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redlemmy.com

my mom used to demand grandchildren from my brother and I

when we were like 8 years old

we both turned out to be gay

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lemmy.world

You can still adopt or go through surrogacy, so don't think you're completely out of the woods yet

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Adoption also has some pretty serious horror stories about kids being treated like a commodity, and desperate mothers being manipulated into giving up kids. It's a mess. It shouldn't be for-profit.

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If you want a baby that’s relatively healthy, adoption can be an absolute nightmare. If anybody ever says to adoptive parents that they got their kid the “easy way,” it made them sound profoundly ignorant. It’s one of those life experiences where you learn about a whole shitty world that exists right under the surface that most people are blissfully unaware of. That includes adoption, fostering, child protective services, and all that crap.

The only reason my wife and I have a biological kid is because the adoption process drove us to give it one more try with a new doctor in parallel. If we happened to adopt AND conceive, then fine. Instant family.

But here we are with a 7 year old only child that’s biologically ours, not adopted. We might start fostering in the next few years though.

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You'd think so, but no. Babies are so much more expensive because you have to frequently reapply.

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lemm.ee

Hey son, it’s me, ur mom. Can you pretty please have sex with your wife for me and your dad 👉👈🥺. Your dad and I want you to uproot your entire life so that your wifey can pump out little mini versions of you so we can feel what it’s like to raise children again but without any of the responsibility. Pwetty please with a cherry 🍒 on top😩🥵

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lemm.ee

without any of the responsibility

Or expense

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Mom when I asked for a puppy: "you aren't ready for that kind of responsibility."

Me when Mom asks for grandkids: "I'm not ready for that kind of responsibility ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯"

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