if I will buy the book- I have the Kindle one.The taunting approach turns me right off and ruined his chances for more donations IMO.
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Me four. If you believe what you are doing is for the kids, or to provide "the truth," no need for other antics. The taunting makes him look spiteful and not like an objective person. Detracts from what he states his mission to be, JMO.
Thank you Millicent and Layla!
The judge was scheduled to be considering anti-SLAPP sanctions today. No word yet :(
Sparkle, I'm reading your comments with interest, too. Please keep posting as you learn more.
I guess a lot of people assume that Jon came home from work every day and read K's journal. I don't believe he was ever witness to a criminal act.
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It's totally possible that she didn't do any of that in front of him and he wasn't even aware of it. She wrote those things in her journal, private feelings, perhaps feeling guilty and afraid of what she did and what she might do, or worse, what he might do to her if he found out. It may have been cathartic for her to do so...a way of venting without him finding out. Things like that can be done behind closed doors. My question is -- where were the helpers and the non-nannies through all of that? Did these acts happen only when she was by herself? Kate knows the answer to that.
Anonymous said... 63
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PJ, I feel the same as you. While I don't expect everyone here to agree about Robert's "tactics", the guy should be given some props for putting the truth out there. He HAS endured a lot because of it, but at least he's tried to open many eyes to the fraud Kate has perpetrated on the public.
I still say "Go, Robert!".
IMO, it is harassment to the child and exposing him to her twitter crazed fans without the parents permission.
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Kate is what she is, but in no way did she "harass" little Hank by tweeting a photo of herself with him. That's ridiculous.
That RV trip was a disaster and I think Kate caused most of the drama.
PizzaGate was ridiculous, and then there's Kate leaving Jamie and Ashley for hours.. to (cough) shop (cough).
The meltdown with Ashley didn't need to happen and seeing the kids so upset while Kate hid in her RV was awful.
Those kids were devastated.
So many people in their lives are no longer there, then the divorce.
I'm sure the last thing Ashley wanted to do was leave them and it was very telling how she made sure to tell them that she loved them, no matter what anyone says.
PJ 63, I am with you all the way. It is with very great cost to Robert for exposing the abuse of the Gosselin children. About time I say. Better late than never. Next week the rubber meets the road. Robert Hoffman is the hero here. I will buy that book again the very moment it goes up for sale. Then I shall donate to his paypal/
Kate retweeted a tweet about her show. The bolded part is what she added to the tweet:
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 · 2h
YEAH, BABY! RT @RealZiggyFlo: @Kateplusmy8 Only 6 days until: pic.twitter.com/Vb0Q5jaSGC
Yeah, Baby? Sounds more like something a 13 yr. old would tweet. But then we ARE speaking about Kate.
Anonymous (PJ) said... 63
''Anonymous said... 63 I guess a lot of people assume that Jon came home from work every day and read K's journal. I don't believe he was ever witness to a criminal act.
Robert has done what we've been begging for. His tactics didn't really bother me after I read the opening of his book. He was in pain for these children, risked everything and still went ahead, knowing he was going to be skewered. He's been called a pedophile among other things. He's had death threats. He's been outed by BV, (even though he advertised himself all over the place, LOL) He's endured mounting legal bills. Quite frankly, I've said all along that the book was coming. A lot of people didn't believe, but I never lost faith in him. It's easy being an armchair quarterback. I have nothing but admiration for him.''
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PJ, I agree with EVERY SINGLE WORD of this comment.
GO ROBERT, GO!! !!!!!!
I know that it is written in stone the thoughts of both Dana Hoffman and Robert Hoffman from the beginning of this horrible abuse of six newborn babies. They got it then. Now all will come to light. I have watched this disgusting woman abuse her own children for too long.
Let it come to an end now.. Whoopi Goldberg, read the book and report this on National TV.
It's totally possible that she didn't do any of that in front of him and he wasn't even aware of it. She wrote those things in her journal, private feelings, perhaps feeling guilty and afraid of what she did and what she might do, or worse, what he might do to her if he found out. It may have been cathartic for her to do so...a way of venting without him finding out. Things like that can be done behind closed doors. My question is -- where were the helpers and the non-nannies through all of that? Did these acts happen only when she was by herself?
TFW journaled that she called Jon at work telling him how awful things were at home and that she was afraid of what she might do to the children. From reading the journal it seemed that she was alone with the kids when she lost control - there was never mention of anyone being in the house with her when it took place.
Over And Out said... 70
I guess a lot of people assume that Jon came home from work every day and read K's journal. I don't believe he was ever witness to a criminal act.
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''It's totally possible that she didn't do any of that in front of him and he wasn't even aware of it. She wrote those things in her journal, private feelings, perhaps feeling guilty and afraid of what she did and what she might do, or worse, what he might do to her if he found out. It may have been cathartic for her to do so...a way of venting without him finding out. Things like that can be done behind closed doors. My question is -- where were the helpers and the non-nannies through all of that? Did these acts happen only when she was by herself? Kate knows the answer to that.''
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I also believe that Jon didn't see her beating the kids, and he didn't read her journal, so he had no idea. (As she said in her journal) all he knew was she was continually calling him at work crying so hard he couldn't understand her and he would come home.
Your question about where were the non-nannies and other helpers is a good question!
Say the book gets mentioned on the Today Show or GMA, some really big show and you know when they say, we contacted kate's people and they issued a No Comment. kate's people can't say, We have a policy to not talk about ongoing lawsuits. We would appreciate privacy. What would they say?
I wish she would go on the Today Show and Natalie ask her a question about the book contents and she would say, I cannot talk about this, legally. Next question. She asks another question about the book and contents. She would explode.
I saw the RV at 40 seconds. hey, kate, these things TICKED ME OFF!
Steve didn't take up for Mady.
kate with that horrible mean look on her face and slapped her hands or was it her fist? into her hands and said Man, that just P's me off!
Didn't care one bit about your children consoling each other about Ashley leaving. They were truly hurt. You should of went over there and did it yourself. Can you imagine she does this with all the people that have come across the kids lives and they really like them and all of a sudden, BAM! Gone. Baby. Gone.
There was so much food in the RV refrigerator that they couldn't even close it. Remember the older man trying to fix it? It was crammed full! I think she ignored that food and bought food for every meal. Fat Free Coffee Creamer to Fat Free Salad Dressing every bit of it went in the trash.
When kate did an Epic Throwdown on poor Mady!
You know Steve's likes and dislikes on food. Hmmm. You would think that would be Gina's territory.
You were so afraid that Steve was offended by getting a piece of pizza handed to him by a child barehanded that you thought he was going to say right there....kate, I am so done with you. Adios Bruja!
(witch)
The way you acted about the pizza reminds me of 2 men in white jackets running up to you and giving you a shot to knock you out and haul you to the crazy house!
