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This morning we were treated to a lovely “pity me” explanation from Jon Gosselin regarding his terribly selfish and juvenile behavior in the last several months. Now Kate’s getting her turn, though it’s not in response to Jon’s comments. And as far as I know, Kate has yet to align herself with a celebrity rabbi, though I’m sure those dudes over at the Kabbalah Centre are just chomping at the bit over her.
Kate had a sit-down with The Today Show’s Natalie Morales, and gave a one-hour interview that’s going to air on TLC (the same station that aired “Jon & Kate Plus 8”) tonight. She showed a short preview of the interview on Today, and from the little bit available it does look more interesting and revealing than a lot of the interviews Kate’s given. One thing both Morales and Meredith Vieira noted was that although Kate clearly has a tough, hard exterior, you can also tell that her emotions are still just right under the surface.
The stress of a very public divorce played out in the tabloid press is starting to take a toll not only on Kate Gosselin, but also on her eight children. The revelation came during an often emotional interview Gosselin gave to TODAY’s Natalie Morales for a one-hour special, “Kate: Her Story,” that will air Monday night on TLC. Morales shared excerpts from the interview and her own observations Monday on TODAY.
“She said some of the kids are starting to show signs of stress and behavioral changes,” Morales told TODAY co-anchor Meredith Vieira. ‘You tend not to trust’ Morales said that Gosselin said that she has become more isolated and alone since the breakup, as people she once trusted have rushed to cash in on the stories they’ve peddled to the tabloid media.
“You look around and very close, trusted people who you swear on your life would never ever, ever cash you in, for lack of better words, and those people do that,” Gosselin told Morales. “When people leave your house and tell completely different stories, you tend not to trust people.”
Morales asked, “Who do you have on your side now?”
“A very, very small group of people,” Gosselin replied.
“How is this affecting you all that we don’t see?” Morales asked.
“I’m awake in the middle of the night thinking, ‘Am I making the best decision?’ ” Gosselin said, brushing away tears from emotions that are still raw.
[From MSNBC]
I think it was smart of Kate to admit that she questions her parenting. I’m assuming when she asks if she’s making the best decision, she’s talking about day-to-day parenting things, since I can’t imagine how she could possibly question the divorce, given Jon’s behavior. But she generally comes across as a know-it-all, and it makes her more relatable to hear she asks herself the same questions all decent parents do.
One thing that wasn’t shown in the clip was whether or not Kate had an affair with her married bodyguard Steve Neild. Natalie Morales said that Kate’s response was that Nelid and his family were some of the very few people she actually trusted and that wouldn’t “cash you in” – and she wouldn’t do that to them. I’m looking forward to seeing that actual segment. When it’s not first person it’s more difficult to tell if it’s honest, but from the way Morales phrased it, it sounds like she at least believed it.
Going through a divorce when you have kids is just about one of the most painful things most people ever have to endure. I can’t imagine what it’s like to have 8 of them under these circumstances. Everyone would need a few people that they truly trusted and felt they could go to. It must make Kate feel incredibly alone to think that most anyone would “cash her in” under the right circumstances. I guess that’s just one of those things where only time will tell. Hopefully the people she trusts now are deserving of that trust. She’s going to need adult interaction as she raises her kids. And hopefully she’ll get the some kind of family therapy or something of that nature to help the kids handle what they’re going through too.
Here’s Kate shopping at The Grove while being filmed for ‘Kate Plus 8’ in Los Angles on Wednesday. Images thanks to WENN.com .
these morons needs to go away and take care of their kids. Why do they think the whole world needs to be given a daily update about their feelings?
of course the bodyguard wont cash in on her….yet…he is still in her employ. duh. she’s such a tw#at. talk about cashing in on people..that is the sum total of her interactions with people and her children since they were born. her entire experience as a mother has been defined by her cashing in on her family.
I deep down believe that in the beginning she just wanted to provide for her kids. I think its just gotten a little to much for her to control. Money will make people do crazy things. Im sure she does feel like she cant trust alot of people. Considering her husband whom she had been married to for 10 years…Completely changed! Her brother & sister in law sold her out. I do think at this point its time to step back & take a good look at whats going on!! Those children need to have a “normal” lifestyle, whatever that may be.
