I was a surrogate for my sister — but ten days later they left the child on my doorstep

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Monica Pop
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My sister Claire struggled to conceive for years. She and her husband spent a little fortune trying to become parents, but eventually, all those IFV’s ended up with heartbreaking miscarriages that broke my sister’s heart over and over again. It felt like her world collapsed little by little as she could no longer try. And that’s when I came into the picture and agreed to be their surrogate.

The decision wasn’t made lightly, but on the day they asked me to carry their baby, Claire has already lost her bubbly personality. She withdrew more and more and stopped being around people who had children. She even missed some of my sons’ birthdays and I could no witness her dying inside.

Looking at my boys through the kitchen window as she slipped her fingers around the glass of water, I could feel the love she had for them and I knew she would be the perfect mother if she’ had the chance.

It felt like her world collapsed little by little as she could no longer try. And that’s when I came into the picture and agreed to be their surrogate/Midjourney

My heart ached for her and her husband, who entered the kitchen at that moment and placed his hand on my sister’s shoulder. He then turned to me and said, “Specialists say Claire can no longer handle any treatments. They suggested surrogacy…” and the proceeded, “Abby, would you consider being one?” Jason asked.

Then Claire got closer and took my hands in hers. “You know, Abby, you are my only chance of ever experiencing motherhood. Please take your time to think about the gift you could give me.”

That evening, my husband and I discussed the possibility of me being my sister’s surrogate. Having four boys already meant having a lot on my plate. Another pregnancy could take a toll on my body and my emotions, but watching my sister suffer was overwhelming.

I asked my husband to trust me and support me in my decision to be my sister’s surrogate.

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It didn’t take long before Claire and Jason’s baby started growing in my belly. They were extremely dedicated and couldn’t stop making plans for their future as parents.

The pregnancy went well and nothing spoke trouble, but on the day I gave birth to their baby girl, they were nowhere to be seen. Both my husband, Luke, and I tried reaching them, but there was no answer.

Hours passed by and Claire and Jason finally appeared at the hospital. But their demeanor said something wasn’t right.

Instead of taking the girl, Claire looked at me and said, “This isn’t the baby we expected. We don’t want it.”

“You’re joking, right?” I asked, still unable to process her words.

“It’s a girl. And Jason… Jason wanted a son.”

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That’s when my husband intervened and started yelling at Claire and her husband. “Have you both lost your minds?”

Jason was quick to leave the room, leaving Claire to do the hard work. “He has given me an ultimatum, it’s either a son or he leaves me… I can’t take this girl, Jason doesn’t want her.”

“But you never said anything about gender,” I said, still shocked.

“That’s because you have given birth to four boys, so we thought it wouldn’t be any different this time,” Claire said.

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It was then that I told her to get out of the room. As she walked, she turned one more time and added, “Maybe you can take her to an orphanage, or give her to someone who wants a daughter.”

I felt dizzy. How could the person who wanted to be a mom so badly could speak of her daughter as of a piece of clothing?

When my sister finally agreed to take the baby, I was glad she had come to her senses, but that didn’t last long. Just ten days later, they left Nora at our doorstep.

Luke and I decided to raise Nora ourselves. There was no way I would ever put her up for adoption. She was my blood, my sweet little niece…

The idea of being a surrogate seemed so rational at the beginning, but now it ruined my relationship with my sister.

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A couple of weeks later, someone knocked on the door. “Who could it be on this rainy day?” I thought to myself as I opened the door.

It was Claire. She looked different.

But before I could ask her why she was there, she started crying and said she was sorry. She couldn’t abandon her daughter, even if that meant separating from Jason.

I could feel her regret was sincere so I invited her in and let her hold Nora for the first time.

Looking at my sister with her daughter, it felt like all the pieces fell into place. Being a single mother wouldn’t be easy, but my husband, my boys, and I were there to stand by her as long as she needed.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son impresses fans with steady weight-loss progress

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Monica Pop
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Christopher Schwarzenegger, the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger, is showing off the results of a major transformation and people can’t stop talking about it.

The 27-year-old joined sister Katherine and her husband Chris Pratt at a Brentwood pumpkin patch over the weekend, looking fit, confident, and clearly proud of his progress.

Christopher’s toned arms and shoulders stood out in his white tank top and joggers. He could be seen laughing while carrying pumpkins through the patch.

He, however, didn’t achieve his new look over night. On the contrary, he struggled with weight for quite some time and his new appearance reflects years of dedication. Needless to say, the young Schwarzenegger looks handsome and healthier than ever.

More photos of Christopher emerged later as his sister Katherine shared photos from another family day out on Instagram. They showed her brother scrolling through his phone in Cape Cod, along with their mom Maria Shriver. “A perfect day ☀️🌊,” she wrote.

