Kate Gosselin continues to open up on TikTok about the recent claims her estranged son Collin has been making about her in preparation for the release of his tell-all book.
Over the past few days, the former ‘Kate Plus 8’ star has been responding to comments left on her dog-themed TikTok posts about Collin and his book. (As The Ashley previously reported, Collin’s book will reveal details about the abuse and neglect he allegedly suffered as a child at his mom’s hand, as well as the period of time that Kate committed him to a mental health facility and refused to tell his father Jon where he was.)
Kate— who has said she would take legal action against Collin for the book if she could— discussed her decision to commit Collin to a mental health institution years ago, insisting that she had to do it for his own safety, as well as the safety of her and Collin’s siblings. 
(She was replying to a comment from someone who claimed to have “lived in terror” of her own sibling who should have been sent away.)
Kate told the person that it’s “extremely difficult to get a child with severe mental illness admitted and I’m sorry that didn’t happen in your situation.
“Fortunately, for us, in our situation [with Collin] the police and the mental health professionals at the hospital were able to find a bed [for him] in an appropriate facility and commit him for his and our safety.
“It’s very scary for everyone involved to have to experience this in everyday life,” Kate added.
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In the same comment, Kate seemed to be implying that Collin has manipulated people into believing his claims.
“So many [people] believe everything they hear from someone and don’t realize they’re being totally sucked in by someone who is a verrrry skilled manipulator,” Kate wrote. “Unless you’ve been through it as the parent or a sibling you have no way of knowing how terrifying, confusing and difficult it is. In that case, ppl should remain QUIET.”
In other comments made on Thursday, Kate talked about how she is often blamed by everyone for what happened with Collin.
“It’s extremely difficult and everyone always wants to point the finger at the parent. Including the affected child. Sigh…” Kate told one person.
When someone mentioned going to therapy to work out similar situations, Kate revealed that she’s already done it.
“I’ve gone to therapy myself,” she said. “Like you said, it does help you sort it all out but doesn’t make the actual situation any less hard. It’s such a struggle. Ugh. Hang in there.”
A fan who is supportive of Kate wrote that, “I think [Collin] needs a lot of help, seems to have serious anger issues. Didn’t he attack his dad and cops were called..”
“You are correct on ALL points here,” Kate told the person.
(The person is most likely talking about an incident that occurred in 2020 in which Collin posted on social media that his dad had physically assaulted him. Jon later explained that he did a “therapeutic restraint” on Collin after an argument put him into a “manic state.” Jon was cleared of the allegations, and he and Collin have a great relationship today.)
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While Kate has discussed Collin and his book in her TikTok comments this week, she has not released a formal “statement” about his allegations in over a year. She has also not responded to Collin’s request for them to each take a polygraph test regarding his claims.
Collin’s book, In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood hits shelves October 13 and is currently available for preorder.
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Talk about a master manipulator here Kate!! It’s you! You beat that child constantly as a toddler and screamed at him. YOU caused EVERY problem he ever suffered with! You couldn’t even handle the whole potty training ordeal without constant spanking and yelling! You were a horrible mother and you know it and so do the brats that remained with you for you to brainwash. You only cared about yourself. You didn’t want the world to see know how abusive you truly were so you locked him in a mental institution!! NO decent mother would EVER do that for ANY reason! YOU were the violent one, not Collin. It’s Exactly what fired Teen Mom, Jenelle Evens is doing right now to her son! Threw him in a mental institution so he would be unable to testify against her ex for trying to strangle him. You just came up with the idea before Jenelle did. I’m sure she got the idea from YOU. Neither of you deserve to ever call yourselves mothers. You are just mentally disturbed, narcissistic women who are a danger to children. You could’ve gave custody to Jon if you were so “afraid” of Collin, but then the word would get out and everyone would know the truth! You liked the idea of locking him up instead. That way, both Jon AND Collin lose! That’s your perfect day! If you’re so innocent, take the lie detector test! LOL! LOL! LOL! But then you’d have to run and hide because the whole world would know what a sick bitch you are.
I am thr product of 2 narcissists. Ig it wasn’t true Kate would most likely send a cease and desist. She’s not because it’s true and she most likely knows Colin has enough evidence to prove it. My biological father tried to sue for defamation. His lawyer probably told him coming after me with a lawsuit was going to cost him a lot considering he’d be paying his lawyer, my lawyer when I won, and my countersuit. He actually tried to sue my birth giver for the defamationwhen I was 27 years old. I was hoping and praying he’d try. I would have a very comfy lifestyle
Kate wrote when he was TWO “I pray that God gives me strength to not hit Collin” at TWO. Was he a danger then? Did she go to bed terrified her toddler was going to behead her in her sleep? Those kids were terrorized by her and she was the worst to Collin.
I doubt when she committed him at 12 it was any different. She purposely kept him away from John and he had no clue where his son was. If she was such an overwhelmed but still loving mother she could have sent him to John’s. She didn’t because her purpose was to punish Collin for any perceived slights she ever felt.
I will be buying his book. And Kate can go fuck herself. Excuse my language but there is no other way to say it.
Children who are “skilled manipulators” don’t happen by accident. It’s almost always a trauma response. It’s how they survive abusive households. You learn to play games to avoid overblown, violent discipline from unhinged parents. Trust me, I lived my childhood feeling like I was playing a game of chess just to survive. Now who would provided that trauma that your son was responding to, Kate? 🤔 Just admit you did it.
DARVO Kate at it again. There are cases where a child requires hospitalization, but she never visited him, never participated in family therapy. She shipped off the kid she abused and wouldn’t fall in line