Maia’s story | “Our mum left to pursue a same sex lifestyle, leaving my siblings and I devastated.”

by Them Before Us | Oct 31, 2017 | EXPORT, Stories

I am the oldest of 8 children, consisting of 3 full brothers, 2 step siblings, a half sister and a half brother who passed away when he was 3. My parents were married. Our childhood was fairly run of the Mill, we grew up in the Burbs and lived in a time where you...

Biology Matters- Take it from donor conceived kids with loving straight parents.

by Them Before Us | Sep 14, 2017 | EXPORT, Stories

If you believe that “all kids need is love” then these donor-conceived children should be perfectly happy. But they’re not. Turns out that even if kids have one or two loving parents, many donor-conceived kids struggle with the reality that they will never know half...

Marie’s story | “In college I would proudly declare how I had a gay father.”

by Them Before Us | Aug 30, 2017 | EXPORT, Stories

In college I would proudly declare how I had a gay father who “came out” when I was a toddler (my parents divorced when I was 2). I would explain how I was a normal, straight, educated young woman who lived part time with my father throughout my life, and...

Gill’s story | “My life has had many negative issues due to my mother being lesbian.”

by Them Before Us | Aug 15, 2017 | EXPORT, Stories

I don’t know how to talk about my feelings of discomfort and disagreement with same sex relationships. Even though I experienced the negative experience first hand, I am still nervous to speak. When I have, others have called me a bigot and said it was hateful....

Ginger’s story | “My mother would carry on that my birth father never wanted me, he only wanted her.”

by Them Before Us | Jul 20, 2017 | EXPORT, Stories

I was born to a teenage mother. According to her siblings, and even my grandmother, my birth father loved my mother very much. I heard stories over the years of how much he loved and wanted to marry her. My mother never lied in my younger years about who my birth...

Heather G.’s story | “Mom said to us, ‘Don’t come around too often, my boyfriend doesn’t like it.'”

by Them Before Us | Jun 29, 2017 | EXPORT, Stories

I grew up with divorced grandparents.  When my parents divorced I felt double the shame. I remember clearly the day my mum announced she was leaving us. It was the day before her birthday and my little sister’s 6th birthday was two days later. Dad said...