Sunday, September 1, 2019

Happy 10 years to Realitytvkids.com

This month marks ten years since the first full month this blog was in business. I started the blog to be a one-stop resource to chronicle the barrage of news coming out at the time about the Gosselin divorce, and to discuss the implications of that very public split on the children as well as the filming during that time. It grew into a daily gathering of ladies and even a few gentlemen who became a community, a household even, as we gathered around what came to be known as "the porch."

There have been some wild rides over that ten years. From Aunt Jodi testifying about child labor laws in the Pennsylvania House, to my hilarious, and live-on-the-blog, encounter with Kate at her book signing in Santa Monica, where I damn near got assaulted by Steve the boobyguard....to enough lawsuits to build a small town with. We watched a little boy banished to the lowest of lows, and watched Jon lose, then gain back two of his children, including that lost little boy. There have been births, both human and furry, marriages, and at times, deaths. There have been people who suddenly departed we still worry about. There have been people who have been here since the beginning, and those that came later we welcomed.

Special thanks to the blog girls and pool boys. You know who you are, and how much time this blog takes up and the stress it sometimes causes. Your dedication has made it possible for me to have much more time for my own life, career and family, allowing me to feel fulfilled and flourishing both on the interwebs and in real life.

Now that the children are nearing adulthood and the opportunities to exploit them appear to be dwindling at last, you may be wondering where that leaves this blog. Well, we'll stay up and running as long as you want to hang out here. And if there ever comes a time that we feel it's best to lock up the screen doors and move on from our little porch, know how special this place has been to me over the past ten years, how grateful I am that you wanted to hang out here whether it was for a short time or a long time, and how appreciative I am of the incredible discussion, both intellectually stimulating and side-splitting, that has gone on here over the years.

1,123 posts. roughly 700,000 comments (a big guess based on average comments on each post--too many to count!), and hundreds of people who stopped by here over the years. Thank you to all!

254 sediments (sic) from readers:

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BlueJay said...

Dear or dear how is Kate going to come back from this? Going to be quite interesting when the children become adults in their own right to speak out. They don't have gag orders.

That has to be the most painful thing I have read in a long time.

NJGal51 said...

So TFW, Kate+8 😉 (winkey, smiley face...her favorite emoji) is coming back. I kind of doubt that. Jon seems to have all his ducks in order and it doesn’t paint a very pretty picture now does it. Wasn’t it published when Hannah first went to live with Jon that she left because she didn’t like the way TFW was treating Collin? Maybe TLC will give her another show because they’ll be counting on eyes being drawn to it to see mommy dearest. There will be a special place for her reserved in hell for her for the way she treated Collin. We saw glimpses of it on TV and now all of our suspicions have been confirmed. I don’t know how she can look at herself in the mirror. She’s going to have to do a lot better than the bird picture. Cue the dogs pictures.

Sad but true said...

Guess Mady's paying attention, she dropped this on the bird IG photo:

mady.gosselin
miss u guys :(

FlimsyFlamsy said...

Sad but true (#3), maybe Mommie Dearest promised to buy Mady a few hundred followers if she'd make a guest appearance on social media tonight. Buckle up, folks, because you-know-what's gettin' real.

Anonymous said...

Good to see many people who have commented on the Daily Mail site defend Jon as being 'credible' when faced with unbelievers.

bm

Former Lurker said...

Hi everyone. I haven't been around lately because I needed a break from this witch after following the ratings and stuff while her dumb fake dating show was on this summer.

I just came across the bombshell article in the Daily Mail and I'm not ashamed to admit that I cried when I saw the photos of Collin's desperate letter to Jon. Thank God for Jon.

I'm also not ashamed to admit that I truly despise TFW more than I've ever despised someone I've never even met. I don't care if it makes me a terrible person, but I wish the worst things upon her, the absolute worst. And, even that isn't close to what this evil witch deserves. I hope justice is served upon her very soon.

I wish the other four kids would get the hell out of there and go live with Jon. His interview is truly heartbreaking. It's everything we imagined, and more.

I'm sad and pissed all at the same time.

Anonymous said...

Holy Crapola! I think the end is near for Kate because of what she did to Colin. She can deny everything Jon says about everything else but she can’t deny what she did to Colin. Jon has stone cold truth behind him and she will never be able to deny that.And to move him because Jon wanted to see him is cruel. What a F&$#ING BITCH. I can’t imagine people aren’t going to question a TLC about what they knew and when they knew it.

capecodmama

Former Lurker said...

