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Caprice and Fergal

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Dear Birthparent,

I’m Caprice and before I get too far into this letter, I want to thank you for considering us in your adoption plan. I truly can’t imagine what you are going through right now. All I can say is that I have such respect for you and the decisions you are making and I promise to always remember and share your strength, selflessness and generosity.

Fergal and I are a happy and loving couple who live in Portland, Oregon. Our current family includes us and our 2 dogs, Cooper and Tayto, but we dream of having a child join our family. Very early in our relationship, I told Fergal that I was unable to have children and he was so incredibly gracious about it. I remember him telling me that all he knew was he wanted to be a father and it didn’t matter how a child came to us. Needless to say, I was more than relieved and my love for him grew even more.

Along with being such a supportive partner, Fergal is simply my best friend. We met online and chatted over email for the 1st month, which was great because we got to know each other before we ever met in person. Once we did meet it was like we had known each other forever. We share so many interests and yet are also quite different in personality. We balance each other really well. Fergal is very outgoing and social. He loves meeting new people and has an uncanny ability to find something in common with everyone he encounters. He’s very approachable and genuinely likes people for who they are. Fergal can make most anyone laugh and I have to say this is one of my favorite personality traits of his. If I am ever feeling down, he can always lift my spirits by getting me to giggle.

I could also tell immediately that Fergal would be a great father. When I watch him with his niece and nephew or with any of our friend’s kids, it’s like he is some kind of baby/kid whisperer. He can calm a baby or chat & play with a 5 year old effortlessly. Along with these abilities, he is very loving, loyal, responsible and protective.

My mom was a teacher and an artist and taught me how to draw. My dad is an engineer and he would always teach me how to build things and fix things. I am an artist myself and get to design shoes for a living!  I also like to paint dog portraits. My other favorite things to do are home improvement projects. Fergal always makes people laugh when he tells them that I do all the repairs around the house and he does the vacuuming. Anyway, these are just a few of the things that I have learned over the years and hope to share with a child. We both believe education is extremely important and plan to give a child every opportunity to learn. Most importantly though, we want to provide a safe, supportive and loving home for the child who graces us by joining our family.

I hope this letter gives you a little insight into our lives. If you choose to consider us further, we look forward to meeting you, getting to know you and answering any questions you have for us.

All the very best to you,

Caprice


Dear Birthparent,

I am Fergal and above all else that I write here, I just want to firstly thank you for considering us in the journey we are both embarking on right now. It truly is an absolute privilege and gift to be offered this opportunity and I greatly respect and admire your strength and courage during this time of your life. I really cannot begin to imagine how you are feeling right now. All I can do is promise to be as supportive and understanding as I possibly can, now and in the future.

Caprice and I live in beautiful Portland, Oregon. I was born and raised in Portlaoise, Ireland and moved to the US in 2007 for my job. Man oh man am I happy I made that move. I met the woman of my dreams and it was worth the long trip!  I am so very lucky to have Caprice in my life. We are such a loving and ‘destined to be’ together couple. From the day I met Caprice there was something different about her and I felt she was the one right away, something that I doubted really existed, but she does!  Caprice has so many talents, she is a gifted shoe designer and paints the most wonderful dog portraits. She is also a fantastic DIY person, but has a terrible sense of direction :-)!  I stick to the laundry and vacuuming!  I have never met anyone who gets on so well with people as Caprice. She does not have a bad bone in her body. When she walks into a room of people and friends they are immediately drawn to her. Ironically Caprice is someone who shies away from attention but people always like to be around her!  She is a great listener and being with Caprice has enabled me to make a wonderful home in the US.

I have always wanted to be a father and when Caprice shared that she could not conceive, it didn’t matter to me. I realized that being with her was so important to me, we could explore other options to become parents together and so we started on this journey. Being a Dad is something I’ve always dreamt about and that dream is so close that I can barely describe the love and passion I have waiting to be shared with a child.

My passions are sports and cars (typical guy) but I also love to travel and learn about new things and places. I also love playing with our dogs Cooper and Tayto. I like trying to train them and teaching them new tricks.

In my family great emphasis was placed on education and both Caprice and I share the belief that a child should be given every opportunity to succeed and pursue their goals and dreams. We will ensure this happens and be there along the way to offer support and guidance. I have always been around children in my life and I love playing and interacting with them. I think it’s because I’m still a big kid at heart and they enjoy seeing me as a silly big person!  I hope my letter helps you learn a little about Caprice and me, who we are and what we are like. If you do decide to consider us, we greatly look forward to meeting you and sharing more about us and learning lots about you.

Kindest regards,

Fergal