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		<title>June 21st: Bilingual Family</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2014 00:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>June 17th: Difficult Focus</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2014 02:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[focus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high school awards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interrogated friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jewish friend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[junior high award]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[little]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[liturgical dance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[M.V.P.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ptsd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[racist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[School events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[siblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Speedo ogling]]></category>
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		<title>June 4th: College Bound</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2014 20:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Identity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Religion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southern California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trauma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biological Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commute to college]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[damage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dorm life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Envy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lack of tact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nerves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[no privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nosiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[older sibling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[overwhelm]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sibling trauma]]></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[crawling]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first Christmas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[honeymoon period]]></category>
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		<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>
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		<title>August 24th: Stuck on a Roof</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hurricane]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[anger]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fault]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[panic]]></category>
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		<title>March 26th: Third Time’s a Charm</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pain]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bright Colors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Defiance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[determination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fear]]></category>
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		<title>March 17th: St Patrick’s Day Pinch</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 00:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>February 22nd: Fixing Flaws</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Defiance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Envy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Habits]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stubbornness]]></category>
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		<title>February 21: Adoption Honeymoon Period</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[New Orleans]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[South Louisiana]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carnival time]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[family friendly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fat Tuesday]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forever family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[French]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Girls Gone Wild]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lenten fast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Louisiana]]></category>
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		<title>February 11: You are going to adopt?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pregnancy/Childbirth]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pelvic loosening]]></category>

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