What is surrogacy father
An Overview of the Surrogacy Process
Deciding upon surrogacy is a big step for intended parents. It’s an emotional decision and process. Many are overwhelmed when they first learn about the complexities of the journey, but this overview should help provide a clear picture of what to expect when getting started with surrogacy.
First, determine whether surrogacy is the desired path. For prospective parents, infertility, being a single parent, or an LGBT couple may steer them this route. To decide, you must weigh the risks and benefits, understand it’s a long and potentially uncertain process, and be educated on the financial investments. For prospective surrogates, the process involves medical and psychological evaluations, the challenges of pregnancy and labor, and whether you can commit at least a year of your time.
Because surrogacy laws vary from state to state, anyone considering surrogacy must review their state laws regarding the process. The decision shouldn’t be solely based on emotion. Therefore, it can help to speak with professionals in the field to determine if surrogacy is the best option for their situation.
Here is a closer look at the process.
PreparationTraditional surrogacy involves fertilizing an egg of the surrogate with the biological (intended) father’s sperm by a medical procedure called intrauterine insemination. With traditional surrogacy the child will be genetically related to the intended father and the surrogate. The intended mother must usually do an adoption process to become the legal mother of the baby.
Gestational surrogacy is a little different. An egg is harvested from the biological (intended) mother or a donor; it is fertilized using sperm from the intended father or donor via in vitro fertilization, or IVF, in a laboratory, and then transferred to the gestational surrogate during a minor medical procedure.
This results in a baby that has no genetic relation to the surrogate.
Although a surrogate can be a family member, it is more often someone that was not known to the intended parents prior to the surrogacy.
Leading up to fertilization, the gestational surrogacy process involves:
- Submitting an application with a surrogacy agency
- Scheduling a physical exam (for both intended parents)
- Working with a surrogacy attorney, or an agency familiar with the surrogacy legal process
- Identifying a potential surrogate (can take 3-5 weeks)
- The surrogate must undergo an interview, medical records review, background check, and social work evaluation prior to matching.
- Matches are found based on both parties’ surrogacy plans. Profiles are created so the agency can show both potentially ideal matches. Meetings with pre-screened potential surrogates can then be arranged. Once a match is made, the surrogate undergoes a mental health evaluation, as well as medical evaluation by the intended parent’s IVF physician.
- Surrogates and intended parents may choose each other based on race, religion, age, sexual orientation, personality, and amount of contact preferred during the process.
- A final decision is made
Both parties must be represented by an attorney, which they may retain on their own, or 3 Sisters Surrogacy can refer them to one. The lawyers will review the legal aspects of the process. The prospective surrogate’s attorney will review the contract drafted by the intended parents’ attorney (once signed, she will begin receiving payments to cover agreed-upon costs). The attorney discusses legal rights, compensation to the surrogate, and possible risks with prospective parents. A pre-birth order, establishing them as the legal parents of the child, is drafted during the first trimester.
Once a legal contract is drafted and signed by both sides, a confirmation letter is sent to the agency and IVF doctor, and the fertilization process can begin.
Preparation for cycling begins after the gestational agreement is signed. This may be as long as 2-3 months after the match. The egg donor, or intended mother, will begin a regimen of medication to stimulate her ovaries. An egg retrieval procedure is performed at a fertility clinic or other medical facility. Viable eggs are then transported to a laboratory, where they are combined with sperm to form an embryo. Often, the embryos are genetically tested and then frozen for future use by the surrogate. When it is time for the surrogate to begin her medications, the clinic will give her a detailed calendar explaining exactly which medications to take every day. Once the surrogate begins her medications, the embryo transfer will be approximately 3-5 weeks later. One or two embryos will be selected by the IVF laboratory staff and the physician will place the embryos into the surrogate with a long catheter.
The embryo will begin to implant approximately 2-3 days after the embryo transfer.
A blood test, 10-14 days after the embryo transfer occurs will determine whether the surrogate has become pregnant. An ultrasound will occur about 2 weeks later. If a heartbeat is observed on the ultrasound payment of base compensation and monthly allowances begin.
The procedures for intended parents depends on several factors, including the use of an egg donor or use of a partner’s eggs. An embryo is implanted once it is incubated in a laboratory like it is with potential surrogates. Embryo transfer is a quick procedure performed without anesthesia. A visit to the clinic a few weeks later confirms whether pregnancy has begun or not.
Child BirthThe surrogacy process concludes with the birth of the baby and the discharge of the surrogate from the hospital. Intended parents are present at the time the baby is born. Thereafter, the family and the surrogate return home.
