Kate Gosselin celebrats her 40th birthday in star style at Generations Riviera Maya. Check out the video then click on...
Posted by Generations Resorts on Thursday, June 11, 2015
Thanks, pool girls, for removing that turd from the water (#196). Hopefully Admin left you a net.
Pym (#2), as a fellow poster who's had her name stolen, I feel we should start Go Fund Me pages for the emotional distress we've endured. I just know a trip to Mexico would cure what ails us!
It isn't too difficult to open a Google account. If I could figure it out -- anyone can do it. Then your name is in BLUE and you can have an avatar and a cute trash can!
Admin and the Pool girls would know if someone tried to copy your name.
Just a helpful suggestion to thwart those who try to de-rail this blog and the faithful posters.
Thank you everybody. I am really upset about this. I love this blog, the people who make this a great place to vent about when the children are going to be granted release from Gosselin Prison.
We all contribute to this blog in one way or another and that is what makes it so great! The suggestions of tv shows to watch, books to read, videos to watch, places to visit, places to eat, even what to cook for dinner. It is a sad day to have someone come in and violate OUR Veranda and get their ill-gotten giggles.
FlimsyFlamsy, I thought that was you. localyocal, tucker's mom, formerly duped, thank you. And if I have missed someone, please forgive me. Also, I sent in a couple of posts and let it rip. SO glad the Pool Girls are on the job and they do it well. Oh, and the Pool Boys had to change out the filter after I posted so...the next round of rumspringas are on me!
Normally I don't participate in conversation about someone's appearance. With the way she treats Colin publicly on camera (and TLC pays her for it) I have to say it, the incredible amount of sun damage now evident on her body and frozen face is sad for a 40 year old. There is a moment in the ghastly 40 episode where Joan Crawford, I mean um Kate is relaxing on her throne, um I mean the bed on the beach, and she leans in to see Deanna's phone where the cameras show ugh...some really damaged weakened skin on her stomach. Lines and folds...it seems only when she stands still does is that gut photogenic...teehee That and the very matronly sagging oversized chest, time to stop the bikinis. I watched this fast forwarding with a guy friend and he yelled, turned his head and went into the kitchen. I smiled.
NJGal51, thank you so much, from the heart. Of course, I have sometimes asked why over the last 15 years but I have accepted it and have many people in my life, family and friends who care about me and I care about them. I actually had one man promise me if they got a call that they wouldn't stop at a store and buy a pack of cigarettes, they would get to me as quick as possible. Wow, what a compliment!
It would be an honor to meet you or anyone else on this wonderful Veranda. xxoo This is the original redbird.
Thank you Dmasy and Jane, but I think I'll team up with Flimsy and demand restitution from the blackguards who tried to sully our good pseudonymous names. A free trip to Belize just might wipe the tear from my eye.
jolie Jacquelyn...11...Bye the way, why do I always see names in pink & not blue? ----------------------------- Me too, Jolie! I thought it was my crappy computer.
The three latest episodes are now on YouTube for your viewing pleasure. *snark* ( Mother's Day, Big 4-0, and 11th Birthday) I id watch them on demand but fast-forwarded her and there. Honestly they were very boring . The tups' birthday had the most for us to discuss.
I'm echoing others here when I say I wish I lived closer. I'd visit you and bring my sweet dog (if they're allowed). We so enjoy your comments, humor and occasional poetry! By "we" I mean we ladies on the veranda, not my dog and I. He's usually snoozing.
I bet many of us here have at one time or another asked why me. I have. It's the big question isn't it, without a very satisfying answer, imo. My heart goes out to you.
I also see them in pink on my iPad. My complaint with the iPad is that all links used to be clickable and now none are. Does anyone have a solution for this?
Formerly Duped said... 15 The three latest episodes are now on YouTube for your viewing pleasure. *snark* ( Mother's Day, Big 4-0, and 11th Birthday) I id watch them on demand but fast-forwarded her and there. Honestly they were very boring ::::::
I have a big batch of shrimp I've been putting off cleaning for a shrimp salad I'm making for tomorrow. They have the heads still on, and they're all staring at me ... yuckity, yuck, yuck. However, instead of watching Kate, I think cleaning the shrimp sounds like a more enjoyable task.
OK, how long will it be, before Kate posts, 4th of July pics? I wonder if she left the flags on the driveway, from Veterans day. You know that family tradition of flags in the driveway, that one of her fans had to remind her of! Then she went out and put the flags out or was that a pic from a previous years. With Kate you never know, she lies so much, and does things out order. Like celebrating Xmas before Xmas, and any birthday or holiday, a month to or after.
Redbird it's people like you who are invested and compassionate about others suffering is what makes this a better world. Even if we are all far away you are in our thoughts.
On my iPad the names are black and pink. Mines pink! Why do I have a little cute garbage can by the date?
Awe, how sweet Sue_Buddy! Yes, pups are allowed. I see them periodically. Oh, I have meant to tell you SB that please don't leave Patricia Chow out of the book! Just because she has possibly reformed. You could have at least someone that has finally seen the light. The Road to Redemption.
Wow, just think, if we were to live all in a short driving distance from each other, the great visits we would have!
Geez, the Hayes had kids going to 4 different schools, high school, Jr High, grade school & special ed. You did not hear Betty complain.
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sKate should shut her complaining pie-hole. She could be like Michelle Duggar and home school and have her kids never leave the house at all. I'm sure she'd love that.
BTW, you all are neither pink nor blue on my laptop, you are lilac.
I watched the last two episodes and Collin is a model child on the show. The girls are the ones who shriek, speak over each other and throw fits at the drop of a hat, even in front of their friends. Collin seems to be bright and well adjusted. I don't understand it at all. Just wondering.....could it be that Jon is the one who wanted the school change and maybe has wanted it for a long time? Could it be that there has been a change in Collin's custody? Long time L
I've always admired the freedom of opinion that your posts express. Please allow me to add my best thoughts to a poster who adds so much value to this nook of the net.
I think everyone on here is great or I wouldn't of stayed for so long. Now I think about 7 years? and I was on GWOP for a long time befrore that as Shoka's Understudy. I thought Heffner Road was hilarious!
You're so right. We'd have some great visits if we lived close together.
As far as leaving PC in the book, your suggestion was a good one. Perhaps she'll be the turncoat, tired at last of the constant negativity. Maybe she'll be banned from riding back with the gushing fans. Hmmm.
My shrimp have all been guillotined and cleaned. I turned on the kids 11th birthday but I can't take the girls screeching and interrupting and the general chaos they create so, before my eardrums burst, I turned it off. Not sure I can handle the 40th birthday and the way Kate handled Collin's gift to her. Just hearing about it made me so sad.
I wonder if all the birthday guests brought 6 gifts. I noticed the boy named Nial (?) did. I think you should just bring one for the child who invited you. I remember buying two presents for twins, but sextuplets? Wow.
Typo? Yes, I'm certain it is. LOL ********* Omg. How embarrassing. YES TYPO! I need a drink;)
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lol! I'm not-a-nice-Canadian when discussing Schmoopy and anyone, ANYONE who thinks she's a great mom...struggling along...doing the best she can...blah blah blah. Every time she opens her piehole I see red.
And speaking of red, on my laptop anyone with a google account has their name in red, not pink (how was that for a segue?) The date and time is in pink however. And further to the color Red -- Redbird, don't ever stop being you :)
Get Medicated -- thanks for the shout out! I'm glad you like us Canucks and please don't hold Justin Bieber against us. He was a glitch.
We are proud of our young country (148-years-old plus 2 days)and the people here who have made some great contributions to the world. Dr. Banting discovered insulin, John Hopps the pacemaker, computerized Braille by Roland Galazrneau. The prosthetic hand was invented by Helmut Lucas. So many others came up with inventions like the walkie talkie, the electron microscope, the telephone, the Blackberry, the pager, the snowblower.
Anyway the list is longer and too numerous to mention here, but we're pretty proud of our stuff! If Kate gives a special thanks to Canadian Louise Poirier for inventing the WonderBra, I'll drink a gallon of Bloody Caesars, invented by a Calgary bartender in 1969 and say something kind about HER, so that Tucker's will think I'm nice ;o)
And for Jolie...Brent Leroy may have not invented the chili cheese dog, but he sure made me a fan of them. I'll make a special batch of them and set them on the veranda for everyone.
LOL!! Who died? You have to steer clear of those caskets, especially if they're flying down the highway at 100 miles per hour and the driver is dead at the wheel.
From the recap...
"Thus, Kate had to warn against them contraband."
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Say what?
Aren't these "writers" embarrassed when they read what they wrote, or don't they know any better? A middle school kid could do a better job.
I have a big batch of shrimp I've been putting off cleaning for a shrimp salad I'm making for tomorrow. They have the heads still on, and they're all staring at me ... yuckity, yuck, yuck.
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Ha! Like the "Chinese turkey" in "A Christmas Story?" Just hack off the heads!
I have never understood why being a community organizer is considered an insult? This is directed at the person who said they would rather have Trump be president than President Obama. I am seriously asking. Why do I hear the words "community organizer" said with a sneer? BTW, Barack Obama worked as an attorney prior to going into politics. I don't think he's ever declared bankruptcy. And he's been married exactly once, happily so. But most importantly -- he's not running for President, so why even bring him up when discussing Trump's running for the nomination in 2016? It would have made more sense to compare him to Hilary Clinton or Bernie Sanders. Weird.
That and the very matronly sagging oversized chest, time to stop the bikinis. I watched this fast forwarding with a guy friend and he yelled, turned his head and went into the kitchen. I smiled.
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But don't you know that she rocks that bikini and Gladys rocks right along with her?
ChelseaQuinn @chelseaquinn78 3h3 hours ago @Kateplusmy8 have Mady and Cara taken drivers training yet? Wouldn't that be a good episode!?
I think that might be illegal, so unless TLC wants to get into some serious trouble with PennDOT, then no, it wouldn't be a good episode! Before you can take driver's ed, you have to have a learner's permit, and to do that, you have to be 16.
Tanya Cooper @hosttanyacooper 33m33 minutes ago Kate Gosselin Opens Up About Troubled Son Collin 1 out of 8 not bad! kudo's girl, I barley raised 2!
One out of eight isn't bad. Yeah, right. Who cares if it's just one? In the whole scheme of things, one child with issues isn't anything. He's just a number.
With an attitude like this, I can see why this sheeple barley (sic) raised two.
Weren't he and his wife having difficulties at one point, either separated or almost separated, and went to counseling? Or am I thinking about another POTUS?? No, not Clinton.
Midnight Madness (#38), I stumbled upon some Duggar fan fiction today, and some of the writing makes each and every one of us posting here sound like Shakespeare himself!
Writing imaginary scenarios for fictional characters is one thing. But about living, breathing human beings? Some of whom are children? I'm afraid to know if there's such a thing as Gosselin family fan fiction. But considering one fan had one of the tups' names tattooed to her arm, I guess nothing would surprise me.
Hi "get medicated" nice to see you posting. I'm happy you had a good experience in Vancouver. Are you going to the soccer game on Sunday? Should be a good one! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yes Jolie! I will be there on Sunday and I'm so excited. Myself, my husband and my 18 yo daughter. Thank you for asking.
FimsyFlamsy: Yes, there is one fanfiction story on Kate Gosselin. The website is called: Living with the Gosselins. This person sounds like they have problems at home. You should read the cast of characters. This person must not like Jane Fonda.
I checked a major fan fiction site, and no Duggar or kate or any reality TV fiction. Thank God!
This site is called Fanfiction.net. TV, movies, comics etc, they have fan fiction for. I go there to read Doctor Who fiction.
Sleepless In Seattle said... 53 Maybe she was, maybe she wasn't but she did not look fully tuned in to me.
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Wouldn't it be wonderful if she was "tuned out" because she'd been bugging TLC to bring her back permanently and some dummy told her before filming that they weren't. I could see her pouting and going through the motions.
Remember her wanting a second chance? Remember her wanting to "hit it out of the park"? Yeah, not so much. What's that expression about pigs and lipstick?
P.J. said... 55 Sleepless In Seattle said... 53 Maybe she was, maybe she wasn't but she did not look fully tuned in to me.
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Wouldn't it be wonderful if she was "tuned out" because she'd been bugging TLC to bring her back permanently and some dummy told her before filming that they weren't. I could see her pouting and going through the motions.
Remember her wanting a second chance? Remember her wanting to "hit it out of the park"? Yeah, not so much. What's that expression about pigs and lipstick?
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That makes sense, her being tuned out because she possibly was told that there are no more plans to film.
Oh, she did knock it out of the park. Colin was the ball and she was the wooden spoon.
P.J. (#55), TFW also said she thought "lightening (sic) could strike twice." If you're just playing yourself on the "realest reality show" out there, what is there to hit out of the park? What is it that lightening is striking?
To me, those comments revealed TFW's true ambition: to stay famous. Doing the show was never about educating the world about multiples. It was never about being able to give her children a more comfortable lifestyle. It was never about having the luxury of being a stay-out-home mom so she could devote more quality time with her growing children. She had a taste of big-time fame and fortune, and she'll continue to chase that dragon.
Happy July 4th to all! May your day be filled with friends, fireworks, hot dogs and good times.
I'm on beautiful Cape Cod watching a charming local parade and looking forward to a visit to a local farm and fireworks tonight. Massachusetts is big on patriotism - it's fantastic!
Sadly, I think Kate believes she deserves to be paid money to sit and make "cute" faces while talking about herself. Nothing more than HERSELF. She believes her life is one-of-a-special-kind and that she is charming and fascinating and wonderful and worthy of fame.
She believes it. The children orbit around that delusion.
A new formula was used for this show?? For eg, kids designing the cake, was just them, she was not even in the shot when they were selecting and drawing. No squealing, wrinkle nose or bad mouthing what they choose and design. At the rink, she was not on the floor. She stayed on the side and watched them with their friends ( how different is this to when they played that game with the ball and she would not let them win). It was all about the 6, not Kate attempting to skate or be pushed on a chair. Long time L
Anonymous (Long Time Lurker) said: A new formula was used for this show??
*********** I've never been able to abide snide and obnoxious kids on tv shows. Two and a half men's child character comes to mind. And let's not forget all of Mama June's daughters. But it seems to be a big seller. So maybe you're right. TLC might be trying to see how obnoxious acting children are going to fly. Obnoxious Kate has been done. The ratings are down. Time to see if the kids can carry on in the spotlight with Kate in a more minor role. Still fully obnoxious, but less visible. Letting the kids do things, but still present enough to bring tension to the filming.
Jane said... 59 Happy July 4th to all! May your day be filled with friends, fireworks, hot dogs and good times.
I'm on beautiful Cape Cod watching a charming local parade and looking forward to a visit to a local farm and fireworks tonight. Massachusetts is big on patriotism - it's fantastic!
****** That sounds amazing and so Americanish!!
Happy 4th to all and thanks to our Canadian friends for your wishes today!
