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"Scripted TV is getting better and better, and I think it will be to the detriment of most reality tv programming."
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Oh, I agree. Netflix is a godsend. I've binge watched OITNB and Downton Abbey just from recommendations from this blog.
I have yet to start in on Breaking Bad, but with Hubby and Daughter away for the weekend to Halifax Comicon, I may give it a go.
We can only hope that these well written, scripted, shows replace the voyeuristic dredge that makes up "reality" t.v.
Jon saying he'd do CT with Kate was him saying he'd try ANYTHING to try to co-parent with Kate.
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Yes, and if he is saying he'd do CT with her, he must be pulling out his hair over her mental health issues and how it is affecting their kids. It's probably worse than any of us thought. For him to be willing to do this for his children speaks volumes. He most likely knows that she would never consent to private therapy/co-parenting sessions and the only way she might agree to this is if she were paid.
She doesn't want a peaceful co-parenting existence. If the two were on speaking terms for the sake of their kids, then she could no longer play the martyr card. The sheeple couldn't continue their tirade against Jon and she wouldn't be the single mom doing it all alone. There is a method to her madness, and in this case, the kids are her pawns in all of this and they are the ones who will be deeply affected as time goes by.
He lost his battle with cystic fibrosis 9 years ago, so according to Kate I should be relieved that I don't have to parent him anymore? Her ignorance breaks my heart.
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Wow, if this doesn't put a fine point on Kate's ignorance and indelicacies, I don't know what does.
I'm so, so sorry.
Oh, I agree. Netflix is a godsend. I've binge watched OITNB and Downton Abbey just from recommendations from this blog.
I have yet to start in on Breaking Bad, but with Hubby and Daughter away for the weekend to Halifax Comicon, I may give it a go.
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Be warned, BB is addictive! I passed it by because "why do I want to watch a chemistry teacher turned meth maker/dealer?", but oh boy, am I glad I listened to the gals on the veranda!
BB, and so many more.
One good show gets me researching others like it, and I can't believe how much great tv there is out there.
Whatever happened to Kate and religion? 154
It stopped helping her.
She moved on to more lucrative endeavors and locales.
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But I thought she was really into prosperity theology/gospel...materialism, financial stability, and all of that wrapped up in religion. Wasn't it as prosperous as she hoped?
Tucker's Mom said... 5
He lost his battle with cystic fibrosis 9 years ago, so according to Kate I should be relieved that I don't have to parent him anymore? Her ignorance breaks my heart.
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Wow, if this doesn't put a fine point on Kate's ignorance and indelicacies, I don't know what does.
I'm so, so sorry.
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Likewise, I am so very sorry for your heartbreak!
Sheri, I am so sorry about what happened to you in the therapy session with your mother.
Tucker's Mom, I totally agree about what you said about kate's ignorance and I am so sorry fade2black about your precious child.
I see Kate is trying to play the humble card. Boy TLC, must have had one hell of a meeting with Kate, months ago, and gave her the ultimatum, of you do things our way, go to places & do what we tell you or no more TV. So now TLC is tryin to change her image, look(the long hair), how she deals with her kids, takes care of the house etc.
But, you know what TLC & Kate: you can take a horse to water, but you can't make them drink. For the sheeple who don't understand: Kate will always be Kate, she will do what ever it takes, to get back on TV, even do some bad acting, to get there. Nobody, especially someone like her, does not change over night, without therapy help, and the willingness of the person (Kate) to want to change. Does not happen.
Now someone (probably Kates camp), is starting rumors that Jon wants to do therapy with Kate. Is this cause he was invited to the yard sale by kids, and Kate thinks, Jon wants to get back together.
Katie, you need to move on, Jon has. Jon might be ready for the next step: getting along with ex. Kate is not. JMO
Cocoa Coffee @cocoacoffee1962 34m34 minutes ago
@Kateplusmy8 I know you are really busy, piecing & patching, just wondering if you were able to get out & vote today.
Well, if she did, it would have been a lonely place at the polls since election was yesterday. Nothing like being a day late and a dollar short!
fade2black I too am so very sorry.
Second to her ridiculous comment about Camp Barnabas, I was incredibly offended about her comment about Aaden not being perfect because he needed glasses.
She also had to clarify that it was due to O2 in the NICU - it's not her fault.
(yes, O2 may be the reason, but why single the child out?)
I am sure that every one of us here on the veranda has at least one wonderful experience with a "less than perfect" person in our lives that we could share if we chose to.
OMG, this is the first and hopefully the only time I feel sorry for that witch. She has actively limited her life experiences to people SHE deems worthy. She has no idea what she is missing.
On the other hand, I doubt that she cares.
Sad.
fade2black said... 198
When he was living it up at camp, I was fretting about whether he took his meds, did his therapy, stayed on his diet, picked up some horrible exotic germs on top of the usual parental concerns about clean undies and teeth brushing...learning to let go was a much harder task than every day caretaking.
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Yes. I agree with you that it's more of a relief to have them at home because you know their routine and needs and it wouldn't be fair to them never get to experience the things other kids do. They deserve to be happy and at least for a week or two try to forget about their problems.
And I'm so very sorry for your loss. I wish your family peace. Our family suffered the same loss 14 years ago and a year later our youngest was dx'd with a different chronic and life-threatening disease, although his chances to live a long life are so much better (if he'd stop jumping out of planes).
All I can say is shame on Kate Gosselin, although that's one thing she'll never feel.
Sayitisnotso: Kate belongs to the: Church of the Almighty Buck & Fame. That is the church she belongs to.
And yes, I did not read the full article, that it was Jon who was wondering if Kate would do co-parenting therapy, with him. We all know the answer to that.
I have come to the conclusion that the haters on Kate's Twitter are as screwed up (nuts, actually) as the sheeple.
Back to your regularly scheduled program on the Veranda!
I'm not so sure that Kate deliberately meant to be insensitive to the kids at the camp. I really think that she's just incapable of knowing what might be offensive to some, and that's very sad. As bad as she is, I find it difficult to believe that she'd hurt those parents and children with her comments. What it comes down to is that she's very, very stupid and can't speak without shooting herself in the foot. She never could, and most likely, she never will.
Oh I agree Somewhere. She actually thinks this camp really is all about giving a parents a break, and she actually relates to the situation in the only way she knows how: my goodness what if I were "burdened" with a special needs child how would I get a "break"? I also dont' think she understands as others have explained it wasn'tt ReALLY a break because as Fade so rightly explained you are still worried the whole time about what ifs, even if the camp has everything under control. And I don't think she thinks or even understands why her narrow and ignorant view would be offensive. However it is her obligation just as a good person to become more informed about this camp especially if it is going to be her charity. I'm sure anyone who works there would gladly call her up and chat with her for a few hours about what they are all about.
Fade thank you for sharing. I read a very moving book called Alex, the Life of a Child a number of years ago. I hardly ever pick up a book just by the cover but I think I saw it at a library book sale and it immediately drew me in. Highly recommend it, it is probably one of the best biographies about an ailing child ever written.
Fade, I am so sorry for the loss of your son. That disease is horrible beyond belief.
Why would Jon go on CT again? He already did that. Sounds like someone is patching together old and new info into one article. He wants to do CT (again?) and went to the garage sale. Huh?
I think sometimes Jon throws things out to the media just because there's no other way to get Kate to hear it. He even said, we don't talk. He's been very clear, there's no conversation going on here other than logistics.
It doesn't mean it's right or wrong, but I do think it's what he does. I don't know if it really works but he must have some reason to think it's effective, who knows maybe she has responded well when he's said things in the media before. I mean at least she didn't act like she was trying to stop him when he showed up at the garage sale. There's just too many unknown variables to call the situation.
I do find it rather ironic that she can cut him out of the show and a host of other things but she still cannot stop him from calling her out in public. There's nothing she can do about it and the lack of control must drive her crazy. She is the type of person to go on Couples Therapy out of SPITE after he said that, and I think Jon knows that. I don't know if baiting is the right word, but it's close enough.
By the way the Call of Duty series is just excellent. Well done Jon.
Fade thank you for sharing. I read a very moving book called Alex, the Life of a Child a number of years ago. I hardly ever pick up a book just by the cover but I think I saw it at a library book sale and it immediately drew me in. Highly recommend it, it is probably one of the best biographies about an ailing child ever written.
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fade2black, I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. And Sheri, what an unbelievable thing for you to have to endure from your mother. There are certainly some courageous women (and a few men!) here.
Admin, as soon as you said the title, this book came back to me! I read it either in high school or college. Wonderful, very moving. I just pulled it up on Amazon to see the cover again and also noticed there's a movie based on the book. I'd love to see it.
I also think Kate's comments were dense and thoughtless, but unintentional. She's incapable of certain perspectives. Most moms would see those children and melt with love for them and for the opportunities they were able to have at Camp Barnabas. She just doesn't think like a mother. AT ALL.
PJ's momma said... 193
Or becomes the most ignorant bitch I've ever seen
Riverboat man
Jewelry Roof man
Palins
Emeril
Saint Tony
Jody & Kevin
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Add:
Sky jump worker
Ladies who came to organize and were rudely shut down for suggesting a gift wrap station
Hospital workers/patients treated rudely on one episode
Her own twins in interview (snap snap, use your words)
The young man named Gosselin who was told to stop using 'her' name (her ex husband's name, technnically)
These were all things she did publicly. She doesn't even have the sense or awareness to tone it down, knowing others are seeing it and she will be scrutinized. I know others will have many more examples.
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And one of her recent ones--the boy who broke his ankle that Florence Katingale wanted to film
Thank you all for your kind thoughts and you, Admin, for the book recommendation. I sobbed my way through Alex, The Life Of A Child when it was first published and actually met Frank and Carole Deford several times while he was chairman of the CF Foundation. Fortunately, life with a child with cf has changed drastically since the book was written but it's still a good depiction of the emotional roller coaster of parenting a chronically ill child.
I knew there was a movie version of the book but have never been able to watch it. Ironically, it stars Craig T. Nelson and Bonnie Bedelia, who are the parents of the Braverman brood in Parenthood, one of my favorite tv shows.
