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Would You Date a Man Who Had Four Kids Via Surrogacy?

12 Jun 2026

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Chapter 1: What are the challenges of parenting twins?

2.157 - 8.067 Jordana Abraham

Hello and welcome back to the Friday Feels episode of the UF Podcast. I'm Jordana Abraham.

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9.076 - 17.504 Jared Freed

I am Jared Freed. It is so good to be back here in studio with you, Jordana. How are you? What's going on? What's the Friday feels right now?

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17.684 - 19.146 Jordana Abraham

Friday feels are great.

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19.346 - 19.666 Jared Freed

Great.

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20.027 - 25.572 Jordana Abraham

Great. It's summer. I feel like I'm just happy to be in this month.

25.812 - 48.668 Jared Freed

I think New Yorkers had a tough winter. It was a lot. From the outside looking in as a Floridian. Yeah. Because I didn't notice in an annoying way. Like I was like, it's still cold up there. Like even today, it's like today is a lovely day. And but it's people I haven't seen people this shattered from a winter since covid.

48.85 - 53.777 Jordana Abraham

It was a lot. And, you know, not to pat myself on the back, but I had a very shut-in winter.

53.978 - 58.865 Jared Freed

Right. You had, like, the extreme version of it. Yes. Dog, twisters.

59.025 - 64.113 Jordana Abraham

Didn't go anywhere. It was very, very—it was, like, shut-in. And, like, I live in the woods.

Chapter 2: How does surrogacy impact single fatherhood?

107.339 - 125.352 Jared Freed

I'm okay. You're okay, right. You've done your time. It's kind of the same way I had to think of comedy. I New Yorked it. I learned how to be a comedian. Okay, can I take this and transfer it to a place where I can live a lifestyle that makes me more happy? Do I deserve that?

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125.392 - 127.035 Jordana Abraham

You've gotten your hands dirty.

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127.255 - 151.245 Jared Freed

Right. And I have the... the toolkit so to speak I hope but I can lose it I mean it's only been a year and I still was like like I could hear myself saying annoying things oh it's still cold up there wait till you've been there you need a jacket today wait till you've been there 20 years and you're you know driving your girlfriend to her colonoscopy That's right. Life.

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151.826 - 172.761 Jared Freed

If those who haven't listened to last week's episode, that is a preview. But if you haven't listened, go check it out. Great episode. If I do say so myself. I agree. Great one. Red flag or deal breaker. Fun. So everything's well. You're feeling good for the season. Do you have any summer plans? What does a mom do? What does a mom do? For the summer.

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172.961 - 190.154 Jared Freed

So no, I mean, it's your rich friend is going to Europe season right now. We are getting into rich friend in Europe season, rich friend with a hotel that you go look up and see how much it costs a night and you go, they're that rich? Yeah. That's the season we're in.

190.175 - 203.001 Jordana Abraham

It's that season. Yeah, this isn't going to be my season, I think, for – this isn't going to be, like, my best summer ever in terms of, like, crazy wild plans. Like, a lot of – again, I said this in the last episode. A lot of my days are around, like, sameness.

203.222 - 214.69 Jared Freed

Right. Well, also, do you think – when you have kids, do you have a moment where you're like, I guess we have, like, a – at a minimum, decade-long break from going to Europe. Do you ever think like that?

214.71 - 217.956 Jordana Abraham

No, I'll be going to Europe before then.

217.976 - 221.341 Jared Freed

No, but I do think I have like a... The kids are going to boarding school, thank you very much.

Chapter 3: What happened on Chelsea Handler's date with Bobby Flay?

249.055 - 271.603 Jordana Abraham

a four-month-old like for me to have someone watch them i would need to teach them like the entire a four-year-old crazy routine a high school kid yes a four-month-old you need a nurse yeah i need someone who's like a real professional like they need a lot they need more constant intensive like care have you thought about what it would be like to be single with a one-year-old

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271.685 - 286.956 Jordana Abraham

Not yet because I don't have a one-year-old, but I have thought about what it would like to be a single mother with two babies now, and it's made me appreciate single mothers. I don't know how anyone would do it. It's crazy.

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287.277 - 289.221 Jared Freed

It's an impossible gig.

