How We Became A Family By Using A Sperm Donor
“I think it’s all got to do with at the very beginning just accepting what’s happened to them and finding a place for it and once they’ve settled on that they’ll be able to feel that it’s all right. They can speak about it and therefore they’ll speak to their kids about it.”
“I think the best thing to do is be open with your children about it. Open from the very beginning. I know of some donor-conceived children that found out later in life. And they’ve been quite bitter about the whole thing…..We basically let them know that there’s another person in the background that has actually helped produce them.“
...So was there much reaction from the kids?
“Not really a lot. You know...big deal! Really, I think that’s good in a way. There’s nothing unusual about it or nothing that’s going follow up in a few year’s time thinking; oh why didn’t we know this?”
