Jon and Kate Plus 8 official Thread, Part 2!!

[madge]

So unfair! It's snowing here in MN today and the rest of the weather outlook doesn't look so good! Grrrr... Thanks for the pics madge, absolutely beautiful...Spring will eventually show up here

thanks for the compliment! I feel like this has been the longest winter ever. LOL.

 

[FSUDisneyGirl]

I don't think Nana Janet or Joan is the mystery helper...I remember reading somewhere (or Jon and Kate saying?) that she was a Vietnamese or Korean or something woman who was really good with the kids. LOL anyone else remember this, or have I lost my mind?

 

[madge]

I don't think Nana Janet or Joan is the mystery helper...I remember reading somewhere (or Jon and Kate saying?) that she was a Vietnamese or Korean or something woman who was really good with the kids. LOL anyone else remember this, or have I lost my mind?

Jon mentioned the nanny in his speech at Penn State last month .. you haven't lost your mind! LOL

 

[madge]

Entertainment Weekly article

As suspected, ratings were huge for Monday's night finale .. highest watched episode of JK8 ever.

Thought this was interesting ...
April 19: Gosselins Go Green (1-hour special)

does this mean they're going to start using real plates?

 

[lucas]

I don't think Nana Janet or Joan is the mystery helper...I remember reading somewhere (or Jon and Kate saying?) that she was a Vietnamese or Korean or something woman who was really good with the kids. LOL anyone else remember this, or have I lost my mind?

I remember reading that, too. Maybe a Jon interview. The one where he talked about going skiing with Cara?

Oops - just saw madge's post above.

 

[Grumpy's Gal]

I have loved this show for so long. Having said that......

For me, it seems as though this season, Kate is "Hollywood Kate" instead of "real Kate". J&K+8 is no longer about everyday life with 8 kids--a big family and their day to day challenges of handling 8 kids in a loving home.

It's now about places they travel and all the things they get for free and I feel, too often, "suttle" ads for sponsors.

Kate the movie star (now) vs Kate the regular mom (before). Their original life, which is the one I tuned in to watch, doesn't exist and I fear for those kids what becoming famous may do to their family.

I hope Jon and Kate have some time off to re-connect , if possible, and perhaps seek some counseling. I hope they can both find a way to be happy.

 

[Promomx2]

When I was on the TLC Jon&Kate show website, I noticed on one of the ads on the bottom of the page, "Kate's diet". I clicked on it and it talked about how Kate had lost weight after the babies. I dont ever remember hearing anything about Kate losing weight right after the babies were born.

 

[OhMari]

I have loved this show for so long. Having said that......

For me, it seems as though this season, Kate is "Hollywood Kate" instead of "real Kate". J&K+8 is no longer about everyday life with 8 kids--a big family and their day to day challenges of handling 8 kids in a loving home.

It's now about places they travel and all the things they get for free and I feel, too often, "suttle" ads for sponsors.

Kate the movie star (now) vs Kate the regular mom (before). Their original life, which is the one I tuned in to watch, doesn't exist and I fear for those kids what becoming famous may do to their family.

I hope Jon and Kate have some time off to re-connect , if possible, and perhaps seek some counseling. I hope they can both find a way to be happy.

ITA.
I was reading about the mom with all those babies and she is trying to do exactly what Kate is doing.
The mom is out shopping for herself, pampering herself-Kate's lifestyle now.
The mom wants to look like Angeline Jolie-Kate wants to look like Victoria Beckman.
The mom don't want nanny's around, because they report her-Kate don't want anyone around-because they may tell all.
The mom wants a hollywood life-so does Kate.

Kate climbed from the bottom and got what she wants,
and the mom with all those babies in California is doing the same thing.

One day, Jon and Kate's bubble is going to burst and they will be broke and selling off the house and their possessions.

