‘My mum's meeting my dad for the first time’ - BBC News
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Published 2019-09-22
Follow her remarkable journey to discover her "very extended family".
Produced by the BBC's Hannah Long-Higgins and Ben Davis.
Filming and editing Hannah Long-Higgins; additional editing Nick Watson and Vara Szajkowski; audio Ben Davis; graphics Simon Martin.
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All Comments (21)
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At least the Father won the genetic lottery, because his kids are gorgeous.
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I just want to legitimately applause George for being a sibling that wants to make it a real family! He’s an amazing man by principle and that’s just wow to watch.
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I know this is a four year old video but I just wanted to say how soul touched I was when Julia’s mom said she felt a connection to Julia’s siblings! That a child could be loved so much that it could include the others just brought me to tears. What an exceptional human being! ❤
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It can be overwhelming to donors to have a lot of donor children too. That’s why they should lower the family limits across the board and closely monitor them. It’s ridiculous to give one person 20+ children or siblings! 🙄
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The beautiful moment for me is when she met her siblings. I could feel her happiness as well theirs.
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The thing I want to express here is how similar these kids are in terms of intelligence, socialization, genuine warmth and concern. They ARE already a family. Now they just need to get to know each other for a closer bond. Amazing story!
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What an incredibly cute and nice young woman she is. Wish her all the best in life!
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I know a woman who donated her eggs once while she was in college. She needed money for books. She recently met the 25-year-old twins (a male and a female) that resulted from her donation. She says there are many similarities between them and her younger son, who is thrilled to have siblings.
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For the young woman who was egg donor and sperm donor conceived, think of it this way… “you were meant to be”….❤😊
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You look like him but your mom is your family. She raised you. I love the siblings .they look like a cool crowd and i can see lifelong friendships being made
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I just love her mom. What a beautiful soul
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One of my best friends donated eggs in college. She died abruptly a few years back. I just wonder how many biological children she may have out there. ❤
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My twin brother and I also grew up with two moms. Our dad got another girl pregnant while our mom was and chose to go with her. My brother and I will never forgive him seeing as our mom was 17 at the time and had just escaped her abusive grandparents and he left her there, 17 and pregnant with twins but we met our sisters and we love them to bits
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I am struck by the beauty of them all and the fact they all seem very intelligent and decent people, reflecting the attitudes and demeanor of the Donor! I appreciate the integrity of the donor in that he openly and honestly assessed his feelings at the time he didn't the donation. Being just 19 years old, you would not expect him to think of it as a noble deed for mankind or anything like that.
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This is such a heartwarming video. Julia and her entire family seem to be beautiful human beings. I wish them every happiness.
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Such a beautiful video! Julia is a testament to how wonderful her mothers must be
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A dad is not someone who creates you. It's someone who raises you
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The mothers beautiful open questions to her daughter...wow!! What an amazing mom!
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15:55 It's a limit of 10 families, not 10 kids. It's a big difference. I'm in the UK and I have 22 half siblings from by a sperm donor.
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My heart goes out to all the children searching for their bio parents.😢It must be so hard at times wondering about them. They need to regulate how many children can be conceived by one donor! This could all end very badly I love the way the children got together and I pray they can all find love in their large family!
