One of the interesting parts of using a sperm donor is the Open vs Anonymous option. I struggled back and forth on this – the Big Reason I wanted to use a sperm donor instead of just finding someone I knew was to avoid strings attached. Knowing that I wanted to be a mom didn’t… Read More Sibling Registry & Cord Blood Banking
(2012 birthday meal at Brewhaus to remember what curry wurst tasted like from Ted’s days in Berlin in the 1960’s) Today is my dad’s 72nd birthday. I called him this afternoon, asked how he was doing and if he knew today was his birthday. He seemed surprised – no, he said, he thought it was… Read More Ted Elliot Rose
(that’s me and my little family – dad, me, and mom) Knowing, deep in your heart, whether or not you want kids is a big deal. And it’s also a BIG deal that you follow that feeling. I know people who didn’t want kids, had them anyway, and everyone seems to be a lot less… Read More Parenthood – Warm Up
(photo above is a tiny version of me) Well, I’m not entirely sure how you choose a donor. Right now, I’m “window shopping” my way around the sperm bank website. When I looked into this process a few years ago, it seemed overwhelming and terrifying. Plus, one of the things I remember specifically was that… Read More Window Shopping – How Do You Choose?
“So, what, you’re going to use a sperm donor?” When people have asked me this, sometimes they seem sad about it. OPTIONS: Sleep With A Stranger: Now, let’s get real, it’s not because I couldn’t just go out and find some random stranger to get naked with. I could. We all probably could. But if… Read More Put It In The Jar
Growing up as an only child, I didn’t spend much time around babies. I didn’t baby-sit as a job, in fact, I didn’t even read the Baby Sitter’s Club books because I assumed I didn’t relate to their lifestyle (at 10 or whenever you read those). So babies have always been like puppies to me… Read More The Story
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