Matt about Matthew—He is caring and kind and remembers details about people. It’s more than remembering details — it's how he acts on showing he remembers those details and how he makes others know that their milestones matter. It’s how much he cares. I remember when we were first together, Matthew came into my life and helped organize everything as I was preparing to move. He wanted to help make sure the move went well. We hadn’t been together for that long so the level of help and support wasn’t the kind of help I would expect. But he took charge of the details and worked with the movers to make sure everything went smoothly. As we’ve spent time together, I see that he does that for all the people he cares about. I am moved when I think about what that will mean for a child.
Matthew about Matt—I love watching how much he invests in the people he works with and how he invests in their growth. He pokes and prods, he encourages and he challenges, and he really invests in each person’s potential. It’s inspiring to see how much he cares about people and, as a result, how much each of the people he’s invested in are able to grow and realize more of their best selves. He is a tireless advocate for his team and the values that he cares about, like equality. He is remarkably inclusive and celebrates others’ successes while quietly doing his own remarkable work as a leader. He will be an incredible parent.
As a couple—We are a good balance to one another. We know how to support each other and we know how to be direct with one another and remind each other what’s most important when things are challenging or we need to re-focus on everything that’s good.
A simple way to understand how we complement each other comes down to how we seem to function as a team when we’re out. We could be on an international trip or just doing local chores in town at home. No matter the situation, when people need help, they will approach Matthew. People are drawn to Matthew’s smile and the warmth that he wears openly. Matthew will tell you that he’ll take the request for help or directions and immediately turn to Matt for the answers he knows Matt will have or to ask Matt’s thoughts on how best to help the person in need. We have a strong rhythm as a couple and think that will help us find the right way to share caring for and raising our child.
What can you expect for the values that guide the lives we will lead as a family?
While we’ve spoken to some of this already, there are a few other experiences and values that have shaped us and the priorities that matter to us as adults.
Here are some promises we can make to you.
- We will provide a stable and secure life for this child in which they will be able to understand how big the world is and how much is there for them to explore. Growth, discovery, adventure and learning are things we treasure and our child will experience that, too.
- We will ensure that opportunities and interests will be supported and explored as they want to learn and try things. We’ll be there to cheer them on and support them when and if they want to try something new.
- We will ensure this child knows the power of a loving, healthy, responsible and powerful community. This child will be surrounded by the love and joy of family and friends and friends of friends eager to invest in the well-being of our family. This child will know that family means many things—from those you are related to and those who have faithfully stayed connected and invested to support you.
- This child will know that living life as their authentic selves is the one expectation we will have of them. They will always be encouraged to be their real selves and know they will be treasured and loved for that authentic truth.
Thank you for your strength, perseverance, and for knowing you are loved. Your strength on this journey will be matched by our love and become part of the fabric of our lives. Thank you for taking a moment to read about us and consider our hopes of becoming parents.
We are excited at the opportunity to honor your wish of an open adoption, staying connected to your level of comfort and embracing love every step of the way.
Although we could stop there, we thought it might be helpful to learn a few things we love, appreciate and thoughts about what kind of home we want to create for our family.
We are open and honest, and if there is more you want to know about us, we are ready to share. We truly care about what’s important to you and want to help see if we are a strong fit for the vision you have in mind in who and how you want your child to be loved, cared for and raised.
What kinds of things are important to us for the family and home we want to create?
First and foremost, we want a family that is centered around love, acceptance and opportunity.
Love and Stability. We love each other and know that after 6 years together, we are ready. We believe in the foundation of our relationship and the important work we had to do to get our careers and home ready to make this commitment. We don’t take this lightly. A lot of the kind of work we both do relies on our attention to detail, anticipating how to be ready for any development and building trust with those we serve and help grow. Because of that work, we know that we are ready to share all of that and all of our love with a child.
