Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Shauna Lake Interview with Jon Gosselin
Below is a transcript of more sections of Shauna Lake's interview with Jon Gosselin. Jon and his wife Kate have eight kids; a set of twins and a set of sextuplets.
Jon: Our show is very successful. Jon and kate plus 8 is pretty successful. And we're just giving back right now and it is so rewarding to see a family and be like here's our clothes, here's our stuff. What can we help you with.
Shauna: People want to know, they are dying to know actually, why your parents and kate's parents aren't as involved
Jon: Well my dad died four years and he was like the most involved parent ever. Like mattie and cara miss him so much it is ridiculous and so do i cause he was cool. My mom, she got remarried and moved far away but she does not want to be filmed. And kate's parents are just not involved.
Shauna: In your life's? How come?
Jon: It's just, and they have 19 grandchildren and they aren't involved with any of them.
Shauna: With any of them?
Jon: Any of them
Shauna: But are they part of kate's life?
Jon: Nope
Shauna: So they aren't part of her life either?
Jon: They don't even talk to, it's weird. it's like they left the nest and they left the nest.
Shauna: So is there a chance that you could be moving to utah?
Jon: No, i mean i would love to get a place up here yeah.
Shauna: What do you love the most about here?
Jon: Well i'm like extroverted and love meeting people. And here, and is anyone boring here. It's kind of like california.... but it's kind of cool that everyone comes from a different walk, everyone has their own story.
Shauna: A lot of people in Utah, as you may or may not know, have big families.
Jon: Yeah i know. I get a lot of e-mail from here..
Shauna: So having a family of 8 is not that unusual. How would you articulate having six kids
Jon: All the same age, that's different.
Shauna: Yeah talk about that a little bit
Jon: With eight kids, singling, like the older can watch the babysit the younger ones. not us, like you've got the twins and you've got the six and like they're all going through the same developmental stages. So it's kind of tricky.
Shauna: So you're mr. mom?
Jon: Oh yeah, i hang out with all the moms
Shauna: Does it bug you that..
Jon: I'm not going to lie. At first it really bugged me because it's a prideful thing for a man to like go work, provide for your family. But kate explained it, you are providing. She's like, if you weren't home, then i can't work in new york. You know, so your role is almost bigger.
Shauna: But you have to feel immensely blessed with the life that you have?
Jon: Oh my goodness. The kids, when kate, When Kate was pregnant, they wanted to reduce our kids. and we were so anti-that. um, you know we think god has been blessing us ever since, becasue we stuck it out. Yeah it kind of was hard. I'm not going to say it was easy. We have a show and we have to be parents at the same time, but I just, you can't get hung up on things you have to do it, and you're going to fail. I fail every day. But you have to just keep getting through it.
Jon: Our show is very successful. Jon and kate plus 8 is pretty successful. And we're just giving back right now and it is so rewarding to see a family and be like here's our clothes, here's our stuff. What can we help you with.
Shauna: People want to know, they are dying to know actually, why your parents and kate's parents aren't as involved
Jon: Well my dad died four years and he was like the most involved parent ever. Like mattie and cara miss him so much it is ridiculous and so do i cause he was cool. My mom, she got remarried and moved far away but she does not want to be filmed. And kate's parents are just not involved.
Shauna: In your life's? How come?
Jon: It's just, and they have 19 grandchildren and they aren't involved with any of them.
Shauna: With any of them?
Jon: Any of them
Shauna: But are they part of kate's life?
Jon: Nope
Shauna: So they aren't part of her life either?
Jon: They don't even talk to, it's weird. it's like they left the nest and they left the nest.
Shauna: So is there a chance that you could be moving to utah?
Jon: No, i mean i would love to get a place up here yeah.
Shauna: What do you love the most about here?
Jon: Well i'm like extroverted and love meeting people. And here, and is anyone boring here. It's kind of like california.... but it's kind of cool that everyone comes from a different walk, everyone has their own story.
Shauna: A lot of people in Utah, as you may or may not know, have big families.
Jon: Yeah i know. I get a lot of e-mail from here..
Shauna: So having a family of 8 is not that unusual. How would you articulate having six kids
Jon: All the same age, that's different.