Christopher lost 30-pound, something he spoke about publicly at the Beacher Vitality Happy & Healthy Summit in Los Angeles in May. “It was a big process,” he said, hinting at how much effort went into building new habits. Now, with a balanced lifestyle and a clear focus on fitness, he looks every bit as determined as his famous father.

“I started in 2019 when I was living in Australia,” Christopher shared. “I just saw how much my weight was prohibiting me from doing the everyday activities.”

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Christopher continued: “I was like, ‘I want to go skydiving.’ And my friends were like, ‘Yeah, no shot.’ I was like, ‘Yeah, I can’t skydive.’

“It’s not an overnight thing, but it took a lot of trial and error. And even still to this day, when you’re saying, ‘oh, before and after photos,’ I don’t feel like I’m an after yet. I don’t feel like I’m at the point.”

As expected, fans were quick to comment on the incredible transformation and his resemblance to his brother Patrick.

“You can really see the resemblance to his father in that second pic,” one person commented, while another added, “His transformation is incredible. Good for him. He’s looking more like his father now.”

Someone else commented, “He is more handsome than Patrick,” while another remarked, “He is now the better-looking brother ❤️.”

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Royal couple Harry and Meghan make headlines at Dodgers game

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Monica Pop
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made waves in Los Angeles after being spotted at Dodger Stadium on October 28, 2025, cheering on Game 4 of the World Series between the Blue Jays and the Dodgers.

The couple wore matching blue Dodgers caps. Meghan opted for dark pants and an oversized white shirt, while Harry wore a black blazer and T-shirt. They were sitting front row just ahead of baseball legend Sandy Koufax, who unexpectedly drew much of the crowd’s attention.

Fans online joked that “royalty was sitting behind Markle and Harry,” as the pair laughed, cheered, and looked perfectly at home in the spotlight.

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Later that week, they watched Game 7 from home with Meghan’s friend Kelly McKee Zajfen, celebrating the Dodgers’ 11-inning championship win while Meghan danced and Harry looked on with a grin.

Meghan was seen cheering and exclaiming, “Oh my God!” as she walked over to Harry, leaned down, and kissed him on the lips while Kelly McKee Zajfen applauded beside them. Moments later, Meghan and Zajfen jumped up and down in excitement before sharing a hug.

Some of Meghan’s critics dubbed her reaction not genuine.

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“LOOKS SO FAKE,” one X user wrote along with a “Staged” GIF.

“So scripted,” another added.

“Load of performative fakery! She just so happened to have a camera set up,” a third chimed in.

The Sussexes’ night at the World Series came shortly after they gave fans a rare glimpse of family life in California. A video posted to Instagram showed Meghan, 44, with Harry and their children, Archie and Lilibet, visiting a Santa Barbara pumpkin patch and carving pumpkins at home.

DUBBO, AUSTRALIA – OCTOBER 17: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex visit a local farming family, the Woodleys, on October 17, 2018 in Dubbo, Australia. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are on their official 16-day Autumn tour visiting cities in Australia, Fiji, Tonga and New Zealand. (Photo by Chris Jackson – Pool/Getty Images)

Earlier in the month, Harry and Meghan had attended Project Healthy Minds’ World Mental Health Day Festival in New York, where they represented their Archewell Foundation and spoke about youth mental health and social-media challenges.

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Grey’s Anatomy star Eric Dane reveals first ALS symptom he mistook for ‘texting too much’

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Monica Pop
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Grey’s Anatomy star Eric Dane has disclosed his ALS diagnosis with the public and has been open about his health condition ever since.

The ASL Association describes the condition as a “rare, terminal neurodegenerative disorder that results in the progressive loss of both upper and lower motor neurons that normally control voluntary muscle contraction.”

Speaking of his diagnosis, Dane told People at the time, “I have been diagnosed with ALS.

“I am grateful to have my loving family by my side as we navigate this next…I kindly ask that you give my family and I privacy during this time.”

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Dane missed this year’s Emmys. He was expected to join the series’ cast for their 20th anniversary, but was absent from stage due to a fall related to his ASL diagnosis. “ALS is a nasty disease,” he said. “So I was in the hospital during the Emmys getting stitches put in my head.”

He said he was “really upset” about missing the milestone moment, but added that “there was nothing I could do about it.

“It would have been great to see Jesse and get reunited with some of my peers, and to be able to present in front of my colleagues, I thought, would have been a special moment.”

Since his diagnosis, Dane has been seen a few times in Los Angeles. Most recently, he was photographed with his wife, Rebecca Gayheart, and their 13-year-old daughter, Georgia, enjoying dinner at a sushi restaurant in West Hollywood. He was in a wheelchair.

According to PageSix, the actor “appeared to be in good spirits, wearing a casual black T-shirt and beige pants.”

