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		<title>Should a gay dad&#8217;s former wife still attend family events?</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2005/04/ex-wife-still-attends-family-events/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2005 18:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
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I&#8217;m a gay father of a six-year-old son. I came out four years ago, and his mother and I remain best friends. My parents wish to keep my ex-wife involved in family gatherings, even when my partner is there. I am caught in the middle, trying to ensure my partner is okay with my ex-wife [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How should a lesbian aunt come out to her nieces?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2004 17:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
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I am a lesbian, and I am wondering how to help my sister talk to her kids about my partner and me. My nieces, ages 5 and 9, used to come spend one weekend a month with me, but since my partner moved in, my sister won&#8217;t allow them to stay with us.
After going through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should nieces attend their aunt&#8217;s commitment ceremony?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2003 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
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 I am a heterosexual mother of a five year old daughter and 11-year-old son. My lesbian sister is planning her &#8220;commitment ceremony&#8221; and wants my daughter to be the flower girl.
My 11 year old son knows his aunt is a lesbian, but has never really seemed to mind. We have never really discussed it, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How should a new gay dad deal with his born-again sister?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2003 15:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gay Dad/s]]></category>
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My partner and I have been together for 11 years and have a set of 19 month twins via surrogacy. My sister recently became &#8220;born again&#8221; and has accepted their teachings.
In two recent emails she told me that God did not create me this way, and that homosexuality is an example of Satan&#8217;s influence in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to handle non-gay-affirming relatives who have contact with children.</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2002/10/non-gay-affirming-relatives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2002 16:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q:
I am a mother in the process of coming out. My own mother and brother are not accepting at all. My brother has in fact asked that I have no contact with him or his family. My mother, while not local, does visit and I know full well she is going to probe my kids [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should a gay uncle come out?</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2001/12/should-gay-uncle-come-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2001 22:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coming Out to Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Extended Family]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Q:
I have a friend who is married with four kids. He is planning to tell his gay brother that he doesn&#8217;t want his kids knowing that their uncle is gay. Isn&#8217;t it better to tell them instead of hiding it from them? Kids are very accepting of this these days, aren&#8217;t they? Does it confuse [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How will the &#8220;in-laws&#8221; react to a religious commitment ceremony?</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2001/12/in-laws-react-to-commitment-ceremony/</link>
		<comments>http://familieslikemine.com/2001/12/in-laws-react-to-commitment-ceremony/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2001 19:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q:
 My partner of six years and I are planning to go to Vermont for a civil union ceremony. We are very close to all the members of his family, and they have always been very welcoming to me. 
His parents are very strong Catholics, while Steve long ago rebelled against anything the Catholic Church [...]]]></description>
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