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We frequently see various family secrets and drama unfolding in movies or TV shows.
But for some people, troubling family secrets are a reality that they dont know how to deal with.
Thats a story worth its own movie, right?
So, the most common decision in this situation would be to use a sperm bank.
But this couple wanted the child to be related to both of them biologically.
And so, they came up with quite an unorthodox way to achieve this.
The couple asked one of the mans sons to be a donor.
Shes a writer and psychotherapist.
Also, herTED Talkwas one of the most-watched talks of 2019.
Lori also co-hosts a podcast of the same name as the Atlantics column.
Lori answered this anonymous womans plea for advice.
She said that it was a good idea to tell the truth to their daughter.
However, they should think very carefully about how to do it.
And we are here to answer that it is chosen frequently enough to have its ownname.
It is called familial gamete donation.
The professionals distinguish many advantages and disadvantages of such donations.
It is also quite a good opportunity for a person in a same-sex relationship to have a biological child.
And then they donate out of pity rather than an actual altruistic effort.
Now, lets take a look at how people online reacted to it.
Some even thought that it should be left unsaid.
Why wasnt this dealt with years ago?
a lot of folks online were confused about the parents procrastinating the reveal of such a secret
