TLC posted the following press release on their site:
You watched Kate Gosselin plan the sextuplets' 10th birthday bash in June (and have an epic meltdown) and now you can follow your favorite oversized family on their summer vacation and into the new school year. "Kate Plus Eight" will return to TLC in December with all-new episodes! This time around, Kate and her eight growing kids will travel to Boston and explore different parts of New England on a family vacation.
You'll also see the kids rounding out the final days of summer with fun activities, while Kate preps the household for another school year. Teenagers Cara and Mady start 8th grade, and the sextuplets you know and love -- Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Collin, Leah and Joel -- are beginning 4th grade. We can't wait to see the kids prepare for pencils, books and maybe even teachers' dirty looks, while balancing their time between friends and siblings. And you can be we'll see more classic Kate moments and funny banter from the outspoken kids.
-- Mara Betsch
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«Oldest ‹Older 1801 – 1920 of 1920 Newer› Newest»I guess Milo is the only one who has "access" to the minds of Kate and the kids. If she says it, it must be true. 34
AHA! By George, I've finally got it.
Milo is telepathic!
Oops. My telepathy comment should have referenced 33.
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack Aug 15
My word!...the "wizard of twitter" CC now has access 2Mady's mind!! I see a "bad moon arisin"...Don't U need a #permit 4that sort of thing?
I wonder how often Milo has to renew her own permit! Is there a coupon for that?
This is what is so fascinating about the whole Milo-Kate affair. She can't see that she perceives herself as the all-knowing, all-seeing confidant who has access to all things Kate and the kids, while at the same time she calls out others for doing what she does on a daily basis. Why can't they look at themselves? There is just no introspection there. It's a disconnect that I don't understand. The Lauren Sheep is exactly the same way. Is this taught in Sheeple 101?
☪ franky ☪ @2rollies 24m
what i love about @Kateplusmy8 is that i fe like im actually there with them lol
I guess if Dante's Inferno is your thing, this might be something to love.
Rhymes...35: There are a few diehard Katie fanatics that will twist themselves into pretzels defending her. One question that comes to mind is why they are so invested in this POS.
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I'm not so sure that they are that invested in her. Yes, they defend her, but I think the real issue here is that they have to save face. They can't let the "haters" win. That would be too much of a defeat, and they just will never back down. It's a battle of the wills. Kate is secondary in the war.
Kate does NOT have full custody she has primary physical custody and full legal custody. #LiarMilo
franky ☪ @2rollies 24m
what i love about @Kateplusmy8 is that i fe like im actually there with them lol. 38
Now that is most definitely NOT our franky.
I guess if Dante's Inferno is your thing, this might be something to love. 38
Did you have a particular level in mind? :)
A sheeple tweets:
segovia girl @segoviagirI_ 20m
@Kateplusmy8 you havent given me a bday RT ! & I've already been bullied, But called pretty, just for asking. Ppl are so jealous of us
segovia girl @segoviagirI_ 3m
@Sassccha @Kateplusmy8 Telling a woman (w 3 degrees btw) that she has no control over who she admires is bullying,untrue, un merited&wrong.
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Credentialed Teacher, Women's DV Clinic Volunteer,Empath, Lifelong learner, with a huge heart.
What is an Empath? Someone who expresses empathy? So is someone who shows sympathy to another person a Sympath? I guess if you have three degrees, you can be anything!
JoyinVirginia said... 26
Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work is an outstanding documentary.
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I've never seen it, but I discovered that Amazon.com has it available through Amazon Digital Services to rent for $2.99 or to own for $9.99. I just may watch it this week.
http://www.amazon.com/Joan-Rivers-Piece-Work-JoanRivers/dp/B007RPVIRU
They also have it on DVD, but right now it's out of stock, probably due to the amount of orders they've been receiving.
I'm catching up after a few days, and I have to clarify…I read the posts saying that "Alfie's" twitter photo is actually of Ziggy. Is that the Alfredo Cocozza tweeter? I saw that picture, and Oh, My! I thought I was looking at a one of those photos people post of Wal-Mart shoppers. You know the ones I'm talking about. I guess I imagined Ziggy would be more…demure. Guess not. Now I'm even more curious about Milo...
Yes Alfie is Alfredococozza. The profile pic isZiggy's daughter. If you go to alfredos main page, the banner photo or whatever it's called is a screenshot from a video of Ziglet and Ziggy that Ziglet had posted somewhere. Ziggy is not the waif her profile pic insinuates. Ziglet reportedly has a few duis and a shoplifting under her belt.
What is an Empath? 33
Betting this woman is a Trekkie........
I'm catching up after a few days, and I have to clarify…I read the posts saying that "Alfie's" twitter photo is actually of Ziggy. Is that the Alfredo Cocozza tweeter? I saw that picture, and Oh, My! I thought I was looking at a one of those photos people post of Wal-Mart shoppers
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lol, Layla! Yes, the discussion was about Alfie's avatar. The first one was Zig in a car, and I'm not sure who the second one is, the one with the red rooster feathers on top of her head. Some thought Zig Junior, but I've never seen someone like that at Walmart, although the first picture (Zig) in the car really did look like a Big Store shopper :-)
Rhymes With asked..."Did you have a particular level in mind? :)"
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Fourth or Fifth Circle, probably...
Lynne In RI said... 43
What is an Empath? Someone who expresses empathy? So is someone who shows sympathy to another person a Sympath? I guess if you have three degrees, you can be anything!
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I first heard the word Empath ages ago in a Star Trek (original series) episode. An Empath is someone who supposedly can scan someone else's thoughts and feelings and has the ability to absorb someone else's pain. By that definition, I guess this Twitterer will be giving Milo a run for her money in feeling poor TFW's pain.
