Hudson_Hawk
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Date: 4/29/2009 7:17:33 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
I think Kate is annoying and must be VERY difficult to live with. Also 8 kids HAS to be stressful as is always having a camera crew in your face. I am not defending his behavior if he is cheating on her but can see how it could EASILY happen. Maybe more so b/c he is a semi celeb. Still sad to hear.
Date: 4/29/2009 7:18:00 PM
Author: Hudson_Hawk
Nope this is a new rumor. With pictures to back it up no less...
Date: 4/29/2009 7:38:25 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
Hudson, I actually think John seems like a VERY hands on dad. Plus it is documented that they have nannies, maid, cook, etc...I don''t think Kate has ANY excuse to embarrass her husband (and best friend) on national TV.
I've probably seen every single episode (yay tivo! it's the only reality show I watch religiously), and I've never gotten that impression at all. Whenever he leaves on an errand, he always takes 1-2 kids along, and it's individual bonding time. He seems like a great dad to me...Date: 4/29/2009 8:31:33 PM
Author: Hudson_Hawk
I admittedly don't watch every week but it seems to me like he's always leaving the house to go do this that or the other thing or he's trying to find some other way to escape.Date: 4/29/2009 7:38:25 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
Hudson, I actually think John seems like a VERY hands on dad. Plus it is documented that they have nannies, maid, cook, etc...I don't think Kate has ANY excuse to embarrass her husband (and best friend) on national TV.
Agreed. I stopped watching the show specifically because of Kate but Jon is the more affectionate parent. They were in the latest issue of Good Housekeeping and Kate herself said that if the kids want hugs, they go to Jon. I just find that so sad...Date: 4/29/2009 9:02:28 PM
Author: musey
I've probably seen every single episode (yay tivo! it's the only reality show I watch religiously), and I've never gotten that impression at all. Whenever he leaves on an errand, he always takes 1-2 kids along, and it's individual bonding time. He seems like a great dad to me...Date: 4/29/2009 8:31:33 PM
Author: Hudson_Hawk
I admittedly don't watch every week but it seems to me like he's always leaving the house to go do this that or the other thing or he's trying to find some other way to escape.Date: 4/29/2009 7:38:25 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
Hudson, I actually think John seems like a VERY hands on dad. Plus it is documented that they have nannies, maid, cook, etc...I don't think Kate has ANY excuse to embarrass her husband (and best friend) on national TV.
I actually got to meet Kate at a book signing last weekend in my town. I''ve read most of her book (still finishing it). She also answered questions to the audience at the signing before coming down to the signing area.Date: 4/29/2009 11:25:30 PM
Author: Italiahaircolor
Yeah, John is a good father. He is far more laid back than Kate (but compaired to her, who wouldn''t anyone be???) and seems to be more ''real'' with the kids than she is.
Kate is a hard pill to swallow. Shes very set in her ways...and everything needs to be her way all the time. It''s appears to be a rough life and very exhusting. I don''t understand, for the life of me, why she would have 8 children when she seems to be frazzled easily. If that''s just ''her'' then why would she not only have 8 babies, but also sign up to do a television show in her home??? Just the basics of that seem overwhelming...even without experiencing it for myself. Kate must be very motivated by money, or fame...because it''s a recipe for disaster.
The problem with mommy and daddy is that they forget about another very important relationship: husband and wife.Date: 4/29/2009 7:25:07 PM
Author: Hudson_Hawk
Date: 4/29/2009 7:17:33 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
I think Kate is annoying and must be VERY difficult to live with. Also 8 kids HAS to be stressful as is always having a camera crew in your face. I am not defending his behavior if he is cheating on her but can see how it could EASILY happen. Maybe more so b/c he is a semi celeb. Still sad to hear.
I agree that Kate is difficult, but she''s the primary caregiver of the kids and I feel like he has completely checked out of the relationship and his role as a father. So I feel bad for her. I can also see how it could happen though and I feel bad for him. I guess it''s just one big pity party...
I think anyone would be stressed with 8 children. But, it''s the way she handles her stress that drives most people up the wall.Date: 4/30/2009 10:10:13 AM
Author: Bia
I''d be stressed too if I had 8 kids.
Just sayin...
(don''t watch the show btw, just wanted to chime in
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Date: 4/30/2009 9:44:20 AM
Author: fieryred33143
Date: 4/29/2009 7:25:07 PM
Author: Hudson_Hawk
Date: 4/29/2009 7:17:33 PM
Author: Tacori E-ring
I think Kate is annoying and must be VERY difficult to live with. Also 8 kids HAS to be stressful as is always having a camera crew in your face. I am not defending his behavior if he is cheating on her but can see how it could EASILY happen. Maybe more so b/c he is a semi celeb. Still sad to hear.
I agree that Kate is difficult, but she''s the primary caregiver of the kids and I feel like he has completely checked out of the relationship and his role as a father. So I feel bad for her. I can also see how it could happen though and I feel bad for him. I guess it''s just one big pity party...
