Like anything someone says, it could be derogatory if it’s meant with malice, which this isn’t. And this is coming from a surrogate lol. When asked, most surrogate will tell you that they’re just the oven of someone else’s egg and sperm. I’ve heard it and said it a million times.
It’s actually more irritating when people assume you’ll become mentally unstable and unwilling to give back someone else’s child lol, which I think is why there is a preference to the term lady oven, because it helps others understand the process.
As a surrogate for a gay couple in France, I can assure you, and attest from personal experience, that it's not offensive when they're done out of love, like this. It's clear they love and respect everything she's done. Fun fact: This term is one I heard directly from a group of surrogates I'm close with And in real life, surrogates are loved like no other. It's just media that has a crazy views of surrogacy.
I have a Patreon but I suck at it, so I took my links down. The best support is what happens right here on GA, in the comment section. The feedback and interaction with readers is worth more than any money. Mostly. lol
This will be touched more when if Lars enters the scene. But Loren is not afraid of his parents, in fact, I think he's mostly come to terms with the fact he has no desire to have, hear, see, or reconcile with them. They are, for all intents and purposes, dead to Loren...and not in a petty way.
As someone who has binged many stories when I had more important things I should've been doing, I love this! Thank you. Just so you know, I'll post every Monday and Thursday. We're nearing the end. I think there is roughly 8 chapters left???