KATE Gosselin has celebrated four of her kids while snubbing the others in her first social media post in over a year.
The Jon & Kate Plus 8 alum shares sextuplets and a set of twins with her ex-husband Jon Gosselin, 47.
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On Sunday, Kate, 49, shared a photo of four of her sextuplets surrounding their birthday cake on their shared 20th birthday on Instagram.
The quartet were pictured in casual attire inside their mother’s kitchen.
The four kids included in the photo were Alexis, Aaden, Leah, and Joel, the other two, Hannah and Collin, chose to live with their father after their parents split and were not included in the snapshot.
Neither were Hannah and Collin mentioned in the post’s caption.
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The former TLC star wrote, “No more teenagers in this house! Happy 20th birthday, my forever babies! I love you!
“Who feels old? I know I do! #20yearsold #ItsaPICKLE.”
In the comment section, one person asked, “What about your other kids???”
“Wasn’t there 6 of them? Where’s the other 2?” questioned a second.
Another fan replied, “They live with their Dad,” replied.
“She doesn’t have relationships with all of her kids, same for Jon. They’ve all seemingly picked sides,” added a fourth.
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A fifth commenter wrote, “Wish they could all be together.”
Kate and Jon also share twins Mady and Cara, both 23.
READY TO RECONCILE
Recently, Jon appeared close to reconciling with his estranged children after they found independence after moving out of Kate’s home.
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.
Last year, The U.S. Sun exclusively revealed that Jon could reconcile 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.”
A FATHER’S HOPE
A source previously told The U.S. Sun 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.”
They concluded, “He realizes it will take time, but he will do everything to make up for lost years together.”
BITTERSWEET
Jon spoke to The U.S. Sun about the sextuplets’ 19th birthday celebration last May.
He stated, “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.”
The reality TV star continued, “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 then asserted, “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,” he added.
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.
“There was so much angst between Kate and I and my kids are pleasers, they wanted to please their mom,” he revealed.
The door is always open to rekindle any kind of relationship.”
Jon Gosselin
“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 TV personalities were involved in a nasty custody battle through the years that ended when the children turned 18.
Jon previously told The U.S. Sun, “I’m in a pretty euphoric place right now,” after the 14-year court war came to an end.
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.”
Jon Gosselin
“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.”
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.
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