tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post316585400700832274..comments2023-11-02T10:51:19.449-04:00Comments on Welcome To The Gosselin Family Fan Site: Jon & Ellen Photo Op, Whats The Next Kate Plus 8?, Ellen Ross Gives MORE InterviewsThe Travel Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08652768852732313054noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-73524069271345265872010-07-21T23:30:25.665-04:002010-07-21T23:30:25.665-04:00Linda~ Sorry I wasn't able to text you back. M...Linda~ Sorry I wasn't able to text you back. My daughter put a million games on my account and now I keep on losing my phone! Just wanted you to sniff the amazing scent of FRESH PAPER! I know how much you love that ;)<br /><br />Tonights fresh paper is the crisp scent of the Alaskan air! Confused? well my new post should help you..Crisp cold mountain air with a crackle of wood burning..maybe this can cool us off from the heat! lol<br /><br />The convo was really great tonight.. so feel free to take it over to the new thread! xoxoxThe Travel Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652768852732313054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-27847571290464269172010-07-21T22:39:17.671-04:002010-07-21T22:39:17.671-04:00Hurrah. My hubby just agreed to go tomorrow and ge...Hurrah. My hubby just agreed to go tomorrow and get me a super light weight laptop to use until back heals enough for me to go downstairs. I can then use iPhone for reading on the fly and have the laptop for posting and editing!!! Perhaps fewer typos and more readable.Linda "Original"https://www.blogger.com/profile/13379321670033802865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-5445990035262628722010-07-21T22:35:48.003-04:002010-07-21T22:35:48.003-04:00Par - as usual, very well spoken. You are most art...Par - as usual, very well spoken. You are most articulate! I can't imagine any parent allowing the child to make major decisions!Linda "Original"https://www.blogger.com/profile/13379321670033802865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-26210459891778781102010-07-21T22:33:09.936-04:002010-07-21T22:33:09.936-04:00Lexxi - you rock! I agree with all of your comment...Lexxi - you rock! I agree with all of your comments!Linda "Original"https://www.blogger.com/profile/13379321670033802865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-72096807116705282922010-07-21T22:25:11.289-04:002010-07-21T22:25:11.289-04:00There are sites 1oo% devoted to hate on Kate. Not ...There are sites 1oo% devoted to hate on Kate. Not defending or supporting the kids, just purely hate on Kate. Do I want to go there? Do I feel I could educate them to any other point of view? No. Even if I disagree with them, do I feel they have a right to their opinion? Absolutely. Insert paragraph. When I go to a site that says FAN site, I figure those folks are fans of somebody. For a Gosselin fan site, I'd like to hear words of support spoken. If you feel additional steps should be taken for kids, this is probably not the site, but one of the many where they want you to sign a petition, write a letter, etc. If you want to talk about how much one of the kids has grown, or is more articulate, or has become so helpful, or similar, this is the website. If you want to talk about Kate nit working, not taking care of her kids, not being a good mother, or similar, you can expect a heated debate; one of the gate sites would be better suited. Insert paragraph. If you want to talk about how wrong the Gosselins were for continuing past season two, you are probably going to get a heated debate. Insert paragraph. NO show on TLC had ever generated this much attention so it was and is, atypical and not to be expected. You cannot go backwards. You cannot stop the recognition. The paps won't stop until there is no sale for photos. That won't happen as long as haters or fans click and comment. Kate can walk away now. Would it stop thevpaps? It sure as heck didn't stop them during the many months of no series shooting. That would mean continued pap photos of the kids that bring no money to Gosselin kids savings as well as lost income from TLC. That wouldn't be very smart. Earn every penny you can now and bank for the days down the road where there's no interest. Kate blocked some with trees and I hope she plants more. I disagree Schmecky - I do not feel Kate was calling the paps; I do feel Jon was because they paid him; yes that's JMO.Linda "Original"https://www.blogger.com/profile/13379321670033802865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-574461403857736462010-07-21T22:03:53.232-04:002010-07-21T22:03:53.232-04:00SG,
