Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'

Police ultimately tracked down a “contract” signed by both the runaway parents and one would-be buyer, who was identified by authorities as Cody Martin.

It read: “I Darien Urban and Shalene Ehlers are signing our rights over to Cody Nathaniel Martin of our baby boy for $1,000 on 09/21/2024.

“Disclaimer: Alter signing this there will be no changing yall two’s minds and to never contact again.”

Literally a trailer park boys episode. I can picture what kind of campground this is.

Honestly though, the baby is better off without those parents. I'm of the mind that we shouldn't shame / prosecute them, since that would actually discourage other horrible parents like this from giving up their babies.

Granted, abortion would be a much better route, but small steps.

How close are those branches of that family tree‽

Was it their baby or someone else's?

You can sell your babies. Just not like that. It only works for rich people wanting to buy a baby.

What can you even do with a baby?

That baby must have eyes like a hammerhead shark.

Good riddance shit parents.

Would it be unethical to oblige for the sake of getting the child to safety?

I'm not saying I would do it (I don't have that kinda cash) but like wouldn't that be the ethical choice if you could? Save this child from parents who clearly aren't capable/willing to raise it properly?

The perpetrators look blood related in the first degree. They have the same lips/nose/eyebrows/jawline. Maybe they have matching his-n-hers fetal alcohol syndrome.

If I saw these parents, I would have offered to adopt the kid just to get the poor thing away from bad parents.

What kind of beer though?

North of $25k... And that's for the first round.

Because here's the thing, every body is different. At first they go with the "average IVF woman's" level of hormones to produce as many eggs as possible. Will it work for you? Who knows! They check blood work every week, and then at the end of the cycle they surgically remove anything that looks matures and try to fertilize. Say 12 eggs are retrieved, maybe 7 are successfully fertilized. Then they incubate for a few weeks - maybe 4 make it through and are candidates for surgical implant, (if so, you're lucky and they'll try one or two max for implant at a time). Or maybe all of them don't make it.

But if you don't have any viable options, well we try for round two with slightly tweaked hormones. Did round two not work? Time for round three with slightly different hormone levels/timing. (We learned so much about your specific body chemistry!)

Even after all of that, say you get a successful implantation - you're now pregnant. All costs for prenatal care, hospital birth - that's an add on to the $75k you've spent for IVF. And because humans are weird, there's no guarantee with IVF that you or the baby will survive and be healthy!

Infinite money glitch

Of course it's Arkansas

Florida breathes sigh of relief

Why do their faces look like they are about to pop? Is stupid a liquid?

What is the actual value of a baby?

To get a baby costs a moment of pleasure, but to get a horse costs money.

They say you can't hear a picture, and yet...