Shauna: Yeah talk about that a little bit
Jon: With eight kids, singling, like the older can watch the babysit the younger ones. not us, like you've got the twins and you've got the six and like they're all going through the same developmental stages. So it's kind of tricky.
Shauna: So you're mr. mom?
Jon: Oh yeah, i hang out with all the moms
Shauna: Does it bug you that..
Jon: I'm not going to lie. At first it really bugged me because it's a prideful thing for a man to like go work, provide for your family. But kate explained it, you are providing. She's like, if you weren't home, then i can't work in new york. You know, so your role is almost bigger.
Shauna: But you have to feel immensely blessed with the life that you have?
Jon: Oh my goodness. The kids, when kate, When Kate was pregnant, they wanted to reduce our kids. and we were so anti-that. um, you know we think god has been blessing us ever since, becasue we stuck it out. Yeah it kind of was hard. I'm not going to say it was easy. We have a show and we have to be parents at the same time, but I just, you can't get hung up on things you have to do it, and you're going to fail. I fail every day. But you have to just keep getting through it.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Upcoming Episodes List
Ok here goes:
FAQ's 1 hour show All you wanted to know about the Gosselins January 19, 2009
The Kids see the house episode January 26, 2009
The Big Move - February 1, 2009
Stay tuned.......
FAQ's 1 hour show All you wanted to know about the Gosselins January 19, 2009
The Kids see the house episode January 26, 2009
The Big Move - February 1, 2009
Stay tuned.......
Kate Gosselin shares her Christmas Secrets and budgeting tips
Kate Gosselin is the mother in the house, she also lives with her husband, Jon, and 8-year-old Cara and Mady and 4-year-old sextuplets Aaden, Joel, Alexis, Hannah, Leah and Collin. Kate shared her Christmas plans and tips for saving money.
Q. What are your plans for Christmas?
A. “We’re just going to continue our Christmas tradition of caroling. And we’ll bake.”
Q. Are you working on songs for this year? “
A. I haven’t started yet. But the kids are older now so they’ll learn faster. Or we’ll do the ones from last year!”
Q. What gifts are the kids asking for? “
A. Well, we have 4-year-olds and I remember this from when Cara and Maddy were 4. They come running and say, ‘Mommy, Mommy, I want this’… and I’ll say, ‘What is it? Where did you hear of that?’ And they’ll say, ‘On TV!’”
Q.What kind of TV do they watch?
A.“They’re Disney kids. And to be honest, our show is their favorite thing. They ask to watch it all the time. It’s interesting. It’s like them watching their memories.”
Q. Would you have ever thought 10 years ago you would be a TV star?
A. “No, it’s ridiculously funny. I just think of myself as a mom so it’s funny when people get all worked up about seeing us. It’s not what I thought I’d ever be doing.”
Q. Rumor has it you are looking to move. Has that happened yet?
A. “We don’t say, but we are planning to move at some point and it will be covered on the show. We’ve outgrown our house. But the show will go on.”
Q. Have you felt the economic crunch?
A. “We all have, but I have always cut coupons. I’ve always looked at the sale fliers and I’ve always planned my meals ahead of time. You know, long before gas prices went up and they were saying ‘group your errands,’ we were already doing that out of necessity.”
Q. The kids are usually dressed alike. Do any of them prefer to dress differently?
A. “They don’t mind either way. At home they open the drawers and dress themselves and you can imagine some of the outfits they come up with. And I don’t fight them any more. I would have fought Maddy and Cara at that age. I did. I’d say, ‘Go back upstairs and change, you’re hurting my eyes.’ But I don’t fight them anymore.
Q.Do the kids know that they’re celebrities?
A.“They don’t understand it. To them, it’s their normal. They’ve been filming since they were 15-months-old and they don’t know any different. And I’ve taught them — and at 4 they understand — that if people are taking pictures, and it bothers you, just say, ‘No, thank you’ and turn your back.”
Q. Do you enjoy doing the show?
A.“The blessings are we get to work from home, we’re there with them. We get to travel. There’s so many experiences that we wouldn’t otherwise have. I feel like it’s making them so well-rounded.”
