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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.…

  • You cannot say you didn’t know.

    A week ago, one of my brothers died. We only met once. I didn’t even know what he…

  • Those who live the questions

    Imagine you could lessen a massive trauma for your kid before they were even born. Imagine you could…

  • System of surrogacy

    The surrogacy system’s focus is mainly on the parents, often overlooking the child’s right to know their biological…

  • Tips for working with a therapist

    As I’ve written about before, it can be incredibly hard to find and work with a therapist who…

  • No surrogacy playbook

    When someone dies, we say “I’m sorry for your loss”. This formulaic call and response that we can…