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		<title>What Happens at Camp Arroyo Stays at Camp Arroyo, Year 4</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/07/what-happens-at-camp-arroyo-stays-at-camp-arroyo-year-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 15:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, my daughter Katie attended Camp Arroyo, which is where the Exceptional Needs Network (ENN) holds its summer camp for special needs children in conjunction with the Taylor Family Foundation. This was her fourth year. The camp may be &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/07/what-happens-at-camp-arroyo-stays-at-camp-arroyo-year-4/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Katie&#8217;s at Camp Arroyo (Again)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 15:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This afternoon I drop Katie off at Camp Arroyo. This will be her fourth time at the Exceptional Needs Network’s summer camp for children with special needs. To say she is excited would be an understatement. I&#8217;m pretty excited too. &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/07/katies-at-camp-arroyo-again-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A String of Firsts</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/06/a-string-of-firsts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2018 15:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend, I coordinated Poetry Day at the Alameda County Fair. (I know, who knew?) in the morning, I hosted an open mic for all the poets whose work was accepted and displayed at the Fair, plus in the afternoon, &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/06/a-string-of-firsts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cha&#8230;cha&#8230;changes</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/02/cha-cha-changes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 15:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Acceptance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[No sooner had Christopher and I started dating, than other changes started flooding in. First, Lora, one of our terrific new weekend/evening sitters, announced that she was going back to school to become a nurse. Her anatomy class fell on &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/02/cha-cha-changes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Trust the Process, Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 15:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After walking the labyrinth, I grabbed some hot chocolate and stood in the peaceful courtyard, talking to friends. They all commented on how beautifully my daughter had waited. For whatever reason, Katie has always loved attending the labyrinth ceremony. Tonight &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/02/trust-the-process-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Trust the Process, Part 1</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/01/trust-the-process-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 15:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By early December 2017, I had decided to let Raymond, the man I thought I&#8217;d waited for all these years, go. But letting go is never easy. Yes, I was miserable. Yes, I hadn&#8217;t seen him in over four months, &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/01/trust-the-process-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dating Daze, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/01/dating-daze-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 15:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After I sent Raymond my bold email, I didn&#8217;t hear back for two days. I worried that maybe I&#8217;d been too forward. But then I received a message: Ha! Okay. What are doing later this week? We were both free &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/01/dating-daze-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dating Daze, Part 1</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/01/dating-daze-part-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 15:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in November, when I was in Truckee with my college girlfriends (you can read about that here and here and here), I entertained my long-married friends with dramatic dating tales. As always, they were enthralled. I filled them in &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2018/01/dating-daze-part-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>This Is Why I Don&#8217;t Get Out Much, Part 3</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/12/this-is-why-i-dont-get-out-much-part-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 15:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a panic, I called everyone I knew in the area. No one was home. I called Nate back and he insisted that I call my parents. &#8220;My parents? No way.&#8221; &#8220;You have to. I need help.&#8221; They can&#8217;t really &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/12/this-is-why-i-dont-get-out-much-part-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>This Is Why I Don&#8217;t Get Out Much, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/12/this-is-why-i-dont-get-out-much-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2017 15:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cynthia J. Patton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the incident in the shower, Jennifer, my respite sitter, struggled to keep things under control. But my daughter was in a rage fueled by anger, puberty, sensory dysregulation, or a combination of all three. Katie kicked the mirrored closet &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://cynthiajpatton.com/2017/12/this-is-why-i-dont-get-out-much-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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