Octuplet Mom Ready To Ride Those Babies To Fame And Fortune
Disclaimer: If you are a parent of multiple children and just can’t seem to stop giving birth, hoarding kids and breeding like a damn rabbit, you better hit the back button, this post is GUARANTEED to offend you. And not inadvertently either, seriously, you’ve been warned to leave NOW.
By now, we’ve all heard the story about the 33-year old woman in California who just gave birth to octuplets, Nadya Suleman. You also probably know that this woman has six other children, lives with her less-than-thrilled parents and DOESN’T HAVE A JOB, a husband or ever a “baby-daddy” – in fact, she has “spermy-donor” she used for all 14 of her children.
According to various reports, Suleman is a certifiable crazy person who is obsessed with kids (Angelina, is that you?). Those who know her, describe her as “off”, including her own mother who said her daughter has been obsessed with having kids since she was one herself. So, I am NOT going out on a limb here to say that by giving this person 15 minutes of fame is more than a waste, it’s a cruel injustice to her 14 children.
Predictably, she has obtained a PR flack who will handling her various book deals, endorsements and business opportunities. Yeah, you read that right, this crazy vessel of dumbassitry could stand to profit to the tune of $2million simply because her uterus managed to withstand the inexplicable ability to contain 8 babies.
Hey if Paris Hilton can make a fortune accommodating an endless supply of penises, why shouldn’t crazy mom-baby-hoarder stand to make a quick buck whoring out her kids too? This is America, the land of opportunity and baby-pimping.
Hell, look at that baby-pimper Kate Gosselins from TLC’s John and Kate Plus Eight. She went from clipping coupons for her brood of eight to moving into a $1.5million dollar house and having an army of advertisers pay her to smack her wussy husband around and yell at her kids all day. Sounds like a sweet gig. Hell, I do that each day for free.
Here’s the bottom line, unless you are a friggin’ Amish family whose culture and tradition stem from having a large family to help out with the farm, there is NO damn reason for ANYONE to have 14 kids by age of 33. The science is wrong, it’s not natural and children deserve to be brought up in a home where they can expect to receive a certain amount of undivided attention. I am sorry, but there is NO WAY these octuplets will have a normal life. They have no father and a totally whacked out mother. Not to mention the six OTHER kids she already has, one of whom is said to be autistic. I don’t care if this woman is the patron saint of motherhood (Angelina is that you?), she can’t take care of those kids properly and why should consumers be expected to foot the bill? Endorsement deals for irresponsible breeders? WTF?
The CPS should be called, not Oprah. This woman needs to be in a mental hospital. Andrea Yates anyone? Hey, she had a bunch of kids too and we all know how that turned out.
My issue isn’t so much with excessively large families (although I have to say, personally, I find it really irresponsible), my issue is with the audacity of it all. If humans were meant to have multiple-births, then they wouldn’t need all these fertility treatments.
This whole scenario is not right regardless of how this woman, the medical community and the media try and spin in.
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Thank you. This was another nut giving birth to a litter of kids. I don’t particularly like the idea of forced sterilization..or do I?
Comment by Rachel — February 3, 2009 @ 3:58 pm
I agree with every letter of every word you wrote.
Who should pay? The doctors who WILLINGLY impregnated her not once, but 8 times! What yahoo would perform this procedure when it she already had 6 kids under the age of 7? How did she pay for those treatments?
I think the children should be adopted out. It’s in the best interest of the children. ALL 14!!!!
I have two children and can’t spend as much time as they deserve (I have to work, not sure how people have kids with no income). I would love more but we realized we can’t afford them–both in $$$$ and our attention.
My Aunt had 9 kids (over the course of 15 years or so). Out of the nine, only 3 went on to have children of their own. What does that say?
Comment by maskay — February 3, 2009 @ 4:02 pm
Look, if it happens naturally (which is VERY RARE) then by all means, take advantage of whatever help people are willing to give you. But the sad fact is, people are now using the opportunity to pimp out these litters of children as an excuse for going forward with multiple births.
My philosophy is quality, not quantity. What kids really need is some hands-on dedicated daily parenting, not a bunch of “handlers” parading them around in front of cameras. That’s what this woman plans on doing and that is NOT right, or fair. These kids have no say in their right to privacy and a normal life. Some mom she is.
Comment by D — February 3, 2009 @ 4:14 pm
I agree with everything you said too. I feel sorry for this poor woman’s parents! Can you even imagine? I sure can’t. My mom would have whooped my ass and probably had me locked up for being so stupid.
I am surprised that you didn’t mention the DUGGAR family of 18….they too got a million dollar home (and lord only knows what else!) because of the networks! Did you see the dump they lived in before they “got rich” off their kids? I mean this woman is going to be a grandmother and she still wants to keep popping them out one right after the other. What a deal. Another baby, another dollar.
