Journey to the Starting Line

May 29, 2017 Avi Comments 0 Comment

My wife (to whom I shall henceforth refer to as Kirsten) and I (Avi) have been married for just over 3 years. Last year, early 2016, we decided we wanted to have a kid. I have never once wanted to birth a tiny human from myself, but that has been a long-time dream of Kirsten’s. We did research, found an amazing fertility/reproductive specialist, searched through sperm banks (learned more about some donors than we know about ourselves), purchased just the…

Surrendering to the fertility gods

May 16, 2017 Mrs T Comments 0 Comment

For those of you (mostly queers I imagine) who have seen If These Walls Could Talk 2, you may recall the final short starring Sharon Stone and Ellen DeGeneres as a lesbian couple trying to have a baby. My favorite scene is towards the end when the couple finally purchases the sperm they plan to use for insemination. Ellen’s character comes rushing home with it in a giant metal canister and Sharon’s character meets her at the door wearing boxers,…

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