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		<title>2min45sec</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 23:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>barb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[birth/first mother]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Open Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[this is my life]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[birthmother's day]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like I mentioned in the previous post, I was so put out by Bethany&#8217;s &#8220;birthmother day video e-cards&#8221;.  So I decided to do my own.  I twittered something about &#8220;personalized video e-cards with snark&#8221; and got a handful of requests.  Over the past two days, I&#8217;ve been creating ridiculous videos to make my &#8220;birthmother&#8221; friends [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Dreaded Second Weekend in May Post</title>
		<link>http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/2012/05/09/the-dreaded-second-weekend-in-may-post/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-dreaded-second-weekend-in-may-post</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 19:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>barb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[birth/first mother]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Open Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[things that make me want to tear my hair out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[this is my life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women's issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption jackassery]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mother's day]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/?p=731</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There has been some witty banter on my twitter feed the past few days regarding &#8220;Birthmother&#8217;s Day&#8221; (the very special day BEFORE mother&#8217;s day, because heaven knows we aren&#8217;t really mothers &#38; need our own day for relishing our decision &#38; &#8220;healing&#8221;). I don&#8217;t know where to start, I&#8217;m so full of hilarious disgust. Let&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>On Kindness</title>
		<link>http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/2012/05/02/onkindness/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=onkindness</link>
		<comments>http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/2012/05/02/onkindness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 21:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>barb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[this is my life]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/?p=727</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been thinking about kindness a lot lately, wondering if I give as much as I&#8217;m lucky to receive.  Hoping I do. I&#8217;m not the most pleasant person to be around at times. I&#8217;m short tempered, crabby, often frustrated in some way.  I put a real effort into being kind to others, despite these personality [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Open Adoption Roundtable #37: After a Visit</title>
		<link>http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/2012/04/26/open-adoption-roundtable-37-after-a-visit/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=open-adoption-roundtable-37-after-a-visit</link>
		<comments>http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/2012/04/26/open-adoption-roundtable-37-after-a-visit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:37:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>barb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[birth/first mother]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Open Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beware of the birthmother!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birthmom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birthmother]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open adoption]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/?p=722</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s been over 5 years since a visit.  So I&#8217;m digging deep.  Well, it&#8217;s really not that deep. How do I feel after a visit? Exhausted. Sad. Angry. Weird. Confused. Amazed. Numb. Contemplative. Grumpy. Listless. Misunderstood. Nonessential. Overstimulated.  A whole bunch of &#8220;oh shit&#8220;. Many times I wanted to be left alone to think [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fryolater</title>
		<link>http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/2012/03/27/fryolater/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=fryolater</link>
		<comments>http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/2012/03/27/fryolater/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:57:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>barb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[feminism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[my body my self]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[things that make me want to tear my hair out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[this is my life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women's issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abortion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[get your bills out of my vagina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GOP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexual assault]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transvaginal ultrasound]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/?p=716</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sweet jesus.  With all of this hooha by men over women&#8217;s reproductive rights, I have to come forward with the following post.  And by hooha, I mean the trans-vaginal ultrasound prior to an abortion, or how the GOP belittles women&#8217;s rights AND funding, or seeking to change the wording of &#8220;victim&#8221; to &#8220;accuser&#8221; in rape cases.  I do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You CAN Go Home Again, It Just Might Be Annoying</title>
		<link>http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/2012/02/29/you-can-go-home-again-it-just-might-be-annoying/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=you-can-go-home-again-it-just-might-be-annoying</link>
		<comments>http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/2012/02/29/you-can-go-home-again-it-just-might-be-annoying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>barb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[this is my life]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[high school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jesusgod]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mortified]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nostalgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[riding in cars with friends]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/?p=709</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A few summers ago, Mr. Fabulous messaged me on Facebo*k, saying he had something for me.  Mr. Fabulous was a teacher of mine Jr &#38; Sr year of high school.  We&#8217;ve maintained contact over the years, and he&#8217;s been a good friend to me.  When he arrived, he handed me a plastic bag with a [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>Yeah, I Didn&#8217;t Intend to Write This Post Either</title>
		<link>http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/2012/02/17/yeahididntintend/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=yeahididntintend</link>
		<comments>http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/2012/02/17/yeahididntintend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>barb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[birth/first mother]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Open Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[this is my life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birthdays]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birthmom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birthmother]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open adoption]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/?p=707</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[14 years ago I was in labor.  No, actually, I was giving my midwife pitiful puppy dog eyes to appeal to her sense of &#8220;let&#8217;s induce you&#8221;.  It worked. So tomorrow is my son&#8217;s birthday.  14.  Where does time go? Where does time go? Well, it&#8217;s obvious here. He&#8217;s growing up outside of my sphere. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>10</slash:comments>
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		<title>923 Saturday Morning</title>
		<link>http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/2012/01/29/923saturdaymorning/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=923saturdaymorning</link>
		<comments>http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/2012/01/29/923saturdaymorning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>barb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[things that make me want to tear my hair out]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[this is my life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feelings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feelings nothing more than feelings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jackassery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[meanness]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/?p=704</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday morning, I went out to do some errands.  You know, Saturday morning stuff.  The last stop on my list was the WaWa (which is a convenience store to those not from the area)(and I&#8217;m the mayor of this particular WaWa on 4Square&#8230;because I&#8217;m BOSS like that). I got out of my car &#38; found [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>This Is Not the Post I Intended to Write</title>
		<link>http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/2012/01/18/thisisnotthepostiintendedtowrite/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=thisisnotthepostiintendedtowrite</link>
		<comments>http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/2012/01/18/thisisnotthepostiintendedtowrite/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>barb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[birth/first mother]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Open Adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[this is my life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birthmom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[birthmother]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guilt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hindsight - you're a bitch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[open adoption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/?p=700</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[but it just kinda rolled off my fingers. What would have happened, really, if I had kept The Kid: My parents, individually, would fallen in love with him.  That would have been that. While I might have struggled in the first few months, arrangements would have been made for me to move into a friend&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Skin I&#8217;m In</title>
		<link>http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/2012/01/16/skin-im-in/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=skin-im-in</link>
		<comments>http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/2012/01/16/skin-im-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>barb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[my body my self]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[this is my life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women's issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[body acceptance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[body image]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[let's talk about it]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[style]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talk about it sisters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[what the fuck happened?]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.sideshowbarb.com/blog/?p=697</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If there are any gentlemen in the house, if you don&#8217;t want to know more about me in any other way than you already do, you&#8217;d be advised to close your browser window &#38; go look at the kitties!  KITTIES! I can&#8217;t remember any more what my body used to feel like.  When I was [...]]]></description>
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