I need to vent about Jon & Kate
A) Please stop saying that the fame and media attention you've gotten is unsought. It's not. You signed on to do a TV show. TV is media. And you continue to do the TV show even after the "horrible" stress of the fame has you so pissed.
B) What you are doing to your kids is child abuse. They are growing up in front of the entire nation from birth... they literally have never not been on TV. That's alot of pressure. Young adults that areon reality TV end up with eating disorders and drug addictions b/c of the stress, so what is going to happen when these kids hit puberty (which is pretty soon for the twins)???
C) When asked if the show would continue Kate replied: "The show MUST go one" Ummm, wh exactly must the show go on if you are so angry about all of the attention you're receiving because of it.
I'm pretty suer they're completely delusional about their lives.
Original Post by caverlady:
Original Post by kathygator:
Reality check: signing a contract to be in a reality show is not child abuse.
No it's not child abuse, but you have to admit that it's pretty disgusting to make a living on the backs of your children. That's my only beef with them. They've gotten rich by exploiting those beautiful children and now when as these kids grow up, the destruction of their family is out there on video for everyone to see. Can you imaging how that's going to effect them once they hit puberty? Parents should be supporting their children, not the other way around.
Um... millions parents in the developing world make a living off the backs of their children. Children work to help support their families. It may not be ideal, but it's certainly not disgusting.
Kate has said before that without the show they wouldn't have the money to raise their children. They live an unusual life, but it's certainly not child abuse.
Original Post by moonikins:
Original Post by floggingsully:
Original Post by kae03:The people that came with the custom bike for Jon. The workers that came to build the play houses...going to all the places they go to (that they NEVER would be able to afford to go to otherwise) Also at thier party, they easily interacted with regular kids...kids from school, they are normal kids...
You can make anyone look normal and happy if you film them constantly for 2 weeks and then edit it down to 45 minutes.
If the kids don't react 'right' to someone, they either film it again or it doesn't make it into the show.
And, if you want to make the mother out to be overbearing and overly critical of her husband, you keep filming takes when she is stressed out or tired or when her husband has gotten on her nerves and then you only show that portion.
^Totally agree. I have no idea why people hate Kate so much. I think she gets a really unfair deal. She's at home all day with 8 young kids! Of course she isn't going to be perfect, nor happy all the time. I'd be on a short tether if I was in her shoes too.
Original Post by merylwhite1:
Original Post by moonikins:
Original Post by floggingsully:
Original Post by kae03:The people that came with the custom bike for Jon. The workers that came to build the play houses...going to all the places they go to (that they NEVER would be able to afford to go to otherwise) Also at thier party, they easily interacted with regular kids...kids from school, they are normal kids...
You can make anyone look normal and happy if you film them constantly for 2 weeks and then edit it down to 45 minutes.
If the kids don't react 'right' to someone, they either film it again or it doesn't make it into the show.
And, if you want to make the mother out to be overbearing and overly critical of her husband, you keep filming takes when she is stressed out or tired or when her husband has gotten on her nerves and then you only show that portion.
^Totally agree. I have no idea why people hate Kate so much. I think she gets a really unfair deal. She's at home all day with 8 young kids! Of course she isn't going to be perfect, nor happy all the time. I'd be on a short tether if I was in her shoes too.
"There are two sides to every coin." Seriously ... People are really grasping at straws to make her look like a monster mother/wife,imho. I agree. Give the woman some slack!!!
if i had 8 kids, i'd be a hell of a lot more overbearing than she is. :)
This is why I don't watch Jon & Kate Plus 8.*
*Warning - article contains some four letter words. Don't click the link if you mind foul language. Hilarious, though.
i used to really hate kate because she was so rude to jon, but then i realized that marriages shouldnt end just because the wife has a bad tone of voice. jon couldve told her to stop treating him badly or they couldve done marriage counseling. being rude to eachother should not be that big of a deal if you really love eachother and have 8 kids together. its not that hard to tell your wife "hey, be nice." if that ends your marriage then that marriage was whacked to begin with. i think jon and kate are both really confused and i just really feel bad for those babies. those kids are freakin' adorable.
