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Hurricane Sandy Relief

Well, it’s Election Day and thank goodness – I don’t think I can take any more ads, debates, or Facebook posts. While many people are focused on the election, much of the country’s focus is still on Hurricane Sandy’s destruction on the east coast and providing relief to those in need. While the physical storm is over, the real problems still exist and will for months, if not years to come. Some people are having trouble getting gas, some are still without electricity, many are homeless, and now that section of the country is facing a nor’easter, which could bring … Continue reading →

Can You Afford a Large Family?

Octomom can’t. The Duggars can. Go figure. Nadia “Octomom” Suleman, the infamous mother of 14 recently got nearly naked for the U.K.-based magazine Closer. Unfortunately, showing her skin only helped pay the bills temporarily and now the frazzled mom is relying on government assistance to feed her brood. Juxtapose Octomom and the Duggars and you might as well be comparing night and day. For years I’ve wondered how much Jim Bob, Michelle and their 19 kids raked in for allowing cameras to document their every move and broadcast it on TLC. Thanks to digging by E! Online’s staff, it’s estimated … Continue reading →

Octomom Preps for Primetime

How many of you really believed that the reason Nadya Suleman gave birth to 14 children was simply because she absolutely adores kids? Call me a cynic, but I never bought the whole I-grew-up-an-only-child-and-have-so-much-love-to-give bit. Turns out the truth behind Suleman’s decision to be a human incubator may finally be revealed. Reports claim that the mother of octuplets (plus six other young children) is very close to signing a deal to star in a reality TV show. PEOPLE magazine is reporting that Suleman has been meeting with various production companies and executives at an undisclosed network to hammer out a … Continue reading →

Another Ride on the Octuplet Mom Nadya Suleman Circus Train

Brace yourselves people – we are in a bumpy ride as the story of the Octuplet mom Nadya Suleman continues to unfold. In the story that just won’t seem to go away, the latest news is that Suleman has fired her free nursing service. The not-for-profit organization Angels in Waiting (AIW) had offered their nursing services free of charge to Suleman. The suggestion of AIW was made by none other than Dr. Phil. Since the first four babies started coming home recently, this seemed like it might be a welcomed relief to what many believe to be an already overloaded … Continue reading →

Octo-Mom Gains a New Home; Loses Publicist

Now that she’s pimped herself out to as many “entertainment” TV shows as possible, Octo-mom Nadya Suleman has enough money to purchase a new house. (Or at least enough for a sizable down payment.) More on the Suleman’s new residential daycare in a bit. Right now I’m more interested in the reason why Nadya’s publicist dumped her like a ton of bricks. According to reports, Victor Munoz quit Suleman three days ago claiming that the mother of 14 is “nuts” and “greedy.” “It just got to be too much,” Munoz told Us Weekly. “It’s pretty much a free for all … Continue reading →

Parental No-No: Breastfeeding While Driving

Parents are supposed to make decisions based on what is in the best interest of their children. Unfortunately, “best interest” is open to interpretation and often results in some bizarre true-life stories. Take the recent arrest of Genine Compton. The mother from Dayton, Ohio made front-page news last week for breastfeeding her daughter while driving her other children to school. No joke. Supermom was multitasking behind the wheel of her minivan when she was pulled over by police. According to authorities, Compton was not only breastfeeding her infant while driving, she was also talking on her cellphone while simultaneously yelling … Continue reading →

Angelina Jolie “Creeped Out” by Mother of Octuplets

She is the celeb mom, who many believe Nadya Suleman is trying to emulate, but movie star Angelina Jolie says the California mother of octuplets freaks her out. According to news reports, Jolie’s exact words were, “totally creeped out.” That’s how Brad Pitt’s famous domestic partner reportedly feels about Suleman, the now-infamous mother of six who just gave birth to eight more children — all thanks to artificial insemination. I haven’t spoken to Jolie, but I would guess her remark has something to do with the fact that Suleman reportedly underwent plastic surgery to look more like her big screen … Continue reading →

What Happens When Your Own Mother Thinks You’re an Abomination

Ask Nadya Suleman. The California woman who used fertility treatment to give birth to octuplets should be celebrating the fact that her eight newborns are alive and flourishing, but instead she’s dealing with hundreds of death threats, seething public ridicule and the paparazzi. Oh, and apparently her own mother doesn’t think much of her either. Earlier this week Angela Suleman told an online news site that what her daughter has done to become a single mother of 14 is “unconscionable.” Nadya’s mom went on to say that she questions how her unemployed daughter, who already has six children, will cope … Continue reading →

Battle of the Network Morning Shows: Mother of Octuplets vs. Hero Pilot

In this corner, we have a single mother with 14 children under the age of eight, who set the Internet on fire with her decision to have as many children at one time as humanly possible. And in this corner, we have a hero pilot, who glided a jet into the Hudson River and saved more than 150 lives, in what can only be described as a miracle. On Monday morning the two go head-to-head in a battle of the network morning shows. NBC’s Ann Curry landed the first interview with Nadya Suleman, the California woman who gave birth to … Continue reading →

Ann Curry Lands First Interview with Mother of Octuplets

How did she do it? How did Ann Curry of NBC’s Today show beat out Oprah, Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, and Barbara Walters to land the interview of the year? Talk about a “get.” According to Nadya Suleman’s publicist (yes, she already has a publicist and by the end of the month I’m sure she’ll also have a TV agent, a book agent, and an entire entourage of handlers) the 33-year-old mother of eight newborns sat down with Curry this morning. Reports say that Suleman left a Southern California hospital this morning and headed for her first interview with the … Continue reading →