We're going to a neighbor's annual 4th celebration. They do a bang up job and it's so nice to visit with neighbors that we usually just wave to as they drive by. These nice folks also do an annual Christmas/Holiday party and people brings sides or desserts. This year, I'm bringing both- a dessert and a nibbly plate with pate and cheese (and some delicious homemade toppings!).
idosmommy said... 64 Anonymous (Long Time Lurker) said: A new formula was used for this show??
*********** I've never been able to abide snide and obnoxious kids on tv shows. Two and a half men's child character comes to mind. ******* Snarky kids can work, but it's got to be done right and it's a fine line to tow. I think Modern Family's kids are hysterical. The reason I think it works is because they're also shown being flawed, and that makes them endearing. For every zinger, those kids get knocked down a peg.
Kate seems to delight in her girls' entitled attitudes and Mady's glibness.
Tucker's Mom, we are doing the neighborhood event also. We are enjoying be a part of a cup-de-sac and participating get togethers. My hubby -- the grillmaster -- is cooking all the meat for the our event.
He is also assembling cream cheese and shrimp stuffed peppers which are wrapped in bacon.
Our outdoor kitchen is smokin' away right now.
Hubby loves shopping and recipes and ingredients and cooking. Not me so much. Our kitchen is a mishmash of prep debris at the moment. He THINKS he cleans up. I sneak in behind his effort and do it my way.
Happy Fourth of July! Have a wonderful day if you are American or. Canadian! Rumspringa all around! We have been in the Outer Banks for a few days. No sharks in Nags Head, at least not yesterday! There is a new distillery in Manteo, couple of local guys run it, and they have made Kill Devil Rum, name is a play on Kill Devil Hills, nc. it's really good rum! I missed the kerfluffle, but I agree that Pym and flimsy flimsy and Redbird too all need compensation for shenanigans. We should all go along on whatever exotic trip they get, for emotional support, dontcha know!
Dmasy said... 68 Tucker's Mom, we are doing the neighborhood event also. We are enjoying be a part of a cup-de-sac and participating get togethers. My hubby -- the grillmaster -- is cooking all the meat for the our event.
He is also assembling cream cheese and shrimp stuffed peppers which are wrapped in bacon.
Our outdoor kitchen is smokin' away right now.
Hubby loves shopping and recipes and ingredients and cooking. Not me so much. Our kitchen is a mishmash of prep debris at the moment. He THINKS he cleans up. I sneak in behind his effort and do it my way. ***** Nice! I wish DH were more into grilling and smoking. He can grill a mean mid-rare steak tho! I'm the cook, he's the cleaner and my sous chef. I've make individual desserts in little clear plastic cups: butterscotch budino (fancy Italian way of saying pudding) with a salted caramel topping, mascarpone whipped cream and roasted almond brittle. We bought pate and Cashel bleu cheese at our fancy schmancy Weggies (serving with a sliced baguette), and I made (local) plum gastrique with caramelized shallots and (local) cherry mostarda.
Hubby loves shopping and recipes and ingredients and cooking. Not me so much. Our kitchen is a mishmash of prep debris at the moment. He THINKS he cleans up. I sneak in behind his effort and do it my way.
(((((((((( Ugh, yes! DH, love him, cleans at waist level. Any splatters that go awry and the floor remain yucky.
JoyinVirginia said... 70 Happy Fourth of July! Have a wonderful day if you are American or. Canadian! Rumspringa all around! We have been in the Outer Banks for a few days. No sharks in Nags Head, at least not yesterday! There is a new distillery in Manteo, couple of local guys run it, and they have made Kill Devil Rum, name is a play on Kill Devil Hills, nc. it's really good rum! **** I'm jealous! We've been going to the OBX for about 8 years now, and we stay in Corolla. Can you give me your thoughts on the Southern shores-south of the main causeway? DH and I always think we'll give the south a try, but wonder what the flavor it like down there. We love hanging on the beach with our dogs, eating seafood, and love the shopping, restaurants and mini-golf at Timbuck II. The Food Lion has improved quite a bit, and we also hit Harris Teeter. We adore Duck and wind up there several times- love the Blue Point Grill and that shopping center. We have 2 dogs, so that's limited the day trips when we visit. Being farther south would allow us to say, visit Ocracoke. We stay in Whalehead and love the development, fyi.
Happy 4th of July to everyone! The day is still mild, which I am thankful for :) I am beginning the day watching the Giants v. the Nationals (who are kicking the Giants' butts right now). Later on, I'm going over to a friend's house for a BBQ and bringing a broccoli/bacon salad. The only I know for sure that my son is doing today is cleaning his room. I peeked in there to grab some laundry, and eeks! I hope everyone has a great day.
Millicent said... 74 Happy 4th of July to everyone! The day is still mild, which I am thankful for :) I am beginning the day watching the Giants v. the Nationals (who are kicking the Giants' butts right now). Later on, I'm going over to a friend's house for a BBQ and bringing a broccoli/bacon salad. The only I know for sure that my son is doing today is cleaning his room. I peeked in there to grab some laundry, and eeks! I hope everyone has a great day. ****** Love broccoli salad! I could turn into broccoli, I eat so much! Have a wonderful 4th.
We bought pate and Cashel bleu cheese at our fancy schmancy Weggies (serving with a sliced baguette), and I made (local) plum gastrique with caramelized shallots and (local) cherry mostarda.
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Are they Jersey shallots or true shallots? ;) You need to make sure that you have infused layers of flavors, there's enough harmony in textures, your deglazing works in a gentle medley with enough acidity, and the flavors don't compete with the other components but rather impart that subtle balance between sweetness and tartness, thus giving depth to the reduction, and that the bouquet garni is aromatic but the delicacy isn't overwhelmed by the potency of the shallot.
I was so worried about all of this when I was cooking yesterday, and then I realized that hey, it's only a pot of chili. As Dan Conner said in an old Roseanne episode, chili is science. It represents your three states of matter, solid, liquid and eventually, gas.
I watch too much "Chopped" and although the judges may know their food, they are still sorely lacking in table manners.
Happy 4th of July to all my Amercian friends. You all really do it up proud. Hope you all have fun.
Tucker's Mom, are you sure you aren't Emeril Lagasse, hiding and snarking on this blog as payback for when that bitch slapped you? What an epicurean delight ya'll are serving up.
OT, I got me a 6 pack of whistles at the dollar store and got me a telemarketer last night. As soon as he started his spiel I blew that whistle for all I was worth and then I hung up. I was giggling like a lunatic. I haven't had so much fun for $1 in a long time. I'm definitely starting a campaign called "Blow the Whistle on Telemarketers and Scammers.
Correct me if I am wrong, but having a google account screen name doesn't prevent anyone from using your name. The login name has to unique, but the screen name does not. I think someone demonstrated that on the blog, and that was the case when I created an account.
There is a new distillery in Manteo, couple of local guys run it, and they have made Kill Devil Rum, name is a play on Kill Devil Hills, nc. it's really good rum!
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Speaking of distilleries, I drove past the Rumspringa Brewery last evening and I always think of the veranda ladies, picturing everyone getting off the bus, clad in pink crocs and muumuus, with AuntieAnn leading the pack, stumbling a bit from having more than just a few beers down the road at the Revere Tavern in Paradise. Yes, in order to get there you go through Intercourse first.
I had a thought about Collin. Admin says the driveby said several months ago that he had been expelled and it was bad. What if, TFW harkening to her fundamentalist roots, decided that hard physical labor was the consequence, like the Duggars did with Josh? That would explain Collin's working at Henrys. Just a thought...
Milo and her pouting about lack of attention and taking leave of Twitter...
I don't know if she has sheeple friends with whom she converses on the internet (or if any of them communicate in other ways), but wouldn't you think that even if they were die-hard fans that at least one of them could be honest with her and tell her that while her "support" of Kate is admirable, that she does come across as being obsessed and her comments are so over-the-top that she should tone it down?
Then again, perhaps none of her internet tweeties really cares enough to be brutally honest with her, or else none of them recognizes that she clearly needs some kind of intervention with whatever causes her to crave the personal attention from her idol. It's sad.
I was so worried about all of this when I was cooking yesterday, and then I realized that hey, it's only a pot of chili. As Dan Conner said in an old Roseanne episode, chili is science. It represents your three states of matter, solid, liquid and eventually, gas.
I watch too much "Chopped" and although the judges may know their food, they are still sorely lacking in table manners. ****** I think is was Mario Batalli that said, "hey, it's just shit the next day!".
My kitchen mess and destruction is now at DefCon 1. I have no idea what the hell happened in the last hour...
Tucker's Mom, are you sure you aren't Emeril Lagasse, hiding and snarking on this blog as payback for when that bitch slapped you? What an epicurean delight ya'll are serving up. ****** Why yes, and dontcha know? I had a wooden spoon in my back pocket when that crazy lady slapped me with the spatula!
Kate is quiet, so far. She must be filming. Waiting for the 4th of july pics, the grilling of food, the decorations, the flags in the driveway etc.
== maybe Jon has the kids today? We can only hope, cuz that way the kids can attend a public fireworks event and Kate can get some much needed rest. LOL
Tucker's Mom, I guess that's why there is a wide variety if tv shows out there. I don't find anything funny about Modern Family. Nothing. But I'm certainly OK with the knowledge it is enjoyed by millions. I just turn the channel or turn the set off when it comes on. So, enjoy! :)
Hope my fellow Americans are having a lovely 4th! Tucker's Mom and Dmasy, about your messy kitchens...you can always say it's Jon's fault. That's worked as a "get out of jail free" for a certain PA resident for years now.
JoyInVirginia (#70), I can't speak for the other poor, distraught stolen identity victims, but you are welcome to come on my Go Fund Me vacation. If you're as good a tour guide in real life as you are virtually, I'm sure we'll have a ball!
GetOfTweeter (#88), TFW being quiet today makes me think the kids are with their dad. When they're home and in her hair, she needs Twitter as a buffer -- "Mom's working: leave me alone or disperse!" Even if they've been filming, they wouldn't be today, as the crew would cost a fortune on a holiday. And since TLC is in the business of illusion (read: lying), I don't think they'd bother shooting 4th of July footage to air in the fall or winter. They'd shoot it in March.
Tucker's Mom, I had to google mostarda & now I have to make some. Looks delicious & I just happen to have quite a lot of bing cherries on hand. Love, love looking at recipes & trying out new ones
localyocul said... 81 I had a thought about Collin. Admin says the driveby said several months ago that he had been expelled and it was bad. What if, TFW harkening to her fundamentalist roots, decided that hard physical labor was the consequence, like the Duggars did with Josh? That would explain Collin's working at Henrys. Just a thought... ----- I think that in Kate's world, hard physical labor is the consequence of being born a boy.
local, if Admin could tell us what month she got the driveby info, we could probably figure out if the working at Henry's was punishment. Perhaps Collin has been home schooled (not by Kate) for several months since the expulsion.
Localyocul (#81), you may be on to something with your Farmer Henry theory. Remember there was an uproar when TFW tweeted that C had just come home from working there, and was eating her out of house and home. I wonder if it was a preemptive strike because she was afraid someone was about to leak that C was being punished for being expelled. Just a thought, because she's nothing if not calculating.
OT...Virginia Pen might find this amusing! I wanted to see what Uggs was up to this holiday weekend. Apparently she has a new love interest and is very excited, enough to need a cold shower:
Brenda Schuettler @sweetbren66 @michaelstrahan I don't smoke but I needed a cigarette after your scene. Damn boy you handled her #luckiestGirlInTheWorld now cold shower 😍😘
Brenda Schuettler @sweetbren66 @jadapsmith @michaelstrahan #wow I am speechless #MagicMikeXXL was so hot you two killed it #MikeSignPosterNextTime http://t.co/3IwYzUTgNx
Brenda Schuettler @sweetbren66 @michaelstrahan you are the main reason me and my girls going to see #MagicMikeXXL can't wait to see my fav #MichaelStrahan smiles :)
Sherry Baby said... 98 OT...Virginia Pen might find this amusing! I wanted to see what Uggs was up to this holiday weekend. Apparently she has a new love interest and is very excited, enough to need a cold shower:
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Well, at least she's playing the field, spreading herself around and hasn't settled on just one guy! Maybe "me and my girls" will get a nice meet and greet, shout-outs and enough kisses to keep her satisfied until the next "hot" guy comes around and throws her a bone (not boner).
TLC stinks said... 94 local, if Admin could tell us what month she got the driveby info, we could probably figure out if the working at Henry's was punishment. Perhaps Collin has been home schooled (not by Kate) for several months since the expulsion
FlimsyFlamsy said... 96 Localyocul (#81), you may be on to something with your Farmer Henry theory
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Was it PA Dutch Mom who had heard rumblings about C but had kept quiet? Perhaps she could chime in as to a time frame. No details, but at least when this may have happened
Brenda Schuettler @sweetbren66 @jadapsmith @michaelstrahan #wow I am speechless #MagicMikeXXL was so hot you two killed it #MikeSignPosterNextTime http://t.co/3IwYzUTgNx
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I'm a thousand posts behind but blahhhhh!!! Coming back to the USa on Monday!!
Not that this will help much, but the episode where Kate said she had stress induced shingles aired on Feb. 3, '15. It was probably filmed in the fall of '14? But you probably already know all this, sleuths that ya'll are!
Kelly Rutherford finally got her children back on US soil yesterday. After her not being to be with them for what 3 years? If those were my kids, there would be no way I would send them back. Tough cookies.
Tucker's Mom - I love broccoli too. It's just so easy to quickly steam up some for dinner, and melt a little butter on top - yum! I even like to eat it raw, as long as I've cut it into very small florets. Last week, I made cheddar and broccoli soup. So I am definitely a fan :)
I hope the kids were with Jon today and had a good time. I had a good time at my friend's BBQ. Unfortunately, after I got home, I ended up in a beef with a person who lives in an apartment complex on the other side of my fenced yard. A frisbee hit my window and before I had even put my shoes on to go outside, I looked out and there was this guy ready to climb over my fence. Ugh. He'd had a few beers I think, and got belligerent with me after I told him not to climb over the fence. Not a great way to end an otherwise very lovely day. And it's almost 11:30 p.m., but I still hear fireworks going off. Hopefully no fires were caused by fireworks!
Well, according to Twitter Kate had a houseful of guests yesterday and there is a photo of the tups watching fireworks. Hannah is there.Many followers posted their flag cakes- some look much nicer than Kate's!
(If Jon had won custody, would the transfer necessarily be immediate?)
hy do Kate's "fans" believe that Kate invented the flag cake? My mom made that back in the 60s and Kate wasn't even alive then. It is amazing that she does not give credit where credit is due on many things in her life.
When Kate says she has a house full of guests she may mean all of her kids are home. What a life she leads.
I hope the kids were with Jon today and had a good time. I had a good time at my friend's BBQ. Unfortunately, after I got home, I ended up in a beef with a person who lives in an apartment complex on the other side of my fenced yard ***** Yeah, that wouldn't work for me either ;-)
Hope everyone had a great 4th, if you were celebrating.
