Kate Gosselin did a second guest hosting job today on The View and she showed up with a new hairstyle. I think I might like this new style better on Kate. What do you think? Take our poll and leave a comment.
Kate Gosselin Debuts New Hairstyle on The View
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56 Responses to Kate Gosselin Debuts New Hairstyle on The View
I thought the new hairstyle and color was adorable on her. Kate’s appearance today was much more relaxed and I am so excited that she has been asked back for Friday. For all those horrible bashers out there, she is doing this divorce with class and dignity. Kate’s children will benefit from her stand of keeping it private. I think she is laying a foundation for the future where her children will be able to have a relationship with both of them.
I liked the new style and am glad she gave props to The View’s hair stylist. I also thought she did a good job and am looking forward to Friday’s appearance as well. Ironically, Kate is the one that seems to making the efffort to find a way to support the kids after the show ends.
i like both the styles. there’s nothing to say you can’t change your style every now and again.
i agree kate is handling htis divorce with class. and doing so for the kids.
i don’t know how to start a new topic/thread…if a mod wants to feel free. lol
jon gets rid of the dogs and blames kate
if i were in this sitaution and were kate, i’d not want to take care of two grown dogs either. i have a small dog and they require a lot of care, daily.
if i were jon and loved them as he says he does, then i’d have moved into a place where i could care for them OR i’d make arrangements for their care when i was gone.
instead he is sending them back to the breeder. and blaming kate.
from past episodes we know HE was the one who wanted them…
Yes,i like Kates new hair style.Has she also changed her makeup aswell? Kate i’m praying for both you and your’e children that you will have God’s peace! and build a good and decent life for you and your’e children.Should i pray for your’e ex husband to act his age and ask God’s forgiveness? God Bless! your’e friend in Christ!
agnes i think the article i read said the make-up ladies did her hair and make-up. it looks to me like she has on fake lashes and a little more dramatic make-up. i think she looks very pretty!
So Jon now has “reporters” right up on the property interviewing him. I think making a big show of getting rid of the dogs was designed to divert attention from the nanny stuff coming out. Two things struck me. The little kids were prompted to come to the door and say good bye but they really didn’t seem all that interested that the dogs were going. I don’t think they were upset at all.
Second Jon made a point of going on record that Hailey didn’t meet the kids yet because Kate didn’t want it. Said something about he respected her wishes but she didn’t respect his. It is far different to ask someone to not bring someone to the house than it is to ask them to care for two large dogs when you aren’t around.
I like the new style, but I don’t think it would be an everyday style.
As for the dogs, Jon is whining again and he does seem to be diverting attention away from the babysitter. Funny how Kate M. and now this babysitter are lying and Jon is telling the truth.
What a jerk!
Okay, it REALLY makes me mad when people acquire pets that they don’t take responsibility for. I don’t care who is to blame. They BOTH agreed to get the dogs for the kids.
MAYBE YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE GOTTEN THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE. KATE MADE IT CLEAR THAT SHE NEITHER WANTED NOR LIKED THE DOGS!!!
It’s extremely fortunate that they bought the dogs from a responsible breeder who is willing to take them back. 95% of the time, these animals end up in a shelter or worse.
I haven’t really gotten fired up about any of this stuff, but THIS is pretty disgusting, IMO. Animals are meant to be loving companions to us… part of the family.
-They certainly should not be:
A) Devices to use and then discard in order make interesting television. (KATE)
or
B) Targets for yet another attempt to get back at your wife in front of the tabloids and cameras. (JON)
Sorry for all the large type, but BOTH Jon and Kate just dropped about 50 extra points in my book. They were pretty low to begin with.
I liked the new hairstyle. It looked like it required too much time, though.
Regarding the dog video: I mostly bothered about Jon’s selling the whole “say goodbye to your puppies” exclusive. I’ve never been a fan of the Gosselins showing these painful, should-be-private moments on TV.
I’m sorry for them that the dogs are gone. I think that will be hard on some of the kids. It is true Kate admitted she wasn’t a dog person and could think of many reasons not to get them. Jon wanted big dogs to run on the property. It’s an example of these two disagreeing, and making the wrong choice.
I am glad the dogs will go to the breeder and not a shelter.
Did Jon mumble something about the Humane Society? Is it that the Humane Society investigated and they had no problem with the care the dogs received? So how does saying that Kate doesn’t care for them properly make any sense?
