Jon and Kate Plus Eight

[ZTAMich]

Kate was def the fun police in the bakery! Poor kids!!
I love love loved the "we have no talents so we'll put on a fashion show" episode as well. It made me want to play dress up again!

[greeklawgirl]

Originally Posted by OTW

So, to celebrate the 6 pack's 4th Birthday, they went to a bakery 75 miles away from their house last night. Kate mentioned that the kids didn't want to do a carnival this year (much to HER dismay) and that they just wanted a fun family day. For some reason, I find that hard to believe.

I completely agree. What self-respecting 4 year old doesn't want a birthday party?!

Also, I was upset that they didn't let the boys eat their cupcakes. Normally I am all in favor of rules like "don't eat your dinner, don't get your dessert" but come on! It was for their birthday...relax the rule just this once!

[ForeverRoses]

Originally Posted by OTW

You know JK8's popularity is getting ridiculous when the lady interviewing you for a new job brings it up during your damn interview.

Tell me about it. On vacation last week (it was a family reunion with my 3 sibilings and all 6 of our little kids) my mom kept mentioning that we needed two more kids to be just like that Kate woman on TV! And then when we went to do laundry, again, "imagine having 8 kids..."

While I do really enjoy the show, I am starting to wonder about adverse effects on the kids growing up. Kids are mean, but Moms are MUCH worse and kids hear the comments that other Moms make. I hope they can have a somewhat normal childhood.

Originally Posted by greeklawgirl

I completely agree. What self-respecting 4 year old doesn't want a birthday party?!

Also, I was upset that they didn't let the boys eat their cupcakes. Normally I am all in favor of rules like "don't eat your dinner, don't get your dessert" but come on! It was for their birthday...relax the rule just this once!

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

Tell me about it. On vacation last week (it was a family reunion with my 3 sibilings and all 6 of our little kids) my mom kept mentioning that we needed two more kids to be just like that Kate woman on TV! And then when we went to do laundry, again, "imagine having 8 kids..."

While I do really enjoy the show, I am starting to wonder about adverse effects on the kids growing up. Kids are mean, but Moms are MUCH worse and kids hear the comments that other Moms make. I hope they can have a somewhat normal childhood.

You know, I admire Kate for surviving two sets of multiples, but I can't help but think she "parents" the way she does just because "she can". The big 'ol ego gets in the way. She mentioned in a previous episode that she was very over disciplined as a child (while Jon was very under disciplined), and I find it funny that she's doing the same with her kids.

I can't wait to see the kids grow up. She'll have a ball dealing with discipline then!

[nikki1920]

People tend to parent the way they were parented, even without meaning to. Kate is very rigid, and with 8 children, I can see why she would NEED to be, but its like she doesn't know how to relax rules at all.

[thenderson]

did anyone catch monday's episode where jon cooked a traditional korean meal? that was a really good episode, its the first one where they have talked about race; i think it was cute and interesting when they were saying that the kids argue about who's the most asian in the house. i found it interesting especially because even at four years old they already have this rudimentary sense of their racial heritage even though they dont know what it means yet.

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by thenderson

did anyone catch monday's episode where jon cooked a traditional korean meal? that was a really good episode, its the first one where they have talked about race; i think it was cute and interesting when they were saying that the kids argue about who's the most asian in the house. i found it interesting especially because even at four years old they already have this rudimentary sense of their racial heritage even though they dont know what it means yet.

I don't know that I'd call it racial identity if they don't understand what race is. Seems to me, they're pointing out ancestral characteristics about themselves and assigning the title (Asian) that their parents use. Only later will they learn that these ancestral characteristics induct them into a particular race as identified by Americans.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by thenderson

did anyone catch monday's episode where jon cooked a traditional korean meal? that was a really good episode, its the first one where they have talked about race; i think it was cute and interesting when they were saying that the kids argue about who's the most asian in the house. i found it interesting especially because even at four years old they already have this rudimentary sense of their racial heritage even though they dont know what it means yet.

I didn't see the episode, but I can guarantee that it wasn't the first that talked about race.

I was kinda hoping he'd do more than kim chee and bul go gi, but it was pretty impressive nonetheless. I had a feeling Jon had ties to Hawai'i because I could've sworn I heard him say some local words and phrases -- benjo, for example (meaning bathroom).

Fried rice is a staple here, especially when you've got leftover rice in the rice cooker and you don't want to throw it away. Just like Korean food, cooking fried rice is easy -- it's preparing it that's a pain in the ass.

I was surprised the kids liked kim chee. I still hate it. That stuff stays in you for DAYS and the odor just leaves through your pores. The kids eating wasabi peas was classic! Their reactions were priceless!

Methinks we'll be taking out Korean food tonight.

[LucyKKG]

I watched this show for the first time yesterday, and I liked it a lot! Super cute. I watched 2 or 3 episodes.

[epchick]

I felt bad for poor Jon in this episode. What was Kate's problem?

Telling the poor man that he can't cook, and then saying that a "real" cook would never follow a recipe.

People "in the know" with Jon's family in Hawai'i have said that the Gosselins have been invited to do a show on Maui, so a Hawaiian vacation episode may be in the works!

I can't wait to see how the flight from PA to Maui will go! Now that the kids are a little older, maybe they'll travel better!

[Acorn#2]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

But I did learn that Jon's father passed away after the twins and before the 6-pack (and he was part of thier life)

Jon's father died when the sextuplets were 8 months old.

Kate's ego has definitely taken over.

She was just absolutely horrible to Jon last night in the "Favorite and Embarassing Moments" episode.

Seriously Figure 8 Films? Would it be possible to get an episode without Kate in it?

Also, the person "in the know" with JK8 posted this over the weekend:

Local family members are going on August 12. I think the Gosselin's will be there for 2 weeks around that date. I heard the Jon and Kate will renew their wedding vows.

[TrueBlueKappa]

Originally Posted by OTW

She was just absolutely horrible to Jon last night in the "Favorite and Embarassing Moments" episode.

No kidding! I almost couldn't watch. I felt so bad for poor Jon.