Q. What are your plans for Christmas?
A. “We’re just going to continue our Christmas tradition of caroling. And we’ll bake.”
Q. Are you working on songs for this year? “
A. I haven’t started yet. But the kids are older now so they’ll learn faster. Or we’ll do the ones from last year!”
Q. What gifts are the kids asking for? “
A. Well, we have 4-year-olds and I remember this from when Cara and Maddy were 4. They come running and say, ‘Mommy, Mommy, I want this’… and I’ll say, ‘What is it? Where did you hear of that?’ And they’ll say, ‘On TV!’”
Q.What kind of TV do they watch?
A.“They’re Disney kids. And to be honest, our show is their favorite thing. They ask to watch it all the time. It’s interesting. It’s like them watching their memories.”
Q. Would you have ever thought 10 years ago you would be a TV star?
A. “No, it’s ridiculously funny. I just think of myself as a mom so it’s funny when people get all worked up about seeing us. It’s not what I thought I’d ever be doing.”
Q. Rumor has it you are looking to move. Has that happened yet?
A. “We don’t say, but we are planning to move at some point and it will be covered on the show. We’ve outgrown our house. But the show will go on.”
Q. Have you felt the economic crunch?
A. “We all have, but I have always cut coupons. I’ve always looked at the sale fliers and I’ve always planned my meals ahead of time. You know, long before gas prices went up and they were saying ‘group your errands,’ we were already doing that out of necessity.”
Q. The kids are usually dressed alike. Do any of them prefer to dress differently?
A. “They don’t mind either way. At home they open the drawers and dress themselves and you can imagine some of the outfits they come up with. And I don’t fight them any more. I would have fought Maddy and Cara at that age. I did. I’d say, ‘Go back upstairs and change, you’re hurting my eyes.’ But I don’t fight them anymore.
Q.Do the kids know that they’re celebrities?
A.“They don’t understand it. To them, it’s their normal. They’ve been filming since they were 15-months-old and they don’t know any different. And I’ve taught them — and at 4 they understand — that if people are taking pictures, and it bothers you, just say, ‘No, thank you’ and turn your back.”
Q. Do you enjoy doing the show?
A.“The blessings are we get to work from home, we’re there with them. We get to travel. There’s so many experiences that we wouldn’t otherwise have. I feel like it’s making them so well-rounded.”
All Smiles Episode
It was funny to see all the kids grown up so much from the last time they went to the dentist! Gotta love Joel do they have Mango flavor, gee somebody wants to go back to Hawaii. Alexis was good this time, no major melt down, Hannah and Leah, hopped right up into those chairs and made their selections for tooth paste! Aaden and Collin, seemed to fair well also especially when Collin asked for his sunglasses!!!! In the end they all have good teeth, and new toothbrushes!
Mady and Cara, are now at the age to get their teeth checked for the orthodontist! Poor Mady she is unhappy with the way that her teeth look, I did think it was funny when Kate said the toothfairy was rearranging them in her sleep! She will need the standard top and bottom braces and Cara seemed to luck out with only a retainer in the next few years. It will prove interesting when the times comes for Mady to get the braces, when she can't have the same snacks that the others are having. It won't be like she has Cara to help out with the fact that she can't have it also just her! Maybe Kate will be able to find some new snacks for her! All in all the appointments seemed to go better than the first ones. Next Episode FAQ's!!!
Mady and Cara, are now at the age to get their teeth checked for the orthodontist! Poor Mady she is unhappy with the way that her teeth look, I did think it was funny when Kate said the toothfairy was rearranging them in her sleep! She will need the standard top and bottom braces and Cara seemed to luck out with only a retainer in the next few years. It will prove interesting when the times comes for Mady to get the braces, when she can't have the same snacks that the others are having. It won't be like she has Cara to help out with the fact that she can't have it also just her! Maybe Kate will be able to find some new snacks for her! All in all the appointments seemed to go better than the first ones. Next Episode FAQ's!!!
Friday, January 9, 2009
Washington Post Article
For This Brood, It's Chaos Times 8
By Sandra G. BoodmanSpecial to The Washington PostSunday, August 3, 2008; Y05
For many viewers of "Jon & Kate Plus 8," the attraction is watching not just two sets of multiples -- 7-year-old fraternal twin girls and 4-year-old sextuplets -- but also their parents' unvarnished marriage.
