Jon & Kate Plus 8: Their Stress is Over-rated

Kate Gosselin from Jon & Kate Plus 8 has gotten a ton of criticism in cyberspace for the way she treats husband Jon, and also for her parenting skills. Check out all the juicy articles about Jon & Kate Plus 8 on Associated Content. And don't forget to read the blistering comments by readers, below the articles; namely, comments from woman and men who think: 1) Jon & Kate act perfectly normal, and 2) It's okay for Kate to lose her wits over trite matters because her stress levels must be unimaginable. This entertaining show might get cancelled. Help stop cancellation with this petition.

It's obvious that these people think that the highest level of family stress comes from raising many kids the same age. People keep spouting off you can't know what the stress is like for Jon & Kate, with their preschool sextuplets and 7-year-old twins. But really, is the stress of raising preschool sextuplets and not-much-older twins, the absolute worst stress a stay-at-home mother could experience?

POSSIBLY, if the mother gets no free help, lives in a small cramped house, has never seen the inside of a beauty spa, can't afford to go on trips or dine in fine restaurants, has no money to drown her kids in toys and pretty clothes, and has a husband who refuses to help out and makes bad money. This hardly describes Kate's situation.

What about the stress of a single mother raising ONE child with severe handicaps? I read a book once about a woman who gave birth to a severely handicapped daughter at the age of 20, shortly after marrying a much older man. After the birth, he divorced her, and for the next 18 years, her life was turned upside down. For years she battled the system to help her out; family and so-called friends didn't want to touch her situation. I'm sure she would have traded places with Kate Gosselin any day.