Jon and Kate Plus Eight Gets Nasty: Aunt Jodi Tells Her Side
August 23rd, 2008 by Evil BeetYou guys may or may not have noticed, but a certain page of this blog has, in the past months, somehow become a de facto discussion board for Jon & Kate Plus 8 fans (and critics). If you don’t believe me, click here and read the comments.
A popular point of discussion over there is a blog called Truth Breeds Hatred, which is supposedly written by the sister of Aunt Jodi, who is married to Kate Gosselin’s brother. If you watch the show, you know that Aunt Jodi was very involved in the first seasons of the show, basically bending over backwards to accommodate Kate’s every babysitting need — sometimes watching all eight of the Gosselin kids, overnight, in addition to her own four children. For free! And then when she didn’t show up in the most recent season, people started suggesting that Kate was bitter because Jodi’s patient and kind mothering skills were making Kate look awful in comparison, and also noting that the producers offered to pay Jodi for appearing on the current season — she had been doing all of this shit for free up until then — but that Kate put her foot down, said “no one gets paid for this show except our family” and booted Aunt Jodi out of the kids’ lives.
The Truth Breeds Hatred blog discusses all this from an insider’s perspective — confirming the rumors and basically painting Kate as the most horrid, despicable, selfish person on the planet. But was the blog really written by Jodi’s sister? Were the things she said about Kate actually true?
Today, Truth Breeds Hatred ran a video clip of Jodi, who seems genuinely crushed by how Kate betrayed her, and confirming that her sister does write the blog, and that it’s the truth.
I kind of hate how fascinated I am to watch all this play out, but I really do love it.
(If you’re having trouble viewing the video, try here.)
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August 24th, 2008 at 1:00 am
Omfg! I love this show because Kate is such a crazy bitch! This blog is to die for!
I always knew there was some crazy shit going on behind the scenes! I can’t believe they actually have a personal chef! When Kate is always going on about how great of a cook she is!
Soooo juicy! Thanks for the link Beet!
August 24th, 2008 at 3:02 am
OMG I can’t believe she would do this to Jodi!!! Well i guess I can but still! Everyone who watches the show should read this blog.
August 24th, 2008 at 3:24 am
Wow, I just read every entry on there. I’ll definitely be watching those episodes in a new light now. I did think she was a bit harsh on jodi for the gum ep even before i read that tho.
August 24th, 2008 at 3:50 am
Dude-I freakin’ love this show. I can’t believe all this shit is true! :0 I’ve been dying to know what all is made up & what’s real. From the above post-they have a personal chef?!?! What??? Oh my-if I can’t trust Jon & Kate, I can’t trust anyone! haha
btw-just saw in a magazine today that jon & kate renewed their vows in hawaii recently w/ all of the kids…wonder how much she had to pay him to do that one?! haha
she looked miserable, of course.
August 24th, 2008 at 5:24 am
I want this train wreck off the air. I love Aunt Jodi…. Let’s see a show about her. It would be cool to see her interact and give back to the community like she does off the show. I think she’s a saint for putting up with what she did. Her and Beth.
I heard thru the grapevine that sponsors are none too happy with the show and I bet they pull it without notice to KON. Too bad for figure 8 productions. They’ll have to find some other network to hock their sextuplet land to. Has anyone noticed how the girls names on KON’s website has been updated to show their real age but the tups age still say’s 3. They are 4. Weird maybe the younger they are the more money they bring in for things like crazy hairplugs, tummy tucks, breast lifts, botox, teethwhitening. You know things that are important. Also, snubbing Kelly Ripa just urked me to no end. Who doe that Kate lady think she is. The kids are really cute, but so are a lot of kids. I think to whom much is given much is required.
Oh to ramble on more, Do you think that crazy plastic surgeon featured on the j&k website has gotten any backlash…
I feel sorry for his practice now.
August 24th, 2008 at 5:25 am
PS love the beet
August 24th, 2008 at 6:21 am
after reading the blog and knowing all the episodes, i fully believe this. i’ve been questioning kate more and more with her outbursts, not to mention how every episode they are paying for some lavish vacation or buying something new. tisk tisk.
August 24th, 2008 at 6:46 am
I think the real truth lies somewhere inbetween. This Jolie person whom started the website seems to try to disect everything they do to make them look evil. I get stressed sometimes w/ 2 kids - so I can’t imagine what it’s like to have 8. I watch the show here and there and enjoy it. I think there may be some truth to what the aunt’s sister is saying, but I’m sure it’s exagerated. I honestly don’t think the mature way for her to handle the “threats” she was receiving was to handle it privately. That would be the classy thing to do IMO. Not pages of blogs on “gumgate”.
August 24th, 2008 at 7:04 am
I agree with SazzyJane, the truth is probably somewhere in the middle. I grew up with a mom that was a yeller and a screamer, very much like Kate. She had her angry outbursts and moments with three kids, I can’t imagine what it would be like with eight.
Personally, I think that this person needs to back off. Just because Kate has a temper does not mean that she is doing wrong. Not everyone has the personality to be soft spoken with their children.
It seems to me like SHE is the one trying to start an “internet war” to get more attention for herself.
August 24th, 2008 at 8:06 am
I don’t think that even looks like Aunt Jodi.
August 24th, 2008 at 8:22 am
O, I hope you brought an umberella, b/c you just sooooo rained on my Jon & Kate + 8 parade! I love that show, even turned my mom onto it, so of course I read the entire blog just now. The more I think about it, the more I don’t think it’s entirely true. Yes, the gum thing was a little out of hand, & the parents can overreact & make mistakes (who doesn’t?) But they have 8 kids. EIGHT. Six of them under the age of 4 (fyi, in most preschools, the teacher to child ratio for 4 & under is 5 kids to one teacher). So what if they have someone to help clean the house, so what if they have someone help cook? As for them having all this money, wouldn’t they have a nicer clothes, furniture, make up application skills (Kate’s blush is a bit, let’s just say much, sometimes)? & isn’t Jodi’s house, or more like Mansion, all hard wood floors, with a pool & modern furniture, or am I thinking of someone else? Who knows, maybe she wanted more money & that’s why she’s not on anymore. Who knows?
which is pretty much my point. Who knows with any reality show? ‘d still watch it, but my nieghbor that I was “ghetto sharing” cable with moved & well, I can always catch up when I visit moms….
August 24th, 2008 at 8:40 am
I never knew any of this was going on. Thanks to you Beet, I never miss this show and watch the marathons all the time. I kinda feel like I did when I found out Santa Clause wasn’t real.
August 24th, 2008 at 8:56 am
I used to think that Kate was like a Drill Sergeant because she had to be. This is sad, and I used to be additcted to Jon and Kate. Now, not so much. I do believe that she has issues…
August 24th, 2008 at 10:29 am
Reality show ; where the pretty petty air their lousy laundry. Who cares…
August 24th, 2008 at 10:42 am
this woman is so sad.
she is so hungry for attention that she is willing to betray her family.
Aunt Jodi get a life!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE jon and KATE!
August 24th, 2008 at 10:50 am
she is super anal. like giving disposal bibs every time they eat (not enviromentally sane) so many things i have p/u on. like, i think her husband is brow beat to death. Kate needs a fashion lesson. and the kids clothes look like they just swooped them off the Wal-Mart rack all pressed and perfect because they were never washed first. Is that weird? go to Baby Gap instead. She seems super overwhelmed not to mention a total control freak to make up for what she lacked as a child. blech. i wish i could watch it more. but it’s annoying! the kids are cute, but the parents are just clueless. hire a nanny and make that part of the show. stop being a helicopter parent with them and let them get dirty and go outside with out some stupid spread sheet plan.