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Rebecca and Eric are also parents to 15-year-old Billie. In an interview with People magazine in September, Rebecca said the news has been especially hard on their daughters.

“I mean, it’s heartbreaking,” she told People. “My girls are really suffering, and we’re just trying to get through it. It’s a tough time.”

Back in June, Eric Dane opened up about the first ALS symptoms he experienced.

Appearing on Good Morning America, he revealed, “I started experiencing some weakness in my right hand, and I didn’t really think anything of it at the time.

“I thought maybe I had been texting too much or my hand was fatigued. But a few weeks later I noticed it had gotten a little worse, so I went and saw a hand specialist, and he sent me to another hand specialist.”

The actor continued, “I went and saw a neurologist and they sent me to another neurologist and said this is way above [his] pay grade.”

Doctors were only able to diagnose him nine months after he had experienced the initial symptoms.

“I have one functioning arm, my dominant side is [my right], my left side is functioning, my right side is completely stopped working.”

Dane concluded. “My left arm is going, I feel like a couple few more months and I wont have my left either, it is sobering.”

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Toddler Found Under Unusual Circumstances— Who Is He?

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Bryan Seal
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The Bruised Toddler That Wasn’t: How a Fake Facebook Post Fooled Thousands

It was the kind of post that stops you mid-scroll — a haunting image of a bruised toddler, paired with a desperate plea for help. According to the viral Facebook story, the boy had been found wandering alone in the night by a police officer named “Deputy Tyler Cooper” in either Hereford or King’s Lynn. The message urged users to share widely, in hopes of reuniting the child with his family.

The problem? None of it was true.

Within days, local police departments were inundated with concerned calls — but not one report backed the story. West Mercia Police publicly confirmed there was no record of such an incident in Hereford, and no officer named Tyler Cooper on their force. Norfolk
Constabulary echoed the same: nothing happened in King’s Lynn, and “Deputy” isn’t even a rank used in their system.

What appeared to be a heartbreaking cry for help was, in fact, a digital hoax — carefully engineered to spread rapidly through emotion, confusion, and misplaced compassion.

Why These Hoaxes Work — and Why They Keep Coming Back

These types of viral deceptions are nothing new, but they’re becoming more sophisticated. The formula is consistent: an emotional trigger, vague details, and a call to action that plays on urgency and goodwill.

What’s worse, these posts are often later edited — the emotional story swapped out for scam links, fake real estate ads, or bogus cashback offers. By the time the bait-and-switch happens, the post may already have thousands of shares. It’s a tactic that preys on empathy while building a huge audience for shady online marketers or fraudsters.

Digital Compassion Meets Caution

It’s easy to get caught up in stories like this. After all, what if it were real? No one wants to be the person who ignored a child in need. But that same instinct is exactly what hoax creators exploit.

To protect yourself and others:

Check local police or news pages before sharing.
Reverse image search suspicious photos to see if they’ve been reused.
Be wary of vague locations or unverifiable names.
Report suspicious posts to the platform to limit their reach.

Final Thoughts: A New Kind of Vigilance

The false story of the “lost toddler” may seem like a harmless fluke, but it highlights a growing problem in the digital age: emotional manipulation masquerading as news. As platforms like Facebook continue to serve as both information hubs and rumor mills, it’s up
to all of us to be thoughtful in what we share.

When compassion is used as clickbait, everyone loses — especially those who genuinely need help. Stay alert, verify first, and don’t let fake stories cloud real ones that deserve our attention.

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BREAKING: Lion XIV Injured After Equipment Malfunction…

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Bryan Seal
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Pope Leo XIV’s Inauguration: A New Dawn for the Church Rooted in Tradition and Heartfelt Connection

The dawn of Pope Leo XIV’s papacy was marked by a powerful and symbolic ceremony in St. Peter’s Square, signaling the official start of his spiritual stewardship over the Catholic Church.

Clad in the traditional vestments, he received the Palio—a humble woolen band resting gently on his shoulders, symbolizing his pastoral duty—and was bestowed the Fisherman’s Ring, a sacred emblem linking him to Saint Peter and his mission as a “fisher of men.”

This solemn inauguration has ignited worldwide excitement, as faithful from across the globe eagerly anticipate how Leo XIV will carry forward the inclusive, youth-energized legacy championed by his predecessor, Pope Francis.

A Pontiff Bridging Two Worlds

As only the second Pope from the Americas, Leo XIV’s ascent resonates profoundly.

Though born in Chicago, his heart beats strongly for Latin America. In a poignant first address, he spoke warmly in Spanish, expressing gratitude to the people of Chiclayo, Peru—a place that shaped his formative years and spiritual journey.

His bond with Peru is not just historical but deeply personal. Leo XIV first traveled there in 1985, embarking on a path of unwavering dedication to the Church and its communities across the region. Reflecting on those early days, he intriguingly revealed that his eventual
elevation to the papacy was, in some way, foretold over 26 years ago—a mystery that invites reflection and curiosity.

