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		<title>Predicting good psychological outcomes: How to make it through your divorce</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gentler Divorce]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[USA Today and Health Day reveal the secret to getting through a divorce and coming out okay: self-compassion.
Robert Preidt writes (excerpt):
They [the University of Arizona researchers] explained that self-compassion &#8212; a combination of kindness toward oneself, recognition of common humanity, and the ability to let painful emotions pass &#8212; &#8220;can promote resilience and positive outcomes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Footnoting button pushing, wedding gifts, infidelity gene, Hell&#8217;s Angels, a finger, jackass, emails, &#8220;stupid person&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ontario Superior Court Justice J.W. Quinn wrote some interesting footnotes to his decision in Bruni v. Bruni, 2010 ONSC 6568 (COURT FILE NO.: 384/07; November 29, 2010):
[2]               At one point in the trial, I asked Catherine: “If you could push a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The social network enters the courtroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 15:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Law: Cases/Statutes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Findlaw explains how your social networking postings may become subject to discovery in litigation.
Eric Sinrod writes (excerpt):
In the case of Romano v. Steelcase, a New York judge ruled that defendant Steelcase was entitled in discovery to access the plaintiff’s current and historical Facebook and MySpace pages and accounts, including previously deleted information, on the basis [...]]]></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>Old school: One child, two parents</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Associated Press reported on Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speech at a Colorado judicial conference.  She commented on parenting a spirited child.
Kristen Wyatt writes (excerpt):
Ginsburg told a humorous story about having a young son while teaching law school at Columbia University in New York. When her rambunctious boy acted up in class, [...]]]></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>Resource for workshops &amp; classes: Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pine Rest is presenting workshops and classes of interests to parents:
Starting March 4&#8211;Parenting With Love &#038; Logic (March 4 &#8211; April 29):  Pine Rest&#8217;s Holland Clinic presents an 8-week class for parents of children ages 6-12. Call 616/820-3780 for more information or to register.
Starting March 9&#8211;Together We Can: Support Our Kids During Divorce: Pine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bringing &#8220;Love and Respect&#8221; to the troops</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[WOOD-TV reports that Grand Rapids marriage expert/author Emerson Eggerichs is off to Iraq to visit the troops.  Here&#8217;s why (excerpt):
In November, the military released statistics noting in the 2009 fiscal year alone there were more than 27,000 divorces among service members. The military says those numbers have been rising steadily since 2001.
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		<title>The kids are alright: How children of same-sex couples are doing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times shows how children of same-sex couples are doing just fine, highlighting research by Abbie E. Goldberg, an assistant professor in the department of psychology at Clark University and author of “Lesbian and Gay Parents and Their Children.”
Lisa Belkin writes (excerpt):
More enlightening than the similarities, however, are the differences, the most striking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s my chances of getting a divorce? Statistical factors associated with divorce</title>
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		<comments>http://domesticdiversions.com/index.php/whats-my-chances-of-getting-a-divorce-statistical-factors-associated-with-divorce/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David C. Sarnacki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Divorce Grand Rapids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times focuses on a different topic (Money Talks to Have Before Marriage), but includes an interesting discussion of statistical analysis and the risk of divorce.
Ron Lieber writes (excerpt):
The risk that any marriage will end in divorce is about 45 percent, according to David Popenoe, a professor of sociology emeritus at Rutgers University. [...]]]></description>
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