Octuplets

I'm a pretty even tempered guy and not easily angered. But what I am reading about the family of the California mom who recently gave birth to octuplets really pisses me off. Apparently she is unmarried, lives with her parents, and already has six other kids under the age of 7. Now, being single and living at home certainly does not disqualify one from needing fertility treatment (and of course I know nothing of the circumstances behind her living arrangements), but already having six kids? Give me a break. And it is also reported that the fertility treatment she had involved implanting 8 fertilized embryos when the norm is 2 or 3. Sounds like malpractice to me. What pisses me off is that we will now see an outporing of donations and support from all over the country to help this family out. And setting aside the cost to a family , of whatever means, involved in raising 14 kids, these eight preemies are going to need lots of medical and developmental attention at taxpayer expense. If Extreme Makeover Home Edition builds them a new house I think I will scream. To be honest, what really bothers me the unfairness of it all. This family now has a great need due to a choice they made and now because of all the notoriety, they will surely get their needs met. No one is rushing forward to build us a new house. That's not very mature of me, but it's how I feel.

O-BA-MA!

I am so grateful that my kids, especially 6-year old L., will grow up in a world where it is no longer a question whether a black man will ever be president! For me it is a momentous thing. For her it will be a given. Now, the real work begins.