The Gosselins Announced Their Divorce: A (Crooked) House Divided

The Gosselins finally announced Their Divorce. It's now official. With many speculations over the week since commercials first aired promoting tonight's "big announcement" that would affect the entire family, Jon and Kate Gosselin finally announced their separation, and, later in the episode, their divorce. This expected final announcement confirmed reports leaked this afternoon that Jon and Kate today filed the paperwork for their divorce in a Pennsylvania courthouse.

Well, what tragic downfall of this family. This was the only reality TV show that I've seen taht's real . It seemed inevitable since reports have painted Jon as uncomfortable with the media attention, and Kate as eager to continue with the show ("the show must go on" she said in her post-announcement interview). Still, I, along with many, hoped that they could turn their marriage around.

More on with the news, the subplot of the episode involved the design and construction of four "crooked houses" for the kids. While Jon and Kate fought over where to place them, the kids enjoyed the simple pleasures of "playing house." In a particularly heartbreaking scene, two of the younger children pretended they were getting married, presumably to live "happily ever after" in their little crooked houses. Kate said she hoped the houses would create many happy memories, but I can't imagine featuring them in this particular episode will do much to help that. It was difficult to hear their individual voices to introduce next segment ("next on Jon & Kate Plus 8") with the knowledge of what was coming.

Well, its unbelievable to believe but its confirmed. Have they thought a thousand times before doing this? For two people who have been quite vocal about their faith in the past, both on the show and in public, they were decidedly silent on the spiritual implications of this decision. What are there reason? They both cited "peace for the kids" as the primary reason for the separation, and Kate described her main concern as "the label that we have failed." Not once did they ever mention of any consideration for having Biblical counseling, as we have previously lamented.

Did they lack support or counseling? So what do you think of Jon & Kate's" big announcement"? Do you expect it also? Did you watch the episode? And how can we best respond to the media frenzy surrounding this recent development, particularly in light of their strong identification with the Christian community? How do we support them?

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