I have mixed feelings about the new TLC show Kate Plus 8. I was a huge fan of Jon & Kate Plus 8. I watched it from the very beginning and I was excited to check-in with the family each week. I really liked Kate. Well, MOST of the time. She was a hard working stay-at-home Mama. She was creative and funny. She was doing her best. She did not dress up for the cameras. She showed us how her life worked from the inside out. It was fascinating. Then things began to turn. It could have been the pressure of the show. It could have been Kate’s “true colors” finally showing through. Either way, I still took her side when the marriage dissolved because Jon just seemed like the big jerk in the whole mess.
I was hoping Kate would just go off and do her own parenting talk show. Dancing with the Stars was actually a good idea for her. I liked that her kids were no longer in the spotlight for her new day job.
But now she’s back with Kate Plus 8. I watched the two back-to-back episodes last night. She definitely wants our sympathy. She is still a hard working mom. But I feel a bit uncomfortable watching the twins and sextuplets back on television again. Especially when Kate keeps emphasizing how much they missed the cameras and production staff. Really? I actually feel a little guilty enjoying the show. But there is no denying those kids are so darn cute.
I’m sure I will be checking in all season long. I just can’t look away. And I do love her new hair.
(I also just love the kids’ Gymboree wardrobes. But I bet KATE doesn’t have to wait for HER “Gymbucks” to shop there. Hee.)
