There were so many things wrong with that puppy episode I don't even know where to begin.
I have been watching this show since the beginning. I have tried to remain "just a watcher", stay neutral, and not try to judge this family at all.
This last episode, though. Man, it made me so angry, sad, etc.
First of all, it is SO absolutely wrong to give kids a pet as a present. So wrong. Pets given as presents more often than not end up abandoned or in shelters...
Second, WHO in their right mind buys, not one, but TWO puppies without doing a SHRED of research about what is required before bringing them home??? You cannot expect to bring home a puppy and let it roam in your house and NOT have it pee all over your floor. The fact that Kate got SO upset about this made me just about flip out. And she was yelling at the poor kids and Jon, and freaking out about it, and probably stressing out the puppies as well...and if she had done her homework BEFORE bringing home the puppies, she would have known to crate the right away and NOT let them wander around like that.
It seems like the puppies were her idea, mostly. And then, all she did was complain about them the whole time. But the way she hogged them at the farm was nauseating...she is SO immature...
I was also pretty disgusted that they chose German Shepherds without FIRST seeing how ALL their kids reacted to the full grown versions of them. Seeing Aaden SO scared of the adult dogs was so sad. He was even saying he was scared of the dogs, and running away from them. That poor kid is going to have TWO of those living in his house??? That's just wrong. If you have 8 kids, and you want to get them a dog, you expose them to different types of dogs until you find a breed that the WHOLE FAMILY can agree on, and accept, and NOT BE AFRAID OF. Fear is a bad emotion to have around dogs, especially big dogs like Germans. I have the feeling these dogs will not receive proper training, and they can be very dangerous around kids who are not taught how to respect them, or who show fear.
And the clincher...when the kids said a chorus of "Thank you for the puppies mommy" and Kate responded "You're NOT welcome..."
What a witch...