In many cases, both maintain a lasting relationship as the child grows up, and the agency can continue providing support either side needs.
Finding a gestational surrogate can be challenging, but our process ensures it goes smoothly and a relationship of trust is forged. Our gestational surrogacy process involves a highly intricate selection stage. We screen each potential surrogate’s medical and psychological health, and we check their medical records and criminal background and whether they have a record of child abuse.
Our team interviews each potential candidate before acceptance. We use a process of matching surrogates and Intended Parents that is more personal and accurate than simply choosing from a database. We have an almost 90% initial match rate when Intended Parents and Surrogates choose each other.
Clients must also adhere to the agency’s fee schedule.
In the case of 3 Sisters Surrogacy, the payment structure consists of:
- A nonrefundable deposit upon application, to hold surrogates for screening.
- Escrow fund deposit for surrogate compensation and reimbursement.
- Payment/compensation seven days prior to cycling, including travel expenses.
From initial consultation to finding a surrogate, pregnancy, and beyond, 3 Sisters Surrogacy provides extensive support for egg donors, individuals, and intended parents. We maintain a specific set of requirements for surrogate mothers and employ a team of licensed professionals who are experienced in the fertility field.
Solutions are available to LGBT parents and for international families seeking surrogates. For more information about our services, getting started with surrogacy, and to schedule a consultation, call us at 877-976-9483.
What is Surrogacy? Surrogates, Parents and Egg Donors
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Surrogacy is a method of assisted reproduction where intended parents work with a gestational surrogate who will carry and care for their baby(ies) until birth. Intended parents use surrogacy to start or grow their families when they can't do so on their own.
How Surrogacy Works
Surrogacy definition and how does surrogacy work?
By definition, surrogacy is the process or arrangement of someone giving birth for someone else. Gestational surrogacy helps those who are unable to have children become parents. It’s a process that requires medical and legal expertise, as well as a strong support process throughout the journey. Those who explore surrogacy to have a child are often referred to as Intended Parents (IPs for short).
Through IVF, embryos are created in a lab at a fertility clinic. Sometimes the intended parents use their own genetic material. Sometimes, an egg donor is required. At the fertility clinic, 1-2 embryos are implanted into a gestational carrier, who carries the baby(ies) to term.
Do surrogates use their own eggs for surrogacy? No! Gestational carriers have no genetic relationship to the child(ren) they carry.
Surrogacy has been a family-building option for quite some time, though it has evolved over the years.
What's the Difference between a Surrogate vs a Gestational Carrier
At Circle Surrogacy we only practice gestational surrogacy, however it's important to know what the difference is. This video shares the differences between a surrogate mother and a gestational carrier, or gestational surrogate.
Why choose surrogacy to grow your family?
Surrogacy allows couples and individuals from a variety of backgrounds, ages and sexual orientations to build their families.
Intended parents who use surrogacy include:
• Heterosexual couples who have struggled with infertility
• Intended mothers who are unable to carry a child
• Intended parents who have a genetic defect or health condition they don't want to pass onto the child
• Gay and trans intended parents who want to have a genetic link to their baby
Each surrogacy journey is unique, and we proud to have helped grow so many amazing families in the United States and around the world.
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How much does a surrogate cost?
The cost of a surrogate mother is just one fee that makes up total surrogacy costs.
If you live in the U.S. you can estimate surrogacy costs around $110K-$175K for a journey, exclusive of IVF costs. The actual journey costs depend on the services intended parents need (whether you require a surrogate only, or a surrogate plus an egg donor), your insurance and the details of your specific journey. Each journey is unique - there is no "one cost fits all".
Of those total costs, approximately 40% will pay for a surrogate: her base compensation, additional benefits and payments, her legal counsel, social work and screening.
For those intended parents who use a surrogacy agency (highly recommended) their surrogacy costs will also include an agency fee.
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How much do surrogates make?
The monetary benefits of becoming a surrogate mother are significant, but the indescribable sense of fulfillment our surrogates get from helping intended families bring a child into the world cannot be found doing anything else.
Surrogate mother pay depends on a few factors: where she lives, if she has insurance and whether or not she's a first time carrier. On average, surrogate mothers are paid between $50,000 and $60,000 total, which is made of a base fee of $30k-$40k, plus additional compensation and benefits.
Circle Surrogacy offers the most comprehensive and protective pay and benefits package for gestational carriers and their families. See full details about how a surrogate is paid and how much she can expect to earn.
