The family receives financial support from Claire’s parents, who helped cover living expenses when Carla took off a year and a half during the pandemic to care for Linus. Carla has had a different experience with her parents. They have not given her the same level of support, and she believes they have iced her out because she is a lesbian. They were unable to save ahead of time and used credit cards throughout the process. Still, the Shermans got pregnant relatively cheaply through intrauterine insemination, which is usually the first and least expensive stop in assisted reproduction.

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Persons: Carla, Linus, ” Carla, ” Linus Organizations: Shermans