American Adoptions' Office Locations

American Adoptions is a fully licensed, not-for-profit domestic adoption agency that works across the nation. Though our national offices are headquartered in the Kansas City area, we serve families and pregnant women nationwide and network with hundreds of other adoption professionals in other states to provide you with the best services and support. To reach an Adoption Specialist at American Adoptions, call 1-800-ADOPTION (1-800-236-7846) or email us at adoptions@americanadoptions.com.

Kansas - National Offices (Overland Park)

9101 West 110th Street
2nd Floor Suite 200
Overland Park, KS 66210
913-383-9804
1-800-ADOPTION

Kansas - Kansas City

827 Armstrong Ave
Suite 103
Kansas City, KS 66101
1-800-ADOPTION

Missouri

1125 Grand Blvd
Suite 1301
Kansas City, MO 64106
1-800-ADOPTION

Florida

1211 N Westshore Blvd
Suite 402
Tampa, FL 33607
813-868-1000

Arkansas

103 S. 3rd Street
Rogers, AR 72756
479-631-8223

What About My Responsibilities as the Father?

“This was by far the hardest thing I have ever had to do in my life.”

Shawn, Birth Father

When it comes to dealing with an unexpected pregnancy, much of the compassion, sympathy and focus is placed on the woman. But what about the father?

As the father of the baby, you too are more than likely dealing with a rollercoaster of emotions. Much like the emotions being experienced by the mother, you are also likely to experience shock, denial, anger, sadness and other feelings. Many fathers express there is often a state of confusion on how to put into words what they are truly feeling. Much of the time feelings of embarrassment and a loss of control are expressed by the birth father.

However, many men also feel that by agreeing to place the baby for adoption that they are somehow not living up to their responsibilities, or are not being “man enough.” Many men also have a strong sense of pride and struggle accepting the fact that they cannot give their baby the life that an adoptive family can. Many find it difficult to understand the reasons the birth mother is choosing an adoption plan. Others incorrectly believe the birth mother is choosing adoption to get back at them if the relationship is not a friendly one. Many fear others are looking at them as somehow failing their child, family and friends, or that they are taking the “easy way out.”

No matter what your reasons are for struggling with an adoption decision for your child, the truth is that adoption is anything but the “easy way out,” nor is it a choice made by a man who is not living up to his responsibilities. Rather, it is very much the opposite. Supporting the adoption of your child is one of the most responsible, unselfish things a father can do. It is a choice that means you care so much for your child that you are willing to give them a better life than you and the birth mother can give them right now.

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