Why is There Hatred For Nadya Suleman, The Octuplet Mom?

12 Comments so far

1. Nicole | 09 February 2009, 13:17

   It has nothing to do with the invitro. She *already* had six. She has 14 children, not 8, and none of them are a day over 10 years old.

2. freeqwer | 11 February 2009, 02:05

   Nadya Suleman is either muslims or hispanic. Those people produce babies in droves without a sense of responsibility to society nor proper care to their own babies. No wonder their babies are low IQ and become stupid adults.

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4. CASH ADVANCE ONLINE | 11 February 2009, 16:50

   I THINK THIS LANDY IS CAZY HOW IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF 14 KIDS AND THEM ALL BEING UNDER THE AGE OF 7 AND SHE IS SINGLE THERE IS NO WAY.

5. Helene | 11 February 2009, 17:35

   Following my own observations about opinions, I’ve been biting my tongue on the backlash of opinions being shared the world over about this mother of 14. I’ve been waiting to finalize my thoughts until we had a chance to hear directly from the horse itself, so to speak. Finally, Dateline has given us the opportunity to hear from Ms. Suleman herself.

   Having listened to the interview it’s difficult to keep one’s opinions quiet. While I have opinions about her already having 6 children and not being married and then adding to her family, I don’t think it’s my place or anyone else’s to make judgments. But I stop cold when I learn that she has NO INCOME and is living off food stamps, student loans, disability and the goodness of her parents. (Interestingly, her own mother’s interview certainly comes off as though they share the world’s disgust.) It’s not as though this was some accident, Ms. Suleman chose to have IVF and to keep all 8 babies.

   Listening to Ms. Suleman speak about providing both emotionally and financially for her brood, it becomes quite clear that she isn’t living in reality. Without dissecting the selfish reasons for which she chose to have so many children or the risks she took of leaving her first six without a mother, I’ll stick to the financial and emotional issues.

   How can one think that her decision to have these children is anything short of emotional and financial ignorance? Given that she lives with her parents, where there are a total of 9 people crammed into 1,500 sq. ft. of space, how does she expect to cram another 8 into that space? This is certainly not fair to the children or her parents; and one has to question whether that many people in that space is even healthy.

   In reading the financial analysis of the basic costs of diapering, feeding, and transporting to doctors and eventual childcare costs alone, it is obvious that without government assistance or relying on donations she is not capable of providing for these children. Some have compared her to Angelina Jolie (both for looks and desire to have a large brood). Here’s the difference as I see it…Angelina and Brad can afford to provide for their children as well as afford to secure the additional help that it takes to raise such a large family – not to mention the fact that they are providing homes for existing homeless children.

   Even if companies and people step up to help (for the benefit of the children – not because of her), her ability to provide the emotional and physical attention these children will need and deserve is highly questionable. We don’t let people have obscene quantities of cats, dog or pets in a home that is not equipped to handle them. It appears as though cramming that many people in the existing home borders on the same obscenity. A home of 1,569 sq. ft. divided by 17 people provides a total of 92.3 sq. foot per person!

   No one wants these kids to suffer. Yet how do we as a society help provide for these children’s needs without reinforcing this woman’s selfish indulgence and encouraging others to act so irresponsibly?

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8. Fact Cheker | 15 February 2009, 00:53

   Freeqwer:

   You have obviously never been to the South, especially Appalachia, where poor whites have babies in droves without any resources to take care of them. Some parts of the South still do not have any indoor plumbing.

   It’s funny how white people like to pretend that Appalachia and its high poverty rate do not exist. They like to pretend that all whites are middle class or rich. Get real.

   http://bradley.chattablogs.com/CS_appalachia.jpg

   http://www.ruralhome.org/pubs/hsganalysis/ts2000/AppalOV.pdf

9. just a thought | 19 February 2009, 04:25

   I defintely agree with helene…this issue needs to be addressed…what kind of example are we setting if she gets away with it…her kids are suffering specially the ones that needs special care…it is sad and shameful that one person such as Nadya can make such irresponsible decisions…it is fine if it only involves herself and nobody else…but to use the kids to get more money…that is exploiting the innocent children

10. Should Nadya Suleman’s Octuplets Not Be Released To Her? at MyDocHub Blog - Online Health Community | 25 February 2009, 09:45

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11. CowGirl00 | 06 March 2009, 12:46

    In Response to “FAct Checker”, it sounds to me like you need to check yourself before you speak. Not all whites think that they are middle class or rich. You need to get real yourself and watch what you say before you humiliate yourself somemore.

12. Amanda | 24 March 2009, 14:24

    I feel that she is being unfairly attacked because she is a single mother. These other multiples families are allowed to accept tons of free stuff, help, payment for tv shows and interviews and everyone (well, not everyone) thinks they are just fine! But a single mother is suddenly mentally ill, a leech, irresponsible, not fit to care for her own children, et al. The absence of a husband does not suddenly render her incompetent. Plenty of single mothers (and fathers) manage fine, and plenty of 2-parent households don’t. This reminds me of a much earlier time when women were branded ‘hysterical’ when they had any sort of issue and they were essentially treated like incompetents by the legal system. I certainly wouldn’t have made the decisions that Nadya Suleman has made, but I also don’t feel that she is incompetent just because she made a choice I would never have made.