Collin Gosselin is 22, competing on the new season of“Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test,”and about to publish a memoir called“In the Shadow of Eight”on October 13th. Before any of that, he sent his estranged mother Kate a message straight to the point:“Hey, Mom! Hope you enjoy.”The line landed just weeks after Kate publicly called him mentally ill following his memoir announcement.
There’s an extra layer here. Kate competed on Season 1 of the same FOX show and left on day one with a neck injury. Collin says he isn’t trying to outdo her, and that the experience is about his own growth and protecting kids who grow up in reality TV. The book reportedly covers heavy claims about his childhood, including being hidden away and medicated.
The bigger picture is the one a lot of us have been watching for years: what happens when children become content, and what they owe the family that put them there. The show premieres September 24th. The book arrives October 13th. Where do you stand on kids in reality TV?
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