I know, I know…once I thought I had nothing left to say about this couple, I’m in the checkout line at the store today and low and behold I find another headline about them that strikes me. Forget the infidelity and the “twisted” couple stuff. Now it’s about Kate being classified as a “mean” mom. There are some child labor law investigations??

At first glance, I have no clue as to what they are talking about. But now that I’m thinking about it, I wonder if it has to do with her kids being on the show? Ding ding, I’ve scored a point huh? I didn’t take time to pick it up and do my own further investigation, so I’m still not sure even still at this point though. If that’s the case then is this the first time they’ve ever looked at parents who put their children in the limelight?

It brings up an interesting topic. Were Jon and Kate wrong for allowing camera’s into their homes with such small children? Were they looking for a way out of all the chaos, yet rather just created more of it? I can’t imagine what all of this means for not only them but for their children as well. Will they ever live all of this down? Will it ever end as long as they are still making shows? Did they unknowingly ask for all of this? They couldn’t have possibly suspected that it could turn so ugly, so quick.

And what is behind the whole “mean mom” theory? I could tell you from the first time watching the show that she wasn’t the most kindest and loving person, therefore mother on the planet. Wasn’t that part of the appeal? I get the “mean” spill from my own children all of the time. Especially when I won’t give them whatever it is they are asking for at the time. I probably pride myself off of this fact, but if I were on television it seems I’d probably be destroyed as well.

Looks like the media train has taken them on like they did Brittney Spears. It’s everywhere and it’s been for months and is unlikely to go away anytime soon. The obsession has went from mild to hot and it looks like there are more and more judgments that will need to be made for these parents who allowed the world into their home.

How did this all start again? Oh yes, our fascination with a woman who was able and crazy enough to have so many children. And for those who didn’t find that entertaining enough, we turn it into a real life soap opera. As they say, the media monster only builds you up in order to tear you down. I just hope that Kate is “mean” enough to protect and keep her family grounded through it all.