In this episode, I talk with close friends, Scott and Shaun T Blokker — who have been married for over 10 years. They share their entire story: how they both came out to their families, how they met, fell in love, and decided to become parents. As it is for many gay couples, becoming parents can be quite the journey, and it was no different for Shaun and Scott. They take you step by step through their surrogacy journey: from picking egg donors to choosing potential surrogate mothers to, ultimately, welcoming their 2 beautiful sons into the world. Spanning several years, their story was filled with heartbreak and stress, but, in the end… triumph and great joy!
You’ll find out:
- Shaun and Scott’s prior relationships before they met
- Why Scott came out much later in life (and the story behind telling his parents)
- Why Scott didn’t like people saying “I knew” when he came out to them
- The toughest person for Shaun to come out to
- Did Shaun and Scott grow up with a dream to be married?
- Why/when they both started talking about marriage
- What their fertility doctor first told them
- Why it’s advised not to use an egg donor you know personally
- What went into the decision behind the race of their surrogate
- All the boxes to check off when choosing a surrogate
- Why deciding on your surrogate is a strange process
- The details behind the egg donor process
- Why finding a surrogate mother feels like speed dating
- The emotional and financial turmoil involved in the surrogacy journey
- The point at which Shaun and Scott almost gave up
- The decision to have boys
- When they got the call they were pregnant (for the last and final time)
- The sibling relationship between their sons
- Scott and Shaun’s current relationship with their surrogate
- Advice/words of wisdom for those going through the surrogacy process
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Check out Shaun’s Podcast, Trust and Believe
Trust and Believe Episode with Scott, Love is Love
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