Zak’s Safari: A Children’s Book About Donor-Conceived Kids and Two-Mom Families
My partner, Amy, and I have three beautiful kids thanks to the generous donation—let’s call a spade a spade—expensive contribution of a sperm donor. And now that our oldest child is almost four years old, we have started to talk to her about that donor and her conception. Why, you might ask? Eva is beginning to see herself as a kid with two moms, and while that is a great thing, it’s also different from most of her friends. How she was made is different too.
But, again, why talk about that so early? For a lot of reasons, but a big one is that we want Eva to feel comfortable and proud of her place in this world and our lives. We want her to grow up with the full understanding of how much Amy and I wanted and love her.
When author Christy Tyner and her wife wanted to start the conversation with their donor-conceived children about their family’s origin Tyner couldn’t find a children’s book to help with that explanation, so she created one. She was inspired to give the LGBTQ community something it needed. In her words, “high-quality children’s books that represent us: our love for our family, our pride in our kids, and our collective commitment to truth and equality.”
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