tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16662993.post7362591644924695096..comments2023-05-19T02:05:24.454-07:00Comments on Todd Saunders - A Useful Record: Does the successful outcome of the Donor-Conceived rest on their personality (dull-minded vs. curious-minded)?Todd Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07460516882625598170noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16662993.post-16581000869867420952013-09-16T21:09:47.504-07:002013-09-16T21:09:47.504-07:00Here is some interesting information I ran across ...Here is some interesting information I ran across on 9/16/13 while studying for a research paper.<br /><br />In a more recent example, a national study on young adults conceived through sperm donation, including a small sample of lesbian couple families,found a recurring theme among these young people of “looking for my father everywhere.” According to the 2009 study:<br />• Among the young adults raised by lesbian couples, over one-third agreed “it is wrong to conceive a fatherless child.”<br />• Also, 33 percent said that when they see friends with biological moms and dads they feel sad.<br />• Nearly half of these young adults said, “My sperm donor is half of who I am.”18<br />The above examples are reminders that all children—no matter how they are conceived or into what type of family environment they are born or adopted—desire to know where they came from, who they look like, where they get certain characteristics, and most importantly, to know and be known by their own mother and father.<br />Todd Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07460516882625598170noreply@blogger.com