The Daily Mail just put the story at the top of the page. Here's a clickable link:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7470303/Jon-Gosselin-says-Kate-mentally-tortured-son-Collin.html

NJGal51 said...

Remember when someone (Jon’s brother?) started a go fund me to help with his legal bills? If this is one of the ways Jon raised the money for lawyers I’m glad that I contributed.

TFW can and did say that the child abuse claims were unfounded, in fact she held it up like a badge of honor and poo poo’d the very idea of it. Where there’s smoke there’s fire and it looks like TFW will be eating at Cafe Karma where there is no menu because you are served what you deserve.

Sad but true said...

Anonymous said... 7

Holy Crapola! I think the end is near for Kate because of what she did to Colin. She can deny everything Jon says about everything else but she can’t deny what she did to Colin.
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I said this above, but I think it bears repeating. Kate said at the time Collin was banished that it happened "on the advice of his doctors." Unnamed doctors, of course. I am certain that this will be her "out" if anyone dares to question her about C's treatment. She built in this plausible deniability when she first informed the world (in August 2016, AFTER Collin had been gone for some 6 months), and I think you can bet your bottom dollar that this is what she'll be clinging to. Unfortunately, Jon undoubtedly does not have access to the paperwork that put C away in the first place. He surely knows what happened, but he can't prove it. So once again, Madam Teflon will skate away, claiming both C and her ex are delusional. And there will be nothing evidentiary to contradict her.

She's learned A LOT from TLC.

Anonymous said...

How the hell did she get that poor kid in Fairmount for adhd? Thats not something you get admitted to a mental health facility for!
Everyone knew she was an abusive bitch, reading Hoffman’s book was eye opening, but now that John has confirmed it, it’s just sad! That letter broke my heart!
She moved him so Jon wouldn’t find out the truth. That he was thrown away for not falling in line. I still want to know how she pulled that off!

Also, how did they walk away from their money? That is their money, no? How can that Trailer trash keep it legally?


Can’t wait for the books to come out!

Lurking said...

Now that Jon has sole legal custody he has every right to request Collins records. Actually at 15 Collin May be able to. In Pa kids can make certain mental health decisions at 14 (unless court orders I suppose ). I don’t know how that works with teens in facilities but otherwise they can sign consent for treatment.

Former Lurker said...

NJGal51 said... 184
She has 4 now 15 year old kids and still uses paper plates for dinner.
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Not only are they paper plates but they’re divided paper plates. Broccoli in one section (one stalk each), a lump of mashed potatoes and gravy in another section and either chicken or turkey in the final section. I wonder if she posted this picture because of Jon’s interview/article. I can’t wait to read that.

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I just took a look at her IG pic. Really unbelievable. They're almost 15 and a half years old, and not only are they eating off divided paper plates, I guarantee you that she still doles out the portions to them.

She's so predictable. No IG posts for two months. Total silence since the night her last episode aired. But, boom, here she is today with a bird post pretending everything's just rosy in the Gosselin Jailhouse.

And, not for nothing, but that's freaking gross to have a dirty ass bird sitting on a dinner table.

Anonymous said...

TFW can and did say that the child abuse claims were unfounded, in fact she held it up like a badge of honor and poo poo’d the very idea of it.
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I’m very certain that TLC has paid a lot of people off including CPS . There’s probably a lot that we will never know. My feeling is TLC has gone through great lengths to protect her. I’m sure they have a lot dirt on her ( and vice versa) that has been kept quiet. However, back in her heyday, when she was bringing in 10 million viewers, they had reason to protect her. This explains Kate’s smug attitude as she knew she could get away with murder with TLC backing her up. Nowadays, she is nothing more of a filler . I don’t see them bending over backwards to bail her out like they did 8 years ago. However if TLC execs have witnessed abuse toward the kids and choose to keep it quiet, they are more evil than I though.
Gigi Be

Former Lurker said...

I'm skimming through some comments on the Daily Mail article and they are overwhelmingly against the witch.

By the way, a person who says they're in New Zealand said that they've been bombarded lately by commercials for her Fake Date with Khate crapshow.

I wish some media outlet would contact TLC for comment on this news. I'm sure they won't comment, but I hope they're getting a lot of requests and maybe some pushback. I wonder if any of the other entertainment news shows covered this tonight, or will cover it. Maybe not, since Jon was on a competitor show, (Daily Mail TV), with the "exclusive". Hopefully, other shows will contact him for an interview. This witch needs her evil crimes to be blasted everywhere.

And, I need a voodoo doll right now because the things I'm thinking and wishing upon her...

