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	<title>CYNTHIA J. PATTON &#187; Abandonment</title>
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		<title>Comments That Drive Me Crazy #2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People say some incredibly stupid things when confronted with autism. This is the second installment of insensitive comments that people have said to me regarding Katie&#8217;s disability. You can find the first installment here. Enjoy! &#160; But she’s so happy. Yeah, she &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2013/02/comments-that-drive-me-crazy-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>One Thing I Hear Constantly</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing I hear constantly as a single parent of an autistic child: Wow, I don’t know how you manage. I don’t think I could do it. I suspect these people mean well, that they are trying to give me &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2012/04/one-thing-i-hear-constantly/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>My Life as a Sweater</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I had one of those days where I felt like a failure. I was exhausted and depressed and totally overwhelmed. The day started out pretty well. Then around mid-morning a friend said that she didn’t know how I &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2012/02/my-life-as-a-sweater/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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