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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 5:58 pm 
Don't know if this is true or not, but on the view today they said that Kate told her kids to pray that she gets another job so they can continue to go to the same school. She is a real piece of work if that is true...
What's wrong with having children pray for what they want?
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 6:05 pm
I just think of the problems with tv reality and kids - Octomom, Teen Mom - Kate and her kids -
it does open up to "how would I behave?" or IF only... scenarios...
All over this country people have to move for work, for loss of work, etc - and NO one wants to put their kids in situation into moving schools - I so get that - I'll never forget when I had to move my Junior year of High School (to a rival HS!) my dad had promised that he would NEVER do that to his kids, since his dad made them move every 2 - 3 years!
same with dh - his father made them move every 2 - 3 years, and he never wanted to put our kids through that -
but its the same thing I feel when I hear someone say "I'm so blessed because...." and I think, crap, what does that make me because we didnt get that prayer answered for us? (same with disease, or cancer - its just so hard - I get that Kate puts herself out there on speaking tours in Christian Churches, so I think its natural for her - I dont think its a put on at all - it just rubs me wrong because of the "what if" what if its not answered then do the kids think God doesnt love them?)
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 6:15 pm
Having kids pray for what they want is not really what prayer is about. It sends a terrible message. If my son wants a Wii, would I tell him to pray for one?? No way. To me that is like abusing prayer.
Now, to pray for something like mommy getting a job, I will admit is quite a bit different. BUT. I would never say it on nat'l TV. It would look too much like a call for pity. Poor me. No, instead of having your kids pray for you to get a job, how 'bout you just go out and get one without stressing or worrying the kids. They do not deserve to be nervous about the bills getting paid or for their lives to get turned upside down yet again..
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 6:22 pm
To each his own
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Rehtse
Member
08-17-2005
| Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 6:41 pm
Somehow I doubt that [Kate] <93> has burned through her money. I suspect that she has squirreled a good chunk of that away. I have a hunch that what is really going on is that she is throwing everything she can out there: please pity me, please pity my kids, wah wah wah...KEEP ME, I MEAN US ON T.V!!!! wah, wah, wah
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Holly
Member
07-21-2001
| Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 8:20 pm
Sure she is; she did it before when the first show blew up, crying on tv about "how will I put food in my kids' mouths if they cancel the show"; meantime, they were pulling in hundreds of thousands (at least) per season. Kate Gosselin has *no* shame, on any level. And here we go again, using the 'poor me and my kids' schtick.
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Brenda1966
Member
07-02-2002
| Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 9:07 pm
I agree Julie -- children should not be in a position to be praying for mommy to get work. They should be protected from that burden -- that kind of worry and stress is for adults, not to be shared or put on the shoulders of children.
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Rehtse
Member
08-17-2005
| Wednesday, September 14, 2011 - 9:28 pm
especially when i suspect the stress is fabricated.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 8:10 am
Julie - isnt that what the book "The Secret" is all about? and story/dream boards?
Praying imho is a personal, private, spiritual time - I do know that it is common to put out there - please pray for us - (I guess I should've prayed differently - please pray for a wii? or that we have money to spend on a WII)
ITA Julie
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 3:01 pm
Random thought from reading all the discussion about Kate's finances.
I wonder how much per month she spends for health insurance for herself and the kids (assuming that Jon doesn't have a job w/ health insurance benefits.)
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Texannie
Member
07-15-2001
| Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 6:43 pm
my two cents. LOL
the bible does tell us to pray for anything, so her asking the kids to do that imho isn't out of line. i have certainly asked my kids that God help me find a job.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4:6-7).
"And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints" (Ephesians 6:18).
When she was talking about doing whatever she could to keep her kids in their house and school, I thought to myself 'what parent wouldn't try to do that?' i know my husband and i did everything possible when we were having our financials issues to keep our kids in their home and school. sure, we could have sold our house and moved into an apartment in a less expensive area of town but until we had no other options at all, we weren't going to do that.
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Debra
Member
11-20-2003
| Thursday, September 15, 2011 - 9:43 pm
I just noticed the thread title. It always made me sad seeing the Jon crossed out. Sad that we watched them go from Jon and Kate plus 8 to Kate plus 8.
I wish this family the best.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Friday, September 16, 2011 - 9:02 am
<chuckle> Debra I just noticed now the whole thread title is crossed out!
I too wish the family the best -
I couldnt help thinking how different that trip (RV) would've been with the Duggers, or how about the Duggers + Kate's 8? two completely different families and family dynamics I know - but the stress level Kate seems to be under always seems to be magnified on TV - and on the message boards, I do wish her peace
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Happymom
Member
01-20-2003
| Friday, September 16, 2011 - 10:22 am
Grooch, good point. We have to pay our own health insurance premiums in full (neither of us has employer paid health insurance) and it is the biggest expense we have except for our mortgage. (and that is with our oldest child off our insurance because she does have employer paid health insurance). So that is just for 4 of us, Kate needs insurance for 9.
Maybe some of what Kate is talking about is more fear of financial difficulties in the future than the actual reality. (Maybe she could actually stretch what she does have for longer than she wants...ie, no more private school etc. even if that would be best for the kids and lets face it, most people don't want to uproot their kids.)
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, September 16, 2011 - 11:12 am
but the stress level Kate seems to be under always seems to be magnified on TV - and on the message boards, I do wish her peace}
I bet you the show could have been edited to show the trip was all peaches and cream...or edited to show what truly transpired...a bit of both. It seem the edit was done on purpose to show Kate at her worst.
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Lilfair
Member
07-09-2003
| Friday, September 16, 2011 - 2:06 pm
I think the tlc peeps just ran out of energy, it has to be exhausting to try to show Kate in a good light and it's probably getting harder and harder trying to show the gaggle of kids in a good light too. I think this time tlc just let it ride and didn't do much to paint Kate as anything but what she is.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, September 16, 2011 - 9:26 pm
I did the crossout.. and I'll actually miss the show. Wish them all the best.
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Kellirippa
Member
07-10-2002
| Saturday, September 17, 2011 - 11:27 am
ITA Lilfair...
I think the magic editing has been done ever since TLC decided it was going to keep it's then popular money making show going and back Kate.
There was a wave of Jon hate at that point and he was bad mouthing TLC, so they decided to try and keep the show afloat, let Jon hang out there in the wind and shoot himself in the foot over and over again, while they groomed Kate, approved her appearances and coached her on what to say, and edited out her negative and accentuated her positive.. but I think when her ratings went down and the cancellation was inevitable they made a decision to let the real Kate be shown..
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Rehtse
Member
08-17-2005
| Thursday, November 03, 2011 - 6:32 am
Kate Gosselin Lines Up New Job
http://news.yahoo.com/kate-gosselin-lines-job-203310531.html
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Oxies_luv
Member
05-13-2005
| Thursday, November 03, 2011 - 12:00 pm
Just wondering why the title is crossed off for this thread? When other shows are canceled their titles are still showing.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, November 04, 2011 - 6:27 am
Good for Kate. I wish her well.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, November 04, 2011 - 12:52 pm
Oxies.. first we crossed off Jon when he went off the show and thus it went.. glad Kate has a new gig!
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Iluvreality
Member
05-08-2011
| Friday, November 04, 2011 - 2:08 pm
She got a job as a "coupon lady". I use coupons. Can I get a job as a "coupon lady"?
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Hukdonreality
Member
09-29-2003
| Friday, November 04, 2011 - 3:03 pm
What's stopping you? :-)
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Willwillbee
Member
09-20-2001
| Sunday, November 06, 2011 - 12:42 pm
Personally, I would love to see Kate as the next Bachelorette!
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