Comments on: The Octuplet Mom Is Asking YOU For Money

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:58:12 +0000

That is nothing bu bullshit. It is a very sad story indeed and like most people i fell sorry for the kids but i also fell sorry for the mom because she obviously has some mental issues in orde to do something so tremdouly stupid. She most likely wanted to just get some attention and money but there are other ways in getting that,

By: Kristy

Kristy — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:59:56 +0000

As a social worker in training, I have no idea why nobody has intervened yet. There are so many problems with this situation I don’t know where to start. This woman is clearly bat$hit crazy. And how can she not think food stamps and disability payments are welfare???? Um, they’re pretty much the definition of welfare. I saw her say something about not thinking it’s welfare because it’s temporary. Welfare’s SUPPOSED to be temporary, not a lifestyle. It’s people like her who turn people off from the social welfare programs in this country because they think it goes to funding people like her rather than those who actually need it – and who didn’t bring this nonsense on themselves. Poor babies … I’m looking forward to the tell-all book when one of them grows up and decides to retaliate. I’d spend money on that as long as none of it goes to the mother.

By: Allie

Allie — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:43:43 +0000

Also, for anyone interested, Jon & Kate Gosselin were able to buy a $1.3 million dollar house recently, but they continue to take donations and gifts from viewers. The website Gosselins Without Pity offers viewers of the show to become more informed about the family and their “true” financial situation so that people can make an informed decision on whether or not to donate to the family.
The same people have also started a website called Suleman Without Pity (SWOP).

By: Allie

Allie — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:35:20 +0000

@Deb–as a Dr. who treats people for infertility, I am infuriated (as are most of my collegues) at the irresponsible doctor who implanted Nadya with her remaining 6 embryos, knowing that she had 6 children already and no job. I think our oath as doctors “First Do No Harm” means that we should think, not only about the patient, but how our decision to help them impacts society. About 99.9% of the time this isn’t an issue, but for someone who has NO visible income and 6 children, 3 of which have special needs, the implications of this implantation should have been thoroughly thought out. I will be interested in the outcome of the California Medical Board’s investigation into this doctor.
On another note, I was wondering if the website was in fact, legit, and decided to look up the PR company that is representing her family. What I find interesting is The Killeen Furtney Group, http://www.killeenfurtneygroup.com, says that they only represent “businesses, government agencies, and non-profit organizations.” So why, I wonder, are they suddenly adding an individual to their client list, unless they are taking a cut of the donations? Or, has she somehow registered her family as a non-profit?! Also, the address on the Suleman website matches the one for The Killeen Furtney Group so I think the website is legit.
I agree with Trent…support the babies, not the mother!

By: Diane

Diane — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:30:32 +0000

I don’t like on the website she labels the babies as “male” and “female”….they’re boy or girl. Makes it seem like they’re animals. As if they were litter of puppies, and that’s disgusting.

By: Monica

Monica — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 08:08:06 +0000

As a mother it breaks my heart to see those poor babies in the NICU. Who the hell would risk bringing their children into that type of situation? She should be in the NICU with those babies not off trying to book interviews with anyone who will listen.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:38:46 +0000

And as a woman who cannot physically have babies I can say for myself and probably for others like me that I would kill for the chance to have and love just one baby and to have that many and so selfishly is just wrong

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:37:27 +0000

I didn’t hear about her not thinking that disability and food stamps were welfare! HELLO!!!! Earth to dumbass… if you’re recieving money that someone else is paying for without being emplayed then you are on some kind of welfare. OMG I thought this woman was nuts before and now I think she needs to be put on serious medication, she should also be put in a home somewhere so she can get help. Clearly she has lost her mind! And again where is child welfare? Can’t the local taxpayers of wherever she lives step in and demand something happen? If she gave birth at a public hospital than technically the California taxpayers paid for her childbirth… shouldn’t they have a say in what happens since she clearly cannot make rational choices for herself? I’m not saying that taxpayers should decide what happens to everyone but this is a woman who not only cannot make rrational decisions on her own but who also doesn’t have anyone in her inner circle to do it for her. Someone please step in and take care of this!

By: Claire

Claire — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:18:40 +0000

jesus fucking christ. the more i hear the less i want to know. but then at the same time it makes me so damn mad that i DO want to know more. she seriously thinks that the second she earns her master’s degree, she’s immediately going to have some sort of huge income. i have a bachelor’s and i’m making $24,000 a year. education does NOT guarantee income! combined, my husband and i make about $50,000 which people tell us is really not enough to even have ONE kid. i really have no words… this makes me so incredibly angry. she is DELUSIONAL!!!!!!!!!! and then the sad, SICK attempt (assuming that website is really hers) at begging the public (YOU AND ME) for even more money??!?!?!?!?!? god, i used to live in whittier. you best believe i would be raising even more hell that the money i should be saving for MY kids was being spent on hers.

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:27:31 +0000

Even without direct donation, we the calif residents are already supporting her. There is no way she isn’t getting help from the State!

By: nadya

nadya — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:54:50 +0000

i don’t think the site is legit. because the photo used were taken from tv prog. esp the photo of her. if it were real, i’d assume she’d want to put up a presentable photo of herself posing for a camera.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:35:45 +0000

Are they serious???? The woman is on welfare (which even though she believes that food stamps and Government checks ISN’T public assistance it IS welfare). She has had In Vitro which is very expensive to have done and now she wants donations? For what? So she can pay to have more in vitro?

