In all my years following this show, this is one of the few times Kate looks genuinely pretty to me. Her hair is a toned down blond, straight but with some body, her makeup muted, and she's dressed in a cozy grey sweater, albeit it cut a little tight. She looks her age, but not in a bad way. She is capable of looking very classy, pleasant and approachable, but she usually misses the mark by a mile.
Seemingly out of the blue, at least the way the kids seem to paint it, Kate wants them to clean out the entire house and sort out what can go to a yard sale. Only a few kids are around, and most are complaining about this task. Did they get a warning? Were there parameters set up? Because an open-ended project like this would naturally set even the most obedient of children off.
Oh my god the crap these children have! Plastic, plastic, plastic everywhere, four or five of everything. Doll houses, toy guns, books galore. Enough toys to cover a basement floor. It's insanity. I bet none of these toys got played with more than 20 minutes in their lifetime.
Kylie Jenner, I mean Mady, says something somewhat profound for a teenager, in that when you get rid of your old stuff, all you do is just replace it with new stuff. Now your new stuff is your old stuff, and you'll be getting rid of that too soon, so you might as well just hang onto your old stuff. I think she should expand on this idea and write it in an essay. It would make a good senior thesis. I'm serious. Consumerism and excess are one of the biggest black holes of modern life, and it's getting worse by the year. I'm somewhat proud of Mady for noticing at her young age.
Hannah, Alexis and Mady are being the biggest babies of all the kids about this. Whining and whining about how today was supposed to be Shoka's birthday cake, not cleaning the basement, and Kate promised this would be fun and it's not. While it's annoying Kate seems to have sprung this project on them without warning, their unchecked snotty attitudes about it are completely unacceptable, but instead of just laying down the law, Kate in typical fashion engages with them, which just makes the whining worse. They have eight capable people here, if they would all just shush and get down to business even with all the crap everywhere, I bet they could finish up this clean-out in under 60 minutes, maybe less. A project like this would take all day with only two or three kids handling it, so there are some great advantages of having a whole lot of kids in your family when projects like this come along. In many instances, you should be doing way less work than an average sized family, which is a nice perk.
Joel put a bunch of books I guess they're holding onto on a bookshelf, only he stacks them facing out, one on top of the other, instead of vertically so you can see their titles.
This incident is a glimpse at the very mean streak Kate has, and the potential long-term damage it could do to kids. Instead of just asking him nicely to restack the books correctly, she pulls them all out dramatically in a big messy pile, and then condescendingly asks Joel how he sees books stacked in a library and does the way he stacked them look like the library? I'm sure Joel knew exactly what he was doing and was just doing something dumb like kids tend to do, there is no reason to make him feel badly about it. Why not laugh about it, share a giggle between mother and son over a funny brain fart, instead of making him feel badly about himself? Joel's chagrined quiet little, 'I guess you're right,' says everything about how Kate spoke to him made him feel.
There's an incredibly long segment about baking a birthday cake and wrapping presents for Shoka. I don't know why these dogs are so boring to me. I think because we've never seen or heard about them doing anything but standing there being a dog. Also, they make Kate's Instagram even more boring than it already is.
The screaming and arguing these kids are doing, almost always from the girls, is utterly unacceptable and near constant, and Kate does nothing at all to try to stop it. Eventually after what feels like hours Kate intervenes and requires complete silence. Well, sheesh the solution to kids bickering and hollering is not total silence. Good grief. How about, speak to each other with respect and with our inside voices?
Kate tries to show off for the cameras and goes to spontaneously hug Cara as they're just hanging out in the kitchen. Cara, as expected, blows Kate off. Kate, you're not that family.
By the way, everyone should see Lady Bird. I saw it opening weekend and was riveted by the real and raw dialogue. An imperfect daughter and a really imperfect mother navigate the daughter's senior year of high school into going away to college. It's like Boyhood only with girls and mostly unlikable characters. You have to be okay with watching a movie where you really don't much like anyone, but if you can get past that, you will be rewarded.
I've seen all the contenders for best picture this year, and that film deserves its spot in the crowd, though it won't win. Three Billboards should win, but The Shape of Water will win.
In a surprisingly revealing conversation, the children say on the couch that they really don't hug Kate much, maybe just at bedtime. Only Aaden admits perhaps he might hug her if she's going away, or if he's on his way to school. Right, because, no surprise Kate likely doesn't derive much from that kind of tactile and loving touch so she doesn't bother to give it to her children even if they would benefit. It'd be interesting to hear what a child psychologist would say about this, but it seems to me only one hug a day is very much on the low side for the kind of physical touch a child needs, though probably matters more when they're younger. Which begs the question how far back does this one-hug-a-day rationing go? Because if you've got a four-year-old whose only touch from a parent all day is one hug at night, that is very, very concerning. There's been a lot of interesting studies on this, with hugging and positive touching directly linked to a child's normal development. Researchers have found a huge boost to a child's normal development once they get a good 20 minutes a day of hugs, and loving, appropriate touching (like cuddling up together and sharing a book or talking). One hug at bed time is likely not going to cut it.
The kids want to try the dog cake because that's just how kids are. Hehe, the boys love it, and Kate jokes they'll eat anything. It looks like the girls are spitting it out though. Blech.
I'm just about the biggest dog lover on the planet, but this segment is mind-numbing. And what's pretty funny about the whole thing is Shoka is barely in it! He only appears at the end, outside of course, to collect his cake. Where was he this whole time, chained up to the barn? Sadly that's not a joke. I will never understand people who keep "outdoor" dogs. It makes no sense to me. I'd sooner understand an "outdoor" child you never let inside except maybe on special occasions, and even then only in the laundry room or basement. Huh?
Kate spins a tall tale about how she's always loved and looked after animals. Even once nursing baby squirrels back to health with a bottle. Heh, and I got a bridge to sell ya! A true animal or dog lover is unlikely to go dog-less for the years and years she did. I think she got the dogs because it was a good episode idea, TLC was paying, and it helps pad her instagram. More than likely, she screamed her head off and ran away when she saw a nest of baby squirrels. She then says and she's always looking after babies. What does babies have to do with being an animal lover? Sometimes her throw away comments are so telling, in that she's actually equating a human being to something like a squirrel. Point being, babies, even children, I think she processes more like cute objects, or a lesser species, not human beings. This would be typical narcissistic behavior, there is no normal bond with offspring. Oh, they can put on a hell of a good show engaging with their little successors, but there is no "there" there.
Very tellingly, the long segment ends when it's dark out, Kate goes back inside, shuts the front door, and Shoka remains outside to wander around in the dark all by himself on his birthday. I hate her. That is all.
Why does she do this? The same weekend they're sorting out the entire house, Kate planned Many and Cara's birthday party. There is something wrong with her. I think she purposely over schedules herself to cause stress and get attention and sympathy and perhaps even to watch the kids fall into a tailspin. There's no other reason to do something so ridiculous.
The family arrives at Skyzone for the party, which is basically a big indoor trampoline gym. We have these here and I've been there though haven't really participated. These sort of indoor fun zones were just becoming popular when I was a kid, popping up on every corner, and there was an amazing one called Adventure Quest near where I lived that was just awesome. It had everything from cargo nets and tunnels to a zip line. I tried to find it online to see if it's still around, but no such luck. They can be on the expensive side, but they often run deal days or have coupons, and they are simply a blast and also a good safe workout for kids. I think this was a good choice that pleases both ages of the kids.
I find it so interesting to watch these episodes through the lens of Collin is "dead." Here he rolls up to Skyzone separate from the family, Kate explaining he was with a friend that weekend. I find that odd since it seems the kids so rarely go off on their own like that. Weekends are for crowding on the floor in her bedroom I gather. But sure enough there he is with two apparently younger friends, both girls incidentally. The thought crossed my mind ten is probably pushing it to be interested in having sleepovers with girls or for most parents to find it appropriate, so that's interesting. He has a huge smile on his face and immediately runs to Mady and gives her a big bear hug. Nothing about this interaction seems strange or off, he just seems like such a normal kid with normal bonds with a favorite sibling. As I've said a hundred times, the idea he is so disturbed he needs to be banished from the family home for years now is simply impossible to believe. It's getting to the point where I refuse to believe it, and rather firmly believe it's Kate who can't or won't handle him, not Collin himself who can't be handled by the average decent parent. In other words, it's Kate, not him.
Mady and Collin have been favorites of each other since his toddlerhood, and we don't talk enough about how removal of one sibling from the home damages the other siblings left behind. Mady puts on a tough exterior and would likely never admit this, but she is being robbed of her relationship with Collin, the shared experiences and growing-up memories are being actively stolen from her. The damage to her as well could be irreparable.
On a side note, I think it's very interesting, and wonderful, that in California, they have such respect for the nature of sibling relationships that they have even carved out a rare exception to adoption based on sibling bonds. In other words, if one sibling is about to be adopted by a family and another sibling they are bonded with isn't (that second sibling might be living with another family, or perhaps a parent, or is too old to want to be adopted, etc.), the siblings can assert a "sibling exception" and get a judge to deny the adoption on the grounds that it is not in the best interest of the siblings and their close ties. Granted, it is a hard burden to prove, but at least a statement in the law has been made about sibling relationships.
Kate says doing a birthday party at a place like this is not her thing but this is what the twins wanted, and that's why she did it, because she no longer has control over how things will be. They are fourteen years old! It seems to me any kid old enough to speak is old enough to have some say in his birthday party, within reason. It's their party. It's supposed to be about their birthday, not the parents' ego or desires. Yeesh!
Why are Kate and her girls, left boobie and rightie, front and center bouncing away? Go away, it's not your party. Go stand with the other uncool parents and butt out.
Mady says Kate sometimes writes them off as "teenagers" to which Mady explains she's often acting like she is not because she's being a teenager but because Kate is being unfair. I buy that. We've seen Kate do many things to the kids that are fundamentally unfair, and being a teen has nothing to do with the greater point. So, rock on, Mady.
It's annoying the way Kate exaggerates. They had just done the "world's most stressfulist" (the f?) construction on the house. She's clearly never done some real work to a house. All they did was move around some bedrooms, painted some walls and barely did any decorating at all to make a bedroom a bedroom. What a martyr.
