Question of the Day~ Do Most Mothers of Multiples Advertise Their Children?
Nov 24th, 2008 by BohemianMoon
******UPDATE~ I have been corrected (thank you)~ it was not at an amusement park, but a 4th of July parade.
Recently I saw the episode of Jon and Kate Plus Eight documenting parts of their lives pre-sextuplets. In one scene it showed Jon and Kate with the twins at, I believe, Disney (if not Disney proper, it was a type of amusement park like Disney). They had what appeared to be a relatively large cardboard sign attached to the the front of the stroller that stated “Gosselin Twins”.
I found that odd.
And beyond curious.
I have seen multiples out and about in their strollers numerous times in my life, but I have never seen one stroller with small children that advertised them. Particularly with their name for all to read. Particularly in a large amusement park setting.
Now I have not seen multiples out and about in a while. Perhaps because I live rurally and don’t go into malls, amusement parks, etc., so this very well could be a relatively new trend. How about it parents of multiples, is this practice in vogue?
If so, why?
Quite frankly, I find it a little disturbing. I wonder if the cost benefit of a little (or a lot of) attention from strangers is worth the potential risk one may put their children in while exercising this practice.
Moon,
Good morning.
IIRC the incident you are referring to was some sort of twins/multiple convention KON was attending. That is why the sign was on the stroller. It was an identifier. As much as I loathe KON, this is one time I will give them a pass.
Love your blog.
I believe the sign you’re talking about was hung on the twins stroller at the Wyomissing Fourth of July parade. Marginally better than an amusement park, but still strange, I agree.
It seems Kate was using her children to draw attention to herself even before the sextuplets.
I beleive that that home video was taken at Jon’s home town fourth of July parade. When they took the six to the parade in season 2? 3? they showed lots of people (and pets) dressing up. They just wanted to show off their beautiful babies to friends and family (when they had them). That being said…………putting a cardboard sign on a stroller is a lot different than selling your childrens privacy.
I am an identical twin and we have gone to twin conventions for the past 25 years. Higher order multiples also welcome. The largest one is in Ohio so not that bad of a drive for the family, but highly unlikely we will ever see the Gosselins there though, unless they are “sponsored” and hopefully the committee has more brains than that. Anyway, we have a parade there and lots of families do put their family name on strollers and wagons, but it’s a once a year thing.
Let me say, I have done my share of travelling all over and hit every amusement park and tourist destination. I have never ever in my life seen such a thing. Who in their right mind, and I emphasize “right mind,” would do this? How starved for attention do you have to be, to even entertain an idea like this? Seems as though the G’s were courting the spotlight way back in the day.
While I think the signage is creepy and inappropriate, I think many parents advertise their kids to some extent. I used to work with a woman who had two children and practically had her cubicle wallpapered in their photographs. I think we’ve all known people who chatter endlessly about their children, which amounts to word-of-mouth advertising.
I think putting that sign on the stroller is something different, however. That’s a whole different level and it doesn’t sit right with me.
I think that was for the local Wyomissing Fourth of July parade, not at Disney. I believe that the twins went to Disney for the first time when they were three.
It is still strange, because twins are not that big of a deal, especially with fertility treatments (as the Gosselins used) but it was at least only a local parade and not at Disney.
Actually, that footage was from the Wyomissing Fourth of July parade. I’ve seen that as well and thought it was something odd to “announce” - even in a small community like that. I’ve read via the Reading Eagle, etc. that Kate has always called attention to herself and the twins - way before the tups. Maybe now she only able to benefit from her brood financially.
that is the strangest thing i’ve ever heard. what show was this on? one of the early documentaries? i won’t even let my kids wear shirts or other things with their name on them.
Moon,
I’ve seen the clip that you are referring to and in one episode they said that the video was taken at their “old” hometowns 4th of July parade. So they were only advertising the twins in their hometown (I hope).
I’ve been lurking for a while but thought I’d throw in my two cents on this one. I, too, noticed in some pre-sextuplets footage that the Gosselins were at an Independence Day celebration and she had a sign on the wagon or stroller (can’t remember which now) saying, “Gosselin Twins.” I think Kate thrives on attention, no matter how or at who’s expense. My twins are only fourteen months old but I don’t “advertise” that they are twins.
I have a friend who has quints and she certainly would never remotely consider doing that. She only dresses her kids alike on rare occasions like their christening. They dress the children differently so that they don’t attract as much attention and to encourage the individual personalities. In stores one will take two and the other will take three so people don’t see the large group of children together and gawk.