I think all parent questions their parenting actions at one time or another. No one is the perfect parent.
I guess I would have more sympathy if the person doing the most cashing in on Kate and her family wasn’t Kate herself.
It seems to me that she and Jon are the ones who have done the “cashing in.”
I think she is finding out what most of us don’t ever really have to face — when people, even people who you love and love you back, leave your house, they may have all kinds of opinions about you and your life that they never say to your face and would crush your self-esteem if you only knew. Don’t we all have moments where we shake our heads at the thought of something our sister/friend/coworker does? Since the Gosselins have trouble keeping the boundaries of their lives clear, it isn’t that surprising that their friends and family can’t quite manage it, either.
Let’s see….
@ audrey I totally agree. It seems that KHate is just trying to make all of us feel so sorry for her. Who cares? I lost my job and I have MAJOR bouts of depression, but gee, I don’t feel the need to update everyone every frikkin’ day! I smile through it all. I am blessed with family that loves me and a home. (She should count her EIGHT BLESSINGS)
@ bros If the bodyguard has been keeping a close eye one KHate *wink wink*, then he will have learned how to cash in. Just like KHate has, in fact, done with her poor children. I agree. She is the master manipulaor!
If KHate wouldn’t go for marriage counselling, whay would we ever think that she would attend counselling for her kids? She is far too self-centered to ever admit that she is not perfect. If I didn’t hear stories ALL THE TIME about KHate acting like a DIVA, then maybe, just maybe, I would fall for her tears. I wonder where her friends Beth and Bob are in all of the ‘people she can/cannot trust’? I think she alienated all of their friends and family. Where is her own family in all of this? Hmmmmm, one would think that she could really use to have her own Mom around in her troubled times. These kids are family to KHate’s family, after all. I think she is afraid to let her own family see just how FAKE she really is.
After-thought….what the hell is up with those shoes she is wearing?
Anyway….’Nuff said (for now LOL!!!)
wow, the woman was married to a complete douche who trashed her and made up lie upon lie and oh stole the bank account. I give her alot of credit for keeping it together. she will keep her family afloat and who can blame her. I wish her and the kids the best
If that’s the case than every person that has a reality show is cashing in too. The difference is that she has 8 valid reasons. At least we don’t see her buying at Rodeo Drive and squandering the money. She spends wisely, unlike Jon who spends it on a bachelor pad, booze and 22 yr olds.
I saw those shoes in Marshalls, I tried them on but I didn’t like them. They look cool on Kate though.
Dr Lillian Glass Body Lnaguage Expert on Kate’s interviews. Says lots about her.
http://drlillianglassbodylanguageblog.wordpress.com/
@ mollyb – Yes. Perfect. Exactly.
Personally I can’t stand her, but she is doing what is necessary to ensure the health and security of her children. We really can’t fault her for efforts I do however have issue with the amount of publicity both of these dysfunctional parents have garnered from the networks and magazine covers. When are their fifteen minutes up?
Wait, WHY is she filming “Kate Plus 8”??? I thought this reality show hell was coming to an end???? Talk about cashing in! Cashing in on her kids. Oy, this woman is a friggen joke. A BAD one.
Re: Kate Gosselin’s teary hour long interview: people ‘cash you in’
Now she knows what her kids feel like!
She’s insane.
Let’s hope this hour long pity party that Kate is throwing for herself is the last we see of her.
Hey Kate – look in the mirror and take responsibility for the mess your life is in. Stop blaming everyone for cashing in when it was your greed and your desire to be a public person and drag your poor kids into it as well.
Kate and Jon are certainly giving one of their eight children alot of dirt for the tell all book that will come out in 20 years! I wonder which child will be the author?
okay, gosselins, time to stop whining…the rest of us have our own problems.
love natalie-meredith is meh.
Her entire family unit and life as a homemaker is predicated on public funding. Karma’s a bitch and so is Kate.
I despise the way Jon and Kate talk about their children. I can’t imagine how difficult it would be to raise 8, but its like they might as well say, “I can’t deal with those needy pains-in-the-ass anymore.”
I just like that they had a “RARE” opportunity to sit down with her. HUH?