Now someone (probably Kates camp), is starting rumors that Jon wants to do therapy with Kate. Is this cause he was invited to the yard sale by kids, and Kate thinks, Jon wants to get back together.
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Apparently it's not a rumor. Jon reportedly has said that he would be willing to do CT with Kate because this animosity is really hard on the kids. You can read the article here:
www.eonline.com/news/595010/jon-gosselin-is-open-to-filming-couples-therapy-with-ex-kate-gosselin-would-you-watch-the-show
Em Tanner
And one of her recent ones--the boy who broke his ankle that Florence Katingale wanted to film
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Whatever happened to that guy at the Red Cross charity event? Didn't they almost come to blows? I can't remember the details.
I never knew there was a movie either and I just looked at IMDB and saw that an actor friend from my church is in it.
Known them for 7 years never talked about this movie. Now I can't wait until Sunday. Wonder if we can track this movie down anywhere, netflix, youtube?
Fortunately, life with a child with cf has changed drastically since the book was written but it's still a good depiction of the emotional roller coaster of parenting a chronically ill child.
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Yes. I read a few articles about Frank and in one of them he said he used to dread asking other families how their kids were doing. But now when he asks it's so much better to hear because it's usually that they are doing well.
The book may not be as relevant today in terms of how CF is treated but I think it's also good to have it for the history value of it, how some kids lived before treatments improved. I think it's easy to forget as medicine improves how things used to be. AIDs is one of those where I can see future generations easily forgetting how serious it was. We need these stories to understand how far we've come.
Oh Hi anonymous!! I don't mean that Kate literally fired him from the show. I mean that after he chose to leave the show, she swiffered him from the storyline, the title, everything. When you watch the show she acts like he is almost completely uninvolved with the children. She has played it for years on her show like whoa is me single mom. She even said she is praying for the boys because they are growing up without a father. Photos, video and other sources prove otherwise. An absent father does not get invited by his children to please join them for their yard sale, nor do all eight leave with him. Children do not usually scream "daddy don't go!" to absent fathers as he has to turn them over to their mother. It's just but some examples of his involvement that she has tried to swiffer and marginalize, "cut" from the storyline.
Point being she can write the story however she wants but she can't stop him from calling her out in the press.
Oh here's another example, in the update special she said the kids have been gone all weekend and really missed zorro.
She conveniently leaves out that they were obviously with their father. Why leave out such an important fact? Why not just say the kids were with their dad this weekend, like a normal person would say. I take it they were not out big game hunting or on a business trip.
Brenda Schuettler @sweetbren66 14m14 minutes ago
@Kateplusmy8 hi just wanted to say kudos to all that is going on happy you are back ! Miss you on tv and in person :) still here if need me��
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LOL! She meets Kate one time and she misses her. Why would Kate need her? I wouldn't doubt that she creeped Kate out, and then Kate distanced herself from this one. Smart on Kate's part. She's too close (geographically) and would show up at Kate's at the drop of a hat. A Klingon.
Brenda Schuettler @sweetbren66 14m14 minutes ago
@Kateplusmy8 hi just wanted to say kudos to all that is going on happy you are back ! Miss you on tv and in person :) still here if need me��
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LOL! She meets Kate one time and she misses her. Why would Kate need her? I wouldn't doubt that she creeped Kate out, and then Kate distanced herself from this one. Smart on Kate's part. She's too close (geographically) and would show up at Kate's at the drop of a hat. A Klingon.
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This one fascinates me way more than Milo.
I'm still here if you need me? Need her for WHAT? And why would Kate worry whether some fan is there or not there? You would hope Kate has real friends or family she can turn to if she needs somebody "there."
I feel bad for them in the sense that they really think their celeb cares.
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To be fair to them, Katie plays on that with her intermittent responses. It keeps her narcissistic supply coming.
It's sad, nonetheless.
I'm catching up on posts again, and reading about TFMJG's statements about "special needs" kids always needing to be parented, etc. I have a few things to say to her, since we all know she reads here. Kate -- speaking as someone who was a special ed teacher in another lifetime, you really need to read up on "special needs" children. That term covers a whole range of children with a myriad of needs. Some need help because they cannot learn as quickly as others, or because they learn differently than others. Some have hearing problems. Some have vision problems. Others have physical limitations because of muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, childhood arthritis, heart conditions, seizure disorders, cystic fibrosis, heart defects, asthma, diabetes, or cancer. Others have emotional difficulties. ANYTHING that impacts their ability to function in the classroom without additional help or support is labeled "special needs". Many of these children grow up to lead completely independent and productive lives. Others continue to need some support to function in adulthood. Regardless, they still need to be parented from time to time. So do children who don't have "special needs". I was 50 years old when my mother died, and she continued to parent me up until that time. A good parent never stops being a parent.
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I'm not so sure that Kate deliberately meant to be insensitive to the kids at the camp. I really think that she's just incapable of knowing what might be offensive to some, and that's very sad. As bad as she is, I find it difficult to believe that she'd hurt those parents and children with her comments.
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Sad for her kids maybe, that they're being raised by a mother who doesn't have an ounce of compassion in her body. Thank God they have a father who seems to have been raised with some values and morals and respect for other people, otherwise those kids would end up being just as selfish and obsessed with themselves as Kate who will get no sympathy from me for being so impervious to the misfortunes and hardships that people endure outside of her personal planet.
I feel bad for them in the sense that they really think their celeb cares.
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Uggs has so many irons in the fire when it comes to celeb crushes (Daymond, Sherrod, Chelsea and at least a half dozen others) that she probably thinks she'll hit it big with at least one of them and someone will give her attention. Kate would tweet that she has a leaky faucet and the Uggs would show up at her door with a pink tool belt strapped on. Better to not give that one any encouragement whatsoever.
Yes, admin, this one fascinates me, too. I check her TL occasionally to see if actuary science 5.0 has landed that big job yet, or to find out from whom she is trying to grift tickets to a show. When all else fails, drag out your hot friends and tempt the celebs with them!
Are these people lonely, delusional, or just plain obnoxious? I can't figure it out...
Over In TFW's County said... 34
Kate would tweet that she has a leaky faucet and the Uggs would show up at her door with a pink tool belt strapped on. Better to not give that one any encouragement whatsoever.
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lol! I just got the visual of that. After seeing Uggs with the lopsided jugs, the pink tool belt just adds to comical look of her showing up at Kate's door.
It's too late for Kate though. She's already said yes to her once and that was all it took, so I think she'll be dogged by Uggs for the rest of her twittering days.
Auntie Ann said, "lol! I just got the visual of that. After seeing Uggs with the lopsided jugs, the pink tool belt just adds to comical look of her showing up at Kate's door.
It's too late for Kate though. She's already said yes to her once and that was all it took, so I think she'll be dogged by Uggs for the rest of her twittering days."
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lol!!! Yep. You have to beware of Uggs bearing lopsided jugs! You just never know when one or two of them will smack you in the face when you least suspect it.
Somewhere In Time said...As bad as she is, I find it difficult to believe that she'd hurt those parents and children with her comments.
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No sympathy from me, this is not the first time she has intimated that special needs kids are a burden. She needs to pull up her big girl panties and pretend to be a mature, caring adult if she's going to sell herself as ubermom. Or she could just shut the hell up, that would be fine with me.
Somewhere In Time said...As bad as she is, I find it difficult to believe that she'd hurt those parents and children with her comments.
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No sympathy from me, this is not the first time she has intimated that special needs kids are a burden (37)
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I don't think that anyone is giving her sympathy or feeling sorry for her. The point is that she is incapable of any kind of logical thinking. She speaks before taking the time to do any research at all, not even looking at the camp's mission statement, and she makes it all about herself. I also don't think that it was intentional or a deliberate jab at the children there. She always manages to stick her foot into her mouth and comes off looking like an insensitive jerk.
fade2black said... 198
When he was living it up at camp, I was fretting about whether he took his meds, did his therapy, stayed on his diet, picked up some horrible exotic germs on top of the usual parental concerns about clean undies and teeth brushing...learning to let go was a much harder task than every day caretaking.
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Dear Fade - I am so very sorry that your time with your precious child was too short. There is no greater heartbreak and loss.
Your comment above is so true to parenting. Yes, we may get worn down from caring for our family, or our child(ren) at times, but when that break comes, more often than not we enjoy the first little bit and then we wonder how our child is doing, are they having fun or are they perhaps homesick, and with a child who has needs above and beyond, of course we worry whether those needs are being met properly.
For a faux parent like Kate, such thoughts never seem to cross her mind. "out of sight, out of mind" is her reality --- and she longs for those breaks and is sorry when they are over.
She just doesn't have a natural maternal bone in her body.
Over In TFW's County said... 34
Yes, admin, this one fascinates me, too. I check her TL occasionally to see if actuary science 5.0 has landed that big job yet, or to find out from whom she is trying to grift tickets to a show. When all else fails, drag out your hot friends and tempt the celebs with them!
Are these people lonely, delusional, or just plain obnoxious? I can't figure it out...
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I can't figure it out either. I think it's probably a mix of all three. I feel sad for her son - it cannot be easy having a mother like this.
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She is disgusting with her comments about disabled children. She has no idea. No, having a child with glasses is not the same. I could go on for a long time but I won't. I will say that you don't have a disabled child until you do. Many disabilities are not visible at birth. Some are illnesses. Some are from things like car accidents. Some people are disabled as adults and their parents still act like parents.
I wonder if she was stupid enough to show up at CA not knowing she had to have a charity. She was getting paid; the end. Then when they asked she panicked and came up with the camp.
The camp does not have to take the money but I suspect they will. Organizations like that are not flush with cash. Question: If she wasn't PM until the time she was fired, how much does her charity get?
@gsavkic: @Kateplusmy8 Hi Kate, your english pronounciation is excellent. I'm using your videos at YT to learn english. Maybe you didn't notice ;)
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@gsavkic: @Kateplusmy8 Hi Kate, your english pronounciation is excellent. I'm using your videos at YT to learn english. Maybe you didn't notice ;)
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Yeah, Kate's a regular Rosetta Stone.
