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The Suleman Octuplets' Grandpa


Nadya Suleman, the mother of octuplets

Photo: AP

On January 26, 2009, Nadya Suleman, already an unemployed single mother of six, gave birth to eight babies in a California hospital…and a media frenzy began almost immediately.

Days after the birth, Nadya agreed to an interview with NBC News correspondent Ann Curry. "I personally do not believe I'm irresponsible. Everything I do revolves around my children. That was always a dream of mine, to have a large family, a huge family," Nadya said. "And I just longed for certain connections and attachments with another person that I really lacked, I believe, growing up. And I personally believe that need to fill something inside that's not there, the void, the feeling of emptiness. I think everyone has that."

Since that interview, people around the world cannot stop talking about this amazing story…but do they really have all the facts?

Nadya's father, Ed Doud, is speaking out for the first time about his daughter and 14 grandchildren.

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