What is the surrogacy process?
While it's relatively simple to understand the meaning of surrogacy, understanding the process is a bit more involved. The surrogacy process can be complex, and working with an experienced agency like Circle Surrogacy helps navigate the milestones and provides support when you need it most.
A general overview of the surrogacy process looks like this:
• Apply as a surrogate or a parent
• Meet all requirements (surrogates) and complete initial consultation (parents)
• Surrogate and Parent Matching
• Medical screenings, surrogate medications and embryo transfer
• Confirmation of pregnancy
• Pregnancy, building a relationship between Intended parents and surrogate
• Delivery day and beyond
Circle is a relationship-based agency, meaning we encourage strong relationships between intended parents and surrogates.
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What is the meaning of surrogacy for surrogate mothers?
Becoming a surrogate is life-changing. Surrogate mothers – more commonly referred to a gestational surrogates or gestational carriers – are generous and selfless, passionate about family, and willing to help others. Many surrogates form life-long bonds with their intended parents, and remain part of each others' lives well after the baby is born.
To be able to give someone the gift of parenthood is empowering. Women who apply to become surrogates are ready to be 100% dedicated emotionally, mentally and physically for their intended parents.
The Pros and Cons of Being a Surrogate
If you're considering surrogacy, you can review the pros and cons of becoming a surrogate mother. See the benefits and challenges associated with surrogacy.
How to become a surrogate
What does surrogacy mean for intended parents?
Becoming a parent through surrogacy is an emotional and rewarding path to parenthood.
Intended parents put their trust into not only their gestational carrier, but their surrogacy agency as well. It can be a journey filled with ups and downs, however the day your baby is born is hard to put into words.
Intended parents have the choice to pursue independent surrogacy or to work with an agency such as Circle Surrogacy. Working with an agency provides a level or partnership and expertise that parents would not have on their own. Having an agency manage the journey and the details allows parents to focus on preparing for the arrival of their baby(ies). Read more about why you should work with an agency.
The Pros and Cons of Surrogacy for Intended Parents
There are many benefits to surrogacy for intended parents, however there are also challenges. This video outlines some of the pros and cons of surrogacy for intended parents.
How to become a parent
Common questions about surrogacy.
Whether you're considering surrogacy, becoming a parent through surrogacy, or still understanding what is surrogacy, you may have questions along the way. With many experienced surrogates and parents via surrogacy on staff, we've helped families navigate their journeys successfully, and have answered almost every question out there!
What is the difference between traditional surrogacy and gestational surrogacy?
Gestational surrogacy is when a woman carries a baby for intended parents that she shares no DNA with – her eggs are not used – an embryo is transferred into her uterus. Gestational surrogacies makeup the vast majority of modern surrogacy arrangements. By contrast, traditional surrogates typically become pregnant through artificial insemination, and have a genetic connection to the child or children they carry for their intended parents. We do not arrange traditional surrogacies.
Do I need to work with a surrogacy agency?
Intended parents and surrogates are not required to work with an agency for a surrogacy journey; this type of journey is called an independent or "indy" journey.
Understanding how complex the surrogacy process can be, Circle Surrogacy recommends working with a surrogacy agency for both surrogates and intended parents to ensure they receive the support they need, as well as allowing someone to manage the details (and any bumps in the road) as well as having the emotional support available throughout the journey.
Why should I choose Circle Surrogacy?
There are many reasons intended parents should choose Circle Surrogacy! Circle was founded over 25 years ago, and has brought thousands of babies into the world! Here are 5 of the most important reasons to choose Circle:
1. 99.3% success rate
2. We are a full-service surrogacy and egg donation agency: we take care of everything for you
3. The most comprehensive surrogate screening process
4. 40% of our staff has personal experience with surrogacy and third party reproduction – we've been in your shoes
5. And all-inclusive cost program that promises no surprise costs and offers a 100% refund on our agency fee.
See our cost page for details.
How does a surrogate woman (gestational carrier) get pregnant?
A surrogate or gestational carrier gets pregnant when an IVF doctor implants an embryo into her uterus. The surrogate has used IVF medications to prepare her body for the pregnancy. The embryo transfer is rather painless and is a quick procedure; the doctor may ask the surrogate to rest and have limited activity a few days after the transfer.
Can I speak with intended parents or surrogates from your program?
Yes! We are happy to connect you with experienced surrogates and parents.
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Surrogacy Acronyms and Abbreviations
The world of surrogacy has a language of its own, and if you aren't familiar with the surrogacy acronyms or abbreviations you might feel like you're reading something in a different language.
