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We have our share of gay in the family. One female wanted a child, with her female partner... they attempted a biological child with the partner's brother... didn't work out. Opted to purchase sperm and through IVF had a boy. (try explaining that to Grandpa!)
The child grew up calling the non bio-related female "dad" and that was awkward …
We have our share of gay in the family. One female wanted a child, with her female partner... they attempted a biological child with the partner's brother... didn't work out. Opted to purchase sperm and through IVF had a boy. (try explaining that to Grandpa!)
The child grew up calling the non bio-related female "dad" and that was awkward at every family gathering. "Dad" is no longer in the picture, and now that the child is a teenager, everyone wonders if he knows about his origins ...needless to say the other teenagers ask questions behind his back and we just glance a "don't even think about saying anything" at every gathering....
Yeap, just your average "normal"!
@Mom- all that kid needs to be told is he was conceived in love- and a test tube (so was my grandson but Mom, not gay, had fertility issues)- and that parents sometimes break up but it doesn't mean he's loved any less. THAT'S the normal part for him because how many of his friends have parents who have broken up? The only thing making it awkward and his teenage cousins asking questions is the lack of adult acknowlegement.