Rita and Patty
Dear Birthparent,
Our names are Rita and Patty and we are grateful that you are considering us as parents for your child. We respect the enormity of the decision you are making and admire your choice in open adoption. We hope when you read this you will become more comfortable in your decision and know that there are choices for you. We hope this letter will be just the start of our conversation together.
We’d like to share with you a bit about ourselves. Our life together is characterized by our rich relationships with our family and friends and by our desire to be purposeful in the way we live our life. We value openness, generosity and hospitality. We remember many positive aspects of our own childhoods that we hope to create for our child. We enjoy having friends and family in our home, and we frequently entertain on holidays, birthdays, and other special events. We delight in creating beautiful environments to which others can come, relax, enjoy each other’s company, share good conversation, and savor some good food. We are excited about being parents and look forward to celebrating these traditions with our child.
Rita (left) has worked as a commercial photographer for the last ten years shooting photos for companies, firms, universities and magazines needing images for advertising, brochures, and editorials. However, her curiosity about people, about how culture impacts us and how we respond to our environment prompted her to merge her other talents of writing and storytelling with her photography to produce documentaries. This past year has been devoted to this transition and there are several projects she’s beginning to launch. She is currently pursuing work that documents travel on the Amtrak, the ordinary lives of same-gendered couples, and those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.
Patty (right) is an attorney who holds graduate degrees both in law and theology. She has built a strong practice over sixteen years in the areas of estate planning, litigation, and health care law and is a respected attorney in our community. After practicing with the two largest firms in our state and becoming a partner, Patty decided to open her own firm based on the values and principles she believes are central to who she is as a Catholic lawyer. Those values encompass focusing on client service, assisting clients in their pursuit of well being, fostering healthy relationships, and being compassionate to those in crisis. She provides legal service with empathy and integrity. The combination of our two professions gives us both structure and freedom in our lives. Patty’s work provides the financial freedom and stability for our family, while Rita’s work provides a flexible schedule and the means to be at home with our child.
We have known each other for over twenty years and just celebrated our tenth anniversary last November. We both grew up in large families. We understand the dedication, commitment, and devotion required to provide a safe, secure and loving home for a child. With twenty-eight nieces and nephews between us, children are a big part of our lives. We have been preparing ourselves for the privilege of parenting for a long time and we are filled with joy and excitement at the thought of bringing home our child. We hope we will have the opportunity to come to know each other beyond the page of this brief summary. We want you to feel safe to ask us the questions you want to ask and we commit to you that we will be open, thoughtful and sensitive in our answers and throughout the adoption process. We want you to know that our decision to adopt has been a thoughtful one. We will share with our child a loving family, friends, faith, a superb education and many wonderful experiences and opportunities throughout life. Our child will have aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins of all ages eagerly awaiting them.
Respectfully,
Rita and Patty
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