My dessert went over really well! Wish I could post a pic ;-(
(If Jon had won custody, would the transfer necessarily be immediate?) ******* Don't know, but, Hannah would certainly visit. I really doubt Jon got custody of anyone. I think it was a power play and expect more of it. Those kids know damn well that their parents are at odds, and they'll take advantage of it when it suits them.
foxy said... 109 hy do Kate's "fans" believe that Kate invented the flag cake? My mom made that back in the 60s and Kate wasn't even alive then. It is amazing that she does not give credit where credit is due on many things in her life. ******** Kate will never disabuse anyone of any notion that she she invented the cake, other recipes and in fact, motherhood itself.
How many years ago did one of the tup girls says this about Hannah and in 2015 someone still mentions it? AND it never gets OLD! smh
Brittani Eller @BrittaniA1 @Kateplusmy8 "Hannah pooped in Hannah's underwears" never ever gets old. Love the new, the old, and anyway I can get them episodes!
Oh, and Hannah waving at the camera. What happened to the custody? Did TFW convince the judge that they HAD to film and she couldn't go to Jon's? That old bag's picture of the fireworks looks like to me a Farm Utensil to Jon.
@Kateplusmy8: Happy 4th of July,every1! We had an extra full house again this yr...filled w love, memories&firecrackers! 💥 #HBDUSA http://t.co/cBScepVFB0
Those flag cakes that the fans made look great, especially the one with the complicated stripes and the blue square for the stars and the icing. I wonder how many mothers that made their flag cakes refused their children berries and basically told them to hit the road and out of her hair. I mean extensions.
Formerly Duped said... 108 Well, according to Twitter Kate had a houseful of guests yesterday and there is a photo of the tups watching fireworks. Hannah is there
As I mentioned earlier, I wouldn't be surprised if TFW's case of shingles was preceded by news from professionals that Collin requires special attention.
Anonymous said... 119 As I mentioned earlier, I wouldn't be surprised if TFW's case of shingles was preceded by news from professionals that Collin requires special attention.
bm ******* The first thing Kate would think is "omg, we can't film anymore!", not "I'm not going to film to focus on my son".
Looks like 5 tups and a girlfriend. The photo could be cut off..but I don't see Collin either ( or the twins) That's Joel and Aaden on the swan. I hope Collin was having fun with Jon, but who knows?
Kate used to brag how smart Collin was, a math whiz, grades coming easily and was bored academically...if Jon did get custody her tune would change and she will blame Jon for the issues he alluded to involving some or all of the kids.I think Collin has always been a handful for Kate.She has done her best to break his spirit and the shadow of a boy we have seen in the recent years is nothing like the tough and rowdy little boy in the old episodes who liked to organize things.And yes, he would physically push the other kids around.
Wonder if Hannah reneged on her statements about Kate being cruel to her but Collin maybe admitted he is treated like an outcast by all of the family for the most part at Kate's? If he is with Jon that would account for a new school and Kate announcing to the world her son is having trouble.
Or maybe it's more straightforward than that? Wouldn't LCDS have suggested a move before this, especially in light of the Kindergarten troubles? Perhaps he got all the help they could offer and Jon stepped in once Kate washed her hands of him and Collin admitted his treatment at the McMansion.JMO. I just hope he and all the kids get what is best for them someday.
Did I not post she would post pics. That fireworks display looks professional. I bet they filmed it. And TLC got the fireworks display. That does not look like a backyard/alley display. I was in the alley with my neighbors, and it was bring a few fireworks and shoot them off, then do some more. If you look at the pic, they have place in the distance, and the fireworks is all lined up. That is professional. I've been to local fireworks, one at a high school and golf course, and that is how they do the fireworks. Your not fooling anyone Kate, TLC set this up for filming. That looks like all 6 tups.
I don't think the fireworks picture is from this year. If you enlarge it you'll see that the boys hair is shorter in the swan and Aiden's face is much more mature now than in the fireworks picture. Also, I think the one in front in blue is a boy. I thinks the picture may be from last year. She made a big deal about the 4th last year and nary a mention of it this year which is why I think it's an old picture. Boy oh boy do those kids have a lot of pool toys.
Formerly Duped said... 108 Well, according to Twitter Kate had a houseful of guests yesterday and there is a photo of the tups watching fireworks. Hannah is there
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But I don't see Collin ________________________
Maybe that's Collin in front of and to the left of Hannah? In a blue shirt?
Sherry Baby: Why I say Kate is filming: cause, Tuesday she answer a fan on twitter, when asked if there is more shows and Kate hinted there are. Kate also, said in and interview last month, when asked: what are you doing for the summer, Kate answered, hanging and relaxing by the pool and filming.
Kate is like clockwork: when she is quiet, it means 4 things:
1. the kids are with Jon 2. they are filming 3. Kate is up to something or it is something legal 4. she is out of town.
Cause, when kids are home she tweets. When they are not filming, she posts pics of the bird & dog and the kids.
When she needs a new appliance or something fixed or its a birthday, she tweets her complaints, and gushes about things.
She is filming. That pic of the fireworks is too professional for ones backyard. When people do fireworks in their yards, big or small, they don't set it up like a display. They do a few fireworks at a time. If you look at the pic, the fireworks are set up in a row. That means, TLC is most likely filming, it. Kate could have taken the kids to a local fireworks display, but since she said they were at home, that is too professional looking and Kate would not touch that stuff and if purseboy was there he would be firing them off, like the rest of us would a little at a time. But purseboy is in AK, guarding the Duggar boy.
Idk- the girls in back beside Hannah looks like one of the guests at the birthday party-light brown long ponytail. The one in front I think is Leah with a bun, and purple or blue shirt. Hard to tell.6 kids in all.
Guess Kate can' t make them wear matching 4th of July outfits now- what a to-do she made over matching rain jackets that one episode and the fact that the outfits would not be 'seen'
She is filming. That pic of the fireworks is too professional for ones backyard. When people do fireworks in their yards, big or small, they don't set it up like a display. They do a few fireworks at a time. If you look at the pic, the fireworks are set up in a row. That means, TLC is most likely filming, it. Kate could have taken the kids to a local fireworks display, but since she said they were at home, that is too professional looking ---------------------------
This is a picture that Kate tweeted of the fireworks display last year:
The fence in the background is the same. So Kate probably took the kids to a local fireworks display. She never said that the fireworks display was at her home.
I doubt they were filming. As someone else mentioned, I doubt the crew would give up their holiday just to film the Gosselins.
Those fireworks are what gets sold all over the place where I live. I don't think Kate would set them off herself, tho. If it's not TLC, it's Steve. I don't think they're filming. Really, a 4th at the compound is like watching paint dry. Pool- yawn. Kate making a big freaking deal about grilling- who cares. Kids swimming in their enormous pool- so what. Piddly fireworks- no thanks.
The family is pretty boring, to me anyway. The kids are growing up and becoming quite uninteresting because they've had no opportunities to develop talents and skills. Well, Colin gets to do farming stuff and I'm sure he's learned a lot. The girls are just silly little creatures.
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack · 6 juil. @Kateplusmy8 Looks like U all partied hardy! Glad it was a happy event w/family & friends! What part of this is NEW tradition?
Maybe Farmer Henry is a kind man who explains things carefully and gives praise for a job well done. Maybe there is calmness and order at his Amish farm.
I am at risk of making Farmer Henry sound like a fictional character. But, I would like to have hope that working there is a good thing for Collin.
Dmasy (#134), I think many of us shared similar "sediments" when this topic first came up. I'm willing to bet C gets something he never gets from is mother: appreciation. His hard work as a miniature farmer at the compound is expected - no, required. But to work hard for a stranger and then get praised and acknowledged would probably be like heaven to that poor boy. Even if Jon is consistently kind and loving to C, I think he's still at a deficit with his horrible mother as his primary caregiver. That birthday gift scene spoke volumes, didn't it?
If C wasn't in the picture, I wouldn't put it past TFW to have hoped it would ignite some controversy. Any attention for her is better than none at all.
Let's not give donkey too much credit regarding spoiling the kids. If you subtract what she's grifted and all the money she's saved by depriving those kids of good food and after school activities, she's done so little for them (that's positive)
As Dmasy said, sometimes a change of pace can do a boy wonders.
My Nephew used to summer here, because bro and wife couldn't line up care, best summers evah!
But it took some learning to figure him out. DD and friends slowed things down for him, we all watched traffic more, because he didn't, etc. He FLOURISHED!!! Started actually speaking to people, looking into their eyes and fell in love with a dog, Shadow ( which my brother forgave me for giving it to him, SIL..not so much,LOL)
Still today 10 yrs later my sil will not speak with me, but me bro does on the sly, go figure.
Nephew is doing great and is going to graduate HS next year!
I feel for Jon, because my brother is Jon, my SIL KK, but if Jon's family is like mine, we have our ways to help
It's my b-day, so I am going back under the verandah, somebody toss me a couple of kegs, please. 48 and feeling 30-ish-ish
The fence in the background is the same. So Kate probably took the kids to a local fireworks display. She never said that the fireworks display was at her home.
I doubt they were filming. As someone else mentioned, I doubt the crew would give up their holiday just to film the Gosselins.
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Exactly. I doubt it, too. It seems like some are really hung up on filming. Just because she doesn't tweet regularly, several hours a day on a daily basis does not mean she is filming 24/7 all summer!
"She is filming. That pic of the fireworks is too professional for ones backyard. When people do fireworks in their yards, big or small, they don't set it up like a display."
___________________ Gosh, getofftweeter -- they're not filming constantly! LOL! Community fireworks are set up like this, and it doesn't mean it's being filmed!
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 Happy 4th of July,every1! We had an extra full house again this yr...filled w love, memories&firecrackers! 💥 #HBDUSA http://t.co/cBScepVFB0Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 Happy 4th of July,every1! We had an extra full house again this yr...filled w love, memories&firecrackers! 💥 #HBDUSA http://t.co/cBScepVFB0
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It's possible that they had friends over for the Fourth, barbecue and swimming and then went to a community celebration. It doesn't say that the fireworks photo was taken at home. And it doesn't mean that it was filmed!
Moreover, she doesn't call it "fireworks." She says firecrackers, which is different from fireworks. Firecrackers are the ones that are set off in neighborhoods. "Professional" displays are referred to as fireworks...at least they are around here.
I don't think this was filmed. It's just a Fourth celebration like the ones that were done in the past. Thanks, KIAT, for your usual good sleuthing.
Maybe Farmer Henry is a kind man who explains things carefully and gives praise for a job well done. Maybe there is calmness and order at his Amish farm. -------------------------
FYI--Just want to clarify that the name of the farmer who lives next to Kate is Forrest, not Henry. Henry is the Amish farmer who has the fruit and vegetable stand.
Localyocul said... 114 Well well look who is missing ---- LOL - I thought you were referring to Milo. Kate tweeted & there has been no response from #1 Fan.
Rainbirdie said... 146 Localyocul said... 114 Well well look who is missing ---- LOL - I thought you were referring to Milo. Kate tweeted & there has been no response from #1 Fan.
Dmasy (#149), glad the weather cooperated on your first fourth. Or was it your fourth first? Who's on first, what's on second? I don't know -- third base!
I wonder if Kate's announcement about Collin was a lead-in for not filming him in the future. He has problems dealing with social situations, and filming opens him up to ridicule from other kids. If he is teased about what is shown on K+8 (i.e., his mother saying that her kids are "rabid beasts", talking about the boys' underwear, saying their room smells, etc) He may react strongly to being teased, and maybe someone suggested/ordered that he be left out of filming (and pictures posted on twitter) so that he is spared the ridicule that sets him off. Kids can be so mean to one another, especially to others who do not fit in socially. Add to that the nasty public comments made by Collin's own mother, and you have a potentially volatile situation. So, there was no couch interview, no picture of Collin from the 4th, and hopefully he is given some privacy in the future. If that is at the case, then definitely Kate was ordered to stop filming Collin. She would never stop using him as a means of income and attention unless she was forced to do so. Fame and money mean far more to her than the emotional well-being of her kids. Given the choice, she would film the crap out of the kids until they are of age, then cut them loose and make them deal with any emotional issues on their own. Not her problem! Poor Collin. I think Robert recognized what was going on long before anyone else, and did what little he could to help him. His heart was in the right place.
Of course, if Collin is not filmed in the future, Kate will take full credit, saying that she didn't think it was good for him and she wanted to spare him from further exposure. When sit back and wait for her fans to praise her for putting Collin first. She'll follow it up with, "But…the show must go on!" Wait for it.
Even if Jon wins custody of Hannah, she will still have visitation with her mother. And Kate will take lots of pictures to post and "prove" that Hannah still lives with her.
Of course, if Collin is not filmed in the future, Kate will take full credit, saying that she didn't think it was good for him and she wanted to spare him from further exposure. When sit back and wait for her fans to praise her for putting Collin first. She'll follow it up with, "But…the show must go on!" Wait for it. ****** Kate's already taking a bow for telling the world about Colin's issues. Jon's been saying that some of the kids have challenges and are affected negatively by filming, and he's a bad guy. Kate shows the world Colin's impacted poop, made of federal case out of him telling his sister that her hair was ugly, and that he can't hit the toilet when he pees. Also, Kate's rebuttal to Jon telling the truth about his kids looks really bad now. Those kids are not all fine and dandy.
Layla said... 154 Even if Jon wins custody of Hannah, she will still have visitation with her mother. And Kate will take lots of pictures to post and "prove" that Hannah still lives with her. July 5, 2015 at 12:57 P ******* Of course she would visit, but I don't think any of the mini-Kates will leave the compound. I know how much I loved my animals as a kid, and it would've killed me to not live with them. Maybe a boy will leave, but even that's so hard because those boys are thick as thieves. They really need each other for support.
haha… just watched the first 3 minutes of the 11th birthday episode on youtube…. she commented that every year they get older it feels like she gets older by 5 years….. she better change that 'victim' mentality, because by the time they turn 16 she's be 65! good luck with that! her nickname by then with be "Kate-astrophic!" if it already isn't now.
Serendipity (#155), I bet TFW is already scheming to get some super-duper gift from TLC for the twins' 16th birthday, which is only a year and 3 months away. And I bet her thoughts revolve around an event that she can be a part of, and that would make a good episode. So who knows -- a BFF girl getaway to the Caribbean for the 3 of them might just be on that list!
Tucker's Mom said... 158 I still think that they'll do an episode at Camp Barnabas. The G8 will get to work while they visit kids having fun at a camp. ---------------------- I thought that as soon as she mentioned them being asked to go there. Now she has a child who may have a reason to be there but she will use the situation to get filming money. She would never let him go alone because she won't trust him not to blab stuff.
Tucker's Mom...158... Serendipity said... 155I still think that they'll do an episode at Camp Barnabas. ---------------------------------- I'm thinking Camp Barnabas won't have her.
Serendipity said... 155 I'm surprised that Kate has not yet grifted a Caribbean cruise out of TLC! ------ They're probably afraid someone will throw her overboard. Or the ship might sink with the weight of her huge ego.
