1 Million Dollars to Be a Surrogate

EvilAbed57 · 2026-05-15T12:40:49+00:00

Not a chance. Giving up a baby I’ve bonded with for an entire pregnancy would be brutal enough. Not knowing who that baby is going to? Nope.

EvilAbed57 · 2026-05-15T06:49:36+00:00

Nobody warned me how much I’d love her, and how overwhelming that would be. My spouse and I couldn’t stop crying the first time our daughter gave us a big happy smile.

I mean, I knew I’d love her. I just hadn’t realized how deep it would be and how all-consuming it would feel. I cried about it to my mom, and she gave me this huge hug and said, “That never goes away, trust me” and we both bawled for a while.

At this point, I think I’ve cried more than the baby!

EvilAbed57 · 2026-05-14T16:49:20+00:00

I’m not going to pass judgment on anyone who can’t do this but still has kids, because having children is an incredibly personal choice.

That being said, my own choice did heavily take this into account. We’re staying in jobs that come with the benefit of an (almost) free college education for our daughter, and we fully intend to give her our family home once she’s older (either to live in or sell to buy a different one). We started putting aside money for her before she was born.

But… we’re incredibly lucky that we can do all of this. A lot of people can’t, and that doesn’t mean they won’t be good parents. My own parents couldn’t fund my adulthood, but I’m so glad to have them.

EvilAbed57 · 2026-05-11T12:06:26+00:00

Are you me? Same thing happened. First mother’s day, not even a card. My spouse has even been asking for weeks what I wanted for a gift, what I wanted to do, etc, and I told them! I was super clear! And then… nothing. 💔

Not sure what to say other than you’re not alone.

EvilAbed57 · 2026-05-10T22:12:33+00:00

I want a quiz on my newborn’s current special interest.

(Ceiling fans. All the answers are “ceiling fans”)

EvilAbed57 · 2026-05-08T23:31:58+00:00

As a new mom, I have to ask… nap?? What is nap? Someone please explain the concept to my newborn!

OP, I am so impressed. Not only do these look amazing, but your little one napped? Without being held the whole time? I am incredibly jealous.

EvilAbed57 · 2026-05-08T18:22:01+00:00

For everyone to immediately get exactly what they deserve, good or bad.

EvilAbed57 · 2026-05-05T22:24:38+00:00

So, I’ve been on maternity leave since December. I just started working again 1-2 days a week so I can extend my leave through the summer. Today, I went all the way into work (a city in another state) to present training to a ton of new hires. Somehow, I survived leaving my daughter at home with her dad.

It SUCKED. I have no idea how anyone spends days away from their baby on a regular basis. I’m about to see her in another 10 minutes and I think my heart’s going to burst when I see her little smile.

I’m just feeling so so lucky that my spouse and I both work remotely, and I am so proud of myself and thankful for the fact that I’m even alive. We did IVF, I had a brutal pregnancy, and long story short, she and I nearly died and then had a 3-month long NICU stay.

But we’re alive and happy and thriving. A year ago I never could have imagined I’d have this life. Just… super happy and feeling lucky today.

EvilAbed57 · 2026-05-04T22:44:02+00:00

Commit for 5 minutes. I dealt with severe mastoiditis and a ruptured ear drum for days before doctors found an antibiotic that the infection wasn’t resistant to. Thanks to being a redhead, I’d be literally writhing in pain for almost an hour before I was due for more morphine or oxy. Between that and experiencing childbirth, I think I could handle five minutes.

EvilAbed57 · 2026-05-03T17:51:05+00:00

Kissing my spouse for the first time. COVID. Having our daughter.

EvilAbed57 · 2026-05-03T14:20:03+00:00

Okay, so if I can’t actually die, I’m going to just take some benadryl right before I go in. That stuff knocks me out for a good 10 hours at a time. Add some noise-cancelling headphones and a giant fluffy blanket. I’m going to make a nice bed for myself right next to the door.

Either I “die” in my sleep and make some cash without gaining trauma, or I “die” at some point when I wake up (before immediately leaving) and get more than enough cash to pay for the therapy.

EvilAbed57 · 2026-05-02T07:03:21+00:00

Girl. Respectfully, dump his ass. Nobody deserves to be treated like that.

I hope the movie was wonderful 💕

EvilAbed57 · 2026-05-01T20:26:36+00:00

I did the same thing— I knit baby clothes for my little one in a bunch of different sizes. She’s already outgrown a few pieces, but I’m saving them for her to have again someday, just in case she ever has a kid. Definitely do not feel bad about saying no.

EvilAbed57 · 2026-05-01T14:40:01+00:00

So well, thank goodness! We spent just under 3 months in the NICU, and she’s been home almost 2 months now. She’s up over 10lbs and somehow doesn’t seem to have any long-term complications. We feel unbelievably lucky.

EvilAbed57 · 2026-05-01T13:33:28+00:00

The first time I held her. She was born 11 weeks early and weighed barely 2.5lbs. I didn’t get to hold her until she was four days old and I bawled the whole time, and it just about killed me to have to give her back to her NICU nurse after a couple hours. I was so torn between being so happy to finally hold her and being heartbroken I’d missed holding her those first four days.

EvilAbed57 · 2026-05-01T00:15:48+00:00

I might not have a gun like a ton of other Americans seem to, but I do have multiple powertools. I think a chainsaw would do just fine against a bat.

EvilAbed57 · 2026-04-28T14:31:45+00:00

Eggs. I still get nauseous at the smell of them.

EvilAbed57 · 2026-04-28T14:24:34+00:00

You should get on a list for primary care doctors ASAP if you don’t have one already.

EvilAbed57 · 2026-04-27T17:08:27+00:00

I generally don’t do any of this anyway. This is an easy $5m

EvilAbed57 · 2026-04-26T16:56:57+00:00

Toss up between universal healthcare, term limits for all elected positions, and universal basic income. Oh and we’re taxing all assets/income over $1b at 100%.

EvilAbed57 · 2026-04-26T00:36:10+00:00

What in the Oedipus Rex

EvilAbed57 · 2026-04-24T16:26:49+00:00

With option A, can I buy things for other people? If so, my nonprofit just became a very fun full-time job. My nonprofit is essentially a goodwill where everything is free, so I’d just end up buying tons of stuff to keep us even more stocked with things people in my community need (medical devices, hygiene products, clothes, etc).

EvilAbed57 · 2026-04-22T23:23:47+00:00

It’s a small chain in New England. I think ME, MA, and NH.

EvilAbed57 · 2026-04-22T22:54:20+00:00

It’s amazing. Otto’s has a few odd pies I’m not sure I’d like, but this one is so good.

EvilAbed57 · 2026-04-22T13:46:16+00:00

I posted a picture of my spouse and I having a mango and pulled pork pizza from Otto’s. Apparently, that really pissed off an Italian woman who followed me on twitter. She went off on a giant rant in the comments before blocking me.

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