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• Blogger Defends Kate Gosselin -- and So Do I

  I’ll admit to only having watched maybe ten minutes total of “Jon and Kate Plus 8” ever. I have issues with people who abuse fertility treatment (you don’t end up with sextuplets if you and/or your doctor are doing what you’re supposed to) and then parade their kids around and accept a bunch of free goodies. And these two were apparently chasing the gravy train from the minute the doctor said “There’s six in there.” In other words, I have no respect for them and think they are exploiting their kids for their own personal gain. That said, the vitriol directed toward Kate Gosselin with this latest controversy is quite surprising to me. The general line seems to be “Of course he cheated on her because all she ever does is bitch at him –she’s soooo meeeaaannn.” I’m sorry, people – have you seen Jon Gosselin and the way he talks to her? He seems like a wussy little passive-aggressive jerk, and I’ll tell you what, if I was married to that guy, I’d be a bitch on wheels too. I mean, he’s all but admitted to cheating on her with some 23-year-old, and one of things he’s said to have done is wander uninvited into a college girl party and hit on 19-year-olds. He’s, what, 40ish? What normal adult male, married or single, thinks that’s remotely appropriate and uncreepy? Blogger Lisa Daily over on HuffPo said nearly as much Read More... Posted Jun 02 2009, 05:30 PM by Amy Kuras with | with 18 comment(s) Filed under: divorce, Cheating, parents of multiples, jon and kate plus 8, kate gosselin, gosselins, jon gosselin, gravy train, antifeminist, inappropriate behavior, famewhores

• They Say: Staying Together for the Kids? Don't

  How many times have you heard someone in marital distress say they're just trying to make it through for the kids? Might want to give them a hug next time and tell them they shouldn't worry about it.  A new study has found what plenty of kids of bitter, bickering parents already knew: staying together for the kids doesn't work.  Read More... Posted Jun 02 2009, 11:01 AM by JeanneSager with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: teens, divorce, marriage, study, relationships, Jeanne Sager, they say, cornell, family unit, stepparents

• Best of FameCrawler - Week of May 29th

  Mike Tyson's 4-Year-Old Daughter Dies Madonna Dishes on A-Rod and Kate Hudson Confirmed - Gisele is Pregnant With Tom Brady's Baby! Nicole Richie, Dad Lionel & Daughter Harlow (PHOTOS) Sneak Peek! Jon & Kate Plus 8 Season Premiere Kelly Rutherford, Lies and Videotape Amy Mickelson's Breast Cancer Battle Michelle Williams and Daughter Matilda Support Their Local Coffee House Angelina Jolie: Madonna Adopts For Fame Jon & Kate - Who Are The Kids Happier With? (Photos) Slumdog Kids Finally Get A Home! Brian Grazer's Prenup Still Makes Wife Rich Posted May 29 2009, 04:00 PM by Whit Honea with | with no comments Filed under: children, kids, celebrity, infant, baby, fashion, tv, birth, father, mother, mom, Cancer, adoption, divorce, pregnant, gender, Google, family, style, film, death, pictures, movie, dad, photos, gossip, hollywood, expecting, famous, breast, star, trend, fad, jon & kate, tyson

• Vote on Jon and Kate's Divorce Goes Too Far

  With the reports of Jon and Kate Plus 8 and their potential demise coming fast and furious, I wasn't surprised to find a poll over at Extra's Website about whether or not the Gosselins should just call it quits.  Not surprised, but a little digusted. Sure, it's just an informal poll. But it seems to fall dangerously close to laying bets. Read More... Posted May 28 2009, 12:01 PM by JeanneSager with | with 17 comment(s) Filed under: divorce, exploitation, celebrity parents, TLC, Jeanne Sager, jon and kate plus 8, kate gosselin, jon gosselin, jon and kate plus eight, jon & kate plus 8

• Jon & Kate Plus 8 Premiere Snags 9.8 Million Viewers

  So you know this Kate Gosselin we've been hearing so much about? Mother, reality show star, husband may or may not be cheating on her? Lots of backlash against her? After all the sturm und drang that the Gosselins have generated in recent weeks, you might think that would hurt their ratings. But you would be wrong. Read More... Posted May 27 2009, 01:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: kids, television, entertainment, tv, divorce, marriage, Google, family, money, sextuplets, pictures, reality TV, gossip, reality, stories, TLC, parent, Brett Singer, breaking, affair, open marriage, latest, cheat, jon and kate plus 8, jon and kate, jon & kate plus 8, gosselin, jon & kate, jon and kate plus 8 premiere snags 9.8 million viewers, Deanna Hummel, bodyguard, john and kate

