Mary Beth Whitehead

I don't particularly like being pregnant. I like the baby at the end. Pregnancy is a very distant thing for me. I can't seem to believe there's really a baby there. It's such a miracle. ↗

— Mary Beth Whitehead

#being #being pregnant #believe #distant #end

Being a mother comes first for me. Before my husband, before this surrogacy crusade, before myself. I don't see myself as particularly strong. ↗

— Mary Beth Whitehead

#being #comes #crusade #first #husband

He considers me just a uterus with legs. ↗

— Mary Beth Whitehead

#just #legs #me #uterus

I gave her life, I can take life away. ↗

— Mary Beth Whitehead

#gave #her #i #i can #life

I have great sympathy for people that are infertile, but a life is not something you can give away. ↗

— Mary Beth Whitehead

#give #great #i #life #people

I try not to pass judgment on anyone, and I wish they wouldn't pass it on me. ↗

— Mary Beth Whitehead

#i #i wish #judgment #me #pass

I'm not perfect. I've made mistakes. I'd do a lot of things different if I could. I'd never, ever, get involved with surrogacy again. It's so weird. ↗

— Mary Beth Whitehead

#could #different #ever #get #i

I'm this high school dropout. I quit in my sophomore year, when I was 15. I worked for a while in a deli, and when I was almost 17, I got married. ↗

— Mary Beth Whitehead

#deli #got #high #high school #i

Nature's laws have to supersede man's law. ↗

— Mary Beth Whitehead

#laws #man #nature

Out of the ashes of Sara Whitehead rose Melissa Stern. Out of the ashes of Mary Beth Whitehead, there were pieces lost. ↗

— Mary Beth Whitehead

#lost #mary #melissa #out #pieces