tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.comments2024-02-16T03:22:26.527-05:00Confessions of a CryokidLindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00120794007899168522noreply@blogger.comBlogger508125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-75110067473295888492013-11-15T11:28:03.417-05:002013-11-15T11:28:03.417-05:00Hello Lindsay,
Your story is very inspiring. It&#...Hello Lindsay,<br /><br />Your story is very inspiring. It's comforting to know I'm not the only one out there who deals with the frustrating struggles of not knowing where your other half came from. <br />I was curious as to if you had any ideas/advice for me in terms of finding out who my father is.<br />I am 19 years old, and it wasn't until recently that I decided to stop sucking Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535222731452760269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-46615867536957498232013-11-11T16:05:16.757-05:002013-11-11T16:05:16.757-05:00I was adopted and reunited many years ago. I didn&...I was adopted and reunited many years ago. I didn't know about GSA but I knew about the Westermarck effect and fortunately immediately put up boundaries. I am glad nothing has ever happened between my half sister and I because it is creepy to think about it and it is also a felony!<br /><br />That said, how do I lose this overwhelming love and obsession with her? I thought it would go away Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-63747373959870766902013-11-10T20:26:44.833-05:002013-11-10T20:26:44.833-05:00I have been trying to hide my GSA for many years. ...I have been trying to hide my GSA for many years. I was reunited with my birth family many years ago. I knew about the Westermarck effect from earlier so I put up some guard. <br /><br />I just found out about GSA a week or two ago. I have never been in love like I am with my half-sister. I love her mind, the way she thinks, dresses, cooks, her voice, her temperament. it totally transcends sex Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-27725949332157159952013-11-08T21:52:01.458-05:002013-11-08T21:52:01.458-05:00Yep, I have had GSA for many years. Ever since I w...Yep, I have had GSA for many years. Ever since I was reunited, I have been puzzled and ashamed of the fact I was and still am in love with my half sibling. I have never discussed it or acted on it because it is just so illegal and illogical. Despite my rationale, my heart still pines for my half sibling. It sucks. <br /><br />I only read about it last week and it has really blown my mind. I am Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-42629109420381076472013-10-29T02:31:39.458-04:002013-10-29T02:31:39.458-04:00Dear Lindsay
Your post is truly amazing. I reall...Dear Lindsay<br /><br />Your post is truly amazing. I really believe that donor egg/sperm/embryos are just wrong. It's very important for people who are thinking of using a donor/donors in order to become pregnant to read your blog.<br /><br />A poster (Minority One) wrote 'With donor conception the parents gain while the child loses'. I think everyone involved loses in the long runAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-19302573880510191842013-08-01T16:32:09.068-04:002013-08-01T16:32:09.068-04:00I so agree with the process that a DC person goes ...I so agree with the process that a DC person goes through with the information same stages that I went through to a child of surrogacy. Love not feeling alone in this anymore!<br />jakiam83https://www.blogger.com/profile/00535452453931609688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-12122861569612370392013-06-24T21:08:33.772-04:002013-06-24T21:08:33.772-04:00Thank you for answering those questions so thoroug...Thank you for answering those questions so thoroughly. Being someone who was conceived in love to a married couple, then shipped to every possible family member until I spent years as a homeless and guardian-less child, and even so far as to be put in foster homes and state institutions for orphaned children, I am now fully able to see that anybody can have those same issues that you felt were Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-72437884740127488682013-06-24T20:41:04.607-04:002013-06-24T20:41:04.607-04:00From your photos, you look like you had a very hap...From your photos, you look like you had a very happy, idyllic, and privileged childhood. When did it all start to go wrong for you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-64206062129007963922013-06-24T20:13:01.932-04:002013-06-24T20:13:01.932-04:00There is a lot of insight here, on both sides. Whi...There is a lot of insight here, on both sides. While I'm not "Donor Conceived," I don't know my "genetic heritage" either. In fact, I think most people don't have much access to information about their origins. It used to be that only nobility or royalty had this info. ;) It's kind of normal for most people to only know a little, as in very little, about their Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-54731321696905593092013-05-24T17:48:21.159-04:002013-05-24T17:48:21.159-04:00Hi Lindsay,
I work for a DNA testing company and ...Hi Lindsay,<br /><br />I work for a DNA testing company and let me say what a GREAT site you have. While we do spend a great deal of time explaining the testing results on sibling tests, I also think your site would be great to refer people to for their own studies.<br /><br />One of the big challenges faced with sibling testing is performing testing using a limited number of markers. When we do JDhttp://www.dnaexaminers.com/siblingship-dna-testing.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-3564918389643625432013-05-19T14:26:21.742-04:002013-05-19T14:26:21.742-04:00Hi Lindsay,