Admitting you can’t take care of your pets because your circumstances changed is the responsible thing to do. I believe Jon that Kate made him get rid of the dogs. I believe Kate had to make him do the responsible thing many times in the past, too. Too bad Kate wasn’t a bigger b**** and just flat out vetoed the pets in the first place. Too bad Kate didn’t tell Jon to lease a property closer to the kids, with room for them and the dogs. He would have been able to keep them, like he says he wants. Unless he can’t care for them either because of his busy schedule. Maybe his babysitter could take them?
ann, i heard him say that about the humane society too. i don’t know this for sure but i do know that there were tons of posts on gwop of posters calling the humane society about the dogs. i know some of the posters there (gwop) say they live in the same town or close to the gosselins and go by and *see* things.
however i think the gist was that the human society didn’t find the dogs were neglected or abused.
i heard jon say kate made him by telling him she wouldn’t take care fo them anymore when he wasn’t there. he intimated that there was a deal. he said he didn’t bring hailey to meet the kids at the house this past weekend but kate didn’t relent on taking care of the dogs. i doubt there was a deal, just kind of seemed that he was making it appear there might have been.
Jon and Kate not being able to care for the dogs is one thing. Jon and Kate not making an effort to care for the dogs because they simply don’t want them is entirely different. This is NOT responsibility.
How many people do they have on staff exactly? I seriously doubt that neither Kate nor Jon is doing all of the day to day work around the home. They are wealthy now, so that’s cool.
Let’s all be honest here. TLC pitched the idea, and Jon and Kate went with it. Otherwise, why else would Kate have agreed (since she has such an “agreeable” history) to the dogs?
Kimmie, you are totally right that Jon should have taken the dogs when he moved if he truly loved them, which now I don’t think that he does. Or did. He’s using them as an excuse to get back at Kate. He’s obviously milking this for the cameras. Sincerity, I think not. It’s just gross.
Sorry ya’ll, this is just my thing.
let me correct my earlier post. though there were posts about the human society and emailing them on gwop 9and about the dogs being crated too often), i just read an article that stated that in Jon’s people interview he said the kids drug the dogs around (how is that possible), hit them, jumped on them etc. they are saying this resulted in the human society coming to check on the dogs but found that the dogs were not being mistreated…and then jon issued a statement saying that he didn’t mean the kids mistreated the dogs but that the dogs were loved and part of the family.
angela i think they both could have found a way to keep the dogs had they wanted to. i think kate may have thought that with all that land she wouldn’t have to really interact with the dogs. and maybe it was something to try to help the marriage by giving jon something he really wanted…who knows. people do lots of things they normally wouldn’t to try to bring peace to relationships…some even have children to try to fix relationships.
i sure don’t know what they were really thinking but i think there are lot sof explanations.
and i also wonder why jon chose to not stand up to kate onthe dog issue. if he loved them or he thought the kids loved them why not stand up to kate as he is so proud of doing? i think he makes poor choices for his stances. the ones i think he should be standing up to kate are the ones that might have kept his family intact.
There have been articles today saying Kate is in the works for her own talk show w/ Paula Deen. I think she would probably continue her TLC show while doing the talk show if possible. I don’t see her giving up the income if she can avoid it. “Getting the kids out of the lime light” doesn’t seem to be an issue to her, IMO. What’s everyone else’s take?
I’ll be honest on the dog thing (I have two shih tzus, I promise I am not a dog hater). Kate made it clear from day one she did not want these dogs. In a Q and A show she mentioned she wouldn’t mind a small, non-shedding dog but she didn’t want big dogs. She also mentioned she had never had a dog and she didn’t know what it would take to raise them. Even during the dog episode she mentioned several times she was none too happy about the dogs. Jon wanted big dogs. I can’t really blame Kate for not wanting to deal with two big, highly shedding (for the clean freak) dogs on top of eight kids. No matter what anyone says, both Kate and Jon are single parents. When it comes down to it, no matter how much help you have, you are still the responsible party. If she doesn’t want to deal with something extra that was not supposed to be her responsibility in the first place I probably would have done the same thing. To be honest, I’m not surprised.
To the actual video, Jon is a bitter Betty. He says that Kate is off doing the view, etc. so she can’t take care of them. Also, the fact that he invited paps in to tape his kids as the dogs were leaving and telling them to stand at the door and say good bye to their puppies is lowest of the low. He dropped about a million points in my book. He is officially the biggest tool in the land.
