Will God's Will Pick Up "Octo-mom's" Bill?

Nadya Suleman recently told MSNBC that she believes "God will provide in his own way" for her 14 children -- eight of which were born as octuplets on Jan. 26th.

14. That is two more than the number of players on the active roster of the Portland Trailblazers, three more than the number of players on the starting offense of the Seattle Seahawks.

Well, hopefully God is unruffled with the idea that Suleman received in-vitro fertilization,a process where egg cells are fertilized outside of the womb, after she already had six children conceived by the same method.

She should pray that God's "own way” of providing comes in a monthly living stipend or a blank check, because Suleman professes she has no income, receives food stamps, and plans to "temporarily" raise her children with college loans she'll get when she goes for a masters degree in counseling.

Imagine being counseled by this woman.

Suleman, who was recently dubbed "octo-mom" by tabloids, had both of her fertilization treatments at the same Beverly Hills fertility clinic. The treatments, costing around $48,000 dollars, was paid for out of a disability settlement she received for a back injury obtained while working at a mental hospital.

Well, she may need to return that mental hospital as a patient if she thinks that she'll have enough time to get a masters anytime in the next couple decades, and her idea that student loans are going to provide her enough money to raise 14 children (even temporarily) really just takes astounding ignorance.

The hospital bills of the eight newborn children alone are estimated to cost up to three million dollars. Try to pay that one and still buy your books.

So, as Suleman puts the financial future of her children in the lap of the U.S. Department of Education and the mighty hands of God, I see her children's futures carved out a different way, one that extends past a FAFSA form and falls short of the devine.

Suleman has recently set up a website (www.thenadyasulemanfamily.com/) where she displays pictures of her brood and asks visitors for donations. Huh, I wonder if God has a PayPal account.

Also, other then the Web-begging, I see Sulemans children getting raised by public tax dollars, a book deal, a visit to Oprah and Ellen, maybe a reality show on TLC where she lives in a five-acre compound, buys corn flakes in industrial-sized barrels, and drives her children around Southern California in a small bus.

So,I guess the question is will her fifteen minutes of fame be enough to provide a stable future for her children? Well, if not, maybe she could just pop out a few more.

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