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Somewhere In Time said...As bad as she is, I find it difficult to believe that she'd hurt those parents and children with her comments.
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I don't think that she wanted to hurt the parents or kids, but if she had taken the time to know their true mission, spend time with kids and parents, she might have come across as more "authentic." As usual, she takes as little time as possible to truly understand this charity and its end result.
Likewise, with the "portion" of proceeds from the yard sale going to AR, because "they rescued her roaming dog. " Really? What else do they do? Most people who presented this a "charity yard sale," would proudly announce the amount they donated to this cause and the goals of AR, not just that they rescued her dog once.
She has no depth to her unless it is about her and even then, she has no awareness of how the rest of the world functions. Disturbing at best that she doesn't take any time to learn about these charities and why they are a great cause. Her hollowness while being filmed just accents that point.
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@gsavkic: @Kateplusmy8 Hi Kate, your english pronounciation is excellent. I'm using your videos at YT to learn english. Maybe you didn't notice ;)
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You simply can not make this stuff up : ) Too funny!
I think that the yard sale/ARL story line is going to open up the TRUE story about Robert rescuing Shoka and Nala when Kate left them to roam the country roads for hours.
If not for Robert having the compassion to do something to protect the dogs, they would have been left exposed to passing cars for hours, and might have been hit or worse.
I think Robert's story is going to be the headline...
Really, Kate, tell us about your dogs getting loose. How many times and for how long?
What have you done to secure your dogs and protect them from harm?
Does your dog spend most of its time outdoors?
I see you keep a dog bed on the front porch. Hmm. Most people keep dogs beds in the living areas of the house and in bedrooms....
I forgot to add that " her view" of the mission statement is not appropriate as she does not take any time to KNOW their mission, because she is too lazy and selfish and should be ashamed of herself. If you are too lazy to truly understand their mission, maybe you should not sponsor them.
Charity comes from the heart, not some need to "appear" to be a generous person. She always does things so half-assed, because she is lazy and won't take the time to understand the true focus of the charity. Hard to pat her on the back, when she does everything so half-assed to boost her own reputation.
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was wondering if anyone else watched Access Hollywood/Extra (cant remember which one) on Tuesday night.. they showed Trump the picture of TFW at her yard sale to ask him how he liked her new look and the very first words out of his mouth were "oh she"s had some work done huh? and ended it with he whatever makes her happy lol. Maybe one of you that are good at finding clips can find it. Its worth the laugh!
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was wondering if anyone else watched Access Hollywood/Extra (cant remember which one) on Tuesday night.. they showed Trump the picture of TFW at her yard sale to ask him how he liked her new look and the very first words out of his mouth were "oh she"s had some work done huh? and ended it with he whatever makes her happy lol. Maybe one of you that are good at finding clips can find it. Its worth the laugh!
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Wow, so The Donald thinks Kate's had work done *since* CA taping?
Ha!
She looked like she had a pretty good tune up for CA.
C'mon, Donald! It's just better eating, more sleep and a good bra!
I watched her interview with the twin teenagers; I heard it as verbal diarrhea....from an adult promoting and making a fool of herself instead of promoting this worthy charity.
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longtime lurker, Here's the link to Trump saying that. LOL
http://www.accesshollywood.com/donald-trump-whats-ahead-on-celebrity-apprentice-season-14_video_2455037
Thanks, longtime lurker!
I found the link:
http://www.accesshollywood.com/donald-trump-whats-ahead-on-celebrity-apprentice-season-14_video_2455037
Billy Bumbass called kate beautiful, the yard sale pic with her long hair. Then Trump talks and then they show a clip of kate and St. Tony of the Ballroom dancing, well, HE was dancing in step and in time and kate was clodhopping and he actually slid her around so she could dance in front of him and her feet barely picked up!
THEN, she was talking sitting right next to Trump, and said, She was out of her comfort zone on DWTS, but she thought of this as Dancing with a checkbook! NO, SHE DIDN'T SAY THAT, YOU SAY...OH YES, SHE DID!
But, she dug herself into a deep hole rambling about parenting disabled kids forever and parents need a break, her kids going off to college, the twin interviewers going to college and the "disabled children" can't. I hope she is going to get called out for this!
She deserves it.
SHE IS A MORON!
Has anyone noticed, not a peep about how much they made at the yard sale, and how much or if all money was donated to Animal shelter? What happened, Kate gave as little as possible to the shelter?
Also, TLC has already announced the Little Couple and a few other new shows coming back to TV in December, not a word about when K8 will be on.
I watched a different clip where the Donald said this was the nastiest cast they've had in terms of fighting and it was a group of people who really disliked each other intensely.
When he was asked about Kate the interviewer said people either love her or hate her or HATE HER (she said it twice lol ), he said: I think she's terrific and she's wonderful on the show.
At least he didn't say he loves her.
Trump lol.
THEN, she was talking sitting right next to Trump, and said, She was out of her comfort zone on DWTS, but she thought of this as Dancing with a checkbook! NO, SHE DIDN'T SAY THAT, YOU SAY...OH YES, SHE DID!
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haha. Redbird!
Yes, away from the kids and with celebs in NYC. That's her comfort zone.
Kate looks so smug sitting there beside Trump like she's pretending to be a savvy business woman so in the know. She had the same confidence at the beginning of DWTS and three weeks in she was a slobbering, bumbling, blubbering wreck. I can't wait to see what kind of mess she ends up being at the end of CA.
Wow, so The Donald thinks Kate's had work done *since* CA taping?
Ha!
She looked like she had a pretty good tune up for CA.
C'mon, Donald! It's just better eating, more sleep and a good bra!
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Well, how will the sheeple spin that one? They were all giddy over Trump, saying how wonderful he was to have her on the show, a classy show, ad nauseam. Will he now become the bad guy?
I think that Kate mentioned in a late October twitter message that the amount of the donation to the rescue would be revealed on the show. I maybe wrong
NJGal51 said... 42
@gsavkic: @Kateplusmy8 Hi Kate, your english pronounciation is excellent. I'm using your videos at YT to learn english. Maybe you didn't notice ;)
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WTF?
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You simply can not make this stuff up : ) Too funny!
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This sounds like snark, or the person thinks that "ums" are an integral part of the English language!
Your comment above is so true to parenting. Yes, we may get worn down from caring for our family, or our child(ren) at times, but when that break comes, more often than not we enjoy the first little bit and then we wonder how our child is doing, are they having fun or are they perhaps homesick, and with a child who has needs above and beyond, of course we worry whether those needs are being met properly.
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So very true! I remember the first time my kids went to summer church camp. I think I was more excited than they were. I had the whole week planned. My husband was away on a business trip and I was alone for the first time in our married life. I was going shopping, spend a day at the beach, spa day and all kinds of things I could never do when the kids were home. Blessed solitude. I could relax. No meals to plan. I could sleep in and do what I wanted to do whenever I wanted to do it.
After I dropped them off at camp, I wasn't even halfway home until I started to worry. Did they have enough warm clothing for chilly nights; were they going to come down with a fever mid-week, would they remember to put on their sunscreen so they wouldn't burn to a crisp and blister..?
I worried the whole time they were gone and counted the days until I could pick them up again. I knew they would have a great time with their friends and away from me (!), but still, the quiet at home was too quiet and the week without them was too long!
The best laid plans of mice and men don't always work out as we plan...
Get out the smelling salts, Kate mentioned her mom. That's a first.
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8
@dowd24 that's SO me! You're correct! Or like my mom always said 'it's this for dinner or breakfast is the next meal!' Lol
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8
@dowd24 that's SO me! You're correct! Or like my mom always said 'it's this for dinner or breakfast is the next meal!' Lol
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That explains a whole, whole lot.
So confirms what we've long thought.
I think you don't threaten to make a kid eat their dinner for breakfast the next day unless you mean it.
Thank God that my mother never tried to control me with food.
I've no doubt about the school lunch stories now.
How disgusting.
That explains a whole, whole lot.
So confirms what we've long thought.
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Ah Katie dearest. She opened her mouth and stuck that giant foot right in there again. She always gives herself away.
I forget. How many days did Christina have to look at that raw steak until it went putrid?
I guess we shouldn't have been surprised by that TFW was so tone
deaf about Camp Barnabas. Remember St Jude's? That nice
young cancer survivor was talking to her, and TFW had no reaction.
Then she gave the sick kids her book and cried, claiming to know
how they felt since she'd survived 1,000 weeks of bedrest.
How hard would it have been to look at the Camp Barnabas
website for 10 minutes, and jot down a few statistics or talking
points? It was disrespectful not to -- to the organization, to the
kids, and to their families. She is lazy, and disinterested, and
will not go an inch out of her way unless there's a freebie, a
paycheck, or a camera at the other end -- ideally all 3.
News for Kate. We're getting a Whole Foods here! Now she won't have to drive to Wayne, get lost and have to ask for directions and have someone lead her out of the area (was that Chris, the pap?). She can drop off the kids at school and drive five minutes to do her organic shopping.
That nice
young cancer survivor was talking to her, and TFW had no reaction.
Then she gave the sick kids her book and cried, claiming to know
how they felt since she'd survived 1,000 weeks of bedrest.
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Yes, and remember how rude she was to that young woman who led them into the hospital? Kate has no social graces whatsoever. I really wonder if she can be nice to anyone when there is nothing in it for her.
Remember how Kate yelled at C and M for entering the kitchen before 6:03 AM? And she stated she doesn't allow anyone in it after dinner. Kids sometimes do need a snack or drink. She is such a control freak, especially with food.
Tucker's Mom said... 64
Kate Gosselin @Kateplusmy8
@dowd24 that's SO me! You're correct! Or like my mom always said 'it's this for dinner or breakfast is the next meal!' Lol
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That explains a whole, whole lot.
So confirms what we've long thought.
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What that means here is that you eat what is put out for you at supper, or you don't get anything until your breakfast meal (cereal, fruit, eggs, pancakes)...not that you are going to get last night's supper served for breakfast.
