OT - John & Kate Plus 8 lastnight....

[breezy1077]

I agree. I really thought the Disney episode would be an hour, or even continued until another show. I know they seemed to only be there for a day or two - did they ever mention (I don't remember).

I loved then they got into the van & they had the rope w/rings on it & every kid had a ring to hold onto. I wonder if they made that ???? I really thought that was clever - if you kids will hold it!

I would also have to guess - would they have to get releases for so many people that were in the video to air it???? I don't know???

More Disney please

I think they mentioned they were there for 5 days or more. I don't know for sure but it sticks in my mind. I can't imagine making that drive for just one day Actually, except for fl residents, I don't understand going to Disney for 1 day. Friends of ours did that and went to AK? Just don't get it. (perhaps would make a good thread topic)

 

[Camno's Mama]

I think they mentioned they were there for 5 days or more. I don't know for sure but it sticks in my mind. I can't imagine making that drive for just one day Actually, except for fl residents, I don't understand going to Disney for 1 day. Friends of ours did that and went to AK? Just don't get it. (perhaps would make a good thread topic)

Ah, but when you are coming from the frozen tundra, sometimes a vacation to Florida is all you need! We've gone down with my parents and brothers and only hit one of the Disney parks and one of the Universal parks. Then, we also fished and took a drive to the beach, hung around Celebration, DTD and various other things. We just don't get into the whole Disney immersion thing. Someday we certainly will for one of our trips, but we just like the Orlando area overall. Lots of restaurants, cheaper flights, reasonable lodging (the pool homes are awesome for a family gathering), and warmer temps! What more do you need for a vacation! If I were going to Wisconsin, I would spend a whole week just sitting by a lake! (I love that, too!)

Didn't see that Jon and Kate...but it sounds a little strange. It's easy to make a lot of mistakes when you've got eight kids though. But I can definitely say that I wouldn't leave my kid in the laundry room while he's sick...it just sounds like it would be pretty miserable. I don't think I'd worry about kidnappers or anything...I mean, if you can't feel safe in your own home, then you've got bigger problems than the flu bug hitting the family for a few days! But the laundry room does have its share of dangers with the detergents and chemicals and stuff. Leave them in there long enough unsupervised and I would fear they'd be back in there when they are well to get into all that stuff! My boys would use that time to formulate a plan!

 

[DisneyCrazyX5]

When my kids are actively vomiting they are placed in the bathroom on the rug with a pillow and blanket. They like to lay their hand on the cold tile and be close to the toilet. They are much older than 3 though so they do stay in there alone, although I am within earshot.

When they were younger I would put them in the bathroom sometimes if they wanted and I would be in there also. When the vomiting is not constant they go lay in their beds if they want with a bucket close by. I then sleep on the floor so I can hear them.

I put the bean bag in the bathroom and cover it with a sheet to make it more comfortable and give them their pillow and blanket (if it survived round one). This started after one Christmas Day when all 3 boys took turns getting sick - we ran out of sheets after changing each bed twice. But they are in my bathroom and I can hear every move they make.
My boys seem to rest better when they are not worried about making another mess.

 

[HerdOHuds]

I only have 4 three year olds and I Totally see where Kate was in the process of sickness. If that was the easiest place to clean up the mess and close by but not loud then that is where my darlin's would be parked! And since she had been on the sickness roller coaster for about a week at that point, I am betting that keeping ahead of the laundry game was almost more than she could cope with.

There are things that she worries about that I would let go, but that is just fine because she is the one coping with all the kids and the camera crews.

She doesn't live with cameras all the time, they are just there on certain days and I think she probably had part of the Disney trip paid for by sponsors and TLC if she filmed that day. Then the rest of the trip they were able to just enjoy without America spying on their life! I appreciated the driving portion of the trip because it gave me ideas for things to do and things to avoid for our upcoming trip.

I refer to the show as 'my instruction manual' and watch avidly. There are others in the Higher Order Multiple community who love it and some who don't enjoy watching.

 

[holly7347]

I'm sure taking care of that many is beyond hard and you try to keep the messes to a minimum when ever you can but I agree putting them in a laundry room alone is strange.

When my oldest had a nasty stomach bug a couple years back I finally put a quilt down on the floor of the living room. She must have been about 2 or 2 1/2 at the time and freaked out when she had to throw up anyway and trying to get her to throw up into a bucket or anything just made her freak more. So even though I tried to keep it off the carpet it was impossible. After she threw up 3 or 4 times on the carpet (which I did spot clean) I finally put the quilt on the floor to help minimize the mess. When she was finally feeling better I removed the quilt and shampooed the carpet. But no way in the world would I (or would she even let me) leave her in a room alone when she was sick, especially the laundry room.

 

[lucigo]

I loved then they got into the van & they had the rope w/rings on it & every kid had a ring to hold onto. I wonder if they made that ???? I really thought that was clever - if you kids will hold it!

I have seen these at preschools before, a good idea if, like you said, they will actually hold onto it!

 

[**eeyore**]

I only have 4 three year olds and I Totally see where Kate was in the process of sickness.
I refer to the show as 'my instruction manual' and watch avidly. There are others in the Higher Order Multiple community who love it and some who don't enjoy watching.

HerdOHuds -

I just want to say - you have my complete and total respect! I have twin 3 yo DD's. There are days I feel my life is complete chaos with just the two, and I always try to remind myself - I could have triplets, quads, etc...

