What are your thoughts on 'octomom'??

JESS - posted on 02/20/2009

sad and selfish

Amie - posted on 02/20/2009

I've posted once before on here about this woman. I do not agree with her actions. I'm just glad I'm in Canada where my tax dollars won't go to support her. Got that at least. As for some of the comments I've seen about our grandparents and great grandparents having big families there is a huge glaring difference in the situations. They were through natural means with two parents! Both sets of my grandparents as well as my hubby's come from huge families. Our great grandparents had a heck of a time raising them too! The infant mortality rates back then were much higher than they were today because medical care wasn't as great as it is now. But with better medical care comes more cost too, so where is the money going to come from to care for this woman's children? She's asking for donations and getting corporate help as well as depending on U.S. tax payers! That's not right, if you have them you should be able to raise them, not with just love but providing for all their needs! My own grandparents and my hubby's had it hard growing up in such huge families, money was little to be found and yes they did end up losing some siblings along the way. There was also age gaps between the kids so the older ones when they got to a certain age could pitch in and help. Whether it was through chores or working on the farm. With my one hubby's grandparents family in particular there is a 24 year age gap between the oldest and the youngest. So to compare this breeding machine who is having kids to "fill a void I've always felt" (her words) to a family who worked hard and raised there kids and had them through natural means is not the same at all.

Marta - posted on 02/20/2009

I do think of this issue a lot, it seems like her face is all over the papers, magazines and tabloids of every sort. While carefully listening to her ( Nadia) speak I cannot help but think that she is at least misguided and naive. The Nadia Suleyman website which I visited is indeed her outlet for calling on people to come through with donations and I find it offputting that while the donation link functions perfectly, the link to leave comments for her does not work. I do have sincere concern for all her children as I know one of the older kids is autistic and two more have disabilities as well. It is said the new octoplet bunch is fine but it is very early yet and their possible health problems can't be fully detected yet. I am worried that they will grow in an incomplete family - I do not wish to judge any single mothers who I have lots of respect for in general because this case is very different as the male parent is not referred to as the father but rather as sperm donor. So if he does not come into their lives how will this affect them psychologically and have a future impact on their self esteem? I think that while badly wanting children the Mother has overlooked one thing in this case: and that's how THEY and not her are affected by her choice?

Marta - posted on 02/20/2009

I do think of this issue a lot, it seems like her face is all over the papers, magazines and tabloids of every sort. While carefully listening to her ( Nadia) speak I cannot help but think that she is at least misguided and naive. The Nadia Suleyman website which I visited is indeed her outlet for calling on people to come through with donations and I find it offputting that while the donation link functions perfectly, the link to leave comments for her does not work. I do have sincere concern for all her children as I know one of the older kids is autistic and two more have disabilities as well. It is said the new octoplet bunch is fine but it is very early yet and their possible health problems can't be fully detected yet. I am worried that they will grow in an incomplete family - I do not wish to judge any single mothers who I have lots of respect for in general because this case is very different as the male parent is not referred to as the father but rather as sperm donor. So if he does not come into their lives how will this affect them psychologically and have a future impact on their self esteem? I think that while badly wanting children the Mother has overlooked one thing in this case: and that's how THEY and not her are affected by her choice?

Kim - posted on 02/20/2009

So did you hear that her house is in foreclosure and can be auctioned off in the next few months? Well she apparently looked at a 4 bedroom house in Beverly Hills that cost 1.2 million...yeah million. Apparently she's selling rights to their story for cash and supposedly she is getting exactly what she wanted...a reality tv show. This lady makes me sick to my stomach! Someone else gave her free childcare which will provide 12 people to help day and night. That would have cost her over $100,000 per month.

Kim - posted on 02/20/2009

So did you hear that her house is in foreclosure and can be auctioned off in the next few months? Well she apparently looked at a 4 bedroom house in Beverly Hills that cost 1.2 million...yeah million. Apparently she's selling rights to their story for cash and supposedly she is getting exactly what she wanted...a reality tv show. This lady makes me sick to my stomach! Someone else gave her free childcare which will provide 12 people to help day and night. That would have cost her over $100,000 per month.