She had the same confidence at the beginning of DWTS and three weeks in she was a slobbering, bumbling, blubbering wreck. I can't wait to see what kind of mess she ends up being at the end of CA.
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Let's hope it's as good as the send off DWTS gave her.
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She has no depth to her unless it is about her and even then, she has no awareness of how the rest of the world functions. Disturbing at best that she doesn't take any time to learn about these charities and why they are a great cause. Her hollowness while being filmed just accents that point
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So well said.
WTF?
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Yeah, Kate's a regular Rosetta Stone.
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
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Too funny!
PA Dutch Mom said... 70
What that means here is that you eat what is put out for you at supper, or you don't get anything until your breakfast meal (cereal, fruit, eggs, pancakes)...not that you are going to get last night's supper served for breakfast.
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I have no ties to Pennsylvania and that's how I interpreted it as well. If you don't eat what you're given for dinner, you'll be very hungry come breakfast.
PA Dutch Mom - What that means here is that you eat what is put out for you at supper, or you don't get anything until your breakfast meal (cereal, fruit, eggs, pancakes)...not that you are going to get last night's supper served for breakfast.
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No explanation needed here because that's exactly what I thought she meant.
I'm glad that they're including the Joan Rivers segments in CA because I read somewhere that she was in the boardroom when TFW was fired. Don't know if it's true but if it is I can't wait to see it! I really can't imagine TFW holding her own in the boardroom with Brandi Glanville if the two of the are pitted against each other. Someone will definitely be getting the stink eye from TFW in the elevator ride of shame.
Most people keep dogs beds in the living areas of the house and in bedrooms....
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Too slept on her brand new bed on her way home from foster care and still uses it.
However, one of the first things she did when we got home was to claim "her" corner of the couch. And so it remains.
If she doesn't allow the children in the kitchen after dinner, what about a bedtime snack? Does she "serve" them while they are doing homework, etc. I can't imagine 10 and 14 year olds going to bed without a glass of milk and a couple of cookies. Milk and oatmeal cookies a "tradition" in our house.
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PA Dutch Mom said... 70
What that means here is that you eat what is put out for you at supper, or you don't get anything until your breakfast meal (cereal, fruit, eggs, pancakes)...not that you are going to get last night's supper served for breakfast.
Maybe that's how normal people mean it, but based on the recycled lunches and moldy recycled fruit, I took it much more literally in regard to Katie. JMO.
What is "OITNB?"
I watch Downton Abby and love to see the styles and hairdos the ladies wore back then. Even the men's fashions are interesting. But what is "OITNB?"
I also love watch another Sunday night show, "The Good Wife." But, for a while there, it was too much like watching a trashy day-time soap opera. I hope they can get back on track.
I do plan to watch Celebrity Apprentice. I like it a lot, and watched for as long as it has been on. I am curious to see what kind of a player Kate will be, and I am curious about Geraldo. Interesting.
Are there any other "The Good Wife" fans here?
Rhymes with Witch said... 78
PA Dutch Mom said... 70
What that means here is that you eat what is put out for you at supper, or you don't get anything until your breakfast meal (cereal, fruit, eggs, pancakes)...not that you are going to get last night's supper served for breakfast.
Maybe that's how normal people mean it, but based on the recycled lunches and moldy recycled fruit, I took it much more literally in regard to Katie. JMO.
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Yeah, and besides Kate said they all LOVE her cooking. They SHRIEK with delight at her meals. She's such a rock star in the kitchen that they all BEGGED her to write a cookbook. How could this 'it's SO me' crap possibly be SO her then?
Rhymes with Witch said... 76
Too = Roo. Damn autocorrect.
Holly Upton @daisygirl2650 34m34 minutes ago
@Kateplusmy8 Do u not talk 2 me because u r busy with 8 kids or is it because i am talking 2 u about something you don't want 2 talk about
This poor soul has been trying to get a response from Kate for about a year, but Kate totally ignores her. She finally asked TFW about it. I can''t figure her out. Sometimes her tweets are strange and don't make too much sense and she was asking Kate to come to her hometown to meet her someplace. Still, Kate could acknowledge her.
I watch Downton Abby and love to see the styles and hairdos the ladies wore back then. Even the men's fashions are interesting. But what is "OITNB?"
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Orange Is The New Black...the story of PIper Kerman. I read the book but haven't watched the series. The book was wonderful.
Maybe that's how normal people mean it, but based on the recycled lunches and moldy recycled fruit, I took it much more literally in regard to Katie. JMO.
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I seriously doubt that if she served her chicken cacciatore with the beans for dinner she would make them eat it for breakfast. i mean, she does strange things, but I just can't imagine she would do that.
Carrin, I had to google OITNB. It's "Orange Is the New Black".
Rhyme with Witch said...
Maybe that's how normal people mean it, but based on the recycled lunches and moldy recycled fruit, I took it much more literally in regard to Katie. JMO.
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I'm with you, Rhymes. It generally means nothing to eat until your next meal, but with her history, it's reasonable to think that the food was saved and served as their next meal.
PJ
I seriously doubt that if she served her chicken cacciatore with the beans for dinner she would make them eat it for breakfast. i mean, she does strange things, but I just can't imagine she would do that.
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I admit to being incredibly cynical in this regard. However, I will entertain the possibility that it gets served for dinner the next night. She is incredibly rigid about food, among other things.
Carrin, I have watched all The Good Wife episodes thus far, on Netflix.
Then, I progressed to Breaking Bad, Suits, and am now immersed in House of Cards...the American version. When I'm finished with that, I'll watch the British version, The House of Cards. It's a very compelling series.
Wish I knew how to cut&paste on the iPad. There are always so many terrific posts to which I'd love to respond. Among them, from today...how TFW "engineered" the sets of multiples. For the life of me, I'll never understand why this is never referred to in the media; also why all the help, freebies, nurse etc. etc.
I admit to being incredibly cynical in this regard. However, I will entertain the possibility that it gets served for dinner the next night. She is incredibly rigid about food, among other things.
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Back in the day, my mother would take all the leftovers from the week and combine them into a casserole, put it into a wonderful crust and bake it. We looked forward to that much more than what was served on individual nights. Somehow everything baked together tasted so much better! I've tried doing it, but it just doesn't taste as good as hers did.
Orange Is The New Black...the story of PIper Kerman. I read the book but haven't watched the series. The book was wonderful.
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Yes that book was great.
I was especially moved by the evolution of her close relationship with Red, which the series is slowly doing. I think in the book she was called Pops or something? However in the book I think they liked each other from day one. Red/Pops was like her mother figure.
Kate looks so smug sitting there beside Trump like she's pretending to be a savvy business woman so in the know.
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Hehe.
Fans of the show, have you noticed how Trump thinks some of the worrrrrst contestants are "Terrific! Just terrific!" ?
Over In TFW's County said... 82
Holly Upton @daisygirl2650 34m34 minutes ago
@Kateplusmy8 Do u not talk 2 me because u r busy with 8 kids or is it because i am talking 2 u about something you don't want 2 talk about
This poor soul has been trying to get a response from Kate for about a year, but Kate totally ignores her. She finally asked TFW about it. I can''t figure her out. Sometimes her tweets are strange and don't make too much sense and she was asking Kate to come to her hometown to meet her someplace. Still, Kate could acknowledge her.
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I thought K retweeted something from Holly yesterday, but checked and it was a different Holly.
It's generally believed that Holly Upton is one of those people who will need mothering all her life (as if not everyone does). When she first appeared on the scene, some non-fans tweeted to her (attacked her?), but other non-fans have told them to leave her alone. As far as I know, they pretty much have.
Most people keep dogs beds in the living areas of the house and in bedrooms....
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Yes. That's because most people understand you are the dog's pack.
She had the same confidence at the beginning of DWTS and three weeks in she was a slobbering, bumbling, blubbering wreck.
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Was it three whole weeks? Wow. I swear she was already breaking down the first episode or maybe the second. In any case it was EARLY.
Was it three whole weeks? Wow. I swear she was already breaking down the first episode or maybe the second. In any case it was EARLY.
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I can't remember anymore. Maybe it was the second week. lol
I really enjoyed DWTS that season because she made such a fool of herself. Not that that's unusual but it was so much more fun because there was nothing she could do about it. And I'll bet the same thing happens on CA.
It's generally believed that Holly Upton is one of those people who will need mothering all her life (as if not everyone does). When she first appeared on the scene, some non-fans tweeted to her (attacked her?), but other non-fans have told them to leave her alone. As far as I know, they pretty much have.
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Yes, I remember that. She mentioned a boyfriend, though, and apparently he was ill because she tweeted to a television minister (can't remember who it was) to pray for this fellow.
Macey Someone was also begging for tweets, but I'm not sure if Kate ever responds to her. I think that she is another special needs fan and they generally leave her alone, too.
OT. Our new governor will not be taking his 187,000 a year salary, but will instead donate the money to charity, if the law allows. Very interesting!
She said she was out of her element on DWTS but this is dancing with the checkbook. WTF does that even mean? The press junket was in March so they hadn't gotten down to the nitty gritty of projects. I wonder if she even realized how much work would be involved. Lisa Lampanelli said it was one of the hardest things that she ever did.
Does anyone watch Justified? It's a great series and if you're an Amazon Prime member you can stream the seasons on instant video.
This one fascinates me way more than Milo.
I'm still here if you need me? Need her for WHAT? And why would Kate worry whether some fan is there or not there? You would hope Kate has real friends or family she can turn to if she needs somebody "there."
I feel bad for them in the sense that they really think their celeb cares.
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Apparently she doesn't prefer one gender over another, because she tweeted that Wednesday is "women crush."
Brenda Schuettler @sweetbren66
@Mariska that baby is too cute #SVU #mommyproblems great chemistry with the baby �� #WomenCrushWednesday
Watch out, Kate. Lock your doors and close your blinds on Wednesdays! :)
It's generally believed that Holly Upton is one of those people who will need mothering all her life (as if not everyone does).
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Interesting that she ignores this special needs fan but wants to convince us she cares about a charity for those with special needs.
She said she was out of her element on DWTS but this is dancing with the checkbook. WTF does that even mean?