She has lost her damn mind. And isn’t she pimping her kids out? She is basically selling their picture to anyone who will pay her some cash. Maybe she should have thought about the cost of raising more than 6 children before she went to that clinic to have more babies. Someone needs to take those children away, it’s clear she’s unstable and that she isn’t able to take care of them.ANY OF THEM.

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:22:19 +0000

To all you bleeding heart liberals that want to help this b!tch. She should be so lucky to have any kids b/c so many more worthy (sane) parents would kill for the chance to have one child. This idiot relies on us during this horrible economy to support these children. While this planet is sooooo over populated. I feel for the grandparents, having to help out with the plethora of children. FUCK THIS WOMAN!!!

By: Boris

Boris — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:40:45 +0000

Take them away from her!!!!!!!!!!

By: Jessica S

Jessica S — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:03:55 +0000

I am all for heping those babies! They did not choose their mother! I believe ALL children are a gift and should be treated that way because it can be taking away!!! I am not excusing her behavior, but if the money is going to help the little ones that is FAB! If it is going for baby number whatever then maybe she needs some mental help!

By: Deb

Deb — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:40:40 +0000

As a Dr, I’m absolutely disgusted with the fertility specialist who performed this procedure. She/he was clearly financially motivated, and completely disregarded the ethical concerns. The mother is quite obviously disturbed, and is in no way capable of looking after these children (she couldn’t manage the 6 she already had). This is a shameful example of how the American medical system encourages dishonest practice. Fertility is not my specialty, but let me assure you, every doctor I know horrified by this story too. This practicioner should be struck off.

By: teeny

teeny — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 02:03:59 +0000

the whole thing is comepltly irresponsible… first of all, she’s alreadying relying on her mother to help take care of SIX CHILDREN!!!! and knowing what fertility drugs/ implanted eggs did the first time, she did it again! Im not even a mother yet and i know how difficult it is to take care of ONE child, not to mention SIX and then antother EIGHT!!! Both the doctor and the mother should be, i don’t want to say punished, but actions needs to be taken against both becuase this is unethical and irresponsible.

100+ years ago families needed many children to support thier families, and poor families who were unaware of family planning methods had large families, of which quite a few died young. As this is not the case today, and as a large amount of resposiblity and money is neccessary to raise such a family, it is extremly unwise to have such a large family.. especailly for her..

We can only pray for her children, i hope that the law does somthing to help them. otherwise they will likely live unsatisfactory lives.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:39:21 +0000

I think we need to try to look beyond the fact that she did something selfish and stupid. These kids need all the help they can get. I say send items not money. I am lost for words to explain how I feel about what she has brought these innocents children into.

By: Kat

Kat — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:57:05 +0000

I find this incredibly selfish and irresponsible on the mother’s part. It’s not that she had 1 kid, tried again for a second and ended up with 8. She had 6 already! If you’re a single parent with 6 children, no job and you’re living with your parents, maybe you should stop having children until things change. Why should other people have to pay to support the children you decided to bring into the world?

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:54:38 +0000

i personally love how octopu$$y said she doesn’t receive welfare… then it comes out that she gets disability payments for herself and 2 or 3 of her older kids (and will prolly apply for the same for At Least SOME of these 8 new ones) plus food stamps for all – this is rationalized away by her PR team by saying she doesn’t consider disability payments and food stamps as welfare, but as payments made to those in need. DUMBA$$, that’s what welfare IS (*supposed to be) — payments made to those in need!! Wonder what would qualify as welfare to this dumb b!tch…

By: PixieBassline

PixieBassline — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:53:38 +0000

Fuck that!! I would NOT give my money to someone who purposely had that many kids, without income OR a the help of a freakin partner!! If I wanted to send money for something like that, I’d have my own 14 kids, or start a freakin animal shelter!! I don’t see how she can even mentally tolerate having that many babies….. she needs money for mental help.
I think it’s very sad for the kids… they are going to be lacking a lot of things while they’re growing up. It just seems so SELFISH and ignorant of the mom..
She had to know how difficult this would be on EVERYONE (not just herself), and she went ahead and did it anyway.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:05:33 +0000

@sc – I completely agree with you!!!

This woman is ridiculous. The doctor who allowed her to implant AGAIN should definitely be removed from the medical field. Whoever cleared this woman to even have this done should be removed because CLEARLY this woman needs help! Who in their right mind (except Brangelina and Mia Farrow but we won’t go there) feels the need to keep having children even after they can’t properly raise the 6 they already have. The media should boycott any and all attempts for her to profit in anyway from this, and if anything (because after all it makes for an incredible newsstory) use whatever she would make and put it into taking general care of the babies like Trent suggested or put into a safe account for them far away from their mothers hands.

And where is Child & Welfare? You cannot tell me that living in a tiny bungalow house with your parents and 6 kids is a conducive environment to bring 8 babies home to. Unreal. I’m sure there are enough willing people out there that could give these babies a better chance at life, far away from their crazy mother.

By: JJ

JJ — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:02:41 +0000

I feel so bad for those kids. It’s hard to watch any news on her. I just wonder what kind of life they’re going to have. I understand loving children. I myself love kids and have 1 and personally cannot wait to have more but my husband and I are WAITING until we can afford it!

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:58:43 +0000

To Jenn from BC, Canada:

What if everyone sent gifts and just made marks on the packaging, making the gifts impossible to return? Perfect use for a sharpie, and she wouldn’t be able to return them because they would not be able to be resold!

By: georgina

georgina — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:33:24 +0000

i feel for the kids. shes just using them for monetary gains