Here is a list of common surrogacy acronyms and abbreviations
GC or GS: Gestational Carrier or Gestational Surrogate
IP (IPs): Intended Parents.
Also seen as: IF (Intended Father) and IM (Intended Mother)
ED: Egg Donor
IVF: In Vitro Fertilization
RE: Reproductive Endocrinologist
ART: Assisted Reproductive Technology
FET: Frozen Embryo Transfer
SET: Single Embryo Transfer
MET: Multiple Embryo Transfer
2WW: 2 Week Wait
DPT: Days Post Transfer (often seen with a number, such as DP5DT or Days Post 5 Day Transfer)
BETA: Blood Test for Pregnancy
POAS: Pee on a Stick (referring to a home pregnancy test)
Learn more about these terms and their definitions in this surrogacy acronym blog post.
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HOW I BECAME A SURROGATE DAD - Ogonyok No.
28 (4807) dated 10.08.2003 2K one 7 min. ...
There comes a time when a mother has to answer something to her child's question: "Where is my daddy?" Mothers used to regale their children with stories about a downed pilot. Now they are buying "fathers"
No matter how masculine a feminist is, she cannot replace her father. And smart women found a clever way out. Among well-to-do but single feminists, the newfangled “surrogate dad” craze is becoming more widespread. He must be educated, smart, cheerful, love children, be able to find a common language with children and be sure to undergo a full medical examination for the absence of contagious diseases.
Well, you should also lead a healthy lifestyle: do not drink and do not smoke. To a young child, this sample of the male breed is presented as a father. And he should lead a normal life for a father: go to work in the morning, return from it in the evening and do the usual things with the child - play, have dinner, walk, put to bed. And in parallel, he must, in a form easily digestible by a child, drive simple worldly truths into his head.
As soon as the child falls asleep, the “father” goes home, and by the time he wakes up, he should already be at the workplace in a dressing gown and house slippers. I had a chance to be such a dad too...
I worked as a parking attendant in one of the Moscow restaurants. It was my responsibility to help the client park the car and make sure that it was he who left in it, and not some criminal element. I received only 300 rubles for 12 hours of work, but there was also a "leftist". You open the door of the limousine for the lady when she and the gentleman drove up to the restaurant, and then you repeat the same operation for their departure, and the gentleman (unless, of course, he is a complete redneck) will thank you with a hundred rubles .
.. And somehow I got into a conversation with one one of the regular clients, who, having learned that I was a former military man, offered me to become a surrogate father of her five-year-old son. She took care of the medical expenses and promised to pay me $500 a month for this non-dusty job.
The terms of the contract included the following:
1. I must teach the child to wash and brush his own teeth in the morning, to accept porridge and milk for breakfast without a murmur, to dress himself and tie his shoelaces. And most importantly, that he stop bullying the English teacher and finally begin to learn the language itself. Everything else - according to the circumstances: games, walks, cultural and entertainment program.
2. Work schedule: on weekdays from 7.00 to 8.30 (then I allegedly leave for work) and from 18.00 to 22.30. Saturday and Sunday from 8:00 a.m. to lights out.
3. Money for cultural and entertainment events is a separate line, as well as small pocket expenses during evening walks.
4. Payday - every thirtieth day spent with this five-year-old bum.
The legend that justifies in the eyes of the "son" my so long absence was already developed by my mother: I am a military man who was on a long business trip to the Island of Freedom (Cuba. - Approx. Aut.) with a secret mission and therefore could not even send letters . As it turned out later, the child had been stuffed with such cheap lies ever since he found out that other children had a mysterious family member - dad and urged his mother to introduce him to him.
The next day, the long-awaited parent “returned from a business trip” appeared before the boy Dima - me. My employer introduced me:
— Here, Dimulka, our folder is back! she happily informed her son, clasping her hands in amazement.
Dimulka turned out to be a rather well-fed, burly man with blond hair and mischievous brown eyes. Like all children, he did not doubt the veracity of his mother's words and threw himself on my neck with a run.
I, as a decent father who had not seen his son for a long time, was sincerely surprised and delighted at how he had grown and matured in a short year and a half of separation, and made a sycophantic conclusion that, apparently, he had become a real man - I remember, I myself always in childhood it flattered. I think it flatters all boys. Dimulka was no exception.
