Jon and Kate Plus 8. Official Thread!!

[madge]

Don't know if this has been posted yet.....but some more friendly news....

http://wizbangpop.com/2008/07/23/jon-kate-plus-8-keep-away.php

I guess in a sense I could see their point. They don't want to be harrassed. But you can't stop in front of their house? Puhhleeze.

You asked for it.

Amen to that. As ye sow ... so shall ye reap ....

 

[kritter]

If you notice on their website now the note they had written since has been removed!!!!!!!!!!

 

[troobabiee7]

There was definitely a better way to word the sign but I don't really blame them. Yes they put themselves out there to be judged and whatever, but that's different than putting themselves out there for random people to visit their home. When young kids are involved it's always scary when there are strangers coming and going, whether they want a picture or just to say hello. They better keep a close eye on those kids.

 

[madge]

I don't blame them. I bet they have had people knock on their door wanting pics etc.

I've seen this (people knowing where the Gosselins live) mentioned as a CONCERN for the children over and over on message boards and blogs ... it is very easy to know where Jon & Kate live. They are easily accessible. I have no doubt that there are legions of well-meaning fans that want to get a glimpse of how they live - very kind-hearted, well intentioned folks. BUT. There are also looney tunes out there ... and sometimes, there's no way to distinguish between the two. It's a safety issue for every family these days. You can't be too careful, IMO.

But, when you choose to have your life on display, you aren't afforded the opportunity of a private life. this is what Jon & Kate have chosen for their family.

 

[Mom2Nick]

They live out in the open - their neighborhood and the outside of their house have been filmed often. If they wanted privacy the least they could have done was not make thier house itself so well known.

 

[kritter]

They live out in the open - their neighborhood and the outside of their house have been filmed often. If they wanted privacy the least they could have done was not make thier house itself so well known.

I know it is also very easy to find out all of their personal information they should have hid it a bit before doing the show!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[barkley]

the photo at the top looks to be taken at the utah rental, but the photo below with the signs looks to be their current home (the bay window in the front looks like the one the production company put the new blinds in).

personaly i would think the sign would do more harm than good. it makes the house easier to identify if someone were driving around looking for it. as it is i have to imagine that as much as they use their driveway and garage as a play area they tend to garner more lookers than if they used the back area. in fact it was only recently on the pottery show when the little guys were retrieving the golf balls john was hitting that i can ever remember realy seeing them in their backyard. it surprises me they don't have the kids out there playing more-given it's not fenced in (but neither is the front) but it looks to be pretty large with a nice play structure i would think the kids would enjoy using.

i kind of wonder what the deal is on them moving to another home. they showed them looking at properties at one point but it has'nt been brought up since. i don't recall how long ago they moved into their current home but they may be in the same boat lots of other home owners are right now-bought during the seller's market and are now upside down in equity. they've also done quite a few upgrades to the place so it could be that with a softer real estate market (not sure how the market is in their area) they could have improved it outside the range buyers are willing to pay in that neighborhood they also just showed the episode where the production company came in and changed out the window coverings because of issues with lighting and the production schedual-i can't see them going to that expense if a move was imminant (i had those style of shades in my old home-they are not cheap).

HEY-did anyone else notice, the message they posted a few days ago on their website to their fans about not believing anything they did'nt approve of HAS BEEN REMOVED does that mean we are now free to form our own opinions

 

[kritter]

If you notice on their website now the note they had written since has been removed!!!!!!!!!!

I just saw that today.. I bet TLC had something to do with it being removed!!!!!!!!!

 

[troobabiee7]

Has anyone seen this article from a few years ago? Sorry if it was posted before but I found a few lines to be... interesting.

Mother of sextuplets wants nurse to stay

She says her family needs continued Medicaid help to care for the six infants and her young twins.

Associated Press


WYOMISSING - A Berks County woman with year-old sextuplets and 4-year-old twins will appeal for continued nursing help from Medicaid beyond a one-year cutoff.

