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Scenario

Why Lying to Your Child About Their Origins Backfires

My six-year-old daughter asked if she's adopted because she doesn't look like us and we've never told her we used a donor and I panicked and said no.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A parent faces the moment when family creation choices collide with a child's growing awareness and their own unprocessed shame about fertility struggles.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Early childhood 3-6 — play language boundaries?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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