Makes you wonder if the reason why Steve didn't intervene and go in and get kate and use his rat claws and get her out of there and tell her to calm down is because he didn't want that part filmed, because didn't want his wife, kids, co-workers to see it.
What about even a helper seeing a child covered in bruises? 170 from the previous page.
Back in the gwop days, published pictures of the kids made posters question whether some of the kids had bruises. It was certainly possible. Unfortunately none of the media cared.
Vanessa 181 from the previous page also
Excellent comment
Sparkle,
If I further summarize what's happening with BV, can you tell me if I'm correct:
- BV filed lawsuit in Texas
- One person responded, asking for suit to be declared frivolous and asking for BV et al to pay $1,000,000 in damages
- judge is ruling soon on these damages
- BV filed essentially same suit in California, but nothing has come of it (yet)
- in the meantime, BV is attacking lawyer of Texas-suit respondent. It sounds like lawyer has grounds for filing libel/defamation/whatever lawsuit against BV, but he hasn't (yet).
I know I've left out some juicy bits, but this seems to me to be the meat of it.
Didn't Kate used to call Jon at work constantly begging him to come home to 'help her' because she couldn't take it with the babies one more minute? I'm sure when he did come home it wasn't a pretty scene- 'here's your monster child' & he had to take over all the childcare. Since he bathed them, if there were bruises he would see them. Would the kids tell Daddy or be too scared ? We just don't know what Jon knew. When I said Jon enabled Kate I meant more the whole sextuplets scheme to get rich and famous and then her treatment and mockery of the kids on TV- that was bad enough. He was the one, for example, who said the kids forgot the birthday cupcakes the next day and imitated Joel's lisp and the eating noises the kids made. Jon is the better parent and person but he put himself in this situation complicit with Kate.
Sparkle - Thank you for your explanation of the BV mess. I've never been able to get my head around it before. Further updates would be much appreciated. Thank you again!!
bm
I'm with the majority. I don't care how Robert advertises his book. Good for him to expose Kate to as many people as possible who still don't have the whole story! I am going to buy the book just like I did the first one.
On another note guess who I saw about 2-3 weeks before her wedding. Kim Kardashian . I was going to have coffee with one of my kids at Starbucks and saw Kim come out of Barry's Bootcamp. My kid takes the same class.
First thought: is that all money can buy you. She is short, thin, her butt's not that big, her iPhone stuck to her hand. Now she was coming out of working out but still very plain looking!
No paps but a driver was waiting for her in a custom painted G Wagon Mercedes. Only one I haven't seen is Khloe. That is one lucky family!
I wonder if TLC had anything to do with Kate dropping her lawsuit. People who worked on the show could have been deposed about what they saw going on during the early and the latter days of filming and TLC could've been afraid of what they would say.
Maybe they made a deal with Kate. 18
I wouldn't put ANYTHING past TLC
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Tucker's 35: AMEN.
Where is the video you all are talking about?
Really? So, now the deflection is on Robert's "behavior"? You aren't going to take Kate's own words seriously because you don't like the way Robert is behaving? Wow.........new tactic.....
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No tactic at all, just my opinion.
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Same here, just my opinion. I also feel Robert's motives are all in the right place but some of his media behavior is not all that mature. And that I feel, could deflect from the message of the book. It is never black or white.
That is one lucky family! 85
Tomatoes, according to Kanye they're American royalty.
Bwahahahaha.
Sparkle, thanks for the succinct description on the BV mess. I always found him scary.
Rhymes With - I remember those pictures on GWOP. Weren't the bruises passed off as some kind of skin discoloration common with Asians?
I'm going out for coffee but if you haven't read an article about the Kardashians on Nikki Finke. Com. take a look. It reminds me of how the media treats Kate.
Kate Gosselin@Kateplusmy8·9 mins
Here goes Princess Diaries 2 (for the 4th or 5th time this week!) Friday night movie w kids! #GosselinKidsLatestObsession! #PopcornWSurprise
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Know what, Kate? No one cares. Really. No, really.
yikes, Kate's tweeted it's popcorn and a surprise night again, what fun.
Princess Diaries 4-5th time. Those poor kids- at the age where weekends should be fun with friends or different family activities.
I'm sure the boys are loving watching Princess Diaries.
I hope all of the kids get to spend lots of time with Jon this weekend.
"Princess Diaries 2" - every10-year-old boy's favorite.
Is it ever, EVER about them?
Same here, just my opinion. I also feel Robert's motives are all in the right place but some of his media behavior is not all that mature. And that I feel, could deflect from the message of the book. It is never black or white
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Exactly. I think so many of us bring this up because we DONT want the message muddled and deflected by his creeper behavior. Not because we want to deflect.
His tick tock and other similar taunts remind me of BV. If I'm going to say I don't like BV doing that, that has to go for Robert too. No one should behave that way no matter what your message is. Just my two cents.
Emily Creighton @EmCr68 1h
Hearing @Kateplusmy8 's and the kiddies voices back on @tlc & my tv......it doesn't get much better than that!! 🙌☺️
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Good lord, Emily. Grow up. There are much better things in life. When you mature and do away with these darn celebrity obsessions you may find out that are are things way better than to hear Kate and the kids on television. Honest.
Kate Gosselin@Kateplusmy8·9 mins
Here goes Princess Diaries 2 (for the 4th or 5th time this week!) Friday night movie w kids! #GosselinKidsLatestObsession! #PopcornWSurprise
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I'm sure the boys were shrieking with joy at watching the Princess Diaries 1 & 2. Do they every watch anything else but girly movies. What about Harry Potter, or the Lego Movie?
As usual, the boys come in last again.
Kate Gosselin@Kateplusmy8·9 mins
Here goes Princess Diaries 2 (for the 4th or 5th time this week!) Friday night movie w kids! #GosselinKidsLatestObsession! #PopcornWSurprise
You just have to wonder a) how the boys enjoy watching this movie 4-5 times a week or b) is she once again playing the lying liar card?
Gosselin kids latest obsession? TFW's latest exaggeration?
#suckysummer
I don't care how. where or when Robert Hoffman gets his message or his book out. He has been the only voice for all of the kids. He is the hero here. I personally believe Jon Gosselin is keeping a blind eye. Robert Hoffman is doing what he (Jon) cannot. The bitch can't cut RH balls off. She can hurt Jon and the children, but not RH. Her abusive, nasty, screaming, make the kids sob all the way to school days are over next week... Thank you, God Bless you Robert Hoffmann. I beg you and the Today show,. give him a voice and an audience. Some day the truth shall prevail. .It is the law.
Kate Gosselin@Kateplusmy8·1m
Zorros new house, says Mady. This lil green guy has quite the life! So lovey, loved and cuddly! #OurGreenBaby pic.twitter.com/SIbAoOoJXB
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Kate, just stop. Now. Please.
