Posts made in May 22nd, 2009

Part of the problem

Posted by Michelle on May 22, 2009 in Media, Observations | 4 comments

I have a confession to make: I’ve been following the Gosselin family, ie. Jon & Kate Plus 8. I remember hearing about them awhile back from their first TLC special, about how they were a family with twins and sextuplets. I didn’t take too much notice when Jon & Kate Plus 8 was made into a regular show, mostly because we didn’t have cable until last year. I would catch a bit of the show from time to time but usually didn’t watch the show in its entirety. Something about the show just rubbed me the wrong way. Mady reminds me too much of myself as a child and Kate reminds me of how overbearing and controlling I can be from time to time.

Even so, I’ve found myself fascinated by what’s going on with them. When rumors started flying back in February about Jon fooling around without Kate, I rolled my eyes and wondered why folks couldn’t leave them alone. And yet when the latest season of Jon & Kate Plus 8 wrapped, I watched the finale and was disappointed that there was no huge reveal.

Whether or not Jon’s been unfaithful to Kate doesn’t affect my life at all. Yet here I am, reading People for Kate’s take on what’s happening with them. I’m watching the current TLC  marathon of Jon & Kate Plus 8 and it is beginning to feel like a memorial service to the happy memories. And of course, I’m planning to watch the season premiere to find out what’s going on.

I try to be a pretty private person myself yet I seem to enjoy peeking into others. Yeesh, why should I care about the Gosselins lives?  Geezus. I’m part of the problem!

… I know all this but I’m still going to watch. I’m hopeless.