Lynne In RI said... 43
Credentialed Teacher, Women's DV Clinic Volunteer,Empath, Lifelong learner, with a huge heart.
What is an Empath?
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According to my online dictionary, an empah is:
(chiefly in science fiction) a person with the paranormal ability to apprehend the mental or emotional state of another individual.
So Segovia Girl claims supernatural powers. Kind of like Milo!
What is an Empath?
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From a google search:
em·path
/ˈempaTH/
noun
(chiefly in science fiction) a person with the paranormal ability to apprehend the mental or emotional state of another individual.
I guess that makes Milo an empath too, since she always seems to know what's going in Kate's and the kids' minds!!
Some her tweets are pure science fiction, too!
Okay, I went to Alfredo Cocozza's page and saw the pic--I guess that's Zig in the car with her daughter. Interesting caption under it, "Mom and me going to buy crack…" Oh, dear me.
I thought the woman with the red feathers in her hair was Ziggy. That's the one who reminded me of the online pictures of WalMart shoppers (men in thongs bending over, etc). One of my co-workers loves to email all the rest of us pictures like that. Hilarious! I'll be in my office working, trying to be all professional, and then I'll open up a picture from her of some 80-year-old in a crop top and belly button ring and totally lose it. I guess it doesn't take much to amuse me.
Yes, Zig needs to re-think that willowy young avatar she uses. Not an accurate representation of herself. At all.
Okay, I went to Alfredo Cocozza's page and saw the pic--I guess that's Zig in the car with her daughter. Interesting caption under it, "Mom and me going to buy crack…" Oh, dear me.
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I'm not poking fun of the way anyone looks, but when I saw those pictures, all I could think of is how Kate would react if they showed up at her gate. I know we can't all be stunningly gorgeous like TFW (there was a poster here some time ago who said that Kate was beyond fabulous), but oh, my gosh!
Ziglet reportedly has a few duis and a shoplifting under her belt.
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What does she have under the rooster feathers? :)
makenzie @Makenzie00007 44m
@Kateplusmy8 what time is it there
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This kid looks to be about six or seven years old, and out of everyone on Twitter to ask the time, she asks Kate? LOL!
Maybe Milo can guest star on Long Island Medium with
Teresa Kaput-o!
I know it is Caputo, but she is just about Kaput and a few readings short of getting canceled. (hopefully)
What is a six or seven-year-old doing on Twitter?
The first one was Zig in a car, and I'm not sure who the second one is, the one with the red rooster feathers on top of her head.
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I'm almost afraid to ask this, but isn't Ziglet wearing any pants?
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 1h
I took Zorro (comfortably tucked in her shirt collar) from Alexis's shirt cuz we had 2 leave 4 school.
She said 'I feel naked!' #OhLex❤️
I can't believe that bird is still alive. No bird should be tucked into anyone's shirt, much less a child's.
At least she doesn't leave it in a cage 24/7.
Rhymes with Witch said... 36
I guess Milo is the only one who has "access" to the minds of Kate and the kids. If she says it, it must be true. 34
AHA! By George, I've finally got it.
Milo is telepathic!
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Or maybe tele-pathetic?
I'm not poking fun of the way anyone looks, but when I saw those pictures, all I could think of is how Kate would react if they showed up at her gate
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I've always said that Kate has a fantasy about who her fans really are that is probably not at all close to reality and suggests this is all part of catfishing herself. Her fans are probably Middle America Walmart. Not that there's anything wring with that but I think in Kate's mind she imagines fifth avenue. That's one reason I had liked to see her really go through with that cruise. See how she really deals with the real fans outside of the fantasy of twitter world where they can look and be who she wants in her head.
Well it looks as if Cara's calling Kate "Mom" now, instead of Mommy. Even so, that tweet seems as convoluted as the other conversations TFW posts to Twitter.
The thing that really gets me about how far Milo takes it is she has said many times the kids do great in school. She states this as fact, not as her feelings, opinion, or her best guess.
There's no way she could possibly know this without seeing their report cards. I would hope Kate is not showing those to Milo, that would be incredibly inappropriate. Without seeing those nobody has the foggiest idea how they are doing in school. It's one thing to speculate one way or the other, it's quite another to state it as fact. In fact what we know suggests it makes more sense to speculate the opposite, with Mady herself saying she's really not into school that much or into being a student, and what's happened in the past, even though it was awhile ago. But indeed a couple of the kids having some issues so severe that they were out of school for at least a short while. Moreover Jon has said they've had some difficulties with their social development, and that can sometimes (not always) translate to lower grades. Add to all this what we've seen of the kids themselves--the juvenile statements Kate on twitter claims they make, their lack of maturity many of them display we've all seen, the remedial schoolwork she claims they do, their seemingly poor exposure to educational enriching activities, Kate's negativity and lack of support for educational trips like their nature hike field trip some time back, and some of their own statements on the show (i.e. not knowing the president) and you have plenty of information to SPECULATE, not state as fact, these kids might actually not be doing as well in school as Milo claims to know. Or maybe they are, we just don't know, but neither does Milo. And, how does Milo know Jon doesn't spend all his weekends with them trying to catch them up in school with a brief treat to go get pizza at the end of the day? How does she know the nanny doesn't spend all her time encouraging and helping them with school? How does she know they don't have tutors and other help? She has no clue what role Kate plays and who is helping with what. I doubt Kate does very much judging by how much time Kate spends on twitter during prime homework hours. I really dislike discounting all the other people who are involved in their lives and making an assumption that any good work they do in school must all be attributed to one person. Bullshit.
