{"id":2608,"date":"2009-01-04T01:48:42","date_gmt":"2009-01-04T01:48:42","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2009-01-04T01:48:42","modified_gmt":"2009-01-04T01:48:42","slug":"florida-gay-couple-dreams-of-adopting-their-two-foster-daughters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2009\/01\/florida-gay-couple-dreams-of-adopting-their-two-foster-daughters\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida gay couple dreams of adopting their two foster daughters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sherri Ackerman writes <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.tbo.com\/content\/2009\/jan\/01\/gay-couple-dreams-adopting-daughters\/\" target=\"_blank\">a fantastic profile for <strong>The Tampa Tribune<\/strong><\/a> about a long term couple and their thriving foster daughters.<\/p>\n<p>Sherri begins the piece:  It lingers in the back of their minds while they eat supper together, get ready for school or sing at church.  Even though a court order gives Curtis Watson the right to act as his daughters&#8217; father, the mental health counselor is not legally their parent.  Neither is his life partner. 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