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Subscribe to RSSOne year after her divorce drama played out in the headlines, complete with rapid-fire rounds of rumors, Kate Gosselin finds herself once again needing to set the record straight concerning the latest tabloid claims.
During an interview with the TODAY show Wednesday morning, Gosselin addressed the allegation that two of her kids, Collin and Alexis, were recently expelled from school.
“That is false,” reality star stated.
Still, the kids in question aren’t in school with their six siblings right now due to post-divorce problems.
“They were having anger issues,” Gosselin explained. “They were acting out, having behavior things. Things that are — I’ve talked to other moms going through divorces — very normal, normal stuff in that regard. So I did what I could do. (The school and I) mutually agreed. I brought them home. I have them with a private tutor, an early education teacher. She is teaching them one on one, and they are excelling, along with weekly therapy.”
Despite the recent difficulties, Gosselin insists starring on television isn’t one of her children’s problems. In fact, she says it’s in their best interest to remain reality TV regulars.
“Their best interest is what is good for the kids, what they enjoy, what I see on their faces and there has been nothing but positive that has come out of (the ‘Plus 8’ shows),” Gosselin said. “You know, I’m working while they’re by my side enjoying life and traveling, and that is not only providing us trips of a lifetime, but it’s providing for their future ... I believe it wholeheartedly, as does the evidence that you see on TV, that it is in their best interest, and that it is something that is wonderful for them. And we would not be doing it if it wasn’t.”
Of course, there’s another Gosselin that disagrees with that sentiment. Jon Gosselin recently tweeted his continued distress over the children’s on-camera lives. In addition to his usual post-“Jon & Kate” days anti-reality TV sentiment, he went on to write that he already apologized to his ex-wife for his part of their divorce drama. It’s a claim she denies.
“I have never personally been apologized to,” the “Kate Plus 8” star revealed. “I don’t really consider an interview on TV or a tabloid as an apology, unfortunately. But I have, strangely and ironically, forgiven him for the sake of my kids. He will always be their dad.”
Lingering disagreements aside, one issue the exes can come together on is how they’ll handle the holiday season.
“Strangely the holidays have always been something that we’ve worked out peacefully,” the mother of multiples explained. "I’ve always approached it with 'the kids need to see both of us' — if not together on the holiday, it’s an understanding that we always split the holidays in some way. That has been very peaceful."
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If she would just get out of the public eye, she wouldn't have to keep setting the record straight.
She needs to lay off the Botox. She's looking more and more like a plastic surgery victim. Every time I hear her talking, I think, why won't she just go home and take care of those kids?
Really! What mother (of 1 kid or 8 kids or 14 kids, for that matter) looks like that? Wrinkles and stretch marks and a poochy stomach are a badge of honor, not trying to look like a 20 year old! Go home and get a legitimate job and take care of your kids instead of entrusting them to a different nanny each week.
What has happened to Meredith Viera's career? She has gone from doing hard hitting news pieces on 60 Minutes to doing fluff pieces on Kate Gosselin. When will the Today show stop giving Kate Gosselin a platform? Thank God for Good Morning America.
Oh my doesn't this woman have any idea of how she appears to normal people. I am thinking ridden hard and put away wet would be appropriate. Its sad how little that is on television represents what is important in families with children. This woman appears as an obsessive compulsive ego maniac. I am so glad she is not my mother or the mother of my children.
Yuck yuck yuck yuck! NBC PROGRAMMERS GET REAL
She needs to get the record straight with her kids and not the media...She's nothing but a media whore and she's beginning to see the affects of her exploitation of her kids...At the end of the day, it will be them who are the judge..
Divah2: I agree we all have to understand that we'll age, but I don't agree that stretch marks, wrinkles, and a pooch are badges of honor. I really think that people who say that, and I've heard it before, have stopped caring how they look and have stopped trying, but don't want other people to know that.
This is what you get when you whore out your kids because you screwed up by taking fertility drugs and now you're too lazy to go out and get a real job like the rest of us. What a pig!! She's looking for another hand out.
Agree with Julie. Just because you have a few kids doesn't mean you should be proud to look like a slug.