Kate Gosselin, whose husband has a 90-minute commute to a state job in Harrisburg, said she could not safely manage eight small children.

The sextuplets - only the second set born in Pennsylvania and among fewer than 30 sets born worldwide - arrived eight weeks premature but are thriving as they near their first birthday tomorrow.

"I will shout from the highest mountain that these are my children and I love them and I need help," Kate Gosselin said.

While the Gosselins appreciate the volunteers who streamed through their home in the early months, the children's routines improved with the arrival of Angie Krall, a licensed practical nurse who spends 30 hours a week with the family. Medicaid provides the temporary nursing support for premature babies, Gosselin said.

"She's fine-tuned, and I trust her," Kate Gosselin said of the nurse. "She's as good as a parent in this home."

The family cannot afford to pay Krall on its own, she said. Jonathan Gosselin, an information-technology specialist who now works in the Governor's Office, was unemployed for much of last year.

Kate Gosselin said she felt society had a responsibility to help with the children, since modern medicine promotes the use of fertility drugs, which can lead to multiple births.

She has talked by telephone with Bobbi McCaughey, the Carlisle, Iowa, woman who delivered the world's only set of surviving septuplets, in November 1997. McCaughey named the loss of privacy and the oversight of volunteers as among her biggest difficulties, Kate Gosselin said.

On the bright side, the Gosselin babies seem to have skirted the health problems that can plague premature babies and multiples. Each now weighs between 18 and 22 pounds.

 

[GrowingUpDisney]

Has anyone seen this article from a few years ago? Sorry if it was posted before but I found a few lines to be... interesting.

Mother of sextuplets wants nurse to stay

She says her family needs continued Medicaid help to care for the six infants and her young twins.

Associated Press


WYOMISSING - A Berks County woman with year-old sextuplets and 4-year-old twins will appeal for continued nursing help from Medicaid beyond a one-year cutoff.

Kate Gosselin, whose husband has a 90-minute commute to a state job in Harrisburg, said she could not safely manage eight small children.

The sextuplets - only the second set born in Pennsylvania and among fewer than 30 sets born worldwide - arrived eight weeks premature but are thriving as they near their first birthday tomorrow.

"I will shout from the highest mountain that these are my children and I love them and I need help," Kate Gosselin said.

While the Gosselins appreciate the volunteers who streamed through their home in the early months, the children's routines improved with the arrival of Angie Krall, a licensed practical nurse who spends 30 hours a week with the family. Medicaid provides the temporary nursing support for premature babies, Gosselin said.

"She's fine-tuned, and I trust her," Kate Gosselin said of the nurse. "She's as good as a parent in this home."

The family cannot afford to pay Krall on its own, she said. Jonathan Gosselin, an information-technology specialist who now works in the Governor's Office, was unemployed for much of last year.

Kate Gosselin said she felt society had a responsibility to help with the children, since modern medicine promotes the use of fertility drugs, which can lead to multiple births.

She has talked by telephone with Bobbi McCaughey, the Carlisle, Iowa, woman who delivered the world's only set of surviving septuplets, in November 1997. McCaughey named the loss of privacy and the oversight of volunteers as among her biggest difficulties, Kate Gosselin said.

On the bright side, the Gosselin babies seem to have skirted the health problems that can plague premature babies and multiples. Each now weighs between 18 and 22 pounds.

I was so staying out of this until this post. See the red font above...are you kidding me? WE should help with your children because YOU had fertility treatments and very well knew this could happen as this is explained to you in the process??? I don't think so!

 

[barkley]

I was so staying out of this until this post. See the red font above...are you kidding me? WE should help with your children because YOU had fertility treatments and very well knew this could happen as this is explained to you in the process??? I don't think so!

well, according to that blog thats supposedly done by jody's sister, kate used the same reason after she solicited and accepted money from family and friends (claiming to not be able to pay their bills) but was later found out and admitted to having all along a substantial savings account that she and john did'nt want to spend

 

[sorcerormickey]

Don't know if this has been posted yet.....but some more friendly news....

http://wizbangpop.com/2008/07/23/jon-kate-plus-8-keep-away.php

I guess in a sense I could see their point. They don't want to be harrassed. But you can't stop in front of their house? Puhhleeze.

