You know what really grinds my gears?

This whole jon and kate plus 8 shannagins that is going on right now, thats what!! i dont watch the show regularly, in fact, the whole thought of having 8 children under the age of 10 makes me want to go to some back ally and rip my reproductive glands out. But i am a slave to celebrity blogs and the story is unavoidable. a few weeks ago i watched the first ever TV special for jon and kate. I felt bad for jon. Kate was demanding and he worked long hours and he waited on her hand and foot and didnt really complain. Then the new season of the show started, I had to tune in to see all the commotion. I watched the premiere and it really didnt tell me anything i had not already read online. but i was some how intrigued. It appeared that Jon had FINALLY grown a set and was standing up for him self. Then last night, in all my shameful TV watching glory, i watched a FULL episode of the show to see their 'big announcement'. Now i wont get into the fact that how spoiled rotten and annoying these children are (cuz i could be bias with u know, my love of kids in general). The end of the episode, when they were talking about how their marriage has dissolved, kate finally decided that she is a shitty human being and wants to world to feel bad for her. Guess what, i aint buying it. She had a great husband who has put up w/ her BS for 10 long years! I am happy that he got out of this relationship.

WHICH brings me to my next topic. The Internet is all a stir with jon hatred this morning. Everyone is saying how cold he came across and how dare he walk out on his children... excuse me!? have these people even SEEN this show before??? i have BARELY seen the show and i know enough that kate was VERY verbally abusive to jon. If the roles were reversed everyone would applaud Kate for leaving this relationship and setting an example for her 8 young children. Why is society holding this man, and men in general, to a different standard. He 'stopped the cycle' of abuse. A mantra many women shout to each other when in these kinds of relationships. I would think people would be happy for jon he is doing whats right for everyone. People are saying jon "allowed" kate to be mean to him. Would people ever DARE say this to an abused woman? 'oh u let him smack the shit out of u' HELL NO!! They would tell that woman, run, run fast and never ever look back. Mental abuse is JUST as bad as physical abuse, poor jon. I hate these double standard we have! So Jon, Kudos, for stopping the mental abuse your wife has inflicted on you! And shame on you society for encouraging this kind of mental abuse given to this man by that woman!!!