I try not to judge people but this woman is totally irresponsible. I don’t care if a person chooses to have 20 kids…if you have a job and can support them. She thinks she’s being judged because she is a single mom, not by me, I have three kids and never married. My judgment comes from the fact that she did not have a way to support the first 6 let alone being so selfish to bring 8 more into this already over-populated world. My first baby I gave up for adoption because I was a teenager with no means of supporting him. Don’t you think I wanted to keep him? I loved him, which was why he went to a family that waited a long time for him and had the financial means to care for him.
So now, this wonderful mother is seeking donations, getting food stamps and somehow now thinks she should get a college degree. She might have thought of that part before she brought eight more babies into the world for taxpayers to support. For God’s sake she is 33 years old! Much too old act so selfishly. I’m not sure how she thinks she’ll have time to go to college along with caring for 14 children, 8 of them newborns and still be: “I’m providing myself to my children”. Who is she expecting to pay for her college education? Any guesses there? I have a mental illness but at least I recognize it, it’s a shame she can’t see hers or that the doctors who so stupidly implanted all those embryos didn’t think about what the hell they were doing.
But if you are feeling generous, she has set up a website where you can donate with your credit card! I’m sorry but even for the babies sake I won’t, a woman that off the wall cannot possibly handle money any more responsibly than she is handling the rest of her life. I fear for her children, all 14 of them.
Live and let live does have its limits. Unfortunately, the deed is already done. Perhaps the fertility clinic should be required to pay child support (but to an independent entity). It was beyond irresponsibility, reaching criminality in my opinion. I have fears for the 14 children as well. -k-
I agree, those who made that insane decision should support them, I’m sure their medical bills alone will be astronomical over the years. The scariest part of this is she wants to be a counselor when she clearly needs one instead.
Right on!
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I so agree with you — how can you bring that many children into the world knowing you don’t have an income? I just don’t understand it but my guess is she is what we call a “collector” or “hoarder” in the animal world. Now how will she like those babies when they are all teenagers??? I checked her site and she has a comment form but of course no links to the comments made so you can see them. My guess is there are many negative ones.
I agree Deb, I think she’s trying to fill some emptiness in her own soul. But that’s sure the wrong way to do it.