Jon minus Kate=Yuck

I have been very sad ever since Jon and Kate Gosselin announced their divorce on TLC Monday night. I don't know why-it's not like they are close personal friends or anything. But as the last few minutes of the show played out, I felt sick to my stomach. I felt like I was watching something intimate that I should not have been privy to.

Lots of people have commented about Jon and Kate, how he was henpecked and she was a ballbuster. The main reason I liked their show is because I think she's a lot like me, only with a much hotter body, of course. But I tend to get short-tempered and erupt at my husband, and if I had eight kids, that would just happen more often. I, too, happen to be married to a very quiet guy who is not likely to return fire with fire. He just goes about his day and ignores my outbursts. 

But here is where it went wrong: I watched their show because it seemed like everyone in their family was enjoying the experience.  I seem to recall a show at the beginning where someone said, "If anyone gets to the point of not liking doing this, we cancel the show. No question." Not a direct quote, but something like that. Anyway, clearly, Jon decided that this was not what he wanted. No one knows what happens behind closed doors, certainly not me, but if he just started hanging out with other chicks without saying anything, then shame on him. But if he said his piece, and was ignored or overruled, shame on everyone involved. 

"Jon and Kate Plus 8" used to be fun to watch. Even when their lives got bigger than they ever imagined would happen, I never hated them for their success. I trusted Jon and Kate, though, to protect their marriage and children instead of getting caught up in all the drama. If I were to watch their show now, I would just feel like an accomplice to the destruction of a family. That's not entertainment, it's just yucky.