Babymama did not want me to post the link to ...SG,<br /><br />Babymama did not want me to post the link to the source. But if you want more information look up Wernygal.<br /><br /><br />There are plenty of celebrities who are well known for reasons other than their careers or reality TV - Levi Johnson, Michael Lohan, Jesse James, Elizabeth Edwards, etc.<br /><br />Since when is parenting all about what the children prefer? Parenting is making choices for the children that they might not make for themselves. My son does not prefer to wear braces, or go to school, attend chuch, and honor some of his commitments. I make him do all of those things and don't feel I am a bad parent as a result.<br /><br />The trade off being sacificing privacy versus higher quality education and more opportunities is too complex for children to make.PARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09640267099424891666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-31757655145063348762010-07-21T22:02:21.714-04:002010-07-21T22:02:21.714-04:00Schmecky - my comment on the all day bloggers was ...Schmecky - my comment on the all day bloggers was not directed at you. There are two major haters that are online almost anytime of the day or night. That's the persons to whom that remark was directed. I have no idea how much you are online at other sites and I don't really care. One of the two has almost taken over one columnist's blog. I get some of her posts emailed to me. Over a year ago I gave up trying to post any counter view there. If it isn't hate on Kate it doesn't rate. Insert paragraph. I do have a difficult time with much of Kevin and Jodi because they insinuated that Kate was at fault for her children being denied their grandparents. Maybe. But Those same grandparents have nothing to do with Kevin and Jodi's kids either. I don't know about the other grandchildren. Who knows, maybe the problemb is with the grandparents. Maybe or maybe not.Linda "Original"https://www.blogger.com/profile/13379321670033802865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-68642227363512800562010-07-21T21:59:37.637-04:002010-07-21T21:59:37.637-04:00Have a good evening Schmecky.Have a good evening Schmecky.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05154937125326325847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-12376666800720626752010-07-21T21:56:49.158-04:002010-07-21T21:56:49.158-04:00Lexxi,
I did not think you were being snarky at al...Lexxi,<br />I did not think you were being snarky at all.<br /><br />Good night everyone.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12242806259961125116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-15286181588481520252010-07-21T21:51:15.453-04:002010-07-21T21:51:15.453-04:00Schmecky - which comment do you think was specific...Schmecky - which comment do you think was specifically snark against you? I can't cut and paste and can't scroll up to type exactly. I was referring to your comment, after examples were given, and then you said those were children of celebrities not celebrities. Then you said what other celebrities are there other than careers or reality tv? Insert paragraph she was trying to list examples. Let's see, celebrities by birth, Charles, William and royalty. Celebrities who are children of celebrities - many actors children. Other celebrities by birth: heirs and heiresses who did nothing but be born wealthy. I think I'd have to add reality tv as a legitimate genre. I might not like it but it's happening. Insert paragraph. I'd say that the reality series on major networks, along with Bravo and MTV have greater viewerships so it happens faster than tiny TLC which is a subsidiary of Discovery Channel which, although growing, still isn't one of the major 4. Until J&K+8 if a TLC series brought in a million viewers that was almost unimaginable.Linda "Original"https://www.blogger.com/profile/13379321670033802865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-75380519084973445742010-07-21T21:41:11.133-04:002010-07-21T21:41:11.133-04:00CraftyMom~ Miss ya girl! So glad you are back! I h...CraftyMom~ Miss ya girl! So glad you are back! I have to remind myself to get on your blog, it's my place of Zen that I haven't been to in a while. And yes, I have to say we have a great bunch of people on this site!<br /><br />Schmecky~I want to quickly say that I agree with you that it is not all Jodi & Kevin's fault however I think they had ALOT to do with the beginning of the "attack" of the Gosselins. I also feel that they took advantage of the situation. They paid off their house at that time and I feel that they also did what they needed to do for themselves knowing it would destroy the relationship between him & his sister. Also you cannot put aside the fact that WAY before they went public for money (and they were paid) they allowed Jodi's sister Julie to basically try to destroy Kate for the satisfaction of helping her sister. That was throughtless, crude & wrong. Who sits back and allows their sister to attack her husband's sister so publically like that. That made Jodi trash in my eyes even though she was such a great