Counseling? Please. How about counseling for the 15 MILLION American kids that live below poverty level? How about counseling for the 3.2 MILLION cases of child abuse each year in the US? Do you know in the US, between the ages of birth and 3 YEARS OLD, the incidence of abuse is 15.7 per 1000! That is 3 YEARS OLD! Babies! What about the almost one MILLION teen girls that get pregnant in the US every year? How about counseling for them? I think “worrying” about 8 rich kids is totally misplaced.
Ya Kate. Like your not cashing in on your kids.
All this boo hooing from someone who has things just handed to her. I don’t feel sorry for either one of these parents, if you can call them parents.
Awsome! Wonderful article.
i never watched the show, but i am going thru a divorce and let me tell you, i dont want any of the stbx’s money but you gotta swallow your pride be a major cunt in order to protect and provide for your child/ren. no one is offering to pay my bills, or babysit for me etc. As a mom you have to be strong for them and for yourself.
The interviewer should have asked Kate why she didn’t agree to go to counseling with Jon if she hates being called a quitter so much.
I feel so sorry for Kate and those 8 little kids, none of them asked for this mess. They got into it because as Jon said himself, he didn’t like or wasn’t use to staying home, changing diapers,making meals etc. all the things a wife and mother does. And THAT’S why it all happened. Too bad he couldn’t have been more giving,loyal, trustworthy, patient. Oh well, what goes around comes around. As far as her having an affair with the body guard, Jon started the rumor. Guess so he wouldn’t look so bad in everyones eyes,he wanted to drag Kate down to his level,so tabloids would chew on her a while.Sad,sad, sad.This little boy hasn’t yet become a man. I’m sure his sons have more respect for their family circle than Jon had. Maybe he could learn something from them. As far as him having a spiritual wake up call, I think it’s all a smoke screen, he wants everyone to like him, and not see him for who and what he is. Sounds like his girlfriend is getting tired of his temper tantrums. Maybe now she knows what Kate had to put up with. Don’t worry Kate, there’s still a lot of your fans that are on your side, that understand what you are going through, and don’t put you down or make fun of you. Some of us have gone through it, some of us just have feelings.Maybe she didn’t do the right thing by wanting the divorce. Maybe if she would’ve just let him have his way and do whatever he wanted things would’ve been different. Men are men, they have super touchy feelings. Maybe she should’ve let him go on the road and sell the book, and earn the money for the family and try to cut a little slack, sometime being perfect, super organizedand super mom etc. can bring more heart ache than not. Sometime a person gets lost in all that and doesn’t take care of the main person in your life and relax. At the end of the day, you look around and does all the perfection make your life better? in this case, it didn’t, he didn’t appreciate it, he needed to have his ego massaged. He had self esteem problems, he felt inferrior to Kate. Men want to be the bread winners, the heros, the one the wife and kids look up to. I can see his point, but, he didn’t have to do this distructive thing, something that destroyed so many lives.
I’m no defender of these people but I used to love to watch their show. Say what you will about their personal lives but I thought they did an amazing job with their children – at least until recently. Do you know the odds of sextuplets surviving and being so healthy? Those children are well-behaved, well-educated, clean, happy-go-lucky (except maybe Colin or Mady),potty trained early, living in an extremely orderly and clean home, eating organic/healthy home-made meals. Do you think this would have been remotely possible if she wasn’t such an anal perfectionist? As she likes to say, she was on bedrest for almost her entire pregnancy (which is miserable) but did it to ensure to the best of her ability to carry the pregnancy as close to term as possible. Most children are a reflection of their parents and most of us watched the show because we were enchanted by the children. They are constantly hugged and kissed and individualized as much as possible. You are insane if you think that is possible without running a very tight ship. The body language idiot is cashing in on those children he claims to care about – give me a break. I’ve been holding this rant in for a while. I just think they deserve that much credit. They definitely derailed but hopefully can get back on track. thank you.
I think it’s just a joke that Jon is even on TV. Running around with all those young girls infront of his children is just terrible. Kate you are a great person and it says more about him than you. Does he have any idea what child support for 8 kids should be??? He made a commitment to bring that many children into the world and now how will he support them? He should embarrassed at how he has acted. The show should go on so the kids can continue to live their lives, with or without him. I wish you nothing but the very best you go girl!