Years ago when first in college, I bought a Jansport backpack. It did cost more than many other backpacks, but it lasted me throughout my college years. I agree - being economical is not solely on being able to buy the cheapest item - but rather on getting the most value for your dollar.
Jansports are the best. A good one will run you 40 bucks but will last forever. I've had mine for 8 years. Occasionally I toss it in the wash, good as new.
This is the most stupid, worthless piece of writing. Gee, look for sale items, use hand-me-downs, and do inventory before you purchase. Any idiot knows this and I am talking about an idiot that claims to know nothing about savings. It is pure common sense.
Coupon Cabin has a page with 13 of their employees with a blub and amount that each has collected through grants for the community. This is a what is written on that page as a header.
"CouponCabin employees are encouraged to make a difference in the community by aligning with a local charity to donate time, skills and CouponCabin grants. CouponCabin employees have partnered with a wide range of charities including those created to feed, clothe, educate and cure those in need. Currently, CouponCabin employees engage in one-on-one tutoring and mentorship programs, serve as board members, volunteer their time and skills on a regular basis and spearhead additional fundraising initiatives. Take a look below for a list of the charities the CouponCabin employees sponsor along with an explanation of why they’ve aligned with that particular charity."
Anonymous - there is definite evidence that Joe Paterno was made aware of sexual abuse allegations against Sandusky in 1999 or so, and that school officials were concerned and wanted to report this to the authorities and to Second Mile. After discussion with Joe Paterno, they ended up doing nothing. It does not take much stretch of the imagination to see that Joe weighed in and all of a sudden, it gets swept under the rug. The end result - Sandusky had to turn in his key to the Penn State gym facilities. That's it. I'm sorry but Joe Paterno (and many others) were aware that Jerry Sandusky always seemed to have a young boy or two around, that he took special interest in young boys, that he was seen in questionable situations with young boys, and that serious allegations had been made about his activities with young boys. Anyone who wants to continue to revere Paterno's memory is welcome to do so - but I am not one of those people. I think he had the opportunity to do the right thing, the moral thing - and he chose not to.
Admin - There is likely a liability release signed by all runners entering this and every race out there. I used to coordinate a 5K run which brought in several hundred runners and we had a liability waiver - obviously a race the size of this one would. Why pick on pregnancy, and why pick on races specifically? The same thing could be said of people with knee problems, heart problems, or any other health problem in the world. It could also be said when someone gets on an amusement park ride or plays in tennis tournament. "Play/run/ride at your own risk."
That's what I thought, it's a crapshoot what size your child will wear in September. If shoes bought so far in advance don't fit do they have to wear them anyway?
Pregnancy is completely different than just a blown knee or heart problem. An unborn child could die. Amusement park rides usually forbid pregnant women from riding. Seems it should be the same for marathons. People die in marathons but at least they consented to it. A child did not. If a doctor clears it fine but I can't imagine many would. There was that woman who ran one in October but you don't hear much about it otherwise. Anyway I'm just saying I wouldn't want the liability of it.
Amusement parks cannot "forbid" pregnant women from riding the rides. They have signs up, but someone who is early enough along in their pregnancy could ride without the operator knowing. Same for a marathon. They certainly can say "we suggest that you not participate if you are pregnant" and they can have you sign a release, but nobody can "forbid" someone from participating in their race. Can you say discrimination? And I disagree that few doctors would approve a healthy, athletic, pregnant woman from running in a road race.
In an effort to save as much money as possible, each year I take an inventory of our uniform pieces and decide who needs what in what size. This takes time, effort, organization and concentration.
Okay I can see time, effort and organization but CONCENTRATION??? Does she have an attention disorder? Sometimes she just says such weird things. It is like she needs to make things way harder than they are, so she keeps adding things to make it look that way.
"CouponCabin employees are encouraged to make a difference in the community by aligning with a local charity to donate time, skills and CouponCabin grants. CouponCabin employees have partnered with a wide range of charities including those created to feed, clothe, educate and cure those in need. Currently, CouponCabin employees engage in one-on-one tutoring and mentorship programs, serve as board members, volunteer their time and skills on a regular basis and spearhead additional fundraising initiatives. Take a look below for a list of the charities the CouponCabin employees sponsor along with an explanation of why they’ve aligned with that particular charity."
I wonder if Kate's run for the special olympics is because she has to do something for her community for her job. Definitely not out of the goodness of her heart.
You may not know exactly how big your child's feet will be six months in advance, but chances are that if you buy shoes a size or two too big, that eventually the child will fit into the shoes. So maybe they will fit in October or December, or maybe they will fit one of the other 2 children in your family who are the same age and gender.
If it's discrimination to refuse to put an unborn child at risk so be it. At minimum I'd want a doctor's clearance for the race. Even airlines require a doctor's note at a certain point. It's not about discriminating it's about not having someone giving birth on a plane and potentially both mother and baby not doing well. I've seen so many stupid mothers hurting their unborn children I have no problem with those who believe in laying down some basic common sense ground rules like don't run a marathon and don't get on a plane when you're about to pop.
Susan have you seen the crowds at major marathons. You get pushed around and sometimes even trampled. You feel like cattle. There are thousands of documented cases of just minor fender benders causing bleeding or worse miscarriage. If a little rear end accident can do that I don't know what a woman would be thinking taking such a risk at a busy marathon.
Which brings up a good point. Maybe she should say this is the first year she is buying shoes so far in advance because last year she got them shoes right before school started and there was an episode about it to prove it.
Once a Viewer said... 199 Yes, the shoes might not fit at all- hard to predict foot growth or lack thereof in kids...and they had LL Bean backpacks and lunchboxes (although Mady wanted to use a paper bag) Those should last forever! They did in our house! You can also get sturdy supplies in no-name brands. I agree, Staples is very expensive for other supplies. Not a good column at all..
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My 26 year old son is still using the LL Bean backpack that he got at the start of 8th grade. Uses it nearly daily, in fact, to carry his work clothes in (he is a chef).
Kate, I am an experienced mom of 4. Staples and Office Max are very expensive for school supplies but it *is* convenient. To save money,use Sam's Club, purhase folders and notebooks by the case and let the kids pair them up by color (red folder and red notebook for math etc) buy cases of pens, pencils, note book paper, markers, highlighters etc.
Sweet Tart -- that is wrong, I'm sorry but your information is just wrong in 1998 an investigation took place and no charges were filed, PLEASE PLEASE get all the facts. . . . it would surprise you. Best thing I read which also does not let him totally off the hook is www.pennlive.com In Defense of Paterno -- it outlines the timeline. There is so so so much misinformation out there - and this doesn't take the place of the fact that kids are hurting but lets PLEASE blame the pedophile. I am actually helping a womens abuse shelter not because of PSU but because it is a cause I believe in thanks - Westbrooke
Just when I thought the Kate Gosselin blog on Coupon Cabin couldn't get any worse - oops! It did! Why they are paying her to write such drivel is beyond comprehension. Did anyone sign up to run with Kate? Highly doubt it - another epic fail. My children's back packs always lasted at least four years, if not longer, and KMart always has sales on back to school supplies that beat Staples' prices. Kate is an afterthought these days. Her blogs are a joke!
Regarding Kate's CC blog about school: there are no new ideas there. All parents shop around for sales and check last year's school clothes to see what still fits and what needs to be given away.
As for shoes, I never purchased them 6 months in advance for my daughter or my grandsons. The kids need to try them on to make sure they fit. Ill-fitting shoes, whether too small or too big, can be a big discomfort to wear and possibly create issues with running, walking, pain, etc.
Did Kate really buy the kids shoes 6 months ago? I don't know, but if they were on sale, it wouldn't surprise me. She has never shown any caring for her childrens comfort, only for herself.
I disagree with the vilification of Joe Paterno. Joe never molested or abused any kids. His biggest mistake was in not informing the police of what he knew. Joe was, and still is, the winningest coach in COLLEGE FOOTBALL HISTORY. I am sad to see the statue removed and hope it will be appropriately displayed elsewhere. Even if it isn't, even if his name is removed from all records, his ACCOMPLISHMENTS cannot be erased. As you may have guessed, I am not a "child advocate"; just an advocate for human beings.
Sounds like Kate, while out strolling parking lots, bought shoes without Kids and guessing on sizes. If too large stuff paper inside. If too small just stuff the feet inside probaly the boys!?! She's got too have enough $$$ for Kate's fall shoes.
I'm really shocked Jamie is still friends with Kate. What an enabler. Kate treated her like DIRT. Giving her no consequences for that does nothing to ever change things.
Jamie, Jamie, when will you learn? I would not let my son return to a place/with kids who bullied him so badly. However he looks bigger so can hold his own I hope? I wonder if Jamie and Kate will dress alike gaunt, sleep in Kate's bed?
I'm glad to see Jamie's still around. Based on the RV trip, Jamie tells Kate what she NEEDS to hear sometimes. We all need people like that.
Also, I hope Kate's not as unhealthy as she appears. A couple of years ago, the mother of one of my son's friends died of a heart attack at 38. She had been clearly anorexic for a few years. It was so sad to see her kids lose their mom to something like that.
Kate had to be sure to post that picture to prove to everyone that Jamie and her are still friends. I hope it all goes well for Jamie's kids, esp Clay, as he seems to get the raw end of the deal sometimes.
AS for that video of Chicago mini marathon: Kate's skin is often blemished in her close ups..foods or genetics, who knows.... what I noticed in the picture of her with her coupon cabin "co-workers" is not only is she standing centre and slight ahead and to the side, her "co-workers" all have there arms on the back of the person beside them in support as we are a team who did this together. Kate is not part of that comradery.
As yes, she does run ahead of everyone to be the " winner" of her heat, or whatever it is called. Someone with her " experiecne" should have been confident enough to allow those less experienced then her to cross the finish line first...I also think she was a bit miffed the "co-workers" ran as fast as they did. I elieve she thught they would all be huffing and puffing and she would be running circles around them.
"There is so so so much misinformation out there - and this doesn't take the place of the fact that kids are hurting but lets PLEASE blame the pedophile."
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Why do you think that no charges were filed? It was a COVERUP!! You blame the pedophile, but you also blame the person who didn't follow up when he knew what the pedophile was doing. Just blaming the pedophile doesn't exonerate the enabler, which is exactly what the bigwigs at Penn State were. An investigation was conducted by a former FBI agent. I think those who think Paterno and all of the others, including trustees, were innocent bystanders in all of this will have their eyes opened as more and more is revealed.
All of JP's accomplishments mean NOTHING . What he did NOT do means everything. He ruled that school, he had the power to stop the abuse from the beginning.
I do not feel one iota for him or any others who turned a blind eye. I DO feel for the athletes / students who had nothing to do with the scandal and are now alumni/currently attending this school.
Regarding K8's "tips" - just nonsense. Any parent who has to buy for large families knows that buying in bulk is the way to go. What a moron.
Amusement parks cannot "forbid" pregnant women from riding the rides.
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Oh, yes they can and they do. If their policy is clearly spelled out, they can refuse to allow a pregnant woman from riding the rides. I was in a line at Disney and a pregnant woman wanted to go on a ride that required a lap belt. She was told that the belt pushes into the stomach and she was not permitted to go on the ride. She had already taken her seat. Another attendant was called, and finally park security. She left the ride. It was clear that their policy was going to be enforced. It's not discrimination. It's for the safety of the mother and child.
I think she posted the picture to prove that it wasn't Steve and his boys that were there and the 2nd reason was to show everyone that she is still friends with Jamie. I don't think any of her coworkers care for her as you could see clearly that they were all joking with each other during the run (u can tell from all the pictures) and not one of them was Kate in the midst of that comraderie. Her ONLY focus was for whatever CAMERA was pointed her way. I think her days at coupon cabin are numbered. Not to sound snarky about Kate's picture with Jamie, but Jamie's kids are cuter than Kate's. The kids are at that age where big teeth are coming in and they are getting more aware of themselves...Kate better be careful because the days where rebellion begins is right around the corner and it doesn't knock....it blows in like a hurricane. TIMES EIGHT for her.
Kate looks like she's thanking God that she was able to finish the 3 mile race! Funny she did not look that happy when she completed the 26 mile race!
There is only one reason Kate gets her lazy butt of her white plastic chair to run and that is to stay in the media ( Radar ) and also for an endorsement deal ! If she could nail an endorsement deal she would be set for life. That would be a dream for her and I'm sure that's what she's thinking about when she's running!!
Wow! That smile on Kate's face on her summer memory picture with Jaime ! She really is lonely because she looks like she is so happy to have reunited with Jaime! I wonder who made the first move!
Now we know who babysat this weekend! At least she saved some money on that expense.
As for her run, her constant sideways poses are just downright creepy. So what if she doesn't have the curviest of waists. She's thin enough. Everyone has flaws. Rock what you got. She looks like an idiot.
It's also sad to see how drastically her looks have changed from the fresh-faced pretty young mom she was three years ago. Big Ang comes to mind.
Take this as a warning, Kate. If you keep doing this stuff to yourself, this will be the result...
aggiemom09121416 said... 42 Ok, so Kate provided a pic of her company....all are accounted for, so who took the pic? and who's pulling that trailer? hmm..??? __________
I think it's farmer Henry or what ever his name was.
I hope while Jamie's there she gives Kate some tips on posing in group photos. She looks like an idiot in those group Coupon Cabin photos. Standing sideways with her hand on her hip. Turn off the diva for a group shot, Kate. You look stupid enough when you pose like that alone, REALLY stupid in a group shot.
3kidsmomma, I respectfully disagree with you. Joe Paterno KNEW that children were being abused and chose to ignore it. He may not be the pediophile, but he assisted the pedeophile by keeping QUIET about what he knew.
I also believe in his position, he was responsible for keeping the kids safe as well as coaching them. He definitely failed in keeping them safe because winning and putting on a good front was more important to him. Shame on him.
Regarding Kate's CC post, I just received a call from me eldest grandson. He is shopping with Mommy at Wal-Mart for his school supplies. He will be starting kindergarten in the fall and is very excited to be riding a school bus! He also wanted to let Papa and Grandma know about his cool Spiderman backpack!
Kate loves to retweet @Notebook. She should have retweeted this one, especially since it applies to her:
Notebook of Love@Notebook You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on.
Someone who has twitter should tweet that one to her.
Midnight Madness said... 35 Why do you think that no charges were filed? It was a COVERUP!! @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ No. No charges were filed in the 1998 incident because there was not enough evidence to charge Sandusky with a crime. Period. There was absolutely nothing on earth Paterno could have done to change that. Blame the DA if you want to, he's the one who chose not to file charges.
I'm not a defender of Paterno, indeed if he were still alive he may be facing criminal charges in relation to violations of the Clery Act for the 2001 incident.
But the amount of patently false information out there is astounding and I feel that Paterno's role is being significantly overblown. The administration was more at fault than he, people who witnessed improprieties and never went to authorities, they all share culpability in this. Yet no one is screaming for their heads.
If anyone wants their opinions on the matter to be taken seriosly and accepted, then the facts need to be known. When you back up your opinion with a lie, it just makes you look bad. I suggest reading the Freeh Report (yes all 267 pages of it) if you want to be informed of the facts.
I mostly agree with the sanctions the NCAA imposed. I would have gone for the death penalty, but that's just me.
I am glad to see that Kate and Jamie are still friends. Jamie stood by her and didn't bail on the RV trip like Ashley did, remember? She said something like Kate has changed, but she felt staying (despite her misery) was the right thing to do, and they had been friends since Kate's nursing days.
I think Jamie came to babysit the kids while Kate went to the Chicago race. That would explain the extra burgers in her twitter photo, I think. This way, Kate could go without having to pay a sitter...
I read the grand jury documents regarding the Sandusky accusations. Sickening. What I don't understand is why, when the graduate assistance WITNESSED Sandusky raping the kid in the shower...why didn't he STOP IT? Instead, he goes home and calls his father. W-H-A-T?? That grad student should have beat the living daylights out of Sandusky right there, and called the POLICE (and not the university police). He should be brought up on charges as well, imo.
There were also some janitors that saw abuse years before that. How could you not STOP IT?
LoveMyGrandsons said... 52 I also believe in his position, he was responsible for keeping the kids safe as well as coaching them. He definitely failed in keeping them safe because winning and putting on a good front was more important to him. Shame on him. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Just so you are aware, the kids Paterno coached were not the ones being assaulted by Sandusky. Paterno coached college kids. Sandusky assaulted middle school aged boys that he met through his Second Mile charitable organization.
And what if Paterno had gone straight to the police in 2001? if McQueary was unwilling to testify then as to what he saw, there would be no case. It's kind of hard to make a case against someone if there are no witnesses and it was reported after the fact.
Aggie, 56...There were also some janitors that saw abuse years before that. How could you not STOP IT?
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Because this was Sandusky and nobody would have believed a lowly janitor. They wanted to keep their jobs. Does anyone honestly think that the NCAA would have levied these sanctions based on misinformation? If your child had been raped by Sandusky, you'd want to see all of those who stood by and did nothing punished. When all of the lawsuits are filed against his estate and the suits are won, Joe is not going to come off smelling like a rose, regardless of whether he had winning teams. It was all about the football program and protecting the image of the school. They thought they could get away with it. It didn't work.
My daughter's red Jansport backpack from 1996 is still going on hikes with us! It is really cute with a southwest design by the zipper. The thing just will not die and it still looks good...
I think Kate wants to get new everything because of status. Hopefully, her kids will get to pick the designs they want without her interference. Maybe she will donate the old stuff? We can only hope.
I typically don't mind a lot of back-and-forth on a given topic, but the Penn State issue is being beat to death here. It's a truly distasteful subject and, important as it is, I doubt that anyone's going to change his/her mind based on what we read in this forum. Soo...
Could we agree to disagree, to let this go and move on? (See Rule #3)
Check Please, I respectfully disagree with you as well. To me it is reprehensible that someone in a high level position of authority is made aware of child abuse and does NOTHING about it. Whether he coached the kids directly or not (I'm sorry that I was wrong in thinking he coached them), the bottom line is he was responsible for reporting this situation and taking steps to make sure it stopped. He did nothing, and I don't care what accomplishments he achieved, they pale in comparison to what he let continue to happen under his own nose, to innocent children.
Kate is a twit said... 53 Kate loves to retweet @Notebook. She should have retweeted this one, especially since it applies to her:
Notebook of Love@Notebook You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on.
Someone who has twitter should tweet that one to her. _____
Or this one.
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
or this
Motivational Tweets @Tweets2Motivate Don't be yourself; be someone a little nicer. — Mignon McLaughlin #quotes
After Kate sees those close-ups of her face, will she put a cry out to Proactiv? Someone on Twitter enlarged the photo and it is really bad, not just the side of her face, but her neck, too. She clearly needs to treat that, either with prescription meds, or a very good OTC product.
LovemyGrandsons I don't think it's accurate to say he did nothing. He actually told his boss. I think any reasonable person would assume if you tell your boss such a thing it will be handled appropriately. Although not anymore after this. Joe Paterno was an employee at the end of the day, and reports to his boss who reports to his boss, etc. What's ets to me is he did't know how revered he was. All he had to do was hold a press conference, say he didn't agree with how this was handled and just wants to make sure it's known he's reporting it, and he would have been the hero. For whatever reason he thought that course of action would hurt the program. If anything it would have helped it, he would be the guy that so many parents trusted their sons to to guide not only their athletic growth and academic education but their morals as well.
I think the lesson learned is don't try to go through the chain of command. If you know of something like this just got straight to 9-1-1 no questions asked.
Odd her skin looks so bad. I thought she had nice skin back in 2010 when I saw her in person. Actually compared to what I saw in person not two years ago she really is a wreck. It's scary. A 37 year old should not have aged that much in just two years.
Running I'm okay with the PSU discussion continuing. There is completely fresh news today on this. It's not like people are talking about old news.
FYI about that fresh news, I don't have a problem with any of the sanctions except for not making them bowl eligible. If you're not into sports I can't tell you how much that will absolutely destroy the team. The one thing I was always against was punishing current players, alumni, and fans who had absolutely nothing to do with it and in fact have been quite horrified.