The weekly series, now in its fourth season, focuses on the lives of a central Pennsylvania family. Jon Gosselin, 31, a systems engineer, and his wife Kate, 33, a former nurse, are the parents of twins Mady and Cara and sextuplets Aaden, Alexis, Collin, Hannah, Joel and Leah.
Every week viewers observe the couple working through the logistical, financial and emotional problems inherent in caring for their unexpectedly large brood, which is the result of fertility treatments.
Like real-life couples, the Gosselins can be snarky and impatient with each other, although they summon impressive reserves of patience and understanding when dealing with their children. "I'm not always proud of what you see on the show, nor is Jon," Kate Gosselin said, but "we're certainly not going to hide our imperfections."
Jon, a master of facial expressions, at times rolls his eyes; he tells his wife, who's averse to anything remotely messy, to "stop flipping out" when their kids get dirty. Kate, displeased by how little she thinks her husband is doing, asks acerbically, "Can we have a 'Kate and Jon Switch' day where I get to stand around and cross my arms?"
But for someone with eight children age 7 or younger, Kate is usually remarkably calm -- not to mention remarkably organized.
Executive producer Wendy Douglas said she believes the couple's periodic sniping is one reason for the show's popularity.
"They don't yell and scream at each other, but many people appreciate it because it's so real. And it's a testament to Jon and Kate that they allow us to shoot all of it," Douglas said.
"I'm actually shocked by the thousands of e-mails that we get from viewers who say that Jon and I" are just like them, Kate Gosselin said in a recent telephone interview, which she interrupted with an emphatic warning to her children "to stop doing that now, please."
Other viewers, she noted, are less sympathetic and write that they are appalled by the couple's bickering.
Gosselin said she told the show's producers she wasn't interested in "painting little pictures and putting a pretty bow on it" -- a fault she found with many media accounts of the sextuplets' 2004 delivery and their first chaotic months at home.
"The goal is to show the world that this job is hard -- a lot harder than Jon and I ever imagined," Gosselin said.
Because a film crew is in their house three to four days per week, and the same team has been involved since the show's inception, she said the couple often forgets the cameras are rolling and just "live our lives."
Gosselin said the couple has no say in what is included in the show, nor is it rehearsed. "I wouldn't have the time" to read a script, she said.
The Gosselins are paid for their participation, but she and TLC officials declined to disclose the fee. Similarly, some perks, such as her tummy tuck and Jon's hair transplant, have been provided free of charge.
The show grew out of a one-hour special that aired in 2006 on Discovery Health. The success of that documentary prompted a one-year follow-up, which spawned the weekly series.
Upcoming episodes this season will feature the couple renewing their wedding vows in Hawaii and the sextuplets starting preschool.
"In the past six months, the individual personalities of the kids have really emerged, and they've become much more expressive," Douglas said. "They're no longer just this clan of sextuplets."
By Sandra G. BoodmanSpecial to The Washington PostSunday, August 3, 2008; Y05
For many viewers of "Jon & Kate Plus 8," the attraction is watching not just two sets of multiples -- 7-year-old fraternal twin girls and 4-year-old sextuplets -- but also their parents' unvarnished marriage.
The weekly series, now in its fourth season, focuses on the lives of a central Pennsylvania family. Jon Gosselin, 31, a systems engineer, and his wife Kate, 33, a former nurse, are the parents of twins Mady and Cara and sextuplets Aaden, Alexis, Collin, Hannah, Joel and Leah.
Every week viewers observe the couple working through the logistical, financial and emotional problems inherent in caring for their unexpectedly large brood, which is the result of fertility treatments.
Like real-life couples, the Gosselins can be snarky and impatient with each other, although they summon impressive reserves of patience and understanding when dealing with their children. "I'm not always proud of what you see on the show, nor is Jon," Kate Gosselin said, but "we're certainly not going to hide our imperfections."
Jon, a master of facial expressions, at times rolls his eyes; he tells his wife, who's averse to anything remotely messy, to "stop flipping out" when their kids get dirty. Kate, displeased by how little she thinks her husband is doing, asks acerbically, "Can we have a 'Kate and Jon Switch' day where I get to stand around and cross my arms?"
But for someone with eight children age 7 or younger, Kate is usually remarkably calm -- not to mention remarkably organized.
