Meanwhile IVF is north of $25k…

  • AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    15
    ·
    3 hours ago

    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.

  • Grimy@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    51
    ·
    edit-2
    7 hours ago

    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.

    • Cadeillac@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      14
      ·
      7 hours ago

      It said they hadn’t even given them the money yet. I’m really hoping they only did it to remove the child from the awful parents, and were planning on going to the authorities in the morning. The man with the plan was heavily intoxicated

  • borf@lemmynsfw.com
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    13
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    7 hours ago

    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.

    • zante@lemmy.wtf
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 hour ago

      I’m not saying they are twins, but they could unlock each others phones….