Infertile fathers are now 'DI Dads'

0 Comments | USA TODAY, June, 2006 | by Rita Rubin

In our world there seems to be an unwritten agreement that

the term Dad is for the social father and Father is for the donor.

-- From Eric Schwartzman's blog "Life as a Dad to Donor Insemination (DI) Kids"

Jason Schwartzman just turned 4, but he already knows that a sperm donor helped Daddy and Mommy become parents.

Of course, Jason doesn't yet understand how that worked. But, figures dad Eric Schwartzman, "you start telling them young, and it just becomes a normal part of their dialogue."

Schwartzman hopes that someday, donor insemination will become as matter-of-fact, as normal a topic of discussion for society as adoption. "My wife's and my view about it is, we'd rather be public if it helps dispel the stigma. If I become the poster child...