We can be reached through our confidential, toll-free number: 1-877-632-BABY (2229) or e-mail: parents4you@sympatico.ca Our adoption practitioner, Peggy Frankel: peggyfrankel@hotmail.com or 416-789-9055.

Picture your child’s happy, safe, comfortable life with us. We’re a high-energy, fun-loving, married couple. Thanks to our established careers, we’re free to spend lots of fun time with your child. As our first child, your baby would enjoy our undivided loving attention. He or she would blossom from a world of enriching opportunities—the best schools and summer camps, the welcoming love of our extended families, a spacious home in a child-friendly, quiet neighborhood, and kid-focused travel on vacations. We’d help your child to have good values, develop his or her talents, and be comfortable with any limitations. Your level of contact with your child would be up to you.

Hi,

We are a high-energy, happily married couple looking forward to being adoptive parents. We met on-line four years ago and quickly knew we were meant for each other. Among the many things we share is a strong desire to raise kids. As you struggle with your difficult decision, we thank you for considering us and invite you to picture your child’s life with us.

As our first child (we hope for two), your baby would get our undivided attention. We live in a lovely, safe, family-friendly, Toronto neighbourhood, steps from schools, parks, pools, and a community center. Our spacious home has extra bedrooms just waiting for kids, a huge playroom, and a kid-friendly backyard with a majestic willow tree.

Jill, in David’s words
Jill is a warm, outgoing lover of kids, born to be a mom. She has an infectious enthusiasm around kids and immediately engages them. She even plays peek-a-boo with children in elevators and grocery stores, which always makes them laugh. She loves to go on outings with her niece, nephews and her friends’ kids, going bowling, to the park, and to shows such as Disney on Ice or Sesame Street Live. When they come over, she reads books, watches videos, and cooks with them. Jill also enjoys theatre and movies, entertaining, hosting parties, watching basketball, and socializing with friends.

David, in Jill’s words
David is a loving partner and loyal friend who also loves being with kids. He’s curious about the world and creative about finding fun things to do. He’s very responsible. People know they can count on him if they’re in crisis. David is a Harvard-trained lawyer with a secure government job. He is also passionately dedicated to social justice. Outside his work, he fights for equal opportunities for people with disabilities and has won some of Canada’s highest awards for this.

David has unique gifts to make him an extra-special dad—like being a computer whiz who will be great at helping with homework.

More About Us
We love to travel, snorkel, take walking tours, hike nature trails, go to the beach, and explore different cultures and foods. We’re also happy to curl up by a fireplace on a cold winter’s night to listen to music, share a book or movie, play board games, and visit with friends. With us, you can be sure that your child’s needs for love, safety, and security will be fulfilled. One benefit of being in our 40s is that we’re well established and successful in our careers. We don’t have the financial, personal, and job stresses often faced by younger couples. We both have great work benefits, including lots of time off and flexibility to work at home. Jill is a psychology professor at university. She will stay at home for at least a full year after becoming a mom. She gets a month off in December and doesn’t teach in the summer. Every seven years, she gets a sabbatical, which is a full year away from teaching (the next one starts in 2008).

With us, your child will enjoy the best schools, camps, extra-curricular activities (like sports or music), university, and if needed, health care. Your child will also get to see the world with us on family vacations.

We both come from supportive, loving families from which we developed similar attitudes toward parenting. We believe that a child needs unqualified love and encouragement. We will provide your child with a passion for fun, laughter, making friends, and family vacations. We also place a high value on education, and will ensure that it fits your child’s needs. We will help your child develop her or his strengths, whether in sports, music, arts, or school. Your child will also learn from us to be comfortable with any of his or her limitations.

Between us, your child would enjoy the love of three grandparents and plenty of aunts, uncles, and cousins of all ages who can’t wait to meet him or her. Having fun in our family will be combined with sensitivity to the needs of others. Religion also provides a good foundation for positive values. We will instill religious values that emphasize respect for the diverse religions and cultures around us.

Our View of Adoption
Adoption is no stranger to us. David’s step-father adopted him when he was quite young, and the two of them had an extraordinary life-long bond. Jill has many adopted friends and relatives, including first cousins and her brother-in-law. When we had trouble conceiving a child, adoption was a natural choice for us. Your child would know as early as possible that he or she is adopted.

Our Relationship with You
You’ll quickly find us down-to-earth, warm, and receptive to the level of contact you want to maintain with your child. We want to build a relationship with you so you’re confident that your child is safe, loved, and happy. You’ll never have to worry that you made the wrong choice.

Our wonderful life together came from meeting on-line. We hope to connect with you in a similar way so we can help your child achieve his or her full potential. As you consider your options, there’s so much more we want to share with you. Please take a few minutes to call or write us or our adoption practitioner to learn more about the opportunities and love we can offer your child.

Sincerely,
Jill and David