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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-etiquette: What is he doing?!]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q. I was never really with my daughter’s father. We met at a party
and we ended up sort of friends with benefits for a few months. I got
pregnant and we decided to raise the child together, but apart. We share
custody, but she's with me most of...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-4056334</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Mar/31/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-etiquette: Do I have to go to my ex's wedding?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q. My ex just told me in one breath that he is getting married and
then, with the next breath, invited me to the wedding. As good as we all
get along, I was a little shocked -- and I really don’t want to go.
Our daughter will be the flower girl ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-4049555</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Mar/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Planned Parenthood of Illinois agrees to pay $500,000 over allegations of discrimination against white employees]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — Planned Parenthood of Illinois has agreed to pay $500,000
following an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission into allegations that its white employees faced harassment
and discrimination, according to the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-4045944</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Mar/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-etiquette: It's not enough]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q. I see my daughter every other weekend, and it's not enough. I saw
her more often before I took my current job, but I now work the swing
shift and get home at 11 p.m., Monday through Friday. I'm thinking about
changing jobs to an 8-5, moving to ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-4042934</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Mar/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Republicans cut off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood. Philadelphia-area clinics are scrambling to maintain services]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA — Planned Parenthood clinics in the Philadelphia area
expect to lose $3.1 million in Medicaid revenue this year due to funding
cuts under President Donald Trump’s signature spending plan.

The deficit puts thousands of low-income ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-4039690</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Mar/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-etiquette: 'You don't care']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q. My ex often says, "You never cared about me, and now you
don't care about our daughter." We're divorced, but this comes up
repeatedly. When she says it, I find myself defending how much I care
— about her, about our child — and the truth is...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-4035426</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Mar/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-etiquette: Telling too much]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q. My ex continually tells our 10-year-old the gory details of our
divorce. Our child doesn't really understand what he's being told and
comes home with wild stories -- some parts are true; other parts are
completely off. How can I help my child ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-4020765</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Feb/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-etiquette: Alienating our son?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q. When I got a divorced, I moved to another town with my
now-9-year-old son. His father continues to live in our family home and
maintain the same friends, which includes my best friend and her husband
who also have a son my son’s age. They are...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-4013265</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Feb/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[California sends $90 million to Planned Parenthood]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just over four months after Planned Parenthood affiliates were
defunded by the Trump administration, California injected another $90
million lifeline in “reproductive healthcare” grants to the
state’s seven affiliates — among the largest ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-4013006</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Feb/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gov. Gavin Newsom approves $90 million for Planned Parenthood]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Wednesday to provide $90 million
to Planned Parenthood, a move intended to help offset the losses from
recent federal cuts targeting abortion providers.

"These cuts were designed to attack and assault Planned
...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-4009059</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Feb/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-etiquette: Getting to the truth]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: My child comes home from her other parent's house with stories
that sound absolutely ridiculous. I don't want to dismiss what she tells
me, but I also don't know what's true, what's exaggerated and what might
be made-up. How am I supposed to ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-4007556</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Feb/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[California lawmakers send $90 million grant package for Planned Parenthood clinics to Newsom]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Both chambers of the California Legislature
voted Monday to send a $90 million grant package for women’s health
clinics to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk, moving quickly to shore up the
state’s reproductive health programs ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-4007345</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Feb/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-etiquette: Sad at Valentine's Day]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q. My recent breakup was a big one. I spend most of my time trying
not to let the kids see how broken-up I am that their mother left.
Valentine's Day is right around the corner and they're buzzing about it.
The teacher is bringing in special ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-4000313</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Feb/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[South Carolina anti-abortion activist raises 'stand your ground' defense in clinic shooting]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBIA, S.C. — An anti-abortion group founder and activist has
asked a judge to dismiss charges connected to a shooting at a Columbia
Planned Parenthood clinic last November, according to court
documents.

On Jan. 12, attorneys for Mark ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-3995897</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jan/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-etiquette: A valentine for my ex?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: Should I give my ex a valentine to entice him back?

A: When you ask this question, you're not really asking about a card.
You're asking whether it's OK to reopen a door that has already been
closed, and whether doing so will make you feel more...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-3992819</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jan/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-etiquette: Disciplining kids together]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: My son's father and I actually get along pretty well. When our son
cut his last class at school and was caught skateboarding at the park, I
told him I was calling his dad. He begged me not to, but I called anyway
and let his father yell at him ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-3986342</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jan/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-etiquette: Divorce doesn't have to mean disappearance]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: I think continuing to interact with an ex after a breakup is
unnatural. My parents divorced when I was 7 and I rarely saw my dad
after that, and I turned out just fine. My kids will be fine too. So why
is everyone making such a big deal about ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-3980220</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jan/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-etiquette advisory]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[EDITORS: The Ex-etiquette parenting advice column by Jann Blackstone
(FAM-EXETIQUETTE:MCT) is not moving this week.

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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-3972975</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Jan/06/2026</pubDate>
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