“I put myself on a reality show, but I did not do anything that would put me in the tabloids. Read the full post.
Nov 2
2009
10:16 PM ET
'Kate: Her Story': 'I still think the phone will ring and it'll be' (sob) 'the old Jon'
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love the fake tears… no sympathy for this fame-whoring phony
someone gave this psycho an hour special?? In the words of Mika, I just have to ask… “Why??? Why???”
Whoever does this woman’s hair must really hate her! Ugliest hair style of all time.
seriously. looks like a rabbid bunch of beavers knawed the back of her head. Any woman who thinks that is in any way a good look has some major screws loose. just saying.
I am sorry but most of you sound plain envious. I think you envy the money they made and are happy they can’t make it anymore. Well I like Kate and never could stand Jon I always thought he sounded like a petulant child instead of a dad. I think Kate has shouldered most of the child caring and responsibility for making sure they survived. She is not lazy she was a nurse at one time there are no lazy nurses nor lazy mothers of eight. I admire Kate and am wishing her well and I understand why she needs to earn money there are eight children to educate and raise if she can do it more power to her and no she can’t depend on Jon that can be seen just by his actions in the past few months.I am 64 have raised 4 children and after 22 yrs was divorced so I know the pain of divorce no matter who was at fault there is a lot of pain and it shows in her face that she is in pain. I will continue to pray for her and the children and hope that people will quit trying to be so cruel try walking in her shoes for awhile and you will be talking differently.
I don’t think most people of envious of anything this family does or what they might have. Most people are sickened by watching the train wreck the children have become involed in. The children have not had any control of the situation and the majority of the public woulf like to see this end for the sake of the children. If the parents are not able or refuse to accept the whole cold hard reality of the famage this is causing then as Americans we have the RIGHT to express ourselves.
I left a husband of 10 years that make Jon Gosselin look like the poster child for outstanding Dads. I worked very hard to provide for my children. I NEVER wanted to depend on anyone for the needs of my children or myself. I did this without subjecting my children to the national spotlight. After the second trip to the hospital and surgery, because of my ex-husband, I assumed the bills for his party activites with girls not even out of high school and all other expenses and not only did we survive, we thrived.
Don’t confuse concern and disgust for envy.
disgust!! it sounds like you really are disgusted but with whose life hers or yours. all that you said your done should make you feel hurt in your heart for this woman who know no other way and how many children you do you have? 6 children are not easy to be provided for in the midst foo this economic down fall. i feel sorry for you to there is only one answer to all of this and that is jesus. only he can heal our hearts and set us on the right path!!!!
Katie, my personal religous beliefs are what sustained me during my divorce. I wanted my marriage to work and forgave my husband for the beatings he gave me and the affairs he had with underage girls. I still felt that I was failing my marriage vows. My minister had to come right out and say, “till death do us part”, does not mean until your spouse murders you. The disgust is in knowing the children are going to have enough of a hard time without their mother crying about a tv show she doesn’t want to end. The experiences she needs to concentrate on are not ones that a trip or freebies or goodies smooth over. The children need to experience not just quality time but quality time in quantity from mom and dad without an audience. I feel hurt in my heart for the children. Kate Gosselin does know another way, she is a nurse. If Kate doesn’t want this responsibility let Jon continue to be the one who was at home with the children and she can pay him child support. I would venture to say Kate has spend more time in the new home since all this broke than she had before. Kate has religious beliefs and I am certain she is familar with not coveting the trips and experiences. Even in this “economic down fall” Kate seems to have found not just a way to support the family but have an actual windfall, a sort-of rags to riches story. All this and the only price for the children was a normal childhood. Best of all the drama is broadcast for anyone who cares to watch.
As for the number of children I have, the answer is 2. It would not have mattered if I had 8 or 18. I am from a long line of hard working blue collar, white collar, farmers and so on. I was not afraid to get my hand dirty if need be, lean on my family for support and have a strong faith that God would give me more than I could survive. I had a mother who broke her neck and died from leukemia, 2 of my mothers died. a cousin and 2 uncles during this time. And yet we thrived. So am I disguested with my life? Not in the least, even with the most painful of days I knew it could be worse. At least my children and I were healthy and I thanked God every day for the health of my children. So many relatives were not in such a short time frame. Anymore questions I can answer for you?
Sunrise, your judgemental ranting are ones without compassion. My God has taught me to give compassion and not so much disgust and disdain. You yourself should understand what it feels like to have your husband cheat on you with younger girls as you said in your post and please do not begin to say you understand providing for 8 children when you only have 2. Kate is not perfect, neither is Jon. I just hope they can find their way and truly begin to focus on their children.
