The American scene has been moved by a rush of stories since the new year: from the Miracle of the Hudson plane landing to the Chris Brown- Rihanna brawl en passant by this stimulus plan that has yet to be signed. But there is another story that shocked me more than the others. And it is about Octomom.
If you have not heard about Octomom yet, let me tell you what I know about her (from the media of course). She is a 33 years old woman who recently gave birth to eight children. Congratulations to her, you would said. But wait! There is more to the story. Apparently, she already have 6 more children waiting for her at home aged from 7 to 2 years old. She wanted children and asked her doctor for fertility drugs and to be inseminated with 6 eggs (two of them separated and formed two extra embryos).Plus she is a single mother and is unemployed-although she states that she is going to school-.
What is shocking about this story is that from the beginning, Miss Suleman seemed reluctant to appear in front of the media. People- like Whoppie from the View- were even urging her to do so because she may need some financial help to take care of the children. But the more time passed, the more it became clear that Miss Suleman was indeed interested to sell her story to the highest bidder. First she hired a publicist; then she went on the Today show. And finally, she has set up a website where people could donate money or items for her octuplets.
The latest story that has surfaced about her is that she is channeling Angelina Jolie-whom she kind of looks like-and even went so far as to write to her in the past.
I do not know what her whole story is, particularly because the media do not paint the whole truth sometimes. And usually, I do not judge people unless I walk a mile in their shoes, but what is wrong with that woman? Is she so obsessed with having children? She said in an interview that she always wanted many children to make up for her dysfunctional childhood. Or is she just another nutcase who wants to buy her way into fame by using innocent children?
I do not know- But this much I know: I am mad at this woman. I am mad because she is irresponsible to have 14 children all under age, to be single and not working? I mean, how on earth is she going to provide for her kids? What are the odds that she can sell the first pics of her babies for millions like Angelina Jolie did? I mean the odds are high considering that she is still news. However millions will surely soon disappear with 14 children to feed and take care of. And how will she take care of all of them while working (because she plans on working soon)?
I love children. I always thought that-like Nadia or Michelle Duggar- I would get a football team of children. However, ever since I gave birth to my son I just realise that I could not and do not want a football team. That is why I have a big problem with Nadia Suleman. I mean when I see myself struggling everyday to raise my child even though I am married and I have a job. There are some days I just want to run away as far as I could from motherhood because it is the hardest job out there. I wonder how will she be able to cope with 14 children.
My husband seem to think that this woman is great for just having 14 children. In a way he is right. GOD ask us to replenish the earth; "have children and I will provide for them" He ordered. However, I believe that there are limits. In this horrible economy, what are the odds that Nadia's children will be well taken care of? Are the tax payers going to provide for them? Will she be going on welfare-although she states that she would never (amid reports that surfaced saying that she was already on welfare with her previous 6 children)?
Who am I to judge her? We all know about Michelle Duggar who had 18 children in the past 20 years-and still wants to keep on going. We also know about the Gosselin couple with their twins daughters and sextuplets all under 10 years old. But there is a difference between them and Nadia. The Duggars wanted a big family, they had their kids all at different times (1 or 2 years apart), and they do everything they can to manage economically without being on welfare. The Gosselins, at least the father works to provide for the family and I am sure having a TV show does help. Maybe that is what Nadia is aiming for: a TV show about her and her kids?
All I know is that I feel sorry for those kids because they will never have the love they deserve from their mother.(And what about the absence of the father? Where is he in all this mess?) I mean she can do the best she can by loving them but there is no way that she would be able to show it to them all at the same time. There is the pessimistic me that thinks that some years down the road, some of those kids are going to end up in the system, in jail or in the streets.
I do pray GOD that this would never happen but what are the odds?
For more info about the
-Duggar Family go to http://www.duggarfamily.com/
-Gosselin family go to http://www.sixgosselins.com/
-Octomom go to http://www.thenadyasulemanfamily.com/
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