Lived Through This

The Hidden Cost of My Parents’ Secrecy

Their choice to hide my biology has forever altered how I see myself

Naomi Hazel Waters
Human Parts
Published in
5 min readFeb 21, 2021

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The day after I found out I was donor-conceived, I spent the afternoon walking through the streets of midtown Manhattan, wondering if anyone I passed by could be a relative. The information I had about the anonymous sperm donor…

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Naomi Hazel Waters
Human Parts

Donor conceived lady thinks about family, shame, secrets, donor conception, (in)fertility, pregnancy and parenthood. Email: MayWeKnowHowToBeStill@protonmail.com