Jon & Kate Plus Eight, Minus Kate

Please spare us the drama of a family disintegrating before our eyes. There is no need to turn on a television to witness the heartbreak of a family in crisis. Sadly, we see it far too often in the lives of our friends and families.

The producers of "Jon & Kate Plus Eight" are SHAMELESS! As much as I favor the much-beleaguered and seemingly saintly Jon over the "just plain mean" Kate, BOTH he AND his wife should be protecting their beautiful young children rather than exposing them to this circus. It is their MOST IMPORTANT ROLE. The recent evolution of the show reminds me of the the sad tales of exploitation experienced by the Dionne quintuplets in the 1930's.

Kate seems to have serious unresolved anger issues that must be addressed in private. To take editorial license with the words of Dylan Thomas, these parents SHOULD take their darling children and "Go Gentle into That Good Night." Retreat from the insatiably intrusive public eye and heal their relationships.

Short of that, perhaps the producers can rename the program to "Jon & Kate, Plus Eight, MINUS Kate" and simply edit Kate out of the show - Jon seems infinitely more capable than Kate to care for the kids.