Kate Gosselin: My Kids Hate Spending Time at Jon's Place
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A new war of words has begun between Jon and Kate Gosselin.
During a Friday appearance on Live with Regis and Kelly, Kate, 35, told Kelly Ripa and guest host Anderson Cooper that tensions remain between her and her ex-husband, 32.
"It's...you know," she said. "I do try to keep it as peaceful as possible." The level of tension "depends on the day."
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The biggest issue, Kate claimed, is the time their eight kids spend at their dad's nearby apartment.
During those visits, Kate said, "I basically wait for the phone call from how many of them want to come home."
Jon's residence, she explained, "is not [their] home; it doesn't feel like home to them ... they want to be at home -- in their house" in Wernersville, Penn.
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She pointed out that the latest visitation schedule (part of their custody arrangement) is still "new to us. It's only been three months that he's actually been spending time with them and taking them."
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Jon Gosselin caught his ex-wife's TV appearance and lashed out via Twitter:
"As much as I want to respond to numerous LIES recently claimed on Regis and Kelly, I will refrain. I have learned from the past that it’s a waste of my time and energy. I am 'rising above', and refuse to engage in any sort of public argument that could potentially harm or upset my children. My children and the people in my life know the truth, and that is what's important."
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71Good for you Kate. Bout time you closed your mouth and focus on the kids. The level of drama before had to upset the children.
yeah YAWN!!!
Yawn.
Um I never said he watched them dunk I said RARELY he babysat and that he was not allowed to drink in MY home! He had no car, could not leave therefore was SOBER around my children the 2 times he EVER watched them. And what MAN should not work? had he gotten a job he would have been taken by me and than I would have left the MANAGERS to take care of him. It is NOT about my opinions being right it is about a GROWN MAN LEARNING TO PROVIDE AND TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF! Nothing was wrong in forcing him to grow up other than it didn't work and our ENTIRE family now has nothing to do with him after he still decided to behave like a CHILD! MEN SHOULD BE GROW UPS and Jon behaved SIMILAR to my uncle at times (not always but at times) only Jon has STARTED to grow up FINALLY! Obviously you didn't read. he has 2 children he has NEVER seen and they were not his wives. I can't believe you can sit there and say Jon NEVER had any growing up to do? Sandra again I don't idolize ANYONE but she was not attacking Jon in any way by saying what the KIDS FEEL about a NEW LIVING SITUATION!
Sandra, I'm done, trust me. Kate's lunatic fans will never admit what she really is. Excuses excuses excuses about why she acts like she does and treats people the way she does. Hopefully her supporters don't treat their own families like that since they have no problem with Kate doing it. Anyone who has seen the show knows that Jon did LOTS of things, more than a lot of fathers I've seen, as a matter of fact I used to be a fan of the show and watch it every week and I can't think of one time I saw Jon sitting around doing nothing.
kim give it up even as mrs. pfc boyd she was right everyone else is wrong. she can't sell the house because i imagine it belongs to tlc. another freebie. and bs on the fact he never did anything. heck even mady said she was the queen bee sitting in her lawn chair spouting out orders. he was the one that took care of colin when he was constipated, because she was to worried about matching bunkbeds(another freebie). and what his many girls of what 5 or 6. remember she gave him free rein when she didn't want to save the marriage. boyd don't know jack. but go see the hate she spewed on the bradgelina article. kim just ignore her with 50,000 word essay's and her capitalized words every other word. it's like she is stamping her feet and having a hissy like her idol kate. and if you wait long enough she will brag about her fancy farmhouse that is paid for. she is no better than kate. not worth it. like i said i think this little stunt kate pulled just caused her fake star to fall hard. HOPE SO BOYD.
So Kate does recognize that her kids prefer a normal life. It probably breaks her heart that she has to make them work for a living. But what else can she do? The kids like their home. Once, Kate told them if they did not want to see her go to work then they would have to continue the show.
Boyd, you have revealed your poor judgment in leaving your kids for your alcoholic uncle to babysit. Your kids may have to put up with your poor judgment, but you need to get it through your thick head that no one here does. So cut the insistent crap. Also, you are as insane as your uncle. What were you planning to do if he got a job -- go to his job and force him to do the work? In fact, you are sort of acting like that here. Why? You couldn't even make a person to whom you provided room and board agree that your opinions are right. Your mother has apparently always let you get away with thinking YOUR prescribed way of life is the only way. Bottom line: you have emotional problems, your family has problems they can't solve, and your uncle is a scapegoat for all of it. It is a good thing that his wives stopped at one kid. Kate Gosselin must be one of those desperate ignorant women of which you speak.
