There was a news story a few years back, about a fertility specialist (an older man) who had been "arranging" in vitro fertilizations for women, allegedly with donated sperm, but it turned out he had been using his OWN sperm - he fathered somewhere in the neighborhood of 75 children, if I remember correctly. I'd have to look up the story somewhere. How depressing would THAT be? To not only find out that this old fool fathered your child, instead of the intended sperm donor, and that your child had about 74 siblings you don't know?
I think I could be a surrogate mom, as long as none of my genetic material was used in the making of the baby. If it was donated eggs and sperm, I could rent out womb space for 9 months. I'm not very "into" babies, especially if they are not genetically mine, so I wouldn't get overly attached, and I already have all the stretch marks and figure damage, so what's one more? Plus I'd have a built in excuse to eat for 2! -
The legend says that Mohammed adored cats. When one of them was sleeping on his sleeve and he had to go out, Mohammed supposedly cut off the sleeve so as not to disturb his pet.
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast - Proverbs 12:10
How we behave toward cats here below determines our status in heaven. - Robert A. Heinlein
What greater gift than the love of a cat? ~ Charles Dickens
There is, incidently, no way of talking about cats that enables one to come off as a sane person. - Dan Greenberg
If purring could be encapsulated, it'd be the most powerful anti-depressant on the market. ~Alexis F. Hope
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