As for these kids with "anger issues", it means they are overspoiled and underdisciplined. They need someone to stand up to them and deliver the smackdown harshly when they start acting up.
Wow can we lay off of Divah2? I have 4 myself, including a set of twins. I struggled with body image for a very long time, worked hard to eat right, and started a running regime and stuck to it. Lost 30 pounds. Was told that I looked like I was 18 and no one would believe I had 4 kids, especially not twins. But that was only because I covered it well by never baring the midsection, not even on the hottest days, and with good supportive bras, because even though I was healthy and strong and toned, nothing was going to bring back my old body. Instead of the stomach becoming toned, I had skin literally sagging off of me. The twins hung inches lower than where they did before children. So if you want to say I'm making excuses for "looking like a slug" so be it. If you want to say that eating balanced, moderate meals, I'm not talking about binge dieting, and getting up at 5am before the kids to go run 3 miles a day is "not trying", that's pretty sad. I'm not sure what you do consider trying, but I still doubt that it would put my boobs back where they were or stop the skin from sagging off of my stomach, if anything losing the 30 pounds that I did made the sagging and wrinkles worse. Fortunately my efforts were not for the sake of vanity but for my health and my ability to be there for my children for many, many years to come.
Kate is nothing but a media whore, she is using her kids to get as much as she can at any cost. Shame on her, what kind of loving mother would take advantage of her children like that. Jon was so lucky to get away from her when he did. Why is it she is looking more and more like a cheap whore than a mother, why does she feel the need to be in high heels and low cut shirts where her boobs are hanging out, nice look for a mother of eight. What kind of an example is she setting for her daughters. Someone needs to step in and put an end to all this for the children sake!
no one else with that many kids gets to parade around the country-all expenses paid-why the public keeps watching this heartbreaking train wreck is nuts. her kids are fractured and still trying to heal. they are extremely spoiled and don't know at all what it's like in the real world. you bear a litter-you shouldn't expect any help either financially or help with the kids-it's your responsibility to provide without whoring your kids out-you like the attention, trips and $$$$ Kate!
Kids are what they see and learn at home...kate has always had anger issues...
Many people called this. This is only the beginning for those poor kids.
Annie from Pa: Ok, yes maybe she revels in the media attention. But why is she a "whore" for getting gussied up when she goes out??? Good for her for taking time to make herself look good. Does a mom, or especially a mom of 8, suddenly need to walk around with no makeup and a housecoat? The example she sets for her daughters? She's a confident, independant woman who takes time to care for herself AND her kids, and doesn't give a damn what anybody thinks of her.
Let me just follow up with this: I don't know what goes on behind closed doors, and I'm sure her children are suffering as most children would going through a divorce. But it's the situation they're in, not the way their mother looks, that causes these problems.
The kids on tv are how she can afford those vacations and snazzy clothes...otherwise she would be asking us if we'd like our meal super sized.
except that she is an RN who worked in pediatrics before the birth of her six babies. So I don't think she would be working at McDonalds...
You are correct and that is exactly what she should be doing now. The kids are older and in school so go back to work and support them and stop letting them support you!
true...and maybe dad could get a job too.
I'm pretty sure that Dad pays his fair share of child support. Atleast he is putting in something to his kids' lives instead of making the kids do all of the money making!
Her nursing apparently means nothing to her. Living off of her damaged kids was way too easy. American, don't watch this woman. She's disgusting and an embarrassment.
She is insane if she thinks that these children aren't being affected in one way or another by her stupid tv show. They are turning into spoiled little kids who think the world revolves around them and every little thing they do is so wonderful that it is televised for all the world to see. I don't blame the kids at all, it isn't their fault. It is just a combination of poor parenting, imitating what they see(anger issues from mom) and this idiotic show.
Let me make a wild guess that you do not have children??? The best, and most judgmental parents are those without children of their own. Being egocentric is actually a developmental stage that we parents need to educate out of our children, lest they grow-up to be egocentric adults( know any of those?) Some kids take a little more work than others. If you have 8 children, someone is going to have issues. Being a single working mom in ANY job, you make concessions. At least with this gig, she can afford qualified people to help. Sure beats hiring neighborhood kids to sit with kids watching TV all day, the only option she might have working as a nurse.
