On Fathers day
A New York math professor who has fathered 22 children, many of whom were conceived in public restrooms, is in the dog house this Father's Day after his wife recently learned of his activities.
Ari Nagel has been donating his sperm to women for nearly a decade, and now he's got nearly enough children to fill a baseball team, 18 baby mamas to call his own and baby number 23 on the way after recently impregnating another single mother.
But after revelations about the prolific sperm donor came to light last week, Nagel's wife of 10 years and the mother of his three children, Roxanne, is 'livid,' according to the New York Post.
'She's been yelling at me a lot,' the Kingsborough Community College professor told the paper.
Nagel, who says their relationship has not been romantic in years, claimed his wife was aware he was procreating in his free time, but he said she did not support it.
'She always wanted me to be a regular, traditional spouse,' he told the paper.
He also noted she became bothered when he started donating to all the other women.
Nagel told the Post: 'When she saw me donating to all these women, she asked, "Why are they worthy and I'm not?"'
'She was never happy about all these other kids, but she tolerated it,' he added.
The 40-year-old said he and his wife were in a committed relationship when their son was born back in 2004, and about a year later they became husband and wife.
But at some point, he said their marriage became one of convenience, noting the pair sleep in separate bedrooms, according to the Post.
Together, they have a 12-year-old son and two daughters, who are ages two and Five
Speaking to the Post outside the family's apartment, Mrs Nagel said she had nothing to say regarding the matter, adding 'what's done is done.'
She probably is not too pleased to know that following last week's news, her husband has since been inundated with messages from women 'all over the world' who want his sperm.
'Almost all of them want to have a baby, but some want to hook up,' Nagel told the Post.
His first donation happened eight years ago at a fertility clinic, with a single friend in her late 30s who wanted to become a mother.
Women have since found Nagel via Craigslist, word of mouth or Known Donor Registry, a free website connecting couples to donors who do not want to remain anonymous.
His Wife
Nagel with client Kanisha Butler and Aarore, the daughter he helped conceive
Nagel with satisfied customer Shaniece Cromer of The Bronx and her 11-month-old daughter, Taraji
Tiffany Harrison of New Jersey holds her daughter Zoe — sired by Nagel — joined by wife Yvonne
life truly is stranger than fiction