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She thinks CA is all about scamming money out of people? That's my guess. For the second time in my life I'll agree with her because that WOULD put her in her element.
I still think she got her ass thoroughly kicked though. There's probably still bruises on it.
@Kateplusmy8: We had a picnic here 2day-invited friends w a 1 & a 2 yr old..who knew my kids were such AMAZING 'babysitters'? Mom&Dad got a nice BREAK!:)
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It's always about the parents getting a break wit her. This is something she tweeted back in the summer.
Macey Wanty hasn't been around for quite a while.
Now that you mention it, I agree AuntieAnn. If there's one thing she's good at it's grifting and getting hardworking people to open up their wallets. I also agree and think she got a big ole ass whuppin'. I hope the rumor that Joan was in the boardroom when she got fired is true.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 98
Interesting that she ignores this special needs fan but wants to convince us she cares about a charity for those with special needs.
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I don't think K has a clue who most of her fans actually are. She is so incurious she doesn't bother to even look at the profiles and timelines of those she chooses to tweet to, let alone look at the profiles of those she ignores. This is clear from her interaction with Carlos Gosselin - if she'd looked at his profile and timeline, she'd know he was in no way an imposter. It has led to her tweeting to various dubious characters - Bullyville, creepers, etc.
I wouldn't be surprised if she doesn't even know that she can click on the tweeter's id to find out more about them. For her it is all about whether the tweet itself strikes a chord. If a tweet is sufficiently obsequious, she'll retweet it or reply, with no regard to who it comes from. It's just the twitter version of "I don't see other people." I think she really doesn't. And when she gets into a twitter war in response to tweeted criticism, again she does it with no knowledge of or care about who is on the other end of her tweets. A good example was the teen whose friend broke his ankle. She doesn't think it's unseemly for an adult and a self-styled celeb to berate a local teen and call her a liar on twitter. For all she knows, some day she will have dealings of some sort in the real world with an associate of that teen. And I hope she does, and it comes back to bite her on the ass, big-time.
It would be poetic justice if one of Joan's final acts on this earth is to see to it Kate Gosselin gets fired.
Just judging by the documentary I saw on Joan she's going to see right through Kate's laziness. That woman worked hard.
That whole set up with Kate sitting beside Trump...what a PR move that was. Of all the people that were on that show, they pick Kate to sit beside the king himself? Trump is no dummy. He knows Kate is ratings gold. She was like the lone onion in a field of lavender in that shot. What a joke. She didn't look good, her face looked all greasy and pimply. Must have been stress zits. She exuded discomfort and awkwardness. She knows she doesn't belong with those people, that she is a fraud. It shows. She cannot hide what she feels. It seeps out of her like pus. What a dishonest, duplicitous way to live one's life.
Prince Charles considered Joan Rivers a dear friend and mourns her death. Source: Majesty Magazine article on HRH the Prince.
Fans of the show, have you noticed how Trump thinks some of the worrrrrst contestants are "Terrific! Just terrific!" ?
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He really didn't seem to want to say too much about Kate. Probably because she's boring.
I got the feeling that if there had been a thought bubble over his head it would have read 'well she kept begging me to come on CA so uh ... can we move on and talk about someone else now?'.
NJGal51 said... 101
Now that you mention it, I agree AuntieAnn. If there's one thing she's good at it's grifting and getting hardworking people to open up their wallets.
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I just have to wonder who she would ask money from if she was assigned to raise funds in a project? Who hasn't she ripped off? If she called them they'd say I have nothing left you scammed me out of it.
Seriously though, how many contacts could she have?
It would be poetic justice if one of Joan's final acts on this earth is to see to it Kate Gosselin gets fired.
Just judging by the documentary I saw on Joan she's going to see right through Kate's laziness. That woman worked hard.
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I think the show (CA) will get a bump in ratings just because of Joan. I am already anticipating the sheeple tweeting Trump about what ratings gold Kate brings. They are incapable of seeing the popularity of other contestants and that people just might be tuning in to see them.
My other prediction is Kate is going to lay low just like Teresa Guidice did in order to make it further in the game and not make it based on her skills.
AuntieAnn said... 107
NJGal51 said... 101
Now that you mention it, I agree AuntieAnn. If there's one thing she's good at it's grifting and getting hardworking people to open up their wallets.
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I just have to wonder who she would ask money from if she was assigned to raise funds in a project? Who hasn't she ripped off? If she called them they'd say I have nothing left you scammed me out of it.
Seriously though, how many contacts could she have?
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TLC, Jamie, and Steve. That's about it. She doesn't have contact with anyone else unless it benefits her.
Should be an interesting season, as Kate just put the "business hat" on (LOL) when she has very few contacts, as it is all about her.
She is facing some very strong women who will see through her BS. Probably a grunt worker, as she has no idea of how to raise money FOR OTHERS!! Only herself!!! She does not get along with very many people and has alienated so many.
Once again, TFW is flying by the seat of her pants (as she did on DWTS). I don't think she gives a damn as long as she is on national televsion, so she can keep herself out there.
She has no contacts as she alienates everyone that she meets.
She will flounder her way through, avoid conflict (as much as she can with other contestants) and will do the grunt work. She will in no way be a fund raiser, as she has no experience in getting money for anyone but herself.
I've never watched CA -- can someone explain how the celebs
solicit money during the projects? Do they ask for it for themselves,
or for their charity?
Sounds like those of you who know the show, and know TFW's
personality (or lack thereof), can safely predict how this is going
to pan out. And I can see her doing grunt work because it will
give her a chance to look exhausted and put out, and that can
link back to her role as Supermom, to remind America of just
how hard she has it. Did you know she has 8 kids?
I've never watched CA -- can someone explain how the celebs
solicit money during the projects? Do they ask for it for themselves,
or for their charity?
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I don't recall them necessarily showing the phone calls line by line and exactly what script the celebs pitch to the donor. But the money doesn't necessarily go to their charity. It will go to the charity of the PM of the winner of the task. I think they do ask them to come out and write a check, it's for charity.
The last couple seasons have actually moved away form the donor way to get money. I recall only a few tasks that required them to work the phones. I suspect that's because most of their contestants these days are so D lister nobody has huge rolodexes to draw on. Also what would happen is most of the celebs would be holding back on contacting their donors until it was their ass on the line, and that got old after awhile.
Most of the tasks still do revolve around charity but it's more about how much publicity and sales you can generate selling cupcakes at a popup store, etc.
Someone posted that when TMZ talked to Jon at LAX on the video that they thought he had went out to LA to see his mother. Did his mom move to LA?
I still remember his mother walking away with Mady and or Cara on the show? Gosh, they were little then.
In the video of kate sitting by Trump. She did look uncomfortable, twisting around and then she opened her mouth!
Dancing with a Checkbook! More like Dances with a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, pushing a shopping cart!
It would be great if Joan was sitting across from kate when Trump says:
kate, points finger, You're Fired!
The only one that I think she'd be able to call for money is Ted Gibson. I think he's the only famous person she really latched on to. He was at the wedding dress challenge doing hair which is why i think she was the PM on that challenge. She was just so front and center with Geraldo on it. I also think her team won that challenge. I really don't know who else she can call because she's not really in show business and doesn't have the necessary connections. Taylor Swift? I think her strategy was just to lay low until she couldn't. If I were a PM I'd bring the strongest players into the boardroom and try to get rid of them knowing that I could beat the weaker players down the line.
She may have already been back in bed with TLC to film the specials so maybe she could call them for money. Mark Bennet & Roma Downey? She seems to think she's BFFs with them.
Admin's right and CA has moved away (a little) from the "call your friends for money" aspect of the show but it's still there. I'm going to guess that the buy a pie was to see who would bring in the most money from friends. You know they always want the drama of someone walking and brandishing a $10K check for a pie.
AuntieAnn said... 107
I just have to wonder who she would ask money from if she was assigned to raise funds in a project? Who hasn't she ripped off? If she called them they'd say I have nothing left you scammed me out of it.
Seriously though, how many contacts could she have?
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I think the only contact she could possibly have called upon was the hair salon guy, who was at the wedding dress challenge. There is reason to believe TFW may have been the PM for that challenge, and that her team won. If so, and if things haven't changed with the show, she would have been filmed presenting the check to representatives of her charity.
Previously, the celebs have been well-informed and passionate about their charity, and have been able to provide information about what the charity does. Quite often, the celeb has a close personal connection to the charity. For example, Trace Adkins played for the Red Cross, who had helped his family when their house burned down. Bret Michaels, concerned that his daughter was borderline diabetic, played for the American Diabetes Association.
The only charity Kate has a close and personal connection to is herself. She could speak about that incessantly. I can only imagine the stuttering and stammering and ummming and ignorant utterings that will occur when Kate has to talk about Camp Barnabas.
Call Me Crazy (#118), I had to chuckle when I read the words
"well-informed and passionate" regarding celebs who excel
on CA. That rules TFW out right off the bat. If she was at least
passionate, spending a few minutes online (maybe during the
commercials while watching American Idol) could help her be
better informed. But she expected to breeze through this with
her usual arrogance and disinterest.
NJGal51 said... 116
The only one that I think she'd be able to call for money is Ted Gibson. I think he's the only famous person she really latched on to. He was at the wedding dress challenge doing hair which is why i think she was the PM on that challenge.
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I agree. Ted is associated with TLC (hairdresser on What Not to Wear), so I think he would do it for the publicity of being on the show, not necessarily for K. I think their association is a mutually beneficial business arrangement - K gets free or discounted services, Ted get publicity.
By the way, What Not to Wear has been cancelled, so Ted will be looking for new publicity opportunities.
Yay! You're back! I couldn't connect for a couple hours.
Lol....Jon must be desperate ...but thanks for the affirmation about the boob Job and not-a-boyfriend Skeevie!
http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/11/jon-gosselin-talks-tv-reunion-kate-gosselin/
http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/11/jon-gosselin-talks-tv-reunion-kate-gosselin/
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I glad that he finally addressed those issues. #b&b-boobs&boyfriendconfirmed
Wow. Way to go Jon! Expose that ex pile of puke's lies!
