Now, in the grand scheme of things, I don't really give a hoot, but for a couple whose book focused entirely too much on religion and faith and God, I find it a little hypocritical that they're headed for divorce. I'm not saying that religious folk shouldn't divorce, and of course, I have no idea of the inner workings of their household and I have not watched any of the show this season, but it was obvious throughout the course of the show that Kate was more than a little harsh on her hubby (oftentimes unjustly so). Still, where's the counseling? Lord knows that wasn't shown on television.
And what gets me even more is that in this Associated Press article, Kate proudly touts that "the show MUST go on." Really, you don't want to spend time alone with your EIGHT young kids? It's all about the Benjamins, I guess (yes, I really just used that terminology. Maybe I'll bring that back along with "chillax"). As a matter of fact, I think that's what pisses me off the most about the whole thing. Forget about the hypocritical nature of throwing aside the devout religious aspect of your life, but you're really gonna keep doing the show simply because it's bringing in the dough? You're really gonna keep doing your book tours? Forget about the fact that those things contributed (largely?) to the downfall of your marriage. I don't know, but it screams sleazy and cheap and wrong to me.
Please note that I really don't care all that much and the only reason I'm blogging about it is because I just wrote the book review, but it irks me even more now having read the book.
Lies! Lies! All lies, I tell you!
...Maybe I just need to chillax...