I was just watching an old Jon and Kate rerun. I think that TLC was just airing it to make Jon eat his words. In the episode they both went on and on about how much their kids were learning from all of the travel the show provides. Lately he’s been so negative about the show and keeps saying how it’s hurting his kids the second he stopped getting paid.

Anyways, this was an episode when they were still together. The family had just made a trip to Utah so it was a year or two ago. Jon asked Kate if there was anything he could help her with. She just light up. I’d never seen her so happy with another human being. I guess with all those kids it gets really stressful and you never feel like you can get everything done. Plus the house, air conditioners and water softeners all need attention.

She just kept talking about it. Kate couldn’t even think of a thing for Jon to do, she just kept saying to the kids “Isn’t he wonderful?” She of course said that Jon should do that everyday and then nagged him that he didn’t. At least now I know that Kate could actually be happy in a relationship, maybe just not with Jon. Just as long as the other person asks how he can help and doesn’t pass the kitchen island.

I was stunned when I was watching a True Life episode about young people who are barely making it. One girl was working three jobs and barely had enough time to even sleep. She went to see her boyfriend in Hawaii and kept hinting that she wanted to move out there, move in with him, and stay at home and cook and not really work. I can understand not working if you have kids, can’t find a job or are disabled, that’s more than a full time job. I can also understand wanting to have time to really take care of your house. However, I’d want to be well rounded when I was taking care of the house all day, have electrical supplies and everything. She made him dinner and I was yelling at the TV “Don’t eat it, it’s a trap. She’s cooking you dinner because she wants something from you”

Her boyfriend eventually asked her to move in and said he’d take care of rent etc. It seems like every time on reality TV when a girl cooks it’s to get something or prove her worthiness as a wife. I hope that being taken care of is everything she hopes it will be. It would take a really strong relationship to survive that set up.

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the jobs they show on TV. Most of them are glamorous, pay well, and the main character always seems to do it flawlessly. There might be a pesky boss around for comic relief, but the character can always afford their lifestyle. If only it were that way in real life. It takes a lot of hard work just to pay the bills. It also takes years of education to get anywhere.

I really wished that when I was going with for my degree I had left more room for the real world’s interpretation. Instead, I focused on one thing, and now I’m stuck with a degree that can do exactly one thing. That’s why I’m really interested in Organizational development university. Instead of getting a Masters in organizational development, Gonzaga University allows you to get a degree in organizational leadership. This will help people move up into management or even start their own consulting business. Overall, in the real world you have to be flexible and hopefully have a degree that can change with the times too.