Jon & Kate Plus 8-Crooked Houses and the End of a Marriage

I just got done watching Jon & Kate Plus 8 and I don’t really know how I feel about it.  While the news was no big shock, I guess it’s always sad to see the inside parts of a marriage gone bad.  It does appear to me that Kate really doesn’t understand what went wrong.  For those of you who won’t watch the show, but still love the gossip, I will try to recap the show without being a total snark.

First of all, the crooked houses are so darn cute. I’m sure the kids will have many many years of enjoyment in them.  Cara and Maddie each got their own house, with the younger boys sharing a house and the younger girls sharing another.  Each child got to design their own house which really shows the differences in their personalities.  The tup boys chose a pirate themed house, while the tup girls chose a bright pink garden theme.  Maddie designed a house as a veterinarian’s office, while Cara picked a “spooky” house.  Kate did say she really didn’t like the idea of a scary house, but she let Cara be herself and allowed the design to stay.  There was a lot of conflict in the beginning of the show as to where the houses should be placed.  It was decided last fall that the houses would be placed away from the main living quarters, in the woods, so that the children would be safe and shielded from the paparazzi.  Jon cleared the land of underbrush last fall, so the last minute clearing of the land was no big deal. 

Kate stated that she never liked  the location that Jon picked out, but chose to remain quiet since she didn’t want another fight between them.  She claims that Jon and her fight just about everything and “it’s really wearing on her and not good for the kids.”  I’m not sure if she was showing her true feelings or playing the martyr role.  She tried to talk to Jon about the location, but claims that Jon won’t talk to her about anything.  He refuses to communicate with her in any way, shape or form. So what she did instead, was to get the guys who were setting up the houses involved.  She explained her thinking that the houses were too far away from the house, and that she couldn’t keep an eye on the kids, especially with only one adult present.    She also felt that the kids wouldn’t play in the houses since they were so far away.  After she got the Crooked House workers  involved and they spoke with Jon about the location, Jon begrudgingly gave in.  Jon did admit that maybe Kate was right…but I still think he just gave up going against Kate once again. 

The kids were pretty darn funny.  I must say you can tell that they are not put in front of a TV or a video game all day long.  Their imaginations are quite vivid.  One of the boys said he was going to invite his girlfriends over to his house.  (I hope he didn’t overhear that!), while another claimed to have seen a bear out the back periscope of the pirate house.  In one scene, four of the tups were sitting out front of a house and told their Dad to “be quiet please.” They were having an interview!  How cute….

The marriage is over…..To put it bluntly, I think Jon has just had it.  He did admit that he was too laid back and that he allowed Kate to “always get her way”.  I really think that after years of  Kate emasculating him, he finally found his balls. It’s been no secret who wore the pants in the family and after the last few episodes I can see how Kate will stop at nothing to get her way.  If Jon won’t listen to her, she will manipulate in any way possible to get her what she wants.  Of course, it’s all for the sake of the children. 

I’m going to say it again.  I don’t think Kate has any idea what went wrong!  She pretty much blamed Jon for ending their marriage.  She doesn’t want to “be alone” or “do this alone.”  While Jon made it pretty clear that he does not love Kate anymore.  He loves her as the “mother of his children” and hopes to one day have a friendship with her.  It is evident to me that Jon is a very angry, hurt man. 

They are both claiming that the show will go on.  The kids and Kate will stay in the house, afterall it is “the children’s house” and Jon will be staying there during his times of visitation.  They both will try to be civil to each other for the sake of the children.  Kate will always be there on every holiday, so it sounds like they had better come to an agreement before they make the holidays a chore for the kids. 

I just wanted to get a quick recap out for those of you interested.  These were my first main thoughts about tonight’s show.  It’s time for some dinner and down time before bed so check back tomorrow for some further info.

 

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