And finally, maybe a kid is doing well in school because he works hard at it HIMSELF. Geez, at some points kids do deserve a little credit for their own hard work and dedication. It would piss me off to no end if someone were giving all the credit for my good grades in school to my parents. My parents were very supportive of education but excuse me, I'm the one who diligently did all my school work and studying every day after school no questions asked. *I* did the work.
Ellen's show tweeted after the royal pregnancy news, they hoped it will be Will and Kate plus 8. Of course, Kate made it all about her in a tweet: I agree, @TheEllenShow William and Kate should definitely have 8! #KatePlus8 #CongratsOnNumber2
Another tweet: Cara:Mom, in 1 month I'll b 14..& in 1month I'll tell u that in 1 yr I can get my learners permit2drive&in 1 yr aftr that,I can drive! #GULP
Does Cara know she will have to buy her own car?
pregnancy news, they hoped it will be Will and Kate plus 8. Of course, Kate made it all about her in a tweet: I agree, @TheEllenShow William and Kate should definitely have 8! #KatePlus8 #CongratsOnNumber2
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Kate's too dumb to realize she's the butt of the joke here.
Besides anyone who even loosely follows royal news knows it's been made pretty well known that William wants two children, and Kate wants three. William even said so. They both like their family growing up of two and three kids, respectively. I am not at all surprised she wants to knock this goal out quickly. She waited a long time for William to put a ring on it. In fact it's been reported they have been trying for this second baby, their last child or second to last if Kate gets her way, since Prince George was barely a few months old.
William and Kate aren't going to be shooting for or risking multiples, let alone HOM's.
They'll have the heir and the spare, God willing, with this pregnancy, and if William's Kate wants to try for just one more, she will try for just ONE more.
Really, if William wants to put the breaks on after 2 babies, Kate should honor that, and not wear him down until he capitulates.
More re Joan Rivers. Margaret Cho had written about attending the funeral on her blog at http://margaretcho.com , the entry is titled ”putting the fun back in funeral” and finally I could read the funny and unprintable joke Howard Stern told to start his eulogy. It was a takeoff on a joke Joan told about herself. three bog entry tells more about the funeral and Margaret s thoughts.
I used to really like Kate Middleton and to some extent I still do. But lately something feels off about her. I follow a royal blog run by a British woman who is very fair, and there's a lot of little things that don't sound right.
One of the biggest ones was how she and William went on a big vacation together to the Caribbean or some such. And didn't bring precious little George. Huh? I just don't understand that. I have no problem if you would like some beach time, romantic time, and meals just the two of you, but I don't understand why George can't come along and bring his nanny with him when you have your date nights. It is hard to imagine a parent being comfortable being so far away from their baby just so they can put their feet up and be pampered. What if he gets sick, or otherwise needs you?
And speaking of nannies, that little boy is with his nanny an AWFUL lot. This could be a cultural, upper crust thing. But I hope she isn't just knocking these kids out because this was just part of the deal of getting to marry a prince and live the rest of your life VIP. The two kids right away has a feel of "just get this part done with so I can go back to my nice life." I know she has her haters and I have to admit they've been saying she's conniving all along. I think time will tell.
Another tweet: Cara:Mom, in 1 month I'll b 14..& in 1month I'll tell u that in 1 yr I can get my learners permit2drive&in 1 yr aftr that,I can drive! #GULP
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Isn't 16 the minimum age for getting a learner's permit in PA? According to that tweet, Cara supposedly said she could get her permit at 15, and get her license when she's 16.
Kate should really double check things before she makes up things to tweet.
Of course, she really just tweeted that to remind everyone that the twins' birthday is a month from today.
I guess Milo's "empathy" vibe has stopped working, because now she's basing what she knows from watching the show.
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack · 1h
@Kateplusmy8 Although I have 2admit...fr what we have seen on TV...I think Cara will be a very responsible driver! Big help eventually!
What has she seen on TV that would make her think Cara would be a responsible driver? She really must have watched a different show than the rest of us, or she has one playing in her head that no one has seen.
I wouldn't worry too much about Prince George. His parents took a one week holiday; he was with his nanny and his maternal grandparents. Not so unusual for the upper crusty British, and that is what they are, upper crusty British. From what the world saw of their trip to Oz and NZ, they are a very connected family, and are very involved parents. And yes,their lives are quite different from most of ours. George looks like he is a pretty happy baby, quite attached to both Mum and Dad.
OrangeCrusher1
http://www.dmv.org/pa-pennsylvania/teen-drivers.php
Yep I don't know where Kate's been but to even start the process of licensure in pa you must be at least 16. You can't get anything at 15. Maybe it used to be 15, it used to be when I was that age but times have changed and we know now such a young child is not ready and that more accidents happen at that age. In fact a 15 year old from ny who got into an accident in pa last week is being prosecuted for underage driving.
I can't imagine Cara hasn't heard she must be 16 not 15 to start the process. Dead giveaway Kate makes things up.
Julia RO @my2kittens 1h
@Kateplusmy8 Pack school lunches at night or in the morning? I can't decide which is better.
Good grief. Sheeple are so helpless.
"I can't imagine Cara hasn't heard she must be 16 not 15 to start the process. Dead giveaway Kate makes things up."
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I re-read the tweet. I thought that what Cara was saying is that next month she will be 14, and then she can say next year at this time she will say just one more year until she can drive. It's confusing...who knows what she meant? But if Cara thinks that she can get her permit at age 15, she's going to be disappointed. In fact, PA has been throwing the idea around to raise the age to 18..
Will someone tell me the Gosselin children were promised a college education when they were born?
And this?
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 1h
I took Zorro (comfortably tucked in her shirt collar) from Alexis's shirt cuz we had 2 leave 4 school.