August 24th, 2008 at 10:59 am
I can’t believe she would do this to Jodi
August 24th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
I read the ‘Truth Breeds Hatred’ a week or so ago, and I must say, that just the name of the blog turned me off. If you watch the show consistently, you already knew that Kate had issues, but why should that knowledge result in hatred of Kate? She has been super annoying in current episodes, true, but that just makes her one more flawed human being. Maybe Aunt Jodie and Jon are better at censoring their negative behavior when the camera is on, or are they just saints? (Actually, sometimes I think that Jon comes close.)
I do sympathize with Aunt Jodie, who seems genuinely sweet and loving, but using her sister’s blog as a forum for her response was not wise. Her sister is the woman who claims that Jodie and her husband have financial problems, yet I suspect that if they sold their mansion with the pool in the backyard and lived in more modest circumstances, they could resolve their financial issues. And it is definitely not the responsibility of Jon and Kate to help them financially, and I understand Kate’s premise perfectly. If your relatives come to rely on a tv contract and salary, it could definitely corrupt/alter their relationship with your children that the tv show is about.
This said, here are my pet peeves:
1. In a recent episode Kate kept putting Jon down as he cooked a large and time consuming Korean meal for the family, and complained that the kitchen is her only refuge, and that she can’t stand having anyone else in it. Then it turns out that they have a professional chef cooking for them?
And during the ‘confessional’ after the meal, Kate complimented Jon on the meal, and said that she would have to do several Aisian dishes after seeing how the kids enjoyed the Korean meal, seemed a little competetive and missing the point. The kids loved the meal not just because Korean food is delicious, but because the father they love cooked it, and was sharing the Korean heritage that he, not Kate, shares with the kids.
I think that Kate always wants to be perceived as the number one and best parent.
3. I have been deeply concerned about Kate’s treatment of Jon for a long time. She is emotionally abusive of him, and her children are learning that behavior. As they continue to develop and their unique personality’s emerge more and more, the negative behaviors they have internalized will emerge too. Plus, they will deeply resent their mother for her treatment of their father. Wake up Kate, and get some help.
Finally, I do think Jon and Kate love their chidren with all their heart and soul. During the first season you saw Jon coming home from work while the kids are alseep as Kate leaves for her week end nursing job. Both parents worked, and their work schedules plus the work of taking care of all 8 chilren was grueling. In the episode where Jon and Kate moved to a larger home, you saw them both working like dogs to accomplish the move, largely on their own, especially Jon. Of course they would prefer to be supported by the tv show and have a better life style as well. And I am sure that they realize that the show will not continue indefinitely.
Their recent problems, as I see it, have to do more with handling sudden fame and wealth and the personal intrusion into their family that it brings. I think that they are trying to find a way to minimize the intrusion but still have an interesting show. And I do not see the children as being exploited, although that could come if the show continued to follow them into their teens, which Jon and Kate have already said will not happen. The children seem perfectly happy with the cameras on, and I get the distinct impression that they love the people on the camera crew, and vice versa.
Anyway, I love this show and this family!
2. Why do Jon and Kate speak in churches across the country every other week end when they have EIGHT children at home who DESPERATELY need their time and attention?
August 24th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Sorry, somehw the # of my pet peeves got moved around during the transmission.
August 24th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Kate WOULD freak out about some gum spots. She has nothing else going on in her life except kids, cooking, and cleaning. For her gum spots are a big deal because it’s her whole life. She should have had all those extra fertilized eggs taken out like what normal people do in that situation. It’s their fault she’s stuck in the house with 8 kids for the next 18 years. I think what she needs to calm down is a life outside of the house. If anything she’s probably jealous of Jodi’s freedom and easy-going attitude.
August 24th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
I’m not one to stick up for celebrities.. but since Kate isn’t really a celebrity but a hardworking mother I guess I can comment.
I think that this Aunt Jodi character needs to shut up.
Jon and Kate obviously need the money for their kids more than she does, and if she doesn’t want to babysit.. then I’m sure there are people more than happy to help with the eight children.
I don’t know these people personally.. but again they aren’t celebrities.. and no one wants to hear Aunt Jodi rant on like some D-lister who wants her 5 minutes of fame. Hope that wasn’t too harsh.
August 24th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
I could not read that whole blog.. But, Kate is definitely a bitch. To be quite honest, I’ve never liked Kate. I understand she has eight kids, blah blah blahhh. However, Kate is not the only fucking one. Has anyone seen that episode of that show that Oprah did (no, not the Oprah show), and that guy had to do something for a family who had like FIFTEEN disabled children that they adopted? I understand that family doesn’t have a show, so we don’t know exactly what their home life is like. But you can get a pretty good idea. Sooo.. listen Kate, not everyone who has more than 5 kids is a fucking bitch.
August 24th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
I think this person is pretty sad and pathetic to be posting about people she isn’t even actually personally involved with. She’s just living through it all by Jodi. She seems really bitter. SAD!
August 24th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
I loooooooove kate
August 24th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
you don’t scream at the kids over what the sitter did
August 24th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
I would rather see a reality show about the family who has their 18th child on the way ( due in January ).. Is it the Dugger family??? They are wholesome and are not phony as Kate… I cannot STAND her and will NOT watch another episode or will any of my friends. She needs therapy fast AND medication !!!
August 24th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
right on, rita! or is running ragged or has impossibly short hair, or browbeats her husband/partner, or has a reality show……………
August 24th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
What really bothers me is that they claim that they believe that they should not have had selective abortion because GOD gave them all these children, and that it would be worng… BUT, GOD did not give them 6 kids, fertility drugs did! If GOD wanted them to have any kids, then they shouldn’t have had to use the fertility drugs in the first place…. That in itself boils my blood! Then they have the audacity to ask for handouts! UGGGGHHH I just can’t. It makes me so angry!
August 24th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
the show actually induces anxiety. seriously. instead of chuckling or being ingaged, i get anxious. just like nanny 911. yuck. give us fun.
August 24th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Strong feelings about this show…could some one inform me where this show is aired…I have never even heard of it. Thanks.
August 24th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
TLC http://tlc.discovery.com/tv/jon-and-kate/jon-and-kate.html
August 24th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Team Kate. Having mulitples is a completely different dynamic. I have 3 kids, my oldest two are twins. Everything was handled with military precision when they were little, things can get out of hand very quickly. I think we all have moments that we are VERY glad are not televised. Regarding the Jodi contract issue: while we may not all see the reasons behind it, I’m sure that Kate feels that she’s protecting the interests of her kids. Jodi seems guinely heartbroken and appears to be a very sensitive person. I’m guessing she took “Gumgate” a little too seriously and her sister’s involvement has made the situation worse.
August 24th, 2008 at 3:57 pm
lorelei….many thanks for the link!
August 24th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Lordy Be!
People are STILL defending them………….it boggles the intelligent mind, truly.
Http://blog.psychic-wisdom.net
August 24th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Yes, Kate does seem sincere…..sincere in seeing that NOBODY makes a dime off whoring out her kids but her. I’ll never watch again.
August 24th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
I agree with CGL, multiples change everything. Team Kate all the way. If Kate was such a horrible person, you would see it in her kids. Basically, two parenting styles and personalities clashed, and it turned into a publicized family feud. “Don’t believe what you see on TV,” well, don’t believe what you read on clearly biased blog. If half the feuding my family goes through was put on the internet, this exact thing would happen too.
August 24th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
If you research local paper articles you can find out that they had a nurse paid for by the state around the clock when the kids were infants and when they turned 1 the state stopped paying and Jon freaked out saying it wasn’t fair to take anything away from them. They went on local tv and instead of thanking everyone for donations etc they said “we need transportation—a 15 passenger van would be good”. Jon himself made many quotes in local papers etc. about how people need to help support them and the county helped set up college funds etc for the kids. He has openly gone on message boards in 2005 saying straight out that the county and state owes it to them to provide for these children. It is also been printed in local papers that the house renovations etc. are all fully paid for by the network in addition to being paid for the show to “create story lines that would pull in viewers”. So anytime you see $$$$$ flying around it’s pretty safe to assume the network paid for it so that they could get drama out of Kate for a story line. Basically if you search hometown papers etc you can get the truth and even quotes from J&K themselves proving all these things so the blog by Jodie’s sister shouldn’t be shocking.