Opportunity. There is a world of opportunity out there and we have experienced that in different ways as adults — from traveling, to the rewards of education, to career and professional experiences, to our own personal growth. When we think of what that might mean for our child, we think about the things we have learned as our worlds grew. It means trying new foods, learning about different cultures in the world and finding friends in your own neighborhood as well as those you will only meet on adventures.
Acceptance. This value has a few meanings for us. When it comes to a child, it means accepting and supporting their interests, in both what they’re curious about trying — like competing in sports — and what they might try and then later decide isn’t completely for them — like learning to play the piano, perhaps. When it comes time to support those interests — it will be because our child wants to explore those activities and experiences — not because we think it’s something they should do. We both are appreciative of those who have given us permission to stop doing things that didn’t make us happy as well as those who encouraged us to take risks trying something new.
We also consider acceptance in terms of loving and accepting others for who they are. For us that means creating a haven for those we love. The simplest way to explain how we think about creating this kind of awareness in our family and home is to say we already know that we want to be the go-to hang out space for our child and their friends. We want to be the place that children gather because they know that it’s a safe, happy, welcome place to be.
We are frequent hosts for many family and friend get togethers. We love the sounds and feelings of controlled chaos that comes with children running through our home. We know that comes with messes and things getting broken — but all the memories that are created, the moments that are shared—that’s something to treasure more than tidy perfection. (Which, by the way, we’re pretty good at maintaining anyway!)
Who are we? What might be meaningful to know about the people you’re considering to raise and love your child?
There are lots of things we can tell you to help you feel confident about our professional success, our financial stability and our personal responsibility. We know those things are important because they are important to us, too. We knew, for example, that we were a good match when we discovered that each of us had long-established financial goals. We know that money can be a stress point — so we’ve worked to ensure resources that could help us anticipate caring for and supplying for a child. We’ve also worked to establish a strong standing with our employers to ensure the flexibility, trust and support we want to best care for our child.
While these resources are important, we also know that other values about who we are may be of additional interest to you.
Thank you for reading about us and for giving us an opportunity to grow our family. We appreciate in advance the trust, love and happiness you are considering by letting us raise and care for a child.
Matt about Matthew—He is caring and kind and remembers details about people. It’s more than remembering details — it's how he acts on showing he remembers those details and how he makes others know that their milestones matter. It’s how much he cares. I remember when we were first together, Matthew came into my life and helped organize everything as I was preparing to move. He wanted to help make sure the move went well. We hadn’t been together for that long so the level of help and support wasn’t the kind of help I would expect. But he took charge of the details and worked with the movers to make sure everything went smoothly. As we’ve spent time together, I see that he does that for all the people he cares about. I am moved when I think about what that will mean for a child.
Matthew about Matt—I love watching how much he invests in the people he works with and how he invests in their growth. He pokes and prods, he encourages and he challenges, and he really invests in each person’s potential. It’s inspiring to see how much he cares about people and, as a result, how much each of the people he’s invested in are able to grow and realize more of their best selves. He is a tireless advocate for his team and the values that he cares about, like equality. He is remarkably inclusive and celebrates others’ successes while quietly doing his own remarkable work as a leader. He will be an incredible parent.
As a couple—We are a good balance to one another. We know how to support each other and we know how to be direct with one another and remind each other what’s most important when things are challenging or we need to re-focus on everything that’s good.
A simple way to understand how we complement each other comes down to how we seem to function as a team when we’re out. We could be on an international trip or just doing local chores in town at home. No matter the situation, when people need help, they will approach Matthew. People are drawn to Matthew’s smile and the warmth that he wears openly. Matthew will tell you that he’ll take the request for help or directions and immediately turn to Matt for the answers he knows Matt will have or to ask Matt’s thoughts on how best to help the person in need. We have a strong rhythm as a couple and think that will help us find the right way to share caring for and raising our child.
What can you expect for the values that guide the lives we will lead as a family?
While we’ve spoken to some of this already, there are a few other experiences and values that have shaped us and the priorities that matter to us as adults.
Here are some promises we can make to you.