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289.471 - 303.207 Jordana Abraham

Yeah. It just seems like I don't know how I just like don't know how logistically you would do it. I guess if you had help like from your own from like family or paid or some like you would need to have help. It would just be so that's just it's just like the whole the whole day and the whole night.

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304.088 - 305.53 Jared Freed

And you're doing it on your own.

305.79 - 306.051 Jordana Abraham

Yeah.

306.111 - 307.913 Jared Freed

You know, there's a loneliness factor.

307.933 - 312.238 Jordana Abraham

Definitely have a new appreciation for that. It must be very, very hard.

312.809 - 323.962 Jared Freed

Yeah, I mean, you almost think that they should get some sort of medal of honor or stipend. Or money or whatever. Yeah, money. I get some medal. They're like, yeah, thanks for my medal.

Chapter 4: Is ordering room service without paying a red flag?

349.058 - 364.786 Jordana Abraham

They do. But even them, they're like, I wouldn't leave two four-month-old babies with anyone who wasn't a professional. I just don't feel like... I wouldn't feel comfortable at this stage. Even in six months, I think I'd feel differently.

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364.826 - 365.387 Jared Freed

Totally.

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365.467 - 369.131 Jordana Abraham

They just need so much, and there's two of them, and it's quite overwhelming.

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369.211 - 370.712 Jared Freed

And only you could take care of them.

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370.792 - 379.582 Jordana Abraham

Maybe that's my own narcissistic feeling, but there's so many nuances of this one likes this to be fed this way, or she's not going to eat, or this one, you know.

379.622 - 388.311 Jared Freed

And you're trying to get ahead for when you get home. If that one doesn't eat with whoever you hired, you have to deal with the consequences of that.

388.291 - 402.295 Jordana Abraham

Yeah, it's kind of like a job that you could have a temp for and a job that you couldn't have a temp for. Like a job – if you were gone, you wouldn't be able to like – it's like you could take vacation and have someone else cover for you.

402.655 - 427.731 Jared Freed

Right. Do you know what I mean? I get it. Someone could – i guess i did i was on maternity leave but but it's not the same right it's not the same people know they listen to the show i mean i am so curious of the parent thing i i mean just because i i think that's that's the fun of it yes no it's amazing it's like and i i actually like love it

427.711 - 436.185 Jordana Abraham

But at the same time, it is like quite all consuming. Very few things where like you have to do them 24 seven.

Chapter 5: What does it mean when a boyfriend refuses to meet the parents?

504.619 - 508.486 Jared Freed

It's very rare. But you would associate that with a mental problem.

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509.088 - 510.891 Jordana Abraham

Right. Well, I mean, it's almost like-

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511.327 - 521.325 Jared Freed

He just got so offended for this guy's dad, for this woman's dad. But I'm just saying, like, when you hear a man doing this, when you hear a woman who's like, I got a surrogate and I just want to have a kid.

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521.345 - 522.127 Jordana Abraham

Or I use a sperm donor.

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522.327 - 534.87 Jared Freed

Right, I use a sperm donor. I just want to have a kid. You go, good for her. That's got to be tough and a different decision and a different way to go about life. But you kind of understand it. You're like, mom wanted to mom. When you hear about a dad doing it, you go, what?

534.85 - 560.841 Jordana Abraham

what's the deal with that guy yeah it feels a little weird i think especially because he has raised a gold medal figure skater i'm like right are you is this like a business decision like were you looking for like the i could almost say because she did say she stopped because of the pressure of skating yeah well i'm saying because she's so successful it almost makes me think like he was like i can't find a woman who's as good at figure skating as i would like my child to be maybe i need to like

560.821 - 564.889 Jordana Abraham

Go out and find a power athlete and I can just buy the eggs and make one myself.

564.909 - 566.652 Jared Freed

He found the egg of an ice skater.

566.812 - 575.168 Jordana Abraham

I mean, it's just like, it seems like crazy that she happens to be an Olympic figure skater and he, you know, genetically used an egg and a surrogate.

Chapter 6: How can a recent divorce affect dating dynamics?

657.576 - 669.427 Jared Freed

Fascinating story. Before we get there, I am on the road. The book tour is over. Stand up is back. It's over. You missed your chance. We'd love you to buy the book. I'm going to stop talking about the book now. I don't know.

