Sympathy Pain

I haven’t commented on the case of Ms. Nadya Suleman yet, the mother who just had octuplets. I always feel like a person has the right to do with her body what she chooses. I feel a little hypocritical judging someone how chooses to have a gaggle of babies but not someone who chooses abortion…but after seeing the interview with octopussy mom, I will make an exception. Call it another pet peeve.

She’s nuts. Yes, I know that is a dismissive way of describing someone, but damn y’all. I set and watched this woman, who has zero means of supporting her already existing 6 children, try to justify bring 8 more little ones into her house. Don’t get me wrong, the babies are true miracles, but how selfish can you be to not consider your situation before trying to have more children?

And her reasoning? Because she felt slightly neglected as a child. She admits that her parents loved her “unconditionally” growing up. And yet, when asked by Ann Curry what she felt she lacked growing up, she replied:

“Feeling of self and identity,” Suleman replied. “I didn’t feel as though, when I was a child, I had much control of my environment. I felt powerless. And that gave me a sense of predictability. Reflecting back on my childhood, I know it wasn’t functional. It was pretty dysfunctional, and whose isn’t?”

WTF? So you have 14 children that you can’t possibly care for on your own. You endanger yourself, the mother of 6, to carry 8 children just because you felt “powerless” as a child. Guess what…YOU WERE! You were a child. That’s the freakin circle of life, Simba. Now, you have created a home for 14 children, hoping that all of the octuplets are healthy, that will be even more dysfunctional. Most of the doctors say there is no way all 8 children will be free of health issues. So besides the inevitable neglect the children will experience. Health issues are almost definite.

And you consider yourself “not selfish”. Wow. You know, if I did everything I had planned when I was a child, I would be a cowboy, astronaut, vigilante, doctor with super powers and sexual abilities far beyond that of normal man…ok so one outta 6 ain’t bad.

I can’t even talk about her use of God in her reasoning. And the description of her unfertilized eggs as “children”. Or her creepy Angelina Jolie, single white female, appearances. And don’t get me started with the ethical questions that I would like to ask her doctor.

I couldn’t even watch the entire program. I had to change over to a more intellectual class of people…VH1’s Tool Academy.