Octo-Mom!

When I first heard the story of the “Octuplet Mom”, whose actual name is Nadya Suleman, I had no inclination to hear her story. I cannot stand to turn on the news and have every channel bombarded with stories of people who want a hand-out and are getting attention from ghastly situations which they put themselves in. However, when the option to do this as the subject of the midterm was introduced, I decided to do a little research and read deeper into the situation and take light of the situation.

Recently, Suleman appeared on the Dr. Phil show, freely informing everyone that “I wasn’t thinking rational”. According to an article in the Boston Herald, the octo-mom admits to being unsure that she would make the same decision if she had it to do all over again. “At the time, I was justifying my actions based on saying ‘Well, these are my children, they are extremely valuable - their lives,’ which is true, but I was not placing that above my others” said the mom of fourteen.

It is absolutely absurd that a single woman who already has six children would even consider the idea of multiple fertility treatments. And the proof that she is already considering a reality show only proves that her mind-set. She is not a caring mother, but rather a money-hungry disgrace.

My thoughts of her initially have no changed in the least bit. I started to think she may be somewhat of a good mother when I heard a report that she had turned down an offer for one free year of child care. I began to think there was hope for this woman, until I found out that she shunned this generous offer from the non-profit group Angels, because there was no reality show attached to the proposed gift.

In my personal opinion, if it’s money she want and babies she’s good at, then why isn’t she considering adoption or being a surrogate? Surrogate mothers can make up to $100,000 a pregnancy, and with her capabilities of carrying multiples, she could easily clear half a million in a year. At least that way, we wouldn’t have to worry about our tax dollars and valuable non-profit donations being wasted on “irrational” decisions. And at least then, these babies might have a chance at a decent life instead of being paraded around like endorsement deals.


http://www.bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view.bg?articleid=1158020&srvc=home&position=also

http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_212211987.shtml

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-octuplets28-2009feb28,0,3442521.story