Surrogacy...
Jul. 11th, 2008 01:08 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
starvinbohemianSo, there were about five minutes today when I was seriously considering becoming a surrogate mother for a wealthy couple. I got the idea from watching Oprah (because that's what I do now in the house of St. Oprah and St./Dr. Phil).
Apparently, you can get circa $22,000 in a flat fee, with several thousand for additional costs. Damn, says I. All that for nine months of work. That would pay off all my student loans in one go and set me up nicely in a condo in a location of my choosing. Imagine having all that fresh out of college. Oh, and the huge joy I would receive by helping a needy couple, etc. etc.
Anyway, I was all set to push the "Sign Me Up" button, when I realized that all of the agencies require surrogates to have had at least one child previously to prove that they're fertile. Damnit. I guess I get to pay the student loans off like everyone else... *Sigh*
Apparently, you can get circa $22,000 in a flat fee, with several thousand for additional costs. Damn, says I. All that for nine months of work. That would pay off all my student loans in one go and set me up nicely in a condo in a location of my choosing. Imagine having all that fresh out of college. Oh, and the huge joy I would receive by helping a needy couple, etc. etc.
Anyway, I was all set to push the "Sign Me Up" button, when I realized that all of the agencies require surrogates to have had at least one child previously to prove that they're fertile. Damnit. I guess I get to pay the student loans off like everyone else... *Sigh*
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Date: 2008-07-11 05:26 pm (UTC)bad idea, bad Oprah!
:/
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Date: 2008-07-12 12:14 am (UTC)