Should Nadya "Octomom" Suleman receive public assistance?

Robert Sock · #1 May 22, '12, 7:24 am

Octomom is in deep financial crisis and is near homeless. She has been forced to do some topless work just to feed her family and is now considering pornography.

My question is whether Octomom deserves some type of public assistance to cope with her very large family.

tuscany · #2 May 22, '12, 9:05 am

Robert my friend, I see you also live in Cali. Hahaha..... you already HAVE been paying for
her and her kids. She's BEEN receiving at least $4,000 + a month in assistance from we the tax payers.

I'm sure Your Thank You card probably just got lost in the mail........

P.S., She will also be doing a "solo" ( if you get my drift ) porn movie this summer.

Jerusha · #3 May 22, '12, 9:17 am

Normally, politically, I am to the left of center, at least on these boards.

However, in that situation, she went to such lengths to become infamous that she ought to be convicted of child abuse, and relieved of all but maybe two of her children. Put her to full-time work.

Make sure, however, that all the kids have plenty of visitation privileges with each other. Don't make the kids suffer for the craziness of the mother.

Maria1993 · #4 May 22, '12, 10:16 am

Put her in the fields to work!

Robert Sock · #5 May 22, '12, 10:21 am

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Originally Posted by Maria1993

Put her in the fields to work!

Raising all her kids is already full-time work.

ringil · #6 May 22, '12, 10:24 am

I really don't know what to think regarding this crazy situation. It just boggles my mind.

I can't decide whether she should be receiving welfare or not.

Maria1993 · #7 May 22, '12, 11:15 am

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Originally Posted by Robert Sock

Raising all her kids is already full-time work.

Pornography wouldn't exactly be the icing on the cake. It'd be better if she stuck to taking care of her kids than making porn, but I guess she has time for that? POOR CHILDREN. ;______;

gamewell45 · #8 May 22, '12, 11:34 am

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Originally Posted by Robert Sock

Octomom is in deep financial crisis and is near homeless. She has been forced to do some topless work just to feed her family and is now considering pornography.

My question is whether Octomom deserves some type of public assistance to cope with her very large family.

How many kids does this woman have?

Jerusha · #9 May 22, '12, 11:55 am

Fourteen, all by IVF!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadya_Suleman

ringil · #10 May 22, '12, 12:00 pm

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Originally Posted by Jerusha

Fourteen, all by IVF!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadya_Suleman

When she gives birth the numbers can be better described as litters.

And then there was that lovely halloween costume of her in a "nun's" habit with her kids dressed up as little devils.

Robert Sock · #11 May 22, '12, 12:04 pm

Society must care for these kids! They ought not become homeless. With 14 young toddlers to look after, no homeless mother can survive.

tuscany · #12 May 22, '12, 12:09 pm

She has 14 children under the age of 11 or 12 years old, and ALL her children are from IVF ( in vitro fertilization ). Unmarried and with no job, she had her first six children. Still unmarried and with no job, she then had the six left over frozen embryos inplanted. Two of the embryos divided to become twins, and all eight babies survived the pregnancy and birth.

The ONLY thing I can find to commend her on is that she didn't abort any of the babies.
But, she should never have purposely created all these children. I'm sure their quality of life is very poor, and the state should have stepped in with the first six she was having trouble taking care of. Just adding eight more babies to the mix was ludicrous, and I think, criminal.

Aggies08 · #13 May 22, '12, 8:28 pm

The problem is, many want to "punish" her for having the kids.

She has them. It's done.

The kids should not be made to suffer because of her poor choices- if they need assistance to afford food and basic living things, then I wouldn't deny them that.

Now, if the children were to be removed, then any assistance should be summarily withdrawn to that of an appropriate level for any other person of that age in need of work, etc.

white sheep · #14 May 22, '12, 8:44 pm

No, the doctor should be paying child support.

catholic_rn · #15 May 22, '12, 8:45 pm

Well, if we are following the teachings of the Church and performing the spiritual and corporal works of mercy, then yes, we should be helping her. I think she qualifies for quite a few of those.

I'm not saying I defend her or that I agree with what she has done. Quite the opposite. But this IS a mother, one who is struggling to take care of her children. It doesn't matter at this point how she got those kids, only that she has them and needs help. Maybe state assistance isn't the right way to do it, but I do think it's our moral obligation to help anyone in her shoes, one kid or 14 kids.