This episode is really another disorganized hodgepodge of random stuff. None of these little stories have anything to do with the other, which is lazy writing. The quality of post-production on this series took a massive dive once it became just Kate Plus 8. It really is like they didn't care anymore, and were just making filler to kill time and collect a pay check. Now the family is at a studio, doing a photoshoot. Kate says most families do periodic photoshoots like them. Um, I would venture to say that's not true at all. Many families can't afford periodic photoshoots, at least not real ones. Most photoshoots in a studio as they have done are very expensive. Even doing them at JCPenney isn't the cheapest thing to blow your money on. I would venture to say many families just take photos of the family with their phone and be done with it, which again puts her very out of touch with the real world.
They have an entire rack of clothes set up for different outfit changes, which is a dead giveaway this is a production photoshoot of some kind. Could Kate just be honest and say this is an official TLC (or some other official) photoshoot that's wrapped up in production's overhead, and not something she arranged and paid for? What nerve she has talking about the expensive things she thinks many families do when she likely isn't paying a dime out of pocket for this.
The little Dionnes are pros at this, especially the boys, who just get on with it and get this over with. Why is Kate the only one I can hear directing this whole thing? She has no idea what she's talking about. She's posing them awkwardly and most of the photos are terrible and unoriginal.
Predictably, Kate is starting to lose it and is yelling and snapping at the kids over stupid things. The only thing worse than a boring photoshoot is your mom nagging you on a boring photoshoot. Why is everyone else in the room hidden from camera? We never see even a glimpse of the photographer, and the part where Kate looks at the photos on a computer make it look like she's talking to a ghost when clearly she's talking either to a photographer or editor. The only person on camera has their face blurred. That is so odd, why would the photographers not want to be part of this? I can't even speculate the reasons for this strange situation!
There's some interesting little details to notice in the extraneous filler shots they show while Kate is blah blahing on the couch. In one, one of the boys has what appears to be a gift bag and is holding a large box, which from a distance looks like maybe a Lego set. What was that, the bribe for all this? Also in the background is some chick packing up craft services. Lots of waters and some foil dishes. So, this was clearly not a one- or two-hour event but rather warranted a full meal or at least a big snack. Sigh.
Kate heads to a local radio station to promote the yard sale. Oh that's totally a normal thing to do, go on the radio as a guest to peddle your old crappy junk. Heh. Kate knows the station from when she was on it to promote a 5k she ran in some years back, back when running was still shiny and interested her. Now Running's gone off to the black hole, taken off its tennis shoes and found a seat right between Aunt Jodie and Beth. Get comfortable, Running.
Kate laments that her biggest 1 percent problem is she has so much stuff it's filled her mansion to the brim and now she must get rid of it. Poor thing!
The yard sale money will go to the Animal Rescue League. Kate tells a story that is alarmingly short on details, that Shoka jumped the fence and so ARL found him and kept him overnight, and she didn't worry about him because they were looking after him.
So....many...questions! How did Shoka jump the fence and why? Was he bored, restless? Where was the rest of the family when this happened? Did this happen at night, or why else would they keep him overnight? Do you not bring your damn dog inside at night even, you shrew? And if she didn't worry about him, is she implying she knew ARL had him but she waited until the next day to get him? Next time he's going to get hit by a car before he's "rescued." What is her plan to ensure this never happens again? This story is such insanity for anyone who has even a shred of compassion toward animals.
Nothing happens over the next five minutes except Kate complaining how much she has to do to get ready for this yard sale, which will be an outdoor sale at what looks like a park. Why aren't they doing this at the family home like normal people? They have plenty of space for it. Having it off site just makes everything so much harder. Oh, lord, please do not ever buy or sell old car seats. It's incredibly dangerous and in some circumstances illegal, such if they've ever been in a crash no matter how small. Throw them out.
Collin, who has proven to be an absolute sweetheart and one of the most likable of all these children, happily stacks books, remarking that he's excited as he's never done a yard sale before. He has a perpetual good sense of humor and positive attitude, in the face of an incredible amount of negativity around him. He is a good kid, and this long absence that is still not over will forever be disturbing to many viewers.
The editors kill some time by showing clips of old Halloween episodes, which they loosely tie into some Halloween decorations they are dumping. Heh, that was a stretch. I often picture these poor editors in their dark editing bays, putting these episodes together and coming up with a run time of maybe 35, 38 minutes .... and saying to themselves, all righty, we've got 6-8 more minutes we've got to come up with somehow, now what?
You can just guess the kind of sound bytes Kate offers about this thing. She felt prepared but unprepared, exhausted but knew she had to go through with it. She should just tape these little soliloquies and play them over and over for anything she is asked to talk about, it's always the same generic drivel.
Kate goes over to the garage sale site so early it's still dark out. Given this is summer in the northeast, that must have been very early. Mercifully, she let the kids stay home and sleep longer with "someone" staying home with them. Someone? I.e. the nanny? Why not just say the nanny? Good grief.
Kate's pissed Cara is selling some sort of magazine or poster Kate got for her last year from England. Imported from England? Geez, that's not spoiled at all. That's such a great example, ask the kids to give up things they still may have some attachment to and do it with a great attitude but when Kate doesn't want to let something go, she is permitted to stomp and hold her breath. Silly double standard. After all this getting up early, there is little organization or order to the tables, it's all just piles of junk. Wonder if any of Jon's old stuff made the cut.
There are a lot of people lined up to buy their piles of junk. The whole family, especially Kate, seems so very impressed and flattered by this turnout, but garage sale people are pretty intense that I've seen, you might find a line like this at any sale of this size, doesn't matter if the family is famous. Tip: call your garage sale an "estate sale" and your turnout will double. Semantics. I've stopped by garage sales if there's one within walking distance in the neighborhood and if I'm not there as soon as it opens, there's likely nothing good left. (That's why I prefer the app OfferUp for second hand stuff I'm interested in. If I want something and the seller commits to selling it to me, we can work out me picking it up any time. I don't have to be there at 7 a.m.)
Just to make things really hard, they also are selling baked goods and other foods too. It's highly unlikely such a thing like this is permitted on this scale without a permit, but Kate is not one to think of anything like that because she's stupid. They also have a grab bag stand, for 2 bucks you get a brown paper bag of most likely crap. Permits and other regulations aside to sell things like this, I do like the way this involves the kids and gets them engaged and excited about this event. It is probably boring for a kid to stand around watching the adults sell off old blenders and party decorations. The kids love it.
"How much for everything?" a young woman asks, who dolled herself up early and big time for her on camera debut. Hair curled and the whole nine yards. She had a line, so I say give that gal a SAG card. Garage sale people. How much for it all is not an uncommon question with that strange lot.
What's the point of post-production blurring some of the info on the yard sale sign? The sale is already over with. Not like you need to protect the location or something. Weird.
I think Kate is right, and I hate saying that, that it's just easier not to price anything. If people want something, have them suggest a fair price and be done with it. Makes it faster and easier. Plus it's for charity, so it's kind of like, whatever you want to give, 20 bucks or whatever, and take a few items you think are fair to take for that. Kate tends to make things overly complicated, so this no-price hassle free sale is out of character.
Twenty-five bucks plus a selfie with Kate, one gentleman offers for the crap he has collected. Mister, that is quite a bargain. Back in the day at speaking engagements those photos were a pretty penny plus you were expected to contribute to the "donation basket" being passed around so the family could keep their electricity on, and you didn't get any garage sale items with it.
You know how when you become a teenager suddenly your parents' jokes sound really stupid and Mom and Dad become just overall embarrassing? That's Kate, only you don't have to be a teenager to find her jokes so dumb and the woman embarrassing. I just want to cover my eyes when I watch her interact with the general public. But, I give her a tiny bit of credit for being upbeat throughout this sale and engaging with each and every buyer as they approach her, trying to have a bit of a conversation with them, at least from what we can tell. She must have been mentally exhausted but she did it.
Kate pats herself on the back again for donating to this dog shelter, plus, helping the needy, she practically says. She is so perched atop her throne, heh. You don't have to be poor to go to a garage sale! Is that what she thinks this demographic is? Some people just like a good bargain. Some people believe in reusing as much as possible before ever buying new. Some people think it's just fun to look through other people's stuff for treasure. I'm all of that and that's why I often buy used things (though as I said, usually through other venues like OfferUp). Some of these people are also here to get on camera, like 5 a.m. hair-curl chick, and quite frankly there's probably a few lookie loos who just want to see Kate and the whole TLC spectacle. Fair enough. There's nothing wrong with shopping at garage sales because you can't afford things otherwise of course and many people do, but for Kate to think that her garage sale is such a wonderful gift she bestowed on the poor and needy of Wernersville is just hilarious, since there is no evidence that's who attended.
I think it's funny that Kate has no idea how she sounds. She was shocked to meet so many good wonderful people at the sale. Who does Kate think usually attends yard sales for pity sake, murderers and rapists? Somebody's gonna turn up missing after this and be found in a shallow grave six weeks later? Sheesh! I'm glad to hear the commoners so impressed her with their decorum and generally clean criminal backgrounds.
"Do you remember me?" a woman says in a kind of creepy way, real quiet-like. "Your girls are beautiful," she goes on to say breathily. I think this woman just has a naturally breathy voice, but it sounds like the beginning of a bad horror movie. It's Kelly, an old coworker. Despite the breathy voice, she seems really sweet. Kelly seems to have a kid there exactly the younger kids' age--huh. And Kate says she lives nearby. Why not get together with this woman? Make friends with her, and the girls can make friends with her daughter. This was a golden opportunity to exchange numbers and rekindle something that would benefit everyone, but Kate being Kate not only doesn't think of it but I don't think even wants to. Kind of sad.
Kate is so unbelievably shocked to run into people she knows at this sale. If she got out more, she would realize that most people run into people they know all the time, especially in smaller towns but even in big ones. In the town I grew up in it would be rare not to see someone you know when you leave the house. In Los Angeles, I see someone I know out and about probably every other week. Even in a city that size.