I think Kate was doing a lot last fall to try to make happy – everything except give up her career (which I don’t blame her for). Kate said in a People article in June that Jon has not happy and she suggested lots of things and he didn’t do any of them. In my heart, I believe things went down something like this,
Kate was traveling more in the fall to promote her books, etc. Jon got tired of being Mr. Mom (has admitted that on the show). When he would complain to Kate, I think she did try to find things that would make staying home more palatable to him. I expect the house with all that land was for Jon – Kate is an inside girl so I expect that she would have chosen a large house without much land if it was for her. Jon wanted the dogs and Kate agreed trying to keep Jon and happy and figuring he would be there to be the primary caretaker. He still complained about being at home with the kids and Kate suggested he go back to school, get a part time job, or do volunteer work. He did none of those.
I expect Kate did get frustrated after a point and that is what led her to say “I don’t knwo why I married you.” It wasn’t out of the blue as Jon claims but after Kate spent time trying to make being home more palatable to Jon. But he was jealous of the “high” life she was living – hence why he suspected the relationship with the bodyguard. Another man was getting to travel and be away from the kids and eat lobster (in his mind) or whatever and he wasn’t.
So Jon decides he is going to cut lose and have his fun. And that is what has played out in the tabloids. Jon doesn’t see the difference between being away from the family to work and being away to party and sleep with lots of women.
Anyway, my point is that Kate agreed to get the dogs to make Jon happy. If Jon truly loved those dogs he should have found a place to live where he could have brought them. But Jon is a guy who wants his cake and to eat it too. He wants the high life without working for it. He wants pets that someone else will care for when he wants to be hanging out and paryting.
Kate made it clear from day one she did not want these dogs.
Then she shouldn’t have made their purchase a plot point for an entire episode. She should have said NO dogs. This isn’t like a toy or a piano or a piece of furniture.
Kate is (well, was) just as responsible for the acquisition and care of the dogs as Jon. They came into her home where she is an adult.
Saying yes to a pet but “Icky, I am not going to care for this. I did not want it” is not acceptable. And frankly, it’s a really crappy example to set for your children.
Kate gets a lot of free passes for a lot of things, but I just cannot give her one on this.
And, Jon. Ugh. I am also appalled what he did in front of the cameras. This will be traumatic for some of the children. On the show, they said that Cara, Mady and some of the little ones (but not all) really loved the dogs.
Good morning to you all,my opinion let them both live thier lives , there’s to many other issues in life to,bother with all of this.It’s theyr’e lives what they both do is entirely thier bussiness! the world does not revolve around “Jon andKate” we all have our own issues to deal with,God Bless them and thier children.I hope they all come to thier sences (hope that is spelled correctly) Quite frankly,i’m tired of the whole thing.Thank and “Good Day”
I’m going to have to respectfully disagree Angela. Kate said in that first show she had reservations, and if the responsibility of taking care of the dogs fell on her they were going back. She stated that she had talked to the breeder and the breeder said that they would take them back if it didn’t work out. Kate gets almost no passes on anything–everything is always her fault. This time, though, she laid out her expectations and followed through. If she even did, in Jon’s video he never says Kate told him he had to get rid of them, he says she didn’t want to take care of them. I would hazard a guess that Kate told him he was going to have to make arrangements to take care of the dog and in a retaliatory move he sent the dogs back to the breeder in the most public fashion he could.
Also, if you notice in the video he calls the dogs “my dogs” and “my kids’ dogs” not “the family’s dogs” or “our dogs.” I know it is probably stupid, but that says a lot to me. It says these dogs were his–and yet at least half the time he wants his estranged wife to take care of them. I probably wouldn’t have waited three months hoping he would make arrangements for them. Maybe she was waiting for the divorce to be finalized before making a move on them and Jon’s slow down tactics made her angry. I don’t know, I can’t speak too intelligently about motives here, not really knowing the people.
