Lots of babies

I should be the last person to shake my finger at Nadya Suleman for wanting a large family. After all, I have seven of my own children. I know it feels to be criticized for spawning what people thought were too many offspring. It hurts to feel like your beautiful children are thought of as an act of sheer irresponsibility. People are entitled to their opinions, however, especially when you make your life public as we did. So here is my opinion about Nadya’s choice to undergo in vitro fertilization numerous times, under the circumstances that she has.

I respect Nadya’s desire to have a big family. I also know that it is possible to raise happy, healthy children as a single parent. I’ve seen it done in many instances when a parent dies or bows out of the family. I take no issue with single parents and large families, at all.. The issue I have was her lack of forethought and hypocrisy. Did she think about what will happen when she cannot afford the special therapy or doctor bills required for many babies who are one of multiples? Did she think about trying to pursue her career while raising fourteen children? Even having her mother around will not suffice for day care.

I read an article where she scoffed at parents who work all day and neglect their children. So is she planning on finishing college online working from home? If not, then she will become one of the same people that she berated. She will also have to rely heavily on outside sources of income and help in order to give them all enough attention. How does she plan on affording that kind of help? She simply plans on being famed for her feat. She admittedly wants to be a public figure and I cannot help but wonder if this last birth was just part of one big scheme to achieve celebrity status.

I think about how difficult it is to raise my own kids while having a part time job at home. It is not an easy task, especially with a special needs child. If it were not for having a strong marriage to a man who is very involved in his kids’ lives, I would not be able to handle it. It makes me a tad fearful for the well being of those fourteen kids and whatever plans their mother has for them. It is pretty evident that she did not have their welfare in mind when she chose to seek fame in the manner that she did.

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