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And the questions got progressively deeper, and you were thinking OK so this is from a seven and eight year old and then came the jaw-dropping question, “Do you two sleep together?” ”

Tristan and Scott, 37,32

Other people answering How was it when you first met your child/ren?

  • Video by Robert and Marilyn

    “it was… an odd experience ‘cause we’d seen her, we’d seen many pictures of her, but there, there she was in the flesh the first time. And… it was… it wasn’t difficult but it was quite odd as to what you do. It was like being introduced to…”

    Robert and Marilyn, 61 and 56

  • Video by Kerry and Amerjeet

    “...just played with his toys and he was happy wasn’t he, and it kind of grew from there…but that first day was stunning. ”

    Kerry and Amerjeet, 40 and 34

  • Video by Segun and Seyi

    “ ...meeting someone who you had wanted to meet for so long, but not wanting to crowd his world ”

    Segun and Seyi , 47 and 39

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