I think Kate putting a sign on the twins was showing that even back then she was all about the attention that she could get and she was using her children for it.
I started two times to comment on this and I found I was speechless. I know, what’s up with that??
It sort of points to a history of ridiculously ridiculous behavior if you ask me.
I could understand a sign like that if this was at a twin convention. With all the other twins around it would be a great identifyer. But, since most people feel that it was at the 4th of July parade, that just calling needless attention to your children. Imagine! Kate did all this stuff to call attention to herself and now she wants privacy, unless the cameras are rolling.
If it was a twin convention type of thing I think THIS TIME we should give them a break. Now, not so much.
First time poster but I have enjoyed reading for several months.
Our small community is much like that of Wyomissing. Included in our 4th of July parade is a look alike contest for twins. It is very common for the strollers to have the family name on them. The older adult twins also wear name tags. They are judged throughout the day on how much they do or do not look alike, among other things. Moon, I love your blog but I think we are reaching here.
I don’t mean to hi-jack the thread, but this is related to the “How We got Here [and Rich off our Defenseless Toddlers]” episode.
I’m sure this has been discussed or at least mentioned, but probably dismissed out of hand because of how ludicrous it seems to take such a ridiculous risk with human life.
But this is my point/question — do you think Kate may have actually tried to get pregnant with Sextuplets, or was at least consciously aware that she was at high risk of having multiples and perhaps did this, either consciously or subconsciously, as a way to feed her ever-worsening mental disorder that requires constant attention on her?
Most people would think, “No, that’s crazy — nobody could have that level of shameless gull and be willing to do something that is that much of an affront to God” in intentionally having a risky multi-child birth to feed her own ego and self-centered tendencies.
But after reading this posting and thinking about it, maybe she got a taste of what kind of attention she could garner from the Twins like posting a sign on on their stroller, dressing them up the same all the time even though other parents wouldn’t do that, and all the other screwed up things that fit together like a puzzle when you think about this theory. Maybe at some point she either passively or actively thought “Hey, if I can get this kind of attention for doing absolutely nothing related to my own talents or effort, then I can multiply this benefit if I have a multiple set.”
In the “How We Got Here” episode they confirm that they started infertility treatment less than SIX MONTHS before they got married. That means they probably didn’t even bother trying (I’m sure a report of Six Months really means more like just a couple of months like in most cases where people want to hide things). I’m sure that given how quickly she conceived (I think it was just a few weeks after they started treatment) she knew that she wasn’t really infertile in any way, and probably assumed that if she loaded up on the fertility drugs she could force a large set of multiples.
Again, this is all just a theory — but sometimes people are that evil. This woman is the perfect storm of being totally talentless, completely dull, and full of spite and vengeance mixed with a “do-anything” attitude toward getting rich and obtaining notoriety. When your immediate gut instinct tells you “No, nobody could ever do something that horrible and disgusting to Children and in consideration of human life” think about the track record you’ve seen so far in the last 4 years, and then re-think whether this could be true.
#15 Regina~
This is why I asked, Regina. Is it common? Apparently in your neck of the woods it is common to have a “How much do they look alike contest” for twins/multiples in your town as part of the 4th of July festivities, and as such, parents obviously enter their children in these contests and put signs on them.
It is a large world, Regina. How is one to know if one doesn’t ask?
Matt,
Insurance often will not allow fertility testing and treatments until you have been trying for one year (if you are under 35). However, if you pay out of pocket (at a huge expense) you can have testing and treatment before that time. Of course this may vary from state to state.
The suspicious thing with Kate Gosselin is that she was hospitalized for over-stimulated ovaries just before conceiving the tups. She stated that when they proceeded with the insemination portion that the doctor said it was an ideal time to do so. Clearly, because of patient confidentiality, the doctor can not confirm or deny this. However, nothing prevents a couple from going home and doing things the “old-fashioned” way
#16 and 18 Matt and Toni~
I questioned and addressed this very thing in my first article on the Gosselins back in mid August.
The following is an excerpt from my article:
and Kate Gosselin, a Pennsylvania couple, married in June of 1999. In the fall of that year, at ages 22 (Jon) and 24 (Kate) managed to persuade a doctor to start infertility treatments right away for Kate’s purported Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. By February of 2000 she was pregnant with twins. There are major questions that arise from those who have gone through infertility treatments as to why this couple was given these treatments without the medical standard of being at least 25 years old and having tried the natural way to conception for at least a year.
