a baby cc?

my friend was discussing with me one time about possibility of having kids. it turns out that one of his girl friends approached him with a proposal, a decent one. She wanted to have a kid and wanted him to give his sperm. since he was already looking at adopting a kid, the proposal interested him and he got down to really thinking about it. there was a series of discussions between them and even with a lawyer. they were getting serious about it, to a point where conditions were being drafted already. he insisted that this be through artificial insemination. she wanted to raise the kid on her own but wanted him to share the expenses of the maternity and child support as the kid grows up. that broke the deal. he believed that he shouldn't because it was the girl who wanted the kid. he wanted to do a clean 'donation'. but they remained friends.

im left considering the situation. at this point in my life, im open to siring a child into this world. im curious about how my kid will look like. will he/she be bright? will he/she turn out to be a good person? well, that's the nature side of the nature vs nurture controversy.

if i wanted to raise the child, then a surrogate mother is the option. i just came across ricky martin's twins from a surrogate mom. i wonder if there are any on this side of the planet? hmmmm

well, there's the situation my friend was into. i could opt to donate my sperm to a friend who wants to have her own child. id like to think id be contributing good genes. i dont mind shouldering some expense but it has to be clear that my support will just be gravy. she should be ready to be single mom, with all the burden that entails.

should i be introduced as the father? or just one of the doting ninongs? how will the mom answer the child once he/she starts asking questions sinong tatay ko? bakit wala akong tatay? i wonder how best to handle such questions.

im curious, readers. what are your thoughts on the matter?