I'm not sure who Kate is trying to convince here emphasizing how supportive everyone is and how kind to them and how much they love them. Like, I don't expect people to come to your garage sale and be rude and start engaging you in a moral debate over exploiting your children on television. That would just be odd and inappropriate in front of the children. This was a yard sale, not a meet and greet, and I would expect most people to come and buy something and leave like normal polite people. This sampling in no way represents the general public opinion about how these children have grown up, nor does it prove all her neighbors love her and have no issue with her (contrary to various reports especially from back at the house before this one) so I don't know who Kate is trying to fool.
They made just over $1100 for the animal rescue charity. I think that's pretty good for one morning, and it will certainly be a help to a fine charity. Well done, Wernersville.
In memory of Golly Gee, whose thoughtful perspective and steadfast optimism has been a treasured part of this blog. We toast you, Golly.
I've seen all the contenders for best picture this year, and that film deserves its spot in the crowd, though it won't win. Three Billboards should win, but The Shape of Water will win.
In a surprisingly revealing conversation, the children say on the couch that they really don't hug Kate much, maybe just at bedtime. Only Aaden admits perhaps he might hug her if she's going away, or if he's on his way to school. Right, because, no surprise Kate likely doesn't derive much from that kind of tactile and loving touch so she doesn't bother to give it to her children even if they would benefit. It'd be interesting to hear what a child psychologist would say about this, but it seems to me only one hug a day is very much on the low side for the kind of physical touch a child needs, though probably matters more when they're younger. Which begs the question how far back does this one-hug-a-day rationing go? Because if you've got a four-year-old whose only touch from a parent all day is one hug at night, that is very, very concerning. There's been a lot of interesting studies on this, with hugging and positive touching directly linked to a child's normal development. Researchers have found a huge boost to a child's normal development once they get a good 20 minutes a day of hugs, and loving, appropriate touching (like cuddling up together and sharing a book or talking). One hug at bed time is likely not going to cut it.
The kids want to try the dog cake because that's just how kids are. Hehe, the boys love it, and Kate jokes they'll eat anything. It looks like the girls are spitting it out though. Blech.
I'm just about the biggest dog lover on the planet, but this segment is mind-numbing. And what's pretty funny about the whole thing is Shoka is barely in it! He only appears at the end, outside of course, to collect his cake. Where was he this whole time, chained up to the barn? Sadly that's not a joke. I will never understand people who keep "outdoor" dogs. It makes no sense to me. I'd sooner understand an "outdoor" child you never let inside except maybe on special occasions, and even then only in the laundry room or basement. Huh?
Kate spins a tall tale about how she's always loved and looked after animals. Even once nursing baby squirrels back to health with a bottle. Heh, and I got a bridge to sell ya! A true animal or dog lover is unlikely to go dog-less for the years and years she did. I think she got the dogs because it was a good episode idea, TLC was paying, and it helps pad her instagram. More than likely, she screamed her head off and ran away when she saw a nest of baby squirrels. She then says and she's always looking after babies. What does babies have to do with being an animal lover? Sometimes her throw away comments are so telling, in that she's actually equating a human being to something like a squirrel. Point being, babies, even children, I think she processes more like cute objects, or a lesser species, not human beings. This would be typical narcissistic behavior, there is no normal bond with offspring. Oh, they can put on a hell of a good show engaging with their little successors, but there is no "there" there.
Very tellingly, the long segment ends when it's dark out, Kate goes back inside, shuts the front door, and Shoka remains outside to wander around in the dark all by himself on his birthday. I hate her. That is all.
Why does she do this? The same weekend they're sorting out the entire house, Kate planned Many and Cara's birthday party. There is something wrong with her. I think she purposely over schedules herself to cause stress and get attention and sympathy and perhaps even to watch the kids fall into a tailspin. There's no other reason to do something so ridiculous.
The family arrives at Skyzone for the party, which is basically a big indoor trampoline gym. We have these here and I've been there though haven't really participated. These sort of indoor fun zones were just becoming popular when I was a kid, popping up on every corner, and there was an amazing one called Adventure Quest near where I lived that was just awesome. It had everything from cargo nets and tunnels to a zip line. I tried to find it online to see if it's still around, but no such luck. They can be on the expensive side, but they often run deal days or have coupons, and they are simply a blast and also a good safe workout for kids. I think this was a good choice that pleases both ages of the kids.
I find it so interesting to watch these episodes through the lens of Collin is "dead." Here he rolls up to Skyzone separate from the family, Kate explaining he was with a friend that weekend. I find that odd since it seems the kids so rarely go off on their own like that. Weekends are for crowding on the floor in her bedroom I gather. But sure enough there he is with two apparently younger friends, both girls incidentally. The thought crossed my mind ten is probably pushing it to be interested in having sleepovers with girls or for most parents to find it appropriate, so that's interesting. He has a huge smile on his face and immediately runs to Mady and gives her a big bear hug. Nothing about this interaction seems strange or off, he just seems like such a normal kid with normal bonds with a favorite sibling. As I've said a hundred times, the idea he is so disturbed he needs to be banished from the family home for years now is simply impossible to believe. It's getting to the point where I refuse to believe it, and rather firmly believe it's Kate who can't or won't handle him, not Collin himself who can't be handled by the average decent parent. In other words, it's Kate, not him.
Mady and Collin have been favorites of each other since his toddlerhood, and we don't talk enough about how removal of one sibling from the home damages the other siblings left behind. Mady puts on a tough exterior and would likely never admit this, but she is being robbed of her relationship with Collin, the shared experiences and growing-up memories are being actively stolen from her. The damage to her as well could be irreparable.
On a side note, I think it's very interesting, and wonderful, that in California, they have such respect for the nature of sibling relationships that they have even carved out a rare exception to adoption based on sibling bonds. In other words, if one sibling is about to be adopted by a family and another sibling they are bonded with isn't (that second sibling might be living with another family, or perhaps a parent, or is too old to want to be adopted, etc.), the siblings can assert a "sibling exception" and get a judge to deny the adoption on the grounds that it is not in the best interest of the siblings and their close ties. Granted, it is a hard burden to prove, but at least a statement in the law has been made about sibling relationships.
Kate says doing a birthday party at a place like this is not her thing but this is what the twins wanted, and that's why she did it, because she no longer has control over how things will be. They are fourteen years old! It seems to me any kid old enough to speak is old enough to have some say in his birthday party, within reason. It's their party. It's supposed to be about their birthday, not the parents' ego or desires. Yeesh!
Why are Kate and her girls, left boobie and rightie, front and center bouncing away? Go away, it's not your party. Go stand with the other uncool parents and butt out.
Mady says Kate sometimes writes them off as "teenagers" to which Mady explains she's often acting like she is not because she's being a teenager but because Kate is being unfair. I buy that. We've seen Kate do many things to the kids that are fundamentally unfair, and being a teen has nothing to do with the greater point. So, rock on, Mady.
It's annoying the way Kate exaggerates. They had just done the "world's most stressfulist" (the f?) construction on the house. She's clearly never done some real work to a house. All they did was move around some bedrooms, painted some walls and barely did any decorating at all to make a bedroom a bedroom. What a martyr.
This episode is really another disorganized hodgepodge of random stuff. None of these little stories have anything to do with the other, which is lazy writing. The quality of post-production on this series took a massive dive once it became just Kate Plus 8. It really is like they didn't care anymore, and were just making filler to kill time and collect a pay check. Now the family is at a studio, doing a photoshoot. Kate says most families do periodic photoshoots like them. Um, I would venture to say that's not true at all. Many families can't afford periodic photoshoots, at least not real ones. Most photoshoots in a studio as they have done are very expensive. Even doing them at JCPenney isn't the cheapest thing to blow your money on. I would venture to say many families just take photos of the family with their phone and be done with it, which again puts her very out of touch with the real world.
They have an entire rack of clothes set up for different outfit changes, which is a dead giveaway this is a production photoshoot of some kind. Could Kate just be honest and say this is an official TLC (or some other official) photoshoot that's wrapped up in production's overhead, and not something she arranged and paid for? What nerve she has talking about the expensive things she thinks many families do when she likely isn't paying a dime out of pocket for this.
The little Dionnes are pros at this, especially the boys, who just get on with it and get this over with. Why is Kate the only one I can hear directing this whole thing? She has no idea what she's talking about. She's posing them awkwardly and most of the photos are terrible and unoriginal.
Predictably, Kate is starting to lose it and is yelling and snapping at the kids over stupid things. The only thing worse than a boring photoshoot is your mom nagging you on a boring photoshoot. Why is everyone else in the room hidden from camera? We never see even a glimpse of the photographer, and the part where Kate looks at the photos on a computer make it look like she's talking to a ghost when clearly she's talking either to a photographer or editor. The only person on camera has their face blurred. That is so odd, why would the photographers not want to be part of this? I can't even speculate the reasons for this strange situation!
There's some interesting little details to notice in the extraneous filler shots they show while Kate is blah blahing on the couch. In one, one of the boys has what appears to be a gift bag and is holding a large box, which from a distance looks like maybe a Lego set. What was that, the bribe for all this? Also in the background is some chick packing up craft services. Lots of waters and some foil dishes. So, this was clearly not a one- or two-hour event but rather warranted a full meal or at least a big snack. Sigh.
Kate heads to a local radio station to promote the yard sale. Oh that's totally a normal thing to do, go on the radio as a guest to peddle your old crappy junk. Heh. Kate knows the station from when she was on it to promote a 5k she ran in some years back, back when running was still shiny and interested her. Now Running's gone off to the black hole, taken off its tennis shoes and found a seat right between Aunt Jodie and Beth. Get comfortable, Running.
Kate laments that her biggest 1 percent problem is she has so much stuff it's filled her mansion to the brim and now she must get rid of it. Poor thing!
The yard sale money will go to the Animal Rescue League. Kate tells a story that is alarmingly short on details, that Shoka jumped the fence and so ARL found him and kept him overnight, and she didn't worry about him because they were looking after him.
So....many...questions! How did Shoka jump the fence and why? Was he bored, restless? Where was the rest of the family when this happened? Did this happen at night, or why else would they keep him overnight? Do you not bring your damn dog inside at night even, you shrew? And if she didn't worry about him, is she implying she knew ARL had him but she waited until the next day to get him? Next time he's going to get hit by a car before he's "rescued." What is her plan to ensure this never happens again? This story is such insanity for anyone who has even a shred of compassion toward animals.