aunt to those kids. <br /><br />#1Caregiver~ We know you don't hate Kate. :) But even when Kate does things outside of the kids she still gets attacked for being away from the kids. So basically people will make up any excuse to attack her. I also would have loved for her to Celebrity Apprentice. But Im sure it was being away from her family again for a period of time that made her not step up. Donald Trump said on many an interview that her really wanted Kate on the show and was still trying ot make it happen .The Travel Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08652768852732313054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-80178383427790887612010-07-21T21:37:03.012-04:002010-07-21T21:37:03.012-04:00I honestly don't think anyone is snarking. It...I honestly don't think anyone is snarking. It's just a difference of opinion and we are all entitled to it. I can respect your views but just because I don't agree doesn't mean I'm being snarky. You just see it all in a different light then some of us. This celebrity definition though is really getting boring. There are so many ways that a person can be defined as a celebrity and honestly let's not act like it's a bad thing because it isn't.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05154937125326325847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-49152358161402631982010-07-21T21:23:21.829-04:002010-07-21T21:23:21.829-04:00Schmecky - your definition of single parent is you...Schmecky - your definition of single parent is your definition. It is but one! We have debated this previously. People then offered you various dictionary definitions. The law, in a majority of jurisdictions defines as: "single parent: divorced or never married adult who is the primary caregiver in a household with children." You may have whatever your opinion is. In this case, IMO you are wrong. Kate is divorced. She is the primary caregiving adult in the household where children are living. Please, must we rehash old debates? A divorced parent may also be a single parent, but a single parent is not necessarily a divorced parent.Linda "Original"https://www.blogger.com/profile/13379321670033802865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-48707073689271366362010-07-21T21:19:11.367-04:002010-07-21T21:19:11.367-04:00Linda,
That is not what I said. That was your int...Linda,<br />That is not what I said. That was your interpretation of what I said.<br /><br />For instance, Kate Hudson... Daughter of a celeb. She is also a celeb. Denise Richards... Wife of a celeb. She is also a celeb. Same for Katie Holmes. Liv Tyler... Daughter of a celeb. She is also a celeb. <br /><br />Is Hugh Jackman's wife a celeb because she walked down the red carpet with him? I say No. Maybe you say Yes. I'd still disagree.<br /><br />P.S. The snark against me lately is really unbecoming and not like you normally. Is it something you plan to continue?SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12242806259961125116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-65341631085039143602010-07-21T21:11:53.565-04:002010-07-21T21:11:53.565-04:00I have forwarded on to Murt the video clips of oth...I have forwarded on to Murt the video clips of other young children, filmed in PA for viewing in PA of children other than Gosselins. It will be interesting to see if a single one of the others is followed up. There is a ruling. There is a permit. The laws are being followed. The kids are filming for a few days this summer. The next person who lies to say, they are spending their summer filming" must not pass go but immediately return to first grade since they are so stupid they are unable to do basic counting!! All penalties incurred will be paid to the Gosselin kids. Geez. For some of these hating families HOW can they spend so many hours a day in pursuit of someone they don't like??? That is bizarre. Normal people who don't like someone avoid contact unless forced to do so. IMO it is really warped and sick to spend hours upon hours writing and pursuing venting the hatred and dislike. If forced to come into contact with or research somebody else they disliked for 3,4,5+ hours a day, there would be an uproar of heard coast to coast!!! This has nothing to do with the kids, and everything to do with hate of Kate! Folks, IMO that is just sick! The solution is so simple. If you do not like her, turn off the tv, and for heavens sake quit blogging nonstop about her!Linda "Original"https://www.blogger.com/profile/13379321670033802865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-14628456343723463502010-07-21T21:04:31.138-04:002010-07-21T21:04:31.138-04:00Thank you Katherine for the compliment. Yea this ...Thank you Katherine for the compliment. Yea this will be my shortest comment to the probable relief to some. LOLMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05154937125326325847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-71016750751788143632010-07-21T21:02:51.139-04:002010-07-21T21:02:51.139-04:00Linda, you are right. If you post on an Iphone or...Linda, you are right. If you post on an Iphone or some other communication devices they won't allow you to make paragraphs. Sometimes even if you try you will lose everything you wrote and boy is that frustrating. I have enough problems with the darn little text buttons as it is without it all disappearing into space somewhere.