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MICHELLE’S ADOPTION STORY

It was never a question whether or not adoption was the right decision for my baby and I, it was: would I find the right parents to adopt my child? At the beginning, things were much of a blur, and I don’t remember exactly when I began working with The Cradle. What I remember most […]

JEAN’S ADOPTION STORY

I gave birth to Laura Helen in 1951. At the time, I was an unwed, college-aged woman, and parenting my child just wouldn’t have been accepted. Open adoption wasn’t an option yet either. After I placed her, I thought I’d be intruding if I tried to find her too soon. So I just went about […]

CARISSA’S ADOPTION STORY

I was starting my senior year of high school and found myself pregnant. I thought of my unstable home, the stepfather I didn’t get along with, and my boyfriend who was even younger than I was. My boyfriend and I landed on the idea of adoption, and I thought of my aunt. She had a […]