When their twins turned one, Kate, according to her website (http://www.sixgosselins.com), states she was ready to have another child, but her husband was not convinced. She prayed hard, she says, that Jon would change his mind. In May of 2003, according to Kate, they had a rare opportunity to adopt a newborn, but apparently things were moving too fast and they made a “joint” decision that it was not to be at that time. Yet, because Jon watched Kate mourn for a month due to not adopting this baby, they decided to try infertility treatments again, a mere 3 months later (?!?!?!?!?).
What ?
It is curious how, and more importantly WHY, a infertility specialist would take them on for another round of treatment in general, and further, so soon after being blessed with two healthy baby girls. The August treatment failed and apparently this doctor decided to practice his oath of ethics, because after that cycle, they switched doctors.
In October they did another round with “ethical” doctor number two which was successful. However Kate was hospitalized for overstimulated ovaries. This doctor, according to Kate, was worried about multiples (DUH!) because Kate and Jon stated that they were adamantly against selective reduction. Usually in the case of overstimulation, a doctor will not perform IUI (intrauterine insemination) for fear of too many eggs being fertilized. From my research, I can ascertain that specialists (ethical ones at least) tell the couple to skip the cycle. Did the doctor go ahead with IUI even though Kate was overstimulated? Or did Kate take her chances and attempt impregnation the natural way? Whether this specialist did or did not remains to be seen, but regardless, 5 weeks later, according to an ultrasound, Kate was pregnant with seven.
(I would love to read a statement from their doctor on this.)
The Gosselins made it clear that they would in no way practice selective reduction. As such, they continued on with the pregnancy. On a personal note, I have mixed feelings on reduction, and cannot say what I would do in that situation. I do know that it would depend on my ability to take care of and raise that many babies, assuming they came to term. In addition, I would have to be able to pay for any medical treatments that may be necessary due to the common factor of high order multiples having medical issues, some of which may last a lifetime. It is a grave moral decision, and with the Gosselins purportedly being Christian, I can understand, at least on the surface, their refusal to reduce.
We knew we would have issues with reduction so made absolutely sure we didn’t conceive more than twins. Not being compulsive about doing enough ultrasounds or spending enough time looking at the ultrasounds plus patient pressure may be behind some of these HOMs. I ALWAYS had an ultrasound before insemination, but many women I’ve talked to had their last ultrasound days before. That would have scared me silly. We never had more than three developed eggs and I was iffy about proceding with three. Sure enough we conceived twins but one didn’t make it past four months in utero.
I’ve read that Kate knew she had seven or eight developed egg sacs when the insemination was done. That is just irresponsible if true.
#20 Amanda~
Well you and your hubs sound very responsible.
There are questions as to whether the doctor went forward wit h the IUI or Kate took matters into her own hands. If it was the doctor, I am surely surprized he would.
See above re: an excerpt from the J&K blog article I wrote in August.
Well, with all that has been said, at the very least, the whole situation doesn’t add up at all. Where there is smoke there is fire, and J&K’s explanation of the process is laden with inconsistencies, half-truths, and summarizing intricate details in one sentence explanations like “We prayed about it!.”
I am torn between the conclusions that Kate carried out some evil plan that required skill and effort, and the conclusion that she is just so incredibly stupid and dull that she couldn’t deduce the result that would occur and just took her poor judgment and stupidity to the bank once she got the sextuplet news.
So what is everyone’s prediction for the future? I say the show, as it exists today, is canceled within the next 2 years. The media already seems to be slowly turning on Kate and, to a lesser extent, Kon. I think it’ll take another couple of years of disgusting corporate plugs and exploitation for the last person to just get sick of the “filler” vacations (honestly, do you even feel like you’re watching a show anymore? I don’t. It’s just a string of clips spliced together now with absolutely nothing really to follow — Look the cute sextuplets are baking cookies! Now they’re in the pool! Now they are in a paddle boat!!
They might continue to get a special or two once they’re canceled, but I guarantee that a few years from now, in general, they’ll end up in the “Ohhhhhhh yeahhhhh!” reference bin, sadly, for the kids. I think that Kate will continue and grow her pathetic yuppie-wannabe lifestyle and will probably force Jon to go back to work. They’ll continue to pay for the staff and maybe cut back a little bit, but I see them going broke or close to it before the kids are 18. I think the kids will end up relatively messed up and fade away into obscurity, and maybe there will be some documentary crew that films what happens when you exploit children for reality TV that can make a movie about them and help the kids pay for college.