Comment by Kimi — February 3, 2009 @ 5:48 pm
I’ll give the Duggars a pass because they’re not using fertility drugs, they’re having them one at a time, the old-fashioned way. Plus, the husband actually has a job and supported the family (real estate holdings) even before there was a TV show. The octuplet mom hasn’t had a job in years, allowed her parents to support her and her kids until they were driven into bankruptcy trying to support her, and continued to reproduce via sperm donor so there was never a father involved with the family. It’s all too creepy and it’s stunning that she now has a PR agent to pimp her story.
Comment by Gracie — February 3, 2009 @ 6:47 pm
D- I couldn’t agree more with comment #3 (and couldn’t agree more with the entire post). If either of my girls were still living with me with 6 kids, I’d be making her find her own place and force her to be a parent on her own, because mommy and daddy aren’t responsible for watching so many kids all day long. Then add another 8… Man… The things people do to try to get as much money as possible is just sickening. Don’t any of these mothers think of the future of their children, and since they are so young, how traumatic, confusing, and since at young ages, that is the time of their lives where something like that could potentially be threatening to their mental health, self esteem, trust, etc.
Okay, I promise, I’m done. I’m on a posting spree. Haven’t checked out the site in a while so I’m playing catch-up.
Comment by delilahbrat — February 3, 2009 @ 7:02 pm
Interesting piece on MSN:
“Octuplets mom getting outrage rather than gifts”
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29002731/?gt1=43001
And if you actually needed more reason to find Jon and Kate annoying:
“The stars of The Learning Channel’s reality show “Jon and Kate Plus 8,” about a couple with sextuplets and twins, are paid, and have received a slew of freebies through the show, including trips to Hawaii and New York, a tummy tuck for mom and hair plugs for dad.”
Comment by Rachel — February 3, 2009 @ 10:24 pm
Well, I’m not a bit surprised that someone would do this and I won’t be surprised if there are a few more coming down the pipe since we don’t get to hear about the HOM births until the scalpel has done it’s job. Hell, watching all that Jon and Kate neither employed (or barely employed — though they lie and their fans are too ignorant to use the newspaper archives and other public sources that show neither were bringing home the bacon, Jon’s Poppy supplied them the money for their twins and extras.)and wow, now look at what pulling off that stunt of having sex while having over stimulated ovaries and getting six at one shot. Before the c-section was even done, Jon had the begging web site up and running and Kate had her pastor dad collecting from the church. Now they have a new expensive designer outfit everyday for Kate, the kids and Jon. Nannies, house keepers, chefs, a mansion, a ski condo, plastic surgeries, and so much more.
I don’t blame Nayda for going for a piece of that pie. And won’t blink and eye when we have another announcement of HOM in another month or two and then again and again. Plenty of young women drooling over Katie’s pot of gold.
Comment by Richie Rich — February 3, 2009 @ 11:03 pm
What the shitfuck? No, really, that’s what came out of my mouth when I read this. I hate people like this. This woman is the reason I seriously consider not having any kids at all.
I’m not saying that people shouldn’t be allowed to have kids, but really now. There should be some form of IQ test requiring proof you have a fit mind and capable means for providing for your kids. People shouldn’t have to pay to help raise your fucking kids.
If you’re a mother of two who has to raise your kids alone with a father who has run off, do you get as much help as this bitch who consciously decided to get inseminated? If you are raped, made pregnant, then decide to keep the kid, do you receive some form of assistance on the level that this breeder whore gets?
Why should this whore get to have special assistance with a situation that she placed herself in, with no job, and relying heavily on her parents, when people in the above mentioned situations are given little more than a set of coupons and a swift kick in the ass?
This whore makes me rage on whole new levels. I hope she does get the help she needs, because she is not just a danger to herself. It’s not fair to her parents and it’s not fair to those kids that she not only gets away with this, she also takes off with shitloads of endorsement deals. For having a vagina/clown car.
Congratulations. No really, it’s a huge accomplishment to be able to shoot out more kids while you already place undue stress on your parents. Not only that, but also showing your kids how mommy doesn’t have to take responsibility for her own fucking actions. That’s a great example, especially for an autistic child who will model their future actions over these short years.
I hope she lives for a long, agonizing time and gets to see the repercussions of her actions. There should be a law, or as I mentioned before, a test preventing people from pulling this shit. Something that says if you make X amount of money in Y amount of time, you can have Z kids. Is it kind of “Caves of Steel”ish? Hell yes. But is it really a bad idea? wait until these kids are old enough to tell you what they really think of their “parent”, hear what they have to say and then get back to me.
This whore makes me sick.
Comment by Anon — February 4, 2009 @ 5:39 am
First of all…14 kids under the age of 8?!?!
