Children who grow up in front of reality television cameras often feel misunderstood.
Throughout their lives, Kate Plus 8 stars Mady and Cara Gosselin have had to clarify
different aspects of their highly publicized childhoods.
Not everything you read or hear about them is true, of course, and these girls aren't
afraid to speak their minds about what's really going on.
Here are some things you may not know about Mady and Cara Gosselin.
"Okay, story time people."
"I'll back her up."
First reactions
When Kate and Jon Gosselin decided to end their relationship, Mady and Cara were the
first ones to hear about it.
Apparently, the girls had very different responses, and Mady was less than shocked to learn the
news.
Kate told People magazine that Mady's response was,
"I can't say this comes as much of a surprise.
I could've guessed."
However, Cara had the opposite reaction at first.
According to Kate, Cara, quote, "just crumpled into tears," and told her mother,
"You said it was bad but it would turn out good."
Kate responded with,
"Because it is bad.
But it will turn out good.
You'll see.
I promise you that."
Done with Jon
It's no secret that Jon is not on great terms with all of his children.
"Mady and Cara I don't see that much, or often.
We're kind of not talking right now."
His split from Kate in June 2009 led to a nasty divorce battle, and the kids naturally
took sides.
Although it's not clear what specifically drove Mady and Cara Gosselin away from Jon,
one thing is for certain — they don't want him in their lives.
Mady told People in August 2016,
"He makes it seem like we're being kept from him, which is insane.
He should maybe spend some time thinking about why we don't want to see him, and maybe realize
that if he ever does want a relationship with us, talking about us on TV is not the way
to make that happen."
Jon's dating
When Jon called it quits with Kate, his love life took off in a major way, and Mady and
Cara weren't too thrilled about it.
According to Us Weekly, Gosselin dated six women prior to settling down with his longtime
girlfriend, Colleen Conrad, in 2015.
Mady told People that Jon had, quote,
"...lots of girlfriends.
Like, maybe it wasn't so normal to have someone new, like, every week."
Cara took the shade a step further, adding,
"Every day, every minute, every second!"
"You didn't need to say that, you DIDN'T need to say that."
No time for drama
Cara and Mady must have inherited Kate's Type A personality because they both seem very
motivated.
The girls don't want to waste time on negativity — and this includes their dad.
In August 2016, before she turned 16, Mady explained to People magazine,
"I'm going to be learning to drive, taking the PSATs, thinking about college […] So
much is going on in my life.
And the last thing I have time for is a toxic relationship."
Sorry, Jon.
Worried about mom
Cara and Mady may get irritated with Kate at times....
"I'm sorry … I don't accept your apology."
... but they still worry about her.
Following news in April 2018 that she got her own dating show, Kate Plus Date, Kate
opened up about the her daughters' fears to People magazine, saying,
"As we're talking about Mady and Cara going off to college, [...] it almost became like
a worry for them, too, like 'Mommy, you're gonna be all alone soon.'
[...] They want me to have somebody in my life."
"Better than ever"
As it turns out, Cara and Mady both claim that neither their reality show nor their
parents' divorce have been traumatizing for them.
"A lot of people think that filming our show has damaged us but it's only really helped."
Mady explained on a January 2014 episode of The View that since they were so young at
the time of the divorce, the experience wasn't too difficult.
She also told People magazine,
"People expect us to be damaged.
They think we're supposed to be so messed up, like, 'Ooh, the poor Gosselin kids, they're
going to be scarred for life, waaaaaaah.'"
Cara agreed with her sister, adding,
"It's so false, we're fine.
We're better than ever, actually."
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