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	<title>Adoption Tales &#187; Northern Europe</title>
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		<title>December 13th: Light versus Darkness</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2014 01:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Age]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clothing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trauma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[c]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[candlelight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[catacombs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christian persecution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas sucks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[common property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[darkness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[festive season]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gifts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[light hearted]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[necessities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nothing suffices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roman maiden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sabotage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sadness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saint Lucy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Lucia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[siblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stocking stuffer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unattainable gifts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wish list]]></category>

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		<title>June 25th: Shifting Targets</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2014 23:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attachment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trauma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoptive mom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biathlon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biological Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blame]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bystander]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collapse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[competition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[constant stress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ex-husband]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marksmen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[missed shots]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[money from wallet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[moved away]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nerves worn thin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new male relationship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[olympian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[on guard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[panting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[physical abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rifle shooting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scapegoat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[separated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skiing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[target]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tween]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uncontrollable tears]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[verbal abuse]]></category>

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		<title>June 23rd: Familiarity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2014 00:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Age]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Identity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Language]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage & Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southern California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trauma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alienating teachers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alma Mater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[burning bridges]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Central California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[damage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elementary school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ending friendships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[familiar environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family stability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[four year college]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[junior high school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Master's Degree]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Midwest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Montessori]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parochial school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pre-kindergarten]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[private school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scandinavia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school changes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stabile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[university]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unstable]]></category>

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		<title>June 21st: Bilingual Family</title>
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		<comments>http://www.adoptiontales.org/2014/06/21/june-21st-bilingual-family/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2014 00:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Language]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adopted child]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bilingual]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elementary school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[English]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[French]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hungarian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ignore foreign language]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning new language]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mastering new language]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Polish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[refusal to speak]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scandinavian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[second language]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tamil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toddler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vietnamese]]></category>

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		<title>December 12th: First Christmas in Forever Family</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2013 00:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Clothing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Identity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Play]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[candles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas tree]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[church]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clothing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crawling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[demolish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forever family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[honeymoon period]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keepsake ornaments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newborn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obstinacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Orphanage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[red dress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[temper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[throw a fit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toddler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Twelve Days of Christmas]]></category>

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		<title>October 19th: Chauffeur Service</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptiontales.org/2013/10/19/october-19th-chauffeur-service/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2013 23:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southern California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chauffeur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[driving to school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drop off lane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[early grandiosity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[entitlement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[no buses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[no errands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[older siblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[servant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sibling rivalry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[walk to school]]></category>

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		<title>October 13th: Can You Please Repeat That?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2013 00:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southern California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adopted child]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arid climate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chronic ear infections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hearing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hearing aid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pneumonia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[professors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[siblings understand speech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[upper respiratory infections]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wet climate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[word recognition]]></category>

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		<title>October 3rd:Helping in Class</title>
		<link>http://www.adoptiontales.org/2013/10/03/october-3rdteachers-aid/#utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=feed</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2013 18:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Northern Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trauma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bilingual family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bump heads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child's play]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[classmate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[classroom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[correction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dark pencil marks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enrichment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foreign language]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fourth grade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guidance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[resentment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[substitute teacher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unconditional love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worksheet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wrath]]></category>

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		<title>October 2nd: School Days in US and Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2013 20:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Southern California]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[differing school systems]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[kindergarten]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mother tongue]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pre K]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scandinavian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school bus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[siblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[three Rs]]></category>

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		<title>September 9th: Grace under Pressure gives Tiny Teeth</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2013 17:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[bread]]></category>
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