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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 9:00 am
I guess I should say in my humble opinion Regis shouldn't be blasted for stating his personal opinion.
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 9:17 am
Texannie, thanks for the reply about the pretaping. As to regis, I don't think he meant any harm. Just clueless. He's been lucky with his family life and he's from a different generation about 3 of them ago. Plus, she is going on these shows and should be prepared for things like this. He wasn't doing it with malice.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 9:21 am
Regis rambles and talks over most of his guests. I think he's harmless and they should just let it slide.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 11:15 am
TMZ has a video of Jon outside his house telling them the story of what happened last night. http://www.tmz.com/2009/08/14/jon-and-kates-fight-blame-the-babysitter/
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Darrellh
Member
07-21-2004
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 12:03 pm
Isn't this all just turning into "Jon and Kate Plus H-8?
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 12:28 pm
Maybe the babysitter he chose is more than just a babysitter. Sure wouldn't put it past him and I'd be pretty damn upset if I were Kate. Who knows?? He sure makes it sound all too innocent on his end but I don't buy it anymore.. sad poor kids
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 12:44 pm
Considering the "babysitter" went out partying at Legends bar with Jon and then was seen going into his garage apartment at 3am or so and emerging in the morning.. I'd say there were some extracurricular duties involved there. Devoted to Hailey, not so much.. LOL.. he says he didn't get to approve her babysitter.. I'd venture that she wasn't out at a bar with her babysitter and then having a sleepover with said babysitter while kids weren't even home? Jon sure does love hanging over that gate and talking to paps and microphones..
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 1:13 pm
Sea, that's what I was thinking....has kate ever gone to the gate and done interviews? i had heard he was out partying with the 'babysitter' too. it's all just so very sad.
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 1:20 pm
Of course Jon has denied that anything happened with that, just as Kate has denied that anything happened with her "bodyguard."
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 1:26 pm
I just know that as a mother if I got the need to see my children I would probably head off to the house too...I don't think that in a so-called "friendly" custody arrangement the children should be denied casual drop-in visits with the non-custodial parent at the time. Now I also think that Kate should have called first to make sure the children were available, but I think if you are putting the needs of the children first you don't play that "his time her time" game. If there was no reason for Kate not to see the children at that time then why was she denied access? I have a feeling this split custody arrangement isn't going to last very much longer. I just read on tmz that Kate didn't like the babysitter who was watching the kids. Okay, another JUST MY OPINION but if the custodial parent is going out and the non-custodial parent is available and wants to watch his or her own kids then they should be allowed to do so. Can you all tell I'm a single parent? I've never played games with allowing my ex to spend times with his daughter (and he doesn't pay a single cent of child support). Don't get me wrong - I'm no saint, but I refuse to exploit my child or make her ever have to choose between the two of us...her needs always come first. This kind of dispute just makes my blood boil...grow up and take care of your kids and keep the adult stuff to yourself!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 1:44 pm
Tisha.. no pictures of Kate partying with the bodyguard, but pictures of the "babysitter" coming out of the garage apt next morning in the same outfit she had on at the bar, witnesses at the bar, etc. Jon described her as more "available" LOL This should signal to the Haileys and Kate Majors of the world that Jon is nowhere near settling down. Also interesting that Jon claimed he hadn't seen Kate in a long time. Pictures in People dated August 3 show them talking outside the UPS store and Jon at that time claimed they were "cordial". Short term memory loss? I'm sure it is difficult for each of them to set boundaries and that isn't unusual in divorce/custody situations and I have no doubt that the attorneys aren't exactly counselling a smooth path.. after all, they have money to be made when there is strife and drama 
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 1:51 pm
If I were Jon I would have put my foot down too. If they are going to do this switching off thing, then she has to let go of controling those kids and that household when it's not her turn. Unless he's doing something to put them in danger, she really has no right to go barging in there. It is a shame that they are already battling over this. I didn't think it would all go as smoothly as we'd all hoped. Kate is very controlling and is going to have a hard time letting those kids go off with their dad and not be able to dictate what they are doing, and when and where and with whom. I will be amazed if any kind of 50/50 custody works out here. I can see her going for full custody granting him every other weekend.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 1:57 pm
I reluctantly have to agree that if the children were not at risk then Kate was breaking the agreement by going there and was wrong to do it.
