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Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 3:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
good thing kate didn't seem to mind what her mother inlaw said.



Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 3:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
"Wikianswers" is not a place to find facts. Anything you read there is just made up by a poster. Here is their own disclaimer, and where you can find it:}

http://www.answers.com/main/disclaimer.jsp
WikiAnswers is a community-based question-and-answer service using the "wiki" approach of developing answers that the community constantly improves.

Any one of us can go there an put whatever we want on there, so if you believe WikiAnswers...

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 4:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
Oh dear! I don't need to get the nitty gritty on other families issues. Got enough of my own. LOL.

This all got me thinking about a male friend of mine who is Korean and moved to the US when he was a young boy (with his family). Of course, this is just his experience, but he told me he would never date or marry a Korean woman becuase all the ones he knew (his mother, sisters, etc.) were very domineering, running the show, etc. I'm not sure if there's something cultural there or if it was just his issues.

Webchiq
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07-11-2005

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 4:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Webchiq a private message Print Post    
Kate seems domineering of him, to me, so he didn't get too far from that experience.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 4:58 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
i loved the videos of them dating and their wedding. she was just giddy over him!!!

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 5:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
I agree, Texannie. Funny how she said she liked "bad boys." I do think Kate snipes at Jon a lot, but hey, he holds his own and gives it right back. Can any of us say that we'd be loving and angelic if we'd been with 8 kids all day? Even if the older girls are at school, she still has 6 kids! I don't think Kate is all that bad at all, and I think she has the best laugh!

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 5:34 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
he's definitely not a victim of an overbearing wife.

Sammi
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03-31-2008

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 7:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sammi a private message Print Post    
I think that they are great parents and will do anything for their kids. I also bet when the little ones start school she will want to try to have another. She just seems the type that can't stand empty nest even just for school time hours. Don't know if Jon would go along with it tho.

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 9:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
Reading that supposed blog by Kate's sister and all the religious references in it, I'm wondering if her parents were very disapproving of her using fertility treatments to concieve (thinking that it's god's will they don't have children or some such thing.) That could certainly sever a relationship.

I just watched last nights show and still don't feel like I learned anything. I wanted details on the fertility treatments, did they use injectibles? Clomid? Etc. Stuff that most people could care less about. LOL.

I did enjoy seeing the old footage. She looks so different to me. I was amazed at how much they video taped themselves. I never taped myself prior to kids and I try hard to rarely appear on tape now that I have a child.

They make me laugh and I enjoy the glimpse into their life.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 11:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
I finally watched the one hour special. I am some disappointed that a lot of it was old footage.

Re: where are the grandparents...I'm pretty sure I heard Kate say that it was better they weren't involved in their lives right now or something like that. I think I heard Jon say that they weren't going to make excuses for their parents. He didn't elaborate though.

Not only was the man walking Kate down the aisle blurred, but there was a woman being walked down the aisle who was also blurred.

I find it interesting that Jon and Kate paid for their own wedding.

Re: the latest link/blog...those are just opinions. Sometimes people think their feelings are facts. We, the viewers will probably never really know. I do believe Jon and Kate though. They are the ones I'm seeing on TV and I find them real, likeable, and believable...and mostly delightful! I'm glad they said they are going to try to speak more nicely to each other especially in front of the kids. I'm sure the footage is eye opening to them.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 12:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
I find it interesting that Jon and Kate paid for their own wedding.

I don't think that's so unusual, my dh and I paid for ours. I think my parents paid for my dress and dh's parents paid for the rehearsal dinner and flowers.

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 12:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
Julie, same here... hubby and I paid for our own wedding. We were both living on our own and were independant so the thought of going back to our parents and asking them to pay was just unthinkable. My mom made my dress and my parents paid for the caterer but we covered the rest.

Lilfair
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07-09-2003

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 12:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lilfair a private message Print Post    
You can say what you want about Jon and Kate but I would find it hard to believe that they would keep people/family away from the kids except if it was for the good of the kids and family as a whole. They are exceptional parents especially under the circumstances regardless if "they made their bed".

