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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-etiquette: The call cannot be completed without your help]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q. My ex wants me to give him my friends’ phone numbers so he can
call them and arrange playdates with their children when my son is with
him. You don’t give people’s phone numbers out without asking them
first, and these are my friends. I ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-4063092</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Apr/07/2026</pubDate>
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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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