Of course by now you’ve heard that Jon and Kate Gosselin, the reality show parents with eight children, are divorcing.  Rumors have been circulating for a while about Jon and his extracirricular activities.  On the other hand, people will probably blame Kate for being a bit controlling and overbearing.  It’s unfortunate, but I’m not really interested in how they got here.  What I’m wondering about is what’s ahead for them.

Anyone who has been out there dating after a divorce knows that everyone comes with some baggage.  One can only hope that your potential future mate has baggage which is “carry-on.”  Unfortunately, there are a lot of  “steamer trunks” out there.  But eight kids?  That’s enough baggage to fill a freight truck!  

So I can’t help but wonder who would be interested in dating either Jon or Kate.  Really, would you want to get involved in all that?  I think it’s pretty safe to say that if Jon or Kate weren’t a “celebrity,”  the chances of either of them finding someone who would want to become a step-parent to eight children would be pretty remote.  I hope they’ll both be careful; there are a lot of people looking for their 15 minutes of fame.

Hey, maybe there’s another set of divorced parents out there with six or eight kids.  Put them together with Jon and Kate and they’ll have another reality show, a modern day “Yours, Mine, and Ours.”

UPDATE:  This poll is now closed.  Kate Gosselin beat out ex-husband Jon and we will be sending Kate a Wedding Ring Coffin. 

Jon and Kate plus eight divided by two equals “Who Gets the Coffin?”

The stars of the TLC reality show, Jon and Kate Plus 8, are divorcing.  Kate and Jon Gosselin confirmed the rumors of their divorce on their Season 5 premiere episode.  But the show will go on!  Each parent will be filmed with the children separately as they progress through Season 5 and the demise of their marriage.

Who Gets The Coffin? Kate Gosselin (57.0%, 63 Votes) Jon Gosselin (41.0%, 45 Votes) Total Voters: 110  Loading ...

Jon has been accused of cheating with co-eds while out on the town.  Kate has been tagged as “controlling” and “verbally abusive” to Jon as well as to her children.  A video circulating around the internet shows Kate on a break during a television interview denying her daughter a drink of water, after she has just quenched her own thirst.

So who gets the coffin?  Cast your vote for the spouse you feel is most deserving.  We’ll send a Wedding Ring Coffin to whoever has the most votes.  If you have an idea for a message to be engraved, let us know by leaving a comment.

Love Was Here, but now it’s not.

R&B singer Usher has filed for divorce from his wife of two years, Tameka Foster.  Usher and Tameka, a stylist, were married in August of 2007.   The couple have two young children together.  Usher Raymond V is 18 months and Naviyd is just six months.

Who Gets The Coffin? Usher Tameka Foster View Results  Loading ...

There was trouble in paradise even before they had tied the knot.  Usher’s mother strongly disapproved of Tameka and the upcoming wedding had been called off.   They eventually were married.  Tameka underwent plastic surgery in Brazil and there were complications causing Usher to cancel his tour so that he could be at her side.  That close call seemed to pull the couple together, however it wasn’t enough to keep the marriage going.  After weeks of speculation, Usher filed for divorce in Atlanta on Friday, June 12th.

Who gets the coffin?  Cast your vote and we will send a Wedding Ring Coffin to the spouse with the most votes.