“Octomom” Nadya Suleman’s eight youngest kids are now eighth-graders.
The 47-year-old shared a back-to-school photo of the octuplets on Instagram Tuesday, calling them “exceptional role models.”
She gushed, “Be proud of yourselves kids for being kind, respectful, and helpful to all your fellow peers, teachers and staff. … I love you.”
Suleman went on to write a “side note to critics” who ask about her six older kids.
“Their older siblings did not want me to post a picture on their first day,” she explained. “I respect their choice, so should you.”
The social media upload came seven months after Noah, Maliyah, Isaiah, Nariyah, Jonah, Makai, Josiah and Jeremiah turned 13.
“You are all growing into some of the most kind, humble, grateful and loving human beings I have ever known,” Suleman captioned a January Instagram tribute.
“Each of you possess rare and unique characteristics, and are unlike any other child of your age, particularly in our society today.”
The former porn star added that her teens love to serve “the less fortunate,” concluding, “I do not know what I could possibly have done to deserve being blessed so bountifully.”
Suleman was already the mother of Ameerah, Calyssa, Elijah, Jonah, Joshua and Aidan when she conceived her octuplets via IVF in 2009.
The media sensation told the New York Times in December 2018 that she “never wanted the attention” that her expanding family brought.
“I was pretending to be a fake, a caricature, which is something I’m not, and I was doing it out of desperation and scarcity so I could provide for my family,” she said at the time. “I’ve been hiding from the real world all my life.”
