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The Longest Shortest Time

The Sisterhood of "Donor Don"

The Longest Shortest Time

Hillary Frank | Realm

Kids & Family, Sexuality, Health & Fitness, Parenting

4.74.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2018

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Sister wives, a fertility cult, and New Kids on the Block: A listener initiates us into the strange world of sperm donation. … Join LST+ for community and access to You Know What, another show in the Longest Shortest universe! Follow us on Instagram Website: longestshortesttime.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

A few weeks ago, I talked about how finding your own path to parenthood can feel like

0:11.4

a choose your own adventure book.

0:13.6

And how the page I thought I was going to choose, partnering up, then making a baby, it

0:18.5

might not be the route I actually take.

0:20.5

I'm not the only one.

0:24.0

My experience was just different, you know.

0:28.0

For adults to one baby, that is a good ratio.

0:30.8

For the past 10 years or so, I have felt really certain about the idea that I want to be

0:35.3

a parent, unless convinced by the idea that I want to be married.

0:39.6

I asked you guys tell me how you became parents, and whoa.

0:44.9

Do you know how much money that is in sperm?

0:47.0

A lot of you wrote in, like so much.

0:49.5

And I figured since, you know, I'm turning 33 soon, and I'm still single.

0:54.6

Trying to get pregnant almost broke my relationship.

0:57.0

I really like being single.

0:58.6

I just also want to be a mom.

1:00.6

I want to find the best way to do it.

1:09.5

This is the longest shortest time.

1:11.6

I really think you should consider moving to another part of the country.

1:15.0

Huh.

1:16.0

Well, that's a thought.

1:19.0

I'm Andrea Salenze.

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