writing your profile book-

JanieJones

how did you approach the writing portion if you didn't have a specific questionnaire?

I am just starting to work on ours, and wondering how to get the writing started. ?I have sorted through current and old photos and started to pick stuff, but we can't wholly use the photos for dialogue because we have so few pictures to work with at this point.

Any advice, helpful links, formats, samples, etc. are appreciated. ? Our book should be about 15 pages long, on 8.5"x11" sheets, in any format they can easily duplicate.

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TIA!

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Also, wouldn't it be nice to have a few sticky threads on this board with the repeat questions in them? ?

pinkpear

YGPM!  I'm heading out for a walk but will check back later.

JanieJones

pinkpear:

YGPM!? I'm heading out for a walk but will check back later.

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YGPM back.

Thank you!!?

pinkpear

JanieJones:

pinkpear:

YGPM!  I'm heading out for a walk but will check back later.

 

YGPM back.

Thank you!! 

Back to you.

darquesam

Having never been on your side of things... I have no idea what you need in your book, but as a BM I can tell you a few things I would love to read in a profile book that would help me with my decisions...

A short but cute walkthrough of your day... Take a picture of you or DH making breakfast, or coffee if you don't do breakfasts at home, and write about your morning activities, and where baby would fit in there.

Then, move onto the middle of the day... what are some things you do and DH does... not only during the week but the weekend as well... what would baby do?

Lastly, talk about the evening family time. Talk about how you spend your evenings and what you would spend your time doing with baby... whether it be stories after dinner or crafts or educational games and books.

Throw in some pictures of you guys on a walk in a kid friendly park (you may need a friend to take that lol) and take some pictures of your home, preferably of the room that would be the nursery.

Then talk about education. What are your GENERAL plans? Private or public? To me, I wouldn't even give a family a second look if they said education wasn't high on their priority list... as I am a firm believer that in order to grow, we must learn.

Don't be afraid to talk about family too... Im a big family person and would be drawn to books where family is a big theme... it doesn't have to be a large family, just a tight-knit one...

I really have no clue if this helps any as I don't know anything about how books are required to be made and what is and isn't allowed, but these are things that are important to me as a BM, and played a factor in me deciding on my cousins as the adopting couple.

Dr.Loretta

You can include things like a letter to expectant parents, an introduction of yourselves (a lot of people do an intro of the wife from the DH's perspective and vice versa), describe your home, your family, your activities, your hobbies, etc.

ETA: our agency suggested writing about things that the e-moms may find important, like your religious background, your plans to either work or stay at home after baby, and your feelings about adoption. We included all of that information in our profile.

JanieJones

darquesam:

Having never been on your side of things... I have no idea what you need in your book, but as a BM I can tell you a few things I would love to read in a profile book that would help me with my decisions...

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Thank you! ?That was a lot to type, but all very helpful!!!?

JanieJones

Thanks Dr.L!

Scout05

darquesam:

Having never been on your side of things... I have no idea what you need in your book, but as a BM I can tell you a few things I would love to read in a profile book that would help me with my decisions...

A short but cute walkthrough of your day... Take a picture of you or DH making breakfast, or coffee if you don't do breakfasts at home, and write about your morning activities, and where baby would fit in there.

Then, move onto the middle of the day... what are some things you do and DH does... not only during the week but the weekend as well... what would baby do?

Lastly, talk about the evening family time. Talk about how you spend your evenings and what you would spend your time doing with baby... whether it be stories after dinner or crafts or educational games and books.

Throw in some pictures of you guys on a walk in a kid friendly park (you may need a friend to take that lol) and take some pictures of your home, preferably of the room that would be the nursery.

Then talk about education. What are your GENERAL plans? Private or public? To me, I wouldn't even give a family a second look if they said education wasn't high on their priority list... as I am a firm believer that in order to grow, we must learn.

Don't be afraid to talk about family too... Im a big family person and would be drawn to books where family is a big theme... it doesn't have to be a large family, just a tight-knit one...

I really have no clue if this helps any as I don't know anything about how books are required to be made and what is and isn't allowed, but these are things that are important to me as a BM, and played a factor in me deciding on my cousins as the adopting couple.

Thank you SO much for this, it is so helpful to hear from your perspective!

alisonemma

We talked about our family, our community, what we like to do together and separately, how we met, the things we like about each other, and what we value.