Unfit Mother

Unmarried mother of 14 Nadya Suleman is the poster child for irresponsible childbearing, and more evidence has come to light that suggests she is unfit to raise children:

In 2001, [Suleman] reported being depressed “with recurrent thoughts of death,” according to state workers compensation records reviewed by The [Los Angeles] Times.

[...]

The mother of octuplets born last week in Bellflower told NBC News she wanted to have a “huge family” because she longed for personal connections she felt she lacked in her childhood.

“[I lacked a] feeling of self and identity. I didn’t feel as though, when I was a child, I had much control of my environment. I felt powerless. And [having a baby] gave me a sense of predictability. Reflecting back on my childhood, I know it wasn’t functional. It was pretty dysfunctional.”

Let me get this straight. A woman with a dysfunctional childhood who has had suicidal thoughts suddenly thought it would be a grand idea to have a bunch of kids, so they might suffer from her vitriolic presence?

This woman should be locked up in a mental hospital and sterilized for the good of society.

Octuplets’ mother wanted ‘huge family’ for feeling of connection – LATimes