During the late 2000s, "Jon & Kate Plus 8" was one of the most talked-about reality shows on TLC. Viewers loved seeing what adventures the Gosselins and their children would get into in each episode. While things seemed fine on the outside for a while, the pressure of constantly being onscreen began to weigh on the family. Cracks began to show. Amidst rumors of infidelity and unhappiness, Jon and Kate Gosselin divorced in 2009 after 10 years of marriage.
Unfortunately for the Gosselin children, the divorce was only the beginning of the drama to come. Collin's relationship with his mother would continue on a downward spiral. Kate had Collin institutionalized twice — the first time being when he was only 12 — because of what she labeled as "special needs," according to Entertainment Tonight. She was also accused by Jon of having stolen over $100,000 from the children's trust fund bank account, InTouch Weekly reported.
Collin is still trying to process his mother's behavior towards him. "I know my mother was going through a lot of things," Collin said in the Twitter clip. "A divorce, plenty of different things that can't be easy to go through. I want to think that she needed someone to take out her anger and frustration on." He went on to add, with a slight shrug, "I was there. She chose me."
