People magazine is featuring Kate and her kids in this week’s issue. It appears that the issue will be about the changes that the family has experienced, how they are healing after the split and the issues that Jon and Kate can not resolve.
- What changes over the past year have surprised you the most?
- Do you think they’ll discuss these changes in the new version of their family show, Kate + 8?
- Will you be watching the new show?
- If so, what do you hope to see this time around?
Kate has a new entry on her TLC blog titled: WARNING: Tooth Fairy! Prepare Yourself!!!
Also: TUNE IN! Kate returns with the kids on Kate Plus 8 airing Sunday, June 6, at 9 and 10 PM!
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36 Responses to The Gosselins – One Year Later
Can’t wait to watch the new show. It should be ALOT better without Jon on it. Can’t wait to see how the kids have changed in a year.
All i have to say is way to go girl!! and i cant wait to see you and the kids in upcoming episodes and also the twist of Kate !
Best of luck to you guys you know you have my support I went through the same thing but it just wasnt as advertised, Stay strong your doing great!
i voted for you on Dancing with the stars also
have a great day
Kathy
What a difficult year this has been for every member of this family.
I think it’s inspirational to compare the Kate of last year, to the woman she’s become. She’s proven herself in ways that I think have surprised a lot of people. Myself included!
This is very superficial but, those hair extensions really surprised me, lol. I thought she was “married” to her “attitude” style.
Jon also surprised me, in ways that disappointed. I really was a big Jon fan at one time. I was surprised they filmed at all after the cheating pictures came out. If I were Kate, I would have crawled in a ball and cried.
Jon also surprised me, in ways that disappointed. ~Ann
Ann, ita. Never would I have thought that he has done some of the things that he has done. So very sad.
There are lots of surprises. I was surprised the show kept going. I am super surprised by Kate’s popularity. I never expected her to be so well-known. A couple of years ago, it was almost impossible to find out anything about them other than the show.
I hope the new show is light. I don’t mind Kate talking about her kids or her divorce. But I don’t want it to delve too deeply w/the chlidren. I like seeing ornery moments of the kids being kids. I will watch to see them having a good time. They are all so adorable. That is a great pic.
I think it’s inspirational to compare the Kate of last year, to the woman she’s become. She’s proven herself in ways that I think have surprised a lot of people. ~Happy.mom
Hello Happy.mom, ita. She’s tough and she’s taken a lot of criticism while going through a divorce, but she has done very well for herself and her family
Yes, I will watch for sure! I am looking forward to it. I was on the show’s fanpage on Facebook earlier. There were many many comments from people excited that specials will be airing this summer.
What surprised me? Lots of things. One thing for sure — I never expected Kate to be on People magazine’s cover three times already in 2010! Kate has become a part of popular culture and she is embracing the opportunities that come with that. Good for her.
I am not sure what to expect via the specials, but I think the fact that it is no longer a regular series and also the fact that the kids are older will mean we will see less footage of the day-to-day living their lives and more excursions. That is fine with me. I agree with Lily, I just want to see the small moments of the kids being kids. That can happen in a variety of environments.
And, yes, I do watch for the kids, but I also watch for Kate. She is complex and interesting. Not perfect, but fun to watch!
The change that has surprised me the most is how much bigger and brighter Kate’s smile has become and how much more laughter and joy she shows.
I will of course be watching the show and will have to DVR for my girls since it comes on late.
I hope to see some new insights into the raising of multiples and their interaction with each other.
Wow! what a great picture. The kids have been drinking lots of grow juice haven’t they?
I have to say, the thing that has surprised me most, is that Kate is still everywhere you look. I thought once the divorce hoopla was over, so too would be the Gosselins 15 min. of fame. I was way off. Good for her. I was way off about Jon, too. Watching the show, I never thought he would have turned into the sorry frat boy he has become. Hope he can get his act together. While Kate has an appeal to moms, I’m not sure what group Jon can be marketed to. I hope for the kids’ sake that he doesn’t use Michael Lohan for his mentor. I think I probably will check out the new show out of curiosity. I would imagine that there will be less drama, because Kate won’t have Jon to yell at
. The kids are older, so I would think there would be less meltdowns. Of course, when they all hit their teens, there is potential for a lot of drama!
I did get my copy of People in the mail today and I just finished the article. There really was not much new in it. Adorable pictures of the kids and a picture of Alexis holding some type of reptile that looks like a baby alligator, LOL.