• Save Aaliyah Puts Dad on Trial by YouTube Jury

  It's a blurry night vision video of a two-and-a-half-year-old talking in two-year-old-ese, but it's enough to have prompted thousands of YouTube viewers to start demanding an investigation into possible sexual abuse of a little girl.  But is Save Aaliyah a hoax? Read More... Posted May 18 2009, 03:34 PM by JeanneSager with | with 13 comment(s) Filed under: youtube, divorce, child abuse, custody, Child protective services, Jeanne Sager, investigation, social services, custody fight, save aaliyah

• Jon Gosselin a Cheater, But a Good Dad?

  Haters of Jon and Kate Plus 8 (and we've found out there are many) got the confirmation they've all been waiting for: Jon Gosselin is a total tool. The hair plugs didn't clue you in? The brother of the woman he's supposedly shtupping says, well, that he's shtupping his sister. And this isn't Kate Gosselin's bro talking, so it would stand to reason that the star of TLC's reality show is cheating on his wife (allegedly, natch).  But while all that uproar is going on over his extra-marital activities, his friends are rushing out to say, "wait, Jon is a good dad to his eight kids!" Are the two even related? Read More... Posted May 07 2009, 09:27 AM by JeanneSager with | with 22 comment(s) Filed under: divorce, marriage, bad parents, Cheating, role models, Jeanne Sager, jon and kate plus 8, kate gosselin, gosselins, jon gosselin, parental role models

• Dad Fined $2,000 for Cursing in Front of Kid

  Forget the cussing jar. What if every time you dropped an F-bomb in front of your kid you had to pay up to the tune of $2K? I'm no sailor, but one LEGO in the bare foot later, and my bank account would be wiped. A father in Pennsylvania is fighting a court-mandated "no cursing zone" put forth by the judge overseeing the custody of his nine-year-old. The judge issued a requirement that the man, "refrain from using any profanity when dealing with mother and mother's husband, and using any type of language around the children that's inappropriate." Read More... Posted Apr 30 2009, 12:01 PM by JeanneSager with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: divorce, child abuse, Cursing, relationships, custody, custody disputes, Jeanne Sager, Potty mouth, curses

• They Say: Kids Who Smile Big Will Marry Well

  You may want to look at some of your family pictures after this post. Or, for that matter, dig out some childhood photos of your own.  According to a recent study conducted at Indiana's DePauw University, children who smile brightly in photographs are less likely to get divorced later in life. No, I'm not kidding. The researchers looked at the high school photos of several subjects, ages 21 to 87, and found that those with dimmer grins tended to have at least one broken marriage under their belts. They also found similar results using photographs of kids as young as five. Read More... Posted Apr 16 2009, 08:02 AM by Jen Chaney with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: divorce, marriage, they say, Jen Chaney, scientific study, kids' photos, DePauw University, children's pictures, kid smiles

• When You and Your Ex Disagree Over Your Kids’ Health Care

  When I was a preteen, I was diagnosed with a serious kidney disease. My long divorced parents, who were normally quite cordial with one another, differed sharply in their opinions over my treatment, leading to screaming fights and subtle psychological tug-of-wars. They may have been able to compromise over who paid for violin lessons, but when it came to their daughter’s health, neither of my parents was willing to put their beliefs aside. A Washington Post writer recently discussed this problem with family therapist Elayne Savage, whose commonsense recommendations echo the solutions that my parents eventually found. Read More... Posted Apr 15 2009, 01:30 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with no comments Filed under: children, parents, divorce, health care, family therapist, mediator

• Did Having a Baby Make You Start Thinking About Your Ex?

  I wasn't thinking about much when my daughter was three months old. My maternity leave was over, and I was back at work - albeit at a reduced thirty-hour schedule. I didn't have time to think about sex, nonetheless an ex.  Turns out some parents have turned the seven-year itch into the three-month itch. Their baby hits three months, and as exhausted and un-sexy as the mothers feel, they start thinking about what their life could have been if they took a different path. Namely, if they picked another partner.  Read More... Posted Apr 14 2009, 04:30 PM by JeanneSager with | with 13 comment(s) Filed under: newborn, baby, divorce, marriage, nursing, love, post-partum, relationships, Jeanne Sager, sleeping through the night, ex

• Child Support Suffers In A Recession, Too

  A bad economy tends to spawn domino effects of harm. As workers lose their jobs, the folks who depend on their paycheck -- whether the bank that owns their mortgage or retail store owners or service employees -- all take a hit as well. Least able to protect themselves, and wholly unable to find another source of support, are the children of laid-off workers. As a recent article in the New York Times suggests, the picture can get especially complicated when the paycheck that's lost was formerly provided by a non-custodial parent in the form of child support. Read More... Posted Mar 30 2009, 11:02 AM by Kate Tuttle with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: divorce, child support, family court, economy, recession, lay-offs, unemployment, noncustodial parent, custodial parent

• How Much--and How--Do You Argue in Front of Your Kids?

