Reflecting
After she was able to turn things around in 2013, she has been willing to admit that she was “foolish, immature, and selfish” to have so many kids without thinking about how she would take care of them on her own ahead of time. She didn’t think about the consequences but she emphasizes that she has no requests. She said that her main focus is raising her children and that looking for love is not a priority.
Reflecting
Living Modestly
Even though raising 14 kids is a challenge, she is handling things well. The family live in a two bedroom apartment, but she is still living paycheck to paycheck. She said that she feels like she is “at peace” after going through so many of hardships. She no longer wants to be “Octomom” and shared that is nearly broke her: “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.”
Living Modestly