August 24th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
You’ve been slow today beet,
No worries!! I enjoyed that.. I never liked Kate but now I really dislike Kate.
QUestion- Why when I come to comment is there already a name in there? One that i’ve never used.
August 24th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
So wheres kates response to this? I figured they were not as family loving as seen.That poor lady took care of those babies even the time they had the flu…
August 24th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
they are just jealous. it is simple as that. Kate knows that you never get into business with family-money will tear relationships apart. she is just being smart. those red headed sisters are just bitter and jealous. it might be just me but from the beginning Jodi came off as an evil stepford wife type
August 24th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
You’ve got to read the Gosslinswithoutpity blog. It’s even better!
I’ve thought this bitch was neurotic from the first episode. She is definitely whoring her kids out for money and freebies. It’s obvious. Yeah..I get having a one hour documentary (or even just one season) showing the lives of this family, cause it’s interesting and all. But why is it necessary to continue year after year and have cameras (and the world) observing these kid’s lives? They do need to grow up as normal as possible for a family like theirs. I know they aren’t like other families but that doesn’t mean they deserve to go through the stages of childhood with the world watching and scrutinizing their every move.
As for Kate….there aren’t enough words to describe this miserable woman. I have no respect for someone who doesn’t allow their children to get their free, high end clothes dirty with the stains of childhood, just because she wants to resale them when they are outgrown. And what normal family needs SO MANY free first class trips in the course of a year? These kids have already gotten used to getting so many free things all the time, having theme parks cleared out just for them, not having to wait in line, and thinking they are too good to have to talk to other children, that when the time comes that this show gets cut off the air (which will be soon I promise) they aren’t going to know how to deal with the reality of life.
Their horrible mother is taking advantage of other people’s kindness to such an incredible extent. And the worst part is, she doesn’t even appreciate it. She expects all this free shit, and then is picky about what she gets. You’d think with all that people do for her she can at least let fans take pictures and get autographs. Instead she snubs them like she is royalty. Even worse…she can’t even donate old clothes and toys to charity. Or give one of her first class trips to someone who truly needs it.I hope someone is smart enough to one day offer some free therapy for her soon-to-be fucked up in the head children.
August 24th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Not to defend Kate and how bitchy she can be…….. buuuut, she does have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (please look it up) and from personal experience, you have many crazy, bitchy, hormonal tendencies. She just needs to control them for everyones sake.
August 24th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
I watch this show just because I’m convinced that one day Jon is going to haul off and punch Kate right in her mouth. It’ll be so awesome. I’ll buy the DVDs fo sho’.
August 24th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Read this article about Controlling Kate:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_334106.html
August 24th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
@ kateblow i don’t think their clothes are high end; they look okay though. but why does everyone need to dress the same? mix it up a bit. maybe it’s more practical for her.
August 24th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
Aunt Jodi does not have the big house w/ a pool in the back yard. That is Beth
August 24th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Love the show. Love this new blog. I do have to say, if these are the worst of the “problems” for the family (Jon, Kate, Jodi, Julie, etc. included) then they are all doing pretty damn well.
August 24th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Oh and as for Kate’s temperamental, over-bearing need for control, she will get hers in the end. It will come in the form of an adolescent Mady.
August 25th, 2008 at 12:19 am
I used to watch this show religiously. The kids are adorable. But I saw Kate go ape sh– about some ice cream on the kids’ shirts at Disney World and could not longer stand watching. She is just psychotic, and I feel so bad for the kids that she yells at them so much. You can tell that Madelyn has already gotten her mom’s high maintenance personality. Hopefully the sextuplets will ban together and not be affected - if that is even possible.
I think Kate disrespects Jon in almost every episode. She yells at him in a Toys R Us and she berates him in public. Grow a pair Jon!
I loved Aunt Jodie. She seemed so calm and collected under the circumstances. Hope this can be resolved and the kids will receive that positivity from their aunt and uncle.
August 25th, 2008 at 8:28 am
1. THis show went from being about the kids to being about how to get freebies and become celebrities b/c of the kids…sad ( $ is the root of all evil but we can all use it).
2. Kate and Jon are doing what we all would do- take the freebies- true!
3. Never leave your many sick kids to go get hair plugs- come on! where’s your priority? …sad
4. As a fellow germaphope and neat freak I understand why Kate freaks out but the respect she should have for her husband should stop her from treating him so terribly. sad
5. Mady is a mini Kate and its scary… true how would you change that?
6. If this show goes on, TLC may lose many viewers true (maybe they should give the lady w/half a bod her own show- I am sure she can use the money).
7. If the show returns to its roots, many viewers will watch. true
8. As a fellow Christian, I am embarrased by Kate’s lack of respect for her hubby and at times how they mock the kids… especially the “icky boys”. Don’t get me wrong. We all may do it and we all have our faults. But, this is on TV people. Your kids will watch one day the funny faces that you make mocking them and it will probably be when they are in thier tween age and when they are so critical of themselves. - true
9. I am sure that they do love thier kids- at times it shows- True
10.Kate needs a new haircut - true
11. Aunt Jodi was such a calm balance to drama queen Kate- she’ll be missed- true
12.why is the book no longer co-written by Beth? Why r the parents not involved? you all know about Jodi. again the money/ controlissue… sad
13. I hope they are no longer on government assistance b/c I don’ think they need it. true
14. I those kids need a lil more luv and a lil less drama… true
15. I have 7 adopted of my own & I may know a thing or two:) this whole j&k thing is sad and true.
jpme
August 25th, 2008 at 8:32 am
I’m concerned by all the mom’s out there who think Kate is a great mom. Anyone mom who would let their child stand around in pain from constepation while she took her time to pick out frickin beds is as selfish as they come. Especially for a nurse who knows the pain and discomfort and possible negative effects that a impacted bowel can have especially on such a small child.
I’ve also never seen a mother have such favorites in her children. And don’t start on the fact she has a lot of kids…. Any preschool teacher, like me, can tell you it’s not as crazy as Kate makes it seem.
August 25th, 2008 at 8:40 am
amen to that!
August 25th, 2008 at 9:12 am
i despise this show - kate is a terrible mother, always berating her husband (in front of kids, cameras, whatever), screaming and yelling like a bansheeand generally being a self serving bitch, snapping at everyone around her. i feel bad for those kids, but the husband needs to grow some balls pronto and tell his wife to STFU although something tells me that some day he will snap and strangle her just to get some peace and quiet. i’ve only seen this show 2 or 3 times and i have been appalled at kate’s behavior each time, especially the toys r us episode and the disneyworld one, where her shrieking freak out regarding the ice cream on the kid’s shirt was painful to watch…what the fuck is wrong with her? it’s ice cream, you dumb bitch, not poop. who cares? let the kid enjoy herself! and why did they have fertility treatments when they already had two kids? if they wanted more why not adopt? just because they willingly had 8 children does not make them good parents. they get no sympathy from me… this couple is in a hell of their own making.
August 25th, 2008 at 10:30 am
All I can say is that you can’t believe everything you see or read. This is a t.v. show and the producers splice and dice and make it interesting for viewers. Most of it may be true but an exact document of them and their lives?? I highly doubt it. Anyone who believes to heart everything they see on a t.v. show or reality show should take a step back and rethink things. I don’t have a lot of respect for anyone who could put their life on camera like that anyway. They put themselves out there to be judged though, so I can’t blame anyone but them.
