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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A kid's 'genesis' story is very important to their development - 'lying' or essentially lying by omission about it is detrimental to their mental health, self-identity and self-confidence and relationship with their parents.  [/quote]
Did you read that in a book? Or did you actually find a live person whose life was ruined because the parents never told him they used a gestational carrier?

[b]My parents never talked to me about my "genesis"[/b].  My mental health, self-identity and self-confidence is just fine. It actually never occurred to me that my "genesis" is a source of self-confidence.  My self-confidence comes from other things.  I'm sure when I was a kid it came from knowing my parents love me more than anything in the world.  Never remember being interested in much else.[/quote]

Your parents never told stories about the day of your birth? I know all about mine (i.e. what my mom was doing when she went into labor, how they had to rush her to the hospital, how her labor was 45 minutes). It seems weird to have never been told the details of your grand entrance into this world. Also, what about if you have a DD and she starts asking things like "Mom, was your pregnancy like this?" Might get awkward to reveal that, uh, you were never pregnant. Kids deserve the truth. It doesn't need to be elaborate but just not telling seems like it could come back to bite you at a later date.[/quote]

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