Comments on: Jon and Kate Gosselin investigated for violation of child labor laws

By: CRICKET265

CRICKET265 — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:15:06 +0000

KATE DOES NOT NEED A 2 MILLION DOLLAR HOUSE FOR THOSE KIDS!, ALL THESE TRIPS SHE TAKES THEM ON EVERY WEEK WOULD FEED AND CLOTH THEM FOR 3 YEARS!, SHE IS MAKING THSES KIDS SPOILED BRATS!SHE SAID SHE COULDN’T RAISE THEM ON A NURSES PAY!?, WHAT IF A REALITY SHOW WASN’T HERE FOR HER!?, SHE WOULD BE IN THE SAME NORMAL HOUSE AND WORKING A NORMAL JOB, AND RAISING HOPEFULLY NORMAL KIDS! I CAN’T STAND HER!, HER KIDS ARE STARTING TO ACT JUST L;IKE HER!

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By: SedonaCowboy

SedonaCowboy — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:27:05 +0000

While I do not know what the current child labor laws are in Pennsylvania, I do know this: because of the rapid progression of society there is often no current law on the books to cover a specific situation. The concept of reality TV shows, especially those featuring children, is a relatively new one. The state and/or Federal legislatures have to pass laws which address the number of hours a child in this type of show can appear before the camera. TLC has made statements saying no child labor laws were violated, but I am sure Pennsylvania has no child labor laws dealing with children being on reality TV shows. This is not something the state legislature could have foreseen when the laws were passed. The legal system has to catch up with society.

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By: Jeneva

Jeneva — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:53:52 +0000

The kids do seem to be well behaved but Jodie has her hands full with them. Did anyone find out who knocked the hole in her wall? And Kate did not bother to know the kids lied to Jodie to get the gum, Kate quickly jumped on Jodie. Jon tried to tell Kate he would rather work and being a stay-at-home dad was not for him.
I felt sorry for Jodie when Kate and Jon left Jodie with a house full of sick kids so he could get his hair transplant.

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By: dh

dh — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:21:34 +0000

It’s all so very sad. At the first “hint” of any problems with the children most parents would have pulled from the show. The fact that these parents choose to continue is a reflection of what exactly their priority is – money and fame. It’s the very reason some people just shouldn’t have kids.

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By: greenmom

greenmom — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:32:13 +0000

Caught an episode of 18 Kids and Counting over the weekend, have watched Little People Big World and Table of 12 and the key seems to be adults and children have respect for each other. They also work together as a family. The Dugger’s may have a lot of children and a grandchild on its way but they take care of themselves and aren’t looking for handouts that I have noticed. While watching 18 Kids and Counting this weekend I paid attention to how often the little ones were on camera and it wasn’t often. During the premier of the 5th season of Jon & Kate Plus 8 the kids made reference to the photographers more than once and one of the little girls kept looking over toward them with a worried look on her adorable face. That isn’t healthy. The kids are old enough to be very aware of what is going on around them even if they don’t fully understand the why of it all. That Kate has such a cavalier attitude about it is disturbing. That Jon showed up in a fancy little sporty car shows that he too has let the money and fame grab hold of him as it has Kate. Hopefully they BOTH wake up before it is too late.

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By: Carrie

Carrie — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:25:44 +0000

If Jon and Kate are under investigation by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor for possibly violating child labor laws, why don’t other states start doing doing similar investigations?? There are miniors on Little People Big World, Table for 12, Or 18 Kids and counting. Why are the states where these shows are filled not doing similar investigations??

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By: j. ferber

j. ferber — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:06:57 +0000

To add to the info on the Dionne quints, they were finally returned to their parents and years later the girls spoke of sexual abuse at the hands of their father. One quint had epilepsy and had entered an order to become a nun. She asked her matron not to leave her as she napped, and the woman did. The girl had an epileptic seizure and died in her bed. I believe she was 18 at the time. And ironically, the state took the children away in the first place because they said the parents couldn’t take care of the girls properly. Really tragic.

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By: nashnash

nashnash — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:14:06 +0000

Krisha.7 – The problem is that the cameras are there to shoot everything about the children’s lives. I heard there was an episode of the kids being potty trained and the cameras were there to capture the scene, while Kate took pictures of her kids’ poop. How is seeing children poop wonderful? Do you think the sextuplets would enjoy the teasing they might get from their classmates about them having pictures of their poop?

Maddy, one of the twins, has shown frustration time and again, putting her hand on the camera to block it from filming and putting a sign on her door: “No cameras allowed”. Yeah, the kids do what children do at their age, but if I were a mother, I would not want a camera filming my children while they cry and go potty. These things should be kept private.

How exciting is it to see children cry and being scolded? How fun is it to watch Jon and Kate’s marriage fall apart and their kids try to make sense of what is happening? I saw a clip of one of the Gosselin kids telling Jon, “Don’t go away again, Daddy.” in the season premiere. The kids’ sadness are available for all the world to see. It’s not natural to still watch as a family struggles and the marriage dissolve. It is obvious that Jon and Kate are unhappy with each other, and if they had enough sense and love for their kids they would stop the show. It’s kinda sickening, since the kids didn’t have a choice whether they wanted to be sold out for public scrutiny.

Yes, in the long run they would be able to go to College with the money from the show. But how fun would it be to have all the luxuries if their family is broken apart and the children are emotionally damaged by all the negativity the show is generating?

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By: aleach

aleach — Sun, 31 May 2009 18:13:53 +0000

oh yeah, i agree with both daisyfly & RAN…both good comments!

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By: aleach

aleach — Sun, 31 May 2009 18:12:05 +0000

wow, i knew a little about the dionne quints but had never read the wiki page about them…

from 1936-1943 close to 3 million people saw them at the “exhibit”…the gosselins had 9 MILLION viewers on ONE EPISODE of their show…

they sold souveniers from the dionne exhibit with the kids faces on stuff…the gosselins have 2 (working on a 3rd) books out, one of which is basically a picture book of their kids, they charge $20 for an autographed picture of the family at speaking engagements, kate is working on a clothing line for wal-mart…this family is a brand now…sick.

the dionne quints lived in a building that people would walk through & gawk at them…well, damn! we dont even have to leave the comfort of out couches to watch the gosselin trainwreck!

for someone who said the dionnes are nothing like the gosselins…i think you need to think again. these kids are going to be scarred from this. i can bet that at least mady will be writting her tell-all when she turns 18, and some of them wont want their mom or dad in their life after that. its sick.

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