Movie and popcorn with a surprise at home, once again. Do the boys really want to watch Princess Diaries for the 4-5th time this week? If I tried to get my boys to watch that movie, especially multiple times in a short time span, I'd have a revolt on my hands. Don't those kids ever get to leave home? Or is Kate trying to make sure everyone thinks that all the kids are with her for Father's Day weekend?
It's got to be irritating the heck out of her that the kids are on summer break, and they're not working. All that filming time, going to waste! It's a lot easier to film the crap out of them when they're home all day. When you think about it, most reality shows that feature kids have kids that are either too young for school or are home-schooled. And most have cute babies/toddlers. Even Honey Boo Boo's family has a baby at home. Let's face it, cute little kids are more fun to watch than bigger kids. If only Kate could turn back the hands of time...
http://gawker.com/twitter-parody-account-leads-to-police-raid-free-speec-1590400850
Be careful out there!
Are the boys obsessed with PD2 also? Doesn't seem like something they'd want to see at 10..too girley.
Someone posted that Milo's identity will be revealed. When is this supposed to happen?
What is wrong with her? Watching Princess Diaries 2, 4 or 5 times this week??? Is she crazy? Yes and stunted at age 13.
There is a movie that I would watch 4 or 5 times in a week and that is The Shawshank Redemption. Cult Classic. And Baby Boom. lol
Acts 13 with us, Acts 21 with Uncle Steve. #GrowingUpGosselin
Is there ever anything intellectually stimulating going on in that
household? It sounds like a non-stop slumber party. If you're
going to watch TV with 8 kids of different ages and genders, why
not make an effort to find something that can please everyone?
Maybe something like the new version of "Cosmos," which is
family friendly? And would be a springboard to conversation and
opinions and curiosity about the world?
I remember finding it odd that the kids fell asleep with DVD's of their
own show in the background. How hard would it've been to read
2 bedtime stories a night - one to the 6 littles, and one to the twins?
Mom could read to one group, and Dad to the other, and then switch
off. Five to 10 minutes a night. But remember how awkward that
product-placement "Despereaux" bedtime reading went? Like the
kids were thinking, "WTF, Mom? We never do this!" I don't think a
love of reading was encouraged, which is a darn shame. Because
even a piecing and patching family can go to the library and have
a summer vacation full of free entertainment.
Disney movies and glamour shots of birds - just another Friday night
at the asylum. Lalalalala - nothing to see here!
BV's most recent Twitter account, Bullsh#tville, created less than 24 hours ago, has been suspended. Seems like Twitter wants no part of him.
Kate Gosselin@Kateplusmy8·1m
Zorros new house, says Mady. This lil green guy has quite the life! So lovey, loved and cuddly! #OurGreenBaby pic.twitter.com/SIbAoOoJXB
For the love of god, who describes a bird like this? Cuddly? Grow up, or better yet, give it up.
One can only hope that Jon does have his children for Father's Day and that no one has to watch Princess Diaries. Again.
Barb tweets this to Kate, most likely wanting some response. Kate ignores her, but she has time to tweet a bird photo and gibberish about watching PD, in addition to retweeting countless tweets about how excited fans are about the new show. What an ego.
Barbara Gilmer @BarbGilmer 1h
I'm so worried about my dad @kateplusmy8 :(
Kate Gosselin@Kateplusmy8·9 mins
Here goes Princess Diaries 2 (for the 4th or 5th time this week!) Friday night movie w kids! #GosselinKidsLatestObsession! #PopcornWSurprise
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I don't believe a word of that. I think she makes this shit up to make people think she's really taking time to be with her kids. I watched WAY too many episodes that showed the exact opposite. She distances them from herself as much as possible.
She's in a manic phase. There's too much going on right now occupying the limited space in her selfish little mind to be sitting there watching a movie for the fifth time with them. She is not the serene happy happy joy joy mother she pretends to be for her sheep.
She is such a lousy liar.
Sleepless In Seattle said... 111
Barb tweets this to Kate, most likely wanting some response. Kate ignores her, but she has time to tweet a bird photo and gibberish about watching PD, in addition to retweeting countless tweets about how excited fans are about the new show. What an ego.
Barbara Gilmer @BarbGilmer 1h
I'm so worried about my dad @kateplusmy8 :(
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What a bitch. I like Barb. It's not like TFW has sooooooo many tweets
Maybe some kind person here could explain this to me. This person tweeted to Barb Gilmer:
Terri C. Brunson @TerriCBrunson 8m
@BarbGilmer @Kateplusmy8 OMG Barb, I'm so sorry about you dad, how is he?
But when you look at this person's TL, it's all RTs about freebies, a foundation, Applebees. Does this mean this is a BOT? If so, why would a BOT tweet to Barb?
When my daughter was younger we had dinner and a movie night on Fridays (well every other Friday since, you know, her FATHER had her every other). We actually went OUT to eat. Anyway she would get stuck on movies too. When she was very little it was the Barney movie. Then it was Billy Elliot (Fortunately she couldn't understand the thick accent when they said FOOK.) When she about the tups age it was Mary Kate and Ashley movies. I really doubt if the boys are into PD2 though.
For the love of god, who describes a bird like this? Cuddly? Grow up, or better yet, give it up.
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Uh, oh...going to duck here. I do! I have a few who are very cuddly and just love snuggling on my arm before bed. I'm not weird...really! Some birds are very affectionate. I can't imagine, though, that Kate cuddles with a bird. She just doesn't seem to be a very warm and fuzzy person.
I have not, however, ever described one as "lovey."
For the love of god, who describes a bird like this? Cuddly?
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I bet Kate said this and she trying to pass it off on Maddy.
We all know how Kate likes to speak for her kids I bet she's speaking for Maddy or she's been hitting the wine box to hard,
I just have to comment on Kate's tweet about all of them watching the Princess Diaries. My opinion is I don't believe a word of it. It is just another one of her BS tweets to her adoring fans to make it seem like everyone is together and happy and having fun at home.
I don't believe they are all together. Kate's probably locked herself in the bedroom; the girls might be watching the movie; and the boys are off somewhere in the house to fend for themselves. I just do not believe that there are these happy family get-togethers on Friday nights or any other time. It's all in Kate's mind that she puts in tweets to give that impression.
Well, Love My Grandsons, apparently you and I own identical BS meters.
Radio Shack? ;o)
Sleepless In Seattle said... 116
Uh, oh...going to duck here. I do! I have a few who are very cuddly and just love snuggling on my arm before bed. I'm not weird...really! Some birds are very affectionate. I can't imagine, though, that Kate cuddles with a bird. She just doesn't seem to be a very warm and fuzzy person.
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I had a budgie who loved to do that too, and always before bedtime. He liked to nibble on earlobes and rub his beak on your cheek. I can't see a bird cuddling up to Kate either. It would be like hugging a cactus.
. When she was very little it was the Barney movie. Then it was Billy Elliot (Fortunately she couldn't understand the thick accent when they said FOOK.)
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omg, localyocal, this made me laugh!
