Jon & Kate: Sad it's ending?

[Nik's Mom]

It should have never been anything but a special in the first place. Everyone got greedy, TLC included and it imploded. I'm pretty sure if the parents get off their celebrity high horses, the kids will be fine.

Another show seems to be going the same way as J&K. Little people, big world. How long will that couple bicker and fight in front of the camera before they call it quits?

I agree. The show was fine in the beginning, but I grew tired of Kate's poor treatment of Jon and Jon's passive aggressive attitude. Then the wheels fell off last year with Jon's shenanigans. I stopped watching regularly after the fidelity rumors started.

Both Jon and Kate have contributed to their current situation. I hope the kids can live a normal life now.

 

[Laura]

I'm glad it's over. Not sorry one bit.

 

[tazdev3225]

I have lurked on all the other J & K threads. I am truly happy for the sake of these kids the show is over. I watched in the beginning and in the last year to 18 months I could see the train wreck coming. I truly think both parents are at fault and I don't really care what the reasons are. They are both playing a blame game that only hurts the kids. I watched a very short part of the show and saw the typical reaction of children from a split home and the typical reaction of the parent who has their feelings hurt when the child wants the other parent because they are not happy with the one who is there. This is the game that the kids play, pit mom against dad. My DGS does this all the time with his parents and he has never seen them together as they separated before he was a year old. I hope that both parents learn to live without the limelight that they both so truly enjoy and finally try to give these children as normal a childhood as they can. As far as another show of any sort I will not watch because the exploitation should end here and now. This is JMHO.

 

[mousey]

I'm glad its finally done. I only hope the kids will have a somewhat normal life ahead of them. Its not their fault that their parents are idiots.

The editing of last nights show was definately to show Jon as the "bad parent". Let me tell you, Kate is no saint. She is just as guilty if not more of "bad moments".

Maybe these two can get real jobs and support their kids instead of the other way around!

 

[Rora]

I miss the old, happier Jon and Kate. I'm glad the show is ending now- there's nothing else to watch with this family. I certainly hope those kids turn out okay!

 

[missypie]

Didn't anyone see how nasty he was to Maddy and Cara when they were making the lemonade signs???? He was talking to them horribly and then punished them for NOTHING! Didn't anyone catch it when Maddy say that she liked it when Mommy was here???? That made him furious. I have never seen such an immature selfish excuse for a man.

I hope that little episode is shown as Exhibit A in the custody hearing. He came across as such a jerk and that is when he was trying to make a good impression. He was wearing that t-shirt that said LIAR LIAR LIAR LIAR. At the end of the lemonade sale he just handed the fire fighters the jar and said "we raised this for you." Anyone who had actually wanted to do a fundraiser would have been anxious to count the money to see how much they'd raised.

 

[missypie]

D's and I were cynically discussing what TLC would do for a replacement for J&K. We're sure they're scouring the country for a pair of little people who've had conjoined twins.

 

[mousey]

I believe the interview of this episode was taped after Jon kicked TLC off his property and wouldn't let them film the kids anymore. This is the reason they portrayed him as the "bad parent". They could of easily shown the "other side of Kate" and people would of been complaining how mean she is.

Jon was trying to send a message with the "Lies" shirt. Don't forget, J & K aren't the brightest bulbs in the pack.

 

[wdwfan16]

I am glad it is over. What made them so special? They used fertility drugs and got a lot of kids. Two the first time and six the second time.

 

[focusondisney]

Another person glad the show is over. Jon & Kate have both changed for the worse if you ask me. They are both out for their own interests. Despite all their talk of it's all for the kids. I think they both have become addicted to the attention & Kate especially seems to think she is a big celebrity.

I don't think 5 year old kids who are "just living their lives" should have fans, papparazzi & security following them. I hope the kids are getting out of the circus before too much damage is done to them. They WERE cute kids, but years of being given special treatment, fawned over & treated different can lead to entitled obnoxious train wrecks.

 

[madge]

Am I sad the show is over? No. It wasn't going to go on forever .. it had to end eventually. It's unfortunate that Jon and Kate couldn't take care of things quietly, without tabloid interference. But, that seems to be the only way those two can stay in the public eye, so I guess that's that.

 

[madge]

...and for those who hate the show all you have to do is change the channel...

I didn't watch last night. What I have seen from this season is on YouTube, and that's usually just to see what the fuss is all about. LOL

 

[KAMLEM]

suffice it to say that based on the personal reflections that the
three surviving dionne quintuplets, the only other multiple birth children
ever subjected to such high profile public scrutiny and attention as the gosselin children (though not to the magnitude of the gosselins by virtue of decades of 'advancements' in filming, mass marketing and tabloid 'jounalism') shared back in 1997 in a caution letter to the mccaughey family:

"...multiple births should not be confused with entertainment, nor should they be an opportunity to sell products...",

"...our lives have been ruined by the exploitation we suffered...",

"...we were displayed as a curiosity...",


these children's lives have been affected, and in all likelyhood not for the good.

