A Donor Conceived Adult
Tiffany Gardner, an adult DCP
Tag: secrecy
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A New Brother
If life can remove someone you never dreamed of losing, it can replace them with someone you never dreamt of having. @sloanestephens Twenty-four hours after my dad died (and just about two months after my biological father sent his “final chapter” email), a new brother showed up on my Ancestry DNA relatives page. I was
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When the Party’s Over
Happy birthday to my biological father. I look at the picture of the day we first met just under three years ago and still cannot believe this is and always was my life. I still have to tell myself that this previously anonymous and secret stranger is and always was my biological father. I still
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Respect Your Child by Telling the Truth
Lying is a form of disrespect. Remember that. Freskoismee via Tumbl Recently I was very upset after going down the comment rabbit hole on a potential recipient parent’s Instagram post. A recipient of donated eggs commented that she and her family (grandparents of the child included) had decided to never tell the child that they
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Lost & Found
I lost myself trying to please everyone else. Now I’m losing everyone while I’m finding myself. – Unknown As someone who has gone public with family and friends about being donor conceived, I feel this deeply. Many donor-conceived people keep their status a secret for the protection of others, but secrecy denotes shame. Secrecy screams
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