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	<description>1.  Good counsel on matters of relationships, families and family law.  2.  The efforts of good people working together to advance the mind, arouse the heart, and amuse the spirit.</description>
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		<title>Flirting with an apology</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[USA Today&#8217;s Ask Stacy reminds us of the three elements of a true apology: &#8220;sorry,&#8221; responsibility for the choice taken, and promise for the future.
Stacy Kaiser writes (excerpt):
A true apology should consist of three elements: taking responsibility for your mistake, saying you&#8217;re sorry and a commitment to never do what hurt that person again. . [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why your kids should be happy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CNN and Parenting.com give us the &#8220;Top 10 Parenting Fails of 2011.&#8221;  If you didn&#8217;t make the list, rejoice!  Sasha Emmons of Parenting.com includes items on:
Mom Uses Hot Sauce as Punishment
Moms Selling Babies
Girl Brings Dad&#8217;s Cocaine to School
Mom Gets 7-Year-Old a Boob Job
Mom Dresses Daughter Like a Prostitute
Dad Throws Son Off Cruise Ship
Drunk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The power of positivity: Gottman says awareness, tolerance, understanding, non-defensive listening, and empathy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CNN includes tips on what to do if you want more sex in your life.  It&#8217;s the same secret to a lasting relationship and marriage: be nice.
Ian Kerner, the Good in Bed counselor, quotes Emily Nagoski, the self-proclaimed Sex Nerd, commenting on John Gottman&#8217;s book &#8220;The Science of Trust: Emotional Attunement for Couples&#8221; (excerpt):
“Boiling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trying to control your ex versus just smiling</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Love and Logic newsletter encourages parents to avoid the tendency of kids to throw one parent&#8217;s house rules against the other.  L&#038;L also reassures us that children can have two homes and still grow into healthy adults.
Dr. Charles Fay writes (excerpt):
Smart parents know that kids are capable of adjusting to different styles of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook bombs: Shattered, My brain&#8217;s been battered</title>
		<link>http://domesticdiversions.com/index.php/facebook-bombs-shattered-my-brains-been-battered/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CNN covers Facebook&#8217;s facilitation of emotional affairs and infidelity.
Ian Kerner writes (excerpt):
[W]hile feeling attraction is unavoidable, acting on it crosses the line. Attraction is one ingredient of an emotional affair. In order for attraction to launch into an emotional affair, a person has to also develop intimacy and, eventually, a feeling of connection with that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You&#8230; you complete me: The sustainable-marriage quiz</title>
		<link>http://domesticdiversions.com/index.php/you-you-complete-me-the-sustainable-marriage-quiz/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 22:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times highlights the role of self-expansion in marriages and relationships: how helping your partner become a better person, makes the relationship happier and more satisfied. The article includes a link to the &#8220;sustainable-marriage quiz&#8221;
Tara Parker-Pope writes (excerpt):
“If you’re seeking self-growth and obtain it from your partner, then that puts your partner in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wabi Sabi the people in your life: celebrating imperfection</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[USA Today reminds us that imperfections can &#8220;bring life together perfectly.&#8221;
Craig Wilson writes (excerpt):
But what I was most pleased to learn is that wabi sabi pertains to people, too — that you accept each other, even when they are &#8220;imperfect, unfinished and mortal.&#8221; It says so right here in the article.
I like the word &#8220;unfinished.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.&#8221; (Mark Twain): How not to bug the judge</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ABA Journal reports on dress codes for courtrooms and bans on: pajamas, saggy pants, exposed undergarments, bare feet, curlers, gang clothes, muscle shirts, tank tops, halters, bare midriffs, miniskirts (hemlines more than 4 inches above the knee),
excessive, uncovered body piercings and tattoos, flip-flops, T-shirts with inappropriate messages and clown suits.
Debra Cassens Weiss writes (excerpt):
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A heart for giving: Robert J. Dugan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Practice]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Grand Rapids Press notes the passing of attorney Bob Dugan.
Heidi Fenton writes (excerpt):
Robert Dugan loved being involved with his community, a trait he built on for decades since signing onto the downtown law firm Rhoades McKee in the 1970s.
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He noted that Mr. Dugan&#8217;s compassion for clients and for the community as a whole will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Being there is 80 percent of the job&#8221;&#8211;Chris Rock on Fathers</title>
		<link>http://domesticdiversions.com/index.php/being-there-is-80-percent-of-the-job-chris-rock-on-fathers/</link>
		<comments>http://domesticdiversions.com/index.php/being-there-is-80-percent-of-the-job-chris-rock-on-fathers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[USA Today shows how &#8220;non-resident&#8221; dads who don&#8217;t live with their children are staying involved with them. Half of all children will spend part of their lives living apart from their fathers.
Sharon Jayson writes (excerpt):
&#8220;The point isn&#8217;t what fathers do; it&#8217;s whether the kid thinks or believes the father cares about them,&#8221; says Philip Cowan, [...]]]></description>
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