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self insemination kit I no longer celebrate Father’s Day with my father—not because he has passed away, but because my biological father is now a woman. To be clear, the person who once contributed the genetic material that led to my existence is now living as a woman. Yes, this means my father has transitioned…

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home insemination Kit I can’t quite pinpoint the age when I first felt like I didn’t quite fit in. I remember being painfully aware of my freckles and what some kids called my “big ears.” There were those moments on the playground that stuck with me, like when someone cruelly dubbed me a “freckled monkey”…

home insemination Kit Dec. 18, 2023 I finally fell head over heels for my son, Oliver, just after his first birthday. It was a balmy August evening. My husband was away, leaving me with Oliver, my mom, and my siblings for a dinner outing. The air was filled with laughter from nearby kids, and as…