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What reason is Jon Gosselin famous for?
By April MacIntyre Jul 19, 2009, 22:40 GMT
It was at best forced, at times hokey, occasionally pedantic and completely stupefying television, unless you are absolutely enraptured by reality shows that celebrate the overactive fertilization and subsequent harvesting of lots and lots of babies. Courtesy of TLC
"Jon & Kate Plus 8" subjects Kate and Jon Gosselin starred in their very own TLC show with their eight young children.
It was at best forced, at times hokey, occasionally pedantic and completely stupefying television, unless you are absolutely enraptured by reality shows that celebrate the overactive fertilization and subsequent harvesting of lots and lots of babies.
The only claim to fame Jon Gosselin has is the fact that he sired eight kids.
Jon does not do stand-up, sing, dance, act, contribute to the scientific community, teach, repair or even juggle. He fills out Ed Hardy t-shirts and dates tabloid reporters and fame-whorish offspring of plastic surgeons. Enough said.
Now headline news is filled with the coming and goings of this product of reality television, who seems to be taking a liking to living without all the hub bub and trappings of a noisy family. One that HE made.
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Is Jon going to have eight more kids with the homewrecker? Seems to me Kate did it all anyway. No loss Kate. Move on and forget him. You can do better.
Its funny how you have to write a whole article about such non famous people. LOL
Felt sorry for him at first also. Now I think he wasn't over the problems he had being in the media spotlight. Which I thought was a reasonable position for him. But it seems more likey he didn't like being tied down to a wife and eight kids. Boo on Jon.
Poor Jon. He is a guy who is always lead, by one woman or another. He no longer likes the direction his life has taken, with mega responsibilities, so rather than accept his lot, he has turned the tide by saying he is part of a super, unhappy marriage. Did any lazy guy ever get out of such a super hard life so easily? I doubt it, and to me, this will be Jon Gosslin's claim to fame: here is a 'man' who was able to ditch a wife and 8 children by claimng wife abuse. Whaa, whass.....what as bastard of a dad. Shame on you, master. J. Gosslin - I am sure, every one of your children will legally change their name(s) to Kate's surname, given the opportunity. Shame on you.
Jon Gosselin is famous for lying. Here's a few:
1. He lied to everyone about why he was so unhappy. He said it was all the media, now he is thriving in it.
2. He said all he cares about are his kids. Then why is he hardly ever with them? When he left France he said he had to go back to 'work'. Not too many people consider being with their kids, work.
3. He agreed to not talk publicly about the divorce for 45 days. He is now on the cover of People with a story, and he had dinner last night with the lady from Star Magazine.
4. When he was first seen with Hailey and her mother, he said they were just old friends and nothing more...liar!
I could go on and on....
I feel really bad for the kids, mostly Mady and Cara right now. They can see their father's 'mistress' on the cover of every magazine, and one day they will Google him and see what a disgusting excuse for a father he is.
Jon made a commitment when he made a whopping 8 babies with his wife. I don't care if he's happy or fulfilling his life's dreams - he made 8 babies! The kids trump anything else. His obligation is to remain married and to raise his children.
Shame on Jon. He is lovin all the media attendtion that he previously used as an excuse for his unhappiness. His 8 kids are his priority and that's the way it is. Nothing else should come first. It's obvious that he is reliving what he feels he lost in the last 10 years. Well, he should have thought about that before he sired 8 kids.
I guess now that the real Jon has emerged, I know now why Kate was so hard on him all the time. He's useless. She was the real breadwinner in that family.
For the sake of the kids, people need to stop talking trash about this family online. It's got to be hard enough having parents like that without the whole world thinking it's their right to pass comment on every little move that they and their parents make. I feel bad for the twins especially, they're way too bright not to know that people are saying mean things about their family.
Best thing to do, IMO, is ignore this family, don't say anything nasty online and boycott the show and books. Let's take the high road and do what's right for the children.
As a 'Shared Parenting' after a divorce advocate this guy really is the poster boy for irresponsible fathers. Good thing that most father's step up to the plate... where as this guy is taking a vacation from responsiblity simply because he knows that Kate will do the job and the children are safe. I'm sure Kate is super embarrassed for what he is doing. She was willing to work with him on a shared parenting plan... and let him be completely involved in his children's lives... now because of his decisions and actions he might get parenting time cut back. Sad for the children. Children Need Both Parents. I am advocate for shared parenting so Jon needs to simply come down from his high horse... I know there is a good father in there somewhere... I've seen it. However the good father has become the reckless self-centered irresponsible father for now. I hope he wakes up and comes back to reality.
I was think at first poor Jon, Kate is so mean to him. He was getting a bad rap from the press. Now I am have a hard time feeling sorry for him and it seems the press was giving him the bad rap that he deserved. I can't help but to wonder if Kate has had a reason to mean to him all the time. I can not believe he has his kids best interest at heart. It seem like now he just wants to have a good time.
'I have the rest of my life ahead of me' HELLO!!! You have 8 children! They ARE your life. Never felt bad for him just thought he was over whelmed and she was OCD but, when I saw the diamond earrings in both ears and the 'rest of my life' line coming out of his mouth. Well....I have to say hands down. I now feel Poor Kids!
I liked Jon when I thought that he was dedicated to the welfare of his family. I am disgusted with him now that he is acting like a play boy. The payback will really hurt when he is a bit older and he has lost the respect of his children and he realizes that the only woman he is really comfortable with is Kate. Oh, I know that she can be a little OCD and as nuts as it sounds he married her because there is something there that he loves. I have met men that have tried this and they are lonely wishing that they had their families with them. Jon, and Kate I wish you the best.
Jon, nothing good to say about him. All i can say is he is JERK and i hope he relizes what he has lost. And well his grilfriend is no better SLUT. To Kate I wish you well, you are a strong women and a great mother!!
I'm 72 years old and have lived long enough to know a jerk when I see one. Jon says that he thinks of his children, but he's only thinking of his own behind. He's doing all of this out of spite for Kate and acting like a two-year-old who wants only his own way. Grow up, Jon! If it weren't for Kate, you wouldn't be where you are now. She's a great mother and was a great wife until you started behaving like one of the children. How much can one woman take? I can see now why she was 'hard' on you. You owe your kids an apology for behaving like an idiot! Poor things. Straighten up and be a man!
At first I was hoping the divorce thing wasn't real. That they would see marriage counseling and work things out. I have seen the neglect, on both parts, and the verbal unkindness, but through it all I thought they were good for each other. Every couple has problems. I could see the money becoming an issue and Jon wanting more physical contact and Kate wanting more emotional support. There was so many changes that any couple would have problems coping with. Now I think Jon is sewing wild oats and Kate is trying to catch her breath. At this point I think reconcile is beyond hope and they should just cut their loses. Jon's new girlfriend is a loser and he needs to heal before he remarries. I am a stepmother to one let alone 8 and it's a fulltime job. I wish them all the best of luck and will continue to watch for pure human nature reasons.
completely with MCRABS - right on!
Jon isn't going to be the one coming out smelling like roses on this one.
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CassandraJul 19th, 2009 - 23:26:32
I was a fan of their show thinking how they must be super parents to handle so many children at on time and I loss patience so quickly and have only four. I felt sorry for Jon in a way. He seemed so low key and overwhelmed at times by all the attention. But he has turned into a media hog who seems to be riding the gravy train of attention and so called fame. I hope one day he will wake up and rediscover who he wanted to be before all this hoopla.
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