Just food for thought, there was an entire team of janitors who knew about one of the locker room incidents and reported to their boss. They are not vilified when nothing came of it. I understand a janitor is nothing like being in Paterno's shoes, but at the end of the day both parties told their boss. You never hear outcries about why those janitors didn't do more. While I completely agree that Joe Paterno bears much of the responsbility, if you read the reports you would be absolutely shocked at how many people knew and did nothing. I haven't counted off hand but I would say at least 30 people knew and did nothing. And yet one guy is the face of all those 30. Seems to be the responsibility should be spread across the 30.
Didn't you also say you thought it was ok to take a 4 mth. old baby to a movie premiere at midnite?
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Isn't there a big difference between an unborn baby whose mother may be at risk for placenta previa, pre-term labor, preeclampsia, all of which may be exacerbated by running, and an infant sleeping in a lap in an air-conditioned movie theater?
Personally, I don't believe that any baby should be allowed in a movie theater, whether it's midnight or a matinee. I've never seen it, but maybe in different parts of the country some things are more common than others.
Does anyone honestly think that the NCAA would have levied these sanctions based on misinformation?
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Actually, sort of. The president of the NCAA Mark Emmertt is a total fool. Just for example, the penalties he imposed on USC versus the penalties he imposed upon Ohio State make absolutely no sense at all. Google if you're interested in more info.
I think this had a lot to do with forcing the Big Ten to oust Penn State because the NCAA didn't want to be the ones to have to do it. The NCAA is involved in about five or six major college sport scandals right now that they are doing practically nothing about, and yet they do this to PSU?
In my opinion this is a way to force their hand, because at this point the Big Ten now has a dead weight team they are saddled with for 4 years. It seems cowardly. I would have taken the death penalty at this point, for many reasons I could write a thesis on this penalty is worse. A death penalty for a year or two is something the team will be able to pick up and recover from. I cannot explain to you how putting a team on probation for four years will probably decimate the team for the next 20 or beyond. They will never recover.
The idea I like is to let the current team, who by the way had nothing to do with it, play like normal but force them to give every penny of profits to charity for four years.
But I could go on about this forever. Anyway if you want to read more about Emmrett here is a good blog talking about all his illogical decisions:
A four month old baby is not going to be killed in a movie theater. Unless the .000001% chance a gunmen comes in, who also could have come into your house if you left the baby with a baby-sitter. Thousands of parents have done the same thing. But going on a roller coaster or running in a marathon could kill or seriously hurt your baby, way more than that .0001% chance a gunmen could. If running in a marathon is such a good idea why don't we see more than just that one pregnant women running it. Because no doctor would tell a mother to run a marathon and most mothers wouldn't dream of doing that. They might and have told a healthy pregnant woman with a normal pregnancy to run at the track or on a treadmill, but not such long distances and not in extreme heat and not where people could knock them over. Your balance is thrown off when pregnant, running in a huge group of people you were just crammed in a corral with is dangerous.
Question, do you think mothers should be allowed to smoke crack when they are pregnant because that's their right? Or does the baby have rights too. I believe a mother has a moral and legal obligation to keep her unborn child reasonably safe and follow common sense, which says don't run in races where people routinely get very ill and sometimes even die, and don't get on any kind of ride of terror at the amusement park.
Amusement parks cannot "forbid" pregnant women from riding the rides.
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Oh, yes they can and they do. If their policy is clearly spelled out, they can refuse to allow a pregnant woman from riding the rides.
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Yes, but my point (which I didn't make very well) is that there is no way for the operator to determine every single woman who is pregnant. If a woman is earlier in the pregnancy, or overweight, and chooses to ride the ride despite the warning signs, then it's her problem not that of the park's. They can attempt to enforce their policy based on what the woman looks like, but if they tried to say a woman couldn't ride because she just appeared to be pregnant and wasn't, that would be discrimination.
Admin - your original point was that it would be crazy for the marathon organizers to "allow" pregnant women to run in their race because of the liability. I said that race organizers have participatns sign a liability release so they are covered.
Now you're saying a pregnant woman would be crazy to run a race because of risk to her unborn baby. And I'll say that if she's healthy, not a high risk pregnancy, runs regularly, and positions herself toward the back of the start crowd so she isn't jostled around, she will be *fine.* Children, people with disabilities, and the elderly run races all of the time and aren't harmed - I think a pregnant woman can hold her own. Pregnant women really aren't fragile little daisies. I think the only reason you're even talking about it is because it's one of Kate's sheeple.
I feel for that public defender. These are the kind of cases where those who believe in our legal system and the right to a defense really have to dig deep. Not everyone is cut out for defense work but if you ever need a lawyer you'll be glad that there are people willing to do this.
Admin, but any of the players can transfer to another school with no penalty and immediate NCAA eligibility. At least there's that.
I hadn't looked at Kate's pictures on twitter in a long time and someone posted the link to the latest one up there, so I scrolled through the last several.
It struck me how crazy her pictures are. Mostly they are of stuff on her counter.
Kook.
I can see her running off the latest babysitter/nanny or not being able to afford them anymore and calling Jamie out of desperation. Jamie agreed to babysit, so they're going to tweet a picture acting like they're besties.
But we all know Kate is a user. Jamie should know that by now, too.
By the way, whose farm are they touring, anyway? Her land isn't exactly a farm.
About her brilliant (LOL) article on saving money on school stuff, I always stocked up on folders, looseleaf notebook paper, spirals, composition books, pencils, pens, post-it notes, you name it, so that I had stuff at the ready for my kids at all times. After all, you do have to re-stock their supplies usually at least once a year. So I dedicated two big desk drawers to things like that.
Report covers, too. Highlighters. You name it. I rarely ever had to specifically back to school shop for supplies unless a teacher was making a slightly unusual request (I kept every color of folder and spiral on hand).
Admin said: "if you read the reports you would be absolutely shocked at how many people knew and did nothing. I haven't counted off hand but I would say at least 30 people knew and did nothing. And yet one guy is the face of all those 30. Seems to be the responsibility should be spread across the 30."
++++++ This is what I was talking about way upthread. Many years ago at a public school in my state, there was an incident of a young child who reported to her teacher that she had been abused. That teacher reported to her principal and the counselor that the child had been molested, but no one called CPS right away. A few days later, the child was abused again.
The result was that laws were changed in my state regarding mandatory reporting. Now, every public school employee must have yearly training on reporting, and if you suspect abuse and don't report to 911/CPS, you will be charged with a felony.
I agree with you with you with regard to Mike McQueary, the grad assistant. I had not heard about the janitors with regard to witnessing anything until I read here. However, McQueary was the one person with some clout, who actually saw Sandusky raping a boy in the shower and he did nothing to get that boy out of harms way. He walks out of the locker room, calls his dad and doesn't say anything to Paterno until the next day. McQueary never contacted the police. Why is he not being vilified? There were a few people on TV shows who did question why McQueary didn't contact the police when this all came out last November but nothing else since. Paterno always said that McQueary did not tell him the graphic details about what really happened. McQueary says he did. Maybe he's covering his own ass. It's a he said/he said situation. We'll never know exactly what was said. But I don't think the football players should bear the brunt of what happened when it had nothing to do with them. I absolutely agree to go after the school and throw the book at them.
Odd her skin looks so bad. I thought she had nice skin back in 2010 when I saw her in person. Actually compared to what I saw in person not two years ago she really is a wreck. It's scary. A 37 year old should not have aged that much in just two years.
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Look at her face in the running photo, and then pull up Gosselinbook.com and check out the picture. Yes, she's wearing make-up there, but that's not it. She's actually quite pretty in that photo. Now her face has changed, and it's not because of aging. Nobody ages that fast in a few years. I wonder what it is. She never looked like the Shrek Donkey back then.
Admin, I understand your opinion, but I still think he should have taken further action. Followed up on his reports to see what was being done, follow up with Sandusky or the kids directly, and finally calling the authorities if this issue wasn't being addressed. Instead, he made a report and then let it drop even though kids wellbeing was at stake.
If this was happening to my daughter or grandsons and someone in a position of authority looked the other way after their first report, I'd want heads to roll!!! An emotional opinion? Absolutely, as it should be with child abuse.
Susan, I never said a pregnant woman would be crazy to run in a race, I said that I wouldn't want the liability if I ran the race if I were a race owner. I also said I have no problem with a woman running in a SAFE location where they cannot be trampled (like they could be in a race) as long as their doc clears it. I FURTHER said, that a doctors note would be a good idea for marathons just like they are done for airplanes.
I also never said that a pregnant woman should not run in all races. I don't think it's a good idea, due to the crowds, not the run itself, but I never said they should be banned. I specifically am referring to marathons, which are 26.2 MILES. Marathon to me means 26.2 miles, not just any old race. You cannot with a straight face tell me it's a good idea for a pregnant woman to run that far. That's just common sense. People die for gosh sakes in marathons.
This is what I said: "Amusement park rides usually forbid pregnant women from riding. Seems it should be the same for marathons."
"laying down some basic common sense ground rules like don't run a marathon and don't get on a plane when you're about to pop."
"Susan have you seen the crowds at major marathons."
MARATHONS is what I said every single time. Not any ole race. 26.2 miles. In case it wasn't clear, when I say marathon I mean marathon. And when I say race I mean race.
You post here often and often like to slightly skew and twist around what people are saying, and no offense, but it's very annoying. Debate all you want which is fun, but it's not fun when statements are mischaracterized.
Admin - I can't believe you are comparing a healthy pregnant woman *running* with smoking crack.
I'd also like to point out that nobody here, including myself, has said that a pregnant woman should get on a fast moving ride at an amusement park. But even that is not the same thing as running a road race - it's far more dangerous, which is why you see signs posted at the entrance to amusement park rides and not at the start of road races.
I also think there's a HUGE difference between someone running late in pregnancy and someone running in the 1st or 2nd trimester. Were you originally talking about one of the women in the picture above with Kate? I can't even tell she is pregnant, if so. And weren't we talking about a fairly short race in the grand scheme of road races - a 1/4 marathon or 10K? And in any case, how about we not judge someone we don't even know. You quickly came to the defense of people taking infants to loud, stimulating movies.....and yes, I realize that the chance of a child being killed while seeing a movie is extremely minute, but that doesn't mean that it isn't BAD for the infant to be exposed to the flashing lights and loud sounds of a movie like that....so why not leave this poor woman (and every woman like her)alone? If she's able to run a 10K or whatever it is, she's obviously living a healthy lifestyle, and probably giving her unborn baby nothing but the best.
Regarding airlines - those that do have policies of requiring doctor's notes, only have them for very late (usually 39 weeks) in pregnancy. Many airlines don't have a policy at all of requiring the permission of the doctor. So once again, are we talking about someone at 9.5 months or someone at 5 months? Blanket statements about "flying while pregnant" or "running races while pregnant" don't work for me.
Good grief - look at how skimpy she made these smores (didn't even toast marshmallows over her grill, but yuck - indoors). Check out the little bit of chocolate and the few mini-marshmallows she put on these things!
OH, and Jamie and her kids are visiting and it looks like she conned the farmer into giving them all a wagon ride!
The beauty of a smore is having one big marshmallow that gets nice and brown and crispy on the outside and nice and gooey on the inside and then melts into the chocolate. The little mini marshmallows defeat the purpose.
Did anyone see Pioneer Woman's episode where she made smores? Puts this to shame.
Admin, I understand your opinion, but I still think he should have taken further action. Followed up on his reports to see what was being done, follow up with Sandusky or the kids directly, and finally calling the authorities if this issue wasn't being addressed. Instead, he made a report and then let it drop even though kids wellbeing was at stake.
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Yeah I agree. Just clarifying it's not true he did nothing. He did a lot. It just wasn't enough. He is the poster child for simply reporting something bad isn't enough anymore.
"The beauty of a smore is having one big marshmallow that gets nice and brown and crispy on the outside and nice and gooey on the inside and then melts into the chocolate."
Totally agreed. How can you come away from eating one and NOT have sticky, crusty chocolate and melted mellow shellacked onto your fingers?
With so many 'friends' over why not just throw some coals on the BBQ for a bit to let the kids melt their own?
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 67 Odd her skin looks so bad. I thought she had nice skin back in 2010 when I saw her in person. Actually compared to what I saw in person not two years ago she really is a wreck. It's scary. A 37 year old should not have aged that much in just two years. ___________
Do you think Kate's skin is so bad do to all the tanning and Botox's?
Plus stressing out about wanting a TV job and knowing it's not going to happen.
Admin - you may think I twist and skew, but I think that you tend to act knowledgeable about every subject under the sun, and often state untruths about things you know nothing about. Case in point - the policies of airlines regarding traveling while pregnant:
OK, you didn't say crazy, you said "Because no doctor would tell a mother to run a marathon and most mothers wouldn't dream of doing that". I interpreted "wouldn't dream of" as "crazy." My bad.
Like I just said, you originally were talking about Kate's sheeple running in this particular race, which I thought was determined was NOT a full marathon. But fine, if you're only talking about a full marathon.....I'll agree that for a woman in the 3rd trimester, maybe not the best idea. However, I still wouldn't come out and judge someone for doing that, and I certainly wouldn't compare it to crack.
Here are some articles about running marathons while pregnant. The general consensus is the same as I've been saying: for someone who regulary trains at that level, and who isn't experiencing any pregnancy complications, and is in her 1st or 2nd trimester, it isn't dangerous.
She remains a household name, but the 37-year-old celeb has been out of the limelight for about a year.
Now might be just the right time for a comeback, though.
"She looks fantastic," our source adds, "and she's in a really great space. She's in fantastic shape because of all her marathon training, this feels like the right time for her."
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A) She does NOT look fantastic. In fact, I'd say her outsides are now starting to completely reflect her inside.
B) Even if she could somehow magically get fresh-faced, look more her age, lose the leathery skin and receding hairline, she'd STILL be an asshole. No one wants to date an asshole. ADD eight kids and you've really got a no-starter.
So like you said admin, you can "have a dating show" all you want (what does that even mean if you don't have a network willing to air it? Doesn't that mean you um, DON'T have a show?), doesn't mean it'll happen.
What is that saying? Wish in one hand, crap in the other, see which one fills up fastest. Maybe Kate should do that.
Susan you miss a very important point about that woman who ran a marathon. She was 40 weeks pregnant and delivered the next day. She also only ran the HALF marathon so I'm not even sure why this is getting coverage. It's one thing to run when you are about to deliver a baby quite another to run when you are only halfway through the pregnancy. Don't you find it a bit interesting she delivered the next day? Had she been only 7 months pregnant would have have delivered the next day then too? Makes you wonder. All the doctors quoted in your articles say moderate exercise is fine, but they also stress that this woman trained very carefully and extensively, was healthy and that most women would not be able to do that. And one talks about how it's very dangerous to give "blanket" recommendations to women, it has to be individual. It is a freak example and not the norm.
And yes you deliberately misconstrue things. I know your calling card here and I'm calling you out on it. I am no more "knowledgable" about marathons than anyone else. The posters here are very intelligent and knowledgable about things and also know how to read things and educate themselves and participate in their world. That shouldn't make you upset. I wouldn't have it any other way. Ignorance is boring.
Here are some articles about running marathons while pregnant. The general consensus is the same as I've been saying: for someone who regulary trains at that level, and who isn't experiencing any pregnancy complications, and is in her 1st or 2nd trimester, it isn't dangerous.
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I wouldn't take the chance, no matter if "experts" say it isn't dangerous. Why risk it? What if you miscarried in the first or second trimester? Even if running didn't cause it, would a woman blame herself for her entire life because she took the chance and ran?
Is a marathon (or running) that important that it can't wait until one has safely delivered the baby? I'd put my unborn baby first, but I guess I'm in the minority.
Admin, but any of the players can transfer to another school with no penalty and immediate NCAA eligibility. At least there's that.
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Yes I know. But for some many of the players who grew up with Penn State and/or had parents and grandparents who went there, there is no other school but Penn State. Penn State is a very generational school especially in sports. There is no other option or if there has to be it's very painful to defect.
Admin, but any of the players can transfer to another school with no penalty and immediate NCAA eligibility. At least there's that.
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Yes I know. But for some many of the players who grew up with Penn State and/or had parents and grandparents who went there, there is no other school but Penn State. Penn State is a very generational school especially in sports. There is no other option or if there has to be it's very painful to defect.
OK then, I cannot believe you are comparing a healthy pregnant woman *running a marathon race* with smoking crack.
Google "running marathons while pregnant". You'd be amazed at how many women are actually doing it. Healthy, fit, athletic, strong women. I think they'd take offense at being compared to crack smokers.
Do they mean she is DEVELOPING a show with someone or some production company? The terminology in this article is highly suspect. That's not really how you would normally say something like that.
I wonder if this is one of those from an insider (Steve) to feel the waters and see if people would be open to the idea. It could be nothing more than a few notes on a napkin.
Do they mean she is DEVELOPING a show with someone or some production company? The terminology in this article is highly suspect. That's not really how you would normally say something like that.
I wonder if this is one of those from an insider (Steve) to feel the waters and see if people would be open to the idea. It could be nothing more than a few notes on a napkin.
Fleecing I really don't think you're in the minority. Where are the 100's of articles out there about the 100's of pregnant women who run in marathons. Exactly, there aren't. It was this one woman who was extremely athletic and about to deliver anyway and trained very carefully and was cleared by doctors. And I'm with you I couldn't live with myself if I did anything like this and then something happened, whether it was related or not. I just couldn't do it. Most pregnant women treat their bodies like kid gloves during this time, it's just natural.
Kind of like how having a glass of wine probably won't matter much the day you deliver but it sure might matter your first 12 weeks.
Fleecing I really don't think you're in the minority. Where are the 100's of articles out there about the 100's of pregnant women who run in marathons. Exactly, there aren't. It was this one woman who was extremely athletic and about to deliver anyway and trained very carefully and was cleared by doctors. And I'm with you I couldn't live with myself if I did anything like this and then something happened, whether it was related or not. I just couldn't do it. Most pregnant women treat their bodies like kid gloves during this time, it's just natural.
Kind of like how having a glass of wine probably won't matter much the day you deliver but it sure might matter your first 12 weeks.
Susan I don't know what you're googling but when I google what you suggested every single article is about the same woman: Amber Miller. So if this is an everyday occurrence as you say why did she make news?
I don't believe a pregnant woman has a right to do whatever the heck she wants and I don't see how it isn't just plain common sense not to run a marathon when pregnant. Have you ever run a marathon? We'll have to agree to disagree.
Susan I don't know what you're googling but when I google what you suggested every single article is about the same woman: Amber Miller. So if this is an everyday occurrence as you say why did she make news?
I don't believe a pregnant woman has a right to do whatever the heck she wants and I don't see how it isn't just plain common sense not to run a marathon when pregnant. Have you ever run a marathon? We'll have to agree to disagree.
Was the dating show her "sealed with a kiss" dream she sent off?
I love how she said she's willing to travel around the country looking for love. Of course she is! But not on her own dime. And I suppose she's thinking she could drag this show out for several years so she never has to actually work again? Oh, brother!
The idiot says "I have to SAVE as much as possible..." No,you Doink; you need to NOT SPEND as much as possible. You know, the opposite of how you SPEND money on yourself. Maybe if you don't spend it on the kids you can SAVE it to SPEND on your selfish self, right?
kHate wins the prize for Dumbest Budget Busting Idea yet: she bought eight, count 'em EIGHT, pairs of KID school shoes SIX months in advance to save a couple bucks on each child. She didn't, she couldn't be THAT DUMB, could she? Yes she is. For adult shoes, go ahead. But kids grow SOOOO fast, especially their FEET for Pete's sake. Didn't she read ANYTHING about child development as she "lay on bed rest for six million months?" What was she doing besides terrorizing the nurses and eating restaurant ordered crab, lobster and filet mignon? And don't forget the extra clarified butter, Jon!
I'd bet the farm at least four of those poor kidlets have to struggle to put those shoes on and the other four grow out of them within two months. Yes indeed, their mother is one smart cookie;GEEZUS! Judge Judy was right: looks fade but stupid is forever.
