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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-etiquette: Too much togetherness at Thanksgiving?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q. My ex and I have been divorced for three years.
We both have new partners, and our children get along well with
everyone. This year, my daughter suggested that we all have Thanksgiving
together. My ex thinks it's a great idea, but my current ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-4341312</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Nov/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lori Borgman: You can't fool Mother Nature but she can fool you]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[On a morning walk to catch the last colors of fall, we saw what
appeared to be a large pile of vanilla wafers in the easement up ahead.
Whoever trashed an entire box of vanilla wafers clearly has no
appreciation for banana pudding.

A few steps ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4341309</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Nov/10/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why I wrote a 71-year-old woman as the hero of my novel]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[I pondered a lot on this topic.

Mostly, because I wondered, why shouldn’t a 71-year-old woman be
the main character of a novel? In real life, there are as many people
who are 71 as there are 34-year-olds or 52-year-olds. A decade ago, an
older...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4340706</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Nov/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Childhood friends confront a deadly legacy in a mystery imbued with magical realism]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[This reviewer was immediately captivated by Cuban transplant
award-winning crime author and educator Teresa Dovalpage’s 12th book
"Last Seen In Havana" and has been catching up with her
backlist. Recently released "The Novel Detective" is ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4340705</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Nov/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Soon-To-Be Dad Feels Unprepared]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: My dad was never part of my life. Now I'm married and my wife is
expecting our first child. I feel completely unprepared and anxious.
What does it take to be a good father?

Jim: I can relate. That was me. That IS me. Being a dad is tough
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/focusonthefamily/s-4336328</link>
 
    <pubDate>Nov/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[We've Got Your Oil -- Now Come and Get It]]></title>
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My dad sent me a vat of olive oil from the village in Greece recently --
by which I mean to say that he shipped it months ago, paying 30 euros to
have it stacked on a slow boat from Piraeus by way of a company named
after a Greek god.

I had not...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/georgiagarvey/s-4339327</link>
 
    <pubDate>Nov/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Family guide to new movie releases]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA['THE CAT IN THE HAT' 

Rated PG for action, some peril, mild language and rude humor.

What it’s about: An adaptation of the classic Dr. Seuss book in
which a chaos-loving cat tries to cheer up two kids with messy fun.

The kid attractor factor:...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/parentnews/s-4337561</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Nov/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[In the Bay Area, even parenthood can feel out of reach]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Over the years, Stephanie Wallace and her twin
sister, Della, have recruited extra roommates to make ends meet, first
their brother, Joshua, then his girlfriend, Diana, as rent climbed to
$3,700 on their two-bedroom apartment ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-4337042</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Nov/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-etiquette: Parenting after a nasty breakup]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: Our breakup was nasty, and I rarely talk to my child’s other
parent. When we do, it’s on a court-ordered app. Lately I have been
getting notifications that my ex is trying to talk to me. I don’t want
to talk. He drives me crazy. How can I...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-4336258</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Nov/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lori Borgman: Thank you for the thank-you]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Sit down and take a deep breath,” the husband says, as he brings
in the mail. “You’re going to love this.”

“We won the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes!” I yell.

“No,” he says.

“It’s a check from the government ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4336227</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Nov/03/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why do we need folklore?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Folklore has been relegated to entertainment in many ways, but I want
us to remember the power of a folk story.

A mother in a dark room, tucking her child into bed at night, giving
them a cautious warning to not get out of bed for the creature in...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4335569</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Nov/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Brandon Knightley on the stories we write and the lives we choose]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[In "Scripts," Brandon
Knightley explores the complicated relationship between the stories we
inherit, the stories we tell and the lives we ultimately choose for
ourselves. 

At the center of the novel is Arlene, a woman trapped in an
emotionally ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4335568</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Nov/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[In California and other states, dads are now even with moms in paid leave claims]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Karlo Campana is usually outnumbered these days. He has three young
kids under age 4. On a recent Saturday, he played a mini game of
basketball with his two older kids in their Southern California home,
shooting a ball into a hoop on the door, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/parentnews/s-4335416</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Nov/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[College Graduate Grasps For Independence]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q: I'm a college graduate in my mid-20s. Unfortunately, my mother seems
unable -- or unwilling -- to acknowledge that I'm an adult. How can I
help her understand I'm not a kid anymore?

Jim: It's relatively common for parents to struggle with the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/focusonthefamily/s-4331058</link>
 
    <pubDate>Nov/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Marissa Mayer's AI is Solving the Wrong Problems]]></title>
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I don't know if you've read The New York Times article about Marissa
Mayer, the former CEO of Yahoo, who's now back with a woman-targeted AI
assistant called "Dazzle," or heard about the ensuing brouhaha, so if
not, let me summarize:

The piece ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/georgiagarvey/s-4333907</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/31/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!]]></title>
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Thanksgiving is around the corner, which means that so is
post-Thanksgiving, when it is time to give thanks for the things besides
being with family and the blessings of the season. Come Nov. 27 and
beyond:

1. Be thankful you were not crushed ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/lenoreskenazy/s-4333632</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Family guide to new movie releases]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA['THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK' 

Rated R for language.

What it’s about: An aging New York City pickpocket finds
himself in a pickle while facing his own obsolescence in a changing
world.

The kid attractor factor: This is an adult ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/parentnews/s-4332261</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ex-etiquette: No rules at the other house?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Q. My child tells me that she can do various things at her mother’s
home that she can’t do at mine. It seems to me that there are no rules
over there, and it makes me look unreasonable. I think my ex is doing
this on purpose, so the kids will ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/familyliving/s-4330992</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lori Borgman: Till leftovers do us part]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[We often race one another clearing the table after dinner. It’s not
an overt race with running shoes, numbers strapped to our chests and the
crack of a starting pistol, but a low-key, passive-aggressive, run-walk
type race.

I move toward the ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4330962</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['The Sleepy Snake' is a bedtime winner]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bedtime picture books have a tricky job. They need to be engaging
enough to hold a wiggly child’s attention, yet calming enough to carry
that child toward sleep. Suzanne Hobbs’s "The Sleepy Snake"
manages both beautifully, and it does so with ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/momsadvice/s-4330379</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/26/2026</pubDate>
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