The article did mention that Jon and Kate would have had their 11th anniversary this coming June 12th.
Kate also mentioned in the article that it was hard for her when the kids were with Jon part of the day on their birthday and she was alone. She said: ” That hit me hard. Sitting there, thinking – Six years ago I gave birth to these babies. I was probably in the NICU right now. And where are they now? That was so hard.”
She went on to say - “I was glad that Jon made himself available. I would never want them to not have that relationship. I would hope that it would never come to that.”
Kind of sad reading this part of the article .
The rest of the article was pretty positive. Moving on and having” happiness, peace and good things. ”
I wish they had found a way to work out their problems so that they could have remained married.
I remember the episode where they announced their separation, though. Kate was hurt and upset. Jon was almost giddy and anxious to begin his new life. The difference in their attitudes was startling, to me.
Kate is better off without him, that I firmly believe. But it’s always hard to see a marriage end. They really were a good team for a while, but as couples often do, they grew in separate directions.
I hope they can be friends again, that’s bound to take some time. But it would be wonderful for the kids to get to see their parents together without any undertones of animosity.
ITA happy.mom. Good post.
ITA, too, happy.mom. Terrific post. I too was stunned by Jon’s behavior in the last year. I always thought that a lot of what got Kate criticized was due to frustration at Jon’s tendencies to be passive-aggressive. However, if you’d told me that he’d move away from the kids to NYC and points even farther away, do his anti-Kate rampage on the tabloid shows while bemoaning how he’d lost his twenties to fatherhood, and generally act like a horny 15 year old, I’d have told you you were crazy. I thought “I Will Survive” was a perfect song for Kate to conclude her DTWS stint.
I’m looking forward to reading the issue. Pam, it’s sweet and fascinating that Alexis still is fascinated by alligators
Yep, I’ll be watching.
What surprised me the most? I never was a big Jon is wonderful person, I always felt he was more or less a loser, but I didn’t think he’d go to the depths he went to & is evidently still at.
Alexis and her gators – kids, go figure.
Pam@IW says: There really was not much new in it. Adorable pictures of the kids and a picture of Alexis holding some type of reptile that looks like a baby alligator, LOL.
Aw! I read it too last night.
Despite the predictions made in certain quarters about Kate oversharing about the kids difficulties, the article was just as I expected it to be – a nice, uplifting piece with a few little glimpses into some of the challenges facing a family that has recently experienced a divorce.
She shared the fact that Cara was upset with her for overlooking a school event. (Who hasn’t been there?). I like how she recounted her explanation to Cara. Basically, the year had been difficult, but she (Kate) was going to try harder not to miss any obligations going forward.
Despite the fact that Kate is frequently quite honest about her shortcomings, some people refuse to hear it because it doesn’t fit their pre-conceived view of things.
Anyway, the picture of Alexis was adorable. The trip to Florida sounds like it was a great experience for the kids. I look forward to seeing a tiny bit of it on the show.
happy.mom totally agree with your post #10!
Sorry Guys…but I will not watch that show. Yes, Kate has changed…for the worse. She still continues to use her children for her paycheck and it is just wrong. Those kids should be able to have a happy and normal upbringing and childhood, but kate just won’t allow it. Did you know that in one of the episodes of Jon and Kate, they actually lied to the children and told them it was Christmas, just so they could get a shot of the kids running down the steps in excitement to open gifts? Are you kidding me?? Who does that to their kids?? I am so amazed at how people still defend this woman. Think about it… these children ae literally working to support themselves. And I am soooo tired of hearing..I’m doing this for my kids…I have to support my kids. Give me a break..No Kate, your doing this to support your lifestyle…Get real!! People are still being fooled by this con and it’s pathetic! I am not ashamed to say that I hope this new show….flops!! and it probably will.. Just go away already…Please!!
Valerie,
No need to be sorry. Not sure what that is about.
I am so amazed at how people still defend this woman.
I feel that most people who have posted on IW are in favor of regulations for filming children in all states.
More importantly, I see people posting here defending Kate’s right as a parent to make decisions for her family more than defending Kate.
I am also wondering how you know these children are not happy? Based on what factual evidence?
Did you know that in one of the episodes of Jon and Kate, they actually lied to the children and told them it was Christmas, just so they could get a shot of the kids running down the steps in excitement to open gifts? Are you kidding me?? Who does that to their kids??
