Jon & Kate Plus 8
 

I've been watching the show....I have seen many many episodes (probably all of them). Its interesting and neat to see the children grow and how the parents handle them. I would say Im fan of the family, but not particularly the show.

I dont know how anyone else feels about this, but I dont understand why parents would willingly allow them to video tape bath time and show it on t.v. like that :confused:. There is a lot of evilness in the world and child preditors, why could they expose their children to the world in what should be private situations? I think thats crossing the line. The kids are used to the cameras being there and even probably dont even notice them because of that, but how are they going to feel about this in a few years from now? All of their school friends have seen them in the bath tub like that? I just think bath time should be off-limits and private.

I think the parents are making a lot of money off of the shows and the children get to do wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy more than mine ever do. They are given extravagant vacation packages by resorts and stuff...but honestly, I wouldnt want a camera crew following us on our vacations and fun outings. When do the kids get a break from it? Plus-the parents have really gotten awesome gifts from those who have sympathy for them. A free tummy tuck??? Com'on.....now im really jealous!!! I had a couple of kids and a miracle birth-nobody offered me a single thing but expensive doctor bills!

I was trying to take a nap today while watching the show, but hahaha I couldnt sleep because of all of the chaos on the television. What crazy lives they live.

I guess maybe Im just jealous...the parents have so much time to do stuff with all of those kids and we dont get to do all of that because Im working mother, BUT my children are just as special as theirs! I had a rough pregnancy, was hospitalized, became deathly ill and had my baby prematurely...I understand the whole miracle of life plus Im a twin myself. My mother had 6 kids, but we all HAD to go to work to support my family. Nothing has ever been given to us just because we could pop out a bunch of babies...

Nevertheless, they are good parents! Kate is soooooooooooo hard on Jon. She's always knocking him down and putting him on the spot during the interviews, kinda have to feel sorry for him. I think sometimes she just needs to relax and let the small stuff go. I think they are good parents and set good examples for people with big families. Parents can benefit from watching and relate. One toddler in a bad mood versus 6 in a bad mood---they all make you feel stress.

Sometimes it just makes you sit and think. Yes, having 6 babies at one time is indeed special, but I dont understand what makes them anymore special than everyone else who has had children or raising multiples.

I love that show! Its so addicting!! Its really neat to watch the kids grow and see their adventures.

Alot of people say their exploiting their children and blah blah blah... I think they're jealous of all the opportunities the family has now because of the show.

Heck, if I had 8 kids, I know I'd want to find a way to feed them.

I agree they do seem like good parents.

I've watched every episode of Jon and Kate since the beginning and I do agree that they are good parents. However lately I've noticed that Kate has been acting like a total snob. Like the way that she acts towards Jon and everyone in general... this all started when she lost a bunch of weight, started dressing to the hilt, tanning, always having her nails done, ect. I can just see a TOTAL difference in her attitude and personality lately. Anyone else notice this?! Honestly, I don't think their marriage will last much longer. Also In the season finale Jon said he didn't want to do another season.

oh wow.....didnt know that about their marriage, but it doesnt surprise me. She does seem snobby. Heck I would probably too haha She acts kinda goody-two-shoes and nags Jon too much.

I dont deny being jealous of all of the opportunities they have :)

I've heard that they are getting a divorce, it could just be a rumor..who knows! I also heard that Jon cheated on Kate..probably also a rumor. Too bad though if it is true, because I enjoy the show.

Sometimes I feel bad for Jon though, because Kate treats him like one of her children. Always bossing him around, cracking jokes about him. I guess she wears the pants! :rolleyes:

I'm actually watching this right now. I really like their show which is funny because I really don't even like being around kids and never want to have any. I think they do a great job raising their kids and I don't see how the show is harming them. In fact because of it they've been able to buy a bigger house and go on vacations which is great for the kids. I do think Kate can be hard on jon but with all those kids I can see how she has to run things just so and I'm sure it can be stressful. They are not getting a divorce. TLC made the preview for the season finale appear like they were having marital problems but it really turned out to be that jon isn't sure he wants to continue doing the show because they never have privacy. I hope they do. I really enjoy watching a reality show that is actually real and Im amazed they are able to do what they do as a family.

I have watched this show from the very beginning - before it was a "series". I have to say that while I do like watching it so that I can see how the kids are growing up, the whole show has turned into a mess. Kate has really changed - for the worse - and Jon is becoming more and more of a mouse. She treats him horribly. There's a site called Gosselins without Pity that has been a huge eye opener for me if anyone wants to check it out.... Gosselins Without Pity Sometimes the people on this site can get a little "too much" with their negativity about the show but for the most part, they are right on the nose with their comments.

