Jon & Kate plus Eight

United States
July 9, 2008 10:52am CST
I watch the show "Jon & Kate plus Eight". I enjoy watching this couple who have a set of twins along with sextuplets! WOW! I do wonder about the grandparents in this situation. I've only heard the parents say once that the grandparents do not participate in the kids lives. I wonder what the problem is? Since he is of Asian decent and she is Caucasian, I wonder if that is the problem. Who knows? At any rate the family is doing well. Cute kids, but a hand full. I do think that Kate wears the pants in the family though. She seems to be very controlling and almost paranoid about some things. But they are exposing the children to a lot of different things, such as trips to Disney World, to amusement parks, farms, etc. etc. Sometimes I wonder about exposing these children to the public eye through the tv program, but I realize sometimes you have to do things to make ends meet and if this is the way they are doing it, then so be it. I think in the long run, the kids will benefit from it. I doubt that if they hadn't chosen to do the tv show, that they would be able to afford to take these kids on all the trips they take, as well as keep food in their mouths and clothes on their backs. I wonder how many years they will continue to do the show? Since we have seen these kids from babies, I hope that we can continue to watch them grow into teens.
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@guss2000 (2232)
• United States
10 Jul 08
I like this show alot and record almost every one of them to watch. I'm so intrigued by it. I did see the FAQ special that Jon & Kate had done, and it discussed the grandparents. Jon's dad was in many episodes in the begining, but he passed away from a heart issue. Jon's mom, is very busy according to them so they dont' see her often. Kate's parents are just not involved, they didnt' go into why, but I'm also wondering if it's because of their backgrounds. I still love the show though!
• United States
10 Jul 08
Its too bad the grandparents aren't involved. They are missing out on some lovely grandkids! Maybe they watch the show?! I hope they do cause they would at least get some insight as to how the kids are doing.
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@halynn (1809)
• United States
10 Jul 08
i've only seen the show afew times but i like it. Why aren't the g'parents involved?
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@halynn (1809)
• United States
10 Jul 08
Oh, sorry i just read the post above yours.
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@singlemommy (2955)
• United States
10 Jul 08
I love this show too. I think it really depicts what a "stay at home" mom endures, although most stay at home moms don't have eight children. But I think Kate and Jon are both very good parents even though they seem to get stressed out alot, which is totally normal. I can't imagine how stressed I would be with 8 children, Lord knows, the 2 kids I have stress me out enough. lol
@amanda08 (647)
• United States
10 Jul 08
I think they are totally AMAZING parents... are you kidding? They have EIGHT kids.. all of which are completely adorable!!! God Bless Them!