Kate Gosselin: "I've Lost Control in My Life"
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Kate Gosselin wishes she could go back to being a regular mom.
At Ohio's second annual Cleveland Women's Show on Friday, the reality mom of eight, 34, told a crowd of mostly women, "I've lost a lot of control in my life."
She later went on, "At the beginning of all of this, you've heard me say before, I didn't want fans gawking, I didn't want people gawking, I just wanted to be myself, my family.
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"I have learned, I appreciate your support, I need you, I love you, thank you."
Before exiting the stage, she also shared exercise and cooking tips with moms. But she stressed, "Moms don't just sit there cooking everyday and aren't always there to greet their kids at the school bus. Moms are as versatile as dads. If you're working you're also providing for your kids in a different way."
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The evening's moment of comic relief came when a fan told Kate she wanted to offer babysitting services.
Kate shot back, "Get in line, honey!"
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231Jon, stay on the track your on. In fact move back in the house and raise your kids alone,off camera because it will happen that way when they turn into teen's,Kate won't be able to deal with them and make Kate move out, run around all over the world and make all the money and pay you.
Face it kate it's all about you and how much you can get. You push everyone away. The next to go will be your children.
I can't believe at these people who write comments on here saying "Poor Jon"...!!! PLEASE, this guy is a piece of work. Apparently no-one has ever noticed on the show how he jerks the kids around when he gets on to them, or when he doesn't want to do what he is supposed to with them. This guy has a lot of growing up to do. You damn right if I was Kate I would be completely embarrassed by this guy now, any strong woman would be. If you were in Kate's shoes and you knew you had to support 8 kids somehow, what would you do? Come on let's not throw stones here, most of you people don't know what you would do. The one thing I wouldn't do and I am sure Kate will not either is take his sorry butt back. I will tell you from my own experience it is very hard to live with someone you do not respect. I have watched the show and it was more than obvious Kate had lost all respect for Jon, hence her attitude towards him. The one thing you can be very sure of is, Jon had a part in her attitude towards him, he is by far innocent. If he had been any man at all he would have let her know what she was doing and that he did not appreciate it very fast. If he can't do that then he deserves what he gets. Listen, this guy is supposed to be grown, he is not a kid you guys are trying to defend, he is a "GROWN MAN" supposively.
Kate ~ You an Jon have made yourselves the way things are today. Stop the filming, you have sold your marriage, now your selling your kids, what next?? Yourself? Stop all filming, your family is not entertainment! You have lost yourself in the process, that is how you lost your husband, you don't know who you are how is he going to know who you are? If you stop all things go back to living a normal, quiet, life with the children, your nice home, all the material things you have now; you may get your marriage back and things will fall back into place. Go back to church, let god be the controller of yourself, your family and your home. Right now you have fallen away from god, he is still there just invite him back to be the leader of you, the home, and kids. There is still hope, ask for forgiveness, let god straighten you out then your family. You say you are not exploiting your children, come on get real, you really are! Wake up and see the big picture! I don't believe Jon when he says he despises you, why was he with you for those 10 years then? There is something he loves about you and he can find that again with god's help, I pray you will get back together some day, do it for the children, you can both work on yourselves and possibly give marriage another shot! May god bless you and your children, may god work on Jon and let him realize that he is the leader of his family and they are the ones that he is here for, they need him!
I think it's getting harder in life to realize what is real and what is not real. The is enemy is working overtime to destroy all the good, pure and ethical.
I loove Kate. I looove her hair today ion the view. It looked great. She has been such a big role model for me. She is such a strong women and an amazing mother. You go girl !!
Loved your hair today on The View Kate! Maybe it's time to do a new hairdo anyway, to start looking for a new you! Poor Jon, he's sooo lost his way, and he won't be finding it soon inside a 22 year old! Go Kate! I've always liked you, how you act and how you carry yourself is a much higher road than any of those who continue to dis you, while you're the one at home with the children!
** Kate is just a strong assertive woman, and Jon didn't get passive for Kate, he was "always" passive. People don't "turn passive" because they love someone. If he really loved her he would have been himself, not someone he manufactured in response to her. He's just a weak person and doesn't want to admit it. Some people are like that, they are better at taking directions. Jon is "no" natural leader and he never will be. That's why their marriage worked at all,/ "when it did". Kate is a natural leader. She tried to get him to lead and he didn't step up.
Jons problem is hes not as polished a speaker as Kate. Whoever is handling his PR needs to be replaced. Sell your million dollar house, new cars, all the other freebies TLC has provided you for pimping out your children for 5 years and you will be able to live well not having your children filmed. The embarrassment these kids must feel having to face their peers at school....man this is all on tape for the world to see forever. Bigger families than the Gosselin can support there children without having them filmed. A camera following you around in your own home is not normal. Kate wants the spotlight never mind what the kids want. They have more than enough money and "things" give the poor kids some privacy they deserve that. There family falling apart should not be entertainment.
