Comments on: Kate: Her Story

By: stxmom

stxmom — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:11:28 +0000

I finally got around to watching Kate: Her Story (love my DVR). I didn’t learn anything new but I did see a different side of Kate, I’ve seen her cry before but the emotions seemed different to me this time. Kate, as always, chooses her words very carefully.

By: Kiki

Kiki — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:42:57 +0000

Actually, that sounds a lot like the movie about the Dilleys (except they didn’t have any older kids). It was called Half a Dozen Babies. I can’t find a detailed synopsis, but it did involve them living with her parents. The family was upset with the portrayal of the grandmother. I guess they had to create some conflict, so they made her out to be a control freak.

By: Cookie822

Cookie822 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:10:36 +0000

Kate can certainly be more private. Last time I checked there was no gun held to her head that required her to discuss her divorce. To me it would be enough to say “that is private, don’t ask me again”. Let the tabloids speculate and write what they will, they generally do anyway.

I identify in so many ways with what Kate is going through. As far as I have read, Jon isn’t working except for those interviews with Insider, and Kate is not privy to that money. The TLC money comes in both their names since they are on the contract. That leaves Kate in the difficult situation of paying the house payment, even if only temporarily after the divorced is finalized. With joint custody, half the time Jon has the kids, and the other half is Kate’s time, that sets the scenario for no child support changing hands – a wash if you will.

Frankly, if I were Jon, I would approach the situation like this. Ask TLC to drop the lawsuit and allow his other interviews. In exchange he could offer to sign a new contract allowing the kids to be filmed with both parents. Since I am a believer in “taking the high road” (wearing the white hat when possible), I would like to see Jon and Kate on the same couch doing interviews, even if they are filmed with the kids on separate days. This would allow the kids to see their parents together being civil, which is really important since it is on tape as well, for all posterity (or posterior LOL).

As for that made for television movie, I wish I could remember the title. First, I am not even sure the names Jon or Kate were used. It began with a couple having infertility problems and I don’t remember if they had kids already, but I think they did. They got pregnant and the husband lost his job. The maternal parents insisted they move in when the couple could not afford housing expenses. They set up baby beds and prepared for whatever. I don’t remember if the Mom went to the hospital for bedrest but I think so. The tension arose when the kids all came home and the Maternal grandmother was watching the kids while the mother worked. The Mother wanted things done a certain way, and the Grandmother did her best while the Mother worked. There was friction mostly caused by the persnickity Mom. That sounds so much like Kate wanting things done her way or hit the highway. The father was much more passive. At some point he got a job, they got a house and moved out. There was distance between the grandparents afterwards. In essence, all this sounds really similar to the Jon and Kate story. I have absolutely no recollection of the movie’s name – none. At the time, I remember asking myself if this was the unauthorized story of this (Jon and Kate) couple. The names were probably changed since Jon and Kate probably received no money for this; they have never indicated they sold their story for a movie.

For the last two or three years, I have wracked my brain to remember more, but can’t. I was really hoping someone else might have some memory of it.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:52:58 +0000

I finally watched the interview last night. I guess there really wasn’t any more to say. As far as the asking questions and answering them, I don’t think it is a stalling for time tactic, just an annoying habit. Some people do that, just as some people talk about themselves in third person.
I think if you went into this interview liking Kate, you still do. If you went into it hating Kate, you still do.
There are things about Kate that I like, and things I don’t like. The interview didn’t change that. I think she truly has her children’s best interest at heart. I think she might be misguided on what is best, but that is something she is going to have to live with. She is their mother. I don’t like it when she talks about the children deserving “the world on a gold platter,” or they deserve that house. Material things are not going to make the children happy. Every mom wants to give their child things they didn’t have growing up, but I think you can get caught up in stuff(imo)–but again, that is her decision.
I think Kate is very honest about her shortcomings. I think she is naive to think that the show didn’t affect her marriage. She will never know if they would have been together without the show. I do think they had a dysfunctional relationship, but maybe they would have worked through it without the public scrutiny.
I think back to a special about the Dilley sextuplets. The dad stayed home when they were toddlers because the mom could make more as a nurse. The dad would pour cheerios on the floor and they would swarm to get them. He said that that’s where they were going to wind up anyway. They have all grown up to be happy healthy kids. The Dilley’s made their choices, the Gosselins made theirs. That is the way it should be. It just bothers me when Kate acts like their was no other choice and that it has had no ill effects on the kids. Any choice you make in life(my own choices included) affect your kids for good and bad.

By: Paige

Paige — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:40:35 +0000

Cookie, the show you mention does not ring any bells at all. Do you have a title? Or perhaps can identify who some of the actors were? Then we could google it.