@momof: you make a good argument for NOT having a litter.
Right on to your comments about the Gosslins, I'd only add we should be praying for them, they're going to grow up to be some screwed up people. Can you imagine when those kids become teenagers! Back on that romantic night with Jon, I'll bet Kate will wish she'd said "Wait!" instead of "Mate!"
@momof:
"Being egocentric is actually a developmental stage...."
Yes it is. Exactly where Kate is stuck.
momof4: And you don't think the nannies sit around and watch TV all day?
She needs to give the children to Jon and get into truth therapy
And what "job" does Kate have besides getting Botox and making her kids earn her more money as a damn circus sideshow? She isn't working at a real job, thus, she has PLENTY of time to GO HOME and RAISE her kids, not hire ANOTHER "nanny" to raise her kids for her.
At momof4: Well said! I'm just amazed at the amount of people that lack the ability to try to look at other points of view other than there own. Maybe the exposure to the public isn't the best for the kids or maybe it is. Nobody really knows how they will deal with situations until they arise. All the comments about the botox and plastic surgery....JEALOUSY. I have never cared much for Kate during the show but that does not give me the right to judge everything about her. Apparently 90% of the people that post here live "leave it to beaver" lives, with perfect kids(for the ones that even have them) and are able to spend 24 hrs a day with their kids while also having a job......mmmmmhhhhhh, I bow down to your perfection.
Children learn what they live and we have all seen their mother has anger issues herself. Their mom is so consumed with being a reality TV diva, she has no time to raise her kids. I am betting the only time those kids get their mom's attention is when the cameras are rolling (or if they dare interrupt her on the phone). I am not sure the dad would do a better parenting job. Although he used to work, he doesn't seem to have enough ambition to go out and get a job. I feel sorry for those kids, but it is obvious no one will step in to help; neither children's services or TLC (Discovery Network)seem to care what happens to these kids. Perhaps if enough people complained someone will step up to help these kids.
Every time I see her, she makes my blood boil. When the show first came on, I watched. Then I kept noticing more and more the way she would talk to her husband like he was beneath her. Then I really took a good look and saw that she made no interactions with her children at all. None. How sad they must feel knowing that mommy doesn't want to hug or play with them, all she wants to do is pimp out her children for her own selfish purpose.
There has been a lot of talk about she and the bodyguard. Why in God's name does she need a bodyguard. I think there is definitely more there than what meets the eye. I guess my biggest question to Steve is....."I can't imagine what it is about her that you may even remotely find attractive, I'm not talking looks, I'm talking her 'ways'" She is a dreadful person......run Steve run.
She is such a narcisist (spelling?) and 'it's all about me', 'watch me', 'notice me' I think Jon is the lucky one to finally be rid of her.
Get her and those kids off TV. Those poor children have lived their lives in the public eye, everything that isn't photographed Mom comes on TV and talks about. Every child has anger issues after a divorce ( I know, I was a child of divorced parents when it was not the common thing).
Her big thing is that if she doesn't have the kids on TV she has to give up the big house, trips to the spa, vacations, etc. Go back to nursing, let your kids live a normal life (don't get them used to a life they will probably not be able to provide for themselves when they grow up). The show was cute when the babies were small and doing all the cute things. It is no longer cute. 8 whiney misbehaved children on TV is not entertaining to me. I no longer watch the show and could care less about her.
And, get her "poor me" off TV. Her 15 minutes of fame are over. So she carried a litter of children, big deal. She has been well paid, so enough!
Bravo bj!! My sentiments exactly...and how can we expect joy and love from the children when they are raised by a "mother" with dead eyes and permanent frown on her face? Yeesh, it makes me shiver!
I thought that too when I watched the video.....dead eyes.
You said it bj!! These kids are nothing but cash cows. She thinks she has it bad with just two of the kids "with anger issues." Wait toots! You ain't seen nothin' yet!
There are gazillion kids who have to deal with divorce. It's how the parents deal with it that causes problems. The kids were used to having a stay-at-home mom and now they are left to nannys while mom carves out a career for herself using the kids as a lame excuse for lack of funds. She doesn't lack funds to bring the kids up the way all kids are brought up. She lacks funds to support her lavish life style and take care of all her needs. Yes, they all should be in therapy, especially their mother! All watchers predicted this outcome a long time ago when Kate turned into the evil witch.
