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15.01.2022 "This is what is wrong with the donor conception industry: the expectation that two parties - i.e. the donor and recipient - can make a binding agreement for an absent third party - i.e. the child. That expectation is being challenged by donor-conceived individuals and groups." ~ Recipient parent/Adoption counsellor While we, as parents, might sign agreements with fertility clinics and banks/agencies about our children's conception, our children are under no obligation to sti...ck to these agreements. For instance, anonymity, ID Release at 18yo, lack of contact with genetic parents and/or extended family; all of these aspects are being challenged, and more... What are your thoughts?

14.01.2022 by Cory Silverberg is an excellent book for preschool children to aged eight. The book doesn't introduce any 'you were so wanted' conversations which donor-conceived adults tell us are highly triggering; it's just an informative, factual book. And lots of fun as well. What other children's books about conception have you found helpful?

11.01.2022 Do you listen to podcasts? Some of my favourite donor conception-related podcasts are: Three Makes Baby - Jana Rupknow... Half of Me podcast - Ally Sarah Surrogacy Lawyer - Sarah Jefford The Donated Life podcast Dibling podcast Dealing With Donor conception - Alana Newman Family Secrets Podcast - Dani Shapiro I also love true crime, and my amazing friend Eiley Ormsby writes for Casefile podcast. Such a fascinating, at times, creepy and gruesome, and addictive topic... What are some of your favourites? See more

10.01.2022 If everyone in the world meditated, there'd be peace on earth. That's my theory anyway. I try and meditate every day. What about you? Do you meditate? Does it help you to achieve a state of calm?

07.01.2022 "Contact me" - Have you got this message on your DNA profile picture? Imagine for a moment your donor-conceived child, now a teen or adult... They complete a DNA test with the primary goal of identifying and connecting with their genetic parent and/or siblings. Your child works out who they are; they sit with great trepidation and angst. "Do I send a message, make contact? What should I say? And what if my siblings don't know they're donor-conceived? Will I be changing... their lives forever? Will they want to make contact with me, or will they reject me?" These are the harrowing situations donor-conceived people find themselves in when, for example, the donor has many, many children; the donor-conceived person doesn't know their conception story (or finds out late in life); when parents have not attempted (or been able) to connect their children with their half-siblings early on, etc. Imagine a different scenario, where the person in question has a message on their DNA personal profile that states, "Contact Me!" There will certainly be no trepidation about whether or not to make contact with the person in question. Have you completed a DNA test? Would you add a 'Contact Me!' image on your profile? Are you a donor? Would you consider doing this? What do you think? See more