By now, we are all well aware of who Nadya Suleman is.  But does anyone know what drives her?  My thoughts were she is on a mission of madness. But maybe not! How could any single mother of six young children, all under the age of seven, even remotely contemplate more invetro fertilization? Apparently as an only child she has always wanted a large family. Someone should have told her that by today’s standards, six IS a large family. As any mother of a moderate three or four child family can attest, it is very hard to raise a large family.

The financial strain of raising four to the age of eighteen can run into six figures. MSN money central has put the amount around $125,000.00 per child. Using this figure we can assume Ms. Suleman will need to earn $1,750,000.00 to raise her 14 children. As an unemployed person, and someone who is now going to find a stable job very difficult to maintain, where will she get this money from?

However, lets put the financial aspect aside as it seems Ms Suleman has no qualms about accepting assistance. She has declared to the world that no one individual is capable of taking care of fourteen children without help. And for the sake of the children I certainly hopes she gets all the help she needs.

What is more troubling to me is, how can you possibly provide for this many young children, the emotional contact and nurturing that they require in order to become healthy well-adjusted adults. I found that raising one and giving the time and attention to her growth was a very fulfilling experiance. But I am not sure that with fourteen I could have accomplished the same.

If we sleep for 8 hours per day, then we have only 16 hours left. This equals approximately one hour and fifteen minutes per child of one on one time, but does not account for time spent doing anything else. No House keeping, no food shopping, no time for any additional activities whatsoever. So where will the sacrifice come from, the children. We have all seen video footage of Nadya with one or other of her older children seeking attention.

My reasons for writing this is that I hate to reward this woman for what I can only perceive to be truly selfish motivation on her part. Her desire to be in the limelight seems an obvious motivation behind her actions. Although, I find it sad that this was the only way that she could accomplish her mission. Her purported desire to be the next Angelina Jolie is an insult to the actress. Ms. Jolie’s financial ability to take care of her children is without question.

As a tax payer I am sure that I will be giving Ms. Suleman all the support I did not intend to give and will not support her in any venture for public exposure. I resent offers of reality tv shows and book deals that will allow her to accomplish her goals as I don’t believe these will benefit the children emotionally. It certainly seems her mission was not one of madness. She is accomplishing her goals, at the children’s expense.

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