The Boob Job!
Dating the Bodyguard!
Bwahahahaha!
The picture of Jon and kate that is inserted with Jon's picture on ROL,
REALLY ENHANCES her Boob JOB! No fried eggs there!
Jon not only is calling out Kate and Steve, but Kate's boob job too!
How can you argue with the man who saw Kate's saggy baggies?
Try telling your ex that your bib boobies are just a good bra.
Call Me Crazy said... 118
The only charity Kate has a close and personal connection to is herself. She could speak about that incessantly.
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And she does. She's her favorite topic.
When CA airs and Trump asks her what charity she's playing for, what do you want to bet she delivers the same script about Camp Barnabas as she did in the interview with those twins. I'll lay odds she'll be saying the same thing.
I wonder if Jon's speaking out will cause enough of a stir to have some reporter digging to uncover the affair? No one in their right minds would deny the boob job, but to confirm that she and the Flying Monkey have been doing the horizontal mambo? Well, that there is tabloid gold. Icon of Motherhood Destroys Family. Film at 11. LOL
PJ
You have Jon coming out and plainly saying that Kate and Steve are dating. I think he'd know!
If he ever had any doubts, I'm sure the kids have told him what goes on.
It must be hard on the kids to have to keep such a huge secret.
Steve's wife has got to know. I wonder if they're even still married?
I know there was a damage control family photo of Steve released, but nothing since then.
I am surprised Robert has not piped into what has been going with TFW lately on his blogspot....or sue buddy! Where are those two?!
Tucker's Mom said... 128
You have Jon coming out and plainly saying that Kate and Steve are dating. I think he'd know!
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Well now we know what to get the former wife and the flying monkey for Christmas - monogrammed towels.
TFW & TFM.
(Leslie)
I just saw on the website of People magazine, a past issue's cover featuring Jill (Duggar) Dillard's pregancy. I am shock that this warranted the cover.
What is weird is I bet People magazine is not even allowed in the Duggar home. I bet Jill and Jessa have earned a pretty penny from media coverage about their courtships, weddings, and now pregancy. I am surprised that the media is interested in covering them because they do not fit the norm at all.
Also, can someone tell me where they see Kate sitting next to Donald. I saw it in the above Today clip but it was not a close-up at all. Some are commenting that make me believe that there may be another video her.
(Leslie)
I think Kate could get a nice donation from her manager, or former manager, Julie. She has made a fortune off of her afterall.
Fade2black: Let me add my sympathy to the other posters.' How very sad but what a wonderful parent your son had. What could be worse, though.
(I read Alex, and saw the movie, and it makes me cry every time. Parenthood is also one of my favorite shows- too bad it's the last season.)
Tucker's Mom said... 128 It must be hard on the kids to have to keep such a huge secret.
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I feel for those kids. There has to be tons of secrets they need to keep. That's why they get no therapy, camp and other certain places away from Kate because she can't silence them if she is not there. As they get older they will remember things and realize they are not like mommy told them it is. Hope she don't put a CA on them when they turn 18.
(Leslie)
"You have Jon coming out and plainly saying that Kate and Steve are dating. I think he'd know!"
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I really don't think Jon KNOWS if Kate and Steve are lovers. If they are I think they are hiding their romantic involvement from all the kids. But even if their relationship is platonic, I agree it must be confusing to the kids because Steve is ALWAYS around.
But I don't think they are lovers. Steve has been around for six years now. And he has been married that long with two kids as far as we know. I don't think his wife and kids would stand for that for six years. And why would the kids hound Kate to get married if they saw or knew that Steve and Kate were dating and in love. Wouldn't at least one of the kids spilled the beans on one o their tv interviews. I truly think they are just longtime personal friends and he is her "bodyguard", "manager" and confidant. Obviously she trusts him both personally and professionally.
I just hope Jon isn't influening the children that maybe they are in love when he really don't have any information to firmly base it on.That in itself would be confusing to the kids. It sounds to me that Jon needs money and is talking to ROL because of this. Sorry to say that but that is how I feel. Of course though he knows she got a boob job. But we all know have eyes and can see that.
You have Jon coming out and plainly saying that Kate and Steve are dating. I think he'd know!
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I missed this! When did he confirm this -- in an interview? The last thing I read was that he would love for her to finally admit she’s dating him. I haven't seen him saying that he knows for certain that they have been having an affair.
He's hinted around at the relationship between the two, saying that he wants her to admit they are dating, but has he said anything like, "I have 100 percent proof that the two of them are engaged in a romantic relationship"
As for the boobies, of course he knows, and I'm surprised he has held his tongue this long about her "good bra" baloney.
(Leslie)
A postscript to my previous comment about Kate and Steve being in love. My question is why wouldn't they just admit it and get married. Six years is a very long time to hide it. And he has two kids that also would have blown their cover if they were fooling around all this time.
I bet Steve and Gina are still married and Gina is fine with Steve drawing a huge paycheck off of the Gosselins. She probably knows best of all that Kate is very unstable and NEEDS Steve to be a family friend and protector. Otherwise, why would Gina and her two kids put up with this for over six years especially with all the media coverage.
If they are in love and have been hiding it, between their ten kids and Gina somehow by now someone would have spilled something to the media giving evidence of their cheating. I mean Kate gets tons of coverage and their has been zero proof of any affair. Again, why wouldn't they just admit it and get married after all these years if they are in love.
Also Robert Hoffman followed her for a good while and he saw no evidence of an affair either.
PS I have been having trouble with this website crashing every time I go on. Anyone else experiencing this? I know my computer is getting old so I wouldn't be surprised if it's just slowing down...
I wonder if Jon's speaking out will cause enough of a stir to have some reporter digging to uncover the affair?
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But it's not like she's a famous celebrity. Do any reporters even care enough about her to do massive digging? This isn't Woodward and Berstein!
AuntieAnn, I know what TFW means, but TFM?
Is it what I might dare to think it is? hahaha
For Trump to say "she's had work done" is a huge dig. If he liked and respected her, he wouldn't have said that. As much as I think he's a huge blowhard, that normally spews insane nonsense, he's not so obtuse that he would insult a woman he didn't like so blatantly.
I find it quite humorous.
Anon/Leslie,
Here is the video link:
http://www.accesshollywood.com/donald-trump-whats-ahead-on-celebrity-apprentice-season-14_video_2455037
Oh, what would Joan say if she knew kate had said, Dancing with a Checkbook!
Oh, this is spoooooky!
I just looked at the clock on my laptop to see what time it was. 3:01 p.m, The number I had to type in to prove I am not a robot was.....
301! No joke!
redbirdsings said... 141
AuntieAnn, I know what TFW means, but TFM?
Is it what I might dare to think it is? hahaha
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You're gonna kick yourself, redbird. lol
TFM = The Flying Monkey.
Ingrid, I agree. She would stick 2 CA's in the twins face at 18 and 6 CA's in the faces of the tups at 18!
Would love to see the look on her face when they get the CA and rip it half and toss it and tell her no. nada. Not. Happening.
Awe, poor Shmoopy!
109.510 (persons 18 and older have rights of citizen of full age) Pennsylvania, 13 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 3305 (infancy is a defense), 23 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 5101 (persons over age 18 can enter into binding contracts).
Reasons why Kate and Steve don't come out and admit being together?
I put money at the top of the lis. If Kate has a man, she can't crow on about being "a single mom' and doing it all by herself. Additionally, she'd be labeled a home wrecker and finally Steve's cut could be in jeopardy if he's her husband.
Remember, he's her manager now, so he gets a cut of any action Kate gets.
The kids could shout out about Steve and Kate, but it would never, ever air.
Formerly Duped said... 139
PS I have been having trouble with this website crashing every time I go on. Anyone else experiencing this? I know my computer is getting old so I wouldn't be surprised if it's just slowing down...'
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It's the site, not us. I had the same problem connecting earlier today. Seems to be working fine now.
PS I have been having trouble with this website crashing every time I go on. Anyone else experiencing this? I know my computer is getting old so I wouldn't be surprised if it's just slowing down...
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Well, sort of. Just today. It will give me the website not available message with the "reload" option. If I keep trying, it will put me through. This is the only site that's doing it,
I just looked at the clock on my laptop to see what time it was. 3:01 p.m, The number I had to type in to prove I am not a robot was.....
301! No joke!
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lol! I've had "remove kstic" and it made me laugh when I remembered Jon telling her get it out!
Again, why wouldn't they just admit it and get married after all these years if they are in love.
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Maybe because he is still married and they don't live in Utah?
It sounds to me that Jon needs money and is talking to ROL because of this
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Didn't someone from ROL say that they don't pay them for these stories?
(Leslie)
Holy Cow! The Duggars now own a plane. John David is a pilot. Here is the proof. http://www.freejinger.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=87&t=23078#p784482
Jim Bob can afford to raise his HUGE family because of TLC. Yes, he has rental properties but I think TLC is paying the great majority of their bills.I also believe Josh and Anna get some sort of compensation for their filming also. But TLC will not be able to do this for all of their 19 kids. So how are these kids going to support huge families?
And remember they claim they don't have any debt. So their house, bus, plane, and their new large rental home that Jill is living in was probably paid with cash.
This tells me that TLC is paying this family extremely well. They have been filming for many years. In fact, I think 10 years.
So when I hear Geraldo say that he would have trouble "firing" Kate because she has 8 kids kills me. The public believes she has to film to support her kids. When we all know that she a multi-millionaire.
Found this comment on radar Kate's fans think it's okay if she's dating Steve a married man....................... Carolyne in Texas • an hour ago
It's none of Jon's business who Kate dates. She's a free woman. If Steve and Kate want to have a relationship then it's between the two of them. Jon doesn't have a job accept for DJ'ing at a dive bar. Kate has a job being a celebrity and she's good at it. Jon is jealous that Kate has a job and a romantic partner since he can't keep either.
Well, golly, Kate, just look at this. Someone in our area with special needs, is planning on going to college:
"Kayshale Santiago is outgoing and personable, and is friends with virtually everyone at Hempfield High School, school leaders say.