KG - 8 said... 106 Admin, you do tend to talk down to people. Just something to be aware of. :)
I think that one of the most frustrating issues that come with any blog are you cannot sense someone's tone. All you have to go by all of their words. I will agree that Admin presents herself as being very knowledgeable in many areas and is quick to share her experience and opinions. However, I respectfully disagree that she talks down to people. I don't recall ever seeing her be disrespectful.
Many posters here welcome other peoples opinions while debating back in a respectful way. That is what makes this blog so much more than a Kate Gosselin site.
Speaking of knowledgable I was going to say I have no idea the statistics on insanity defense and how often it works. I don't practice criminal. I'm sure Google knows! Of course I don't know everything. A lot of people here are very knowledgable about a lot of things though and I love when people share. It shouldn't be something to be threatened by. I know part of my morning routine every single day including weekends is to read a bunch of news web sites/newspapers and read them thoroughly plus commentary. I also tend to look up or read about things I am curious about. Not everyone has the time for this or does this. THough I have a funny feeling that a lot of people here tend to do the same since people seem very up to speed on a variety of subjects. And it's obvious the avid reading that goes on here.
Your calling card Susan is that you derail the blog every time. This blog is not here for you to cut down. Many other people before you have disagreed without pulling the crap you do. Banned. Again.
I finally understand the Honey Boo Boo show. It is a mix of some of TLC's most popular shows including: Toddlers in Tiaras, Extreme Couponing, Hoarders Buried Alive and, My Strange Addiction. I wonder if there will be any Kate+8 added to the mix.
"I ran the San Diego marathon two months pregnant with my son Matthew, in 2002. A month later I hopped on a plane and flew to England for a visit. My doctor was completely confident with my ability to run the marathon pregnant – I mean, I had been training for six months and was in good shape. My OBGYN had no problems with my running a marathon – even one I had to fly to, and one that would be in significantly warmer weather.
The March 2008 issue of Runner’s World shows marathon maven, Paula Radcliffe, who, when she was six months pregnant or so, ran an easy 10K in 45 minutes in London’s Hyde Park. Radcliffe, who is has won six out of the seven last marathons she’s raced in, ran all the way through her pregnancy. What’s sick, is that 10 months postpartum, she won the New York City Marathon last November. Now that’s a runner – hell, I was lucky I choked out a 5k nine months after Matthew’s birth!
Other women have trained and raced during their pregnancies – others like Catherine Ndereba, a Kenyan marathon sensation, 2004 Olympic Trials 5000-meter winner Shayne Culpepper, and Ingrid Kristiansen who put Radcliffe to shame. She won the 1984 Hourston Marathon five months post partum. "
"The Boston Athletic Association on Saturday announced that because of the high temperatures forecast for Monday's race, qualifying athletes can defer their entry until 2013. Dover's Britt Schuman might be among those to defer, but her excuse is as good as anyone's. Schuman is expecting her first child in just a few months.
"I know quite a few people who have run marathons while pregnant who have run right up until they deliver," Schuman said. "Research hasn't really been done on it, but now they're starting to realize that women are able to do more and more while pregnant."
A veteran of six Boston Marathons (and 15 overall), Schuman ran last year's race in 3:36:14, and had been shooting for five hours this year before the BAA's announcement. She found out she was pregnant while training for the Walt Disney World Marathon in January. She ran the Jan. 8 race at eight weeks pregnant, and crossed the finish line in just under four hours."
Bottle feeding, caffeine, or no exercise will not kill your baby. Or taking them to the movies. So that I do not judge. Sleeping with your baby could so that I do judge. Huge difference. If you're doing something that could kill your kid, I have a problem with it. Silly me wanting kids to be safe.
Bottle feeding, caffeine, or no exercise will not kill your baby. Or taking them to the movies. So that I do not judge. Sleeping with your baby could so that I do judge. Huge difference. If you're doing something that could kill your kid, I have a problem with it. Silly me wanting kids to be safe.
Weren't the kids that were abused at-risk youth participating in Second Mile, the non-profit? Sandusky was given the use of the school facilities which was 100% in Paterno's control. So, evidence for criminal charges aside, he could have at least immediately stopped the easy access to vulnerable children . I'm not familiar with the timeline--does anyone know if he did that, and, if so, when?
I honestly cannot believe that anyone can defend the presence of the statue on the campus--especially a parent. More criminal charges will be coming soon, IMO. The Freeh report was a blistering indictment of the entire PSU football system.
Sandusky was given the use of the school facilities which was 100% in Paterno's control.
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The facilities are not in Paterno's control whatsoever. He was not head of the athletic department or on the board of trustees. He was an employee and coach. I'm not even sure it's fair to say that he could do anything about who chooses who gets what office. Sanducky's office was negotiated as part of his retirement package which I don't even know Paterno even sat IN for.Paterno does not negotiate retirement packages, the university does.
I DO agree he had a lot of pull and I suppose he could have demanded it but who even knows how that would have been received.
I see what people mean about misinformation being out there. I am upset with Paterno and his lack of action as the next but I do feel the frustration with the misinformation.
"The divorced mother of eight has signed up to do a dating show and is in the process of looking for a network to televise her quest for love, E! News has exclusively learned." (Eonline)
Didn't Kate hint broadly about possibly dating again soon during that local radio show interview last week? Gah, I hate the way she teases, relates half-truths, and overstates things.
And what bloke would ever agree to participate? How embarrassing.
It doesn't directly exploit the kids but toying with their heartstrings on an idea you might give them a new family with a new guy when really it's all for your show is cruel, IMO. Relationships affect kids and it's important to keep them as stable and healthy as possible. I don't see how you can do that when you're just making a reality show out of the whole thing.
Ex Nurse I found the portion of his contract, which was made public.
It was signed by Curley and Schultz. Paterno never signed off on anyone getting an office and who even knows if he even knew about it until Sandusky waked in there.
“The university will permit you to use, at no charge, a locker, weight rooms, fitness facilities and training room in the East Area locker room complex. This benefit will continue for the balance of your lifetime.” “For a period of ten years commencing July 1 1999 and subject to renewal upon concurrence of both parties you will be given an office and a phone in the East Area Locker room complex…..”
Ex Nurse I found the portion of his contract, which was made public.
It was signed by Curley and Schultz. Paterno never signed off on anyone getting an office and who even knows if he even knew about it until Sandusky waked in there.
“The university will permit you to use, at no charge, a locker, weight rooms, fitness facilities and training room in the East Area locker room complex. This benefit will continue for the balance of your lifetime.” “For a period of ten years commencing July 1 1999 and subject to renewal upon concurrence of both parties you will be given an office and a phone in the East Area Locker room complex…..”
ok, I do not want anyone hurting themselves, I only point this out in regards to her play on wods...
So she has scalded her hands ( oh my goodness poor Kate!), screamed in pain ( oh my goodness poor Kate!!), but dont worry all I am okay ( wow Kate, shes such a trooper!!!)....... it was a near miss?????????
so Kate, did you scald your hands, or was it a near miss for which you screamed at the pain you thought you should be feeling but then realized that what you thought had happened, had indeed NOT happened... I am confused?
Wow - you delete my post, so nobody has any idea what you're responding too (re: bottle feeding etc.) What are you afraid of? That I might actually have a POINT? That someone will say that your little blog became a petty gossipy henfest a LONG time ago?
So now you're saying that as long as someone isn't *killed*, that it's ok to do it to your child. Not breastfeeding puts your child at higher risk of developing allergies, of being overweight, and other health risks. Not exercising during pregnancy can put you at risk of developing pre-ecclampsya and delivering a pre-term baby (ironically, just like running marathons.)
Also ironic....Kate feeding her children Juicy Juice or not taking them trick or treating or buying them used shoes will not *kill* them. But that's not OK, is it?
I'm done now. Dare you to leave this post so that people will understand when you rip me.
So now you're saying that as long as someone isn't *killed*, that it's ok to do it to your child.
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Nooooo. I'm saying I don't JUDGE that. Inwardly I have strong feelings about breastfeeding and the like but I'm not going to start telling mothers what they should do. Misstate and miscontrue again! Good grief you are annoying. As far as Kate, that is apples and oranges. She is a very public parent who has made every parenting decision very public. But the person who posted a few days ago about breastfeeding her older child was not public and not exploiting her kids and thus I said not one darn word about it.
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Good. Thank God. Susan, you're so mature. I'm afraid of derailing the blog, that's all. I don't respond to "dares". This isn't 8th grade anymore. Find a blog more juvenile you will fit in better.
So now you're saying that as long as someone isn't *killed*, that it's ok to do it to your child.
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Nooooo. I'm saying I don't JUDGE that. Inwardly I have strong feelings about breastfeeding and the like but I'm not going to start telling mothers what they should do. Misstate and miscontrue again! Good grief you are annoying. As far as Kate, that is apples and oranges. She is a very public parent who has made every parenting decision very public. But the person who posted a few days ago about breastfeeding her older child was not public and not exploiting her kids and thus I said not one darn word about it.
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Good. Thank God. Susan, you're so mature. I'm afraid of derailing the blog, that's all. I don't respond to "dares". This isn't 8th grade anymore. Find a blog more juvenile you will fit in better.
I am going to assume that since Kate did not respond with any negativity to the question about the dating show, that she has indeed put it out there that she IS available for that type of show, and any network out there willing to take it on, just give me a call!
And yes Improbable Dreams, you are smack on.. its the willingness to "travel" around the country to meet Mr. Right.
I doubt she wants to meet Mr Right, she wants a TV show and travel...she's alll about her unless of course she finds some man who is willing to be her wife, then she might have found Mr Right...
That's so funny about how she's willing to travel the world for a dating show. That's so nice of her. You know how she hates to travel. She thinks it'd be fun. Oh please. It's just a ploy to get attention.
I love how the person demanding "grow up" then proceeds to throw a vile insult at my family. That's a good one. Sheeple can be a vile bunch, love to shit stir and shit stir and shit stir then at just the right moment then cry foul and blame it all on anyone who decides to call them out on it especially me. Not falling for it.
Kate looks different because she has had a chin implant and lipo on her jawline. She had a receeding chin and a jawline that blended into her neck prior to this surgery. lj
Can you all stop arguing so we can get back to the matter at hand....Kate is getting a dating show on TV!! How does one have a "show" but no network? Is she already filming the show? Does anyone know?
Kate uses the word FUN to describe so many activities. FUN -- her ultimate goal. She says a dating show could be really FUN. Sure, Kate. You are a mom -- 8, count 'em 8. You should not be traveling around the world looking for love. You should not expose your children to the superficial concept of a dating show. Any man who would participate in such a format is not someone who would be a responsible father.
Do something mature and don't define life by how much FUN it can be.
Kate looks different because she has had a chin implant and lipo on her jawline. She had a receeding chin and a jawline that blended into her neck prior to this surgery. lj
Ex Nurse said... 120 Weren't the kids that were abused at-risk youth participating in Second Mile, the non-profit? Sandusky was given the use of the school facilities which was 100% in Paterno's control. So, evidence for criminal charges aside, he could have at least immediately stopped the easy access to vulnerable children . I'm not familiar with the timeline--does anyone know if he did that, and, if so, when? @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ According to the Freeh Report, Sandusky was told on March 5, 2001 that he could not bring kids on to the campus: In his 2011 Grand Jury testimony, Curley said he told Sandusky “we were uncomfortable” about the incident and would report it to the Second Mile. Curley says he also told Sandusky to stop bringing children to the athletic facilities. He himself was not prohibited from coming to the campus, however.
This is from the Freeh Report, which can be read at:
I wonder if a family law judge would feel that subjecting the kids to the public embarrassment of their famous and reviled mother on a dating show is in their best interests.
Add meant to add to my above comment, Despite being told not to bring kids onto campus in march 2001, a boy was victimized in August of that year on the campus. Curley later admitted that the notion of him not bringing kids not campus was largely unenforcable.
You know nothing about me Not Me. Though funny you should mention kids, since that's exactly what Joe Paterno told trustee Vicky Triponey. You don't have kids so butt out. That went well.
I'm a Penn State grad. I wanted to give Paterno the benefit of the doubt. Then I read the Freeh Report (yes all 267 pages) and saw the emails about how often the "Coach" was kept apprised of the Sandusky matter and how people changed their minds about pursuing police action after talking to Paterno. How they all thought it best just to talk to Sandusky instead (and say what? tsk tsk?) Made me sick. Paterno absolutely knew Sandusky was a problem and helped cover it up. I don't care if they melt down his statue or sell it for scrap. I do, however, feel sorry for the kids in the current football program who now have to pay for the sins of Sandusky and everyone at Penn State who helped him continue to abuse little boys.
Ok, people: this whole BS on a dating show will, probably never happen. If you read that article closely: it says,1st: Kate is signed up to do a dating show, then next line says, she is shopping around to networks, tryin to sell a dating show called Amazing Kate! What it means is Kate is resigned to do a dating show, and did a tape of herself to try an sell a dating show staring herself to any network, cable station that will buy it. Not gonna happen, she already tried to sell herself & kids for another reality show and was turned down. And even if she managed to get a sucker to give her a show, there is not audience for it. Nobody likes her. And the guys would do it, just to get their mug on TV.
And since Kate is already home, CC only paid for saturday night, sunday and sunday night, which means Kate flew home monday morning. CC was not going to give Kate any extras, I don't think they even paid for purseboy, Kate did.
Anger Issues I agree, I'll believe it when I see it.
People in Hollywood may shop round 100 show ideas before ever hitting on one that works. You develop and develop and then nothing happens and then you go to the next idea when that didn't work. Kate surely has some ideas but nothing has happened thus far.
I don't get it, if they don't like you, us, reading here, what we have to say, then go elsewhere... seriously, trolls are annoying!
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They have no place to go. They are bored. Their blogs have been shut down and they can't stand the fact that the posters here are respectful of others, state opinions without name calling, and are intelligent and funny.
There's also the poster who has been here in the past. SB are the initials and the calling card is a dead give-away.
Wow, she has tweeted more tonight with her bff Jamie there, then she has for several days now... yep, making me think Jamie is being used as hired help again. That would make sense as the only bff's Kate has had have been paid people in her life.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 109 I don't believe a pregnant woman has a right to do whatever the heck she wants and I don't see how it isn't just plain common sense not to run a marathon when pregnant. Have you ever run a marathon? We'll have to agree to disagree.
**** Whether we agree or disagree, the reality is that a pregnant woman's right to privacy allows her the ability to make decisions for herself, irregardless of the life of her unborn child.
She can run a marathon or ride a roller coaster in her 9th month of pregnancy. She can drink. She can do drugs. She can choose not to receive prenatal care or can be seen by her doctor every week, if she's willing to pay and the doctor agrees. She can choose to eat fast food her whole pregnancy or to eat only from Whole Foods. She can abort her child(ren). She can choose *not* to abort her child(ren) or selectively reduce a multiple pregnancy.
Do I agree with some of those choices? Of course not. Would I have run a marathon in my 9th month? No. But when we start regulating a person's right to determine the course of their lives we begin walking an extremely fine line.
Carezee said: Okay I can see time, effort and organization but CONCENTRATION??? Does she have an attention disorder? Sometimes she just says such weird things. It is like she needs to make things way harder than they are, so she keeps adding things to make it look that way. *********************************************** I had a friend once who was like this. She was so easily overwhelmed by simple tasks. She would stand in the baby aisle at the grocery store and go nuts trying to figure out what kind of baby food to buy. If she bought green beans, then she shouldn't buy peas, because that makes 2 green vegetables. So she would need to buy carrots to avoid 2 green vegetables in one meal for her baby. Also, one time we went out to eat with our families, and she just couldn't handle all the distraction of trying to figure out what she wanted to order, listening to our conversation plus the conversation at the table next to us, and paying attention to her daughter. It really got to her, and finally she told her husband, "You order for me!" It was so strange. The more I think about it, she was a LOT like Kate. Except she was the opposite kind of mother. She was obsessive about her children! Example: She would always wear her long hair in a pony tail when she was out shopping because she was afraid the wind might blow her hair in her face then someone could steal her daughter while she was blinded by her hair. Yeah. We don't really keep in touch.
I get what you're saying about the players at Penn State, admin. I also went to a heavily generational school (I would say even more so than Penn State). For your child or grandchildren not to go there like you did is....unthinkable.
But if they are going to play football, they can either stay at Penn State and essentially not play or they can go somewhere else and play. It's sad, but it's something they'd just have to get over. I do understand the deep sense of tradition and pride, though. I definitely do.
Kate saw the Great places Emily went, the clothes, the make-up, no kids, dining out, and Emily got to make the call! ((be the boss)) Don't think any real man will date Kate, kids, and a boby guard!
Administrator, sorry for the extra work for you while on moderation. But, thanks for getting us back on track. I like it here. I resent "visitors" who try to cause discord.
Sillimom it is true a pregnant mom can do what she wants but when the baby is born that baby could be taken from her. Especially if that baby tests for drugs. So a right to privacy doesn't trump a child's right to a healthy and safe environment.
Chefsummer: that one cable station thought Palins daughter show would be a seller, yeah, it's been canceled. Kate is shopping around, it's not a done deal. There won't be any show. There is a dating show, I think 2 out there, the rating suck. People don't forget how she was before.
"She finds it hard to meet men in her day to day life," the source continued, "and so a dating show will give her exactly the help she needs. She is willing to travel around the country in order to meet Mr. Right." ------
So when she's traveling around the world who going to watch the kids while Jon is working?
Every single comment on the E Online site about the dating show for Kate is extremely negative. No one wants to see her again.
And I love how she just tweeted that she wouldn't want to do Millionaire Matchmaker with Patti Stanger--no, she wants a unique approach. This is code for---I want to be flown around the world looking for a man or just flown around the world so I can be away from my kids.
Now how is that going to work traveling around the country and you end up meeting someone in the south or out west and fall in love and then what? They're going to move to PA? Relationships aren't a joke. There are real emotions involved and real kids at stake.
Did anyone see that BRistol blogged that trip didn't use the f word we thought? She said he used the other f word. She also said she's not proud of it.
I give her credit for at least addressing it and not pretending it never happened. I bet she's really regretting this reality show. Now her child is the big celeb news of the day.
kateplusmy8 @JeanneKaye I made 3 loaves today in fact...:) I have extra people to feed so I've gone into overdrive :)
Why can't she go to the bakery department at Giant, or to a farmers market and buy extra bread...then she wouldn't be in overdrive? Oh, that's right. Then she can't put herself on display at the exhausted Super Mom. She's pathetic.
fidomommy: That's Kate way of shoving it in people faces, saying: see I can buy sparkling brand new shoes for my kids, and I don't buy used. She also did not say where she bought them and how much. And I agree, it is too early to buy shoes and school supplies, cause all the stores are having sales, but parents need to get the schools list of what their kids need. I don't think Kate mentioned that. Target and Staples are not the only place to buy school supplies, there are so many odd places that are now jumping on the back to school sale wagon, and some are way cheaper than Target. Way cheaper than the Dollar store. Kate back to school advice, is old hat, nothing new.
I haven't posted in awhile, I guess I have been getting really bored with the same day, different drama that is Kate's life. I did want to share my pregnancy/running experience, given all the comments about pregnant woman and running. My daughter is 21 years old now. At the time I was pregnant with her, I developed gestational diabetes and ended up delivering a large baby by cesarean section.( took me forever to recover) When she was 9 months, I started running to lose the 20 pounds that I was still carrying. When I became pregnant with my son my daughter was about 3 My doctor told me that in no uncertain terms that continuing running was going to make a healthier pregnancy for both myself and my baby. He said that I was already conditioned to running or that would not be the case. I continued to run, only a slow mile by the time I was 9 months along. I never developed gestational diabetes with my son and he was born 10 days early without a c-section! My weight was normal throughout this pregnancy, I felt healthier and was told by my doctor that there was no risk in continuing to run, only bennefit. I remember him saying that I shouldn't worry that the cord could bet wrapped around the baby's neck or that even a fall would hurt the baby as he was well protected. I never exceeded a comfortable run as I was instructed to though. My experience would lead me to believe that running through pregnancy can be benneficial to mother and child but that like all things medical, your individual situation should be evaluated by your doctor. I still run today, and my son and daughter both ran a 5K with me while on vacation in Nantucket this year.