Shonde - posted on 02/18/2009

Quoting Cassandra:

I think everyone should just leave her alone. Noone knows what kind of mother she is or her life for that matter. Speaking as a single mother I know all too well how difficult it is but I also understand that we are capable of more than we know or believe. Noone knows just how much they can handle until they are put to the test. The media hype around her will soon pass and everyone will move on to hate on others during thier 15 mins. She knew very well what she was getting into when she did it and still she chose to do it. I'm sure she's a responsible adult who will be just fine. I'm also sure she'll be critisized for accepting any help from her community. Nowadays people don't want "interference" from thier neighbors where thier kids are concearned and that's one of the many problems with society today. There was a time when your neighbor would tell you when your child was out there doing things they shouldn't and you could thank them and "handle" it but now people are afraid to help with others children. I say 'please tell me when my kids mess up". Really people just leave that woman be. She made her bed and now she's fully prepared to lie in it.

Shonde - posted on 02/18/2009

We all need to remember that none of us is in any position to judge this woman. We all made many mistakes in our life and we was not put on the air or tv for out mistakes, we weren't call all kinds of names either. Lets go back in the old days when our great great grand parents made many children without any public assistance. They made things happen for theire kids by any means neccessary. We need to stop pointing fingers and take a step back and ask yourself if your life is so perfect that you have the right to make this woman feel any less than anyone else for makeing so many BEAUTIFULL babies. What happen to we need a village to raise a child? has that gone out the window with everything else we stand for? Instead we take up so much time pointing fingers and not enough time helping each other out. Im sure we have hundreds more woman out there in the same or justa baout the same situation and thier whole life is not broadcasted. What we need to do as nation is stand by her side give her encouragement, supoport, and stop making her feel like she did the worst in the world. This is my quote to her " A STRONG WOMAN HAS FAITH THAT SHE IS STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE JOURNEY BUT A WOAMN OF STRENGTH HAS FAITH THAT IT IS IN THE JOURNEY THAT SHE WILL BECOME STRONG" GOD bless you and give you many strenght to take on such a responsibility and girl enjoy your babies they are precious!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nina - posted on 02/18/2009

I think that it is her body as long as she looks after the right and  loves the all where is the problem.People seam to to forget that our grandparents would of been part of large familys and there parents also,its only in the past5 years or so that ppl stoped haveing such large familys.

Pamela - posted on 02/18/2009

This situation has brought to the forefront the need to monitor Invitro Clinics. I am still trying to figure out how she could afford the Beverly Hills clinic on her "disability" income. If her back is so bad, how can she bend over as often as is necessary when caring for young children?

SaWanna - posted on 02/17/2009

I pray that she realizes what she's doing to the 6 children she already had and the newborns is selfish. She's trying to fill a void that no person or object can fill. Let's keep her lifted in prayer.

Michelle - posted on 02/17/2009

I think the public spends too much time in others business, I feel sorry for her, right or wrong it is her life to live.

Kimberly - posted on 02/17/2009

A mess of conflicting views pop into my mind...the overriding concern is how she will financially afford them and if she has the emotional resources. Whether or not she is in her right mind?? I think we are all alittle off, thank God, when we have kids. My mom was very young and made some poor choices, but well, five of us are here and accounted for. As for this mom, I pray she finds her way. The babies are already here without a whole lot to say for themselves. I wish them the best that life can give them.

Jannet - posted on 02/17/2009

At first place: you must give enough love & compation to  the own thougther. Shee`s stil joung and everything what hapens to her shee imagines like a game. Shee don´t know enything about life. We don´t know enough about our lifes, neather shee... my Goodness!!! Shee must know that babyes lifes arent a toys. It is to early for her to loose own childhood.

In this moment you must be real parent to own thougther. Help to her to understand what s meen to be mother. It s not a game. Good help you!!!

Janet - posted on 02/17/2009

I just find it strange that anyone who already had 6 children was eligible for this treatment, even if she had a partner there is no way she could work with all those children to look after. Also  despite what individual views people have about the mother and her choices it is what civilised society is supposed to be about, looking out for the kids, hopefully health and social care services will be checking up on how things continue to progress with them all.

My Grandma was one of 12 and the thing that she remebers the most is fighting for her mum's attention constantly ( even up to adulthood)

Amanda - posted on 02/17/2009

She makes me want to just grab her by the shoulders and give a good shake! Doesnt she know that althogh she wants to go to school and get a good job or whatever is going to take some time! And you can only be on assistance for so long befor they cut you off. I dont care if she does "mean well" or "loves her kids". It takes a hell of alot more than that to care for and raise kids. I hate even raving about it because its still giving her attention! What gets me is she doesnt even consider food stamps government assistance! I dont care if its WIC, its still assitance. Its money she didnt earn. I used to get annoyed when people talked trash about people who needed to be on it because there are some out there who really do need it, but I also know that there are way more on it just to get a free ride and she is definately one of them. It makes me furious when I see someone with more kids then they know very well they afford on assistance. She is addicted to having kids. There should be a law against having to many kids. If I were her mother I would have been sneaking birth contoll pills into her food! I wish someone would try and tell me it none of my business. If I got to pay for it I will talk about.

