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		<title>Shuttling Kids Between Homes &#8211; Who Benefits?</title>
		<link>http://www.stepcoupling.com/2010/03/shuttling-kids-between-homes-who-benefits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stepcoupling.com/2010/03/shuttling-kids-between-homes-who-benefits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Wisdom</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[changes in today's custody/ visitation patterns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children commuting between homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[competition between exes over kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[effects of back and forth on stepfamilies and stepcouples]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[huge sacrifices for everyone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inconveniences to kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maintaining bonds without hassles of grueling commutes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quality vs quantity time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stepfamily advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Susan Wisdom questions long commutes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[what's best for kids and parents?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the old days, my lawyer friends tell me, child custody/visitation agreements used to be vague and loose.  It was common for the non-custodial parent, almost always the father, to have the kids on alternate weekends with seasonal and reasonable longer visits in the summer.  Divorced couples usually alternated the holidays.  Sounds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Needs, the Kids’ Needs &#8211; What’s a Stepcouple to Do?</title>
		<link>http://www.stepcoupling.com/2010/02/whats-a-stepcouple-to-do/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stepcoupling.com/2010/02/whats-a-stepcouple-to-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Wisdom</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[balancing kids needs with stepcouple needs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[benefit of hindsight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childrens needs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coparenting challenges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family cohesiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kids feelings being ignored]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting roles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[selfish needs in stepfamilies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stepfamily balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stepmother advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[therapist advice]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stepcoupling.com/?p=489</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you get so wrapped up in your stepcouple relationship that you ignore the kids?  When you’re behind closed doors fighting …or the opposite…what are the kids doing?  What are they thinking? Do they need your attention when you’re not available?  What are their stories?    Do you know… or [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why Do You Care About The Ex: A Clarification</title>
		<link>http://www.stepcoupling.com/2010/02/why-do-you-care-about-the-ex-a-clarification/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stepcoupling.com/2010/02/why-do-you-care-about-the-ex-a-clarification/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Wisdom</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[building fresh relationships with stepkids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[evil exes vs decent exes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[step mom is different person in different role]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[takes villages of healthy stepfamilies to raise kids today]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stepcoupling.com/?p=487</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I want to clarify a few things in my last blog “WHY DO YOU CARE ABOUT THE EX? I understand that many stepmoms are in horrible situations with hostile, invasive, and vindictive ex-spouses, who are trying to ruin their marriages and any relationship they have with the step-kids. It’s impossible to NOT BE OBSESSED with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHY DO YOU CARE ABOUT THE EX?</title>
		<link>http://www.stepcoupling.com/2010/01/why-do-you-care-about-the-ex/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stepcoupling.com/2010/01/why-do-you-care-about-the-ex/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Wisdom</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[horror stories about exes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hostile exes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obsession with the ex]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stepcoupling.com/?p=483</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever thought about what your stepcouple relationship would be like if you didn’t obsess about the EX?  Ever think about the power she (or he) has in your life and the energy she uses?  Does your relationship feel more like a threesome than an intimate twosome?  Do you find yourselves [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>WHAT’S FAIR GOT TO DO WITH IT?</title>
		<link>http://www.stepcoupling.com/2010/01/fairness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stepcoupling.com/2010/01/fairness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Wisdom</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[exspouses messes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fairness in stepparenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stepmothers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stepcoupling.com/?p=470</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On the heels of a recent conversation with a stepmom, it all came back to me.  
It’s not fair that I have to be responsible for raising his child (a daughter), whose existence I had NOTHING to do with.  I didn’t even know these people.  Why do I have to be saddled [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Happy New Year!</title>
		<link>http://www.stepcoupling.com/2009/12/happy-new-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stepcoupling.com/2009/12/happy-new-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 02:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Wisdom</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stepcoupling.com/?p=423</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m posting for my readers our very old fashioned Christmas tree that looks exactly the same every year!  We call that TRADITION.  Some would call it BORING.  It’s a fresh, green tree that smells wonderful with the lights and ornaments, all of which have stories and memories.
I hope you and your families [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THANKSGIVING…WILL IT BE DIFFERENT THIS TIME?</title>
		<link>http://www.stepcoupling.com/2009/11/thanksgiving/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stepcoupling.com/2009/11/thanksgiving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Wisdom</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stepcoupling.com/?p=418</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving is coming …tra la, tra la!  Excitement is high for delicious food, fires in the fireplace, people sharing homemade recipes, drinks, and most of all, fond feelings with family and friends.  Sounds great! 
We all know what Thanksgiving “should be like” from storybooks, movies, and perfect Ozzie and Harriet TV families.  [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>LETTER FROM STEPSON</title>
		<link>http://www.stepcoupling.com/2009/11/letter-from-stepson/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stepcoupling.com/2009/11/letter-from-stepson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Wisdom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Building Relationships with Kids and Stepkids]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stepcoupling.com/?p=411</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One day I went to the mailbox and saw a letter from my stepson addressed to me…written on yellow legal paper in his handwriting. I ripped it open and read this letter that brought tears to my eyes.  I’ll never forget it.  
THE LETTER SAID:
“I found myself thinking about you and how you’ve [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Healing Story about a Stepmother</title>
		<link>http://www.stepcoupling.com/2009/10/a-healing-story-about-a-stepmother/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stepcoupling.com/2009/10/a-healing-story-about-a-stepmother/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Wisdom</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stepcoupling.com/?p=398</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gretchen’s story is heart warming.  Childless, she married a man who had a young son.  The bio mom had full time custody.  When the boy was 6 years old, his bio mom got sick and died not long after. Dad and stepmom took over raising his child. Gretchen, of course, wasn’t expecting [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Stepsibling Fights and Parent’s Reactions</title>
		<link>http://www.stepcoupling.com/2009/10/stepsibling-fights/</link>
		<comments>http://www.stepcoupling.com/2009/10/stepsibling-fights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:47:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Wisdom</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Building Relationships with Kids and Stepkids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dealing with Ex-Spouses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Developing and Growing your Blended Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enhancing Your Stepcouple Relationship]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stepcoupling.com/?p=391</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A man and a woman sat in my waiting room. When I ushered them into my office they sat obediently on the couch. They sat as far away from each other as they possibly could.  They wouldn’t look at each other.  They hadn’t talked for a week or two.  Somehow I was [...]]]></description>
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