Is Eight Enough?

All week I have been following the story of the octuplets born in California this past January. I am intrigued by the mother and the different ways that people are reacting. This story has been so controversial beacause, Nadya Suleman, who already had six children at home, no job, single and lives on disability and food stamps, went back to the fertility doctor and was artificially insiminated again, resulting in eight very tiny babies. There is no doubt in my mind that Nadya loves each and every one of her children, but in the best interest of them was it right for to try to have more children after already having six. In the article, Eight Is Enough , Professor Patricia Williams states her view on the subject, saying "Nadya Suleman's saga, in other words, has highlighted a deep cognitive dissonance about whether children are "assets" or eternal expenditure, divine joy or devilish curse in a time of dwindling planetary resources. " It makes you wonder in a way, the reason for a single mother wanting to have more and more children.

I hope that Suleman will make the best life possible for the 14 children she is now reasponsible for. I know that it would be incredibly difficult to take care of all of them alone. I personally don't have any children yet but just working full time and going to school is very hard for me. I find myself drained of energy all the time. Each one of those children were a blessing in her life and I wish the best for all of them.