Most counties TODAY allow 'children' conceived via sperm donation to know the truth and allow them to identify their biological father if they choose to. So the biological father needs to understand that this is a possible outcome.
However, I understand South African law, in this regard, has NOT 'moved on' and the law as it stands, is that it is illegal for the 'child' to know who their biological father is and it is illegal for the biological father to know who their biological 'children' are.
About 2010, a young woman, in her late 20's, contacted me on Facebook, on a South African DNA group chat site, and told me that she believed I was her biological father. She grew up in Johannesburg and knew absolutely nothing about herself being the product of sperm donation. Her Mum and Dad never told her anything whatsoever about her genetic origin.
Ignorance is bliss !!
When she was about 27 years old, she moved to New York. For fun, a group of her girl friends decided to go and get DNA testing. She nearly fell over with the shock because she discovered she had over a dozen siblings (same father; different mother)
She persuaded me to get a DNA test. But it turned out to NOT be a match. I still corresponded with her and another girl who lives in Cape Town, who had similar circumstances. Neither of them ever found out who their biological Dads were and I understand that they feel their lives are 'incomplete' by not knowing. Both of them pray that one day a miracle may occur and that the long standing suffering they incur will one day be spectacularly relieved
I don't think that in 1982 anyone would have thought that all this 'new age' innovations would end up so complicated.
Most of the investigative ‘DNAngels’ 😇operate out of the USA 🇺🇸
Most counties TODAY allow ‘children’ conceived via sperm donation to know the truth and allow them to identify their biological father if they choose to
So the biological father needs to understand that this is a possible outcome
However, I understand South African law, in this regard, has NOT ‘moved on’ and the law as it stands, is that it is illegal for the ‘child’ to know who their biological father is and it is illegal for the biological father to know who their biological ‘children’ are.
About 2010, a young woman, in her late 20’s , contacted me on Facebook, on a South African DNA group chat site, and told me that she believed I was her biological father. She grew up in Johannesburg and knew absolutely nothing about herself being the product of sperm donation. Her Mum and Dad never told her anything whatsoever about her genetic origin. Ignorance is bliss ‼️
When she was about 27 years old she moved to New York. For fun, a group of her girl friends decided to go and get DNA 🧬 testing. She nearly fell over with the shock because she discovered she had over a dozen siblings (same father ; different mother)
She persuaded me to get a DNA test. But it turned out to NOT be a match. I still corresponded with her and another girl who lives in Cape Town, who had similar circumstances. Neither of them ever found out who their biological Dads were and I understand that they feel their lives are ‘incomplete’ by not knowing. Both of them pray that one day a miracle may occur and that the long standing suffering they incur will one day be spectacularly relieved
I don’t think that in 1982 anyone would have thought that all this ‘new age’ innovations would end up so complicated.
I am a 74 year old medical doctor living … and still practicing… on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. I studied medicine at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. My first job was at Grey’s Hospital, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. I was asked to become an anonymous sperm donor for a well known private gynaecologist/obstetrician in 1982 on multiple occasions. The resulting ‘children’ would be about 43 years old today and potentially much younger than 43 years old if the sperm was frozen and stored. About 2007, Direct-to-Consumer Health Companies like 23andMe ; Ancestry and My Heritage launched commercial DNA tests. So technically there are some ‘children’ out there who are completely unaware that they have a biological father somewhere on the other side of the world, who might wish to meet them. Obviously, it is a basic choice of natural curiosity verses ‘l don’t want to know and I couldn’t care less’. My DNA 🧬 results are on 23andMe ; Ancestry and My Heritage.
If you suspect you may be the result of artificial insemination and have a nagging feeling that your natural genetics don’t seems to ‘add up’ as you might have thought … well … a simple DNA test is the answer. After your DNA test results are completed ; all your genetic ‘matches’ just appear instantly on your DNA app. Give it a go ; you have nothing to lose. I have a great sense of humour ; am kind and friendly and very ‘young at heart’ and love adventure and new challenges
Rumour has it that one women from Port Shepstone had a beautiful little daughter and and then asked the obstetrician for the same donor again 🤣 Therefore achieving genetically related siblings ; can’t confirm
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🌐 They Chose Hedera and XRP Ledger To Launch Their Smart Network Technology
We sat down with the co-founders of @HSuiteNetwork:
• Hedera + XRPL. Solana and more coming.
• SmartApp. Smart Agents. Smart Engine.
• AI guardrails baked in. SOC2 & MiCA.
• Token becoming DAO-governed.
• Smart App Marketplace.
"Accountability and transparency built into the protocol."
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Oh my God Charlie is solving his own murder and the attempted assassination of Trump beyond the grave, his words when he was here are mind-blowing This is a must-watch please share this is extremely important. I cannot believe that we all miss this. Please share!
Ten threads. Two weeks. One network that most of crypto is still sleeping on.
If you have been following since Thread 1 this is your chance to share everything in one place.
If you are just finding this series today, this is the best place to start.
Everything from Week 1 and Week 2 is right here.
Week 1 was personal. Why I spent months going deep on Hedera, what changed my mind and why I believe it is the most underrated network in crypto right now.
Week 2 went harder. The wrong debate. The wrong metrics. The difference between speculation and adoption. Why infrastructure narratives always arrive late.
Here is every thread 👇
🧵 Thread 1. Why I spent months researching Hedera and what changed everything
https://t.co/wFGndgSQQE
🧵 Thread 2. Why fixed fees become critical once AI agents begin executing transactions at scale
https://t.co/p2MCpj4Mvi
🧵 Thread 3. Why governance will matter more than speed in the next cycle
https://t.co/E8B2qeuuU0
🧵 Thread 4. Why most chains are not built for what is actually coming
https://t.co/h2U6KTMEkl
🧵 Thread 5. Why I believe Hedera is the most underrated network in crypto right now
https://t.co/Yi3aEQhVfc
🧵 Thread 6. What the market completely misunderstands about Hedera in 2026
https://t.co/1CxKdMEIRN
🧵 Thread 7. Why speculation is not adoption and what real Hedera adoption looks like
https://t.co/MCcnsB0cgS
🧵 Thread 8. Why infrastructure narratives always return late and why that matters for Hedera right now
https://t.co/yKyQ9A4z1k
🧵 Thread 9. Why the Ethereum vs Solana debate is the wrong conversation entirely
https://t.co/UzIpTVmNbU
🧵 Thread 10. Why most people who dismissed Hedera used the wrong metrics
https://t.co/SYPTyn523V
Week 3 starts Monday.
The first two weeks were about reframing how you see Hedera. Week 3 is about understanding where it is actually going.
If you thought the first ten threads were interesting, you have not seen anything yet.
Follow and be there from the first tweet Monday morning.
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