Raise your hand if you read the classic V.C. Andrews tale of the Dollanganger family, Flowers in the Attic. OK, now put your hands down y’all — I knew you were my kind of people. That’s some sticky, stupid brain candy turned into epic literature. Epic AWESOME literature.
Anyway. One thing I learned from Flowers in the Attic was: don’t try to raise your kids around a baby hater (the ‘don’t diddle your brother’ isn’t really the take away lesson from the series, that should be a given. I hope.) The ‘avoid the baby hater’ is a simple lesson that will serve everyone well. Especially the children.
Because regardless of your needs, the little DNA copies you’ve made of yourself depend on you to provide security and this includes secure relationships where, you know, no one really hates them. There’s enough time for that in the school yard.
So why am I blathering about not hooking up with people who hate kids if you have children? It seems that one of my least favorite famous dads, Mr. Ed Hardy himself and the father of 8 (EIGHT! CHILDREN!), Jon Gosselin is dating a woman who hates kids.
Um. Does she know who he is? Turns out that the new girlfriend, Miss Ellen Ross, does know about his dependants but she apparently craves fame more than anything else and that, it seems, is outweighing her hatred of ankle-biters. For now.
Wow.
Just where does Jon meet these women? Wait. I don’t want to know. And as much as I hate to do it, I just have to put on my judgmental crown and say that I think it’s a really, really bad idea to date someone who doesn’t like kids when you have any number of offspring, let alone a whole baseball team’s worth. So, yes, obviously I’m being totally Mrs. Judgey-McJudgerson but in all seriousness, I’m just thinking of the kids. Someone obviously has to
That’s a hint, Jon. Don’t let your life turn into Jon Plus Eight Flowers In The Attic.
Am I right? Does dating child-haters when you have kids necessarily equal BAD? Does dating women who tolerate Ed Hardy shirts necessarily equal bad? Is Jon just too easy to hate on? Why does he keep providing us with material? BAD MOMS WANNA KNOW.
About katie
I just read about that this morning and I have to say that every single time I start to think that Kate Gosselin is the most obnoxious parent on the planet, Jon does something that makes me stand up and cheer for Kate after all.
What a complete and utter tool.
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I couldnt’ agree more Sherry. And when he is making me cheer for Kate Gosselin? Well that’s just a sad statement about what I think of him.
.-= katie | motherbumper´s last blog ..A Trip To The Zoo & Cranium Goo =-.
I know right?! It was like the time when Britney went all crazy and lost custody of her kids and I thought, “I can’t believe I consider KEVIN FEDERLINE to be the better parent…”
.-= Sherry´s last blog ..Being a refugee for a morning =-.
Oh man, I read all those books, even the prequel LOL Freaky stuff here.
Steph
.-= Adventures In Babywearing´s last blog ..When Nothing Means Everything =-.
THERE’S A PREQUEL???? (searching amazon right now)
.-= katie | motherbumper´s last blog ..A Trip To The Zoo & Cranium Goo =-.
Katie, did you find? Now I totally want to relive my childhood summer reading these books.
Steph
.-= Adventures In Babywearing´s last blog ..When Nothing Means Everything =-.
ACK! You are so right on this one. When one of my (guy) friends was getting married, his bride-to-be kept saying, “Oh I hate kids… I can’t stand kids.” Um, the thing is… my friend had a 6 year-old son! Marriage to dad with kids = you must like kids. Say hello to stepmommyhood. I just didn’t get how this guy, who adored his son, could be with a woman who said that.
Boys are always thinking with the wrong head.
And, PS, Jon is a lost cause. When he finally began “asserting himself” by dating floozies he picked up at some truck stop off the 405… he instantly signed himself on to at least 5 years of getting hated on. Plus, I would love to get my hands on every single Ed Hardy shirt owned by anyone, ever, and burn them.
.-= Becca Cait´s last blog ..Silence is Golden =-.
“Boys are always thinking with the wrong head.” Thank you for confirming what I already suspected about Mr. Gosselin. I’m right there with you at that Hardy Bonfire.
.-= katie | motherbumper´s last blog ..A Trip To The Zoo & Cranium Goo =-.
What a great post, how can I make is so that I get an alert email every time you publish a new article?