A Note from a Birthfather

I have thought a lot about what to say to you, the new parents of my son. My son is very special to me and it is the greatest thing that has ever happened in my life.  I am really thankful that we could find two people perfect enough to raise him.  We couldn’t ask for anything more.  It makes me happy to know that he is going to grow up just the way I would want him to. I know we could have done that, but not at this time. I am terribly thankful for you. I am terribly grateful for him and for us.  I sang a song to him and I say it again for you now before we place him in your arms.  “Our lives, are better left to chance, I could have missed the pain, But I’d have had to miss the dance.” Garth Brooks, “The Dance”  — Seventeen and thankful I had a choice