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Birth Father Adoption Stories
Daryl's Story:
"I wanted more for my son then I was giving him."
Dan's Story:
"My son is now a year old and I do think about him. I love him but I knew what I had to do."
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Patrick's Story:
" I get to see my son every year at the FIA picnic and I get letters and pictures twice a year."
Aaron's Story:
"I was adopted through the foster care system and mistakenly thought that a private agency was the same as the state. I was so wrong."
Dan's Story
When my girlfriend Jessica told me she was pregnant, I cried. I already had 2 children that I only saw some of the time and I was trying to be a good parent. I was paying child support and it wasn't easy. I really wanted to do an adoption plan and my girl friend sometimes did and sometimes didn't. She contacted Friends In Adoption and to be honest with you, I just wanted to know where I could sign once the baby was born. I know she wanted me to agree to raise the baby with her, but I just couldn't.
She took her time deciding about the adoption and even spent an extra day in the hospital. I think she was hoping that I would change my mind, but I didn't. I chose not to see my son and I also chose not to have any post-adoption contact with him. I wanted the adoptive parents to feel like his parents without me hanging around. I know Jessica will get to see the baby once a year and will get letters and pictures. If that makes her happy, then that is fine with me. My son is now a year old and I do think about him. I love him but I knew what I had to do.
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