 

[MichelleVW]

When I was on the TLC Jon&Kate show website, I noticed on one of the ads on the bottom of the page, "Kate's diet". I clicked on it and it talked about how Kate had lost weight after the babies. I dont ever remember hearing anything about Kate losing weight right after the babies were born.

She really wasn't on tv then so why would you have heard about it? Then later on she had her tummy tuck because those babies stretched her body too far out of whack to ever get back in shape.

 

[DreaGirl]

I would like to know how Kate lost so much weight so fast. She says she runs 1 hr. per day and eats "bird food" which I'm guessing is salad?

I haven't been following OctoMom. She just never interested me for some reason and then when I saw her on the Today show (interview with Anne Curry) I knew she was nuts.

 

[DreaGirl]

She really wasn't on tv then so why would you have heard about it? Then later on she had her tummy tuck because those babies stretched her body too far out of whack to ever get back in shape.

Yeah, she was pretty slim when they did the first interview (I thought she looked her best actually). And then when she got her tummy tuck she was in great shape, not too thin. At that time the show was more focused on the kids and the organization of a large family rather than Kate.

 

[MichelleVW]

I haven't been following OctoMom. She just never interested me for some reason and then when I saw her on the Today show (interview with Anne Curry) I knew she was nuts.

The OctoMom is a total fruitloop, I turn the channel whenever she is on....

 

[FergieTCat]

I would like to know how Kate lost so much weight so fast. She says she runs 1 hr. per day and eats "bird food" which I'm guessing is salad?

Maybe she asked the doctor who gave her the free tummy tuck for some free liposuction? Or she's starving herself.

 

[madge]

Maybe she asked the doctor who gave her the free tummy tuck for some free liposuction? Or she's starving herself.

I have no idea what she's doing to lose the weight .. but I do know that she's skinny. You can tell on TV she is thin, but I don't know if it shows how bony skinny she is. And I didn't think she looked like she was physically fit skinny, like she was working out aggressively. Just regular skinny. LOL.

I thought the same of Matt Lauer. I knew he was slim, but when we saw him at WDW in October, I was surprised at how really skinny he is.

 

[blissventure]

ITA.
I was reading about the mom with all those babies and she is trying to do exactly what Kate is doing.
The mom is out shopping for herself, pampering herself-Kate's lifestyle now.
The mom wants to look like Angeline Jolie-Kate wants to look like Victoria Beckman.
The mom don't want nanny's around, because they report her-Kate don't want anyone around-because they may tell all.
The mom wants a hollywood life-so does Kate.

Kate climbed from the bottom and got what she wants,
and the mom with all those babies in California is doing the same thing.

One day, Jon and Kate's bubble is going to burst and they will be broke and selling off the house and their possessions.

You've summed it up well. The only thing missing is the probable appearance of at least some of the kids when they are young adults on Oprah. (Or whoever is doing a similar show in 10-18 years.) Theme: My entire childhood was a sideshow. I had no say.
I didn't get paid for all the embarrassing exposure, but my parents (or my octo) took my young life and turned it into quick cash.

 

[Grumpy's Gal]

ITA.


One day, Jon and Kate's bubble is going to burst and they will be broke and selling off the house

does anyone really know if THEY own that house? or was it a TLC purchase?

 

[DreaGirl]

does anyone really know if THEY own that house? or was it a TLC purchase?

I don't think anyone knows for sure.

 

[Promomx2]

I don't think anyone knows for sure.

Would it be a matter of public record? Here in va. we can look up any address in public real estate records and find out the selling price, you has owns or owned the house.

 

[DreaGirl]

Would it be a matter of public record? Here in va. we can look up any address in public real estate records and find out the selling price, you has owns or owned the house.

It is the same thing here in Michigan. I don't know how to do any of that stuff though.

 

[madge]

Would it be a matter of public record? Here in va. we can look up any address in public real estate records and find out the selling price, you has owns or owned the house.

I want to say that the Gosselin house is owned by a trust... read that somewhere, can't remember where, though.