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		<title>Mary</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>maggie, dammit</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read a survivor’s story of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of another boy… and I cried. Not for this particular woman.  She’s strong.  She’s a survivor.  She has chosen the path towards healing…and even though that path may take a lifetime it will be a lifetime of growth and positive change…and even though [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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		<title>Jill</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>maggie, dammit</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://violenceunsilenced.com/?p=1320</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I was eleven years old my parents sent me to a new sitter.  It was supposed to be fun, because my best friend was going too.  I wish I could tell you all sorts of details.  Not that the details are fun or nice, or polite.  But all the same I wish I could [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>33</slash:comments>
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		<title>Jennifer</title>
		<link>http://violenceunsilenced.com/jennifer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>maggie, dammit</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://violenceunsilenced.com/?p=1299</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It only happened once and it was a long time ago.  I was just a kid.  He was too, but he was older.  I flinched at his touch and he said, &#8220;This is what mommies and daddies do.&#8221;  Then he told me not to tell.  I didn&#8217;t. I became obsessed with masturbation after that.  So [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Audrey</title>
		<link>http://violenceunsilenced.com/audrey/</link>
		<comments>http://violenceunsilenced.com/audrey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>maggie, dammit</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://violenceunsilenced.com/?p=1313</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[[TRIGGER WARNING: What follows is a detailed brutal account of rape and violence. Please protect yourself accordingly.] I remember the spit on my face as he screamed, his face just far enough away from mine for our noses not to touch. He pulled away and thumped my forehead, daring me to respond, daring me to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>53</slash:comments>
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		<title>Kimberly</title>
		<link>http://violenceunsilenced.com/kimberly-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>maggie, dammit</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://violenceunsilenced.com/?p=1307</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It has taken me a very long time to tell the details of my rape. Twenty-three years, in fact. My husband is the only one I have ever fully told. But I can not live with the silence anymore. It is eating me up inside. I was thirteen and babysitting for a family friend. My [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>36</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bee</title>
		<link>http://violenceunsilenced.com/bee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>maggie, dammit</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://violenceunsilenced.com/?p=1278</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been two years, ten months, and nineteen days. I am incapable sometimes of even thinking that, because there are days when I refuse to acknowledge it at all. Because of the events surrounding it and the way the few people I chose to tell reacted, for a very, very long time I chose [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>32</slash:comments>
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		<title>Nora</title>
		<link>http://violenceunsilenced.com/nora/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>maggie, dammit</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://violenceunsilenced.com/?p=1273</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This unfortunately is not my only story of abuse. Somehow what my ex-boyfriend did to me shadows what my other perpetrators did to me. I think it is because I chose to speak and out and report it, but the aftermath of reporting it exacerbated the trauma for me. However, I am slowly starting to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>23</slash:comments>
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		<title>Heather</title>
		<link>http://violenceunsilenced.com/heather-3/</link>
		<comments>http://violenceunsilenced.com/heather-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>maggie, dammit</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://violenceunsilenced.com/?p=1259</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have talked about this before, sharing bits and pieces, flashbacks and memories, in my old blog, Singing With My Heart.  I wrote in that blog for almost 6 years, my own personal therapy as the words came from my haunted memory, to the virtual page in front of me. Memories of my ex fiancé, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>52</slash:comments>
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		<title>Dorothy</title>
		<link>http://violenceunsilenced.com/dorothy/</link>
		<comments>http://violenceunsilenced.com/dorothy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>maggie, dammit</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://violenceunsilenced.com/?p=1251</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many instances of sexual abuse in my life. Starting at age 4 or 5 and continuing until age 25. This has been a difficult journey for me. It skewed my view of love and relationships to the point where I just gave up on ever forming a relationship with anyone! Even friendship with [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>Samantha</title>
		<link>http://violenceunsilenced.com/samantha/</link>
		<comments>http://violenceunsilenced.com/samantha/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>maggie, dammit</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://violenceunsilenced.com/?p=1239</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[[Moderator's note: When 16-year-old Samantha first sent me her story several months ago, I didn't want to run it. I asked her instead to please seek professional help immediately. Unfortunately, because of the visibility of this site, I do on occasion receive desperate messages from people who are suffering in real time. I try to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>69</slash:comments>
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