Who is paying for all of the IVF? I thought that was an expensive procedure. Have read numerous times how a couple gives up the dream of having 1 child because they cannot afford the cost of repeated IVF treatments. This woman went in 6 times?
The whole family acts a bit odd. Gramma says her daughter was obsessed with children from a young age, and may have some mental illness? Parents supported her and one child after another. They bought daughter a home that they had to move into because of money troubles? Mom is a full time student? Also read where gramma said she will be gone when the babies come home? Grampa says they have a big home, not here and we wont know where they are?
The other children are shown with blankets over their heads as they get in the car? Grampa is going to Iraq as the sole supporter of the whole family?
How can you feed and clothe 17 people?
If i read correctly, the eggs were implanted, so mom and doc knew 8 were implanted? IMO mom was going for the big $$$$$$.
I do hope someone keeps on eye on these children.
Comment by star — February 4, 2009 @ 9:27 am
There is NO damn reason for ANYONE to have 14 kids by age of 33.
Comment by Angel Elf — February 4, 2009 @ 11:58 am
I agree with everything except the Angelina cracks. Angelina adopted most of them, which means she gave children a home who otherwise would not have had one. She also can afford to take care of her children, and hire others to help if necessary.
This woman is the spokeswoman for everything that is wrong with America. Send her up to Alaska to hangout with the Palins. They’re always looking for more children to neglect.
Comment by Clif — February 4, 2009 @ 12:50 pm
Ethically speaking I don’t approve of what this mother has done. Does she have some psychological problem? Who knows? But what I really don’t understand is the criticism she is receiving because she is poor/jobless. She is gauranted millions of dollars from this stunt which makes her very shrewed/smart financially speaking. This makes the arguments about how can she afford to raise these children a mute point. The mother can use this money to educate these children and provide care for them, their other 5 siblings and herself well beyond what she was capable of before she had these additional 8 kids. From a quality of life perspective her familys level of living has just gone up substantially. The morals these children will learn growing up without a father and constantly in the eye of the media knowing their purpose for being conceived was based on greed is another issue.
Comment by PayUp — February 4, 2009 @ 2:40 pm
Shades of “The Pumpkin Eater”! (book and movie, I think Anne Bancroft was the lead in the movie)–about a woman who was obsessed w/ being pregnant but lost interest in her children once they grew out of infancy–she wore out her husbands. Hey, doesn’t Danielle Steele the so-called novelist have about 28 kiddies by six or 8 husbands? If you’ve read any of her drivel you know she’s deeply insane but she’s made lots of money writing that stuff so she can afford the divorces and nannies and shrinks and soccer camps, but the amateurs trying to breed on a massive scale really shouldn’t try without the backing of a cult.
Comment by ostrova — February 4, 2009 @ 3:24 pm
Things that you know won’t happen: any of the money this Crazy Baby Lady (CBL) is paid will be put in a trust/college fund for any of the kids; CBL will think twice about signing onto that reality show TLC dumps in her lap; CBL’s parents will commit her to a psych ward for evaluation; the future for these kids will be rosy.
This whole thing makes me ill, especially since the doctors perpetrated the madness. And who, I ask in great annoyance, paid for the fertility treatments in the first place? We all know that’s not cheap. Arg! I feel vindicated for being child-free since this woman has taken care of any 2 I might have had.
Comment by R — February 4, 2009 @ 3:30 pm
Thank you for saying so succinctly what none of the talking heads on TV are willing to state so clearly. This is madness! It’s America-gone-wild at its absolutely worst. The fertility supermarket has sold its credibility down the river, and it’s open season! What a tragic statement, when single moms can arbitrarily manufacture multiple children for their own entertainment, without regard for the stability of their children nor the needs of any other family members. This is not an event to be lauded, nor showered with corporate rewards and lucrative publicity opportunities; it is a child welfare matter that should be widely investigated as such.
Comment by Eva Chasida — February 4, 2009 @ 4:54 pm
I remember at first the news was all “Yay yay! A miracle!”, and THEN they got the facts. I’ve noticed the tone has changed dramatically in the articles I’ve read about this woman.
I hate the woman. Hate her. I hate women like her. I cannot figure out how this could have even happened if the grandmother was against it– since she’s paying the bills, I don’t see where Nadya would have gotten the money to afford this (or do I want to know?). And that doctor was probably just hearing CHACHING!! and threw responsibilty to the wind.
I hope Oprah or someone women actually listen to will take a stand and say “This shit ain’t cool” (I would love to hear Oprah say that). The View should discuss this as being morally wrong. There need to be stricter laws against artificial insemination — the way the laws for adoption are pretty strict– because I don’t think unemployed single moms should be allowed to do this.
Is she perhaps a virgin and fancies herself to be something like a Virgin Mary in her own right?
