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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, July 13, 2008 - 11:32 am
Naja, I understand that you watched that happen with your cousin so of course, that would concern you. It doesn't mean it will happen here. I hope not. Like I said, I've done daycare for many years and I have had kids that have exhibited some behaviors as youngsters but have still grown up to be wonderful young adults. I had one that would get himself all worked into a frenzy about the littlest thing, usually if he wasn't getting his way and he would make himself throwup. It did eventually stop, thank goodness.
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Jkm
Member
07-10-2002
| Monday, July 14, 2008 - 10:22 am
My dd - has reflux - has puked since the day I brought her home -- when she was in 2nd grade did the tests/xrays to rule out medical - determined it was foods - so we tried to figure out the triggers and avoid them - but as a now 18 year old - if she wants ice cream - fine - just may have a back up burp later, or spicy mexican with friends - then she knows the result. Dentist sees no problem with the back up acid - so we are pretty sure no permanent damage to the esph. There were no studies of preteens/teenagers on Nexium - so we just worked around triggers instead.
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Jkm
Member
07-10-2002
| Monday, July 14, 2008 - 10:24 am
Oh , but yes - on occasion it was used when she was upset/didn't get her way/didn't want to do something -- but she grew out of that, thank goodnss.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, July 14, 2008 - 7:06 pm
Oh, I know just how Kate feels about having hubby in the kitchen messing about. I have to leave as he is so messy, but does an almost adequate job of cleaning up after himself. His mantra is, 'Don't worry the floor will catch everything that falls.' Grrrr! Guess who has to do the floor as he can't bend over.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, July 14, 2008 - 7:18 pm
I love that my husband loves to cook. I don't love the mess he leaves after himself. He's famous for his Sunday breakfasts but he's also famous for the mess on my stove afterwards!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, July 14, 2008 - 7:27 pm
Great epi tonight! Loved Jon cooking, but fully understand Kate's frustration with his messing about in her kitchen. Most (including my own) husbands can't cook unless they destroy the kitchen.
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 12:36 am
In watching a couple of the older eps recently, it occurred to me that maybe they want to have the kids in matching outfits when they go out for safety reasons. If one would go missing*, they would instantly be able to describe the outfit because someone else in front of them would be wearing it. Also, I'm sure it is easier to keep track of them by seeing those matching outfits than to have to look at six little faces all the time. It is probably more important to Kate to pick out which outfits than it is to Jon. If he doesn't care as much what they wear, he probably is fine with Kate picking their clothes out. I know a lot of moms (actually most moms I know) are more particular about what babies and little kids wear in public than the dads are. I have seen many eps where they are at home and are not wearing matching outfits. *I know with the cameras around, it wouldn't be likely to happen, however, if I were Jon or Kate, I wouldn't rely on hoping a crew member would spot them. I would want to know where all 8 are every second. The crew is not the same as when Jodi or Beth are with them. The crew has other work to do and making the tv show is their priority.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 6:37 am
I had to laugh at how some of the kids think they are *more* Asian than others. My youngest went through a phase where she kept telling people she was Chinese. She just couldn't understand why her cousins were and she wasn't. She thought it was very unfair. LOL Good point about the clothing.. although I still say that my mother dressed myself and my sisters the same because she was trying to humiliate us and set us on the road to ruin. 
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 9:20 am
I think she does the same clothing to also eliminate the fighting 'i want the pink shirt' i don't want this shirt'. that tickled me too Rissa. And that they don't think that Alexis (?) is Asian at all.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 6:49 pm
This is not exactly a multiple children show (well, technically it is) but... how is the new nanny show on TLC NOT a TOTAL ripoff of SuperNanny on ABC???
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 6:52 pm
Back to KJ+8, man Kate is ripping Jon right now (re:stick comment). I swear, sometimes Kate is so condescending to Jon. Uggh!!!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 6:55 pm
Man,Kate is not doing herself any favors in the first 6 minutes of this show. Gotta turn it off, she is too annoying!!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 7:06 pm
I'm watching the 'Embarrassing and Favorite Moments'. Kate acknowledges a lot of her faults and is trying to do better.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 7:43 pm
yes, I think that must be the show Julie is talking about.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 10:02 pm
And for the most part I do like Kate. I think she is doing a great job with so many kids. Staying so organized and giving a lot of love to her kids. She is kind of funny too. But I do wish she would not be so condescending to Jon and expect him to do so much for her. He is a sweet man and a good dad. I do enjoy the show. Side note: I wish they would knock down the set of cabinets between the kitchen and the eating area...
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Seabreeze
Member
09-05-2004
| Monday, July 21, 2008 - 11:43 pm
I thought she did not admit to anything. She called Jon names, belittled him and blamed him for everything. Told him that he should communicate more with her and yet she fails to communicate to him when she is stressed. Jon is always wrong and she is always right. She could not even own up to the many times of yelling Hello. She never sees his embarrassment.She expects him to jump in and save her when she is overwhelmed.She says no one helps her...and yet I see Jon doing more things for the kids than she does. I guess she is not embarrassed about cupcake gate, gumgate, calling the boys those negative names, the way she treated her SIL with the gum incident...just to name a few. I thought that she was doing damage control...bringing up incidents discussed on the net recently like her sunburn which can be prevented with sunblock which she never seems to use, how the sweater was donated to Goodwill (rather than sold in consignment stores... I used to respect her and Jon....
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 6:21 am
What happened with sunblock and sweater? (Must have missed those eps.)
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 7:20 am
Bless her heart, she is trying to be better, but she is in alot of denial as to her contribution to the problem. I noticed that she put the blame more on Jon for his communication skills. So what that they donated a sweater (that when Jon saw himself wearing on tv, he about died cause he said he looked so fat) sunburn? from the Key's episode? good lord. i have made the mistake and not used enough and gotten sunburn.
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Ramsfan
Member
01-27-2004
| Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 8:26 am
I'm on the fence about Kate. There are a lot of things that I think she does right, like the family traditions and you can see how much she loves and enjoys her kids... The thing that drives me the craziest is how she freaks out at messy things and seems to scare the kids. I especially see this when the kids had "blowout" diapers and she would stand there and flip out.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 11:26 am
When my daughter had a blow out at nap time and then decided to finger paint with it, I definitely lost it!!! I couldn't imagine dealing with that more than one time.
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Ramsfan
Member
01-27-2004
| Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 7:48 pm
ewww Texannie, my sympathies to ya!! 
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 2:51 am
She's not currently flipping out about blowout diapers since all the kids are potty trained.. that was early on. I see for the most part a group of 8 happy, loved kids. And as Kate and Jon point out now and they, they realize that they are quite blessed that they don't have major problems as so many people get with multiple births. I'm glad they have found a way to supplement their income and be able to do and provide things. I remember the Kienast quints and believe the father eventually committed suicide. There can be a ton of stress involved.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 7:01 am
Ramsfan, thanks. It was gross! Thank god I loved the kid! LOL
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 9:38 am
I wonder how the McCoughy (sp), pronounced McCoy septuplets are doing? Haven't heard anything about them in a long time. I would suspect there is lots of stuff on the net that I'll have to check into when I have more time.
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Neko
Member
08-03-2001
| Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 10:27 am
OG, this is a story from their birthday in Nov, 2007. Other than that, I couldn't find anything more recent. Ladies Home Journal Article
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