You are not going to believe this. I was washing dishes at my kitchen sink, looked out to the deck and I did a double take. A mom cat with four kittens! Again! I have no idea where this one came from. I never saw her before. What do these cats do...hang out a sign, "Cat House. Vacancy. Room at the Inn." Word gets around the area, and they know where to find shelter and food,
I am NOT taking in these kittens. No way. Now I need to worry about them in the heat and storms, find them new homes. I thought I was finished with all of this. Sigh. But they *are* cute...look to be only a few weeks old. Three have long hair, one gray and white, two torties and one short-haired calico.
Dennidontlikekate - Good one but you'd better copyright it because she'll surely try to use it to show how "Kate-astrophic" her life has become with teens and almost teens in the house.
I'm telling you, C was already sent away, or Jon got custody, before the couch interviews were aired. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Can you elaborate a little?
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It's just my theory. I think a custody hearing happened before they filmed th couch scenes and he was already at a boarding school or Jon had custody of him (or maybe he won the right not to film). He wasn't in the Fourth pictures either.
Over In TFW's County (#166), bless your heart -- not again! I wonder if cats have some sort of Yelp page, where you're listed as a kind and caring soul who takes in strays.
Hope you're able to find some loving homes for them. Good luck!
I am NOT taking in these kittens. No way. Now I need to worry about them in the heat and storms, find them new homes. I thought I was finished with all of this. Sigh. But they *are* cute...look to be only a few weeks old. Three have long hair, one gray and white, two torties and one short-haired calico.
Why me? ***** I was a stray dog magnet there for awhile.
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 6m6 minutes ago We’re watching(recorded) #DecadeOfKate ....again. I’ll never get tired of our 10yrs of memories but esp the TEA PARTY w my little girls!❤️❤️
It's a beautiful day here, and old Norma and the kids are sitting inside watching ten years of memories. It's not about memories, but rather about her glory days when she was the cat's meow (pun intended).
Over In TFW's County...166....When we had our farm in Ontario, our two barn cats had litters at the same time. No sooner had we found good homes for the kittens we found a box of (new) kittens left in out lane way.
After caring for all 6 of them until they were ready for adoption I posted an ad in our local newspaper that started as follows....."Abandoned in our driveway, six helpless kittens". The phone rang off the wall and we placed them all in good homes.
It sounds to me that the word is out on how good you are to strays, and someone decided to let you take responsibility for their cat and kittens. People can be so heartless, but you'll sort it out!
Over In TFW's County said... 174 Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 6m6 minutes ago We’re watching(recorded) #DecadeOfKate ....again. I’ll never get tired of our 10yrs of memories but esp the TEA PARTY w my little girls!❤️❤️
It's a beautiful day here, and old Norma and the kids are sitting inside watching ten years of memories. It's not about memories, but rather about her glory days when she was the cat's meow (pun intended).
She needs help. Now. ******* OMG, it's just not healthy for kids to want to watch themselves so much.
What "special touches" did Kate add to her flag cake? The woman is so impressed with herself. It's boxed cake mix, a tub of whipped cream, blueberries and strawberries. It's almost an insult to include this in the book and waste 2 pages. That's right up there with her tuna casserole ;-)
I am NOT taking in these kittens. No way. Now I need to worry about them in the heat and storms, find them new homes. I thought I was finished with all of this. Sigh. But they *are* cute...look to be only a few weeks old. Three have long hair, one gray and white, two torties and one short-haired calico.
Why me? $$$$$$$ Is mama feral? If so, please reach out to a local rescue to see if you can borrow a trap and get her spayed. And try to get dad too or this will keep happening...
Correction on Kelly Rutherford. She has been fighting for her children for 6 years, not 3. Wow. There is no way on earth I would send my kids back to France at the end of the summer. Her ex hasn't even applied for a Visa yet. Tough cookies.
Is mama feral? If so, please reach out to a local rescue to see if you can borrow a trap and get her spayed. And try to get dad too or this will keep happening..
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I don't know if Mama has a home. She's gentle and not afraid of me. No need to trap her, but thanks for your concern. I've gone this route before!
All of my "rescues" have been gentle and I know they have been strays because I put ads in the newspaper and nobody ever claimed them.
Keep happening? Um, I guess you haven't followed my story! lol! I haven't seen Papa yet. It may have been a one-night stand. I will find a home for her and her babies. It's become a way of life around here! I will not return her to the "wild" and have to worry about her (and the kittens) in the winter.
It sounds to me that the word is out on how good you are to strays, and someone decided to let you take responsibility for their cat and kittens. People can be so heartless, but you'll sort it out!
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I sort it out by adopting them! You all said I'd get attached to the last rescues and that's exactly what happened. Then the one rescue gave birth in my guest bedroom. Fun times! I did not, however, keep her kittens. They are now big, beautiful cats that stayed together in a great home (indoors) with kids who love them.
Over In TFW's County said... 180 Is mama feral? If so, please reach out to a local rescue to see if you can borrow a trap and get her spayed. And try to get dad too or this will keep happening..
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I don't know if Mama has a home. She's gentle and not afraid of me. No need to trap her, but thanks for your concern. I've gone this route before!
All of my "rescues" have been gentle and I know they have been strays because I put ads in the newspaper and nobody ever claimed them.
Keep happening? Um, I guess you haven't followed my story! lol! I haven't seen Papa yet. It may have been a one-night stand. I will find a home for her and her babies. It's become a way of life around here! I will not return her to the "wild" and have to worry about her (and the kittens) in the winter. ********************************** Great, you had mentioned finding homes for the kittens, but didn't mention mama so I wasn't aware that you planned to find her a home also.
OMG, it's just not healthy for kids to want to watch themselves so much. (Tucker's Mom, 176...) ----------------- There is something really "off" about this. Not only isn't it healthy, but it's not normal. Kids do not stay inside in the summer and watch themselves on television, re-visiting their childhood, good memories or not.
If TLC had not filmed all of this, wouldn't they have memories? How do most other parents and children remember happy times of days past?
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 We’re watching(recorded) #DecadeOfKate ....again. I’ll never get tired of our 10yrs of memories but esp the TEA PARTY w my little girls!❤️❤️
Karen Westenberg @BwstnbrgKaren 8m8 minutes ago @Kateplusmy8 - So wonderful that you have their early years on film, as I am sure you were so busy/tired that a lot of it slipped by.
Good lord. Are all the sheeple this dense?
Slipped by? I'm sure she didn't forget the TLC checks written to her. They slipped right into her bank accounts.
Redbird you need to do a little more research into the whole Kelly Rutherford custody thing. There's a lot more to the story than you may think and sometimes the kids may be better off with the dad.
The issue: watching edited shows that are not the actual memories. In other words, it's brainwashing. Perhaps her hope is that the kids will substitute their real memories for what was filmed. What is she running? A concentration camp to make fake memories?
There is something really "off" about this. Not only isn't it healthy, but it's not normal. Kids do not stay inside in the summer and watch themselves on television, re-visiting their childhood, good memories or not.
If TLC had not filmed all of this, wouldn't they have memories? How do most other parents and children remember happy times of days past?
Good question ----- most of us just had fun and didn't worry about the memories! She's such a screwball.
I was obsessed with videotaping my kid. We have videos from when she was a newborn. Of course the first tape held maybe three months and the last maybe two years, but, you don't need a reality show to do that. She and her cousins crack up watching themselves (every once in a blue moon, usually around a milestone)
Someone needs to tell Kate that she could have an elegant little tea party with her girls on this very day! (You know, instead of watching an old one on DVD.)
I wonder if she got someone at TLC to swiffer the early episodes and take their Dad out of the shows. I can't imagine her sitting there watching Jon. I don't suppose the kids are allowed to watch him either.
P.J. said... 188 Absolutely, it is brainwashing. This is horrific. Like a bad episode of the twilight zone. :::::::::
Yes it is. It's like those old films where propaganda is continually pouring into the people's homes and out in the streets--was that in Soylent Green?
Kate's behavior is absolutely deplorable. If she wants to sit in her room and reminisce about the good old days, she should do it alone instead of constantly replaying old episodes of their TV shows. She probaby sobs and then Hannah has to comfort her. Is the tea party episode the same one where Kate says she realized on the airplane that her marriage was over? If so, that must be hard for Hannah to watch since Kate said Hannah's the one who has the most difficult time dealing with the divorce.
Good grief, that tweet is disturbing. I mean, hugely disturbing.
TLC Stinks (#187), what a great point. The show is edited memories of 10 years. And in this case, let's remember what, or rather who, is edited OUT of those 10 years: their FATHER. That 3-hours special is TFW's fantasy of the past decade: it creates the illusion that she did it all alone.
No Jurassic World or Inside/Out for you this weekend, G kids. Now everyone sit behind the line and watch R show!
A normal person would be shamed to their very core to see such deplorable behaviour shown over and over and over. She's not normal. And for the kids to have that disfunction shoved in their faces constantly, well, that's just totally fucked up. This is bad sci-fi.
Hmmm...since TFW crowed that the past 5 years have been the best of her life, why the heck is she getting all sentimental about watching all those old episode clips? I just love it when she can't keep her lies straight.
P.J. said... 196 A normal person would be shamed to their very core to see such deplorable behaviour shown over and over and over. She's not normal. And for the kids to have that disfunction shoved in their faces constantly, well, that's just totally fucked up. This is bad sci-fi. July 5, 2015 at 4:51 PM ******* During the birthday episode, Kate made one of the girls apologize for shoving her sister (for running her over ON PURPOSE). She said she didn't care if she was embarrassing her in front of her friends. Uh, hello! That girl was getting yelled at by her mom in front of a million people. It was appropriate to address it, but on film. I can't imagine those kids aren't mortified that everything gets broadcast. Case in point, the kids who cried when Kate told them she was going to Mexico without them. That was beyond cruel and it really adds insult to injury to film it.
BTW, if I were staying in the hotel when they were filming for the birthday, I would have opened my door and told her to stfu. All the noise she was making late at night and early the next morning was ridiculous. Pick up the fucking phone and call instead of knocking on the door like a battle ram.
Over In TFW's County said... 181 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Let us know what you name them all ! :) I think the word's out on you in the feline community.
It's not just that they're watching film of their "memories." It's their memories but warped. Our memories don't have take two or take 10 where we try it til we get it right. Our memories aren't pieced and spliced. Yes, some of the bad behavior is shown. But I bet a lot is not shown. How are the kids supposed to remember life? The way it happened or the film they watch over and over?
Judith Cole @AuntCole22 4m4 minutes ago @Kateplusmy8 u were beyond brave 2 show ur tummy on TV after the sextuplets were born. I wouldn't have done if, so I thought it was cool ******* Brave? Whatever. Kate was on a mission to get it fixed for free.
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Pym (#2), as a fellow poster who's had her name stolen, I feel we
should start Go Fund Me pages for the emotional distress we've
endured. I just know a trip to Mexico would cure what ails us!
-For-Realsies FlimsyFlamsy
It isn't too difficult to open a Google account. If I could figure it out -- anyone can do it. Then your name is in BLUE and you can have an avatar and a cute trash can!
Admin and the Pool girls would know if someone tried to copy your name.
Just a helpful suggestion to thwart those who try to de-rail this blog and the faithful posters.
Have a happy 4th!
Thank you everybody. I am really upset about this. I love this blog, the people who make this a great place to vent about when the children are going to be granted release from Gosselin Prison.
We all contribute to this blog in one way or another and that is what makes it so great! The suggestions of tv shows to watch, books to read, videos to watch, places to visit, places to eat, even what to cook for dinner. It is a sad day to have someone come in and violate OUR Veranda and get their ill-gotten giggles.
FlimsyFlamsy, I thought that was you. localyocal, tucker's mom, formerly duped, thank you. And if I have missed someone, please forgive me. Also, I sent in a couple of posts and let it rip. SO glad the Pool Girls are on the job and they do it well. Oh, and the Pool Boys had to change out the filter after I posted so...the next round of rumspringas are on me!
What Dmasy says :) it's easy to get a blue name and by doing so your own, unique name will just be yours.
Normally I don't participate in conversation about someone's appearance. With the way she treats Colin publicly on camera (and TLC pays her for it) I have to say it, the incredible amount of sun damage now evident on her body and frozen face is sad for a 40 year old.
There is a moment in the ghastly 40 episode where Joan Crawford, I mean um Kate is relaxing on her throne, um I mean the bed on the
beach, and she leans in to see Deanna's phone where the cameras show ugh...some really damaged weakened skin on her stomach. Lines and folds...it seems only when she stands still does is that gut photogenic...teehee
That and the very matronly sagging oversized chest, time to stop the bikinis. I watched this fast forwarding with a guy friend and he yelled, turned his head and went into the kitchen. I smiled.
NJGal51, thank you so much, from the heart. Of course, I have sometimes asked why over the last 15 years but I have accepted it and have many people in my life, family and friends who care about me and I care about them. I actually had one man promise me if they got a call that they wouldn't stop at a store and buy a pack of cigarettes, they would get to me as quick as possible. Wow, what a compliment!
It would be an honor to meet you or anyone else on this wonderful Veranda. xxoo This is the original redbird.
Redbird...I echo the sentiment that I wish I lived closer...
I would happy to visit regularly!!
Yes, we all get over invested in this at times. Nature of the beast. Pun intended. :-)
Thank you Dmasy and Jane, but I think I'll team up with Flimsy and demand restitution from the blackguards who tried to sully our good pseudonymous names. A free trip to Belize just might wipe the tear from my eye.
This is a test....
Bye the way, why do I always see names in pink & not blue?
Thanks, Mel. Yes, it is a Beast. A beast that the children have to burden.
jolie Jacquelyn...11...Bye the way, why do I always see names in pink & not blue?
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Me too, Jolie! I thought it was my crappy computer.
Looks good, jolie Jacquelyn! On my iPad I see the names as pink but on my laptop, they're blue. Shrug - just one of those Internet oddities, I guess.
The three latest episodes are now on YouTube for your viewing pleasure. *snark* ( Mother's Day, Big 4-0, and 11th Birthday) I id watch them on demand but fast-forwarded her and there. Honestly they were very boring .
The tups' birthday had the most for us to discuss.
Oh here we freakin go!
http://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/kate-gosselin-opens-up-about-troubled-son-collin-62319
I'm echoing others here when I say I wish I lived closer. I'd visit you and bring my sweet dog (if they're allowed). We so enjoy your comments, humor and occasional poetry! By "we" I mean we ladies on the veranda, not my dog and I. He's usually snoozing.
I bet many of us here have at one time or another asked why me. I have. It's the big question isn't it, without a very satisfying answer, imo. My heart goes out to you.
I also see them in pink on my iPad. My complaint with the iPad is that all links used to be clickable and now none are. Does anyone have a solution for this?
Maybe Collin is so upset because he doesn't know who the hell that mother is with him in the house...he doesn't recognize her.