August 25th, 2008 at 10:31 am
It makes me sick that these stupid fuckers would knowingly bring eight children into this world and then demand help from the community to support them. The doctor who inseminated this bitch with six eggs should be shot. Selective reduction, you ugly greedy whore!
August 25th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
jodi sank to a complete low by posting this video…she shouldn’t air her dirty laundry in public no matter how angry she is… we havent seen both sides to the agrument, cause i;m sure that jodi and julie are being biased…did jodi ever think of how this would negativly effect the kids? cara and mady are old enough to search the interent!
August 25th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
@ pak31: Exactly. What people are potentially realizing now is that it’s actually worse than what you see on tv.
@ just me: They totally should give that lady her own show. She seems to be getting by alright, but not much more than that. She also seems to be a really decent person, and that’s probably why she only agrees to occasional hour long specials.
August 25th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
Kate is horrible and I cringe watching her. I used to feel sorry for Jon but it is obvious to all, he has no backbone. Please take this show off the air and make Kate go away! She is such a bitch!!
August 25th, 2008 at 7:26 pm
I am absolutely appalled at the whole blog/aunt jodi/contract issue, and it just makes me sick!! I agree that jodi shouldnt have made the video, BUT people do deserve to know the truth, and boy im i ever glad to know it all now!
Ive been a faithful fan of the show since day1, and ive always thought Kate was nothing but an ignorant bitch who constantly emotionally abuses her husband, and orders all the “volunteers” and her own children around (like she is sooooo much better than everyone else..PFFFT! )…
Ive read a couple of comments telling Jon to grow some balls, or to just leave her.. BUT what is this guy going to do?? Literally he is F&*ked for life after having 6 more kids with her. He should have gotten out after the first two!! Really, if he were to leave her, she would have him working ten jobs to pay child support!!!!!
I feel for him, but not near as much as i do for those eight kids, aunt jodi/kevin/their family and these “volunteers” that have appeared in an episode or two then been “dismissed” if you will… Kate is THAT controlling that in the end, TLC is gonna cancel their show, and then whats left???
8 kids to care for on her OWN, no family to help her(because jodi and kevin seemed to be all the family she had), and more and more people in this world who hate her or cant stand her.
Way to go kate, you truly are a great mother and wife,sister,sister and law and friend NOT!!! You are just a selfish, greedy, good for nothing person..i hope one day you will see what you really are and change, before you really lose everyone!! even your own kids one day because of your disgusting ways.
get a life, stop living in your reality world!!!!
August 25th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Isn’t there some kind of law for working children a certain amount of hours? And, also who is protecting the financial interest of the children? Just as actors from years ago as Shirley Temple and others in her era lost millions to their parents, they were not protected. I know there is some kind of law now that protects the rights of children for hours worked and money….Is Kate jumping and screaming b/c her children are getting paid.
Why doesn’t TLC take them off the air?
August 26th, 2008 at 3:03 am
Wait which kids are her favorites? My mom thinks its Hannah. I used to be obsessed with this show. My mom has always seen right through it, and I would always defend it to the fullest. Now after going on blogs and reading part of the truth, I am so disappointed and over it. Something needs to be done for those kids. They basically have a full-time job. I could go on and on, because I am so DISAPPOINTED!!!! All I gotta say is Little People Big World, better not have this kind of secret side. I will be heart broken! lol seriously..jk…kinda.
August 26th, 2008 at 7:29 am
Kate is a good Mom. She’s a bit wacko, but then most Moms are luckily sanity isn’t a prerequisite for the job … LOL!) God gave her those septuplets to raise and she is clearly the woman for the job. Her organizational skills are awesome. She has mellowed noticeably over the years. I will admit that Jon looks like he’s SO done with this woman he can’t afford to divorce, but as a family they are very committed to each other. You have to read between the lines to see the effect that fame has had on them. No more 4th of Julys in the park with the community, now they are isolated and alone but making the best of it. They clearly give a great deal of thought to making their children’s lives stable, secure and fun. The TV show has made their lives easier but also difficult as well. I’m sure it is not Kate and Jon’s ideas to drag the kids all over kingdom come to provide entertaining episodes but they do so because the income from the show has given them a good life. Kate also seems to have a deep understanding of the public’s interest in her children and doesn’t mind sharing. She & Jon try hard to always present them in the best possible light and still keep things real.
August 26th, 2008 at 7:55 am
I love the show ,I agree with alot of comments that the real truth lies somewhere in the middle. Yes raising a family of 8 must be so very stressful and challenging , however not so very long ago it was quite common for famlies to have 10-15 kids in a time of no modern medcial help ,good living conditions,good schools ,better jobs.And you did not hear about theses parents having nervous breakdowns,Or being OCD to death (KATE).
I love and admire Jon and Kate they have a difficult job,Yet they must remember God has blessed them with,healthy beautiful kids with parents dispite Kate OCD actions really do love them.
She has the option of being a stay at home mom,VERY rare this day and age when both must work to survive. They go great to events ,tours .picking pumpkins, have a nice home ,good natural food to eat (love that Kate refuses to feed them crappy fast food,go Kate) nice clothes,wonderful vacacations like the one just shown from North Carolina which is lovely we’ve been b4. not in a house like that though.So they have many things to be grateful for.
I watch all the shows each week and will continue to….maybe Aunt Jodi needs attention or maybe her hurt and anger is valid.
We will probably never know the truth since this is a show about someone real life however,editing is one way to keep it all under control and possibly the truth about alot we don’t know or is none of the public’s business.
August 26th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
I would love to see Jody and her husband with their own reality show. The camera doesn’t lie folks and her genuine compassionate personality came through. Probably won’t happen since a calm serene life isn’t in these days.
August 26th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Everyone seems to agree that there are major problems in this household. Jon seems helpless and Kate has so many issues as to be innumerable. Bottom line seems to me to be that she desperately needs medication and therapy to deal with some obviously deep-seated issues. For example, why is Christmas only celebrated among the ten of them - where are the grandparents, relatives, cousins, etc.? Why are Kate’s parents NEVER mentioned? What did they do to her when she was little to make her so obsessive and disturbed now? This woman does not need criticism, she needs HELP now. I do not doubt she loves her kids but she really doesn’t really know how to show it. She seems to equate cleanliness and obsessive attention to unnecessary detail with love. She has mentioned so many times, within earshot of the boys, that boys are gross because their hands are dirty. (What are the boys learning from that? That they are gross.) Mady sees her mother being rewarded by the camera crew and staff for pitching fits and acting infantile, so she does the same thing. PLEASE, TLC, help this woman. Pay her to go to therapy so she doesn’t drive her kids to drugs, rebellion, depression and all the other horrors of teenagers today and her husband to someone soft and kind. SAVE THE CHILDREN!
