{"id":26338,"date":"2019-05-14T11:10:20","date_gmt":"2019-05-14T15:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/?p=26338"},"modified":"2019-05-14T11:18:42","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T15:18:42","slug":"arthur-character-comes-out-and-gets-married","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2019\/05\/arthur-character-comes-out-and-gets-married\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Arthur\u2019 character comes out and gets married"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/mrratburn.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/mrratburn.jpg 750w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/mrratburn-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations Mr. Ratburn! 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