I know times have changed, but I was out and about with friends and having to stay in the house on a Friday night would be at the bottom of my list.
No offense to my family, but I wanted freedom.
Barbara Gilmer @BarbGilmer 1h
I'm so worried about my dad @kateplusmy8 :(
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Sure, Kate should respond to this long-time sycophant and vested ewe, but this Barb is a grown ass woman, is she not?
That tweet just smacks of immaturity and wanting attention.
You've got something to say? Say it.
Don't expect anyone to beg you for information after you drop not-so-subtle-hints that beg follow up questions.
In fact, don't use your own (sick? whatever?) father to get attention from Kate Gosselin.
I'm probably slow on the uptake here, but it just occurred to me. Uggs are made of sheepskin. (Face Palm)
PJ
Why is Kate called a single mother? Her husband is very much alive. She was married when she had her children. Kate is a DIVORCED mother.
Does she look in the mirror when she gets dressed and say "nailed it"?
Jan, no one here falls for Kate's single mother claims.
Kate can try to marginalize Jon until the cows come home. She can invoke his party boy days when they separated and went through a divorce all she wants.
She can egg on every ewe who calls Jon a deadbeat dad and say that he doesn't support the kids at all.
It will never, ever, make it true.
Localyocul said:
Barbara Gilmer @BarbGilmer 1h
I'm so worried about my dad @kateplusmy8 :(
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What a bitch. I like Barb. It's not like TFW has sooooooo many tweets
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Barb should have seen the writing on the wall long ago -- but she still thinks Kate is a decent person and someone who gives a darn. So while I'm sorry she didn't get a response, it's really her fault for willfully refusing to see the truth about TFW.
Seriously, Princess Diaries and the 3 boys are also supposedly watching? Yeah, rigggggght! She must wear asbestos britches.
reality TV is a powerful media format with the potential for serious personal harm for adults and especially children. There are already harmful personal, private and embarrassing moments that the children cannot defend, delete or erase after they are uploaded on the internet for anyone to watch at the click of a button. Children need to be protected from potential danger. Reality TV has the potential to cause real danger, period.
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That's from Aunt Jodi's testimony. How sad it is that what she said is true. Reality T.V. is dangerous and has been harmful to these children, at the bare minimum it has become something to mortify and humiliate children who are teens and pre-teens and at a particularly sensitive time in their lives.
Thank you Aunt Jodi for trying.
Is there ever anything intellectually stimulating going on in that
household? It sounds like a non-stop slumber party.
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Not that she ever talks about. There's a whole lot of T.V. going on as well as shrieking and screaming. We know she frequently relies on T.V. to corral them. I felt so sorry for them on the Yellowstone trip when she kept telling the tups to go watch their DVDs and poor Hannah said she was so bored with the DVDs they had been watching them for hours and hours.
When you're an adult you can choose if you would like to consume large amounts of T.V. We've already been through the formative years where that sort of thing is harmful. But they need to do things like art projects, build a robot with one of those kits from Michaels or Toys are Us, do a craft project, read a chapter book, exercise, have friends over for a board game night. Things that are going to help their brains develop this summer.
Sure, it's EASY to just corral the kids in front of the T.V. But doing that all the time every time they need corralling is lazy and unhealthy for them.
Maybe some kind person here could explain this to me. This person tweeted to Barb Gilmer:
Terri C. Brunson @TerriCBrunson 8m
@BarbGilmer @Kateplusmy8 OMG Barb, I'm so sorry about you dad, how is he?
But when you look at this person's TL, it's all RTs about freebies, a foundation, Applebees. Does this mean this is a BOT? If so, why would a BOT tweet to Barb?
This isn't a BOT. Bots don't carry on conversations with people, which this person does regularly. A BOT is computerized and set to retweet posts based on certain criteria. To determine if an account is a BOT you need to read through their timeline to make sure they're not responding to people (sometimes you have to wade thru hundreds of tweets to rule them in or out, other times it's obvious). Often accounts are labeled as a BOT when it's a young person ( IMO bored and spending way too much time tweeting, lol - or maybe that's how some young people spend their time now?).
To compare -
This is the person's twitter profile page:
https://twitter.com/TerriCBrunson/with_replies
This is a BOTs page:
https://twitter.com/razzicelebs/with_replies
tweeted this:
Kate Gosselin Bikini Pictures http://goo.gl/fb/Iukaa #nudecelebrities #celebritybeachphotos #kate #kategosselin
or
https://twitter.com/StriveHardest/with_replies
who tweeted this:
Book exposed all of Kate Gosselin’s darkest secrets: “I grabbed him and spanked him as hard as I could and tho... http://bit.ly/1pKzFlT
This is an account that was labeled a bot this week but isn't:
https://twitter.com/Lynn_Britters/with_replies
tweeted this:
AHHH BUT THIS KATE PLUS 8 COMMERCIAL!!! Like I'm too excited!!! 😍 @Kateplusmy8 my fave show ever!!! Was so sad when it was gone :(
@MiloandJack
@Kateplusmy8 SevenMillion Xs 8 = FIFTY-SIX MLLION images of wonder thru the eyes of ur bright, inquisitive kids! U got the answers Mom? :)
WTH is she talking about?
God strike me down but I think it's inappropriate and immature for Barb to tweet something like that about her dad to Kate.
It would be one thing if she were to say please pray for my dad he is not doing well. That's normal and fine. But she worded the tweet in a way that a response is necessary. It was for attention and sympathy. It was to get a tweet back from a celeb she loves.
She ran that whole charity thing, and quite frankly a tweet like that proves a point that a number of us made back when the charity was going on. While I'm sure everyone wanted to help the family, it sure was quite a convenient way to hang out with her idol all night. I became even more suspicious when the majority of her photos from the event were of Kate when there was so much else going on at that event. Then she showered her with gifts at the end. My God it was a charity for the family of two dead girls and all Barb could do was fall all over Kate. It was embarrassing.
She loves Kate or is in love with Kate and seems to be using her for her own emotional building up and to feel important, to be in her circle.
I think Kate is right not to respond to something so self serving. Ignore it. Ignore her in general.
I remember when I was a kid TV wasn't really my thing my parents encouraged me and my siblings to go play outside and get dirty.
When I wasn't outside with the neighborhood kids. I loved reading books or learning to cook with my mom or jumping off stuff lol.
When I watched tv it was usually cartoons.
This is a BOTs page:
https://twitter.com/razzicelebs/with_replies
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Oh yeah, that's pretty easy to spot.
I think another clue sometimes is that bots follow an absurd amount of people. Most people only follow a few hundred. This bot follows almost 7,000. That would make your timeline so cluttered it wouldn't be worth it.
I'm not sure why Twitter can't easily recognize a bot account and shut it down. It makes for a lot of garbage on twitter and useless chatter.
