Kate Gosselin opens up with refreshing honesty about navigating the complexities of raising multiracial children. The former star of "Jon & Kate Plus 8" has shared her concerns regarding her and her ex-husband Jon Gosselin's brood—24-year-old identical twins Mady and Cara, and 21-year-old sextuplets Collin, Hannah, Aadan, Joel, Leah, and Alexis—potentially facing racial prejudice in their tender years.
"During my pregnancy with Cara and Mady, I was in a constant state of anxiety about this issue, given that we resided in a predominantly white neighborhood," Kate confessed in the comments section of her TikTok video posted on September 1st. "However, I began noticing an uptick in advertisements and billboards featuring one white parent and one Asian parent." The 50-year-old further cited the widespread admiration for Tiger Woods, whose heritage spans Thai, Chinese, African American, European, and Native American, as a potential catalyst for this diverse portrayal in advertising. "This trend gained momentum, and I sense it was a period when being mixed-race was deemed 'trendy'—excuse the expression," she added.
Although Kate acknowledged that her children "didn't encounter significant racism" during their younger years, she stressed that the situation has since evolved, not necessarily for the better. "As they aged, things drastically changed, and not in a positive direction," she elaborated.
While Kate refrained from diving deeper into specific incidents of racism her children might have faced, she recently shed light on how they have coped with other pivotal moments in their childhood. In particular, she recounted how both Mady and Cara struggled immensely during their initial college days. "During the first few weeks at their respective colleges, we'd FaceTime every night, all three of us in tears for at least a couple of weeks," Kate revealed in an August 15th TikTok video. "Gradually, they forged friendships, which subsequently lessened our communication. This actually frightened me. I needed reassurance of their well-being and safety."
Kate herself grappled with her own challenges, confessing, "For the first three months, I unhealthy clung to the illusion that they were merely upstairs asleep. I couldn't come to terms with their absence, the realization that I wouldn't see them until the holidays."
Fast forward to the present, Kate embraces her children's independent lives with open arms. "They're scattered across various locations or attending different colleges, allowing me to listen to their updates and be a part of their lives," she explained. "We cook hearty meals together, and my house is filled with lively chatter—a sound I cherish deeply."
