Regarding the offer to the other child, a source that I read stated that
college was being offered to the older child.  There were some other
qualifiers, which I don't remember, but at the time I thought "yes, this is
the correct way to handle this, also offer the older child a chance too."

Lucy WI
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> From: Kathy Dettwyler <[log in to unmask]>
> To:
> Subject: Septuplets
> Date: Saturday, November 22, 1997 3:16 PM
>
> Had an interesting comment from one of my university students yesterday
in
> my "Women and Culture" class.  They were thrilled to hear that the mother
is
> at least expressing milk and dividing it among the babies.  But one young
> woman commented that she thought it was really hypocritical of all these
> companies and individuals to be offering these folks all this stuff, as
no
> one is so generous to people who have 8 kids one at a time.  In fact,
most
> people would consider it immoral for a poor family to have eight kids.
>
> I was appalled that the Catholic college that donated the full
scholarships
> gave only seven, leaving out the 2 year old.  What's she supposed to do,
> work at McDonald's??
>
> Anyway, thanking God it's not me who has seven newborns, and wishing this
> family all the best.  It will be interesting to follow them as they grow
up.
>