Me and lots of military moms. If hubby was being shipped out a few days before Christmas or a few days after, when the kids were small like Kate’s were, we pretended Christmas on a different day so that they could share it with dad. Nurses and other people who have to work on the holidays do it as well. Until the kids become old enough to know better, there is not a thing wrong with it. Toddlers are hardly sitting around with day planners or calendars tracking dates.
I wonder how the children are “working?” They run around and play and go on fabulous trips while someone catches their most precious moments on film, a recorded memory they will have for a lifetime. I wish them the best of luck with the show and I’m sure that Kate will continue to make the decisions she feels are best for her family.
I hope everyone has a happy safe Memorial Day.
In the past year I’ve have been very surprised at Jon’s behavior. I hope he has settled down and is trying hard to be a good father to his children.
I can’t wait to see Kate’s new shows, I don’t think she will talk too much about the divorce or the struggles with the kids, she did very good at keeping things to herself when Jon was sharing everything with the media.
The haters keep saying Kate should get a nursing job but honestly who is going to hire her. I’m sure she is doing what she thinks is best for the kids and Jon must have gave his OK too. If Jon didn’t agree, there wouldn’t be a show with the kids.
Valerie-(a) we only have Kevin’s word for that, so I’ll take it with a grain of salt, but (b) even if it did happen, families do that all the time for logistical reasons. Did it ever occur to you that a reason for doing that it might have been so both the Gosselins AND the crew members could have Christmas Day without ANY filming? How would the children be harmed by it? Do you think that Jon & Kate should have told that there is no Santa Claus, Easter Bunny or Tooth Fairy in the name of total candor?
I think if Kate tried going back to nursing, the extreme haters would try to ruin that for her too: calling up her employer & berating them for hiring such, as they believe, evil woman. The haters claimed their ire was because they opposed filming the children, but the children only appeared ONCE on DTWS, in a brief film clip that was shown at the finale after Kate already was eliminated from competition & that didn’t placate them. They’re also railing against Twist of Kate. They’re at the point where they are obsessed with making Kate’s life miserable.
In answer to your question, I will not be watching this new show. I think that it is the worst possible decision that could be made. My husband, who has no interest or knowledge of the whole Gosselin fiasco, saw the tlc ad for the new show — his reaction? “So, those kids are not already screwed up enough?!” Sure, there is no proof/factual evidence/whatever that they are screwed up but I cannot accept that it can be good for them given what they have already been through and is it really worth the risk for entertainment purposes? There is not a child alive that emerges from a family divorce that doess not have struggles and most do not have their lives documented by cameras. In my opinion, go Kate and do what you want to do on your own but leave the kids out of it.
For some reason I was surprised at Jon’s behavior over the past year however it’s a positive that he is now living closer to his children instead of in New York.
I like the pictures in the new “People”- some of the kids have really matured, others still have the baby face. They all look happy & I hope they are doing well w/all of the changes they’ve experienced.
I will tune in to watch the new show at least to check it out. But I do wish the kids could have been left out of a new series. I wonder how many episodes there will be?
Overall, I wish Kate success in whatever ventures she has because I truly feel she will first & foremost provide for her children & make sure they are always taken care of.
I had hopes for Jon as well until I saw the pictures of him bringing his girlfriend to Kate’s home and staging this driveway hugfest in front of the photographers. That parenting through divorce class cannot come soon enough. He is either very cruel or completely clueless.
Sure, there is no proof/factual evidence/whatever that they are screwed up but I cannot accept that it can be good for them given what they have already been through and is it really worth the risk for entertainment purposes? There is not a child alive that emerges from a family divorce that doess not have struggles and most do not have their lives documented by cameras. In my opinion, go Kate and do what you want to do on your own but leave the kids out of it.
I can respect that opinion but it still doesn’t explain to me why there is so much focus on Kate and her kids specifically. There are so many examples of kids on reality TV, often times in situations that one might think people would find more objectionable than the Gosselins’. So I’ll never understand how Kate has become the first and last example of bad mothering for having her kids on TV.
