Did anyone watch today’s Oprah episode? Today Suze Orman was the invited financial guest expert with Nadya Suleman, a.k.a. “Octomom”. I’m not alone in thinking this was a horrible episode for the Oprah show, particularly in the final season when you are trying to go out on a high note.
In my opinion, Suze Orman led and controlled too much of this interview. I’m not a fan of Suze Orman. She did make some valid points in today, but she essentially attacked Nadya the entire time, cutting her off, belittling her, and practically screaming at her. It was quite the disgusting sight. The ironic part is she claimed the reason she did this show was to get people to stop judging Nadya, when the whole time she was judging her, her life and her previous choices. Such a crock.
The worst part of the interview for me personally, was when Suze hounded Nadya with the inappropriate and moot question asking her ‘if she knew then what she knows now, would she have chosen not to have any more kids.’ It was apparent that Nadya didn’t want to answer the question, but she kept hounding her to answer while Oprah just sat there and let it happen. As a mother, I felt this was a horrible question to ask, knowing that one day these kids are going to watch this episode and hear the hurtful answer. Honestly, what difference does that question make? She has the kids now. There was too much talk on the past and not enough focus on what to do going forward. This episode could have benefited by having a qualified psychologist or psychiatrist who could provide some encouraging suggestions and support to Nadya, as opposed to critical demands and scolding.
Today’s episode felt like something that should have been on a slimier talk show, not the Oprah Winfrey show.
