Over the weekend, Nadya Suleman, porn star and mother of 14,?began a 30-day stint at a?rehab facility in Southern California?to treat?a prescription drug dependency. Dubbed “Octomom” by the media after giving birth to octuplets in 2009, Nadya is?an extremely?controversial figure, and not merely because of her non-traditional and apparently insatiable penchant for?procreation.
Unmarried and partner-less, 37-year old Nadya has six older children in addition to the octuplets?for a grand total of 14, all of them conceived via in-vitro fertilization (IVF) with a sperm donor. Until her recent foray into the adult entertainment industry, she was unemployed and receiving public assistance. Her choice to medically reproduce under such circumstances has, therefore,?been widely criticized.
According to reports,?Nadya?has developed a dependency on Xanax, an anti-anxiety medication,?since being prescribed it by?a physician. Often used to manage stress, it’s curious that Nadya would require such medication. Can she not balance?raising 14 kids by herself and a burgeoning porn career?
Shown here with nine of her 14 kids, Nadya claims to have been celibate for the last 13 years and vows to remain so until all of her children are adults. While that might be considered admirable to some, one wonders if perhaps a tiny fraction of her inarguably extreme if completely self-induced stress might be eased by a quick lay now and then.
Also, Nadya was quite vocal about the fact that she had her first orgasms while filming her adult movie, Octomom: Home Alone. (Despite the title, the movie is a one-woman, self-pleasure film, no Macauley Culkin or Joe Pesci.) Again,?I’m no physician, but?her new-found maturbatory skills might be just the stress-reliever … homeopathic, if you will … to help her lay off?the Xanax.
While?many of Nadya’s?decisions have been questionable in the past, her motives in seeking treatment?appear to be?good. A representative for the family said: ?Nadya wanted to deal with her issues and make sure she is the best mother she can be.??It’s nice that she has her children’s best interests at heart, particularly given the rapid downward spiral she has been on over the last few months.
In April,?she?filed for bankrupcy.?In June, she made her aforementioned porn debut, followed by?her inaugural stripping?event in July. Legal charges of child neglect were filed against her shortly afterwards, but later dismissed. Then she was fired from a gig on Celebrity Boxing. And then flashed her breasts (among other dignified and motherly behavior) at a drag show in NYC.
On the bright side, the proceeds from her porn film allowed her to pay for a new house?for her ridiculously huge football team of kids. She only?made a few thousand dollars for stripping … regaling the audience with devastating moves that can only be performed by a mother of 14 … but evidently she did pack the house.
Hopefully, rehab will enable Nadya kick the Xanax and get her glamorous?life back on track.