It was bound to happen so I'm trying to look at the bright side. Maybe all the publicity the so-called Octomom is generating might do a little something for the institution of adoption.

When Nadya Suleman gave birth to her babies eight, news broke that she was, well, er, broke (financially, yes, and some argued emotionally, morally and spiritually). Her mother, the grandma, was soon exhausted from helping (no surprise) and reportedly said the little ones might have to be put up for adoption (see link below).

Okay, so this makes sense. Raising 14 kids will take more than one village. It will take several. In this case the villages would be families-adoptive ones.

I love the idea of families adopting-if that is what is determined to be in the best interest of each child and family (even if they had to break up sibling sets?-a post for another day). Yet another issue good ole Octomom brings up is one I don't love: how often adoption is referred to as an "out" or "last resort." It kind of feels like grandma--understandably frustrated--is saying we may just have to donate them. I find this frustrating.