  Recently, I came across these results from the latest Gordon Poll Youth Survey about teens and divorce.  It is really interesting reading for all kinds of reasons, but what struck me most--as a parent of much younger children and a parent not contemplating divorce--were the responses kids gave about their parents and arguing.When asked to define "arguing" a majority of kids identified the least intense option: "disagreeing about things" as arguing, (versus things like Read More... Posted Mar 20 2009, 05:00 PM by Shannon LC Cate with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: divorce, Shannon LC Cate, arguing in front of the kids

• Judge: Home-Schooled Kids Must Go to Public School

  In a decision that will no doubt have home-schooling parents everywhere spitting mad, a judge in North Carolina has ordered three children in the midst of a divorce proceeding be sent back to public school.  But don't pull out the pitchforks yet moms and dads - this comes down to religion . . . or quasi-religion anyway. Read More... Posted Mar 20 2009, 04:01 PM by JeanneSager with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: education, school, divorce, custody, Jeanne Sager, religious freedom, home-school, home-schooling

• Parents May Be Required to Undergo Counseling Before Divorcing

  A Republican Congressman from Texas is hoping to reduce his state’s 50 percent divorce rate by making it mandatory for parents to undergo a marriage counseling course before filing for divorce. The 10-hour course in “conflict management, communication skills, and forgiveness skills" would cost $150 Read More... Posted Mar 20 2009, 02:00 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: children, divorce, texas, fighting parents, battered women, making it hard to divorce, required course, marriage counseling

• These Seven Kids Have Had Twenty Stepfathers

  There's been plenty of talk about Linda Wolfe lately - the Indiana woman who holds the dubious record of twenty-three marriages, the most by a single woman (or rather a very non-single woman, get it? yeah, I crack myself up). Here's the thing that hasn't been widely reported. Read More... Posted Feb 28 2009, 04:23 PM by JeanneSager with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: divorce, marriage, Jeanne Sager, stepfather, stepdad, parental happiness, stepparents, remarried, step-parenting

• School Helps Child Escape Dad for the Big City

  A teenage boy's allegations that his father abused him may have won him enough sympathy that school officials kidnapped him.  The fifteen-year-old didn't come home from his South Carolina high school one day, but when his desperate father went to police, he soon learned the boy had taken off for his mother's home in New York. Read More... Posted Feb 26 2009, 08:34 AM by JeanneSager with | with no comments Filed under: education, divorce, kidnapping, child abuse, schools, runaway, custody, family court, Jeanne Sager, abuse allegations

• Some Good News in Cross-Continental Custody Battle

  Remember David Goldman, the Jersey dad whose wife up and moved to Brazil, cutting hime off without a chance to see their four-year-old son? The story got us all ferklempt, not to mention righteously indignant on Dad's behalf when it came to light on the Today Show last fall. Put down your pitchforks parents! Four years after his wife took off, divorced him, remarried and died, Goldman finally got to see his son this week.  It's a two tissue box tale if there ever was one. Read More... Posted Feb 10 2009, 08:32 AM by JeanneSager with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: father, adoption, divorce, kidnapping, Brazil, visitation, custody battle, custody, son, Jeanne Sager, international custody battle, Hague Convention, separated from child

• UPDATE: A-Roid Admits It

  UPDATE: A-Rod (A-Roid, A-Fraud - I still like The Rod, but it's not sticking yet) has admitted that, you know, he did it. Children everywhere are... actually, I don't think children care about this at all. Read More... Posted Feb 09 2009, 11:00 PM by Brett Singer with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: divorce, sports, Madonna, celebrity moms, Google, Guy Ritchie, boys, Baseball, Alex Rodriguez, celebrity dads, New York, celebrity divorce, scandal, kids and sports, steroids, derek jeter, breaking news, lourdes ciccone, Brett Singer, sassy smith, major league baseball, mlb, yankees, arod madonna, red sox, strikes out with the bases loaded, ciccone, Cynthia Rodriguez, alex rodriguez and madonna, sports talk, arod, can't hit in october, central park west, madonna divorce, A rod, a rod madonna, a-rod and c-rod split, alex rodriguez wife, alex rodriguez madonna, Natasha Rodriguez, celebrity breakups, ella rodriguez, rocco ritchie, a-rod, kid-rods, cynthia scurtis, new york yankees, A-Rod Tests Positive For Steroids, what to tell the kids, annoying people, sportswriters

• Kinder Language, Kinder Divorce?

