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Maliah, Noah, Jonah, Isaiah, Nariah, Jeremiah, McCai and Josiah made their TV debut today.
The octuplets, born two weeks ago, were introduced to an expectant world by their mother, 33-year-old Nadya Suleman.
Guiding the TV cameras through the hospital wards where the babies are likely to remain for several weeks, Suleman placed a hand on each tiny head and said a few words in a sing-song voice. "Hi, Maliah, your eyes are open," she said to the first.
"Hi, Josiah," she continued. "I wish I could stay all day long, but I can't. Your brothers and sisters at home want to see you ... I can't wait until they're all together. We are not a whole family."
The size of her whole family has become an issue in recent days, replacing the celebratory tone that was struck when the births were announced.
Suleman, who is a single and living with her parents, already has six children. All 14 have been conceived using in vitro fertilization, all with sperm from the same donor.
As medical ethicists have questioned the role of the clinic that implanted the embryos, others have pointed to the cost of the births and the troubles, both financial and medical, that may lie ahead for the family.
Suleman denied that taxpayers were footing the bill for her children. "I'm not receiving help from the government," she told NBC. "I'm not trying to expect anything from anybody. I just wanted to do it on my own. Any resources that someone would really, really want to help us, I will accept, I would embrace.
"I will feed them. I will do the best I possibly can," Suleman continued. "And in my own way, in my own faith, I do believe wholeheartedly that God will provide in his own way."
She also denied that she had the octuplets to make money. "That's funny how untrue that is," Suleman said. "Money? Money is necessary to raise children. But it's - it's paper. It is paper. To me, it is superfluous in contrast to the importance of my kids."
During the interview, Suleman identified the clinic that had treated her as the West Coast IVF Clinic in Beverly Hills, California. The same clinic helped her conceive her previous children.
The sperm donor remains anonymous, although Suleman said that he was shocked by the birth of the octuplets.
Source: Guardian U.K
2 comments:
Why is it that single moms think they can get away with murder and the populace will applaud it like she is Mother Theresa?
The only thing missing from her story is how she had to heroicly overcome adversity (spousal abuse, choldhood molestation, etc., etc., etc...).
Gawd, I can't wait to see Ms. Suleman interviewed by Steve Wilkos (for thos of us who don't remember Jerry Springer).
Quite obviously this woman acts contrary to the best interest of the very children she produces and should be invetigated by Child Protective Services for parental fitness.
It has been discovered that Suleman is on welfare and the hospital is seeking state-aide for the children (so the Suleman is not beyond lying to get her way).
Suleman states that "all she wanted is to have children"... yet it seems that the natural order of things has evaded her.
Once upon a time, women who want children would go to school FIRST, then meet a suitable husband and settle down to the joyous task of bringing forth a family.
Now we have flat broke women incapable of engaging in an adult relationship, spending other people's money on fertility treatment and lip enhancement plastic surgeory in order to go on TV and explain why everyone should applaud her for squeezing out an artificial brood.
AND THEN, when asked about the logic of it all - Suleman explains that she will NOW go to school and find an earning suitable of raising 14 children.
Evidently, in spite of her impecable reasoning skills, Ms. Suleman has missed the point that there are Ph.D.'s flipping burgers right now, while they search for the perfect career (= job that pays right).
When did going to school become the redemption for everything from stripping for a living to being broke on welfare and having lip enhancement surgeory and 14 kids who will all end up on welfare too?
There is no assurance that, whatever career Suleman selects (which would otherwise produce earnings sufficient to support 14 children) - there is no promise that upon her graduation she will be able to land it straight away.
What then?
I once knew a woman named Cetandi who was a recovering Heroin addict and ex-prostitute who used to say the same thing as Suleman (I just wants to have my babies). However, in Cetandi's case it was for the welfare checks, and the State ultimately intervened and took her children. Tragic.
There is no assurance that, whatever career Suleman selects (which would otherwise produce earnings sufficient to support 14 children) - there is no promise that upon her graduation she will be able to land it straight away.
What then?
I once knew a woman named Cetandi who was a recovering Heroin addict and ex-prostitute who used to say the same thing as Suleman (I just wants to have my babies). However, in Cetandi's case it was for the welfare checks, and the State ultimately intervened and took her children. Tragic.
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