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Thank you @theerinmaya @thecompletepicturemusical My daughter, my wife, Z's stepmom, and I loved attending the show. The music and lyrics were great. Loved it being a rock show. Enjoyed finally meeting @theerinmaya in person and reconnecting in person with @cassandrajadams.

Z enjoyed meeting everyone. Her experience is vastly different but she appreciated knowing that she is not alone if she has questions and appreciated the offers of an ear if she wants to ask questions. She generally does not talk too much about being a DCP after years of listening to me. The show again is a gift to so many and we look forward to seeing it grow and evolve into a full fledged musical we hope to attend opening night.

#donorconception #recipientparent #rockmusical #thecompletepicturemusical

Back in 2006, USA Today featured an article where several Dads were interviewed. At that time, USA Today was generally not distributed free in NYC, it was one Sunday, I think the week before Father's Day, where they gave away several thousand free copies in NYC. Many people in NYC that did not know our story learned it. Was amusing.


My goal in being public has always been two fold. One to help remove the stigma of men telling their stories and to allow them to openly discuss and tell their children their conception story. To allow fathers to be present in their children's lives without a secret hanging over their relationship. To foster discussion.

There is an interesting article in today's WP advice column regarding sharing baby news after TTC issues that can easily be applied to donor conception or a number of scenarios where one family member looks to share news of another person's story.  

I have a request.  Please retweet the below linked tweet from my @life_di_dad Twitter account to show NYS that SB 7602 The Donor Conceived Person Protection had support.  It's the pinned tweet at the top. Can I get 100 retweets this weekend !   

It's DNA Matching season.

It's that time of year after holiday gifts of DNA kits are given that for a number of persons life is turned upside down. New discoveries are brought by emails which lead to questions and sometimes long buried secrets revealed. Take care.

I don't have the words to describe what made your parents hide such a truth. They may have been counseled by others to hide the truth for various reasons. I am not condoning or agreeing with their decision.

I counsel openness and truth as early as possible. Donor conception is a hard decision for many to choose. People don't often understand all of the ramifications of the choice they make and how it will impact their children. The donor conceived individuals created.

Be gentle to yourself, and even your parents, while also giving yourself the right to ask, to feel confused and betrayed. There usually was no intent to hurt you. Be honest and allow yourself to feel what needs to be felt. This will hurt.

#donorconceived #donorconception #dnamatches

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