August 26th, 2008 at 6:34 pm
OK let me set the record straight once and for all- I have serious JNK connections- my brother is involved with the production of THE show- let’s just say he calls both JNK “outrageous, money-grubbing toads with a false sense of entitlement”. Yes, everything Jodi’s sister is blogging about is absolutely true. To be quite frank, she’s actually keeping it quite positive, and there are several other dirty secrets that she could and should expose. This show is a complete joke, and Jon and Kate have lied on several occasions about their finaicial standing and their motives for doing the show. First of all JNK get paid more for one episode aired than many people do annually, not to mention residuals- that is money they receive for re-runs aired on TLC, which come on everyday. They also receive “love offerings” from their church weekly, again that amount to more than a lot of people make in a year. JNK do speaking engagments several times a month-usually leaving the kids at home- and no, they don’t do these for free. They charge thousands of dollars for their time, and encourage each audience member to donate at minimum $5, after all that you can buy a $10 autographed photo of
JNK + 8. These people are millionaires, plain and simple!!!! Any time they do an activity, the business either provides their services for free, or TLC takes care of the bill(s). Any time the family or JNK take a vacation, again TLC pays for everything not covered by a variety of businesses-airfare, food, accomodations, activities, special clothing, literally everything. Gap Kids supplies the kids with free clothing every year, and JNK also recieve free clothing from Gap. More business than you could imagine supply JNK with thousands of dollars of free merchandice every year, apparently they receive 5 shipments a week of “stuff”. They are planning to move relatively soon to a home they are building from the ground up, outside of Pennsylvnia, not just some random home that they’re buying and moving into. In conclusion, no, the truth does not lie somewhere in the middle, JNK do not have the truth on their side. They go on and on about how if trips and such were not donated to them they would never able to afford such luxuries- this is completely false. Kate has help out of the wazoo, such as nannies, housekeepers, lundry helpers, and a personal organic chef, yet we never see these people on camera. Kate claims she only receives 10-15 hours a week of childcare, and cooks 3 meals daily- yeah right Kate. JNK are worth millions, I’m wondering when they’re ever going to start giving back?! I hope that one day viewers see JNK for who they really are, and stop falling for their lies.
August 26th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
An addendum. During the Fourth of July episode when Kate bribed her crying little girls with lollipops if they would continue to sit and have their hair braided even though she admitted she knew it was hurting them, I thought my heart would break. And her reason for making them continue to have the braids put in? Because she didn’t like it when the girls were in the pool and their hair was in their eyes. ABSURD!!!! She has to be mentally ill to make that kind of comment and then to allow it to be shown on tv.
August 26th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
I think kate has a hard time it is very frustrating when you have ocd and cant control it she also has eight children to take care of the comments some of you have made are terrible if i had eight kids i would hope someone would feel sorry for me and give me a tummy tuck or boob job hell dont you think she deserves it its just not nice what most of you are saying there are always to sides to every story
August 27th, 2008 at 1:10 am
I once loved the show but now is seeing a different light.
August 27th, 2008 at 5:25 am
This show needs to be cancelled. The public is over watching Kate and Jon pimp out their kids, plain and simple.
August 27th, 2008 at 7:25 am
I took the time to read all of “Aunt Jodie’s” sister’s posts. It was a bit of an eye opener. Like most viewers of the J& K show, I had no idea that there are so many people working in the background to help Miss Queen Bee (Kate) take care of her little hive. I guess I, like so many others actually believed that she and Jon (along with the help of a few extremely kind-hearted people, such as “Aunt Jodie and Uncle Kevin,” “Nanna” and “Beth”) did most of the day to day family chores.
I came to the show in it’s third year and even in the short time that I have watched the show, I have found Kate to be a very narcisstic young woman and I truly think that her mental problems are actually more harmful to her children, than the cameras that are around quite often.
Anyone who has watched this show (even only once) can see how her constant screaming and compulsive behavior regarding “germs, dirt, etc” is so harmful to the development of her children. These poor children…..ie….”worker bees” are missing out on a normal childhood….one whereby they can play and actually make a mess.
How very sad that these adorable children are providing a very nice income, not to mention, free vacations, free home, etc for two adults who appear to be very immature and self-centered.
Isn’t odd that neither Jon nor Kate never have any family members around to enjoy their children? The only family they had was “Aunt Jodie and Uncle Kevin” and now it appears that Kate has “cut” the cord with them too. I wonder how long it will be before Nana and Beth are gone from the show as well.
The above comments I have made are “my opinion” but I do think that from reading other posts that many share them as well. I seriously doubt if this show will be around after another year or two at best because not many people care to watch a dysfunctional family for entertainment.
August 27th, 2008 at 9:00 am
Kate is human and she’s got a lot on her plate and as the “business” of being Jon and Kate plus eight has grown, I’m sure mistakes will be made…. that’s life. good for them for doing what they need to and want to do for their family.
So she said something negative about the gum and Jodi. Can’t Jodi see through the situation and just be okay with it? It is “reality” t.v. and everyone says things or doesn’t say things they wish no else would or would not hear. Having multiples is different than having kids of various ages. boo Jodi and her sister for dragging out that stuff, if indeed that is Jodi on the video, etc. And please Aunt Jodi can not claim to love her neices and nephews more than Jon and Kate do… as she seems to imply. back off! if you’re not a fan, don’t watch.
I’m sure there is jealously and a whole slew of unexpected emotions involved, but to drag it out in a blog, yuck, and who cares if Kate has negotiated help and assistance…. good for her! just because she’s a mom does not mean she is nothing else. she’s allow to want things for herself and her family. so what if she’s savvy. who knows what all this will yield for their family both financially and emotionally. nobody’s perfect. we all struggle. give props to people who struggle with passion!
August 27th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Charlene:
I don’t thinnk Jodi said anything until the video as a response to the emailers and to thank her supporters. Yes, mistakes will be made, but if this Kate is a true christian, the mistakes will be a lot softer than telling your husband while christmas shopping in public. That’s what bites me: If she is a true christian, where is God’s love in her?
August 27th, 2008 at 9:49 am
Seriously Kate acts like she is so great…ORGANIC…OUTINGS…whatever. I live in Amish country and I know families who have 10,11, 12 and even more children. That’s the families I give props to, NOT John and Kate, they are using their children as moneymakers for them. Plus, any couple who has eight children never should have money and time to run off the get transplants and tummy tucks. Kate acts like they have it rough with 8 children. Yeah! How rough it must be to have a network pay for all your vacations, have a chef, personal assistant, should I go on?? People need to wake up and realize this is not a true reality T.V. show. There is no such thing, remember it’s T.V.
August 27th, 2008 at 11:39 am
KATE: Find a therapist and go every day for at least a year. Your behavior has obviously stirred up so much negative reaction that you must be questioning your mental health by now. Give yourself and your family a great gift and get your head fixed. It is so much easier to fix yourself now than it will be to fix all your kids when they are teenagers. As a former high school special ed teacher, I know what emotionally abused children become and it is so painful for everyone, kids and parents alike. PLEASE STOP HURTING YOUR CHILDREN!
August 27th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
For starters, the woman in the video isn’t Jodi. I love watching the show mostly for all of the little nuances that every family member has. Kate nagging at Jon or being OCD about cleanliness isn’t any more terrible than Jon’s passive agressiveness. They are PEOPLE and we should remember that when watching the show. They are filmed only 2 days out of each week and that is the only footage we see. How many of us whine, cry, yell, scream, or do anything of the sort 2 days a week? I know I do, and I know my parents did when I was growing up. So keep that in mind before throwing in votes for Kate as the “Worst Mother.”
August 27th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
for organic eating, she looks and acts like shit.
August 27th, 2008 at 7:40 pm
and kate, your clothes are awful. your hair is absurd. frosty tips from 1982. the cut is a mystery.
August 27th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
jon, you just piss everyone off. bald head and the dead glazed look in your eyes. i cannot watch anymore. a bunch of hodunks from some stupid small town in PA. your children are fine, but they do not look very happy with that wife of yours. wtf is wrong with her?
August 27th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
i thought i saw some Gap Kids clothes, but usually the clothes are somewhat boring. and that’s cool to get freebies because of the show. BUT. well, read above.
August 28th, 2008 at 6:08 am
geeeeeez.
