You can't go back and alter the past.
I couldn't even fathom the idea of having my own children out in the world and not know them.
I believe that God will provide in his own way.
I am providing for my children. I am.
I never set out to become an 'octomom.'
There's nobody, possibly, who could have hated 'Octomom' more than I.
When you're pretending to be something you're not, at least for me, you end up falling on your face.
Octomom was media-created.
Four out of the five discs in my lumbar spine are ruptured, herniated fully. Think of a jelly doughnut being squashed, and it hits nerves, causing bilateral sciatica. And I have irreparable sacral damage. And I have peripheral neuropathy.
There were no healthy opportunities for Octomom. I was doing what I was told to do and saying what I was told to say.
Had I not gone through the struggles and the obstacles I had, I would not be as strong as I am today. I believe those impediments have forged, shaped, and strengthened my character.
My kids are little athletes.
When I ran away from the 'Octomom' persona, I went right back into my healthy lifestyle.
I was selfish and immature. I never wanted the attention. There were helicopters flying over the hospital while I was giving birth.
I'm damned if I do what I need to do with the media to support my kids, and I'm damned if I don't. If I don't, I can't take care of them.
I have PTSD from all the reporters coming in over the years.
I'm a raw vegan, and I perceive pharmaceuticals to be poison.
I haven't felt my toes on my foot on the right side for many years, and my fingers are numb all the time every day.
I've always wanted a big family - not this big!
My older six are animals.