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05154937125326325847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-64776115362416087022010-07-21T20:53:00.863-04:002010-07-21T20:53:00.863-04:00Schmecky - so if you are the child of a celebrity,...Schmecky - so if you are the child of a celebrity, but a celebrity none-the-less, that doesn't count? What about if you are the spouse of a celebrity and become one, that doesn't count either? Give it up folks, if Schmecky doesn't want to count it, she isn't no matter whom you list. Her privilege. I can think of many, but no point, I guess they wouldn't count either. Wait. That is silly, if you are a celebrity, you are one! It doesn't matter a rip how you got to be one. It matters that you have the name recognition.Linda "Original"https://www.blogger.com/profile/13379321670033802865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-68612646480131767432010-07-21T20:50:08.260-04:002010-07-21T20:50:08.260-04:00Lexxi, All I have to say is *high 5* girl, LOL
W...Lexxi, All I have to say is *high 5* girl, LOL <br /><br />We VERY much share the same opinion in all things Gosselin. I agree with everything you said today.KatherineDenisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09200621659361538875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-67345652792990378472010-07-21T20:47:08.939-04:002010-07-21T20:47:08.939-04:00Schmecky- if you have an iPhone, you can't do ...Schmecky- if you have an iPhone, you can't do paragraphs. For some bizarre reason, with blogger and the last upgrade the IPhone took away the scroll bars and hitting return for paragraph, will send the text overlaying itself. Works fine for wordpress blogs but not those on blogger. Hmm, maybe because we got iPhones and not the Google phone, lol. It's an annoyance we have to live with.Linda "Original"https://www.blogger.com/profile/13379321670033802865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-25904916540450543612010-07-21T20:20:55.209-04:002010-07-21T20:20:55.209-04:00That's the part I will never understand is why...That's the part I will never understand is why some people consider it working. The kids are filmed doing what other kids do, playing. So they get to take fun and educational trips, that's not working. There have been family shows for years and years. Remember Ozzie and Harriet for one? There are so many that have been on the air, it's just that it's been given a new name, Reality Shows. I'm sorry but if that's working there is something wrong with the thinking on the part of the person calling it work. The kids aren't forced to do anything. We have seen the kids thrilled at seeing the film crew and these kids are getting such wonderful life experiences with these trips and everything has an educational value to it. I don't understand the thinking that it's working. Working is memorizing and learning a script, which the Gosselin children don't' do. So they have planned activities, so what? Don't you remember the older twins sitting at the picnic table with Jon and one got into trouble because she said that mom comes up with lots of fun things to do? The kids have been filmed very little when you compare their show to other shows that have been on the air presently and in the past. Seriously Disney wouldn't exist without children on TV. Don't tell me you and your children haven't ever watched a Disney movie or show. Can't you see how ridiculous this all is. <br /><br />The few and yes only a few and the reason they are remembered is because of the media attention that was given at the time, children that grew up and got into trouble most had problems not even related to the television or film industry. There were problems to begin with at home or other outside sources like not the right friends. The only problems the Gosselin are going to have is because of the immense amount of people who think they have a right to tell another family what they can and can't do. <br /><br />Just the other night was a show that Corey Feldman was on and while he had minor scrapes an nothing compared to his friend Corey Haimes, he, Cory Feldman, had problems at home long before he appeared in anything. In fact he was raised by his grandparents and he said they were there every moment for him and on the set with him. <br /><br />The only real harm that the Gosselin children are suffering is at the hands of people