I hope that this isn’t the case, but if they are subjected to what they have been for the last 4 years for the next few years and remain in Kate’s control, it won’t end well.
If you’re taking a poll on whether or not the tups were conceived either by insemination or the “old fashioned way”, count me for the “old fashioned way”. I think Kate really wanted at least quints for the publicity. No way do I believe that she wanted “just” one more.
I’m glad to see there are others who see the same inconsistencies:
1. Infertility treatments extremely soon after marrying. I’ve got a friend with PCOS who had to wait until being married 3 years because of the 25 year old rule that most ethical doctors have. She’s about to have her first IUI after 3 years of trying and being on Metformin.
2. I strongly suspected that Kate took matters into her own hands when she was hospitalized for overstimulated ovaries. Without fail, every person I know who’s had this happen had their cycle cancelled and had to sit the next month out, too. That has made me think that Kate and Jon let ‘nature take it’s course’ at home. The doctor was probably stunned when Kate called to tell them she had a BFP.
3. That “Here are the Gosselin Twins’ sign on the stroller smacked of Kate wanting attention, any attention. Well, now she’s got it and I don’t think she likes it al that much-but she’ll rake in the dough, thankyouverymuch. You can look all you want, and open your wallet, but don’t talk to me, unwashed, germy masses.
I agree with CaliforniaChris, I think Kate wanted HOM for the attention they draw. Kate has proven to be unstable from what we see of her on the show.
I am really confused about PCOS and overstimulated ovaries. I read up on it but I got became more confused after reading that Kate was already pregnant when she was hospitalized. Can someone spell it out in laymans terms for me with the specifics on Kate Gosselins case? Thanks!
Kate wasn’t pregnant when she was hospitalized for overstimulated ovaries. She got pregnant about the same time, though.
She was also hospitalized for months on end after she became pregnant with the sextuplets. Guess who watched the twins? (Hint: Her parents/the twins’ grandparents, who “didn’t know how to help and were kicked to the curb)
I think she wanted HOM for the attention, but I am not sure if she ever really had PCOS or not. I think it would be difficult to pull the wool over the eyes of a fertility specialist, BUT, Kate had also worked in L&D, so she may have known which docs had looser regulations.
Count my vote for the old fashioned way! I think they told the truth about praying to god……praying that they would conceive HOM in their bedroom since I dont think even the least moral doctor would carry on with the IUI with that many sacs and Twins at home!
I hope you are right Matt, I hope this show fades to black within the next couple years……But I hope along with that the government puts measures together to make sure these kids come out ok in the end….I think a social worker needs to be put on their case until they are all 21, or move out of that Hell Hole! Infact I am surprised no one has stepped in already, we all see how truely screwed up Kate is, how come the authorities have not?? They must not be fans of the show?
On the PCOS issue - my local TV news had an item on it recently and the 3 major symptoms are
1) very overweight (not hardly, in Kate’s case)
2) excessive facial hair (possible, but not likely)
3) excessive menstrual bleeding (we’ll never know)
So…?
Matt-
I really think you are on to something. No one who wants “just ONE more” allows themselves to get pregnant when they have overstimulated ovaries. Especially an L & D nurse well aware of the consequences. Pretty well orchestrated plan if you ask me. I hope you are right about the show. IMO it ran it’s course a long time ago, like after the initial one hour special.
IMO, I don’t believe she was hospitalized with the overstimula
eggs- believe they went home and fertilized the familiar ways.
Believe hospitalization was the final three months of the pregnancy.
Whatever, they have certainly played the system.
Happy Thanksgiving folks.
Louise,
Kate has mentioned in several places that when they tried to have ONE more, that she had overstimulated ovaries and was hospitalized. This was before she became pregnant with the ‘tups. For a long time, I suspect that as soon as she got home, they got busy, figuring that this was their ‘golden ticket’.
The new website has a Q & A, taking down their story. The archive has this: http://web.archive.org/web/20041206211816/www.sixgosselins.com/Story/
It’s not mentioned here, but it was mentioned in other interviews with Kate that the October IUI was cancelled after the overstimulated ovaries-which is the protocol after overstim.
