Okay...I only have 2 kids and i know from experience that if you give one somethng, inevitably, the other will want it too. On a set with 8 kids and ONE bottle of water, it just was not condusive. Let us not forget the fact that Maddy is a drama queen and most certaiy was not going to "die from dehydration". They were all going to get something to drink AFTER the interview, so for all the haters and judges out there, back off for a minute!

I could be wrong about this, but don't they basically have an army of helpers 'behind the scenes' doing a lot of the bathing/feeding/what have you? Just saying - I've heard she has a lot of help that's never on camera. Ugh. Haaaaaaate.

I've been shocked to find myself rolling my eyes at the Kate hate, too. I don't like her, by any means, but people are looking for any opportunity to bash her... the same people who watch the show, mind you!

I'm not her, so I have no idea what was going through her head, but with only two kids, I've been in situations before where I think it's a good idea, and change my mind mid-way through. That could have been what we saw; maybe she thought she could give them all drinks quickly, then realized they were going live soon and put the water away. Who knows?! None of us know what it's like to be in that situation, but so many people want to criticize it.

I think the problem was that the daughter was begging for water and then Kate asked for a bottle of water, took a drink her self and then said the children can get some after the interview. Why the heck did Kate get to have water and not the daughter? Why didn't she wait too? It was like a big tease to the child for no reason. IMO it's something an elder sibling would do not a mother.

Not a big Kate fan, but the outrage of this specific video is sorta of ridiculous. I speak often professionally and I can attest that you get dry mouth about half way through a long speaking segment. I can totally understand Kate wanting to have a drink before speaking.

As a mother of three, I can also understand why she didn't want Mady to have a drink. One has a drink all of them want one also. And then, invariably, one will spill. And another will cry. She did what any other parent would have done - told them they can have one after the interview.

All other times, Kate is horrendous.

What's that on top of her head?!?

I have to agree with many posters above, both for my usual Kate hate and that this is not a big deal for all the reasons listed. I also thought the huge headline "Mom You're Mean" or whatever it was on US was a laugh. Those of us with children are really used to hearing that! I'm surprised drama queen Mady didn't break that out right in the middle of the interview!

I don't have a problem with requiring one child or all of the children to wait to get some water, although that's not really an ideal situation.

What is galling about this video clip is that her daughter is all but begging for water, says we haven't had much to drink all day, Kate realizes that's true (she says "that's true") and then asks for a bottle of water FOR HERSELF and drinks it in front of the kid who has been begging for water and then puts it over beside the chair.

I mean, seriously, who does that? I'm a mom. If I'm making my kid wait for some water, I'm not going to then request water for myself and drink it in front of her. Mady was right, that was just mean. And selfish. Selfish people don't make for good parents.

If Mady has behavioral issues, then deal with those SEPARATE from her requests for basic necessities. This woman is a narcissist. It's not as if Mady were asking for a milkshake or a steak. How hard would it have been to give her a slug from that bottle?

I agree with pretty much everything on here. The clip was not nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. However, 3 things:

1) It did seem mean to take the water in front of her child.

2) Hitting the nail on the head is the observation that a bunch of 5 and 8 year olds shouldn't have to pose for interviews, magazine articles and photo shoots all day. This would wear out the average adult, much less young ones with short attention spans. They didn't choose this TV life and it's obvious they don't enjoy it.

3) I feel bad for Mady getting labeled "The Drama Queen" or really any of the kids getting any kind of labels to go with their personalities. This isn't a scripted show with characters, these are real kids. I bet we all had tons of embarrassing moments and phases full of bad behavior that we wouldn't want aired and immortalized on national television. Children's personalities take on lots of different incarnations before they reach adulthood. Mady could be nothing like this in 3, 5, or 10 years. It's too bad she's becoming an over-the-top caricature instead of just a kid.

how dare kate take a drink of water in front of her child and not offer her some who cares if it would have taken five min to let all the kids have a sip I just cant believe how selfish she is I can never imagine myself doing that to one of my children I dont care if I had twenty kids.I think she is turning into a selfish bitch

these children wll be adults someday and will they be greatful. No. They will resent not having a Mother in the household instead of a TV star auther and public speaker.

I like totally love Kate she is like my role model. I am jon and kate plus 8's #1fan I watch them all the time! I think ppl hatin on kate should totally layoff. she didnt cheat on jon so ppl should lay off jon cheated on kate so... i totally want to meet them!!!!