John and Kate plus 8 Blog #7 (Thursday, April 9, 2009))

I do not think its right to include children in reality shows only because they should not have to grow up with the influences of the media, and celebrity world. They deserve the right to grow up as kids to make mistakes and not have to worry about being perfect on camera, and have them in their faces for their childhood when they deserve to have one. To play with their friends, play in the playground, and have the experience to see a normal childhood which they will now never know.

The success of shows like John and Kate plus 8 is because it’s different and intriguing. People are interested in things that are not that normal like someone having that amount of children. It’s successful because of the lack of drama, and the fact that it seems so simple, and that it’s not hard to have cameras in your face for every hour of the day. People don’t see those side affects that they might see which is why this show is so successful because to people those tiffs or little tiny problems are as bad as it gets.

This show does however show an unrealistic view that it is easy to raise a large family. I think the producers are stupid to not show the true thing and in my opinion the truth on this show might actually be more successful. People these days love the drama, the things that are not realistic in their minds but somehow someone in this world is doing it. Either way there will be people viewing this segment, but it might be more truthful and maybe even more successful if they were to show the truth. People might actually see it is a very hard thing to raise one child let a lone 8. Motherhood is the hardest thing in life, it is a job that will consume your life forever, and to have more than one little life to take care is the most intense complicated and hardest job out there. And these producers should not be giving false implication that it is easy.