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post #2841 of 3013
10/13/08 at 3:55pm
Someone mentioned Mady's balloon kick. That is me and my DH's favorite J&K moment EVER! That was hilarious!

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post #2842 of 3013
10/13/08 at 3:56pm
I keep saying I'm not watching the show anymore since it annoys me so much. I think tonight's the night I'm going to stop watching...wish me luck.
post #2843 of 3013
10/13/08 at 3:56pm
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Originally Posted by MamaBug View Post
Well if you read the article you would know that she said she sat outside the door and LET them CIO, there was no trying to hold all at the same time, etc...

Thank you for saying this. I was about to post the same thing. I have twins and did they cry? Yup. Broke my heart every single time. In fact, the huge driver for hiring a nanny wasn't my returning to work (which I didn't do until they were 9+ months old) but wanting their needs to be met sooner and more in-arms time, and that was before I had even heard of AP. Good lord I cannot imagine actually WANTING your children to go through that.

And re: how normal Mady and Cara are... NO WAY. Cara maybe but Mady has ISSUES. It's quite obvious there is some serious stuff going on there.
post #2844 of 3013
10/13/08 at 4:04pm
That magazine cover is HIGHLY Photoshopped. Of course, this is common for magazine pictures but this one is really creepy. Hannah looks scary, the boys look like they were cut and pasted into the picture, and girls legs don't look real. http://cdn.buzznet.com/media/jj1/200...keeping-02.jpg

I just read the GH article. I feel badly for the Polliwalk company. The author refers to the kids animal shoes as Crocs when they're really another brand, Polliwalks.
post #2845 of 3013
10/13/08 at 4:19pm
I am sure that it breaks most mother's hearts to hear a baby cry. Just because a parent uses CIO method does not mean they don't love them, they just haven't learned a better way. Disclaimer: I don't like and am not condoning CIO in any way. I feel that like most moms, Kate is raising her children in the best way she can, the way it works best for their family.

I can say from experience with my daughter, that sometimes, girls can be moodier than others, and that it doesn't always signal emotional issues. There have many times, especially recently, when it just simply does not matter what happens, whether my daughter gets exactly what she wants or not, she is not happy. There are also many, many times, when she is the most thoughtful and caring child ever.

The bad thing about reality television is that they tend to edit it so that you see only part of the story. For example, do I think that Jon and Kate only yell at each other? No, I don't. But that is the thing that people talk about. Do I think that Mady is always overly emotional and bull headed, no, I don't. When the producers put together the show, they do it in a way to keep people watching, whether it portrays the "actors" in a good light or not. I don't know what goes on in that house when the cameras are gone, but I am positive that it is not as bad as the blogs and smears that are ought there.
post #2846 of 3013
10/13/08 at 5:26pm
We watch them put their children in sweaters on 95 degree days for photo shoots.

They say that the girls are teased at school because of stuff on the show.

They admit that their family isn't around b/c of the show.

The kids have bathroom and nude scenes that now exist forever out there for anyone to watch.

Child protective groups are speaking out about the exploitation these children are experiencing.

The whole thing has turned into such a giant trainwreck--it's a show about a show. And the desperation to keep the gravy train rolling at any expense is getting more and more obvious.

Should be interesting to see how the book tour plays out with Beth.

I pity what happens when it all ends. The talk about how the film/production crew is like family. Wonder if they'll ever see each other again after filming stops? I wish there was more in those kids' lives that was constant and normal. Because based on the show and Jon and Kate's own accounts, I find it really scary and sad.
post #2847 of 3013
10/13/08 at 5:33pm
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Originally Posted by monkey's mom View Post
We watch them put their children in sweaters on 95 degree days for photo shoots.

They say that the girls are teased at school because of stuff on the show.

They admit that their family isn't around b/c of the show.

The kids have bathroom and nude scenes that now exist forever out there for anyone to watch.

Child protective groups are speaking out about the exploitation these children are experiencing.

The whole thing has turned into such a giant trainwreck--it's a show about a show. And the desperation to keep the gravy train rolling at any expense is getting more and more obvious.

Should be interesting to see how the book tour plays out with Beth.

I pity what happens when it all ends. The talk about how the film/production crew is like family. Wonder if they'll ever see each other again after filming stops? I wish there was more in those kids' lives that was constant and normal. Because based on the show and Jon and Kate's own accounts, I find it really scary and sad.
Ditto that!

