Is Kate over-bearing and over-controlling? YES. But how would YOU be if you had 8 children? She is a nurse by profession, which I don't think is ever taken into consideration. She is the main caregiver, regardless of how it is construed, for eight small beings. I'm sick and tired of people saying she brought this upon her self! She has remained constant in her personality throughout the show. I don't think there is anything wrong with having high expectations and hopes for your husband. And when they disappoint you? You have the right to be disappointed!!
John married and had children very young. Well isn't he special? So did I, and so do hundreds of thousands of other people. No, those people don't all have 8 kids, but they don't have all the perks of being on television either. It bothers me that just when Kate has found something that makes her really happy, John decides he can't do it anymore. I'm almost positive he resents her for her new-found success as a speaker/writer. He is having to stay home with the kids more, and not getting to leave by himself every day for work anymore. I'm sorry, but I have no sympathy.
And the backstabbing by Kate's family members? I do not understand, obviously something horrible has happened in their relationships and it could very well be all her fault. Still, she is, in my opinion, doing her damnedest to keep things stable for all those pretty babies.
I don't want to hear that she's only cooking on the show to promote a new cookbook. There have been dozens and dozens of shows during which she cooked. Newflash to the media? Stay -at-home-moms cook for their children.
It's just wrong all the way around with everyone involved, but she is not a demon. She is their MOTHER. I would work my ass off just as hard to make things appear right when they weren't, to keep my kids safe, and make sure that the people who were in their lives were there for the right reasons.
Ok, end of my rant.
