Earlier this week, pictures of octodad Jon Gosselin and his new 22-year-old girlfriend Hailey Glassman surfaced and spread through gossip blogs like wildfire. The new romance was made public just three weeks after it was announced he would splitting from Kate Gosselin, his wife of 10 years. The whole ordeal has people going bananas. What about the children? What about Kate? They haven't even finalized the divorce! He needs time to heal!
And again, what about the eight kids?
In a surprising twist, Kate - who in the past was vilified in the media and labeled 'controlling', 'demanding' and 'judgmental' - is now regarded as the victim; a mother forced to care for her eight children while her husband is off gallivanting in St. Tropez with the daughter of her tummy tuck surgeon.
Geez. They couldn't write soap opera plots with this much drama!
So this begs the question: should Jon take it down a notch with the dating? He just got out of a marriage with a woman he's spent a decade of his life with. He also spent the last several years raising the eight children he had with her in front of the entire world. Maybe some reflection, perhaps a yoga retreat or some meditation is in order? Maybe he could find a book that will provide some helpful advice, something along the lines of 'Raising Eight Babies for Dummies: The Single Daddy Edition'? Seems to me that the last thing he should be doing is rushing into a relationship with another woman.
But maybe I shouldn't judge. Isn't Jon, like the rest of us, entitled to find true love again? Jon has said himself he just 'wants to move forward' with his life, and in some ways, who can blame him? Few of us will know the pressure of raising a family and holding a marriage together in front of the camera. Maybe he is just 'a regular guy who is going through a very difficult time in his life.' Can't he have a little fun while he recovers?
What do you think? Is Jon getting too much flak for his quick rebound relationship? Or should he break it off and concentrate on repairing himself and looking after his family?
- Vanessa
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