Letter from a Gosselin Relative?
Nov 20th, 2008 by BohemianMoon
The following was submitted by my reader, Syl. It is interesting (to say the least) and hardly surprising if true. Par for the course, I say.
The decision as to its validity, Dear Readers, is entirely up to you.
(Thanks, Syl! It is appreciated :))
Taken from the GWOP website today. The ‘newspaper article’ blog.
“Anonymous said…
My husband and I were guests at Kate and Jon’s wedding that took place last summer. I know it was on the television recently and I just wanted to clear up a few things. Prior to this event we never met Kate or Jon or any of their children but being that they are family we felt a special kinship towards them. A couple of months before the event we received a mailed invitation which also included a separate print out of appropriate gifts to give. I personally did not feel that was a very loving thing to do but I understand that this is something brides sometimes to do ensure that they not receive duplicates. Please keep in mind that we like many native islanders are living on a fixed income and do not have the kind of funds necessary for such extravagances. There were many scenes from the wedding that were not televised on the special. Many of the women went up to Kate and we did try to embrace her and congratulate her. Instead of smiling and accepting our words she shunned us. We also tried to show Jon a native dance however we were told by a member of the staff that put their special together that it was not a good idea. We had hoped to keep in touch with Jon as well as his wife and children however we have not heard anything from them since they left the island. We do appreciate that they thought of us and invited us to the ceremony and we also thank the hotel staff who was kind to everyone. One of the banquet ladies actually came to my table and spoke to us many times just to make small talk which was sweet.
Regardless of the letter’s authenticity, Aunt Fifi from Etiquette Hell would like to remind the Gosselins that it is in very poor taste to solicit gifts for any occasion or love offerings for that matter. Oh, and not to mention pimping out your tiny flesh and blood to any and all corporations that are willing to pay for a pint or two.
Thanks for the reminder, Aunt Fifi!
It’s amazing that the public are still attracted to these two, who have
personalities that are dull normal, imo. How they can be so rude and
rebuff their public is just unconscionable - they cut off the hand that feeds them. Let’s hope they remember these incidents when their
fifteen minutes of fame fades into the sunset.
Thanks for all the info - keep those cards and letters rolling in folks!
It’s a bit amazing to me that anyone would believe an anonymous poster on that particular blog. C’mon people, haven’t we all learned enough from the penn/possum fiasco? People who renew their vows don’t solicit gifts. The Gosselins are not that stupid either.
#2 Trina~
Oh Trina, plenty of people who renew their vows solicit gifts. http://www.etiquettehell.com is a place you can read all about it.
And I beg to differ, the Gosselins ARE that stupid. Not to mention greedy.
As we have heard from the beginning “Who are we to say no?”
Wanna bet??
When have the Gosselins shown signs of knowledge of manners? Kate even talked of charging admission to the next birthday party at the tups third party! They also kept referring to the vow renewal as getting married again so of course she expected gifts.
You give the Gosselins too much credit to not know better. They are classless clods !!
Moon,
If this person was truly a guest at that ceremony, we all would have heard about months ago when it happened with photos. IMO you are fueling the proverbial Gosselin fire with this sort of nonsense.
And, may I suggest the Emily Post Institute as a better online etiquette source? http://www.emilypost.com
okay, had to chime in on this one! Of course KON would be so rude as to ask for gifts….are you kidding me? I thought it was corny to do the whole cake feeding each other thing at a vow renewal too. i’m surprised they didn’t throw the bouquet and garter! We don’t know whether the letter is true or not, but it certainly is not that hard to believe!
It’s easy to believe this to be true, because it fits what some of us believe about Jon and Kate, but I need to see more concrete proof before I believe this poster is legitimate. When they put so much bad behavior on display every week on the show, it isn’t necessary to jump on them for behavior that cannot be verified. I believed PennMommy. I don’t want to be that easily fooled again.
PM anyone? I dont understand the eagerness to accept stories from anonymous people as fact. I could’ve written the same thing.
#5 Amanda~
YOu got it!
#6 Laurajean~
If, true, yep.
But even not true, yep.
The Gosselins are classless with a capital “C”, anyway one dices it!
#7 Trina~
*******If this person was truly a guest at that ceremony, we all would have heard about months ago when it happened with photos.********
The above quote is pure speculation ( much like whether the letter is authentic or not.)
THe Gosselin’s do not need me to fuel their fire, they do it every week themselves.
And I disagree on Emily Post. Post gives passes.
Moon, as well as the section I read this letter in at GWoP both state there is no proof the letter is authentic and to make your own decision as to what you choose to believe…thus the comparison to PM is void because no one gave a disclaimor regarding what she was submitting to people as the truth. The sad thing is, this letter sounds like the G’s so it is easy to believe it could be true. Their lack of manners/class and greediness have already been proven through others’ dealings with them. If this letter is true it only serves to give yet another example of what kind of people they are.
#9 Skeptical~
I wouldn’t get too hung up on the letter. It is up for anyone to decide what they will.
