Collin had told Entertainment Tonight in 2022 that after he left his last institution and went to go live with the siblings’ dad, he ”didn’t have a relationship” with their mom. “Even before then, I don’t think we had much of a relationship,” he said about Kate, “and I think that just kept tearing it even more down so.”
Collin also told the outlet that he thinks being on TV “tore us apart,” adding, “It gave us less time to actually be together as a family, [and] more time to be in the public eye.”
Last month, Collin, Hannah and their other four sextuplet siblings graduated high school. Both of their parents attended their ceremony.
“We saw each other, but there was a whole football field between us,” Jon told People. “I talked to Hannah and Collin before graduation to make sure that it was gonna be cordial.”
Collin later revealed his plans for the future, saying he’s enlisting in the military.
“Next stop Parris Island,” he wrote on Instagram, referring to the site of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, “and soon after I will be studying Mechanical and Industrial Engineering in college! Can’t wait!!!”