August 28th, 2008 at 7:46 am
Dear Jon and Kate
First: No not everyone hates you; but there is something rotten going on in your household. You put yourselves in a reality show, so now you have to deal with the criticims. And, no, its not jealousy. Its embarrasement. Any christian out there- especially those who attend AG, are embarrassed at the way Kate treats Jon. Ofcourse all couples disagree and banter here and back. But, treating your spouse like a child and telling your spouse to take the stick out… well, its not very christianly. No, we are not perfect, but since you know that you are going to be on tv, why not soften the blow to each other. We AG goers would appreciate it:)
Secondly, the whole cancel the church appearances is pretty crazy and really plays into the publics view that you are money hungry. Don’t get me wrong, putting 8 kids through college will require money; but canceling at short notice - its just not right- and to ask for $25,000- wow. That’s how much some folks make in a year! The tidbits here and there where finances are an issue are beginning to bother us all. We all now by know that you ARE NOT starving and that you are rather well off. Honestly, some of us come from huge- no ginormous households and somehow our parents managed. So, please, let go of the money stuff. I mean really, my last vacation was in 02 and we just can’t afford another one right now with todays economy. SO, I am thinking that if u can take vacations, then you are doing just fine. And, we know all about the endorsements. So please - no more about “we need ” this and that. Go ahead, buy the big house, but no more money needs talks even on your webpage. I mean, you guys are “celebrities ” now and seriously, the state of Penn should not have to support you either and we hope that they are not.
Thirdly, how about more of the kids and less of Kate and Jon. Hey we don’t hate you…. its just that the whole idea of the show in the first place was the multiples and thier day to day interactions, not Kate’s rantings, or Jons hairplugs, etc.
Fourthly, we all know about Jodi and why all of the help seems to go away after time. I am a control freak myself. I run my home a certain way and that’s the way I like it. But, really, cutting off family for $$$ issues- really. Let’s be honest, Jodi was so much softer than Kate (not saying that Kate does not love her children-we can see on the issue every now and then that she does) but Jodi showed loving affection something you guys seem to busy to do (really- worrying about the color of the hair clips is not important- let them mismatch Kate- kids are suppossed to be colorful anyway). Or, maybe the both of you can stop worrying about the insignificant things and get down to your kids eyeview and tell them how important and wonderful they are. It’ll be worth more to them than painting themselves with chocolate pudding.
Fifth: Every couple can use therapy and you with multiples can defenitly use some alone time. It will help Kate’s control issues and help Jon be more assertive. I know , I know, I have heard that Kate as poly cystic OS. I have it too, but really, you can control those hormonal rantings if that’s what you are blaming it on. Or, perhaps it was the way that Kate was brought up- I hear ya. I have been their myself - my father was a strict christian man and ran a house of 11 like an army. But, Kate we are suppossed to grow and let things go. So please, get some therapy- no, not because you are crazy, but because it will refresh you, it will calm you down and it will help you see what is really important in life.
Bottom line: you have made it clear that you are christians- now lets make the changes and see a reflection of what a christian household is rth. Then again, why change, it helps your ratings doesn’ it ? to keep the kids in last place, worry about how poor you are and treat each other disrespectfully. So what’s more important then: Your children, your fellow christians respect or money and ratings?
ITs time for change folks…. its time for change.
August 28th, 2008 at 11:10 am
Jon and Kate, with two, and then eight, and then six kids in college at the same time are not going to have ANY problem getting government loans, and in reality, colleges are probably going to offer those kids free tuition just to have them go to their schools. So this money-grubbing behavior in the name of college funds is crap!
August 28th, 2008 at 11:42 am
oh my goodness!!! WHERE DO I START?????
1. maybe with the hitting (kate hitting jon, mady hitting the little ones, the little ones hitting each other.) MOMMY DOES IT!?!
2. its been four years, she still refers to the “family of 4″ (every episode kate refers to this, now mady does) MOMMY DOES IT!?!
3. the favoritism. (kates favorites are mady and hannah, its obvious her own BOYS are too dirty for her. “anyone that passes through can help with the cake”, unless you are a boy, right kate?) MOMMY DOES IT!?!
4. kates constant need to reconstruct every word, comment, and remark that comes out of jons mouth. yeah kate, we heard him. we understand english. (hope my grammar was correct enough for you. that obnoxious need to correct everyone, you YOURSELF have admitted, has created “issues” for mady in everyday life and in her schoolwork.) MOMMY DOES IT!?!
5. kates own realization that when they are out in public, she is unaware of anyone around her and their reactions to her outbursts. “they look at us with pity”. NO!!! they are looking at your children and family situation with pity, kate. these “uncontrollable” outbursts, are in turn, being acted out by your children now. MOMMY DOES IT!?!
6. kate, herself, says on every episode that she does not have the time to work on her own issues and apparently not the childrens either. mady is already 7. you are ALREADY over a third done with her and have taught her NOTHING about controlling her behavior and sluff it off as her being INVADED by the 6 little ones, just for being born. MOMMY DOES IT!?!
7. her own children refer to her as the queen bee, sitting on her throne, barking orders at everyone. MOMMY DOES IT!?!
8. kates inability to have a lasting, meaningful relationship with any other female, except BETH. but beth is always there with an open hand (kates favorite kind of hand) and an open heart. GIMME GIMME. MOMMY DOES IT!?!
9. kates constant, never-ending, day in - day out, reminding US ALL of how bad she has it. if you caught the episode about conceiving the 6, she herself admitted that jon and her DISCUSSED having more in the future, although she jumps the gun and makes appointment without first consulting jon. pretty big life decision to drag everyone through. I WANT IT - I WILL GET IT. MOMMY DOES IT!?!
I COULD GO ON………
i have said for the last couple years, what is she going to do when the 6 go to school? most of us that have children have NO OTHER CHOICE to send kids to daycare, etc. to meet the needs of our families. NO NOT KATE!!!!!! Does she think school, the other children (there are other children in the world, kate) and the parents of these children want cameras following them around at school? i pity any teacher that has any of the kids in their class. her constant hovering and her inability to resolve a situation for EVERYONES best interest. (its called compromise, kate) not to mention, she will be driving ONE HOUR EACH WAY to get these kids to school. (well we know whos paying for the gas, right TLC?)
THE THING THAT BOTHERS ME MORE THAN ANYTHING: kate has no regard for ANYONE around her. HER CHILDREN, HER HUSBAND, HER FAMILY (her “family” only consists of the 10 of them, right kate).
have you EVER heard her say NO to mady? have you EVERY heard her tell Mady to SHUT HER MOUTH? have you EVER heard her EXPLAIN ANYTHING to her children without bullying and yelling at them? have you EVER heard her react to her children without the IMMATURE squealing? have you noticed how she looks to the camera whenever she “gets on jon” about something, like she is getting support from her PEEPS. she gets that, “come one ladies, you know what i mean” look and looks at camera like we all agree with her tantrums. (WELL WE DONT, KATE!) Have you noticed how sad and mentally beat down Cara looks? did you notice in the episode when she talks about what she thinks her kids will be when they grow up, she goes on and on about mady being president, blah blah blah, and Cara will be……….responsible. WHAT??????? Cara is more mature, nurturing, well behaved and motherly than ANYONE ELSE IN THAT HOUSE!!!! INCLUDING HER OWN MOTHER. i think that comes from the fact that Cara does know how it feels to be shorted and how DRAINING it can be to have the “CUP IS ALWAYS HAVE EMPTY” CRAP shoved down her throat all the time. (too bad that free $5000.00 piano shows fingerprints, huh kate. just more poor pity cleaning for your STAFF to deal with.) kate is always talking safety and health for these kids, but their play area consists of the driveway and the driveway only. cant get grass stains - but who cares about the daily BOREDOM. THEY ARE CLEAN THOUGH. have you EVERY seen her play, swing, read to, or even let them express an emotion or feeling about THEMSELVES? JUST MADY. POOR MADY. THOSE STUPID BABIES!!!!!! have you noticed how the girls speak pretty well (not upto normal 4 year old speech, i might add) and the boys just dont seem to have the development skills that they should. Scissors, paint, even WASHABLE markers and paints cant be played with - TOO DIRTY. (they are washable - thats why they call them that.)