Call her back in 10 years when her kids are in Rehab
Why do we care about Kate Gosselin again....??
We don't....at all.
We care about her kids. They are the true losers in her game.
I don't care about her, her kids, her life, or her husband. I don't wish them ill will, but this woman is treated as a star and I have yet to determine exactly what her talent is.
With two fame-whore parents, and living with the most whorish one of them, this is only the beginning for these kids having issues.
Getch'ya popcorn!
Why is Kate Gosselin considered news? Ridiculous. There must be some backdoor sponsorship tie to cause Today show to cover her so frequently. Stop the madness. She is not newsworthy.
I think she's spending a lot of money on PR! She has appeared on too many shows not to have an agent out there hunting them down. She got a taste of the good life and can't get enough. Small wonder the kids are having problems. She doesn't even LOOK like the mother they knew! I would love to see them print before and after pictures of her. Her face is frozen and her lips are so fat I'm sure she has a problem eating. I too think the kids should be with the dad most of the time. They just don't fit in her current life stlyle.
She's just a greedy parent who wants to live large, regardless of what it does to her kids. She makes me ill. If she truly cared about those kids she'd go back to work as a nurse, shun the tv cameras and public appearances, and get the kids some counseling. All she cares about is the payday and being on tv. In the end, the kids are the ones who will pay the price.
yes she should go back to work as a nurse... living paycheck to paycheck... because remember she has 8 children and even if she downsized, she will always need a big house. come on people she stayed the longest time at home taking care of the children! her life revolved around them. she deserves time for herself. the kids are suffering from the divorce but imagine her suffering. she lost her husband and she still has to go on. kuddos to her. the kids faces don't lie. they enjoy the show and all the trips.
You don't think kids faces lie? Look at all the child stars from the past who looked like they were having the time of their lives and ended up drug-addicted and/or dead. Being a child star is not a real life, it's a pretend life, and those kids will have some heavy consequences to pay by the time they reach adulthood. I'm afraid Kate is only looking at the postive parts of this (which there are some) and ignoring all of the negatives (which there are many). Whenever I hear someone say "this will benefit them in the future" I am left wondering "what about the here and now?"
PJB - what you are talking about with a child's future can happen to any family......rich or poor, big house or tiny house, Hollywood or on the farm, religious or not or EVEN in a happy loving home.
It can, but it is just much more likely to happen under the circumstances these kids are living in (i.e., constant, life-long attention in the public eye). If you KNOW that certain conditions in your home might cause a much higher likelihood of future behavioral / drug / emotional problems, would you not do whatever you could to get rid of those problems? For example, if you know that subjecting your children to one live-in boyfriend after another (not saying Kate does that) would be a predictor of problem behavior for your kids, wouldn't you absolutely NOT have boyfriends move in with you? I'm just saying to take whatever precautions you can to give your kids the best chance at a normal life. Even then, yes, they can go bad.
newmom and totaleclipse -- are you on drugs? Did you not see the obvious change in Kate Gosselin over the years as she acquired more and more "stuff?" Her problem is that she started loving the perks more than what could become of her children. Have you seen "19 Kids and Counting?????" It's the loving, selfless guidance of awesome parents like Michelle and Jim Bob Dugger who are the heart of that family and have raised wholesome children who ALL know what is important in life, right down to the littlest ones. It starts with the parents my friends -- and yes, I have kids.
Chris-278581 Those people, the Duggers are members of a cult. Not a good example.
Shanta - they're Christians -- and it's a perfectly good example.
I was surprised to see Gosselin on the Today Show yet again... Even the hosts seem annoyed by her presence. I understand the Public Relations opportunity and need to put a "spin" on the televised disaster that is those kids lives. However, it really seems that anyone with a logical thought process will arrive at the conclusion that the Kate + 8 franchise is abusive to those children and is in no way in their best interest. The financial gain and travel opportunities are the equivalent of leaving cash on a night stand when a John uses a Prostitute. When Kate is given a platform on the Today Show, it is almost as if the Today Show is supporting the exploitation of those young children. This is nothing more than a very tragic train wreck with 8 innocent victims at the center. Shame on every adult involved in that continued mess.
