We are our sister's keeper....

Nadya Suleman shares her desire for a huge family, driven by a longing for personal connections she missed in her childhood.

Written byRazib Khan
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Octuplets' mother wanted 'huge family' for feeling of connection:

The mother of octuplets born last week in Bellflower told NBC News she wanted to have a "huge family" because she longed for personal connections she felt she lacked in her childhood. "I just longed for certain connections and attachments with another person that I -- I really lacked, I believe, growing up," Nadya Suleman said in an interview today with NBC's Ann Curry. "Reflecting back on my childhood, I know it wasn't functional. It was pretty -- pretty dysfunctional, and whose isn't?"

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