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		<title>TIME FOR HEALING…Relationships and More</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Moving from misery to maturation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I didn&#8217;t know what to expect! I recently had back surgery and have been recovering in bed at home. Lots of time to think and reminisce. I&#8217;ve been in a stepfamily for 35 years. Seems like just yesterday that I was yelled at &#8220;GET OUT OF MY LIFE&#8221;…or worse,&#8221; I HATE YOU, BITCH and so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Be Fooled: There’s No Such Thing as a Perfect Family</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Wisdom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As stepcouples, does it sometimes feel as though other so-called “normal” families are better off? Do you sometimes observe them and feel jealous of the way they appear to interact—to talk and play and laugh—so naturally and comfortably? And, as a result, does this comparison make you feel as though your stepfamily were somehow worse? [...]]]></description>
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