Octuplets: A request

March 25, 2009

Updated list of octuplet posts (3-24)

We have extensively covered Nadya Suleman from the beginning because it is our belief she is not capable of caring for those children. We have also written an open letter to LA Department of Children and Family Services to plead with them to evaluate her and not send the octuplets home with her - obviously to no avail.

We have no personal vendetta - her delusional madness is clear and still has not been addressed - and we feel her children are in danger. Her own father on said to Oprah that his daughter is "not mentally complete" and asked could she get his daughter a mental evaluation. The grandmother, on video, said Nadya is not capable of caring for them and has not been caring for the older six in any fashion.

My main concern is for the older children, who were already not receiving adequate care. Three of them have neurological disabilities including speech delay, autism and ADHD - none of whom were receiving individual care - even though Nadya has been receiving disability for all three.

Angels in Waiting would have addressed their needs, as well as the octuplets - something Kaiser nurses, social workers, hired nannies and/or volunteers cannot do and have not been doing.

I speak from the experience of growing up in the bottom half of a double digit and know how little attention one gets - even when one is neurologically intact. But it is the older sibling's lives who are forever changed. They are never free from responsibility. That is why I especially feel for the oldest girl, whose childhood was ripped away the moment that birthing factory walked through the IVF doctor's door.

With all the octuplet drama in the last week, how much attention is she getting?

How many responsibilities have been heaped upon her?

How many: you are mommy's big girl, can you get...?

When asked, she said she didn't want the octuplets because the crying would set off her mother. See link above.

Why isn't she considered?

Why does her opinion not matter?

And who is listening to her now?

Anyway. A request.

Mrs Etta Mae Jenkins, a previous poster, has gone to great lengths to track done information, which she then leaves in the drafts. From the links she provides, I compile the posts.

In the last 48 hours, six different anonymous people have emailed us saying that our posts are being used - sometimes in their entirety - without any attribution.

There is no need to name names or point out sites - you know who you are.

We provide the information for dissemination, and you are free to reference whatever you like, but simple respect dictates this site be credited for the post - most particularly when they are essays.

As you can see, we have spent a great deal of time tracking down the facts and always document the sources of our information, not only out of respect for the source, but so that you can go there and read further.

So that's it. A simple request. We have no time or intention of going to those sites.

It remains, as always, a matter of personal blogger integrity.

Thank you, from Mrs Jenkins, as well.