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>>This is my family. My mom,
my dad, my sister Megan and me.
>>Esta es mi familia. Vivimos juntos. (Spanish)
>>Um, this is my mom, Susan and I was adopted by her.
>>This is my family. My parents are divorced.
>>My two moms are Marilyn and Adrienne. My two dads are Michael and, uh, Barry.
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>>There’s all different kinds of families.
>>My dad's Chinese American and my mom is German American.
my parents aren't the same race but they still be married. It doesn't mean you have to be
a rat to marry a rat. You can be a rat and marry a mouse.
>>When you just have one parent, if you get in trouble, only one person gets mad at you
and only one person nags at you. So I think I'm pretty lucky.
>>My grandma is my guardian. That means the person who is not my real parent but is taking
care of me.
>>When you are adopted, your parents keep your their whole entire life. They don't rent
you. They keep you. And they love you and they take care of you until you're really
big, and really old.
>>My dads are gay and gay means where two men or two women love each other. It’s sort
of just like having a mom and dad who love each other, It's just that it’s a man and
a man or a woman and a woman.
>>Sometimes kids use mean words for gays and lesbians and that hurts my feelings.
I wish people knew that it was okay to be different.
>>Divorce is when your parents aren't married anymore.
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Some kids think it’s their fault but don't think that because it is not.
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>>My family is special because we love each other.
>>They are always here for me when I need them. They are always caring for me.
>>My dad is in a wheelchair, but it doesn't really matter 'cause he still loves me and
my family still loves me and that’s what a family is all about.
>>There are so many different ways to be a family. It doesn't matter who's in the family,
but it matters that you love each other and take care of each other. That's a family.
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