Well said Reality Check. I'm boycotting the Today Show because of Kate Gosselin. Interesting how many of these posts are pro-Kate. Just a couple. And I wonder if Kate reads these? We can't ALL be wrong.
Do you have any idea how much a nurse makes? How would she go about supporting, housing, feeding, and clothing eight children? If I were in her situation I would probably have made the same decisions if they were offered to me.
Do you know how many parents support large families without TV shows? Kate has made millions, and it is now time to get those poor children out of the public eye so they can heal from this madness.
Unfortunately, Kate is addicted to manis/pedis/tanning/plastic surgery/hair extensions, and must keep the children working so she can maintain her lifestyle - the kids be damned!
Look at all the child stars that have ended up addicted or dead - TV is not a good place for the Gosselin children.
I agree. All KHate has to do is SCALE THE EFF DOWN. That's all. Then she could afford to live. Maybe not like she WANTS to, in the lap of faux luxury, but as a MOTHER, with her children to love. Isn't that really all a Mother should want anyway?
Having worked as an RN for 25 years, I know exactly how much a nurse makes! No, it wouldn't be easy to raise 8 children on that salary, but it is doable. IF, and only if, Momma would scale down her style of living. Doesn't look as if she is willing to do that. Those poor children.
Kate made over $500,000 just from Dancing on the Stars. They made millions of dollars from the TV show (I've heard $75,000 per episode in the final season). She also gets paid for appearances on TV shows, public speaking appearances in which she accepts "love offerings" and sells signed copies of her books, etc. Yes, she has a big family to support...but they have also in just a handful of years earned as much as most families earn in a lifetime.
Kate could definitely afford to stop putting her kids on TV, not work, and stay home and be a normal mom to her kids for at least two or three years. Let the kids heal in private from all the emotional upheaval that has happened in their lives! However, Kate has supersized their lifestyle and Kate simply does not want to give up any of that luxury.
I was married to an RN for 15 years, and they make decent money...besides Kate and Jon decided to go back and have more kids after the first twins were born, AND they were not on tv until the 6 little kids were several months old...so what was the plan back then??? When the kids were little it was her and Jon and the family and friends who helped....well now Jon is gone, the family and friend "helpers" are gone as are the smaller, more realistic houses and family lifestyle...sorry if she hadn't gotten greedy ( and I blame her as the start of the mess, as Jon said on the show that he wanted out, before the divorce), they could be living a nice, relatively normal life, with the parents working different shifts, or flexible schedules or even from home ( he was an IT guy)...would it be easy??? Of course not! But I guess a reasonable sized house and vacations at the Jersey shore or Pocono mountains just do not compare to a mansion and flying off to Hawaii, or Florida or Utah or...
Which means the school wanted them out and you had to take them. Kicked out, expelled, removed "mutually agreed" to take them home, its all the same. Man, rehab and bail money for 8 kids is gonna be pricey, better lay off the plastic surgery and tuck some of that money away. College fund? Nope, legal defense and rehab fund.
Looks like she's not only been getting a little Botox, but those lips are starting to look a bit trouty as well.
Kids take after their parents and the way they are raised....figure this would happen to those kids.
Why in the hell is the Today Show wasting time on this famewhore - unless you ask her real questions??? Obviously with all the umms and uhs, she is lying through her veneers.
Do us all a favor and don't waste any more air time.....
I feel very bad for Kate and her children, however I agree with an earlier comment. If she would get out of the public eye and avoid the attention she is craving and putting on her kids then they would not have anger issues. Maybe their anger issues are toward their Mom and they are too young to vocalize them. Kate stay home and spend some "quality" time with your children. You wanted this many children now you need to take care of them. I am sorry for your troubles but every time you get on TV to "clarify" things you are geting paid for it!
Dear Kate,
Please go away and leave America alone! And if you must bug us on TV could you please not chew gum on camera because it makes you look like a cow chewing its cud. Thank you.
