Dear Jon,
Once upon a time, I sympathized with you, cringed with you as Kate commanded your every movement (to the point of telling you not to breathe so loudly) and browbeat your every decision. With reports of Kate off on extended book tours while you tended to the brood, it looked as if things remained status quo, but then came the nagging rumors of an impending separation. When the confirmation came, I expected you to do what you had always done, continue with the lovably-schlubby, laid-back caring father routine to which we had all become accustomed.
Sure, you spoke of new-found freedom and had two brand new hard-not-to-notice diamond studs in your ears, but I didn't expect you to be traipsing around Saint-Tropez with your new girlfriend, Hailey Glassman, the daughter of the plastic surgeon who performed Kate's tummy tuck, mere weeks after splitting with Kate. OK, so you've moved on, and perhaps you've been moved on for a while as all the tabloids have been reporting, but maybe you could keep it under wraps for a bit. Ya know, for the kids.
And now, after many protestations of wanting to reclaim some privacy, you sign a deal with Ed Hardy designer Christian Audigier to create your own line of children's clothing. The kids are signed on to model, natch. I had noticed you sporting M. Audigier's bombastic, Hollywood scenester-wear in recent episodes and in the pics in the magazines, but I simply put it down to dirty laundry and lots of free swag, not some cliche post-divorce player awakening. (By the way, I think Ed Hardy has officially jumped the shark with this move.)
Had you still been the washed out polo shirt wearing dad that I remember, I might have entertained the purchase of say some Jon Garanimals. But over-priced, vintage-y, kids t-shirts designed by a former IT worker? I think I'd rather buy Kate's book.
Remember when it seemed Kevin Federline was the reasonable parent, the sympathetic caretaker of Sean Preston and Jayden James, compared to Britney. Now remember how he quickly blew that image? I'm getting that same feeling with you, Jon.
Sincerely,
A Former Fan
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I'm trying to understand where do you stand spiritually,a true family man fights to keep his family together,matures along with his mate and sets an example for his children to see. Marriage is not something that you just walk away from and decides that you don't want it anymore. I thought you were somewhat a man of a promise to your mate til death do you apart. THINK OF YOUR CHILDREN, YOU ARE VERY SELFISH. CANNOT BELIEVE YOU ARE DESTROYING YOUR BEAUTIFUL FAMILY. HOPE YOU ARE PRAYING TO GOD FOR WISDOM, YOU WILL NEVER HAVE ANOTHER FAMILY LIKE THE ONE YOU ALREADY HAVE. IF YOU ARE A TRUE MAN, YOU WILL SURRENDER AND COMMIT TO YOUR DUTIES AS A FAMILY MAN. I could see why Kate had to wear the pants all the time. GROW-UP your kids need you both together. they are not puppies to be going back and forth between the two of you. I know what is like to go back and forth. I experienced this as a child and I hated doing it.
I too was a Jon Gosselin fan and although I have never met these people I am genuinely hurt and upset over the way hes acting and portraying himself with his children most definitely going into stores and seeing there father on the cover of magazines with 'moms friends', 22 yr old daughter.He even stated in People magazine that he wants to take another vacation, very soon, only this time privately, so you meant for the media to be in on this one? You invited them on this trip? Thats all this family does is vacation, I am 32, I haven't been on vacation since I was 12, nor have my children, 12 and 7, ever seen a beach with sand. Something is truly wrong here. I feel bothered by this when I wasn't before, 'Dear Jon', well-put............
Dear Jon,
How disappointed I was in you when you chose the 22 year old over Kate. It seems the things that you loved in Kate are now the things that you despise in her. She is a strong woman and she picks up your slack a lot. You needed her. Now you have this 22 year old that you will have to raise along with your kids. She will not love your children as Kate will. She will love what the show and the kids give to her, such as fame, money and their dad, but she will never love you like Kate does, enough to give you eight loving children. Cant you love her for that? Wrong move Jon, wrong move!
Many people do not understand what a man goes through until they've walked in his shoes. So many are ready to jump in to help the woman when she struggles but it seems the man gets left on his own to figure it out. Thanks! No really, thanks! So easy to condemn. Congrats. Yeah, he is making bad moves. Who can he trust? Who can he turn to? Where are his friends? As a man, we're supposed to figure it out on our own; while we're hurting inside with guilt and shame and embarrassment. We failed. You're a failure. Who cares about that? We want comfort and what we get, depending on our situation, vulture opportunists. Wonderful. How far do we have to fall before we're allowed to heal? How much life gets sucked out of us while we're trying to find our way back?
I see that everyone is putting down Jon. Now I agree here that he has done very wrong in this situation, but I feel that he is getting the raw end of the deal. It takes two to make a marriage work, and I think he has felt very belittled more than once on this show. Kate always acted like he was some kind of an idiot. What about Kate taking off with her body guard on a vacation in a 10,000 dollar a week house? Where did the body guard sleep? I just think there are two sides to every coin, ie, marriage. I think Jon is just doing what men do, and that is finding a much younger gal to play with.
Just my opinion, Diana
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