Giff said...

I hope she isn't allowed to walk away this time. The fact that she made no attempt to show up in court and has not spoken to him shows her complicity. She can't justify it as "doctor's advice" when she only visited him twice in three years. She will ALWAYS have her pitiful, delusional fans who will never believe she is capable of such cruelty. But there is no sane person who could look at that letter her child wrote and not realize what a monster she truly is. Of course she will blame the doctors, the facility, the paparazzi, this blog, Aunt Jody, uncle Kevin, her own parents and anyone else she has crossed paths with, because that is what she has always done. The woman and the delusional people who worship her desperately need psychiatric help .

Lurking said...

I just took a look at her IG pic. Really unbelievable. They're almost 15 and a half years old, and not only are they eating off divided paper plates, I guarantee you that she still doles out the portions to them.

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Yes! I’m one of five and we always are from bowls at the table. It struck me that there were no serving dishes on that table

Lynn W. said...

Wow ... just WOW! It's all so much worse than we thought but I'm happy that Jon was finally able to speak out in support of the children (and the now young adults). I agree that the 6 left at the Compound will likely have issues now and later.

Former Lurker said...

Lurking (#17), exactly! You can just see them lined up at the kitchen counter with their paper plates while the hag dishes out their (usually tiny) portions.

As a mom, I can't imagine doing that, especially with growing teenage boys. They can usually eat a lot (I'm so jealous, I don't know where they put it).

Also, if she's still doling out portions like they're toddlers, she is doing them no favors. They should have learned appropriate portion control on their own many years ago. Sometimes a parent has to be silent and watch them pile up their plate only for them to feel too stuffed if they eat it all, or they end up not finishing it. They then learn the lesson about "eating with their eyes".

Hate to say it, but I think some of these kids are going to pack on the "freshman fifteen", (or more), when they go off to college and are making good choices on their own for the very first time (at 19 years old!)

ncgirl said...

Just when I thought I couldn't dislike this woman any more. I hope Jon tells all about Kate, TLC, and whoever allowed this mess. He should write a book; I would buy it. I just hope Hannah and Colin get their share of the money. The witch should be paying child support to them.

Comments about the latest news are on Kate's IG. I guess she's in PR mode. Does Katie Coyne still have power at People? I bet since the twins have gone to college, she's focused on the 4 and made things miserable for them.

Kate playing games with Colin's whereabouts with Jon is just awful. If she were a good mother(she's not), she would've given Jon custody if she didn't want her son. I hope other media outlets will let Jon tell it all.

Sandylove said...

I just read the Yelp reviews for this hellhole that Kate put him in, because that's what it sounds like after reading these reviews!! Poor, poor Collin!! She doesn't care about him at all.

Like others have said, his crayon written letter was heartbreaking. I can't even imagine what it must've been like the first time Jon read it.

Admin, could Kate try to sue Jon for something, anything, just to make him incur more legal fees?

Anonymous said...

Kate got Collin put into that facility by lying. She knew exactly what to say to get him committed. The doctors in this kind of situation believe the parents over the kids.

Andrea

ncgirl said...

There was a blind item reveal about Kate and Colin.

https://blindgossip.com/the-shuffled-child/#more-97433

"She came to visit him. The staff observed that she was very nervous around him. They tried to encourage her to take him out to eat. She said she didn’t have the time to do that, and left within an hour. Afterwards, he was incredibly sad that she doesn’t seem to want to spend time with him. I learned that he has actually been shuffled around to several facilities in the past couple of years."

FlimsyFlamsy said...

Former Lurker (#6), I know exactly how you feel. And instead of referring to Colleen as C's "new mother," I'd like to start calling TFW his "old mother." All that BS about sending him away so he could be the "best C he could be." She reported about his plodding along, his plugging along, his chugging along. It was all nonsense. SHE THREW HIM AWAY.

Anonymous said...

I don't understand Jon's comment that the two children who now live with him "left a whole pile of money behind". Surely, if there is anything left in their individual trust funds, it remains "their's" regardless of which parent they happen to be living with. Again, if there is anything left after their mother deducted whatever she felt was necessary for their upkeep. (I can't believe anyone would use what is rightly their child's for their day-to-day expenses; but then again I'm speaking of TFW.)

bm

NJGal51 said...