Sincerely,
A former viewer
Kate, Would you please stop lying - you are your childrens' role model and they are never going to learn to be truthful individuals if everything that comes out of your mouth is a mistruth. You know that your life is NOT what you portray on TV - you are in fact very lonely, very unhappy and have 8 children who are struggling to know what a "normal" life is. Stop being on TV and concentrate on having a private family life where your children can actually celebrate a birthday or a holiday and it is not stagged for the cameras. You need to be in therapy as well as your children to try to understand your obsession with so-called "fame" at the cost of alienating your children from family and friends who love them for just being themselves. You have become a laughing stock, not a star and I feel that the cost has been too high (for you children).
Why should Kate and her children stop the show just because you do not agree. Children go thru problems in a divorce even when not on TV. The children seem to love the TV, it give them joy. Do you think all hollywood stars should quit and get normal jobs because they have children. Most of the comments are from jealous people. If you don't like Kate stop watching and reading, but no you can't because you are curious and jealous. Such a pity. I had twins and I would have loved a little tummy tuck to fix things, even though I lost all baby weight its never the same. She has not had numerous surgeries. If you watched the show it was a tummy tuck only and she exercises regularly. Get over it.
Do you seriously believe that having their entire lives taped and broadcast for millions to watch is good for those kids??? Every mistake they make, every misstep their parents make is fodder for their friends to tease and torment them...
and really should we judge what is good for kids by what they like?? My kids love candy and ice cream and TV, but loving them does not make it good for them, just like loving the attention of the cameras does not mean it is good for those kids.
I used to watch the show, and Kate was hard enough to like when she was yelling at Jon all the time, but she was in sweats and sneakers and was NOT made up like she was going out all the time, with her boobs and legs showing...
No not jealous here, I have been thru a divorce and yes it is difficult on the kids, BUT that is when you protect and support your children, not exploit them for the almighty dollar.
Kate says the kids like being on TV. If we gave our young kids everything they wanted & "liked" at that age (or especially into their teens for that matter), it would not be a pretty picture. She needs to be the adult here, the parent. Just because you kid smiles into the camera and likes the attention is NOT a good excuse or reason to keep doing what she is doing. Obviously, it isn't about what is good for the kids, its about where her paycheck comes from. When kids are this age, it is the parents responsibility to discern what is good and appropriate for their healthy development, you don't give them what they approve of or everything they want or like. Kate makes me ill, but I am especially appalled when she says "oh the kids like (the reality show life)". Kate, give me a break and take some parental responsibility, you have stooped to a new low in using your kids as the reason you continue to carry on like this. Hello! Children dont decide what's good for them, the PARENTS do.
......And get to go to college....And get to have braces..and play sports...and eat organic food...and have good health care...and warm coats...and bikes...and computers for school work...and all the stuff that kids need to grow up healthy, well educated, and able to compete in the world as adults. It will cost a FORTUNE to raise 8 kids. She seems to be doing what she can to provide for them. There are no perfect parents. But some just try harder than others, and leave their dignity at the door to get the job done.
These women with all their criticism need to find something else to do in their spare time.All these negative comments prove to me they are probably the top neighborhood gossips.Get real ladies and teach your own family humility and compassion.It is something that is lacking in these great pieces of literature.amen
Any one who voluntarily gives up their privacy is going to be talked about, that is why she is on tv, the one thing she cannot stand would be if the viewing public ignored her...sadly that is exactly what those children need.
and Rhodie you have NO idea about anyone's family here, so maybe YOU need to take your own advice...the "negative" comments here prove only that there are plenty of people who are sick of Kate Gosselin, not one thing about anyone who posts here...but go ahead and defend a woman who you only probably know thru an edited television show...
What is up with putting Kate on tv again?? Each time she is on, she is incapable of telling the truth. Does she think the public believes anything that comes out of her mouth. Enough with the fluff pieces and giving her airtime. Kate said two weeks ago that the kids being expelled was a private matter. KEEP IT THAT WAY!
Ya, it's a private matter until she can spin it to make herself relevent.
