Pdf form keeps overwriting it's text boxes

I'm able to enter characters in a text box, but the same characters go in to all the text box fields in my pdf. Meaning my name is in 10 different form boxes. And as soon as i move to another text box all that was previously written is overwritten - so my email for example overwrites my name and all the other fields. It's incredible annoying. I'm not sure what to do.
This is my first mac and I'm not sure if I'm doing something worng, but it seems like it would be pretty straight-forward.
I'm using Preview and Google Docs in Lion and do not have acrobat pro.
Any advice?

Thanks for the reply George. You're correct, this is an XFA form created with LiveCycle Designer. Could you recommend an API and code sample that would preform the actions I've discussed above that would work on an XFA form?
My end goal is simply to fill the template's fields, save as a new file, and then send the file to clients to view via Adobe Reader. I've tried using ITextSharp and it filled in the form and saved it, however anyone viewing the file with Reader received the following message:
"This document enabled extended features in Adobe Reader. The document has
been changed since it was created and use of extended features is no longer
available. Please contact the author for the original version of this
document."
Any guidance on how I can fill in this XFA form so it's viewable by clients with Adobe Reader would be much appreciated.

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