The Sisterhood of "Donor Don"

The Longest Shortest Time

Hillary Frank | Realm

Health & Fitness, Sexuality, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.8 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2018

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Sister wives, a fertility cult, and New Kids on the Block: A listener initiates us into the strange world of sperm donation. To join the conversation, go to longestshortesttime.com! Sign up for our newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. This episode is brought to you by Today, Explained (a new podcast from Vox), Jergens Wet Skin Moisturizer, NurturMe (code: LONGSHORT), GoGo squeeZ, and Care.com. Use the links and codes here for a special discount.

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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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