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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, September 18, 2009 - 10:54 am
Huh, well I missed 90% of The View.. didn't even know Kate was on again today? Annie, what was interesting?
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Hippygranny
Member
06-04-2009
| Friday, September 18, 2009 - 11:09 am
We have done rescue work for 10 years now & I do agree that some rescues are rude, even to us, & just don't throughly screen adopters but judge on what they read on the application. That was one reason we got involved with this one, we do 2 interviews with 2 different volunteers, do adopt to people in apartments if allowed On the other side of the fence unless you work in rescue some of the things we see would curl your hair, volunteers do burn out after being called horrible names. I myself have taken the summer off after trying to save a pup that someone had tried to beat over the head & then dumped at the shelter. He lived 3 weeks & died on my kitchen floor. In my opinion Jon is doing what he can to hurt Kate or make her look bad because deep down he knows the things he is doing are wrong. He should have at least waited until they were divorced because he is hurting his children. Mind you this is just my opinion & I will slink on back to lurkland now. Please spay & neuter your pets, if its not affordable there are places for help..
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Friday, September 18, 2009 - 11:18 am
Good post hippygranny!! AND YES, please do spay & neuter!!
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Sabbatia
Member
08-15-2005
| Friday, September 18, 2009 - 11:34 am
Hippy....good post. I'll add that we have a place here that I went to with all the neighborhood cats that is $25 for male cats and $35 for females, and has help if you can't afford it. I also think you are absolutely correct in that Jon is doing this to make kate look bad.
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Snoopsmom
Member
02-19-2003
| Friday, September 18, 2009 - 11:59 am
Hippy, great post. I too worked in rescue for a number of years, with puppies brought up from southern states and ran a cat shelter. It is the saddest, and at the same time most rewarding work. My home is filled with 5 cats and 3 dogs, all from shelters, or fosters of mine that ended up permanent residents. To stay on the Jon/Kate topic, I saw some of The View today when Kate discussed Jon's relationship with the babysitter, but, did she address the dog issue at all?
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, September 18, 2009 - 12:08 pm
Sea, they were talking about the whole babysitter thing that broke and Kate started to address it. She talked about the incident where the police were called and she said that then her instincts just said that there was more going on with the babysitter and now she is prover right. BUT, Whoopie got very focused on the fact that kate was not approving of the babysitter and kept blasting her for that. Sherri jumped in and tried to defend kate and whoopi wouldn't have any of it. told kate she could be arrested for interfering ect. kate took it all in stride and even admited she had been wrong.
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Florin
Member
08-27-2006
| Friday, September 18, 2009 - 3:20 pm
I watched the view today. One of the things that stuck in my mind was when Kate said he didn't use a baby sitter on their approved baby sitter list and hired his own. Now that would have made me curious if I was Kate on why he wouldn't use one of the regular babysitters if he needed one.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, September 18, 2009 - 4:16 pm
Well, because Jon subscribes to the MTV method of casting, er, hiring.. BARS! He met Stephanie at a bar, his favorite local watering hole, where he used to party with Deanna Hummell and others (the teacher of the overnights at her condo and the brother who got paid for interviews and even a tour of her condo and bedroom.. where he claimed she and Jon disturbed his sleep. "Ick. Nast" to quote said brother. Now we have Jon picking up Stephanie the bartender/model/single mom and supposedly hiring her to babysit, which involved her bringing her own child along and, yep, a certified overnight with paperazzi following her and Jon to the place at 3am after they left the favored bar. So it is no real surprise that she isn't on the approved list of babysitters. And if the actual issue was needing a babysitter while he did his TLC interviews and if the nanny was not there, their mother was nearby and willing to watch her kids but, no.. As to why not use a regular sitter, I guess because he's Jon and he's asserting himself? Or maybe the regular sitters won't jump into the hot tub with him, or stay in his bed overnight?
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Needmylifeback
Member
08-14-2000
| Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 2:42 pm
I am so tired of "I'm the better parent" .. and Kate's recent turn around "I need to create memories" ... vs. her germophobe attitude of the past ... and I won't start on Jon... They both need to be sat down and told to not just SAY what they are doing is for the kids .. but to REALLY mean it ... if they really meant it .. they'd stop doing the show entirely.. And Kate certainly wouldn't be contemplating a talk show!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 3:09 pm
if they really meant it .. they'd stop doing the show entirely.. And Kate certainly wouldn't be contemplating a talk show! Here here! You are totally right about that!!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 3:56 pm
why shouldn't she have a talk show? qualifications aside, if offered why not? she has to support her family. certainly you aren't saying that every person on tv/movies should stop working in the public eye for the sake of their kids?
