DonorChildren | yfactor | Activity https://donorchildren.com/members/yfactor/activity Activity feed for yfactor. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:36:10 -0600 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 2358e1ccbff89b309a971e557c78cb0f yfactor's profile was updated https://donorchildren.com/activity/p/18800 Sun, 26 Aug 2018 05:22:15 -0600 0 945b134136c79de63f676f46302ae1be yfactor replied to the topic How do you refer to your donor? in the forum Donor Conceived People http://www.donorchildren.com/forums/topic/how-do-you-refer-to-your-donor/page/2/#post-2701 Wed, 08 Jun 2016 05:03:01 -0600 Generalizing is never easy, but that in most cases ‘father’ is thought to be a purely biological relationship does not seem to be correct. Several people talk about ‘biological father’ not just ‘father’, why would they add biological, when the think of father as a purely biological thing? Also not only Maureenky, but me too do absolutely not…[Read more]

]]> 0 5c196aeb4286d1cb84f4366495402f1c yfactor replied to the topic How do you refer to your donor? in the forum Donor Conceived People http://www.donorchildren.com/forums/topic/how-do-you-refer-to-your-donor/#post-2674 Mon, 16 May 2016 06:00:55 -0600 1. No contact. While we are connected (he helped my parents, we share DNA), I do not feel any need/longing to have contact.
2. (sperm) donor. For me this nicely fits with his role in my life.
3. My mother was married with a man, my father. During primary school, my parents divorced. To others I refer to him as my father. Sometimes in case of…[Read more]

]]> 0 c18123bbe82a0bffd25b2e73770795ae yfactor replied to the topic Emotional Support in the forum Sperm Donors http://www.donorchildren.com/forums/topic/emotional-support/page/2/#post-2385 Fri, 22 May 2015 05:57:12 -0600 That’s what I call crazy. Yes in some countries a donor may win the legal battle, in the USA they discriminate between clinic/non-clinic donations. If he wins the children will then have contact during a number of years. But one day they’ve grown up and will learn how the donor broke his promise to attack the parents. The article also mentions how…[Read more]

]]> 0 db08244061328947e08cf254796f2f4c yfactor replied to the topic Emotional Support in the forum Sperm Donors http://www.donorchildren.com/forums/topic/emotional-support/#post-2383 Thu, 21 May 2015 20:19:15 -0600 @wmdoran, you have a wild imagination. I did never suggest he should have no contact, please read more carefully. I think he should have contact, in a healthy way. But I do oppose your idea of preparing for a legal battle, because how do you think that would affect children?
That’s something which we can not predict with 100% certainty, but we…[Read more]

]]> 0 28f2a5e66858f0caa6ab04c8d7f4abd5 yfactor replied to the topic Emotional Support in the forum Sperm Donors http://www.donorchildren.com/forums/topic/emotional-support/#post-2381 Thu, 21 May 2015 05:52:12 -0600 Building a case to obtain parental rights?!? Preparing for legal battle, probably a nasty one. Doesn’t sound like that’s what children need.

Well you don’t know me @wmdoran. I made more long-term decisions when I was young, even at the end of primary school. Maybe that’s in my genes 🙂 I also wasn’t hit by the news and due to chronological order…[Read more]

]]> 0 6e181ff6216b87f5197f18c23debde0e yfactor replied to the topic Emotional Support in the forum Sperm Donors http://www.donorchildren.com/forums/topic/emotional-support/#post-2377 Wed, 20 May 2015 05:18:18 -0600 It’s not just odd, it’s insane. Your boyfriend is being used and lets it happen. But as girlfriend you’re also being affected, emotionally and now also financially. New kid is on the way, probably they expect a third of the costs covered for him too. You also have a right to say something about it. I think he needs to hear the truth: what’s…[Read more]

]]> 0 8c845db203f05c228e7a169e82ffac7e yfactor replied to the topic Emotional Support in the forum Sperm Donors http://www.donorchildren.com/forums/topic/emotional-support/#post-2374 Tue, 19 May 2015 19:43:02 -0600 Yeah we come from different places. If the genetic father becomes a threat to the family, it’s logical he wants to protect it. However, this does not have to happen. Both are in a way the father, one social/legal and the other genetic. A donor conceived should not have to choose one of them, but should be raised by the social parents and free to…[Read more]

]]> 0 bc711b24e5fd6da353ecc65b84659416 yfactor replied to the topic Emotional Support in the forum Sperm Donors http://www.donorchildren.com/forums/topic/emotional-support/#post-2372 Tue, 19 May 2015 16:30:40 -0600 I’m not in favor of anything extreme in this matter. Being too close causes damage to the donor in this case, but would probably cause problems for the new family too. I’m not suggesting to cut off communication at all, but to reduce it now to prevent it from being broken. Also not all donor conceived want contact with their donor (I’m not…[Read more]

]]> 0 6ab77edbc180efdffe23857f0d2854fc yfactor's profile was updated https://donorchildren.com/activity/p/9801 Tue, 19 May 2015 15:34:31 -0600 0 726e9c738f2ea4c90030850f8c79f470 yfactor changed their profile picture https://donorchildren.com/activity/p/9780 Sun, 17 May 2015 19:08:51 -0600 0 4388756958478e8035c3f66ccf8ae953 yfactor replied to the topic Emotional Support in the forum Sperm Donors http://www.donorchildren.com/forums/topic/emotional-support/#post-2370 Sun, 17 May 2015 18:50:22 -0600 Sending daily pictures to a friend sounds extreme, giving the boy the name of the donor too. It also doesn’t help in keeping a healthy distance, since they are their children in a social/legal way. Realizing this and making this clear is crucial. Being open about who the donor is to the children is also crucial. So that makes it more complex with…[Read more]

]]> 0 a9fbbe603002043f7029c2eee8cabc58 yfactor posted a new activity comment https://donorchildren.com/activity/p/9774#acomment-9778 Sun, 17 May 2015 17:17:09 -0600 @admin Thanks. Could you add the Academisch Medisch Centrum (AMC) of Amsterdam, the Netherlands please?

In reply to - Admin posted an update @yfactor Welcome! Thanks for joining. Please create/join Groups to aid in faster connections. Groups are a great place to share information, network, and make you more searchable online (see […] ]]> 4fd652d005c40a24ed3ddc543ca2805f yfactor became a registered member https://donorchildren.com/activity/p/9773 Sun, 17 May 2015 15:38:40 -0600 0