Answering Questions (The Viewer FAQ Episode)

This past week was an interesting week for the show. They (Jon and Kate) answered many viewer questions. They didn't touch the hot topics floating around the Internet, but their answers satisfied me the same. I know there are many people who were not happy they didn't answer the questions about exploitation and having permanent lighting in their house. But I was looking back at past episodes and saw that they had touched on them in some form or other.

I for one really don't care to hear how much money they have, or if they have lights permanently in their home. I also don't want to know about their family drama (especially after the whole pennmommy blog). I don't want to know what they do with the so called "love offerings" (which are really speaker fees and anyone who has heard someone at their church speak would know that, and know that it is optional to give). I also don't really understand the need to address the "freebies" situation. As I have already pointed out, in the world of TV if your show is hot businesses are going to want to advertise on your show. It's a no brainer. Hey if I had a hit show about my family and someone offered me a free stay in Key West I would jump on it and tell the camera crew they could watch me sleep if that's what it took for me to be able to take my kids on a nice vacation.

Look, we are in America, the land of opportunity. Why not take the free promotional? I don't want to hear about taking the high road, or having morals. If your boss came to you and said you would get a $2,000 bonus for wearing the company t-shirt and telling everyone how great the company is, your telling me you wouldn't?....Yeah right and I'm related to Donald Trump. All I'm saying is that we shouldn't get caught up on what these people have after all it's just a reality show. Think about it, the Duggars are doing the same thing. They are not on TV just for the fun of it. They are business people just like Jon and Kate and at the end of the day both families are looking out for their future.

With that said, let me just give my opinion about a couple of the topics they discussed.

Adaen's Glasses.
First of all, I think Adaen is so cute with his glasses on and even cuter when they are off. He is probably near-sighted if he has to sit close to the TV. I know because I am near-sighted and can't see worth a lick without my glasses. It's cute the way he forgets them. I wish I could do the same, only I'm as blind as a bat without mine. But it's good to see that they are trying to make him more responsible about keeping up with his glasses. I taught first and second graders who couldn't even remember to put them on.

Which brings me to the next point: hitting, especially in the head.
Many may think that young kids don't hit in the head. But I hate to burst your bubble, if you have more than one child and they are close in age they will hit. It's instinct. I'm not condoning it, its just a fact of life. When I taught kids, they hit each other. With pencils, books, fists, feet, anything close to them. One child even hit another child with a block. (I had a very tough class the first year I taught.) It was not the parents fault. Most of the parents did discipline their kids, it's just that for some kids that's their way of "sticking it to the other child". Crazy and not the most healthy way of working out problems, but again they are kids and kids will be kids.

Freebies.
What more can I say? As one person put it, you have to pay for your marketing before you reap the benefits. As for these places they are probably reaping the benefits a thousandfold. And if a couple of hundred people boycott, then another thousand will attend the place because Jon and Kate visited therefore off setting those little hundred. It's all about the green. And if their is green to be made by these companies they will advertise.

Gas Station Floor vs. Hotel Floor
I have to agree with everyone else on this one. I find the gas station a very gross place. I have hand sanitizer in my car to wash my hands after getting gas. The thought of what is on the ground little makes me sick to the stomach. Not that a hotel room is any better. Between worrying about dirty sheets that have bed bugs, and other gross things in a hotel I think I will just lock myself in my home. (Oh who's kidding...I'm out the door every morning to see what's new at Walmart.) I understand Kate's phobia...I still think it's silly but I understand it.

The BRATT diet.
Interesting diet because I always wondered what they gave them when they were sick. It makes total sense, and I think I may start using that myself to help my kids.

Moving.
I think they will be moving in the upcoming episodes otherwise they would not have been that secretive. Plus when you look at their upcoming TV schedule there is one Monday night that is just labeled Episode 23 even though the next week they talk about what is going to happen. I am happy for them. Believe me, if someone gave me a free mansion or a 4 bedroom house I would jump on the opportunity.

It was kind of an informative show and a good look back at the children. Even though they didn't tackle a lot of the burning questions by many I don't feel they need to or should. I think we should all take this show at face value and just enjoy it as is. Think about it, do you really see people blogging over Survivor, SuperNanny, or Big Brother the way we do this show? Not saying I'm going to stop writing because I rather enjoy it, I'm just saying maybe we shouldn't all turn into P.I.'s and try to unravel the truth. Let's just enjoy the ride. It's looks like its about to be a pretty interesting one.