Kate plus hate

Kate Gosselin wants to get back on TV.  I am not surprised by that, it was her life for a long time.  What does surprise me is the anger people feel toward this woman.  The comments people make are shocking to me.  Really, what has she done to invoke such anger?  She had trouble conceiving so she had fertility treatments.  The treatments took and she had twins.  A few years later she and her husband wanted more kids so they tried the fertility treatments again.  This time they took a little too well.  So what does she do?  She has the kids.  What did people want her to do?   Do people really believe this woman that had problems conceiving in the first place should have aborted what I am sure could be considered “miracle babies”?

Maybe people are angry because she is/was “living off her kids”.  Well, if you are on that high horse let me clue you in to something.  It is expensive to raise 8 kids.  Even if both parents have really good jobs it is hard.  Now take into consideration the babies had some health problems, there were older twins in the terrible twos, just the fact that there were six babies, the cost of nannies for 8 kids, and any number of other factors.  She had to stop working and raise these kids.  Once they got older the costs of raising them would only get higher, so they saw an opportunity and took it.  The truth is that the Gosselin kids have done SO many more things because they were on TV, than they ever would have been able to do otherwise.  There are many large families out there that don’t get to do even half of those things because it cost too much.    Think about it, a family of four goes to the  movies, so let’s call tickets,  popcorn and drinks about $15 each  person=  $60.  The same movie for a family of 10 costs $150. 

The way I see it this couple saw a chance at a better life for them and their children and they took it.  I say good for them.