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	<title>Single Parents Town: Helping Single Parents Succeed &#187; Raising Children as a Single Parent</title>
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		<title>Tip of the day: Do Whats Best For Your Children</title>
		<link>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/08/31/bill/tip-of-the-day-do-whats-best-for-your-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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Here is another tip from my new book “Kickin’ Butt as a Single Parent – 99 Tips That Every Single Parent Must Have”. Now when I mention every single parent I don’t mean “single” as in sole parent, I mean tips for every parent. If you like the tips then please let all of your fellow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Kids Were Gone For Three Weeks and I Didn&#8217;t Miss Them</title>
		<link>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/07/16/bill/the-kids-were-gone-for-three-weeks-and-i-didnt-miss-them/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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Well Jack and Michaela made their annual trek to Montana this summer to see their grandparents, cousins, aunt and uncles. I for the first time didn&#8217;t because I had to really focus on finishing my book &#8220;Kickin&#8217; Butt a a Single Parent&#8221; 99 Tips Every Single Parent Must Have (available August 12th) and making a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating Your Independence as a Single Parent</title>
		<link>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/07/04/brooke/1034/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 17:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooke</dc:creator>
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Happy Independence Day!
Today while we celebrate the freedoms that we have as Americans, also let us celebrate the independence we have as single parents. Some of us have chosen this independence, while some of us were not given the choice. Either way, please take a few minutes today to ponder the blessings of freedom we have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I am Blessed to Have Supportive Kids</title>
		<link>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/06/24/bill/i-am-blessed-to-have-supportive-kids/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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I think that as parents, especially single parents, we spend so much time wanting to be supportive of our kids. Maybe it&#8217;s because we only see them so often, or maybe because we worry about how being raised by a single parent might affect them later on in life.
Webster defines support as:
to bear or hold [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Father&#8217;s Day, My Family Video</title>
		<link>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/06/18/rj/happy-fathers-day-my-family-video/</link>
		<comments>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/06/18/rj/happy-fathers-day-my-family-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RJ</dc:creator>
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To all Fathers out there. I would like to share my Father&#8217;s Day gift. My three children decided to make a video for me and I wanted to share it with you&#8230;. enjoy!
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		<title>Taking 15 Minutes to Dance</title>
		<link>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/05/24/brooke/taking-15-minutes-to-dance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 19:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooke</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.singledadstown.com/blog/?p=870</guid>
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It seems that just when you think that you couldn&#8217;t possibly handle one more thing, the universe throws something else at you to prove you wrong. That has been my week. Actually that has been my month.
As women, and especially as mothers, we feel the need to be able to do it all. I&#8217;m not sure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Parents Job Description</title>
		<link>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/05/21/bill/a-parents-job-description/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 16:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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Since it is Friday and the weekend is upon us, I thought that I would share with you a job description that a friend of mine recently shared with me. I have posted this blog once before but believe that it it is worth repeating. I hope that it brings a smile to your face [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of Creating Family</title>
		<link>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/05/16/brooke/the-importance-of-creating-family/</link>
		<comments>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/05/16/brooke/the-importance-of-creating-family/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 06:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooke</dc:creator>
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Everyone has heard the phrase, &#8220;It takes a village to raise a child.&#8221; As a single parent your village is even more important. Your village becomes your family; the people that you rely on to help you and child. When you are a single parent, especially when you are not in close proximity of actual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Eleven Things You Will Not Learn In School</title>
		<link>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/05/07/bill/the-eleven-things-you-wll-not-learn-in-school/</link>
		<comments>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/05/07/bill/the-eleven-things-you-wll-not-learn-in-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 17:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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A few years ago I was emailed this list of the eleven things you will not learn in school. I was told that it was presented by Bill Gates at a High School commencment speech. Since then I have been informed that it was actually an an excerpt from the book &#8220;Dumbing Down our Kids&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>72 Ideas to Simplify Your Life</title>
		<link>http://www.singleparentstown.com/blog/2010/05/03/bill/72-ideas-to-simplify-your-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 20:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill</dc:creator>
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I was recently looking for ways to simplify my life when I came upon this great article from www.zenhabits.com. I wanted to share it with all of you since I believe that in order to find balance in your life, you must first simply your life. I know that 72 tips is allot to absorb [...]]]></description>
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