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    <title><![CDATA[Ewwwwww-  things I can't handle ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2016 07:03:37 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Despite my efforts- lesson learning- soul searching there are things that I just can't handle- no matter how fucking zen like I am. Hairy legs. Oh mawh gawd- bad hair days. No I am not talking hair on my head. I am talking about the hair on my shins!... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[What's Mumsy got to do with it?? ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2016 01:35:27 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Yes. I love Tina Turner. No this is not about her. This piece is for the mamma's. It is about the soaring highs, and lows, and a uncensored version of my experience. I am going to be unapologetically upfront- be warned! If you are a new comer, that has... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Things that make you go hmmmmm]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2016 15:39:28 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[No. This isn't about Jacob, (new moon) - my favourite scene-where Jacob takes his t-shirt off to comfort bitch face-two timing- Bella played by- Kirsten Stewart. This piece is about those few moments throughout the day, that you- mum get those few moments... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[The Whole Weight Thing ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2016 09:06:44 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[My fuller days ❤️
I have always had an issue with the whole "weight" thing. As a teen I was somewhat solid-fat.There. It's out now. I was fat! I wasn't always a plus size but I had my time as a size 14. I always knew I was heavier than my friends at the... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Daddy dearest ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2016 08:52:25 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Me and daddy ❤️
God things have changed since I was a young girl. I was convinced that I had the worst parents in the world. While friends were doing the "normal"things like going out, and meeting boys, I was at home. Naturally this was all for my own... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Things they don't tell us about motherhood ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2016 13:37:23 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Motherhood. Cracked nipples. Stretch marks. Breasts that leak. Sleep deprivation. Loss of mind, self, sanity, guilt, more sleep deprivation, ice packs, stiches, nipple cream, engorged breast or breasts, different cries, working out the different cries,... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Beer and cupcakes ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2016 01:41:40 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[This next piece came to mind, after speaking with Lisa McHugh fellow blogger, Cut My Milk. We were on the subject of how appealing, the stay at home dad is. Now, I am the first to admit, I get all dreamy, when I see a dad holding his new born, or comforting... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[An open letter to my daughter ❤️]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2016 05:38:45 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[Dear Elisha, I have wanted to write you a letter since the day I knew that I would be a mum. I didn't know what to expect, I just knew that the instant I saw you that I would do everything in my power to keep you safe. This love for you began before I... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[I am a mother to Angels ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2016 12:32:01 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[This morning I was stuck for ideas. I had that restless energy, usually it means an idea is slowly coming together, so I decided to take the dogs for a walk. When I got back I re visited my blogs, and went a little deeper. I have a real admiration for... ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[What's happening to our young??]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2016 07:58:30 +0200</pubDate>
    <description><![CDATA[This next blog is one that I have been overthinking for days. After several pages of scribble I have finally summed up the courage to publish my blog. It is one for parents, for teachers, any person who suspects that a young person is suffering, do something.... ]]></description>
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