Here we go once again she might wet her pants if she gets 100,000 followers. -------------- Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 GN my 99,000+ followers ..So glad to have you all to chat w, laugh w and love! XO! I know I'm loved X 8.. But 99,000 X's loved??! Wow, thx!
I made 3 loaves today in fact...:) I have extra people to feed so I've gone into overdrive :) ====
Poor schmoopy just has to tell all her little sheeple what a hard working little momma she is. That idiot should be a pro at cooking big meals by now, but noooooo, it's "overdrive". Paaleeese.
Gads. I'm going to go watch Hell's Kitchen now. At least Ramsey doesn't mince words.
Thanks for getting rid of the troll, Admin. I skipped over half the discussion this evening because I got tired of the ranting!
I read the article about KK shopping a dating show. Can you just imagine the uproar if the article were about JON shopping a dating show to the networks? The sheeple would be falling all over themselves to call him a man-whore and a himbo and all manner of vile things and advocating that his parental rights be terminated. Because it's their idol KK, though, they think it's all rainbows and roses! Hypocrites!
Re the "new" (6 month old)shoes for school. If they don't fit properly any more, KK will do what she did to poor Joel when his ill-fitting cowboy boots were rubbing a blister on that hike to the neighboring farm. She'll tell them to "man up". I notice she says 6 pairs of new shoes. Don't the twins rate new shoes for back to school too?
I rarely go to KK's twitter feed, but I decided to look at the farm tour pic. Boy, Cara looks more like her dad every day. I hope KK doesn't let her hatred for Jon carry over into her relationship with Cara.
I think Kate came home yesterday. Why would CC pay for her to stay another night. The race was first thing in the morning. She was done with her run by 7:20 a.m. Do a little interviewing, boom, her work is done by mid-morning. I know she tweets when she is home all the time, but if she came in on a night flight, she may have decided not to tweet. I just can't imagine CC would pay for one more night than they have to. Such a change from when TLC foot the bill and she was gone for days at a time. It must be absolutely killing her that she doesn't get to do that anymore. I love it.
I read the article about KK shopping a dating show. Can you just imagine the uproar if the article were about JON shopping a dating show to the networks?
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Funny huh? Jon, who has only had two serious girlfriends in more than two years, is called a revolving door. But with Kate it's just fine to not only travel hither and yon around the country looking for some fool who wants to be filmed, but to broadcast it to a national audience and publicly humiliate the children too. In fact they can't wait to see this show get off the ground.
I really can't imagine a network who would want to bother with this at this point. Once you're a has been it's very hard to turn that around.
I gained more Twitter followers than I can count, just being on their website for a month.
Coupon Cabin, Keurig, Target, other Sheeple, etc. Why are the number of followers (*Tweeties*) a personal feat with Kate? They jump onto your Twitter account daily-- like leaches.
Paterno WAS Penn State. He may have not been on the board, he may have been "only" a coach, but he ruled that school. He had absolute power to do the right thing and he didn't. As for the janitors not saying anything, I think that is a perfect example of the mob-like mentality of messing with Joe and his precious football program. The janitors said nothing out of fear. Not an excuse but something to consider. Mike McQ not beating the SH*T out of Sandusky when he saw him raping that poor boy is unbelievable also. What went through his mind every time he saw Sandusky on campus, at the games, etc?
Records indicate that Joe had been asked to step down several times , several years ago. I firmly believe he did not retire until he was practically on his death bed because he KNEW all this dirt would surface. I also think that Dottie Sandusky needs to be questioned - there is NO WAY she didn't know something very wrong was going on during all those basement sleepovers.
SeeSaw : I feel terrible for you and the thousands of other alumni/current students/athletes who love(d) their school =(
Why do her followers on twitter ask her for medical advice? I have said it before and I will say it again I would not ask her advice on a ingrown toe nail! She tweeted she burned her hand and put her hand(s) in ice water. My sister once burned her hands with hot oil while cooking( she was a teenager) and put her hands in the freezer and got huge blisters ! The doctor told her not to put hands in ice water but cool water was ok after a burn. If she doesn't know simple things like that, what does she know??
Oh, oh I know what she knows! How to beg for reality shows, scamming people, abusing husband, kids, family, friends , etc. etc. etc.
When Kate stands with her hip out and hand on hip it's the same way that Kris Jenner stands.
Kate on a dating show is her way of getting back on TV ! She is truly DESPERATE!!
BTW- isn't one of the risks of running while pregnant is that the body temp rises too much? Isn't that why pregnant women are cautioned against excessive time in hot tubs ? Just a thought......
readerlady said... 174 Thanks for getting rid of the troll, Admin. I skipped over half the discussion this evening because I got tired of the ranting!
I read the article about KK shopping a dating show. Can you just imagine the uproar if the article were about JON shopping a dating show to the networks? The sheeple would be falling all over themselves to call him a man-whore and a himbo and all manner of vile things and advocating that his parental rights be terminated. Because it's their idol KK, though, they think it's all rainbows and roses! Hypocrites! ______
Yes they are but they are so far up Kate's butt they can't see what's normal people see.
Someone should a sheep GPS/stick remover so they can get out of Kate's butt.
2h Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 Making bread..scalded my hands on boiling hot honey.... Scared my kids with my scream of pain!:( I'm okay... A near miss, thank God! Whew!
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8 Still here w my hand in a bucket of ice h2o...My right hand burns like fire..I need my hands2care4my kids..Hoping I can sleep&better by ______
I guess this former nurse never heard of burn jel.
Or does the baby have rights too. I believe a mother has a moral and legal obligation to keep her unborn child reasonably safe *********************************************** Babies don't have rights in our country. A mom can kill her unborn baby if she wants to. We can't have it both ways. If we start to say the unborn have rights . . . look out pro-choicers! Or maybe it's just that *wanted* babies have rights. Unborn babies are just fetal tissue, right? We can't have pregnant women being forced to look out for the welfare of their unborn by not running in marathons or riding roller coasters. That would imply they shouldn't be killing them either.
Here comes a fresh batch of trolls. Please remember not to feed them.
Now back to the discussion at hand. In the sheeples mind, Jon broke the family. Because of this, everything he dose will be seen as wrong. It wont matter if he is working 80+ hours a week to give his kids what they need. He is still the bad person. They forget that Jon wanted to go to counseling. He wanted his marriage back. He did not want to stay together just for the sake of some stupid tlc brand. He wanted to stay and be a family again. That would have required that they quit the tv show and go back to living a normal life. Kate would have none of that so she filed for divorce.
Anonymous that is a provocative opinion but definitely food for thought. Thanks for saying so so respectfully. It's interesting how roller coasters and marathons are just fine when the child is unborn, but God forbid you took an infant once born on a roller coaster or ran with them in a marathon in the middle of July with a million people jostling you around. Or heck even to the movies! Now does that really make sense?
K8Sucks the sad thing I cannot get over is why this man didn't realize he would have been a hero if he simply took a stand. The trustees and Spanier have NEVER been all that popular. Joe Paterno's popularity far outweighed theirs. He should have held a press conference and said his peace and then see if anyone still would back everyone else involved. The fact is they wouldn't, they would have backed Paterno. He would have been a hero, I firmly believe this without a doubt. I'm sorry that he wasn't able to see how easy this path would have been.
My opinion? Kate doesn't HAVE a dating show she has an IDEA for a dating show that she's shopping around to different networks. That is what she mailed off with a prayer and sealed with a kiss. She's probably shopping something along the lines of a single (divorced) mom of 8 willing to date single (divorced) dads and can she find love and can they blend their families. Her idea is a rehash of "Yours, Mine and Ours" or "With Six You Get Eggroll" or any ,Oviedo along those lines. She wants to travel and she wants some network to pay for it. She is envisioning a huge paycheck and traveling to exotic places. I don't think that's going to happen. IF she were to sell the idea it would probably be shown to a focus group to see how it's received because the networks know her reputation. She still thinks that if she wants it it will happen. Well Kate, dating shows aren't as popular as they used to be and you're an also ran. Good luck. You may have 90,000 followers but you've only got a dozen fans and those dozens fans don't high ratings make.
My opinion? Kate doesn't HAVE a dating show she has an IDEA for a dating show that she's shopping around to different networks.
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I totally agree. It's a pitch like many other pitches out there and until a network goes for it it means nothing. No more than I have a pilot idea for a duck and his friend a cat. It means NOTHING until a network goes for it.
anger issues kate said... 168 fidomommy: That's Kate way of shoving it in people faces, saying: see I can buy sparkling brand new shoes for my kids, and I don't buy used
***** Thanks. I was talking about her writing style, but I agree with what you are saying.
It's a pitch like many other pitches out there and until a network goes for it it means nothing. No more than I have a pilot idea for a duck and his friend a cat. It means NOTHING until a network goes for it.
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Why does this remind me of a Seinfeld arc where Jerry and George pitch a show to NBC executives. A show about nothing.
I'll never look at pasta primavera the same way again after that show, I'll guarantee you.
i've posted more tonight then any other night, I dont know, midsummer doldrums? Stormy summer weather? boredom setting in...lol...
I see she tweeted her hands were in icey water. Guess she did scald them... that hurts, and sometimes the water needs to be very,very cold to keep the pain at bay. Burn victims are soaked in icey water and I believe that is THE treatment for burns..to bring the temp of the skin down.
Too bad she just couldnt sit back relax, buy some bread, and ejnjoy the visit with her friend.
I dont see anything wrong with running while pregnant as long as your body can handle it. When I was pregnant- I could barely walk upstairs, there was no way I could have run!! In the military we keep pregnant women working out through the 3rd trimester, I see them in the gym, on the cardio machines. They do the bike and the elliptical and stairmaster and walk on the treadmill. If they ever run, I havent seen it inside the gym. I did watch a documentary on TLC many years ago (one of the here comes baby ones) and a women IN LABOR went running to ease the pain- holy cow! She must have been Superwoman- I dont know anyone that can do that.
Glad I missed the trolls today- sounds like it was dreadful.
Kate's episode of her going to dinner and a bar with Jamie for her birthday was the pits. Jamie was the only interesting person that kept the show going. Kate was so dull and had zero personality when she was being filmed in a bar socializing. I think TLC tried and tried, along with Kate, all kinds of ideas and ways to get Twist of Kate off the ground for well over a eighteen months. The problem was Kate is/was boring period...without her kids.
Can you imagine Kate kissing a man or even being in a romantic situation with a man. No way! And a man would be wide open to ask her all kinds of questions that she probably would not want to answer.
Kate has been single for 2/12 years and has had no date as far as we know. She has been on every TV talk show advertising for a date for well over 2 years. I think a TV producer would have come up with a dating show by now if they thought it would be a good show. Heavens knows everyone knows Kate wants another TV show.
What's confusing is the article stated that she has "signed up"? The quote is, "the divorced mother of eight has signed up to do a dating show and is in the process of looking for a network to televise her quest for love."
What does "signed up" mean in this situation? Wouldn't she already have network on board?
There must be volumes and volumes of documentation of this cover-up. Chuck Smrt, who was on the board of the NCAA for 17 years, said, "I think the (NCAA's) belief is that there was (voluminous) documentation and the school accepted (the Freeh report). … Their answer is going to be: We looked at the report. Due to the documentation and the number of people we did not feel it was necessary for us to test the veracity of the report."
In November, Emmert sent Penn State a letter demanding answers to questions involving ethics, compliance and institutional control. The independent investigation conducted by Freeh took eight months. Freeh’s team interviewed more than 400 people, "pored through an unthinkable number of documents and closed the book with 267 pages of staggering revelations. Its conclusions, accepted by Penn State, prompted immediate action from the NCAA."
Who decided on what penalties to issue? It's not just the President, Emmmert, is it? Doesn't this have to go through committees and board members who decide on the sanctions?
It's not over until it's over, and I'd be willing to bet that more and more is going to be revealed in the days and months to come.
Do you suppose Kate's dating show - I mean the imaginary one inside her head - is like that Dating Game from the sixties (or was it seventies ?) where a girl asked three guys on the other side of the wall stupid questions? I can hear Kate asking one now...
"Bachelor #3 - Um. If you were a shoe what kind of shoe would you be?"
Man oh man if there is a way for Kate to really make a fool of herself a dating show would be it.
Admin.: The article from E was posted at 5:30pm Pacific Time. Was the great increase during this time? Just curious. Her marathon hardly got any media...really no media coverage.
One of the great things about this blog is that we can disagree with each other in a civil manner (except for the stray sheep here and there).
I happen to disagree with the characterization that JoPa was merely an employee and a coach. He may not have had the authority to sign his name to administrative orders, but he most certainly was at the top of the power chain where anything regarding the football program was concerned.
Given the many millions of dollars that PSU football brought into the university per year, Paterno may very well have been the MOST powerful of the four principal decision makers involved in the scandal. It has been estimated that PSU football has an economic impact of more than $161 million for the state of PA. That kind of money bought an awful lot of power and influence for the man who was synonymous with the program.
The Freeh Report is a scathing indictment of the actions, and lack thereof, of Spanier, Schultz, Curley and Paterno. The independent investigation found that all of them had not only "failed to protect against a child predator harming children for over a decade," but had actively concealed Sandusky's activities from the Board of Trustees, the University community and authorities. It was determined that they repeatedly concealed facts about the abuse to avoid the consequences of bad publicity.
The most damning evidence concerning Paterno's involvement in the cover-up came from a series of emails between Curley, Schultz and Spanier in 2001 after a course of action to report Sandusky had been decided upon. Curley said he had changed his mind about the plan after talking it over with Paterno.
(If you want to see the timeline, it begins on page 19 of the Freeh report http://thefreehreportonpsu.com/).
I can certainly understand how some people feel very passionate about protecting Paterno's legacy. I am sad for his family and for all who must grapple with the realization that this man they so respected chose to bury his head in the sand and protect the institution at the expense of Sandusky's victims. But given all the evidence, to say he is a scapegoat is misguided. He was not the ignorant, doddering old man who didn't understand anything about sexual abuse that some have tried to paint him to be. He was a man who had the power to stop some terrible abuse, and he decided not to do so. That will now be his legacy, despite all the good he did over the years.
I think a lot of the passion invariably is because people are wondering what they would do. There was such a massive failure up and down involving multiple people, not just one, it makes you wonder if you were one of those people what would you do. You can say you would handle it differently but not really being there who can say. It's a good thing to talk this all out if heaven forbid it happens again, and sadly I'm sure it will until we find a cure for child molestation.
I don't think anyone here said he was just an employee. Only that as an employee, he wasn't part of negotiating Sandusky's office or a lot of other things people think he was involved with. Influence, yes of course. In fact like I said I think it's his lack of appreciation for the kind of influence he DID have (as in, all he would have to say in 1999 is I have an issue with Sandusky and that would have been the end of all this with very little fuss) that is why he went down the path he did.
In the military we keep pregnant women working out through the 3rd trimester, I see them in the gym, on the cardio machines. They do the bike and the elliptical and stairmaster and walk on the treadmill.
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A cardio machine is a nice controlled environment for a pregnant woman that is certainly safer than a hectic marathon in the heat, cold or crowds.
Cruising it was interesting they accepted an independent report and that was it, but I trust Freech way more than I would trust the NCAA investigators.
The only penalty that really bugs me is stripping the post season. A lot of the criticism comes in because most NCAA violations that resulted in punishing innocent players was because of actions that gave the team a leg up and affected play. For instance, recruiting scandals, playing time violations, things of that nature. At the end of the day there was no advantage or disadvantage to the PSU team itself by what happened. None of the players even knew. Frankly, for a lot of those years the team really stunk anyway, I mean REALLY stunk. (Paterno's guilt filtering down to his coaching? Who knows.) This is one of the first punishments that really is based solely on independent ethical violations that were separate and apart from influencing anything to do with playing whatsoever.
988 sediments (sic) from readers:
«Oldest ‹Older 401 – 600 of 988 Newer› Newest»Years ago when first in college, I bought a Jansport backpack. It did cost more than many other backpacks, but it lasted me throughout my college years. I agree - being economical is not solely on being able to buy the cheapest item - but rather on getting the most value for your dollar.
Jansports are the best. A good one will run you 40 bucks but will last forever. I've had mine for 8 years. Occasionally I toss it in the wash, good as new.
This is the most stupid, worthless piece of writing. Gee, look for sale items, use hand-me-downs, and do inventory before you purchase. Any idiot knows this and I am talking about an idiot that claims to know nothing about savings. It is pure common sense.
Coupon Cabin has a page with 13 of their employees with a blub and amount that each has collected through grants for the community. This is a what is written on that page as a header.
"CouponCabin employees are encouraged to make a difference in the community by aligning with a local charity to donate time, skills and CouponCabin grants. CouponCabin employees have partnered with a wide range of charities including those created to feed, clothe, educate and cure those in need. Currently, CouponCabin employees engage in one-on-one tutoring and mentorship programs, serve as board members, volunteer their time and skills on a regular basis and spearhead additional fundraising initiatives. Take a look below for a list of the charities the CouponCabin employees sponsor along with an explanation of why they’ve aligned with that particular charity."
If you pause it at 0.24 you can see purse boy.
Anonymous - there is definite evidence that Joe Paterno was made aware of sexual abuse allegations against Sandusky in 1999 or so, and that school officials were concerned and wanted to report this to the authorities and to Second Mile. After discussion with Joe Paterno, they ended up doing nothing. It does not take much stretch of the imagination to see that Joe weighed in and all of a sudden, it gets swept under the rug. The end result - Sandusky had to turn in his key to the Penn State gym facilities. That's it. I'm sorry but Joe Paterno (and many others) were aware that Jerry Sandusky always seemed to have a young boy or two around, that he took special interest in young boys, that he was seen in questionable situations with young boys, and that serious allegations had been made about his activities with young boys. Anyone who wants to continue to revere Paterno's memory is welcome to do so - but I am not one of those people. I think he had the opportunity to do the right thing, the moral thing - and he chose not to.
Admin - There is likely a liability release signed by all runners entering this and every race out there. I used to coordinate a 5K run which brought in several hundred runners and we had a liability waiver - obviously a race the size of this one would. Why pick on pregnancy, and why pick on races specifically? The same thing could be said of people with knee problems, heart problems, or any other health problem in the world. It could also be said when someone gets on an amusement park ride or plays in tennis tournament. "Play/run/ride at your own risk."
That's what I thought, it's a crapshoot what size your child will wear in September. If shoes bought so far in advance don't fit do they have to wear them anyway?
Just guessing here, but the kids in blue are CC employees? The kids in white are friends and family of the CC employees?
Where are all the Kate fans clamoring for her attention, autograph and motherly wisdom?
Pregnancy is completely different than just a blown knee or heart problem. An unborn child could die. Amusement park rides usually forbid pregnant women from riding. Seems it should be the same for marathons. People die in marathons but at least they consented to it. A child did not. If a doctor clears it fine but I can't imagine many would. There was that woman who ran one in October but you don't hear much about it otherwise. Anyway I'm just saying I wouldn't want the liability of it.
I'm willing to bet it IS Jamie and her three kids visiting Kate this week. I wonder how badly Kate's kids will treat Jamie's boy this time?
As for the new blog post...*yawn*. I wonder how many free backpacks and lunch boxes will be shipped to her?
And Steve looks like such a wuss trotting behind her. What a laughing stock he's become.
Amusement parks cannot "forbid" pregnant women from riding the rides. They have signs up, but someone who is early enough along in their pregnancy could ride without the operator knowing. Same for a marathon. They certainly can say "we suggest that you not participate if you are pregnant" and they can have you sign a release, but nobody can "forbid" someone from participating in their race. Can you say discrimination? And I disagree that few doctors would approve a healthy, athletic, pregnant woman from running in a road race.
In an effort to save as much money as possible, each year I take an inventory of our uniform pieces and decide who needs what in what size. This takes time, effort, organization and concentration.
