The Barking Lot

For many years, I have enjoyed watching the Jon & Kate plus 8 family. I did not watch it fanatically or anything, but the children were adorable, and Kate’s quips at Jon were a huge entertaining bonus. Who doesn’t like to see a couple making fun of each other? Look at the show Roseanne, which aired for so many years, and had such a huge audience? Sarcastic couples is where it is at!

However, over the years, I have found that I became accustomed to this family. I could tell the difference between the twins, and sextuplets (hubby read my blog and said that it was easy… the twins are bigger than the sextuplets…*sigh*). (anyway…) I could even point out the difference in their personalities. Jon and Kate’s fun little quips became nastier and nastier, and although the divorce was sad, I suppose like most everyone else, I was still entertained and mesmerized to watch the drama unfold.

I went from liking Jon’s fun personality, to watching him change drastically before the public’s eyes. His personality no longer was darling, and fun, it was downright nasty, and he openly condemned the fans which made riches and opportunities for his family.

Throughout the entire airing, I kept hearing ME ME ME MYSELF AND I coming from Jon. I am not sure that I heard him speak about his children very much throughout the episode.

Watching Jon and Kate’s last episode was a sad and nostalgic moment. Without realizing it, I had really been pulled in by this family. I was surprised to feel saddened that they would no longer be airing. I am baffled by this, as like I have stated before, I have never been a fanatic. I am certain that many people felt the same sadness to see them go.

Now, on to my personal thoughts of the drama that has been unfolding in Jon and Kate’s lives:

1. In the beginning I had mixed feelings about Kate. On one hand I felt that she was too harsh on Jon, and often times the cameras would catch her being an extreme and downright Bitch to Jon. On the other hand, she probably did that more often, because she knew that it would draw an audience. I am also sure that the show edited when they caught such moments, and highlighted it for all of the viewers. Another forgiving fact is that she had 8 children to stress out with. I can easily get stressed out and frustrated with one or two of my children. I wonder, as should everyone else, that if I had a camera on me at all times, I would be caught in some scenes that made me look at my worst.

2. Jon is an asshole, plain and simple. At first, I felt sorry for him, as he was dealt the brunt of Kate’s stress outlet. She picked on him a lot, and he was more often than not humiliated by her on national television. More recently, he does not even seem to be the same person that we watched all these years. He is definitely going through a mid life crisis. He admits he felt free when their relationship ended. Yes, children are hard work, and it is no doubt that his brood is an extra challenge. However, being able to go off and party, and only being a part-time dad is not the answer. No matter how tough things got, he should have given it his all for his children, and not act like a sleazy dad, who can’t wait to ditch family responsibilities for something more fun.

Please see my blog on whether or not Jon should have stopped the Jon & Kate Plus Eight show here