{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Startup Dad","title":"Surrogacy, Raising Twiblings, and Navigating Fatherhood as a Gay Man | George Arison (father of 2, CEO of Grindr)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3284,"description":"George Arison is the CEO of Grindr and the former co-founder and CEO of Shift. George grew up in Republic of Georgia when it was still part of the former Soviet Union and immigrated to the U.S. as a teenager. George knew he always wanted to be a Dad and he got that wish about 4 years ago. He's a husband and father of two kids.In this episode we discuss:* Growing up (and leaving) Georgia* The surrogacy process* The birth of his twins (or twiblings) and what *is* a twibling* The difficulties gay men face when becoming parents* His husband as the rule enforcer in the house* His family's love of books and some of his *favorites** His parenting philosophies and the values central to raising his kids* How to prepare your kids to understand different family structures and questions they might get* The growing acceptance and supportive communities he's experiencedListen, watch and subscribe: Apple, Spotify, YouTube, Overcast and Google.—Where to find George Arison:- Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/georgearison- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgearison/Where to find Adam Fishman- Newsletter: http://startupdadpod.substack.com- Newsletter: http://www.fishmanafnewsletter.com- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/- Twitter / X: https://twitter.com/fishmanaf- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/—In this episode, we cover:[1:37] Welcome[2:25] George's Background[4:27] Childhood in the U.S. vs. Republic of Georgia[7:28] How he met his partner[10:33] Their decision to start a family/surrogacy[15:10] Surrogacy challenges[18:41] Discrimination [21:04] Surrogacy blockers[21:51] His earliest memory of being a Dad + raising financing while his son was born![24:47] Most surprising part of becoming a dad[26:38] Conversation w/ kids about same sex partners and more[30:51] Household of books[35:39] Where doesn't he always align with his partner?[37:38] Challenges as same sex parents[42:38] Husband/default parent[45:47] Mistake as a dad?[46:33] Play...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/F_yCls74GdKLzmfCUXKoHwqOZKN_mFb5zL7jtAWlzzU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wYjMx/Yzg1NmIzMjBiZmE4/ZGFiM2ZjMjQ2Yjcy/OTY2OS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}