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Some families have a mum and a dad. Some families have two mums or three dads. Some children live with their grandparent, or foster parents, or know only their adopted parents as their parents.

In New Zealand we also have extended families where a child’s birth parent will share their child with a family member to raise as their own or for a shorter period of time while the child maintains close contact with their birth parents.

Thus Mother's Day and Father's Day mean different things to different children and families.

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