Okay I can see time, effort and organization but CONCENTRATION??? Does she have an attention disorder? Sometimes she just says such weird things. It is like she needs to make things way harder than they are, so she keeps adding things to make it look that way.
"CouponCabin employees are encouraged to make a difference in the community by aligning with a local charity to donate time, skills and CouponCabin grants. CouponCabin employees have partnered with a wide range of charities including those created to feed, clothe, educate and cure those in need. Currently, CouponCabin employees engage in one-on-one tutoring and mentorship programs, serve as board members, volunteer their time and skills on a regular basis and spearhead additional fundraising initiatives. Take a look below for a list of the charities the CouponCabin employees sponsor along with an explanation of why they’ve aligned with that particular charity."
I wonder if Kate's run for the special olympics is because she has to do something for her community for her job. Definitely not out of the goodness of her heart.
You may not know exactly how big your child's feet will be six months in advance, but chances are that if you buy shoes a size or two too big, that eventually the child will fit into the shoes. So maybe they will fit in October or December, or maybe they will fit one of the other 2 children in your family who are the same age and gender.
If it's discrimination to refuse to put an unborn child at risk so be it. At minimum I'd want a doctor's clearance for the race. Even airlines require a doctor's note at a certain point. It's not about discriminating it's about not having someone giving birth on a plane and potentially both mother and baby not doing well. I've seen so many stupid mothers hurting their unborn children I have no problem with those who believe in laying down some basic common sense ground rules like don't run a marathon and don't get on a plane when you're about to pop.
Susan have you seen the crowds at major marathons. You get pushed around and sometimes even trampled. You feel like cattle. There are thousands of documented cases of just minor fender benders causing bleeding or worse miscarriage. If a little rear end accident can do that I don't know what a woman would be thinking taking such a risk at a busy marathon.
I doubt Kate actually bought shoes in the Spring.
Just watch, she'll trip herself up again in a few weeks, by tweeting something about taking all the kids shoe shopping and being exhausted and poor.
Which brings up a good point. Maybe she should say this is the first year she is buying shoes so far in advance because last year she got them shoes right before school started and there was an episode about it to prove it.
Here's one of Kate's fans and with her book.
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/kate-gosselin-takes-part-in-the-2012-rock-n-roll-chicago-news-photo/149085121
Once a Viewer said... 199
Yes, the shoes might not fit at all- hard to predict foot growth or lack thereof in kids...and they had LL Bean backpacks and lunchboxes (although Mady wanted to use a paper bag) Those should last forever! They did in our house! You can also get sturdy supplies in no-name brands.
I agree, Staples is very expensive for other supplies. Not a good column at all..
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My 26 year old son is still using the LL Bean backpack that he got at the start of 8th grade. Uses it nearly daily, in fact, to carry his work clothes in (he is a chef).
Kate, I am an experienced mom of 4. Staples and Office Max are very expensive for school supplies but it *is* convenient. To save money,use Sam's Club, purhase folders and notebooks by the case and let the kids pair them up by color (red folder and red notebook for math etc) buy cases of pens, pencils, note book paper, markers, highlighters etc.
Sweet Tart -- that is wrong, I'm sorry but your information is just wrong in 1998 an investigation took place and no charges were filed, PLEASE PLEASE get all the facts. . . . it would surprise you. Best thing I read which also does not let him totally off the hook is www.pennlive.com In Defense of Paterno -- it outlines the timeline. There is so so so much misinformation out there - and this doesn't take the place of the fact that kids are hurting but lets PLEASE blame the pedophile. I am actually helping a womens abuse shelter not because of PSU but because it is a cause I believe in thanks - Westbrooke
Kate's LEGS are soooooo creepy... That is all.
(Hey, where's the infamous "Neild Shield?" Purse Boy needs to find gainful employment, as much his former 'Job-Provider-Lady'!! !!!!!!)
Kristine
Just when I thought the Kate Gosselin blog on Coupon Cabin couldn't get any worse - oops! It did! Why they are paying her to write such drivel is beyond comprehension. Did anyone sign up to run with Kate? Highly doubt it - another epic fail. My children's back packs always lasted at least four years, if not longer, and KMart always has sales on back to school supplies that beat Staples' prices. Kate is an afterthought these days. Her blogs are a joke!
Kate has identified the mysterious guests-Jamie and her kids.
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Regarding Kate's CC blog about school: there are no new ideas there. All parents shop around for sales and check last year's school clothes to see what still fits and what needs to be given away.
As for shoes, I never purchased them 6 months in advance for my daughter or my grandsons. The kids need to try them on to make sure they fit. Ill-fitting shoes, whether too small or too big, can be a big discomfort to wear and possibly create issues with running, walking, pain, etc.
Did Kate really buy the kids shoes 6 months ago? I don't know, but if they were on sale, it wouldn't surprise me. She has never shown any caring for her childrens comfort, only for herself.
I disagree with the vilification of Joe Paterno. Joe never molested or abused any kids. His biggest mistake was in not informing the police of what he knew. Joe was, and still is, the winningest coach in COLLEGE FOOTBALL HISTORY. I am sad to see the statue removed and hope it will be appropriately displayed elsewhere. Even if it isn't, even if his name is removed from all records, his ACCOMPLISHMENTS cannot be erased.
As you may have guessed, I am not a "child advocate"; just an advocate for human beings.
Sounds like Kate, while out strolling parking lots, bought shoes without Kids and guessing on sizes. If too large stuff paper inside. If too small just stuff the feet inside probaly the boys!?! She's got too have enough $$$ for Kate's fall shoes.
I'm really shocked Jamie is still friends with Kate. What an enabler. Kate treated her like DIRT. Giving her no consequences for that does nothing to ever change things.
Jamie, Jamie, when will you learn? I would not let my son return to a place/with kids who bullied him so badly. However he looks bigger so can hold his own I hope? I wonder if Jamie and Kate will dress alike gaunt, sleep in Kate's bed?
I guess we can see who has braces!
I'm glad to see Jamie's still around. Based on the RV trip, Jamie tells Kate what she NEEDS to hear sometimes. We all need people like that.
Also, I hope Kate's not as unhealthy as she appears. A couple of years ago, the mother of one of my son's friends died of a heart attack at 38. She had been clearly anorexic for a few years. It was so sad to see her kids lose their mom to something like that.
Kate had to be sure to post that picture to prove to everyone that Jamie and her are still friends. I hope it all goes well for Jamie's kids, esp Clay, as he seems to get the raw end of the deal sometimes.
AS for that video of Chicago mini marathon: Kate's skin is often blemished in her close ups..foods or genetics, who knows.... what I noticed in the picture of her with her coupon cabin "co-workers" is not only is she standing centre and slight ahead and to the side, her "co-workers" all have there arms on the back of the person beside them in support as we are a team who did this together. Kate is not part of that comradery.
As yes, she does run ahead of everyone to be the " winner" of her heat, or whatever it is called. Someone with her " experiecne" should have been confident enough to allow those less experienced then her to cross the finish line first...I also think she was a bit miffed the "co-workers" ran as fast as they did. I elieve she thught they would all be huffing and puffing and she would be running circles around them.
ugh she is sooo full of herself...
"There is so so so much misinformation out there - and this doesn't take the place of the fact that kids are hurting but lets PLEASE blame the pedophile."
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Why do you think that no charges were filed? It was a COVERUP!! You blame the pedophile, but you also blame the person who didn't follow up when he knew what the pedophile was doing. Just blaming the pedophile doesn't exonerate the enabler, which is exactly what the bigwigs at Penn State were. An investigation was conducted by a former FBI agent. I think those who think Paterno and all of the others, including trustees, were innocent bystanders in all of this will have their eyes opened as more and more is revealed.
I have NO idea why 'gaunt' appeared in my post! I typed 'again,' I swear??
Well, she doesn't have to spill now which kid got hurt, you can tell from the picture.
Could be she and Jamie just reconciled-it's been a year since that trip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyJe17Ni9bA
I don't know who the guy in black was but do you think Kate had to copy his victory finish praise from the Litchfield Rode Race?
Also, did you notice at this race the hi five that took some time for everyone else to notice that's what she wanted. What a tool.
Sweet Tart, I am with you.
All of JP's accomplishments mean NOTHING . What he did NOT do means everything. He ruled that school, he had the power to stop the abuse from the beginning.
I do not feel one iota for him or any others who turned a blind eye. I DO feel for the athletes / students who had nothing to do with the scandal and are now alumni/currently attending this school.
Regarding K8's "tips" - just nonsense. Any parent who has to buy for large families knows that buying in bulk is the way to go. What a moron.
Susan said... 15
Amusement parks cannot "forbid" pregnant women from riding the rides.
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Oh, yes they can and they do. If their policy is clearly spelled out, they can refuse to allow a pregnant woman from riding the rides. I was in a line at Disney and a pregnant woman wanted to go on a ride that required a lap belt. She was told that the belt pushes into the stomach and she was not permitted to go on the ride. She had already taken her seat. Another attendant was called, and finally park security. She left the ride. It was clear that their policy was going to be enforced. It's not discrimination. It's for the safety of the mother and child.
I think she posted the picture to prove that it wasn't Steve and his boys that were there and the 2nd reason was to show everyone that she is still friends with Jamie. I don't think any of her coworkers care for her as you could see clearly that they were all joking with each other during the run (u can tell from all the pictures) and not one of them was Kate in the midst of that comraderie. Her ONLY focus was for whatever CAMERA was pointed her way. I think her days at coupon cabin are numbered. Not to sound snarky about Kate's picture with Jamie, but Jamie's kids are cuter than Kate's. The kids are at that age where big teeth are coming in and they are getting more aware of themselves...Kate better be careful because the days where rebellion begins is right around the corner and it doesn't knock....it blows in like a hurricane. TIMES EIGHT for her.
Ok, so Kate provided a pic of her company....all are accounted for, so who took the pic? and who's pulling that trailer? hmm..???
Kate looks like she's thanking God that she was able to finish the 3 mile race! Funny she did not look that happy when she completed the 26 mile race!
There is only one reason Kate gets her lazy butt of her white plastic chair to run and that is to stay in the media ( Radar ) and also for an endorsement deal !
If she could nail an endorsement deal she would be set for life. That would be a dream for her and I'm sure that's what she's thinking about when she's running!!
Wow! That smile on Kate's face on her summer memory picture with Jaime ! She really is lonely because she looks like she is so happy to have reunited with Jaime! I wonder who made the first move!
Westbrook said -- How about the band leader in Lititz who slept with the underage girl, do we get rid of the music program I could go on and on.
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That analogy to the Penn State fiasco makes no sense whatsoever. It's apples and oranges. One has nothing to do with the other.
Now we know who babysat this weekend! At least she saved some money on that expense.
As for her run, her constant sideways poses are just downright creepy. So what if she doesn't have the curviest of waists. She's thin enough. Everyone has flaws. Rock what you got. She looks like an idiot.
It's also sad to see how drastically her looks have changed from the fresh-faced pretty young mom she was three years ago. Big Ang comes to mind.
Take this as a warning, Kate. If you keep doing this stuff to yourself, this will be the result...
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aggiemom09121416 said... 42
Ok, so Kate provided a pic of her company....all are accounted for, so who took the pic? and who's pulling that trailer? hmm..???
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I think it's farmer Henry or what ever his name was.
Ooo that's why Jamie was there. Free babysitting. Hey Jamie you're being used. FYI.
I hope while Jamie's there she gives Kate some tips on posing in group photos. She looks like an idiot in those group Coupon Cabin photos. Standing sideways with her hand on her hip. Turn off the diva for a group shot, Kate. You look stupid enough when you pose like that alone, REALLY stupid in a group shot.
Notebook of Love @Notebook
Quietly forgiving and moving on is a gift to God; and yourself.
Retweeted by Kate Gosselin
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I guess Kate forgave Jamie for calling her out on the RV trip-(eye roll).
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 47
Ooo that's why Jamie was there. Free babysitting. Hey Jamie you're being used. FYI.
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Maybe Jamie's sticking around for the kids. Tolerating Kate so the kids don't keep losing people.
chefsummer said... 49
Notebook of Love @Notebook
Quietly forgiving and moving on is a gift to God; and yourself.
Retweeted by Kate Gosselin
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I guess Kate forgave Jamie for calling her out on the RV trip-(eye roll).
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Yep, 'cause nothing says "quietly moving on" quite like retweeting a sappy sentiment to the Twitterverse, with pictures to prove it.
3kidsmomma, I respectfully disagree with you. Joe Paterno KNEW that children were being abused and chose to ignore it. He may not be the pediophile, but he assisted the pedeophile by keeping QUIET about what he knew.
I also believe in his position, he was responsible for keeping the kids safe as well as coaching them. He definitely failed in keeping them safe because winning and putting on a good front was more important to him. Shame on him.
Regarding Kate's CC post, I just received a call from me eldest grandson. He is shopping with Mommy at Wal-Mart for his school supplies. He will be starting kindergarten in the fall and is very excited to be riding a school bus! He also wanted to let Papa and Grandma know about his cool Spiderman backpack!
Kate loves to retweet @Notebook. She should have retweeted this one, especially since it applies to her:
Notebook of Love@Notebook
You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on.
Someone who has twitter should tweet that one to her.
Midnight Madness said... 35
Why do you think that no charges were filed? It was a COVERUP!!
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No. No charges were filed in the 1998 incident because there was not enough evidence to charge Sandusky with a crime. Period. There was absolutely nothing on earth Paterno could have done to change that. Blame the DA if you want to, he's the one who chose not to file charges.
I'm not a defender of Paterno, indeed if he were still alive he may be facing criminal charges in relation to violations of the Clery Act for the 2001 incident.
But the amount of patently false information out there is astounding and I feel that Paterno's role is being significantly overblown. The administration was more at fault than he, people who witnessed improprieties and never went to authorities, they all share culpability in this. Yet no one is screaming for their heads.
If anyone wants their opinions on the matter to be taken seriosly and accepted, then the facts need to be known. When you back up your opinion with a lie, it just makes you look bad. I suggest reading the Freeh Report (yes all 267 pages of it) if you want to be informed of the facts.
I mostly agree with the sanctions the NCAA imposed. I would have gone for the death penalty, but that's just me.
I am glad to see that Kate and Jamie are still friends. Jamie stood by her and didn't bail on the RV trip like Ashley did, remember? She said something like Kate has changed, but she felt staying (despite her misery) was the right thing to do, and they had been friends since Kate's nursing days.
I think Jamie came to babysit the kids while Kate went to the Chicago race. That would explain the extra burgers in her twitter photo, I think. This way, Kate could go without having to pay a sitter...
I read the grand jury documents regarding the Sandusky accusations. Sickening. What I don't understand is why, when the graduate assistance WITNESSED Sandusky raping the kid in the shower...why didn't he STOP IT? Instead, he goes home and calls his father. W-H-A-T?? That grad student should have beat the living daylights out of Sandusky right there, and called the POLICE (and not the university police).
He should be brought up on charges as well, imo.
There were also some janitors that saw abuse years before that. How could you not STOP IT?
I've seen so many stupid mothers hurting their unborn children
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You're not saying that mothers who chose to run are stupid are you?
Didn't you also say you thought it was ok to take a 4 mth. old baby to a movie premiere at midnite?
Enlighten me.
LoveMyGrandsons said... 52
I also believe in his position, he was responsible for keeping the kids safe as well as coaching them. He definitely failed in keeping them safe because winning and putting on a good front was more important to him. Shame on him.
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Just so you are aware, the kids Paterno coached were not the ones being assaulted by Sandusky. Paterno coached college kids. Sandusky assaulted middle school aged boys that he met through his Second Mile charitable organization.
And what if Paterno had gone straight to the police in 2001? if McQueary was unwilling to testify then as to what he saw, there would be no case. It's kind of hard to make a case against someone if there are no witnesses and it was reported after the fact.
Aggie, 56...There were also some janitors that saw abuse years before that. How could you not STOP IT?
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Because this was Sandusky and nobody would have believed a lowly janitor. They wanted to keep their jobs. Does anyone honestly think that the NCAA would have levied these sanctions based on misinformation? If your child had been raped by Sandusky, you'd want to see all of those who stood by and did nothing punished. When all of the lawsuits are filed against his estate and the suits are won, Joe is not going to come off smelling like a rose, regardless of whether he had winning teams. It was all about the football program and protecting the image of the school. They thought they could get away with it. It didn't work.
Has anyone heard the condition of the infant who was injured in the attack? No mention has been made of the baby.
I'm watching Jane VM right now. The public defender looks like she wishes she never passed the bar.
My daughter's red Jansport backpack from 1996 is still going on hikes with us! It is really cute with a southwest design by the zipper. The thing just will not die and it still looks good...
I think Kate wants to get new everything because of status. Hopefully, her kids will get to pick the designs they want without her interference. Maybe she will donate the old stuff? We can only hope.
I typically don't mind a lot of back-and-forth on a given topic, but the Penn State issue is being beat to death here. It's a truly distasteful subject and, important as it is, I doubt that anyone's going to change his/her mind based on what we read in this forum. Soo...
Could we agree to disagree, to let this go and move on? (See Rule #3)
Check Please, I respectfully disagree with you as well. To me it is reprehensible that someone in a high level position of authority is made aware of child abuse and does NOTHING about it. Whether he coached the kids directly or not (I'm sorry that I was wrong in thinking he coached them), the bottom line is he was responsible for reporting this situation and taking steps to make sure it stopped. He did nothing, and I don't care what accomplishments he achieved, they pale in comparison to what he let continue to happen under his own nose, to innocent children.
Kate is a twit said... 53
Kate loves to retweet @Notebook. She should have retweeted this one, especially since it applies to her:
Notebook of Love@Notebook
You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on.
Someone who has twitter should tweet that one to her.
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Or this one.
For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
or this
Motivational Tweets @Tweets2Motivate
Don't be yourself; be someone a little nicer. — Mignon McLaughlin #quotes
After Kate sees those close-ups of her face, will she put a cry out to Proactiv? Someone on Twitter enlarged the photo and it is really bad, not just the side of her face, but her neck, too. She clearly needs to treat that, either with prescription meds, or a very good OTC product.
LovemyGrandsons I don't think it's accurate to say he did nothing. He actually told his boss. I think any reasonable person would assume if you tell your boss such a thing it will be handled appropriately. Although not anymore after this. Joe Paterno was an employee at the end of the day, and reports to his boss who reports to his boss, etc. What's ets to me is he did't know how revered he was. All he had to do was hold a press conference, say he didn't agree with how this was handled and just wants to make sure it's known he's reporting it, and he would have been the hero. For whatever reason he thought that course of action would hurt the program. If anything it would have helped it, he would be the guy that so many parents trusted their sons to to guide not only their athletic growth and academic education but their morals as well.
I think the lesson learned is don't try to go through the chain of command. If you know of something like this just got straight to 9-1-1 no questions asked.
Odd her skin looks so bad. I thought she had nice skin back in 2010 when I saw her in person. Actually compared to what I saw in person not two years ago she really is a wreck. It's scary. A 37 year old should not have aged that much in just two years.
Running I'm okay with the PSU discussion continuing. There is completely fresh news today on this. It's not like people are talking about old news.
FYI about that fresh news, I don't have a problem with any of the sanctions except for not making them bowl eligible. If you're not into sports I can't tell you how much that will absolutely destroy the team. The one thing I was always against was punishing current players, alumni, and fans who had absolutely nothing to do with it and in fact have been quite horrified.
Just food for thought, there was an entire team of janitors who knew about one of the locker room incidents and reported to their boss. They are not vilified when nothing came of it. I understand a janitor is nothing like being in Paterno's shoes, but at the end of the day both parties told their boss. You never hear outcries about why those janitors didn't do more. While I completely agree that Joe Paterno bears much of the responsbility, if you read the reports you would be absolutely shocked at how many people knew and did nothing. I haven't counted off hand but I would say at least 30 people knew and did nothing. And yet one guy is the face of all those 30. Seems to be the responsibility should be spread across the 30.
Jamie's kids are really cute...maybe THEY will get a show of their own lol, wouldn't Kate be happy for them!
I'm loving it that Radar's article on Kate running in the CC mini marathon has only received 19 comments!Going, going GONE!!
