Comments on: Jon and Kate Gosselin are Separating

By: Renee

Renee — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:52:36 +0000

I’ve been watching the episodes and following Jon & Kate from the beginning. And I must say that you can see that they have grown apart. And when they finally announced that they were seperating, I almost felt guilty. For what is happening to them, but most importantly, to their kids.
That’s because a lot of people have been saying that if they hadn’t done the show, everything between them would be a lot better. Because they wouldn’t have had to deal with the paparazzi and stuff like that. So by watching (I know that of course it wasn’t only me, but I was one of them) I made their series into a big success and with that the paparazzi came.
But I know that if they hadn’t done the show they wouldn’t have been able to provide for these kids in the great way they can do. Money isn’t all, but with 8 kids it surely helps!For the future I can do nothing but really hope that they figure out a way to stay friends so their kids won’t end up in a fight between their parents and having to choose who they want to spent their birthdays & holidays with. They both love their children more than anything and letting the kids stay in 1 house is a great first thing. So I’m convinced it will turn out okay in the long run. Let’s just hope that it will also go as good as it can go in the next year.
All the best!!

By: FJ

FJ — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:10:13 +0000

These two are a couple of goons who sold their lives out to TV. First, it was funny & cute, seeing all these kids and how this couple got by with all of them. Then Jon quite his job, TLC paid for them ot move into a new house with all kinds of nice new stuff, and the show became about Kate getting free washing machines and how much she loved her new appliances. They sold themselves & their kids down the river and back, and ought to be ashamed of themselves. these kids are going to be messed up, and I hope the state of pennsylvania has a case against them re: child labor laws.

By: shirley

shirley — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:01:24 +0000

When my ex and I separated, we took turns living in the primary house for two years. We shared 50% custody, and the house was large enough for each of us to have our own room. For those years (and the year we had split but stayed in the same house), our three daughters stayed put. That arrangement worked very well, but obviously it costs more and takes a total focus on the kids’ well being.

By: this new place

this new place — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:53:56 +0000

I am not surprised, the stress of the media and cameras along with a gazillion children, would basically omit any energy I could ever have for a partner. In terms of them rotating through the house, keeping their kids in the home, I have heard it working for folks who are separated, but not once they are divorced and start their own separate lives (ie: boyfriends/girlfriends, etc). I imagine there are privacy issues with that and when I went through my divorce, the judge suggested we do that…my husband at the time was rifling through my papers and my computer and there was no privacy, so the judge suggested putting a padlock on my bedroom door for when I wasn;t in the house. There was NO way that would fly. Granted, I only have two children. Having eight, and a house that big, they could each have a wing that locked like apartments!!!! (or use the outbuilding for the wife…seriously, I don’t care for her)

By: Canadian Bald Guy

Canadian Bald Guy — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:52:41 +0000

I never watch the show, but I think the majority of the divorced parents in the “Blogosphere” know exactly what they’re going through…at least to a certain extent.

I’ve no doubt that their VERY public life put extra strain on an already strained relationship. Was it the straw that broke the camel’s back? I have no idea. But when it comes to not wanting to fail and worried about how the children will react, I know exactly how they feel.
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By: Ashley

Ashley — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:12:23 +0000

I actually had to google “reiki”, so it’s safe to say I’ve not had it done. As for the clairvoyant or shaman or something….I’m doubting it, but I have some questionable incidents in my past that are similar to the NYC dream that have always bothered me and unsettled me because I don’t know how or why they happened.

::shrugs::

Who knows! :)
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By: Alicia

Alicia — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:49:39 +0000

Hmmm, I find it interesting that no one so far has mentioned anything about either Jon or Kate’s makeovers – and if or how that changed them! Have ya’ll SEEN their BEFORE photos??? Jon now acts like he’s all that (gagging sound here) and every woman’s dream – and I really think he wants to get in on some action he feels he’s missed out on now while (he thinks) he’s hot. Kate’s has a tummy tuck among other things. I think perhaps they both feel “too good” for the other at this point. Too bad fore the kids.