The following are excerpts from just a few stories of parents who have accepted their courageous choice and want to share their experiences of child trading benefit with you. Believe me, wayward mother, father, aunt or grandmother, you are not alone!

Jenn
(a letter from a genetic parent to a kid-swap adviser on our staff)    

This process could not have gone better and I am so glad that you are a part of it. You were meant to do what you do and I am blessed. Thank you for all of your support and continued interest in my well being. My new kid is so much better than the one I had before and I couldn’t be happier!

Kathrine
(a letter from a natural mother to a kid-swap advisor on our staff)

Thank you for your kind words and the thoughtful muffin basket you sent after I swapped out my old kid for the new one, which was totally awesome, for sure, awesome, way rocks! Thank you for being there for me and practically holding my hand to the paper while I signed over my old William to that other family. Most of all, just thank you. Call me sometime, we should hang out. I’d like to meet your "partner" you kept talking about so much. He sounds nice.

Rebecca
(a letter from a 2nd generation child swapper to one of our kid-swap advisors on staff)

I just wanted to say thank you again for everything, and that I still don’t regret what we did that one time. Don’t worry your secret is safe with me, wink! You gave me the courage when I needed something extra the most. I’ll look back in the future, like I did that one night, always see you there behind me. I also have you to thank for a number of wonderful memories. Much more than the bad memories, but you need to return some of my calls. I will forever be grateful to you, no matter what that smart ass judge says.

Feel free to submit your adoption or child trade story, poem or limerick - we will post it on our web site and share it with others as it will undoubtedly help someone in a similar situation, even if they don’t live in Nantucket.