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Waiting Families

Susie and Maddie

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Hello,
 
We are Susie and Maddie.  We can’t begin to imagine what you are going through as you decide the best future for your child.  We wanted to thank you for taking the time to read this letter and learn a little about our family. You might have concerns about giving your child to a same sex couple, but we hope that as you learn more about us you will find that we are in a committed relationship and are ready and able to provide a good home to a child.  Our relationship isn’t so different from other couples and you will find that at the center of our small family is our love for one another.

We have been together roughly 6 years, having met on the job.  Besides ourselves, our household includes two dogs, one Maddie got from a breeder before we got together and the other we rescued from a local shelter. Ari was socialized with children aged 2-6 as a puppy, and Tucker joined our family from one who had a little boy the same age as Tucker.  As you will see from our family book, these little guys are a cornerstone of our lives.  They’re excited to have another “puppy” in the house although they are confused by the lack of hair.

We were both lucky enough to grow up with parents who were loving and supportive.  Susie is an only child and has a close relationship with her parents today.  They come from Mexico to visit us regularly.  Maddie has one sister, Jenny, who recently moved to Australia with her son, Darren.  Their mom lives with her sister in California.  We are trying very hard to talk her into moving up here.  In spite of the distance, she is close to them as well as her extended family of aunts, uncles and cousins who are spread out between California, Idaho and Massachusetts.  She was close to her father until he passed away several years ago.  Both sides of the family are excited about the idea of adoption and ready,  willing and able to spoil the new grandbaby.

In addition to our family, we have a support circle of close friends—some of whom we have known most of our lives—who are ready with help, advice and support.  A few of Maddie’s closest friends moved here from California at the same time she did, and one of them just had a baby girl.  Little Zoe can hardly wait for a new “cousin” to play and grow up with.

Our time is spent on a variety of activities, from working on house projects (which Susie in particular loves), to short trips to the coast or the mountains (typically with our two dogs in tow), to museums, to longer trips to the east coast, Mexico etc.  We like to hike and explore new places.  We like doing new things and look forward to the idea of sharing those experiences with a baby.

Music is important to us both- playing and listening (or pretending to play on the Wii).  At one point in her life Maddie managed a music store, and we have a wide range of tastes from pop punk to blues, and hip hop to country.  Actually, the list of music we don’t like might be shorter than the one of music we do like. Growing up Susie played piano and Maddie played violin.  We both feel that learning music as well as listening to it, is an enriching and important experience for a child.  Additionally, we both came from families who cared about education and we feel it’s an important and lifelong experience.  You never stop learning and it doesn’t just come from school—it’s everywhere.

Both of us believe that an open relationship is important and are willing to work to make sure we achieve whatever level of openness is best for the child.  We hope that this letter has given you an idea about who we are, and that this book helps even more.  Thanks for taking the time to read this and please let us know if you have any questions.