My Jon and Kate Rant

So first I want to comment on a situation that's a-brewin'. It's less important than my next post, so I want it underneath everything. No doubt you're aware of what's been going on with Jon and Kate Gosselin from TV's "Jon and Kate Plus 8." I woke up last night to check on my baby and found my wife sitting out on the couch watching this show. I caught the hind end of them saying, "Well, it's best that we separate. It's for the kids. Everything we do is for the kids. The kids will live in this ginormous house that we've bought for them but we'll visit them in this house. It's best for the kids that they don't see us fight. So we're separating. It's for the kids. Really."

I'm just gonna throw it down right now. It's not for the kids. If they're really doing what's best for "the kids," they would swallow their pride and determine to make things work. I don't care how much of a celebrity you are and what you feel you're entitled to. I don't care if you've got a teacher "friend" who makes you feel good about yourself. Get over it and care for your kids. And quit throwing out ridiculous excuses. They're contrived. They're fake. They're just a nice way to say, "We can't let go of our pride so we're going to go be prideful by ourselves."

"It's for the kids."

Not that it matters, but don't they have a billion people watching this show who look to these two people as role models? Gotta love the choices we have today. Hmm, let's see, I can be encouraged by Michael Vick...or Jon and Kate Gosselin. I don't like my odds - I think I'll choose Dr. Phil.

Of course, when it comes down to it, we look to the Bible for our truth and Jesus is our role model. I'm glad Jesus didn't give some pansy excuse for why he couldn't accomplish our salvation. "I couldn't do it. Me and those Romans just don't get along."

I know it's a rant. I know everyone in the country is blogging about this which means I've jumped on the bandwagon. I'll get over it. Like right now.