Having been through Ovarian Hyper Stimulation Syndrome (OHSS) and in the hospital for it, I have a very hard time believing that any ethical doctor would have gone ahead with the IUI. OHSS is life threatening to both the mother and the fetuses. I think they took things into their own hands but not necessarily as people would imagine. (Think turkey baster — I’ve heard from other infertile couples that have done it.)
Having gone through various infertility treatments, I am surprised that she was able to get treatment so quickly and don’t think she really had PCOS. Just my two cents based on all of our experiences.
#32~Anne~
I agree. When I first published my article on the Gosselins back in August, I had a number of posters stating that they had been through this process and stated that many couples do not have to wait, and that there was nothing wrong with going through with it as the Gosselins did. These statements contradicted ALL of the research that I did for my article, so I appreciate those that are coming forward, like yourself, stating that my research, and the information that I wrote in my article was, in fact, correct.
Thank you for taking the time to comment and relating your experiences, it is appreciated
Here’s a few facts, rather than conjuncture:
#1: Sometimes ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome begins before ovulation. Sometimes ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome begins after ovulation. In fact, if ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome occurs, it can be worse when there is a pregnancy. The changes in pregnancy hormones make the symptoms worse. Obviously Kate was overstimulated (which is more common with PCOS women and younger women). Bottom-line, just because she was overstimulated, doesn’t mean that the doctors or Kate/Jon knew that at the time of ovulation.
#2: The number of eggs can be missed at an ultrasound. Some eggs can be “hiding” behind the ovaries. Some eggs that were thought to be immature unexpectedly catch up.
#3: The number of women who end with high order multiples and then have selective reduction is not well tracked. One study I saw said 1% of women with a certain fertility drug + IUI would become pregnant with higher order multiples (3+ children). Obviously, not all women continue the pregancy with all embryos.
#4: The number one symptom of PCOS is long and erratic time periods between periods due to lack of ovulation. The other symptoms (acne, obesity, excess hair) do not occur with every PCOS woman. PCOS can begin in the teen years.
#5: ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) suggest beginning an infertility evaluation after trying to get pregnant without success for 6-12 months. Treatment should begin at 6 months for women with known problems or older women. A lack of periods is a known problem. Nothing in their official statement requires women to be 25 years old to begin infertility treatment.
#6: According to the their (J+K) story shown in the archieve noted by previous poster, they had 3/4 eggs. The IUI (intrauterine insemination) would have been done then. The ultrasound showing the six embryos was five weeks after (3 weeks from missed period or, in the magic of pregnancy dating, 7 weeks pregnant). The hospitalization for ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome occured sometime between ovulation and 7 weeks pregnancy. It is typical to have an ultrasound at around 7 weeks to see if the embryo(s) have heartbeats. Their story timeline makes medical sense.
#7 People believe what they want to believe, regardless of any facts.
VOR, you’re taking a few of Kate’s revised public statements as fact. The stories from people around at the time it occurred don’t match all of Kate’s public tales. She can have a very selective memory when she wants.
Amanda, See #7.
I have never posted before, but…lol. As a mother of 18 month old twins concieved through IVF I have a few opinions. I went through several years of treatments, including a dozen or so rounds of IUI. My GYN did not believe I had a problem, but I did, and sought out a specialist, after some minor tests and issues with my DH, they began treatment rather quickly a general diagnosis of uneplained infertility, but an explanation to me that I had PCOS like ovaries and my husband had his own issues. 15 months of unsuccessful IUI, and a failed IVF, I finally became pregnant with triplets, eventually delievering twins. My point to my story…these treatments are costly, stressful and at times painful. I cant imagine anyone purposefully putting themselves through any of it, or purposefully putting themselves at risk with two small children at home. I really have no opinions towards J&K one way or another, I do watch the show, but am a follower of all the blogs, so watch with my eyes wide open. But my bottomline is I cant imagine anyone putting themselves through all that for the sake of exposure…but then again, maybe I give people too much credit!!!
Trace — I think like almost everything, people have multiple motivations for things. I’m sure, as you did, she wanted children because of what a blessing they are, and to carry on a legacy, etc. But unlike you, I think Kate had more in mind than just the usual motivation for having kids.
I doubt she went through the whole IUI and IVF process only for the prospect of cashing in later on in life on corporate giveaways and contracts for the sextuplets exploitation. I think she probably had the potential for a lot of attention and focus on her in the back of her mind when she went through with it all, though.
None of us will ever truly know, but I think what most of us are asserting, without directly saying it, is that the attention was one of many competing motivating factors and not just for exposure.
