A few things are sad about this.

First of all, a ten year marriage has come to an end. The eight young children will grow up not only in front of cameras but without married parents. The children and their mother will continue to live in their $1 million+ plus mansion, but their father will reportedly move as far away as New York. He’ll apparently come to their house when it’s his time to visit with them.

The second sad aspect is that our society has gotten to the point where millions of Americans are absolutely infatuated with the lives of the Gosselin family. Being interested in how the children are raised is one thing. But how absorbed many are by the relationship between Jon and Kate Gosselin can become quite pathetic. We become more absorbed by the lives of others (Brittney Spears, Lindsey Lohan, Paris Hilton, etc.) than what’s truly important in our lives.

Reminds us of what’s important in life: The loved ones that surround us.