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		<title>Children resist lesbian mothers&#8217; urge to merge.</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2006/02/children-resist-mothers-urge-to-merge/</link>
		<comments>http://familieslikemine.com/2006/02/children-resist-mothers-urge-to-merge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2006 19:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coupling / Blended Families]]></category>
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My partner and I have just purchased our first home together. We are extremely excited about this move since we have been living in separate apartments for over eight months.
The problem arises with the different levels of acceptance our children have about our decision to live together. They range in age from 21 to 13. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mom&#8217;s girlfriend sleeps downstairs.</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2005/12/moms-girlfriend-sleep-downstairs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2005 18:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
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I am in a relationship with another woman who has a 10-year-old daughter. She told her daughter that we love each other to which her daughter replied, &#8220;I know.&#8221;
Now, I am not sure what exactly she &#8220;knows&#8221; but when I stay over, I sleep downstairs in another room. I&#8217;d like to stay with my girlfriend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Kids at school are asking if my mom is a lesbian.&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 17:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q:
My mother just told me that she is a lesbian and that she has a girlfriend. It&#8217;s a lot of stress just finding out, but what&#8217;s more difficult is that everybody at school has always asked me if my mom is a lesbian. Whenever people asked, I would defend her and say she was not.
Now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Father struggles to accept gay son.</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2004/01/father-struggles-to-accept-gay-son/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2004 16:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://familieslikemine.com/?p=38</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q:
 I am a father of a 22-year-old son. I am not gay, but I have just found out that my son is. I am having a difficult time dealing with this. I cannot discuss it with my son or my wife. I am thinking very seriously about leaving my family to be alone. What [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>44</slash:comments>
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		<title>Teen afraid to ask about biological father.</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2004/01/teen-afraid-to-ask-about-bio-dad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2004 16:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lesbian Mom/s]]></category>
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I am a 17-year-old daughter of a lesbian couple. There is me, my biological mom, my other mom and her two kids from a previous marriage. My parents had been together about 8 years before I was born.
I don&#8217;t know my father, his name, heritage, or anything. I can only remember one time the topic [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Should nieces attend their aunt&#8217;s commitment ceremony?</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2003/06/nieces-at-commitment-ceremony/</link>
		<comments>http://familieslikemine.com/2003/06/nieces-at-commitment-ceremony/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2003 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q:
 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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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Should a transgender parent come out to his kids and their father?</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2003/04/trans-parent-comes-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2003 15:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
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I am a transgendered man who left my ex-husband two years ago. I left him for other reasons and did not realize &#8212; at least, not consciously &#8212; that I was transgender until after I left him.
We have two daughters, 4 and 5, who live with him by my choice. I feel that they&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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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>
		<comments>http://familieslikemine.com/2002/10/non-gay-affirming-relatives/#comments</comments>
		<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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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Kids don&#8217;t want to see their lesbian mother.</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2002/07/dont-want-to-see-lesbian-mother/</link>
		<comments>http://familieslikemine.com/2002/07/dont-want-to-see-lesbian-mother/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2002 15:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Divorce/Custody]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q:
 I am a 39 year-old mom of two daughters, 15 and 10, who are less than pleased with my recent revelation that I&#8217;m lesbian. They thought our family was the 90&#8217;s equivalent of the Cleavers.
Their dad and I divorced five months ago without a clear-cut custody order, wishfully thinking we would be able to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>Does a gay father need to officially come out to kids?</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2002/05/gay-father-needs-to-officially-come-out/</link>
		<comments>http://familieslikemine.com/2002/05/gay-father-needs-to-officially-come-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2002 13:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coming Out to Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gay Dad/s]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q:
 I&#8217;m a 31 year old gay father. My two daughters are 5 &#038; 7 years old. Their mother and I separated when my youngest daughter was less than a year old.
I have been with my partner for over 3 years. My daughters have known my partner since he came into my life. He loves [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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