Executive producer Wendy Douglas said she believes the couple's periodic sniping is one reason for the show's popularity.
"They don't yell and scream at each other, but many people appreciate it because it's so real. And it's a testament to Jon and Kate that they allow us to shoot all of it," Douglas said.
"I'm actually shocked by the thousands of e-mails that we get from viewers who say that Jon and I" are just like them, Kate Gosselin said in a recent telephone interview, which she interrupted with an emphatic warning to her children "to stop doing that now, please."
Other viewers, she noted, are less sympathetic and write that they are appalled by the couple's bickering.
Gosselin said she told the show's producers she wasn't interested in "painting little pictures and putting a pretty bow on it" -- a fault she found with many media accounts of the sextuplets' 2004 delivery and their first chaotic months at home.
"The goal is to show the world that this job is hard -- a lot harder than Jon and I ever imagined," Gosselin said.
Because a film crew is in their house three to four days per week, and the same team has been involved since the show's inception, she said the couple often forgets the cameras are rolling and just "live our lives."
Gosselin said the couple has no say in what is included in the show, nor is it rehearsed. "I wouldn't have the time" to read a script, she said.
The Gosselins are paid for their participation, but she and TLC officials declined to disclose the fee. Similarly, some perks, such as her tummy tuck and Jon's hair transplant, have been provided free of charge.
The show grew out of a one-hour special that aired in 2006 on Discovery Health. The success of that documentary prompted a one-year follow-up, which spawned the weekly series.
Upcoming episodes this season will feature the couple renewing their wedding vows in Hawaii and the sextuplets starting preschool.
"In the past six months, the individual personalities of the kids have really emerged, and they've become much more expressive," Douglas said. "They're no longer just this clan of sextuplets."
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Gosselins Talk about their faith
In chaos of house with 8 kids, God's in control
Gosselins say their faith makes it possible to deal with 8-year-old twins and 4-year-old sextuplets.
By Ashly McgloneReligion News Service
Posted: Friday, Dec. 26, 2008
Jon and Kate Gosselin are the co-authors of "Multiple Blessings," which details the role their faith plays in raising two sets of multiples. Photo courtesy of Zondervan.
Anyone who has watched “Jon and Kate Plus 8” on TLC has seen Jon and Kate Gosselin attempt to create some semblance of order and peace in a house of eight energetic kids – a set of 8-year-old twins and a set of 4-year-old sextuplets.
The Gosselins' book, “Multiple Blessings,” highlights their test of faith as they faced infertility, the birth of their twins, Cara and Mady, and their sextuplets, Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Collin, Leah and Joel. Kate, 33, grew up in a non-denominational church, and Jon, 31, was raised Catholic. The family now attends an Assembly of God church.
Q: Anyone watching your house on TV might describe it as controlled chaos, yet your kids are remarkably polite. How do you instill values in your kids?
Jon and I are not always perfect displays of that. I don't think any parents are. I get a million requests a day of “Mommy fill my cup!” And I won't fill it until they say “Please, Mommy, will you fill my cup?”
Q: What do you do to talk to your kids about faith or God?
Jesus, God, he's in everything. The kids will say “Who made that?” and I'll say “Jesus made it.” So now the kids walk around the house saying, “Jesus made my shirt. Jesus made this house.” They're at this fun age where they know when they're afraid of the dark that Jesus is there to protect them.
Q: When you set out to have kids, you wrestled with infertility. What did you say to God?
I was busy trying to control my own life. I knew God was there controlling it but I had trouble owning it. I was trying to do it on my own. But, by God's grace, I got pregnant. I hadn't learned the lesson I think he had wanted me to learn.
The second (pregnancy) was too big for us. I try to control everything – you know that if you watch our show – but I am not in control. God is, and he's there.
Q: You say in the book that you relied on science to treat the infertility, but had to place your faith in “the sovereign plans of an almighty God.” What did that experience teach you?
It taught me that these things can work, but the bottom line is God. Science can only do so much. The outcome is God's decision.…
Q: First you had twins, and then sextuplets. So God must have a really funny sense of humor.
People joked that way. The way I look at it, many people learn experiences through horrible, horrible things, but God chose babies to teach us ours.
