The Show that is Jon and Kate Plus 8

This is my first blog and I am new to the world of blogging, but I want to throw in my two cents about the show Jon and Kate Plus 8. I remember stumbling onto the show and thinking how neat the couple was along with their 8 children. I tried to catch it when I could, but after becoming pregnant I tuned in a lot more.

I like the show, but I want everyone to be painfully clear that I like the show just like I like other reality shows. I do not know the Gosselins nor do I care to know them. But I have to say that I feel for these people and their kids. There have been some hateful sites out there that seem to be dedicated to bickering and complaining about their parenting skills as well as how they treat their kids.

Now don't get me wrong, having kids is no picnic in the park and many parents especially young parents don't always see things the way the generation before us did, but for some sites to do episode recaps and harp on what a person is wearing is really petty.

Anyway, I will not get off topic anymore. I realized as I was visiting these sites that all people have two sides of them. One is a public side and the other is a personal side. Unforenately for Jon and Kate we the viewing audience get to see both sides. I am sure that most of you would agree if you think about it, you too have to different sides. I am sure you are not cut throat with your boss as you are with some bloggers or your children.

I just want to throw my two cents out there and try to accomplish what other sites have started out doing but got pulled away. I will do episode recaps, but in a fair journalistic way. And before anyone tries to say that I am not a journalist, I want everyone to know that I worked as a journalist for 6 years before becoming a teacher. Now I am in the counseling field. I know how to look at a show and take into account all different view points as well as a production standpoint.

I will blog about other things and my life because I believe that this is sort of a theraputic way of getting things off my chest. Please check back in from time to time get a Jon and Kate update. I would love to hear what you think. Shoot me a comment!!!