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Jon & Kate Plus 8

Some of you may know and watch the television show, Jon & Kate Plus 8. The show has been on for four "seasons" (two seasons a year), and has been a delightful show about some of the joys and difficulties of raising very young kids. The reason why this show is on the air and is a hit, though is because of its unique aspect:

The eight kids the couple has are from two sets of multiple births. One set of twins who are roughly 8 years old and one set of sextuplets who are now 5 years old.

The show has been a favorite in my household since its inception. The parents seem to be very nice and the eight kids are all quite nice as well. They footage tends to focus on day-to-day life, small trips the family takes, etc.

Unfortunately, over the last few weeks, there has been an upheaval in the press about this family. They have even made the covers of several tabloids and even semi-legitimate trashy celebrity magazines like People and US. The basic story line is that Jon *may have* had some sort of an affair or Kate *may have* had some sort of an affair, and that their marriage is in peril.

Tonight, their 5th season opened on television, and the strain of the problems they are having were the focus. It was very sad to see, and the beauty, joy, and happiness their show used to bring a viewer has nearly vanished.

I do not know what will happen to the family or the show, but if I were Jon or if I were Kate, I would think long and hard, each of them, about the ways they may have hurt each other during this recent time span and think about what they need to *do* for each other to EACH to earn forgiveness. Their life and their family NEEDS to have each of them behave as unselfishly as possible.

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