He IS involved but the whole time they were married he would not do ANYTHING for them until Kate started yelling at him. Then when he was off traveling CONSTANTLY with his many girls he was not hardly EVER even with his kids! this is proof of that with the LACK of paparazzi footage for quite a few months in a row! It wasn't until he NEEDED a place to LIVE and was BROKE that he started spending more time with the kids! That is backed up by footage as well. he DID work but now he has REFUSED to work ANY regular job b/c he says he is "way to famous for a regular job outside of TV" and IF he WOULD get a job than maybe (hopefully) Kate would go back to nursing since she has renewed her license again but he won't therefore she "can't" and keep their home out of foreclosure (we ALL know it would NEVER sell in this economy).
You can't compare Jon to someone like your uncle. He IS involved with his kid's lives and there's paparazzi footage of him being at the house. It's not like he disappeared for years on end. And he DID work up until filming became the family's main job. I see you acknowledge that TLC only shows us what they want us to see. Obviously they WANT Kate to seem sympathetic. The problem is that she can't keep her mouth shut for long enough for people to believe any of it.
Kim, I also said Kate should NOT have said the things she did but SOMETIMES with certain people it take an awful LOT for them to get their butts in gear and to do anything for themselves or others. I'll give you an example of what I mean: My mom's brother (I refuse to call him my uncle and you may understand why) is 53 years old now. He has not seen or supported his now 18yr (a month from 19) old daughter EVER in her 19 years (including time in womb)(also has a son that is 28 that he has NEVER seen or supported who now has a child himself). He was FORCED by a judge to pay child support for her much like other dead beat dads an it was garnished from wages... what did he do? He left Florida and REFUSED TO WORK! He has not worked in 16 years aside from occasional yard work for smoke/booze money! He has bounced from woman to woman having THEM do EVERYTHING for him until he finally couldn't find a woman willing to. My grandparents supported him, got him an apartment for a bout 5 yrs until they cut him off. He lived with my husband, myself and our 3 kids for 2 years b/c I felt bad for him (why I don't know). We even gave him his own bedroom as we had an extra bedroom. All we said was he MUST go look for work and IF I needed a sitter than maybe babysit if my mom couldn't (that was VERY rare b/c I take my kids everywhere with me pretty much). We bought his food, body wash, razors, and any other things he needed (my grandparents gave US the money to get them things instead of giving it to him b/c he would instead buy booze and go with out bathing) EXCEPT I refused to get him smokes or booze b/c we do not smoke or drink and my grandparent would not allow their money to go for those things (that is why they cut him off). We found out he was NOT looking for work. I had to start taking him to places and actually FORCE him to fill out applications with me sitting right there than I FORCED him to turn it back in. He was 49 yrs old at the time I did this 49 freakin years old! I did this EVERY DAY for 6 months. Until I told him I was done dealing with his laziness and ignorance and that he was a disgrace to our family after I had found out he was stealing off of us and out the door he went. My mom took him in and she had to also FORCE him (b/c again he lied about job searching) with hand over hand assist to fill out applications, turn them in and to even help her with things at her house she was unable to do after surgery. Did we get rude to him and tell him to get off his lazy A$$? YOU BETTER BELIEVE WE DID! Did we tell him that he was acting like an ignorant child? YES WE DID. Did we tell him that his behavior was disgusting and that he was an embarrassment to this entire family? OF COURSE WE DID! We held his hand and actually FORCED him to fill out applications because he would NOT do it otherwise! No matter what the job was or what it was for he REFUSED all b/c he was LAZY and did not want Fl state to take child support out. My mom dealt with it a full year than took him to the mission. We ALL decided to let him do it himself and we all refuse to do anything to help a man that will NOT help himself! I will not allow him near my children anymore b/c I refuse to allow a "grown man" to show my kids how to be lazy, ignorant and completely USELESS! My kids have chores and they learned how to SAVE money and how to EARN things. I was not about to let that fool give my kids the impression that it was OK to live off of other people and do nothing for yourself. That it was OK for other people to pay your way in life. My kids know that if they