Admin, it was actually Brenda who ran the charity thing. Barb was the
one everyone was told to send books to, for TFW to sign. Sort of her
unofficial secretary. I thought she disappeared for a while, and
hoped maybe she'd seen the truth about TFW. But she came back
into the fold (flock?). Brenda is the one who refers to TFW as her "buddy," and has joked about getting invited to the pool. Only it is apparent she's sincere about that wish.
But in both cases, there has been an illusion of friendship with TFW
that they've bought into. And if these are grown women, I can't feel
that sorry for them. If getting one out of 20 tweets responded to is
all they require in a relationship, then they deserve what they get.
One more back when I was a kids my mom as mom's would do back then she would tell me and. my brothers to go outside and play till the street light came on or till she made dinner.
Admin-it was not Barb who ran that charity fund raiser, that was SweetBren.
And to be fair, Barb did tweet earlier about her dad:
Barbara Gilmer @BarbGilmer · Jun 12
Will everyone say a prayer for my dad? He goes in Monday to the hospital for tests, he had 3 heart valves that r not good! @kateplusmy8 😓
Milo had also tweeted about her Mom being sick.
Kate didn't respond to either one of them.
The meltdown with Ashley didn't need to happen and seeing the kids so upset while Kate hid in her RV was awful.
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You're right, it didn't have to happen, but I bet it was cathartic for Ashley.
SHE needed for it to happen. That scene right there? That has happened to that bitch more times than she'd like to count. That scene will repeat itself, oh, maybe EIGHT more times?
Yes Chef.
My parents weren't big on NO T.V. but they were big on you're not going to veg out for hours in front of the T.V. In summers we were allowed to watch some of the kids programming for a little bit in the morning while eating breakfast then it needed to go off and we'd head outside.
My summers are mostly filled with memories of being outside. We only got about three months of truly warm weather so we took advantage of it. We'd play outside until it got dark and since that wasn't until about 9 in our neck of the woods in summer, then it would be time for bed. One summer I got a paint by number thing and I really plugged away at that and made something nice.
I only remember really sitting down with a movie once every couple weeks .That wasn't a regular thing. Maybe once a summer we'd go OUT to the movies to see the big blockbuster that year.
I do not regret any of this. There is a way to find a happy balance here, with some T.V./films balanced with other fun projects and lots of play time outside. These kids should gravitate toward the outdoors during their brief nice weather, not the boob tube.
I have experienced, witness, and read about abusive parents. And unfortunately there is enough evidence that Kate is an abusive parent.
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Yes, and don't forget the threat of a beating. The intimidation, the fear OF getting a beating. You may only have to beat that kid once you know.
Admin-it was not Barb who ran that charity fund raiser, that was SweetBren.
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Wasn't it? I could of sworn her name was also Barb.
Barb and Milo have been long time supporters of Kate.
Barb was her secretary giving out her address when people wanted to get autographed copies of her book. Milo, of course, is her PR person.
Yet for all they do and did for Kate, Kate couldn't be bothered to send them a tweet in regard to their parents. Instead, she flips them the bird and tweets a picture of Zorro.
And to be fair, Barb did tweet earlier about her dad:
Barbara Gilmer @BarbGilmer · Jun 12
Will everyone say a prayer for my dad? He goes in Monday to the hospital for tests, he had 3 heart valves that r not good! @kateplusmy8 😓
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Well that's fine. But when Kate did not respond it's inappropriate to go fishing further and try to get a response.
I mean for goodness sake maybe Kate is busy with her own children. Like any celeb she cannot be all things to all people or she'd never have time to watch Princess Diaries even once let alone 10 times. Barb needs to cool it.
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chefsummer,
Thank you for the TW = the witch definition. That was my guess, but I didn't know if there was some secret meaning I'd missed. lol
June 13, 2014
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What about TB? Or am I imagining I saw this on previous pages?
Admin, it was actually Brenda who ran the charity thing. Barb was the
one everyone was told to send books to, for TFW to sign.
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Wait, so who is the one who keeps fishing for invites to a pool party? Barb or Brenda?
I need flashcards to keep up.
They DO spend time outdoors...weeding, remember?
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 133
Good old school parents who cared is what we had.
I also remember going to a lot of educational things with my mom I met the mayor a few times. when I was 7-9 yrs old I learned how the teacher union worked.
my dad worked for Cta and he showed/taught how he drove his trains it was amazing. During the summer we had a lot of road trips
Kids need educational fun stimulation.
The other thing that makes me sad is they may be gravitating toward the T.V. because they know Kate enjoys T.V. more than the average person and so she'll be happy. And it quiets them down which makes her even more happy.
Not every kid is this into T.V. Especially boys. But if they feel this is a "safe" place for them to be around their mother, a buffer of sorts, then that is truly sad.
As my Grandma use to say too much tv can rot your brain plus it's a one eye devil. lol
Now go outside.
Milo had also tweeted about her Mom being sick.
Kate didn't respond to either one of them.
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Causes Kate doesn't care about her poor sheep she only cares about Kate.
Yep. We did a lot of fun "mini" trips that didn't cost hardly anything. We also went to the local amusement park a fair amount that had water slides. While it's not really educational for kids who basically spend all their time in sweaters and snow boots summer is a very brief time of splendor where you can actually walk around in a tank top. It is very important IMO if you live in a cold climate like PA to be taking advantage of the warm weather as much as possible.
We went to a museum that had antique dolls once. We were girls so we liked that. I could just go on and on about all the creative things that can be done with kids over the summer. But she's too darn lazy to think outside of the box for once.
Why doesn't Barb call her if she wants to talk?
I know Kate doesn't care that's a given, but I don't find twitter is usually an appropriate forum to share joys and concerns so personal.
The Empress oversees her work crew said... 142
They DO spend time outdoors...weeding, remember?
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Ah! yes more work from monster mom.
I mean for goodness sake maybe Kate is busy with her own children.
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LOL.
KK doesn't do poop all day she sleeps in then she's on twitter then she watching moves for the 5th time she could tweets her poor sheep,
KK isn't to busy to tweets when people are excited about her she ugh. She re-tweet that.
http://gawker.com/twitter-parody-account-leads-to-police-raid-free-speec-1590400850
Be careful out there!
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I see some serious first Amendment problems with what happened there. It sounds very similar to the Hustler v. Fawell case. This is a public figure. It will be interesting to see if he goes through with fighting it.
I don't think there's any question that kind of behavior is illegal when done to a private figure, as frequently happens on twitter. But this was a mayor. What's funny is had the mayor just ignored it the guy probably would have lost interest with only 50 followers. Now he's probably going to see a First Amendment lawsuit on his hands for years to come that could even eventually hit the Supreme Court. He sounds like a whiner to me.
Chef and Admin, reading your reminiscences about childhood summers brought this thought to mind. TFW seems to count down
the minutes until summer all year. And now that it's here, she and
her growing children are parked in front of the TV for hours on end!