I have the utmost compassion for the children. They are the innocent victims in this, They are not old enough to understand the impact this will probably have on their lives in the future. All of the children are too young to understand the concept of “in the future”. I do understand what it is like to have a husband cheat and with under-age girls no less. I understand what it is like to watch a husband go from social drinking to a alcoholic. I understand what it is like to have a husband break my bones because he was unhappy with his work day. I also know I encouraged him to take a job that would pay less and he could be happier with his work day. My ex-husband, like Kate, didn’t want to give up any part of the salary. He would have been at home at least for a small amount of time to interact with the children. He wouldn’t have had as much stress and just maybe had as many DUI’s and eventually a 1 month vacation at the county jail.
You are right, I only had 2 children. In addition to the 2 children I took all of the bills my husband ran up from drinking, wrecking cars, paying for friends drinking and so on. I had a mother go into the hospital twice from having a broken neck and spent as much time as I could with her in the hospital. She couldn’t get out of bed or turn her head at all. Her neck broke and there were 2 hospital stays of just shy of 30 days. I found a job, sold my house, relocated to the new house, had to enroll my children in a new school, had my to-be ex-husband show up to my home and break some windows because he couldn’t blame me for his drinking and driving anymore and spent a month jail. Enough already. This is not to be a pissing match. Sometimes life can be very hard. Kate is capable of better decisions. Jon is capable of better decisions. It is very disgusting to see and hear about 8 children whose lives have been scripted for an audience.
You’re joking, right? Envious of a broken family with two idiot parents. I hope the kids grow up to be okay, but I worry for them. Nothing about them is to be envied.
Ok… Yes divorce is VERY hard, but you can’t use a money excuese. The kids have their education paid for. I’m sure when they bought the house they paid for it all in full. It is time to end the free ride and go back to nursing. With the 70,000 an episode they were making, they should have more than enough to get them through the hard times if they get out of the spot light, and go to work. Can’t use money as an excuse to feel bad for them. They got a TON of freebies and like I said the kids collage is totally paid for for all 8. Still won’t feel sorry for her.
I agree, divorce is rampant in our country, the difference here is it is playing out in the media. The end of a marriage is hard enough; to have it played out on TV is 100 times harder I am sure. As for them being on a reality show; almost any family in this country that had TLC come knocking on their door, offer them a fortune, trips, freebies would have taken it. I know plenty will say I am wrong but I am not. It was a chance for a mother to be able to stay at home and raise her children. That was how the show started; it has changed but it wasn’t the orginal concept and as a mother who had to work and put her child in daycare when he was growing up I would have loved the opportunity to stay home but I didn’t have it. I believe Kate’s pain is real; any divorce hurts and to constantly see and hear yourself trashed in the media makes it much more painful. As for the show hurting the kids; do you think families where both parents go to work and the kids are raised by daycare workers are perfect kids with no problems? If you do you have your head buried in the sand; just watch the news and see the types of atrocities being done by children such as the 5 kids in South Florida who set another teen on fire. I do not think it is right to say Kate and Jon have raised future serial killers because they put them on TV. As for the Duggards of course you don’t see the mother in heels and what not; she has been pregnant for the past 20 years and is pregnant again. Kate didn’t do anything to put herself in the tabloids; Jon did but not Kate and I think we need to cut them a break and step back and look at our own lives before we pass judgement on them. They made a decision, it may not have been right but they felt it was and we watched the show that made them famous. If they ratings hadn’t been there the show wouldn’t have gone past the first year. Now the family has imploded and we vilify her for her choices. I feel her pain is real, and I do feel for her. Jon, not so much.
Well said Deb
I have never watched this show and am on neither Team Kate nor Team Jon. I just want to point out that every one of you that vilifies them for being on the reality show would take the opportunity in a second if you were being paid what they were, especially if you had eight mouths to feed.
Also, the comments about “who are they and why are they famous?” Yeah haha we get it, and we got it the first thousand times we read it. This is the era of being famous for nothing, either accept it and get over it or stop reading entertainment sites.
i agree with you totally!!!!
No dumb @ss but clearly we know you will. This may shock you but there are people in this country to whom (GASP!!!), money is NOT the most important thing. I’d work two or three jobs before I’d exploit my kids on TV, providing for your kids is about providing more than money and material things.
Back off all of you. Damb
“I put myself on a reality show, but I did not do anything that would put me in the tabloids.” Is she nuts? If you are on a reality show then you automatically become tabloid fodder? Do any of these reality stars ever watch ‘Talk Soup’? I am so, so, so, so, so sick of hearing about Jon and Kate. Is it any wonder they are hated, the media keeps talking about them. And here I am commenting about them. Grrr…it’s an endless cycle!
