When Mothers and Their Children Talk About the Anonymous Donor

question 6

Multiple Choice

When mothers and their children talk about the anonymous donor father, ______.

• A) the mothers are happy that they have so much information about the donor to share
• B) they often paint him as an unimportant piece of the story
• C) children have a hard time understanding where they came from
• D) they often co-create a fantasy father as a full person who can explain the traits that the mother cannot identify in her own extended family

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