Kate Gosselin-Kudos to Her for Holding it All Together

Poor Kate, It boggles the mind to think here is a woman who published two successful books featured on the New York Times bestseller list, Multiple Blessings and Eight Little Faces, while rearing a brood of eight and dealing with an allegedly unfaithful husband.

It's no wonder she has at times been short tempered with hubby on their reality TV show, Jon and Kate plus 8. A saint would turn into a shrew with a life like that. Give her a break! I admire her for trying to hold on to at least a shred of privacy in her life. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the first pictures of Jon in Europe with another woman.

Well, America, eight kids or not,Jon has left the mother of his children and moved into his own place. Reality is that Kate is there living with the children and even if he drops by during the day to play daddy to his kids, it is no longer a 50/50 responsibility. In fact, I doubt it ever was.

I think Kate shows class in that she isn't tattling on Jon. More noble then many women would react, I might not keep my mouth shut about the scum bag that gallivanted all over the US and Europe in female company. Divorce is never pretty and seldom easy. I suppose Kate has recognized that she will need his good will in dealing with the children and the fall out of their marriage. There is nothing to be gained by a nationally televised ugly fight, except by the media.

To show up for an interview on the Today Show, looking carefully styled and well composed, shows Kate's iron will and courage. There have been enough voices condemning her, profiling the real Kate as mean, money hungry, self centered witch. Well, maybe you have to be mean and money hungry and a witch if you live in her world. Your kids have to eat and there is nothing wrong with wanting a good life. Jon does not strike me as a go-getter.

So she was snippy and they bickered on and off the camera, that happens even when you only have two kids and no reality show to document your every word.

I have to laugh at and with her, when I see her first attempts of putting up a tent or battling with any of the household problems single mothers and divorced women face daily. You know she has to be sad and lonely at night.

My fascination with the show has always been more with Kate then with Jon, she is the astounding phenomenon here, the glue that holds it all together and boy do they all hate her for it.

Kate shed a tear or two during her interview on the Today Show. Why wouldn't she? She is a woman overwhelmed with the bitter reality of being left alone with eight children to raise. The only thing that is keeping her sane are her children. She is afraid of what the future holds, wouldn't you be?

TLC, the channel which airs the show Jon and Kate plus 8, will cancel the reality show in a heartbeat if there are not enough viewers. Money and fame are fickle. Viewers of the show seem more inclined to watch a wholesome, manufactured world, practically impossible to sustain, except on TV. The ratings fell on the series first new airing last week.

You may say what you will, but actions speak louder than words. I believe Jon is the one seeing action, but it will be fun to see what he'll say to wiggle out of the questions about his fidelity. I say shame on those that would like to see Kate reduced to a blubbering mass of heaves, rage and break down amidst a stream of tears.

Kudos to Kate, she is doing what women have always done, she is holding it all together for her children. A strong woman - you go Kate.