A Normal Family
Nadya Suleman has basically given up her social life – but the payoff is that she gets to spend a lot of time with her family, whom she loves very much.
“They fight, play, fight and play again like any normal family,” Nadya told the Daily Mail.
Some of the kids are more outgoing, while others are shy and keep to themselves, which is a trait Nadya recognizes in herself as well.
Aiden, one of the family’s older siblings, is autistic, and the rest of the kids help to take care of him – especially Makai, who shares a very strong bond with him.
Serving Others
Nadya’s family has had to endure many hardships over the years, but today, they are a happy family.
“I’m focusing on raising the kids to focus on serving other people, to get out of their own head,” Nadya told US Weekly.
The kids are growing up with the expectation to help others, and this manifests in every aspect of their lives – including Christmas, during which every child receives just one present, which, in addition to the financial aspect, also helps the kids understand gifts should be earned, not blindly expected.
This approach has helped her kids turn into some truly extraordinary people, as we’ll soon see.