Octomom

By now everyone on the planet has heard of Nadya Sulemon, aka Octomom. Let's face it, the only thing we like more in this country and in our media than building people up, is tearing them down. And why not a single mom with 14 kids?

Why do people hate her so much? She is certainly not the 1st person to have alot of children. We watch one family every week on tv who have 18 kids and call that entertainment. We have John and Kate plus 8 and they aren't getting death threats. So why Nadya? Personally I think it the 'single' that offends people so much. As is no single woman should be a mom without a man there to protect her. As progressive as we think we are, we still secretly hold those 50's standards in our hearts. If it truly was the government assistance then we would hear about death threats to any single mom in government housing. I am not picking on government assistance or anyone who receives it. It's there to help people put themselves in a position to better support themselves. What better way to help yourself than by completing a master's degree for God's sake! When did it become shameful to have a child who has a disability? We don't know that child's circumstances, yet we feel like we have some right to judge. If that's our requirement for being shames, I should go hide in a closet!

I think people have overlooked a few essential details in this story. 1. She did not intend to have 8 kids. She didn't plan to have all these kids to become famous. Based on her history, she counted on 1 or 2 at most. For her to have had 8 is a 1,000,000 to 1 chance. So people need to stop acting like she intentionally stole their best doll! 2. NO ONE has said anything but good things about her parenting skills. Even her mother who seems to be Nadya's worst enemy at times, has stated she is a very good and attentive mother. OMG how dare she be such a good mom! It's just outrageous. 3. IT IS NO ONE ELSE'S' BUSINESS!!! This lady did not drop these babies off to you to raise. She did not prevent anyone else from having kids. She did not even approach the media with the story. WE WENT TO HER! She hasn't beaten or neglected her kids. Did the people in CA who chained the boy in the fireplace get this amount of hate and media attention? NO! And they actually deserved it. Did she make a mistake? Sure, even she admits that. But she did it to herself and HER family. Who the hell are you to judge?

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but no one has the right to judge what is right for someone else. I seem to remember a verse that went something like "judge not, lest ye be judged." And those that feel like death threats are appropriate need to 1 look in the mirroe and 2. go see a shrink immediately because you definitely have a few screws loose. What on earth you think that will solve I cannot begin to imagine. If you disagree with her, fine, that's your business. But every negative thing you say or print, affects those children too. So mind your business and let her take care of hers.