Reality TV has had positive influences on those who’ve used it to their advantage, and not let it consume them or their lives. An example being Abigail and Brittany Hensel, many would say, who? They are conjoined twins, and even thought their parents were offered a weekly show they refused, from the start and instead do specials, they were on Oprah in ’96, a Discovery Channel special in ’03, TLC in ’06 and a British special in ’07. Besides that the now ‘20’ year olds have had a quiet upbringing.
Kate was an ordinary mother, even looked ordinary and then like a switch went off in 2008, they changed. She SEEKED more attention and endorsements, not pleased with what she already had, and that my friends started a spiral downwards. Jon, who is not at all like Kate was probably pleased when he could just stay at home at first, but all that time alone, doing the ‘househusband’ stuff made him feel really degraded, and emasculated. So when he wanted out, and Kate didn’t want to deal with him she had no reason anymore to have him around. She knew she could run the fort on her own. Now, however, Jon after being a party whore for a year has it easy. He has a humble apartment, doesn’t work, besides a few endorsements and hush money from TLC, and as long as he keeps quiet, he will continue doing what he’s doing. UNTIL, the kids grow up, I mean when their older what does he expect to do?
Kate on the other-hand will keep trying to stay on TLC; she will appear on a few other shows (to bring in ratings) and will continue her expensive lifestyle. I’m sure money is stashed away somewhere, she’s a planner and has probably got plans unannounced that will keep her going for awhile. In about 8-10 years though she will be on the magazines ‘where are they now edition’. She’ll re-marry an older guy, whom she’ll meet on another show and become a rich arm-candy housewife.
As for the kids:
Cara will leave home before 18, probably move in with a friend and start college to become a medical examiner.
Mady, will move to Hollywood and become a vet’s assistant on a TV show.
Alexis will use her money and travel to Australia to see crocodiles, and to work with Bindy Irwin in a TV show.
Hannah, will attend university in Pennsylvania in English Literature, and become a kindergarten teacher in her hometown, and marry her high school sweetheart.
Aaden and Collin will move to Wyoming and attend university to become engineers; they will then invent something and become millionaires again.
Leah, will complete in Miss Pennsylvania, and fight for the right of reality TV children, and will become a news anchor that shoots to fame with her book, ‘My letters to Mommy’ and it will be a bestseller.
Joel, will move in with his dad, and together they will sell tickets to see the ‘Gosselin compound’, he will then take his money and do a trip to South Korea.
