*At the request of DH, some editorial changes have been made since my original posting. He felt I was a little harsh towards the children.
I have been such a long-time fan of this show that I can't believe these words are coming out of my mouth (fingers?). I am boycotting Jon and Kate plus 8. I'm tired of how snotty, uptight, rude, mean and hateful she is. She's a total basket-case when it comes to the kids' clothes and who in the world buys two puppies right after putting new carpet in their house?
Kate is so rude to Jon. She's insulting, sarcastic and belittling to him during the show's interview sessions. Do I get irritated at things my husband does? Yes. Do I want to say things off the top of my head that might hurt his feelings? Sometimes. But I don't. Because I love and respect him and appreciate him for what he provides for our family. There have been times that I have bitten my tongue and not said things because I knew it would hurt his feelings and that I would regret it later. I wonder if she ever regrets anything she says? Does she ever watch herself on tv? And if so, how can she not see her behavior as wrong? I chose to stay home with our kids and am grateful for every moment of it. Even the crazy, hair-pulling ones.
They flaunt their being "Christians" so much yet her behavior is anything but. And in several of the viewer e-mail answer shows she has commented that their fans are "crazy, we're just a normal family." How's that for gratitude?! Because of those*crazy fans* Jon is now able to work from home and they just moved into a new house because of the benefits they receive from TLC and their new book.
So, I am asking all of you who truly do love and respect your spouses to join me in my boycott. I know it may be a hard step, but you can do it!
Make Bows No More
11 years ago
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I'll join your boycott- it'll be easy since I've never watched it in the first place, nor will I ever.
Wahoo - I'm in, but I've never watched the show anyway!!! ;)
I like your reasoning and I agree - we shouldn't belittle our hubs!!! There is a Yogurt commercial I despise for doing just that.
I'm there with you...whenever my husband tells me I'm being grouchy...I just ask him if he wants "Kate" to come out and play...she usually stays tucked away!
I've never watched that show, but Brad and I watch The Soup on E! and they always show clips of her being mean to him. The host always said the show is soon going to be called "Jon Minus Nine." Haha. And yes, I'll boycott it too, even though I don't actually watch it. It is ridiculous for her to behave the way she does.
Yeah, I think that she is pretty mean to him. It's sad.
I tried to get into that show b/c so many people liked it, but I hated it because of how mean she was to Jon. So I just stopped watching it a long time ago! Glad you saw it too! I couldn't understand why people actually liked it!
I've only watched the show once or twice and couldn't stand it! I'll gladly join your boycott and continue my "Jon and Kate"-free lifestyle.
I'm so glad you blogged about this! I, too, used to love watching it (admittedly mostly because it makes my life with 5 kids seem pretty easy to handle!) but I am on board with you about the way she is so ugly to her husband. One thing that always crosses my mind is, "Why in the heck does he ALLOW her to treat him like that?" Because he knows it'll bring on a huge argument and that she hardly ever admits when she is wrong anyways? I quit watching for the same reasons (though she DOES make me look like an awesome, gentle wife!) I say shame on her for treating him like that but equally shame on him for not putting his foot down...a LONG time ago!
I totally agree with you, Megan. The first time I watched the show, I was turned off by the way she spoke to the kids and her husband. She just didn't seem to be having any fun-and being with the kids really CAN be a lot of fun. Personally, I think TLC should make a show called "Tom and Meg plus 4" Love you!
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