I heard the same thing! I heard that he was out with a bunch of college girls and he was seen making out with one of them. They were at a bar all playing pool i think.:eek:

I heard he was out with college kids to while visiting his mom. I hope they can work it out for the kids sake.

What I read about this was that he was visiting his mom because she broke her foot or had foot surgery or something and he went out in the evening(s) and got "accosted" by a bunch of college girls who all wanted their pictures taken with him. He has said several times that he's not that comfortable with the "fame thing" and doesn't know how to react to it. Either he's telling the truth and the pictures of the girls hanging on them were just the "girls being giggly girls" without him participating in any hanky panky OR he's been caught and if that's the case, they surely won't be discussing it on the show.

I used to watch this show and truthfully it was because I found Kate's bitchiness entertaining. After a while though it just became incredibly irritating. She just comes across as a very ugly woman to me. I did watch the season finale though and I felt so bad for Jon. He seriously looked like he's on the verge of a breakdown.:( It's sad to watch a grown man be emasculated once a week for a TV audience. I also think having your children grow up in front of a national audience is wrong. When those kids are teenagers they probably aren't going to be thrilled knowing the whole world has watched them bathe and has heard all about every gross poo incident.

:thumbup:I too am addicted to the show. I believe for the amount of kids that they have it pays for Kate to have OCD. She is really very organized. I too think she is rough on Jon,but she does love him,and I actually heard they were having troubles lately. I heard he cheated on her. I don't know if you've noticed this season,they are debating wheather to keep going or not. I love the organic aspect of it. Likes it's not hard enough feeding this crew,but she feeds them the very best. I believe they are very committed to their family. Now that freaky Octuplet mom...she's a nightmare:eek: ...but that s another post...lol;)

I love this show and I watch it all the time I have noticed Kate really change since they moved and now they have a full time helper who does not want to be shown on tv. I did hear that they were at Mr Chows in LA last night and made comments to the press that they are together and their marriage is fine. Jon did state in the final episode that he was unhappy with not being able to go anywhere or do anything without having people up in his business. I think that is just one of the things they should have thought about before doing the show because its to late to go back now.

Got to say, there have been way too many "poo" conversations on that show! But yes, have you noticed that Kate said the other week that filming is no longer allowed in any of the bedrooms or bathrooms? That should have been a rule a long time ago. It's embarassing enough when your mom shows your boyfriend a baby picture of you in the bath (has happened to me! :p) but these poor kids have been shown butt naked and covered with poop so many times that this is bound to come back and haunt them (at least a little).

Personally, I think Kate is a crock of bull with her whole "organic thing". Have you EVER seen those kids drink anything but juice? Milk ever?? Supposedly there is a cooking service that delivers their meals daily to their house. I think Kate only cooks occasionally for the viewing audience.

I agree that neither one of them have any room to complain about any of it. They chose to put themselves out there on national television. Kate acts so nasty and "too good for the common folk" when out in public (this comment coming from people who have actually seen her at the talks that she gives) but she needs to step back and realize that she put herself in the public eye and now she needs to deal with the "fame" a bit more graciously.

I agree. I use organic as much as possible but I don't say tonight we are having organic carrots and organic potatoes. I say carrots and potatoes. I think it's obnoxious how often she points it out. Maybe she does it because she views herself as a role model but sheesh, enough, we get it!

eta: On the season finale I wanted to scream when she kept talking about "culturing" her children. I kept picturing them in petri dishes.:p

haha! Yes, that was mentioned quite a bit on the GwoP site!

I watch the show only occasionally now b/c one of their kids irritates the crap outta me! I like kids, I have 3 of my own but THAT kid...omg I can't stand to see her. As for Jon and Kate....imo....fame and money do sometimes change people in odd ways, makes you think certain rules no longer apply to you I guess, but in reality, we'll never know whats hype and whats truth. At the end of the day it's really down to them anyway. Too many broken families today, so I wish them the best.

Ooohhh, a site I don't know about? Off to google. It was joked about on Dlisted too and right after I posted that I went to the Dirty Disher and the first post was a reference to it. It was a pretty funny, odd thing to say. For crying out loud, she's a college educated woman.:D

I mentioned it earlier (in case anyone missed it)..... Gosselins Without Pity

Funny site. The best line- "yogurt parenting".:p

I honestly agree with most of the criticism, but i just can't help myself....I LOVE that darn show! I am literally addicted ;) Wish I wasn't but I am. Hi, my name is Adrienne and I am a Jon & Kate Plus 8 addict. Ha ha :p:p:p

