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	<title>Annie Fox's Blog</title>
	<link>http://blog.anniefox.com</link>
	<description>Thoughts about teens, tweens, parenting and this adventure of living on Earth in the 21st century.</description>
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		<title>Desperately Seeking a (new) Boyfriend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I got this email the other day. The girl who wrote it feels hurt and rejected because her boyfriend just dumped her. She&#8217;s flipping out a little so her idea of what&#8217;s going to solve her problem makes about as much sense as&#8230; well, why not just read it for yourself?
Hey Terra,
My boyfriend recently broke [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/03/10/desperately-seeking-a-new-boyfriend/</link>
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		<title>Podcast: The Gift of Confidence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In honor of the upcoming 1st anniversary of the launch of our podcast series Family Confidential we remastered the first two podcasts to improve the sound quality. We&#8217;ve learned a lot in the past year about how to produce great podcasts. We must be doing something right because we&#8217;ve had close to 18,000 downloads of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/03/08/podcast-the-gift-of-confidence/</link>
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		<title>Got a Strategic Parenting Plan? Get one!</title>
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I do a fair amount of parent education seminars. If you&#8217;ve ever caught my act you know my presentation style is very casual. But while it may look like all I’m doing is leading discussions based on teen email from the likes of “Invisible Loser” and “Stuck and Lonely” plus sharing war stories about discovering [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/03/03/got-a-strategic-parenting-plan-get-one/</link>
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		<title>Guest blogger: 2 Young 2 Be a Mom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Carmen Alisa Sweeney-Rios
Carmen Alisa Sweeney-Rios became a single mom at 16. After a second teen pregnancy and a battle with depression for most of her teen and adult life, she dug deep to find answers. Now recovered from depression, married and the mom of six sons, Carmen shares her journey  along with the stories [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/03/01/guest-blogger-2-young-2-be-a-mom/</link>
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		<title>Podcast: Autism, acceptance and the path toward independence</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As an optimist I believe, no matter what, spring will come and seeds will grow. So a couple of weeks ago during a winter storm I popped a dozen organic beans into biodegradable pots. Every other day I watered them. I took them out whenever the sun showed its face and I dutifully retrieved them [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/02/24/podcast-autism-amalia-starr/</link>
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		<title>We&#8217;re so proud of you&#8230; now</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Crazy-fearless young snow boarders defy gravity  in the half-pipe. Who knows how the hell they do it, but man, it look like a total blast. Parents in the crowd, happily freezin&#8217; for a reason, beam up unconditional love and support to their McTwisting young &#8216;uns. The commentator crows &#8220;Are  those proud parents or what?&#8221;
Well, yeah&#8230; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/02/20/were-so-proud-of-you-now/</link>
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		<title>Guest Blogger: Don&#8217;t Give In! Stick With Your Rules</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Bruce Sallan
Bruce Sallan gave up his showbiz career a decade ago to become a full-time dad to his two boys, now 13 and 16. Bruce’s internationally syndicated column, A Dad’s Point-of-View, is his take on the challenges of parenthood, both as a single dad and now, newly remarried, in a blended family. Please visit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/02/16/guest-blogger-dont-give-in-stick-with-your-rules/</link>
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		<title>Let The Games begin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve never been much of sports fan. Except back when the 49ers were a team for which I proudly screamed my head off. That aside, I’ve always loved the Olympics. Ordinarily watching TV doesn’t make my list of Family Bonding Activities, but the Olympics, AKA The Games, are a totally worthwhile exception. First off, they’re educational. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/02/11/let-the-games-begin/</link>
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		<title>Guest Blogger: Fathers shape daughters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Richard &#8220;RJ&#8221; Jaramillo
RJ Jaramillo is Founder and President of SingleDad.com He is also a single father of three children. With over nine years of experience helping other Single Parents with advice, support, and resources, RJ is excited to share his company and personal mission on teaching others how to “Make Life Happen…Again!”


I was recently [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/02/10/guest-blogger-fathers-shape-daughters/</link>
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		<title>We kids would like to know&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For almost 13 years tweens and teens have been asking me questions. Usually they&#8217;re having problems with friends, former friends, mean kids&#8230; You get the picture. Their sadness and confusion gets to me. Sometimes I tear up at the keyboard. Sometimes I yell in frustration. They don&#8217;t understand why a friend would treat them this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.anniefox.com/2010/02/07/we-kids-would-like-to-know/</link>
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