Jon and Kate Plus 8 " All Aboard "

I watched the latest Jon and Kate episode where they went to see Thomas the Tank Train Engine.  I am always in awe to watch Jon and Kate take their 8 kids anywhere.  I am guessing most of these trips are paid for by the Producers of the show, just to get more footage of the family out the house... or maybe by the parks themselves.  Just watching the kids on the trains looking out the windows with big smiles on their face brighten up my day.  Of course there will be people who will criticise Jon and Kate for yelling at the kids throughout the show, but I remember back in the days when my boys were young that I did my share of yelling too.  ( also remember that the camera men are filming for hours to put a 30 to 60 minutes show together and for some reason they like to watch Kate yell. :^D )

Yelling just goes with the terriotry of being a parent and having kids. I love watching Jon and Kate and the kids sit on the big chair like it's their Diary Session of what had happened during the day.  With all the negative feed back lately, I have to say that I love seeing a family on TV that are not acting like they arre perfect and it isn't scripted.  What you see is what you get with the Gosselins and I have loved watching the kids grow up.  I for one am pulling for the family to keep this show going.  As long as they have their Supporters and they are getting the ratings... then they are doing a Great Job.

One more thing...  I would have loved to have had the opportunity to have a show like this on TV back in the 80's when I was raising my sons.  Kudo's to Kate for having all these field trips and numerous craft projects at home.  I loved hearing how they do the Caterpillar project every year for the kids to witness the caterpillars turn into butterflies and then set them free.  The Gosselin children are so lucky to have parents that are teaching them so many fun things to do.

The controversy of Jon and Kate Plus 8

Why is it that Jon and Kate are getting so much bad press after being on a Successful show for the last few years ?  Are people jealous, mean or just have nothing better to do than to find the flaws in them instead of the positives.  It surprises me how controversial this has become in the last few weeks.  I don't look at Jon and Kate as celebrities, but with all the trash talking it reminds me of what real celebrities go through all the time.  The paparazzi are out of control and actually hurt people with trying to get a picture just for a story.  Now with all of the Reality TV we have on and I have to admit I watch a lot of it ... I can see how it is changing the way people behave on TV and We as the viewers judge them.  :^(

Instead of sitting in front of your TV judging these people, why don't you take the time to learn from them. We might not always agree with their behavior, but we might just see a little of ourselves in them.  I myself would rather watch Jon and Kate Plus 8 than to watch Jerry Springer, Divorce Court, Flavor of Love, JackAss or Wife Swap. The list goes on and on.... I don't watch those shows, but I don't feel the need to come on the internet and trash the people who are participating in them.

I just hope that Jon and Kate will not take the time to read all of the negative stuff people write on here. They are fine the way they are and if they feel they have problems with their marriage or anything else, they will work on them.  They don't need people on the internet to point it out to them.  We don't see what they act like 24/7.  This is a TV Show that is taped for hours at a time and then cut and spliced the way the producers want it to be.  Don't spend the whole time watching it and picking it apart.  If you are doing this, then you obviously aren't a very happy person .  On the other hand if you are watching it like I am and smiling and laughing  and enjoying the banter back and forth and the kids playing and interacting with each other, then you are like millions of others who LOVE the show.

I hope we will get to see many more episodes of Jon and Kate Plus 8 and if it gets to be too much for them, maybe they will do a few specials through the years.  I wrote this blog for all of the supporters of the show... So if you aren't one of them, please be on your way and get a life.  :^D