Kate got Collin put into that facility by lying. She knew exactly what to say to get him committed. The doctors in this kind of situation believe the parents over the kids.
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Our speculation a few years ago was that Collin had finally had enough of her abuse (mental/physical) and finally snapped and struck back. This was enough ammunition for her to say that he was a danger to her and his siblings. If asked, the other kids may have said that yes, he did hit them. Hitting is nothing new in that household because we saw all of them hitting, kicking and fighting all the time. To them hitting and fighting is the norm and they may not have realized that they were putting a nail in his coffin. Just speculation on my part.

Anonymous said...

Maybe when Jon said C and H left a pile of money behind, he meant they will no longer be making money filming since they chose to live with Jon. Remember "Kate plus 8 is not over". I'm sure Kate uses money as part of her control and manipulation.
M.

Former Lurker said...

FlimsyFlamsy (#24), I agree with everything in your post, except TFW doesn't even deserve to be called "old mother". She doesn't deserve to be called "mother" in any way. As far as I'm concerned, she completely lacks the "mother" gene. There's not one single bit of it in her evil, selfish, narcissistic personality.

Actually, instead of "mother" I call her a lot of things. I know we use "TFW" to call her "the former wife", but every time I type "TFW", I'm thinking "the f-ing witch".

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...


I don't understand Jon's comment that the two children who now live with him "left a whole pile of money behind". Surely, if there is anything left in their individual trust funds, it remains "their's" regardless of which parent they happen to be living with

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I assume some of the money is in trust but plenty surely isn't. And he may even be referring to the sorts of things Kate can buy that he might not be able to or chose not to be able to, starting with an outrageously expensive private school. And don't forget all the bribes we've seen evidence of. The walked away from a lot of tangible things, but I hope Jon knows their choice to live with adults who treat them with nothing but unconditional love and acceptance is worth a hundred times the biggest trust fund.

Peridot said...

Maybe now the dirt will come out on Purseboy.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...


Former Lurker (#6), I know exactly how you feel. And instead of referring to Colleen as C's "new mother," I'd like to start calling TFW his "old mother." All that BS about sending him away so he could be the "best C he could be."

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Better yet Colleen is his mother, period. Kate's the egg donor.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

I learned that he has actually been shuffled around to several facilities in the past couple of years."

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Probably because he kept getting evaluated out as not in need of intensive treatment better left in a home setting with services in the home, which is not what his egg donor wanted. She wanted him institutionalized until adulthood.

Always suspected that.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...


Kate got Collin put into that facility by lying. She knew exactly what to say to get him committed. The doctors in this kind of situation believe the parents over the kids.

Andrea

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I tend to agree with this. If one is savvy enough to know what one needs to say to accomplish what they would like out of the system, one can often get it. Kate, being a nurse, might be much more aware of what should be said and how to behave to get what she wanted. And she has a history of manipulation at a variety of levels, so this would be consistent with Kate.

I've always thought it was a bit scary how much one can accomplish just with their words, no hard evidence.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...


Admin, could Kate try to sue Jon for something, anything, just to make him incur more legal fees?

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I'm not sure what other reasons for a lawsuit she has left at this point. If this is all true and there is no gag order, there is no lawsuit.

Layla said...

I wonder whether Collin has found this blog. It seems likely if he's following Sea Gordon on IG. If he has, I hope he realizes that we've always been rooting for him. He's a great kid who was never appreciated by his mother. Thank goodness he has a family who loves and appreciated him for the amazing young man he is!

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...


I wonder whether Collin has found this blog. It seems likely if he's following Sea Gordon on IG. If he has, I hope he realizes that we've always been rooting for him. He's a great kid who was never appreciated by his mother. Thank goodness he has a family who loves and appreciated him for the amazing young man he is!

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Sea Gordon loves following Collin's Rocky: the king of all naps!

Former Lurker said...

Hey TFW, you can thank Justin Trudeau for bumping you off the top story on The Daily Mail.

Layla said...

The kids' money was in a revocable trust, which means Kate can revoke their portions and keep it for herself. I have no doubt at all that she did that. I hope Collin and Hannah sue her for their money when they are adults (which is not far off!). They have worked since infancy to support her, and they deserve to be compensated.

lurking said...

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said... 36

I wonder whether Collin has found this blog. It seems likely if he's following Sea Gordon on IG. If he has, I hope he realizes that we've always been rooting for him. He's a great kid who was never appreciated by his mother. Thank goodness he has a family who loves and appreciated him for the amazing young man he is!

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Sea Gordon loves following Collin's Rocky: the king of all naps!

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Wait, Rocky has an IG? BRB

Giff said...

