Collin Gosselin He has a new message for his mother Kate Gosselin, after the publication of his memoirs.
To celebrate your book In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My ChildhoodCollin, 22, who topped the New York Times Best Seller List for the second week in a row, shared a touching Instagram post on Friday, October 30.
“Thank you to everyone who has shown me love, believed in me, and supported my journey. You remind me every day that there is so much more love in this world than cruelty,” she wrote.
Collin later addressed his mother directly, writing: “This doesn’t work for my mother who continues to spread lies to hide her abuse and break my spirit.”
He vowed to continue speaking about his childhood experience despite the difficulties that arose.
“My determination to speak out on behalf of survivors will always be stronger than your attempts to silence me. You will never stop my duty to protect and defend other victims of abuse,” she continued.
Collin concluded his post by expressing his gratitude to those who supported him and said he was “deeply honored” that his book was a bestseller.
In his memoir, Collin described his experience growing up on reality TV: Jon and Kate Plus 8Aired from 2007 to 2017.
Kate Gosselin.
(Photo: Amanda Edwards/Getty Images for Discovery)Kate in the show and Jon GosselinShe lives while raising her eight children. Collin with his sextuplets hannah, Eden, joel, Leah And Alexisjoined his twin brothers, maddy And Black26 years old, on the TLC show.
Collin claimed in the book that Kate, 51, was physically and emotionally abusive before she lived with her father. Kate has repeatedly denied the allegations.
In the memoir, Collin also claimed that his mother Kate’s allegations of physical and emotional abuse against him intensified when she began refusing shots. Jon and Kate Plus 8.
Kate and Jon divorced in 2009 after a decade of marriage. Kate was given primary custody of the couple’s eight children. Collin, on the other hand, was hospitalized at Fairmount Behavioral Health System in Philadelphia when he was 12 years old for alleged behavior problems.
Jon ultimately sought custody of Collin and was also granted custody of his daughter, Hannah. The remaining siblings continued to live with Kate.
Kate recently revealed on TikTok that many of her children have not publicly commented on the release of Collin’s book.
“They don’t want to be involved in this and I support them in that,” Kate wrote on October 27. “They are busy with college or living productive lives in their careers. They have no interest in reliving the trauma and they certainly don’t need to ‘help’ their mother!”