I’d like to get in on the discussion

…the Jon & Kate Plus 8 discussion, that is.  Here’s my two cents:

• Kate: Shut your mouth.  No more talking to People magazine, Good Morning America, nobody.  I don’t know the legalities of leaving a book tour in the middle, but pay whomever you need to pay so that you can go home and be with your husband.  Close yourselves in your house, in a hotel—wherever—then ask a trusted minister/counselor to come over and walk you guys through your pain.  In five years, after you’ve gained some perspective and learned something from all of this, you can give interviews to the magazines and talk shows.  Until then, no more talking to anyone on the outside.
• Jon: You need to grow up.  Maybe you didn’t have an affair; maybe you were simply out at the bar until 2 a.m. and caught a ride home with a platonic friend.  But here’s the deal: close friendships with members of the opposite sex are wildly inappropriate once you are married.  So next time, catch a ride home with a platonic male friend or call a cab.  And no matter how much your wife irritates you, you are still your children’s father and you need to act like a grown-up.