OH AND THAT DARN JODI!!!!!!!!!!! amazing how they can play, be happy, enthused and creative, take turns, be listened to by Aunt Jodi and Uncle Kevin, all while jodi has her own kids in tow? HOW DARE JODI!!!! Kate is constantly reminding america that NO ONE COULD DO IT BUT HER. Looks like Aunt Jodi can - all with a smile on her face. You are right kate, Jodi makes you look really bad. YOU make yourself look really bad.
Maybe when the kids are grown (they do that you know) and out of your face, then you can work on your “relationship” with jon (not that there will be one left) and start disciplining your own children. not enough time right now. (put the emails and vacation planner down. theres always time to do what is right)
Oh, and for once Kate, can you please get control of your children without jon’s help? you cant handle the outburst of ONE child without having to yell at jon that “HES NOT HELPING ME OUT”. Maybe you should HIT him!!!!! oh yeah, you already do. Kids dont see it as a, what do you call it? a “love tap”. your kids see you HITTING daddy.
MY LOVE OFFERING TO KATE: you should offer to LOVE your children, dirty fingernails and all. i will keep my money, thanks!!!!!
kate, you act like a fifteen year old that wants to run off into the sunset with your boyfriend and have babies to fulfill the emptiness in your heart. THERE IS DIRT OFF IN THE SUNSET TOO KATE AND OTHER PEOPLE THERE TOO. learn to deal, mommy.
August 28th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
set an example:
take one, just one, of your speaking engagement “offerings”, take that TLC paid plane, take those twins of yours and go to NEW ORLEANS.
how many TRULY POOR innocent children are STILL displaced from Katrina? take your $25,000 and start a Gosselin fund for these children. i know you would never do this privately, you have to have the credit, right kate? thats o.k., we understand your insecurity with yourself, your marriage and your children.
enough with the amusement parks, not very amusing.
do something right. set an example, for once. show your children what NEEDY families really look like. i cant imagine new orleans children and their families watching your show and stomaching it. get off your soapbox. you are not an example of positive parenting.
you are not living in reality. FAR FROM IT!!!!!!!!!! you are raising your children in the public eye, YOU started it. quit feeling sorry for yourself. at least someone feels sorry for you, right kate?
she doesn’t like the outdoors, she doesn’t like snow, she doesn’t like sports, she feeds her childrens tantrums, she feeds her childrens insecurity, she CREATES their insecurity.
GOD forbid they grow up healthy, confident, and tuned into reality, because then THEY WOULD BE ONTO YOU. LONELY, LONELY KATE.
for someone with such CONTROL issues, your precious mady seems to control YOU!!!!!!!!!!
August 28th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
OOPS!!!! NEW ORLEANS IS PROBABLY TOO DIRTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 28th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
I can understand why some people love kate, others hate kate, some love the overall premise of the show, others hate the appearance of unfair child labor (aka: pimping them out) and how there are multiple sources of help for the family, both private and corporate that contribute to them. It’s entirely fine for people to have their say on what they like and don’t, but it’s easy to forget that there are always 2 sides to things and we have only heard one side. I did read the truth breeds…blog, and while it attacks the statement that was allegedly posted on the gosselins website about this, I didn’t find anything other than a simple statement making it clear that they are not going to get into a public cat fight over this, and I have to see how that makes sense for the sake of the kids. I am less sympathetic to Jodi after the video, because if this was so terrible on her, maybe staying on vacation from the show and sticking close to her own family would have been better than a denigrating blog that really didn’t solve the original problem. After claims of Kate being nothing but drama, this is a clear moment of “Pot, meet Kettle.” Not a Kate fan, but not willing to see jodi or her sister (who received threats over this?!? who would waste the time, since her sister is of no signifigance to the actual show) as victims of any kind. Two wrongs don’t make a right and jodi IS guilty of this is, if the allegations against kate are even true. We only see the best of aunt jodi in small clips of the show, not “behind closed doors” the way kate is shown, and after such a silly ploy for sympathy about how hurt she is (enter sniff, sniff and a tissue here) she should just move on from this and leave the gosselins behind. I would love to see an end to this drama (which doesn’t really belong to any of us blogging here, so we don’t have to live with it) and hopefully Lordymememememememe can get some help for her pet project of rebuliding N.O., since Jon and Kate really don’t have anything to do with Katrina and the suffering caused there. It’s just easy to be bitter when others have it great and some don’t. The Gosselins did not cause Katrina or the aftermath.
August 28th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
seriously.
collecting money for autographs? sitting on their couch and calling their not so pretty kids - homely? LYING about having is so hard off? watching their kids hit each other and NEVER DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT?
thats great for the kids, huh?
New Orleans is not my pet project. just giving kate ideas about how they can give back instead of CONTINUALLY asking for a handout.
i didnt cause Katrina either, so we should let THOSE kids suffer? the gosselins do not suffer.
seriously. kate will answer to HER god, not me our you.
stating my opinion. GO JODI!!!!!!!!
f.y.i. Kate and Jon get paid, not their kids. when you are collecting that much money but you dont have college accounts set up, its obvious this MOTHER (aka banchee) has got serious problems.
August 28th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
my only comment regarding Aunt Jodi was in reference to what is broadcasted on the show. SHE (JODI) IS A GOOD MOTHER. i, in no way referred to any “claims” from jodis blog (because i havent even read it.) what the gosselins charge is public knowledge and can be acquired directly from THEIR OWN SITE.
its very disheartening to see TLC showing these kids CONTINUALLY acting out , hitting each other, and kates own bad behavior on the show. im not one of those kind of wives that likes to “huddle” and complain about our worthless husbands. typical wife/mommy cop-out behavior. its embarrassing. i dont like to “whip” my men.
if you were one aisle over from ANY of this behavior in a grocery store, i hope you would be bothered. i believe it is VERY irresponsible for TLC to show this CONSTANT bad behavior (which, in fact, starts and ends with kate) and physical violence (which, in fact, starts and ends with kate) and then follow it by shows like NANNY TO THE RESCUE.
i wonder what Nanny’s “family observation” notes would be of kate. i dont think they would be very good.
August 29th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Its a sad situation. Aunt Jodi was so very maternal and loving to all those children. Doesn’t surprise me much about the Gosselins since they never ever include grandparents…What’s with that????????
August 29th, 2008 at 11:35 am
I come a family of 8. I was the oldest, having siblings practically born every two years including brother #7 was born with Downs..Now Kate, you have it MADE!!! Our vacation consisted of going to Hershey park, where we lived! And each of us got a few dollars of spending money.
All of our clothes were hand me downs. I was fortunate being the oldest, got the new ones. I had four brothers, four sisters, a loving Italian mom and Polish father who worked 16 hours a day to keep the family fed. Mom stayed at home and baked her own bread, made her own food, grew her own garden…So, please, spare me with this being difficult. The Down’s Syndrome brother is now 46 years old, kept alive with love surrounding him from everyone….
The Gosselins need to wake up and get a life with a real family and day to day living issues… By the way, everyone, except my brother with Down’s syndrome, attended college (no scholarships!). We all worked summers at Hersheypark to earn the money needed to attend…
Take a lesson…
August 30th, 2008 at 8:19 am
To the person who said it doesn’t look like Jodi……….Um it definitely does and that is her voice.
August 30th, 2008 at 11:08 am
I have been watching this show from the beginning. Yes, Kate can be controlling. I’m pretty sure there’s plenty of women out there. As far as Jodi goes, I thought this woman was a saint. And loved those kids to an extreme. Her sister is just jealous, and probably persuaded Jodi to turn the other cheek. She should maybe try raising 8 kids. She obviously does not know the lengths that these two hard working individuals have to go through to make sure that their kids are healthy and happy. Her sister needs to get over herself.
