2023-08-29
35 分钟In the final episode of season two, donor conceived journalist Louise McLoughlin speaks with people who found half-sibling matches — only to later discover that they weren't related at all. Meantime, as she meets her most recently-found half-sister, Louise reflects on the joys and complexities of an ever-growing sibling group. You can follow You Look Like Me on Twitter and Instagram: @YouLookLikeMe_ Louise is on Twitter @LouiseJoUK and Instagram @Loulou_Mclou #MyStoryNotMySecret And while you're here.... You Look Like Me is a labour of love from a two-person team, produced alongside our day jobs. It's also self-funded. If you want to support us you can buy us a coffee: http://ko-fi.com/youlooklikeme You Look Like Me is written and hosted by Louise McLoughlin. It is produced by Nathan Moore
A quick note before we start, this podcast has a language warning because of course it does.
You look like me.
A podcast making sense of the life and families of donor conceived people.
From shady secrets to life changing discoveries.
This is a place for our stories.
So I'd grown up an only child and really all I ever wanted were siblings.
Anne and I just proceeded from that point.
Think we were sisters.
Hey, I just got my results and I'm looking at them and I would see you if we matched, right?
The floor just fell away from under me and I was completely in the dark.
It's sad that, like, one of the most exciting events that happened ended up just being this, like, total false match.
Welcome to episode five of the second season of youf Look Like Me.
I'm Louise McLachlan.
In the final episode of this series, I meet my newest half sibling.
Oh, my God, here we are again.
And I reflect on everything I've learned so far.
The biological links I've discovered and the clues I now have as to how many half siblings may be out there.
Actually, although I donated into clinics, they then sold my sperm on to other clinics.
And I speak to people who thought that their own search for a half sibling had come to an end, only to discover that they weren't related at all.
I'm in Colorado, usa.