Thank you so much for putting up this ...Hi Lindsay,<br />Thank you so much for putting up this informative website! I can't tell you how much I appreciate hearing your perspective.<br /><br />Question to you: what do you think of embryo donation/adoption? That is the process by which couples adopt embryos created, but not used, by other couples for IVF. If this can be arranged in an open adoption format, do you feel that this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-82318055201263967142013-04-28T10:14:20.459-04:002013-04-28T10:14:20.459-04:00I could have just said that I like docmo18's c...I could have just said that I like docmo18's comment, since there is no choice, I had to say it as a comment. Thank you, very much. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-9719761793771300422013-04-24T14:59:20.616-04:002013-04-24T14:59:20.616-04:00I used the ROH tool to analyze my raw data from An...I used the ROH tool to analyze my raw data from Ancestry. I got several very long runs - 6.07 MB (on Ch20), 13.75 MB, 34.78 MB, 14.95 MB, 6.19 MB, 28.43 MB, 11.55 MB, 9.36 MB, 8.74 MB (all on ChX), and 56.23 MB (on ChY). Any idea what this means?C Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-2639140380788658112013-03-05T13:46:42.610-05:002013-03-05T13:46:42.610-05:00What has happened to you. Why do you no longer wri...What has happened to you. Why do you no longer write your blog. I think you owe all your readers an explanation on why you just dropped off the face of the earth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-3673647958604808582012-12-16T14:45:04.283-05:002012-12-16T14:45:04.283-05:00Other family members are also expected to follow t...Other family members are also expected to follow the script. When my sister had donor conceived twins and did not tell me the truth, I was very upset. My feelings were totally invalidated and I was expected to 'drink the Kool-Aid' and parrot that I was 'delighted by the miracle' etc etc. My concerns were harshly stamped on. I am now estranged from my family because I won'tMinority of Onenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-16931174793591649462012-12-05T22:53:40.582-05:002012-12-05T22:53:40.582-05:00I would have to agree with the above comment, I re...I would have to agree with the above comment, I really like your writing Lindsay but the comment on same sex families ticked me off.<br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mobileweb/2012/11/06/lesbian-parents-teens-study_n_2082658.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-71025054796923771962012-12-05T18:25:02.712-05:002012-12-05T18:25:02.712-05:00I just found your blog and will be reading all the...I just found your blog and will be reading all the entries in chronological order. I am a woman married to another woman and we are planning on having a child soon through donor insemination. We have picked our donor and I am glad he picked ID option (meaning our child can find him at 18 if he/she wishes to). As I will be the one carrying the baby, my wife really wanted an anonymous donor (and I Bruyere Glasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358280065187732648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-62941795657715999092012-09-11T16:10:51.975-04:002012-09-11T16:10:51.975-04:00Thanks for this extremely useful information - ver...Thanks for this extremely useful information - very much appreciated!<br />I have a question: is there any reliable way of converting centiMorgans to "percent of shared DNA"? I would have thought no after reading at the top of your article about the inability of the Family Finder test to differentiate between half- and full-matches. But then I was surprised to read further down that Maurice Gleesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03920753459154271648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-19529427944838630502012-09-10T21:13:18.810-04:002012-09-10T21:13:18.810-04:00Hello everyone! This is such a touchy subject! I a...Hello everyone! This is such a touchy subject! I agree with both sides. Yes a retired donor should be able to have a chance to contact there offspring. Only through the sperm bank. If the sperm bank would do the calling around for them. <br /><br />I see no problem with the sperm bank calling me in 6 years asking if it is okay for my child to meet there biological father from Cryogenic L. It goldynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-34288651320952318132012-07-31T00:06:02.634-04:002012-07-31T00:06:02.634-04:00Did you stop writing your column permanently?Did you stop writing your column permanently?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-58490068998509782292012-07-24T23:19:52.781-04:002012-07-24T23:19:52.781-04:00Lindsey,
Hi I am new to your blog. I am so happy...Lindsey,<br /><br />Hi I am new to your blog. I am so happy you are getting the issue out there!! I found your site on google after looking for any help I can get. I am a 33 yr old female who just found out I too am donor offspring. To say the least my world has been turned upside down. I am not sure I want to meet my donor but do want donor health hx and ethnic background. Would you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-51281849273018361002012-07-11T20:34:05.859-04:002012-07-11T20:34:05.859-04:00He said 'cos' instead of because.."My...He said 'cos' instead of because.."My dear, i really want to meet you cos its been a long time". This lets me know right off the bat that he is a kid with perfect texting skills.... I surely hope that no one was fooled by this goof.Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04643334140520407732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-50488907075339713092012-06-23T00:37:06.644-04:002012-06-23T00:37:06.644-04:00good luck finding your roots, i hope it works out,...good luck finding your roots, i hope it works out, your situation reminds me of the who song, trick of the lightMEJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06175420473680473888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-6589958752545193542012-06-23T00:35:30.299-04:002012-06-23T00:35:30.299-04:00interesting finding you, i hope you find your root...interesting finding you, i hope you find your roots!MEJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06175420473680473888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-23226387331106446792012-06-11T13:47:02.919-04:002012-06-11T13:47:02.919-04:00Hear! Hear! So glad, too, about the 1940 census....Hear! Hear! So glad, too, about the 1940 census. As a searcher, I'm hoping it will provide clues. Adopted almost 60 years ago, in a closed record state, the trails are faint, and may be impossible to follow. Armed with only my DNA, I pray for a miracle, for all of us who search.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com