Didn't you also say you thought it was ok to take a 4 mth. old baby to a movie premiere at midnite?
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Isn't there a big difference between an unborn baby whose mother may be at risk for placenta previa, pre-term labor, preeclampsia, all of which may be exacerbated by running, and an infant sleeping in a lap in an air-conditioned movie theater?
Personally, I don't believe that any baby should be allowed in a movie theater, whether it's midnight or a matinee. I've never seen it, but maybe in different parts of the country some things are more common than others.
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Her home- made s'mores - one each- look gross. They are easily done in the microwave, Kate.
So the burgers /pizzas were for Jamie's kids too...did Jamie eat Kate Salad?
Does anyone honestly think that the NCAA would have levied these sanctions based on misinformation?
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Actually, sort of. The president of the NCAA Mark Emmertt is a total fool. Just for example, the penalties he imposed on USC versus the penalties he imposed upon Ohio State make absolutely no sense at all. Google if you're interested in more info.
I think this had a lot to do with forcing the Big Ten to oust Penn State because the NCAA didn't want to be the ones to have to do it. The NCAA is involved in about five or six major college sport scandals right now that they are doing practically nothing about, and yet they do this to PSU?
In my opinion this is a way to force their hand, because at this point the Big Ten now has a dead weight team they are saddled with for 4 years. It seems cowardly. I would have taken the death penalty at this point, for many reasons I could write a thesis on this penalty is worse. A death penalty for a year or two is something the team will be able to pick up and recover from. I cannot explain to you how putting a team on probation for four years will probably decimate the team for the next 20 or beyond. They will never recover.
The idea I like is to let the current team, who by the way had nothing to do with it, play like normal but force them to give every penny of profits to charity for four years.
But I could go on about this forever. Anyway if you want to read more about Emmrett here is a good blog talking about all his illogical decisions:
http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2012-07-22/penn-state-ncaa-penalty-joe-paterno-jerry-sandusky-mark-emmert
A four month old baby is not going to be killed in a movie theater. Unless the .000001% chance a gunmen comes in, who also could have come into your house if you left the baby with a baby-sitter. Thousands of parents have done the same thing. But going on a roller coaster or running in a marathon could kill or seriously hurt your baby, way more than that .0001% chance a gunmen could. If running in a marathon is such a good idea why don't we see more than just that one pregnant women running it. Because no doctor would tell a mother to run a marathon and most mothers wouldn't dream of doing that. They might and have told a healthy pregnant woman with a normal pregnancy to run at the track or on a treadmill, but not such long distances and not in extreme heat and not where people could knock them over. Your balance is thrown off when pregnant, running in a huge group of people you were just crammed in a corral with is dangerous.
Question, do you think mothers should be allowed to smoke crack when they are pregnant because that's their right? Or does the baby have rights too. I believe a mother has a moral and legal obligation to keep her unborn child reasonably safe and follow common sense, which says don't run in races where people routinely get very ill and sometimes even die, and don't get on any kind of ride of terror at the amusement park.
Amusement parks cannot "forbid" pregnant women from riding the rides.
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Oh, yes they can and they do. If their policy is clearly spelled out, they can refuse to allow a pregnant woman from riding the rides.
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Yes, but my point (which I didn't make very well) is that there is no way for the operator to determine every single woman who is pregnant. If a woman is earlier in the pregnancy, or overweight, and chooses to ride the ride despite the warning signs, then it's her problem not that of the park's. They can attempt to enforce their policy based on what the woman looks like, but if they tried to say a woman couldn't ride because she just appeared to be pregnant and wasn't, that would be discrimination.
Admin - your original point was that it would be crazy for the marathon organizers to "allow" pregnant women to run in their race because of the liability. I said that race organizers have participatns sign a liability release so they are covered.
Now you're saying a pregnant woman would be crazy to run a race because of risk to her unborn baby. And I'll say that if she's healthy, not a high risk pregnancy, runs regularly, and positions herself toward the back of the start crowd so she isn't jostled around, she will be *fine.* Children, people with disabilities, and the elderly run races all of the time and aren't harmed - I think a pregnant woman can hold her own. Pregnant women really aren't fragile little daisies. I think the only reason you're even talking about it is because it's one of Kate's sheeple.
I feel for that public defender. These are the kind of cases where those who believe in our legal system and the right to a defense really have to dig deep. Not everyone is cut out for defense work but if you ever need a lawyer you'll be glad that there are people willing to do this.
Admin, but any of the players can transfer to another school with no penalty and immediate NCAA eligibility. At least there's that.
I hadn't looked at Kate's pictures on twitter in a long time and someone posted the link to the latest one up there, so I scrolled through the last several.
It struck me how crazy her pictures are. Mostly they are of stuff on her counter.
Kook.
I can see her running off the latest babysitter/nanny or not being able to afford them anymore and calling Jamie out of desperation. Jamie agreed to babysit, so they're going to tweet a picture acting like they're besties.
But we all know Kate is a user. Jamie should know that by now, too.
By the way, whose farm are they touring, anyway? Her land isn't exactly a farm.
About her brilliant (LOL) article on saving money on school stuff, I always stocked up on folders, looseleaf notebook paper, spirals, composition books, pencils, pens, post-it notes, you name it, so that I had stuff at the ready for my kids at all times. After all, you do have to re-stock their supplies usually at least once a year. So I dedicated two big desk drawers to things like that.
Report covers, too. Highlighters. You name it. I rarely ever had to specifically back to school shop for supplies unless a teacher was making a slightly unusual request (I kept every color of folder and spiral on hand).
Oooooo shop sales, how insightful!
Admin said:
"if you read the reports you would be absolutely shocked at how many people knew and did nothing. I haven't counted off hand but I would say at least 30 people knew and did nothing. And yet one guy is the face of all those 30. Seems to be the responsibility should be spread across the 30."
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This is what I was talking about way upthread. Many years ago at a public school in my state, there was an incident of a young child who reported to her teacher that she had been abused. That teacher reported to her principal and the counselor that the child had been molested, but no one called CPS right away. A few days later, the child was abused again.
The result was that laws were changed in my state regarding mandatory reporting. Now, every public school employee must have yearly training on reporting, and if you suspect abuse and don't report to 911/CPS, you will be charged with a felony.
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I agree with you with you with regard to Mike McQueary, the grad assistant. I had not heard about the janitors with regard to witnessing anything until I read here. However, McQueary was the one person with some clout, who actually saw Sandusky raping a boy in the shower and he did nothing to get that boy out of harms way. He walks out of the locker room, calls his dad and doesn't say anything to Paterno until the next day. McQueary never contacted the police. Why is he not being vilified? There were a few people on TV shows who did question why McQueary didn't contact the police when this all came out last November but nothing else since. Paterno always said that McQueary did not tell him the graphic details about what really happened. McQueary says he did. Maybe he's covering his own ass. It's a he said/he said situation. We'll never know exactly what was said. But I don't think the football players should bear the brunt of what happened when it had nothing to do with them. I absolutely agree to go after the school and throw the book at them.
Odd her skin looks so bad. I thought she had nice skin back in 2010 when I saw her in person. Actually compared to what I saw in person not two years ago she really is a wreck. It's scary. A 37 year old should not have aged that much in just two years.
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Look at her face in the running photo, and then pull up Gosselinbook.com and check out the picture. Yes, she's wearing make-up there, but that's not it. She's actually quite pretty in that photo. Now her face has changed, and it's not because of aging. Nobody ages that fast in a few years. I wonder what it is. She never looked like the Shrek Donkey back then.
Admin, I understand your opinion, but I still think he should have taken further action. Followed up on his reports to see what was being done, follow up with Sandusky or the kids directly, and finally calling the authorities if this issue wasn't being addressed. Instead, he made a report and then let it drop even though kids wellbeing was at stake.
If this was happening to my daughter or grandsons and someone in a position of authority looked the other way after their first report, I'd want heads to roll!!! An emotional opinion? Absolutely, as it should be with child abuse.
Susan, I never said a pregnant woman would be crazy to run in a race, I said that I wouldn't want the liability if I ran the race if I were a race owner. I also said I have no problem with a woman running in a SAFE location where they cannot be trampled (like they could be in a race) as long as their doc clears it. I FURTHER said, that a doctors note would be a good idea for marathons just like they are done for airplanes.
I also never said that a pregnant woman should not run in all races. I don't think it's a good idea, due to the crowds, not the run itself, but I never said they should be banned. I specifically am referring to marathons, which are 26.2 MILES. Marathon to me means 26.2 miles, not just any old race. You cannot with a straight face tell me it's a good idea for a pregnant woman to run that far. That's just common sense. People die for gosh sakes in marathons.
This is what I said: "Amusement park rides usually forbid pregnant women from riding. Seems it should be the same for marathons."
"laying down some basic common sense ground rules like don't run a marathon and don't get on a plane when you're about to pop."
"Susan have you seen the crowds at major marathons."
MARATHONS is what I said every single time. Not any ole race. 26.2 miles. In case it wasn't clear, when I say marathon I mean marathon. And when I say race I mean race.
You post here often and often like to slightly skew and twist around what people are saying, and no offense, but it's very annoying. Debate all you want which is fun, but it's not fun when statements are mischaracterized.
Admin - I can't believe you are comparing a healthy pregnant woman *running* with smoking crack.
I'd also like to point out that nobody here, including myself, has said that a pregnant woman should get on a fast moving ride at an amusement park. But even that is not the same thing as running a road race - it's far more dangerous, which is why you see signs posted at the entrance to amusement park rides and not at the start of road races.
I also think there's a HUGE difference between someone running late in pregnancy and someone running in the 1st or 2nd trimester. Were you originally talking about one of the women in the picture above with Kate? I can't even tell she is pregnant, if so. And weren't we talking about a fairly short race in the grand scheme of road races - a 1/4 marathon or 10K? And in any case, how about we not judge someone we don't even know. You quickly came to the defense of people taking infants to loud, stimulating movies.....and yes, I realize that the chance of a child being killed while seeing a movie is extremely minute, but that doesn't mean that it isn't BAD for the infant to be exposed to the flashing lights and loud sounds of a movie like that....so why not leave this poor woman (and every woman like her)alone? If she's able to run a 10K or whatever it is, she's obviously living a healthy lifestyle, and probably giving her unborn baby nothing but the best.
Regarding airlines - those that do have policies of requiring doctor's notes, only have them for very late (usually 39 weeks) in pregnancy. Many airlines don't have a policy at all of requiring the permission of the doctor. So once again, are we talking about someone at 9.5 months or someone at 5 months? Blanket statements about "flying while pregnant" or "running races while pregnant" don't work for me.
Homemade smores.
As opposed to that other kind?
Putting a chocolate bar on a graham cracker and adding a 'Shmellow is too much for some people.
Pretty sure she didnt make the graham crackers.
Or the chocolate.
Or the 'Shmellow, either.
Everything with her has to sound extra super-duper spectacular and amazing.
Admin - I can't believe you are comparing a healthy pregnant woman *running* with smoking crack.
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Running a MARATHON yes?
What are you not understanding about how I think a pregnant woman should not run a MARATHON. Twenty-six point two miles.
What are you not understanding about how I said as long as your doctor clears it I have no problem with running in safe locations?
A lot apparently.
Good grief - look at how skimpy she made these smores (didn't even toast marshmallows over her grill, but yuck - indoors). Check out the little bit of chocolate and the few mini-marshmallows she put on these things!
OH, and Jamie and her kids are visiting and it looks like she conned the farmer into giving them all a wagon ride!
http://img.ly/l9wI
http://img.ly/l9q2
kHate please post your Smores Recipe.
And can I get a retweet?
Admin - I can't believe you are comparing a healthy pregnant woman *running* with smoking crack.
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I did not do any such thing. I compared it to a pregnant woman running 26.2 miles. Huge difference.
Enewsonline says Kate has signed up for a dating show and is looking for a network to carry it.
The beauty of a smore is having one big marshmallow that gets nice and brown and crispy on the outside and nice and gooey on the inside and then melts into the chocolate. The little mini marshmallows defeat the purpose.
Did anyone see Pioneer Woman's episode where she made smores? Puts this to shame.
Admin, I understand your opinion, but I still think he should have taken further action. Followed up on his reports to see what was being done, follow up with Sandusky or the kids directly, and finally calling the authorities if this issue wasn't being addressed. Instead, he made a report and then let it drop even though kids wellbeing was at stake.
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Yeah I agree. Just clarifying it's not true he did nothing. He did a lot. It just wasn't enough. He is the poster child for simply reporting something bad isn't enough anymore.
"The beauty of a smore is having one big marshmallow that gets nice and brown and crispy on the outside and nice and gooey on the inside and then melts into the chocolate."
Totally agreed.
How can you come away from eating one and NOT have sticky, crusty chocolate and melted mellow shellacked onto your fingers?
With so many 'friends' over why not just throw some coals on the BBQ for a bit to let the kids melt their own?
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Odd her skin looks so bad. I thought she had nice skin back in 2010 when I saw her in person. Actually compared to what I saw in person not two years ago she really is a wreck. It's scary. A 37 year old should not have aged that much in just two years.
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Do you think Kate's skin is so bad do to all the tanning and Botox's?
Plus stressing out about wanting a TV job and knowing it's not going to happen.
Admin - you may think I twist and skew, but I think that you tend to act knowledgeable about every subject under the sun, and often state untruths about things you know nothing about. Case in point - the policies of airlines regarding traveling while pregnant:
http://www.babycenter.com/0_airline-policies-for-pregnant-travelers_6976.bc?page=3
OK, you didn't say crazy, you said "Because no doctor would tell a mother to run a marathon and most mothers wouldn't dream of doing that". I interpreted "wouldn't dream of" as "crazy." My bad.
Like I just said, you originally were talking about Kate's sheeple running in this particular race, which I thought was determined was NOT a full marathon. But fine, if you're only talking about a full marathon.....I'll agree that for a woman in the 3rd trimester, maybe not the best idea. However, I still wouldn't come out and judge someone for doing that, and I certainly wouldn't compare it to crack.
Here are some articles about running marathons while pregnant. The general consensus is the same as I've been saying: for someone who regulary trains at that level, and who isn't experiencing any pregnancy complications, and is in her 1st or 2nd trimester, it isn't dangerous.
http://runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=5791
http://runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=11559
http://healthland.time.com/2011/10/11/was-it-a-bad-idea-for-a-very-pregnant-mom-to-run-the-chicago-marathon/
This part of that article CRACKED me up:
She remains a household name, but the 37-year-old celeb has been out of the limelight for about a year.
Now might be just the right time for a comeback, though.
"She looks fantastic," our source adds, "and she's in a really great space. She's in fantastic shape because of all her marathon training, this feels like the right time for her."
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A) She does NOT look fantastic. In fact, I'd say her outsides are now starting to completely reflect her inside.
B) Even if she could somehow magically get fresh-faced, look more her age, lose the leathery skin and receding hairline, she'd STILL be an asshole. No one wants to date an asshole. ADD eight kids and you've really got a no-starter.
So like you said admin, you can "have a dating show" all you want (what does that even mean if you don't have a network willing to air it? Doesn't that mean you um, DON'T have a show?), doesn't mean it'll happen.
What is that saying? Wish in one hand, crap in the other, see which one fills up fastest. Maybe Kate should do that.
Susan you miss a very important point about that woman who ran a marathon. She was 40 weeks pregnant and delivered the next day. She also only ran the HALF marathon so I'm not even sure why this is getting coverage. It's one thing to run when you are about to deliver a baby quite another to run when you are only halfway through the pregnancy. Don't you find it a bit interesting she delivered the next day? Had she been only 7 months pregnant would have have delivered the next day then too? Makes you wonder. All the doctors quoted in your articles say moderate exercise is fine, but they also stress that this woman trained very carefully and extensively, was healthy and that most women would not be able to do that. And one talks about how it's very dangerous to give "blanket" recommendations to women, it has to be individual. It is a freak example and not the norm.
And yes you deliberately misconstrue things. I know your calling card here and I'm calling you out on it. I am no more "knowledgable" about marathons than anyone else. The posters here are very intelligent and knowledgable about things and also know how to read things and educate themselves and participate in their world. That shouldn't make you upset. I wouldn't have it any other way. Ignorance is boring.
Here are some articles about running marathons while pregnant. The general consensus is the same as I've been saying: for someone who regulary trains at that level, and who isn't experiencing any pregnancy complications, and is in her 1st or 2nd trimester, it isn't dangerous.
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I wouldn't take the chance, no matter if "experts" say it isn't dangerous. Why risk it? What if you miscarried in the first or second trimester? Even if running didn't cause it, would a woman blame herself for her entire life because she took the chance and ran?
Is a marathon (or running) that important that it can't wait until one has safely delivered the baby? I'd put my unborn baby first, but I guess I'm in the minority.
Admin, but any of the players can transfer to another school with no penalty and immediate NCAA eligibility. At least there's that.
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Yes I know. But for some many of the players who grew up with Penn State and/or had parents and grandparents who went there, there is no other school but Penn State. Penn State is a very generational school especially in sports. There is no other option or if there has to be it's very painful to defect.
Admin, but any of the players can transfer to another school with no penalty and immediate NCAA eligibility. At least there's that.
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Yes I know. But for some many of the players who grew up with Penn State and/or had parents and grandparents who went there, there is no other school but Penn State. Penn State is a very generational school especially in sports. There is no other option or if there has to be it's very painful to defect.
OK then, I cannot believe you are comparing a healthy pregnant woman *running a marathon race* with smoking crack.
Google "running marathons while pregnant". You'd be amazed at how many women are actually doing it. Healthy, fit, athletic, strong women. I think they'd take offense at being compared to crack smokers.
Do they mean she is DEVELOPING a show with someone or some production company? The terminology in this article is highly suspect. That's not really how you would normally say something like that.
I wonder if this is one of those from an insider (Steve) to feel the waters and see if people would be open to the idea. It could be nothing more than a few notes on a napkin.
Yet another D-lister moment.
Do they mean she is DEVELOPING a show with someone or some production company? The terminology in this article is highly suspect. That's not really how you would normally say something like that.
I wonder if this is one of those from an insider (Steve) to feel the waters and see if people would be open to the idea. It could be nothing more than a few notes on a napkin.
Yet another D-lister moment.
Fleecing I really don't think you're in the minority. Where are the 100's of articles out there about the 100's of pregnant women who run in marathons. Exactly, there aren't. It was this one woman who was extremely athletic and about to deliver anyway and trained very carefully and was cleared by doctors. And I'm with you I couldn't live with myself if I did anything like this and then something happened, whether it was related or not. I just couldn't do it. Most pregnant women treat their bodies like kid gloves during this time, it's just natural.
Kind of like how having a glass of wine probably won't matter much the day you deliver but it sure might matter your first 12 weeks.
Fleecing I really don't think you're in the minority. Where are the 100's of articles out there about the 100's of pregnant women who run in marathons. Exactly, there aren't. It was this one woman who was extremely athletic and about to deliver anyway and trained very carefully and was cleared by doctors. And I'm with you I couldn't live with myself if I did anything like this and then something happened, whether it was related or not. I just couldn't do it. Most pregnant women treat their bodies like kid gloves during this time, it's just natural.
Kind of like how having a glass of wine probably won't matter much the day you deliver but it sure might matter your first 12 weeks.
Susan I don't know what you're googling but when I google what you suggested every single article is about the same woman: Amber Miller. So if this is an everyday occurrence as you say why did she make news?
I don't believe a pregnant woman has a right to do whatever the heck she wants and I don't see how it isn't just plain common sense not to run a marathon when pregnant. Have you ever run a marathon? We'll have to agree to disagree.
Susan I don't know what you're googling but when I google what you suggested every single article is about the same woman: Amber Miller. So if this is an everyday occurrence as you say why did she make news?
I don't believe a pregnant woman has a right to do whatever the heck she wants and I don't see how it isn't just plain common sense not to run a marathon when pregnant. Have you ever run a marathon? We'll have to agree to disagree.
Was the dating show her "sealed with a kiss" dream she sent off?
