12/09/2024
I BECAME A SURROGATE FOR MY BIL – WHEN HE SAW THE BABY, HE YELLED, "THIS MUST BE A MISTAKE!"
When you’ve been married for nine years, you think you’ve heard it all, until your husband asks you to consider being a surrogate for his brother and sister-in-law. Well, that's what happened to me.
It took a while for me to warm up to the idea. The couple had tried everything, and they were desperate, their heartbreak so tangible I could almost feel it in the room with us. They offered to cover the surrogacy expenses and even pitched in an amount that could pay for our daughter’s tuition. After a lot of thought, I agreed, telling myself it was the right thing to do.
Months passed, and despite the toll the pregnancy took, I felt good about helping them. I’d carried their baby, imagining the joy this child would bring to their lives.
Finally, the baby arrived. But when I handed her to my brother-in-law and sister-in-law, there was a pause. A long, heavy silence that felt like the earth had stopped spinning.
“THIS MUST BE A MISTAKE! THIS CAN’T BE OUR CHILD!” my brother-in-law blurted out, recoiling slightly. His wife’s eyes filled with tears.