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Category: Ask A Therapist

  • Ask a Therapist: Estrangement after Ignoring Child’s Curiosity about the Donor

    A recipient parent wonders how to fix a strained relationship with her child after failing to respond to the child's curiosity about the donor while growing up.

    May 4, 2024Ask A Therapist, disclosure, early disclosure, egg donation, embryo donation, genetic identity, grief, guides and resources: parents, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, smbc, sperm donation

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  • Ask a Therapist: Struggling with Stored Donor Embryos

    A recipient parent struggles with extra stored donor embryos and clinic restrictions.

    March 30, 2024Ask A Therapist, anonymity, education, embryo donation, genetic identity, guides and resources: parents, offspring, siblings

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  • Ask a Therapist: Discussing and Building Relationships with Donor Siblings

    A recipient parent wonders how to discuss their child's donor siblings and when to establish a relationship.

    March 19, 2024Ask A Therapist, egg donation, embryo donation, guides and resources: parents, info and guides, late disclosure, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, offspring, siblings, smbc, sperm donation

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  • Ask a Therapist: Sharing Information with a Disinterested Young Child

    A recipient parent wonders how and when to share donor information with young children who seem disinterested.

    February 12, 2024Ask A Therapist, disclosure, early disclosure, guides and resources: parents, identity release, lgbtq, lgbtqia+, open ID at 18, siblings, sperm donation

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  • Ask a Therapist: How Can I Convince My Wife to Reach Out to Our Sperm Donors?

    A parent wonders how to convince their wife that they should reach out to their sperm donors for the sake of their children.

    January 15, 2024Ask A Therapist, disclosure, early disclosure, genetic identity, guides and resources: parents, sperm donation

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  • Ask a Therapist: How to Discuss Donor Conception with a Toddler

    A recipient parent wonders how to discuss donor conception with her two-year-old child.

    November 3, 2023Ask A Therapist, disclosure, early disclosure, egg donation, genetic identity, guides and resources: parents, surrogacy

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  • Ask a Therapist: How to Do Single Parenthood by Choice “Right”

    An intended parent wonders whether it is possible to do single parenthood by choice "right."

    October 24, 2023Ask A Therapist, disclosure, guides and resources: parents, identity release, open ID at 18, smbc, sperm donation

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  • Ask a Therapist: How to Answer Questions When Your Country Mandates Anonymity

    A recipient parent wonders how to navigate questions from her child when her country mandates anonymity.

    September 29, 2023Ask A Therapist, anonymity, disclosure, early disclosure, egg donation, genetic identity, guides and resources: parents, sperm donation

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  • Ask a Therapist: How to Discuss Familial Gamete Donation

    An intended parent wonders how her potential donor and brother in law would tell his children about donating sperm.

    July 24, 2023Ask A Therapist, disclosure, early disclosure, genetic identity, guides and resources: parents, known donor, medical history, mental health, offspring, siblings, sperm donation

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  • Ask a Therapist: Connecting a Child with Siblings

    A recipient parent wonders about how and when to connect their child with donor conceived siblings.

    June 9, 2023Ask A Therapist, education, genetic identity, guides and resources: parents, identity release, offspring, open ID at 18, siblings, sperm donation

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