You asked for it.

EXCUSE ME???? Since when do they own the street? I'd go park there all the time just to tick them off!!!

 

[C.Ann]

Has anyone seen this article from a few years ago? Sorry if it was posted before but I found a few lines to be... interesting.
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Kate Gosselin said she felt society had a responsibility to help with the children, since modern medicine promotes the use of fertility drugs, which can lead to multiple births..

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My late DH had 14 brothers and sisters.. I'm sure that his mother could have insisted that "society" provide for her children too, but she didn't.. She also took in both elderly, ailing mother's (her own and her DH's) who were bedridden and took care of them until the day they died - right along with all of her children..

Kate and Jon chose to use fertility drugs - knowing full well what the possible outcome would be.. If they couldn't afford to take care of 6 more children, they should have stopped with the twins - it's not like they would have been "childless"..

They - and Kate in particular - are constantly giving off vibes that everyone "owes" them - and they are the only couple in the entire world who have it so "rough".. Seems to me they're living a very, very nice lifestyle - at the expense of exploiting their children.. Sooner or later it's going to come back to haunt them..

 

[AnninIowa]

They should have skipped the sign and just put a fence around their house. I can totally understand that with the kids they would be wary of strangers and intruders, BUT they certainly have the means financially now to install more security or just move to another location. I always thought it was a bad idea to show their house. They need two house - one to live in and a fake one for the show, LOL!

 

[AnninIowa]

Wow, I just found this site: http://gosselinswithoutpity.blogspot.com/

They are now commanding $25,000 per speaking engagement AND first class air and accommodations?!

 

[ClarabelleCowFan]

They should have skipped the sign and just put a fence around their house. I can totally understand that with the kids they would be wary of strangers and intruders, BUT they certainly have the means financially now to install more security or just move to another location. I always thought it was a bad idea to show their house. They need two house - one to live in and a fake one for the show, LOL!

I would assume the HOA in their neighborhood won't allow a fence in the front yard and possibly not in the back yard either - or if it does then it would dictate what kind.

If they are making the big bucks from the TV show and their speaking engagements then I don't see why they haven't moved somewhere with more land where they could have some privacy.

I wouldn't doubt that their are cars driving by their house all the time and I would also be concerned about my children's safety BUT if that is an issue then MOVE somewhere else - even a gated community would be a better choice.

 

[Mouse House Mama]

Wow, I just found this site: http://gosselinswithoutpity.blogspot.com/

They are now commanding $25,000 per speaking engagement AND first class air and accommodations?!

What exactly do they speak about? How to exploit children for financial gain?

 

[TotalSnowWhite]

Wow, I just found this site: http://gosselinswithoutpity.blogspot.com/

They are now commanding $25,000 per speaking engagement AND first class air and accommodations?!

Other celebrities charge to speak (and pseudo-celebs like the Real World cast members...yeah, I want my college kid getting advice from them ). I don't see why they wouldn't. And if someone is willing to provide a first class experience in exchange for my presence (let me know if you are!! ), I know I'd take it!

 

[troobabiee7]

Other celebrities charge to speak (and pseudo-celebs like the Real World cast members...yeah, I want my college kid getting advice from them ). I don't see why they wouldn't. And if someone is willing to provide a first class experience in exchange for my presence (let me know if you are!! ), I know I'd take it!

I agree! There's a lot of stuff about Jon and Kate that annoys me, but that's not one of them. If people are willing to pay the big bucks, they should take what they could get. Lots of random people get paid ridiculous amounts of money just to make appearances. It makes no sense but that's the way it is so I don't blame them for getting as much as they can.

It's stuff like when Kate said she has no help (on last weeks episode) that makes me

 

[bjgrazi]

It's stuff like when Kate said she has no help (on last weeks episode) that makes me

Hey even Jon called her out on that one. She's a trip.