Jon and Kate Plus 8, Official Thread--Part 7

[redrosesix]

I don't think he's getting worse...I think he's sort of leveled off for the moment. We'll see what tomorrow brings. LOL

ITA with this.

This show is so boring, I knew she was not going to answer any real hard questions, just questions we already know the answer to. Time to change the channel. She is so fake, I wonder what TLC person helped her answer her questions.

Which is why I'm not going to watch it until I read the reviews here...on 2nd thought, after reading the 1st review (yours), I just might read the reviews here.

ETA: ok, I caved in and turned it on, just in time to hear Kate say "this is really reality". Ughh!

 

[talulabelle]

Ok you have just jumped the shark with the "others"

 

[DMRick]

I wouldn't have stayed home from something important to watch it, but I thought it was interesting. It was some of the questions I was curious about. I was glad to hear the kids are in weekend and after school sports and that they went to friends houses and friends came to theirs. Their bedrooms are off limits, and anytime they don't want to film or be in a scene, they can go to them.
If I heard right (wasn't interested enough to rewind it) she has a full time house cleaner, yard person, and babysitter (during the day?) and one that comes a few nights a week. It sounded to me like she and or Jon are on their own on weekends and several nights.
She doesn't regret the vow renewal. She meant it when she said the words. She recognizes how hard it is to explain to the kids that after saying they would be together forever, they had to try to explain why they aren't.

She said the kids money is safe, and is for college, although she didn't say it was tied up.

She talked about the opportunities to see and do things the kids would not have had otherwise. Extra's beyond what they could have given them. Parts of the world and people they ordinarily wouldn't have met.

She talked about the crew, and that the base crew has always been there..and they showed them.
It wasn't a wow show, but I thought she answered more than I was expecting. She didn't seem to say her pat answers, so I assume everyone is still sober.

Tomorrow we get to watch the Duggars answer questions..which I thought was strange. Is this 'ask a question' week on the calenda?

 

[TanyaLovesPooh]

It wasn't a wow show, but I thought she answered more than I was expecting. She didn't seem to say her pat answers, so I assume everyone is still sober.

I thought the same...everyone on the J&K dis thread is still sober She didn't cry or try to gain sympathy either.

Kate said homework was a pain in the butt. ITA with her, I hate it. It seems like almost every weekday evening I am quizzing someone for a test, helping with homework (except for math, DH gets those) or searching for supplies for a project.

 

[MAKmom]

I still don't understand that statement, even though I'm guessing I already did it in your estimation.

I would not say you have ever jumped the shark.....yet

 

[C.Ann]

Well that's an hour of my life I'll never get back again..

Had to break my own "rule" and watch the show or I wouldn't be able to comment on it here without someone jumping right in to say, "Well - you didn't hear the tone of her voice" - or "You didn't see the look on her face" - or "You didn't see the way she moved her left leg" - etc., etc..

Let's see - "healthy amount of money set aside for the kids college education - safe and will not be touched".. Okay - then I guess there's no reason to "have" to continue to film the kids in order to secure their college educations..

The kids classmates have told them that they "watch the show".. Swell - wonder if their classmates watched the divorce episode?

Only gets 4 to 5 hours of sleep a night.. Sorry - I don't buy that..

Would like to be in a film.. Great idea - as long as the KIDS aren't involved.. I personally wouldn't pay money to see it, but it would be a way of her supporting the kids - instead of the kids supporting her (and Jon)..

Nothing too surprising really.. "Kate" is "Kate" - it's all about her - and that's never going to change..

 

[TanyaLovesPooh]

Only gets 4 to 5 hours of sleep a night.. Sorry - I don't buy that..

Why?

She didn't say that was because of the kids, she said she can't get her mind to shut off.

 

[madge]

Only gets 4 to 5 hours of sleep a night.. Sorry - I don't buy that..

I don't get much more than that.

 

[MAKmom]

Well that's an hour of my life I'll never get back again..

Had to break my own "rule" and watch the show or I wouldn't be able to comment on it here without someone jumping right in to say, "Well - you didn't hear the tone of her voice" - or "You didn't see the look on her face" - or "You didn't see the way she moved her left leg" - etc., etc..

Let's see - "healthy amount of money set aside for the kids college education - safe and will not be touched".. Okay - then I guess there's no reason to "have" to continue to film the kids in order to secure their college educations..

