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Monday, February 2, 2009 12:00 AM

"Obsessed with children"

The story of the 33-year-old single mom who gave birth to octuplets just keeps getting weirder.
Sarah Hepola

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  • Sunday, February 1, 2009 07:48 PM

    Pathological baby making

    I just can't shake this story out of my head. On every possible level it's just bizarre. I read that the grandmother (who is taking care of the six original kids while the 8mom is in the hospital) told her daughter that she would be gone when the new mother came home from the hospital but then I read that the kids and mother lived in the grandma's house.

    It really seems like the doctors have some explaining to do.

    I feel no need to pass any judgement on this woman; she will definitely be made aware of what she has done. I had three kids spread over eight years and that was demanding. sheesh......

    —Flintsteel Read Flintsteel's other letters

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