Faith Carlson

Review of The Cradle Adoption Agency

The Cradle is horrible. They are unethical when wo...

The Cradle is horrible. They are unethical when working with vulnerable mothers. They do not provide ethical choices counseling as they claim they do. Proper choices counseling would have involved informed consent which warns a mother about the lifelong risks of her child being adopted and the lifelong risks of adoption to the relinquishing mother. I was never told of any risks just lied to by the counselor. The counselor said things that adoption was best for my child and that she deserved to be raised with "lots and lots of cash." When asked about parenting resources, I was given a packet that showed high expenses and low wages for young mothers who parent. The packet included bogus stats saying that, "most young mothers who parent end up poor the rest of their lives." The packet goes on to state that the joys of parenthood can quickly become stresses if the mom is unable to provide their baby with the life they want them to have. The packet had no resources listed for parenting support and my counselor admitted to me that she did not know of any parenting resources in my area. After signing I started learning about the risks of adoption on my own which included learning the truama alot of adoptees go through from just being adopted, this information was from adoptees themselves via social media.