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[quote=Anonymous]As a single mom (via donor sperm), I just want to throw out that to some degree your answer to all the clueless/curious people who ask questions -- and I believe lots of people get them, regardless of family composition -- will also be part of the story your son knows, if for no other reason than he is likely to be present sometimes when people ask these questions.   So as tempting as it is to say "why do you ask?" or do the blank stare thing, I don't want my daughter to think there is something wrong or different in how she got here because I don't answer people with candor.  She's still young enough that my answer is more along the line of "our family is a mom and a girl" than "I used a sperm donor" but we're starting to have conversations between the two of us about the donor and I imagine at some point relatively soon, at least in her presence, I might matter-of-factly say "I used a donor" so she sees/hears me handle it as no big deal and feels like she can do the same.  I know our circumstances are different, but I do get lots of (usually well-meaning) questions about conception as a single woman and imagine you might encounter similar curiosity about your experience with a donor.[/quote]

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