Q: On those days when eight kids are driving you absolutely nuts, what do you ask God for?
Obviously patience, but you're never supposed to pray for patience. …
Q: Do you have a favorite Bible verse that helps you get through the crazy days?
Proverbs 3:5-6, Isaiah 40:31 – the one that says those who hope in the Lord will run and not grow weary. Unending strength, that's what I need.
Q: Some viewers might be shocked by the honesty you show in your marriage, and in the book you describe it at as a “thin crust of ice on a frozen pond.” How has your faith helped you keep it together?
It's the reason we are still together. Stress, as much as it can pull you apart, can also pull you together. Thank God that he pulled us together.
Even though you can see Jon and I be gruff and grouchy with each other, he's the only one that's been there from the beginning. At the end of the day he's the only one who really understands.
Q: If there was one lesson that you hope your kids would carry with them the rest of their lives, what would it be?
All of them: God is in control. Trust him.
Gosselins say their faith makes it possible to deal with 8-year-old twins and 4-year-old sextuplets.
By Ashly McgloneReligion News Service
Posted: Friday, Dec. 26, 2008
Jon and Kate Gosselin are the co-authors of "Multiple Blessings," which details the role their faith plays in raising two sets of multiples. Photo courtesy of Zondervan.
Anyone who has watched “Jon and Kate Plus 8” on TLC has seen Jon and Kate Gosselin attempt to create some semblance of order and peace in a house of eight energetic kids – a set of 8-year-old twins and a set of 4-year-old sextuplets.
The Gosselins' book, “Multiple Blessings,” highlights their test of faith as they faced infertility, the birth of their twins, Cara and Mady, and their sextuplets, Alexis, Hannah, Aaden, Collin, Leah and Joel. Kate, 33, grew up in a non-denominational church, and Jon, 31, was raised Catholic. The family now attends an Assembly of God church.
Q: Anyone watching your house on TV might describe it as controlled chaos, yet your kids are remarkably polite. How do you instill values in your kids?
Jon and I are not always perfect displays of that. I don't think any parents are. I get a million requests a day of “Mommy fill my cup!” And I won't fill it until they say “Please, Mommy, will you fill my cup?”
Q: What do you do to talk to your kids about faith or God?
Jesus, God, he's in everything. The kids will say “Who made that?” and I'll say “Jesus made it.” So now the kids walk around the house saying, “Jesus made my shirt. Jesus made this house.” They're at this fun age where they know when they're afraid of the dark that Jesus is there to protect them.
Q: When you set out to have kids, you wrestled with infertility. What did you say to God?
I was busy trying to control my own life. I knew God was there controlling it but I had trouble owning it. I was trying to do it on my own. But, by God's grace, I got pregnant. I hadn't learned the lesson I think he had wanted me to learn.
The second (pregnancy) was too big for us. I try to control everything – you know that if you watch our show – but I am not in control. God is, and he's there.
Q: You say in the book that you relied on science to treat the infertility, but had to place your faith in “the sovereign plans of an almighty God.” What did that experience teach you?
It taught me that these things can work, but the bottom line is God. Science can only do so much. The outcome is God's decision.…
Q: First you had twins, and then sextuplets. So God must have a really funny sense of humor.
People joked that way. The way I look at it, many people learn experiences through horrible, horrible things, but God chose babies to teach us ours.
Q: On those days when eight kids are driving you absolutely nuts, what do you ask God for?
Obviously patience, but you're never supposed to pray for patience. …
Q: Do you have a favorite Bible verse that helps you get through the crazy days?
Proverbs 3:5-6, Isaiah 40:31 – the one that says those who hope in the Lord will run and not grow weary. Unending strength, that's what I need.
Q: Some viewers might be shocked by the honesty you show in your marriage, and in the book you describe it at as a “thin crust of ice on a frozen pond.” How has your faith helped you keep it together?
It's the reason we are still together. Stress, as much as it can pull you apart, can also pull you together. Thank God that he pulled us together.
Even though you can see Jon and I be gruff and grouchy with each other, he's the only one that's been there from the beginning. At the end of the day he's the only one who really understands.
Q: If there was one lesson that you hope your kids would carry with them the rest of their lives, what would it be?
All of them: God is in control. Trust him.
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