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The ongoing saga of the Jon and Kate Gosselin divorce might be over soon, the couple saw each other at arbitration and things could be moving quickly so that their divorce can be over before the end of the year. Their divorce has been quite messy but hopefully with the cameras off they can be civil. The lawsuit filed by TLC against Jon Gosselin still has to be handled though. I think that case might be settled because Jon has basically no money now that the show is over. Hopefully, the Gosselin kids can have a good holiday and end this chapter of their lives and start anew.

As we all know because of Jon Gosselin pulling the plug on Jon and Kate Plus 8, the show will air its series finale next Monday. If you saw the Kate Answers questions, the final question was basically a stab at Jon by saying that the show does not hurt the Gosselin kids, which is what Jon Gosselin has said. Kate has said that she hopes to stay on television for the long term. I do not know if the public will really need that though. I mean there are tons of talk shows and women such as Martha Stewart, Paula Deen, and Rachael Ray who do the home/ cooking shows. I think that after her divorce is final that she should actual try public speaking more and maybe work behind the scenes at TLC.  The series finale will most likely be very poignant. Hopefully, the Gosselin kids can go back to having some privacy.

I watched the Jon and Kate Plus 8 Special Moments episode. I think that the show winding down is taking a toll on Kate personally. I mean she loves the limelight you can tell and not filming means she is out hundreds of thousands of dollars. It is amazing how the kids have evolved from 18 months old to now being 5 year old kids. Hopefully, the Gosselins can keep their personal spats out of the tabloids so that the kids can live more normal lives.

I watched Kate: Her Story on TLC. I watched it objectively and I have to say the story was a little watered down. I mean Kate cried a lot but she still was adamant about keeping her kids on tv. She said at this point she cannot step out of the limelight. We have seen celebrities come and go over the years just by them being out of the limelight for a while. As for her saying she cannot support a family of 8 on being a nurse, she has 230k in the bank and has money from a book deal. Other families such as the Bates, Duggars, Hayes have more than 8 kids and make it on 1 sole income. I myself cannot tell people what to do but to me this kind of was TLC’s way of trying to persuade the courts to side with Kate to get the show back on. I sympathize with her about her divorce and I hope her kids can do well in the future.

Jon and Kate Plus 8 has stopped filming indefinitely and it looks as though TLC will continue with their lawsuit against Jon Gosselin. I have to say seeing Jon act so childish is weird, in all episodes he seems fun and responsible. How does a dad lose who he was so fast? I am not condoning reality tv, I am glad the kids will be out of the spotlight even though Kate has filmed a pilot for a show and Jon is always making headlines with his girlfriends. It is sad how reality tv destroys marriages, but hopefully the kids will be ok.

Previously, I had defended Jon Gosselin before all of his behavior became splashed on every tabloid and magazine on my local supermarket’s shelves. I have to say that saying in a live tv interview that you despise your ex-wife is pretty low. Most men when they are going through a divorce keep a low profile because everything that they do can ome up in their divorce proceedings. Jon is constantly being photographed with women and this cannot be good for his divorce case. I even read that his lawyer dropped him. I have to say Kate has taken the high road and is rocking a new stylish hair cut. I am proud of her for keeping her true feelings to herself where her kids cannot read about it at the store or online.

Wow, I was never surprised that the Gosselins were going to get divorced. Many of us saw it coming a mile away when we watched Jon and Kate Plus 8. I mean Jon seemed like he could not take any more love “taps” and being yelled at all the time. Jon has completely changed since we first met him on the first TLC special. He now parties and spends tons of money and even has a 24 year old girlfriend. This is the classic example of why reality tv can completely change your life in a quick minute.

TLC the network that produces Jon and Kate Plus 8 has said that the show will not have any new episodes until August 3, 2009 so that the family can regroup and refocus. I think a month is not really long enough to regroup after all of the media scandal. Kate filed the divorce papers and said that the weekend’s activities forced her to do it. I think Jon spent time with his kids and went apartment shopping in NYC which is not all that bad considering that they were separated at the time anyway. I feel bad for Jon, he kind of gets a bad rap in the media. I hope that he can find what he is looking for in life and get back to what he was before the fame.

Today, I was watching the news and there was a report saying that Jon and Kate Goseelin have filed their divorce papers. I think this will finally end all of the paparazzi at their PA home. I think Jon really wanted some closure and he is looking to recapture his old self. I guess they are both going to film the show separately still. I hope that the family can work through this nicely. Many times there are hurt feelings in divorce and I think that the eight kids need both of their parents equally.

The Teutls from American Chopper recently visited the Gosselins to customize a chopper bike for Jon Gosselin. Mikey visited with the sextuplets and got to play with them. I really enjoy Mikey, he is such a care free guy. You can tell that he understands family dysfunction. The Teutuls wanted to get to know Jon so that they could make him a bike that fits his personality. Kate also got a pink scooter.  I liked the motorcycle that Jon got, it fit his personality and had many special touches.You could also see the tension between Jon and Kate, it is hard to avoid seeing that.