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		<title>Helping your children talk back on the playground and other fun parenting lessons</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2010/03/18/helping-your-children-talk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kate</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Embarrassing Moments in Mommyhood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joys of Parenting]]></category>

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As a child, I never knew what to say when kids picked on me. 
This quick wit you enjoy is a recent development. 
Back in the late 1970s and early 1980s, I’d just stare straight ahead and pretend to be deaf. If I went home and complained to my mother, her advice was quaint and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons from my grandmother</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2010/03/15/lessons-from-my-grandmother/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kate</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
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St. Patrick’s Day always reminds me of my mother’s mother, the original Catherine Durkin. It was her favorite holiday. As I get older, I often think of her and how she taught by example&#8230;
This oldie but goodie is for her.
Ode to Kitty
To her nine grandchildren, of which I was oldest, she’ll always be “Nana,” but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn how to drive or get off the road: 5 ways to make our streets safer</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2010/03/11/learn-how-to-drive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kate</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Laughing is better than the alternative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[5 ways to make our streets safer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[get off the road]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[no phone zone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oprah Winfrey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[raise the driving age]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Representative Doug Holder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safe driving]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[test our senior citizens]]></category>
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For some people, driving has become a bit of a challenge. Blame it on Toyota or multi-tasking failures everywhere, but we now hear daily about too many people killing themselves or others in an attempt to get from Point A to Point B. 
Oprah Winfrey and overzealous legislators want to change all that. While there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The La-La Sisterhood</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2010/03/09/the-la-la-sisterhood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kate</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friends]]></category>

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I spent last weekend in Ft. Lauderdale with friends I’ve known since the early 1980s. We have a ton of memories from our teenage and college years. Now Cathy, Julie, and I are making memories from an adventure known as middle age.
Girl-bonding during a three-day marathon of enjoyable conversation is good for the soul.
Eggplant Parmesan-pizza [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A conversation that would normally take two minutes</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2010/03/06/a-conversation-that-would-normally-take-two-minutes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2010/03/06/a-conversation-that-would-normally-take-two-minutes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kate</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Joys of Parenting]]></category>

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Talking to a ten year-old boy is a lot like talking to a happy drunk. Both ramble, are easily distracted, and laugh for no good reason. 
The other night Youngest told a story that should have taken less than two minutes. Instead, we still weren’t sure what happened after ten. An excerpt:
Me: How was school?
Youngest: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If going away is this much work, maybe I should stay home</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2010/03/03/if-going-away-is-this-much/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kate</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Add it to the List]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joys of Matrimony]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Traveling Gives Me Gas Pains]]></category>

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Have you ever put aside your wifely and motherly duties for a getaway with the girls?
If not, I highly recommend it. Spending time with cherished girlfriends is life-affirming. Not only will you come back refreshed and at peace with the world, despite a slight hangover and post-traumatic-stress disorder, your husband and children will also enjoy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to be a good neighbor</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2010/03/01/how-to-be-a-good-neighbor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kate</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[God Only Helps Those Who Help Themselves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[You Decide]]></category>

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Recently, my sister and I were discussing a matter of universal importance, even more important than that eternal quest for attention during football season or the ingredients of the 7-Layer Burrito at Taco Bell.
I’m talking about good neighbors. Who are they? How did they get to be so good? Why don’t more of them live [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When family rides out a storm together, that’s when the wind really starts to blow.</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2010/02/26/when-family-rides-out-a-storm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2010/02/26/when-family-rides-out-a-storm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kate</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Ties that Cut Off the Circulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>

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This winter, including these last few days, many families are finding themselves snowed in. Mother Nature doesn’t really care if you’ve got a house full of complaining children who can’t find anything good on television. I’m hearing from plenty of women who want to know how to entertain kids during the 29th snow day this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My parents go to the movies &#8211; look out drivers!</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2010/02/24/my-parents-go-to-the-movies-look-out-drivers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2010/02/24/my-parents-go-to-the-movies-look-out-drivers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kate</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mom and Dad]]></category>

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My parents don’t go to the movies too often. They prefer to watch whatever my brother recommends from the comfort of their Barcaloungers.
Why don’t they watch what I recommend? One word: Borat. My dad still isn&#8217;t the same.
There are several reasons why they don’t like watching movies in public. 
Dad could do without all the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;your son doesn&#8217;t feel well&#8221; call from school and other firsts</title>
		<link>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2010/02/22/the-your-son-doesnt-feel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.outinleftfield.com/2010/02/22/the-your-son-doesnt-feel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kate</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Embarrassing Moments in Mommyhood]]></category>

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When your precious child gets his first fever, it&#8217;s hard to tell right away if you&#8217;re overreacting when you call 911 and request a Medevac Helicopter.
After all, parenting is not an exact science. It&#8217;s more like an art.
The kind of art your kids created when they were three &#8211; using clumpy paint, watery brushes, and [...]]]></description>
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