I have been avoiding posts on Jon & Kate Plus 8 because everything about it makes me sick, and I am going to say something that a lot of people may not agree with- get off of Kate’s case!! Everything has been blamed on her by her husband, their families and “friends” and now the media. She has taken on this show as a job, and just like a lot of Americans, the job requires her to travel. That travel and time away from them brings in major bucks so that the kids can have a better life, go to whatever college they dream of and have amazing weddings. They only film two days a week- not every single day. And those kids are not any more exploited than Tori Spelling‘s, Denise Richards’, the Duggars, the “Little People”, or any other reality show that centers around families. When everything in the family was hunky dory, no one had anything to say about the “exploitation” of the kids.

Are actresses attacked when they go film movies away from home and don’t see their kids for a week? Or spend 12 hours on a set? No! This is a job for them, and despite what the economy looks like, she is writing books and traveling so that her family can be taken care of.

Now what makes me sick to my stomach is that TLC has doubled the amount of episodes this season to 40, up from last season’s 20. Since the season premiere brought in 9.8 million viewers- a record for the network- they have said they will continue to air the show as long as people want to see it. I know we are all a little money hungry right now, but the humane thing to do would be to step back, realize that this family is spiraling out of control and they need to concentrate on the marriage and the family.

Why don’t they provide Jon & Kate with some counseling, or a kid-free vacation away together, all expenses paid? Why don’t they help pick up the pieces that they had a part in breaking? Cashing in on people’s hardship is what got America in this mess in the first place. When we start thinking about others before ourselves, that’s when things will turn around for us.

Personally, I couldn’t stomach spending a lot of time away from my kids and having nannies helping to raise them. But we are all different people, and those kids are well cared for. Why don’t people start blaming Jon for being in his 30s and leaving bars with college girls? I mean seriously.

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