She's 33-years old, from Whittier, California. Jobless. In these times of economic struggle, she's a single mother, living with her mother in a three-bedroom home. Except there's a catch.
She's got 14 mouths to feed, all under the age of seven.
Her name is Nadya Suleman. She's a trainwreck. And we can't look away.
On Jan. 26, Suleman gave birth to eight babies. Before she became pregnant, she was already the mother of six.
In a surprising twist of the Octomom saga, Suleman says it has been over eight years since she has had sex. Her oldest son is 7-years-old.
All 14 of the children were conceived through in vitro fertilization with sperm from a friend, David Solomon.
Suleman met her baby's daddy at a nightclub. They went to the movies once, but Suleman claims she didn't want him to be her boyfriend. She had other plans for the direction of their relationship.
She wanted him to be the father of her children.
Suleman claims that Solomon has donated sperm for all of her children. Although Suleman talks to Solomon once a year, he does not see the children.
In an interview with Associated Press, Suleman claimed that she wanted a huge family to make up for the "isolation" she always felt as a child.
As a mother to so many children, she's replacing her isolation with neglect.
Good Morning America interviewed a potential "Octodaddy." Suleman's former lover Dennis Beaudoin claims that his "supersperm" sired the octuplets born to Suleman. Beaudoin says he donated sperm for Suleman's in vitro fertiliation plans while they were seriously involved between 1997 and 1999--according to Beaudoin, he offered to help her conceive after Suleman reportedly told him she had ovarian cancer.
Suleman has denied Beaudoin's claims that he has fathered any of her children. It was the donor after Beaudoin that "worked," said Suleman, making Solomon, the true father of her octuplets.
Beaudoin believes there is a family resemblance and is seeking a DNA test to prove his claims. If he is the true Octodaddy, he aims to shoulder the burden.
Suleman insists she never claimed to have cancer.
Unlike Jon and Kate plus 8, Suleman has missed many opportunities to secure a spot in Hollywood. Although initially open to working with Suleman, TLC has since decided not to pursue any program involving Octomom and her party of 14. While wishing the family best of luck, other TV networks are following suit. Suleman's options for baby-induced fame are dwindling.
For now, Octomom is in a bind. Publicists don't want to represent her, Dr. Phil wants to give her a reality check. Her own father has publicly condemned her "irresponsibility," while openly begging public financial support.
For Octomom and her children, Welfare is going to be on the menu for a long time.
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