Mother of 11 cannot find work, close to eviction

Fox13 Memphis via WPXI ^ | January 7, 2020 | Siobhan Riley

[rightwingintelligentsia]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A mother of 11 who was laid off before Christmas is unable to find work and is facing eviction.

“If I had family to go to -- like immediate family -- I’d go and ask them, but I don’t have any immediate family,” said Jessica Sumlin. “It’s just me and my kids.”

The Mid-South mother said she is about to be evicted because she can’t find work.

It’s a harsh reality many people in Memphis are experiencing in recent months as several companies have announced layoffs that are carrying over into the new year.

Sumlin’s was laid just off days before Christmas, a story that is similar to hundreds of families across the Mid-South.

She’s a single mother applying for jobs while the bills pile up and available jobs fill up.

“I’ve been filling out job applications, going places and everything is just piling up,” she said.

[BenLurkin]

Did her husband die without life insurance?

[Karma_Sherab]

Just asking, but do all 11 have the same dad?

[brownsfan]

11 kids. smh

[Red Badger]

He obviously died without a vasectomy...................

[shelterguy]

In order for a single mother to support 11 kids she would need a job that pays about three thousand dollars an hour.

[JoSixChip]

A single mother of 11

I think I see the problem.

[House Atreides]

Hmmm— Pregnant mother of 11. How many fathers? No child support? Every time she chose to spread her legs she was asking a choice. She needs to live with the consequences...we don’t.

[steel_resolve]

Husband. Riiight. 11 kids to probably 11 baby daddys. No mention of her personal responsibility to not have more kids than you can take care of.

[tired&retired]

Here she is:

[Moonman62]

“If I had family to go to — like immediate family — I’d go and ask them, but I don’t have any immediate family,” said Jessica Sumlin. “It’s just me and my kids.”

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What about the 11 fathers?

With 11 children she should get an incredible welfare check.

[cuban leaf]

That’s the first thing that popped into my head as well.

There was a time when such a woman would find her kids all going to an orphanage and she would die on the street. I’m all for the first part in this case, but not the second, obviously.

[cuban leaf]

I’ve been to Memphis. It is the only place in the US that I’ve visited that I consider truly third world in a lot of ways. I’ll never go back there.

[rigelkentaurus]

How many of the 11 are already in prison?

[SMARTY]

Is that a rhetorical question?

[Carriage Hill]

She’s a “factory”.

[Mr. K]

11 children? did she start when she was 14? where's the baby daddy(ies)

[Leep]

Raising a family of 11 is not easy on a Taco Bell pay check.

[smvoice]

Eviction?
Who owns the shoe??

[TomGuy]

With 11 kids, why is the 'single mother' not receiving child support?

Do the kids have the same father or are there multiple fathers?

It is rather difficult to have much sympathy/empathy. Maybe the kids would be better off in state custody.