AITA for telling my friend she should stop having kids?

Shes 50. She has 8 kids. Her last 3 she's had back to back & all have multiple health issues. They are always in the hospital & have undergone different surgeries. I told her she should seriously think about birth control bc it's not fair to her kids. She's barely there for the other 5 kids bc shes always taking hare of the last 3 in the hospital. Her Doctor suggested the samething so idk how I'm the bad guy. I'm not at all saying kids with special needs don't need to be born. My son is special needs & he's absolutely perfect. What I'm saying is you have 3 kids with special needs who really struggling with health issues, up to your neck in debt, not showing up for ALL your kids. ALL of her kids are struggling. Yes the last 3 are the youngest & have health issues. But her other 5 are struggling too. & I feel they are being neglected. Her oldest struggles with taking care of her other siblings. She's basically a sahm to her younger siblings. No social life & when I spoke to her she broke down & said she just wants to pack up & move away & go to college but she can't bc her mom needs her. The 4 dad's are not involved. They don't help or contribute anything. Shes just selfish. Purposely having kids at her age knowing the health & financial struggle already & barely showing up for your "healthy kids" is just crazy to me. Not showing up for your other kids bc the are healthy & don't need you as much is such a dumb thing to say. Healthy or not they are still your kids & you need to show up for them. I just really feel for her kids & feel like its unfair to all of them
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NTA. She needs to have a serious self reflection because it’s one thing to have a bunch of kids and still be there for all of them special needs or not but it’s a whole other when you can’t financially support them and having so many kids with so many different men. I get it’s 2 per man but damn where’s the self respect and to intentionally bring more kids into this situation is beyond selfish. Sounds like she’s trying to use kids to replace the missing man in her life and that’s just wrong

NTA at all!! What a stupid and selfish thing to do, both to herself and all of her children.

What quality of life is she expecting to give to any child born to her now? SMH

I mean, I get it, but I would still never say anything like that to someone.

Honestly what man is sleeping with her unprotected knowing shes fertile mertyl but if my maths is correct she has 2 kids for each man.....she needs to stop for real!

How is she so fertile at 50?!?!?! I think it’s good when friends tell you the hard truth when it’s needed. NTA.

Make video interviews with the oldest kids about how they feel. And show it to the mom. Let the mom know that she needs to be a responsible parent and let her children live their own lives because the younger ones are not her responsibility.

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