Lord, how easy it is to deceive a child — from a long business trip, the “father” returned with suspiciously small luggage — one small backpack, from which gifts were taken that were purchased in advance by his own mother. Dmitry did not pay due attention to them. I was much more interesting for him, and he, completely ignoring his mother, did not want to leave me for a second. He told me all the family secrets, gave me a tour of the house (a big house), told me what his mother does and how she earns money (a chain of furniture stores and some others), and in which exotic countries (European countries turned out to be not exotic for him , and so - some kind of nonsense) he managed to visit in his short life.
After a "family" dinner in honor of the reunion of a noble family, we went on a tour of Moscow. And then I was able to finally win the selfless love of the little liar. Knowing the history of Moscow perfectly, I told Dimka about how the Kremlin was built, what this street used to be called and why it had such a name and not another. He listened with his mouth open in amazement and only had time to move across the back seat of the Mercedes from one window to another. A curious boy.
The evening ended with dinner in a restaurant, where my “son” and I had a little mischief - I taught him how, holding a cherry stone between his fingers, you can shoot it at me. At the very first hit, I returned fire “to kill”: we managed to avoid casualties, but nevertheless Dimka was in seventh heaven and laughed so that the whole restaurant paid attention to us. But as soon as I asked Dimka to stop the disgrace, he meekly complied with my command. His mother - "my wife" - was shocked and said with satisfaction:
- You're just a magician.
I would not have been able to stop him, if I had allowed it, not only all the staff, but also the visitors of the restaurant would have been fired with bones.
We were leaving the restaurant like the happiest family in the world, and the child would not let go of my index finger for anything in the world. And before falling asleep, he, looking tenderly into my eyes, whispered:
— I love you, dad. You are even better than Seryozhkin's dad.
I just grunted...
As agreed in the contract, at 7:00 the next day I arrived at "work". The “wife” was already on her feet and was preparing breakfast for her son. I put on overalls - house slippers and a tracksuit. Exactly at 7.30, having made the rise of Dimka, I began to train him. The first number of the program was morning exercises. Before, Dimka had never heard of her, and therefore he really liked the morning waving of his arms and legs. The second number was the exercise "taking a shower." From the words of his mother, I knew that this was the most unpleasant moment: Dimka hated showers with every fiber of his soul.
But when I explained to him that all real men take showers in the morning, he obediently climbed under the streams of warm water. After the shower, we duo brushed our teeth and washed our faces with cold water. At first, he jerked his hands away from under the icy stream, but, gathering his courage, he took water into his palms and, closing his eyes tightly, rubbed it over his muzzle.
...Simple things, but it's extremely funny to watch from the outside...
Breakfast was generally simple. Seeing the hated porridge on the table, Dima looked at me and understood without words that real men eat this crap for breakfast. I must admit that I myself ate this porridge through force, but the new profession obliged ...
On the same day I was finally to meet with an English teacher and instill in Dimka a sense of sacred awe before her and a love for learning a foreign language. How to do this, I had no idea at all and decided to follow the beaten path - by personal example.
As such, I do not have a pedagogical education, but I have a wealth of experience in educating eighteen-year-old boobies in military service. Once upon a time, in a military school, we studied some kind of pedagogy there, and it was from this course that this very “personal example” surfaced in my memory.
Once again the trick worked. We listened to the teacher for a couple and babbled the simplest sentences after her. Dimka was delighted. The teacher is in shock. I felt like an idiot staying for the tenth time in my second year in first grade. But the main thing is that Dimka showed diligence.
Over the next weeks, relying entirely on this very “personal example” in my teaching, I infected the ward with the following nasty things: dressing yourself, washing your face, brushing your teeth, cleaning up your toys, heating food in a microwave oven, roller-skating. Plus, as a bonus, I changed it from a four-wheeler to a two-wheeler.
The “son” began to treat the lessons with due diligence, he became respectful with his mother and no longer dared to argue with her.
Everything seemed to be fine. And I relaxed. I decided for myself that all Dimkin's shortcomings were destroyed when my complacency was violated in the meanest way. In Dimka, the most terrible property, which cannot be remedied by any of the methods known to pedagogical science, was revealed - everything that he touched beat, broke and cracked. Either the stupid stars at the time of his birth were located in the sky somehow wrong, or “this is fate”, but the fact remains: Dimka turned out to be a walking devastation. Everything that did not break itself, but consisted of parts, Dimka finished off with a screwdriver and pliers.
In the "pre-father" era, that is, before the moment of my arrival, all these screws, nuts and other disassembled rubbish strangely spread throughout the apartment. The only thing I managed to do was now everything broken and disassembled was stored in a small area of Dimka's room. Mom was happy with that too. In general, she was satisfied with the results of my work beyond expectations.
