“You’re not my real mom!” “I hate you!” These might be the words that donor conception parents fear the most. Not…
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conversations
How to Talk to Your Kindergartner About Egg Donation
“So you see how the two balls of Play-Doh got mixed up together and shared the colours and glitter and smells? Well, those are like Play-Doh stories. And that’s kind of what happens when eggs and sperms meet—they share all sorts of stories and they become one NEW thing: You, and brother, and sister!
“She Has a Donor? Like Me, Mama?”
“Mama, I want to wear my dog t-shirt. Like Wynnie!” V is two-and-three-quarters, an age still measured in quarters for…
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My Child Looks Nothing Like Me
When people see me out and about with V, their third question is always Does red hair run in your…
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Seven Months
It’s hot. So hot. Possibly the hottest part of summer. My feet are swollen and I can’t wear flip flops…
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