Octomom

[Yosei]

So yeah, what does everyone think of this? For those who do not know what I'm talking about, here's a wiki page on her. [Octomom]

I personally think the things she's done are really irresponsible.

[Hessah]

Huh?! I'm so confused..

the first half said she had a octuplet?

2nd half said she had 6 kids in 4 births??


Or.. she already had 6 kids then had the octuplet?!

[Rightclaw]

Huh?! I'm so confused..

the first half said she had a octuplet?

2nd half said she had 6 kids in 4 births??


Or.. she already had 6 kids then had the octuplet?!

Yep, she already had 6 kids then she had the 8. She has 14 kids now. :{

[Lirange]

Omgg!!
When i grow up i want octoplets. Or sextuplets.
I hope they have their own show like jon and kate.
I'm really proud of her. She didn't have a selective deduction even though there were 8 and she knew how hard it was goign to be on her mentally, physically, socially, finacially, etc.
What i dont understand is why are people mad at her and making death threats?

[Hessah]

I'm more worried for the kids.. this mum would have depression and suicidal thoughts (provided that the wiki is correct) when she was stressed out that she cant have kids...

Can she really cope with 8 children of the same age.. at the same time?

I personally don't think I could "judge" her.. when I don't even know her.. but that sounds like a VERY VERY tough task... and I think it'll take someone that's incredable and amazing to make sure all 8 kids grow up properly...



Edit: saw righty's post.. O_O scary...

And the fact that she had all 6 embryos so they won't be "wasted" in a sense... yes.. does sound irresponsible to me... I'd rather have some dead cells.. than some unhappy children...

[Lirange]

If jon and kate could do it
Anyone can

For you people who dont know jon and kate are 2 married couple with 2 sets of multiples
They have twins and sextuplets not very far apart. They have there own show and tlc and everything. I think if they can do it then why cant she?

[Jikanu]

If jon and kate could do it
Anyone can

For you people who dont know jon and kate are 2 married couple with 2 sets of multiples
They have twins and sextuplets not very far apart. They have there own show and tlc and everything. I think if they can do it then why cant she?

...this lady's single. no husband. no boyfriend. no alternate form of support. she could barely support the six kids she had at first. she hasnt worked since 1999.

I rest my case.

I hope you can't vote yet. Just because something has the potential to become life, that doesn't mean stopping the process will kill it. If what you just said is true, last night I committed genocide that would make the Holocaust look like a tea party.

if the eggs were fertalized, im on the side of life. you can't take a living thing's life, no matter how small it is. from the point of conception, i believe the thing is alive.

but if it was just eggs, not acctually fertalized, it would be acceptable. but from the moment of conception, all life is sacred.

[Ralath]

You want octuplets/sextuplets and you hope they get on a show like Jon and Kate?

Are you kidding me?

I'm not mad at her and I'm not going to make death threats but think she was incredibly irresponsible. There is nothing wrong with wanting to be a mother. But there is something morally questionable in wanting to birth eight kids when you are living off food stamps and may or may not provide for them in the future.


And the fact that the media has just eaten it up and that she has gotten so much publicity is annoying as hell.

@Lirange--First of all, she's not Jon and Kate. She's a single mother with no steady income.

And second, please don't tell me you actually believe what you see on those reality shows...

[Lirange]

No i dont want my own show. That isnt the reason why. I just love kids and i want to have a big family.
And are you saying its better to have killed those babies? No matter what the circumstances was, i dont think you should do selective deduction. If i had to choose to never live, or to live a life with 7other children, in a poor family, i would choose to live.

[Ralath]

No i dont want my own show. That isnt the reason why. I just love kids and i want to have a big family.
And are you saying its better to have killed those babies? No matter what the circumstances was, i dont think you should do selective deduction. If i had to choose to never live, or to live a life with 7other children, in a poor family, i would choose to live.

I disagree with the idea that they would have been killed--they weren't meant to be born in the first place. No one is killing babies.

And that isn't a choice at all. There's no way to get inside the "minds" of these babies to know what they're thinking so it's a moot point.

So basically what you're advocating for is for her to rely on other people for the rest of her life?