I for one am looking forward to watching. I have missed seeing the kids. In the previews it shows Joel swimming w/the dolphins and smiling and enjoying. I thought Joel? Good for him. Obviously he has matured and is getting much better with new things. On the other site they were saying that body language says everything in the People pics that Kate has her hand on Hannah and no one is smiling. Did we see the same pic? Her hand is not on Hanna and the kids are all smiling in the picture. The twins look so much more relaxed and even the boys are smiling. Wonderful pics. I also looked to browse the article as I waited in line but did not find it in the 3 stores I was at during the weekend. That tells you something that there is interest in these children yet. I probably won’t watch Kate’s show but will watch the specials.
More importantly, I see people posting here defending Kate’s right as a parent to make decisions for her family more than defending Kate.-Pam
That’s exactly why I support Kate. I also don’t like the innuendos, lies, etc that certain hate sites write about Kate, as it surely is hurting her kids.
Valerie-(a) we only have Kevin’s word for that, so I’ll take it with a grain of salt, but (b) even if it did happen, families do that all the time for logistical reasons. Did it ever occur to you that a reason for doing that it might have been so both the Gosselins AND the crew members could have Christmas Day without ANY filming? How would the children be harmed by it? Do you think that Jon & Kate should have told that there is no Santa Claus, Easter Bunny or Tooth Fairy in the name of total candor?-PeggyP
Great ponts PeggyP. There are other people involved in taping that would like to not work holidays.
Valerie, how do you know that the sole purpsoe of telling the kids it was Christmas, was to get a shot of them running down the steps? See, that’s another reason why I will support Kate’s right as a parent to make decisions for her kids. People assume they know what’s going on (when clearly they don’t). Valerie, I don’t believe a word that come from Kevin or Jodi’s mouth. As far as I’m concerned, they’ve harmed the Gosselin kids( and their own kids) more than they’ve been crying Jon and Kate has.
The bottom line is, those are Kate’s kids. Just because she’s on tv, there’s no reason to nitpick what “is best for the kids”. She would know as their parent, and a loving, caring, nuturing, one at that. From all accounts, they are happy and thriving children.
I am so amazed at how people still defend this woman.
As long as there is so much hate directed her way for stupid things (clothing, hair, weight), there will be people who will defend her. As long as Kate is working hard to ensure that her kids live in a nice home, go to a good school, and have plenty of opportunities to explore the world, there will be people who defend her. Most importantly, as long as people obsess about the plight of the Gosselin children while remaining silent about children who are hungry, neglected, beaten, and abused, there will be people who will defend her.
I am not ashamed to say that I hope this new show….flops!! and it probably will.. Just go away already…Please!!
I am amazed that people don’t realize that they have the power to make Kate Gosselin go away from their lives whenever they choose. No one has to watch her shows or read magazine or Internet stories about her.
YOU CHOOSE TO KEEP KATE GOSSELIN IN YOUR LIFE.
I’m one of those people who think it would be better for the kids to not be filmed. In an ideal world, they could live out their childhood in privacy.
But we don’t live in a perfect world and parents have to make the best out their own situation in order to provide for their children. I think it’s ridiculous when people tell Kate to sell her home, fire any and every person who assists her, work as a nurse and live in a hovel. That is not the answer!
If Kate could support the children without putting them on TV, I’m sure she would. I believe she is making efforts in that direction, but is wise enough to know that those plans may not work out. She needs something she can count on to bring in the income necessary to raise eight children. The kids are marketable, that’s a fact. So she has to make certain compromises in order to provide for them. I see this as a very practical and sensible choice.
People act as if she’s sending them into a dangerous coal mine in order to pay for her manicures. The truth is she’s taking them on great vacations where they are filmed, in order to pay for their normal life at home.
I sense more than a small amount of jealousy from those supposed child advocates. I wish they would be honest intead of hiding behind their noble *cough* cause.
YOU CHOOSE TO KEEP KATE GOSSELIN IN YOUR LIFE.~Paige
Paige, ita. They could easily ignore Kate, but that would ruin their fun. I’ve seen it mentioned again about “how can we watch w/o it counting towards ratings.” That’s so ridiculous. Why watch?
I know I was surprised at how much more I liked Kate after she and Jon split. TLC used their spats and Kate’s personality as a draw. When the bickering was shown, I would sometimes cringe. I remember once writing something like I like to watch them on tv, but wouldn’t want to have them over for the evening. I enjoyed watching her w/o Jon and w/o their squabbles. After the split, Jon pulled so many stunts and Kate handled it all in a very mature way. There’s so much more for which she could have publicly slammed him, but she kept her mouth shut about a lot of it (the twin’s bd comes to mind). I admire how she has come through her divorce.
