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sperm donor tells fiance he may have 70 kids ( LIP )
I don't have speakers at work ( seriously ? )
Re: sperm donor tells fiance he may have 70 kids ( LIP )
Dear TDN,
I know they edit things to make them dramatic. But if that were my fiance and I had a problem with it, I would just ask him to stop donating at this point. What's done in the past is done. He has no legal requirement to do anything for the children ("did you think about the consequences"). I get her not wanting him to continue doing it after they were married. But you can't get mad at someone for the past. Furthermore, he was able to help couples achieve dreams.
Oh, and pee.ess.,I kind of feel badly for the kids...because he's really not all that attractive.
Freezerpop,
kewliegirl
Wait, in other words, she thinks it's selfish that he donated sperm?! That's the least selfish thing I can think of!
Also, yes he's busted. and! Does anyone else find it weird that they're engaged and this is just now coming up? Maybe I overshare/share too soon, but I feel like this is something that should have been talked about long before being engaged.
We make the rockin' world go 'round.
no, I think it's weird, too. finding out about that at that point in the relationship would have definitely been a deal breaker for me.
I also felt like their conversation was really, really staged. I'm having a hard time believing that it wasn't a re-enactment with actors.
A recent cover story for the Boston Globe magazine was about this guy.
Basically, he donated sperm in the early 2000s and really didn't think about it, aside from it was a way to make some money while he was in law school.
The article was actually really interesting. It can be read here: http://articles.boston.com/2011-09-15/community/30161121_1_donor-sibling-registry-sperm-donor-donor-conceived
in the article cep posted, they say he told his girlfriend on their 3rd date he was a sperm donor. which, i think is easier to accept than "I have 70+ biological children." especially b/c he's meeting these kids.
he also donated in fairfax county to defry the costs of law school at george mason. So, we could potentially see his little kids around!
Anyway, this whole thing would freak me out. I specifically didn't date men that had children b/c I knew I couldn't handle being a stepmom & such. I don't necessary have issue with sperm donation (it helps others! less law school debt!) but I would kind of have an issue with him meeting all these kids. Totally his prerogative, but I'm not sure I could emotionally handle that especially with so many & if we ever had kids together.
eta: i get that he's not raising this kids, but i still don't think i could handle him meeting these children.