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	<title>Single Parents Town Blog &#187; Patrick</title>
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		<title>Hey all you great parents out there&#8230;just relax and trust your kid.</title>
		<link>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2011/02/07/patrick/hey-all-you-great-parents-out-there-just-relax-and-trust-your-kid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 19:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My teen son did something great the other day. He changed some of our plans at the last minute and I was more than a bit frustrated by his “immaturity” only later to find out that his reasons were very mature. It is another example of a time when I as the parent of a... <a href="http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2011/02/07/patrick/hey-all-you-great-parents-out-there-just-relax-and-trust-your-kid/">Continue reading &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Some times our teens will surprise us with their brilliance. We shouldn&#8217;t be surprised.</title>
		<link>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2011/01/22/patrick/some-times-our-teens-will-surprise-us-with-their-brilliance-we-shouldnt-be-surprised/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 21:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am reminded of a story about my nephew when he was a sophomore or junior in high school. He tried out for the varsity football team and felt like he was on the line to go either way; Junior Varsity or Varsity. He wanted to play on the Varsity with his buddies and took... <a href="http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2011/01/22/patrick/some-times-our-teens-will-surprise-us-with-their-brilliance-we-shouldnt-be-surprised/">Continue reading &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tiger Woods is the Jacko of golf (lessons in parental projection)</title>
		<link>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2011/01/17/patrick/tiger-woods-is-the-jacko-of-golf-lessons-in-parental-projection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tiger Woods is golf’s answer to Jacko (a lesson in parental projection). Tiger seems to be a mess. Michael Jackson was surely a mess. Both of them were pushed, in a huge way by their fathers to become something their dads wanted them to be. Neither lived “normal” childhoods as both were on television at... <a href="http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2011/01/17/patrick/tiger-woods-is-the-jacko-of-golf-lessons-in-parental-projection/">Continue reading &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Parents of teens and tweens should relax and trust in the work they did when the kids were wee-ones.</title>
		<link>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2011/01/10/patrick/parents-of-teens-and-tweens-should-relax-and-trust-in-the-work-they-did-when-the-kids-were-wee-ones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parents of teens and tweens should take it easy. Posted by PatrickTalley So i have been watching a friend of mine struggle with their teen coming into their own and all which that means. The struggle has begun and it is interesting to watch. Interesting as it causes me to reflect back to when I... <a href="http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2011/01/10/patrick/parents-of-teens-and-tweens-should-relax-and-trust-in-the-work-they-did-when-the-kids-were-wee-ones/">Continue reading &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Thanksgiving tale retold&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/11/29/patrick/a-thanksgiving-tale-retold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Thanksgiving tale (my little annual Thanksgiving story poking fun at self) Posted by PatrickTalley &#8220;the best laid plans&#8221;"pride goeth before the fall&#8221;"practice makes perfect&#8221;&#8230; … you pick the message outta this story&#8230; So in the past three weeks, three of my old friends from high school have buried their parents and that has given... <a href="http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/11/29/patrick/a-thanksgiving-tale-retold/">Continue reading &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>People say kids grow up too fast&#8230;I disagree&#8212;</title>
		<link>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/11/15/patrick/people-say-kids-grow-up-too-fast-i-disagree/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This one may seem like common sense but what the heck, it makes sense to me&#8212;- So I have always heard parents talk about how fast time goes by when raising kids and how they don&#8217;t stay little for very long. My recollection is different and I believe it has to do with the amount... <a href="http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/11/15/patrick/people-say-kids-grow-up-too-fast-i-disagree/">Continue reading &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Parental projection and college choices for your teens</title>
		<link>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/11/08/patrick/parental-projection-and-college-choices-for-your-teens/</link>
		<comments>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/11/08/patrick/parental-projection-and-college-choices-for-your-teens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parental projection and college choices for your teens Posted by PatrickTalley So my son is a musician. He plays guitar and keyboards and I would classify his musical tastes from Jazz toward Blues. He would not classify his style to any genre and would ask why someone would do such a thing. He has his... <a href="http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/11/08/patrick/parental-projection-and-college-choices-for-your-teens/">Continue reading &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>GUIDING YOUR CHILDREN TO LIVE AUTHENTICALLY</title>
		<link>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/11/01/patrick/guiding-your-children-to-live-authentically-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/11/01/patrick/guiding-your-children-to-live-authentically-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GUIDING YOUR CHILDREN TO LIVE AUTHENTICALLY (helping them avoid that mid-life crisis) Posted by PatrickTalley Every once in a while, I’ve remind my kiddos I didn’t grow up as a little boy in southeast Houston dreaming of being a technology salesman. I had other dreams. I had dreams of being a national park ranger and... <a href="http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/11/01/patrick/guiding-your-children-to-live-authentically-2/">Continue reading &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>You should break the Golden Rule!</title>
		<link>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/10/25/patrick/you-should-break-the-golden-rule/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In parenting some times you need to break the Golden Rule Posted by Patrick Talley A good friend of mine, Bijoy Goswami wrote a wonderful book about human interaction called The Human Fabric.  In this book there is a chapter which breaks apart one of the rules we were taught our entire lives.  THE GOLDEN RULE... <a href="http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/10/25/patrick/you-should-break-the-golden-rule/">Continue reading &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Gibran on Children</title>
		<link>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/10/18/patrick/gibran-on-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Children by Kahil Gibran On Children Kahlil Gibran Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life&#8217;s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your... <a href="http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/10/18/patrick/gibran-on-children/">Continue reading &#187;</a>]]></description>
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