Jon Gosselin’s estranged children ‘open’ to reconciling with dad after moving out of home with mom Kate for college
JON Gosselin’s estranged children may be close to reconciling with their father, as they have found independence after moving out of their mom Kate’s home.
Jon, 46, shares twins Mady and Cara, 22, and sextuplets Hannah, Collin, Aaden, Alexis, Joel and Leah, 19, with his ex-wife Kate, 48.
After a bitter years-long custody battle, Hannah and Collin chose to live with their father, while the twins and remaining sextuplets opted to be in their mother’s care.
The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal Jon may soon be reconciling with his estranged children now that they have all moved to their respective colleges.
A source close to Jon told The U.S. Sun: “Jon sees them in the future communicating with him. It seems more real all the time. The chances are better now than they were before.
“There is alleviated pressure. Now that they're in their adulthood, they are expressing themselves as individuals more now than they could or would have been before.
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FATHER'S HOPE
A source previously told The U.S. Sun in September that Jon never stopped trying to contact his children.
The insider claimed: "Jon has reached out to his kids on many holidays and birthdays, but while the kids are still living at home with Kate he has never heard back from them.
“He has high hopes that as soon as they are all out of the house and Kate can no longer push her agenda, he can begin to rebuild a relationship.
“He realizes it will take time, but he will do everything to make up for lost years together.”
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BITTERSWEET
Jon previously talked to The U.S. Sun about the sextuplets' 19th birthday celebration in May: “It’s hard to believe the kids are 19! We wanted to do something special all together of course, but it’s midweek and we all work. I took Collin out to lunch before he went to work."
As for Hannah, Jon said of their celebration: “Hannah, myself and some friends went to dinner at Building 24 in Wyomissing, PA. We had a cake and she blew out the candles.
“It was awesome. Building 24 is a Lounge restaurant that I DJ at three times a month. I have been DJing there off and on since 2015 so it felt like family.”
As for Jon’s remaining four sextuplets, he, unfortunately, did not see or speak to them.
He explained: “Unfortunately, I didn’t speak to my other children on their birthday. The last time I spoke to Alexis, Aaden, Leah and Joel was in 2018."
The DJ added: “I will never give up trying to talk to my children. I’m hoping with social media that maybe they might reach out to me at some point.
“The door is always open to rekindle any kind of relationship. I've tried for years for any interaction with any of my other kids, but nothing yet.”
But Jon did wish them well over social media, as he captioned a photo of the sextuplets: "HAPPY 19th BIRTHDAY to all my Kids!! I love you all so much!!"
'PARENTAL ALIENATION'
Jon also previously told The U.S. Sun how he blames his ex-wife for his estrangement with the kids.
He said: "There was so much angst between Kate and I and my kids are pleasers, they wanted to please their mom.
"I always wanted to talk to all of my kids, but I didn't want to put them in an awkward position because Kate didn't want them talking to me.
"I didn't do parental alienation on my side, but she definitely did on her side, but now they are adults they may not be influenced as much by her, and management and all those things.
"My door has always been open to them and I hope now they are adults they may want to reach out.”
CUSTODY WAR OVER
The former Jon & Kate Plus 8 stars were involved in a nasty custody battle through the years that ended when the children turned 18.
Jon previously told The U.S. Sun how it feels for the 14-year court war to come to an end: "I'm in a pretty euphoric place right now.
“It's finally over, I don't have to deal with her, with court hearings, lawyers - it's done. I can get on with my life, it's such a good feeling. I don't even think it's sunk in yet because I've been going to court for so long.
"The thing in these cases is that there's no winning. The only winners are the lawyers. The kids always lose out- it's not a soccer match, there's never a winner.
"But now I'm finally moving on with my life."
HARD TIMES
Jon and Kate starred on Jon & Kate Plus Eight for five seasons until their divorce.
Kate then filmed the show without her ex - renaming it Kate Plus Eight for six seasons.
The U.S. Sun reported Kate Plus 8 was canceled after Jon filed a petition for contempt against her on October 18, 2019, claiming she filmed the four minor children in her custody without his consent.
Kate was allowed to film with the minor children in her custody if she and/or the TLC provided Jon with a "filming schedule including the date, time and location of filming."
In Kate's response to his petition on October 30, 2019, she claimed she "was under the mistaken impression" that the network was "handling all notifications to the father."
She then filed a counterclaim against Jon, accusing him of continuing to publicly embarrass her and tarnish her reputation.
Kate later blamed Jon for TLC canceling the reality television series.
TODAY'S REALITY
Kate recently appeared on the reality competition show Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test.
In Touch Weekly recently claimed from a source of her life today: "She's fallen quite a ways from being one of the country's top reality stars.
"Kate is currently living a very quiet and boring life in North Carolina. She doesn't date and has very few friends – actually, her best friends are pretty much her kids."
The insider continued to claim to the outlet: "Kate lives paycheck to paycheck.”
A source previously told The U.S. Sun: “None of the kids live at home. She lives on her own. All the kids went to college.”
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As for Jon, he has been continuing his DJ career.
He recently revealed in an exclusive interview with The U.S. Sun that he has been dating girlfriend Stephanie Lebo in private for two years.
