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Bluejaxrock
Member
04-23-2004
| Sunday, August 02, 2009 - 12:39 pm
Sea, I saw that too, and my first thought was what a belly! lol It seems he's let himself go, while Kate is adhering to that old adage, looking good is the best revenge.
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Erniesgirl
Member
06-26-2006
| Sunday, August 02, 2009 - 2:09 pm
not only is Jon there, he's greeting fans at the fence: http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2009/08/photos-jon-gosselin-greets-fans-comforts-kids Now that Jon Gosselin is back in residence in Reading, Pa., it seems he's enjoying the simple life compared to his Hamptons romp with Michael Lohan and Kate Major. Gosselin was all smiles for fans that came to the perimeter of his home, with signs and cameras. He cooperated fully and posed for snaps with a gaggle of females. Then, in a rather touching display, walked hand-in-hand with daughter Maddy on the grounds. While inside their home divisiveness might prevail--one optimistic fan left a huge cardboard collage declaring, "Jon and Kate I Love You!"
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Sunday, August 02, 2009 - 2:16 pm
Thanks Erniesgirl.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, August 02, 2009 - 7:03 pm
Jimmer, I have no idea who is at the house now.. this was a picture online so there is no way to tell when it was taken.. he was just walking around in the front yard on his cell phone with a fake smile and Kate's hat. He's been greeting people at the fence for some time.. so much for not wanting the limelight. Apparently their BACK yard would be totally private, but he says he won't "hide". Whatever.
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Bluejaxrock
Member
04-23-2004
| Monday, August 03, 2009 - 7:29 pm
Anybody watch? I came here first, but no comments/commentary. I don't want to watch it and give TLC the ratings if it's all about Jon & Kate, and not the 8.
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Monday, August 03, 2009 - 7:37 pm
It's pretty much all about the 8, with more Kate than John.
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Cricket
Member
08-05-2002
| Monday, August 03, 2009 - 8:03 pm
Who lives in Maryland that Kate wanted to move there? How could a mother even move out of town? So about the 8 with more of Kate, eh? I think I'll pass. This is just a sad, sad situation and I feel so badly for these children. ETA: The condo was very close to the office of her bodyguard Steve Neild. Oh..that's who lives there. Unbelievable. Isn't he married?
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Monday, August 03, 2009 - 8:37 pm
Read the last page or 2 Cricket. This was all discussed pretty thoroughly. I was pretty disappointed with the show tonight, but mainly because all of the kids were really playing to the camera. It just may be that the cute factor is waning quickly.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Monday, August 03, 2009 - 9:15 pm
I was flipping channels. I saw the new interview chair. From what I watched, seemed like another episode of Kate getting more stuff. This time it's new kitchen cabinets. I guess the beautiful ones that were in her million dollar home were not functional enough for her, so they are all being torn out and replaced. And they are getting new appliances! Wow. They are either getting a lot of free stuff or they are blowing through their earnings like crazy. And as a side note: I was walking out of Kohl's this weekend and saw a lady walking in who had a Kate hair-do! It wasn't as nesty at the top, but it had the long, lop sided bangs and the two contrasting colors. The hideous do has made it's way to middle America. LOL.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, August 03, 2009 - 9:26 pm
The condo was very close to Kate's employer, TLC..
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Monday, August 03, 2009 - 9:30 pm
The kitchen remodel was donated and had been arranged for months ago. Jon explained that it might seem odd putting it in now but the house is the kids and the changes would help all of them. He stayed and supervised the installation and Kate took the kids on that North Carolina trip so they wouldn't be underfoot of the workers. No earnings blown and in fact they would have been making money for the filming. I still enjoyed the kids.. growing fast, they are.
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Monday, August 03, 2009 - 9:45 pm
Why is it always "Kate getting more stuff" when in fact, we've watched Jon living the high life since their last shows? Those who watched the show, know that it was JON who explained how the kitchen remodel came to be and said it's the kids house so they wouldn't turn it down. It's not that I didn't enjoy the kids at all or something, Sea, there just wasn't the spontaneous bursts of cuteness or something. I'll still watch, I'm a sucker for them!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Monday, August 03, 2009 - 10:20 pm
I thought they were cute making the s'mores, but those little girls needs a dose of feminism! LOL i got tired of hearing them say girls can't do this and that and giving kate such a hard time about building the tents. LOL i was impressed with how hard they seem to be trying to keep the kids' life as 'normal' as possible. and i am still really jealous over their yard!
