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Jon & Kate Plus Money, Fame, Tummy Tucks...oh yeah, and kids
By AprillBrandon in Pop Goes the Culture
June 12, 2009

I've never seen the TLC show "Jon & Kate Plus 8." But, thanks to our gossip-mongering society, I can tell you all about their failing marriage, alleged affairs, family fights, and even Jon's comatose look he gets every time his wife starts talking (Thank you Joel from "The Soup").

Between all that and all the book tours and public appearances, it makes one wonder, since they say they are "all about their children," when do they find time to be parents?

Correction. Good parents?

As the Gosselin's dirty laundry keeps getting dirtier (and Kate's hair keeps getting weirder), there's been a backlash to the show recently (even though ratings are at an all-time high). Considering it looks like the Gosselin's marriage could end, some people are finally asking "Hey, is it right to show a family breaking up and the heartbreak of 8 kids as their world is ripped apart on national television?"

Professor Jefrey M. McCall is one of those people, writing a guest column on the subject for ajc.com.

His primary concern is for the 8 kids stuck in the middle of all this.

"Years from now, the kids will still be identified as the Plus 8. The chances of their having regular lives are by now pretty slim, and they are getting smaller with each episode and each rumor about their parents’ problems."

For example, would you want your potty training aired on national television?

Let alone your parents divorce?

I have a feeling we'll be seeing these kids in a decade or two on a different mediocre show. Dr. Phil. Or perhaps Celebrity Rehab. Or America's Most Wanted.