They are sick freaks, false advertizing is putting it nicely.

gross.

Jean

I was on SofA the other day and there was a discussion about “truth in advertising.” I say this seriously - maybe there’s a way to use existing truth in advertising law to start attacking the advertising these agencies use. With studies and statistics that prove how adoption loss affects first mothers, it seems to me that at a bare minimum these shoddy agencies could be forced to stop advertising the way they do. And that would at least slow the flow of mothers to them.

I’m upset even more by what you’ve taught me through reading your post. I didn’t get it from watching that video that they hadn’t all placed their babies yet. I think I wasn’t paying attention enough. I think I was just hurting for them . Or maybe projecting onto them and not really hearing what they were saying. Guess maybe a lot of people have done that to them too.

I’m grim reading this. And I’m sorry :(

How do we get to the point that we think so little of ourselves that we fall for this. I feel for the girl who said her friends and family would be proud of her… I look back and think all of those people are insane. Proud of me for giving away my child? You really wanted me to do that?

OY Vey, Jenna.

“We’re a caring friend in a time of need”???

“Some of the services we offer: free legal services, financial aid, safe and secure housing, assistance with living and medical expenses”???

So why isn’t this “friend” helping the mom to figure out how to be able to parent her child? Why isn’t this “friend” offering assistance to moms who parent their babies?

That’s no friend.

I so hate that these places–most adoption agencies, as far as I can tell–don’t serve the babies and their mommas; rather, they serve the prospective adoptive parents. It’s all about who is paying the bills, not the ones who need it. Blech.

We got smart, adopted privately. We hired an attorney for our son’s natural parents who we never had any contact with other than paying her bills. We paid for private counseling with a non-biased licensed Psychotherapist. Our son’s natural mom decided she didn’t want the counseling, but it is still there for her, paid if she decides she wants it or needs it later on.

ANLC stocked my blog, exposed my real name on adoption scam email groups, sent me an accidental email that really showed their true colors and exposed a lie they were trying to fabricate. Oh I could go on and on.

While the violations against us were bad, they weren’t coercing a child from us. It is a completely different ballgame when they lie to confused expecting mothers versus infertile hopeful adoptive parents.

(I don’t even feel like they deserve a “pardon my french,” from me, but I’ll say it for the sake of your blog readers.)

(((Jenna))) Do NOT fault yourself though, hon. They knew exactly how to prey on you since you had a valuable asset in Munchkin