I also think they took things into thier own hands. I’ve thought that for a while now, but after watching a rerun of I think the 2nd special, they ask Jon if he was resentul of Kate because of the ‘tups at the very end, she said she was so surprised that he wasn’t, and I don’t remember what his exact words were, but basically he wasn’t because it was both of their decisions, but the words he used, and his body gestures, as weird as it sounds, pretty much sealed that opinion for me. I rarely watch it anymore, mostly catching it when a commercial comes on the show I’m actually watching, and I find the recaps more interesting.
Has anyone heard from the Dept of Labor that contacted them?
Whew!! Thank God I am not the only one who has always thought that Kate got pregnant on purpose simply for the limelight. To extend on what others are posting..I do believe that knowing that she had over stimulated ovaries and the fact that she got some sort of sick self-enticing feeling of being THE MOM OF TWINS, she decided to go home after she was hospitalized and do the deed the natural way. For some reason I feel like Kate was in the hospital and was being explained by the medical people that they would not go ahead and continue with fertilization. I think a lightbulb went off in her head and she knowingly decided to forget what the doctors said, because we all know Kate knows everything, and just go for it, to simply see WHAT would happen. And then ‘wawlah’, 5 weeks later she is carrying 7 sacs. I do agree and I am sure that the doctor was probably flabbergasted when Kate called up to say she was pregnant. I am also sure that she knew right away that she was carrying HOM directly due to the fact that she was showing a good amount of stomach very soon into the pregnancy.
In the very first special, I do remember the statement that she said that she thought that Jon could not forgive her. I also remember the statement that she said as well. Kate said that when they found out they were carrying 7 sacs, she stated, ” Oh God what did WE DO.” This is a statement that clearly answers any doubt in the question of whether Kate got pregnant on purpose with the sextuplets. “What did we do”, tells me that knowing that she had over stimulated ovaries and the fact that the doctor more than likely told them NOT to have any type of intercourse, she went ahead and did it anyway. maybe Jon knew, maybe he did not know that they were not suppose to engage in anything, who knows. I think that Jon maybe was tricked into it by Kate and thats the reason why she felt that he blaimed her for getting pregnant with the tups. It has been documented and stated publically, that Jon was happy with the twins and that he was not even ready to even have the twins in the beginning . He has said that he wanted to wait to have kids etc etc.
Even when Kate was pregnant with the tups it has been noted that she wanted the limelight. It also has been stated that as soon as they found out they were pregnant with the tups, Jon started calling radio shows etc to broadcast the fact that Kate was carrying HOM. Seems odd to me.
So yes, I do believe that Kate got pregnant with the tups on purpose and I do believe that she feels entitled to get everything free and I do believe that deep down Jon does resent her for it. I also believe that Kate is not the right person to have HOM. There are certain women who can manage it. The Hayes Mom, the Dilley tups mom to name a few. However, Kate is not that mom. Maybe there was a reason why she had fertility issues and she chose to ignore them, I do not know. Hell she might of been fertile from the very beginning. No one knows. Nor I am saying that a women who is infertile is being told something, I AM NOT, my heart goes out to those women. I am just saying that maybe Kate was being told something.
And to answer the post question, it is very odd and not normal to post a note on your buggy that says “Gosselin Twins”. I know women, including myself, who have had twins or triplets and the last thing they/we want is attention. Moms of multiples just want to get in and get out as quickly as possible.
Lea WOW!! I also thought the very same thing and thank you for doing my typing for me .
What’s even more interesting is and I cant remember the episode of which Kate is at their first home speaking of shopping around videos to TV networks hoping for a deal. So they were looking to shop the kids around even before TLC came knocking. Jon himself said he learned the word “Marketability” and used it to get things.
Now seeing how Kate believes she is entitled to things and I feel is instilling that same attitude into her children I can see why she said in her interview to the Associated Press on May 8, 2005
the Mother Of Sextuplets Faces Loss Of Medicaid-Funded Nurse
(Society has a responsibility, says Mom)
“Kate Gosselin said she feels society has a responsibility to help with the children, since modern medicine promotes the use of fertility drugs, which can lead to multiple births.”
LOL!! what a crock. Society has no responsibly for her choice to use drugs to conceive.
So people who are obese can blame McDonald’s for them choosing to eat their fattening food? Or Couch potato’s can sue Lay’s Potato Chips for making them fat? he he