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  • Free baby, 12 cents

    I met my brother on my sister’s wedding day in 2021, the first time I met her too.…

  • right insight

    I’ve spent many hours deep in conversations with my parents trying to ask the right question to unlock…

  • Medical information shouldn’t come down to luck

    “Do you have a family history of ______?” I recently had an emergency appendectomy and was asked repeatedly…

  • Too little, too late

    I work in tech for my day job so I have access to various new AI models and,…

  • Single story

    As much as it pains me, I watch the documentaries of men fathering hundreds of children and read…

  • Lost time

    A few months ago, I visited my birthmom and her family for the first time since the death…

  • The surrogacy system as it’s designed

    I’m seeing an increasing number of articles about surrogacy being used by wealthy Chinese people in the United…