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				<title>Stepfamilies Making it Through the Holidays</title>				
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	Stepfamilies are under extra stress as the holidays--with their pressure cooker of &amp;quot;family&amp;quot; expectations--get underway. While they now outnumber first families in the U.S., many stepfamily members report feeling second-best and misunders...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:19:30 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Summer Vacation 2009, Stepparenting Style</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Who are these people and what did they do with my family?!&amp;nbsp;If you&apos;re already in the throes of your &amp;quot;wonderful&amp;quot; vacation, you might be asking yourself this question by now. He...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 12:07:57 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Mother&apos;s Day: Don&apos;t feel left out, stepmom; you have a National Stepfamily Day!</title>				
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				Original art and photo by T.L. Bastedo&amp;nbsp;The 11th Annual National Stepfamily Day will be celebrated on September 16th. This important day was founded by Christy Borgeld in 1997, and is considered just as important to some blending families as moth...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 16:42:21 -0700</pubDate>
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				<title>Teen on the Scene: Stepparenting and the Teenage Nightmare</title>				
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				&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Any architect will tell you before you build a house, the foundation must be solid. Without it, the structure will be woefully short-lived, especially with a teenager in the house. You wouldn&apos;t drive at night without headlights in a...
				
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 15:13:18 -0700</pubDate>
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