I knew a family with 9 kids. You could never drive by the house without seeing some small child unattended to and half naked running around the front yard.
Comment by Brooke — February 4, 2009 @ 11:27 pm
…. okay, my comment totally got eaten by the comment monster.
Comment by Brooke — February 4, 2009 @ 11:28 pm
This 33 year old single woman was unemployed, had 6 children under 8 (one of which has autism), was already receiving Welfare and lived with her bankrupt parents. She then intentionally had 8 embryos implanted in her (some say that she went to Mexico to have it done).
Who did she think was going to pay for her 14 children???? The taxpayers of course. She shouldn’t be rewarded by anyone (Social Services, the public or Media outlets etc.) for her selfishness and arrogance. There are so many more honest and deserving people in society who get neither donations nor financial assistance even though they’re also in need.
Comment by jillian — February 5, 2009 @ 1:30 am
IMO this mother did this to get herself and her family out of debt. According to the fertility doctors that have come forward to speak, it is unheard of to implant that many eggs. They say it used to be 2 or 3, with technology these days, sometimes only 1 egg is implanted. I’m thinking she went for all that could be implanted, hoped she would have multiple births and then collect on all the free stuff.
I’m glad the babies were all born alive and seem to be doing well. I just hope there will be someone to watch that all 14 children are takin care of.
Have to admit, the whole family seems a bit odd!
Comment by star — February 5, 2009 @ 9:07 am
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Comment by Dawn — February 5, 2009 @ 12:53 pm
Glad to know I’m not the only one who lost their comment from here. I put in about 5-7 paragraphs of rage, along with some unsavory comments, so it’s probably for the best anyway.
Comment by Anon — February 5, 2009 @ 11:34 pm
oh gee…now mom is blaming her decision to have 14 kids with no hubby or income on her childhood?!?!
And thoughts of suicide? Oh this is gonna be good!!
Comment by star — February 6, 2009 @ 9:20 am
Has anyone else noticed the distinct sign of facial plastic surgery? Nose, mouth, etc??? I sure do wish I didn’t have to be responsible and have such a great life! (Not really, I actually ENJOY doing the right thing. My husband and I have 1 child, hope for more but though we do ok financially we can’t afford treatments!)
Comment by Janet — February 6, 2009 @ 1:34 pm
This is VERY disturbing to hear of this money grubbing woman who is using these kids to get the fame. How sick!!! I am a mother of 3 and my oldest was very premature. He was hard enough to raise as a baby and still is. These babies will have a lifetime full of complications. I know, trust me its not easy with one and with 8 premiees plus 6 other children…good luck girl. She needs to raise them on her own with out support from the public and tax payers. My husband and I are WORKING parents and we can not get any support from the state or gov’t cause we are married and we both hold a really good income. Oh and health insurance now these days is not cheap…trust me. I guess we, the tax payers who already struggle with providing for our own families would have to support the children. This is BS!!
Comment by Jamie — February 6, 2009 @ 5:57 pm
Oh I need to add one more thing….She talks about going back to college..hahahahahaha…thats funny!! I have been waiting for my last child who just started kindergarten this school year to be in school full time so I can go to school myself and futher my career in nursing. I just started a fulltime job when the kids went back to school. My husband and I could not afford to pay a babysitter or daycares. Oh… one more thing…I think she should be in the hospital supporting her babies like I did when my son was in the hospital for his first 3 months of his life other then her going out trying to make her fame and and trying to get people to feel sorry for her. Honey, its not working on me. You wanted them, now you got them.
Comment by Jamie — February 6, 2009 @ 6:12 pm
Nadya Suleman went on workers compensation disability back in 1999 (at age 23) due to a work-related back injury and collected $165,000 in disability payments between 2002 and 2008. She told a workers’ compensation Judge in 2001 that she spent most of the day in bed and had been unable to care for her first child. For the past 10 years though she’s been receiving disability payments and is unable to work (or even get out of bed), she’s been able to endure several IVF treatments and have 14 children.
This woman has been living off the system for most of her adult life and will continue to do so at taxpayer’s expense.
Comment by jillian — February 8, 2009 @ 2:47 am
Suleman is one of the few mentally disturbed persons that I won’t feel sorry for. A narcissistic sociopath. Did you see how she presented her children to the camera? They were the right words she used, but no love in them. “This is so-and-so. I’d like to stay longer but I have to move on to the next child.” Yes, Nadya, those 14 children look great on you! But don’t you stop now that you are still ahead – just a little bit more plastic surgery and you’ll be a poor man’s – or rather CRAZY man’s? – Angelina Jolie, who is a natural beauty and adopts children in need. But hey, you still came into the spotlight, Nadya. You and your personal Dr. Frankenstein….
Comment by Victoria — February 20, 2009 @ 7:50 pm