Collin Gosselin has opened up about his time as a kid growing up in front of cameras over the years, including the recent release of his own memoir. During a recent appearance, he took time to speak out against families who put kids in a position like he was in. At the time, he also got to enjoy a bit of a reunion.
Collin Gosselin Recently Released The Memoir: In The Shadow Of Eight
Viewers saw Collin and the siblings grow up on the TLC series, Jon & Kate Plus 8. He is one of the six sextuplets born to Jon and Kate Gosselin.
Following his parents’ divorce in 2009, Collin was sent to a behavioral and psychiatric institution in 2016 by his mother, Kate. After around two years, Jon gained full custody of his son, who moved in with his father and sister Hannah.
Over the years, Collin has spoken out about his treatment on the show behind the scenes. Last month, he also released a memoir, In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood.
Recently, Collin made an appearance on Candace Cameron Bure’s podcast. At the time, he spoke passionately about the cost of putting kids on reality TV or using them in social media accounts.
Collin expressed, “I’ve always said this and I will continue to say this: it is not your children’s responsibility to bring income into the family and put food on the table. That’s the parents’ responsibility. So why are you using your children as your financial safety net? …why are they your [source] of income?”
As Collin emphasized, “Simply put, children are not your meal ticket. And parents need to understand this.”
Collin & Candace Discussed How They Had Very Different Experiences As A Kid On Television
Collin goes back with Candace, as they both starred on Special Forces during its fifth season. During the share, Collin mused that some of his first memories were the cameras in his house. He shared, “The scariest part as a young kid was not having that say in [being on TV or not.] You’re so young and then the first thing you ever know is, like, cameras and lights and you’re a performer from the first point of consciousness. You’re there to perform and it’s weird because there’s this dynamic of ‘My value to my family is my performance,’ right?” As he emphasized, “That choice…is a big thing because, like I said, I didn’t choose any of it.”
For her part, Candace, who started acting at the age of five, felt that she was very much in control of her career. Expressing sympathy for Collin, she shared, “You didn’t have that choice. You were thrown onto reality TV with your family, cameras everywhere in your living room.”
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Collin felt that, in time, kids in his position eventually feel like they have to give into what their parents and showrunners wants. He shared, “Over time, there’s like this dynamic where it’s like, ‘I really do have to perform; I have to change things… They don’t want me to say it this way, they want me to say it that way.’ As an adult, that’s OK but as a kid, that’s weird because you’re like, ‘Why can’t I just be a kid? Why can’t I just go and play with Legos?”
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