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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."
Patrick's Story
When I was in high school, I had a girlfriend Annie and we were in love. She came from a really strict, Catholic family. When she got pregnant our senior year in high school, her family immediately made her break up with me. They convinced her to place our son for adoption. It wasn't like I disagreed with the decision about adoption. I was angry that I was blamed for Annie's pregnancy. I contacted Friends In Adoption which is the agency that Annie's parents had found, and I was lucky. The caseworker told me what rights I had and I was able to share my medical history with the adoptive parents. Also, Annie wanted no contact with the baby after the adoption. But I did and so I get to see my son every year at the FIA picnic and I get letters and pictures twice a year. FIA made sure I had an attorney to look out for my legal interests, at no cost to me.
I was able to go to college and graduate. I have a good job so I know my son will be proud. I don't think I could have done all this if I had to be a full-time dad to my son and this way I get the best of both worlds.
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