She said 'I feel naked!' #OhLex❤️
Just nonsense, what drivel. Just add a bird out of cage to the morning crazies, if you can even believe her. All six sheeple do, I suppose.
OrangeCrusher1
You have to read the tweet carefully but she clearly says that Cara told her in one month she can start telling Kate she can get her permit in one year. That's absolutely wrong.
Kate made that up, flat out. There is not a kid around who doesn't know exactly what the process and age restrictions are on permits.
does the caged bird sing? said... 61
At least she doesn't leave it in a cage 24/7.
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A parrot should be outside the cage, on his own perch, or finger-perching. Human contact is important. There are birds, however, mostly cockatiels,,parakeets and love birds that actually prefer being in a cage where they feel comfortable and secure. I had a little rescue Caique who absolutely hated being out of his cage for more than a half hour. He'd find his way back inside the cage and close his own door. And he didn't sing in the cage, but boy, did he ever have a vocabulary that would make even a tough guy blush!
That said, a parrot should not, under any circumstances, be tucked in a shirt collar, nuzzled on the chest in a warm, full bosom (even if the owner is wearing a good bra) ride around on shoulders or heads or take a nap with his owner. It appears that Kate allows all of these things to happen.
Joy - Howard discussed it at length during his show this morning and I think he said he ran the story by Melissa before he did it (they also p,aye the clip of Joan's appearance on the show when she said that - funny stuff). He also said That everyone cried at then end when Hugh Jackman did his song - Quiet Please There's A Lady On The Stage. Here are the last 3 versus and everyone was on their feet for Joan.
Quiet please, there's a lady on stage.
Conductor, turn the final page.
When it's over, we can all go home.
She lives on on the stage alone.
So put your hands together, help her along,
All that's left of the singers, all that's left of the song.
Stand for the ovation,
And give her one last celebration.
Put your hands together, help her along,
Let's just stay here all night; let's sing every song.
Won't you rise, rise to the occasion,
Yes, give her, one last, just one last celebration.
In Washington you can get your learners permit at 15 1/2 to this day.
I noticed that there is a Tweeter who goes by the name "Serendipity." Just wanted to say that it's not me! I am Twitter-less, or Twitless, or whatever.
Kate made that up, flat out. There is not a kid around who doesn't know exactly what the process and age restrictions are on permits.
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Has anyone on Twitter called her out on it? I'm sure that Milo would be able to answer for Kate. Oh, wait...LOM made his rounds. Too late.
In Washington you can get your learners permit at 15 1/2 to this day.
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In double checking PA's law when that didn't sound right to me, I saw that something like 42 states make kids wait until 16 now. I assume Washington is one of the 7 that are holding out on allowing it earlier. Like I said my old home state, which now forbids 15 year olds from driving period, did used to allow you to get a permit at 15 when I was a kid, but a licensed driver had to be in the car.
But Cara doesn't live in Washington, it's not my high school days anymore, and all kids do at this age is talk about getting their permit. I find it impossible to believe she is confused on this point. If she is, she is going to have an unpleasant surprise when she finally gets a clue she's not due to even BEGIN to drive for more than two more years, and even then the restricts will be strict. I think Kate made up the whole conversation and based it on Kate's own ignorance of the law.
yes one sheeple called her out: Amelia Wright @ameliaawright 3h
@Kateplusmy8 are you still in pa? I thought you had to be 16 for your permit.
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She was very nice about it too. She just asked a simple question, wait don't you have to be 16 in PA? I'm sure TFW will block that bully in no time.
In fact, PA has been throwing the idea around to raise the age to 18..
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I saw that. A lot of states have toyed with the idea. I would be all for it, but my biggest concern would be that at 18 you're about to head to college, with many kids going out of town. It concerns me those kids might not get very much practice with parents and other responsible adults before leaving home. You'd still have an unsafe driver on the road, just a slightly older one.
I saw something like PA requires 65 hours of practice time including 10 in bad weather. That's great. Driving sure is different than when I was learning, and that wasn't all that long ago. We've come a long way in a short time, hopefully it saves lives. But it's everyone's responsibility to stay current with what the law is, even if it's changing. Most kids that age would go above and beyond to know what it is, even if it recently changed.
I've always said that Kate has a fantasy about who her fans really are that is probably not at all close to reality and suggests this is all part of catfishing herself. Her fans are probably Middle America Walmart. Not that there's anything wring with that but I think in Kate's mind she imagines fifth avenue. That's one reason I had liked to see her really go through with that cruise. See how she really deals with the real fans outside of the fantasy of twitter world where they can look and be who she wants in her head.
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I remember when the cruise was announced, Milo tweeted Kate and asked her how she would "envision" her if they ever met. I don't recall Kate ever answering. However, some time before that, when non-fans were going after Milo about her weird attraction to Kate and how they were always communicating in other ways, Milo said that Kate knows her real name, where she lives, and what she looks like. If true, then why would Milo ask Kate how she would envision her?
I don't know who or what Milo is, other than that she is an enigma unto herself. The LOM has me puzzled. If it's true that it's not the orderly in a facility and really is her husband, why does he order her to bed? I've never heard of such a thing. What do they do in bed? No -- not that! I mean, if she's not tired, then what? I've never had a man order me to bed at a specific time every night, although there are a few out there for whom I would happily oblige.
p,aye = played. I have got to stop posting from my phone.
Someone like Milo strikes me is rather ignorant and unaware to how modern relationships work these days. Same thing for raising children. She seems to be stuck in 1955 when it comes to physical abuse. It's like she never heard that things are different now. That really usually boils down to being rather sheltered stubborn or both.
(Leslie)
Kate did not retweet the tweet about Ellen. So how did Kate know about the tweet? Does she watch the show? Remember she claims she doesn't watch tv during the day.