Rumor has it that Jon fired his old attorney and got a nicely scummy divorce attorney known for playing dirty. As an attorney his antics would cause me to drop the client like a hot potato, as a guardian ad litem these antics would make me seriously question fitness and ability to take care of his children. In the GAL arena, be it juvenile court or domestic, when one party blames another for all the problems (i.e. Jon’s this is all Kate’s fault) I get a little bit irate. It usually means the kids are hearing it (for example “Say good bye to the dogs, mommy won’t let you keep them), and it also means they feel they have no part of blame in all this (for example, Kate is the reason this is all happening, I said lets go to counseling and I ended up with a huge bill and nothing to show for it). Doesn’t mean that person isn’t right, it is just a HUGE RED FLAG.
Agnes Quinn, I guess I am feeling the same way about your remark when the Kate haters say something similar about not wanting to ever hear Kate or about Kate again. If it is a topic you don’t wish to read about or discuss, just don’t click on the links that take you to that pages that do mention Jon and Kate.
That sad, it appears from the ne article on RadaronLine in which the breeder was interviewed that Jon staged that whole public give away scene. I expect he did it to retaliate regarding Kate not wanting the kids to meet Hailey.
Fron radar on line (Jeff Christopher is the breader):
In the Jon & Kate Plus 8 episode clip Kate expresses concern about the dog’s training, and that’s no surprise to those that know her. “Kate is an orderly kind of person,” Christopher told RadarOnline.com. “She was never concerned about the dogs, she just wanted to train them, and so this time with the dogs gives me extra time to train them. They’re at the perfect age for training, but they’re family dogs so their training won’t be that advanced.
Christopher told us he is planning to watch the 15 month old dogs for as long as the family needs him to. “I’ve been asked to take care of them before, and now while all of this is happening to them they’ve asked me to take care of them again. I have a farm house that they love, plus a lot of their brothers, sisters, cousins, aunts and uncles live here.
“They’re in great shape,” he said of the well taken care of dogs.
“They’re maybe a little bit over-weight, they are well fed and I know they get a lot of exercise with Jon.”
Hate,is a strong word it does not apply in my case i simply sugested they get on with thier lives .I would not want my problems in life to be aired in front of millions of gossiping people would you? reguardless who i am,that’s my personal bussiness.I do wish them God’s best for them and thier children!!! Thank You.
IMO TLC had a “contract” with the dog breeder to have the dogs be on the show for 1 year. The contract probably was up. J&K knew this from the get go (hence the warnings of the dogs will go back crap). The poor Gosselin children are all innocent follys in TLC’s and Jon and Kate’s attempts to keep the show’s ratings up. The dog breeder stated that he is going to put Shoka out to stud and I’m sure Nala will have puppies also. The poor twins, especially sensitive Mady. Why can’t these parents do anything “for the sake of the children”. If Kate gets a talk show she will, again, be away from her children several days a week offering advice about how to be a good Mom. Huh? I know I was a working Mom 8-5 but I came home every night and had a sit down dinner with my kids. Jon’s behavior is (I can’t even come up with words for it).
Will these children ever have a stable influence in their lives? This constant in and out, in and out, of everyone who said they have the children’s interest at heart. What??
These kids need a stable, loving person to be in their lives every day. To pick them up from school, have dinner w/them, have them shower/bathe, then say good night to each one of them as they go to bed who right now Jon and Kate are far from even thinking this way. I want the “old” Kate back who said w/love in her eyes I never want to be away from you this long again in my life.
Yes,i also would love the way they were before all the glitz and glammer took over,they were more normal then also.Now theyv’e become all celebrity,and yes that can change people not always for the better.Wealth does change people,they were more down to earth at the beginning.Ihave noticed the change in them,it’s amazing what being a celebrity can do,i wish they would be reunited again for the sake of thier children also and be a family again. Nothing is impossible with God.I don’t know how many of you are christians out there! maybe we should “pray for them”what do you think? many Blessings to all
Oh My. The dogs. I’m torn about this. I’m sad for the kids but to be fair Kate made it clear that she didn’t want the dogs to begin with . If the dogs were so important to him perhaps he shouldn’t have gotten a Manhattan apartment. LOVE the idea of Hailey taking care of them, surely his soul mate would help him out.
Jon has handled this horribly, just as he handles pretty much everything else lately. I think the way he did it was extremely passive aggressive. The cameras/interview- the way he told the kids to say goodbye to the dogs (with the “this is mommy’s fault” undertone). It was all for show.
i guess i just have to say that i do think a woman (kate included) can have a really intensive career and still be a loving, caring, mom and raise children whom she loves and is there for. i doubt that if kate gets a talk show she will continue speaking engagements and book tours. i don’t think it’s impossible for her to be a great mom and tuck her kids into bed and be there for them just b/c she has a talk show.
i’ve said my opinions on the dog situation…the breeders interview kind of bears that opinion out.