I have six and it is a challenge...Period!!!!!It is sad that the family is not together under one roof with BOTH parents. Their faults aside. I am controlling because I have to deal with everything all the time. No time off even when I go to the grocery store after 20 years of being in the same relationship! We could all do something different. Judging others and their lives is the biggest thing we could all change. Encouragement of both parents and good advice would be better than what I am seeing here. If we all stopped judging them and started sharing with them we might be able to help the situation instead of adding to it. They beat themselves up enough without us adding to it. John and Kate you stick in there...no matter what others think you are still the parents of some fantastic gifts of God. Don't give up on yourselves. I wish I could offer my kids the life you have carved out for yours. I stayed home for 10 years while my husband traveled the united states just to support the brood. He felt unappreciated and so did I. In the end we are still together and we have to overcome things all the time. Love you both!!
Jon is a TRIPLE THREAT now......He is UGLY.....STUPID......and FAT.......ha ha ha
I've LOVED the show for a couple of years the spontaneous cuteness with the children is so precious. Back to Kate -- I've always marveled at how she comes up with unique and brainy ideas to teach the children things and maintain order. The children seem bright and well-trained. She seems like a GREAT MOTHER to me. I remember the moment I lost respect for Jon (although he's always seemed too willing to lay back and let Kate direct the children) The moment was when the family was on an outing to a new place/new city and Kate had all the kids lined up and was walking with them- She asked Jon to go up front and "LEAD THE FAMILY" and He REFUSED.?? He stayed at the tail end, leaving Kate to forge the path and determine where to guide the children. What kind of "MAN" has to be told to lead the FAMILY??? What kind of Man "WON'T" lead the Family? Kate was leading all the kids and Jon as well. It was a new place, people were around, it could have been chaos -- but it wasn't because Kate, AS USUAL, stepped up.- I'm so tired of the game called "Knock the assertive, Capable Woman"-- A CAPABLE WOMAN steps up when Men fail." She has a lot of weight on her shoulders. - When MEN don't step up, a WOMAN WILL -- and she will justly "Lose Respect" for Him. Don't blame her for her assertiveness, blame Jon for creating the vacuum. I'm sure Kate would much rather have an assertive husband. I BET any amount of money that husband would have been "Given WAY" more Respect and even Deference than Jon. MEN have to "EARN RESPECT" from Women. He IS a Lame Fish and more. His behavior since his separation shows how CHILDISH and Irresponsible he is, which makes me even more partial to Kate. His girlfriends will soon tire of him. Who wants such a " WACK MAN"????? THIS IS WHY I ADMIRE KATE
KATEZILLA IS NOTHING BUT A GOLD DIGGER...SOME ADVICE FOR YA KATEZILLA....GO AWAY, FIND A ROCK & HIDE UNDER IT, THEN GIVE YOUR KIDS UP TO JON OR ADOPT THEM OUT SO THEY CAN HAVE A NORMAL LIFE...IDIOT!
She didnt invent motherhood, why do woman go listen to her. I don't get it. Are they that idiotic they need to get advice from someone who feeds her kids and takes them to the zoo. Its been going on since the begining of time. I could see her doing little things about having multiples, but please. Enough of it already
If everyone is as sick of this whining as I am, take action. Do not patronize the advertisors that support this show. Let the ones who are putting up the money know that it will cost them!
If Kate Gosselin wants her normal life back she should start by quitting the show, getting rid of the current body guard, & practice controlling herself, not others!
SOMEONE had to take the lead in raising the children--yes Kate is overbearing, but Jon certainly did NOT step up to the plate. He had ample opportunity over the years--seen on the show as well--he stepped back because it was EASIER for him to feign stupidity and 'do as told' rather than take the lead. I really feel for this man, he is spinning out of control--and when the spinning stops he will have to deal with this damage. As for Kate, she is trying to handle smiling and carrying on as she is embarrassed by he ex's behaviour. She booked this View date WEEKS ago, I will place bets now, this was Jon's turn with the kids. She would have ensured it was planned that way. Again, if Jon wants to take the lead in some of the raising of his kids he can start by using a generous portion of his strip end to open college accounts for the kids like Kate has done.
Kate took the HIGH ROAD while Jon got HIGH with Hailey.
Kate lost "some" control? Maybe if she hadn't tried so hard to CONTROL others, life could have gone better for all of them. If she wanted to LEAD her family, leadership requires tact, which she didn't bother to learn. If she wanted Jon to lead, that is not helped by berating someone night and day till what little self-confidence they might have had hits bottom and then saying, "I want you to lead." She kicked her husband until he found himself at the curb, realized she wasn't his only option, and kept going. If the genders were reversed, people would be saying he was a domineering control freak abuser, and that would be true. And that she should find someone who appreciates her. So... I'm not defending the morality of Jon's behavior, just saying she damn well brought this on. Yep, when your despised "wimp" stands up and walks away, you might feel a loss of control.
Kate's appearance on the view this morning was damn good. You could tell she was a little emotional after the crazy weekend she had. Because that loser husband of hers took that drugged up skank to her home to visit her kids. can you imagine how that would worry and upset any mother. and there was NOTHING she could do..Jon has his court ordered visitation. Kate was terrific and did it with class.