Nothing happens over the next five minutes except Kate complaining how much she has to do to get ready for this yard sale, which will be an outdoor sale at what looks like a park. Why aren't they doing this at the family home like normal people? They have plenty of space for it. Having it off site just makes everything so much harder. Oh, lord, please do not ever buy or sell old car seats. It's incredibly dangerous and in some circumstances illegal, such if they've ever been in a crash no matter how small. Throw them out.
Collin, who has proven to be an absolute sweetheart and one of the most likable of all these children, happily stacks books, remarking that he's excited as he's never done a yard sale before. He has a perpetual good sense of humor and positive attitude, in the face of an incredible amount of negativity around him. He is a good kid, and this long absence that is still not over will forever be disturbing to many viewers.
The editors kill some time by showing clips of old Halloween episodes, which they loosely tie into some Halloween decorations they are dumping. Heh, that was a stretch. I often picture these poor editors in their dark editing bays, putting these episodes together and coming up with a run time of maybe 35, 38 minutes .... and saying to themselves, all righty, we've got 6-8 more minutes we've got to come up with somehow, now what?
You can just guess the kind of sound bytes Kate offers about this thing. She felt prepared but unprepared, exhausted but knew she had to go through with it. She should just tape these little soliloquies and play them over and over for anything she is asked to talk about, it's always the same generic drivel.
Kate goes over to the garage sale site so early it's still dark out. Given this is summer in the northeast, that must have been very early. Mercifully, she let the kids stay home and sleep longer with "someone" staying home with them. Someone? I.e. the nanny? Why not just say the nanny? Good grief.
Kate's pissed Cara is selling some sort of magazine or poster Kate got for her last year from England. Imported from England? Geez, that's not spoiled at all. That's such a great example, ask the kids to give up things they still may have some attachment to and do it with a great attitude but when Kate doesn't want to let something go, she is permitted to stomp and hold her breath. Silly double standard. After all this getting up early, there is little organization or order to the tables, it's all just piles of junk. Wonder if any of Jon's old stuff made the cut.
There are a lot of people lined up to buy their piles of junk. The whole family, especially Kate, seems so very impressed and flattered by this turnout, but garage sale people are pretty intense that I've seen, you might find a line like this at any sale of this size, doesn't matter if the family is famous. Tip: call your garage sale an "estate sale" and your turnout will double. Semantics. I've stopped by garage sales if there's one within walking distance in the neighborhood and if I'm not there as soon as it opens, there's likely nothing good left. (That's why I prefer the app OfferUp for second hand stuff I'm interested in. If I want something and the seller commits to selling it to me, we can work out me picking it up any time. I don't have to be there at 7 a.m.)
Just to make things really hard, they also are selling baked goods and other foods too. It's highly unlikely such a thing like this is permitted on this scale without a permit, but Kate is not one to think of anything like that because she's stupid. They also have a grab bag stand, for 2 bucks you get a brown paper bag of most likely crap. Permits and other regulations aside to sell things like this, I do like the way this involves the kids and gets them engaged and excited about this event. It is probably boring for a kid to stand around watching the adults sell off old blenders and party decorations. The kids love it.
"How much for everything?" a young woman asks, who dolled herself up early and big time for her on camera debut. Hair curled and the whole nine yards. She had a line, so I say give that gal a SAG card. Garage sale people. How much for it all is not an uncommon question with that strange lot.
What's the point of post-production blurring some of the info on the yard sale sign? The sale is already over with. Not like you need to protect the location or something. Weird.
I think Kate is right, and I hate saying that, that it's just easier not to price anything. If people want something, have them suggest a fair price and be done with it. Makes it faster and easier. Plus it's for charity, so it's kind of like, whatever you want to give, 20 bucks or whatever, and take a few items you think are fair to take for that. Kate tends to make things overly complicated, so this no-price hassle free sale is out of character.
Twenty-five bucks plus a selfie with Kate, one gentleman offers for the crap he has collected. Mister, that is quite a bargain. Back in the day at speaking engagements those photos were a pretty penny plus you were expected to contribute to the "donation basket" being passed around so the family could keep their electricity on, and you didn't get any garage sale items with it.
You know how when you become a teenager suddenly your parents' jokes sound really stupid and Mom and Dad become just overall embarrassing? That's Kate, only you don't have to be a teenager to find her jokes so dumb and the woman embarrassing. I just want to cover my eyes when I watch her interact with the general public. But, I give her a tiny bit of credit for being upbeat throughout this sale and engaging with each and every buyer as they approach her, trying to have a bit of a conversation with them, at least from what we can tell. She must have been mentally exhausted but she did it.
Kate pats herself on the back again for donating to this dog shelter, plus, helping the needy, she practically says. She is so perched atop her throne, heh. You don't have to be poor to go to a garage sale! Is that what she thinks this demographic is? Some people just like a good bargain. Some people believe in reusing as much as possible before ever buying new. Some people think it's just fun to look through other people's stuff for treasure. I'm all of that and that's why I often buy used things (though as I said, usually through other venues like OfferUp). Some of these people are also here to get on camera, like 5 a.m. hair-curl chick, and quite frankly there's probably a few lookie loos who just want to see Kate and the whole TLC spectacle. Fair enough. There's nothing wrong with shopping at garage sales because you can't afford things otherwise of course and many people do, but for Kate to think that her garage sale is such a wonderful gift she bestowed on the poor and needy of Wernersville is just hilarious, since there is no evidence that's who attended.
I think it's funny that Kate has no idea how she sounds. She was shocked to meet so many good wonderful people at the sale. Who does Kate think usually attends yard sales for pity sake, murderers and rapists? Somebody's gonna turn up missing after this and be found in a shallow grave six weeks later? Sheesh! I'm glad to hear the commoners so impressed her with their decorum and generally clean criminal backgrounds.
"Do you remember me?" a woman says in a kind of creepy way, real quiet-like. "Your girls are beautiful," she goes on to say breathily. I think this woman just has a naturally breathy voice, but it sounds like the beginning of a bad horror movie. It's Kelly, an old coworker. Despite the breathy voice, she seems really sweet. Kelly seems to have a kid there exactly the younger kids' age--huh. And Kate says she lives nearby. Why not get together with this woman? Make friends with her, and the girls can make friends with her daughter. This was a golden opportunity to exchange numbers and rekindle something that would benefit everyone, but Kate being Kate not only doesn't think of it but I don't think even wants to. Kind of sad.
Kate is so unbelievably shocked to run into people she knows at this sale. If she got out more, she would realize that most people run into people they know all the time, especially in smaller towns but even in big ones. In the town I grew up in it would be rare not to see someone you know when you leave the house. In Los Angeles, I see someone I know out and about probably every other week. Even in a city that size.
I'm not sure who Kate is trying to convince here emphasizing how supportive everyone is and how kind to them and how much they love them. Like, I don't expect people to come to your garage sale and be rude and start engaging you in a moral debate over exploiting your children on television. That would just be odd and inappropriate in front of the children. This was a yard sale, not a meet and greet, and I would expect most people to come and buy something and leave like normal polite people. This sampling in no way represents the general public opinion about how these children have grown up, nor does it prove all her neighbors love her and have no issue with her (contrary to various reports especially from back at the house before this one) so I don't know who Kate is trying to fool.
They made just over $1100 for the animal rescue charity. I think that's pretty good for one morning, and it will certainly be a help to a fine charity. Well done, Wernersville.
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I think I've said this before, but the only thing that had to be worse than being married to Kate would be being divorced from her. She's like a shark that attacks from every angle until it brings you down.
I wonder if, had there been no reality show to rely on for income in the first place, she wouldn't have gladly handed the kids over to Jon without hesitating for a second and then gone on her merry way after they divorced. I don't think she loves her kids as much as she loves the money they earned for her.
As usual Auntie Ann-you nailed it on the head!
Wowser (4) - well, I think after following this trainwreck for years, most everyone here can read her like a map by now. She's a narcissist and a warning to people everywhere to be wise to the ways of them before you marry them and produce offspring.
Hell hath no fury like a narc shunned (in spite of what the pope says).
Remember Kate's implication there might be something inappropriate about their relationship? I want hell back so bad!!
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LOL!!
Maybe in Kate's case, it's a perpetually cold place with no botox.
@Layla Its possible Leah will follow suit considering the buddy buddy relationship her and Hannah have.I'm unsure about the 2 boys that still visit Jon,but i hope that when Cara(Maybe mady but sadly i don't know.) moves out that she at least tries to go see Jon and actually talks it out with him.As for Alexis and Collin,i don't know their situation fully so i can't comment.
I hope it eats her up inside that Little People is on with new episodes.
But, Milo never commented on the birthday post because she's in a snit that TFW didn't comment on the post Milo did on her own IG for TFW's birthday. She had the pic of her dog "Miss K" and did a little goofy poem devoted to TFW's birthday, even hoped that #BusyWoman #HardToTrackHerDown TFW saw her post. And, yet again, TFW ignored her.
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And this could be the reason that Milo never made any attempt to meet Kate, despite opportunities to do so, and even got rather hostile when non-fans suggested that they meet. Milo is afraid of being ignored and that things wouldn't turn out as planned with her BFF. Milo hates being ignored. Kate would have to hide the bunny.
"I hope it eats her up inside that Little People is on with new episodes."
I read a LPBW message board, and the ratings were over a million. Not bad for a long-running cable show.
Milo is afraid of being ignored and that things wouldn't turn out as planned with her BFF. Milo hates being ignored. Kate would have to hide the bunny.
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I think about the only time Kate did respond to Gladys was when she said she had a surprise for her and was "on her way". You could tell Kate was freaking out thinking Milo was going to land on her doorstep. It turned out it was the puppy she named after Kate, but it was a tense few hours for poor Schmoopy. >snort<
Milo is afraid of being ignored and that things wouldn't turn out as planned with her BFF. Milo hates being ignored. Kate would have to hide the bunny.
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One of the very few things I kind of like about Milo is she seems to believe in the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. In other words, Kate occasionally responds to her on social media and generally puts up with her obsession. If Kate were to meet and see her in person, she may not act the same way and if things go really south she may stop responding to her after that. Milo would be devastated by that.