Renee - posted on 02/17/2009

I think she is irresponsible, and selfish. The Doctor should be thrown in jail, and probably will be. Who in their right mind does that for a single mom of 6. Where did she get the money anyway to have this procedure done? She sould be brought up on some sort of charges. She has chil;dren she cannot care for now. And now 8 more which will probably suffer from physical and mental medical problems. No body should be paying this woman for manipulating the system and everyone around her.

Renee - posted on 02/17/2009

I think she is irresponsible, and selfish. The Doctor should be thrown in jail, and probably will be. Who in their right mind does that for a single mom of 6. Where did she get the money anyway to have this procedure done? She sould be brought up on some sort of charges. She has chil;dren she cannot care for now. And now 8 more which will probably suffer from physical and mental medical problems. No body should be paying this woman for manipulating the system and everyone around her.

Renee - posted on 02/17/2009

I think she is irresponsible, and selfish. The Doctor should be thrown in jail, and probably will be. Who in their right mind does that for a single mom of 6. Where did she get the money anyway to have this procedure done? She sould be brought up on some sort of charges. She has chil;dren she cannot care for now. And now 8 more which will probably suffer from physical and mental medical problems. No body should be paying this woman for manipulating the system and everyone around her.

Renee - posted on 02/17/2009

I think she is irresponsible, and selfish. The Doctor should be thrown in jail, and probably will be. Who in their right mind does that for a single mom of 6. Where did she get the money anyway to have this procedure done? She sould be brought up on some sort of charges. She has chil;dren she cannot care for now. And now 8 more which will probably suffer from physical and mental medical problems. No body should be paying this woman for manipulating the system and everyone around her.

Amanda - posted on 02/17/2009

Have you seen on tv I think their is something really wrong with the woman. She seems to have a problem with lying and what Dr in their right mind would do that. She already had six children and some of them have problems and now she brought eight more in to the world and some of them could face problems too I think it was very selfish of her to do that to her children. She did seem to love her children but what kind of life are they going to have.

Denise - posted on 02/17/2009

I tired of paying for other people's children!!!!!!!!!!!!

Denise - posted on 02/17/2009

I tired of paying for other people's children!!!!!!!!!!!!

Samantha - posted on 02/17/2009

She is very selfish!!!!!

Audrey - posted on 02/17/2009

I think she has some mental problems. She already has 6 children, two with disabilities and depending on the state for assitance and her parents. Now to have 8 more i jus think it was selfish of her. Those children are the ones who will suffer. She really should have thought this through. Plus if she is getting government assitance how did she pay for the invitro?

Cristna - posted on 02/17/2009

I agree with the back problems. But even still when she had the 6 alone she still was managing to take care of all of them wit these back problems?? I want to know who the dad is. I have a feeling i's her Dr. Why else would he allow her to do this? Especially being that she's a single mom.

Cristna - posted on 02/17/2009

I agree with the back problems. But even still when she had the 6 alone she still was managing to take care of all of them wit these back problems?? I want to know who the dad is. I have a feeling i's her Dr. Why else would he allow her to do this? Especially being that she's a single mom.

Jessica - posted on 02/17/2009

Quoting Kristine:

Quoting Alexandra:

I'm still tyrying to figure out, how it she receives disability for excruciating  lower back pain, but can carrying eight babies.

 

I was thinking the same thing!

Me too! I know with ONE baby my back was more than excruciating!!! :-)

Kristine - posted on 02/17/2009

Quoting Alexandra:

I'm still tyrying to figure out, how it she receives disability for excruciating  lower back pain, but can carrying eight babies.

I was thinking the same thing!

Alexandra - posted on 02/17/2009

I'm still tyrying to figure out, how it she receives disability for excruciating  lower back pain, but can carrying eight babies.