I think when Jon says they left a pile of money behind , he is referring to the huge house, swimming pool, private school and the occasional expensive gifts I'm sure Kate bestows on them to keep them in line. It would be hard to walk away from everything you have ever known to move into a "mediocre " home with a father who makes "mediocre " money.

FlimsyFlamsy said...

I remember when TFW first talked about C's "fluid" diagnosis, and I thought she was intentionally being vague so people wouldn't hound her for help or support with their kids' issues. But it seems the truth was there was no clear, specific problem to identify except for HER.

Former Lurker said...

I have some catching up to do. I didn't know Collin was following Sea Gordon on IG. Does anyone have a link to the IG for Collins's dog? Thanks.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...


I have some catching up to do. I didn't know Collin was following Sea Gordon on IG. Does anyone have a link to the IG for Collins's dog? Thanks.

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Yes, some time ago when Sea Gordon followed him he followed back. Sweet boy. He doesn't have a separate instagram for Rocky, but a lot of his instagram is Rocky, if not most, which is totally age appropriate. He loves his dog and must have missed having a dog when he was incarcerated.

Former Lurker said...

As far as the kids' trusts, I've always been convinced that TFW has lived off THEIR money all these years. She used their money not just for their tuition, but for every expense she can say is theirs. The mortgage, real estate taxes, utilities, health insurance, cars, food, etc. She considers all of the expenses to be necessary for them, therefore she takes it out of their money.

If Jon gained custody of Hannah and Collin, he should now be the one in control of their trusts. I assume his attorney would have pursued that. The money goes with the kids. His attorney should have also demanded an accounting of all the kids' trusts.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...


I remember when TFW first talked about C's "fluid" diagnosis

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Yeah, fluid as in I change it around at will depending on what the latest place of incarceration needs to hear to keep him in custody.

What an asshole.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...


The kids' money was in a revocable trust, which means Kate can revoke their portions and keep it for herself. I have no doubt at all that she did that. I hope Collin and Hannah sue her for their money when they are adults (which is not far off!). They have worked since infancy to support her, and they deserve to be compensated.


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Oh that'll come big time. That alone is worth keeping our doors open here!

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...


Hey TFW, you can thank Justin Trudeau for bumping you off the top story on The Daily Mail.

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My poor Justin! Is he in need of some soothing? Maybe a shoulder rub? He can come join us on the porch......

Anonymous said...

Speaking of what the two kids who now live with Jon left behind - I just wish they could leave behind the memories of their troubled childhood; unfortunately they can't. I'm just happy for them that they are now safe with Jon and Colleen who will see to it they receive the help they are undoubtedly going to need going forward.

bm

Layla said...

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said... 46

The kids' money was in a revocable trust, which means Kate can revoke their portions and keep it for herself. I have no doubt at all that she did that. I hope Collin and Hannah sue her for their money when they are adults (which is not far off!). They have worked since infancy to support her, and they deserve to be compensated.


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Oh that'll come big time. That alone is worth keeping our doors open here!
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We're not going anywhere! The kids will be legal adults in less than 3 years. I can't wit to see what happens when she can't control their every move. I'm hoping for lawsuits and tell-all books.

Did anyone else think it was odd that the kids were sitting so far apart in the IG photo? Why the empty chairs between them? My kids always sit close together, even then there are just a few of them at the table. It's easier to talk and interact that way. Leah and Alexis are on opposite sides of the table with empty chairs between, and so are Aaden and Joel. Weird.

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...


We're not going anywhere! The kids will be legal adults in less than 3 years. I can't wit to see what happens when she can't control their every move. I'm hoping for lawsuits and tell-all books.

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And don't even count Mady and Cara out. All it takes is one or two close college friends to have even a fraction of awareness about the possibilities for them and they'll file their own lawsuits. Kate has taught the kids when the going gets tough it's okay to turn on your own family. Don't think her own family won't do it to her, even the most loyal ones.

Turtle (Amy2) said...

I hope the kids learned well the lesson of CAN WE SUE. As in Can We Sue Mom for taking our money?

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

Every once in awhile I get a DABNABIT feeling to know that GollyGee didn't get to see Collin's redemption. She passed away thinking the child was still in custody and might never get out. F the gods.

BlueJay said...

Like her reason for buying that ridiculous Audi (?) car to go buy groceries?

Sigh...this just rips at my heart as a mother. She just shouldn't have had these children.It's blessed that they have lives but it's just awful.

What was the gag over for exactly? And if it's no longer in place does this give Jon full permission to write a book? I know there was a book written by someone named Robert, wasn't he a friend of Jon's?

Realitytvkids.com ~ Administrator said...

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