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Are Some Women “Made to Have Babies?”

Cherie Burbach — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:19:09 +0000

I never heard of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar until I found out there were doing a reality TV show because they had a lot of kids. So many kids, in fact, that they could have about three baseball teams of their own. They currently have 18 and the 19th is set to arrive in spring.

When the Duggars give interviews, everything is so positive and happy with them. They talk consistently about being excited for the next child. They talk about the excitement of having so many children.

One quote I recently read on People really stuck out with me. Michelle Duggar’s OB said, “Some women are made to have babies, and Michelle is to the nth degree.”

If you can have babies without difficulty, does that mean you should have so many that some of your kids are now younger than your grandchildren? Can the children she currently has benefit from yet another one being added? And when is the appropriate time to stop?

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Are Some Women “Made to Have Babies?”

Octomom Slams Kate Gosselin

Cherie Burbach — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:29:09 +0000

I wonder how some of these folks that do reality shows think they come off on camera. The latest reality show diva is the Octomom, Nadya Suleman. On last night’s “Octomom: The Incredible Unseen Footage” special Suleman actually slammed Kate Gosselin, calling her an attention seeker. The comment came after Suleman was shown a picture of Kate Gosselin walking on the beach in a bikini. She lamented that Kate had her kids five years ago so of course she’s back in shape now.

The thing that struck me was Suleman saying she herself wasn’t an attention seeker.

She also admits that she “screwed herself” by having the octuplets. She admits that she loves them but also says it was a poor decision. Here is a clip from the show:

What do you think of her show? Should she do this?

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Octomom Slams Kate Gosselin

Octomom Gets a TV Deal

Cherie Burbach — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 20:45:43 +0000

If a judge agrees, come September 1st, Nadya Suleman (the “Octomom“) will begin filming a reality series. A judge is needed to sign off on the pay for each of her 14 children, who will earn $250 per day to star in their mom’s show. The children are expected to earn $250,000 over three years.

A production company out of Europe, Eyeworks, is behind the deal. You might not have heard of Eyeworks, but you’ve definitely heard of their TV credits: “Breaking Bonaduce” and “The Biggest Loser.”

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Octomom Gets a TV Deal

Nadya Suleman to Get Reality Show

Cherie Burbach — Tue, 05 May 2009 21:13:45 +0000

Really, does it surprise anyone that Nadya Suleman, otherwise known as the “Octomom” is getting a reality show? If all the things we find objectionable about her situation (like being unemployed and using invitro to get pregnant when she’d already had six kids) weren’t there, just the fact that she now had eight babies at once would have probably given her a reality show. We seem to be fascinated with multiple births – just take a look at the show Jon and Kate Plus Eight.

Attorney Gloria Allred has filed a petition requested that a guardian be appointed to protect the rights of the eight babies. Allred is working with Paul Peterson, a former child star (from the Donna Reed Show) and now an activist for minors working in entertainment. Allred and Peterson want to “ensure that the money they earn as participants in a future reality show isn’t spent or wasted by their mother.”

However, Nadya isn’t Jon or Kate. She is someone who doesn‘t have a husband, a job, or it appears, a sense of reality. All those things aside, I’m not sure I fault her for getting the reality show. It could be a way to provide for the babies’ college funds, and for their well being for many years to come. It come be a good thing. That is, if she is smart about the process. That’s the question.

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Nadya Suleman to Get Reality Show

Online Hookups + YouTube = Date: Unknown

Sasha Manuel — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:13:01 +0000

Date: Unknown is the reality web series that features the first dates of people who meet online through social networks, has signed a revenue sharing deal with YouTube. (Mashable, June 2007)

I simply can’t see the point on why people will put their “lovelife” on a reality show.

Are you interested to see how the show is like?

Que Horror! Talk of sex on the first meeting? Meeting online then immediately hooking up in person? Egad. I’m truly way too conservative. Heh.

What about you guys? What do you think of it?

Hat tip to b5media’s own Mike Abundo of Inside Online Video.

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Online Hookups + YouTube = Date: Unknown