Milo's right, don't mess with a good thing, you'll regret it.
newravel.com has a sideshow and commentary on the Jon and Kate saga, "20 Little-Known Facts About The Gosselin Family That Jon And Kate Don’t Want You To Know"
Is GWOP Officially defunct? There have been no posts this year.
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I also think Leah and the boys will end up spending more time with Jon as time goes on. I think Hannah has gotten more time with him now because Hannah is a strong-willed girl. Kate has tried to break her of her desire to be with her father, but Hannah is tough enough to withstand Kate's abuse and the forced shunning by her siblings. If anything, it has probably made her more determined to get out of that house. Kate has met her match with H. Someone she cannot break. Hopefully H's determination and courage will set an example for her siblings who may eventually be able to break away too.
Layla (#15), your thoughts about H made me remember her "character" description from the J&K+8 opening:
"H is the leader, and Mommy's helper." Yes, maybe that quality TFW saw in her daughter will inspire H's siblings somehow.
Leah and Alexis seem strong-willed too. I am wondering if the tup girls will all end up with Jon. I remember how happy A was to see Jon at the 5th birthday party. The boys seem more laid-back and passive although nice kids. I wish they had a dad in their lives though. As for Collin,I am baffled this can go on.I just hope C has some visits or visitors we don't know about at least.
Selfie in bed. Woohoo.
kateplusmy8 I couldn't resist buying this shirt today.... it called to me, because I am what it says lol! #MomProbs 😂#TiredAsAMother
tracy_corneau Does it say “mother fucker” or just “mother” lol either way I need it 💜
kateplusmy8@tracy_corneau no no no. No swear words on it... just 'mother' cuz I am one lol...
miloandjack2016@kateplusmy8 you can certainly wear this honestly...you earned that badge!! Are you losing weight? My hubs says you need to eat an extra pancake tomorrow morning! Says you are looking thin. So eat Mom!...LOL
Almost 7K likes and 150 comments in a little over an hour. Someone's working the credit card.
Almost 7K likes and 150 comments in a little over an hour. Someone's working the credit card.
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And isn’t it funny that although many, many of the comments ask when/if the show is coming back she doesn’t answer them but she does tell someone that she’s wearing it is a PJ top and the comment (see 18 above) about no swear words. She is reading but I guess she figures she doesn’t have to answer the bots that she bought.
I just read about Terri, Bindi, and Robert Irwin meeting Prince Charles and discussing protection of the Great Barrier Reef. One thing Terri did right was encouraging her kids to carry on their father's legacy. They have a passion, a purpose in life and that has given them opportunities that other people don't have. Kate has never seemed to encouraged any of her kids' interests--she just wants them available for filming, to the detriment of the kids' potential talents and interests.
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If Kate's paying for likes, it's so she can try to impress TLC with her popularity. But when they air the next "limited run" and it gets dismal ratings, it will be harder to fool them.
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I imagine TLC knows as much, if not more, about the real level of K8's popularity. They surely are not unaware of how many of their "stars" pay for followers and likes. The fact that K8 has steadily gained about 5K followers per month since her last episode aired in July is proof positive that she (or someone) is paying for it. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that TLC even encourages this sort of activity. Saves them making the effort when/if they decide to resurrect her. :)
@Sad but true She is,actually because i remember when she first started using IG,Kate was at(i believe)7,000 followers and she wasn't gaining a whole lot of followers at that time.Tell me how a couple of days later,she got around 70,000 followers?It was very obvious she brought those followers or when she got verify it gave her that many followers.There's no way that many people just decided to follow her,especially since she wasn't gaining a large amount of followers.
miloandjack2016@kateplusmy8 you can certainly wear this honestly...you earned that badge!! Are you losing weight? My hubs says you need to eat an extra pancake tomorrow morning! Says you are looking thin. So eat Mom!...LOL
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So she shows Kate's pictures to LOM? I'm sure he waits with bated breath until Milo's alert has sounded indicating that a new photo has been posted!
I just finished watching Paterno on HBO. It should be on HBOgo or now if you have that. FANTASTIC.
Newcomer Jim Johnson as Sandusky was uncanny! That creepy "who me" smile, he nailed it. Good ole Dottie smiling away too. Kathy Baker as Sue Paterno was heartbreaking. The love she had for her husband and family versus her strong moral compass knowing how sick and wrong this is, she hit the nail on the head.
Jay Paterno is a dolt, they got that right.
And as for Joe, I thought Al captured perfectly his frustration and slow realization that a matter he thought he had properly reported and dealt with, perhaps was not, was nothing short of tragic. Meanwhile, he's on death's door.
And Victim number 1 and his mother, the heroes, was also done with such restraint.
The whole thing is so sad, so tragic.
Looks like she shopping at Walmart now (not that there’s anything wrong with that) because that’s where the “tired as a mother” shirt is sold. And since she saw it, bought it and wore it all in the same day I’m guessing she didn’t get it online(unless Amazon has special one day service to her because she’s the GR8 K8). I’m surprised she hasn’t ordered the “I run on coffee, Target and Amazon” tee shirt yet.
Once again, her self-proclaimed germophobia is proven to be FAKE bullcrap. She says she just bought that shirt today (yesterday), and then in a comment she says she's wearing it to bed as a pajama top last night.
Sorry, but that is totally disgusting. I would never buy an item of clothing and wear it without washing it. Yuck, I can't even imagine buying a t-shirt and wearing it to bed that night. What's the rush? Just toss it in with the next load of laundry.
And, the doofus takes a selfie to show her sheeple her new shirt but she doesn't even get the shot right. The last word, "mother", isn't even fully visible and she had to do a hashtag to indicate what the t-shirt says. Pretty dumb and lazy when the whole point of her Instagram post is to show what her shirt says.
Anyway, I have a feeling new episodes will be airing soon because she does posts like this to play to her base and have them all carry on about what a great mom she is, how she most certainly should be super tired having eight kids, they don't know how she does it all by herself, etc. She's trying to connect to her mommy base that gushes over her in preparation for new episodes. I hope I'm wrong.
Funny. She doesn't look tired. Lazy yes, but not tired.
She doesn't have a bunch of nursing babies. If you're constantly tired, GET MORE REST. Her kids are at school all day, and she doesn't work. She has all day to get things done around the house and run the errands and then can go to bed at a reasonable hour.
Try being a mother AND have a job. That's tired.
Totally agree with you, Admin. Her tired, overworked mother persona is so bogus. She might have seven kids at home, but they're all teenagers and obviously nowhere near the kind of work that babies and toddlers are, (and she had a ton of help with them back then anyway).
As you said, they're away at school for a very long day with the commute time added in. Plus, when they are home it's not like she has to entertain them or take care of them like babies. Comparing her life to the average mother with two kids and a job outside the home, TFW has a life of leisure and she knows it. She can thank her kids for that, not that she ever would admit that her exploitation of them and the selling of their privacy and childhood has given her this cushy life.
Try being a mother AND have a job. That's tired.
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And SHE was going to have a show travelling around to different places to walk a mile in the shoes of working people. That was hysterical.
As you said, they're away at school for a very long day with the commute time added in. Plus, when they are home it's not like she has to entertain them or take care of them like babies. Comparing her life to the average mother with two kids and a job outside the home, TFW has a life of leisure and she knows it.
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At this age they're in school all day, then have things going on after school whether it's activities or friends or they're at home studying. They no longer need constant "watching" like toddlers do. You may go days barely seeing them. You're basically the cook and the driver. Hard to squeeze it all in when you work 40 hours, not so much a big deal when you don't do anything all day.
Also this long after a divorce many woman have married again by now, and now there is a stepdad who can help with all that goes into helping kids navigate the day. He can be called when a pick up is required, or to get the chinese food, or to clean up so you can rest. It's her choice to do it on her own--to do all the pick ups and drop offs and cooking on her own.
I still don't even think she even does it all on her own. She probably still has some help with pick ups and drop offs, and even errands. Why else has she had three vehicles all these years?
Speaking of that, are M and C driving yet? They're going on 18 years old.
As you said, they're away at school for a very long day with the commute time added in. Plus, when they are home it's not like she has to entertain them or take care of them like babies
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And you can also develop friendships with other parents and church family and share some of the duties. Carpooling to school, sports, friends. We always had a group of 3-4 mothers of every sports team who shared the duties of shlepping the kids. When it all worked out you only had to do drop-offs one or two times a week with this arrangement! And it's better for the environment too.
If she doesn't want to do any of that, things that make things easier on EVERYONE, that's on her.
Did you all hear about that tragic Broncos hockey team bus/semi-trailer collision in Canada? My thoughts and prayers to all affected.
And you can also develop friendships with other parents and church family and share some of the duties. Carpooling to school, sports, friends.
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I just can't picture Kate making friends with other parents, and frankly I'll bet a lot of people don't really want her as a friend either. She gave that a pass years ago. Now her reputation precedes her.
I still think something is up with her. She very rarely posts selfies or any photos of herself on Instagram, yet she's posted three pics of herself in just the last two and a half weeks - March 20th pic with Mak, the March 28th birthday pics at the restaurant, and now this April 7th "Tired" t-shirt selfie.
Prior to the March 20th post, the last pic of herself that she posted to her Instagram was back on November 14, 2017 when she posted a pic of her holding Nanuq.
Before that, she posted four pics of herself from June 26 to July 21, 2017 right before and during the airing of her three episode "season" last July.
It just isn't her pattern to post many pics of herself on IG. Something tells me she's getting ready for new episodes to air.
Also this long after a divorce many woman have married again by now, and now there is a stepdad who can help with all that goes into helping kids navigate the day. He can be called when a pick up is required, or to get the chinese food, or to clean up so you can rest. It's her choice to do it on her own--to do all the pick ups and drop offs and cooking on her own.
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And you can also develop friendships with other parents and church family and share some of the duties. Carpooling to school, sports, friends.
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Or, she can grow up and act like a mature parent who puts her kids first and stops pretending their father is dead and FFS, choose to co-parent responsibly and civilly with him. There's NO reason to "do it all alone" when they have another parent who is more than willing and capable to share these responsibilities.
