Just as she discourages the kids from contacting their dad, Kate Gosselin rarely gives fans a glimpse at her kids unless she's monetizing it through reality TV.
But this week, Kate allowed for a rare exception to mark a very special milestone.
Early this year, it was reported that TLC had fired Kate Gosselin for exploiting her children after she filmed her four minors without a permit.
Now, that same allegation has her under investigation by the Department of Labor.
Recently, Jon Gosselin spoke about how often he really sees his other kids, be they the four with Kate or the two who are now in college.
His most noticeable estrangement is from Mady and Cara, the twins.
Recently, Jon Gosselin admitted that he and Kate will never be able to co-parent. They're just not compatible.
But Hannah and Collin live with him, and his other kids are welcome to visit.
Jon Gosselin has been trying to protect his kids from appearing on the increasingly inaccurately named Kate Plus 8.
We get it, "Kate Plus 4" doesn't rhyme, but if Jon had his way, none of the minor kids would be used on camera to enrich their mother.
Reports have said that Kate Gosselin is worried that Jon might expose her toxic parenting on his own show with Hannah and Collin.
It turns out that she needn't have worried. Jon is against his kids appearing on film, and he doesn't need a reality gig to expose Kate for what she is.
21st Century Mommy Dearest herself, Kate Gosselin, has been pretending that it's fine that Hannah Gosselin hates her guts.
She's also been uncharacteristically silent about Jon's recent, confrontational statements about her.
Last week, we all saw video of Kate Gosselin claiming she's totally cool with Hannah avoiding her like the plague.
A new report claims that Kate's claim was like the contents of the Mother's Day cards she receives -- nothing but polite lies.
Hannah Gosselin's eldest, twins Mady and Cara, have left for college and are breathing free air for the first times in their lives.
While Kate tries to elicit sympathy by mourning Hannah's absence from family trips, she has another bone to pick.
Kate Gosselin's eldest daughters Mady and Cara sure grew up fast!
The twins, who seem to be closer to their mom than their six siblings, recently celebrated their high school graduation.
It's heartwarming to remember that, while Kate Gosselin is broke and desperate for love, Jon Gosselin already found his happiness.
He and his girlfriend Colleen have known each other all their lives and are a beautiful couple.
Kate Gosselin clearly doesn't deserve love or companionship, but she may find both on her new dating show.
But with all of the talk about Kate Plus Date, she has been slamming reports about a previous relationship.
Now that Jon Gosselin has his kids, Collin and Hannah, family activities take on a whole new meaning.
Recently, Jon had a father-son outing with Collin, and Collin got to bond with Jon's girlfriend at the same time.
Ever since Kate Gosselin failed to show up to court and Jon Gosselin was awarded custody of Collin, Kate's been radio silent.
Now, however, she has returned to Instagram to complain about her remaining children's school assignments.
Early last month, we heard that Jon Gosselin would have Collin home for Christmas.
There was still a lot of uncertainty at the time. Now, that uncertainty has all but vanished.
Over the weekend, Collin Gosselin resurfaced in photos of him visiting his father, Jon Gosselin.
This was heartwarming for countless fans, especially since they know that Jon has filed for custody of Collin.
Jon Gosselin isn't going to win a Father of the Year award any time soon ... unless his teenage daughter Hannah is running the show.
Jon and his daughter Hannah have been spending a lot of time together in the past couple of months, and that valuable bonding time has really paid off.
Recently, Jon Gosselin and his daughter Hannah have been spending plenty of time together. But even with dad duties, he still has his love life.
In fact, Jon has been dating his current girlfriend for a while now.
Kate Gosselin is currently taking Jon to court to sue him for ... many times more money than he actually has.
Newly obtained court documents don't fully explain why Kate is demanding every cent of Jon's money.
Earlier this month, Jon Gosselin shared a rare photo of Collin. These are extremely unusual these days, ever since Kate shipped her son off to parts unknown.
But while fans are pleased to see Collin alive -- though they still have plenty of questions -- Jon has been posting more photos.
Last year, Kate Gosselin wasn't shy about the fact that five of her sextuplets celebrated their birthday without Collin.
Kate has been beyond vague about his "treatment program" for alleged "special needs" that has kept him away from his siblings for years.
Just because Kate Gosselin had her children celebrate without Collin on Collin's birthday doesn't mean that she doesn't know how to celebrate milestones for her other children.
This time, it's Leah Gosselin who's being celebrated, as she finally got her braces off!
