Sperm donor father meets his six offspring

Times Online ^ | February 15, 2007 | Devika Bhat

[NYer]

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[neodad]

But 15 months ago he “choked on his coffee”

LOL! At first glance I read that as "choked his . . . . . " Well, you know the rest.

[Vigilanteman]

My first thought on seeing the headline was "I thought Osama Obama's daddy was deceased."

[Vaquero]

FATHER OF THE YEAR AWARD

[Sax]

The donor meets a batch of his kids.

[popdonnelly]

Wait'll they start hitting him up for money.

[Arthur McGowan]

Where's the picture of Barney Gumble?

[weegee]

Or asking for permission to do something when the parents at home say "No".

[weegee]

Sounds more like Groundskeeper Willie.

Initially, Mr Harrison was reluctant to come forward, fearing that his newly-found offspring would be disappointed by his unconventional lifestyle and humble existence living with his four dogs in a motorhome near Venice, Los Angeles, where he earns a “meagre living” doing odd jobs.

[frogjerk]

“You don’t know what to expect,” she said. “How do we define this family, and what are we to each other?”

An extremely sickening situation created by modern science. I truly feel bad for these kids.

[WesternPacific]

Ok we see the Patriarch but I want to see the complete Family photo.

[RockinRight]

The family portrait:

[Lando Lincoln]

Okay, I have not dropped down to read the responses. Not sure I want to - as I suspect that judgment is in full tilt.

[proudpapa]

Better re-read the article it sounds like...

He is the one who will start hitting them up for money...

And place to park his motorhome?

Not to mention, someone to care for him in his golden years.

[Ditter]

I wonder if anyone has questioned the fact that he doesn't appear to be a blue eyed 6 foot hunk as advertised. He looks like a scrawny creep who lives in a van down by the river.

[Joe 6-pack]

"An extremely sickening situation created by modern science. I truly feel bad for these kids."

This is what troubles me about the atheistic/amoral bent taken by so many modern scientists and researchers...just because we find ourselves capable of doing something doesn't mean we necessarily should. Technology becomes their god, and ethics be damned.

[RGSpincich]

Back child support is going to be a bitch.

[Mygirlsmom]

With a profile billing him as a blue-eyed, 6-feet-tall lover of philosophy, music and drama,

Translation: "I'm closer to 5'10" when you discount the forehead. One eye blue- the other, green. I spend most of my time listening to my Slim Whitman albums, except when it's time for "Three's Company".

[television is just wrong]

<<>> <<>> Yes, that was my mental picture. He is nothing more than a sperm donor. Nothing but disappointment can come from this. The kids dreams are with the parents who spent time to raise them, not the sperm donor. The only use he has is for medical background.