Niki & Brian

To the parent(s) of my future little brother or sister,

I wanted to thank you for taking the time to read through my family’s profile. Please allow me to introduce myself. Hi, I am Zoe, Brian and Nicole’s daughter, I asked my parents for the opportunity to write something in our portfolio because, if I were in your situation, I would love to hear about the possible parents of my child from a child they have already raised. It was my choice not to go away to college, like all my friends, because I can’t imagine being far away from my parents. Most of my friends couldn’t wait to get away from their parents, but mine are different. Let me tell you a bit more about them. From the day I was born, when my parents were just kids themselves, they made every decision from that point on selflessly and completely for me and my brother. Being born into my family is the biggest blessing I was ever gifted. My mom was super mom to me growing up; she worked a full-time job and never missed a sports game, a school play, or any other event. All throughout my life, my parents gave me endless opportunities to try any sport I wanted, to be who I wanted, and to choose my own path while making sure it was the right one. It was the perfect balance of support, freedom, and structure. Now that I am older and can see things through different eyes, I have so much gratitude towards the people they are. My whole life, all my friends would always beg to come to my house—all of them—for multiple weeks at a time; some would even live with me (my parents always provided a safe space for other kids that were going through hardship at their homes). I never understood why, though. What was so special about my house? I knew a lot of people growing up who were in very unfortunate situations. My parents always held an open door for everyone, no matter what their circumstances were. They were working full-time jobs and using their extra money to pay for my friend’s clothes and even their sports seasons because they felt they all deserved to have the things they weren’t fortunate enough to have. Everyone always felt safe in our space, and now that I am older, I see it’s because my family is full of genuinely good people. There is a lot of bad in this world, and that is why I say my family is my greatest blessing because it is full of good-hearted people. People who always lend a helping hand to others, people who go out of their way for others, and people who want the best for everyone. Thanks to my family’s constant acceptance and incredible child-raising skills, I am proud to be the person I am. My goal is to graduate from law school and become a practicing attorney, and my brother’s dream is to be a doctor. I fully accredit these career dreams we have to the hard work instilled in us by our parents and the constant reassurance that we are capable of anything we put our minds to. Most importantly, in this note to you, I must add some bad with the good. The hardest thing I had to witness would be the feeling that there was always something missing. I had to watch my parents struggle with infertility for years, always seeing the desire for more love to add to the family in my mother’s eyes. Me and my brother have always wanted a sibling, and we have been talking about my mom and dad adopting a baby for years now, so we are both very excited about the possibility of it. I have this picture in my mind of being the cool older sibling picking up their younger sibling from school while all their friends stand around saying how lucky they are to have an older sister. I want to watch my parents put up an elf around the house and spoil a little kid rotten with Christmas presents in a room full of smiles on Christmas morning. I am empathic to what you’re going through, and I know it has to be difficult to choose from a selection of profiles for someone to raise your baby. I just needed to tell you, as someone who was raised by the two people whose file you are reading right now, they will provide your baby with endless love and support. They do not take anything in this life for granted and lead through life with good intentions always. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Regardless of what choice you make my family is sending their love to you.

Zoe