Separated after births: reality stars Jon and Kate Gosselin quit each other but not their show

Hadn't watched their show until tonight. Didn't want to, but succumbed because of all the publicity. Hate it when that happens.

So for the record -- and apparently to no one's surprise -- Jon & Kate Gosselin are separating while still supposedly putting their kids first. The much-chronicled stars of TLC's Jon & Kate Plus 8 announced their split on Monday's show.

Overall impression: the eight Gosselin children are blameless, precious innocents who likely will pay long-term prices for their parents' willingness to exploit them on national television during the two-year run of this series. And of course the show will go on, Kate assured viewers. It'll just be "different."

It's one and done for me, though. Hang in there, kids. Absolutely none of this is your fault.
Ed Bark