- We will provide a stable and secure life for this child in which they will be able to understand how big the world is and how much is there for them to explore. Growth, discovery, adventure and learning are things we treasure and our child will experience that, too.
- We will ensure that opportunities and interests will be supported and explored as they want to learn and try things. We’ll be there to cheer them on and support them when and if they want to try something new.
- We will ensure this child knows the power of a loving, healthy, responsible and powerful community. This child will be surrounded by the love and joy of family and friends and friends of friends eager to invest in the well-being of our family. This child will know that family means many things—from those you are related to and those who have faithfully stayed connected and invested to support you.
- This child will know that living life as their authentic selves is the one expectation we will have of them. They will always be encouraged to be their real selves and know they will be treasured and loved for that authentic truth.
Thank you for your strength, perseverance, and for knowing you are loved. Your strength on this journey will be matched by our love and become part of the fabric of our lives. Thank you for taking a moment to read about us and consider our hopes of becoming parents.
We are excited at the opportunity to honor your wish of an open adoption, staying connected to your level of comfort and embracing love every step of the way.
Although we could stop there, we thought it might be helpful to learn a few things we love, appreciate and thoughts about what kind of home we want to create for our family.
We are open and honest, and if there is more you want to know about us, we are ready to share. We truly care about what’s important to you and want to help see if we are a strong fit for the vision you have in mind in who and how you want your child to be loved, cared for and raised.
What kinds of things are important to us for the family and home we want to create?
First and foremost, we want a family that is centered around love, acceptance and opportunity.
Love and Stability. We love each other and know that after 6 years together, we are ready. We believe in the foundation of our relationship and the important work we had to do to get our careers and home ready to make this commitment. We don’t take this lightly. A lot of the kind of work we both do relies on our attention to detail, anticipating how to be ready for any development and building trust with those we serve and help grow. Because of that work, we know that we are ready to share all of that and all of our love with a child.
Opportunity. There is a world of opportunity out there and we have experienced that in different ways as adults — from traveling, to the rewards of education, to career and professional experiences, to our own personal growth. When we think of what that might mean for our child, we think about the things we have learned as our worlds grew. It means trying new foods, learning about different cultures in the world and finding friends in your own neighborhood as well as those you will only meet on adventures.
Acceptance. This value has a few meanings for us. When it comes to a child, it means accepting and supporting their interests, in both what they’re curious about trying — like competing in sports — and what they might try and then later decide isn’t completely for them — like learning to play the piano, perhaps. When it comes time to support those interests — it will be because our child wants to explore those activities and experiences — not because we think it’s something they should do. We both are appreciative of those who have given us permission to stop doing things that didn’t make us happy as well as those who encouraged us to take risks trying something new.
We also consider acceptance in terms of loving and accepting others for who they are. For us that means creating a haven for those we love. The simplest way to explain how we think about creating this kind of awareness in our family and home is to say we already know that we want to be the go-to hang out space for our child and their friends. We want to be the place that children gather because they know that it’s a safe, happy, welcome place to be.
We are frequent hosts for many family and friend get togethers. We love the sounds and feelings of controlled chaos that comes with children running through our home. We know that comes with messes and things getting broken — but all the memories that are created, the moments that are shared—that’s something to treasure more than tidy perfection. (Which, by the way, we’re pretty good at maintaining anyway!)
Who are we? What might be meaningful to know about the people you’re considering to raise and love your child?
There are lots of things we can tell you to help you feel confident about our professional success, our financial stability and our personal responsibility. We know those things are important because they are important to us, too. We knew, for example, that we were a good match when we discovered that each of us had long-established financial goals. We know that money can be a stress point — so we’ve worked to ensure resources that could help us anticipate caring for and supplying for a child. We’ve also worked to establish a strong standing with our employers to ensure the flexibility, trust and support we want to best care for our child.
While these resources are important, we also know that other values about who we are may be of additional interest to you.
Thank you for reading about us and for giving us an opportunity to grow our family. We appreciate in advance the trust, love and happiness you are considering by letting us raise and care for a child.
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