To you, the expectant mother,

We know that right now, life is very difficult, and that you are making a huge decision. The choice is completely yours, and we believe that you will choose what’s best for you. If you choose adoption and choose us as parents, we will welcome your child into our family and love them with all our hearts.

Even though we do not know you, we admire and respect you. Pregnancy takes strength, and making difficult decisions produces bravery. So in this moment, you are both brave and strong.

And to anyone in support of you,

This remarkable woman deserves your love, attention, and support, no matter her choice. And if you’re reading this, it means that you’re already by her side. Thank you.

Wishing you only the best,
Atish and Sophia

When we decided to grow our family, adoption was our first choice. We want to provide a safe and supportive home for a child in need. It doesn’t matter how our child joins our family; we will love them completely.

Our friends and family have been supportive during every step of our journey, and they’re so excited to meet our future adopted child. We have many biological nieces and nephews (whom we adore), but we also think of our friend’s children as our nieces and nephews.

Atish has a large family, and more than once it’s taken Sophia years to realize that a particular aunt, uncle, or cousin isn’t actually related. For us, family is more than biology.

As told by Sophia

We started dating our sophomore year of college over a decade ago. We met through friends and began to “accidentally” see each other as much as we could. For example, Atish would walk twenty minutes to my dorm, and then pretend to be there to see other people. Finally, Atish asked me out, and I said yes. That was in 2010, and we’ve been together ever since.

We moved to California after graduation. Atish was a physics PhD student, and the only thing I knew was that I wanted to work in theater. A friend once told me, “You can follow a man across the country once.” And so far, it’s only been once.

We married in 2017 surrounded by friends and family. It was one of the happiest days of my life, and I look forward to spending the rest of my life with such a kind and loving man.

We promise to love our child unconditionally. They will grow up in a safe and nurturing home, and we will support them as they find their way in the world. We will encourage their passions, and help them grow into the best person they can be. We promise to inspire dedication, a love for others, and a commitment to doing the right thing. We will celebrate our child’s successes and stand by them, no matter what.

And we won’t do any of this alone. We’re surrounded by friends and family, all excited to welcome our new child into their lives.

We will be open with our child about their journey to our home, because we believe that birth parents are an important part of an adoptee’s story. A child can love both their adoptive parents and their birth parents. This doesn’t mean that they love anyone less; it means that they have more people to love.

And lastly, thank you for taking the time to read through our book. It means so much to us.

With all the love in the world,
Atish and Sophia