GOOAAAL! Starting a Family as a Lesbian Couple with Fei Wu & Lee Lawlor

02/13/24 • 36 min

We talk to our dear friends Fei & Lee about their experience starting a family as an interracial, lesbian couple. It’s a long and winding road that takes them from spa-like fertility clinics to wheeling sperm through Target.

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The challenges of starting a family as a LGBTQ+ couple
How LGBTQ+ folks can feel less isolated in the process
Why shorter men need not apply to be sperm donors
The painful truth about fertility treatment costs
Why the Dutch national soccer team is the perfect analogy for family

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Listen to learn about:

The challenges of starting a family as a LGBTQ+ couple
How LGBTQ+ folks can feel less isolated in the process
Why shorter men need not apply to be sperm donors
The painful truth about fertility treatment costs
Why the Dutch national soccer team is the perfect analogy for family

For more surprising and authentic conversations about family-forming, subscribe to Our Families, Ourselves:

Apple Podcasts | Spotify Podcasts | Google Podcasts

Join the conversation and follow us on Instagram:

@ourfamiliesourselves

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From Kroger to the Courthouse: Foster to Adopt with Bill Murphey

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From the freezing depths of Ann-Sophie’s Tuff Shed, we bring you the warmth and delight of Atlanta-based actor Bill Murphey. A chance encounter at a neighborhood Kroger led him down the path to single parenthood, and it’s unlike any story we’ve heard!

Join us as we talk:

Foster-to-adopt in the US
Single parenthood and finding support from your community
Why not to book expensive vacations with teenagers
Supporting a boy’s freedom of expression (whether wearing skirts or dyeing hair!)
Balancing boundaries and unconditional love in parenting

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Let’s Talk About Eggs, Baby! Being a Four-Time Egg Donor with Kristi

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We’ve had *a lot* of sperm talk these past few weeks, so we’re more than ready to explore the other side of the equation — eggs! This week we sit down with four-time (yes, you read that right) egg donor Kristi, who opens up about her experience with candor and humor.

Listen in to learn about:

Why a woman might choose to donate her eggs (hint: it’s not just about the money)
The physical demands of being an egg donor
Making the choice to not have kids
The surprises you might face on 23andMe

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