I just saw this on MSN.com and thought it was very interesting. It is a short narrative about a polygamist and her way of life. This makes me wonder...sincegay/lesbian marriage is an important issue currently, I can forsee this becoming a legitimate form of "coupling" in the future. Your thoughts?
Article
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/29239960/?GT1=43001
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Continuation of Octuplet mother.
I have commented at the bottom of my last post... I would like to continue this discussion a little more. Please read through my last post and comment.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Octuplets mom about the father
So, I couldn't help but bring up the topic of the single mother who gave birth two weeks ago to 8 babies. Although this has been a while ago, interviews of the mother have just come out. I would like to start a discussion on this topic in relation to the overall effects of this situation to the family, children, and support that will be provided from a number of sources.
This first clip is a question from the mother in response to the biological father and his possible role in the childrens lives.
http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us&vid=af062c54-a60e-4c4d-af5a-93def940d84c
Secondly, this clip is a brief interview of the mother, neighbors, and the cost of raising 14 children.
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/nbc-today-show-nbc-today-show-spokesperson-octuplets-mom-is-joyful/2288180774/?icid=VIDLRVNWS08
I am torn on this. I believe that it is fine to be a single mother and the use of invetro to become pregnant is acceptable. However, at what point should mothers not have as many children as they want (in a sense). I do know several families with 10+ children but none of these were single parent families. I am thrilled with this mothers enthusiasm to be a mother but should she be allowed to put both herself and her children at risk, should she get government support for this, and what is socially acceptable and what is not?
This first clip is a question from the mother in response to the biological father and his possible role in the childrens lives.
http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us&vid=af062c54-a60e-4c4d-af5a-93def940d84c
Secondly, this clip is a brief interview of the mother, neighbors, and the cost of raising 14 children.
http://video.aol.com/video-detail/nbc-today-show-nbc-today-show-spokesperson-octuplets-mom-is-joyful/2288180774/?icid=VIDLRVNWS08
I am torn on this. I believe that it is fine to be a single mother and the use of invetro to become pregnant is acceptable. However, at what point should mothers not have as many children as they want (in a sense). I do know several families with 10+ children but none of these were single parent families. I am thrilled with this mothers enthusiasm to be a mother but should she be allowed to put both herself and her children at risk, should she get government support for this, and what is socially acceptable and what is not?
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