When “Where You Came From” Has an Extra Layer

The “where did I come from” question is one most parents sweat about. Explaining their origins to your children is one of those major “don’t screw this up” parenting moments, because if you get it wrong at worst you damage their self-esteem and at best? You’re getting mocked every time they reminisce about their childhoods with their friends as an adult.
It’s even more fraught for parents who have had some sort of help to bring their children into the world. This NYT article talks about how parents whose children were carried by surrogates address that issue with their kids. Continue reading »

A Five-Year Time Limit on Embryo Storage = Death Row?

The term “death row” in relation to stored embryos sounds like the words of an anti-abortion crusader. They’re not.

It’s just what mom Michelle Hickman calls a five-year window granted by the British government to store a couple’s embryos. After that, they say they have to be destroyed. Continue reading »

Michael Jackson IS the Real Dad: Proof

The recurring theme in headlines in the last few days? They all claim Michael Jackson is not the dad of his kids.

But he was. And not just in a legal sense. Continue reading »

Daughter Carrying Mom’s Baby

No, this isn’t some sick, twisted story wherein someone will end up their own grandpa. It’s actually kind of sweet.

A New Zealand woman has gotten the go-ahead to act as a surrogate for her own mother. In other words? She’ll carry her baby brother or sister in her belly for nine months. Continue reading »

SJP and Broderick Give One Twin More Names Than the Other

A family friend of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick reported the parents are over the moon for their twin daughters, born early yesterday morning in Ohio.

Late yesterday, the couple announced the girls’ names — both get middle names honoring families on Sarah’s side.

I’m a little confused, though. And worried on behalf of one of the twins. Continue reading »