Kate Gosselin was on The Today Show since tonight (9/12/11) is the last episode of "Kate Plus Eight". Not unusual to see her face plastered somewhere, am I right? Well in this particular interview, she made sure to bash every single "normal" and "mediocre" parent feel like crap. How'd she do it?
Jon Gosselin has been quoted saying, "Reality TV is not a career, and it's time to get back to a normal life." To which, on The Today Show, Kate replied with,
"Jon may be accepting of mediocre for his kids and working a regular job. I want the best for my kids and the best opportunities not unlike every parent."So working a regular job versus being in the spotlight 24/7 is mediocre and we should be striving for more? Well, Kate, sorry I couldn't stumble into "fame" and "fortune" and get a tummy tuck and be on magazine covers and have paid-for vacations.
I'm sorry that my measly $30,000 salary just isn't cutting it. Yes, my kids may be missing out on "opportunities" like the trips your kids get, but they are NOT missing out on life.
I do the best I can, with what I can.
Grow up, Kate. One day, one of your kids is going to write a tell-all book and lay it ALL out there for the public. And your fans, the ones you say are DEVASTATED that "Kate Plus Eight" is ending, are going to see just who you are.
You, Ms. Gosselin, are the bad parent. Not I. Money does not make the parent.
What do you think? Does money make you a good parent?
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Of course not! Money generally results in someone else raising your children. Kids don't need fame in order to be happy. In fact, look at the famous children from tv and movies, they've all been miserable in one way or another at one time or another. So, what Kate's kids really need is a mother who cares about them in some less material way.
We should be glad that we're all poor and have real lives.
Incidentally, I have now giving more thought to Kate and her 8 children than I have ever given them before.
From what I saw several years ago when it was Jon and Kate plus Eight or whatever it was called, she was a, uh, well, she treated her husband like crap. She certainly wasn't very nice to him and didn't show him much respect. I'd imagine if she was like that to him, she's probably like that with the kids, too. Money does not make a great parent, though I wouldn't mind getting some university to fund a study and see if it would work in our family. I mean just in the interest of advancing our basis of knowledge, you know.
I never could stand her to begin with. As the person above me said, she treated her husband horribly and I believe let fame get to her head. Too bad there are still people supporting her.
Who cares what Kate Gosselin (or ANYONE) says? If you're a good parent, you'll know it, with or without confirmation or denial from any half-wit spouting their opinion where it's not welcome.
I was upset that Jon got as much crap as he did because Kate is equally guilty. Good on Jon for trying to raise his kids like normal people...it's about time the kids knew what real life really is.
@x_damaged_yet_unbroken_x@xanga - exactly.. she said "not unlike any other parent" she wants the best- that is true- all parents want the best for their kids.
@Nina1981@xanga -
*high five*
When she said, "not unlike other parents", she used a double negative...meaning that she wants what's best for her kids, like other parents (not & un together kind of screw up her meaning). I don't like her very much but I'm not going to jump on the hate wagon any old chance I get.
Now, as for the way she treated her husband and her kids...well that's a whole different story.
I'm not a fan of Kate but I think you are twisting her words here... I don't think she is slamming anyone who isn't rich or on TV.
Read what she says properly and try again.
I have a hard time believing that her decisions during the show were always in her children's best interest. I'm not sure that having that large of a family and then becoming a single parent (when that didn't have to be the outcome) is in the children's best interest, either, but that's another blog post.
I'm sure if my "job" was to get free vacations and a camera crew following me around for a while, I'd love it, too, and not want to part with it.
THat's what kind of annoys me about this. She has this amazing opportunity that most people DON'T get, and she's complained and been nasty. Maybe that's why ratings have gone down? When you get a good opportunity like that, don't blow it. A lot of people would jump at the chance to do what she does. And they wouldn't complain nearly as much.
@Whatsthat - the first thing I read was the double negative... looks like many others missed it.
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I am not a fan of Kate because she has a terrible attitude. She is rude to everyone around her, and terribly ungrateful (Not only one the +8 show, but DWTS as well). It really makes me wonder... if she is this way when the camera is on, what would she be like when its off??
@LadyGwenivere@xanga - That's true. It seems like she can barely stand her own kids anymore.
@firetyger@xanga - I agree. Who the fuck would want to work a regular job over earning a shit ton of money for doing a reality show!
I believe that no one can judge if they haven't been in her position. She elected to have all her babies when she could have selected how many to get rid of/keep (how awful would that have been?!) and was then presented an opportunity to make sure her children were completely cared for for the rest of their lives. I can't imagine anyone turning down an opportunity such as that if they were in her position. We also don't know every side to a story...Yes, sometimes she was a total bitch but can anyone really say they haven't had bitchy moments in their lives? My mom always compared Kate's life to nursery school.... She has 8 kids which is essentially a nursery school class.
My problem is that people sit there and judge her when they've never had any idea of her life.
On the topic at hand...I don't think that she was saying the average housewife is mediocre. I think that she was saying that she's only trying to do what's best for her kids and that now she's scared she WON'T be able to provide the best for her kids. I can understand that. In the beginning they had a hard time caring for their kids because of how many there are. It's a scary moment to lose your job and have 1 child let alone 8.
Kate has shown that she is nothing but a ego maniac. And having got rid of Jon, I am glad to see this show end. Huh! she has some balls to say that we have a less than normal life! She must be thinking been a control freak is real life!
keep in mind that reality shows twist truth and scenes to the extreme. they can literally make viewers believe anything to breed controversy and kick up the ratings. i had a friend on "survivor" - nothing went down as was portrayed on tv. absolutely nothing. But you know, that's exactly what she needed - high ratings. She needed to be seen a biatch so people would talk about her and tune in.
TLC can pick and choose exactly want they want us to see. Kate being a loving, patient, mom...or kate at her worst. And EVERYBODY has a "worst" even bloody mother of the year.
First of all, I think that you may be misreading what she's saying here. She says that ALL parents want what's best for their kids, and that she's no different. The only one that she's slamming is her husband. Second, even if she was, who cares? If you don't like her, don't watch the show. I happen to believe that almost everything on tv is complete crap, so I don't have cable. Not having it removes a lot of negativity from my life; if things like this irritate you, I recommend considering cutting the cable.
My personal expectations for children and finances are that you can afford to feed, clothe, and shelter them. That is the bare minimum, for me.
And I think Kate Gosselin's a dickhead, but hey, we're all entitled to our own opinions.
@jacigurl88@xanga - I agree. I even think Bill Clinton (who neither had sexual relations with that woman nor inhaled) was a better president than most and should get his job back haha.
I dont think that its fair that she has been in the spot light this long either... I mean every one is booing octo mom but Kate got pregnant the same way and she got a tv series lacking two kids in the same pregnancy.
Pretty sure if I had a reality show, even if it was focused on my daughter, that I'd be too be caught up with other shit to care about my kid...
I think it seems that she was just bashing Jon, not every parent who isn't rich or famous. I have sort of formed an opinion that she is a bitch, but I try not to air that too much because most of us only have opinions of her based on how the media has portrayed her, which could be just a big load of bullshit like most other "reality" TV and stupid celeb magazines.
she wants the best for her children....hmmm last i heard she was scared for her kids because the show was ending and she didnt have a set job yet she goes out and buys herself a new car (or was it a house?). yeah, she's "terrified".