Jon&Kate plus 8

[ilandrazdsw]

It is sad that there life is a circus now. I hope the show is cancelled soon. I saw there first special on tv today, and it is so obvious how much they have changed. In that special, she and Jon sat close together and seemed happy. Now they both roll their eyes and act as though they'd both rather be in anywhere else than on that couch together. So sad.

Is it that they don't want to be there together, or they don't want to be there at all? I wonder if they are sick of doing the show (by some of Kate's comments it could be taken that way), but are stuck with either a contract or because it is their primary source of imcome. Kate seems to be doing more appearances now...yes, the kids are older and Jon is home so she has more flexibility to be gone, but it could also be their way of "changing careers" to get out from under TLC while still having income.

As far as the children go, I wish the best for them. Every child is different no matter how much DNA they share. There could be 101 reasons why each child acts perfect or acts out. But how good is it for the tantrums to be shown on TV? How good is it for the child? I really wonder if those kids that act out or do anything at all that other kids can find to make fun of are being made fun of in school. Kids often act one way in school and another at home, so other kids don't necessarily know about tantrums, bed wetting, blankies, etc, but when it is all over the TV for classmates to see does it impact relationships with other kids?

I think Kate has something along the lines of that the show is capturing the family as it really is, but would it really be so bad to request TLC not show so many tantrums? Yes they do happen, but for the children's sake do they have to show one a week of Maddy? ( I haven't been "carefully watching" for the last couple seasons, but before it seemed to be at least once an episode she had a meltdown--maybe for a good reason.) Seriously, at this point I think TLC needs to take a little responsibility for their editing for the children's sake.

 

[3prettyprincesses]

You know, I used to love the show but I agree that it's lost it's charm. It used to be about a (somewhat) normal family dealing with everyday issues. Now it's about vacations, new houses and appliances and trips around the country for book promotions or speaking engagements.

Kate has changed. She's downright nasty to Jon and the last few episodes she looks annoyed and hostile. When they sit together on the interview couch their body language is very telling.

It's very sad to me to see those kids exploited in this way. Seriously, the kids are the breadwinners in that family. I can't imagine having my 3 daughters on TV all the time that way. Those poor kids don't know what normal is. Is it normal to have TV crews there 4 days a week, to have all the extra help with everything (nanny, organic chef, maid, etc.). Plus, imagine those kids watching these episodes years from now and seeing how Kate treats Jon, or how she keeps saying they make her crazy or how Maddy is always portrayed as throwing fits. I just don't think it's healthy.

The best thing they could do is stop the show and concentrate on their marriage and kids. They owe that to each other and those poor children.

 

[newtodis]

Hey Everyone!

Here's a link to the J&K+8 thread on the community board if anyone's interested:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1972039

If you skip to the end (around page 180 or so probably) there's some info on the rumors and other info. I see madge has also been over here - she's a wealth of J&K knowledge!

As for the rumor of divorce - I think they'll stay together until the kids are older. At that point, they may even stay together with Jon in Utah and Kate at the "new house" and do their own things. Coming from a family with divorced parents, it's MUCH better to end it and get the divorce than to continue to muddle through "until".

 

[bbsak]

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Originally Posted by DISNEYNV
Speaking of hitting... On I last new episode i watched when they said goodbye to their old house I noticed Jon looked a little beat up. Anyone else notice during the interview session this face and eye looked puffy and there was a large red spot on his forehead?
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Can we say Botox.. I think they both are looking far to awake for having 8 children and the schedule they keep. And Jon looks to have had a bit too much.

I think Jon's swollen and red or flushed face is the result of windburn from snowboarding. Most of those episodes were taped around the time he was in Utah and snowboarding around home - there are pics of him on the slopes. It's also possible that he could have been sunburned because they vacationed in FL at the end of Feb.
Botox does not swell and redden the face unless he'd had the procedure done just hours before they taped the couch segment. I think it's a simple case of sun or windburn. Now, Kate---definitely a botox user. Her forhead doesn't even budge anymore.