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Louise’s story | “Not knowing donor identity is like being lost in the middle of a great, featureless ocean.”

by Them Before Us | Jul 19, 2021 | Stories | 1 comment

(Originally published on Tangled Webs UK) Discovering, aged 32, that I was donor conceived was, to put it mildly, a bombshell. It made complete sense, explaining the lack of similarity to my social father, not to mention the tensions between us. It explained why I...

Harvard confirms what we knew to be true: commercial separation of kids from their parents is harmful

by Katie Breckenridge | May 5, 2021 | Studies

Several studies of donor-conceived persons have been conducted, but the scope of these studies has been limited to the psychological impacts of being conceived via artificial means. In an effort to deepen this vital research, Harvard Medical School’s Center for...

NPE Alicia’s story | “In the process of trying to help my mother and try to heal my family tree, I opened a larger wound. I suddenly did not know who I was anymore.”

by Them Before Us | Dec 11, 2020 | Stories | 10 comments

I have been watching several of your interviews and it feels good to know I am not alone in my beliefs and perspectives as a Christian and also as someone who has experienced childhood trauma, as well as an adult trauma of an NPE Discovery. For so long, I’ve felt I...

Sarah St. Onge’s story | “I needed a father, as do most other girls growing up in single parent homes.”

by Them Before Us | Jul 29, 2020 | Stories | 9 comments

In 2016 I purchased an Ancestry DNA test. It sat on my counter for a week before I spit into the tube and mailed it out — sending my genetic material off into the universe, hoping to find some information about myself and where I came from. The idea was terrifying in...

Victoria’s story | “The impact of total abandonment by my biological father, and in part by my mother, has left me with emotional pain that still plays out today.”

by Them Before Us | May 1, 2020 | Stories | 3 comments

My purpose in writing this is to explain some of the pain I have experienced by not having my mother and father raise me. I hope my story can be a cautionary tale for anyone considering sex outside of traditional marriage. In no way do I advocate for abortion. I am...

Louise’s story | “Not knowing donor identity is like being lost in the middle of a great, featureless ocean.”

Harvard confirms what we knew to be true: commercial separation of kids from their parents is harmful

NPE Alicia’s story | “In the process of trying to help my mother and try to heal my family tree, I opened a larger wound. I suddenly did not know who I was anymore.”

Sarah St. Onge’s story | “I needed a father, as do most other girls growing up in single parent homes.”

Victoria’s story | “The impact of total abandonment by my biological father, and in part by my mother, has left me with emotional pain that still plays out today.”

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