Looking Forward: Tradition Meets Renewal

Pope Leo XIV’s elevation signals the opening of a new chapter for the Catholic Church—one that honors ancient traditions while embracing renewal and hope. His authentic connections to Latin America and gestures toward inclusivity hint at a papacy
poised to mirror the compassion and reformist spirit that Pope Francis inspired.

As the world watches, the unfolding of Leo XIV’s leadership promises to be a journey of faith, resilience, and connection. Rooted in decades of dedicated service and a genuine bond with diverse communities, his papacy begins not only with solemn reverence but also with an optimistic vision for the Church’s future.

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Cruise tragedy: 80-year-old woman dies after being stranded on a deserted island

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Monica Pop
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Suzanne Rees, an 80-year-old Australian woman from New South Wales, was found dead on Lizard Island after reportedly being left behind by her luxury cruise ship, the Coral Adventurer.

Rees had joined other passengers on a guided hike during the first stop of a 60-day voyage around Australia, with ticket prices reaching nearly $80,000. At some point, she became separated from the group, apparently stopping to rest, while the ship departed at sunset unaware she was missing.

It wasn’t until hours later that the crew realised she hadn’t returned and went back to the island, where a search team involving a helicopter discovered her body the next morning. Authorities have since launched a full investigation into the incident, raising serious concerns about safety procedures and passenger oversight on such high-end cruises.

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Reese’s daughter, Katherine, said her mother fell ill at the island and was asked to clamber back down the mountain on her own, The Sun reported.

“Then the ship left, apparently without doing a passenger count. At some stage in that sequence, or shortly after, Mum died, alone,” she told The Australian.

The tragic death of Reese left her family saddened and in shock.

The police are trying to determine whether Reese would have survived had she been reported missing earlier, wondering why the staff at the cruise took so long to realize a passenger was missing.

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The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) confirmed that they are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding why the passenger was not accounted for during boarding. A spokesman stated, “We are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding why the passenger may not have been accounted for during boarding. It is critical to determine whether standard protocols were followed and what steps can be taken to prevent similar incidents in the future.”

Coral Expeditions CEO Mark Fifield said the company is fully cooperating with authorities investigating the tragedy but declined to provide further details, stating it would be inappropriate to comment while the official inquiries are still ongoing.

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“We have expressed our heartfelt condolences to the Rees family and remain deeply sorry that this has occurred,” Fifield said in a statement.

“We continue to provide our full support to the Rees family through this difficult time,” he added.

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Couple on their honeymoon tried to ruin my flight – I taught them a lesson

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Monica Pop
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Air travel can bring out the best or the absolute worst in people. Most of the time, you get lucky if you get to sit next to a quiet “neighbor,” have an easy flight, or maybe a half-decent meal. But every now and then, fate seats you next to the kind of passengers who make you question why airplanes don’t come with eject buttons.

That’s exactly what happened to me on a 14-hour flight from Sydney to Los Angeles, where two honeymooners turned the cabin into their personal playground.

I’d been away for months and was counting down the hours until I could finally hug my wife and son. I paid extra for a premium economy seat. The flight boarded on time, the seat reclined just right, and for a brief moment, everything seemed fine. Then came Dave and Lia, a freshly married couple.

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They were laughing too loudly, bumping into people’s seats, and snapping selfies like they were the stars of an in-flight romance movie no one wanted to watch.

As soon as they reached my row, Dave leaned over with that grin. “Hey, mate, mind switching seats with my wife? She’s a few rows back. It’s our honeymoon.” I asked where she was sitting, and when he pointed somewhere deep in economy, I almost laughed. “I paid extra for this seat,” I told him. “If you want to cover the upgrade, sure.” His face dropped. “You can’t put a price on love, man.” I smiled. “Apparently you can, about a thousand dollars.”

That’s when I became his sworn enemy. What followed was the most creative display of petty behavior I’ve ever witnessed. Dave started coughing, then he watched an action movie on his tablet without headphones. When other passengers complained, he said, “Sorry, folks, we’ll all enjoy it together!”

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At first, I tried to ignore him, but Lia soon appeared, squeezing into his seat and whispering loudly between their annoyingly loud laughter.

Finally, I decided to involve the flight attendant, who was quick to come and witness the chaos the couple was making. “They’ve decided to turn this row into a honeymoon suite,” I said.

Dave tried to play the victim, but the attendant didn’t fall for his words. “You can’t sit on another passenger’s lap,” she said. “Actually, you both need to move — to the back.”

The rest of the passengers started applauding as Dave, who wasn’t happy at all, moved to the back of the plane. Needless to say, the rest of the flight was a true delight.

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