Emma - posted on 02/17/2009

she is a single parent having ivf treatment on her own when she already had 6 children, she doesnt work and she lives at home with her parents. i think if she was a responsible parent that she would be puttin her precious 6 other children 1st by gettin of her bum , gettin a job and gettin her self in her own home where she can then deciede to have as many children as she then wants, can anyone tell me how a women on benefits can get ivf treatment pls??? i think she must be gettin alot of money of the state as ppl working find it hard enough to pay for it!!

Rosemary - posted on 02/16/2009

If she worked and had her own home I would have no problem but she doesn't so it falls on all of the tax payers to take care of her, RESPONSIBILITY. She needs to learn that word and not expect everything to be handed to her

Rosemary - posted on 02/16/2009

I think she is getting everything she wanted. Publicity, everytime I turn the news on thats all they are talking about. She is getting money donated to her and a house and diapers and formula, so when does it end. I love kids but when you have 6 kids and 3 have disabilities why would you impregnate yourself again. take care of what you have, and if you have the means to take care of alot of children then by all means. But you need money, I have 2 kids and a husband that works crazy hours and I still go out of my mind. She needs to be stopped

Michelle - posted on 02/16/2009

First of all, I don't think anyone should be getting upset with other's opinion, we all have a right to have our own and to get upset about it, to me just seems a bit immature.  Secondly, I think that it is extremely selfish of her.  As many of you have said kids need more than just love.  Have you any idea what happens to children when there isn't enough support in all the other area's of their lives and how in the world is she going to be able to keep tabs on the fourteen of them when they are all teens and young adults??  I came from an extremely low income family and although my parents loved each of us dearly that wasn't enough to keep me from becoming depressed or having other issues that come along when the money is short in supply.  This world is so cruel to kids as it is, what in the world are those kids going to feel when they are being ridiculed and made fun of b/c they don't have enough money for the finer things.  I'm not saying that the finer things are everything in life, I just think that if you are unable to support your kids in every area that might be of interest to them then don't have them.  Kids love to play sports, kids love to have the newest item such as ipods or cell phones, kids need so much more than just love, they need to have financial security, they need their own space.  I don't know about your household but love alone doesn't supply it all in this house.  How are these kids going to get all of this if the mom is depending on everyone else to come through for her.  I don't get it and will always see it as a very selfish act and as a pathetic attempt to feel special or gain the spotlight

Cristna - posted on 02/16/2009

I think she has some serious issues. It's one thing to have 14 children and be able to afford it. But to have them and have no job at all is just ridiculous. She's taking out student loans to provide for her children and depending on our tax dollars to support her lifestyle and that's just wrong. On top of that she now has a website so you can make donations. Give me a break. The americans that work hard and struggle to take care of their families, those are the ones who deserve help. I have one child to support and unfortunately even with a degree I can't find a better paying job then the one I have now. I applied for food stamps and was denied, for what reasons? I am still trying to find out. It upsets me that these women think that they can have all these kids and have the government "support" them. But for the women who have degrees or actually work and honestly need government assistance temporarily can't even get the help they need. Ugh! It pisses me off!!

Janine - posted on 02/16/2009

I hope she is able to get the psychological help that she obviously needs and that all of her children are able to develope and grow to be happy, healthy individuals. I also hope the irresponsible Doctor that is to blame for this whole thing is kept from ever practicing any kind of medicine again.

Diana - posted on 02/16/2009

Quoting Pam:

This woman was on trial from the moment she delivered octuplets.  It's not like one would predict, even with fertility  treatments that octuplets would result.  It astounds me that this woman has been treated like a criminal, when a man who fathers children indiscriminately and makes no effort to care for them would never end up under this kind of public scrutiny and condemnation.  People were knocking this woman before they even knew what her situation was.  If she is a loving, responsible mother, it is no one's business how many children she has.  The doctor has to live with his/her own conscience, if he feels that there is a problem with the size of her family.  Do we have any reason to believe that she hasn't taken good care of her children up til now??  Unless she has done something criminal, what would she be "disciplined" for?