If Jon and Kate think certain family members are not good to have the kids around then I wholely believe that.

We can all speculate about the reasons but at the end of it all, Jon and Kate, as evident from their behavior always looks out for the best interest of the kids.

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 10:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
It seems like we've been watching Kate and Jon for years, but really this was the first season of the series. Tonight they reran the first 1 hour show ever, when the babies were toddlers and Kate shows us her belly jowels. The second hour was 1 year later when Kate got her tummy tuck and the twins were 5. Sometime after that the series started and we got to see the twins turn 6.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 6:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
They had several specials on Discovery. Then TLC contacted them about the series. That started when they had 'two 6 year olds and 6 two year olds'.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 7:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
According to their website they are on Season Three of Jon & Kate plus 8.

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 8:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
Okay, but a season on their show is not a year time span. Their seasons are short.

So, yes they started the series when the twins were turning 6 and the babies 2. It just feels like we know them so well in such a short amount of time!

Serate
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08-21-2001

Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 9:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
Never said a season was a year time span, just pointing out that according to their website this was the third season.

The sextuplets were born May 10, 2004 and their 3rd birthday party was shown on the first show of the 2nd season, aired October 15, 2007. The "babies" are 4 now. Doesn't seem possible. This past Monday was the end of the third season, and the 4th season is supposed to start sometime this month. Each "season" has had more episodes than the previous. [I think this is why it seems it has been on for so long, the "third season" was over 20 new shows!] I say BRING THEM ON! I love this show.

I do kind of laugh at Kate thinking everybody should be in awe of her for having to spend a whole day with them alone, especially now that they are 3. Teachers spend that much time alone with kids. But I know it has to seem never ending.

For people who get upset that on the show Kate or Jon might snap at one of the kids: You NEVER once snapped at your kids? These kids know they are loved, and they show so much love! Kids who are exposed to nothing but "perfect behavior" by adults don't have the skills to cope with disagreements. Mommy and Daddy snark, kiss and make up, and might disagree again. But Mommy and Daddy love each other and work it out.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 9:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
God sure knew what he was doing in picking Jon and Kate for their parents. If it was me when they all go into a meltdown someone would probably have to call the police on me for child abuse. I stand in awe of the both of them for their loving patience.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 9:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
They do have alot of patience OG you are right there!

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 9:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
Yeah, they really do have a lot of patience with the kids. And the kind of snapping Kate does at Jon is probably the kind I'd do if I had a Jon around ("no Jon, we don't use the pink hair things at home because they get LOST -- use the strange colored ones!") and he just sits there nodding, not hearing a word of it. LOL. It cracks me up.

I wouldn't want to be home all day with 6 or 8 kids. The day care teachers my DD went to always got a lot of thanks and respect from me because they were with a room full of kids all day long! Not a job I'm cut out for. Thankfully, others are. :-)

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Saturday, June 21, 2008 - 9:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
I think there are different things to think about in the Kate role vs. preschool teacher role. Preschool teachers often have other preschool teachers there, but they usually have more kids too. Kate has to fit in all the housework, grocery shopping, laundry, all the household duties. The preschool teachers just get to do preschool for a set amount of hours. For Kate, other than nap time (and she said she races against the clock doing stuff during nap time), it is all day every day from wake up until bedtime.

Speaking of preschool, I wonder if the sextuplets have been on a list for a long time. My three all went to different preschools. My youngest was on a waiting list that was about 100 kids long. So sometimes trying to get 1 spot is hard let alone 6! I'm so curious about when they do go to preschool to see how they interact with other kids that aren't their siblings.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Saturday, June 21, 2008 - 11:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
I'm with you HM, I couldn't see comparing what Kate has to do and a preschool teacher...apples and oranges.

Texannie
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07-16-2001

Saturday, June 21, 2008 - 11:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Texannie a private message Print Post    
yep, a 24 hour a day job is completely different than a school hour job.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Monday, June 23, 2008 - 7:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
Jon taking the boys golfing was so cute. Where do those tiny little boys get all that energy?