It was clear they were often instrumental in determining how their offspring looked back on their involvement.
But if you want to know about "Judas" going electric, or the supporting cast of wives, lovers and offspring, look elsewhere.
To make their offspring look even more appealing, some parents are not sending transcripts from that "first" ninth grade to colleges, an omission that raises ethical issues.
It is likely to be the case that human offspring look not to the future but back to the past, and align their developmental trajectory with maternal phenotype, the key factor in determining their nutritional supply.
Parents will also be asked what devices are in their homes, which ones their child uses and how often, and whether their offspring look at screens during meals or while adults are doing chores.
That will be no small challenge, given how much youngsters judge themselves in relation to their peers: upper-middle-class offspring look poor compared with the billionaire's children.
All mammals are likely to use the majority of genetic material passed down from males, even if offspring look and act more like the mother, according to the study on lab mice by University of North Carolina's School of Medicine.
If you are a former donor and think you'll never be found, it might be time to start educating yourself about what donor conceived offspring are looking for when reaching out to their genetic mothers and fathers.
Many studies investigate obstacles that prevent young couples from having offspring or look at conditions that make realization of fertility intentions difficult.
I remind students that while individual offspring may look alike at a glance, if one looks closely enough, one will find differences between both offspring and their parents, and offspring and their siblings.
