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I have some sympathy for Jon, none for Kate.
2024 Olympics?
Next week the US Olympic Committee will decide if they'll bid on the 2024 Olympics (I'm betting they will) and may decide on which city they'll put forth to host. There are four cities on the host list: Boston Los Angeles San Francisco Washington DC I've long believed that if the US bids on 2024, they will win. The US hasn't hosted an Olympics since Salt Lake City in 2002 and no summer games since Atlanta in 1996. Given the importance that the US has, particularly in funding, a 28 year gap is a huge one. So who gets the nod? I have absolutely no insider knowledge but I'd like to make some guesses. Pure speculation to follow. San Francisco is an interesting choice. The Bay Area is certainly beautiful. I'm guessing (I haven't checked into it) that there are enough venues in NoCal to satisfy the sporting requirements. Between the professional teams (six?) and the number of big time colleges, there must be. Throw in the big mo...
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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? :-)
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.
Still very, very sad. Those poor kids.
That *is* what this is about, right? This couple's on television?