Baby whose dad paid $40 to hold him is now charging for hugs

It's only fair.
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Sophie Hirsh
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You probably heard about Ryan Grassley, the dude who was charged $39.35 for making skin-to-skin contact with his newborn baby in the hospital.

Now, Grassley is charging others $39.35 for hugging his baby.

"Hey Reddit I'm the dad who was charged $39.35 to hold my son at the hospital. Here's my kid in his new favorite shirt," he wrote on Reddit last night, along with this photo.

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It's clear Grassley has a sense of humor about the whole thing. He crowdfunded a reimbursement for the silly charge on GoFundMe and concluded his plea with, "Any money donated over the $39.35 will be put towards a vasectomy because I never want to go though these sleepless new baby nights again."

Hopefully, all money raised from Junior's hugs will go straight into his college fund.

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Sophie was a Viral Content Intern for the Watercooler channel. More writing and other stuff by Sophie can be found at www.sophiehirsh.com.

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