I can't remember my password to change my parental controls and I can't log on to the other admin account

I need help trying to figure out how to unlock my parental controls. I am the admin on the computer but my ex husband also had an account but I dont know the password to his account. I dont want to lose my picturees or anything. What can I do????????????

See
http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/24/reset-mac-os-x-10-7-lion-password/ and
http://osxdaily.com/2011/09/19/change-password-mac-os-x-10-7-lion-without-knowin g-current-password/

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