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		<title>Her father&#8217;s sexual orientation is the &#8220;elephant in the livingroom.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2006/05/gay-dad-straight-mom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2006 05:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
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Three years ago, my sisters and I found out my father is gay, but not because he came out and told us. My youngest sister (11 at the time) found some incriminating evidence, and put the pieces together. Since then, there has been a mutual understanding between my mother and father, and my father and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen takes his mother&#8217;s clothes and cigarettes.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2006 19:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
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I&#8217;m writing about my 14-year-old son. He&#8217;s my only child and his father and I are divorced. I think he might be gay and I don&#8217;t know if I should try to talk to him about it or what I should say.
While cleaning up his room on Friday, I found a box in his closet. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How can the daughter of a gay father move past secrets and isolation?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2005 18:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q:
I stumbled on your website out of of desperation. I&#8217;m 28 years old. I found out my father was gay when I was 13, but I had to keep it a secret for nearly ten years, because my father said he wasn&#8217;t ready to tell my younger brother &#8212; or anyone else for that matter.
I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In love with a parent in the closet.</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2005/05/in-love-with-parent-in-closet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2005 18:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
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My girlfriend is telling me that we can never be together because of her kids (ages 11 and 2). Our relationship began seven months ago, but we were friends first. This is her first gay relationship. She has told me that she has never been happier in her life, but she just can&#8217;t do it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Ex-lesbian&#8221; mother has abusive boyfriend.</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2005/02/ex-lesbian-abusive-boyfriend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2005 17:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
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I am a 40-year-old mother, currently living with a man for the past three years. Before this, I was with a woman for ten years. I am still very attracted to women and I have dreams about them all the time. This guy is abusive in every way and he is in counseling for anger [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discovering Dad is gay &#8212; after 38 years of marriage.</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2005/01/gay-dad-married-38-years/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2005 17:46:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q:
My husband just found out that his parents are divorcing after 38 years of marriage because his father is gay. My husband is supportive of gay rights, but right now he is shocked and incredibly upset. He feels deceived by his father for keeping this secret for so long and for deserting his mother. Are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A stepmother wonders about her stepkids&#8217; closeted mom.</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2004/09/stepmother-outing-closeted-ex-wife/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2004 17:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
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 I am a stepmother with two kids (ages 13 and 10) who I love as my own. Their mother &#8212; my husband&#8217;s former wife &#8212; is a lesbian in a committed relationship. Here&#8217;s where I&#8217;m at a loss: She refuses to talk to the kids about her sexual orientation despite the fact that her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A daughter thinks her 75-year-old father is bisexual.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2004 16:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
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 I am a 39 year old woman. My parents have been married for 45 years but I recently come across some evidence that makes me strongly believe that my 75-year-old father has been leading a secret lifestyle of bisexuality.
My father does not know what I have discovered, and I do not want my mother [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A birth mother&#8217;s secret: She chose two mommies to adopt her son.</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2004/05/birth-mothers-secret/</link>
		<comments>http://familieslikemine.com/2004/05/birth-mothers-secret/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2004 16:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
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I am a 24-year-old heterosexual woman. Last year I placed my son for adoption with a fantastic lesbian couple who have been together for 20 years. While the decision was very difficult, I know I made the right choice for everyone.
We agreed to an open adoption. Now my biggest problem is that my own parents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;My mother is gay, but she does not know I know.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2002/11/mom-doesnt-know-i-know/</link>
		<comments>http://familieslikemine.com/2002/11/mom-doesnt-know-i-know/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2002 16:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q:
 My mother is gay, but she does not know I know. About two years ago at Christmas I found a card from her &#8220;roommate&#8221;, stating she has a hard time when the kids are around because she cannot express her feelings towards my mother.
This letter did not come as a big shock to me, [...]]]></description>
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