The kids classmates have told them that they "watch the show".. Swell - wonder if their classmates watched the divorce episode?

Only gets 4 to 5 hours of sleep a night.. Sorry - I don't buy that..

Would like to be in a film.. Great idea - as long as the KIDS aren't involved.. I personally wouldn't pay money to see it, but it would be a way of her supporting the kids - instead of the kids supporting her (and Jon)..

Nothing too surprising really.. "Kate" is "Kate" - it's all about her - and that's never going to change..

You know you love her... you can't get enough of Kate. You spend everyday reading, watching & posting about her

 

[DMRick]

I'm thinking, if you don't like her, nothing she said would make you change your mind in this question and answer show. As I think of more things she talked about, I realized I didn't know all the answers to the questions, so I did learn new things. I did wonder when the kids did their homework, and that seems to be another time (along with after school activities..which I assume is on school grounds, hence no pap pictures) that they must not allow taping at.

She has the same hopes I had for my children and most here prob had/have for theirs. That they will be happy and healthy and productive older teens (in ten years). I hope that happens for them too.

She did explain that she likes to be organic because of the hormones and pesticides in food and that she does it as much as she can. The more they can eat organic, she feels the better.

She does seem to have a sense of humor. She bought one of the Halloween wigs to keep for her self LOL!

I thought when talking about the holidays, it was very sad. I'm sure it always is in divorces

 

[MAKmom]

I don't get much more than that.

Me too...which is why I have 3:00 am post

 

[emer95]

I was amazed at the lack of emotion tonight. I really thought it would end with a teary Kate, voicing-over warm and fuzzy montages of the kids smiling, laughing, and being healthy, normal, loved, unharmed, etc. I've got to hand it to her, I did not expect to see her throwing the paper to the floor and laughing about being tired of her own voice.
There you go, Kate. You actually surprised me.

 

[WaltD4Me]

I thought it was interesting to watch tonight. And in watching Kate, I have decided that while it might not be the truth, I think it's Kate truth. Meaning I think when she answered the questions she answered them honestly to what she believed to be true. If that makes any sense... True, none of the questions were hardball, but I think the answers were Kate's and to her honest answers.

 

[redrosesix]

If I heard right (wasn't interested enough to rewind it) she has a full time house cleaner, yard person, and babysitter (during the day?) and one that comes a few nights a week. It sounded to me like she and or Jon are on their own on weekends and several nights.

So basically she has full time help during her custody days, and Jon is on his own (which is basically what he said the day before the twins' birthday) -- makes sense, since we only see the nannies when she's there.

I thought the same...everyone on the J&K dis thread is still sober She didn't cry or try to gain sympathy either.

Kate said homework was a pain in the butt. ITA with her, I hate it. It seems like almost every weekday evening I am quizzing someone for a test, helping with homework (except for math, DH gets those) or searching for supplies for a project.

Yup -- so do I. A few of the teachers at DD's school have decided not to have homework any more, but I haven't figured out yet how to make sure she gets those teachers for each grade. They decided they would rather help the kids who are having difficulty in the classroom rather than have the parents doing the homework.

I would not say you have ever jumped the shark.....yet

Well, that's good...I think.

Well that's an hour of my life I'll never get back again..

Had to break my own "rule" and watch the show or I wouldn't be able to comment on it here without someone jumping right in to say, "Well - you didn't hear the tone of her voice" - or "You didn't see the look on her face" - or "You didn't see the way she moved her left leg" - etc., etc..

Let's see - "healthy amount of money set aside for the kids college education - safe and will not be touched".. Okay - then I guess there's no reason to "have" to continue to film the kids in order to secure their college educations..

The kids classmates have told them that they "watch the show".. Swell - wonder if their classmates watched the divorce episode?

Only gets 4 to 5 hours of sleep a night.. Sorry - I don't buy that..

Would like to be in a film.. Great idea - as long as the KIDS aren't involved.. I personally wouldn't pay money to see it, but it would be a way of her supporting the kids - instead of the kids supporting her (and Jon)..

Nothing too surprising really.. "Kate" is "Kate" - it's all about her - and that's never going to change..

That doesn't jive with the Kate that was on the show, IMO.

And it would be nice to think she could get a job that doesn't involved her kids working, but I could never see her being in a movie.