September 1st, 2008 at 4:53 pm
I have watched the show in ‘bits and pieces’ for a while now. Actually one cant avoid it on that station since it seems to be on constantly. I would probably enjoy watching it a bit more if they got rid of kate. John seems like a really caring father who believes in raising the children properly and at the same time allowing them to have fun and expand their horizons. He also speaks very nicely to kate and with respect. UNFORTUNATELY one cant say the same for his wife Kate. Wow what an absolute bitch. She is sarcastic to John and finds absolutely every chance she can to belittle the guy and attempt to make him look like a fool during the show. He cant do anything, and believe me he does plenty in raising the kids and making her life easy while she seems to float along and complain about everything. A pity with that many children he will be tied to this individual for longer than many could endure. I also notice that on TLC there is absolutely no place to make comments on the people and or the show.
September 1st, 2008 at 7:56 pm
I’m very sorry to Jodi and Kevin and their family. Jon and Kate will reap what they have sowed.
September 1st, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Jon says he is an IT analyst. I know they dont get paid exactly peanuts, but how does he afford all of the clothing, trips, etc, while ‘the diva’ sits back and complains about doing some laundry?
September 2nd, 2008 at 1:28 am
I am also concerned about the effect that living in the public eye will have on the children (not to mention whatever family problems they are experiencing). However, when making public comments about the family, it would be good for us to realize that the children may eventually be reading our comments too. We can’t control all the negative publicity, which is the inevitable result of this celebrity status that has been thrust upon the children, but I wouldn’t want to add to their trauma in any way.
It seems that there ought to be public agencies which monitor the psychological impact on children who are exposed to public scrutiny like this, not to mention whether or not they are being compensated for it (much like child actors). This reality television has been the stuff of science fiction up to now, and perhaps the laws haven’t caught up with it yet.
September 2nd, 2008 at 11:47 am
I can’t belive how ignorant some of these comments are:
“If GOD wanted them to have any kids, then they shouldn’t have had to use the fertility drugs in the first place…. That in itself boils my blood!
Are you serious with that comment???? Clearly you don’t know the heartache that comes with infertility. Fertility drugs are a wonderful thing. Some couple need more than just prayers to have a child.
“Kate is a terrible mother!”
Can you back that statement up? Do you have 8 children? Do you know what it’s like to have 8 children?? That is a really harsh comment.
I think Jon and Kate are a typical couple. Couple’s bicker. It’s reality. Those who think she “treats Jon poorly” should watch Leave It To Beaver instead.
From what I’ve seen the kids look pretty well adjusted and loved.
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:55 pm
I FOUND JON & KATE TO BE BORING, SPOILED PEOPLE.
I CANNOT STAND TO WATCH THEM ANYMORE. IT ONLY TOOK A FEW EPISODES FOR ME TO FEEL THIS WAY.
BTW: TWO SUPPOSEDLY RELIGIOUS PEOPLE THAT USE THEIR KIDS TO GET RICH - THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG HERE.
September 2nd, 2008 at 5:37 pm
ok…I do love the show,the children are very cute. but I have to say that I have 7 kids. basically raised them alone. dad did not help with anything but money. he was never home. I had 4 kids in diapers or pullups at the same time. tons of laundry , tons of dishes, lots of times eating pasta for dinner because financially it was very hard. sometimes I do not feel sorry for them. I have to put 7 kids through college all by myself. i understand it is not all at once but it is almost every year when they start college ages. It shouldnt bother me but it does. sorry for the mean posting.
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:41 am
hahaha….that comment about Kate getting what she deserves…in the form of an adolescent Mady….was freaking hilarious. People really should flood TLC with emails, telling them they should discontinue the show. I will not be watching anymore.
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:07 pm
let me start by saying that although Jodi is great with all the kids, she hasn’t had them since birth, morning, noon and night. And of course having 12 kids is much more difficult than 8, just like 4 is more difficult than 1 or 2.
If Jodi’s version is true, I think that Kate is wrong. After all, aren’t Christians suppose to be generous???
Let’s not forget people, this affects their kids, watch what you say out of respect towards them.
And,yes that is Jodi!
September 4th, 2008 at 7:18 am
I’m sorry, but it is amazing how smug and haughty most of these posts are.
It’s just pathetic.
I am so glad that all of you have superior parenting skills and are better spouses than Kate. I’m sure it makes you feel wonderful to get to tell yourself how great you are with every misstep another human being makes in the public eye. If I had a nickel for every time I saw a woman speak to her husband the way Kate does or overreact in public to something her child is doing, I would be a rich man.
If there’s one thing that I have learned reading some of these bitter and jealous posts, it’s this: Women absolutely delight in tearing down other women that they feel threatened by or jealous of. Period.
Since my wife and I have had kids I have been amazed by how few times other women have offered her moral support rather than saying things like, “You didn’t breast feed?” or “Don’t you think that doing (some mundane thing like “time outs”) is hurting your children?” All because they don’t have the self confidence to say to themselves, “Whatever works for you. Parenting is hard and we’re all in this together.”
Kate is not Hitler, but you wouldn’t know it reading all of the “concern” in these posts. Do yourself a favor and google “Mother kills child (or children) and see what you get. Then take your concern and outrage somewhere in the world where it is needed.
September 4th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
OMG, you have no clue about women. There are some of us who aren’t jealous or threatened by Kate. We just call a spade a spade or a shrew a shrew in her case. We don’t want to tear down women-you men do that enough. However, it’s women like her that set the rest of us back about 50 years. I bet your wife still brings you slippers at night and makes sure you get three squares a day.
Take your misogynistic ‘tude elsewhere. Maybe your wife might enjoy it.
September 5th, 2008 at 12:55 am
I LOVE JON&KATE PLUS 8 and I will keep watcing them forever buahahahaha
September 5th, 2008 at 5:17 am
Challa,
My wife and I both work and I do breakfast, lunch and baths and the first eight hours of the day with my kids, but a lot of men today do.
“We don’t want to tear down women-you men do that enough.”
Misogyny is defined as hatred or contempt for women. What is hatred and contempt for men called so I can classify the above quote?
Actually some men advocate for their wives when doctors ignore their postpartum, and walk babies back and forth down the hall at 4:00 in the morning so their wives can sleep and recover from a misdiagnosed hypo-thyroid condition post pregnancy. Others just get the fan to point at a belly enflamed from a vicious PUPPS rash during pregnancy.
Believe me, that stuff is hard to do when you don’t know anything about women, but we do our best.
Slippers? Are you serious? What world are you living in? This isn’t the 50’s. That made me laugh out loud. In your mind, am I also smoking a pipe?
“We just call a spade a spade or a shrew a shrew in her case.”
Justify your anger at Kate Gosselin however you like, but don’t have the above attitude and get angry when someone else calls a spade a spade…
September 5th, 2008 at 7:23 am
I WAS so addicted to Jon & Kate Plus Eight. At 1st I was simply in awe of having 8 kids ( six the same age! ). I commended Jon & Kate. NOW I feel for Jon and the kids. Kate is so pushy, so all about her and can be downright rude and embarrassing as to how she treats Jon.
I cannot help to wonder how these kids will be in years to come. TOO much ‘celebrity type’ image is a dangerous thing. They were born a blessing not a means to a TV life and $.
September 5th, 2008 at 10:47 am
We no longer watch the show. I’m not interested in Kate at all and removing her and Maddie would help the show. They both have camera fever in my opinion. Think they are cute and brainy. Neither are.
I would like toi have seen her do some actual work for once and not with her mouth. Or in the multible notes she leaves everyone who enters the house. My Gosh the women is a mental case who is hung up on herself!!
September 6th, 2008 at 2:04 am
Kate over reacts to everything Jon needs to bitch slap her a couple of times and straighten that bitch out
September 6th, 2008 at 2:06 am
Jon needs to grow a pair first of course