Admin, would you feel comfortable sharing the name of the royal blog about Catherine that you follow? I've read some, but haven't yet found one that I like.
"Big help eventually" - that's what Gladys says about C learning to
drive. Yeah, let's keep things in perspective here. Everything needs
to go back to TFW, and how her life can be made easier. In fact, I'm
sure that's what C is starting her countdown for - to keep track of
exactly when she can start helping her family more. Because
living her childhood under a microscope for the past 10 years
just hasn't been enough.
Kate made that up, flat out. There is not a kid around who doesn't know exactly what the process and age restrictions are on permits
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Absolutely! They have that date memorized in their heads!
She either made it up or wasn't even listening to her and to her and got the whole conversation screwed up.
I think the push is on about the twins getting a driver's license because then Kreider won't have to even get her lazy ass out of bed in the morning. The twins can make the drive to the bus stop. It's her fantasy, not theirs. (like everything else)
My kids didn't show any interest in driving until they were 17. All of their friends who jumped behind the wheel the day they turned 16 have been in accidents. One even hit a school bus. My son has been in 3 accidents with his friends, always as the passenger. Luckily, no serious injuries, but I think it gave him a healthy respect for the responsibility of driving.
If she even talked to other parents, you would be aware of the ages for learner's permits and such. This shows how isolated she is.
RE Milo: I had a neighbour who insisted his wife go to bed the same time he did. It was down-right creepy. They are well into their 70s now.
PJ
Some states will grant a restricted driver's license to 15-year-olds if they have to drive for school, work, or farm-related purposes. Doesn't seem like PA's one of those states, so the twins get a reprieve here.
Empress here ya go:
http://hrhduchesskate.blogspot.com
In my state, you get your permit at 15. They have changed the rules through all my children. My first child had to do 50 hours. Then they changed it to 100 hours. Now it is 50 hours but you must have your permit for 9 months to get all weather types in. A lot of the kids in our are try and get their license on their 16th bday.
Can you see all those kids actually getting their license? That is 130 hours for the twins and almost 400 hours for the rest of the kids. Since TFW acts like they never see their dad, is she going to sit next to them for all those hours? It's not like it is fun driving, it can be very stressful for certain people. I didn't mind it but my husband did a lot of the driving with them. Sunday morning drives on the expressways were common, less traffic to learn merging.
Also, would the kids be able to drive and leave the car at bus? Isn't it in a store parking lot? I am sure they can't leave it there all day. Our stores have towing signs posted if you leave your car parked too long. Unless they drive all the way to school, of course.
Can you see all those kids actually getting their license? That is 130 hours for the twins and almost 400 hours for the rest of the kids. Since TFW acts like they never see their dad, is she going to sit next to them for all those hours?
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I didn't even think of that but you're right, that is a heck of a lot of hours to help six kids the same age get in. When you only have one or two kids the same age, you can just have them tag along and drive whenever you're going somewhere and the 65 hours will take care of themselves. Even a normal parent of six kids at once would have trouble figuring that one out.
No way will Kate have the patience for that. Poor kids.
"Big help eventually" - that's what Gladys says about C learning to
drive.
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I have never seen someone have such a blatantly skewed perception of who children are, what their needs and wants are, and what their role is or should be in the family. She really does just see them as there to serve Kate, prop her up, reflect well on her. They are not individuals or even people. There but for the grace of Kate go thee.
I posted earlier that TFW has her facts wrong but it didn't go through. Yes, you can't get your learners permit until 16 and have to have a bunch of hours under your belt before you can get your license. Then the license is restricted with curfews, the number of underage passengers, etc.
Yes indeedy, she also just gave the fans a subtle reminder that
birthday time is approaching. To paraphrase TFW, you want to
keep up with the mind of a grifter, you have to be running!
And, yes, I'm guessing TFW will be happy to make plenty of
Dad time for the kids on her calendar when it's time to log
driving hours. But she may be convinced to handle a lesson
or two - IF the cameras are rolling, and TLC pays for the
car insurance.
Some states allow 15 1/2 year olds to get learners' permits so they can take Drivers' Ed. Is PA one of those states? AFAIK they can only drive while actually in class, though, and the school hangs on to their permit. I doubt that TFMJG would have one of the twins driving to the bus stop. That would mean leaving one of her vehicles parked there all day, because IF they do get their own wheels, I doubt the twins would want something large enough to hold all their little siblings.
I don't know about their school, but at our high school drivers ed is now just a classroom. The IU offers a classroom/road class for $$ that my kid took. When I was in high school, it was offered as a class for free. Anyway, a lot of kids take this because it gives them the practice hours, you have someone who knows what they are doing to help them, and it gives a break on insurance.
Of course I was the one who took her out even before she took that course. We started out in a parking lot, then I took her to a corporate center on evenings/weekends so she could get a feel for driving on a road but there was no traffic, then took her on a real rood. It was a white knuckle experience. YIKES
I think Kate made up the whole conversation and based it on Kate's own ignorance of the law.
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This one is easy peasy to figure out!!
This is Kate's first Bat Signal flashed upon the night sky, to the sheep, to remind them to get those birthday gifts for the twins in the mail, and consider donating your gently used cars to Kate!
With 3 drivers in the household, Kate will need more cars to choose from so she can save money!
The right car for the right task, isn't that how the saying goes?
Some states allow 15 1/2 year olds to get learners' permits so they can take Drivers' Ed. Is PA one of those states?
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No. No early exceptions in PA. Not for taking drivers ed and not for farming. You must be 16 to even start the process, no getting around it.