The problem with mommy and daddy is that they forget about another very important relationship: husband and wife.
I don''t feel bad for her at all. She''s a great mother but she''s a terrible wife. I haven''t noticed that he checked out of his role as being a father but I can understand him checking out of the relationship.
ditto! but I''m sure the workout chasing after them all would be exhausting... could you imagine 14???Date: 4/30/2009 10:10:13 AM
Author: Bia
I''d be stressed too if I had 8 kids.
Just sayin...
(don''t watch the show btw, just wanted to chime in
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Very, very true. When I met her, it was basically a "shuffle you through the line" sort of deal. I guess I thought in person, she''d be nice and kind of laid back. But her people told us no pictures "with" her because she doesn''t like the flashes in her eyes. I was probably 10 people back in line - very close to the front. I swear before even ONE minute was passed from when she started signing, I was through and past her. She takes the book (preopened ahead of time for us by the Barnes and Noble people to the right page), quickly signs it, signs a photo of herself, and sticks it in the book. I said hi to her when I stepped up there, and I can''t even remember what she said - if she said anything, it was a "hi" while she was signing. I hate to say it, but it almost appeared as if it was a chore for her to be there. If I was doing a book signing, I''d want to at least go at a nice pace and smile at people and make them feel welcome and like I appreciated them buying my book and coming out. I hardly felt that at all - I more felt like a number they were just trying to add in, maybe so they could say they had some large number of books signed that day or something. I don''t know. It was my first book signing, and it just wasn''t at all what I thought it''d be.Date: 4/30/2009 10:01:19 AM
Author: Italiahaircolor
LTS, I can appreciate the reasonings behind the children being born...but my ''issue'' (if you would even call it that) is the way she constantly emasculates her husband, basically loses her mind via national television, and then pretends to have this perfect little life. If it''s so hard to be the wife, mother and television star, then why not ditch the ''variable''...the television show, or the book writing, or the appearances? Why force life to be harder than it needs to be?
She gets on her soapbox and goes on and on about how stressful her life is...but she compounds her stressors.
Date: 4/30/2009 12:45:31 PM
Author: luvthemstrawberries
Date: 4/30/2009 10:01:19 AM
Author: Italiahaircolor
LTS, I can appreciate the reasonings behind the children being born...but my ''issue'' (if you would even call it that) is the way she constantly emasculates her husband, basically loses her mind via national television, and then pretends to have this perfect little life. If it''s so hard to be the wife, mother and television star, then why not ditch the ''variable''...the television show, or the book writing, or the appearances? Why force life to be harder than it needs to be?
She gets on her soapbox and goes on and on about how stressful her life is...but she compounds her stressors.
Very, very true. When I met her, it was basically a ''shuffle you through the line'' sort of deal. I guess I thought in person, she''d be nice and kind of laid back. But her people told us no pictures ''with'' her because she doesn''t like the flashes in her eyes. I was probably 10 people back in line - very close to the front. I swear before even ONE minute was passed from when she started signing, I was through and past her. She takes the book (preopened ahead of time for us by the Barnes and Noble people to the right page), quickly signs it, signs a photo of herself, and sticks it in the book. I said hi to her when I stepped up there, and I can''t even remember what she said - if she said anything, it was a ''hi'' while she was signing. I hate to say it, but it almost appeared as if it was a chore for her to be there. If I was doing a book signing, I''d want to at least go at a nice pace and smile at people and make them feel welcome and like I appreciated them buying my book and coming out. I hardly felt that at all - I more felt like a number they were just trying to add in, maybe so they could say they had some large number of books signed that day or something. I don''t know. It was my first book signing, and it just wasn''t at all what I thought it''d be.
I guess what I''m trying to say is that I totally agree. She didn''t look happy at all to be there. I told FI that, and he said that it''s her choice to be doing all that, which is exactly what you said Italia. And it''s true - if she''s unhappy with this stressful schedule and all, it''s a choice she can make to stop. I''ve read on other reviews of her book signings that whenever she would actually talk to someone, she''d say how much she misses Jon and the kids. If it''s as bad as she made it appear that day I was there, I''d say she should stop the tours and just be home.
Very good point. You''re probably right on there.Date: 4/30/2009 12:57:27 PM
Author: Ara Ann
There are people who thrive on stress, they need to be ''stressed out'' in order to feel like they are being productive? With Kate, I get the impression she HAS to be focused on completing the GOAL, and doesn''t care if she enjoys the PROCESS of what is going on. When they take the kids somewhere for instance, she''s all about ''how'' to go about doing it, but never seems to ENJOY the activity itself. She''s all about the rules of how to do things...yes I get that taking 8 kids anywhere would be a big job, but it could still be enjoyable...Jon seems more into the experience, rather than trying to do it all the RIGHT way. Same with her book signing, she saw it as a chore to conquer, a goal to sign a bunch of books, rather than an experience to enjoy. That''s how she comes off to me.