I was just reading Babble.com (yes, I'm single, childless, and addicted to parenting blogs!) and I came across this essay, by Nan Mooney, about a thirtysomething-year-old woman who was single, but really wanted a baby-so she consciously went on a quest for a baby daddy.
This guy was a friend of hers, and they ended up having sex 3-5 times a month for 5 months until she conceived. Everything was above board-the arrangement they made was that no one-except her son-would know he was the dad, and that the dad wouldn't be responsible for anything-that she would raise the child alone.
So far, her son is a toddler, and it hasn't been an issue-although she's thinking of asking the father if he'd consider stepping in again.
Overall, I'm not doing too much justice to the article, but I think it's fascinating-and I'd love to hear what you think!
The idea of getting married and having kids is something that I definitely want in my future, and I'd say that I definitely do want kids. So if I find myself in that situation, would I ever go the route of finding a baby daddy? Obviously, it's purely speculative, but fascinating to think about . . .
And, back to reality, things are chugging along-went out for St. Patrick's Day last night and had some flirty back-and-forth, but no exchanging of phone numbers. But, I went for a run today and good lord-that's where all the men are! Central Park was crawling with hot guys in Spandex-and I've found a new lunchtime activity!
Posted by Alice
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