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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a difference between secrecy and privacy. I'm a very private person, and I plan on telling my child from day 1 that they are donor conceived. Our families know that we used a donor egg to get pregnant. I may tell a few friends about it, especially if they will be in my child's life (most of my friends live hundreds if not thousands of miles away). But other than that I don't plan on making a broad announcement. I don't think it's anybody's business really. If my child wants to tell everybody as they grow up, I'm fine, but I don't think I owe anybody any explanation about our infertility issues and the way our child is conceived.
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Agree.   I also plan on telling my child from day 1 - it's not a secret! - but I also feel that it's my child's information to share as he or she sees fit.  It's the child's medical and personal information.  While it could be slightly awkward to navigate general conversation about who the kids looks like, I just don't see the point in going into explicit detail about my child's conception and all of the nuances of donor conception just for the sake of casual chit chat. [/quote]

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