Wouldn't it be awesome if Jodi and Kevin's 4 kids were still in the
kids' lives? Maybe doing sports together, or crafts, or cooking,
or just making up silly games in the backyard? Childhoods are
woven from simple pleasures like that. TFW's "making memories" mantra? Just words to excuse her extraordinarily powerful drive to
take trips for free.
Carole said... 131
@MiloandJack
@Kateplusmy8 SevenMillion Xs 8 = FIFTY-SIX MLLION images of wonder thru the eyes of ur bright, inquisitive kids! U got the answers Mom? :)
WTH is she talking about?
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She's responding to a platitude that Kate had retweeted:
Retweeted by Kate Gosselin
Great Minds Quotes @GreatestQuotes
"There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million." - Walt Streightiff
At least Milo is better at math than Kate is.
http://gawker.com/twitter-parody-account-leads-to-police-raid-free-speec-1590400850
Be careful out there!
"Four iPhones, an iPad, two XBoxes, and four computers were confiscated, but ultimately, Daniel was not arrested. Jacob Elliott, his roommate, was not so lucky. Armed with the drug-friendly search warrant, cops seized a "large gold gift bag with five sandwich bags containing a green leafy substance," and arrested Elliott for pot possession.
Now, Daniel is suing Ardis and six other city employees, alleging that the raid infringed on his First and Fourth Amendment rights. The suit does not specify financial damages."
Very interesting. There is a video of the city counsel meeting about this. When I first saw the post here I thought it might be a warning to twitter users about being libel for their comments but it's not that at all. Take a look if you're interested. (video is long but oh my some counsel members aren't happy!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2ZI25PtlZYI
A few comments from the link:
"F********lover said:
This is totally a Larry Flynt type of case about Freedom of Speech of parody and what is has been held to be "satire" in the courts. The drug arrests will get tossed out on erroneous basis for getting the warrant in the first place, and this guy will probably win a large lawsuit against Peoria for infringing on his rights, and obviously illegal search and seizure."
"Eleengency said:
Ardis could and should have gone to Twitter to get the account suspended. Now, he's made it a First Amendment case at best and a case of massive governmental overreach, censorship, and dictatorial behavior at worst."
"bbberlin said:
He probably just cost his city alot of $$$$$$$$$."
My comment:
From the video - 1st question to the Peoria legal counsel - 'How long from the time you sent request to twitter to shut down the account until it was suspended? 15 minutes.' SMH
"When my daughter was younger we had dinner and a movie night on Fridays (well every other Friday since, you know, her FATHER had her every other). (...) Anyway she would get stuck on movies too. When she was very little it was the Barney movie."
Same here, Local! :) It was our way to let go of the week tension. Pick up a dvd on the way back from school, order out (So Mom doesn't have to cook dinner for, yeah!), and my son could take a break from homework. Yeah for the kid. (And, oh heck, yeah for the mom too!) Those cosy friday nights during school year are part of my fondest memories. Apart the fact that for a while I watched "The Land Before Time" and "101 Dalmatians" ad nauseam. I swear, at that end I was rooting for Cruella.
But that was during school year and only until my son was about 7 or 8. In the summer, I don't remember what we did of our friday nights, -probably saw friends and family-, but one thing's for sure: no watching "Under the Tuscan Sun" (my go-to film in case of the blues..) in loops.
The Lan dBefore Time
101 Dalmatians
I wonder what she'll tweet tomorrow, Father's Day, to prove ALL the kids are home with her.
Uh oh, TFW and Gladys shouldn't have added more numbers from the mix. Now the fans might think the show is airing at 8, 7 central time. And the extra-slow ones might think it's airing on 7/8
A few comments from the link:
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Wow just what I said. This is a Larry Flint case and this dumb mayor just started a huge First Amendment lawsuit.
There will be free speech group all over this. Somebody will represent those kids for free.
Should I be arrested for the Hitler video I've made of Kate? Same thing.
And this is what the sheeple don't understand. It's a public figure folks. Case law has allowed us to parody a public figure and heck even hurt their feelings if we want to. That does not give you free reign to do the same to a PRIVATE FIGURE back because "they did it to Kate" or the mayor or whomever. It's NOT the same thing. If you don't like it, you will need to challenge our current case law in the Supreme Court. The law is the law. Public figure--rip them to shreds. Private figure--you can't do that. Don't complain to us.
FlimsyFlamsy said... 156
It would be nice to have family over but KK can't or won't put her ego aside for the sake of her own children.
She could at least not tag along when the kids do go to friends.
Sure, Kate should respond to this long-time sycophant and vested ewe, but this Barb is a grown ass woman, is she not?
That tweet just smacks of immaturity and wanting attention.
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I agree. I was thinking the same thing. It was almost like she was putting it out there, almost as a test to see if Kate would respond. Who knows? However, she did say previously that her dad was having heart problems, so this just didn't come out of the blue as a hint to ask what was the matter with him.. I think the thing was the Kate had time to retweet all of the excitement about her new show, but when one of the long-time fans tweeted something, Kate couldn't be bothered.
Notice, too, when Milo does the same thing, Kate ignores it, but when Milo tweets one of her platitudes, or praise to Kate about the show, Kate does respond. It's Kate's MO.
Kate shouldn't be a therapist for these fans. They think that because they have supported her through trials and tribulations that they deserve her attention. They should know better. If the spirit moves Kate, she will do so. If something else takes priority (the tweeting excitement of her shows), then that's what she's going to comment on.
TFW staying in when the weather is finally warm reminds me of a funny "I Love Lucy" moment. They were in Palm Springs, and it was pouring, so Lucy was complaining. But when the sun finally comes out, she sits by the pool totally covered up in a robe and a hat and sunglasses. Ethel asks why she's so covered up when she'd been dying for better weather, and Lucy says, "I paid for the sun - it's my business whether I use it or not!"
Aren't we about due for a "#lovemyboys" tweet from TFW? Speaking
of how the world looks through a child's eyes, I can't help but think
about how it looked to those sweet toddlers to see their seething mother -- the center of their universe at that age -- charging towards them and deliberately inflicting pain upon them, for something they
weren't remotely able to understand or prevent.
Kate shouldn't be a therapist for these fans.
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Exactly.
To me it's beside the point that Kate doesn't care and is in general a fair weather friend. She's not going to be there for you when you're down or having problems, that's a given. She's not that person.
But like I said that is beside the point. She cannot be expected to be all things to these fans, including a shoulder to cry on and a hand to hold. For gosh sakes it's TWITTER. It's too much for one person and in fact it's dangerous. I think that's what happened to Traci on Catfish. She really tried to be there for Sammi. She got all emotionally invested in her and what was going on with her. She got too wrapped up in trying to emotionally support her fans. She shouldn't have done that, and neither should Kate.