Formerly Duped said... 15
The three latest episodes are now on YouTube for your viewing pleasure. *snark* ( Mother's Day, Big 4-0, and 11th Birthday) I id watch them on demand but fast-forwarded her and there. Honestly they were very boring
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I have a big batch of shrimp I've been putting off cleaning for a shrimp salad I'm making for tomorrow. They have the heads still on, and they're all staring at me ... yuckity, yuck, yuck. However, instead of watching Kate, I think cleaning the shrimp sounds like a more enjoyable task.
OK, how long will it be, before Kate posts, 4th of July pics? I wonder if she left the flags on the driveway, from Veterans day. You know that family tradition of flags in the driveway, that one of her fans had to remind her of! Then she went out and put the flags out or was that a pic from a previous years. With Kate you never know, she lies so much, and does things out order. Like celebrating Xmas before Xmas, and any birthday or holiday, a month to or after.
Speaking of yuckity, yuck, yuck, thanks for your reply about the cod tongues, Jolie Jaquelyn. I Googled it. ACK.
Redbird it's people like you who are invested and compassionate about others suffering is what makes this a better world. Even if we are all far away you are in our thoughts.
On my iPad the names are black and pink. Mines pink! Why do I have a little cute garbage can by the date?
Let's throw tomatoes- Your cute little garbage can gives you the ability to remove your post. Cool, eh?
Awe, how sweet Sue_Buddy! Yes, pups are allowed. I see them periodically. Oh, I have meant to tell you SB that please don't leave Patricia Chow out of the book! Just because she has possibly reformed. You could have at least someone that has finally seen the light. The Road to Redemption.
Wow, just think, if we were to live all in a short driving distance from each other, the great visits we would have!
getofftweeter said...
Geez, the Hayes had kids going to 4 different schools, high school, Jr High, grade school & special ed. You did not hear Betty complain.
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sKate should shut her complaining pie-hole. She could be like Michelle Duggar and home school and have her kids never leave the house at all. I'm sure she'd love that.
BTW, you all are neither pink nor blue on my laptop, you are lilac.
Let's throw tomatoes said... 23
On my iPad the names are black and pink. Mines pink! Why do I have a little cute garbage can by the date?
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At the risk of not knowing whether you are asking this question with tongue-in-cheek, the little garbage can is so that you can delete your comment.
I watched the last two episodes and Collin is a model child on the show.
The girls are the ones who shriek, speak over each other and throw fits at the drop of a hat, even in front of their friends.
Collin seems to be bright and well adjusted. I don't understand it at all. Just wondering.....could it be that Jon is the one who wanted the school change and maybe has wanted it for a long time? Could it be that there has been a change in Collin's custody?
Long time L
Does anyone else see a link between "C"s condition and K8's wanting to cozy up to Millionaire Jeff's charity foundation?
redbird,
I don't post often but I read here frequently.
I've always admired the freedom of opinion that your posts express. Please allow me to add my best thoughts to a poster who adds so much value to this nook of the net.
Let's throw tomatoes and handinhand, thank you!
I think everyone on here is great or I wouldn't of stayed for so long. Now I think about 7 years? and I was on GWOP for a long time befrore that as Shoka's Understudy. I thought Heffner Road was hilarious!
Just look at all those colorful new/old/safe names! Now, have fun selecting an avatar!
I wonder what the new thread will be.
Had to share this review of the tups 11th birthday.
http://www.celebdirtylaundry.com/2015/kate-plus-8-recap-63015-season-3-episode-8-birthday-11/
'Blew a casket!'
redbird said... 25
You're so right. We'd have some great visits if we lived close together.
As far as leaving PC in the book, your suggestion was a good one. Perhaps she'll be the turncoat, tired at last of the constant negativity. Maybe she'll be banned from riding back with the gushing fans. Hmmm.
My shrimp have all been guillotined and cleaned. I turned on the kids 11th birthday but I can't take the girls screeching and interrupting and the general chaos they create so, before my eardrums burst, I turned it off. Not sure I can handle the 40th birthday and the way Kate handled Collin's gift to her. Just hearing about it made me so sad.
I wonder if all the birthday guests brought 6 gifts. I noticed the boy named Nial (?) did. I think you should just bring one for the child who invited you. I remember buying two presents for twins, but sextuplets? Wow.
Tucker's Mom said... 185
Seriously, never met a Canadian that was nice.
Maybe it's the air up there!
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Typo? Yes, I'm certain it is. LOL
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Omg. How embarrassing. YES TYPO!
I need a drink;)
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lol! I'm not-a-nice-Canadian when discussing Schmoopy and anyone, ANYONE who thinks she's a great mom...struggling along...doing the best she can...blah blah blah. Every time she opens her piehole I see red.
And speaking of red, on my laptop anyone with a google account has their name in red, not pink (how was that for a segue?) The date and time is in pink however. And further to the color Red -- Redbird, don't ever stop being you :)
Get Medicated -- thanks for the shout out! I'm glad you like us Canucks and please don't hold Justin Bieber against us. He was a glitch.
We are proud of our young country (148-years-old plus 2 days)and the people here who have made some great contributions to the world. Dr. Banting discovered insulin, John Hopps the pacemaker, computerized Braille by Roland Galazrneau. The prosthetic hand was invented by Helmut Lucas. So many others came up with inventions like the walkie talkie, the electron microscope, the telephone, the Blackberry, the pager, the snowblower.
Anyway the list is longer and too numerous to mention here, but we're pretty proud of our stuff! If Kate gives a special thanks to Canadian Louise Poirier for inventing the WonderBra, I'll drink a gallon of Bloody Caesars, invented by a Calgary bartender in 1969 and say something kind about HER, so that Tucker's will think I'm nice ;o)
And for Jolie...Brent Leroy may have not invented the chili cheese dog, but he sure made me a fan of them. I'll make a special batch of them and set them on the veranda for everyone.
http://www.celebdirtylaundry.com/2015/kate-plus-8-recap-63015-season-3-episode-8-birthday-11/
'Blew a casket!'
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LOL!! Who died? You have to steer clear of those caskets, especially if they're flying down the highway at 100 miles per hour and the driver is dead at the wheel.
From the recap...
"Thus, Kate had to warn against them contraband."
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Say what?
Aren't these "writers" embarrassed when they read what they wrote, or don't they know any better? A middle school kid could do a better job.
You could have at least someone that has finally seen the light. The Road to Redemption.
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I wouldn't be too hasty about that. She's a flip-flopper. She'll be back in the fan mode before too long.
Did the celebrity laundry writer notice TFW looked medicated? Maybe she was, maybe she wasn't but she did not look fully tuned in to me.
I have a big batch of shrimp I've been putting off cleaning for a shrimp salad I'm making for tomorrow. They have the heads still on, and they're all staring at me ... yuckity, yuck, yuck.
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Ha! Like the "Chinese turkey" in "A Christmas Story?" Just hack off the heads!
I have never understood why being a community organizer is considered an insult? This is directed at the person who said they would rather have Trump be president than President Obama. I am seriously asking. Why do I hear the words "community organizer" said with a sneer? BTW, Barack Obama worked as an attorney prior to going into politics. I don't think he's ever declared bankruptcy. And he's been married exactly once, happily so. But most importantly -- he's not running for President, so why even bring him up when discussing Trump's running for the nomination in 2016? It would have made more sense to compare him to Hilary Clinton or Bernie Sanders. Weird.
That and the very matronly sagging oversized chest, time to stop the bikinis. I watched this fast forwarding with a guy friend and he yelled, turned his head and went into the kitchen. I smiled.
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But don't you know that she rocks that bikini and Gladys rocks right along with her?
ChelseaQuinn @chelseaquinn78 3h3 hours ago
@Kateplusmy8 have Mady and Cara taken drivers training yet? Wouldn't that be a good episode!?
I think that might be illegal, so unless TLC wants to get into some serious trouble with PennDOT, then no, it wouldn't be a good episode! Before you can take driver's ed, you have to have a learner's permit, and to do that, you have to be 16.
Does anyone want to make a guesstimate as to the duration of Milo's absence this time around?
I'm all puffed up here! I've had a shout out from some of the cool kids on this blog!
Tanya Cooper @hosttanyacooper 33m33 minutes ago
Kate Gosselin Opens Up About Troubled Son Collin 1 out of 8 not bad! kudo's girl, I barley raised 2!
One out of eight isn't bad. Yeah, right. Who cares if it's just one? In the whole scheme of things, one child with issues isn't anything. He's just a number.
With an attitude like this, I can see why this sheeple barley (sic) raised two.
And he's been married exactly once, happily so.
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Weren't he and his wife having difficulties at one point, either separated or almost separated, and went to counseling? Or am I thinking about another POTUS?? No, not Clinton.
Midnight Madness (#38), I stumbled upon some Duggar fan
fiction today, and some of the writing makes each and every
one of us posting here sound like Shakespeare himself!
Writing imaginary scenarios for fictional characters is one thing.
But about living, breathing human beings? Some of whom are
children? I'm afraid to know if there's such a thing as Gosselin
family fan fiction. But considering one fan had one of the tups'
names tattooed to her arm, I guess nothing would surprise me.
jolie jacquelyn, with a name like that -- you ARE one of the cool kids on the blog!
Over in TFW's county -- the "barley" reference has me giggling!
Hi "get medicated" nice to see you posting. I'm happy you had a good experience in Vancouver. Are you going to the soccer game on Sunday? Should be a good one!
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Yes Jolie! I will be there on Sunday and I'm so excited. Myself, my husband and my 18 yo daughter. Thank you for asking.
Maybe she was, maybe she wasn't but she did not look fully tuned in to me.
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Does she ever?
A few boxes of wine will do the same thing! ;-)
FimsyFlamsy: Yes, there is one fanfiction story on Kate Gosselin. The website is called: Living with the Gosselins. This person sounds like they have problems at home. You should read the cast of characters. This person must not like Jane Fonda.
I checked a major fan fiction site, and no Duggar or kate or any reality TV fiction. Thank God!
This site is called Fanfiction.net. TV, movies, comics etc, they have fan fiction for. I go there to read Doctor Who fiction.
Sleepless In Seattle said... 53
Maybe she was, maybe she wasn't but she did not look fully tuned in to me.
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Wouldn't it be wonderful if she was "tuned out" because she'd been bugging TLC to bring her back permanently and some dummy told her before filming that they weren't. I could see her pouting and going through the motions.
Remember her wanting a second chance? Remember her wanting to "hit it out of the park"? Yeah, not so much. What's that expression about pigs and lipstick?
P.J. said... 55
Sleepless In Seattle said... 53
Maybe she was, maybe she wasn't but she did not look fully tuned in to me.
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Wouldn't it be wonderful if she was "tuned out" because she'd been bugging TLC to bring her back permanently and some dummy told her before filming that they weren't. I could see her pouting and going through the motions.
Remember her wanting a second chance? Remember her wanting to "hit it out of the park"? Yeah, not so much. What's that expression about pigs and lipstick?
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That makes sense, her being tuned out because she possibly was told that there are no more plans to film.
Oh, she did knock it out of the park. Colin was the ball and she was the wooden spoon.
I am wishing everyone a safe and blessed 4th of July. (Thank you to our Canadian friends for joining us.)
P.J. (#55), TFW also said she thought "lightening (sic) could
strike twice." If you're just playing yourself on the "realest
reality show" out there, what is there to hit out of the park?
What is it that lightening is striking?
To me, those comments revealed TFW's true ambition:
to stay famous. Doing the show was never about educating
the world about multiples. It was never about being able to
give her children a more comfortable lifestyle. It was never
about having the luxury of being a stay-out-home mom so
she could devote more quality time with her growing children.
She had a taste of big-time fame and fortune, and she'll
continue to chase that dragon.
Happy July 4th to all! May your day be filled with friends, fireworks, hot dogs and good times.
I'm on beautiful Cape Cod watching a charming local parade and looking forward to a visit to a local farm and fireworks tonight. Massachusetts is big on patriotism - it's fantastic!
Flimsy, I agree with you.
Sadly, I think Kate believes she deserves to be paid money to sit and make "cute" faces while talking about herself. Nothing more than HERSELF. She believes her life is one-of-a-special-kind and that she is charming and fascinating and wonderful and worthy of fame.
She believes it. The children orbit around that delusion.
Happy 4th of July to all my American neighbours, er neighbors.
A new formula was used for this show??
For eg, kids designing the cake, was just them, she was not even in the shot when they were selecting and drawing. No squealing, wrinkle nose or bad mouthing what they choose and design.
At the rink, she was not on the floor. She stayed on the side and watched them with their friends ( how different is this to when they played that game with the ball and she would not let them win). It was all about the 6, not Kate attempting to skate or be pushed on a chair.
Long time L
HAPPY 4TH EVERYONE!
Anonymous (Long Time Lurker) said:
A new formula was used for this show??
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I've never been able to abide snide and obnoxious kids on tv shows. Two and a half men's child character comes to mind. And let's not forget all of Mama June's daughters. But it seems to be a big seller. So maybe you're right. TLC might be trying to see how obnoxious acting children are going to fly. Obnoxious Kate has been done. The ratings are down.
Time to see if the kids can carry on in the spotlight with Kate in a more minor role. Still fully obnoxious, but less visible. Letting the kids do things, but still present enough to bring tension to the filming.
Wishing everyone a glorious 4th!
Jane said... 59
Happy July 4th to all! May your day be filled with friends, fireworks, hot dogs and good times.
I'm on beautiful Cape Cod watching a charming local parade and looking forward to a visit to a local farm and fireworks tonight. Massachusetts is big on patriotism - it's fantastic!
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That sounds amazing and so Americanish!!
Happy 4th to all and thanks to our Canadian friends for your wishes today!
We're going to a neighbor's annual 4th celebration. They do a bang up job and it's so nice to visit with neighbors that we usually just wave to as they drive by.
These nice folks also do an annual Christmas/Holiday party and people brings sides or desserts.
This year, I'm bringing both- a dessert and a nibbly plate with pate and cheese (and some delicious homemade toppings!).
idosmommy said... 64
Anonymous (Long Time Lurker) said:
A new formula was used for this show??
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I've never been able to abide snide and obnoxious kids on tv shows. Two and a half men's child character comes to mind.
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Snarky kids can work, but it's got to be done right and it's a fine line to tow.
I think Modern Family's kids are hysterical. The reason I think it works is because they're also shown being flawed, and that makes them endearing.
For every zinger, those kids get knocked down a peg.
Kate seems to delight in her girls' entitled attitudes and Mady's glibness.
Tucker's Mom, we are doing the neighborhood event also. We are enjoying be a part of a cup-de-sac and participating get togethers. My hubby -- the grillmaster -- is cooking all the meat for the our event.
He is also assembling cream cheese and shrimp stuffed peppers which are wrapped in bacon.
Our outdoor kitchen is smokin' away right now.
Hubby loves shopping and recipes and ingredients and cooking. Not me so much. Our kitchen is a mishmash of prep debris at the moment. He THINKS he cleans up. I sneak in behind his effort and do it my way.
swingsandroundabouts said... 61
Happy 4th of July to all my American neighbours, er neighbors.