One thing is clear, though, they really didn’t know the relatives at all. Hell, Jon didn’t even know that one relative lived in Maui?!?! Maui where perhaps the Gosselin’s could have actually taken some time and visited with them prior to the ceremony. Don’t you find that odd? That the Gosselin’s had been in Hawaii for most likely at least a week and they didn’t see the relatives at all prior to the ceremony? One would think that they would have had a “meet and greet”, or night before the event dinner before these complete strangers witnessed their sacred vows.
It was a farce. Nothing more than a staged event for ratings.
Oh, and they are still taking donations, so gifts, yeah, I am sure that they would have no qualms about asking for them. Hell, Kate asked for another two hours on the private charter snorkling trip with no regard to the fact that perhaps the charter crew had other things scheduled or a home and family to return to.
Nice.
#10 Samantha~
That is why it is left up to the reader’s discretion.
Thanks for your comment, though.
#14 Momof5~
Exactly.
Also, did you read the last entry regarding the Waynesburg speaking engagement?
Poor fan. I feel bad for her, but at least she knows the truth about them now.
I did read the last entry and commented there. I always feel so badly for people when they eventually come face to face with the reality that is Kate (and Jon) Gosselin. It must be very disappointing…
Mom/5: Exactly what I was thinking! True or not - their behavior CREATES this thinking. People wouldn’t write this stuff, and we wouldn’t embrace it as possible truth, if Jon and Kate weren’t so prone to such behavior.
This is the way they act all the time! In other words, it sounds…
just.like.them.
I see that they are featured in a not-so-friendly article in the newest National Enquirer. I don’t live on the East coast but i have a friend there who has seen the publication and knows it is on newsstands there. Different locations may not have it yet.
Their new house is mentioned, for one thing……
http://www.cafemom.com/group/51286/boards/read/6333839/Renewing_their_vows_Pictures_don_t_look_if_you_don_t_want_to_see_VERY_Pic_Heavy
Moon,
Don’t know if this link will work. It’s from Cafe Mom, posted on Nov 1, and consists of pictures not previously seen of the vowing and spa.
(Last week I tried twice to post them on GWOP but it never made it on the board. If the link doesn’t work let me know and I shall try to JPG them to you. Their loss is your gain.
Moon,
I’ll be sure to let Peter, Peggy and Anna know they give too many passes. Seriously, the Posts have always frowned on gift lists attached to invitations. My point was, it’s funny how this has come up AFTER the show. You would think (my speculatory opinion), if one was at this wedding they would have shared this information sooner.
I also feel, as a whole, people will tend to always believe the negative stuff about the Gosselins whether it is true or not.
#21 Trina~
I got your point from your very first post.
And not to belabor the point, but Post gives passes on a lot of things concerning weddings now….keeping up with technology I suppose.
Just as those that love the Gosselins believe everything that is posted on the net that reflects a positive light.
Plenty of stuff that was claimed rumor from the fans for months and months has come to light as being the truth, and oftentimes the truth out of the mouths of Jon and Kate themselves (I swear those two can’t keep their lies straight….it must take too much time to write them down for subsequent referral).
But, as we ALL know, No one should believe ANYTHING about the Gosselins unless it is sanctioned by Jon, Kate or TLC via their respective sites. Jon and Kate said so earlier this summer and still say the same (though in more polite and grammatically correct terms) on their site currently
#20 Tallulah (I really like that handle, BTW)
Thanks~
It is up on my blog now as the latest entry.
concerning the family at the wedding: did anyone notice that jon hadn’t seen these people in 20 years and kate had never met? i bring this up because they took the twins to hawaii before the tups were born. so that means that they didn’t see any of the family then. wouldn’t you think that they’d want to see all their family while they were there? especially so they could meet his wife and two beautiful daughters? these were the only “family” TLC could find that were willing to come. the poor people probably were really excited to meet kate and all the kids. i feel sorry for them
That’s true that they went to Hawaii with the twins. I am sure that Jon’s father paid for that trip. It’s not cheap to travel to Hawaii from PA. If they truly were interested in their relatives in HI and Jon’s culture, why didn’t they stay with their relatives? My family is from HI and we visited each year in the summer for two weeks. We had to stay with relatives not because of the cost but with “Hawaii” people, it’s expected. Just like when they travel to the mainland, they stayed with us. Also, Islanders love to travel to the mainland, I wonder if the Gosselins will extend an invitation to their new found relatives to visit and stay in McMansion. It looks like there is plenty of room. They can send the boys to the barn and give the relatives their room.
I don’t thing ANY relative, especially strangers, should be expected to let 10 people stay at their place. We don’t know how these people live but I know I couldn’t let 10 people stay with me!! Visiting them before the “wedding” would have been the polite thing to do. “Meet and Greet” as somebody said. Didn’t Kate say something like, “They finally get to meet us!”
What an ego that woman has!!!
These people were used as props for the show, because Kate has ran off anyone that she ever knew. I believe that letter is authenic. The relatives figured it out , just like everyone else has. I noticed the only quest Kate had on her side was the camera crew. Those people will never here from Kon again. Just a few more casualities to add to the list.