It depends where the talk show is going to be filmed whether or not Kate will be able to tuck her kids in at night. Even if it is New York, she will not be home in the evening. She has been in New York all this week and has not once been home to tuck her children in or have dinner w/them or pick them up from school. I don’t see her doing this w/a talk show. J&K’s actions are just like lottery winners, the more you get the more you want, and it is never ending the quest for wealth. Yes Kate is due a career but IMO these are children’s formative years where a stable person should be with them at least a few hours daily. Maybe I’m just old fashioned, since my childhood was not stable at all and I relate the the children’s side.
Assuming it was Jon’s “turn” with the kids while Kate was in N.Y., she would not have been allowed to see them anyway.
I’d feel worse about the dogs if they were a couple of mutts who were shipped back to the Humane Society. They’re probably having fun at the breeder’s, and we know wherever they end up they will be cared for.
Admitting you can’t take care of your pets because your circumstances changed is the responsible thing to do.
Ann, I agree. The dogs may have just been too much for Kate on top of everything else she is handling. Personally, I wouldn’t have them let go if the kids were attached, but I would never pick Shepherds as a breed for myself. Since, I’m not Kate or Jon, they get to do what they want with their dogs as long as it’s legal. The breeder made a statement that he would keep them unless they wanted them back and wouldn’t sell them. I liked him on the show. He was a state trooper and his place was lovely. He worked security for J&K and became friendly. I can’t remember if he was still working as a trooper or not. All the dogs were happy and healthy. Also, this is Jon talking, so I doubt everything he says.
I can’t believe he used his children in this way. These emotional incidents he’s getting paid for by allowing the paps access are much different than the dispute over is it okay to show a toddler’s butt and bath time. In the last show J&K express their feelings about the divorce on the couch interviews, the kids were free do whatever. I believe that this is being edited in a way that will try to give some respect for what the children are going through, yet document the effects of the divorce. It could be so much worse if TLC wanted to sleaze it up. I believe the children are being kept in mind with the end results of the episodes. Jon’s not giving them that consideration and is using them. How bad does he need money? Imo, it has to be financial need or just him going off the deep end. He has no moral compass since the divorce. Really, how much lower can he go?
I believe relevant points of the story of babysitter’s mom told on the Radar interview. I thought everything she said was believable.
It depends where the talk show is going to be filmed whether or not Kate will be able to tuck her kids in at night. Even if it is New York, she will not be home in the evening. She has been in New York all this week and has not once been home to tuck her children in or have dinner w/them or pick them up from school. I don’t see her doing this w/a talk show.
It’s also quite possible that since it seems to be a cooking show, that it might be filmed in Kate’s own remodeled kitchen? Just throwing that out there. That would be a perfect scenerio.
Theresa,
That’s an interesting idea about having the show in Kate’s own home- that would be perfect. Many posts up (it got lost w/ the dogs), I had asked what o/ posters thought about Kate continuing the J&K+8 along w/ a talk show. I don’t see her as feeling she needs to get the kids out of the lime light, that doesn’t seem to be a concern of hers.
i think she can be home with the kids for her time with them and tuck them in and do all the caring loving things a mom does. with custody arrangements she can’t be there every night anyway…and NY is close enough to drive back if need be.
i don’t know that it’s fair to say that kate hasn’t been home with her kids this week. it is entirely possible that the times she is away are times that are jon’s. she has stated before that it’s hard for her to find places to go when she has to leave their home…she could film on her times away from the kids. better than sitting around doing nothing in a hotel.
i’m just not quite ready to declare that a new show means less time with the kids.
I just found your site tonight and it is refreshing to read about the Gosselins without all the viseral hatred that seems to accompany many of the discussions in other places.
IMHO, Kate is really not in the position to talk about taking the kids off the show at the moment. She might want to do that (please God) but probably is afraid that TLC will pull the plug if she expresses a wish to leave the show.
I also think that Jon with his actions does not really want to share custody of the kids 50/50. I think that unless he wore ear plugs at his lawyer’s office, he know exactly what he is doing. This is just his passive aggressive way of bowing out of half-time fatherhood.
