A young daughter of lesbians questions what is “normal.”
Q: My partner’s six-year-old came home from school and was so riled up. We asked her if there was anything she wanted to talk about. She started crying and said that she was embarrassed that she has...
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Q: My daughter is 10 years old and I have been with my lesbian partner for four years. My daughter’s father and I separated six years ago and we remain friends. My daughter is having problems at...
View ArticleIn love with a parent in the closet.
Q: 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....
View ArticleFive-year-old curious about her sperm donor.
Q: I am a single lesbian mother raising a five-year-old daughter. I used a donor to conceive, but now my daughter is telling people her dad died and that he is in heaven looking down at her. When she...
View ArticleKids don’t want to meet Mom’s girlfriend.
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...
View ArticleUsing a “known donor” you don’t really know.
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...
View ArticleMom’s girlfriend sleeps downstairs.
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, “I know.” Now, I am not sure what exactly she...
View ArticleCan these mommies get their groove back?
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...
View ArticleChildren resist lesbian mothers’ urge to merge.
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...
View ArticleHooking up with Mom’s Ex-Partner
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:...
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