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Monday, August 03, 2009 - 10:35 pm
So, the kitchen was donated. I missed that part. I'm guessing the powers that be at TLC are not checking the various boards to see what people are thinking of how the show has changed over the years or they would realize that some of the fans who've watched from the get go are tired of it being about all the new free stuff they get. I say Kate's kitchen because I've seen previous episodes where she wouldn't let anyone in "her" kitchen. But now that Jon will be living there when she is not, I guess it's his donated cabinets as well! this is no longer a show about an average family and how they deal with having so many little kids. It's a show about pseudo celebrities, and how much free stuff they get and how many vacations and special behind the scenes tours they get. It's also now about how their marriage is fell apart and how they'll take turns with the kids. Boo. It's no longer funny. I used to laugh when I watched. Not any longer.
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Tuesday, August 04, 2009 - 2:24 am
<100> There are plenty of us that still enjoy watching the kids, who seem to be very happy and having fun. No, its not ideal and I'm sure the kids would like both parents 24/7 but divorce happens A LOT in this country and the kids learn to cope.
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Holly
Member
07-22-2001
| Tuesday, August 04, 2009 - 3:57 am
<It's pretty much all about the 8, with more Kate than John.> Regardless, it still disingenuous of TLC to keep it on the air. It's a tasteless sham. I will not be watching anything on the misnamed "learning channel" any more. It's nothing but reality TV at its worst.
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Rissa
Member
03-20-2006
| Tuesday, August 04, 2009 - 4:41 am
I haven't watched since the end of season two and haven't heard anything that would make me reconsider but I loved your comment Tex, it was true in the first couple seasons as well. As a mother of three girls it drives me INSANE when people label how they should play compared to boys. My MIL would always say *when* they married and had kids and I would correct her with *if* they decide to marry and have kids. My eldest never liked Barbies, she preferred cars and trains but I had relatives who outright refused to buy her those things because they were 'boy' toys. Now we are getting attitude because our middle dd picked a smallish pickup truck as her first vehicle. I can't tell you how many people have told me it just isn't right, she should be in a little compact. {sigh} You think society has evolved beyond such silly ideas, it always surprises me. LOL
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Tuesday, August 04, 2009 - 6:28 am
There certainly are gender roles in the Jon and Kate household, especially for the girls... it doesn't seem to carry over to the boys. The boys play rough housing type games along with cooking and playing house games. I'm glad my family never got into gender specific roles as we were growing up and certainly not most of my generation.....I think it's the exception to the rule these day. The kids were really playing to the camera. As they are getting older they probably are beginning to understand that they are stars of a tv show. I agree with the poster that said that this show is no longer about an average family struggling to keep sane raising a gaggle of kids. It's become a commercial for hotels, kitchen cabinets, other TV shows, play houses/toys, vacation spots and so much more. The children are so much more likable than the adults. Kate and Jon owe the kids a majority of the earnings because it's the kids that we have all tuned in to see. They are owed more than just the house. I bet this show will end up being responsible for legal writings/laws on kids/minors and reality shows. School will be starting soon which I think means we'll see lots of weekend getaways, lots of new gadgets and toys basically a lot more pimping of products. What I don't think we'll see is much about the sadness and struggles of the kids and family due to the divorce. We saw some of the old show when Jon chimed in about an under the counter refrigerator and Kate ridiculed Jon about that thought until the designers explained why it would be a good idea.
