A blog by a Donor Conceived Person

Conceived in 1977 means that I grew up in a era where donor conception was shrouded in secrecy and attempts at keeping it the best-kept secret inside a family. A secret that only the donor-conceived child should never know about!


This blog charts what is was like growing up – which was one of feeling different to the people around me – and navigating early adulthood with a disillusionment of what life could be like, all whilst some deep and hidden drive to strive for something a bit better kept coming up to the surface.

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  • The one where I was in stitches

    I very nearly named this one “The one where I was physically assaulted by my mum – aka child abuse” but figured that would have given far too much away. At least you now know where this one is leading to, so read on Dear Reader if you want to know how I got there…well,…

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