Success Stories
About twelve months after Familyship appeared, news of a first Familyship baby reached us. We do not remember the name, but we know that it was born in Freiburg. In the meantime, there is even a sibling. Such stories exist in the meantime many. We present you some of them.
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Three parents, one child: our path to the modern family I have wanted to become a father for many years. As a gay man, it’s not quite so easy. Adoption or foster parenting were out of the question for me. Nevertheless, I wanted a child, a family. So I started looking for alternative ways and came across Familyship. -
The rocky road of a single mom by choice (with a happy ending) I became a Single Mom by Choice in November 2023. My son is now almost 10 months old and my fertility journey began at the end of December 2022. About a year before that, I was toying with the idea of becoming a solo mother. I have been single for about 7 years and nothing… -
Stefanie on co-parenting in a shared flat Stefanie was registered with Familyship for a long time and now lives with the father of her son in a “co-parenting shared flat”. Here she talks about the process, how their son Felix came to be and the advantages and disadvantages of family life in a shared flat. -
Sperm donor: For Falk, sympathy with the future parents is decisive A sperm donor often remains in the background and yet he is elementarily involved in the creation of the new life. Falk told Familyship how he deals with this. “I donated at sperm banks, but I realized I didn’t know who would have a child from me. I may not like my parents at all,… -
Six years of co-parenting: Jennifer reports from the beginnings to today My name is Jennifer, 41 years old and I have been co-parenting for almost 7 years. Our daughter is now turning 6 and was pretty much the best, bravest, craziest decision I’ve ever made. I separated from my partner at the age of 34 because he didn’t want to have children. -
Co-Parenting: Bibiane & Rüdiger At the beginning of my search, for a father for my child, I didn’t even realize that I would be living co-parenting later. It was always important to me that my child knows where his roots are and has a dad who cares for the child and also supports me in educational matters and personally…. -
Rainbow Patchwork: Annika, Nadin & Nino Monday evening, 7:30 p.m.: Annika actually still has the fork in her hand and yet the phone is already to her ear. Nino is just in bed and the common TV evening is near – nevertheless she phones me and tells me her story. Annika is not just Annika, it also includes Nadin, her wife,… -
Single mum by choice: Jana Jana is 36, single and an educator by profession. She has wanted to have a child for at least ten years, she reports. At first, she wanted a child with the right woman at her side, but now she separates her desire to have children from her partnership. “I’ve come to the conclusion that I… -
Single parent: trendsetter mother I must be a trendsetter. When I went looking for a father five and a half years ago, there was no word for it. Or maybe one that I heard everywhere: Madness! Today it is called co-parenting and seems to be finding a narrow way into society. I guess I only understand the word right…
What may sound exotic at first has long been familiar after some reflection. Almost everyone is familiar with patchwork families, single parents and, increasingly, rainbow families or co-parenting. The people who tell their stories prove that these are not just concepts.