After watching last night's Octomom: The Incredible Unseen Footage, I am again struck by the animosity between Nadya and her mother, Angela. Here we have a woman who has relied on her mother a great deal for assistance with her children, whose mom basically helped with every aspect of raising her first six kids, and yet she treats her mother horribly.
At one point, Nadya even recounted a story from her teenage years, when she "made" her mother get into the trunk of her own car and drove erratically, swerving and stopping short, trying to make her mom--who had been sprayed by a skunk while trying to care for some stray cats--believe that she was having an accident.
I find it interesting that Nadya would choose to share such a story on camera. Obviously she still thinks it's funny. But to me, it comes across as not just a metaphor for how she has continued to relate to her mother, but also for how she's chosen to "drive" in her adult life--impulsively, erratically, and dangerously. Nadya tries to portray herself as one who is extremely grateful, yet she doesn't seem to realize that true gratitude is also visible in our relationships.
So what do you think Angela Suleman should do? Do you have any advice for her? She obviously cares about her grandchildren, and yet she's repeatedly treated with disrespect by her daughter. Certainly, if moments of tenderness or appreciation exist between them, the cameras failed to capture them. Should Angela respond by placing limits on her generosity? Would that only serve to further hurt the children, or could laying out some boundaries between mother-and-daughter actually have a positive impact on the kids? Let us know your thoughts by leaving a comment below.
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