
Nadya Suleman, the woman who gave birth to octuplets less than two weeks ago, has spoken to NBC News' Ann Curry. The mom of 14 children, all 7 years-of-age and under, said she's always dreamed of having a "huge" family. Well, she certainly got her wish!
In an exclusive interview with Ann Curry, which will air on Today and Dateline, Suleman said she longed for "connections" with others.
"That was always a dream of mine, to have a large family, a huge family, and - I just longed for certain connections and attachments with another person that I really lacked, I believe, growing up," said Suleman.
Nayda said she felt she was lacking a "feeling of self and identity," called her childhood dysfunctional and felt "powerless."
She said, " I didn't feel as though, when I was a child, I had much control of my environment. I felt powerless. And that gave me a sense of predictability. Reflecting back on my childhood, I know it wasn't functional. It was pretty, pretty dysfunctional, and whose isn't?"
She tried for seven years to get pregnant with no success and then turned to in vitro fertilization. And after the first time, she knew she wanted to do it again. (And apparently again and again). Suleman said, "Then I just kept going [back]."
Did this woman have children for the wrong reasons? Is it normal to have a child(ren) to fill a void? Is that putting pressure on the child - almost as if it's the child's job to make their parent whole?
I still think this woman might need some sort of counselling. And, the other question still remains - how will she possibly support 14 children?
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