Our Donor-Conceived Son: Part-Time Only Child, Sad Only Child
My stepsons have been living with us for the past week, our final week with our 15-year-old before he goes to a boarding school that has a special language program for dyslexics. Last night, as the...
View Article“You’re Such a Bitch!”
On August 19, I watched FOX’s special about “Octomom” Nadya Suleman and her children, all conceived via in vitro fertilization (IVF) using donor sperm. I was curious because 5½ years ago, like Nadya,...
View Article“Why Fuck Up a Good Relationship by Getting Married?”
To explain why each four-day Thanksgiving Break is particularly special to me, I need to start with a direct quote from a boyfriend on the one-year anniversary of our first date: “Why fuck up a good...
View ArticleDonor Sibling Registry Questionnaires for Parents of Donor-Conceived Children
Yesterday I received an e-mail from the Donor Sibling Registry (DSR), an organization founded in 2000 by Wendy Kramer and her sperm-donor-conceived son Ryan. As outlined on the DSR website,...
View ArticlePregnancy-Exaggerated Asthma Is Kicking My Ass…
I diligently use my asthma inhalers, yet I cough day and night—and often wheeze. My coughing spurts are contributing to chronic insomnia. During severe coughing fits, I vomit. Because of...
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Sharing My Son’s Birth Story on Valentine’s Day
Five years ago on Valentine’s Day, I was able to check my newborn son out of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, where he’d spent the first five days of his life, and take him home. Because how my son...
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“Can We Bleach Luke’s Hair Out?”
Luke at 12 weeks Patrick at 18 months When I was pregnant with my newborn son Luke, now 12 weeks old, I broke the news to my sperm-donor-conceived son Patrick, age five, that the two of them may not...
View ArticleA Complicated Family
Mark, one of my oldest friends, came into town on Sunday, and we had brunch before he headed out to the Pitchfork Music Festival here in Chicago. During our meal, he asked about my husband’s and my...
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