There may have been exceptions in the past, which is why I think Kate is making this all up because she's relying on what she knew of the past. She really is ignorant. You would think with eight kids behind the wheel soon she would take 2 minutes out of her day and go read the DMV web site, AAA, or even the PA Code. It's all online for any responsible parent to look at at their pleasure.
Tucker's Mom (#105), I just said the same thing about the
birthday hint! But it's not a bat signal in the sky - it's the
silhouette of a sheep projected against the barnyard door
with this message: "Ewe've got mail!"
Anonymous said... 90
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Kate did not retweet the tweet about Ellen. So how did Kate know about the tweet? Does she watch the show? Remember she claims she doesn't watch tv during the day.
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One of her tweeties told her about the Ellen tweet:
Christian Snyder @csnyder5 · 15h
@Kateplusmy8 Kate did you see @TheEllenShow's tweet with a reference to Kate Plus 8?? P.S. can't wait for the new episodes!
Kate probably checked Ellen's timeline and looked for the tweet.
I live in NY and as far as I know, the age to get a learner's permit was always 16. My mother told me that I could not get my learner's permit until I was enrolled in Driver's Ed. Our high school offered it at that time, but I wasn't able to take it until I was a senior, because the classes always filled up. So I didn't get my learner's permit until I was 17. The good thing though was that once I passed my road test, I got my senior license.
I also had the same rule for my daughter. Unfortunately, when she was in high school, the course was no longer offered.
I know it cost $$, but it was money well spent. I hope that when the twins are old enough, Kate will enroll them in driver's ed. With her driving record, she should be the last one teaching anyone to drive.
"Ewe've got mail!" LOL, FlimsyFlamsy !
When my son was in HS he enrolled in driver ed and then we paid for the extra behind the wheel course where a certified driver would take him out in the driver ed car for the required X numbre of hours and take him on the highway, etc. Once he got his permit we would take him out and practice on Post where there was no traffic and long flat roads and got his license without a problem. He learned on an automatic but for college we got a great deal on a little GMC Tracker which was standard. Now teaching him to drive standard the summer before he left for college was a white knuckle experience.
What does Kate know about responsible driving, may I ask? I'm surprised SHE still has her driver's license.
Anyone else keeping up with the Sons of Guns debacle? The dominos are really falling now. Will Hayden's oldest daughter, who had initially defended him, is now saying that he molested her too. Her husband posted a poem online that rips Will for what he did. There is also another woman who says he molested her when she was 12 years old.
The implication being thrown around now are that the daughter and her husband were initially trying to keep things quiet so they could keep the Discovery money rolling in. Will's attorney has gone so far as to say his daughter is jumping on the bandwagon now only because the income stream has stopped. I don't think he is innocent, but I also think the daughter is trying to profit from the situation while she can. She is not releasing any more statements at this time because she is going on Dr. Phil this week to tell her story.
Reality TV will make you sell your soul for the money. I think it is too bad that Robert's book didn't do more to get the kids out from filming and give Jon a more active role in their lives. I can only imagine the secrets that are still being kept in that house.
Lauren @ljohnson2006 1h
@Kateplusmy8 Will and Kate have two and need six more to have as many as you! #CongratsWillandKate 👑
Well, now we know she can do simple math. Brilliant. Oh, wait. As of now, they have only one and not yet two, which means they need seven more to have eight.
Tucker's Mom said... 105
I think Kate made up the whole conversation and based it on Kate's own ignorance of the law.
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This one is easy peasy to figure out!!
This is Kate's first Bat Signal flashed upon the night sky, to the sheep, to remind them to get those birthday gifts for the twins in the mail, and consider donating your gently used cars to Kate!
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Tucker's Mom, you have her figured out! She's dropping her subtle (cough, cough) hints to the sheeple to start shopping for birthday gifts for the twins. Only a month to get them bought, wrapped, and mailed. Time to get busy!
She is shameless.
Kate's luney fans, make me laugh. For fans(if you want to call them that)whole claim to be fans, they sure don't know much about Kate or the kids. It never ceases to amaze me that most of her so-call fans, especially the ones who claim they have watch since day one, still don't know how old the kids are or what grade they are in, and that Jon is alive & kicking and does see his kids, when Kate allows it. I think they are just GOOFY!
Admin: Kate do responsible reading? Kate is too busy shopping online and looking up and reading about herself to care about what the kids should know or what she should know & prepare for. Besides, Kate is the thinking: let them find out for themselves, kind of like the fighting: let them work it out between themselves. I guess she take the phrase Let them it cake! to heart.
Cara knows she will need to buy her own car. She is working for it now!
I still believe Milo and Kate are one in the same person. Weird as it seems
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Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack Aug 15
My word!...the "wizard of twitter" CC now has access 2Mady's mind!! I see a "bad moon arisin"...Don't U need a #permit 4that sort of thing?
"I wonder how often Milo has to renew her own permit! Is there a coupon for that?
This is what is so fascinating about the whole Milo-Kate affair. She can't see that she perceives herself as the all-knowing, all-seeing confidant who has access to all things Kate and the kids, while at the same time she calls out others for doing what she does on a daily basis."
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It is odd, isn't it? Milo constantly tweets about how happy the kids are, how they're thriving under Kate's care (ahem, control) and how well they are doing in school as if she's totally in the know.
Yet someone says the kids are unhappy, don't want to film etc and Milo jumps right in there with sarcastic quips about people having "access 2Mady's mind".
Give it up Milo. You have no more information than the rest of us. In fact, what's worse is that you blatantly ignore and/or skew known facts to suit your "defend Kate at all costs" agenda.
Milo is an enabler, plain and simple. For whatever reason, she/he/it identifies with Kate and justifies her abuse and exploitation of the Gosselin kids because it feeds her ego to do so.
