Collin, one of the sextuplets, was sent to a treatment facility for behavioral issues in 2016 and later moved to live with Jon.
Jon has been attempting to reconcile with his estranged children Hannah and Collin recently.
Kate and her ex-husband Jon Gosselin have had complicated family dynamics since separating in 2009 due to a heated custody battle.
Kate Gosselin posted a photo of four of her sextuplets - Aeden, Alexis, Joel and Leah - on Instagram to mark their 20th birthdays.
The quartet stood behind a chocolate frosted birthday cake with candles in the shape of a two and a zero.
Kate Gosselin, the reality TV star and mother of sextuplets, recently shared a significant update on Instagram about her children's milestone. On May 12, 2024, Kate posted a rare photo of four of her sextuplets - Aeden, Alexis, Joel and Leah - to mark their 20th birthdays. The quartet stood behind a chocolate frosted birthday cake with candles in the shape of a two and a zero.
The world met Kate and her ex-husband Jon Gosselin in 2000 when their show, Jon & Kate Plus 8, premiered on TLC. At that time, they were managing the chaos of raising eight children under one roof. Since then, the family dynamics have become complicated due to a heated custody battle between Kate and Jon after separating in 2009.
Collin, one of the sextuplets, was sent to a treatment facility for behavioral issues in 2016 and later moved to live with Jon. In recent years, Jon has been attempting to reconcile with his estranged children Hannah and Collin now that they have all moved out of Kate's home.
In her Instagram post, Kate captioned the photo with
Kate Gosselin shared a photo of four of her sextuplets (Alexis, Aaden, Leah and Joel) on Instagram to mark their 20th birthdays.
The sextuplets were born on May 10, 2004.
Collin expressed his intention to train for the Marine Corps on Instagram but didn’t post on his birthday.
Hannah posted photos of herself wearing a blue dress and posing in a field on her Instagram account.
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The article shares a rare photo of four of the sextuplets and mentions the other two, but does not include quotes or direct disclosure of sources. It also implies that all ten children are part of the Gosselin family without clarifying that Hannah and Collin have been living with their father for many years. The article also discusses Collin's institutionalization and his interview with Entertainment Tonight, but does not link to any peer-reviewed studies or provide evidence for the claims made about his behavioral issues.
The sextuplets were born May 10, 2004, in Hershey, Penn.
Kate Gosselin posted a rare photo of four of her sextuplets (Aeden, Alexis, Joel and Leah) for their 20th birthday.
The former Kate Plus 8 star captioned the Instagram photo with ‘No more teenagers in this house! Happy 20th birthday, my forever babies!’
Collin was sent to a treatment facility for behavioral issues in 2016 and later moved to live with Jon in 2018.
Collin claimed on Dark Side of the 2000s docuseries that his mother sent him away to silence him.
Kate addressed Collin’s claims in a lengthy message via Instagram, stating that he was placed in facilities following multiple psychiatric diagnoses and attacks/outbursts.
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The article contains selective reporting as it only mentions the author's perspective on the custody battle and Collin's claims without providing any context or quotes from Jon. It also uses emotional manipulation by using phrases like 'happy 20th birthday, my forever babies!' and 'What followed was a heated custody battle between Kate and Jon.'
The former reality star added that she loved Collin ‘placed in a facility’ after receiving ‘multiple psychiatric diagnoses.’
What followed was a heated custody battle between Kate and Jon.
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The article contains a few informal fallacies and an example of a dichotomous depiction. The author presents an inflammatory rhetoric when describing Jon Gosselin's lack of involvement in his children's lives by stating,
“One day, I look around and say, ‘Where’s Collin?’ And [the other kids] don’t say anything, which really scared me. I’m like, ‘Where’s your brother?”
Kate Gosselin celebrated the birthdays of four of her sextuplets (Alexis, Aaden, Leah, and Joel) in a social media post.
Hannah and Collin, two other sextuplets, chose to live with their father Jon Gosselin after their parents split and were not included in the snapshot or mentioned in the post’s caption.
Jon has been attempting to reconcile with his estranged children (Hannah and Collin) now that they have all moved out of Kate’s home.
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The author commits the fallacy of omission by not mentioning Hannah and Collin in the post or caption despite them being children of the author. This is a clear case of selective reporting.
] The quartet were pictured in casual attire inside their mother’s kitchen.[
Who feels old? I know I do! #20yearsold #ItsaPICKLE.
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The author, Phillip McDonald, demonstrates a clear bias towards Kate Gosselin in this article. He focuses solely on her exclusion of two of her children from a social media post and the resulting comments from fans. The author does not mention or consider the reasons why Hannah and Collin chose to live with their father or provide any context as to the custody battle between Kate and Jon Gosselin. This bias is further demonstrated by the use of language that depicts Kate in a positive light, such as 'former TLC star' and 'reality TV star', while Jon is described negatively as 'bitter' and a 'DJ'. The author also fails to mention that Hannah and Collin have chosen to live with their father for several years now.
But Jon did wish them well over social media...
He has high hopes that as soon as they are all out of the house and Kate can no longer push her agenda, he can begin to rebuild a relationship...
Jon sees them in the future communicating with him. It seems more real all the time...
She doesn’t have relationships with all of her kids, same for Jon. They’ve all seemingly picked sides.
The chances are better now than they were before...
The door is always open to rekindle any kind of relationship. I’ve tried for years for any interaction with any of my other kids, but nothing yet.
The former TLC star wrote...
The quartet were pictured in casual attire inside their mother’s kitchen. The four kids included in the photo were Alexis, Aaden, Leah, and Joel, the other two, Hannah and Collin, chose to live with their father after their parents split and were not included in the snapshot.
There is alleviated pressure. Now that they’re in their adulthood, they are expressing themselves as individuals more now than they could or would have been before.
They live with their Dad...
Who feels old? I know I do! #20yearsold #ItsaPICKLE.
Kate Gosselin and ex-husband Jon Gosselin had a heated custody battle after separating in 2009.
Collin, one of the sextuplets, was sent to a treatment facility for behavioral issues in 2016 and later moved to live with Jon in 2018.
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The article contains a few inflammatory rhetorical statements and appeals to authority without providing evidence for the claims made. There are no formal or dichotomous fallacies present in the text.
. . . Jon told Entertainment Tonight that he didn’t see his children on a regular basis due to Kate’s rules about chores. “Their chores even supersede my custody,” Jon told the outlet in 2016. “So if they don’t get their chores done, they’re not coming to my house.”
Kate also made the decision to send their son Collin to a treatment facility for behavioral issues in 2016.
On July 19, 2023, Collin opened up about his time spent in different institutions during an episode of Dark Side of the 2000s and claimed his mother sent him away in an effort to silence him.
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