“‘Will you take my babies? Will you do this for me?'”

[Anonymous]

In a world that is becoming increasingly selfish and self centered there are those whose giving nature is almost beyond what most could do.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2016/06/05/the-heartbreaking-moment-a-dying-mother-begged-her-friend-will-you-take-my-babies/

[Anonymous]

OP here.

Just checked back and am kind of surprised to see that well over 100 people have opened this thread without a single comment.

Well, that isn't why I stopped in, I did so to pose a question.

Would you contribute if someone started a go fund for this family?

[Anonymous]

I stopped reading when the article noted the dying mom was a single mom to 6 kids and not one of the fathers (note the plural) was in the picture. Nope wouldn't give a penny.

[Anonymous]

You need to provide a better summary. We don't want to click your link with such a vague opening post.

[Anonymous]

The kids should get child support from their fathers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

Just checked back and am kind of surprised to see that well over 100 people have opened this thread without a single comment.

Well, that isn't why I stopped in, I did so to pose a question.

Would you contribute if someone started a go fund for this family?

According to the article there is a GoFundMe for the family - and it's far surpassed the original goal. It's a sad story, but there are lots of sad stories and deserving families. I am surprised there is so little mentioned in both the article and the GoFundMe about the children's father(s) and extended families - surely there must be some family help, and if not that's a detail worth mentioning in an appeal for help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need to provide a better summary. We don't want to click your link with such a vague opening post.

Sorry about that.

This woman was friends with a woman who battled cancer for quite some time and lost her battle. As a pp noted she had 6 children from two men. The last was apparently in the picture but chose not to show up in court. And I don't know much more than that about him or the first man. Unlike the pp who mentioned that, my focus wasn't judging the woman who died but focusing on the children, considering the very difficult task her friend faced, and the fact her and her husband, as well as their children, was willingly to take in 6 children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

Just checked back and am kind of surprised to see that well over 100 people have opened this thread without a single comment.

Well, that isn't why I stopped in, I did so to pose a question.

Would you contribute if someone started a go fund for this family?

According to the article there is a GoFundMe for the family - and it's far surpassed the original goal. It's a sad story, but there are lots of sad stories and deserving families. I am surprised there is so little mentioned in both the article and the GoFundMe about the children's father(s) and extended families - surely there must be some family help, and if not that's a detail worth mentioning in an appeal for help.

OP here.

I apparently missed that. Will go back and check it out. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

The site wants me to enter my email address in order to read it and I don't want to do that.
So let me get this right - the mother of the 6 children has passed away and her friend is adopting those 6 children? Yes I might contribute a small sum, assuming they're not drug addicts etc.

[Anonymous]

If my brother were a father to these kids, I'd rather take them being blood-related then having them go to a non-related friend of the mom. Who knows the circumstances behind the divorces or separation. If there are custody battles going on, I hope things get straightened out and living relatives have the oppurtunity to chime in. I think the priority should be keeping the kids together, however.

We have a family member who befriended a dying mother. It was the mother's last wish that this childless couple (my family member) take her teen daughter. They did, for a year, but the biological family really really really wanted her, so eventually they gave the teen to the biological family.

[Anonymous]

I adopted a family member's baby. The family member was not dying. It is a TON of work. It has caused a LOT of problems. There would be zero way to fold five more kids into our lives. You're asking if we would contribute to a fund, but I'm thinking about would I adopt six kids. No I wouldn't.

[Anonymous]

My best friend's husband died and I told her she could make me guardian of her children. She wanted to make her sister guardian and her kids hate the sister. So if this was my best friend I would raise the kids, I would contribute.

OTOH my neighbor has a go fund me page for her SAHM 26 yo niece ... her H just walked out on her and she has 2 kids. I did not contribute because she needs a job and child support.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I stopped reading when the article noted the dying mom was a single mom to 6 kids and not one of the fathers (note the plural) was in the picture. Nope wouldn't give a penny.

Don't get dizzy up there on your high horse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need to provide a better summary. We don't want to click your link with such a vague opening post.

Exactly. Not going to click the link and enter my email.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I stopped reading when the article noted the dying mom was a single mom to 6 kids and not one of the fathers (note the plural) was in the picture. Nope wouldn't give a penny.

Same. Harsh but true.