We watched till the end and boy was I wrong. They couldn’t even look at each other. It was ugly. And Rebecca and Amy were shocked. Rebecca couldn’t stop thinking about the kids: “Who will take care of them if their parents get divorced? Where will they live?” Amy said, “If the show’s pulling them apart shouldn’t they quit the show?” Perhaps J&K should sign up for some counseling with Amy.
After the show was over I really felt sorry for them. The trajectory of their marriage sounded a lot like ours: married young, children came quickly, no time to learn to be married before being a parent, then the immediacy of childcare subsidies and all of a sudden you wake up and wonder what the heck happened? Thankfully when that happened to us we weren’t on national TV with millions of fans and speaking engagements and book deals (although I could handle a book deal…). We were just two people figuring out how to be married.
They kept saying, “We’re here for the children.” It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to say, “If you’re there for the children you need to be there for each other, too.” Surely with all the money TLC has invested in them being “Jon and Kate” they’ll get them some marriage counseling. I know a 12 year old who’d be willing to chat with them.
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Kate Gosselin's book tour stopped in East Lansing last December. Rebecca and Amy wanted to get a book signed but when we got there the line snaked through the huge bookstore and out the door, around the side of the building all the way down the back of the bookstore. It was December. In Michigan. It was too cold to wait two hours outside. So we just got a quick peek at Kate and left. She rarely looked up at the people who'd waited so long to meet her - just sign, next, sign, next. I was very, very glad I didn't wait for that.
I really thought the same as you Christy, I was so hoping. I was so sad after the show. I still am just thinking about it. I am praying for them. We feel bonded to them since our kids look so similar. :)
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The flippant part of me said, "You know, Jon,'Kate+8" still rhymes"... but the rest of me (thankfully, the bigger part of me) was very sad it's come to this. Their unhappiness. Their ugly bitterness. His defensive sneer. My inability to turn it off or take it off my TiVo line up.
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Tell Amy and Rebecca they've got good heads on their shoulders.
Traci - the best thing that can happen is for us to pray so I'll follow your lead on that.
ReplyDeleteTerri - our flippant parts were right there together... maybe there could be a Plus Eight show where it's just about the kids? I'm weary of the bitterness, arrogance and sneers, too.
Let's hope there's a switcheroo in the episodes to come where they both apologize. Well, we can hope, can't we?
Hey - I am very glad to hear of your kids ability to empathize with these other children. And Amy's very astute observation that they should walk away from the show. I have never really been a fan of the show, but I have been moved to pray for this couple and those little ones who are so affected by this.
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