Will Milo ever give it up? I doubt it. Even when those kids, and I'll put money on at least half of them doing so at some point, come out with their side of the story, Milo will still have Kate's back.
I've never really subscribed to the notion that Milo is actually Kate but there have been moments, especially lately that have left me wondering.
It's almost easier to believe that than the idea that someone could be so delusional and defend so fiercely a person they've never even met.
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I don't think he is innocent, but I also think the daughter is trying to profit from the situation while she can. She is not releasing any more statements at this time because she is going on Dr. Phil this week to tell her story.
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Of course. Go straight to Dr. Phil. Do not pass go. That guy is just a hairless Jerry Springer.
Gawd. Sometimes I feel like taking out a gun and Elvisizing my tv set.
Kate tweeted this. Is she so self-centered that she needs an emoji for Shoka and Zorro? Or is she so desperately thinking of something to tweet just so her fans won't think she's ignoring them?
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 · 3h
Dear Emoji-Needed: German Shep (Shoka) & green Parrot Emojis (Zorro). It'd make life easier when texting my kids! #Pls&Thx #MomRequest #LOL
What's wrong with using names in a text? Or just "S" for Shoka and "Z" for Zorro.
First world problems, indeed!!
Re: emojis. Kate, try talking to your kids instead. Dumbass
One of Kate's fans tweeted this:
segovia girl @segoviagirI_ · 2m
@Kateplusmy8 I think it's horrible the way strangers make a point to assume & attack. I knw it's hard but try not to respond. Block& delete.
But, but you're also a stranger and you assume and praise! I don't really see the difference.
@GreatestQuotes: "A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with. A man is what he makes of himself." - Alexander Graham Bell
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OK so I guess TFW is now thumbing her nose at her entire family. She is a self made bitch and proud of it.
Chrissakes, Kate is grifting for emojis of her pets now?
Shades of wanting to turn her children into a video game app a la Diner Dash.
Take a lesson from the Obama's, Kate- don't turn your children into caricatures, action figures or dolls.
Sicko.
It's tweets like these that make me wonder if Milo is "channeling" herself through Kate. She constantly tweets about a mother's role in raising kids, but she hardly mention what LOM's role is.
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack · 17h
@kateplusmy8 A Mom's love encourages you 2b ur best & amazingly remains 2correct U & support U at ur worst! #MothersLoveNeverDies
What about a FATHER'S love? In her mind, the father is the breadwinner and the mother is the caretaker. No wonder she disses Jon at every chance. She still doesn't comprehended that a father's love is just as great as a mother's love.
It seems that she agrees with the "old style" of parenting. The kids are the mother's burden, and the father just brings home the bacon. Which is why she vilifies Jon, because to "according to Milo", Kate is fulfilling both roles.
Since my husband worked out of town, I was fortunate to be the parent teaching the five kids how to drive. They usually practiced when we delivered papers in the morning as there was not much traffic at 5:00 AM.
Once they got their license, I taught them how to drive stick on my truck.
No wonder I have so many silver hairs. Scary!
Well, at least the G8 will have steering practice from the Deere vehicle.
I can't imagine Kate being patient enough to teach anyone how to drive and as someone already said, I'm surprised she has a license herself! How did she get out of all those violations!
Poor Kate. Looks like she missed the boat once again. Nickelodeon has a new series starting up called "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky, and Dawn" starring quadruplets. I wonder if she knows about it or if she dragged the kids there for an audition?
I'm sure Jon will be all over teaching the kids how to drive.
I can't imagine the bitching Kate will do when the tups turn 16.
Going through the driver training experience with my son right now. He got his learner's permit before school got out last year, and California requires that he have three lessons from a certified driving instructor, plus 50 hours of driving before he can take the driving test. He also has to wait at least 6 months from the date he got his learner's permit. He's been doing the majority of the driving whenever we go somewhere, and I try to mix it up between the usual routes we drive every day, to some freeway driving, and some unfamiliar roads. We are also needing to do more night driving. I was white-knuckling it at first, but as he's gained experience, I feel more comfortable. Still, he did almost rear-end someone the other day and then got mad at me for freaking out!
My daughter got into an accident during her driving test for her license! I was in the car with her along with the instructor. It was storming like crazy, high winds, torrential rain and we were on the highway! I really thought we were all going to die. No kidding. She got off on the exit and got slammed from behind. It was not her fault. Needless to say, the police had to be called and and you can imagine the rest but she did pass. Funny thing is, during all of this, she was the calmest person in the car.
New thread??
Take a lesson from the Obama's, Kate- don't turn your children into caricatures, action figures or dolls. 125
I remember in the early days there was talk- maybe on the TLC website about a gamed based on the G kids. Thank.God that never happened.
I remember in the early days there was talk- maybe on the TLC website about a gamed based on the G kids. Thank.God that never happened.
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I don't know if TLC had it on their website, but there was a serious exchange of ideas and pitching the app between Kate and her "people", in Robert's book/Kate's diary.
New thread ideas?
It looks like someone has a pic of her at the grocery store. I think by the same person who has complained about her store behavior before. I wonder if that employee in the picture is there to block others from coming close, lol
New thread ideas?
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Several posters have already suggested the documentary Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work
Thread idea: I'd love to hear stories about everyone's autumn traditions. What recipes remind you of fall; what places and activities do you associate with cooling temperatures & falling leaves?
Not for us, the fake "traditions" that TFW posts to Twitter for accolades. Let's talk about the stuff that matters most to us, the memories that linger...
(PS Thanks for posting the Dutchess-related blog link earlier today.)
I thought I saw Gosselin kids paper dolls somewhere ( not yet marketed)
Do you have a link to the picture of Kart at the grocery store?