I've seen this before with celebs, fans start acting like you're their sister or something and turn to you in times of doubt and sorrow. I personally find it creepy when fans tweet stuff to her about kids graduating or making the team, or dads being ill or they're in the hospital. These are things that should be shared with your real friends and family and support. Not some celeb.
I don't find it healthy or appropriate.
localyocul said... 115
When my daughter was younger we had dinner and a movie night on Fridays (well every other Friday since, you know, her FATHER had her every other). We actually went OUT to eat. Anyway she would get stuck on movies too. When she was very little it was the Barney movie.
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When my son was about 5, he was obsessed with The Wizard of Oz, the original. He would be glued to it every single day. We finally had to put a limit on it, he could only watch it twice a day. This went on for so many months that I had to ask the child psychologist about, where I worked at the time.
He thought it was great. He said little kids do this to conquer something in the movie that they are uneasy about. Because they already know how it turns out, they like to sit though whatever scenes are making them feel uncomfortable or conflicted so they can tell themselves "be brave, it is all going to be ok in a few scenes." Then at the end when it turns out with a good ending, the child feels triumphant that they faced it. He thought it was fine, very healthy, but he said "If your child is still repeating movies over and over by age 8 or so, maybe he and I should have a chat!"
Anyway, this is what came to mind when I read here that Kate says her 10 year olds and her teenagers have watched the same movie 5 times in one week. #GrowingUpGosselinWithoutAgeAppropriateCopingSkills?
He thought it was great. He said little kids do this to conquer something in the movie that they are uneasy about. Because they already know how it turns out, they like to sit though whatever scenes are making them feel uncomfortable or conflicted so they can tell themselves "be brave, it is all going to be ok in a few scenes."
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Wow makes perfect sense.
The watching the same movie over and over does seem much more common for younger kids, the five, six, seven, eight crowd. I don't know if I buy that 10 and 13 year olds exhibit that behavior and certainly not every single one of the eight of them. What are they robots all programmed the same? In fact I imagine kids this age might be teased for doing that, what are you a baby and you can't stop watching the CareBear movie?
But as mentioned Shawshank redemption is of course the adult version of watching the same movie over and over again! But that's because it's so flipping good!
Carole said....
My comment:
From the video - 1st question to the Peoria legal counsel - 'How long from the time you sent request to twitter to shut down the account until it was suspended? 15 minutes.' SMH
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Exactly. What an abuse of power. It's interesting how quickly some folks are to decide they are victims and need immediate intervention *when someone else* is footing the bill.
"Can we sue?" Lol.
I think it's normal that we all get stuck on a favorite movie or toy as a kid.
I love watching the lion king all the time and I had a teddy bear I was stuck on as a kid.
And yet how long did it take to get BV suspended when he was harassing PRIVATE people? Like over a year?
I mean come on here.
You know somewhere along the way we lost our ability to just laugh things off, wave your hand at something and say oh please, or just ignore it.
We have become so uptight. We jump all over people. We freak out at the slightest transgression against us. We are over the top PC.
I like the old days where we said thanks I'll take that under consideration, and then just went on with our day.
And yet how long did it take to get BV suspended when he was harassing PRIVATE people? Like over a year?
I mean come on here.
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I know! It was like he was just throwing it in their faces, saying I can do whatever I want to do. Look who I am. We all knew it would come to an end, he's harass the wrong person, and someone would finally take action. What goes around, comes around. It's just surprising that it took so long, but you know, it was eventually going to happen.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 130
God strike me down but I think it's inappropriate and immature for Barb to tweet something like that about her dad to Kate.
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I don't think you and I should go walking on a golf course during a thunderstorm anytime soon ;-)
I thought it in poor taste.
Many of us here have reached out for support and to share our sorrows, but to tease it?
No.
When my son was about 5, he was obsessed with The Wizard of Oz, the original. He would be glued to it every single day. We finally had to put a limit on it, he could only watch it twice a day. This went on for so many months that I had to ask the child psychologist about, where I worked at the time.
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lol!! With mine, it was A Christmas Story, even during the summer. I think I know every line from that movie. She would watch it over and over again, sometimes more than once a day. We finally weaned her off of it, but had to hide it in order to do so.
I think it's normal that we all get stuck on a favorite movie or toy as a kid.
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It's normal but it's usually the behavior of much younger kids. And it would be unusual for all eight children to all want to watch the same movie over and over again. They do not have identical DNA. They have their own likes an dislikes one would hope. It's more "pack" mentality. Do they ALL want to keep watching this or do they just go along with it not to rock the boat? I suspect the latter.
All those weeks Kate was on CA her twitter followers remained the same. As soon as she got back home her followers jumped up by thousands. Maybe she thinks if things go sour for her she can continue to tweet companies and BANG they send her freebies.
How much easier is it for lazy Kate to get things without working!
Another thing that made me so sad was when Kate tweeted that she missed her makeup/hairdresser soooooooooooo muccccccccch when as far as I know she never tweeted her kids that she missed them.
Not even for PR purpose. #GrowingUpGosselinWithUnlovingAndLazyMother
KIAT said...
Not trying to start a conspiracy theory, but just a thought...
I wonder if TLC had anything to do with Kate dropping her lawsuit. People who worked on the show could have been deposed about what they saw going on during the early and the latter days of filming and TLC could've been afraid of what they would say.
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I am not usually a conspiracy believer, but, this sounds plausible. And, I will add, that she may have been paid to drop the lawsuit. In no my case, they certainly aren't putting any effort or money into this project.
As far as RH goes, I am in the group that thinks that he has damaged his own credibility by putting out that mess of a book, and his continual dramatization. Whatever is driving him (and I think it is a combination of feelings for the kids and Jon, and a personal vendetta), it does seem to have elements of an obsession, that has taken a toll on him. While I did disagree with release of the first book, because at that time, the kids finally had faded out of the national spotlight, I don't feel that way now. TFW's relentless exploitation of her poor little rich kids makes her a deserving target. If she was trying to make a comeback, based on her own talent and abilities, I would probably feel differently--as in, so what! who cares.
Given my own outrage at her behavior, I can't begin to imagine what it would be like to read descriptions of the horrific abuse of innocent children that I know. I don't judge RH at this point--but, I hope he can get some perspective and move on from this. For the sake of his health, his financial security and his mental health.
While I also think that tweeting celebs about your personal life is a bit of an attention grab, let's not forget that TFW would never respond to anyone about their concerns about parents,or other relatives. Since she has cut off ties with all of her family, she cannot understand or care to understand what these concerns might be. Cold narcissistic bitch. Ooh, let's eat popcorn and watch the Princess Diaries all summer. Boys, what boys?
And yet how long did it take to get BV suspended when he was harassing PRIVATE people? Like over a year?
I mean come on here.
I completely agree Admin! The video of the Peoria council meeting was very good. The city attorney said their letter to twitter said the account was harmful to the reputation of the city and office of mayor and asked for it to be closed. 15 min later it was gone. Private citizens don't count, I guess.
