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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi I wanted to jump on this post as well. I have one child, a six year old boy who is half Filipino/half caucasian and is the kindest, sweetest, silliest and most compassionate child you will ever meet. I love this boy with all my heart and decided to be a stay at home mom because my husband's schedule is so crazy- I wanted to go to the other extreme and be super flexible so that we are not all busy all the time.  I turned 40 this year and I don’t plan to have any more children. I have been told I would have to do fertility treatments, but because i don't feel like our family is incomplete I haven't wanted to pursue that and have made peace with having one child. Life is good, but I still feel like I’m not fulfilling some sort of purpose. I’ve looking for jobs I could do from home but nothing is really jumping out at me as being interesting and worthwhile and would be a drop in the bucket compared to my husband's income.

Then this week…the attacks in Syria- I have considered adoption before but have never been moved to do so. I know now that adoption of Syrian refugees is not an option and I am not attached to that specifically, but it was the impetus for thinking of how I could provide a child in need a home. We have a house with plenty of room, a street where kids go out to play freely, and a network of friends and family that support us.

I feel so suddenly moved to do this, but then I look up a few things  overwhelmed. Can you help me in finding a place to start? I am in the Loudoun County area if that helps. I would consider infant-6 years old. 
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Far more adults died in the attacks than children so, sorry, there are probably not a lot of orphans suddenly available for you to adopt. Please find a way to help that does not involve taking children from a country which has already lost so much hope. I don't think national adoption laws would allow you to adopt from Syria anyway. [/quote]

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