Multiple Moms Madness: Kate Plus 8 Versus Octomom

I have watched the TLC reality show "Jon & Kate Plus 8" (a family consisting of older twins and younger sextuplets) for the last year or so. As a mom of twins and an older sibling, I related to their challenges. I appreciated that Jon & Kate Gosselin showed the not so perfect side of parenting by losing their cool now and then. I reveled when they would discuss that with multiples there is always someone unhappy at any given moment, which describes my daily struggles. I stood up for Kate Gosselin when many said she was too controlling because the kids all looked well fed, dressed and overall happy. I saw the way Kate took care of the sextuplets when they were babies and thought that her nursing skills were very helpful in treating the kids ailments. I aspired to be as organized as Kate was in planning out her days. The fact that Jon & Kate Gosselin invited cameras into their daily lives seemed to be the price they paid to earn enough money to stay home with their kids while upgrading their house to make room for their big family.

However, from the beginning, I dismissed the Octomom Nadya Suleman (who now has 14 kids, the last octuplets) as a publicity hungry, Angelina Jolie wannabe, narcissistic person who had kids as props to further her fantasy of becoming famous. At the hospital after delivering her babies, Nadya Suleman had perfect makeup, long fake nails with a FRENCH MANICURE and an insincere way with the babies. Any multiple mom knows that you need to cut your nails short when taking care of infants. I felt nothing but pity for her kids.

But Nadya Suleman really lost points in my eyes when she "dubbed Kate Gosselin 'a cheater' for relying on plastic surgery to get her bod back in bikini shape". As many multiple mom I know believe, tummy tucks should be a standard medical expense after having multiples.

I can't wait to see the natural methods that Nadya Suleman uses to get in shape.

I even made a joke while lying on the operation table, loopy from anesthesia during my C-Section delivering twins. I said, "Hey doc, can ya do a tummy tuck while you are in there?" My doctor did not think it was funny.

But lately with all the new scandals I feel as though I lost some close (reality TV) friends.

Jon is caught up in a cheating scandal and Kate is overtanning, over cutting/coloring her hair and spending more time away from the family. All of this leaves me wondering if it is over for their show.