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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Octuplet obsession update: Do you want Nadya Suleman to go into hiding?

photo credit: radaronline.com

photo credit: radaronline.com

If octuplet mom Nadya Suleman wants to set us straight about her rationale for having 14 kids and her ability to parent them all, why, why, oh dear God, why, does she continue to put herself in the view of video cameras that film her behavior?

The latest catastrophe comes from an interview Suleman and her mother, Angela, conducted for Radaronline.com.  In the video, Grandma Suleman calls her daughter "sneaky" (Nadya told her mom that she had a tumor in her stomach, not babies) and "obsessive compulsive," and says that she's "worried about the future" of her daughter caring for a brood of kids.

Nadya Suleman, however, continues her riff about how she has enough love for all of her kids, how she plans to finish school, and how she someday wants write a book about parenting a child with autism.

But forget the words. Pay attention to the body language. Suleman rolls her eyes at her mom like a punky, defiant teenager. The dirty looks are incredible. And it's all caught on camera.

Suleman's father recently told Oprah Winfrey that when Ann Curry interviewed his daughter for NBC Dateline, the new(!) mom was "under duress" because she had just given birth to the octuplets. It's been several weeks since the babies were delivered; there are no excuses for her behavior during interviews now.

Two more new tidbits from Octupletgate:
I'm exhausted just following this story.

Back to the video interviews. Why would Nadya and Angela Suleman allow themselves to be filmed when these interviews always position them both in such an unflattering light? (Okay, fine, I'll say it: Because they're nutters.)

And if she really, truly wanted to just love her kids and be a mom, wouldn't it make more sense to just go into hiding with her family? Visit the newborns, care for them, love them.

But please, Nadya Suleman, we beg of you: GO INTO HIDING.

Discuss.

Even more octuplet obsession reading:
Nadya Suleman has a nanny and doesn't date (go figure)
Can you be addicted to having babies?
Octuplet obsession: Who, what, where, when and...WHY?!
Mom of octuplets plans to breastfeed her babies
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  • mommaofsun's Avatar
    Posted by mommaofsun Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:55am PST

    She has enough love?? Well, super, that's great. How about enough room, food, money, clothes, ect. What about health insurance, dental, eye care, ect?? I think this Nadya has a few screws loose upstairs and didn't really think this whole plan out with much logic. YIKES!!

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  • Wanda's Avatar
    Posted by Wanda Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:13am PST

    SHe needs to love thoses babies enough to give them up to families that can and will take care of them properly. If she does get "HELP" she should HAVE to get her tubes tied to qualify!!!

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  • Karen A's Avatar
    Posted by Karen A Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:22am PST

    The way I see it, she called Dr Phil hoping he would either help her out or appeal to the audience to help her out. Thats all this woman is looking for, one hand out after another. If you look at some of the statements she made, lying about her church helping her out, probably another way to shame them into doing it which by the way they arent. She made a comment that she shouldnt be expected to raise them alone, her family, friends, church and community should be behind her. Bet she wasnt thinking about them when she was planning what to do with all the money she thought she would get from all the publicity deals she was hoping for. She said she isnt responsible for the condition her mothers house is in since she hasnt been there the past few months, well where the heck was she? She wasnt at the hospital since she said she couldnt wait to be reunited with the babies, maybe she needs to go home and clean the house, take care of her kids and let her mom be a grandmother instead of being the "mom" so "Octomom" can run around the country portraying herself as the victim. The victims here are the kids, all 14 of them as well as every person she plans to hit up for support and donations. She should be brought up on charges of neglect, and fraud not be looked at as some miracle mom. The only miracle here is getting these children raised in a healthy happy home, which hopefully is no where near the nutcase that gave birth to them.

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  • Care's Avatar
    Posted by Care Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:50am PST

    Really not one mention here of the doctor? Maybe he should make a contribution to the finances of these children.

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  • MaryF's Avatar
    Posted by MaryF Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:09pm PST

    I feel bad for the babies, they may develope disabilities. And it is ashame that the older kids have to be stuck with such a messed up family who will only make it if on hand outs. And i also wonder how she came up with all her high maintenance money.

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  • Kay's Avatar
    Posted by Kay Wed Feb 25, 2009 2:16pm PST

    After this, I swear I'm done with the Octo-scandal. Maybe.

    Love doesn't pay for clothes, food and a roof over the kids' heads. Someone really needs to make this woman wake up.

    They shouldn't let her take those babies home. At all. Unless she can prove that she can properly take care of them.

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  • BrianaR's Avatar
    Posted by BrianaR Wed Feb 25, 2009 3:58pm PST

    I simply cannot fathom anyone wanting to have fourteen kids. I understand having all the love in the world for children, but really? At some point you just have to be realistic and understand that while you may love babies, you need to simply love the ones you have, not pop out eight more. Love does not pay the bills. And what happens when the babies turn in to teenagers? Thats fourteen pairs of braces, eyeglasses, college tuition, class trips. This woman needs help, and I don't blame anyone at all who would question whether or not she should be allowed to take those eight babies home.

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  • hdg n8tve's Avatar
    Posted by hdg n8tve Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:25pm PST

    I blame the doctor for encouraging her disturbing behavior and for fertilizing six eggs at once. He knew she already had six kids. Why on earth would he fertilize SIX eggs at once? Even if he didn't fertilize all six at once, why on earth implant them at once? He needs his rights as a medical doctor revoked.

    I hate that this nutter gets to give life to 14 children while deserving loving mentally stable women I know would love to have children of their own, but can't. Sometimes life doesn't make sense. I hope something is done in the best interest of those poor kids.

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  • diva's Avatar
    Posted by diva Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:03am PST

    I think these children should be given to people who cannot have kids. This woman is a nut and I hope she gets no money at all for them.This is another good arguement for my thoughts that if you're on welfare you should be forced to get an iud implant until you can afford more on your own. I resent the fact that I work so hard to support a fruit loop like this.

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  • siri's Avatar
    Posted by siri Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:44am PST

    I think she definitely has some type of mental disorder and shame on the doctor who made it all happen.

    The babies are the ones I'm concerned with at this point. She was even offered the chance to do a porno for a million plus health insurance for her children?

    This woman needs help. I sympathize with her parents as well and know they've probably done more than this woman deserves. Again, the doctor/s who glorified in this, should now be held responsible for those babies well being. Hopefully the state in which she lives will take action, perhaps for the sake and well being of those babies, and find them all loving stable homes. This woman should stop making public appearances and start caring for the first batch of lil ones she so craved. Sick.

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