tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post5743913965554339342..comments2024-02-16T03:22:26.527-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Cryokid: The four stages of the donor conceived personLindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00120794007899168522noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag: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-57398864277927146562009-11-21T01:44:56.106-05:002009-11-21T01:44:56.106-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-65471023328053720532009-03-29T15:59:00.000-04:002009-03-29T15:59:00.000-04:00I don't discount your views. Good on your for bei...I don't discount your views. Good on your for being so positive!! One of my best guy friends who is also donor conceived from a SMC, he feels the exact way you do. He wishes he could find his bio father and/or siblings because he thinks it'd be cool, but in his day-to-day life is doesn't really bother him. He loves his mom (who's super cool to begin with), and he's happy with the way things Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00120794007899168522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-35085014121018799992009-03-29T15:48:00.000-04:002009-03-29T15:48:00.000-04:00Ah, but Lindsay, from my perspective you have done...Ah, but Lindsay, from my perspective you have done nothing but discount my thoughts and beliefs. Whenever I talk to you or Damian, you both basically tell me that I'm deluding myself and that I'll "come around" to being as bitter as you eventually.<BR/><BR/>I have considered blogging as a content donor-conceived adult... BUT, there's nothing I'm advocating there. One can't really "speak out for Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08907678875652953906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-82279580200445299772009-03-29T15:40:00.000-04:002009-03-29T15:40:00.000-04:00You know what Ryan, my blog is about my side of th...You know what Ryan, my blog is about my side of the issue because that's what advocacy is. My blog is not about how to have a baby with donor insemination, and it will NEVER be such a blog. I don't feel that way, so why should I sit on the fence and make everyone happy? My blog is about how I FEEL about being donor conceived. <BR/><BR/>Many potential and current DC parents want to KNOW what Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00120794007899168522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-32091574173817642502009-03-29T15:01:00.000-04:002009-03-29T15:01:00.000-04:00And here I was going to congratulate them for sayi...And here I was going to congratulate them for saying exactly what I've been trying to say, even though I'd vowed to be good and stay away.<BR/><BR/>It's true, though. You guys are only interested in your side of the issue.<BR/><BR/>Ryan- Father of three natural babies, yet himself conceived through donor sperm.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08907678875652953906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-41131240509447435422009-03-28T22:13:00.000-04:002009-03-28T22:13:00.000-04:00Anonymous,I am removing your last comment because ...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>I am removing your last comment because it is nasty and completely untrue. I am not trying to endanger your children, nor am I saying that gays should not have children. I'm saying that NO ONE should have a child by DI. I would love for gays to be able to adopt children, and it frustrates me that America is so opposed to such moves for children who desperately need homes. Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00120794007899168522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-51331712455694694212009-03-28T22:04:00.000-04:002009-03-28T22:04:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-52387303894328868442009-03-28T00:01:00.000-04:002009-03-28T00:01:00.000-04:00Anonymous,If you are so aggressive against adult d...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>If you are so aggressive against adult donor conceived persons who feel the way myself and many others feel, then maybe you should not be conceiving children with this method. We are entitled to our beliefs and our opinions as much as you are entitled to yours.<BR/><BR/>As for gay rights - I have never made any assumption that I am opposed to gay rights, homophobic, or Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00120794007899168522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-1886612530340284322009-03-27T23:03:00.000-04:002009-03-27T23:03:00.000-04:00It would be great if couples who need sperm or egg...It would be great if couples who need sperm or eggs could use known or knowable donors without fear... That would have been our first choice. When gay couples have the legal protections we need to keep our kids safe you will see more of us use knowable or known donors... It is really unfortunate that some young adults conceived this way, and self-righteous people who think they should be able Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-16780448490644807392008-12-29T18:46:00.000-05:002008-12-29T18:46:00.000-05:00Anonymous,I do accept points of view other than my...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>I do accept points of view other than my own, I just have a problem with individuals who spent their waking hours degrading those of us who feel this way in order to invalidate our views so they can feel better about their own existence.<BR/><BR/>If you went to Eric's blog (http://di-dad.blogspot.com), you would see many of the comments Ryan has said in the past - and it is inLindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00120794007899168522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-83604288203678617642008-12-29T01:56:00.000-05:002008-12-29T01:56:00.000-05:00the "extremism" lies not in your views themselves ...the "extremism" lies not in your views themselves but in your inability at this stage to accept points of view other than your own, attributing them to repression, manipulation and the like. You give lip service to those other views but immediately contradict it, as in this post right here.<BR/><BR/>perhaps when you reach stage V, acceptance (also the final stage of the grief process) you will beAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-78657793835647154282008-12-28T16:11:00.000-05:002008-12-28T16:11:00.000-05:00Ryan, while you have come across polite on my blog...Ryan, while you have come across polite on my blog here, I know of your antics on other blogs and how you attack offspring who feel differently than yourself. My last paragraph about existential debt causing many offspring to be hesitant or aggressive towards are views - you seem to show a perfect example of this hostility, especially in many of your comments on Eric's blog. <BR/><BR/>While I Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00120794007899168522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-36304163522821302362008-12-28T15:13:00.000-05:002008-12-28T15:13:00.000-05:00Then, on the other end of the spectrum, you have m...Then, on the other end of the spectrum, you have me. Of all the myriad things that have injured me in life, being conceived via donor sperm is by far the least worrisome or damaging. My father is great, selfless and has done the best he could to raise three kids all while having a wife point out constantly that "they aren't his".<BR/><BR/>I feel the methods of my conception are not something to Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08907678875652953906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-41964032035946882562008-12-24T09:15:00.000-05:002008-12-24T09:15:00.000-05:00Am amazed at how careless these recipient adults a...Am amazed at how careless these recipient adults are - why even risk having an unhappy child? <BR/><BR/>There are enough donor-conceived speaking out to make any concientious adult think twice, but instead you see their responses - taking control and/or chastising the dnor-conceived. <BR/><BR/>These recipients' responses are metaphors for what their parenting will be like, nad make for an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5203799819583211238.post-50963231568714116132008-12-24T09:09:00.000-05:002008-12-24T09:09:00.000-05:00Please see the link >http://beware-of-the-ferti...Please see the link ><BR/><BR/>http://beware-of-the-fertility-industry.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com