Nadya Suleman (Octomum) admits she was 'very foolish, immature and selfish' to have 14 children

‘Octomom’ Nadya Suleman says she is finally ‘at peace’ after facing the brink of suicide.

Nadya, 42, who now goes by the name of Natalie, has turned her back on her persona of ‘Octomom’ and says ‘nearly destroyed me and my family.’

Speaking to DailyMail.com she revealed: ‘Every day I would wake up with the most ugly, dead, visceral feeling inside of me.

‘I didn’t want to live. I felt less than human as that character I was pretending to be, to survive and provide for my family.’

Natalie has six children from her first five rounds of IVF – Elijah, 16, Amerah, 15, Joshua, 13, Aiden, 11, and 10-year-old twins Calyssa and Caleb.

The octuplets, Makai, Josiah, Isaiah, Jonah, Maliyah, Jeremiah, Nariyah and Noah turn nine in January.

She confessed she was ‘very foolish, immature and selfish’ to have 14 children, and didn’t really think through the consequences: ‘I was on a mission. I just wanted to have a bunch of kids. But I couldn’t imagine my life at this point in time any different than it is.’

Natalie now works part time as a counselor, speaking to men and women who suffer drug and alcohol issues.

Read her full story HERE.

Good on her for turning her life around!

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20 Comments

- - sars_angelchik said
  - 09 Jan 2018
    1:32 pm
I can’t say I can understand someone who would want that money, especially being single and on welfare. It is selfish because now the public have to support them.

- - Aida Moroccan said
  - 08 Jan 2018
    6:32 am
That’s really foolish

- - june11 said
  - 03 Jan 2018
    4:36 pm
Obviously the older children help care for the youngest ones. How much of a normal childhood did they have?? Has “Natalie”always been a single Mum?
Obviously the USA Govt. is supporting her and her children with food vouchers.
I hope her children don’t read stories such as this. No doubt they are told about it other people though.

- - jenniw said
  - 02 Jan 2018
    4:31 pm
I’m glad that she has been able to turn her life around and I hope it has been a positive experience for the whole family

- - nadine_hill said
  - 02 Jan 2018
    11:23 am
Being ‘on a mission to have a bunch of kids’ is hardly a great parenting attitude…. I wish the kids all the best for their futures ….

- - Shell24 said
  - 31 Dec 2017
    10:22 pm
Wow! I can’t believe it was nearly 9 years ago that she had the octuplets! I wish her well and glad she has found peace in her life.

- - taynik46 said
  - 23 Dec 2017
    1:58 pm
I dont understand how a single person could afford that many IVF treatments! Hope it all works out for all her children in the future

- - mom160421 said
  - 22 Dec 2017
    5:35 pm
I really do wish Natalie and her family all the very best.

- - mom93821 said
  - 22 Dec 2017
    7:48 am
She along with her family have been on quite a learning journey – wishing them well.

- - Ellen said
  - 22 Dec 2017
    4:31 am
Hope she and her family receive some good support and help !

- - mom101628 said
  - 21 Dec 2017
    10:57 pm
She hasn’t made things any better for her children by finally admitting this. Pity she didn’t think about it before becoming a single mum to so many.

- - ashblonde said
  - 21 Dec 2017
    10:38 pm
To raise 14 children would be a challenge for anyone, let alone been a single parent. I’m glad she has now also matured & realizes parenting isn’t easy at the best of times.

- - ashna9 said
  - 21 Dec 2017
    9:54 pm
A decision that she now has to feed, cloth and love forever.

- - cherz said
  - 21 Dec 2017
    8:50 pm
The link to the full story was interesting. I wish her and her family all the very best.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 21 Dec 2017
    8:49 pm
Did she access government assistance? Seems like a crazy idea she just had just because…