My daughter got into an accident during her driving test for her license! I was in the car with her along with the instructor. It was storming like crazy, high winds, torrential rain and we were on the highway!
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That had to be scary! Glad everyone was okay!
You just reminded me of something I had long forgotten. We had drivers education in school. It was mandatory. Two of us and the instructor would go out driving for an hour or so. When it was my friend's turn at the wheel, I sat in the back and tried not to watch what she was doing. She was an airhead, and totally fearless behind the wheel. Everything was going fine until the session was almost finished and she pulled into the school parking lot, running over one of the parking lot barriers, up over the grass, down a hill, and into a fence. She was bawling and I was in shock. I think we were airborne. She kept saying, "Don't call my dad." He was a state trooper.
I never went out driving with her again...I requested another partner!
I'd love to hear stories about everyone's autumn traditions. 139
In addition to mourning the end of summer? :)
Empress, I was going to say the same thing. Fall traditions? We hear some fun stuff from various parts of the country and different cultures when we go off topic with stuff like that.
I watched the Joan Rivers documentary "Piece of Work". There are some themes that might be interesting as a new topic. I think that Joan was good example of someone who requires constant admiration in order to have a sense of identity. She shares many characteristics with TFW, except that she had actual talent and a killer work ethic. She never took fame for granted, and knew that she had to earn it every day. The conversations with Melissa were really interesting, in that she really respected that her parents tried to give her a normal life. But, she said that "the career" was the primary focus of the family (her husband was a producer), and clearly has some issues with that. I don't know if you have seen it yet, but, I would love to hear your take on it.
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I'd love to hear stories about everyone's autumn traditions. 139
In addition to mourning the end of summer? :)
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What summer? We had 2 months of cloudy and rainy.
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Siobhan R @SiobhanR111 8m
but I'm starting 2 believe that they know they will never accomplish a thing & they don't care! @Kateplusmy8
Siobhan R @SiobhanR111 7m
I'd be happy to return to remind them -semi daily, when TIME permits, that they have no say in what @Kateplusmy8 does.
Is this person really this slow? Then why in the world do you bait them? You're not going to win either and you're doing exactly the same thing that you are accusing the haters of doing. Oy. What is WITH these sheep?
Time to do some headbanging (and some drinking)...
Ex Nurse said... 145
I watched the Joan Rivers documentary "Piece of Work". There are some themes that might be interesting as a new topic. I think that Joan was good example of someone who requires constant admiration in order to have a sense of identity. She shares many characteristics with TFW, except that she had actual talent and a killer work ethic
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Joan truly was a single mother and had to overcome the suicide of her husband very quickly in order to keep her career rolling forward.
She worked like crazy.
I got the impression that Joan had to keep working until her dying day, because her lifestyle was extravagant and she had quite a large staff to support.
Andy Cohen said that he loved having Joan on his show because she came prepared to carry her share of the show, not sit there like a lump like Kate and snatch a book from Andy's paws and sit there and read it in silence.
Andy looked at her like "wtf??????????". I remember Morgan Fairchild regaling Andy with plenty of stories from her career- she was quite engaging.
Then there was Kate, needing to have teeth pulled to get anything useful or remotely entertaining or interesting out of her.
What a dud she was on that show.
Just the other night we were talking about the days when our kids were learning learning to drive.
I had an old Chevy that suffered through three teenager's practice sessions after their driver training classes.
There was a large scrape down the side when middle child hit a fence, a big ding when daughter hit a telephone pole while parking , a swipe down the other side when # 1 son tore off the car door of a parked driver who opened his door without checking to see if it was safe to do so.
The car was disposed of as soon as the last license was signed & sealed.
These kids have become very good drivers with perfect driving records - thankfully!
Aiko Souma @Aiko_Souma000 43m
@Kateplusmy8 In love with your first cookbook please come put with a second thanks Kate your the best!Jesus says cast your cares on the Lord
I'm not even sure that a Higher Power could help her with another book. She might have to sell her soul somewhere in order to make it a success.
I'm watching Piece of Work thanks everyone it's great. I will do a post bear with me.
This is mind blowing in the sense that she had a textbook celebrity personality. Self obsessed, self observed, obsessive in general, incredible workaholic, but at the same time I think a fairly scared though at times genuine person under there. Very similar to my narcissist. If you want to live like that that's your choice but it sure would be hell for most people. On Joan's birthday who is there with the cake and the singing but what is obviously her staff. A couple housekeepers, her assistant, her manager. That's no life. Or is it to folks like this? Maybe so. For all the strangers fawning all over you, being a celebrity is lonely usually.
Oh hi anonymous. Sounds like a case of he said she said. Nev said the incident, which was eight years ago, was self defense after someone attacked him for taking their photo. His case was dismissed in the court of law, but he took his medicine and was kicked out of college. Yawn, that's no post. What does some stupid one-time incident in college eight years ago you've been appropriately punished for have to do with this blog whatsoever? Has he ever laid a hand on anyone ever again? Didn't think so.
She's obsessed with Kathy Griffin and seems to see her as a rival, new kid on the block who took all her business away.
It reminds me of Kate seeing any other mother who has multiples as a threat. This is so "wow."
I didn't remember the movie that Joan and Melissa did, "Tears and Laughter: The Joan and Melissa Rivers Story", but when I saw that, I thought, "jeez, that's f*cked up".
I think Joan loved Melissa fiercely, but never knew how to keep her own daughter safe from her narcissistic and caustic ways.
Joan and Kathy seemed to have come to an understanding over the years.
It didn't seem like there was bad blood in the end, at least on Kathy's part.
Griffin seemed very emotional about Joan's sudden passing.
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