who think they are protectors. Frankly it's these so called advocates that are causing more harm then a few hours a week or like now a few hours maybe a month every few months could ever cause these children. <br /><br />Let's face it you can do everything right and bring your kids up with all the moral values in the world and they can be brought up by some pretty fantastic parents and you will still find that a child will go astray later on. There are too many factors to always blame the parents. It's not fair to blame the parents for everything because it can be their friends, peer pressures and so many other things in their lives that can lead them astray from their great upbringing. Even though in the future maybe just one of the Gosselin children go astray you can bet that these so called child advocates will be right there screaming it was Kate's fault and the fault of filming even if none of that had anything to do with it. <br /><br />I for one will hope that all the children grow up to be wonderful young men and women. It seems that many from some of the comments I've read on other blogs they actually are sick enough to wish and hope that the children grow up to have problems. Now who is sicker? Kate is standing strong and ignoring all the negativity and doing the best she can for her children and will continue to do so. <br /><br />If all these wonderful experiences that the Gosselin children is considered working then there needs to be a whole new definition of the word "working" because from what I've seen, the children have been having a blast and learning all at the same time.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05154937125326325847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-63059566143114844112010-07-21T19:45:07.443-04:002010-07-21T19:45:07.443-04:00I dont' believe that the majority of people ev...I dont' believe that the majority of people even heard about Jon and Kate, except for fans until after Jodi and Kevin turned against their own family. Sorry but it can be spinned anyway but the fact is that neither Kate or Jon didn't get near the media attention until out of greed their family members turned against them. Then it went totally out of control after Jon was photographed with another woman and all hel_ broke lose. I'me being perfectly honest I didn't see either Jon or Kate's names in the tabloids until AFTER Jodi and Kevin. If you choose to believe it was before you are entitled to your opinion it's just that from many the people I know they never heard of any of them until Jodi and Kevin and then the hate blog was set on fire. That was also when the media started to get hot too. It's sad that this is the only family that has been targeted from day one. No other family or show has had the media attention like this one and to this day although there are many families that are on reality shows the only one that seems to be the target is the Gosselins. You can excuse Jodi and Kevin but I'm sorry I can't and that's my opinion. <br />Craftymom I bet you had fun at Girl Scout camp. Oh how I treasure the years I spent at camp and then the following years as a counselor. Those were some of the best times.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05154937125326325847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-53168724732894007582010-07-21T19:40:47.464-04:002010-07-21T19:40:47.464-04:00Lexxi - Please don't include me in the list of...Lexxi - Please don't include me in the list of haters. I do not hate Kate, nor am I jealous of her. At my age it is a waste of time. <br /><br />I do hope she succeeds in another area, so the kids do not have to work.#1caregiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070571518943584981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-48824032565905382522010-07-21T19:37:15.328-04:002010-07-21T19:37:15.328-04:00About the long term affects of filming - Abuse.
T...About the long term affects of filming - Abuse.<br /><br />The Gosselins are the first family to be displayed on Reality TV shows like this for there early years. No one knows what the long term affects will be. As the children get older we will see or maybe not see.#1caregiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070571518943584981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914552682332144225.post-73491390028769967762010-07-21T19:14:08.505-04:002010-07-21T19:14:08.505-04:00Lexxi, (I think it was Lexxi)
Yes, if the governm...Lexxi, (I think it was Lexxi)<br /><br />Yes, if the government, or anyone for that matter, offered to pay me to be a SAHM I would say Yes. <br /><br />However, if they told me they owned the rights to show any video footage of my children that they recorded of them and could put it on tv, DVD or the internet for others to view, I would not.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12242806259961125116noreply@blogger.com