Seriously, you could spend ALL DAY reading on that board. They have a recap that people respond to each episode and then another misc. place each week for comments. I was a little shocked when I first found the site because I thought I was the only one that was seeing these changes in Kate - or as they say "Keight". LOL Oh, and supposedly, those dogs they got are already gone. Just wait, next season will start off with "Oh, poor Hannah was allergic and we had to get rid of them". We'll see how it happens. And the comments about Kate's spray-on way too orange tan are so true! But really, that may sound trivial but the comments (for those of you who haven't read any of it) about how the children are treated are dead-on. I've seen the kids flinch when Jon turns on one of them. And the way they get talked to sometimes..... I know it can be frustrating having so many children and you can't always be Miss Mary Sunshine but she has gotten pretty snippy lately. Funny thing is, the last couple episodes have shown a different side of Kate (a little bit softer side) but I think it's because of all the negativity on the "fan sites". Maybe she stepped back and realized how true it is and decided to lighten up just a wee bit.

They claim that at the end of each season that they take a family vote on whether to continue the show but I think this time Kate is the final vote and she's not wanting to give it up because of all the ways she is benefiting from it. Jon "says" he's not sure either but really, I don't see him wanting to go out in the real world and actually WORK either. I do want the show to continue because I like keeping up with the kids but when it negatively affects the kids, it's time to wrap it up. They don't even show Cara and Mady much anymore. I think it's by their own choice. Cara has become very quiet and withdrawn and Mady's "issues" have been more pronounced. It's probably best to leave them out of it most times.

Amen about Mady! I could go on all day about that girl but I don't want to sound too mean. I have kids and they would have never been allowed to act the way that kid does.

And no, they don't show any family or friends anymore because they have run them all off. It's been said that the reason Kate's parents aren't involved is because they "don't have the same ideals" but I've heard that they accused Kate of exploiting the kids and now she doesn't let them be a part of her family. Just like she ran her sister-in-law and her "best friend" off. Her friend co-wrote her first book and now has been kicked to the curb. And her SIL ticked her off a time too many (remember the gum episode?) and has now been kicked to the curb too.

But still, it's like watching a train wreck, isn't it?? You know you shouldn't watch but you just can't help it! :D

While I like the show I think Jon is really pathetic, he is like a mouse and Kate reminds me of the queen bossing everyone around!!
I think they are good parents but often wonder what example they set for thier children! It seems to me that everyone good that appears in thier life are only there for a short while! I mean they dont have a relationship with the grand parents, all of a sudden Auntie Jodi wanted to get paid and she is no longer on the show.. Kate seems to be always begging talking about how they need this and that ect. I cant imagine that those kids know the importance of family when people are just thrown out of thier lives at will.. I found this site interesting!

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Jon & Kate Plus 8 is a reality television show produced in the United States by Figure 8 Films about Gosselin family, consisting of parents Jon and Kate and their eight children-a set of fraternal two girls and a set of sextuplets. The show follows the family through their daily lives, focusing on the challenges of raising multiple children.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A70LjEkUHN...kate+photo.jpg The couple appears to have serious marriage problems now that Jon has started spending increasing amounts of time away from home and partying with college girls. In a Feb. 6 incident, Jon was reportedly hanging out at Mimi's martini bar in Huntingdon, Penn. easily three hours away from the new home he and Kate moved into with their children, when he met some girls from Juniata College who invited him to a house party. He walked in with two girls he met at Mimi's bar, a senior tells the magazine.
He was dirty dancing with several of them, making out, kissing them on their necks and mouths. it was rather surprising for a father with his wife and so many kids at home to be acting like this. Jon then started to play beer pong and then follow the party with a nightcap at Memories Sports Bar & Grill, where he allegedly got drunk, flirted with Juniata girls and told one, We might be getting a divorce.
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I remember the gum incident. It wasnt her SIL fault--the kids lied to her. I couldnt believe the fit she threw over that! She just needs to chill out. Her SIL did her a big favor by watching after her children. Most people would decline to watch after that many children and then have it thrown in your face over a piece of gum??? I cant believe she felt like she needed to call her and talk to her about it. She knew what happened, it was all on tape.

Remember the ice cream incident? she spilled some on the shirt of one of the girls and started throwing a fit...

Some of my fondest memories are of my kids getting dirty--they love it and thats just what kids do. I love seeing my boys play in the mud haha.

She was like something evil when she was spewing on and on about the gum. Threatening to throw the teddy bear away because it had gum on it. I would have been pretty ticked if I were Jodi and heard what she said.

Yes, I remember the ice cream. And just about any time they try to do something that would get them dirty and she just has a conniption over it. Ridiculous and very sad for those kids. I think it was little Aaden that was very concerned when he got paint on himself on this week's episode. He kept going on about it. She's already given the kids complexes about being dirty.