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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] She is perfectly fine in asking.  They are friends.

I am shocked so many sperm/egg donor parents are not talking to their children about their origins from the beginning.  What are they going to do-- spring it on them when they are 16?  "Well, you are not really from mom / dad.  We purchased sperm/egg to create you."

Families with adopted children have been talking to their children for decades now about their origins. (We talked about adoption from day 1, even before the kids knew what the word meant. )  It's time  for sperm /egg donor families to get honest with their kids from the beginning.  [/quote]

I think the pp sample is not the norm. I know many parents with donor conceived children and all (that I am aware of) plan to (or have) tell their children at young ages. I will tell my DC as early as possible.   What people debate is whether to seek out families of donor “siblings” or wait and follow one’s child lead in terms of making contact.  The research is pretty clear that it is better to tell children early. Adolescence is too late. [/quote]

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