I have never felt a consuming need for entertainment info on anyone in my life. What makes this story so compelling to me? I think it goes back to when I first watched it, I was never a big reality TV fan to begin with (OK, truth time, I did get into the first two The Bachelor series, there, I said it.) But J & K? I thought she was a little too type A for me and he was such a weak man and those two personalities on a TV series just didn't cut it for my limited time with the TV.
But then the divorce and subsequent scandals! I picked a side in the beginning. Team Jon. I mean, she was such a shrew and so mean sometimes. Then the press started talking about cheating and his drinking etc. and I watched bits and pieces on a weekend marathon of J & K. I started seeing for myself how she didn't start out to be a PITA. She was actually kind of nice to him and light hearted at times. Then there seemed to be a major shift in the middle. She grew to be impatient and easily annoyed by him. I know that I'm overwhelmed with four all different ages and I'm pretty laid back. How hard would it be to have 6 the same age with an OCD weakness? Then I noticed how Jon always pitched in and did whatever she asked (which was great!) BUT, he had to be told what to do in every instance. He never came up with the ideas and he never took the lead. He seemed to me to be giving her the lead so that he wouldn't be blamed if it went bad. That's so weak and passive aggressive.
So whatever, they each have their issues and need to be apart, right?
They were just a blip on my radar then. Another celebreality non-story about a couple divorcing.
And then, it got interesting. I was in a Doctors office waiting and I picked up a magazine with Jon on the cover with another woman--on a yacht. He's not even divorced yet and he's on vacation holding hands with a woman that looked barely out of high school. I'm totally intrigued. Mostly because he just isn't attractive to me. I mean, what super young girl would date an unattractive, balding man with a paunch who has 8 children and isn't even divorced yet?? He's a passive aggressive 32yo with a beer gut that rivals Will Ferrells (and at least Will is funny.) There is nothing remotely "catchable" about this guy. Yet he has been linked with several women so far. And his wife, while promoting the show and her career, is pretty evasive about all topics Jon. She is taking the high road and this guy is just flaunting himself all over the world. He isn't special. He is a Dad on a reality show on a low rated television cable channel for goodness sakes! He's acting like he is Brad Pitt or something.
So now I try to watch it, but when Rich comes in the room, I change the channel. I'm surprisingly super embarrassed to be caught watching the train wreck. It's like my own private perversion--although not so private now that I've blogged about it! ha!
Oh and I'm totally team Kate. As long as she keeps me appropriately at bay on her issues with Jon and keeps up her "perfect, loving Mother" persona, I'm golden. I even let the public spanking and dog give back go. Thank God she has good publicists or I would have to find some other drama for my domestic escape.
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