 

[C.Ann]

You know you love her... you can't get enough of Kate. You spend everyday reading, watching & posting about her

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Not hardly.. I don't "love" Kate OR Jon.. LOL.. I stayed away from this thread for quite awhile - hoping that the J&K madness would end and it would stop the filming of the kids.. I only returned recently because I was SOOOO happy to hear that TLC was being prevented from filming the children.. (And no - I don't care if there was some kind of "motive" behind it or not.. It got the job done and that's the only thing that counts in my book..)

However, I have noticed that a few posters here no longer post on any other threads at all - or at the most, one other thread - one comment - once a month or so - yet they will post 20, 30, 40+ posts per day to only this thread.. Hmmm.. I wonder what that means? Lovers or just totally consumed??

I'll hang around until the courts decide whether the filming of the kids can continue or not - and to see if the custody issue boils down to joint or one or the other getting full custody.. Once those things are decided, I'm out of here again..

At that point, I will leave you all to discuss Kate's shoes; Jon's clothes; the dogs; who is having an affair; who isn't having an affair; whether Kate pumps her own gas; who Jon is "hanging out" with; etc., etc. to your hearts content..

Might want to keep your life jackets handy though - because I think the TLC/Kate&8 ship is on the verge of sinking...)

 

[DMRick]

So basically she has full time help during her custody days, and Jon is on his own (which is basically what he said the day before the twins' birthday) -- makes sense, since we only see the nannies when she's there.

Well, he had a sitter LOL.

Basically I didn't take it that way that the full time help is only on her days. She mentioned that it's important for there to be two adults there at all times.

I thought she said she had a daily sitter, and a part time one a few nights a week. Maybe I heard wrong.

I thought he had them for half a week. I assume the housecleaner cleans the whole house, so Jon wouldn't have to do much of that, so that would be help.

 

[DMRick]

However, I have noticed that a few posters here no longer post on any other threads at all - or at the most, one other thread - one comment - once a month or so - yet they will post 20, 30, 40+ posts per day to only this thread.. Hmmm.. I wonder what that means? Lovers or just totally consumed??

Or maybe neither. Maybe this is the thread we are interested in. It's a natural choice if we like the show. Wouldn't make much sense to post on a soup opera show if we don't watch the soup opera LOL. You obviously must have done searches on some of us to find that info out. I happen to not be planning a trip, because I'm just back, so I'm not wasting my time doing tip planning. I usually post just a few times a week on other threads, maybe a cat thread, survivor, Amazing Race, something that catches my eye on the community board etc.
I happen to enjoy this thread, the debates, etc and this is the one I decided to make time for, since I'm in front of my computer so much, it's nothing complex, that I have to think at, and there isn't much else right now on the dis I'm interested in. I post often, my posts are usually short, and hey, it builds up my post count in case there are ever prizes for the highest post count

 

[MAKmom]

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However, I have noticed that a few posters here no longer post on any other threads at all - or at the most, one other thread - one comment - once a month or so - yet they will post 20, 30, 40+ posts per day to only this thread.. Hmmm.. I wonder what that means? Lovers or just totally consumed??

Girls.... Carol Ann is calling you guys consumed. It's intervention time.

Remember the first step is admitting you are consumed.... you can be helped.

 

[redrosesix]

Well, he had a sitter LOL.

Basically I didn't take it that way that the full time help is only on her days. She mentioned that it's important for there to be two adults there at all times.

I thought she said she had a daily sitter, and a part time one a few nights a week. Maybe I heard wrong.

I thought he had them for half a week. I assume the housecleaner cleans the whole house, so Jon wouldn't have to do much of that, so that would be help.

IMO, I wouldn't mind taking care of the kids if I could have the housecleaner.

Does anybody else wonder why there needs to be 2 adults there at all times? They don't have that kind of ratio even for daycare here, even for toddlers.

 

[redrosesix]

However, I have noticed that a few posters here no longer post on any other threads at all - or at the most, one other thread - one comment - once a month or so - yet they will post 20, 30, 40+ posts per day to only this thread.. Hmmm.. I wonder what that means? Lovers or just totally consumed??

I've been on the regular boards some in the past week, and it's always the same thing -- people who post a question without doing search first (so I post something that I have practically memorized) or it's about mug hopping, or pool hopping, or whether guests at the All Stars have worse transportation than at Pop. IMO, this is the only thread where the debate changes from day-to-day. But then again, I don't follow any other threads on the community board.

But if Kate+8 ever happens, I think I'll have to walk away -- that would just be depressing.