I agree happy.mom. Generally, I don’t favor filming. But I don’t think that a few specials, especially those where the kids have fun or educational experiences, is an invasion of their privacy. I was glad they halted filming during the divorce (even though I didn’t trust Jon’s reason for doing so.) But I also don’t think it is terrible they are filming again now, under the restrictions they have adopted. I think Kate is doing her best to maximize family earnings while she can, without the hectic schedule of 2008-09, for example, no book tour this time around.
Happy.Mom says: People act as if she’s sending them into a dangerous coal mine in order to pay for her manicures. The truth is she’s taking them on great vacations where they are filmed, in order to pay for their normal life at home.
ITA. Very well said.
“People act as if she’s sending them into a dangerous coal mine in order to pay for her manicures.” – Isn’t that the truth! Usually, unlike some, I find their comments and efforts humorous in a sad sort of way. So many people trying so hard to think they are making any difference when they are making nothing more than loud snorting noises which evidently gets mostly ignored by they ones they want to gain the attention of, Kate, TLC, etc. Even their efforts in regard to Kate’s book on Amazon I don’t think they had as much negative impact as they think. The lower sales I attribute more to the fact that the show wasn’t on the air at the time of the book release and Kate didn’t do a book tour as before.
Kate was blamed so much for harping on Jon – once they split, the true colors of each Jon and Kate came out. People usually don’t change, most especially so quickly. Although Figure 8 films originally started by filming medical shows, when they began to switch over to more about people in unusual circumstances, they also began to put a spin on the stories they were telling. They became infamous & were not well thought of for a good while. There were complaints from others they had filmed about the spin they would put on a show, which the participants of they show weren’t informed of before hand. I think they did this to Kate & Jon and as so many people seemed to be turning in to see what kind of triad Kate would go on next, they convinced Kate & Jon that this method was drawing viewers. It nearly ruined the perception of what Kate was really like - seldom did they show the reasons for her triads. Jon bought into the ‘poor’ Jon scenario lock, stock and barrel as that way his tendency to do so anyway. When TLC began to see their spin on the show was loosing viewers, they began to show the more balanced view of Kate & Jon – that Kate wasn’t always on some triad about nothing, that she usually had very good legitimate motherly reasons and that Jon could often be a selfish, mean jerk who often had no patience for his children other than to play with them & even the play was often what he wanted, not what the children themselves were interested in.
I will watch the specials and I will watch Twist of Kate, pulling for her that this show will be a hit.
Wow, great discussion ladies…I totally agree with most everything written. Paige you hit the ball out of the park with….
As long as there is so much hate directed her way for stupid things (clothing, hair, weight), there will be people who will defend her. As long as Kate is working hard to ensure that her kids live in a nice home, go to a good school, and have plenty of opportunities to explore the world, there will be people who defend her. Most importantly, as long as people obsess about the plight of the Gosselin children while remaining silent about children who are hungry, neglected, beaten, and abused, there will be people who will defend her.
Those are my thoughts EXACTLY!
My biggest suprise of the year is that I’m actually blogging about the Gosselin’s, for the very reason’s most have you discussed.
I really don’t care about Kate, her weight, her shoes, her hair or anything else. I support her right to pursue an entertainment career however she sees fit and feel that suggestions that she return to nursing or otherwise support herself are probably not realistic at this point. However, I stand by my opinion against the continued filming/working of her eight children as part of that career. She obviously has talents and should work at developing them. I do not think that Kate has become the first and last example of bad mothering for having her kids on TV so please do not infer that I hold that opinion. Also please do not assume that I remain silent about children who are hungry, neglected, beaten and abused because the opposite is true. And, no, they are not being sent into coalmines to work but that is like saying that all things are relative where children are concerned and that harm can only be physical which I don’t think that any of you would maintain. I believe that children should be provided for but that material ways are only one part of that spectrum. All of these statements are attempts to refute my opinion. I do not bash Kate in any other way other than the decision to resume filming of the children.
putting kids in daycare, kids who stay at home, babies who are not breastfed, babies who are breastfed, weaning too soon, co-sleeping, not feeding kids organic foods, childhood obesity, stay-at-home dads, pre-school, immunization controversy, child abuse, child hunger, improper car seat installation, sids…etc, etc. now these are things to be concerned about. kids going through a few normal days in front of a camera? just not on the radar screen.