{"id":4347,"date":"2016-05-23T10:49:20","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T17:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/?p=4347"},"modified":"2017-05-21T18:38:49","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T01:38:49","slug":"link-small-victories-count-acknowledged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.childabusesurvivor.net\/reviews\/2016\/05\/23\/link-small-victories-count-acknowledged\/","title":{"rendered":"Link &#8211; Small victories count and should be acknowledged"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:2444,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.survivingmypast.net\\\/depression\\\/small-victories-count-acknowledged&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20160629035717\\\/http:\\\/\\\/www.survivingmypast.net:80\\\/depression\\\/small-victories-count-acknowledged\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-02 12:53:24&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-29 22:23:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-19 12:26:09&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404}],&quot;broken&quot;:true,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-19 12:26:09&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:404},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>So many take for granted that they are able to get up each day, go\u00a0to work, attend a dinner party, bowling league, or anything else that might be considered \u201cno big deal\u201d. 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