want something that is not a necessity than they must EARN it. I refused to enable him any further and I thank GOD daily that the rest of my family has also decided to stop enabling him. He now lives with yet another IGNORANT, and DESPERATE woman that has no self esteem and is willing to buy his clothes, food, smokes, and all necessities just to have a companion all the while he is online on Facebook looking for the next woman to take care of him. I have ZERO tolerance for "men" like this, in fact they are NOT men they are little boys! Jon was the same way. He did not want to do anything. Yes Kate was to harsh on him I said she was but she was doing what she THOUGHT she needed to at the time to get his help. She did admit that she was wrong on more than 1 occasion. Even saying she regretted how she treated him b/c it WAS to harsh and that was part of why their marriage failed. Again I never once said that she was perfect and I do think she was to harsh but I can understand WHY she felt the way she did. I am sure that ANY outsider that seen the way the WHOLE family had to FORCE my moms brother to do ANYTHING (even bathe)by treating him like the child he was would more likely think we were to harsh BUT they would only see PART of the situation not everything or see how HE behaved unless forced. Just like WE only seen PART of what went on between Kate and Jon. We know NOTHING about how things were, how much he helped or what he did before the show or when the cameras stopped rolling. We only seen what TLC WANTED us to see. "Men" that lazy RARELY ever grow up to care for themselves or their responsibilities. I am glad to see that Jon is actually making a start. He has stopped (well from what we can see) doing so much partying, traveling to Paris with his many different g/f's and he appears to have stopped spending money on junk instead of paying bills. After all he has kept his apartment a few months now and has not traveled to whatever exotic place he thought of in recent months. His recent girlfriend has appeared to be a good influence on him unlike the partying ex's.
Leslie, get real. She was asked about it, and she gave an answer that implied things, so don't complain about the media twisting things. Just because somebody asks Kate about her kid's private lives doesn't mean she has to give details obviously. You sound really bitter. Did you also have a husband than you ran off by constant nagging and being miserable all the time or something?
Jennifer, Whoa.....signed in with your facebook and everything just to tell other people to get lives? Take your own advice, sweetie.
She was ASKED about it! Just like ANY other celeb is asked questions about divorce, kids or whatever is going on in their lives. Just like J.A. is ALWAYS asked stupid questions about Brad and A.J is ALWAYS asked stupid questions about her children (which I think that if children are NOT in movies or on TV they should be OFF LIMITS) it is common for celebs (of all types even reality TV celebs) to be asked questions about ANY drama in their lives in Kate's case it is about her divorce which was LOADS of drama or about the kids and how they are doing or dealing with any tension.
Whoa... you people need to get lives...
Boyd, if there usually IS tension with divorced parents, then why did Kate need to say it? If it's normal for ALL children of divorced parents to feel this way about the non-custodial parent's house then, again, why does Kate need to say it? The skank has nothing unique or creative or profound to say and, honestly, we'd prefer that she goes away. Oh and, by the way, your 5,000 word essays don't make you relevant.
You said Kate had to treat Jon like that to get anything done. Stop backpeddling about it now. NO ONE has the right to speak to another person like that, especially in front of their children. Jon deserves props for sticking it out as long as he did in my opinion. And when Kate was asked point blank if they hated being with Jon she said some of them don't mind. As opposed to saying they love their father but the surroundings are going to take some getting used to. Kate is the one spinning the stories. She knows how the media is going to react to these kinds of things and she WANTS people to think she does it all and is a struggling single mom. Which is an insult to actual struggling mothers who don't have money, big houses, trips, freebies, nannies, nice cars, etc. Do you honestly think Jon was ALLOWED to be involved with his finances? Kate is a control freak to say the least, it's obvious she handled the money. Why is it okay for Kate to spend money on herself and Jon can't buy clothes or go out sometimes? Do you honestly think Kate doesn't spend any money on herself? Look harder if that's what you believe.
The fact that he made a comment like that pretty much contradicts what he's saying... ridiculous.