I love how she said she's willing to travel around the country looking for love. Of course she is! But not on her own dime. And I suppose she's thinking she could drag this show out for several years so she never has to actually work again? Oh, brother!
Thanks for Kate's "Worthless Blog," Maggie.
The idiot says "I have to SAVE as much as possible..." No,you Doink; you need to NOT SPEND as much as possible. You know, the opposite of how you SPEND money on yourself. Maybe if you don't spend it on the kids you can SAVE it to SPEND on your selfish self, right?
kHate wins the prize for Dumbest Budget Busting Idea yet: she bought eight, count 'em EIGHT, pairs of KID school shoes SIX months in advance to save a couple bucks on each child. She didn't, she couldn't be THAT DUMB, could she?
Yes she is. For adult shoes, go ahead. But kids grow SOOOO fast, especially their FEET for Pete's sake. Didn't she read ANYTHING about child development as she "lay on bed rest for six million months?" What was she doing besides terrorizing the nurses and eating restaurant ordered crab, lobster and filet mignon? And don't forget the extra clarified butter, Jon!
I'd bet the farm at least four of those poor kidlets have to struggle to put those shoes on and the other four grow out of them within two months. Yes indeed, their mother is one smart cookie;GEEZUS! Judge Judy was right: looks fade but stupid is forever.
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Admin, you do tend to talk down to people. Just something to be aware of. :)
I think that one of the most frustrating issues that come with any blog are you cannot sense someone's tone. All you have to go by all of their words. I will agree that Admin presents herself as being very knowledgeable in many areas and is quick to share her experience and opinions. However, I respectfully disagree that she talks down to people. I don't recall ever seeing her be disrespectful.
Many posters here welcome other peoples opinions while debating back in a respectful way. That is what makes this blog so much more than a Kate Gosselin site.
Speaking of knowledgable I was going to say I have no idea the statistics on insanity defense and how often it works. I don't practice criminal. I'm sure Google knows! Of course I don't know everything. A lot of people here are very knowledgable about a lot of things though and I love when people share. It shouldn't be something to be threatened by. I know part of my morning routine every single day including weekends is to read a bunch of news web sites/newspapers and read them thoroughly plus commentary. I also tend to look up or read about things I am curious about. Not everyone has the time for this or does this. THough I have a funny feeling that a lot of people here tend to do the same since people seem very up to speed on a variety of subjects. And it's obvious the avid reading that goes on here.
Your calling card Susan is that you derail the blog every time. This blog is not here for you to cut down. Many other people before you have disagreed without pulling the crap you do. Banned. Again.
I finally understand the Honey Boo Boo show. It is a mix of some of TLC's most popular shows including: Toddlers in Tiaras, Extreme Couponing, Hoarders Buried Alive and, My Strange Addiction. I wonder if there will be any Kate+8 added to the mix.
"I ran the San Diego marathon two months pregnant with my son Matthew, in 2002. A month later I hopped on a plane and flew to England for a visit. My doctor was completely confident with my ability to run the marathon pregnant – I mean, I had been training for six months and was in good shape. My OBGYN had no problems with my running a marathon – even one I had to fly to, and one that would be in significantly warmer weather.
The March 2008 issue of Runner’s World shows marathon maven, Paula Radcliffe, who, when she was six months pregnant or so, ran an easy 10K in 45 minutes in London’s Hyde Park. Radcliffe, who is has won six out of the seven last marathons she’s raced in, ran all the way through her pregnancy. What’s sick, is that 10 months postpartum, she won the New York City Marathon last November. Now that’s a runner – hell, I was lucky I choked out a 5k nine months after Matthew’s birth!
Other women have trained and raced during their pregnancies – others like Catherine Ndereba, a Kenyan marathon sensation, 2004 Olympic Trials 5000-meter winner Shayne Culpepper, and Ingrid Kristiansen who put Radcliffe to shame. She won the 1984 Hourston Marathon five months post partum. "
http://runnersillustrated.com/2008/02/running-pregnant/
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"The Boston Athletic Association on Saturday announced that because of the high temperatures forecast for Monday's race, qualifying athletes can defer their entry until 2013. Dover's Britt Schuman might be among those to defer, but her excuse is as good as anyone's. Schuman is expecting her first child in just a few months.
"I know quite a few people who have run marathons while pregnant who have run right up until they deliver," Schuman said. "Research hasn't really been done on it, but now they're starting to realize that women are able to do more and more while pregnant."
A veteran of six Boston Marathons (and 15 overall), Schuman ran last year's race in 3:36:14, and had been shooting for five hours this year before the BAA's announcement. She found out she was pregnant while training for the Walt Disney World Marathon in January. She ran the Jan. 8 race at eight weeks pregnant, and crossed the finish line in just under four hours."
http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120415/GJSPORTS_01/704159877/-1/fosnews1405
Bottle feeding, caffeine, or no exercise will not kill your baby. Or taking them to the movies. So that I do not judge. Sleeping with your baby could so that I do judge. Huge difference. If you're doing something that could kill your kid, I have a problem with it. Silly me wanting kids to be safe.
Bottle feeding, caffeine, or no exercise will not kill your baby. Or taking them to the movies. So that I do not judge. Sleeping with your baby could so that I do judge. Huge difference. If you're doing something that could kill your kid, I have a problem with it. Silly me wanting kids to be safe.
Hi Susan! Actually a good example is the breastfeeding debate a few days ago. I don't judge nursing habits. I don't care what you do.
Weren't the kids that were abused at-risk youth participating in Second Mile, the non-profit? Sandusky was given the use of the school facilities which was 100% in Paterno's control. So, evidence for criminal charges aside, he could have at least immediately stopped the easy access to vulnerable children . I'm not familiar with the timeline--does anyone know if he did that, and, if so, when?
I honestly cannot believe that anyone can defend the presence of the statue on the campus--especially a parent. More criminal charges will be coming soon, IMO. The Freeh report was a blistering indictment of the entire PSU football system.
Sandusky was given the use of the school facilities which was 100% in Paterno's control.
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The facilities are not in Paterno's control whatsoever. He was not head of the athletic department or on the board of trustees. He was an employee and coach. I'm not even sure it's fair to say that he could do anything about who chooses who gets what office. Sanducky's office was negotiated as part of his retirement package which I don't even know Paterno even sat IN for.Paterno does not negotiate retirement packages, the university does.
I DO agree he had a lot of pull and I suppose he could have demanded it but who even knows how that would have been received.
I see what people mean about misinformation being out there. I am upset with Paterno and his lack of action as the next but I do feel the frustration with the misinformation.
"The divorced mother of eight has signed up to do a dating show and is in the process of looking for a network to televise her quest for love, E! News has exclusively learned." (Eonline)
Didn't Kate hint broadly about possibly dating again soon during that local radio show interview last week? Gah, I hate the way she teases, relates half-truths, and overstates things.
Why would there be any incentive to
And what bloke would ever agree to participate? How embarrassing.
It doesn't directly exploit the kids but toying with their heartstrings on an idea you might give them a new family with a new guy when really it's all for your show is cruel, IMO. Relationships affect kids and it's important to keep them as stable and healthy as possible. I don't see how you can do that when you're just making a reality show out of the whole thing.
Ex Nurse I found the portion of his contract, which was made public.
It was signed by Curley and Schultz. Paterno never signed off on anyone getting an office and who even knows if he even knew about it until Sandusky waked in there.
“The university will permit you to use, at no charge, a locker, weight rooms, fitness facilities and training room in the East Area locker room complex. This benefit will continue for the balance of your lifetime.”
“For a period of ten years commencing July 1 1999 and subject to renewal upon concurrence of both parties you will be given an office and a phone in the East Area Locker room complex…..”
Ex Nurse I found the portion of his contract, which was made public.
It was signed by Curley and Schultz. Paterno never signed off on anyone getting an office and who even knows if he even knew about it until Sandusky waked in there.
“The university will permit you to use, at no charge, a locker, weight rooms, fitness facilities and training room in the East Area locker room complex. This benefit will continue for the balance of your lifetime.”
“For a period of ten years commencing July 1 1999 and subject to renewal upon concurrence of both parties you will be given an office and a phone in the East Area Locker room complex…..”
ok, I do not want anyone hurting themselves, I only point this out in regards to her play on wods...
So she has scalded her hands ( oh my goodness poor Kate!), screamed in pain ( oh my goodness poor Kate!!), but dont worry all I am okay ( wow Kate, shes such a trooper!!!)....... it was a near miss?????????
so Kate, did you scald your hands, or was it a near miss for which you screamed at the pain you thought you should be feeling but then realized that what you thought had happened, had indeed NOT happened... I am confused?
A twit asks:
@Kateplusmy8 are you going to do a dating show?
Khart's response:
I think it could be really fun... :) what do you think?
I am about to be sick.
Wow - you delete my post, so nobody has any idea what you're responding too (re: bottle feeding etc.) What are you afraid of? That I might actually have a POINT? That someone will say that your little blog became a petty gossipy henfest a LONG time ago?
So now you're saying that as long as someone isn't *killed*, that it's ok to do it to your child. Not breastfeeding puts your child at higher risk of developing allergies, of being overweight, and other health risks. Not exercising during pregnancy can put you at risk of developing pre-ecclampsya and delivering a pre-term baby (ironically, just like running marathons.)
Also ironic....Kate feeding her children Juicy Juice or not taking them trick or treating or buying them used shoes will not *kill* them. But that's not OK, is it?
I'm done now. Dare you to leave this post so that people will understand when you rip me.
I think the key phrase in that EOnline article is this one:
"She is willing to travel around the country in order to meet Mr. Right."
So now you're saying that as long as someone isn't *killed*, that it's ok to do it to your child.
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Nooooo. I'm saying I don't JUDGE that. Inwardly I have strong feelings about breastfeeding and the like but I'm not going to start telling mothers what they should do. Misstate and miscontrue again! Good grief you are annoying. As far as Kate, that is apples and oranges. She is a very public parent who has made every parenting decision very public. But the person who posted a few days ago about breastfeeding her older child was not public and not exploiting her kids and thus I said not one darn word about it.
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Good. Thank God. Susan, you're so mature. I'm afraid of derailing the blog, that's all. I don't respond to "dares". This isn't 8th grade anymore. Find a blog more juvenile you will fit in better.
So now you're saying that as long as someone isn't *killed*, that it's ok to do it to your child.
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Nooooo. I'm saying I don't JUDGE that. Inwardly I have strong feelings about breastfeeding and the like but I'm not going to start telling mothers what they should do. Misstate and miscontrue again! Good grief you are annoying. As far as Kate, that is apples and oranges. She is a very public parent who has made every parenting decision very public. But the person who posted a few days ago about breastfeeding her older child was not public and not exploiting her kids and thus I said not one darn word about it.
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Good. Thank God. Susan, you're so mature. I'm afraid of derailing the blog, that's all. I don't respond to "dares". This isn't 8th grade anymore. Find a blog more juvenile you will fit in better.
Looks like it might to time to screen comments again.
I am going to assume that since Kate did not respond with any negativity to the question about the dating show, that she has indeed put it out there that she IS available for that type of show, and any network out there willing to take it on, just give me a call!
And yes Improbable Dreams, you are smack on.. its the willingness to "travel" around the country to meet Mr. Right.
I doubt she wants to meet Mr Right, she wants a TV show and travel...she's alll about her unless of course she finds some man who is willing to be her wife, then she might have found Mr Right...
That's so funny about how she's willing to travel the world for a dating show. That's so nice of her. You know how she hates to travel. She thinks it'd be fun. Oh please. It's just a ploy to get attention.
I love how the person demanding "grow up" then proceeds to throw a vile insult at my family. That's a good one. Sheeple can be a vile bunch, love to shit stir and shit stir and shit stir then at just the right moment then cry foul and blame it all on anyone who decides to call them out on it especially me. Not falling for it.
I don't get it, if they don't like you, us, reading here, what we have to say, then go elsewhere... seriously, trolls are annoying!
Kate looks different because she has had a chin implant and lipo on her jawline. She had a receeding chin and a jawline that blended into her neck prior to this surgery.
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ooo, getting a bit nasty around here... Admin, I think you do a great job, and have no concerns with how you speak with people...
Smoochie lol. For people who don't like us they sure like to hang out a lot with us. I don't hang out with people I don't like.
Can you all stop arguing so we can get back to the matter at hand....Kate is getting a dating show on TV!! How does one have a "show" but no network? Is she already filming the show? Does anyone know?
Kate uses the word FUN to describe so many activities. FUN -- her ultimate goal. She says a dating show could be really FUN. Sure, Kate. You are a mom -- 8, count 'em 8. You should not be traveling around the world looking for love. You should not expose your children to the superficial concept of a dating show. Any man who would participate in such a format is not someone who would be a responsible father.
Do something mature and don't define life by how much FUN it can be.
Kate looks different because she has had a chin implant and lipo on her jawline. She had a receeding chin and a jawline that blended into her neck prior to this surgery.
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Weren't the kids that were abused at-risk youth participating in Second Mile, the non-profit? Sandusky was given the use of the school facilities which was 100% in Paterno's control. So, evidence for criminal charges aside, he could have at least immediately stopped the easy access to vulnerable children . I'm not familiar with the timeline--does anyone know if he did that, and, if so, when?
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According to the Freeh Report, Sandusky was told on March 5, 2001 that he could not bring kids on to the campus:
In his 2011 Grand Jury testimony, Curley said he told Sandusky “we were uncomfortable” about the incident and would report it to the Second Mile. Curley says he also told Sandusky to stop bringing children to the athletic facilities.
He himself was not prohibited from coming to the campus, however.
This is from the Freeh Report, which can be read at:
http://www.thefreehreportonpsu.com/REPORT_FINAL_071212.pdf
Yes, its 267 pages long but half of those are the Appendices which are scans of many of the emails and handwritten notes referenced in the report.
I wonder if a family law judge would feel that subjecting the kids to the public embarrassment of their famous and reviled mother on a dating show is in their best interests.
Add meant to add to my above comment,
Despite being told not to bring kids onto campus in march 2001, a boy was victimized in August of that year on the campus. Curley later admitted that the notion of him not bringing kids not campus was largely unenforcable.
You know nothing about me Not Me. Though funny you should mention kids, since that's exactly what Joe Paterno told trustee Vicky Triponey. You don't have kids so butt out. That went well.
I'm a Penn State grad. I wanted to give Paterno the benefit of the doubt. Then I read the Freeh Report (yes all 267 pages) and saw the emails about how often the "Coach" was kept apprised of the Sandusky matter and how people changed their minds about pursuing police action after talking to Paterno. How they all thought it best just to talk to Sandusky instead (and say what? tsk tsk?) Made me sick. Paterno absolutely knew Sandusky was a problem and helped cover it up. I don't care if they melt down his statue or sell it for scrap. I do, however, feel sorry for the kids in the current football program who now have to pay for the sins of Sandusky and everyone at Penn State who helped him continue to abuse little boys.
Ok, people: this whole BS on a dating show will, probably never happen. If you read that article closely: it says,1st: Kate is signed up to do a dating show, then next line says, she is shopping around to networks, tryin to sell a dating show called Amazing Kate! What it means is Kate is resigned to do a dating show, and did a tape of herself to try an sell a dating show staring herself to any network, cable station that will buy it. Not gonna happen, she already tried to sell herself & kids for another reality show and was turned down. And even if she managed to get a sucker to give her a show, there is not audience for it. Nobody likes her. And the guys would do it, just to get their mug on TV.
And since Kate is already home, CC only paid for saturday night, sunday and sunday night, which means Kate flew home monday morning. CC was not going to give Kate any extras, I don't think they even paid for purseboy, Kate did.
Anger Issues I agree, I'll believe it when I see it.
People in Hollywood may shop round 100 show ideas before ever hitting on one that works. You develop and develop and then nothing happens and then you go to the next idea when that didn't work. Kate surely has some ideas but nothing has happened thus far.
It sounds to me she is trying to 'sell' her idea of a dating show to any network willing to buy. I can't imagine any network willing to take her on.
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I don't get it, if they don't like you, us, reading here, what we have to say, then go elsewhere... seriously, trolls are annoying!
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They have no place to go. They are bored. Their blogs have been shut down and they can't stand the fact that the posters here are respectful of others, state opinions without name calling, and are intelligent and funny.
There's also the poster who has been here in the past. SB are the initials and the calling card is a dead give-away.
Wow, she has tweeted more tonight with her bff Jamie there, then she has for several days now... yep, making me think Jamie is being used as hired help again. That would make sense as the only bff's Kate has had have been paid people in her life.
The only mane Kate will find is a money hungry fame-whore that has no spine.
Good lucky Kate Ii hope he never saw J&K+8 or K+8 or any of your interviews.
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Oh she'll have people to watch it her twitter fans/sheep.
And people that like seeing her crash & burn.
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I don't believe a pregnant woman has a right to do whatever the heck she wants and I don't see how it isn't just plain common sense not to run a marathon when pregnant. Have you ever run a marathon? We'll have to agree to disagree.
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Whether we agree or disagree, the reality is that a pregnant woman's right to privacy allows her the ability to make decisions for herself, irregardless of the life of her unborn child.
She can run a marathon or ride a roller coaster in her 9th month of pregnancy. She can drink. She can do drugs. She can choose not to receive prenatal care or can be seen by her doctor every week, if she's willing to pay and the doctor agrees. She can choose to eat fast food her whole pregnancy or to eat only from Whole Foods. She can abort her child(ren). She can choose *not* to abort her child(ren) or selectively reduce a multiple pregnancy.
Do I agree with some of those choices? Of course not. Would I have run a marathon in my 9th month? No. But when we start regulating a person's right to determine the course of their lives we begin walking an extremely fine line.
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Okay I can see time, effort and organization but CONCENTRATION??? Does she have an attention disorder? Sometimes she just says such weird things. It is like she needs to make things way harder than they are, so she keeps adding things to make it look that way.
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I had a friend once who was like this. She was so easily overwhelmed by simple tasks. She would stand in the baby aisle at the grocery store and go nuts trying to figure out what kind of baby food to buy. If she bought green beans, then she shouldn't buy peas, because that makes 2 green vegetables. So she would need to buy carrots to avoid 2 green vegetables in one meal for her baby. Also, one time we went out to eat with our families, and she just couldn't handle all the distraction of trying to figure out what she wanted to order, listening to our conversation plus the conversation at the table next to us, and paying attention to her daughter. It really got to her, and finally she told her husband, "You order for me!" It was so strange. The more I think about it, she was a LOT like Kate. Except she was the opposite kind of mother. She was obsessive about her children! Example: She would always wear her long hair in a pony tail when she was out shopping because she was afraid the wind might blow her hair in her face then someone could steal her daughter while she was blinded by her hair. Yeah. We don't really keep in touch.
I get what you're saying about the players at Penn State, admin. I also went to a heavily generational school (I would say even more so than Penn State). For your child or grandchildren not to go there like you did is....unthinkable.
But if they are going to play football, they can either stay at Penn State and essentially not play or they can go somewhere else and play. It's sad, but it's something they'd just have to get over. I do understand the deep sense of tradition and pride, though. I definitely do.
Kate saw the Great places Emily went, the clothes, the make-up, no kids, dining out, and Emily got to make the call! ((be the boss)) Don't think any real man will date Kate, kids, and a boby guard!
Administrator, sorry for the extra work for you while on moderation. But, thanks for getting us back on track. I like it here. I resent "visitors" who try to cause discord.
Sillimom it is true a pregnant mom can do what she wants but when the baby is born that baby could be taken from her. Especially if that baby tests for drugs. So a right to privacy doesn't trump a child's right to a healthy and safe environment.
six shiny new pairs of school shoes awaiting the feet they will accompany onto the big yellow bus ...
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This is what I call overwriting. If it were any fancier I would call it purple prose. By whatever name, it's awful.
Chefsummer: that one cable station thought Palins daughter show would be a seller, yeah, it's been canceled. Kate is shopping around, it's not a done deal. There won't be any show. There is a dating show, I think 2 out there, the rating suck. People don't forget how she was before.
