Gosselin Family Falling Apart?

So, we all know those adorable Gosselin kids from TLC'S Jon and Kate Plus Eight. But, it seems life isn't so great right now for the two sets of multiples, or at lease not for their parents. Not only has Jon, their father, been accused of cheating (and been on practically every tabloid cover), but Kate has, too! And at a recent press event, one of the Gosselin boys started bleeding, and Kate refused to touch him! Classy, huh?

I have wondered, are Jon and Kate parents, or con artists? It seems that they have taken advantage of their popularity so much, that every episode of their hit television show is surrounded around them doing something for free.

US Magazine reports that the family has received:

- Free beds
- Front-loader washing machines
- New furniture
- Free solar panels for “Going Green” episode
- Clothes from Gymboree and Gap
- Mady & Cara birthday at American Girl Place (2 dolls and birthday package for 2 adults & 2 kids): $710
- Trip to Florida Key’s for Jon’s 30th birthday
-Tickets to Dutch Wonderland amusement park: $309.50
-1/2 an organic cow from Natural Acres Farm: $1,395.00
-Tickets to Philadelphia Zoo: $104.00
-Tickets to Walt Disney World: $654.00 per day
- Utah house rental (estimate: $5,000), ski lift tickets $72 for six days), ski school lessons ($140 per child)
- Upright piano, which they got rid of when they moved into their new $1.1 million home : $5,550-$6,350
- Violin: $100-$300
- Old house re-carperted
-Crayola Factory Tour: $90.00
-Teeth Whitening (for Jon & Kate): $1,310 (average price for 2 adults)
-Hair plugs (Jon): $5,200 (average cost)
-Sesame Street Place tickets: $509.50
-Day with Thomas the Tank Engine: $180.00
-Beach trip to North Carolina, house rental, Jeep tour
-Sight & Sound Christian theatre tickets: $236.00
-SkyBox at Phillies game
-LegoLand tickets: $550.00
-San Diego Zoo tickets: $278.00
-Grand Wailea Resort (Hawaii) for 2008 vow renewal: Suites range from $725-$1,080 per night.
-2 purebred German Shepherd puppies: $1,000-$3,000 per dog
- Please Touch Museum tickets: $150.00
- Giants grocery store: $5,000 in gift cards and a year’s supply of diapers

I used to like watching the show when they were just a larger family, living a normal life. Now, I don't really watch the show that much. I think that the television show might be at the end of the road, because the little kids have lost a lot of their cuteness, and the audience can't relate to the family like they could in the beginning.

Hopefully this family can pull it together, since it seems like they're falling apart.