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Desperate for a baby THEN I GOT FIVE!

Watching my six-year-old niece, Whitney, rip open her birthday present, I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face.

I can’t wait to have my own kids, I thought.

Growing up, I’d always dreamed of finding the right man, getting married and having children.

After learning in first grade that my best friend, Breanne, was adopted, I was fascinated with the idea of having another family too.

With three older brothers at home, I begged my mum Sue to adopt a sister,

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