Choose A Family : Parent Profile
Karri
Hello – I hope that this letter can give you a glimpse of who I am and how I could meet your dreams for the life you want for your baby. I would love and cherish your child, and I’m grateful to you for exploring an adoption plan as an option to provide the best possible life for your baby.
I hope that you find me a good fit, and that we can continue this journey together.
FAMILY:
I was raised in Ohio, the oldest of three girls. My parents have been married 42 years and are recently retired. My parents as well as my sisters and their families all live within twenty minutes of my house, and we get together several times a week for movies, soccer games, school carnivals, Irish dance recitals or just general family chaos.
My youngest sister is an elementary school teacher and her husband is a radiology technician. They have 8 year old twin boys and a 4 year old daughter. My other sister also teaches elementary school and her husband is a police officer. They have an 8 year old daughter and their son is two.
Humor is definitely appreciated in my family and my nieces and nephews are endless sources of amusement. I’ve definitely had to practice keeping a straight face when they do or say something slightly inappropriate but nonetheless hysterical.
I have numerous cousins and second cousins in the area, and we get together as an extended family every Christmas and 4th of July.
My beloved 14-year-old Dachshund Trudy has traveled all over with me since she was a puppy. She has lots of experience around young children with my nieces and nephews, and is still very active and loves to play yip ball in the backyard. If you are not familiar with yip ball – it involves herding a soccer ball around the yard while yipping constantly – which is why it can only be played for short bursts so as not to drive the neighbors insane.
My entire family is over the moon about my plans to adopt and raise a child, and will be a great source of support. Even without a “Mr. Right” in my life, they agree that I will be a great mom and will be able to provide a wonderful, caring and stable home for a child.
CAREER:
I went to film school in Ohio and after graduation, I moved to Los Angeles to further my career in film production. I have been lucky enough to work in and spend time in many interesting places – Romania, England, Australia, Canada, Mexico and most of the United States. I’ve met tons of interesting people, and have friends all over the world.
Being a movie producer has not only provided me an exciting and rewarding career, but offers me an extremely flexible schedule and the luxury to live near my family. I love what I do, but having balance between my home and professional life is extremely important.
I’m fortunate to enjoy a large amount of personal time– in fact, I try to only work “on set” three-six months a year and have made a solid living on that work schedule for over a decade. I also am able to do freelance work from home, which supplements my income nicely in between film projects, and I have taught at the college level.
While my child will have the opportunity to travel and see the world, and to spend time in different cultures, he or she will have the stability of a permanent home and extended family to return to.
LIFESTYLE:
I loved living in Los Angeles, and still visit several times a year. However, as my sisters had children, I realized that I wanted a more active role with my nieces and nephews. I was thinking about my own eventual family, and knew I wanted to raise my child with the support system of my family and longtime friends. I want my child to have the same type of upbringing that I was fortunate enough to have, and to know his or her Nana and Papaw, aunts, uncles and cousins as more than just names on a birthday card.
I returned to Ohio five years ago, and own a four-bedroom Craftsman house in a nationally recognized historic district. I love working on restoring my house, and it was recently featured in a neighborhood home tour. It is a large house, with a fenced-in back yard, but it is informal and whimsical. For example, I redid my hallways with reproduction period-era wallpaper, and while tasteful, it features fez-wearing monkeys.
My neighborhood is very lively and diverse. There is a large park at the end of my street, and on the 4th of July my family walks to watch the fireworks over downtown from the Art Museum. There is a large Greek festival in the summer and a German Oktoberfest every fall. On Halloween, people come from all over the area to see hundreds of elaborately carved jack-o-lanterns on display on the hill across the street from my house. There is always something to do!
I am a founding member and officer of a non-profit arts and economic development group, and we put on an annual film festival as well as provide training and foster job creation in the community. I am active with my college, returning to speak several times a year and mentoring current students and recent graduates. I am also a member of the local Mensa chapter and my local neighborhood association.
My child will have strong male role models in his or her life which include uncles, grandfather, cousins and my male friends, many of whom have children of their own. My mom has been the primary childcare provider for my sister’s children and is eager to have the same experience with my child. As my mom and dad plan to travel with me while my child is young, I’ll be able to have lunch with my child every day.
EDUCATION:
Education is highly valued in my family. There were always books in the house and weekly trips to the library.
My parents met in college, and my sisters and I are all college graduates.
While my parents were always very supportive of us choosing our own career path, it was very clear that they expected us to graduate from college. They helped my sisters and me financially, but more importantly they were active participants in our education and involved in our school and extracurricular activities during our childhood.
My mom was a room mother and Camp Fire Girl leader, and my dad coached our soccer and T-Ball teams. We played several sports and swam on the swim team, and even though none of us were particularly athletic, we had a lot of fun.
Both of my parents helped with homework and science fair projects.
There are several excellent private and public schools in my town. I look forward to being a hands-on participant in my child’s education, and to helping my child gain an appreciation for the arts and other cultures though music and language lessons. I’ll encourage an active lifestyle through organized sports as well as just playing with friends in the backyard.
CLOSING:
I love being an aunt, but I’ve dreamed of parenting my own child for many years and cannot wait to have a child to cherish.
I wish the best for you in your search for the ideal situation for your precious child, and would love to talk with you further if you think I might be the right person to parent your child.
With love,
Karri
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