Thank you so much for your kind words. I told myself I wasn't going to go back to reading this thread, but I did--even though my blood pressure is going through the roof hearing more about Nadya! Your words (and the words of other sensible, caring posters) are reassuring that it is not just me that feels so strongly about this so-called 'mother' and morally bankrupt woman. This is child abuse on so many levels! My mind is still spinning about the whole thing. My husband and I waited over six years for our miracle baby to come....all the while working full-time and paying the bills! Our insurance paid a tiny fraction of the cost of IVF (because I have a legitimate GYN infertility issue) and now twelve years later we are still paying off the medical bills! As I said before, the bills are paid "with gratitude" to the clinic, but it still makes my blood boil to hear about Nadya's rip-off of the state of CA. Gee--ya think she'll help me with my IVF bills?! I wouldn't even ask her.....unlike her I have a good moral compass and I don't believe its fair to rob the welfare system blind. Moo.....sorry for the additional ranting!
Love,
Rain
PS: Had to get one last snark in.......I'm going to now go and tuck my first-grader in to bed and listen to her read me her (current) favorite story. It is a nightly ritual I love and cherish. Granted, she is an only child, but she has thrived under the love and attention my DH and I (and her grandparents) have lavished on her. I feel so very, very sorry for the Octuplets and their siblings. Are they all going to get their own special bedtime routines and cuddles? What happens if the breeder decides she still wants more???? Lord help those innocent children!