I know! It was like he was just throwing it in their faces, saying I can do whatever I want to do. Look who I am. We all knew it would come to an end, he's harass the wrong person, and someone would finally take action. What goes around, comes around. It's just surprising that it took so long, but you know, it was eventually going to happen.
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I think part of it was that private people are unlikely to have the time, energy, resources and gumption to actually fight back and even sue him.
And that's what makes this particularly low is because he knew full well he was attacking people who were highly unlikely to have the first clue how to fight back.
Someone like a mayor of a fairly decent sized city can snap their fingers and get their legal team on it. Someone like me, even being a lawyer, has no "legal" team and I don't even know any lawyers that could handle this type of lawsuit. I know family law people who do custody battles. Not to mention a private person would not be so private if they engage in a lawsuit with someone so public. Few people are willing to go there and he darn well KNEW IT.
I just find it low to attack people you know probably won't fight back and I'm glad someone was finally able to. In many ways, they speak for all of us.
I have made two separate reports to twitter about tweets about me.
I filed an official complaint.
Each one was denied giving me some vague answer that the tweet does not conflict with their terms of service.
What the hell? I guess if I type MAYOR Admin of the Shire I will get some action on this?
To me it's beside the point that Kate doesn't care and is in general a fair weather friend. She's not going to be there for you when you're down or having problems, that's a given. She's not that person.
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Yes, I agree with everything you said, but in this case, it was Barb. Wasn't she TFW's "secretary" at one time? Kate can take the time to tweet when she's the center of it all, so how much time would it have taken to just say something like, "I'm sorry, Barb. We're thinking of him and wishing him good health."
Then again, if you do it with one fan, you need to do it with all of them or there would be a mutiny. They all seem to expect the same attention because after all, they are loyal to her. I don't think that they understand that she owes them nothing, but still, they think she's so wonderful, and if she is, then they believe that they have a somewhat personal connection to her. They don't, and this is what they don't understand.
Many of us here have reached out for support and to share our sorrows, but to tease it?
No.
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Yes and we're not doing so to feel "Touched by a Celebrity." We're doing so because this is a community here that has been growing for four years and we mutually support each other and feel for each other. We wonder where people are when they disappear and we feel for each other when we are down.
There is no "community" feel with Kate and her minions. She is the queen and they all fawn around her. It's all about how much they can support and build up HER, not the group as a whole. That is not a "community." That is a cult.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 176
I was like 5 or 6 during that time.
Problem with Kate is she doesn't seem to see her kids a individuals. She doesn't seem to think that all eight might have different taste and wants and needs.
Kate see her kids as a groups and it seems it how she teats them. It's really sad.
He said little kids do this to conquer something in the movie that they are uneasy about. Because they already know how it turns out, they like to sit though whatever scenes are making them feel uncomfortable or conflicted so they can tell themselves "be brave, it is all going to be ok in a few scenes."
Gee, Dwindle... I wish we had your psychologist friend's take on what conflict TFW is trying resolve by watching Princess Diana's Diary over and over. Young girl gets plucked out of her rather dull real life, becomes a princess, gets to perks that goes with it, lives under public scrutiny until she looses it all and dies... Hmmm
With - I remember those pictures on GWOP. Weren't the bruises passed off as some kind of skin discoloration common with Asians?
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Yes, that or it was "just a shadow". To this day, I'm going with bruises. Thanks for the validation. :)
But the thing is if Barb really did work for her why doesn't she call her or email her about this? It's so weird to fish for sympathy on twitter about it.
And yes if she does it for Barb she has to do it for all.
Celeb once sent a gift package with 500 bucks worth of junk to a very active fan who helped with the web site. She was hit by a car and broke her leg and collarbone.
I thought it was a bad idea really. What if the other fans found out? I understand she helps with the site but a card should suffice and if you must some flowers but that was way over the top. I think she felt guilty cause she had her doing all this shit for the site and promoting her crap without ever paying her a dime. It was a guilt basket.
What goes around, comes around. It's just surprising that it took so long, but you know, it was eventually going to happen.
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I always knew that and I think that's why I never got too upset about the crap that was pulled on us.
I really truly believed that there was no way someone could behave this way as a regular rule and not be stopped at some point. I believed it.
That is not a "community." That is a cult. 184
Are you sure you don't mean "a July" ?
Seriously, weirdest autocorrect I've ever seen. :)
chefsummer said... 149
As my Grandma use to say too much tv can rot your brain plus it's a one eye devil. lol
Now go outside.
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I'm picturing your grandma with a string of garlic around her neck!
That was my point in my recent comment. If she doesn't give a sh*t about her own kids why would she care about her fans! Barb included.
#GrowingUpGosselinWithAnUngratefulMother
We're doing so because this is a community here that has been growing for four years and we mutually support each other and feel for each other.
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Exactly this is one of the reason why I enjoy this blog and the nice people on it.
We also don't need our egos stroked like Kate does and it's not all about ME with our group like it is with Kate.
TLC stinks said... 160
I wonder what she'll tweet tomorrow, Father's Day, to prove ALL the kids are home with her.
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lol...I can't even begin to speculate, but it will be there. No doubt.
I bet if Kendra or Terri Irwin tweeted that one of their family members was sick, Kate would reply in a heartbeat.
Excuse me, but can someone please point me to approximately when Kate became an involved mother? I don't believe she ever really sits down with them in front of the tv, or even at the table to eat a meal. Twitter couldn't be a better place for her to make up wonderfully fantastic Disney happily-ever-after stories like they're one big happy unit. It really is a liar's paradise.
White Organza - I think TFW is watching "The Princess Diaries" a film starring Anne Hatheway and Julie Andrews about a young girl who finds out she is a princess of a small country. It has nothing to do with Diana. The film is based on the novel of the same name. Gary Marshall directed it, and I think, Whitney Houston was one of the producers.
I wonder what she'll tweet tomorrow, Father's Day, to prove ALL the kids are home with her.
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I think we know what she WON'T be tweeting...a happy Father's Day to Jon!
Excuse me, but can someone please point me to approximately when Kate became an involved mother? I don't believe she ever really sits down with them in front of the tv, or even at the table to eat a meal. Twitter couldn't be a better place for her to make up wonderfully fantastic Disney happily-ever-after stories like they're one big happy unit. It really is a liar's paradise.
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Like I said, she's catfishing herself.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 172
You know somewhere along the way we lost our ability to just laugh things off, wave your hand at something and say oh please, or just ignore it.
We have become so uptight. We jump all over people. We freak out at the slightest transgression against us. We are over the top PC.
I like the old days where we said thanks I'll take that under consideration, and then just went on with our day.
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Wasnt it our Dear Auntie who insisted we agree agree agree? "Oh yes you are right, lifting toddlers by the hair to throw them in their cribs while beating them with implements is wonderful mothering! Oh yes, we agree! Thank you so much for posting!"
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