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		<title>I&#8217;m Gone&#8217; Have to Kill Him</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 04:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ "See, I know my son. If I say something, he's coming back with something and I'm going to have to kill him. So I don't say nothin'. I'm going home and he don't know it, but I'm putting him out. Today." <img alt="" border="0" src="https://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegoodinhim.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8271012&#038;post=260&#038;subd=thegoodinhim&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Deadbeat dads&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 02:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexis Dobbins</dc:creator>
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		<title>The Winehouse in Our Houses</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 07:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexis Dobbins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I must admit to a fair amount of angst over the reaction to the loss of Amy Winehouse...The next time you hear of a brother struggling with addiction, say a prayer. Understand that his pain is no less tragic, his walk is no less painful to watch, his need for grace and mercy is no less warranted than that of any media celebrity.<img alt="" border="0" src="https://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegoodinhim.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8271012&#038;post=213&#038;subd=thegoodinhim&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When Its Really for the Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexis Dobbins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This posting is taken from my response to a thread (shout out to Nicole McLean and the DC SistaGirl&#8217;s) regarding wives hanging in when their husband had done&#8230;.well, just any number of tacky and terrible things were given as real-world examples. Thought I&#8217;d share my answer (with a small edit or two); I get really concerned about [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegoodinhim.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8271012&#038;post=164&#038;subd=thegoodinhim&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexis Dobbins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I finished grad school, I found myself in a classroom, sharing my other love &#8211; history &#8211; with high school students. Developing lesson plans, grading papers, contacting parents, and administrative duties left less time for my passion &#8211; getting men and women who are no longer committed to one another to channel that lost [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegoodinhim.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8271012&#038;post=138&#038;subd=thegoodinhim&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Back to Where I Should Have Been</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 07:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexis Dobbins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll be honest. It&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve been on the blog scene. Not a big confession, though, since the dates of the blog posts make it obvious that it has been a minute since I was on the scene. Fatigue. Chasing the dollar in other places. Survival. Parenting &#8211; yup, I do that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegoodinhim.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8271012&#038;post=157&#038;subd=thegoodinhim&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Positive Communication and Death</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexis Dobbins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What strength will it take to have a positive conversation about Steve McNair, a father labeled a champion in life but revealed, at least to some degree, lost in death? what of the hundreds of thousands of young men whose fathers have been last hired, first fired, arrested, jailed, murdered, leaving a trail of what could have or should have been behind them? Where is the community that will work together to show them the very best of their fathers and, more critical, to show them the best of who they are. Regardless of whose they are.<img alt="" border="0" src="https://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegoodinhim.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8271012&#038;post=63&#038;subd=thegoodinhim&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Different Independence</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexis Dobbins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you're coming out of a divorce or an unhappy relationship, though, independence can come on any day. Although failed relationships initially bring sadness and a sense of failure, the resulting period of reflection is usually followed by a sense of relief, a 'wusah' moment that allows us to breath and realize that we can start over again.

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		<title>Father&#8217;s Day&#8230;&#8230;.Let&#8217;s Keep it Going</title>
		<link>https://thegoodinhim.wordpress.com/2009/06/21/hello-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexis Dobbins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Father&#8217;s Day&#8230;&#8230;..Father&#8217;s Day is always hard for families where Dad is absent. Or if we tell the truth, he might as well be absent. In some cases, folks are wishing he were absent. For the past week or so, I Tweeted a daily tip on how to look at Father&#8217;s Day from a different perspective, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="https://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegoodinhim.wordpress.com&#038;blog=8271012&#038;post=1&#038;subd=thegoodinhim&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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