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To ask my happily married baby daddy to donate sperm?

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FluentCrab · 10/10/2024 23:30

I am a single mother to a wonderful toddler who brings so much joy to my life. I absolutely love being a Mum and am desperate to have another but am not interested in having a relationship (plus it’s bloody hard to meet anyone anyway as I have my son almost 100% of the time!).
I am considering booking at a clinic and using a sperm donor to have another. However, it breaks my heart to think that one of my children will have a Daddy who they are excited to see, while the other one will not have one at all. It would be ideal if I could ask my ex to donate and I think there is a chance he would agree. But is it batshit crazy to ask this of someone when they are married to someone else? I don’t want to offend his current partner. I feel absolutely zero romantic or sexual feelings for him now but she might get the wrong idea, or she might feel embarrassed that I’m walking round pregnant with his baby if he agrees.

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Silvertulips · 16/10/2024 06:02

That's what baby daddy means and should be banned from the English dictionary.

AnotherEmma · 16/10/2024 11:14

"I have my son almost 100% of the time!"

So he doesn't see his son much then - not exactly a great father.

Does he have any other children (from previous relationships or with his new wife)?

How old are you? I can understand wanting your child to have a sibling, but unless you are pushing 40, I'd forget the idea for now. You might still meet someone and want to have a child with them.

NessaSparkles0 · 16/10/2024 16:55

This is 100% Batshit crazy! Youre not just asking for sperm tho are u? You're asking him to have another child with u. Because when you're current child goes to see his dad surely your new child will be going also? Plus why do u have current child 100% of the time if he has his Dad. I think you need to do abit of self awareness & soul searching & possibly therapy

Mary1234567 · 20/03/2025 22:33

This is basically the plot of that Katherine Ryan sitcom

PyongyangKipperbang · 20/03/2025 23:57

ZOMBIE

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