I am blown away by his behavior. It’s like he is taking drugs or something. Can this be the same guy that was on the show three years ago? Does he even really know who ‘Jon’ really is? He just seems to have completely loss his bearings (and his moral compass). When I imagine it can’t get any worse, it does.
My hope is that Kate gets a part-time job hosting a show, that they sell that fish bowl house and buy something more private (or plant a very high hedge asap) and that the kids get off tv. AND finally that they get through this next couple of years without a sex tape emerging of Jon (it’s the only thing that he hasn’t done).
I’d rather poke my eyes out,
I think a talk show plus J&K+8, in it’s current form would be too much. I really don’t see how this show can continue in its current form, though, past this season. It’s already cringeworthy when Jon is on, and it’s difficult to show this separated family as if they are working together for the kids’ sakes, when they are not. Yet it would be really crass for them to discuss their true feelings on air, as Jon has done in his interview. It’s just a plain, bad idea at this point.
I agree that Kate doesn’t seem to be concerned about getting the kids off the air. I do think they’ve changed how and how often the kids are shown.
I row of evergreens along the road to their property would screen the house quite nicely. There is no need to move, IMO.
First of all I really enjoy this site, it is nice to see thoughtful discussions on the Gosselins. This week has been a very busy week in the news for both of them.
When it comes to Kate I am so happy that she did well on The View a little nervous about today and the other Kathy being there but hopefully it will turn out well. Sometimes I am appalled on the comments people leave on other sites about her. I think over all she is a remarkble woman who is trying very hard to empower herself. I am not naive by any means, the show and the fame did effect her I think we all saw some changes in her. But divorce is a life changing event, very painful at times and it is a time of reassessing yourself. I think she has done that and will continue to do it. She is well aware of her faults and I do feel she is making a sincere effect to continue to grow as a woman and be the best parent she can be. It is obvious that this divorce is acrimonious,and money is the factor why they are in the tabloids so much. Someone is going to have to earn a decent living to pay for the house and raising the children. You can’t turn back so you move foward. Hopefully she will be successful in her endeavors.
Jon on the other hand just needs to stay out of the limelight, the dogs were another one of his efforts to get publicity. There was no need for that to be reported, just another jab at Kate again. I am sad for the dogs and the children I am a huge dog lover but Jon did not address what needed to be done to maintain those dogs when he was not there. German sheppards are large dogs and at 15 months very active. I have to agree with what one poster said that she got them to make Jon happy. My comment to Jon on this matter is that if Kate was not addressing the dogs in a manner you were happy with then why didn’t you pay someone to excercise and groom and train the dogs while you are living in New York. There are many handlers that would have gladly spent 2 /3 hours a day working with the dogs.
In my opinion, if Jon wanted the dogs he should have found an apartment where he could have them. Kate made it clear from the beginning that she was not a dog person, Jon knew that so for him to put the blame on her now is wrong.
Why is everyone so against Kate working? Million and millions of mothers leave their children every single day to work. Kate is no different than other mothers who work. Yes, she travels some and is often gone for a few days at a time but other parents do that too.
Where is the evidence that Kate was/is having an affair with her body guard? Surely by now we would have seen photos or heard from a hotel employee or something. I just can’t see Kate having an affair with a married man, she is too much of a control freak.
Kate made it clear from the beginning that she wasn’t a dog person. If Jon wanted the dogs he should have found an apartment that allowed pets. For him to blame this on her now is wrong.
I,also know ladies who are shall we say “in charge” or bossy! i do think that it takes away from being ” lady”if you rule your’e husband,he is the head of the house.Iv’e probably said some things ,that are not pleasing to some people,oh well,so be it.I will say that Jon is not acting like a responsible father maybe he needs some good counselling! i sincerely hope and pray that both of them,might stop and think about thier children,i know Kate is doing her best for them!!! but it really does take two parents to raise children.I know that my youngest daughter is having a difficult time with her children,(one being a teenager) the children will feel it more as they get older,they will want mummy and daddy to be together for them,it’s devastating for the children,to have to go through this,i see it in my grand children!!! i do hope Jon and Kate,will do some serious thinking ,and get help,for thier sake and thier children’s sake. God Bless all of them “they are a lovely family,i hope the best for them.
Diane and stxmmom – I am in complete and total agreement!
