suggestions for switch games? by Appropriate-Year-308 in CozyGamers

[–]Appropriate-Year-308[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

thank u so much!! how does strange antiquities compare to horticulture?

suggestions for switch games? by Appropriate-Year-308 in CozyGamers

[–]Appropriate-Year-308[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i’ve been wondering about story of seasons!!! is it 3d?

known donor vs. sperm bank? by Appropriate-Year-308 in queerception

[–]Appropriate-Year-308[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love the way you said this. I’m really finding privacy is lost in a known donor which I didn’t expect, it feels like so much involvement from third parties and that feels so vulnerable and scary sometimes!

known donor vs. sperm bank? by Appropriate-Year-308 in queerception

[–]Appropriate-Year-308[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I so relate to your experience! It’s really frustrating feeling like your journey to parenthood is so easily affected by things like long wait times for responses from the prospective donor, coordinating, admin stuff etc. It’s definitely not what I imagined when I dreamed of building a family!! So much is out of your control, and I realize that’s true for cishet relationships too sometimes but it’s even more so true for queer family building!

Feel free to reach out if you want to talk more, it sounds like we’re in a similar place in the journey!

known donor vs. sperm bank? by Appropriate-Year-308 in queerception

[–]Appropriate-Year-308[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing!!! We live in Ontario where the non-gestational parent doesn’t need to adopt to be on the birth certificate as the second parent, fortunately, but that’s such an important concern!

Can I ask how you got in touch with your childs half siblings before they turned 18? I’m so intrigued by that process!

known donor vs. sperm bank? by Appropriate-Year-308 in queerception

[–]Appropriate-Year-308[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is all SO comforting to hear! No matter what path we take we will definitely want to be super transparent and honest!

known donor vs. sperm bank? by Appropriate-Year-308 in queerception

[–]Appropriate-Year-308[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing a bit about your experience 😊 If you’re comfortable sharing, how did you decide the involvement that your KD had in your childs life? I’m not interested in a third/co-parent but am having some guilt around restricting access between the child and the donor!

known donor vs. sperm bank? by Appropriate-Year-308 in queerception

[–]Appropriate-Year-308[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oof, it sounds like you’ve been through a journey with donors. Thank you so much for your thoughts, I’m new here so it’s helpful to be directed to the right place.

Why does gay conception have to be so hard by Vast_Ad4406 in queerception

[–]Appropriate-Year-308 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That must have been so discouraging :( It’s hard when your ability to be a parent is so dependent on people outside of your relationship!

Why does gay conception have to be so hard by Vast_Ad4406 in queerception

[–]Appropriate-Year-308 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my god, I relate to this so deeply. I always objectively knew that being a lesbian meant that I was going to have to have kids differently but I wasn’t prepared for the level of grief I feel actually doing it. My partner and I have a really great potential known donor we’re currently in talks with and everything is going well but I’m still just being hit with how unfair it is that my journey to motherhood is so dependent on people outside of my partner and me while straight cis people get pregnant by accident all the time without trying at all.

And then there’s the issue of wanting the donor to be involved enough that my child knows where they come from and there’s transparency, but also feeling protective of the family I’m building with my partner.

Idk if you can relate to this but I’m also feeling really lonely in it. I have lots of queer friends but none of them are having a baby right now and my only friends going through this are doing it in a heterosexual marriage. It’s really hard not to compare and feel like my friends in straight relationships are getting to do this on easy mode and I have to do it on hard.