I'm not saying the the children won't suffer any ill effects from the show, but I really don't think that they compare with the Dionne quintuplets. The way that the Dionnes were taken away from their parents, literally put on display and isolated from the public was a much different situation.

 

[allison443]

I am glad for the kids' sake that the show has ended. I don't want to get in a big financial discussion, because we don't really know the details, but I really hope that the parents saved some of the money for the future.

My dd and I were talking about how the parents said the show was their "job" but if you think about it it was also a job for the kids. I'm sure the filming schedule interfered with other normal activities the kids would like to do, like getting together with friends, joining a team, etc. Basically they were committed to filming at certain days/hours each week. Maybe they will be able to do those "normal" things more easily now.

Do you all think the paparazzi will stop taking pictures of the kids now that the show is over? I hope so.

 

[madge]

Do you all think the paparazzi will stop taking pictures of the kids now that the show is over? I hope so.

as long as Jon and Kate continue in the public eye, my guess is no.

 

[brockash]

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Boy you said a mouthful there. He was talking about how he would be there no matter what and DH and I looked at each other and rolled our eyes. If he finds some hot young chick who is jealous of the kids or asks him not to see them, I would lay money that he would slowly fade out of their lives.

Yeah, I couldn't believe some of the things that came out of his mouth last night One thing that really stuck out to me was when he was saying how he's got the "best of both worlds," when he was talking about how he gets to live in NY, and away from the house (and basically responsabilities) and then when he gets sick of the media and stuff, he can come back to the house and "chill." I just kept thinking WTH is going through his mind. All he's talking about is himself and he's talking like he's some single (non-dad, no responsabilities) guy who's living the life right now...ugh.

The other thing, that honestly really concerns me for the kids, was when he went off on Mady, because she said she had more fun with Kate. He took her poster, made her go inside, and then did the same to Cara (I guess because she's the twin) and wouldn't let either of them go to the lemonade stand. They did absolutely NOTHING wrong. They're kids, and they're the kids that Jon himself (and Kate) are putting through a lot of pain, and of course they're going to say things like this. I remember the little kids saying the same thing once when they were with Kate (that they had more fun with Jon.) I was really disgusted by that attitude especially last night, and I certainly hope that he changes his ways.

 

[Sugardimples]

Kate needs to get knocked down a peg. One of the things she said last night was that it would not be possible to support the family as a nurse. Well, Kate, LOTS of people do just that. Kate is not as special as she thinks she is.

 

[mousey]

Your right, Kate does need to get knocked down a few pegs. Her biggest disappointment is no more freebies and trips. What family that has neither parent working a real job traveling around to ski resorts, $10,000 a week beach houses and Hawaii telling us how hard they have it with 8 kids. Welcome back to the real world Jon & Kate!

 

[2luvmickey]

I stopped watching the show after Kate threw a fit when the kids were given ice cream at WDW. She was so upset that their outfits were ruined.

Fertility treatments at a young age? Don't doctors usually give couples a few years before this measure? Eight kids before 30 is a lot to deal with.

Jon's a bigger baby than Maddie (that child needs some help), he was always being pushed around by Kate and never seemed to do anything right.

Where are the extended family members? I'm one of eight and I could never do without the family support system! Besides, my children and their cousins act like siblings. That's important.

It takes two to make a marriage work and it looked like J & K turned to separate pages on that book.

Unfortunately, Jon trolling around the globe with the latest piece of trash put him in a very bad light. Kate was all about looking good, from her free tummy tuck to her hair, makeup and workouts. They made the choice to air their dirty laundry.

I feel for the kids, luckily they have each other and hopefully some therapists to help them with their issues caused by their parents.

 

[NikitaZee]

I stopped watching the show after Kate threw a fit when the kids were given ice cream at WDW. She was so upset that their outfits were ruined.

Fertility treatments at a young age? Don't doctors usually give couples a few years before this measure? Eight kids before 30 is a lot to deal with.

Jon's a bigger baby than Maddie (that child needs some help), he was always being pushed around by Kate and never seemed to do anything right.

Where are the extended family members? I'm one of eight and I could never do without the family support system! Besides, my children and their cousins act like siblings. That's important.

It takes two to make a marriage work and it looked like J & K turned to separate pages on that book.

Unfortunately, Jon trolling around the globe with the latest piece of trash put him in a very bad light. Kate was all about looking good, from her free tummy tuck to her hair, makeup and workouts. They made the choice to air their dirty laundry.

I feel for the kids, luckily they have each other and hopefully some therapists to help them with their issues caused by their parents.

ITA with everything you said.