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669.647 - 673.11 Jordana Abraham

It doesn't matter if you buy the book now. I'm sure you're a New York Times bestseller by now.

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673.09 - 678.741 Jared Freed

If I'm not, then you can find me in an alleyway drunk and crying somewhere.

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678.901 - 680.003 Jordana Abraham

Yeah. And that'll be on you.

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680.304 - 701.797 Jared Freed

Yeah. Naked with, you know, with McDonald's barbecue. With a lot of extra copies of your book. Covered in copies of Walking Red Flag. Yeah, buy it for a friend. If you have a single friend that you've been trying to get into this show, they're like, I'm more of a reader. Well, here you go, bitch. Yes. Give them the book. Now's your chance. On the road, Cleveland.

701.958 - 714.592 Jared Freed

I just added Long Island, the Paramount Theater. Get tickets for that. It sold out last time. West Hampton is selling out right now. I'm going to be in Foxwoods, Portland, Maine, Red Bank, New Jersey, Miami.

Chapter 7: What are the signs of emotional readiness in relationships?

715.593 - 729.362 Jared Freed

That's my summer. I have a whole new hour of material that's been fun to put together because I've kind of like been able to chill with it. So it's a lot of like, especially in the clubs, I had a lot of interactions with the audience to try and like work this thing out.

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729.462 - 731.346 Jordana Abraham

Do you think it's better than your last show?

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731.63 - 732.231 Jared Freed

Not yet.

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732.551 - 733.713 Jordana Abraham

Not yet?

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733.733 - 741.903 Jared Freed

I can't say it is. It's a work in progress. But sometimes the fun of a live... Because your last show is just like so funny. Thank you. It's coming out. A Betches and J Train production.

741.923 - 743.164 Jordana Abraham

I'm very excited. The September?

743.445 - 764.575 Jared Freed

It's coming in September, October. I don't have a date yet. Okay. But it's coming and... That's an amazing set. Thank you. It's called The Family Plan. Everyone who sees that set. I'm the most proud. I mean, the book I was proud of. It's cool to do all these things. That special. If that doesn't change... Things. Things. It'll be fine if life stays the same. It'll be fine.

764.595 - 774.146 Jared Freed

If that doesn't change things... The show will still exist. The stakes are high. But I really do love that special and the material. It was personal.

774.166 - 774.807 Jordana Abraham

It's so funny.

Chapter 8: Is it normal for new partners to avoid meeting family?

848.465 - 853.673 Jared Freed

Yeah. So that's to be something. Sure. Okay. So you want to read the article?

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854.497 - 858.292 Jordana Abraham

I'll give you the... Okay, I'll read the headline.

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858.412 - 864.355 Jared Freed

Okay. Chelsea Handler recalls going on bad date with Food Network's Bobby Flay.

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864.655 - 873.108 Jordana Abraham

Yes. So here's when I've been reading the article. Basically, she talks about how I think Kristen asked her about like a bad first date she went on.

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873.308 - 877.254 Jared Freed

Here's the quote. Do you have a bad celebrity date story that we don't know about?

877.354 - 877.614 Jordana Abraham

Yes.

877.855 - 886.608 Jared Freed

And Chelsea is like, that's what you do to get you behind the curtains on a podcast. You get done taping and then you go, OK, let's set up a clip. That's what it sounds like was done.

886.748 - 913.374 Jordana Abraham

Whatever, it worked. So she asks Chelsea this story and Chelsea says that she talks about, she names names, which is very Chelsea. She met Bobby Flay, they met through mutual friends and flirted over the phone before meeting in person. For quote, a little bit. Yes. Yes. Then Chelsea goes to a hotel with three of her girlfriends and Bobby says, I know this hotel. Let me, I'm going to order.

913.394 - 935.607 Jordana Abraham

I would love to like, I know the restaurant well. So he orders a room service for everyone to her room at this hotel where she's staying with three friends. After the food arrived, the bill was sent to Chelsea and he didn't pay for it. So basically he ordered the food to the room and, but didn't pay for it. And then Chelsea was surprised because she assumed he was treating her.

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