Jon and Kate Plus Eight - Page 22

Munchkin03 · #1 06-24-2009, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Kappamd

Was it my imagination, or did Jon get his ears pierced? I feel like Jon is having some sort of mid (quarter? third?) life crisis. It's like he woke up, suddenly realized he was thirtyish years old, married with eights kids and was like, "OH S%$." I feel like his behavior over the past or so months has been blatantly irresponsible and immature (especially if some of the stuff I've read in the last couple days is true......

), and I don't blame Kate for divorcing his sorry ass. Grow the hell up.

From what I've read and watched, Jon was always kind of aimless. Even when he and Kate started dating, he wasn't really doing anything and it seemed to me like Kate kind of made the relationship, marriage, and kids happen without really consulting with Jon. He was against having more kids after the twins!

In other words, she knew what she was getting into, so she shouldn't be surprised. Most women who marry scrubs know it deep down, but want to deny it, or they think they can "change" him. Sadly, it turns out that they become more like a mother than a wife. Who can blame a husband for resenting that?

gee_ess · #2 06-24-2009, 09:16 AM

I just had a horrible, awful thought: What if the new version of this show was a reality show that followed a couple through marriage counseling? Yikes! The audience seems to love it since that is a little bit of what the show has been for the past few episodes.

I can see dollar signs in TLC and Kate's eyes now...TLC's "Jon and Kate Get it Straight" or "Jon and Kate - It's Not Too Late"

Sick, I know...but stranger things have happened!

rhoyaltempest · #3 06-24-2009, 01:52 PM

If there was ever a situation where 2 parents should stay together because of the kids, this is it! There are 8 children involved here and it will be hard for one parent (most likely Kate) to be the sole or majority care giver. Even though Kate is not blameless, I feel that Jon is very immature and still has a lot of growing up to do. He said in the interview that he was partly excited to start his new life. It sounds to me like he can't wait to not be a full time dad and feels that he was possibly missing out on his youth but now is not the time to think about yourself. It should only be about the kids at this point and then if they wanted to divorce they could have done that when the children are older and less needy. No one wants to be single with 8 kids!

texas*princess · #4 06-24-2009, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by gee_ess

I can see dollar signs in TLC and Kate's eyes now...TLC's "Jon and Kate Get it Straight" or "Jon and Kate - It's Not Too Late"

Eeeeee! Don't give them ideas! LOL

I think that the Jon & Kate + 8 show is over. Their ratings have been going down since the season opener.... and now that it seems clear that there isn't even a glimmer of hope of them fixing it, people will stop watching. People love situations like this and even though there is trouble, they want to see at least hope of a happy ending and will keep watching to see how it all pans out.

Without that glimmer of hope, people will naturally care less & less.

EEKappa · #5 06-24-2009, 01:59 PM

Well, this certainly can't be good for book sales.

I caught part of the show last night when both were saying "the show must go on." Well, what if TLC were to decide that a show involving divorcing parents of eight kids is too painful to watch, and doesn't attract the same viewers as a show with a sweet, happy family of ten? Aren't the two of them being a bit presumptous to think they're as marketable apart as they are together?

Loved Jon saying "Well, I could get a job offer ..." and that would change the plan for sharing parenting while he commutes. Just what does he do, anyway? Lots of really well educated and experienced people are out of jobs in Manhattan as is.

agzg · #6 06-24-2009, 07:34 PM

Am I the only one who thought "the show must go on" = "life must go on?" I didn't think it necessarily meant the show on TLC must go on. I hear people say this all the time when bad stuff happens in their lives.

LaneSig · #7 08-31-2009, 03:13 PM

http://http://preview3.accesshollywo...ource=rss%7Ctv

Can someone please tell me what color the sky is on Jon's planet? Seriously, the media is exploiting your children? How about if you and the ex had tried couples therapy instead of running to People magazine for exclusives? How about you sitting down with the ex and having complete honest discussions about what's best for your children instead of talking to Access Hollywood? And, for the love of God, get rid of the Ed Hardy t-shirts.

#8 08-31-2009, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by LaneSig

http://http://preview3.accesshollywo...ource=rss%7Ctv

Can someone please tell me what color the sky is on Jon's planet? Seriously, the media is exploiting your children? How about if you and the ex had tried couples therapy instead of running to People magazine for exclusives? How about you sitting down with the ex and having complete honest discussions about what's best for your children instead of talking to Access Hollywood? And, for the love of God, get rid of the Ed Hardy t-shirts.

http://www.people.com/people/article...301330,00.html

I love how the media feels the need to mention Ed Hardy in all articles relating to Jon Gosselin.

KSUViolet06 · #9 08-31-2009, 03:16 PM

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And, for the love of God, get rid of the Ed Hardy t-shirts.

Oh sweet Lord, yes. Ed Hardy is for douchebags.

So is having both ears pierced.

AOII_LB93 · #10 08-31-2009, 03:57 PM

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Oh sweet Lord, yes. Ed Hardy is for douchebags.

So is having both ears pierced.

Can we put this on a billboard in so Cal? I see EVERYONE in Ed Hardy!

Jon and Kate don't seem so concerned with their kids...sad. I wonder what kind of specials there will be when they all hit adulthood.

Jill1228 · #11 08-31-2009, 08:18 PM

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Can we put this on a billboard in so Cal? I see EVERYONE in Ed Hardy!

Jon and Kate don't seem so concerned with their kids...sad. I wonder what kind of specials there will be when they all hit adulthood.

Honey, you see Ed Hardy shirts, lighters, car shields, etc all the time up here in the Bay Area and in the Central Valley too! Make it stop!

gee_ess · #12 09-03-2009, 09:11 PM

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Oh sweet Lord, yes. Ed Hardy is for douchebags.

So is having both ears pierced.

Lord, help us, YES!

These two people(J&K) make me want to scream! Just saw Kate is on the cover of People this week, again.

KSigkid · #13 09-07-2009, 10:05 AM

So my wife is watching this in the background, and two thoughts that come to mind:

1) Neither Jon or Kate seems all that intelligent (especially Jon - he kind of sounds like a high schooler). I mean, I understand Kate was a nurse, which would lead one to believe she has some sort of intelligence. But, neither of them seems like they're the brightest bulbs on earth.

2) I think the lack of intelligence, especially on Jon's part, probably accounts for a lot of these issues with the media. If they were smarter or more media-savvy, maybe they wouldn't create as many issues for themselves. At least a couple of times they said things that, if phrased more carefully, wouldn't have sounded so odd.

ForeverRoses · #14 09-08-2009, 12:05 PM

I saw Jon on GMA this morning, and I now understand why Kate treated him the way she did.

Jon is a idiotic jerk. Maybe she did belittle him, but if he was like this when they were married, no wonder she did!

Do he even realize that anything he says can be brought up during the divorce procedings? Saying you "Dispise" your children's mother on national TV before anything is final? At least Kate has had enough sense to side step those questions.

KSUViolet06 · #15 09-08-2009, 12:11 PM

I seriously think that Jon is secretly 21 on the inside, and has been all along.

I get the feeling that Kate was kind of trying to get him to "grow up" for most of their marriage (hence all of the nagging, yelling, etc). Like she had a plan for what she wanted their life and marriage to be and he just kind of went along with it.

I'm pretty sure deep down she knew "god my husband is totally immature, an underachiever and not too keen on being a father of 8 and working in corporate America everyday, but I can change him."

Too often women marry these types of men, thinking that they can "make them" into the type of husband/dad that they want, Nope. It never works.