Being a dad never felt like an option for me. Being a sperm donor has opened that door. One of the most painful things in my life was understanding very young that it'd be nearly impossible for me to have kids.
One of the most painful things in my life was understanding very young that it'd be very hard — if not nearly impossible — for me to have kids.
When Dad would read me Roald Dahl bedtime stories, I would think about how I'd likely never experience the powerful sense of pride he had in me with my own children.When I was younger, I'd listen to my dad reading me beloved Roald Dahl bedtime stories, then later driving me around proudly to university open days and I'd think: I'll likely never share this powerful sense of fatherly pride he's feeling now.
They also have a picture of me aged eight. It's, fittingly, the age just before my sadness about realising I was gay had crept in. My smile looks so pure and real. My door will always be open for those kids — even before 18, if that's what they/their families decide. I hope they feel loved, that they know I'm often thinking about them, and that they never experience those feelings of exclusion or isolation I felt growing up.
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