Then hate the media for constantly talking about them, not them.
Poor Kate….she still just doesnt ‘get it’, does she. Either that, or she just loves the $$ and fame more than anything else in the world.
Too bad she didnt measure her words carefully back when Jon was still her partner, the way she measures them now. Its night and day…the two Kates…pre and post the split.
Wasnt it astounding that , when confronted with her previous abusive manner towards Jon, she mentioned, almost as an ‘explanation’, that thats how she’d always interacted with him…as though that was normal and, deep down, she’s still surprised it shouldnt be tolerated?
Nobody…nobody should stick around to be treated like dirt, and I’m glad Jon realized that. I’m just hoping he’s not going to back pedal now, because…its too soon! She doesnt ‘get it’ yet! If he returns now, can you imagine how she’ll treat him? Yikes.
And keeping her children from their grandparents?? Now THATS a decision that SHOULD be keeping her up at night!
Its sad to see her and her family going down in flames. It really is. She presents herself as ‘the only one who’s stepped up’ but from where I sit, she’s the one who started the fire, fanned the flames, and has no intention of stopping. (In her mind, it wouldnt be “prudent”.)
Very sad stuff. =o(
But….I could be wrong? =o)
I think Kate is just like any other human being and so is Jon. They have their problems, their differences, and EIGHT kids. To all the people that that criticize the couple with no remorse, “WHAT WOULD YOU DO?” A little more money in a bank account shared between two spouses who were getting by from paycheck to paycheck is going to cause a temptation of splurging and the wonder of a life beyond what they had already experienced. In Kates defense, she is really trying. Yes, she does seek a attention for being the dominant spouse but at the same time, she wasnt the one who left. In Jon’s defense, too much pressure and media attention when not wanted would drive anyone out of the spotlight. Kate should let the grandparents and such see the kids because the kids definitely need any back bone support they can get right now to make them understand that everything will be alright in the mere future. Im just so sick of seeing this already broken family being terrorized like they are by the paparazzi and media. These kids are going to grow up confused if it continues like this. Eventually the two spouses are going to talk and work things out, but that will not be happening until everyone backs off and lets the family breathe to do such a thing.
i agree jennifer. i think that kate was honest for the most part. jon on the other hand, is full of crap. he says things like “she verbally abused me”. not once did we see him stand up for himself. maybe he did in private, but even on the chair he didn’t. i believe kate more than jon. those poor kids.
Well Allie, we saw her verbally abuse him, I mean, don’t you remember the show ??? It’s not because he didn’t stand up for himself that this wasn’t true. She was a beyotch to him and I won’t forget that just because now she cries a river every time she’s on tv !!
She did verbally abuse him. Does verbal abuse only count if the other party “stands up for” thmselves?
They’re both out of control, and it’s the kids who will suffer for all of this.
Allie–not sure what show you were watching, but he’s not lying about the verbal abuse. Besides, what kind of logic is that? It’s not verbal abuse because he didn’t stand up for himself? To use an extreme example: you wouldn’t say that about physical abuse, and women who stay in those relationships.
BTW, anyone notice that TLC edits some of the shows? The ones that go on repeat have missing segments (ie: Katezilla in her finest form: RAMPAGE). Saw it a couple seasons ago when watching the original and repeat versions. Not sure if they do still as I haven’t watched this show in a while….
That said: TEAM 8!
Lol. Kate gosselin and the chamber of secrets. But yes i do feel for kate.
i know kate verbally abused jon. i didn’t say she didn’t. but jon keeps bitching about it when he could have done something about it, and stood up for himself. running away from his problems doesn’t help.
okay i made a reply earlier, but don’t see it anymore. i never said that kate didn’t verbally abuse jon. jon just keeps on bitching about it when he could have stood up for himself instead of running away from his problems. it’s good he’s not lying about that, but he should have said something instead of running away.
okay never mind. i posted it twice by accident haha.
let’s just ignore them and give them ZERO MEDIA attention. maybe then reality will kick in for both of them.
they are 2 very sad people…and i feel very sorry for those kids.
haha melanie! mika is the next nancy kerrigan with “why?” lol. i did feel bad for mika though.
A note on your “huh?” question, Mr. Tucker: My husband left our home four years ago. He still “sees” his kids, too – about twice a month, and very inconsistently. So yes, my kids technically have two parents, but only one who is actively present and parenting. If that is Kate’s situation as well, I can understand her saying that.
Great post – thank you!
Like the majority of the free world have said “make her go away”, we have had enough. I am glad to say that I did not waste one minute of my time watching that money hungry poor excuse of a mother trying to act her way into another series.