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Roxip
Member
01-29-2004
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 2:17 pm
We'll just have to agree to disagree because I know that none of us is right and none of us is wrong...but I guess I just side on the side of the kids...whom I suspect would rather have a mother than a babysitter if dad is going out...and what is he doing going out during his time with the kids? Isn't every other week enough?
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 3:25 pm
I certainly agree with you Roxip. If one parent cannot be with the children and the other parent is available then that should always be option #1. I will say though that Jon/Kate are new to this and have not completed the final custody arrangements, perhaps they will rediscover their maturity once the emotional part of the process is over with. I understand Kate's being concerned about this woman's motives when she is also spending nights with Jon but unfortunately she is out of gas if Jon is the custodial parent at the time.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 3:36 pm
"Do you approve of Kate's babysitters?" "Well, I guess if she approves of mine, then I'll approve of hers" He's still a milquetoast.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 3:53 pm
Jon mentioned something about it being a filming day so he needed another babysitter. I don't blame him for not wanting Kate there for his filming with the kids. Maybe he thought she showed up specifically to part of his episode and just he didn't want to deal with her on cam. I wouldn't want her there either if I was him and it was my turn for an ep filming.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 4:07 pm
it sounded very last minute though. he said all the other babysitters lived far away. wouldn't he know if he would need someone to watch the kids while filming?
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 4:13 pm
Maybe he didn't realize he'd be needing one? Maybe one cancelled? Who knows. I was just speculating, and like I said, I wouldn't want Kate showing up on my filming day either. She wasn't very nice on the kitchen ep or the cooking ep. IMO.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 4:15 pm
I'm betting that they have a schedule. If that is true, then I would totally blame Kate. Sure she wants to see her kids, but too bad, that is what happens in a DIVORCE. She needed to respect the schedule they had in place. (Now I have no idea and perhaps they don't have a set schedule, but seeing as she ended up in a hotel and this happened at night, I am guessing that she just decided to come for a spontaneous visit. And she took that chance...)
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Cinnamongirl
Member
01-10-2001
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 4:50 pm
I think theres a lot more to this story than any of us knows... I doubt she just decided on a spontaneous visit and he wouldn't let her in...IMO
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 4:51 pm
Yes, I think she needs to try to stop being so controlling of him, even when she is bound to absent herself. It sets a terrible model for the children: oh there are rules we agree to, but I won't keep them when I don't feel like it. How sad for the children that their mother lacks sufficient self-control to stay away when the children are spending agreed-upon time with their father. Perhaps that lack of self-control is precisely why she feels the need to control her soon to be ex-husband.
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Mamabatsy
Member
08-05-2005
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 5:30 pm
The home belongs to the children. Both parents should be able to see them whenever they want. This isn't the same as children who have to be dropped off at one parent's home or the other. The parents need to be mature enough to be able to be in the same building at the same time without causing the police to come. So Jon will approve of Kate's baby sitter as long as Kate approves his girlfriend as a baby sitter???? Translation: If you don't let me have my girlfriend sleep over while I'm in residence, I won't approve your choice of baby sitter.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 6:07 pm
cinnamon, i agree with you. i think there is more to the story. mama, i thought that an odd double standard too.
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 6:22 pm
I know I would have a very hard time being outside a locked gate when my child(ren) and my house were on the other side, agreement or no agreement. Divorce is a very, very stressful time. I remember crying over having to take care of a flat tire by myself (had never before been my job). Also one hysterical phone call to my ex when I came home late at night and found my king-size bed had been removed from my bedroom. I left one sobbing, hysterical message on his answering machine, and the next day, the big bed from the guest room magically appeared all assembled in the master BR. Crazy times!
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