It seems that anyone who craves fame changes their tune when the going gets rough, claiming it is a "private matter". I believe it is exactly that particular down side of fame that is responsible for the multitude of problems that child actors go through as they grow up. They no longer know what is public and what is private. They no longer know what is fantasy and what is reality. Are we playing for the cameras right now? Is anyone watching? Baloon Boy said it best on Larry King when he answered his dad's question with, "But you said we were doing this for a show..." The poor kid was so sick over the whole incident that he had to be taken off stage to go and vomit, and that was just one incident over a matter of a few days. Kate's kids have been subjected to this for years and there doesn't seem to be any end to it. Her two boys "acting out" should be a major red flag to Kate for what she is putting those kids through. It's convenient (for Kate) to blame it on the divorce, but I know lots of kids from divorced families who never get in trouble at school. I'm thinking they are getting fed up with having everything they do end up on TV. If so, then "acting out" seems like one of the few defense mechanisms available to those young kids. I hope Kate will re-think this whole idea of forcing her kids to live their lives in front of the cameras for the whole world to see.
Why is this news? Who cares? Not me, I'm worried about my social security being cut, the guys and gals fighting a war, my own children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.
Tell that selfish woman to go home and take care of her children then maybe they wouldn't have problems in school. Please, please do not have her on again to waste even one minute of my time. Thank you.
Why is Kate on The Today Show ( not working, not being paid ) while her two kids with anger issues are at home being tutored by yet another stranger in their life?
She lied about having a boob job. Why would anybody believe a word she says? Where were the questions about the bullying? Why is she allowed to bash Jon and he can't defend himself?
Those kids are going to be so frigging messed up Lindsey Lohan style in another 10-15 years because this fame whore mother who only cares about how SHE looks and how much time SHE can get on tv. That show is so staged and contrived and fake and phoney.....and true dog and pony show that is manipulated by producers and writers and a controlling narcissist mother. And shows like The Today Show contribute to this woman's epic failure as a mother and protector.
Joan Crawford has met her match in Kate Gosselin.
Why is Kate any different than tons of actors/actresses that work around the world nonstop, most of them leave their kids home with nannies, she at least has them with her most of the time. As for going back to nursing, how would she provide food and roof over their heads?? This is not the typical divored mom of 1 or 2 kids, she has 8 and sure don't sound like dad of the year is making any $$ to contibute. As a mom, I too would do ANY job to feed and clothe my children, she's just lucked into a tv job where she makes much more than most of us do, and the fame does come with a price.
She has made PLENTY of money to support these kids. She needs to accept she is NOT going to be a star and she can only ride those kids for so long. Beckie Dilley had sextuplets and worked as a nurse because she was willing to put her kids ahead of herself. Kate is selfish and self centered.
Kate, your botoxed, over-tanned face shows all the lies. Stop parading your children's problems in public and GO HOME!!
This is why she is not like other "stars" first of all..she is NOT a star...she (and her ex) put their family out their on public display...secondly, the children are supporting HER not the other way around..they are WORKING! their summer was spent hither, thither and yon with pictures posted to show how miserable they were....my kids spent the summer sleeping in, swimming, crafting, sports, all with family and friends with photos I am proud of. She should cut her expensive lifestyle, i.e. manis/pedis/spa/tanning/restaurants/limos/BIG HOUSE/vacations, etc., go back to being a nurse, work with your ex. on shared custody (thanks to t.v. we all know he was the real hands-on parent anyway) and love those kids....what she is doing is disgusting.....
I think that based on the fact that there are already almost 100 comments and this was posted only 3 hours ago, she's pretty darn close to being a 'star'.... just sayin'.
i don't think "star" is the appropriate word.....REPULSIVE is a better description......it speaks of how disliked she is more than anything else (read how negative the comments are)....how do I dislike someone I have not even met??? I have seen enough of her "reality." You know, "the realist reality show on t.v." to make that call myself.
Jill, I agree with your comment along with just a few others like it. Most of these comments on Kate and her life are rude and may stem from a jealousy factor. Of course, you are entitled to post your opinions as I am.
In the beginning Jon and Kate were young and struggling parents and being offered to do a reality show from TLC would be quite exciting for them. A chance to make a substantial income in order to raise their children and enjoy extra benefits. They didn't ask for six babies, they received them happily and as a blessing. Many couples long for a child and take part in fertility treatments. And who can predict how your children turn out? Absolutely no one! A married couple can raise them in a loving, private atmosphere and a child can still go down the wrong path.
