25 Siblings and me

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Anyone watch this and really feel for Oly?

Yes he's chasing his vision of relationships that he doesn't seem able to manage due to his Aspergers.

Watching currently. I have Aspergers myself. It's a bit heavy to watch!

My heart went out to him. My son has ASD and finds relationships exactly the same.

Awww I really felt for him!

I think there were cultural differences for him to deal with as well as his aspergers. I thought he was brave even going to the reunion and I hope he eventually finds his way to the relationships he wants

Yes and I did. Its hard for him with having his Asperger's but also the other siblings are in the US so he's the British outsider. It did show the impact of decisions made 26 years ago and the ripples that come from those decisions. I also wondered where his biological mother was in Oli's life other than just being the ex.

I felt they were way to harsh with the ‘bitch’ issue, how could they be so sensitive and woke to the issues they care about but give him no leeway for his genuine condition? Also a lot can be lost in translation between Americans and the British before including Aspergers. As for the sperm donor thing, I was shocked by that too, is Aspergers even heredity

I watched it this evening. Ollie really got my back up about the misogynist term he used. He refused to accept that it was upsetting to others.

I’m glad the amount of donations people can make is more regulated now.

I’ve genuinely never thought of it as Misogynistic but it’s not a preferred swear word of mine

I thought the terms bitch is meant to be almost a bit of a term of endearment in the US among younger folk... 'hey bitch', 'it's Britney bitch' etc. So I was surprised they were so upset about it. I suppose if he just literally called someone a bitch, that's offensive though.
I can see how his brother balked at the "I miss you" message.
But with the whatsapp group, the talk about religion etc was definitely cultural differences and there should have been a bit more understanding from his US siblings on things like that.

I think he said he called Salma Hayak a bitch 🤔 yes the ‘miss you’ message was intense but he seemed like he’d calm down with a bit of reassurance

But yes I believe aspergers is hereditary and probably not desirable for most people looking for a donor.

Ahh I didn’t know that ☺️ Still think Sterling could have handled things a lot better than he did

I saw the second half and thought Oli was something of an attention-seeker and rather melodramatic.

Yes I agree. Surely he could have made it clear he didn't want to meet up before Olly travelled half way across the States to see him. Unless I suppose he did and Olly didn't want to accept it. But it seemed like he just got stood up as Sterling was happy to be interviewed by the film crew. I suspect he was probably more worried about the intensity of Olly's feelings for him than the sperm donation or bitch issue though.

Ahh and maybe he was trying to offload him using the sperm thing as an excuse

Yes maybe. I thought Olly came across as really likeable generally though. I'd probably have hated the huge group dynamic and competitive relationship aspect too to be honest! So I think he did the right thing by removing himself from the group. A lot of them did all seem a little hardened towards him which can't have been a nice feeling for him.
And his jelly bean comment about the baby to his mum was sweet. I think underneath the apparently 'offensive' comments about god not existing etc (fairly normal for a Brit, highly offensive to most Americans), he seemed like a genuine and sweet person.

I liked him too I found him more relatable than a lot of the other siblings with their ‘wholeness’ and I’d say they were the over sensitive ones 😂

*wokeness

He did seem to have some attention seeking behaviours and likes to say things that aggravate people. I think I'd find him hard work in real life and I can see why most of the group couldn't deal with him. Sterling should have been mor euro front but he probably had tried to put him off but it was in oli's mind that he needed to see him so he kept on trying.

Ps Daley the dad seemed a little odd too!!

Daley had some STRONG genes, every sibling managed to get his green eyes. Felt very sorry for the girl whose whole family knew about her parentage and didn't disclose it.

It was very interesting to watch the first generation of sperm donor babies having to deal with the consequences of the under regulated industry as adults

He did 😁 wasn’t the first grandchild They sentient jellybean’ adorable!

You could definitely see the cultural divide. As a British mum of boys I felt I knew Oli. I've seen him before, in my boys, in my friends' sons, hanging round outside school, at Games Workshop...! I didn't "get" the wholesome American Brave New World crew in the same way. Such a difficult situation for him and he did so well. I hope he finds happiness.

He reminded me in so many ways of my ex h. He has aspergers too and the way he sees the relationships and the way he can't just be told about the bitch issue and turns it into a completely different issue had me nodding my head.