Because in a measly three months and a ponytail, I managed to completely re-educate her tomboy. She was pleased with me, I with the amount of money I earned.
...Money was rustling in my pocket, but my heart was in pain. The hardest part is parting with your son. I don't care, I broke up with someone else's boy. And he's with his dad! I imagined how he, accustomed to waking up in the morning and running to the bathroom with me, would be deprived of this fun procedure the next morning. And I felt very sorry for him. But it was time to leave. I again had to turn into a scout and go on a long business trip, though not as secret as the previous one: the “command” allowed correspondence with my son.
When Dimulka heard the sad news, at first he tried to shed a tear, but I didn't let him: men don't cry. And then he suddenly said:
— But I will never become a scout, so as not to leave my son and mother.
Then we drank farewell tea with a cake, I put Dimka to bed and when he fell asleep I left the workplace forever.
Strange thing, I parted with women whom I loved, but never missed them. But he missed Dimka for a very long time and sometimes even drove up to the entrance of their house in the morning to watch from afar how he was busy in the yard with the children.
Every month I received, and still receive, a letter from him in which he describes in detail his happy life and complains only that I have not returned for so long, and he is waiting.
I write letters back to him, in which I demand that he correct his behavior (my mother complained on the phone), and most of all I am afraid that his mother would bury me. It happens that brave dads die on dangerous missions... God forbid, of course...
Vladimir NIKULIN
Photos used in the material: Fotobank, East NEWS
Surrogate father: Andrey Savelyev about women who wanted to have a child from him | GQ
“You are a talent! You are the perfect candidate! How gifted the child will be! All you need is your material.
I was completely unprepared for such a confession.
But Alena did not give up. Several times a week she bombarded me with more and more details about my flashes of genius. The girl went further than studying my texts: “I climbed on your page and saw your pictures ... Amazing colors! How much beauty and pain! How many doubts, how much light, how much talent! You are smart! You are an incredible artist! I want to protect you... But don't kiss me... Now, if only a child...” And again she inserted the word “material”: “Give it to me! In the name of the continuation of talent, in the name of light, for the sake of life!” Pure Hitchcock. I answered letters carefully: “Thank you. Nicely. You will still find your man." But after a couple of weeks, Alena went crazy - she threatened to come to Moscow with the test results, personally prove her maternal potential to me and proceed directly to the conception of a talented child. And suddenly she disappeared. I waited a decent amount of time, wrote to Alena if everything was fine with her, and received a dry answer: “Greetings from the Emirates! Farewell forever, you nothing!" What did she do in the Emirates, did she arrange personal happiness with the sheikh and, most importantly, how did I turn from a genius into nothing - all questions remained unanswered.
Life again became monotonous, and I again lost the habit of praise. Until Vika showed up.
Vika and Anya had been together for three years already and did everything that two people at the peak of a relationship can do in Moscow: they dined insanely at cafes, went to film festivals and, in puffy raincoats, cut through the space of garage sales soaked in falafel and sea buckthorn tea. Just on one of them, I gave a purse to a girl at the counter of handmade leather, and we became friends. It was Vika. “I love Anka very much, but I’m very afraid to be alone with her,” Vika admitted over a glass of smoothie. “There is nothing to talk about with her.” After that, we discussed the social policy of Denmark, the architecture of Suzdal and the cartoon about brownie Kuzya. Vika never nodded, objected to any of my thesis and said goodbye: “You are some kind of strange. For the first time I meet a person with whom I have nothing in common!” She called the same night: “We want a little one from you!” "Little"! Is that what they still say? Vika found a solution how not to be left alone with Anya together - to have a baby.
“It will save our relationship,” she explained. “You’re still alone, and so you will help us out!” When asked why it was me, Vika answered as best she could: “You are not a great mind, but very beautiful!” And she described in detail the advantages of my nose, lips, earlobes, and especially dwelled on the superciliary arches: “Your brows are unrealistically bulging - that's cool! And your figure is such a ... willow!” In physics, I was teased as skinny and with a ruler, but here I became a model, an elegant branch of a weeping willow. Not a gloomy tall one, but a deity. No one has ever praised my physiological data in such detail before. But to do for this "little" Vika and Anya? I thought - and agreed. “But I, of course, will participate in education, walk with him, financially there. This will be our child,” I began. "You did not understand! Anka took the floor. - From you only a seed! The little one will be ours with Vika. I don’t know what drove me more: from the sovereignty of this couple or from the word “seed”.
