Kate Gosselin has begun speaking out about estranged son Collin’s new memoir accusing her of child abuse by responding to supportive comments on a recent social media post about her dog.
On Saturday the former reality star posted a TikTok video about bringing her dog, Cody, to begin training again after healing from a heart issue. Over the next few days, as the Tuesday publication date of Collin Gosselin’s “Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood” drew near and buzz proliferated, the comments section filled with reactions, most of them calling the reality star a narcissist.
@kate.gosselin Good Saturday morning!
She cherry-picked the supportive ones and wrote “thank you” on some and slightly elaborated on others.
“Hugs to you Kate. Just wanted to say I’m thinking of you,” wrote one person, to which Gosselin replied, “Thank you” with a kissy-face emoji.
Another commenter’s “Stay strong Kate!” got an “I am!” in reply.
“I know you already know this, but you have the support of so many,” another wrote. “Most importantly your seven precious children,” seeming to deliberately exclude Gosselin’s estranged son Collin from the count.
Kate and Jon Gosselin had twins, now 26, and sextuplets, 22, of which Collin is one. The pair and their brood starred in “Jon & Kate Plus 8” from 2007 until their 2009 divorce, with Kate helming the renamed “Kate Plus 8” as a single mother until 2017.
The poster expressed frustration at the “terrible lies” out there and assured Gosselin, “you are doing a great job keeping your head up through all of this! We love you!”
“Thank you so much,” Gosselin replied. “I know rational logical ppl or anyone who has dealt with mental illness understands what’s going on here :).”
In the string following another comment decrying the fact that Gosselin has to “relive this over and over,” Gosselin replied, “Exactly! I had nothing to do with it, except for consent because it was medically necessary.”
In the memoir, Collin Gosselin recounts being locked in a basement, zip-tied and later sent away to an institution before going to live with his father as a teen.