Sperm donors aren’t dads. “They’re donors,” says my counsellor. “They’re not Dads. Now, your kid may have a dad, someone whom you meet, and who becomes a parent. That may happen. But the donor is the donor.” My counsellor is emphatic. And yet, how many of my friends have said, “why not go to a […]
This is a blog in a series called, “Doing It Alone,” to share some of the trials and tribulations of my attempts in 2017 to get pregnant as a single woman. I’ve been peeing on sticks. Although I have a vague sense of my own fertility cycles, I’m now tasked with being more diligent about […]
This is the first installation in a series called, “Doing It Alone,” to share some of the trials and tribulations of my attempts in 2017 to get pregnant as a single woman. I look at the list of sperm donors and start crying. I don’t mean to cry, it just comes upon me, unexpectedly. I […]
Before you select a sperm donor, you have to go visit an approved counsellor. I guess so they can make sure that you aren’t crazy. My fertility clinic provided me with a list of therapists and sent me on my way to make my appointment. My deep ambivalence about having a kid as a single […]
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