Something to say

I feel compelled to write about a subject that has been stewing in the ole brain for the past two weeks. I am not making a moral judgement and I may offend one of my 27 followers but this is my blog and therefore I can write any darn thing I want. I live in lovely California and while I love this state we do get our share of looney birds and I am not talking about our governor. That’s a whole other blog. Here’s the scoop. On January 26, Nadya Suleman gave birth to octuplets. She conceived via IVF. She is 33 years old, unemployed and has 6 other children ranging in ages 2-7. (My uterus and brain are taking turns contracting and spinning here). They were all conceived via IVF also. My  brain has a hard time wrapping itself around this story. Besides the obvious mental (look at me; I’m nuts) and physical (ditto) strain of carrying, birthing and raising multiple children what about the monetary expense? Not just to raise children for heavens sake but the IVF procedure itself costs between $10,000 – $15,000 per try. Some couples scrimp and save for years to try and have children with this method and here is this woman on disability managing to get herself implanted with 6 embryos. Now let me be clear, I am not for the government or religion mandating how many children one should or should not have. I do not agree with China’s policy and all the reprocussions from their stance on child bearing although I find myself many times thinking 2 children enough for anyone. (I have five I’m allowed to think that). That being said I am not really for helping people have oodles and oodles of kids either. Like some kind of breeding program. Especially people who can’t support them financially. Especially, especially people who can’t support them emotionally. It seems very irresponsible. Just saying. I really question the moral ethics of this fertility specialist who has just been revealed as Dr. Michael Kamrava. I understand the typical amount of embryos implanted in a woman of Ms. Suleman’s age is 2 to 3. That not withstanding I am wondering how it is Dr. Kamrava did not take his patients mental stability into consideration before helping her conceive. It took me all of 5 minutes watching her interview to see the woman is strange, you’d think her doctor would sit up and take notice during her visits to his clinic. Ms. Suleman claims she has always been “fixated” on having children and is trying to fill a hole created by her own dysfunctional childhood. I find it odd she and her children live with this dysfunctional family now. Hmmmm. She also says she has no plans to go on welfare but does collect over $400 a month in food stamps. Umm isn’t that welfare? I have no problem with welfare when used properly just don’t say you are not going to collect it when you already do. I’m just SAYING. This whole story smells W-E-I-R-D. Very twilight zone-ish if ya know what I mean. Whew. I feel better getting all that out. Not judging, just SAYING.

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