Actually, there was always a possiblity that with a large amount of fertilized eggs, they could all implant.  The doctor is the one I call into question on that, as have many of the others involved in both this discussion and other discussions like it.  Medical standard seemes to be to implant two or three eggs at a time, but this doctor, whoever he/she is, implanted several times that, in a single woman with six children who lives with her parents.  My eyebrows are further raised by the fact that the invitro doctor, whomever it may be (the name still hasn't been released...Did I mention my eyebrows are up around my hairline now?), did not give the prenatal care to this woman-she was already 3 months pregnant when she went to the clinic that handled her prenatal care.  Luckily, this woman's children were born healthy and all lived, despite their extremely low birth weight-the heaveist weighed barely over 3 pounds.  So this doctor implanted the woman with many more fertilized eggs than the medical field seems to find ethical, and obviously didn't do a lot of research on her financial situation, and then did not continue to treat the woman after he/she implanted the embryos.  The medical bills alone are already over $1.  The doctor provided an unethical treatment and service here, and was irresponsible. 

Also, while I understand your point about the man who fathers many children not being put under this much scrutiny, I think that only works if we're comparing him to a woman who had her children by natural means.  That man, while irresponsible and reprehensible, did not seek out and pay thousands of dollars for a treatment that would give him that many children-this woman did.  I've struggled over the past several weeks with this story, back and forth between how I feel about it.  Because I see large families constantly, and some of them are in as much  financial trouble as this woman is about to be.  But the difference for me has been that she knew there was a possiblity of all of these embryos living and prospering, and gave the doctor the go-ahead anyway, when she already had six children and financial troubles.  It takes a lot of money to do invitro-that money could've been used to feed, clothe, and house the six children she already had.  As I've never met the woman, I cannot speculate about how much she loves her children or how much  she wants to take care of them.  I can, however, deduce that a single mom who is going to school on student loans, living with her parents, has no job, and now has 14 kids, isn't going to be able to afford to feed them without assistance, no matter how much she loves them.

Humans weren't meant to have litters.

Susan - posted on 02/16/2009

I really don't care how many kids she has or doesn't have. The one HUGE problem I have with her is her cluelessness or her denial that she is living off the taxpayers. Where does she think the money for student loans is coming from?? Student loans are not out there for people to use to live off of or to use to raise their children. Fine is she wants to go to school, but how on earth is she going to do that with 14 kids. Student loans are to pay for college tuition and books and supplies...not to feed your children. She is taking money away from people who ligitmately want the loans to pay for tuition and books. Like I said, I really could less how many kids she has....the problem is that SHE is NOT supporting them.....the taxpayers are!! No matter how much she wants to live in denial about that fact...the truth of the matter is, yes, honey..you are living off the taxpayers and they ARE supporting you and that is what is not right in this situation. Time to stop having babies and get a JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kelly - posted on 02/16/2009

To Kristin with the sister wanting a baby-she should consider going through Social Services to adopt! There are so many children who have been taken away from their biological parents, who need a home! As a previus foster parent, this is just a passion of mine-these kids need love and a secure home so bad. The state pays the adoption fees, so there is no cost to adopt. There are state websites that will show pictures and profiles of children available for adoption; often there will be siblings that want to be adopted together. I would tell anyone, siblings are great! I can't even imagine being or having an only child, so I would hope maybe your sister would at least put thought to this, or anyone else who wants a child. Every child deserves and needs love.

Kelly - posted on 02/16/2009

I also feel that this is everyone's business. As members of society, do we not have a social responsibility to try to help others? By HELP I do not mean giving her money to encourage her to go on to have other children, or so that other women who have mental issues to go to these extremes for attention. Yes, I think it certainly is possible that she saw the attention that large families can get on television, and she wanted some of that for herself. And anyone who pays attention to the news knows, that every women that kills her own kids, or lets someone else hurt them, will say "But I love my kids!" as if that means anything. Any mother thinks she "loves" her kids, but I think loving your kids means going the distance from birth to adulthood, to make them into happy, responsible, useful, respectful, and fulfilled members of society. This is a job that there is no way that she can possibly accomplish with 14 kids so close in age, and frankly, I'd have to say that no one accomplished this with her. That is the difference between her and the Duggars. They have learned to work together, and provide for each other, and help out. From what was seen of her home, her kids don't even pick up their own clothes!

Vicki - posted on 02/16/2009

I look at it this way - I have a right to judge some of the choices she made because I am sure that my hard earned dollar is going to end up paying for some of it.  I believe I have a right to voice that opinion.  The medical bills for the delivery and care is well over 1 hundred thousand dollars and building each day.  Does anyone honestly believe she is going to pay for it - HECK NO- it is going to be a burden upon the facility and the state to cover costs.  This then means a rise in insurance once again and I can barely afford it the way it is now.

