Nadya Suleman is finally speaking out about her decision to implant, bear, keep and raise 8 babies in addition to the 6 she already had.  It seems that everybody in the world has an opinion—usually a negative one—about these births or this mother, but her answer is pretty simple.

She likes kids, and she’s always wanted a big family.  Babies make her happy.

I was pretty impressed with the bits of the interview that I’ve read.  This woman isn’t trying to manipulate the system, she isn’t accepting money for her story, and she didn’t ask for all this furor.  Her other kids are still quite young, between the ages of 2 and 7, but even so, she has worked, finished a bachelor’s degree, and started a master’s (that she has put on hold since the birth of the new 8).  She still plans to get her PhD in a counseling field so that she can help people who need it.

It’s interesting to note that some of the people who are calling her “pathological” or say that she is “irresponsible” are psychaitrist and psychologusts who have never met, let alone treated, Suleman.  Because that’s so reponsible…

Yes, 14 kids is a lot.  I know families with more.  But 14 kids, born to a loving, intentional, and educated mother with a strong support system, have every chance of growing up to be 14 good people.  Those are pretty good odds. 

A summary of her remarks can be found in this article (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090206/ap_on_re_us/octuplets), and her interviews will air on NBC on the Today Show on Monday and on Dateline on Tuesday.

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