Is Kate Gosselin Also Cheating?

I wish this could be a more positive article about the problems in Jon and Kate Gosselin’s marriage. It only seems to get worse as time goes on. Not only are their still rumors of Jon Gosselin cheating, there are now allegations of Kate Gosselin cheating with her bodyguard, Steve Nield are now all over the airwaves and tabloids. And, I can’t help but wonder who the hell is minding the store?

There are 10 children at home but the only ones who seem to be having any fun are the parents. In this situation, it sounds like the parents could use a little parenting themselves. At least a good scolding for not stopping to think of the harm their actions will do to their children.

Granted, no one knows what is and isn’t true. I’ll be the first to admit that. If the rumors being reported have even one grain of truth to it Jon and Kate Gosselin are playing fast and loose with their children’s emotional health.

All you have to do is watch the show to know that they are both good parents. They are raising their children in a loving environment in which they feel very stable. Has either Jon or Kate stopped to think about the consequences to those children if their problems lead to divorce?

What is it about marital discord and infidelity that turns good parents into people whose only concern is getting what they want? I’m contacted daily by people going through a divorce or involved in infidelity. Their questions for me are always about legal issues surrounding a divorce or how to get more child support or pay less child support.

I’ve never received an email from a parent asking me “what do I do to keep my situation from harming my children?” Jon and Kate Gosselin are a great example of what I come into contact with on a daily basis. People so caught up in their own desires or pain that they loose any capacity to put their child’s needs before their own.

What we are seeing played out in the Gosselin marriage goes on every day in thousands of marriages. Mature people act in immature ways and I have little concern for their well-being. They’ve made choices and can deal with the penalty of those choices.

The ones who can’t deal and whose feelings are trivialized are the children. I’m one person who can’t help but wonder when are we, as parents going to start thinking about the consequences of divorce and infidelity on our children and stop behaving so childishly.

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