Here's a really bizarre scandal: Claire Connelly, a secretary to the board chairwoman of the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board, says she was harassed and mistreated because she refused to become a surrogate mom for her boss. I don't mean "act-mommy-like" with the boss, I mean, carry her bosses baby. Here you go: "As Connelly tells it, [chairwoman] Richardson called her into her office in September
and explained that she wanted to have a child, but was already in her 50s. So
she asked whether Connelly, a 31-year-old single mom, would be interested in
being paid $10,000 to become a surrogate mother -- although it would have to
wait until Richardson was done with her board term so it wouldn't conflict with
her job as Connelly's boss."
Connelly was pretty stunned, and a few days later she turned down the offer. She says Richardson gave her the evil treatment after that, berated her regularly, and demanded Connelly walk her dog and clean up after it. And Connelly has now lodged a complaint for sexual harassment and retaliation.
Boy, that's the most twisted "have my baby" story I've heard yet. And you know what? Ten grand and a good, harassment-free job is still not worth getting pregnant for. (Not that you should have to choose job or surrogacy, mind you.) Actually, kids almost aren't worth getting pregnant for.