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Same to yoo, er, I mean, you ;-)
Happy Fourth of July! Have a wonderful day if you are American or. Canadian! Rumspringa all around!
We have been in the Outer Banks for a few days. No sharks in Nags Head, at least not yesterday! There is a new distillery in Manteo, couple of local guys run it, and they have made Kill Devil Rum, name is a play on Kill Devil Hills, nc. it's really good rum!
I missed the kerfluffle, but I agree that Pym and flimsy flimsy and Redbird too all need compensation for shenanigans. We should all go along on whatever exotic trip they get, for emotional support, dontcha know!
Dmasy said... 68
Tucker's Mom, we are doing the neighborhood event also. We are enjoying be a part of a cup-de-sac and participating get togethers. My hubby -- the grillmaster -- is cooking all the meat for the our event.
He is also assembling cream cheese and shrimp stuffed peppers which are wrapped in bacon.
Our outdoor kitchen is smokin' away right now.
Hubby loves shopping and recipes and ingredients and cooking. Not me so much. Our kitchen is a mishmash of prep debris at the moment. He THINKS he cleans up. I sneak in behind his effort and do it my way.
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Nice! I wish DH were more into grilling and smoking. He can grill a mean mid-rare steak tho!
I'm the cook, he's the cleaner and my sous chef.
I've make individual desserts in little clear plastic cups: butterscotch budino (fancy Italian way of saying pudding) with a salted caramel topping, mascarpone whipped cream and roasted almond brittle.
We bought pate and Cashel bleu cheese at our fancy schmancy Weggies (serving with a sliced baguette), and I made (local) plum gastrique with caramelized shallots and (local) cherry mostarda.
So, put that in your pipe and smoke it, Kate.
Hubby loves shopping and recipes and ingredients and cooking. Not me so much. Our kitchen is a mishmash of prep debris at the moment. He THINKS he cleans up. I sneak in behind his effort and do it my way.
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Ugh, yes! DH, love him, cleans at waist level. Any splatters that go awry and the floor remain yucky.
JoyinVirginia said... 70
Happy Fourth of July! Have a wonderful day if you are American or. Canadian! Rumspringa all around!
We have been in the Outer Banks for a few days. No sharks in Nags Head, at least not yesterday! There is a new distillery in Manteo, couple of local guys run it, and they have made Kill Devil Rum, name is a play on Kill Devil Hills, nc. it's really good rum!
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I'm jealous!
We've been going to the OBX for about 8 years now, and we stay in Corolla.
Can you give me your thoughts on the Southern shores-south of the main causeway?
DH and I always think we'll give the south a try, but wonder what the flavor it like down there.
We love hanging on the beach with our dogs, eating seafood, and love the shopping, restaurants and mini-golf at Timbuck II.
The Food Lion has improved quite a bit, and we also hit Harris Teeter.
We adore Duck and wind up there several times- love the Blue Point Grill and that shopping center.
We have 2 dogs, so that's limited the day trips when we visit. Being farther south would allow us to say, visit Ocracoke.
We stay in Whalehead and love the development, fyi.
Any thoughts you can share would be appreciated!!
Happy 4th of July to everyone! The day is still mild, which I am thankful for :) I am beginning the day watching the Giants v. the Nationals (who are kicking the Giants' butts right now). Later on, I'm going over to a friend's house for a BBQ and bringing a broccoli/bacon salad. The only I know for sure that my son is doing today is cleaning his room. I peeked in there to grab some laundry, and eeks! I hope everyone has a great day.
Millicent said... 74
Happy 4th of July to everyone! The day is still mild, which I am thankful for :) I am beginning the day watching the Giants v. the Nationals (who are kicking the Giants' butts right now). Later on, I'm going over to a friend's house for a BBQ and bringing a broccoli/bacon salad. The only I know for sure that my son is doing today is cleaning his room. I peeked in there to grab some laundry, and eeks! I hope everyone has a great day.
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Love broccoli salad! I could turn into broccoli, I eat so much!
Have a wonderful 4th.
We bought pate and Cashel bleu cheese at our fancy schmancy Weggies (serving with a sliced baguette), and I made (local) plum gastrique with caramelized shallots and (local) cherry mostarda.
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Are they Jersey shallots or true shallots? ;) You need to make sure that you have infused layers of flavors, there's enough harmony in textures, your deglazing works in a gentle medley with enough acidity, and the flavors don't compete with the other components but rather impart that subtle balance between sweetness and tartness, thus giving depth to the reduction, and that the bouquet garni is aromatic but the delicacy isn't overwhelmed by the potency of the shallot.
I was so worried about all of this when I was cooking yesterday, and then I realized that hey, it's only a pot of chili. As Dan Conner said in an old Roseanne episode, chili is science. It represents your three states of matter, solid, liquid and eventually, gas.
I watch too much "Chopped" and although the judges may know their food, they are still sorely lacking in table manners.
Happy 4th of July to all my Amercian friends. You all really do it up proud. Hope you all have fun.
Tucker's Mom, are you sure you aren't Emeril Lagasse, hiding and snarking on this blog as payback for when that bitch slapped you? What an epicurean delight ya'll are serving up.
OT, I got me a 6 pack of whistles at the dollar store and got me a telemarketer last night. As soon as he started his spiel I blew that whistle for all I was worth and then I hung up. I was giggling like a lunatic. I haven't had so much fun for $1 in a long time. I'm definitely starting a campaign called "Blow the Whistle on Telemarketers and Scammers.
Correct me if I am wrong, but having a google account screen name doesn't prevent anyone from using your name. The login name has to unique, but the screen name does not. I think someone demonstrated that on the blog, and that was the case when I created an account.
There is a new distillery in Manteo, couple of local guys run it, and they have made Kill Devil Rum, name is a play on Kill Devil Hills, nc. it's really good rum!
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Speaking of distilleries, I drove past the Rumspringa Brewery last evening and I always think of the veranda ladies, picturing everyone getting off the bus, clad in pink crocs and muumuus, with AuntieAnn leading the pack, stumbling a bit from having more than just a few beers down the road at the Revere Tavern in Paradise. Yes, in order to get there you go through Intercourse first.
Jackie™ @jackster_93 15h15 hours ago
@Kateplusmy8 Awww!! So cute! Can't believe how big Shoka has gotten! 😃
What would you expect a German Shepherd to do? Get smaller in six years?
I had a thought about Collin. Admin says the driveby said several months ago that he had been expelled and it was bad. What if, TFW harkening to her fundamentalist roots, decided that hard physical labor was the consequence, like the Duggars did with Josh? That would explain Collin's working at Henrys. Just a thought...
Milo and her pouting about lack of attention and taking leave of Twitter...
I don't know if she has sheeple friends with whom she converses on the internet (or if any of them communicate in other ways), but wouldn't you think that even if they were die-hard fans that at least one of them could be honest with her and tell her that while her "support" of Kate is admirable, that she does come across as being obsessed and her comments are so over-the-top that she should tone it down?
Then again, perhaps none of her internet tweeties really cares enough to be brutally honest with her, or else none of them recognizes that she clearly needs some kind of intervention with whatever causes her to crave the personal attention from her idol. It's sad.
Joke: What did one flag say to the other flag?
Nothing. They just waved!
I was so worried about all of this when I was cooking yesterday, and then I realized that hey, it's only a pot of chili. As Dan Conner said in an old Roseanne episode, chili is science. It represents your three states of matter, solid, liquid and eventually, gas.
I watch too much "Chopped" and although the judges may know their food, they are still sorely lacking in table manners.
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I think is was Mario Batalli that said, "hey, it's just shit the next day!".
My kitchen mess and destruction is now at DefCon 1. I have no idea what the hell happened in the last hour...
I am beginning the day watching the Giants v. the Nationals (who are kicking the Giants' butts right now)
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I'm watching the Yankees, Tampa game in the Bronx, and Kate Smith is singing "God Bless America." The tears always come. Always.
Are they Jersey shallots or true shallots? ;)
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Hey, they don't call Jersey the Garden State for nothing!
Tucker's Mom, are you sure you aren't Emeril Lagasse, hiding and snarking on this blog as payback for when that bitch slapped you? What an epicurean delight ya'll are serving up.
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Why yes, and dontcha know? I had a wooden spoon in my back pocket when that crazy lady slapped me with the spatula!
Kate is quiet, so far. She must be filming. Waiting for the 4th of july pics, the grilling of food, the decorations, the flags in the driveway etc.
Kate tweeted on tuesday, when someone ask if there were more episodes coming, Kate hinted there were, or is this wishful thinking. Kate is too quiet!
getoftweeter said... 88
Kate is quiet, so far. She must be filming. Waiting for the 4th of july pics, the grilling of food, the decorations, the flags in the driveway etc.
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maybe Jon has the kids today?
We can only hope, cuz that way the kids can attend a public fireworks event and Kate can get some much needed rest. LOL
Tucker's Mom, I guess that's why there is a wide variety if tv shows out there. I don't find anything funny about Modern Family. Nothing. But I'm certainly OK with the knowledge it is enjoyed by millions. I just turn the channel or turn the set off when it comes on. So, enjoy! :)
Hope my fellow Americans are having a lovely 4th! Tucker's
Mom and Dmasy, about your messy kitchens...you can always
say it's Jon's fault. That's worked as a "get out of jail free" for
a certain PA resident for years now.
JoyInVirginia (#70), I can't speak for the other poor, distraught
stolen identity victims, but you are welcome to come on my Go
Fund Me vacation. If you're as good a tour guide in real life as
you are virtually, I'm sure we'll have a ball!
GetOfTweeter (#88), TFW being quiet today makes me think
the kids are with their dad. When they're home and in her hair,
she needs Twitter as a buffer -- "Mom's working: leave me
alone or disperse!" Even if they've been filming, they wouldn't
be today, as the crew would cost a fortune on a holiday. And
since TLC is in the business of illusion (read: lying), I don't
think they'd bother shooting 4th of July footage to air in the
fall or winter. They'd shoot it in March.
Happy 4th of July everyone!
Tucker's Mom, I had to google mostarda & now I have to make some. Looks delicious & I just happen to have quite a lot of bing cherries on hand. Love, love looking at recipes & trying out new ones
localyocul said... 81
I had a thought about Collin. Admin says the driveby said several months ago that he had been expelled and it was bad. What if, TFW harkening to her fundamentalist roots, decided that hard physical labor was the consequence, like the Duggars did with Josh? That would explain Collin's working at Henrys. Just a thought...
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I think that in Kate's world, hard physical labor is the consequence of being born a boy.
local, if Admin could tell us what month she got the driveby info, we could probably figure out if the working at Henry's was punishment. Perhaps Collin has been home schooled (not by Kate) for several months since the expulsion.
I forgot to wish Admin and the pool girls/cabana boys a happy 4th.
And thanks as always for all your hard work here!
Localyocul (#81), you may be on to something with your
Farmer Henry theory. Remember there was an uproar when
TFW tweeted that C had just come home from working there,
and was eating her out of house and home. I wonder if it was
a preemptive strike because she was afraid someone was
about to leak that C was being punished for being expelled.
Just a thought, because she's nothing if not calculating.
Kate is quiet, so far. She must be filming. Waiting for the 4th of july pics, the grilling of food, the decorations, the flags in the driveway etc.
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Why must she be filming...just because she's quiet for a day?
OT...Virginia Pen might find this amusing! I wanted to see what Uggs was up to this holiday weekend. Apparently she has a new love interest and is very excited, enough to need a cold shower:
Brenda Schuettler @sweetbren66
@michaelstrahan I don't smoke but I needed a cigarette after your scene. Damn boy you handled her #luckiestGirlInTheWorld now cold shower 😍😘
Brenda Schuettler @sweetbren66
@jadapsmith @michaelstrahan #wow I am speechless #MagicMikeXXL was so hot you two killed it #MikeSignPosterNextTime http://t.co/3IwYzUTgNx
Brenda Schuettler @sweetbren66
@michaelstrahan you are the main reason me and my girls going to see #MagicMikeXXL can't wait to see my fav #MichaelStrahan smiles :)
Sherry Baby said... 98
OT...Virginia Pen might find this amusing! I wanted to see what Uggs was up to this holiday weekend. Apparently she has a new love interest and is very excited, enough to need a cold shower:
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Well, at least she's playing the field, spreading herself around and hasn't settled on just one guy! Maybe "me and my girls" will get a nice meet and greet, shout-outs and enough kisses to keep her satisfied until the next "hot" guy comes around and throws her a bone (not boner).
TLC stinks said... 94
local, if Admin could tell us what month she got the driveby info, we could probably figure out if the working at Henry's was punishment. Perhaps Collin has been home schooled (not by Kate) for several months since the expulsion
FlimsyFlamsy said... 96
Localyocul (#81), you may be on to something with your
Farmer Henry theory
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Was it PA Dutch Mom who had heard rumblings about C but had kept quiet? Perhaps she could chime in as to a time frame. No details, but at least when this may have happened
Tucker's mom...
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All right, flush the bombers, get the subs in launch mode.
We are at Defcon 1.
Brenda Schuettler @sweetbren66
@jadapsmith @michaelstrahan #wow I am speechless #MagicMikeXXL was so hot you two killed it #MikeSignPosterNextTime http://t.co/3IwYzUTgNx
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I'm a thousand posts behind but blahhhhh!!! Coming back to the USa on Monday!!
Not that this will help much, but the episode where Kate said she had stress induced shingles aired on Feb. 3, '15. It was probably filmed in the fall of '14? But you probably already know all this, sleuths that ya'll are!
Only a thousand, admin?
Milo's on mute. No happy, happy, happy Fourth from her/him!
Sleepless In Seattle said... 104
Only a thousand, admin?
Milo's on mute. No happy, happy, happy Fourth from her/him!
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everyone is on mute
franky
Safe travels, Admin!
Kelly Rutherford finally got her children back on US soil yesterday. After her not being to be with them for what 3 years? If those were my kids, there would be no way I would send them back. Tough cookies.
LOL Redbird re "Defcon 1"
Tucker's Mom - I love broccoli too. It's just so easy to quickly steam up some for dinner, and melt a little butter on top - yum! I even like to eat it raw, as long as I've cut it into very small florets. Last week, I made cheddar and broccoli soup. So I am definitely a fan :)
I hope the kids were with Jon today and had a good time. I had a good time at my friend's BBQ. Unfortunately, after I got home, I ended up in a beef with a person who lives in an apartment complex on the other side of my fenced yard. A frisbee hit my window and before I had even put my shoes on to go outside, I looked out and there was this guy ready to climb over my fence. Ugh. He'd had a few beers I think, and got belligerent with me after I told him not to climb over the fence. Not a great way to end an otherwise very lovely day. And it's almost 11:30 p.m., but I still hear fireworks going off. Hopefully no fires were caused by fireworks!
Well, according to Twitter Kate had a houseful of guests yesterday and there is a photo of the tups watching fireworks. Hannah is there.Many followers posted their flag cakes- some look much nicer than Kate's!