"She finds it hard to meet men in her day to day life," the source continued, "and so a dating show will give her exactly the help she needs. She is willing to travel around the country in order to meet Mr. Right."
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So when she's traveling around the world who going to watch the kids while Jon is working?
Every single comment on the E Online site about the dating show for Kate is extremely negative. No one wants to see her again.
And I love how she just tweeted that she wouldn't want to do Millionaire Matchmaker with Patti Stanger--no, she wants a unique approach. This is code for---I want to be flown around the world looking for a man or just flown around the world so I can be away from my kids.
Now how is that going to work traveling around the country and you end up meeting someone in the south or out west and fall in love and then what? They're going to move to PA? Relationships aren't a joke. There are real emotions involved and real kids at stake.
Did anyone see that BRistol blogged that trip didn't use the f word we thought? She said he used the other f word. She also said she's not proud of it.
I give her credit for at least addressing it and not pretending it never happened. I bet she's really regretting this reality show. Now her child is the big celeb news of the day.
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@JeanneKaye I made 3 loaves today in fact...:) I have extra people to feed so I've gone into overdrive :)
Why can't she go to the bakery department at Giant, or to a farmers market and buy extra bread...then she wouldn't be in overdrive?
Oh, that's right. Then she can't put herself on display at the exhausted Super Mom. She's pathetic.
fidomommy: That's Kate way of shoving it in people faces, saying: see I can buy sparkling brand new shoes for my kids, and I don't buy used. She also did not say where she bought them and how much. And I agree, it is too early to buy shoes and school supplies, cause all the stores are having sales, but parents need to get the schools list of what their kids need. I don't think Kate mentioned that. Target and Staples are not the only place to buy school supplies, there are so many odd places that are now jumping on the back to school sale wagon, and some are way cheaper than Target. Way cheaper than the Dollar store. Kate back to school advice, is old hat, nothing new.
Um no Kate I guess you don't watch millionaire matchmaker.
The woman on there are mostly young and single hardworking woman that the millionairess want.
I mean unless your going to be the female millionaire.
Aw but then you'll be exposed for crying poor.
Does she ever think be for she opens her mouth or does she fly by the seat of her pants?
A twit asks:
@Kateplusmy8 are you going to do a dating show?
Khart's response:
I think it could be really fun... :) what do you think?
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Oh for godsake just answer the question Kate!
I'm going to take that stupid tweet as a definite no. She'd be screaming from the roof tops if she got a show.
I haven't posted in awhile, I guess I have been getting really bored with the same day, different drama that is Kate's life. I did want to share my pregnancy/running experience, given all the comments about pregnant woman and running.
My daughter is 21 years old now. At the time I was pregnant with her, I developed gestational diabetes and ended up delivering a large baby by cesarean section.( took me forever to recover) When she was 9 months, I started running to lose the 20 pounds that I was still carrying. When I became pregnant with my son my daughter was about 3 My doctor told me that in no uncertain terms that continuing running was going to make a healthier pregnancy for both myself and my baby. He said that I was already conditioned to running or that would not be the case. I continued to run, only a slow mile by the time I was 9 months along. I never developed gestational diabetes with my son and he was born 10 days early without a c-section! My weight was normal throughout this pregnancy, I felt healthier and was told by my doctor that there was no risk in continuing to run, only bennefit. I remember him saying that I shouldn't worry that the cord could bet wrapped around the baby's neck or that even a fall would hurt the baby as he was well protected. I never exceeded a comfortable run as I was instructed to though. My experience would lead me to believe that running through pregnancy can be benneficial to mother and child but that like all things medical, your individual situation should be evaluated by your doctor. I still run today, and my son and daughter both ran a 5K with me while on vacation in Nantucket this year.
Here we go once again she might wet her pants if she gets 100,000 followers.
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GN my 99,000+ followers ..So glad to have you all to chat w, laugh w and love! XO! I know I'm loved X 8.. But 99,000 X's loved??! Wow, thx!
I made 3 loaves today in fact...:) I have extra people to feed so I've gone into overdrive :)
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Poor schmoopy just has to tell all her little sheeple what a hard working little momma she is. That idiot should be a pro at cooking big meals by now, but noooooo, it's "overdrive". Paaleeese.
Gads. I'm going to go watch Hell's Kitchen now. At least Ramsey doesn't mince words.
Thanks for getting rid of the troll, Admin. I skipped over half the discussion this evening because I got tired of the ranting!
I read the article about KK shopping a dating show. Can you just imagine the uproar if the article were about JON shopping a dating show to the networks? The sheeple would be falling all over themselves to call him a man-whore and a himbo and all manner of vile things and advocating that his parental rights be terminated. Because it's their idol KK, though, they think it's all rainbows and roses! Hypocrites!
Re the "new" (6 month old)shoes for school. If they don't fit properly any more, KK will do what she did to poor Joel when his ill-fitting cowboy boots were rubbing a blister on that hike to the neighboring farm. She'll tell them to "man up". I notice she says 6 pairs of new shoes. Don't the twins rate new shoes for back to school too?
I rarely go to KK's twitter feed, but I decided to look at the farm tour pic. Boy, Cara looks more like her dad every day. I hope KK doesn't let her hatred for Jon carry over into her relationship with Cara.
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I think Kate came home yesterday. Why would CC pay for her to stay another night. The race was first thing in the morning. She was done with her run by 7:20 a.m. Do a little interviewing, boom, her work is done by mid-morning. I know she tweets when she is home all the time, but if she came in on a night flight, she may have decided not to tweet. I just can't imagine CC would pay for one more night than they have to. Such a change from when TLC foot the bill and she was gone for days at a time. It must be absolutely killing her that she doesn't get to do that anymore. I love it.
hey, it seems one of Kates lackeys, even said we have to make this rumor a reality. Kate answers back, she will try all kinds of ways.
I read the article about KK shopping a dating show. Can you just imagine the uproar if the article were about JON shopping a dating show to the networks?
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Funny huh? Jon, who has only had two serious girlfriends in more than two years, is called a revolving door. But with Kate it's just fine to not only travel hither and yon around the country looking for some fool who wants to be filmed, but to broadcast it to a national audience and publicly humiliate the children too. In fact they can't wait to see this show get off the ground.
I really can't imagine a network who would want to bother with this at this point. Once you're a has been it's very hard to turn that around.
I gained more Twitter followers than I can count, just being on their website for a month.
Coupon Cabin, Keurig, Target, other Sheeple, etc. Why are the number of followers (*Tweeties*) a personal feat with Kate? They jump onto your Twitter account daily-- like leaches.
Confused... these are not fans.
Paterno WAS Penn State. He may have not been on the board, he may have been "only" a coach, but he ruled that school. He had absolute power to do the right thing and he didn't. As for the janitors not saying anything, I think that is a perfect example of the mob-like mentality of messing with Joe and his precious football program. The janitors said nothing out of fear. Not an excuse but something to consider. Mike McQ not beating the SH*T out of Sandusky when he saw him raping that poor boy is unbelievable also. What went through his mind every time he saw Sandusky on campus, at the games, etc?
Records indicate that Joe had been asked to step down several times , several years ago. I firmly believe he did not retire until he was practically on his death bed because he KNEW all this dirt would surface. I also think that Dottie Sandusky needs to be questioned - there is NO WAY she didn't know something very wrong was going on during all those basement sleepovers.
SeeSaw : I feel terrible for you and the thousands of other alumni/current students/athletes who love(d) their school =(
Why do her followers on twitter ask her for medical advice? I have said it before and I will say it again I would not ask her advice on a ingrown toe nail! She tweeted she burned her hand and put her hand(s) in ice water. My sister once burned her hands with hot oil while cooking( she was a teenager) and put her hands in the freezer and got huge blisters ! The doctor told her not to put hands in ice water but cool water was ok after a burn. If she doesn't know simple things like that, what does she know??
Oh, oh I know what she knows! How to beg for reality shows, scamming people, abusing husband, kids, family, friends , etc. etc. etc.
When Kate stands with her hip out and hand on hip it's the same way that Kris Jenner stands.
Kate on a dating show is her way of getting back on TV ! She is truly DESPERATE!!
BTW- isn't one of the risks of running while pregnant is that the body temp rises too much? Isn't that why pregnant women are cautioned against excessive time in hot tubs ? Just a thought......
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Thanks for getting rid of the troll, Admin. I skipped over half the discussion this evening because I got tired of the ranting!
I read the article about KK shopping a dating show. Can you just imagine the uproar if the article were about JON shopping a dating show to the networks? The sheeple would be falling all over themselves to call him a man-whore and a himbo and all manner of vile things and advocating that his parental rights be terminated. Because it's their idol KK, though, they think it's all rainbows and roses! Hypocrites!
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Yes they are but they are so far up Kate's butt they can't see what's normal people see.
Someone should a sheep GPS/stick remover so they can get out of Kate's butt.
Kris Jenner... Don't even get me started.
Not approving.
Team Bruce here.
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Making bread..scalded my hands on boiling hot honey.... Scared my kids with my scream of pain!:( I'm okay... A near miss, thank God! Whew!
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Still here w my hand in a bucket of ice h2o...My right hand burns like fire..I need my hands2care4my kids..Hoping I can sleep&better by
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I guess this former nurse never heard of burn jel.
Or does the baby have rights too. I believe a mother has a moral and legal obligation to keep her unborn child reasonably safe
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Babies don't have rights in our country. A mom can kill her unborn baby if she wants to. We can't have it both ways. If we start to say the unborn have rights . . . look out pro-choicers! Or maybe it's just that *wanted* babies have rights. Unborn babies are just fetal tissue, right? We can't have pregnant women being forced to look out for the welfare of their unborn by not running in marathons or riding roller coasters. That would imply they shouldn't be killing them either.
Here comes a fresh batch of trolls. Please remember not to feed them.
Now back to the discussion at hand. In the sheeples mind, Jon broke the family. Because of this, everything he dose will be seen as wrong. It wont matter if he is working 80+ hours a week to give his kids what they need. He is still the bad person. They forget that Jon wanted to go to counseling. He wanted his marriage back. He did not want to stay together just for the sake of some stupid tlc brand. He wanted to stay and be a family again. That would have required that they quit the tv show and go back to living a normal life. Kate would have none of that so she filed for divorce.
Anonymous that is a provocative opinion but definitely food for thought. Thanks for saying so so respectfully. It's interesting how roller coasters and marathons are just fine when the child is unborn, but God forbid you took an infant once born on a roller coaster or ran with them in a marathon in the middle of July with a million people jostling you around. Or heck even to the movies! Now does that really make sense?
K8Sucks the sad thing I cannot get over is why this man didn't realize he would have been a hero if he simply took a stand. The trustees and Spanier have NEVER been all that popular. Joe Paterno's popularity far outweighed theirs. He should have held a press conference and said his peace and then see if anyone still would back everyone else involved. The fact is they wouldn't, they would have backed Paterno. He would have been a hero, I firmly believe this without a doubt. I'm sorry that he wasn't able to see how easy this path would have been.
Oddly the blog is getting a ton more visitors today. Like twofold.
I wonder if that means people are actually interested in her marathons. Or in the idea of another show. Interesting.
My opinion? Kate doesn't HAVE a dating show she has an IDEA for a dating show that she's shopping around to different networks. That is what she mailed off with a prayer and sealed with a kiss. She's probably shopping something along the lines of a single (divorced) mom of 8 willing to date single (divorced) dads and can she find love and can they blend their families. Her idea is a rehash of "Yours, Mine and Ours" or "With Six You Get Eggroll" or any ,Oviedo along those lines. She wants to travel and she wants some network to pay for it. She is envisioning a huge paycheck and traveling to exotic places. I don't think that's going to happen. IF she were to sell the idea it would probably be shown to a focus group to see how it's received because the networks know her reputation. She still thinks that if she wants it it will happen. Well Kate, dating shows aren't as popular as they used to be and you're an also ran. Good luck. You may have 90,000 followers but you've only got a dozen fans and those dozens fans don't high ratings make.
My opinion? Kate doesn't HAVE a dating show she has an IDEA for a dating show that she's shopping around to different networks.
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I totally agree. It's a pitch like many other pitches out there and until a network goes for it it means nothing. No more than I have a pilot idea for a duck and his friend a cat. It means NOTHING until a network goes for it.
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fidomommy: That's Kate way of shoving it in people faces, saying: see I can buy sparkling brand new shoes for my kids, and I don't buy used
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Thanks. I was talking about her writing style, but I agree with what you are saying.
It's a pitch like many other pitches out there and until a network goes for it it means nothing. No more than I have a pilot idea for a duck and his friend a cat. It means NOTHING until a network goes for it.
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Why does this remind me of a Seinfeld arc where Jerry and George pitch a show to NBC executives. A show about nothing.
I'll never look at pasta primavera the same way again after that show, I'll guarantee you.
i've posted more tonight then any other night, I dont know, midsummer doldrums? Stormy summer weather? boredom setting in...lol...
I see she tweeted her hands were in icey water. Guess she did scald them... that hurts, and sometimes the water needs to be very,very cold to keep the pain at bay. Burn victims are soaked in icey water and I believe that is THE treatment for burns..to bring the temp of the skin down.
Too bad she just couldnt sit back relax, buy some bread, and ejnjoy the visit with her friend.
I dont see anything wrong with running while pregnant as long as your body can handle it. When I was pregnant- I could barely walk upstairs, there was no way I could have run!!
In the military we keep pregnant women working out through the 3rd trimester, I see them in the gym, on the cardio machines. They do the bike and the elliptical and stairmaster and walk on the treadmill. If they ever run, I havent seen it inside the gym. I did watch a documentary on TLC many years ago (one of the here comes baby ones) and a women IN LABOR went running to ease the pain- holy cow! She must have been Superwoman- I dont know anyone that can do that.
Glad I missed the trolls today- sounds like it was dreadful.
Kate's episode of her going to dinner and a bar with Jamie for her birthday was the pits. Jamie was the only interesting person that kept the show going. Kate was so dull and had zero personality when she was being filmed in a bar socializing. I think TLC tried and tried, along with Kate, all kinds of ideas and ways to get Twist of Kate off the ground for well over a eighteen months. The problem was Kate is/was boring period...without her kids.
Can you imagine Kate kissing a man or even being in a romantic situation with a man. No way! And a man would be wide open to ask her all kinds of questions that she probably would not want to answer.
Kate has been single for 2/12 years and has had no date as far as we know. She has been on every TV talk show advertising for a date for well over 2 years. I think a TV producer would have come up with a dating show by now if they thought it would be a good show. Heavens knows everyone knows Kate wants another TV show.
What's confusing is the article stated that she has "signed up"? The quote is, "the divorced mother of eight has signed up to do a dating show and is in the process of looking for a network to televise her quest for love."
What does "signed up" mean in this situation? Wouldn't she already have network on board?
There must be volumes and volumes of documentation of this cover-up. Chuck Smrt, who was on the board of the NCAA for 17 years, said, "I think the (NCAA's) belief is that there was (voluminous) documentation and the school accepted (the Freeh report). … Their answer is going to be: We looked at the report. Due to the documentation and the number of people we did not feel it was necessary for us to test the veracity of the report."
In November, Emmert sent Penn State a letter demanding answers to questions involving ethics, compliance and institutional control. The independent investigation conducted by Freeh took eight months. Freeh’s team interviewed more than 400 people, "pored through an unthinkable number of documents and closed the book with 267 pages of staggering revelations. Its conclusions, accepted by Penn State, prompted immediate action from the NCAA."
Who decided on what penalties to issue? It's not just the President, Emmmert, is it? Doesn't this have to go through committees and board members who decide on the sanctions?
It's not over until it's over, and I'd be willing to bet that more and more is going to be revealed in the days and months to come.
Do you suppose Kate's dating show - I mean the imaginary one inside her head - is like that Dating Game from the sixties (or was it seventies ?) where a girl asked three guys on the other side of the wall stupid questions?
I can hear Kate asking one now...
"Bachelor #3 - Um. If you were a shoe what kind of shoe would you be?"
Man oh man if there is a way for Kate to really make a fool of herself a dating show would be it.
Admin.: The article from E was posted at 5:30pm Pacific Time. Was the great increase during this time? Just curious. Her marathon hardly got any media...really no media coverage.
GN my 99,000+ followers ..So glad to have you all to chat w, laugh w and love! XO! I know I'm loved X 8.. But 99,000 X's loved??! Wow, thx!
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Oh that Kate. What a kidder.
I just wanted to mention the post up above that said Kate had a chin implant. I've read that before and I believe it's probably true.
One of the great things about this blog is that we can disagree with each other in a civil manner (except for the stray sheep here and there).
I happen to disagree with the characterization that JoPa was merely an employee and a coach. He may not have had the authority to sign his name to administrative orders, but he most certainly was at the top of the power chain where anything regarding the football program was concerned.
Given the many millions of dollars that PSU football brought into the university per year, Paterno may very well have been the MOST powerful of the four principal decision makers involved in the scandal. It has been estimated that PSU football has an economic impact of more than $161 million for the state of PA. That kind of money bought an awful lot of power and influence for the man who was synonymous with the program.
The Freeh Report is a scathing indictment of the actions, and lack thereof, of Spanier, Schultz, Curley and Paterno. The independent investigation found that all of them had not only "failed to protect against a child predator harming children for over a decade," but had actively concealed Sandusky's activities from the Board of Trustees, the University community and authorities. It was determined that they repeatedly concealed facts about the abuse to avoid the consequences of bad publicity.
The most damning evidence concerning Paterno's involvement in the cover-up came from a series of emails between Curley, Schultz and Spanier in 2001 after a course of action to report Sandusky had been decided upon. Curley said he had changed his mind about the plan after talking it over with Paterno.
(If you want to see the timeline, it begins on page 19 of the Freeh report http://thefreehreportonpsu.com/).
I can certainly understand how some people feel very passionate about protecting Paterno's legacy. I am sad for his family and for all who must grapple with the realization that this man they so respected chose to bury his head in the sand and protect the institution at the expense of Sandusky's victims. But given all the evidence, to say he is a scapegoat is misguided. He was not the ignorant, doddering old man who didn't understand anything about sexual abuse that some have tried to paint him to be. He was a man who had the power to stop some terrible abuse, and he decided not to do so. That will now be his legacy, despite all the good he did over the years.
I think a lot of the passion invariably is because people are wondering what they would do. There was such a massive failure up and down involving multiple people, not just one, it makes you wonder if you were one of those people what would you do. You can say you would handle it differently but not really being there who can say. It's a good thing to talk this all out if heaven forbid it happens again, and sadly I'm sure it will until we find a cure for child molestation.
I don't think anyone here said he was just an employee. Only that as an employee, he wasn't part of negotiating Sandusky's office or a lot of other things people think he was involved with. Influence, yes of course. In fact like I said I think it's his lack of appreciation for the kind of influence he DID have (as in, all he would have to say in 1999 is I have an issue with Sandusky and that would have been the end of all this with very little fuss) that is why he went down the path he did.
Do you suppose Kate's dating show - I mean the imaginary one inside her head
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Ha, exactly. This must be just like how she and Steve are married in her head.
Speaking of which, will Steve be tagging along on these dates? That just seems awkward.
In the military we keep pregnant women working out through the 3rd trimester, I see them in the gym, on the cardio machines. They do the bike and the elliptical and stairmaster and walk on the treadmill.
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A cardio machine is a nice controlled environment for a pregnant woman that is certainly safer than a hectic marathon in the heat, cold or crowds.
Cruising it was interesting they accepted an independent report and that was it, but I trust Freech way more than I would trust the NCAA investigators.
The only penalty that really bugs me is stripping the post season. A lot of the criticism comes in because most NCAA violations that resulted in punishing innocent players was because of actions that gave the team a leg up and affected play. For instance, recruiting scandals, playing time violations, things of that nature. At the end of the day there was no advantage or disadvantage to the PSU team itself by what happened. None of the players even knew. Frankly, for a lot of those years the team really stunk anyway, I mean REALLY stunk. (Paterno's guilt filtering down to his coaching? Who knows.) This is one of the first punishments that really is based solely on independent ethical violations that were separate and apart from influencing anything to do with playing whatsoever.
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