Many of you may know that Jon Gosselin is in our “Total Leadership Connections” program and he, along with the other participants is peeling away the encrusted layers of old hurts, old betrayal, and old beliefs.
The process of becoming a leader is a rigorous one. He has had to face his demons and slay a few dragons on the way to self-awareness. This has been made more complex every time there is another gossipy tidbit on sites such as Radar-Online.
When Jon first started our TLC (please don’t confuse it with the reality TV programming) he was very careful, translate that mistrustful. Who, he said to me privately, who will see the glitz and glitter of being able to “tell” about him and get their 15 minutes of fame? No one in the group has ever even thought about betraying him and “spilling guts for glory” the way poor Hailey Glassman is prone to do.
As the sessions continued, (the group meets for four sessions, every other month), Jon became more willing to share himself from his heart; to talk about his misgivings about his children’s lives being filmed whether they wanted this or not. He became clear, especially in session three where there is important teaching about systems’ thinking, those connections between the past and present impact and have consequences for the future in deep, powerful ways.
He talked about his concern, that his children will go along with whatever their parents want, for now. Yet, when they become teens and begin the vital individuation process, when they become young adults out in the world, how will they feel about the amount of exposure that all sorts of people have to their personal lives?
Jon is digging deeply into areas not formerly explored, about ethics, responsibility, and what it means to be a man, a father, an advocate for what is good and right. He admits he has made mistakes, some in the glare of the public eye, and that he has purposefully remained quiet, in the background as he has come to know himself better.
It would be a better world if all of us took time to become self-aware, to explore the patterns that have kept us stuck in poor behavior at the expense of our own health and creativity. The sadness of our celebrity driven culture, of reality shows, is that the tools for growth and transformation are sold out for ratings. What a waste of air time.
At least Jon is rethinking his “victim” pattern, his “avoider” pattern and is willing to find new, more positive ways to relate to the world, and hopefully, even make a difference.
Jon, in my opinion, is a CHRONIC liar and has a negative personality disorder: passive aggression!
Why does he think Kate is money hungry and a fame whore when he is pursuing the SAME career in entertainment himself? On Spiffbox.com he list his occupation as a celebrity and his “resume” and bio is on the Internet Movie Database (imdb.com). I guess ALL people that seek careers in TV/film in front of the camera are fame whores AND people that seek careers in TV/film in front of the camera are usually paid big bucks are money hungry.
On Rabbi Schumley’s radio show, the rabbi asked him what does he think about Kate being on the Emmys. Jon’s reply was he thought it was excessive. Kate was invited by Jimmy Fallon directly to participate in the opening performance. Entertainment Tonight (ET) offered Kate a job to interview celebrities at the Emmys, attend the ET Emmy party and co-host one ET show. All of this took place for one week and Kate Gosselin was paid a handsome sum. Answer this: how is that excessive? Since Jon and Kate are both pursuing a career in TV/film wouldn’t they both jump at the opportunity?
When Kate was on Dancing With the Stars (DWTS) Jon said she was an absentee parent. How is a WORKING parent absent? Many parents are required to be away from their families to earn a living. I am a single parent and I have had contracts that required me to travel Monday through Thursday every week for 7 months. Jon Gosselin was AWAY from his children many times for weeks AND he was NOT WORKING. Jon was with a woman or vacationing. It was reported Kate Gosselin earned $500,000 to participate in DWTS. Answer this: would Jon Gosselin consider himself an absentee parent if he had a TV gig that paid him $500,000 for seven weeks?. Did Jon Gosselin consider himself an absentee parent when he was away for weeks at a time from his kids and he was not working?
On Rabbi Schumley’s radio show, Jon said that he dropped off the kids at home with the nanny. He felt they should have stayed with him. Kate DOES NOT want her children sleeping on the floor in a small and cramped one bedroom apartment for extended stays while Jon is in his bedroom having sex with a woman he has known less than six months! Kate DOES WANT her children getting a good night sleep in their comfortable beds and eating meals together at the kitchen table, especially when they have to go to school. Answer this: Jon reported he pays you $10,000 for each life lesson. Since Jon has $10,000 to pay you for each life lesson I assume he has money. So…. how come Jon didn’t get a bigger place and buy beds for his kids?
Why did Jon tweet to make fun of Kate Gosselin in a video made by a rap artist? Why does Jon allow a woman he has known less than six months to tweet the same about the mother of his children? Why does Jon allow ANYONE to have anything to say about his and Kate’s children? The ONLY two people that have anything to do with the Gosselin children is Jon Gosselin and Kate Gosselin!
