When 8 makes 14 too many for a single mother.

Originally Posted By hopemax

Reproducing Dalmatians!

 

Originally Posted By wonderingalice

Well, there were 101 of 'em... And would you believe it???? They even got a full-length feature film!!






;-)

 

Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains

<a href="http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_11619875?source=rss" target="_blank">http://www.contracostatimes.co...urce=rss</a>

<< Where is the unlimited supply of diapers, formula and baby wipes? The free van? The brand-new house?

Women who give birth to six, seven or eight babies are often showered with dazzling gifts from big corporations, local businesses and strangers. But that is not happening with the Southern California mother who delivered octuplets last week.

The news that she is a single mother with six other children — and that all 14 were conceived by having embryos implanted — seems to have turned off many people, and companies are not exactly rushing to get publicity by piling on the freebies.

Nadya Suleman, 33, has been lambasted by talk-show hosts, fertility experts, even her own mother, who has her hands full taking care of Suleman's other children, ages 2 to 7. >>

The most interesting part is...

>>Suleman's income is unclear. She was employed by a mental hospital from 1997 through 2008. >>>

She worked at a mental hospital and no one saw anything odd her?

 

Originally Posted By avromark

<<How did I do avromark----do you concur?>> You know more then me, I've only been there half a dozen times. I tended to be in the tourist areas. But I do recall on one trip watching a local movie, it seemed to be about a gay kid who had a crush on a Cop.

I don't know, here I think I'd be happy with a couple kids, maybe half a dozen tops. Course for obvious reasons I'll need to marry first.

 

Originally Posted By mele

<<Where is the unlimited supply of diapers, formula and baby wipes? The free van? The brand-new house?>>

My mom mentioned that this woman was probably hoping to get those things like other families have gotten them in the past.

 

Originally Posted By avromark

The article I posted earlier mentioned the diapers are from Pampers

 

Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains

<<Procter & Gamble spokeswoman Tricia Higgins said that the maker of Pampers does not actively seek out parents to sponsor, but that the octuplets' mother can ask for what is typically provided in multiple births: a jumbo pack of diapers for each child, baby wipes, and coupons for discounts>>

Not sure which would be fact.. but according to P & G they are not sponsoring her.

 

Originally Posted By avromark

Who knows? All I know is someone didn't tell me that gottaluv was now inspired to have many many more kids

 

Originally Posted By RockyMtnMinnie

I'm inspired to get my tubes tied, but my insurance won't pay for it. They also won't pay for any form of birth control.

 

Originally Posted By dshyates

I bet they cover Viagra though.

 

Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains

<<Who knows? All I know is someone didn't tell me that gottaluv was now inspired to have many many more kids>>

LOL - only if I remarry... DH made sure of that... BTW RMM - Most insurances will pay for that one!

 

Originally Posted By avromark

didn't as in is not

 

Originally Posted By Inspector 57

>><I singled out Catholics because that religion is the one that (a) actively encourages its practitioners to have as many children as possible and (b)explicitly prohibits them from doing anything to keep that from happening<

I haven't heard that type of preachng ( have as many kids as you can)since I was young - and I am 54 now...<<

Preaching from the pulpit is not the only way to send an expectation to the flock. I'm not saying that priests are loading their sermons with explicit exhortations that parishioners have as many children as possible. But the Church sends that same message in many subtler ways.


>>It would have been better all around had those children never been born.<

no, it would be better if they were placed with a loving family not if they had not been born. A lot of famous people came from screwed up families. I feel for the kids in this situation, I understand why it upsets you, but the blame if you will is misplaced.<<

Ummmmm, no. With all respect, it would have been best if these children would never have been conceived in the first place.

I honestly don't get the Catholic Church's position. So...

It's a sin to have sex in any way that won't cause procreation (i.e., masturbation, oral sex, homosexuality). It's a sin to have heterosexual vaginal sex outside of marriage. It's a sin to use any form of contraception while having heterosexual vaginal sex while married.

And yet, if any of these forbidden acts of sex result in a pregnancy, that pregnancy is a blessed event.

Huh?

More specifically, this un-married woman who doesn't have the resources to care for her children has used artificial means to have children 14 times.

Why would the Catholic response to that be "We welcome these gifts to God!" instead of "That should not have happened"?

 

Originally Posted By beamerdog

>>I'm inspired to get my tubes tied, but my insurance won't pay for it. They also won't pay for any form of birth control.<<

This was a reason for many people to have hysterectomies when not medically warranted.

 

Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains

<a href="http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=20826&cl=11852850&ch=130510" target="_blank">http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/u...h=130510</a>

And the spinning continues... aparently "they" are shopping their options on deals.

 

Originally Posted By mele

Am watching the mom on tv right now. Yup, she's nutty. And she looks like she's also got an unhealthy addiction to lip collagen.

She actually said she is spending all of her time with her kids and parents who DON'T do that are bad parents.

So, all of you heading to work today really ought to be ashamed of yourselves.

 

Originally Posted By mele

Also really ticked off that she is "trying to figure things out" in regards to taking care of her children, finances, daycare, medical, etc.

Yeah, that's responsible parenting alright. Just bring 14 babies into the world and hope that you get a job.

I find it sad that she expects that her masters in counseling (?) is going to help her get a job. She's INSANE. Who wants an insane counseler? You go to counselers to help you sort things out and make *you* feel less insane.

 

Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder

FWIW, the Kaiser hospital that delivered these babies is the same place my wife and I went to 3-4 years ago for help in getting my wife pregnant. We tried a procedure several times that was covered under Kaiser insurance. It didn't work. Our next step was to try a procedure costing several thousand dollars wherein the chances of getting pregant were one in five, and then the chances of the baby being healthy were one in five in that, due to our ages. My wife was around 40 and I was around 47. We opted to stop trying. Eventually, we got a used beagle from the local animal shelter instead.

 

Originally Posted By avromark

I read somewhere in the last few years she's gotten 165K in disability, being unable to work most of the time she was employed. I think it was google,yahoo or CNN forget which though.

 

Originally Posted By quincytoo

What a wacko this person is....Also I just saw a picture of her and where did she get the money to have plastic surgery to look more like Angelina Jolie???

I can't believe a doctor would have done this surely his right to pratice medicene should be questioned??