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		<title>Why We Shouldn&#8217;t Cancel Father&#8217;s Day&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trudy Metzger</dc:creator>
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		<title>Wrecked for Love&#8217;s Sake</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 17:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trudy Metzger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Acceptance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I look into her eyes&#8230; the grief&#8230; the shame&#8230; the hovering darkness&#8230; the accusing voices&#8230; the hopeless, empty cries&#8230; &#8230;and &#8230;<p><a href="http://trudymetzger.com/2013/06/08/wrecked-for-loves-sake/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trudymetzger.com&#038;blog=13539402&#038;post=4592&#038;subd=trudymetzger&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;God Told Me To&#8230;&#8221;; Sexual Abuse in the Name of God &amp; a Million Bleeding Hearts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 14:18:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trudy Metzger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breaking the Silence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[WARNING: This post contains sexual content, though not explicit, it may be triggering for survivors of sexual abuse. The purpose is &#8230;<p><a href="http://trudymetzger.com/2013/05/31/god-told-me-to-sexual-abuse-in-the-name-of-god-a-million-bleeding-hearts/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trudymetzger.com&#038;blog=13539402&#038;post=4629&#038;subd=trudymetzger&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When Mother&#8217;s Day Hurts So Much That God Cries</title>
		<link>http://trudymetzger.com/2013/05/13/when-mothers-day-hurts-so-much-that-god-cries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 15:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trudy Metzger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mothers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grief]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I opened my eyes, trying to shake the image of my son, lying on the ground, badly wounded from the &#8230;<p><a href="http://trudymetzger.com/2013/05/13/when-mothers-day-hurts-so-much-that-god-cries/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trudymetzger.com&#038;blog=13539402&#038;post=4611&#038;subd=trudymetzger&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pre-Mother&#8217;s Day Rant: Femininity &amp; Over-Sexualized Culture</title>
		<link>http://trudymetzger.com/2013/05/10/pre-mothers-day-rant-femininity-over-sexualized-culture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 14:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trudy Metzger</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Thursday night pre-Mother&#8217;s-Day &#8220;Girls Night Out&#8221; sale at Marks Work Wear House proved to be a worthwhile, but crazy &#8230;<p><a href="http://trudymetzger.com/2013/05/10/pre-mothers-day-rant-femininity-over-sexualized-culture/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trudymetzger.com&#038;blog=13539402&#038;post=4597&#038;subd=trudymetzger&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jeremy&#8217;s Journey: From Abuse &amp; Addiction, to Freedom &amp; Hope</title>
		<link>http://trudymetzger.com/2013/05/04/jeremys-journey-from-abuse-addiction-to-freedom-hope/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 14:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trudy Metzger</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Breaking the Silence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The formal office setting could have been a bit intimidating, at least a little, if had come to be assessed &#8230;<p><a href="http://trudymetzger.com/2013/05/04/jeremys-journey-from-abuse-addiction-to-freedom-hope/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trudymetzger.com&#038;blog=13539402&#038;post=4578&#038;subd=trudymetzger&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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