(If Jon had won custody, would the transfer necessarily be immediate?)
hy do Kate's "fans" believe that Kate invented the flag cake? My mom made that back in the 60s and Kate wasn't even alive then. It is amazing that she does not give credit where credit is due on many things in her life.
When Kate says she has a house full of guests she may mean all of her kids are home. What a life she leads.
I hope the kids were with Jon today and had a good time. I had a good time at my friend's BBQ. Unfortunately, after I got home, I ended up in a beef with a person who lives in an apartment complex on the other side of my fenced yard
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Yeah, that wouldn't work for me either ;-)
Hope everyone had a great 4th, if you were celebrating.
My dessert went over really well! Wish I could post a pic ;-(
(If Jon had won custody, would the transfer necessarily be immediate?)
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Don't know, but, Hannah would certainly visit.
I really doubt Jon got custody of anyone. I think it was a power play and expect more of it.
Those kids know damn well that their parents are at odds, and they'll take advantage of it when it suits them.
foxy said... 109
hy do Kate's "fans" believe that Kate invented the flag cake? My mom made that back in the 60s and Kate wasn't even alive then. It is amazing that she does not give credit where credit is due on many things in her life.
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Kate will never disabuse anyone of any notion that she she invented the cake, other recipes and in fact, motherhood itself.
How many years ago did one of the tup girls says this about Hannah and in 2015 someone still mentions it? AND it never gets OLD! smh
Brittani Eller @BrittaniA1
@Kateplusmy8 "Hannah pooped in Hannah's underwears" never ever gets old. Love the new, the old, and anyway I can get them episodes!
Oh, and Hannah waving at the camera. What happened to the custody? Did TFW convince the judge that they HAD to film and she couldn't go to Jon's? That old bag's picture of the fireworks looks like to me a Farm Utensil to Jon.
Well well look who is missing
@Kateplusmy8: Happy 4th of July,every1! We had an extra full house again this yr...filled w love, memories&firecrackers! 💥 #HBDUSA http://t.co/cBScepVFB0
https://twitter.com/kateplusmy8/status/617530230891220992
I'm telling you, C was already sent away, or Jon got custody, before the couch interviews were aired.
Those flag cakes that the fans made look great, especially the one with the complicated stripes and the blue square for the stars and the icing. I wonder how many mothers that made their flag cakes refused their children berries and basically told them to hit the road and out of her hair. I mean extensions.
Formerly Duped said... 108
Well, according to Twitter Kate had a houseful of guests yesterday and there is a photo of the tups watching fireworks. Hannah is there
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But I don't see Collin
Or is that Collin on the swan? I can't tell him and Joel apart
As I mentioned earlier, I wouldn't be surprised if TFW's case of shingles was preceded by news from professionals that Collin requires special attention.
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Anonymous said... 119
As I mentioned earlier, I wouldn't be surprised if TFW's case of shingles was preceded by news from professionals that Collin requires special attention.
bm
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The first thing Kate would think is "omg, we can't film anymore!", not "I'm not going to film to focus on my son".
Looks like 5 tups and a girlfriend. The photo could be cut off..but I don't see Collin either ( or the twins) That's Joel and Aaden on the swan. I hope Collin was having fun with Jon, but who knows?
Kate used to brag how smart Collin was, a math whiz, grades coming easily and was bored academically...if Jon did get custody her tune would change and she will blame Jon for the issues he alluded to involving some or all of the kids.I think Collin has always been a handful for Kate.She has done her best to break his spirit and the shadow of a boy we have seen in the recent years is nothing like the tough and rowdy little boy in the old episodes who liked to organize things.And yes, he would physically push the other kids around.
Wonder if Hannah reneged on her statements about Kate being cruel to her but Collin maybe admitted he is treated like an outcast by all of the family for the most part at Kate's? If he is with Jon that would account for a new school and Kate announcing to the world her son is having trouble.
Or maybe it's more straightforward than that? Wouldn't LCDS have suggested a move before this, especially in light of the Kindergarten troubles? Perhaps he got all the help they could offer and Jon stepped in once Kate washed her hands of him and Collin admitted his treatment at the McMansion.JMO. I just hope he and all the kids get what is best for them someday.
Did I not post she would post pics. That fireworks display looks professional. I bet they filmed it. And TLC got the fireworks display. That does not look like a backyard/alley display. I was in the alley with my neighbors, and it was bring a few fireworks and shoot them off, then do some more. If you look at the pic, they have place in the distance, and the fireworks is all lined up. That is professional. I've been to local fireworks, one at a high school and golf course, and that is how they do the fireworks. Your not fooling anyone Kate, TLC set this up for filming. That looks like all 6 tups.
I don't think the fireworks picture is from this year. If you enlarge it you'll see that the boys hair is shorter in the swan and Aiden's face is much more mature now than in the fireworks picture. Also, I think the one in front in blue is a boy. I thinks the picture may be from last year. She made a big deal about the 4th last year and nary a mention of it this year which is why I think it's an old picture. Boy oh boy do those kids have a lot of pool toys.
Lol the flag cake. This bitch is NOT OCD.
localyocul said... 117
Formerly Duped said... 108
Well, according to Twitter Kate had a houseful of guests yesterday and there is a photo of the tups watching fireworks. Hannah is there
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But I don't see Collin
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Maybe that's Collin in front of and to the left of Hannah? In a blue shirt?
Sherry Baby: Why I say Kate is filming: cause, Tuesday she answer a fan on twitter, when asked if there is more shows and Kate hinted there are. Kate also, said in and interview last month, when asked: what are you doing for the summer, Kate answered, hanging and relaxing by the pool and filming.
Kate is like clockwork: when she is quiet, it means 4 things:
1. the kids are with Jon
2. they are filming
3. Kate is up to something or it is something legal
4. she is out of town.
Cause, when kids are home she tweets. When they are not filming, she posts pics of the bird & dog and the kids.
When she needs a new appliance or something fixed or its a birthday, she tweets her complaints, and gushes about things.
She is filming. That pic of the fireworks is too professional for ones backyard. When people do fireworks in their yards, big or small, they don't set it up like a display. They do a few fireworks at a time. If you look at the pic, the fireworks are set up in a row. That means, TLC is most likely filming, it. Kate could have taken the kids to a local fireworks display, but since she said they were at home, that is too professional looking and Kate would not touch that stuff and if purseboy was there he would be firing them off, like the rest of us would a little at a time. But purseboy is in AK, guarding the Duggar boy.
Idk- the girls in back beside Hannah looks like one of the guests at the birthday party-light brown long ponytail. The one in front I think is Leah with a bun, and purple or blue shirt. Hard to tell.6 kids in all.
Guess Kate can' t make them wear matching 4th of July outfits now- what a to-do she made over matching rain jackets that one episode and the fact that the outfits would not be 'seen'
Maybe that's Collin in front of and to the left of Hannah? In a blue shirt?
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I zoomed in on my phone and it looks like a girl with a ponytail. "Conveniently@ blocked by H's arm. Smoke and mirrors
Patricia Chow @PatriciaChow1 10h10 hours ago
@Kateplusmy8 looks like you had a great 8 time,...Love Y'all :)
I thought she had renounced her fan status!
She is filming. That pic of the fireworks is too professional for ones backyard. When people do fireworks in their yards, big or small, they don't set it up like a display. They do a few fireworks at a time. If you look at the pic, the fireworks are set up in a row. That means, TLC is most likely filming, it. Kate could have taken the kids to a local fireworks display, but since she said they were at home, that is too professional looking
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This is a picture that Kate tweeted of the fireworks display last year:
https://twitter.com/Kateplusmy8/status/485522543193772033/photo/1
If you look at the last picture, the fireworks display was held at the same place as this year. Here is this year's picture:
https://twitter.com/Kateplusmy8/status/617530230891220992/photo/1
The fence in the background is the same. So Kate probably took the kids to a local fireworks display. She never said that the fireworks display was at her home.
I doubt they were filming. As someone else mentioned, I doubt the crew would give up their holiday just to film the Gosselins.
Those fireworks are what gets sold all over the place where I live. I don't think Kate would set them off herself, tho. If it's not TLC, it's Steve.
I don't think they're filming. Really, a 4th at the compound is like watching paint dry.
Pool- yawn.
Kate making a big freaking deal about grilling- who cares.
Kids swimming in their enormous pool- so what.
Piddly fireworks- no thanks.
The family is pretty boring, to me anyway.
The kids are growing up and becoming quite uninteresting because they've had no opportunities to develop talents and skills.
Well, Colin gets to do farming stuff and I'm sure he's learned a lot.
The girls are just silly little creatures.
KIAT...130
RONLMAO
first post on photo last year and Milo nails it!
Fired Up 4 Kate @MiloandJack · 6 juil.
@Kateplusmy8 Looks like U all partied hardy! Glad it was a happy event w/family & friends! What part of this is NEW tradition?
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Yes Khatie Irene, what part of this is NEW tradition?
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got to hand it to her, she has Passive-aggressive down pat
franky
Was that a slide in the pool pix?
Piecin' and a 'patchin my patouty
franky
Maybe Farmer Henry is a kind man who explains things carefully and gives praise for a job well done. Maybe there is calmness and order at his Amish farm.
I am at risk of making Farmer Henry sound like a fictional character. But, I would like to have hope that working there is a good thing for Collin.
One can hope.
According to Tweettunnel she tweeted it on July 26, 2014 about C working with the neighbor.
https://twitter.com/Kateplusmy8/statuses/493181223280603137
Dmasy (#134), I think many of us shared similar "sediments"
when this topic first came up. I'm willing to bet C gets something
he never gets from is mother: appreciation. His hard work as a miniature farmer at the compound is expected - no, required. But
to work hard for a stranger and then get praised and acknowledged
would probably be like heaven to that poor boy. Even if Jon is
consistently kind and loving to C, I think he's still at a deficit with
his horrible mother as his primary caregiver. That birthday gift
scene spoke volumes, didn't it?
If C wasn't in the picture, I wouldn't put it past TFW to have
hoped it would ignite some controversy. Any attention for her
is better than none at all.
Let's not give donkey too much credit regarding spoiling the kids. If you subtract what she's grifted and all the money she's saved by depriving those kids of good food and after school activities, she's done so little for them (that's positive)
Wowser (yes, that is also a shout-out)
As Dmasy said, sometimes a change of pace can do a boy wonders.
My Nephew used to summer here, because bro and wife couldn't line up care, best summers evah!
But it took some learning to figure him out. DD and friends slowed things down for him, we all watched traffic more, because he didn't, etc.
He FLOURISHED!!! Started actually speaking to people, looking into their eyes and fell in love with a dog, Shadow ( which my brother forgave me for giving it to him, SIL..not so much,LOL)
Still today 10 yrs later my sil will not speak with me, but me bro does on the sly, go figure.
Nephew is doing great and is going to graduate HS next year!
I feel for Jon, because my brother is Jon, my SIL KK, but if Jon's family is like mine, we have our ways to help
It's my b-day, so I am going back under the verandah, somebody toss me a couple of kegs, please. 48 and feeling 30-ish-ish
franky
The fence in the background is the same. So Kate probably took the kids to a local fireworks display. She never said that the fireworks display was at her home.
I doubt they were filming. As someone else mentioned, I doubt the crew would give up their holiday just to film the Gosselins.
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Exactly. I doubt it, too. It seems like some are really hung up on filming. Just because she doesn't tweet regularly, several hours a day on a daily basis does not mean she is filming 24/7 all summer!
SaraMRN2010 (#135), nice detective work - thanks!
Happy Birthday to franky! I am singing -- in my out of tune voice. Can you hear me from Texas to Canada?
"She is filming. That pic of the fireworks is too professional for ones backyard. When people do fireworks in their yards, big or small, they don't set it up like a display."
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Gosh, getofftweeter -- they're not filming constantly! LOL! Community fireworks are set up like this, and it doesn't mean it's being filmed!
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8
Happy 4th of July,every1! We had an extra full house again this yr...filled w love, memories&firecrackers! 💥 #HBDUSA http://t.co/cBScepVFB0Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8
Happy 4th of July,every1! We had an extra full house again this yr...filled w love, memories&firecrackers! 💥 #HBDUSA http://t.co/cBScepVFB0
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It's possible that they had friends over for the Fourth, barbecue and swimming and then went to a community celebration. It doesn't say that the fireworks photo was taken at home. And it doesn't mean that it was filmed!
Moreover, she doesn't call it "fireworks." She says firecrackers, which is different from fireworks. Firecrackers are the ones that are set off in neighborhoods. "Professional" displays are referred to as fireworks...at least they are around here.
I don't think this was filmed. It's just a Fourth celebration like the ones that were done in the past. Thanks, KIAT, for your usual good sleuthing.
The tweet about C getting picked up was from 2014.
Maybe Farmer Henry is a kind man who explains things carefully and gives praise for a job well done. Maybe there is calmness and order at his Amish farm.
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FYI--Just want to clarify that the name of the farmer who lives next to Kate is Forrest, not Henry. Henry is the Amish farmer who has the fruit and vegetable stand.
Localyocul said... 114
Well well look who is missing
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LOL - I thought you were referring to Milo. Kate tweeted & there has been no response from #1 Fan.
If C wasn't in the picture, I wouldn't put it past TFW to have
hoped it would ignite some controversy.
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"Ignite." Nice pun, Flimsy! Was that intentional? lol!
Rainbirdie said... 146
Localyocul said... 114
Well well look who is missing
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LOL - I thought you were referring to Milo. Kate tweeted & there has been no response from #1 Fan.
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Well yes, him too.
I hope everyone had a patriotic 4th. We did.
The Texas weather was perfect for celebrations. Today is also sunny with a cool breeze.
It was the first 4th of July we have celebrated in Texas. Our little town did it up right!
I just felt PROUD.
Dmasy (#149), glad the weather cooperated on your first fourth.
Or was it your fourth first? Who's on first, what's on second?
I don't know -- third base!
Flimsy, you never fail to charm!
Dmasy, sounds like you had a wonderful day.
As to the custody hearing, maybe it got postponed,. I could also see Hannah changing her mind.
I wonder if Kate's announcement about Collin was a lead-in for not filming him in the future. He has problems dealing with social situations, and filming opens him up to ridicule from other kids. If he is teased about what is shown on K+8 (i.e., his mother saying that her kids are "rabid beasts", talking about the boys' underwear, saying their room smells, etc) He may react strongly to being teased, and maybe someone suggested/ordered that he be left out of filming (and pictures posted on twitter) so that he is spared the ridicule that sets him off. Kids can be so mean to one another, especially to others who do not fit in socially. Add to that the nasty public comments made by Collin's own mother, and you have a potentially volatile situation. So, there was no couch interview, no picture of Collin from the 4th, and hopefully he is given some privacy in the future. If that is at the case, then definitely Kate was ordered to stop filming Collin. She would never stop using him as a means of income and attention unless she was forced to do so. Fame and money mean far more to her than the emotional well-being of her kids. Given the choice, she would film the crap out of the kids until they are of age, then cut them loose and make them deal with any emotional issues on their own. Not her problem! Poor Collin. I think Robert recognized what was going on long before anyone else, and did what little he could to help him. His heart was in the right place.
