KATE GOSSELIN: HOW SHE FOOLED THE WORLD - THE RISE AND FALL OF A REALITY TV QUEEN by Robert Hoffman Page B
Authors: Robert Hoffman
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McCaughey.
The McCaughey birth attracted significant media attention, including a feature in Time magazine in December 1997. Kate saved that issue among several other pieces of McCaughey memorabilia she had collected. Kate even spoke to Bobbi McCaughey on the phone after Kate had her sextuplets. Was she trying to get advice on how to make the most of her “miracle?”
Here are some eerie, and some downright creepy, similarities between Bobbi McCaughey and her septuplets and Kate Gosselin, whose sextuplets were born nearly 7 years later:
Bobbi McCaughey is a devout Christian and preacher’s daughter.
Kate Gosselin came from a devout Christian family and is a preacher’s daughter.
The McCaughey septuplets were conceived as a result of fertility drugs.
The Gosselin sextuplets were conceived as a result of fertility drugs.
OK. Nothing too unusual yet, but we’re just getting started.
When Bobbi McCaughey found out she was carrying multiples, she declined selective reduction saying that they would “Put it in God’s hands ,” and, “That just wasn’t an option. We were trusting in the Lord for the outcome.”
When Kate Gosselin found out she was carrying multiples, she declined selective reduction saying, “The results ultimately lay in God’s hands ,” and “This truly is God’s plan for us,” and “Whatever God chose to give us, we would accept as a blessing.”
Bobbi McCaughey came out strongly against selective reduction, thus making her a hero to Christians the world over. She was also quoted as saying, “Well, come to our house, and tell me which four I shouldn’t have had!”
Kate Gosselin matched that quote, saying, “Tell me how I as a mother would go about “selecting” which beating heart to snuff out as if it were just a candle,” and “Who lived and who died was not a decision that rested in our human hands.”
Kate was very aware that denouncing selective reduction was the most important part of her plan to play to a Christian audience, and she took every opportunity to play that message up.
In Multiple Blessings , she wrote about discussing selective reduction with her doctor: “I resolutely sat in the sturdy cherry wood chair of the doctor’s office. He and I went head to head as he offered facts and information, statistics and grim details of how my life would be at risk. … The risks also for my seven babies were huge and could not be denied. Assuming that the medical field was capable of getting them to a viable gestational age, usually at least twenty four weeks, they still stood the risk of suffering premature lungs, blindness, cerebral palsy and mental retardation – just to name a few. I was not swayed.”
She also said this: “Jon, even at the risk of losing me and raising Mady and Cara on his own, unconditionally agreed with me. Who would live and who would die was not a decision that rested in our human hands.”
In addition to their views on selective reduction, here are some more similarities between Bobbi McCaughey and Kate Gosselin.
Bobbi McCaughey thought about becoming a nurse.
Kate Gosselin did become a nurse.
Bobbi McCaughey was the recipient of many generous donations, including a 5500-square-foot house, a 15-seat van, full college scholarships for her children to any state university, 2 years worth of diapers, nanny services, meal preparation, and transportation services, among other things.
Kate Gosselin focused on what Bobbi McCaughey received and immediately asked for the same big-ticket items. Kate wanted a larger house, but didn’t initially receive one – she only got the free home makeover, which made her very angry.
Kate asked over and over and over for college money from the time her babies were born. She was always talking about college, trying to get a university to bite and give them full scholarships. She was angry that it wasn’t donated right away like it was for Bobbi McCaughey.
Kate mentioned and begged for a 15-seat van on her
The McCaughey birth attracted significant media attention, including a feature in Time magazine in December 1997. Kate saved that issue among several other pieces of McCaughey memorabilia she had collected. Kate even spoke to Bobbi McCaughey on the phone after Kate had her sextuplets. Was she trying to get advice on how to make the most of her “miracle?”
Here are some eerie, and some downright creepy, similarities between Bobbi McCaughey and her septuplets and Kate Gosselin, whose sextuplets were born nearly 7 years later:
Bobbi McCaughey is a devout Christian and preacher’s daughter.
Kate Gosselin came from a devout Christian family and is a preacher’s daughter.
The McCaughey septuplets were conceived as a result of fertility drugs.
The Gosselin sextuplets were conceived as a result of fertility drugs.
OK. Nothing too unusual yet, but we’re just getting started.
When Bobbi McCaughey found out she was carrying multiples, she declined selective reduction saying that they would “Put it in God’s hands ,” and, “That just wasn’t an option. We were trusting in the Lord for the outcome.”
When Kate Gosselin found out she was carrying multiples, she declined selective reduction saying, “The results ultimately lay in God’s hands ,” and “This truly is God’s plan for us,” and “Whatever God chose to give us, we would accept as a blessing.”
Bobbi McCaughey came out strongly against selective reduction, thus making her a hero to Christians the world over. She was also quoted as saying, “Well, come to our house, and tell me which four I shouldn’t have had!”
Kate Gosselin matched that quote, saying, “Tell me how I as a mother would go about “selecting” which beating heart to snuff out as if it were just a candle,” and “Who lived and who died was not a decision that rested in our human hands.”
Kate was very aware that denouncing selective reduction was the most important part of her plan to play to a Christian audience, and she took every opportunity to play that message up.
In Multiple Blessings , she wrote about discussing selective reduction with her doctor: “I resolutely sat in the sturdy cherry wood chair of the doctor’s office. He and I went head to head as he offered facts and information, statistics and grim details of how my life would be at risk. … The risks also for my seven babies were huge and could not be denied. Assuming that the medical field was capable of getting them to a viable gestational age, usually at least twenty four weeks, they still stood the risk of suffering premature lungs, blindness, cerebral palsy and mental retardation – just to name a few. I was not swayed.”
She also said this: “Jon, even at the risk of losing me and raising Mady and Cara on his own, unconditionally agreed with me. Who would live and who would die was not a decision that rested in our human hands.”
In addition to their views on selective reduction, here are some more similarities between Bobbi McCaughey and Kate Gosselin.
Bobbi McCaughey thought about becoming a nurse.
Kate Gosselin did become a nurse.
Bobbi McCaughey was the recipient of many generous donations, including a 5500-square-foot house, a 15-seat van, full college scholarships for her children to any state university, 2 years worth of diapers, nanny services, meal preparation, and transportation services, among other things.
Kate Gosselin focused on what Bobbi McCaughey received and immediately asked for the same big-ticket items. Kate wanted a larger house, but didn’t initially receive one – she only got the free home makeover, which made her very angry.
Kate asked over and over and over for college money from the time her babies were born. She was always talking about college, trying to get a university to bite and give them full scholarships. She was angry that it wasn’t donated right away like it was for Bobbi McCaughey.
Kate mentioned and begged for a 15-seat van on her
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