I think this "fight" is a little contrived. I don’t think the Gma is near as upset as she acts. By fighting in public they are keeping this thing in the news and trolling for some sort of media deal. I just cringe when I think about those poor children- all 14 - their life is a circus and Mama is the ringmaster.

As for the ex-boyfriend. I think he’s trying to do the right thing for these children. Why else would he insist on a DNA test? Sounds like he wants to "save" these children- what remains to be seen is how his role will unfold.

What a sorted mess!

Oh- and the time to state your opposition and NOT ENABLE is BEFORE the act- not after when the deed is done.  The woman is legally an adult- the parents really don’t have any say in what she does- by the same token - if they are really opposed to her actions then they need to not provide food, care and shelter for her and her family. If they had practiced a little tough love at say baby #3(I’m being generous), she wouldn’t have been able to continue with this horrific display of irresponsible behavior. 

I still don’t understand how an unemployed, disabled, food-stamp using, homeless (but for the help of mama) woman with 2 older disabled children can afford to do IVF at least 7 times! It’s minimum $10,000 a pop and really more like $13,000 ( I know from experience). Where did the money come from????? She says she saved up for it when she was working- she hasn’t worked for YEARS….how much could she have saved if she was paying her way in life ?????

Yikes! I get rolling on this and my blood pressure spikes!

Those poor children….. 

I just read an interesting article concerning a woman who had had several children with IVF, There were still 6 frozen embryos left over. She & her husband wanted no more children, so decided to donate them to others trying to have a child. She went on the IVF web site to locate a woman who had had prior failures, and found one whom she contacted. After many emails/phone calls they mutually decided that she would be one of the recipients. Two of the frozen embryos were sent and successfully implanted. She had twins, a boy and a girl. The two women became great friends and together sought a recipient for the remaining embryos, and found a couple that were financially tapped out from failed IVF, so the last 2 frozen embroys went to her. She had a successful implant too and gave birth to twin girls. The 3 families became great friends, although they lived far apart. They all met at the home of the woman who had made this possible and it was a happy meeting, The woman  technically was the mother of these other 4 children since they were all her embryos, but she didn’t feel related to them at all since they were the children of the 4 who were now their parents. The children all resembled each other somewhat, but no more than my 3 kids looked alike - they didn’t.

This is what she should have been encouraged to do with the frozen embryos since she already had 6 children. Four families that desperately wanted a child could have each recieved 2 of them, and they would have most likely been normal children, not the special needs children she will most likely have since she selfishly insisted she be implanted with them all, which is against all protocol for IVF. It’s disgusting!

The baby products companies are steering away from helping these babies because of the public outcry and notoriety of the mother and grandparents.  There are ways they could make the lives of these babies better without doling out to the mother.  Diapers, baby food, formula, baby furniture, clothes for the children and any medical care needed for the children.  It may not be money in the mother’s pocket, but the children would be taken care of and I think the public would think kindly of any Co. that would do that for the children and I’m talking about all 14, not just the 8 new babies.  I know there are other children in need, too, but this is a unique opportunity for these babies and the companies that would sponsor them and make a binding contract that the mother and grandparents cannot exploit or benefit from help for the children.  It would be a small price for the companies compared to what they spend on advertising their products.

My best guess is that grandma and grandpa spoiled little Nadya rotten as a child. REALLY rotten. She probably learned at an early age to become a world class manipulator. And a liar.

The bottom line is about the kids. I believe that the grandparents should leave the daughter and grandkids immediately and stay away. After 7 days of being on her own, let CPS come and observe.

Hopefully those of you who have sons will teach them to NEVER donate their sperm.

Lizzie R:  that was a wonderful story about a very selfless woman who did the right thing.

I just watched the video. I, too, think it was contrived [notice the ending]. Nonetheless, Nadya comes off as a petulant, know-it-all adolescent.

Interesting to note that she has claimed that she plans to become a counselor when she finishes college. With the communication "skills" I saw on the videotape I’m fairly certain that she won’t make it.

No one in my family believes in hitting, but if I had talked like that to my mother, she would have smacked me from here to eternity. And rightfully so.

Grandma, she’s got you right where she wants you. Save yourself and get out of there and then call CPS.

Ms. Suleman will talk to her children like this. She will make other bad decisions and these will impact her children. The children will be hurt by her. That is why it is important to discuss her. If she will talk to her own mother with such a lack of respect, I can imagine the hell those kids will go through.

The grandmother is in such a tough spot. If she plays hardball she loses access to those kids and they will probably never have a reasonable person to guide them. I am sure she also loves her very confused and confusing daughter. It is heartbreakingly difficult to love someone who is mentally ill. 

 Ms. Suleman does have a mental health problem. It is time for her to face that, like an adult, and get help so that she can raise those children properly. The children will want their mother. It is her job and her highest priority to heal herself so that she can be there for them.