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Man faces fallout from raising two kids with two mothers

Original: I Have Two 9-Year-Olds by Two Different Women. Now the Whole Thing is About to Blow Up.

A father writes that he has two 9-year-old children with two different women, and says the family situation is on the verge of collapse. The Slate advice-column essay describes a co-parenting arrangement nearing a crisis point, touching on questions of secrecy, blended families and how to tell children the truth about their origins. Readers are debating how he should handle the confrontation.

Why now: The personal dilemma of a secret dual family colliding is striking a nerve in parenting and relationship discussions.

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