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Sperm Donor


Retriever sends along the most interesting stuff, and I don't always remember to politely give her credit.  This one is about a rare genetic condition that a sperm donor has passed along to 5 of 43 children he has "fathered" - and I use the term loosely.

Caveat emptor, as in all else.  Emphasising some characteristics, one could list me as an A-1 possible donor, whose genetics one would love to pass on to future generations.  Looked at from another perspective, one could list me as a "Red Flag - Approach With Caution" donor.  How my children have turned out would tilt the balance in favor of the former, and yet...

I am not sure why people are going in this direction to begin with.  It seems like an inauspicious start for a child, to have a donor father.  It would make me feel as if I were a bit of software.  Note that I say this as one whose father was out of the picture from age six on.