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I have some sympathy for Jon, none for Kate.

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MamaD4 said…
Or the rabid possum on her head...
12:35 AM
Peder said…
Or the rabid possum in her soul...
7:03 AM
Cellomama said…
I can totally see where you're coming from, but I must respectfully counter that I definitely have some sympathy for Kate. I don't argue about the "rabid possum on her soul" (or head, for that matter). She did not love and cherish her husband. She is paying the price for years of belittlement and nagging.

But Jon is the one who walked out on this marriage. He's the one who gave up and left - seemingly without trying to fix what was going on. They have 8 children, and he has a responsibility to them, as well as the legal and spiritual commitment he made to Kate.

Perhaps he tried. Perhaps there was counseling. From what we've seen, there was not. I see Jon deciding he's had enough of his life and walking out to find a new one. He found a new, younger woman who lets him revel in the young-adulthood that he spent raising his kids. He didn't want to be a stay-at-home Mr. Mom. I think it bothers him to be doing that while Kate is out earning the bucks. But she did that for years - at a much tougher age & stage. It is good that he took efforts to change his life - I just question his method.

While I am all for people deserving happiness, I also believe strongly in the sanctity of marriage, and the importance of doing anything and everything to save it. ESPECIALLY when there are children involved.

Can you tell that I've been stewing on this all morning? :-)
8:35 AM
Peder said…
Laurie, you've convinced me. I withdraw my sympathy for Jon.
7:38 PM
Sarita said…
I think the possum is just sleeping.
7:39 PM
Sarita said…
They are both to blame for giving up on the marriage, neither one can claim the high road as long as they are still doing the show.

Both Kate and Jon allowed him to take the role of eldest child. Of letting him overly rely on her, because she enjoyed being in charge and he enjoyed the lack of responsibility. It was a symbiotic relationship, until Kate got too busy to fill that role for him. what does one expect their overgrown spoiled child to do but rebel when things aren't comfy anymore.

Kate is like Hyacinth Bucket in the show BBC show Keeping Up Appearances: If you can make it look a particular way, then it will be that way. The whole vow renewal thing was just painful to watch as Kate kept saying that this meant "they would always be together."

Jon just hasn't grown up yet.
7:57 PM
Cellomama said…
Funny, Peder, because as I thought about it today I realized I don't really have sympathy for her, either. As Sarah said, they are both culpable.

Still very, very sad. Those poor kids.
8:26 PM
Peder said…
I feel bad for the kids too, but that predated the divorce by some margin. In fact, if this 'somehow' gets them out of the spotlight and allows some kind of normal childhood it might be for the best.
9:57 PM
Alfred T. Mahan said…
I think I'm missing something by not watching enough television.

That *is* what this is about, right? This couple's on television?
6:51 AM
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