Ben Sommer knew that his mothers were his parents, but he wanted to know his father as something more than Donor #35.
About Ben Sommer
Ben Sommer is currently a senior at Carleton College in Minnesota where he studies English and creative writing.
Meeting my sperm donor
April 3, 2012 By 6 Comments
Ben Sommer, conceived through alternative insemination, is a young man now and tells the story of deciding to meet his donor.
Meeting My Sperm-Donor Dad: Part 2
February 14, 2011 By 18 Comments
“When I call him, I say, ‘Hi, it’s Ben,’ not ‘Hi, it’s your son.’ I am my mothers’ son. I’m already spoken for.”
Meeting My Sperm-Donor Dad
February 7, 2011 By 18 Comments
Like thousands of other kids his age, Ben Sommer was conceived through alternative insemination and raised in a lesbian household. Recently, at 21, Sommer decided it was time to meet his “dad” for the first time.
“It’s a woman’s job to make her man feel safe — a safe place that doesn’t expect him to do brave things just because he’s a man.”
This is a comment by Kat on the post “A Husband’s Job Is To Create Emotional Safety”.