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Becoming Fairy Godmother: Egg Donation and Creating A New Kind of Family

2024/4/2
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Nora McInerney：家庭的定义因人而异，它可以是与你同住的人，也可以是你的亲戚朋友，甚至是那些与你血缘关系疏远但关系密切的人。她自己家庭的结构也经历了巨大的变化，从传统的核心家庭模式转变为融合家庭，这让她对家庭有了更深刻的理解。她认为，家庭的定义正在发生变化，人们对婚姻和生育的选择更加多元化。 Julia Winston：她通过捐献卵子帮助一对男同性恋朋友组建家庭，扮演了“仙女教母”的角色。她喜欢大家庭的概念，并且对捐献卵子帮助朋友组建家庭感到快乐。她经历了失恋和疫情的冲击，重新审视了自己对家庭和伴侣的期待。她认为自己可以更好地扮演一个关爱孩子的角色，而不是直接的父母角色。她童年经历了父母离婚，这段经历让她对家庭有了更深刻的理解。当她的朋友们接纳了她父亲的性取向后，她开始重新看待Mitchell，并与他建立了良好的关系。Mitchell在她叛逆的青春期扮演了一个重要的角色，他理解并支持她。Mitchell作为家庭成员扮演的角色很独特，他给予Julia和她的妹妹无条件的爱和支持。上大学后，她不再对自己的家庭感到羞耻，而是为其与众不同而感到自豪。Mitchell在她生活中扮演的角色是独特的，他既是重要的成年人，又不是父母。Mitchell对Julia的爱和影响深刻，这让她更容易接受并承担“仙女教母”的角色。她从小就有预感能力，并且预感到Mitchell的病情严重。Mitchell的爱改变了Julia对家庭的定义，15年后，Julia延续了这种爱，并进一步扩展了家庭的定义。她捐献卵子后，需要向家人解释她的决定，这对她来说是一个挑战。她捐献卵子的决定与她对家庭的传统观念和犹太文化背景有关。她思考捐献卵子的决定中，有多少是出于对家庭的责任，有多少是出于她个人的意愿。家人对她的决定反应不一，母亲和妹妹担心她会对孩子过于依恋。捐献卵子的经历让她重新审视了自己对单身生活的态度。她与卵子接受者建立了良好的沟通和信任，并计划让双方家人见面。她成功地将两个家庭联系在一起，并创造了一种新型的家庭关系。她希望自己能够成为孩子们的“天使”，像Mitchell一样给予他们爱和快乐。她创造了一个新词“refamulating”（重新构建家庭），来形容她对家庭的重新定义和构建过程。 Nora McInerney：家庭的定义正在发生变化，人们对婚姻和生育的选择更加多元化。

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The episode explores the evolving definition of family, challenging traditional notions and embracing diverse forms of family structures.

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Two years ago Julia Winston was asked to help a gay couple start a family by donating her eggs. At the time, she was 38, single, and had no idea if she’d start her own family. Sometimes that made her feel insecure, so the opportunity to donate her eggs allowed her to help create a family, just not the one she imagined in her head. Since the donation, she’s gone through an emotional transformation that opened her eyes to all the different ways a family can look. 

Julia is the host of Refamulating), the newest podcast from the Feelings and Co universe. Listen to Refamulating now, wherever you get your podcasts. Follow the show on Instagram). 

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