My wife and I love this show as well. I think the appeal is that, though Jon and Kate are dealing with parenting issues on a magnified level (8x), the two of them are struggling with the same basic struggles all parents of young children go through. People love the show because they can relate on some level, and this is why I give three cheers to Jon. Never reluctant, he does his "dad jobs" with care and determination. For Jon and all us dads who do their dad duties - hip hip hooray