Yesterday, a certain couple announced they’re planning to divorce. (Good grief, the headlines, but that’s another post entirely, and one that will, most likely, go unwritten by me. I am conflicted enough about writing this one.)
I’ve watched Jon and Kate Plus 8 for almost two years. When I started hearing rumors that they were having difficulty, especially when they acknowledged it themselves, I started really thinking about my reaction to the news that this couple, whom I’ve never met but who I care about in an I-watch-them-and-their-cute-kids-every-week sort of way, might be considering divorce.
I pretty quickly realized that I feel much the same way about this as I feel when I learn about a close friend who is divorcing: really, really sad. Nothing more, nothing less. It’s sad for couples with kids and for couples without. It’s sad for couples with $10 between them and for couples with billions. It’s sad for Christians and sad for non-Christians. It’s sad when the couple is on television every week and for the couple who doesn’t have a television. It’s just sad.
Marriage troubles STINK… no matter what. :(
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I agree, it’s so sad, especially for the kids. Personally, I think it’s a shame that it had to play out for the world to see. I’m not here to judge, but I hope that those parents won’t look back with regret when they think of their choices about that show.
You’re right, Reba. Absolutely right.
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I’m a good friend of Danifred’s and I’ve browsed your blog a few times. I too, became increasingly interested in Jon & Kate after I began hearing about the possible problems between them. I was really hoping they would have been able to work it out, at least for the kids. I’m also curious to see if whomever decided to leave because the “grass may greener on the other side” will get a shock when they realize ‘who would want to get involved with someone who already has 8 kids’.
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I think the whole situation is humbling. What becomes of us when money isn’t a problem anymore and the kids are a little older? What ties a couple together–it has to be greater than lovey feelings.
According to the Bible all that makes divorce OK is domestic violence, death and abandonment–hurt feelings or difference in opinion isn’t enough.
Yep!
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I agree with you, it is really sad, especially since I cannot help but wonder if their marriage could have been saved if they’d stopped doing the show.
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