The Donor Podcast

“You need both sides to make a story.” I really hope the daughter tells her own story. I do not feel sorry for this man at all. This podcast made me more sick for the people that are finding out he is their father. The fact that he went out of his way to keep pushing to get his truth out is super weird. His demeanor on the podcast, trying to be super likable was gross. His weird letters that he thought were so special would give anyone the heebie jeebies. The fact that he mentioned how beautiful the girls were before anything else was downright disgusting after hearing he was developing feelings for his donor daughter. Hal, going out of your way to make yourself seem better by spitting words on a podcast and throwing money at your donor children, it didn’t help. Maybe you are the narcissist? I am rating this 5 stars so that more people will see what they need to be aware of.

Hal is a literal nightmare. He tries very hard to be deep and likable, but he is a red flag creeper in the highest degree. I cannot believe they recorded this and are unaware of how utterly narcissistic HE sounds. Everyone “loves him”, he “saves the day” everywhere he goes, he writes creepy creepy letters and hands out money like candy. I’m just astounded this made it to air. So disgusting and disgraceful to put this man on a pedestal.

This donor might be the most obliviously selfish person I’ve ever heard speak. Every sentence is a further expression of cluelessness about others’ feelings and callous self interest at the expense of everyone he encounters. If the show is of interest, it’s primarily because this man is so selfish and so oblivious about how awful he it’s.

Hal tells the story of getting to know the adult children for whom he was the sperm donor. It is told very well, but definitely with a spin that is meant to put him in a good light. However, he just can’t hide his narcissism, saying (paraphrasing here) that he thought their parents would be so thankful to him for helping them have children (when he just did it for the money), that he felt like his daughter should cut him some slack when he was being a creeper, because she could inherit real estate from him, that his son may some day may need a kidney, so he should consider keeping him in his life, etc. The ending is frustrating since he gets “insight “ that his one daughter is a narcissist, but doesn’t recognize it in himself. He goes on to blame her for the poor relationships he has with his other biological children, rescinding any apologies on his part. Left me with an icky feeling and wishing I hadn’t wasted so much time listening to him.