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One day after Nadya Suleman's father appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show his daughter's interview on the Dr. Phil Show was aired. Today's February 25, 2009 Dr. Phil show was the most candid interview with the mom of octuplets yet.
Nadya Suleman told Dr. Phil that she believes all of the public attention that she's been receiving is due to the current financial times and because she's a single mother. Dr. Phil gave Nadya a reality check telling her that many people consider her decisions to be selfish.
Odds Were Against It
During the interview Nadia was adamant that she could not have possibly known that she would conceive 8 babies because the scientific odds were against it. Based on her past conception she thought that by having 6 embryos implanted she would conceive one baby or at the most twins.
She told Dr. Phil that if she had actually planned to have 8 more babies after already having 6 that it would have been "insane" and "beyond crazy." But she didn't think having octuplets could happen.
Addicted To Being Pregnant?
When Dr. Phil asked her if she was addicted to being pregnant, Nadya responding saying, no, she absolutely loathes being pregnant and she looked into adoption after her third pregnancy.
Dr. Phil asked Nadya why she didn't plan for her children before the babies were born. Nadya said that she'd been planning with social workers but couldn't give any concrete examples of what she will do when the 8 babies arrive home from the hospital in a few weeks.
Nadya's Career Plans While Raising 14 Children
He also asked her about her plans to finish her Masters Degree and get a job as a counsellor. Dr. Phil said the starting pay of $33,000 to $45,000 will not be enough to support 14 children and she would need at least $100,000 a year income to sustain her family.
Dr. Phil asked Nadia about the "void" she says she felt as a child and if her babies were being born with a job (to full fill her void). Nadya said that she doesn't believe so.
Will She Have More?
Nadya told Dr. Phil that she is 100% done having children. When Dr. Phil asked why her 6 children weren't enough she asked "For who?" Nadya said that it would be the "epitome of selfishness" to go through IVF treatment again.
Dr. Phil called Nadya Suleman likable and said that America needs her to admit she made a mistake. The second half of the interview, including the opinions of Nadya Suleman's mother Angela will air tomorrow, February 6, 2009 on the Dr. Phil show.
Dr. Phil is encouraging viewers to look past their opinion of Nadya Suleman and focus on the help that the children so desperately need. If you choose to donate you can do so on line at Nadia Suleman's Family website.
I am a mother of ONE! I work ten hours a week, that helps me to have some contact with the out side world. I am also going to college two times a week for nursing. On top of caring for my ONE child, working, going to school, STUDYING, which is very imparitive to finish with a degree, the house still needs to be maintained, that means cleaning,laundry, shopping.I don't care how much man power Nadyia has she will never do EVERTHING she needs to do,to give FOURTEEN children the life they deserve and need. Oh, and by the way, I study after my daughter goes to bed, that's around ten at night till two or three in the morning!! There will never be a night that all FOURTEEN children will be sleeping. And for Naydia to bring fourteen children into this world and think she can just carry on with her life and go get a degree, GIVE ME A BREAK!!!! So other people can come over and raise her children NO ONE CAN RAISE FOURTEEN CHILDREN ON THEIR OWN. Also, for her to say, ' Well all i can do is tell them and show them how much they are loved' DOES NOT CUT IT!!!!! God bless ALL FOURTEEN children, and when those children get older and there will be so many HEALTH problems i hope Nadyia will ask God for his forgiveness!!
Posted by: Patty Starkey | February 25, 2009 at 10:58 PM
I feel it is time to stop smearing the faces of Nydia Sulemen" s family over the TV , papers , talk shows and books . The parents and grandparents of those children should be backing the mother of the children. It is done and can't be reversed , people should try to help her and donate time, money , food and labor to her and the children. This would be a great show for the "Home Make Over Show " . Even if they just added to the home to give the family room for the children. If I lived close to the family I would donate my time to help out . I really wished I did live closer . This family for what ever the reason now has 14 beautiful children and in need of help. Why punish the children for what has happened. I feel the doctor should have to donate his money and time to help the family out. He shouldn't just be able to walk away from this situation he helped create. Let him donate time , money and additions to the home for the children. Thank You for your time.
Posted by: Barbara Sandy | February 26, 2009 at 01:34 PM
She claims to have had this "dysfunctional upbringing" then why is it okay to have her 14 children living with her parents now? I think she is a selfish human being.
Posted by: Kel E | March 02, 2009 at 11:32 AM