And Santiago won a coveted title at her school recently, being crowned as the school’s 2014 homecoming queen.
Her victory occurred during Down Syndrome Awareness Month, allowing Hempfield “to celebrate the abilities and accomplishments of one student with Down Syndrome,” the district said in a news release.
When she heard of her triumph, Santiago, a senior, jumped up and down and ran, excited, to receive her crown.
At school she also participates in the chorus and Hempfield’s Mini-Thon, and also has performed in the high school's variety show and school assemblies. She also is an active member of the San Juan Bautista Catholic Church chorus, and is employed by Goodwill Industries. She plans to attend college after high school."
This tells me that TLC is paying this family extremely well. They have been filming for many years. In fact, I think 10 years.
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Their Christian facade never fooled me. They are money-loving fame whores who will sell their family for profit.
They might try to sell it as letting people into their lives and "sharing" for our benefit (how thoughtful), but they're no different than Kate and the Kardashians.
Like Jon and Kate used to, the Duggars have a huge, very gullible Evangelical (or whatever they are) base who eat that sh*t up.
Kate's job is being a celebrity? How about the kids? Is their job being on tv???
All This Is That, yes, I think you posted that before, laughed just as hard again!
AuntieAnn, I am laying back and I when I read that I would kick myself, my leg kicked back and just about did! hahaha
Forgot about The Flying Monkey!
Mookie InThe Morning @Mookie94 · Nov 6
Discovery Channel will air a live show where a giant snake will swallow a man whole. It's called "The Jon & Kate Gosselin Reunion Special".
Anon/Leslie, remember when kate and kids and Steve went to OTBX and Mady caught Steve and kate kissing and it upset her so bad, she ran to tell Cara and Cara got very upset. Because they were packed up and heading back home the next morning.
There is that seductive picture of Steve with a tropical drink looking very very sexy at the camera. Your bodyguard doesn't do that to a client, it is against the rules.
We all know kate is mentally ill and unstable but, Gina should put her foot down and tell Steve that another body guard can do it, but not her husband. Look how much time kate has taken away from the Neilds family. Gina, his wife, his 2 sons. It is disgusting. She is a home wrecker, even if Gina knows and is benefiting from the TLC paychecks, in the long run, it is not worth it.
http://www.accesshollywood.com/donald-trump-whats-ahead-on-celebrity-apprentice-season-14_video_2455037
"Dancing with the checkbook". WTH does that even mean?
Kate said she was out of her comfort zone on DWTS. Baloney. What excuse will she have next?
The show's been on for years and she lobbied heavily to get on.
Now she's out of her comfort zone?
There is that seductive picture of Steve with a tropical drink looking very very sexy at the camera. Your bodyguard doesn't do that to a client, it is against the rules.
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Robert said that Kate took hundreds of pics of Steve during their beach vacation. Zero of Jon.
So, really, why would anyone do that if not love? Why would Steve indulge such a thing if he wasn't into it/her?
Tucker's Mom said...
Like Jon and Kate used to, the Duggars have a huge, very gullible Evangelical (or whatever they are) base who eat that sh*t up.
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Which just proves to be another thing that Kate sucks at. At least the Duggar's can pull it off.
PJ
Which just proves to be another thing that Kate sucks at. At least the Duggar's can pull it off.
PJ
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That's because Michelle is willing to risk her life so her idiot can be spawning and that has drawn viewers big time.
Premie baby? Add a few more million viewers.
Miscarriage? Oh, hit the jackpot
Now the story continues with the fame spawn and their spawn.
Speaking of the Duggars, where in the bible does it say God wants you to have bad hair? Michelle, go see a stylist and try to come into this century, or the last one, I'm not fussy.
Jim Bob, your use of hairspray is the sole cause of climate change. Step away from the spray can.
PJ
Jon did an Extra interview and he said he had the kids for 3 weeks straight while Kate filmed CA back in March. So I would say she gets fired fairly quickly. Say what you will about Jon but he is painfully honest. he states that "he made some bad financial decisions" and he is trying to focus on being a better person.
Anon/Leslie, remember when kate and kids and Steve went to OTBX and Mady caught Steve and kate kissing and it upset her so bad, she ran to tell Cara and Cara got very upset. Because they were packed up and heading back home the next morning.
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With all due respect, that was a rumor/speculation that someone came up with. It never was confirmed. No need to get that going again.
Moreover, we have no idea what Gina knows, what she wants, what kind of a relationship they have or don't have or if their kids know about his role as a "bodyguard" or whatever the heck else it is.
Speaking of the Duggars, where in the bible does it say God wants you to have bad hair? Michelle, go see a stylist and try to come into this century, or the last one, I'm not fussy.
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Michelle got a makeover courtesy of TLC and Jim Boob couldn't have Michelle looking hot. She had to go back to her mousy mullet.
Women who wear their hair a certain way just for their man drive me nuts.
Screw you if you don't like my pixie!
Terri said... 166
Jon did an Extra interview and he said he had the kids for 3 weeks straight while Kate filmed CA back in March. So I would say she gets fired fairly quickly. Say what you will about Jon but he is painfully honest. he states that "he made some bad financial decisions" and he is trying to focus on being a better person.
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I'm so glad they got to stay with Jon.
Jon needs to get his act together and I'm glad he knows it.
3 weeks on CA is about what it would take to get midway, where we thought got fired (shoe challenge).
Jon was in LA, and he's doing interviews. I wonder what's up?
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Anonymous said... 165
Speaking of the Duggars, where in the bible does it say God wants you to have bad hair? Michelle, go see a stylist and try to come into this century, or the last one, I'm not fussy.
Jim Bob, your use of hairspray is the sole cause of climate change. Step away from the spray can.
PJ
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Terri said... 166
Jon did an Extra interview and he said he had the kids for 3 weeks straight while Kate filmed CA back in March. So I would say she gets fired fairly quickly. Say what you will about Jon but he is painfully honest. he states that "he made some bad financial decisions" and he is trying to focus on being a better person.
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I hope that included the twins
Hmmm, I could be wrong, but I'm thinking Jon's photo ops with Rep. Murt were way more flattering than what the cameras reveal in the Extra interview. He doesn't seem as trim or rested in today's video.
http://extratv.com/2014/11/07/jon-gosselin-s-no-holds-barred-interview-about-ex-wife-kate/
I sure hope Jon doesn't date for a while. He's got to just be a dad. I'm sure Liz's kids are lovely, but that was just a really bad situation for Jon's kids.
I don't know how any of Kate's lickspittles can possibly defend her not co-parenting with Jon. I don't care how their marriage ended, or if she disagrees with his lifestyle.
It doesn't matter!
You have to communicate. The kids- I can't imagine the trauma this is doing to them to know their parents hate each other and to have to live this schizo life between 2 parents that don't even try to get on the same page.
How fricking weird.
There's no reason Kate should not be speaking with Jon often.
I thought it was a good interview with Jon. He seemed to answer all the questions honestly and didnt pepper is speech with ummmms & ahhhhhs. I loved when he rubbed his hands together with the evil little smile on his face when he said that he'll watch CA when TFW gets fired.
Jon needs to STFU. So much for being 'private'. Oh, and get a job. Preferably one that will support the kids you should have custody of.
He's no better than Kate.
Tucker's Mom said... 164
Now the story continues with the fame spawn and their spawn.
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It's so disturbing that this is even legitimate. These parents are doing this for the money. It's like the sanitized version of pimping out your underage kid for Super Bowl prostitution 'just for the fetish stuff' as one mom put it.
Moreover, we have no idea what Gina knows, what she wants, what kind of a relationship they have or don't have or if their kids know about his role as a "bodyguard" or whatever the heck else it is.
I agree.
I think Katie enjoys the speculation about her and TFM, whatever the reality is. No idea what Gina's position is.
On the other hand, the boob job (s) is/are obvious.
And while it seemed Kate wanted nothing to do with her ex before, she appeared to have a change of heart when she was spotted with her Jon at a yard sale she held in Wernersville, Penn., on October 25.
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I don't think that's a fair statement. Maybe she had a change of heart and maybe she didn't. But it was a public place. She has no right to kick him out of a public yard sale. And really if anyone has rights to kick him out it's the church, not her. She can control a lot of things but she can't control their father's movements in a PUBLIC place. If she did the garage sale at her private residence, then she could turn him away. We have no idea whether Kate was welcoming to him or whether she just had no choice about it.
Jon did an Extra interview and he said he had the kids for 3 weeks straight while Kate filmed CA back in March.
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Oh reallllly.
I love how Kate never mentions that or at all acts appreciative. Instead, she's "praying" for her boys who don't have a father figure.
I don't know what's up with his interviews, but I bet it's driving Kate nuts. This is supposed to be all about her and here comes Jon swooping in not allowing her to set the agenda anymore.
I think she doesn't understand that people would actually respect her more to know that she and Jon can help each other out with the kids when they're out of town instead of dumping them on nannies.
There's no reason Kate should not be speaking with Jon often. 176
That presumes she is an adult. She is emotionally about 12 and completely self centered. I can imagine her "praying" -
" just make him go away."
As far as "dancing with a paycheck" does anyone doubt that all she sets are $ signs?
She's giddy when it's incoming and a martyr when it's outgoing.
Re: the Duggar parents - hypocrites of the first order.
Jon did an Extra interview and he said he had the kids for 3 weeks straight while Kate filmed CA back in March.
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The sheeple claim that he doesn't want to be bothered with his kids, never sees them and they want nothing to do with him. How will they spin this one? That Jon is lying about it? That there's no photo so it never happened?
jmo said... 178
Jon needs to STFU. So much for being 'private'. Oh, and get a job. Preferably one that will support the kids you should have custody of.
He's no better than Kate.
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He has a job. In fact, two of them, one of which is in IT work. At least he makes an effort to find employment, and in this sense, he IS much better than Kate. He will work instead of working his kids.
Realitytvkids.com (Administrator) said... 182
I think she doesn't understand that people would actually respect her more to know that she and Jon can help each other out with the kids when they're out of town instead of dumping them on nannies.
