Friday, February 20, 2009

Octuplets’ mom — need I say more

Nadya Suleman is now a household name thanks to her decision to add more children to her brood of six.
Now she has 14 to take care of. Or for someone else to take care of.
A California-based nonprofit group called Angels in Waiting is offering round-the-clock care for the whole pack of kids.
This type of care would cost about $135,000 a month to provide 12 people necessary to care for the babes thus cutting the need for public donations.
I wonder if she went into this situation hoping to gain national attention and people to foot the bill for care of the kids.
Is this fair?
Was it fair for her — an unemployed, unwed woman — to add eight to her group of six through costly in vitro fertilization.
What about the women who want children but cannot afford the process?
Ok, I’m on a soap box here.
I’m married with children. When my three were kids my friend moved in with us with her two children. That makes five. I’d often bring the whole group fishing with me, sometimes alone, sometimes with another adult or two.
And I’d even add to that number because friends of my kids would want to go with us. I’d be out on Pleasure Island with upwards of 10 kids and having a blast.
Suleman’s father is asking the public not to punish his grandchildren for his daughters irresponsibility. He calls the actions of his daughter and her doctor “absolutely irresponsible.”
So, what do you think of Suleman?

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