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		<title>Fighting With My Inner-Self</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:16:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am an “all-or-nothing” person. I admit it. There is little in my life that is truly done in moderation. If you are a regular reader of my blog, you may have already realized this, and may have even noticed &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://abookformydaughter.com/2012/10/08/fighting-with-my-inner-self/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=abookformydaughter.com&#038;blog=22183348&#038;post=1822&#038;subd=abookformydaughter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An Olympic Dream Unwatched</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 01:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I read this week’s Writing prompt, “Share your favorite Summer Olympic Moment so far,” I was struck by a myriad of different emotions: frustration, sadness, regret, annoyance, even anger. These were not the feelings I experienced while actually watching &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://abookformydaughter.com/2012/08/09/an-olympic-dream-unwatched/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=abookformydaughter.com&#038;blog=22183348&#038;post=1806&#038;subd=abookformydaughter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ten List: Things that Turn Me Into a Raving Lunatic</title>
		<link>http://abookformydaughter.com/2012/07/26/top-ten-list-things-that-turn-me-into-a-raving-lunatic/</link>
		<comments>http://abookformydaughter.com/2012/07/26/top-ten-list-things-that-turn-me-into-a-raving-lunatic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I work from home. This means that I am actually inside my house the majority—if not all—of the day. Every day. Therefore, the list of things that drive me crazy has been steadily growing. I don’t know if it’s just &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://abookformydaughter.com/2012/07/26/top-ten-list-things-that-turn-me-into-a-raving-lunatic/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=abookformydaughter.com&#038;blog=22183348&#038;post=1773&#038;subd=abookformydaughter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Relax (Advice from a Wise Seven-Year Old)</title>
		<link>http://abookformydaughter.com/2012/07/20/relax-advice-from-a-wise-seven-year-old/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2012 16:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[A Chapter for My Son]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[stress]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other night, my seven-year-old son looked up at me and said, “Mom, you should really relax.” What? Me—not relaxed? I mean, how could I not be relaxed, we were sitting on the couch watching a movie, as I aimlessly &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://abookformydaughter.com/2012/07/20/relax-advice-from-a-wise-seven-year-old/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=abookformydaughter.com&#038;blog=22183348&#038;post=1749&#038;subd=abookformydaughter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Chase: A Tale of a Public Timeout</title>
		<link>http://abookformydaughter.com/2012/05/30/the-chase-a-tale-of-a-public-timeout/</link>
		<comments>http://abookformydaughter.com/2012/05/30/the-chase-a-tale-of-a-public-timeout/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 03:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like many writers, I sometimes need a little inspiration before sitting down to write a post. Every Monday, I look forward to receiving an email with just that—inspiration in the form of writing prompts from Mama Kat’s Pretty Much World &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://abookformydaughter.com/2012/05/30/the-chase-a-tale-of-a-public-timeout/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=abookformydaughter.com&#038;blog=22183348&#038;post=1729&#038;subd=abookformydaughter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Holding On To Bedtime</title>
		<link>http://abookformydaughter.com/2012/05/22/holding-on-to-bedtime/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 02:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I started this blog a year ago, I often found myself dwelling on the ways that my daughter was growing up. Although she had just turned eleven, I still believed that she was more child than teen. Then there &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://abookformydaughter.com/2012/05/22/holding-on-to-bedtime/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=abookformydaughter.com&#038;blog=22183348&#038;post=1712&#038;subd=abookformydaughter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Dream Realized: Opening Our Own Store</title>
		<link>http://abookformydaughter.com/2012/05/11/an-unknown-dream/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 16:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some important milestones have recently passed without any acknowledgement here on my blog—my daughter’s 12th birthday and the one-year anniversary of creating a Book for My Daughter. Both of these events deserve their own post—and they will get one—but not &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://abookformydaughter.com/2012/05/11/an-unknown-dream/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=abookformydaughter.com&#038;blog=22183348&#038;post=1692&#038;subd=abookformydaughter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blame</title>
		<link>http://abookformydaughter.com/2012/04/24/blame/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are some things that my children do that bother me more than others, like when my daughter doesn’t put away the clothes I’ve painstakingly folded, or when my son brings each and every toy he owns into my bedroom &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://abookformydaughter.com/2012/04/24/blame/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=abookformydaughter.com&#038;blog=22183348&#038;post=1675&#038;subd=abookformydaughter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Update: In Defense of My Children</title>
		<link>http://abookformydaughter.com/2012/03/29/update-in-defense-of-my-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I want to thank all of you who reached out to me via email, Twitter, Facebook, and this blog with your words of advice in response to my previous post—I was humbled by the response. The overwhelming consensus was that &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://abookformydaughter.com/2012/03/29/update-in-defense-of-my-children/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=abookformydaughter.com&#038;blog=22183348&#038;post=1657&#038;subd=abookformydaughter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In Defense of My Children</title>
		<link>http://abookformydaughter.com/2012/03/21/in-defense-of-my-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people would probably agree that I am not a confrontational person. In fact, I will do just about anything to avoid conflict. Even when it involves my children’s well-being, I am not quick to attack. Instead, I gather all &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://abookformydaughter.com/2012/03/21/in-defense-of-my-children/">Continue&#160;reading&#160;<span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=abookformydaughter.com&#038;blog=22183348&#038;post=1643&#038;subd=abookformydaughter&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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