Let’s face it – Jon wasn’t concerned enough to get a place close to his children, or big enough for his children to come stay with him, so I guess why would we expect him to get one close enough or big enough to take care of HIS dogs? I’m sorry, Kate made it COMPLETELY clear that she didn’t like the idea of getting a dog. I do think she was trying to keep the peace and trying to keep Jon happy – ANYONE who is, or has been married knows that at times your spouse might want something that you really don’t, but you COMPROMISE and just go with it. I think we all pick our battles at times, and if she was trying to make Jon happy, she figured why not get the dogs with the stipulation that they were HIS (and the kids) ultimate responsibility. You know, I am a dog lover, and could NEVER give up my dog – HOWEVER – I know that some people ARE NOT animal lovers. I have a friend who had said “no” to her husband and two sons for years about getting a dog – because she just didn’t want the hassle of a dog and she is not a dog person. Well, like Kate, she finally gave in and ALSO laid out very clear rules – in fact she wrote out an actual CONTRACT regarding the care of the dog prior to getting it – the contract clearly laid out that she would not be responsible for the dog and who WOULD BE responsible (her husband and sons) for all of the needs of the dog(and made everyone in the house sign it!). It was quite crazy actually when I read it – she kept it on the refrigerator so the boys could refer to it if need be….yes, it was a little crazy in my mind, but once the newness of the dog wore off and everyone started slacking she was quick to refer to the contract. And I did give her props for being very clear about her expectations…similar to Kate. Kate doesn’t have a contract, but she has video taped evidence! Can you even imagine if Kate would have done that (made everyone sign a contract) and how she would have been vilified by the GWOPPERS? The simple fact is, Kate is just one of those people that isn’t into having dogs(unless maybe a small, non-shedding one someday)- she has said that all along – and quite frankly, if I had 8 kids there is NO WAY ON EARTH I would be able to also keep up with pets – especially two large dogs – thus her stipulations to Jon and the kids when they got the dogs. She very clearly set out her expectations in the episode where they got the dogs. I’m sure at that time had she known what the future would hold she NEVER would have made the decision to get them. I have 3 kids, a dog, and a hamster, and a husband here to help and sometimes I feel like I can’t keep my head above water!
On another note, as my husband and I were watching Jon’s interview on ABC a couple of weeks ago – even my husband made the comment (when Jon was talking about missing his kids) – “why didn’t he get a place closer to them then?” Now I must say, my husband hasn’t followed this Gosselin mess much at all, and has only caught glimpses of news tidbits about the Gosselins(when he happens to come into the room and overhears things I am watching about them), but even HE can see how Jon contradicts himself constantly! And how Jon’s actions don’t jive with his words!
And finally, if I hear Jon talk one more time about how much easier it is in New York, and how less stressful it is when the kids are not around, and how he looks forward to going back to the city after he has been with the kids, I think I am going to LOSE IT!
Agnes,
Sometimes you have to go it alone, or at least separately I can’t imagine doing it alone but I know many people who haven’t had any other choice and they did/are doing an amazing job!
Two parents are definitely ideal but unfortunately we don’t live in an ideal world
Hi everyone,
There’s a video of Kate at the NC women’s show. Someone asks her about the dogs. Kate says they’re only gone for a short time because it was too much at the moment (paraphrasing). Jon put a very sinister spin on the entire situation. I also read that he’s appearing at a haunted house opening and selling pics for $7.00. Where does his money go? His life has become very sad.
GO to 2:10 to hear Kate talk about the dogs.
Well, Jon has Hailey and her…habits to support. Okay, I know I’m being mean, but sheesh.
Weighing in late about the dogs but Jon’s behavior in that video was just awful. It’s like he’s in bizarro world and consistently does the opposite of what’s appropriate or remotely dignified. He’s reaching Britneyy Spears/Lindsay Lohan levels of unselfawareness and making himself look bad, IMO.
wow! have you seen this??? from the national enquirer:
basically it says that jon and kate are splitting up the kids. an *inside source, close to one of them* (yeah right) says that jon wants to be closer to new york to make business deals and be able to build on his relationship with hailey and kate is tired of having to leave when it’s jon’s turn. so jon is taking cara and mady and the sextupslets will live with kate.
while i do not believe this at all…gwop is already hopping on this saying that kate doesn’t want the twins around cause they can talk and tell things she doesn’t want known.
also news from gwop is that the tups are now thinking that they are going to be next (after the dogs being given away) and that the *mansion* is going to be sold and kate will move the kids to LA OR to new york.
