Octomom Being Investigated by CPS

The gal is cleary mentally impaired, I've see way too many interviews with her on TV and she is not "right" and should not be raising those kids alone.

Next time you talk about something you have read, to prevent some fighting on the posts, it would be lovely to add some links in your SWH for us to read so we know what you have read. That will help and make the thread nicer.

I have felt all along that the woman has some mental issues. I don't know if this is from her childhood, or some unfulfilled need as an adult, or if it is attention seeking. One of her TV interviews was absolutely bizarre with her laughing in a seemingly uncontrollable way - yet there was nothing funny for her to laugh at. It was just plain uncomfortable! I think that the doctor who assisted her with these pregancies was either an idiot or he doesn't have scruples. This woman's father was absolutely exasperated with her. I guess from what is said here that he has given up trying to help?

She just posed for a skin magazine supposedly to get money for the kids. That is so disappointing, though I have no doubt that she is in need of money. She surely didn't know how to parlay any sympathy to her cause when she had these babies - indeed, it became a negative media circus, and I'm sure she has never figured out why she didn't get a couple years worth of diapers and formula, or TV spots and magazine spreads of the kids.

I truly think this woman is a mess, and doesn't have the capacity to take care of her children. I feel terribly sorry for them and I hope CPS will help somehow to get them a safe and clean place to live, and someone to take care of them, including the child with autism.

Dawn

Yes, very overdue. Please ladies, get off your high horses about her. There is a reason why daycares have laws about how many children per teacher. That is because one person can not possibly raise 14 children alone! No one in their right mind who already has 6 children would then get IVF and want 8 more. Even if she wanted only 1 more it's still nuts. The picture I saw was disturbing. None of the kids looked happy.

Yeah, I saw the pictures. But what do you expect from a mother who refers to her children as human excrement?

For Annette, the case is brand new, was only just opened, and has not been closed. CPS found that there was only one working toilet and the children were pottying outside, there was graffiti on the walls. Yuck.

P.S. Octamom is not some innocent woman being targeted by the press. She sought out the media attention. Now she has to deal with it.

ETA: Sources: "Authorities stayed at Suleman's home Tuesday night for an hour-and-a-half, and determined the kids were not in danger. There will, however, be follow-up with Children's Services."

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/04/25/law-enfor...

From what we know it seems overdue, I saw a special on her and one of her older boys is autistic and she does not do much for him either - that was the major red flag for me when that was brought up in the special.

Speculation is just that.
Would you care to quote your sources? That's pretty much English 101.
And gossip is gossip.
We don't know this woman.
Sure, she seems like a nut job, but who knows?
There are quite a few "nut jobs" on this site, some of whom actually ASK for the public's opinion, but what are you going to do?
Oh wait, I know, offer an opinion when asked, otherwise, mind your own business.
And after all, you asked for it :)

ya i think its way over due... we may not know her or her situation, but someone needs to protect those children. really, can she support 14 kids on her own~~~ the kids come first and if they are not in good living conditions they deserve to be taken care of. that is human nature. i pray for the children to get the care they deserve.

I don't know what you mean by " overdue". So far she has been raising her kids on her own and having 14 kids running around all day is not an easy job. Just imagine meals, laundry, bathtime....I am dead tiered just thinking about it. Also you should mention that CPS did not find anything unusual and the case is closed.

EDIT: Yes there was a broken toilet but there was also a plumber on the way to fix it ( CPS checked it out). Toilets break. It happens. CPS found nothing that would warrent the removal of a child or even all children. Children draw on walls, not against the law or a reason to remove a child. Remember there are 14 in that household. A crayon will find its way to a wall trust me. And you can call it "graffiti', another may call it a Masterpiece of a 2 year old drawing a dog. Yes I read that there is a set up for pottytraining outside. Heck it is California, it is warm, and you tell me how to pottytrain eight 3 year olds. I would not know where to begin. Unsusual yes against the law or reason to take a kid , no.
I read the comments of the caseworker who went in and did the inspection. That caseworker saw nothing that would prompt her to remove a kid. That is my source.

For people defending her...keep in mind that the hairdresser was at her house to give her a haircut and a Brazillian blow-out, and collect on the previous haircut bill, and sell her $80 worth of product, for a total of $520. And this woman does not have a job, and has 14 mouths to feed. Her children are sleeping on the floor, and when she was offered beds, she said, "no, we're fine." It's hard to swallow your pride and accept charitable donations, but your children should always come before your pride. And the fact that she locked them all in another room by propping a chair under the doorknob so she could get her hair done doesn't seem a little extreme to you? And 60 degrees, while not freezing, is also not warm, and not the kind of weather you should force your children to stay in with no pants on until they have finished their dinner.

The potties in the backyard, while gross, I get it. The house would seem even more filthy with 6 kids pooping in a room at once.

She needs to admit she needs help and accept it, for the kids' sake, and no one else's.

i thought they had been involved before, not sure if for the same kids.

I don't really follow this stuff but who could not know that she has all those kids. Honestly no one could handle all that without help, day after day. I don't know what they are claiming but I do know that it has got to be very overwhelming to have so many people with so many demands.
She does appear to have some problems and I hope for her and the kids sake that Social Services gets her some help in her house so she can keep the kids safe and healthy. I have no doubt that she loves her children.

The truth is that none of us knows her, her kids, what type of parent she is, or how she lives.

I really wish the public would stop caring so much about what people they don't know are doing, honestly. The media shows us what they want to show us, period. Snippets of someone's life is not their actual life or personality. To say you know this person & her home life SO well that you could even make a judgement call about her parenting is ridiculous.

She would be far less interesting if she was a "good" mom, now wouldn't she? If she were a "good" mom, then no one would read the sites about her or watch the pieces on the news about her. So, of course, the news plays up any negative aspect about her, just like reality shows, etc.

I actually feel sorry for her and her kids. I understand that people dislike her choices...but, it's not the kids fault. They did not ask to be brought into the world. They shouldn't suffer. Octo's heart may be in the right place, but it is physically, mentally and financially impossible for one parent to rear so many kids. We, as a society, will not benefit if this family doesn't get help. I am a SAHM with 3 kids, a husband who works, and I have a hard time keeping up sometimes. I cannot imagine having 14 kids, no job and no husband. I hope that CPS/State of California gives her family assistance.