I love to watch Jon&Kate+8. I feel like there are times that I would be just like Kate if I had sextuplets. Sure, there are lots of things I think she should do differently, but even just having twins, I realize multiples create a certain "dynamic" that is difficult to understand without experiencing it first hand. Of course most issues are just regular "kid issues" that you would experience with even a singleton, but there really are some "multiples issues" that I have come across along the way.

Anyway - more power to you HerdOHuds! You're my hero!

 

[iheartdisney]

I would also have to guess - would they have to get releases for so many people that were in the video to air it???? I don't know???

Na, they don't need releases. I've been to Disneyland several times when they are filming. There is a sign posted both at the entrance and the area they are filming that state something to the effect that by attending, you give your consent to use your likeness.
It probably had something more to do with the fact that TLC is not affiliated with Disney, so they were showing the family, not the park.

 

[bumbershoot]

I only have 4 three year olds and I Totally see where Kate was in the process of sickness. If that was the easiest place to clean up the mess and close by but not loud then that is where my darlin's would be parked! And since she had been on the sickness roller coaster for about a week at that point, I am betting that keeping ahead of the laundry game was almost more than she could cope with.

I'm of two minds on what has been described (didn't watch it).

One, I can't imagine putting DS into a laundry room and closing the door. Heck, we have a family bed, so a few weeks ago when he threw up on the bed twice in the middle of the night, that was OUR bed he was throwing up on! Obviously we keep him close, and usually when he's sick he's velcro-kid, he always has been. He's sick again, and just 2 nights ago was the first time he threw up while sitting on the lap of someone else than me, and it marked the first time he didn't throw up ON someone, that's how velcro-ish he is when sick.


HOWEVER!

That's soooo easy for me to say with my ONE kid.

I have a friend who was surprised by identical triplets (that news article recently that talked about how rare it was annoyed me...it just happened 3 years ago in Eugene OR with no working towards it at all!) while planning her wedding. Surprise surprise surprise. Literally!

And when I even think about all she goes through on a daily basis, I kind of feel faint. My guy keeps me bedraggled enough, I can't imagine 3.

However, all the multiples I've ever known end up with their own little support system, they don't SEEM to need their parents QUITE as much as a singleton, b/c they have each other, in a way. So they SEEM, to my eyes, to be a bit more independent, by nature or just by it being the way it is and has to be.

So, and I do NOT usually talk like this at all, I try really hard to not judge what people do and don't do, especially when they had 6 at once, when I go a little bonkers sometimes with my uno.


(but if I were on TV all the time I don't think I'd put a kiddo in a room with an outside door, all alone (if that's the sort of room their laundry room is), no matter how many TV crews might or might not be around...too many weirdos! I'd probably choose a bathroom instead)

 

[barkley]

I put the bean bag in the bathroom and cover it with a sheet to make it more comfortable and give them their pillow and blanket (if it survived round one). This started after one Christmas Day when all 3 boys took turns getting sick - we ran out of sheets after changing each bed twice. But they are in my bathroom and I can hear every move they make.
My boys seem to rest better when they are not worried about making another mess.

several years ago i read an article written by a female cancer survivor. she talked of how she knew the man she was dating during her illness was 'mr. right' when after seeing her insist upon sleeping in the bathroom several nights in a row due to vomiting he went out and purchased one of those large fleecy cushioned dog beds (like the size for a lab), scotch guarded it and placed it in the bathroom for her. i've often thought this would def. work well.

 

[LAH LAH]

Guess I just wanted to chime it that I found it 100% a-o-k.

Now if he was complaining and whining to get out that would be another story...he really seemed to be feeling poorly...plus I think most are forgetting the bedrooms are on another level...so having him in the laundry room was the perfect place for her to go about her business of house duties and having him close enough to check on him/have him call for her.

 

[CampbellScot]

I was a little bit shocked initially that she was laying the kids on the utility room floor...but when I thought about it, those kids rooms are NOT quiet or peaceful. they jump all over each other like puppies! ANd it seems that their little resident "stinker" Alexis, delights in waking the other kids up.

Also, when one kids pukes all over...the whole room stinks and two other kids have to sleep in that room.

I'm sure the utility room floor isn't the comfiest place in the world, but most of us are used to...well, less than 8 children to deal with at one time! I imagine after days of nothing but barf sheets and clothing, I'd want to keep my little barfing angel in a contained, easy to clean room too!

And Joel wasn't complaining about it. It's their routine. It's what they know.

I love that show. Kate cracks me up. She's so neurotically real.

She reminds me of ME!

 

[HerdOHuds]

HerdOHuds -


Anyway - more power to you HerdOHuds! You're my hero!

Thanks for the shout out!
I am not anyone's hero, though. Just doing what I have to do to get through the day and still find some fun! Love the kidlets, but just like Kate, it wears on you then you find yourself sniping when you should be hugging and yelling when you should be letting it go.

My inspiration is really DH who tells me regularly what a great job I am doing and how wonderful the kids are. And he has no issues staying home with them so I can get out with the gals or get away for a weekend. He is the superman!

 

[TexasMinnie82]

I love the show as well!!!

But have to say I was shocked as well when I saw it!!

After reading all the posts now, I guess I am not as appalled!! I would never do that, but my kids are very mischevious, so there is no telling what they would get into. Even being sick!! And I only have 2 kids!!

Plus he didn't really seem to mind!