I'm a big fan of having children... particularly the number that you can afford. I have been following the Nadya Suleman (Octo-Mom) story for the past several weeks. I'm pretty opinionated on this matter. I just published an Op-Ed piece stating that fertility doctors should factor in a patient's insurance and/or ability to pay the staggering costs of a multiple birth when they are deciding how many embryos to transfer. Now it appears that her fertility doctor has an uninsured patient pregnant with quads.
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5 comments:
I'm cloning myself 14 times and going on welfare if people donate to this woman instead of buying me a beer.
I guess I'm old fashioned. We had our first child when my husband was in college. Though we would probably have liked to have spaced our children closer, we actually thought about it and decided to put off having another baby until we were able to better care for another child. Not everyone shares our wisdom, I guess.
I have three children, 10, 6, & 3 months, because we waited each time to have another until we could fully afford another. It truly is too bad more people don't feel thay way.
This lady really gets on my last nerve!
While I agree that we should only have the number we can afford, and this case is the exception. I have six children. I love having a big family. One of those pregnancies resulted from using birth control. I can't imagine my life without my little boy. We need to think about those babies and not so much their Mom at this point. What is that saying: What's done is done and now we have to deal with it.
Hi Lynn,
I have 2 nephews and 1 niece. My sister was using some kind of BC for each of them, so I get what you are saying, really I do. My point with Nadya here is that she is choosing to do this alone without a husband. On purpose!
Anyone who's checked my profile will see what I wrote there: "I think this country is going the wrong way because America, as a whole, is lacking in strong family values. The deterioration of the family unit is at the root of our country's economic and social problems."
I wholeheartedly believe that. Nadya wants to be a super mom, having a gaggle of kids and do it alone without a husband's help, yet seems to expect America to open up their pocket book and donate via her website? She does receive gov't assistance for 3 kids and gets food stamps... WIC likely to follow (times 8). I don't begrudge those who are just having a hard time and need a little help every now and then when they fall on hard times. I do begrudge when someone such as Nadya Suleman who purposely impregnates herself after having 6 kids (3 receiving gov't benefits) while receiving food stamps and workers' comp money for an alleged back injury. I may sound crass here, but there is an entitlement mentality in this country among some Americans and it has to stop. Uncle Sam can't take care of everybody and there comes a time when folks just have to learn to make smart decisions, live with less or scale back their dreams instead of wanting it all at once.
I wouldn't mind a 3rd kid myself. We could probably afford it. However, we can't afford to move to a larger house right now. So guess what? We are going to be responsible here and put off plans indefinitely. I may never have another child at this rate in this economy. But at least I don't have my rose colored glasses on and figure if I have "just one more girl" like Nadya has said that I'd not have to worry about paying for it in the long run.
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