See now I have read where others say that photo is messed with and I don't see it? Someone elsewhere said that one of the girls had 2 left hands?? I HAVE the cover in my home and it looks normal to me. Only thing I will say is that Hannah does not look like herself, other then that and Jon akward smile it looks fine to me??
post #2848 of 3013
10/13/08 at 5:38pm
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Originally Posted by mom0810 View Post
To me, the Gosselins seem like a REAL family with REAL issues. The Duggars... oh they just seem oddly TOO calm and TOO quiet. I don't like it. It's cult-ish to me. Like don't you dare speak your mind or be an individual. At least Mady Gosselin and all the others EXPRESS their feelings and opinions... which in the long run is much healthier. I just prefer that dynamic, I guess. The Duggars make me really uncomfortable for some reason. I wish we could stop comparing the families...
But the children need to learn to express those feelings appropriately. I can't think of anyone who would let a 7 yo kick things (even if its just balloons) just because they are upset. There would be a sit down about saying "I'm not in a good mood, can I have time to myself please?"
post #2849 of 3013
10/13/08 at 5:47pm
Um... no condoning CIO here. Period. I have to go to a soccer game, so feel free to edit if you think your post crossed the line. Otherwise, I'll be in touch. *said ominously*




























* just kidding.
post #2850 of 3013
10/13/08 at 5:52pm
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Originally Posted by MamaBug View Post
Ditto that!

See now I have read where others say that photo is messed with and I don't see it? Someone elsewhere said that one of the girls had 2 left hands?? I HAVE the cover in my home and it looks normal to me. Only thing I will say is that Hannah does not look like herself, other then that and Jon akward smile it looks fine to me??
I think I know what the person was talking about. The girl at the top in the left. Her right hand on Kate's shoulder. She has to baby finger splayed out so it looks sort of like it's the thumb, thus giving the look of two left hands.
post #2851 of 3013
10/13/08 at 5:58pm
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Originally Posted by annettemarie View Post
Um... no condoning CIO here. Period. I have to go to a soccer game, so feel free to edit if you think your post crossed the line. Otherwise, I'll be in touch. *said ominously*
sorry but what is CIO
post #2852 of 3013
10/13/08 at 5:59pm
Crying it out.
post #2853 of 3013
10/13/08 at 6:12pm
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Originally Posted by MusicianDad View Post
But the children need to learn to express those feelings appropriately. I can't think of anyone who would let a 7 yo kick things (even if its just balloons) just because they are upset. There would be a sit down about saying "I'm not in a good mood, can I have time to myself please?"
Kate did say that Mady sometimes needs some time to herself after school to calm down and that she takes her upstairs to her bedroom so she can have some peace and quiet to herself so Kate, in fact, may have said exactly what you suggested it's just that the cameras did not follow them upstairs that day.
post #2854 of 3013
10/13/08 at 6:17pm
If my child kicked a balloon out of anger, I would totally allow that. It's a BALLOON. In fact as a teacher, I was taught to allow some kind of "object" for taking out anger. It's SO not a big deal to me. I think it's healthy.

Again, different parenting styles... not something I would get all worried about.
post #2855 of 3013
10/13/08 at 6:56pm
Ok, what is up with Cara's nails in that picture? I know that they showed in an episode where she had to cut them for piano and Kate said something like "Everyone just raves about Cara's nails." But for reals? Why are they SO long and SO pointed? I think the pointed thing is what bothers me. That is just strange to see on such a young child.
post #2856 of 3013
10/13/08 at 7:05pm
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Originally Posted by MamieCole View Post
Ok, what is up with Cara's nails in that picture? I know that they showed in an episode where she had to cut them for piano and Kate said something like "Everyone just raves about Cara's nails." But for reals? Why are they SO long and SO pointed? I think the pointed thing is what bothers me. That is just strange to see on such a young child.
It's natural for some people. If DD lets her nails grow they get a pointed look to them.
post #2857 of 3013
10/13/08 at 7:06pm
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Originally Posted by TCMoulton View Post
Kate did say that Mady sometimes needs some time to herself after school to calm down and that she takes her upstairs to her bedroom so she can have some peace and quiet to herself so Kate, in fact, may have said exactly what you suggested it's just that the cameras did not follow them upstairs that day.
Exactly what I was thinking. I am sure that Kate has addressed this. If Mady needed some time to chill, I am sure she got it.

But again, I really don't think expressing one's self by kicking an inanimate object is any big deal...yes she obviously needed some time to calm down, but no it's not something to freak out about.
post #2858 of 3013
10/13/08 at 7:06pm
The 2 left hands are under the second "g" in Thanksgiving. Leah? I think. Right next to Cara's hemline. It's really goofy looking. That girl's body looks really weird, too--twisted kind of around the pinafore area. Must have been photoshopped.
post #2859 of 3013
10/13/08 at 7:54pm
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Originally Posted by monkey's mom View Post
The 2 left hands are under the second "g" in Thanksgiving. Leah? I think. Right next to Cara's hemline. It's really goofy looking. That girl's body looks really weird, too--twisted kind of around the pinafore area. Must have been photoshopped.
It looks weird because both of her arms are behind her back and she's holding her right hand in her left hand behind her back and down to the side. It makes her body look twisted because well, it is. It's not an easy position to be in but, kids are super flexible.
post #2860 of 3013
10/13/08 at 7:59pm
Hmmm....maybe. But what's happening underneath the "v?" All that white should be her sleeve? And the white above the two hands is all strange and sort of opaque--not at all like the fabric of the other two girls' shirts. So....I don't know. I'm not a photoshop person at all, but it looks really weird to me.

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