I’d feel worse about the dogs if they were a couple of mutts who were shipped back to the Humane Society. They’re probably having fun at the breeder’s, and we know wherever they end up they will be cared for.
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Sorry.. Have to disagree with this statement. Jeff Christopher is not a reputable or responsible breeder. He is a back yard breeder. No responsible breeder would ever release even one precious puppy to a home with eight small children and parents with absolutely NO previous experience raising dogs. Yet this breeder let them have two siblings, WITHOUT a written spay/neuter contract in place. Completely irresponsible behavior all the way around. Only the best of the best should be bred yet Jeff Christopher is quite proud of the fact that both animals are still intact.
At least the Humane Society would make sure that both dogs were neutered immediately and placed in good homes. The Gosselins should count their lucky stars that their sibling dogs have not already had a litter. Going back to the breeder is not a good call.
If Kate didn’t want the dogs, she shouldn’t have told the kids about them, picked them up, and written the check for them. At least Jon let them out of the darn crate she kept them in.
And Kate isn’t handling the divorce with class, she’s just more sly than Jon about how she spreads her hate.
But for the record, I can’t stand either one of them.
Sometimes I get the feeling that people are forgetting that this is a free country.
Despite the fact that I have a criminal trial tomorrow, I’ve spent most of the day online and I have to say I think this whole Gosselin thing boils down not only to mommy wars but to class wars. On other blogs you see (over and over again) people talking about how to survive with 8 kids without going on TV. They call Kate low class, trailer trash, etc. Jon on the other hand, as the son of an educated (dentist) man, is not called these things (no matter how trashy he gets). Kate tried to “rise” in society and is receiving her bitch-slap back into her “natural place” in society. There is an air of live within your means and don’t strive to get out of that class, lower yourself to the class you are meant to be in. Essentially, I think people consider Kate uppity. Maybe it is all unconscious, maybe it isn’t. In school we always talked about the fact that the US is meant to be a classless society (we have no state-sanctioned social hierarchy) but in reality we are as entrenched in class-thought as anyone else.
Maybe I just crave sociology so I’m seeing it everywhere, but I truly think that this is all because Kate dared to “rise.”
Well, ITA, Erin Kate.
Good luck with tomorrow’s trial.
Erin Kate, you are absolutely spot on IMO! Most of the negativity that can be found about Kate is rather petty.
Have to say that any and all opinions of kate have been brought on because of her own doing.
I disagree, sadey. I believe people are responsible for their own actions and opinions. No one is forced to watch or comment on the Gosselins.
Good paste, Erin Kate. There is class aspect to this – honestly I think a lot of it is people from the same “class” slapping her down because “it’s not fair.” I think it is also a backlash against a strong woman with ambition trying to better her life as well as her family’s.
Sadey, opinions of Kate have for more to do with the people forming those opinions than Kate herself. The people who snipe coninuously against her hair, her clothes, her career choices, etc demonstrate a bitterness and hatred in their own hearts.
Paige said: Sadey, opinions of Kate have for more to do with the people forming those opinions than Kate herself. The people who snipe coninuously against her hair, her clothes, her career choices, etc demonstrate a bitterness and hatred in their own hearts.
right…and it is amazing to me how these people have so much time to give to this hate-spewing group. they watch (some of them), the do recaps, they beg/plead for others not to visit any sites yet they do so. and all the while they say they won’t *give kate or tlc any of their time*…well honey the time they spend on gwop and other sites trying to be a part of the hate-kate campaign is doing just that!
they are actually fascinated with ALL things kate. she can’t make a move without them criticizing it. i am so glad no one is monitoring my every move and criticizing me for them.
Sorry if you ladies feel that I hate kate,but thats not the case…Maybe I have been watching another show, Being a strong woman does not mean being impolite or arrogant….
sadey i don’t know if you actually hate kate or not…but i know from the things that you post on gwop that you sure SEEM to have a lot hatred for her.
since you don’t hate kate maybe we’ll see a little less of that and more compassion for kate in your posts on gwop?
ok…my last post sounds very snarky. i apologize for the snarkiness. this is not that kind of site and i am not (or at least i really try) not that kind of person.