But, then she wouldn't be able to play martyr the way she has for so many years. She is a horrible, horrible "mother".
Or, she can grow up and act like a mature parent who puts her kids first and stops pretending their father is dead and FFS, choose to co-parent responsibly and civilly with him. There's NO reason to "do it all alone" when they have another parent who is more than willing and capable to share these responsibilities.
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For as much as Gary and Amber on Teen Mom are two very dysfunctional young adults and still struggle to get along, they still manage to pull off some great co-parenting from time to time.
Hey our other daughter is really sick could you take Leah this weekend instead? Do you want to pick up Leah from school today she would like that, and we have something going on. It goes both ways, and they are flexible about "life" that comes up, and when both want to do something (a birthday, for instance) they usually plan it together. If one parent is totally in a bind, the other is usually willing to help by switching days or just doing a favor knowing it will usually be paid forward.
I bring this couple up because I don't think they much like each other just like Kate and Jon don't seem to like each other but they STILL at least TRY to make it work with Leah. Kate has never even tried, and she reaps what she sows.
But, then she wouldn't be able to play martyr the way she has for so many years. She is a horrible, horrible "mother".
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I'm also not a big fan of constant complainers, whether it's about the kids or anything else. It gets damn annoying to hear someone is tired all the time. I'm sorry you're tired. Get more sleep? And it sounds trite, because there is probably someone around you who has a real reason to be tired, like they were up all night with a spouse who is chronically ill, or they have a newborn who is struggling to nurse, or the house is being foreclosed on and they're trying to scramble to figure it out.
Yeah kids are f-ing hard and tiring, or not so much if you get your life organized. If you don't like that, you could have gotten your tubes tied. Like, you willingly stepped into something that apparently is sucking the lifeblood out of you now 16 years later are still whining about it? Grow up.
I still think something is up with her. She very rarely posts selfies or any photos of herself on Instagram, yet she's posted three pics of herself in just the last two and a half weeks - March 20th pic with Mak, the March 28th birthday pics at the restaurant, and now this April 7th "Tired" t-shirt selfie.
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She's slow on the uptake. She may have finally figured out nobody cares about her boring dogs.
Admin (#39), I can't stand hearing people bitch and moan about how tired they are. It's been my experience that the ones who complain the most about being tired are really full of it, just like TFW.
It's like almost all of us have had the experience of having a co-worker who constantly complains about how busy they are and how much work they have to do. Meanwhile, the real workers are the ones getting stuff done and not wasting time and energy complaining about it like the slackers do.
I still think something is up with her. She very rarely posts selfies or any photos of herself on Instagram, yet she's posted three pics of herself in just the last two and a half weeks - March 20th pic with Mak, the March 28th birthday pics at the restaurant, and now this April 7th "Tired" t-shirt selfie.
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JMO but I don’t think she’s getting her Narcissistic fill anywhere else so she’s got to take to IG. If she had something coming up she’d be giving teasers with a smiley, winking face.
Several fans are asking TFW where she got the shirt, but she's not answering:
leighshahan1Love Love Love your T-shirt! I’ll have to order me one. Where did ya get it? You look pretty!!🙂💕
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Is that the fan who stood in the Walmart parking lot years ago with a sign to watch TFW's show?
Lol, just go to Walmart. Here it is (thanks NJGal51 #25):
Walmart
It's not the same exact one, though. On TFW's shirt, the word "Tired" is in print, not cursive. I think I like the Walmart one better. Not that I would ever want a shirt like that. Because I don't think making the decision to become a mother means you can spend years whining about how tired you are.
Give me a break:
miloandjack2016I think someone needs some #BeachTherapy! What do you say #TiredMom @kateplusmy8 ? I hope its on your agenda? Have hope...summer IS COMING!
It's like almost all of us have had the experience of having a co-worker who constantly complains about how busy they are and how much work they have to do. Meanwhile, the real workers are the ones getting stuff done and not wasting time and energy complaining about it like the slackers do.
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Bingo.
Everyone gets tired and overworked. You're not special.
The more you talk about feeling tired and overworked the more tired you feel and the less able you are to focus on how to get energized and just get through your day. Also, you're probably annoying anyone around you.
The work ethic she is teaching her children is really deplorable.
AuntieAnn...That accident was horrible. My heart goes out to everyone affected by this, inluding the families and the community. Has anything conclusive come out as to why the accident occurred? I know the investigation is ongoing, but any insight?
Just saw that Khate has a dating show called “Kate plus Date” coming to TLC in the fall. There’s an article by Kate Coyne. Her recent behaviour now makes sense.
Sheeple herder said... 47
Just saw that Khate has a dating show called “Kate plus Date” coming to TLC in the fall. There’s an article by Kate Coyne. Her recent behaviour now makes sense.
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Just wow. I have no idea how this got past TLC brass. The New York date episode from a couple of years ago was a flop in the ratings. What is going to be the premise? Will she be picking someone new out from Tinder ever episode? She obviously has no interest in a real relationship so everything will be for the benefit of the cameras.
I've got a feeling this is going to be on a limited-episode trial run to begin with and I don't see it being a ratings bonanza.
http://people.com/tv/kate-gosselin-star-dating-series/
Radaronline is reporting that Kate has a dating show. The article includes quotes from Kate...she seems quite concerned with dating safety.
My goodness, she keeps getting opportunities.
Auntie -- this is her narc fix. Big time infusion.
I wouldn't think there'd be much of an audience base for this.
Kate Plus Date?! I guesss she’s filming but without the kids, which is a good thing. I’m scratching my head wondering how long a show like this can go on. Four episodes? Five? The first show or two may be a ratings grabber but after that....meh, same old same old and how can anyone believe she’s really on a date with the ever present Steve in the background. Good luck to her. Maybe the kids can finally get a real life. No wonder Hannah’s getting more time with Jon, TFW doesn’t need her any more. Jon’s been accused of being a “man slut” for dating. When does she cross that line or will she be held to a different standard because it’s really ONLY for TV.
Kate Plus Date?! Where are they gonna stash Skeve? LOL!
Comments posted on People mag's FB are 99% scathing. It doesn't look like there are many people with a burning desire to see K8 Gosselin on TV again. I am pretty sure we will see the kids, although maybe those who no longer want to be filmed will be given a break. Here's one of the better FB comments:
XXXXX Get ready for: " Kate : the Wedding, 2 nd Time is the Charm....Maybe " " Kate, plus 9 ".... " Kate : The Unexpected Grandchild ".... Kate : It Didnt Work, Divorce # 2 " .....ugh...will it ever end ????
“. Her son Collin is still recovering from his “anger issues” at a MENTAL INSTITUTION”
Wait, what?
So it sounds like Kate plus 8 may not get picked up anytime soon. Was this her plan B?
A dating show? This is going to be a major ratings flop. K+8 got dismal ratings over the past couple years, and that was with the kids. Most of those viewers tuned in just to see the kids as they grew up. This must be Kate's desperate attempt to keep herself on TV without the kids. C is gone, H seems to be spending more time with Jon, Jon is probably fighting against the kids being filmed, and M&C are becoming adults and going off to college soon. If this lasts more than one season, I'd be shocked. It's going to be fun to snark on the crappy ratings, though. Bring it on!
ETCanada has this story posted. It's hard to believe how much she is still spinning, does she really have so little self-awareness?
“As we’re talking about Mady and Cara going off to college, which is becoming more and more of a reality, it’s gonna happen, it almost became like a worry for them, too, like ‘Mommy, you’re gonna be all alone soon,’” she said.
So it turns out her kids are a driving force in having their mom dive back into the dating game: “But it was very apparent, now that they’re older and talking about dating and how they’re all gonna get married someday… it became apparent: They want someone for me. They want me to have somebody in my life.
“I stopped focusing on myself — I used to be a runner, and all of these things sort of fell by the wayside, and I sort of forgot about the dating thing,” she explained. “It’s never really fit into my life.”
"I stopped focusing on myself"??? Even her FANS would have to check themselves on that one.
https://etcanada.com/news/316707/kate-gosselins-love-life-explored-in-kate-plus-date/
“I stopped focusing on myself — I used to be a runner, and all of these things sort of fell by the wayside, and I sort of forgot about the dating thing,” she explained. “It’s never really fit into my life.”
She stopped focusing on herself? Let's see....breast enhancement, lipo, botox, hair color/extensions, nails, clothes, spa days. Yeah, she's never focused on herself. It's all for the kids. She gave up running because she became bored with it.
Now that the cat's out of the bag, who will mention it first....Milo or one of the other sheeple or Kate. I guess Kate will have to do an IG post about it and but thousands of likes and comments.
Maybe this calls for a new topic. Admin?
I, for one, will tune in to the first show just to see how they are planning on setting it up. Will they edit it to make Kate look like a shrew? Will they focus on her awkward behavior? Will the guy be a milktoast or will he stand up to her?I also want to see what fame hungry sop signs up for this nonsense. Then I'll move along.
Hoping that the kids won't be filmed as much, but I'm thinking that they will still be on the show.
Any way you slice it the show will become a snoozefest after the first couple of episodes. She's just too mediocre.
Will there be a foot-licking episode? Inquiring minds want to know!
Un-frickin-believable! I knew she was stirring up her stupid mommy fan base with her recent IG posts and even replying to some of their comments, acting like she gives a crap about them. She only does that when she needs them to tune in.
Isn't this the old show concept that they first floated way back in 2009 or 2010 when she was first divorced? What a joke.
She always gets these opportunities out of nowhere. She must be thrilled because she's probably been using a lot of her savings the last few years. I was just wondering about that yesterday and looked at Wikipedia to see how many episodes she's done since they brought the show back. If the info there is correct, I figured she must be getting really scared about money by now. Not going by seasons, but by calendar years, I looked at how many shows a year she's had since they brought her back in January 2015. In both 2015 and 2016, only nine shows aired per year. Then, 2017 was her worst year with only five shows airing. I saw that and thought wow, she must really miss that money coming in and must be plowing through savings. But, here we go again. She has an opportunity just drop in her lap.