  I’m not divorced, but I have plenty of friends who are, and it is no picnic. Seeing what you once thought would be forever blow apart can bring out the worst in anybody – and it’s that much more horrible when there are kids involved. Kids who, no matter what a rat bastard psychozoid your soon-to-be-ex spouse may be, love both their parents, and who need to not feel bad about that. A court in Grand Rapids has become the first one in my fair state of Michigan to change the language used in court proceedings to, hopefully, change the whole tone and make the process easier on children. The change is called Read More... Posted Feb 04 2009, 02:08 PM by Amy Kuras with | with no comments Filed under: children, divorce, family court, non-adversarial language, Grand Rapids, negotitation, parenting plan

• Report Finds Individualistic Culture Harms Kids—Because It Leads to Working Moms

  A three-year study by a British charity called the Children’s Group has uncovered some unsurprising problems with individualistic culture. The report, called A Good Childhood, found that children are suffering from “a belief among adults that the prime duty of the individual is to make the most of their [sic] own life, rather than contribute to the good of others." Read More... Posted Feb 02 2009, 03:00 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: children, kids, materialism, divorce, society, schools, child care, working moms, competition, working mothers, compassion, career, problems, selfish, report, domestic abuse, welfare, keep families together, individualistic culture, stay-at-hom moms, individualism, children's group, selfishness, breaking up families, unhappy kids, women belong in the home, a good childhood, harmful for children, church of england, unhappy marriages

• Would you Cheat FOR the Kids?

  Think you've heard all the lame excuses someone will give for cheating on their spouse? Here's another: "I'm doing it for my kids." Say what? Read More... Posted Feb 02 2009, 11:26 AM by JeanneSager with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: divorce, daughters, single parenting, women's issues, Cheating, single parents, obama, spouses, self esteem, Jeanne Sager, step-parents, for the kids, cheating on a spouse

• "Dads" Want DNA Testing in Kansas

  Christopher Sprowson's ex-wife had an affair that resulted in a baby. Now the State of Kansas wants him to pay for a child genetic testing proves isn't his because he's the "presumed father." A bit presumptuous, aren't they? Sprowson and his first wife divorced when the child, now thirteen, was just a baby. He's never had a relationship with the child, nor has the mother called for one. Why should she? He isn't the boy's father. Read More... Posted Jan 23 2009, 11:28 AM by JeanneSager with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: adoption, divorce, child support, fathers, money, parental rights, Kansas, fatherhood, DNA Testing, DNA, Jeanne Sager, biological parents, stepfather, welfare, biological father, parental responsibility, stepdad, stepkids

• Florida Mulls "Deadbeat Dad" T-Shirts

  Just in case they're not shamed enough to be out doing community service, a Florida legislator thinks deadbeat parents should have to do it wearing clothes that tell the world they don't support their kids.  The bill introduced by Democratic State Sen. Mike Fasano would require deadbeat parents to spend a week on a work detail, sporting a shirt or pair of overalls that shares their crime with the whole world. Read More... Posted Jan 19 2009, 04:37 PM by JeanneSager with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: divorce, child support, florida, deadbeat parents, shame, family court, Jeanne Sager, deadbeat dad, community service, deadbeat mothers, deadbeat fathers

• Protect Children: Prohibit Divorce

  Since Californians who voted for Prop 8 late last year to strike down the rights of gays to marry said they were doing it for the children, there's a new movement afoot to keep kids safe: Prohibit divorces. All of them. Keep heterosexual couples from breaking the bonds of holy matrimony. After all - the sanctity of marriage and the children were at the heart of Prop 8, right? Read More... Posted Jan 14 2009, 12:54 PM by JeanneSager with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: divorce, marriage, protecting children, California, petition, Lesbians, gay marriage, Jeanne Sager, Proposition 8, prop 8, sanctity of marriage, gays