There are people/families that want large families and that is perfectly fine.  Yes they will have more than enough love to spread around.  That being said, it takes a lot more than love to run a family.  I agree with many of you that said her student loans need to be looked into along with all of her other finances.  It royally upsets me that she is now asking for donations money or items.  Give me a break.

The doctor that preformed the IVF went against medical gold standard.  At the most 2 or 3 eggs should have been implanted at a time and then let nature take its course.  And that is for a typical female.  I think he missed the overall picture when he made his choice to go ahead with it all.

Overall, I wish the children full and happy lives but I know that I will not support the mother in any way shape or form - unless the goverment uses my tax dollars to aide her.

Candace - posted on 02/16/2009

People are very selfish nowdays...in Canada she is not the only one in the news...A woman recently gave birth in Calgary, Alberta at the age of 60!!! She had to go to India for treatments because they refused to do it here....crazy!

Bobbie - posted on 02/15/2009

I feel that you can have a lot of children and still be able to provide love, food and shelter for each and everyone of them.  I am the youngest of 11 children.  I had two loving parents, but only my father worked outside the home.  First in the military, then in a government job, which did not provide much, but I went to private school and always had food and love.  I might not have had designer clothes or fancy toys, but I was raised with high morals. 

No one should care about what the mom or doctor was thinking, they should just care about the beautiful babies that are now here.  If mom loves her children, they will be okay. 

Pam - posted on 02/15/2009

This woman was on trial from the moment she delivered octuplets.  It's not like one would predict, even with fertility  treatments that octuplets would result.  It astounds me that this woman has been treated like a criminal, when a man who fathers children indiscriminately and makes no effort to care for them would never end up under this kind of public scrutiny and condemnation.  People were knocking this woman before they even knew what her situation was.  If she is a loving, responsible mother, it is no one's business how many children she has.  The doctor has to live with his/her own conscience, if he feels that there is a problem with the size of her family.  Do we have any reason to believe that she hasn't taken good care of her children up til now??  Unless she has done something criminal, what would she be "disciplined" for?

Holly - posted on 02/15/2009

I have a very good friend of mine that had a baby and lost her after 8 mos. I know she would make a very good mother to one of those babies. She is employeed making a great salary at a fortune 500 company and the child would never need for a thing. Unlike some of these babies here.

Ally - posted on 02/15/2009

I think someone should tell her that's it's a vagina, not a clown car.

Beth - posted on 02/15/2009

I know these posts are everyones opinion but  I have to post again as I do believe that this is everyones business as everyone will be taking care of these kids!  Is it my business that my neighbor is on aid no its not but her children play with my son, our winters are lots of snow, cold freezing weather for 4 plus months. Her childern do NOT have proper winter clothes for outside play, such as gloves, hats ,boots,snowpants or even winter jackets but yet she sends them out in 20 degree weather with nothing of the above mentioned.  I do have extra so I gave her 4yr old son my sons older stuff that no longer fit and her daughter gloves and a hat as I could no longer watch them play with my son in this freezing weather! What does the mother do... the next day the kids come over to play and this crazy lady had cut the kids gloves that I had given them up because she was mad at them.  This is what the kids said and Yes I saw the gloves all the fingers were missing!!!!  This lady only has 2 kids and can't afford to buy them clothes etc...  So Yes we as caring People have to step in and help these poor kids.  I know my story doesn't have anything to do with this post, but this is NOT the kids fault.  We need to make it our business for these kids.  What kind of life will these 14 kids have if nobody keeps and eye on them because one person can't watch 14 kids ages 7 and under!  The daycare lady my son used to go could only take 6 kids unless she had a helper!  

Marybeth - posted on 02/15/2009

I think that it's no ones business, because it has happened and there is nothing anyone can do to change it now.

Michele - posted on 02/15/2009

I think she is mentaly ill and the Dr. is an enabelerand should be diciplined. I have no doubt that she loves her children, However she should be responsible enough not to put her children at risk by purposly having so many with no means of support except tax payers. Shame on her!

Pilar - posted on 02/15/2009

Quoting Kristin:

I think it is completely irresponsible. She cannot afford to take care of 14 children (who can, really??). My sister wants to have a baby more than anything and any procedure she wants to try is thousands of dollars, including adoption and somehow, this woman manages to have this many? Ridiculous.

Irresponsible and selfish on her part. There is no way to take 14 kids in a car and go shopping and to the doctor. This is such a controversy in what she says and what the press is portraying. From this publicity I know she will get some help.

Pilar

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