I noticed the People article is using old photos. They didn't bother to take any new photos for this big announcement, and she probably just did a phone interview or they emailed some lines for her to spout. But, I'm sure there will be a publicity tour in the fall when the show comes out. I can't see how anyone would tune into this garbage.
Here's the entire People article (there's so much BS to comment on):
http://people.com/tv/kate-gosselin-star-dating-series/
Kate Plus Date! Kate Gosselin to Star in New Series Documenting Her Love Life
Kate Gosselin is ready to get back into the dating scene.
It’s been a little more than eight years since the mother of eight’s divorce from Jon Gosselin was finalized in December 2009, and now, the Kate Plus 8 star is ready to give love another chance.
PEOPLE can exclusively reveal that Gosselin, 43, will star in new TLC series Kate Plus Date, which will document the reality star on her dating journey.
“I’m nervous, I’m excited, and I’m forcing myself to do this,” Gosselin, who was married to ex-husband Jon for 10 years, tells PEOPLE about the upcoming docuseries.
In fall 2019, her two eldest children — twins Mady and Cara, both 17 — will go off to college, leaving Gosselin at home with 13-year-old sextuplets Aaden, Joel, Alexis, Hannah and Leah. (Collin is enrolled in a program away from home to help him reach his full potential.)
“As we’re talking about Mady and Cara going off to college which is becoming more and more of a reality, it’s gonna happen, it almost became like a worry for them, too, like ‘Mommy, you’re gonna be all alone soon,’ ” shares Gosselin. “But it was very apparent, now that they’re older and talking about dating and how they’re all gonna get married someday … it became apparent: they want someone for me. They want me to have somebody in my life.”
In a moment of reflection, Gosselin says she “started picturing myself sitting in a rocking chair, knitting, and words like ‘old maid’ and ‘spinster’ started to come to mind, and I realized that no, I don’t want that to be my fate.”
“I stopped focusing on myself — I used to be a runner, and all of these things sort of fell by the wayside, and I sort of forgot about the dating thing,” she says. “It’s never really fit into my life.”
Though Gosselin admits her life is “very complicated,” she won’t allow that to hold her back from the possibility of finding happily ever after.
“If I’m going to date someone, I can’t just go out on a date — it’s creepy to me to think of just going out somewhere with some stranger, and so I actually feel like doing it like this is the best and safest way for me to go on a date — a camera crew will be there! I’ll be safe!” she says. “And the person will have been vetted by a matchmaker.”
For Gosselin, having her dating life documented for cameras is safer — and far less intimidating — than going online.
“I won’t be just doing some scary online thing,” she says. “I mean, online dating, seriously — I put my profile in there and people will know who it is within 90 seconds. No, this is probably the safest way for me to date, let’s be honest.”
As for what Gosselin is looking for in a match, she’s “not sure,” but remains “open: whoever they match me with, I’m game.”
“I do want someone with a set career, who is confident. A grown-up with their own life, their own agenda, who knows who they are. If someone travels for work, that would be great, because I’m used to being on my own and being self-sufficient,” she shares.
She doesn’t want anyone she has “to care of,” but rather desires a man who is “self-sufficient, who won’t suffocate me.”
The TLC personality asserts that the lucky guy she could one day introduce to her kids “won’t be my kids’ dad,” but rather “would love my kids to have a mutual friendship and respect with this guy and for him to be someone they can ask for advice. It would be great for my kids to have someone they can feel like is a real friend.”
Most importantly, Gosselin says her perfect match “must love dogs.”
“That is such a deal-breaker,” says Gosselin, who frequently shares photos of her furry family members on social media. “People disappoint you, but your dogs never will.”
Kate Plus Date is coming to TLC this fall.
I'm assuming this ridiculous show will start filming soon, this spring or summer, if it's going to air in the fall. I doubt they've filmed any episodes yet because someone would have noticed and tweeted about it. So, we can expect some sightings of this nonsense soon.
Looking back on what a disaster her fake dating episode was when it aired on January 19, 2016, here's a recap of the awkward, scripted episode:
https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/kate-plus-8-recap-kate-gosselin-goes-on-awkward-first-blind-date-w162086/amp/
And, here's our discussion about that episode:
http://www.realitytvkids.com/2016/01/discussion-thread-kate-plus-8-blind-date.html?m=0&commentPage=1
On the second page of comments, here's the ratings report:
Sad but true said... 58
Ratings are out for Tuesday. K8's numbers went down, to 1.079mm viewers, and an 0.34 share. Almost 300K viewers tuned out after Little Couple.
January 21, 2016 at 6:40 AM
The discussion of the dating episode continued in this thread:
http://www.realitytvkids.com/2016/01/recap-kate-plus-8-green-thumb-gosselin.html?m=0&commentPage=1
The 2 most ridiculous statements are “i’m forcing myself to do this” hahaha. And when she quotes her 17 yr old daughters addressing her as “mommy” (eyeroll). This whole thing is a load of bullshit and she and Skeeve will laugh every night together as they kanoodle in their joint hotel room.
Not a single comment on this new on her most recent IG photo (the selfie). On her Twitter, there's about a dozen comments, all negative. TLC posted it on both the K+8 page and their own FB---overwhelmingly negative feedback on both pages.
I don't know what TLC is thinking, this has disaster written all over it. It will hopefully be a very short run. And not involve the kids much in what is certain to be an embarrassing crapfest.
“If I’m going to date someone, I can’t just go out on a date — it’s creepy to me to think of just going out somewhere with some stranger, and so I actually feel like doing it like this is the best and safest way for me to go on a date — a camera crew will be there! I’ll be safe!”
I guess this is how she's going to explain Steve's presence 3 feet away from her every minute of every shooting day. "Dating safety"---good one.
With whom is she in bed (literally, figuratively or both} at TLC?
She just won't go down. I guess you really can't kill the boogeyman.
Will one show feature Gladys as the date, or maybe Coyne?
"I won’t be just doing some scary online thing,” she says. “I mean, online dating, seriously — I put my profile in there and people will know who it is within 90 seconds. No, this is probably the safest way for me to date, let's be honest."
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Yeah, let's be honest. No one will date her and she will not date anyone, unless they both get paid to do it.
capecodmama (46) - I don't think much more information has been released yet, except that the bus had the right-of-way, so I'm sure the focus of the investigation will be on what occurred moments before the semi hit it. Such a terrible accident.
I'd rather see a TLC crossover show about Kate Gosselin dating Matt Roloff. That might pique some interest.
Maybe the fake birthday picture with the dessert and no spoon, table setting, etc. was a posed picture for this snooze fest. Who would want to have skeeve sit in the middle of every date? One article said, "Jon, eat your heart out". I am sure he will have empathy for the poor dates.
What kids tell their parent constantly to go date and get married.
She sure doesn't sound like she really wants a man in her life. She talks about how the kids don't want her to be alone, but doesn't say that she wants to be with someone. She prefers a guy who travels a lot because she's used to being on her own (which means she doesn't really want him to be around). The "lucky" guys chosen will probably have established careers that are not based in her area. Most likely they will each have at least one divorce and a few kids, and it's doubtful that those kids will be anywhere near where she lives. Probably some alimony and child support payments and visitation to juggle. So how, logistically, would this work? It wouldn't. She doesn't want a man, she just wants to film. Filming is her one great love, and nobody will ever mean as much her as her beloved cameras. Not her kids, and certainly not any man. She tossed away her marriage and one of her kids (so far) for filming, and she'll do it again if anyone else gets in her way.
Mark my words, this new show will be an epic failure. It's been in the works for a long time--she made that comment on the 13th birthday episode about someone finding the "avenue" for her to date--she was alluding to this. She said she wasn't going to be doing the big birthday parties--that's because they weren't planning to film them. The statement last July from Discovery was about Kate being part of the TLC family and that there would only be limited runs of K+8. That's because they were going in a different direction with just Kate. I think they will sorely regret this. I can't imagine who would (besides her few remaining fans) want to watch this.
“As we’re talking about Mady and Cara going off to college, which is becoming more and more of a reality, it’s gonna happen, it almost became like a worry for them, too, like ‘Mommy, you’re gonna be all alone soon,’” she said.
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Really? I'd bet the farm that not one of her kids gives a flying fig about her love life.
They're probably all saying "pity the fool..." under their breath right this minute.
Like a bad horror movie villain, she keeps coming back. She gave up on running because she couldn't get publicity and money out of it anymore. She'll give up on "dating" if the show flops. She said she wouldn't mind if her man traveled for work. lol She doesn't want a man. She wants a show.
I just saw the announcement on TLC's Facebook page and read the (99% negative) comments, and I have to say--I'm really looking forward to this! I think this is going to be the most spectacular fail ever (in ratings, public opinion, and every other way possible) and I can't wait to watch it all come crashing down. She has begged for a dating show for the last 9 years, and now she gets to learn the real meaning of that old saying, "Be careful what you wish for...". Oh, this is going to be fun! We'll have non-viewing parties and celebrate the fallout when the ratings come out. Every. Single. Week. for as long as this lasts! This is going to be great! For us, that is.
What kids tell their parent constantly to go date and get married.
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Kids who want the focus and abuse to be on someone other than them.
Will Vann the Mann be willing to reprise his role and take a second chance on love? Would he be there for "the right reasons?"
Oh, for the love of Fred, I can't even. She will never go away. All her blather about dating and what she's looking for -- she is the phoniest phony in Phonytown. She wants somebody, but she hopes he travels
a lot so he won't be around? Her kids allegedly begged her on the regular for a new daddy, but she says it's only recently that the twins are worried about her being alone? And her new beau better be a dog lover, but if he watched her on film dealing with Shoka and Nala -- or with her children, for that matter -- he'd run the eff the other way.
And knitting spinsters? What century is this woman in? Dwindle, are you still out there? Can you please virutally hold my hand?
I was reading some of the comments on various news releases on this, and many of them are darn funny...
"To anyone planning on watching this - You have the most boring life in the world. Read a book, get a hobby, get a lobotomy. Anything would be a better use of your time."
A lobotomy? LOL!
Does Kate have so little self-awareness that she still doesn't realize that she'a a laughingstock? How could anyone be that clueless, except Milo?
ncgirl (#74), it's hilarious that she blames quitting running on her super-attentive parenting. The kids are gone 8 hours a day during the school year -- she could run a marathon every day.
