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I DID IT MY WAY

On a cold Monday afternoon, Charlie and Erin Pilcher are having a day at home together, away from work and childcare. Two-and-a-half-year-old Charlie nibbles on a jam sandwich and jumps down from the table to dance around the living room.

The mother and daughter then look over a picture book published by the Donor Conception Network: Our Story: How We Became a Family. Charlie, a cute blonde-haired wee girl, points to the fictional mother in the book, and says, “That’s Mummy.”

On another page, Erin points to a group of men and asks, “Who are they Charlie?’’, to which the wee girl pipes up, “Donors”.

There’s no mention of

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