Of course, if Collin is not filmed in the future, Kate will take full credit, saying that she didn't think it was good for him and she wanted to spare him from further exposure. When sit back and wait for her fans to praise her for putting Collin first. She'll follow it up with, "But…the show must go on!" Wait for it.
Even if Jon wins custody of Hannah, she will still have visitation with her mother. And Kate will take lots of pictures to post and "prove" that Hannah still lives with her.
I'm surprised that Kate has not yet grifted a Caribbean cruise out of TLC!
Of course, if Collin is not filmed in the future, Kate will take full credit, saying that she didn't think it was good for him and she wanted to spare him from further exposure. When sit back and wait for her fans to praise her for putting Collin first. She'll follow it up with, "But…the show must go on!" Wait for it.
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Kate's already taking a bow for telling the world about Colin's issues. Jon's been saying that some of the kids have challenges and are affected negatively by filming, and he's a bad guy.
Kate shows the world Colin's impacted poop, made of federal case out of him telling his sister that her hair was ugly, and that he can't hit the toilet when he pees.
Also, Kate's rebuttal to Jon telling the truth about his kids looks really bad now.
Those kids are not all fine and dandy.
LOL - I thought you were referring to Milo. Kate tweeted & there has been no response from #1 Fan.
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He/she is off pouting somewhere. The absence won't last long.
Serendipity said... 155
I'm surprised that Kate has not yet grifted a Caribbean cruise out of TLC!
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Me too.
I still think that they'll do an episode at Camp Barnabas.
The G8 will get to work while they visit kids having fun at a camp.
Layla said... 154
Even if Jon wins custody of Hannah, she will still have visitation with her mother. And Kate will take lots of pictures to post and "prove" that Hannah still lives with her.
July 5, 2015 at 12:57 P
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Of course she would visit, but I don't think any of the mini-Kates will leave the compound.
I know how much I loved my animals as a kid, and it would've killed me to not live with them.
Maybe a boy will leave, but even that's so hard because those boys are thick as thieves.
They really need each other for support.
haha… just watched the first 3 minutes of the 11th birthday episode on youtube…. she commented that every year they get older it feels like she gets older by 5 years….. she better change that 'victim' mentality, because by the time they turn 16 she's be 65! good luck with that! her nickname by then with be "Kate-astrophic!" if it already isn't now.
Serendipity (#155), I bet TFW is already scheming to get some
super-duper gift from TLC for the twins' 16th birthday, which is
only a year and 3 months away. And I bet her thoughts revolve
around an event that she can be a part of, and that would make
a good episode. So who knows -- a BFF girl getaway to the
Caribbean for the 3 of them might just be on that list!
Tucker's Mom said... 158
I still think that they'll do an episode at Camp Barnabas.
The G8 will get to work while they visit kids having fun at a camp.
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I thought that as soon as she mentioned them being asked to go there. Now she has a child who may have a reason to be there but she will use the situation to get filming money. She would never let him go alone because she won't trust him not to blab stuff.
Tucker's Mom...158...
Serendipity said... 155I still think that they'll do an episode at Camp Barnabas.
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I'm thinking Camp Barnabas won't have her.
Serendipity said... 155
I'm surprised that Kate has not yet grifted a Caribbean cruise out of TLC!
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They're probably afraid someone will throw her overboard. Or the ship might sink with the weight of her huge ego.
localyocul said... 115
I'm telling you, C was already sent away, or Jon got custody, before the couch interviews were aired.
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Can you elaborate a little?
You are not going to believe this. I was washing dishes at my kitchen sink, looked out to the deck and I did a double take. A mom cat with four kittens! Again! I have no idea where this one came from. I never saw her before. What do these cats do...hang out a sign, "Cat House. Vacancy. Room at the Inn." Word gets around the area, and they know where to find shelter and food,
I am NOT taking in these kittens. No way. Now I need to worry about them in the heat and storms, find them new homes. I thought I was finished with all of this. Sigh. But they *are* cute...look to be only a few weeks old. Three have long hair, one gray and white, two torties and one short-haired calico.
Why me?
Over -- you are a legend in the cat community. Word has spread of your ability to worry and care and be kind.
Please let us know what you will do. Because we KNOW you will do something!
Dennidontlikekate - Good one but you'd better copyright it because she'll surely try to use it to show how "Kate-astrophic" her life has become with teens and almost teens in the house.
localyocul said... 115
I'm telling you, C was already sent away, or Jon got custody, before the couch interviews were aired.
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Can you elaborate a little?
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It's just my theory. I think a custody hearing happened before they filmed th couch scenes and he was already at a boarding school or Jon had custody of him (or maybe he won the right not to film). He wasn't in the Fourth pictures either.
Please let us know what you will do. Because we KNOW you will do something!
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lol! Yes, take a very long vacation, come back when they are weaned and have found new homes!
Over In TFW's County (#166), bless your heart -- not again!
I wonder if cats have some sort of Yelp page, where you're listed
as a kind and caring soul who takes in strays.
Hope you're able to find some loving homes for them.
Good luck!
Over -- you are a legend in the cat community. Word has spread of your ability to worry and care and be kind.
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But this is the FOURTH time! Wouldn't you think that there are other cat "legends" in the community?
I am NOT taking in these kittens. No way. Now I need to worry about them in the heat and storms, find them new homes. I thought I was finished with all of this. Sigh. But they *are* cute...look to be only a few weeks old. Three have long hair, one gray and white, two torties and one short-haired calico.
Why me?
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I was a stray dog magnet there for awhile.
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 6m6 minutes ago
We’re watching(recorded) #DecadeOfKate ....again. I’ll never get tired of our 10yrs of memories but esp the TEA PARTY w my little girls!❤️❤️
It's a beautiful day here, and old Norma and the kids are sitting inside watching ten years of memories. It's not about memories, but rather about her glory days when she was the cat's meow (pun intended).
She needs help. Now.
Over In TFW's County...166....When we had our farm in Ontario, our two barn cats had litters at the same time. No sooner had we found good homes for the kittens we found a box of (new) kittens left in out lane way.
After caring for all 6 of them until they were ready for adoption I posted an ad in our local newspaper that started as follows....."Abandoned in our driveway, six helpless kittens". The phone rang off the wall and we placed them all in good homes.
It sounds to me that the word is out on how good you are to strays, and
someone decided to let you take responsibility for their cat and kittens. People can be so heartless, but you'll sort it out!
Over In TFW's County said... 174
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 6m6 minutes ago
We’re watching(recorded) #DecadeOfKate ....again. I’ll never get tired of our 10yrs of memories but esp the TEA PARTY w my little girls!❤️❤️
It's a beautiful day here, and old Norma and the kids are sitting inside watching ten years of memories. It's not about memories, but rather about her glory days when she was the cat's meow (pun intended).
She needs help. Now.
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OMG, it's just not healthy for kids to want to watch themselves so much.
What "special touches" did Kate add to her flag cake? The woman is so impressed with herself.
It's boxed cake mix, a tub of whipped cream, blueberries and strawberries.
It's almost an insult to include this in the book and waste 2 pages.
That's right up there with her tuna casserole ;-)
I am NOT taking in these kittens. No way. Now I need to worry about them in the heat and storms, find them new homes. I thought I was finished with all of this. Sigh. But they *are* cute...look to be only a few weeks old. Three have long hair, one gray and white, two torties and one short-haired calico.
Why me?
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Is mama feral? If so, please reach out to a local rescue to see if you can borrow a trap and get her spayed. And try to get dad too or this will keep happening...
Correction on Kelly Rutherford. She has been fighting for her children for 6 years, not 3. Wow. There is no way on earth I would send my kids back to France at the end of the summer. Her ex hasn't even applied for a Visa yet. Tough cookies.
Is mama feral? If so, please reach out to a local rescue to see if you can borrow a trap and get her spayed. And try to get dad too or this will keep happening..
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I don't know if Mama has a home. She's gentle and not afraid of me. No need to trap her, but thanks for your concern. I've gone this route before!
All of my "rescues" have been gentle and I know they have been strays because I put ads in the newspaper and nobody ever claimed them.
Keep happening? Um, I guess you haven't followed my story! lol! I haven't seen Papa yet. It may have been a one-night stand. I will find a home for her and her babies. It's become a way of life around here! I will not return her to the "wild" and have to worry about her (and the kittens) in the winter.
It sounds to me that the word is out on how good you are to strays, and
someone decided to let you take responsibility for their cat and kittens. People can be so heartless, but you'll sort it out!
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I sort it out by adopting them! You all said I'd get attached to the last rescues and that's exactly what happened. Then the one rescue gave birth in my guest bedroom. Fun times! I did not, however, keep her kittens. They are now big, beautiful cats that stayed together in a great home (indoors) with kids who love them.
Over In TFW's County said... 180
Is mama feral? If so, please reach out to a local rescue to see if you can borrow a trap and get her spayed. And try to get dad too or this will keep happening..
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I don't know if Mama has a home. She's gentle and not afraid of me. No need to trap her, but thanks for your concern. I've gone this route before!
All of my "rescues" have been gentle and I know they have been strays because I put ads in the newspaper and nobody ever claimed them.
Keep happening? Um, I guess you haven't followed my story! lol! I haven't seen Papa yet. It may have been a one-night stand. I will find a home for her and her babies. It's become a way of life around here! I will not return her to the "wild" and have to worry about her (and the kittens) in the winter.
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Great, you had mentioned finding homes for the kittens, but didn't mention mama so I wasn't aware that you planned to find her a home also.
OMG, it's just not healthy for kids to want to watch themselves so much. (Tucker's Mom, 176...)
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There is something really "off" about this. Not only isn't it healthy, but it's not normal. Kids do not stay inside in the summer and watch themselves on television, re-visiting their childhood, good memories or not.
If TLC had not filmed all of this, wouldn't they have memories? How do most other parents and children remember happy times of days past?
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8
We’re watching(recorded) #DecadeOfKate ....again. I’ll never get tired of our 10yrs of memories but esp the TEA PARTY w my little girls!❤️❤️
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WTF!
Karen Westenberg @BwstnbrgKaren 8m8 minutes ago
@Kateplusmy8 - So wonderful that you have their early years on film, as I am sure you were so busy/tired that a lot of it slipped by.
Good lord. Are all the sheeple this dense?
Slipped by? I'm sure she didn't forget the TLC checks written to her. They slipped right into her bank accounts.
Redbird you need to do a little more research into the whole Kelly Rutherford custody thing. There's a lot more to the story than you may think and sometimes the kids may be better off with the dad.
The issue: watching edited shows that are not the actual memories. In other words, it's brainwashing. Perhaps her hope is that the kids will substitute their real memories for what was filmed. What is she running? A concentration camp to make fake memories?
There is something really "off" about this. Not only isn't it healthy, but it's not normal. Kids do not stay inside in the summer and watch themselves on television, re-visiting their childhood, good memories or not.
If TLC had not filmed all of this, wouldn't they have memories? How do most other parents and children remember happy times of days past?
Good question ----- most of us just had fun and didn't worry about the memories! She's such a screwball.
Absolutely, it is brainwashing. This is horrific. Like a bad episode of the twilight zone.
I was obsessed with videotaping my kid. We have videos from when she was a newborn. Of course the first tape held maybe three months and the last maybe two years, but, you don't need a reality show to do that. She and her cousins crack up watching themselves (every once in a blue moon, usually around a milestone)
P.J. said... 188
Absolutely, it is brainwashing. This is horrific. Like a bad episode of the twilight zone.
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"Wasn't that funny when you didn't get your cupcake? Hahaha!!"
Someone needs to tell Kate that she could have an elegant little tea party with her girls on this very day! (You know, instead of watching an old one on DVD.)
I wonder if she got someone at TLC to swiffer the early episodes and take their Dad out of the shows. I can't imagine her sitting there watching Jon. I don't suppose the kids are allowed to watch him either.
P.J. said... 188
Absolutely, it is brainwashing. This is horrific. Like a bad episode of the twilight zone.
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Yes it is. It's like those old films where propaganda is continually pouring into the people's homes and out in the streets--was that in Soylent Green?
Kate's behavior is absolutely deplorable. If she wants to sit in her room and reminisce about the good old days, she should do it alone instead of constantly replaying old episodes of their TV shows. She probaby sobs and then Hannah has to comfort her. Is the tea party episode the same one where Kate says she realized on the airplane that her marriage was over? If so, that must be hard for Hannah to watch since Kate said Hannah's the one who has the most difficult time dealing with the divorce.
Good grief, that tweet is disturbing. I mean, hugely disturbing.
TLC Stinks (#187), what a great point. The show is edited
memories of 10 years. And in this case, let's remember what,
or rather who, is edited OUT of those 10 years: their FATHER.
That 3-hours special is TFW's fantasy of the past decade: it
creates the illusion that she did it all alone.
No Jurassic World or Inside/Out for you this weekend, G kids.
Now everyone sit behind the line and watch R show!
A normal person would be shamed to their very core to see such deplorable behaviour shown over and over and over. She's not normal. And for the kids to have that disfunction shoved in their faces constantly, well, that's just totally fucked up. This is bad sci-fi.
Hmmm...since TFW crowed that the past 5 years have been the
best of her life, why the heck is she getting all sentimental about
watching all those old episode clips? I just love it when she can't
keep her lies straight.
P.J. said... 196
A normal person would be shamed to their very core to see such deplorable behaviour shown over and over and over. She's not normal. And for the kids to have that disfunction shoved in their faces constantly, well, that's just totally fucked up. This is bad sci-fi.
July 5, 2015 at 4:51 PM
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During the birthday episode, Kate made one of the girls apologize for shoving her sister (for running her over ON PURPOSE). She said she didn't care if she was embarrassing her in front of her friends.
Uh, hello! That girl was getting yelled at by her mom in front of a million people.
It was appropriate to address it, but on film. I can't imagine those kids aren't mortified that everything gets broadcast.
Case in point, the kids who cried when Kate told them she was going to Mexico without them. That was beyond cruel and it really adds insult to injury to film it.
BTW, if I were staying in the hotel when they were filming for the birthday, I would have opened my door and told her to stfu.
All the noise she was making late at night and early the next morning was ridiculous.
Pick up the fucking phone and call instead of knocking on the door like a battle ram.
Over In TFW's County said... 181
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Let us know what you name them all ! :) I think the word's out on you in the feline community.
It's not just that they're watching film of their "memories." It's their memories but warped. Our memories don't have take two or take 10 where we try it til we get it right. Our memories aren't pieced and spliced. Yes, some of the bad behavior is shown. But I bet a lot is not shown. How are the kids supposed to remember life? The way it happened or the film they watch over and over?
Judith Cole @AuntCole22 4m4 minutes ago
@Kateplusmy8 u were beyond brave 2 show ur tummy on TV after the sextuplets were born. I wouldn't have done if, so I thought it was cool
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Brave? Whatever. Kate was on a mission to get it fixed for free.
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