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Lurkin
Member
02-15-2002
| Tuesday, August 04, 2009 - 7:08 am
I like the interviews with the girls. I believe it will be lots more interviews with the kids and less with the parents. I am already fed up with the poor me , I am all alone and have to doit all attitude of Kate's interviews. Glad to see she stopped putting bibs on the kids while they eat. seemed sorta demeaning for their age. I know she didnt like spending hours with stain removers but still I have no respect for either parent getting homes away from the kids. It doesnt matter to me if they are split or divorced. their "jobs" do not require them to live in other states. If it isnt your week at the house they are still your kids and you are still their parent. If my kid got hurt or sick or needed me, I would be in the same town. I would be there for school functions, activites everything. P'd me off when jon refered to it as the kids house. But then again he is right , those kids paid for that house not jon plus kate. I may have missed it , but what is the split time? week to week, month to month? I agree with the comments about all being free stuff. It seems all these reality shows turn into advertising with the free things given. Pretty soon the kids will dress like Nascar drivers with ads all over their clothes.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Tuesday, August 04, 2009 - 7:29 am
Ahhh yes, gender roles. Back in the late 60's, when I was in third grade, some muckity muck at my school decided there was "something wrong with me" cause I preferred to play games with the boys, rather than Barbie doll crap (IMHO of course) with the girls. They accentuated the idea that something was wrong with this dreadful child cause she also didn't have a father. So, each day, (during Math Period to be exact), I got pulled out of class to go down the hall and visit with this nice man in his office. As far as my young little self was concerned, all it meant was I got chosen to go and play games with this nice guy down the hall. Whatever presumed psychotherapy I got is beyond me this many years removed. What I do remember is, as a result of my being pulled out of Math Period each day, my partially finished math work would be stuffed into my desk as I left to go down the hall. I was apparently too young to realize my fellow students were staying in class, finishing their math work and turning it in each day. At the end of the school year, I had an incomplete math grade, and ended up being failed to pass third grade, and had to repeat the grade. This many years removed, I still remember the humiliation, and the stern/dissapointed look on my Mom's face as she made me sit down on the couch and read the letter from the school that admonished me for not turning in my math work, which resulted in my being a failure.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, August 04, 2009 - 7:33 am
We saw some of the old show when Jon chimed in about an under the counter refrigerator and Kate ridiculed Jon about that thought until the designers explained why it would be a good idea. and she did acknowledge he was correct. she asked him initially 'what planet are you on?' then when the designer explained the uses she did say 'well, i guess he does live on this planet'. i am really glad that i watch this show through fairly unjaded eyes cause i didn't see it as a commercial for kitchen cabinets or vacation homes, i just saw 8 kids enjoying a beach vacation and a camp out. i don't think the kids are playing up to the camera as much as talking to the friend behind the camera. i will continue to watch with my rose colored glasses until i am not amused and then i will stop watching. <100>
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Scoutmom
Member
01-19-2006
| Tuesday, August 04, 2009 - 8:01 am
Well said Texannie - I'm also empathize with Kate in the "I'm doing it all alone" mode. I've been there when separated and I also did things I didn't know I was capable all the while being in a daze at what was happening in my world. We have to remember that some of this was filmed while the Kate's world was changing dramatically and she found her life going out of control. It's hard for anyone and would be really difficult for a self-declared control freak like Kate. I enjoy this show and so enjoy those children.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, August 04, 2009 - 8:12 am
i am not separated, but since my husband's heart attack, i have found myself doing things i never thought i would be doing on my own. i understand her pride, fear and confusion.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Tuesday, August 04, 2009 - 8:35 am
I enjoy the show too but not at the expense of ignoring the reality of what the show is...a for profit business. Last night it was advertising for Merillat Cabinets and Bald Head Island resorts in North Carolina. Which is fine, the show has always been a commercial for various vendors. TLC's main purpose of the show is to make a profit. I don't think I've ever read about the time frame of how many days/weeks each parent has with the kids. For me a month on and off sounds about right. The kids did interface with the camera people and producers more this episode than in the past. Even though I realized the kids are surrounded by TLC staff, for the most part they were always in the background. But last night they were part of the conversation and interaction. When the kids were eating at the table it seemed like many of the kids were looking for camera time or maybe just attention from the camera person....look at me...look what I'm doing with my food. The twins looked like they went through a little growth spurt, they looked great, all the kids did and they looked happy too.
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Bluejaxrock
Member
04-23-2004
| Tuesday, August 04, 2009 - 8:54 am
From all your comments, I'll go ahead and catch a repeat. I did see a couple minutes about the kitchen, and my first thought was I hope they're donating the cabinets & appliances to a charity similar to what we have here or sell them and give the proceeds to charity. They were beautiful and in great condition - too good to trash.
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