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	<title>Families Like Mine</title>
	<link>http://familieslikemine.com</link>
	<description>Official Website for Abigail Garner's Book</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Hooking up with Mom&#8217;s Ex-Partner</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2006/05/hooking-up-with-moms-ex-partner/</link>
		<comments>http://familieslikemine.com/2006/05/hooking-up-with-moms-ex-partner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 May 2006 18:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Lesbian Mom/s]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Adult Children]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The person I am entering a relationship with is my mother's ex partner. I plan to tell my mom when things are more settled between myself and my new girlfriend [mom's ex].  I guess what my question is: should there be any issue with this?  
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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>
		<comments>http://familieslikemine.com/2006/05/gay-dad-straight-mom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2006 05:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Gay Dad/s]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Closet / Secrets]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mixed-Orientation Marriages]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Straight Wife]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Adult Children]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Q:
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>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2006/03/teen-takes-mothers-clothes/</link>
		<comments>http://familieslikemine.com/2006/03/teen-takes-mothers-clothes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2006 19:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Closet / Secrets]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transgender]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://familieslikemine.com/?p=64</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q:
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>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>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Lesbian Mom/s]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Coupling / Blended Families]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Teenagers with LGBT parents]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://familieslikemine.com/?p=63</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q:
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>Can these mommies get their groove back?</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2006/01/mommies-get-their-groove-back/</link>
		<comments>http://familieslikemine.com/2006/01/mommies-get-their-groove-back/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2006 18:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Lesbian Mom/s]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://familieslikemine.com/?p=62</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q:
I really appreciated the response you gave to Randi from Denver. The child is the most important factor in this decision.
On that note: My partner of 15 years and I have a four-year-old daughter. We do share a bedroom, but have kept the door open and have remained (for lack of a better term) platonic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mom&#8217;s girlfriend sleeps downstairs.</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2005/12/moms-girlfriend-sleep-downstairs/</link>
		<comments>http://familieslikemine.com/2005/12/moms-girlfriend-sleep-downstairs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2005 18:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Lesbian Mom/s]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://familieslikemine.com/?p=61</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q:
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>Using a &#8220;known donor&#8221; you don&#8217;t really know.</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2005/11/known-donor-never-met/</link>
		<comments>http://familieslikemine.com/2005/11/known-donor-never-met/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2005 18:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Lesbian Mom/s]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://familieslikemine.com/?p=60</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q:
I have just recently got your book. Thanks for all the info. I know it will be helpful along the way.
I am a lesbian in a committed relationship with my girlfriend for three years now. We are both very much in love and both of us want to be parents together. However, we live in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How can the daughter of a gay father move past secrets and isolation?</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2005/09/daughter-moves-past-secrets/</link>
		<comments>http://familieslikemine.com/2005/09/daughter-moves-past-secrets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2005 18:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Closet / Secrets]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://familieslikemine.com/?p=59</guid>
		<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>Should a transsexual parent and her teen daughter relocate?</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2005/08/transsexual-parent-teen-daughter-relocate/</link>
		<comments>http://familieslikemine.com/2005/08/transsexual-parent-teen-daughter-relocate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2005 18:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bullying/Teasing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[School]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Teenagers with LGBT parents]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Transgender]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://familieslikemine.com/?p=58</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q:
I am a male-to-female transsexual who underwent surgery last November. Since my transition, my 13-year-old daughter is having some issues with the kids at school. They have started asking her about me on a daily basis. She is very upset about it.
The school social worker says we should move to a new community where they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kids don&#8217;t want to meet Mom&#8217;s girlfriend.</title>
		<link>http://familieslikemine.com/2005/07/meeting-moms-girlfriend/</link>
		<comments>http://familieslikemine.com/2005/07/meeting-moms-girlfriend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2005 18:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abigail Garner</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Lesbian Mom/s]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Teenagers with LGBT parents]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://familieslikemine.com/?p=57</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Q:
My girlfriend of six months is mother to a son (13) and daughter (15). Until she met me, she had not been involved with anyone since her divorce 10 years ago.
Her children are very much against our relationship and are very adamant about not meeting me. My girlfriend is respecting their wishes, so I only [...]]]></description>
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