Posted on 11/17/2008 12:17:58 PM PST by buccaneer81
I don’t watch much TV, but I’ve seen this show once or twice, also seen the shows with the very large families (there are a couple families with 17 kids who have had specials.)
Anyhoo, my point is, I don’t care how they raise their children. It’s their business. If they want to take vacations paid for by their sponsors...that’s fine. If I don’t agree, I don’t have to watch the show.
All reality shows are scripted, plots outlined.
It does make it to TV Land. They took them to some show about the Bible. They’ve taken them to church. They talk about it alot.
I figure it’s a way for both parents to stay home, and they make enough money to send all their kids to college.
Heck, it’s better than them being on welfare!
I had nothing to do with it.
That's the strongest argument that the writer makes, but who cares? What are their friends going to say? "Oh look, you were potty trained!" This will be invasive when the kids get older, though. OTOH, they must have been financially strapped, so I can understand their consenting to the TV show.
I don’t like reality television because the reality is that you’re seeing what the director wants you to see.
I wish that people would say “no” to allowing themselves or their families exploited but the money I assume is very attractive.
Someday I hope this genre fades away.
Kate has a strange way of acting like a Christian when she abuses her husband both verbally and physically.
That woman is a harpy. I feel sorry for Jon.
I like the show and I don’t think they’re doing any harm at all to their children. People just want to find things to critize about other people. I’d like to look into this persons family and see what they’re doing that could “harm” their children.
I guess we shall see in the future whether they enjoyed it or not.
(Picturing 8 cute little kids smoking cigars and popping wheelies on Ducatis. Unnngh.)
The show is the best thing that could happen to those children. In the quest for ratings the children will get to try out all the hip new things to do for kids, get to see new places and experience everything from a front row seat standpoint. Money and careers will be lined up for all of those kids as they grow up.
Jon should have kicked her mule when she demanded that he get a hair transplant.
An awful lot of children on TV have turned into adolescent and adult train wrecks.
According to Kate, a Korean infant became available while Kate was an obstetrics nurse. They decided not to adopt the baby boy, but instead return to fertility treatment.
To be frank, I'm kind of glad that their beliefs aren't played up. The world doesn't need to see another set of Christians who blow ther money on fertility treatments and hair plugs in a world where kids starve.
A pastor friend of mine is going over to get his second daughter from China sometime in the next two months. He and his wife and children have scrimped, saved and sacrificed on a small salary to save this kid and her older adopted sister from a crappy life, and do I have to even mention he doesn't have hair plugs?
The show that REALLY grates me is the one with the family of 58 kids or whatever the number is...
For such a holy family, they sure want to be exploited and paid...
Sure, Kate gets frustrated..(maybe you would be too if you had that many children 24/7)....
..but to their credit when they tried for ONE MORE CHILD and ended up with all those babies in utero, they accepted the responsibility rather than SELECTIVELY ABORT!
I love to watch this show....I'm worn out when it's over, and appreciate the energy they both need to get through a day.
They mention their faith often and shame on you all for your sniping of this family!
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