Jon and Kate Plus 8

That Memorial Day episode was so SAD. It was truly the first time I saw Jon and Kate in a new light. Kate was emotional and Jon was just life-less. You can read blog after blog about Kate and what a terrible mother she is. How she does the show for fame and fortune but I don't see that. I see a mom doing what she has to do to care for 8 kids. If I had 8 kids and someone wanted to do a show about me - I'd do it. If companies wanted to use my show to market their product - I'd do that too. If I could go on paid for vacations - I would go in a heart beat! Why?? Because this family would never have been able to afford it without this show. It's a trade off. The kids are not suffering. They are experiencing wonderful new things everyday and get to have BOTH parents home with them everyday.
I think the family dynamic is great. Come on, you've got 6 adorable kids with fantastic little personalities that make you smile and laugh week after week. You have a couple who argues A-LOT, but at the same time you see them working as a team to get through each and every single day. They are not perfect.
I have 3 kids and I can tell you it's very hard. You don't get a lot of down time and if/when you do, you make the most of it. You also have to make the most of any opportunity presented to you. Within reason. Maybe TLC went a little overboard? Maybe it was too much too fast for this family? Whatever it was, everyone needs to take a step back, take a breath, and try to figure out what went wrong. What do we want? How can we fix this? The kids deserve for their parents to be happy and be together.
Wasn't it less than a year ago that they renewed their vows in front of their children and on national tv? Kate said it was to show their children how much they loved each other and that they would always be a family. Jon said he was a little emotional and almost cried. What happened??
It's our life, and we're in it together. Right??
I would love to see this couple come back from near divorce happier than ever. Prove the statistics wrong. If it means no more t.v. show then I'm all for it. Your family is the most important thing.
I'm going to go hug and kiss mine now - XOXO