Letters and Stories
Additional references from adoptive and birth families who chose Adoption Connection to help them grow their family are always available by request.
Thank you, thank you, thank you so much for all the work you have done with our adoption of our baby. We have appreciated your professionalism, humanness, and sensitivity throughout this process! We look forward to working with you on the post-adoption and the finalization, and also in a couple of years when we adopt our second child! — Margaret and Will
Thank you so very much for helping me find Max a home that is filled with love, support, creativity, and siblings. It means the world to me to know that he has grown up with much more than I could have ever dreamed of giving him. He deserved to have the advantages that I could not give him. I always tell him that I made the choice I made because I love him and for no other reason. It was the saddest, most wonderful, hardest, easiest decision I have ever made to place him for adoption. I know that I missed out on being with him for the last 19 years, but I would rather have had it that way than to have had him miss out on the wonderful life he has had. – Laurie
We want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all of your constant, immediate support. Although you are very busy with many families, you always gave us the feeling that we were the most important when we needed it. This was true of the entire staff. We appreciate your integrity, your sensitivity, your compassion, your ability to allow each person their feelings calmly and without judgment. You are wonderful at what you do! Needless to say, we are extremely happy, through the sleep deprivation and constant motion … it's what life is all about.— Tim and Samuel
June 1 was the date that we brought our new son home to California. He is now 9 months old and the love and joy of our lives. We truly appreciate all the professional services that Adoption Connection provided. Beginning with the Homestudy services through Finalization, we were treated professionally and with comfort all the way though this very sensitive process. We especially want to thank you for being there on June 1st (during the birthmother's signing the relinquishment), for two very important phone calls where we needed advice pertaining to California laws. We were also grateful that the ICPC was handled smoothly so that we could return home to see a relative who was ill. Thank you again for everything, and we hope to see you very soon during our next adoption! — Susan and Taye
Thanks for the great ideas regarding how to improve our letter. My wife and I both felt your comments were right on, and that making the changes we discussed will make our letter much clearer and better. It is good to have the input, because the whole 'Dear Birthmother' letter project seems pretty daunting to us right now.— Val and Jenn
I wanted to thank you again for the Preparing for Adoption workshop. I can't begin to tell you how helpful it was to us. We have not decided what we are going to do yet, but we do appreciate all of your help and your thoughtfulness.— Cyndi and Jim
Thank you for leading our Preparing for Adoption workshop series. Your insight and thoughtful stories regarding adoption were inspirational to us. There is so much to learn about adoption, and you have given us the guidance, encouragement, and tools that will last us a lifetime. — Doug and Lisa