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surrogate mother

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A quick definition of surrogate mother:

A surrogate mother is a woman who carries a baby for someone else. Sometimes, a woman cannot have a baby on her own, so she asks another woman to help her. The surrogate mother agrees to carry the baby in her belly and give birth to it. She does not keep the baby after it is born. Instead, the baby goes to the person who asked for help. A surrogate mother can be the genetic mother (who provides the egg) or not.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: A surrogate mother is a woman who carries out the gestational function and gives birth to a child for another person or couple. This is typically done on behalf of an infertile couple, and the surrogate mother relinquishes any parental rights she may have upon the birth of the child. A surrogate mother may or may not be the genetic mother of the child.

Examples:

  • A woman agrees to carry an embryo throughout pregnancy for a couple who cannot conceive on their own. She gives birth to the child and then gives the child to the couple, relinquishing any parental rights she may have had.
  • A woman agrees to carry an embryo for her sister who cannot conceive on her own. The sister's egg and her partner's sperm are used to create the embryo, so the surrogate mother is not genetically related to the child.

These examples illustrate how a surrogate mother carries a child for someone else and then gives up any parental rights she may have had. The first example shows how a surrogate mother can help an infertile couple become parents, while the second example shows how a surrogate mother can help a family member who cannot conceive on her own.

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how many of these could yall experience in a row? https://youtube.com/shorts/lfLJcbZ7vds?si=Mcs-8XSun3xk42np
JumpySubsequentDolphin
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@KnowledgeableRitzyWasp: is this sarcasm
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you guys want some tea?
JumpySubsequentDolphin
11:00
yes llama
no really quirky is attractive
11:01
I turned my first GF gay. It bankrupted my rizz account for 4 years.
maybe she just really likes vaginas
babycat
11:01
damn the dick was that bad
11:02
cant blame her
11:02
lol we never did anything (we were 14
JumpySubsequentDolphin
11:02
It’s okay llama maybe she was just making an exception for you bc you’re so perfect and amazing
babycat
11:03
I never tell the guys I date that I’m bi in hopes that if I pop out with a woman after we break up they’ll assume they turned me gay
11:04
nah my thing was to always turn down fem advances and I think it just confused her. hopes shes OK. I think shes more into droogs now tho
baby cat is embodying the female manipulator archetype. sundering the psyches of these poor men
babycat
11:05
Twitter guy who fumbled me changed his bio to be about how he’s having a hard time rn
11:05
@babycat: that is a good manipulator card to play. u playin chess on these men who are chewin on the checkers pieces
11:06
@KnowledgeableRitzyWasp: by quirky, do u mean ppl who have an ounce of personality?
a unique personality that would be weird but is endearing instead
JumpySubsequentDolphin
11:07
see i feel like when i say someone is quirky
JumpySubsequentDolphin
11:07
it’s bc i have nothing of substance to say and it’s lowkey me calling them weird without being mean
11:09
fair enough @wasp @dolph
:( there is a thin line between weird and quirky
babycat
11:09
I’m cool with being a little bit weird. have come to terms with it
quirky = weird + endearing
JumpySubsequentDolphin
11:11
i didn’t do my skincare last night I’m horrifiedn
11:12
@JumpySubsequentDolphin: Im sure the organisms eat dead skin cells, including dust mites, face mites, and crabs had a Thanksgivin feast!
JumpySubsequentDolphin
11:13
thank you so much llama I’m glad I could give back
JumpySubsequentDolphin
11:13
thank you for making me see things in a new perspective
11:13
Dolphin = squanto of the human skin cell eaters.
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