That distinction mattered later when Daisy learned her history.

I never wanted her thinking:

If I had been a boy, I would have been worth twelve million dollars.

She was never worth twelve million.

She was never worth zero.

Money was irrelevant to her value.

PART 29 — PARENTAL RIGHTS

Samantha and Ronald initially thought they could sign a simple paper and disappear.

No.

Permanent parental rights are not returned to sender at a hospital desk.