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It is strange that a narcissist of her level wouldn't see how well this would reflect on HER supermom image. You'd think it would be to her advantage to at least make it appear to be co-parenting with your ex.
He will work instead of working his kids.
Oh? What's he doing then in LA giving interviews about his kids? I'm jumping off the Jon train. He's so indecisive and wishy washy and plain ridiculous.
It is strange that a narcissist of her level wouldn't see how well this would reflect on HER supermom image. You'd think it would be to her advantage to at least make it appear to be co-parenting with your ex.
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Right. I think a lot of non fans think it's pretty awful she leaves the kids for so long to go play celebrity. It's a totally different if she and Jon had arranged it so they can stay with him when this occurs.
Then it's like oh ok, who cares.
Quite frankly it's kind of hard to believe a cheapskate like her would want to fork over that much money for a full time nanny all this time.
I think the CA shoot is only like 4, 5 weeks tops, I've read it's super super grueling, so if she made it 3 weeks that puts her right where we think she is, about halfway maybe a tad more.
Oh? What's he doing then in LA giving interviews about his kids? I'm jumping off the Jon train. He's so indecisive and wishy washy and plain ridiculous.
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It could be part of drumming up interest for Murt's new initiative. Many jobs allow you time off or are flexible leaving plenty of time for other pursuits including the media and working with Murt. It's his business what he does with his spare time when he's not working.
He's managing to get by somehow without working his kids. As long as he doesn't work them, and apparently IS getting to see lots of them even for three weeks at a time, why does it matter what is going on here?
Tucker's Mom said... 128
You have Jon coming out and plainly saying that Kate and Steve are dating. I think he'd know!
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I agree. A married couple knows one another. It's palpable.
To wit, there's a scene in 'Unfaithful' (Richard Gere, Diane Lane) where Ed says to Connie 'You didn't think I'd know? I wouldn't feel it? I knew it from the very first day'.
I think Jon is treading lightly with the press about what he knows.
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Geez. Admin is right. This one is far more fascinating than Gladys.
It must just kill Kate that Jon will be forever linked to her through their eight children. What is so very telling to me is that when he speaks of her he calls her by her name, Kate. I can't remember the last time she mentioned him at all, and if she did it was probably something along the lines of the kids dad, not Jon. That speaks volumes to me on who is the most difficult parent to deal with. Jon needs to just take his kids on his visitation times, enjoy his children and pretty much let her self destruct on her own. Because that day will eventually come.
As people have said, we don't know what the relationship with Steve and Gina is. I know several people their age who are legally separated rather than divorced for a variety of reasons, including not wanting to split up marital assets at the time the economy wasn't doing well, the husband or wife is on the other's insurance through work and it's a better plan then what they'd get on their own and they have a medical condition and don't want to switch to a whole new team of doctors, etc. These couples don't hate each other and this arrangement seems to work for them. None of them want to date anyone at this time, and if someone does come along they all have it written in the separation agreement that either person can file for divorce at any time.
So this could be the case with Steve and Gina. Frankly, I think it's incredibly telling that Steve hasn't divorced Gina for Kate. I think he probably likes the set up he has. He gets to have Kate fawn all over him, gets laid probably on a regular basis and he gets paid for it. He doesn't have to commit to her, help her raise the kids, or tie himself in any legal sense to her other than as an employee of TLC.
But then again, maybe Kate prefers it this way. She can have her cake and eat it too without having to give up any control over her life, I guess. Steve is there whenever she wants him, and she can send him away when she doesn't.
Frankly, I think it's a pretty dysfunctional way to have a relationship with someone.
(Leslie)
Does anybody know where Jessa and Ben went for their honeymoon? And where are they living? We know that Josh got to live in that small house of his Dad's for a few years. And Jill and Derrick are living temporarily in that remodeled beautiful, large rental house that Jim Bob bought recently. So I am curious where and what kind of house Jessa is living in. Is Daddy Duggar going to be supporting them?
Ben is 19 years old. He had a business fixing windshields in his city before he moved onto the Duggar's land before their marriage. While there he just mowed the Duggar's lawn and helped Jim Bob out with chores. And he took a few college courses online too. Somebody asked him how he was going to support Jessa and he said with something like public speaking, being pastor, or maybe being a missionary. WTF?
Does anybody here watch their show. He is NOT a good speaker, has no presence and has zero training in any of the above careers. He giggles when he doesn't know what to say. He is 19 with zero experience in any of them. Really, how in the hell is this going to work out? Jessa isn't going to work. And the babies are going to come fast and furious.
I think they got married way too quick. That what happens when Daddy won't let you be alone with a chaperone even when engaged. To me it was obvious Ben was badly burning with lust for Jessa the whole time.
And the Duggar girls wrote a book and I read that they wrote not to read the magazines at the grocery store because they have sexual pictures in them. To them, a girl in a somewhat low cut shirt, shorts, or pants are too sexual for them. So shame on them for selling numerous stories of their courtship, wedding, and pregancy with all People magazine and all the other magazines.
(Leslie)
"remember when kate and kids and Steve went to OTBX and Mady caught Steve and kate kissing and it upset her so bad"
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I looked this up and the source was Star magazine. I consider that tabloid trash. So I don't consider this as evidence of their affair.
I don't think Jon knows now or even in the past six years if Kate and Steve are lovers or not. They were barely civil to each other when they moved in their new house in Oct. 2008. Jon said that she would come home from speaking engagements and then repack and leave again. And then he was living over the garage for many months prior to him moving out during their separation in 2009. So their conversations probably had been scare and their time spent together was probably very scare too when she started traveling alone with Steve back then.
Of course Jon felt weird when Kate started traveling alone with Steve on book tours in very early 2009. What husband wouldn't. Kate should have gotten another bodyguard based on the fact that her husband was not comfortable with that situation. But I think their marriage was very fractured at that time and Kate does what Kate wants. But we know Steve did travel with the family prior to this so it wasn't out of the ordinary for Kate to travel with a bodyguard when she started traveling alone.
Anon/Leslie, kate was the one that went to Jon and told him, sign this CA agreement and you can do what you want to do, I can do what I want to do, but just show up for filming and lets keep the gravy train rolling.
Jon, IIRC, already had suspicions that kate and Steve were together and Jon wanted to get marriage counseling and kate refused unless it was DR. PHIL. She knew she would get the 5 star accommodations treatment. Jon loved kate and wanted to save the marriage. She didn't love him anymore because she wanted The Flying Monkey.
Then Jon let loose, which is understandable because of all the stress that harigan put him through. Jon saw the light of how bad the show was affecting the kids and he wanted the filming to stop. Then we have all seen what happened after that.
There are 2 pictures that I wish that had of been taken. kate and Steve holding hands walking in that hotel lobby that the DJ talked about seeing. kate is wearing that very small red leather jacket. And, the photographer/journalist at the Red Cross banquet that he saw them together, with no one around them, Steve had his arm around her, cozy. Hugh Dillon said he wished he would of thought to have gotten that shot, I don't know what I was thinking!
Those pictures would of been the Money Shots. I wonder how TLC would of spun those 2 sows ears into silk purses!
If anyone here wants to read a recap of Jill Duggar's wedding, it is up on Facebook at Duggar Family News: Life is not all pickles and hairspray. It is not a fan page! hahaha
Here is a sample:
Jill in a talking head wearing a blue shirt that is identical to Michelle's over-worn blue and green shirts, tries to explain fundie budget snack weddings. Let's forget the fact that they are millionaires and move on. It's an afternoon wedding she says so no meal for you wedding guests! Spend hundreds or thousands of dollars to travel, book a hotel room, buy a gift and a new outfit, and expect popcorn and pickles from the bride. What a racket! They didn't even give out goodie bags. In a J. Dog talking head he explains that it's not the amount of money you spend on a wedding but the commitment. Then why don't y'all elope! Inviting 1000s of people but saying you're having a budget wedding is an oxymoron from a Ox and a Moron. That would be Michelle and Jim Bob. He also put the blame on the wedding budget planning on Jill and Derick. They often blame the kids for things they feel might be controversial. More on that later.
Jon was just with Paul Peterson, and now he is supposedly out in LA. I wonder if Paul with his connections got some sort of job for Jon? Or an interview for one maybe?
If there's something going on between TFW and Steve that the kids have seen they've told Jon all about it because kids talk. Just like they told him about the yard sale. If Steve was living there, John would know.
Jon was just with Paul Peterson, and now he is supposedly out in LA. I wonder if Paul with his connections got some sort of job for Jon? Or an interview for one maybe?
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I hope Jon isn't looking to move away from his home. We all know how much TFW loves LA. She would use that as an excuse to uproot her kids and push them even harder to break into the entertainment industry. The rest of their childhoods would be even worse than they are destined to be now.
Okay. I see jmo is posting his/her thoughts. I was previously JMO and am no longer posting under that name as I own my opinions and do not want to be affiliated with her posts.
New name - sayitisntso..
Anyway, these kids are now 10 and 13. I don't think K & J filming CT would solve their differences at all.
If each want to co-parent, AND are willing to go to therapy without a camera, that is fine. But the filming should not take place. Of course, Kate would not agree to filming with Jon, so it was a ridiculous request.
Jon did admit, he needs to be in a relationship with himself, and I totally agree with this. He has gone from one bad relationship to another, and needs time alone to figure out who he truly is. This should not/does not mean he can not be a great father, but rather that his focus should change. He also needs to make a commitment in getting a job that will support himself and kids, as he has been flying by the seat of his pants, and has not held any job for a long period of time.
He may have been spoiled and his parents may have bailed him out many times (with Kate) but it is a great time for him to find a career that will sustain him, beyond reality tv.
I like Jon, but not some of his choices, and since he is 37 years old, he should be focusing on stability. And not the next girlfriend right now. I agree with what he said in a recent interview, that he should be in a relationship with himself, but to include the kids' best interest..
I also think TFW threw him to the curb, once he no longer wanted to film his children. And they have never resolved this difference.
So, in my opinion, they both have issues to work on with regard to "dependency" in the best interest of their children.
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