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    "Broken But Whole": A Dad's Tribute to a Dedicated Husband & Father

    PART I

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    Sh*t My Kids Say-Part II

    If you missed Bill's first trip down memory lane, check it out here.

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    A Forever Family Forged in a Leap in Faith

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    Skin-to-Skin: Pics of Gay Dads Holding Their Babies for the First Time

    Our lives can be changed in a single moment. For these dads, it was when their children first...

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    Dating While Dreaming of Becoming "Dad"

    Dr Paul Tontz is an academic counselor for the Vets2BSN Project and a military reserve officer...

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    Fighting Cancer Together as an Out and Proud Family

    Living an out and proud life in a small rural town in east Texas isn't easy. But that's what gay...

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    A Gay Dad Gives Thanks to a Frizzy Redheaded Stranger

    It was a chilly autumn Saturday a few days ago. I took my son, Felix, to meet a friend of mine,...

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    Counting Our Blessings in This Season of Gratitude

    Thanksgiving has been my favorite holiday for as long as I can remember. It's a time when family...

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    "I Don't Feel Empty Anymore": A Single Gay Man Finds Happiness at Home

    31-year-old Guillermo Arias is a single dad to daughter Astrid who was born via surrogacy on April...

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    10 Things Pulling Me Through My Thanksgiving Funk

    Sometimes life sucks. And not in the way Kellyanne Conway sucks. Even worse. I'm talking the new...

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    Sh*t My Kids Say

    This post was originally published in November 2014. For Bill's second installment of "Sh*t My Kids...

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    Let Christmas Come Early This Year

    With everything going on in our country, I think saying that it has been a crazy year is an...

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    James and Andrew Can't Wait to Become a Forever Family

    In October this year, James and Andrew took their eldest Olivia (Liv for short) to Disney World for...

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    One Couple's Fight to Update Surrogacy Policies in the U.K.

    In March this year, we shared the story of Michael and Wes, their eldest daughter Katie (and...

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    How Do I Talk to My Son About Drugs and My Past?

    This year has been filled with so many amazing memories and celebrations. My mother turned 70, my...

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    "No Greater Joy": 15 Years Later, These Dads Are Still in Love

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    These Entrepreneurs Are Motivated By Dreams to Grow Their Family

    Joey and Tyler met in Dayton, Ohio, when Joey was working temporarily as a field director for a...

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    These Dads Waited 10 Years Before Starting Their Family

    "When I am painting, it's like a different dimension I'm living. Your focus is entirely on what you...

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    A Divorced Dad-to-Be Wonders About the Future

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    Related By Love, Not Blood: Danny and Graham Adopt Collin

    Some gay men know from a young age they want to become a father one day. For others, the...

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    This Insta-Couple Can't Wait to Become Dads

    One of the many things that first drew Huey Tran and David Levesque together was their shared...

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    These Gay Dads Want to Help Other Dads Navigate Surrogacy

    On August 11 this year, French dads Sam and John welcomed their son Valentin via surrogacy.

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