Reality shows are in with or without children and people love them. Kate has many fans. In my opinion, I believe she spends a great amount of her time with her children. Right now, Kate Plus 8 is only on once every 2 months on the average. Let her go to the spa. A happy Mom makes a happy home and we all do what makes us feel good. Don't be so hard on her. It was a happening J & K chose to do. Fame overnight.
Who knows what goes on behind closed doors. Horrid scandals with our government officials, church leaders, movie stars, your neighbors, etc. Kate is not one of them.
Comments on her looks? We all age and change with every birthday. That includes the way we think and accept the changes in our lives.
I wish you well, Kate! You are welcome in our home. It would be fun to get to know you as our children are playing around us.
I can speak for myself, as well as ALL my friends when I say jealousy is not the issue here! I choose not to go to the spa/manis/pedis, etc., though I have friends who do enjoy this.....the difference here is that THEY are paying for it, NOT their children by exposing their private lives to the world at large! She beats her husband down, so to speak, on national t.v. every chance that is given to her and you think those of us who comment are rude??? I don't care what she looks like, hey, I think it is great thing to take care of yourself so you can take care of your children...but she is not...the nannies are....open your eyes!
There are hundreds of thousands of 6-yr. old children that have come from a single parent home due to divorce. How many of those kids were/are so dysfunctional in school that they have to be removed and tutored at home? No, Kate, this is not normal due to divorce and to ignore that fact is a disservice to the emotional health of your children. But then, you don't have a clue about that anyway if you insist that filming their lives is "healthy" for them. I'm truly sorry your kids are paying the price for your self-centered ignorance.
For Kate to claim that the reality show is "healthy" for her kids reminds me of the abusive husband who knocks his wife around "for her own good".
This woman makes me sick! She should be ashamed of herself for continuing to exploit her children.
I'm with you Lisa. Her children are her meal ticket. Very little separates her from Joe Jackson, Michael's father. He used, and continues to use (think wrongful death suit) Michael as his primary source of income. It's just pathetic. Kate has gotten used to the celebrity lifestyle and now her children are paying the price. Where is social services when you need them?
What would you have her do? She has a husband that does not have a job. Sit home and be a burden on the system, welfare? Wake up.
It really surprises me that they let Kate come on and let her spew her lies and no one calls her on them. She bashes Jon everytime shes on and takes no blame herself. The kids love being on camera and traveling thousands of miles for trips really? I remember her stating that the kids call her when they are at Jons for the weekend crying because they want to be in their own beds and with their own things. She said Jon never said he was Sorry except via the media but she has basically done the same thing and thats okay? Why don't they have Matt interview her as he has no problem calling someone on their crap. Give they kids a break and let them have whats left of a childhood. Your 15 minutes is up Kate.
DesertKing, unless I am mistaken, when they were divorced, and the assets were split, the court took most or all of his settlement and put in a trust to pay child support for the children. If that is the case, she is getting child support (which I am sure is no pittence). There should have been enough money earned during the Jon & Kate plus 8 show to support the entire family for many many years.
If a normal family of 4 is living on $50,000 per year that is $12,500 per person times 9 is $112,500 per year. I would almost bet that her nursing job and the child support would get her very close to that.
I think they are a long way from welfare. When there is a divorce, sometimes all parties have to give up some of their lifestyle. Children included. My neighbors just divorced, they had to sell the $300,000 house and she bought a house for $145,000. Not the same neighborhood, but nice smaller house that she can afford on her salary and child support.
Life choices all have consequences!
What I would have her do were I the judge?? I would remove the children from t.v. and make both parents get a real job....and her ex husband does contribute, through TLC...the money is directly given to Kate...if she received no money she would be on EVERY news outlet...She does not have to be a burden to the system....just get a job, instead of her kids working to provide for her lavish lifestyle. I would love to have had more than 4....just all we could afford..and guess what? My children are real children..they go to school, play, have a life without public intrusion...my hubby works. No manis/pedis/spas/big home/vacations....just a very happy life with four wonderful children who don't have to worry about thier every move being televised! That's what I would have HER do!