I'll be watching this for sure because it sounds like the kids will not be included. With her reputation, I think it is more likely that she will be a mother-in-law before she ever finds herself a husband.
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"I can't imagine who would (besides her few remaining fans) want to watch this."
Would there be enough hate watchers?
"I'd rather see a TLC crossover show about Kate Gosselin dating Matt Roloff."
Their narcissism would explode the TV, but he already has a girlfriend. She should date a single Duggar boy. lol
Men signing up for the show knowing Kate is the date will be looking for money and fame. Maybe they will draw in some poor suckers by making it a blind date.
And yes, she will get her Skeeve fix. I mean, he HAS to protect her from any potentially dangerous dates. The only good thing to come out of this will be the snark.
I'd rather see a TLC crossover show about Kate Gosselin dating Matt Roloff. That might pique some interest.
Auntie, I second this motion! THAT would be creative TV right there!
Suppose there is really some guy out there who didn't know TFW from Adam, and decides to check out her social media. What does she have to offer? Countless pictures of her dogs? Maybe the guy hears this woman has 8 kids, but there are only 7 in her pictures. Does she ever post about current events? A movie she just saw? A book she absolutely loved? A new CD she can't stop listening to? A picture from a lunch date with a friend? One single photo of a family member besides her children?
She is an empty cave, and her social media is proof.
Oh good grief! I wanted to throw up reading that People article posted above. Doesn't sound to me like the witch is looking for a lasting relationship, but rather for someone to be a booty-call; appear in public with her on his arm, and be a faux "friend" for her kids. WTF?
Can't wait to see the lineup of male models looking for a break they bring in for her. This is probably the most ridiculous venture yet. And she's had some that are hard to beat.
Matt Roloff? Too funny! Won't Long Island Medium's hubs soon be available? Kendra has filed for divorce. Old Hank will be up for grabs.
There's a whole sea of fish out there!
I laughed out loud when I saw this article....... there aren't eight anymore so they had to come up with another rhyming word.... Kate + 8 becomes Kate + date.... let's see, what else can we expect when this show fails?
Help me out here...
Kate +
Hate
Wait
Skate
Gate
Fate
Mate
BAIT - oh gawd, please make a fishing show, put her on that trawler that goes put in storms and make her haul fishing lines up..... LOL. Tell her it's a cruise....
I will always wonder what she has on TLC that they keep filming her. Or maybe they are filming and will edit her to look stinky bad. Revenge for all the grief she surely piled on them.
Also wonder why they are NOT including the kids? John won a restraining order against filming?
Did the kids finally flat out refuse?
This will be entertaining, although I won't be watching!
I really hate the idea that a lot of people who can't stand TFW will tune in just to see the train wreck. I'm not talking about the readers here, and I'm not telling anyone here what to do. I'm just thinking about the general population and how many people will check this show out when they see it publicized this fall. She doesn't deserve any ratings, even if it's from lots of haters.
... a camera crew will be there! I’ll be safe!” she says. “And the person will have been vetted by a matchmaker.”
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Oh NOW vetting is important? Didn't matter too much to her who was looking at her kids when they were being filmed. The more I read of this stupid article the angrier I get. Do the words 'never heard of him' mean anything to her? She is truly disgusting.
There is a huge problem with this show from jump: if TFW actually meets someone, the show is over. Therefore, the very fact that she's signed up for it exposes her for what she is...a famewhore who is feigning interest in meeting someone when she has zero interest in doing so, just to collect a paycheck and continue her 15 minutes.
And you better believe she's going to be including the kids on her show. She may not want to (let's face it -- she hates sharing the spotlight with anyone), but TLC knows she is not a draw without them.
I have yet to see any positive comment following any of the announcements.
Is TLC counting on train wreck watchers?
Would it be possible that the network would abort this project if they sniff the disdain being expressed?
She better get going on treating those roots!!
Dmasy (#91), I suppose they could still pull the plug on it. Remember the "TFW Does Other People's Jobs" show that never saw the light of day?
From the date with Vann the Man we all saw how cold and uninteresting she is to be with. I guess he got his paycheck and never looked back.
They're using an old picture on her Facebook page so some think Colin is back. I wonder if she will talk about Colin on these "dates". A potential partner needs to know what he's getting into.
I'm not convinced none of the children will be on the show. I can see Mady adding her two cents.
Can't you just hear her pitch to the network.
Yeeee! Let's go to exotic destinations -- in helicopters and private planes. Give me a bikini budget. Ohhhh, like I might need a nanny. You will pay for that won't you? I don't care. Get a budget caretaker, but please do a CIA check on my fake date.
Guys, I really don't want to have to spend more than one date with any guy. Line up a bunch of handsome hunks. They don't need to say anything much. Keep the camera on me 'cause I have the gift of gab.
Permanent Name (87) -- you made me laugh out loud with your Kate + Bait show idea. I would watch that one.
I think that she’s still got some sort of contract with TLC and they’ve got to honor it or she will sue. She may have already threatened that because she’s, you know, a contract honorer. TLC may be doing this because “Kate Plus Date” (two people) going out is cheaper than another vacation or birthday party for TFW and family. This could well be a very calculated move on TLC’s part because they can say no matter what they do people just don’t watch and they can then justify the occasional update. It will be interesting to see they day and time slot they put it in.
I think that she’s still got some sort of contract with TLC and they’ve got to honor it or she will sue. She may have already threatened that because she’s, you know, a contract honorer. TLC may be doing this because “Kate Plus Date” (two people) going out is cheaper than another vacation or birthday party for TFW and family. This could well be a very calculated move on TLC’s part because they can say no matter what they do people just don’t watch and they can then justify the occasional update. It will be interesting to see they day and time slot they put it in.
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This is SUPER cheap, super low budget. You can probably get the poor saps to do this for free, you only need one other location to get permits for besides the house and even that could be negotiated for free for signage in return. You only need a small crew for just interviews and the date. I think they're always looking for cheap filler to surround their heavy hitters like Little People, and since they already have her on contract, this is a go. It's also an opportunity to re-negotiate her salary paying her less, justifying it by her recent lower ratings and the kids not participating.
I think they also may be having serious problems with getting all the kids to film. They can make a go of Kate Plus 7 but since it gets down to 6 or 5 TLC knows damn well the optics of that is not good. If Hannah is spending a lot of time at Jon's and Collin is still away, what are you left with?
It's seriously funny to me it took her like 7 years to finagle her dating show.
Well Milo posted a picture of her daughter (from the back) showing her long hair. Nick_moi asked her if she’d seen that TFW has a new show coming. Milo’s answer:
Yes... kind a new this was coming. Kids as teens and with one son absent... they need some privacy. Only natural that mom Kate would step up and take the job on on herself!
There is a huge problem with this show from jump: if TFW actually meets someone, the show is over. Therefore, the very fact that she's signed up for it exposes her for what she is...a famewhore who is feigning interest in meeting someone when she has zero interest in doing so, just to collect a paycheck and continue her 15 minutes.
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It's so laughably stupid. Not only that but like, if you were a someone looking for a serious relationship, would you for one second be one of a dozen dates on a TV show? And what if the date went well and you want a second one? Oops gotta wait until I finish my next filmed date scheduled next week? Stupid.
The whole thing is a farce from the beginning and I hope to god the kids are old enough to not put any kind of emotion into this and end up damaged. Geez!
Amy Roloff kind of let the show follow her dating life as it happened naturally, with a guy she was genuinely interested in, and it turned out to be more interesting than watching water boil, at least.
“As we’re talking about Mady and Cara going off to college, which is becoming more and more of a reality, it’s gonna happen, it almost became like a worry for them, too, like ‘Mommy, you’re gonna be all alone soon,’” she said.
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A child who is spending all of one second worried about their parent when they go off to college is a child who is PARENTIFIED, DAMAGED, and NEEDS THERAPY.
You failed, Kate.
"Yes... kind a new this was coming. Kids as teens and with one son absent... they need some privacy. Only natural that mom Kate would step up and take the job on on herself!"
Oh, yes. Milo acting like she knows what's going on. She's concerned about the kids'privacy after all these years? I know she just wants to see Kate. Maybe there can be a poolside date where she can see Kate's rocking bikini bod. And acting like Kate's making a sacrifice. Oh, please. Even if it is low budget, Kate gets free dates, money, and TV time.
“I stopped focusing on myself — I used to be a runner, and all of these things sort of fell by the wayside, and I sort of forgot about the dating thing,” she explained. “It’s never really fit into my life.”
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So she admits she stopped running, lol.
But why? I don't get her explanation. Why did these things fall by the wayside. She's got 8 plus hours a day to focus on herself, which is 7 hours and 55 minutes more than I have. What in the world? I vote laziness is the reason she stopped running, not this bullshit oh I started to put myself last! Gimme a break!
How about "K8 Plus Inmates" -- she can renovate convicts' cells with her fabulous decor know-how (oh, wait...I guess they don't allow wine bottles in prison).
Or "K8 Plus Primates" -- she can follow Dr. Jane Goodall and ooh and aah over baby chimps, until the mama chimp knocks her senseless.
Or "K8 Plus Prostates" -- accompanying fiftysomething men to the most horrifying of physical exams. After her screeching in the waiting room, they'll gleefully run into the doctor's office to get away from the noise.
miloandjack2016 So the news is out! The #TiredMom has to get the energy somehow cuz you are going out on a date! #HuntForTheHunk. 😋 @kateplusmy8
LOL! Yes, poor "tired" Mom will be going on a hunt. Milo, if you don't already know that all comers will be HIRED by TLC, their responses scripted, and all other elements faked by everyone involved, then I think LOM should come in and shut you down until you grown a brain! There will be nothing "real" about "Kate Plus Date," and anyone who thinks so should research whether or not K8's finally gotten herself a SAG card. She's way beyond the bounds of reality now.
Oh and I see Kate Coyne is still working her BJ's real hard to get all the first scoop exclusive stories on Schmoopy. LMAO.
Wow, you got the scoop on Kate GOSSELIN, Coyne. Will you look at yourself?!
Lol @ Flimsy Flamsay
Thanks for the laugh!! I needed that today😂😂😄
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