Jon & Kate Plus Eight

[Roseio]

This whole story saddens me. I endured a divorce with a young child and it is definitely no walk in the park. Despite how Kate treated Jon, at one time she was much in love and he will always be the father of her children. The same is true of him. They need to stop reiterating that they will be there for the children and be there. I have not heard of any serious attempt to save the marriage when it began to flounder. What a shame, because in the end, it is all about the children and no child of divorce goes unscathed. It will be very difficult for them to watch these early shows and then to watch as their world crumbles. I cannot truly criticize Jon or Kate. They are human and flawed like most of mankind.

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[Oompaloopa]

Originally Posted by Margaritaville

Thank God!! Finally. About damn time someone stopped Kate Gosselin's train(wreck) to fame and fortune. I can only imagine (and smile) at how angry and frustrated this must make Kate.

Absolutely!! I hope Kate doesn't take her frustrations out on the kids. We all were treated with a taste of Kate when things don't go her way or her short fuse is lit. I hope this is the end of J&K and TLC's gravy train with the 8 cars of that train being the kids. Too bad it had to take an affair to put a wrench in their plans.

Like most infidelities involving people in the media, nothing good ever comes from it for the parties involved....in this case, I hope the opposite is true for the sake of the kids. It's about time!!

[Gandolf 5]

does anyone remember the Dilley Sextuplets? Diane Sawyer did an interview with the family when they were babies and then checked in now and again to find out how they were etc... The last segment I saw on them, well two actually, they were turning 16 and seemed very well adjusted without all the trappings of TLC following them around. Their parents worked (or at least one did) at all times and I don't mean either running a computer from a closet or speaking engagements where they tell everyone how wonderful they are. They worked it all out without perks, freebies, etc.... The other time I saw them it was on Food Network where the competition was for the bakers to make them a birthday cake which reflected all of their personalities. It was actually quite fun to watch.

[misslada]

Originally Posted by Gandolf 5

does anyone remember the Dilley Sextuplets? Diane Sawyer did an interview with the family when they were babies and then checked in now and again to find out how they were etc... The last segment I saw on them, well two actually, they were turning 16 and seemed very well adjusted without all the trappings of TLC following them around. Their parents worked (or at least one did) at all times and I don't mean either running a computer from a closet or speaking engagements where they tell everyone how wonderful they are. They worked it all out without perks, freebies, etc.... The other time I saw them it was on Food Network where the competition was for the bakers to make them a birthday cake which reflected all of their personalities. It was actually quite fun to watch.

I watched the birthday cake on food net....and they seemed like nice kids...Difference is probably the parents were not eager to make money on their childrens lives. Lets go back .....waaay back in time....no tv......Circus was the big deal when it came to town..PT Barnum would love this ..would Kate put them on the block...just doing it for the kids!!!! Only a couple hours a night....but it would be JUST for their welfare and future...!!!

[LVmom]

I think the Dionne quintuplets might be closer to J&K than the Dilleys, although Jon and Kate haven't nearly touched the exploitation those Dionne girls endured.

[misslada]

Did anyone notice that when the boards were all in agreement that Maddy was a very Mad young girl....looked like she had some personality problems with her anger and they way she treated the others...and didn't have many friends.....Well...I think Kate put a stop to keeping the cameras on Maddy so much...I'll bet she has a lot more to do with editing as the children get older. But, I do love these 8 kids and I wish it would be more about them than about the expensive trips and expensive toys they can now have....I would not be bored to watch more of what the kids have to say...Like give them a paint brush and let them paint the inside of the houses all alone...or have them do any project with a supervisor but have Kate stay in the house and lets just watch the kids...more like the little people do...The parents are not in each frame on that show...

[Gandolf 5]

Originally Posted by LVmom

I think the Dionne quintuplets might be closer to J&K than the Dilleys, although Jon and Kate haven't nearly touched the exploitation those Dionne girls endured.

I only brought up the Dilley's as they are closer in time than the Dionne Family.
From what I understand alot of their "appearances" were mandated by the Canadian Government at the time and there wasn't the abundance of t.v. shows like now. No offense to any Canadians on here. I could very well be off the mark only referencing what I remember reading.....Back to the Dilley reference, my point was that the parents tried to give them as normal of a life as they could. (granted having sextuplets will get heads turning that's for sure)

[causingchaos]

The parents of the Dionne quints were not well off at all. Ontario's child protection (at the time) took custody and started the whole appearance thing. The Dionne's won custody back but they kept the kids on show and lived off of their money. But the government started their exploitation at the time. I was interested in their story for a long time and more so after my sister had quads (with no fertility treatments).

[MizDaisy]

Ratings nosedive: Only 1.5M viewers for last night's clip show.

Ratings for the TLC series Jon & Kate Plus 8 have taken a serious nose dive. For the retrospective "clip" show episode that aired on June 29, just 1.587 million viewers tuned in, RadarOnline.com has learned. That compares to the over 10 million who watched the June 22 episode where Jon and Kate announced they were separating

Jon & Kate Plus 8 Ratings Take a Dive | RadarOnline.com

[luvsginger]

Originally Posted by causingchaos

The parents of the Dionne quints were not well off at all. Ontario's child protection (at the time) took custody and started the whole appearance thing. The Dionne's won custody back but they kept the kids on show and lived off of their money. But the government started their exploitation at the time. I was interested in their story for a long time and more so after my sister had quads (with no fertility treatments).

Your sister had natural quads? Wow! That is amazing and so rare! There was a few specials on DHC on the Mathias Quads called SuperQuads....they were the cutest girls. Their parents complained that there was never enough money but you could see the love within the family and they did not resort to selling their children's privacy and lives for fame and fortune like Kate Gosselin did.
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