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 4:00 pm
I think she shouldn't have a talk show because she demonstrated on The View that she's even worse at it than Barbara Walters and Whoopi Goldberg combined. And that's saying something.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 4:01 pm
Kate has to support 8 kids! I don't think nursing will do the job. She damn well better stay in entertainment. It pays well so her kids will have lots of travel and experiences that a lot of kids wouldn't have the benefit of. Sheesh.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 4:26 pm
i said qualifications aside, tish. 
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 4:33 pm
I watched the view on Friday and was amazed to find Kate quite unoffensive! LOL. I thought she did okay. I don't think anyone on that show has stellar interview qualities, they all seem too busy talking about themselves. I thought Kate was pleasant and likable, like the "old" Kate of the past. But I do agree with the above... am so tired of hearing "it's all for the kids..." It always sounds like it's intended to make us think the other parent isn't "for" the kids. Quit telling me it's all for the kids, I'm going to assume that, as a parent, most of your life is kid focused. Let your actions speak for themselves.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 6:24 pm
"Every person" is not a member of this Gosselin Hoopla. And it is not Kate alone who needs to support them. They have already made more than 4x what my dh and I make to support our 2 kids. (I have no doubt it is a helluva lot more than 4x. I suspect it is in the hundreds of thousands. And I bet they could all retire on what they have already made.) BUT if they can't, then I bet if Jon got a fulltime IT job and Kate got a nursing job, they would do just fine. And their kids would even probably do better with the spotlight finslly gone!! The paparazzi a part of the past?? (at some point) But we all know that aint never gonna happen. When Whoopie was kinda hammerin' at Kate, I think Kate did a great job. She did not hedge or anything. I also think the View is so "three weeks behind" TVCH!! They did not bring the dog thing up and that is much more "hot topics" than the "day old" babysitter story!!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 6:25 pm
Quit telling me it's all for the kids, I'm going to assume that, as a parent, most of your life is kid focused. Let your actions speak for themselves. So true!!!
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 6:56 pm
"I also think the View is so "three weeks behind" TVCH!!" LOL! Julie, that was funny! I am looking forward to seeing Kate and Paula Deen on a talk show. I LOVE Paula Deen! She seems like one of the nicest people on tv. She is funny too! (I hope Kate won't annoy me. I like Kate unless she is doing something that annoys me.) Maybe Kate will help Paula to cook more healthy foods, if they have cooking segments. It sounds like the show may not be definite though. J and K probably have made a lot of money from the show. I hope the kids have too. No matter how much they have made, college is going to cost a fortune when those kids are that age. If they are in private school now, I'm sure the tuition isn't cheap. They also might have a huge mortgage, who knows. If I were Kate, I would not trust that Jon will handle money responsibly enough that the kids will be provided for in the future as far as his share of providing is concerned. I would not count on him at all.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 7:16 pm
They've made way more money than I have, too, but I don't begrudge them that. And they've undoubtedly paid a really hefty amount in taxes (and that will be shooting up soon) And for sure I wouldn't count on Jon for a cent. But approve or don't approve, it really is up to them, what they do or don't do. As for what they say on the show, remember, they are being paid not to just make silent movies, but to talk as well...
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 8:20 pm
They've made way more money than I have, too, but I don't begrudge them that. And they've undoubtedly paid a really hefty amount in taxes (and that will be shooting up soon) i agree, sea. if i was kate, i wouldn't be depending on jon to support me or the kids. i think kate realizes she needs to be self-supporting.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 9:02 pm
I don't see any harm in Kate wanting to continue in the entertainment field in some manner. Lots of celebrities have kids. Happens all the time. 
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Escapee
Member
06-15-2004
| Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 9:27 pm
Julie, they also have 4x as many kids as you do!
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 9:56 pm
That's why I used that particular number! 
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Txhazeleyes
Member
02-12-2008
| Sunday, September 20, 2009 - 3:02 am
Oh, is this show still on?
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Sunday, September 20, 2009 - 5:53 am
I don't see any harm in Kate wanting to continue in the entertainment field in some manner. Lots of celebrities have kids. Happens all the time. yup
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