I used to be team Jon and always thought Kate was the witch....until I started to watch the shows over. I've posted it several times, that he gave as good as he got, just sometimes quieter or sneakier. I really noticed it the past few days, on the old shows, even the first season. She just lets it roll off of her..she has other children to tend to.
I had noticed that too. I think her comments were maybe more noticeable because many of them were made in the interview section, while she was on the couch next to him. A lot of his comments either came as voiceovers while the film showed something they had done or I saw comments he made when they were all in a group.
They actually reminded me of a couple I know - or I should say, I know the wife, the husband is gone. People thought the wife was a real nasty control freak, but I was there a number of times when she was trying really hard to get his opinion on something. His comment was almost always "I don't really care" or "do what you want." But, he usually did care and he would quietly and sneakily find a way to sabotage what she had wanted. He did a lot of 'misunderstanding' or 'not hearing', so she could never really confront him on it.
His stuff was really passive aggressive, so people looked at him as the poor 'victim' of the 'control freak'. Then, one day, he announced that he was tired of being a victim and was moving in with a woman he met on the internet!!
He even said some of the things John said "I'm young. I need to get on with my life."
The wife in my situation is a very strong personality and is somewhat of a control freak, but she was not totally at fault and I don't think Kate is either.
The husband was doing things that were just as harmful to the relationship - the only thing was his things were less out in the open.
A lot of preschools finish up around Memorial Day. The twins were shown in their school uniforms in PA with Jon while the rest were still in NC. It could be that none of them missed out on the end of the school year.
That was what I thought too.
One thing about continuing with the show - on one of the behind the scenes shows, it was mentioned how much time the film crew really spends at the house. I don't remember just what it was, but it was much less time than it would seem from watching the show. Also, in the behind the scenes show, you could see that the kids had become very comfortable and friendly with the crew. So, when they do stop filming, those kids are going to say goodbye to a group of people they have come to know. (Not that I am saying I think a reality show with kids is a good thing - just that this will be another change for the kids).
The part that upsets me is all the people coming out of the woodwork to make some money - the more negative the story, the better. The paparazzi chasing the parents around, the people who say Kate hit the kids.
. In one interview I read Kate said that "the show must go on". Uh, no, actually it doesn't have to, or if the adults want it to, let them carry it on without the kids please. 