I did not say he should be treated like . I DID say that he was the type that NEEDS someone saying "Hey you have a job to do so get up and do it". I DID say that she WAS harsh on him, even SHE said she said/did things to him that she shouldn't have BUT everyone makes mistakes. I have seen MANY "men" like Jon that REFUSE to do ANYTHING to take care of ANY of their responsibilities unless they are FORCED to take care of them by the LAW or someone else! The LAW FORCED Jon to pay support in FACT they took the CHILD SUPPORT money out of HIS money before he even got it given to him, Why? BECAUSE THE JUDGE KNEW HE WOULD NOT PAY THE CHILD SUPPORT UNLESS HE WAS FORCED TO PAY IT! Jon is by far NOT the better parent when he acts like a CHILD himself! They BOTH need parenting courses and need to learn PROPER skills. Kate has said MANY times that she does make mistakes but she DID NOT say her kids hate staying with their father! She said that it is a DIFFICULT TRANSITION FOR THEM which is a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT thing than hating him. Kate was NOT denying him any visits, if she was Jon would have been right back in court. Not to mention until he got his apartment and started seeing his new g/f he WAS living in Kate & the kids guest house per his OWN words! So he DID get to see those kids very often! Now how can you say he is a better parent when he has ZERO concept of saving money for responsibilities? He BLEW EVERY CENT he had on PARTIES, buying his women expensive things, clothes, BOOZE etc.. instead of paying his BILLS and for his rental apartment in NYC!! He even filed a FALSE INSURANCE CLAIM about damage to the apartment and the police there investigated him for it and found the report to be false. All because he needed money for BILLS since he SPENT EVERY CENT HE HAD! He sold his car just to have money! He slept on his brothers couch (again per HIS WORDS) b/c he had NO WHERE TO GO until he and Kate agreed that he could stay in the guesthouse until he got a place. You think those are GOOD THINGS? When did not paying bills, taking care of responsibilities become GREAT qualities in a person? At least Kate ALWAYS pays the bills and they are paid ON TIME! She makes sure the kids have plenty of FOOD in their home, nice clothes to wear (I think they look adorable in their school uniforms), they look nice every time they go somewhere, the kids are starting to get involved in sports and have sleep overs with other kids (ALL KIDS NEED THOSE THINGS TO DEVELOP SOCIAL SKILLS ETC...) the list goes on and on. Yes, Kate IS strict on them. Yes, she keeps them in line and they behave properly (but they are a bit spoiled) a good majority of the time (no child behaves perfectly). They do look happy when out and about. I have never once said she was a perfect person or even a perfect parent. She does MANY things that I'd NEVER do and do not agree with but she does do a great job providing for her children and taking care of her responsibilities BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE!!!The kids have known college funds already, so their college education (no matter where THE KIDS DECIDE to go) will be paid for after interest builds on those already large accounts! @ Kim even IF she wanted to sell that "huge house" she couldn't because the housing market is not doing very well. She wouldn't sell it and if by the VERY SLIM chance she did, she would be lucky to pay the mortgage off with what she sold it for. IF the housing market, AND the economy was better than I'D AGREE SHE SHOULD sell it, live in a modest home big enough for her family, yet cheap enough that she COULD return to nursing and live very comfy on that income. @ Rebecca she was NOT bad mouthing him! Never in that interview did she bad mouth him or even say her kids hated staying with him! She DID say that there WAS tension (which of course with divorced parents there usually is) and she said that her kids are ADJUSTING to staying in his apartment b/c they do not call it home or feel like it is home to them. Which I WILL add that feeling that way IS NORMAL for ALL children of divorced parents! They are USED to THEIR home and STAYING IN THEIR HOME. Until 3 months ago Jon would spend the weekend at THEIR HOME to visit them and as we ALL know Kate would leave for that weekend! He LIVED IN THEIR GUEST HOUSE not long ago which enabled the kids to see him at THEIR HOME. So YES of course they would now call mom wanting to go home because it is something that they have not adjusted to yet. I'm far from a challenged woman and I NEVER said I adored her. So do NOT put words into my mouth. You people are attacking her for something she NEVER SAID! These rag mags TWIST her words just like they twist the words of EVERY person they write about! How many times has this mag alone twisted the words of a celeb? It is a DAILY thing for them to say some outrageous thing in the headline of the article JUST to get you to click on it when that exact headline had NOTHING to do with the actual story at ALL! Of course I forgot that when they make up an outrageous headline about Kate that it is ALWAYS the TRUTH and they are NEVER EVER saying anything false just b/c you people say it is the truth. Heaven forbid me to say that these rag mags would EVER say a false thing about Kate (even though they do about EVERY celeb on a DAILY BASIS). I guess that opening my eyes to actually SEE THE TRUTH that they are only trying to get you to read the article by COMPLETELY FABRICATING A HEADLINE makes me challenged. Another little FYI for you ~Rebecca~ I idolize NO ONE at all! Unlike MANY MANY of you who DO idolize people that should NOT be idolized in ANY way(Like A.J, and MANY other celebs INCLUDING KATE G.) because no one is perfect, NO ONE is worthy of being an idol (maybe a role model but even that is stretching it) NO ONE except the man upstairs!
So what if people who don't like them read articles? I said I don't like Kate, not that I don't read articles about Kate proving herself to be a hypocrite and a nag.