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		<title>real story: it&#8217;s just God bowling</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2010/11/08/real-story-its-just-god-bowling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 05:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bekah</dc:creator>
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By RTF Staff Writer Kalli Simmerman
My little brother means the world to me. Ever since we were very little I&#8217;ve always felt like I needed to be there to protect him. I remember once after school we were hunkered down in the living room of our trailer, watching a thunderstorm outside the front window. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>real advice: what to do about parents</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2010/02/26/real-advice-what-to-do-about-parents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>halee matthews</dc:creator>
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&#8220;Sometimes I really don&#8217;t like my parents. I don&#8217;t think they understand me at all! I don&#8217;t know what to do- they&#8217;re driving me crazy! Help!&#8221; ~ James
hey James,
Parents can be hard to get along with sometimes, especially when they don&#8217;t seem to see your point-of-view. But I applaud your effort to work on this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>real question: when parents mess up</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2009/07/10/real-question-when-parents-mess-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bekah</dc:creator>
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If you parent made a mistake that hurt you and they later said they are sorry, would you want to forgive them?
One lucky commentor will win a copy of Making It Real: Whose Faith Is it Anyway?
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		<title>real advice: my family is messed up</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2009/07/03/real-advice-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bekah</dc:creator>
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I am 15 years old. My dad is strange, to say the least. He&#8217;s sexually hurt others. He has had a ankle bracelet on for a while and just recently had it removed. My mother divorced him and we live with her.
The problem is that my mom works really long hours. I babysit my siblings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>real devo: where are you?</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2009/06/02/real-devo-where-are-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bekah</dc:creator>
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By Debra Weiss
“…He Himself has said, &#8220;I will never leave you nor forsake you.” – Hebrews 13:5
I stood in the unfamiliar room looking out through old ruffled curtains. They smelled like they had never been washed but somehow I didn’t care. I inhaled and couldn’t smell anything familiar, not our family dog, not the dirty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Real Review: Just Another Girl</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2009/03/27/real-review-just-another-girl/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 11:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bekah</dc:creator>
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Just Another Girl
by Melody Carlson
Read an Excerpt
Aster is the name of a flower. Almost a weed, really. And sometimes that exactly how Aster feels. Her older sister, Rose, has her own life to live and somehow Aster gets stuck with Lily, their special needs sister. It&#8217;s not that Aster doesn&#8217;t love Lily. She does. It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Real Devo: trust</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2009/01/08/real-devo-trust/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bekah</dc:creator>
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I&#8217;m speaking in chilly Chicago the end of this month about trust to a huge group of moms. The questions they are asking are:
Should parents trust their teens?
Do parents sometimes base the trust factor on a sibling and their mistakes, and it&#8217;s far from fair?
What should happen when trust is broken?
I surveyed hundreds of teens a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Change*the*World!</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2008/12/19/changetheworld-5/</link>
		<comments>http://realteenfaith.com/2008/12/19/changetheworld-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bekah</dc:creator>
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Krystal and her sister, Chelsea


Krystal Duke&#8217;s sister is bi-polar, and this high school teen wanted to get the word out about this mental illness and to let her sister know that she wasn&#8217;t alone.
She raised $5000 by forming &#8220;Team Chey&#8221; (her sis&#8217;s name is Chelsea) and over 50 people walked to raise cash to support [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Real Video: Hug someone today</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2008/08/07/real-video-free-hug-campaign/</link>
		<comments>http://realteenfaith.com/2008/08/07/real-video-free-hug-campaign/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bekah</dc:creator>
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From Melony H. (who used to be a teen in the youth group in my church, but who is now a 20-something mom):  &#8220;Suzie, Many years ago you told me to give my mom 5 hugs in a course of a week, do you remember that? I finally gave her that hug the other day, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Real Story: Keeping Her Word</title>
		<link>http://realteenfaith.com/2008/07/21/real-story-keeping-her-word/</link>
		<comments>http://realteenfaith.com/2008/07/21/real-story-keeping-her-word/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bekah</dc:creator>
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Keeping Her Word
B.J. Hamrick, RTF Staff Writer
I&#8217;ve always told my sister, Molly, that I would write about her. She&#8217;s always told me that if I do, I&#8217;ll be the one who ends up being written about – on the obituary page of the local newspaper. At least the police will know who to look for [...]]]></description>
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