In the National Enquirer there was a recent article that said that Jon’s children called Ellen Ross, Mom. BULLSHIT! I do not believe that crap! Why didn’t Jon tweet to deny that bullshit story? He tweets to deny everything else.
Jon Gosselin has had his Twitter account for over a year. For almost a year Jon NEVER tweeted about his children. Now, all of a sudden, he tweets about his kids all the time it is sickening. That is phony as hell. Now he wants the public to believe he cares so much about his children. Jon has something brewing in his toxic stew of doo-doo.
I see why Kate does not allow Jon on her property anymore. He is mean spirited, spiteful, cannot be trusted and is toxic to Kate’s spirit and well-being. Recently, Kate stated on her blog that the children had arrived home from seeing their mother and spontaneously/immediately they ran to hug her and tell her they love her and are glad to be back home. Hmmm, I wonder why.
Another book, MsGoody. Why not hire a company to print your book. Oh right, no one would buy it. Your hatred of Jon is so much more than any Kate non fan has ever printed. EVER. Get over yourself and go back to your sheeple/hater site to spew your filth.
The “sheeple” as some call us do not and never have hated Jon Gosselin. The truth is that more than anything in the world we wish he would grow up and take responsibility and be realistic that his future in the media is done. Jon has only himself to blame for that. What you need to be careful of is that Jon uses people and people use Jon for their own agendas. Jon is saying right now all the right words to you and the public but in reality Jon wants his kids to continue filming. Every time me makes that claim he wants the filming to stop if you know the whole story you would come to realize just as we have that it’s all part of his schemes to make you believe one thing but in reality Jon says one thing but he wants the exact opposite. Jon is playing this game right now again especially using you into giving him credibility that he does want his kids off the air but the truth is Jon would be devastated if that happened because his paycheck would be gone. Jon wants a raise again in order to sign on the dotted line as the contract will be coming up for renewal soon. He pulls stunts like this ever since the split with Kate. Basically he is a superb blackmailer except in the end he gets caught but sadly he never learns his lesson and continues down the same path each time. You may not believe it right now because Jon is saying the right words but after the contract is signed and he gets his raise and his guarantee that he can continue to sit on the couch, play Farmville and Twitter, then Jon will drop you like a lead balloon. All anyone wants is for Jon Gosselin to get over his “Peter Pan” syndrome and take responsibilty for what he’s done, stop throwing stumbling blocks in his ex wife and children’s way and grow up and become a responsible grown up. While some of these commenters such as Haters/Sheeple come from the Hate Kate Gosselin sites the supporters of Kate Gosselin do not wish ill upon Jon nor do any of us hate him. It’s just time for Jon Gosselin to grow up, face the fact he is no longer a media star and get a job and try to help support his children and yes maybe find love again.
It’s time Kate Gosselin owed up to all the damaged she has done in her life. Of course, she never will because she thinks she is so perfect when she is not.
Scrantastic, as a matter of fact Kate has been very straightforward and honest and owned up to her mistakes. Kate has publicly admitted her faults and is working on them. Has she done any earth shattering damage? No. Kate is still the one that takes care of the children financially, emotionally, health wise, educational and more. Sure Jon has said he made some but then he turns right around and does the same things over and over again. Even Jon has stated a number of times that she is a good mother but when it serves his agenda usually for more money then he will throw out some vague lawsuit and blackmail for more money. The radio show with Rabbi Shumley was a joke. Right, Jon is changing his ways. No he and the Rabbi spent the whole time bashing Kate. That doesn’t show that this therapists counseling is helping Jon. He needs to let go of Kate and quit figuring out ways to get even with her for things he has imagined she has done wrong and move on with his life. Kate has so why can’t he? What is scary is that if Jon truly doesn’t do something soon his children are getting older and they will begin to resent him for all the terrible things he says about their mother. Sadly Jon still hasn’t learned from the past and he still doesn’t get the fact that every darn time he pulls a stunt for attention it usually backfires on him.
Well it looks like your patient Jon Gosselin has lied to you too just as he has done to all the other therapists, lawyers, Rabbi, and all his other agents. Jon not only wants the kids on TV, he wants to be back on the show with them. http://www.starzlife.com/20100908/exclusive-jon-gosselin-wants-back-on-tv/
