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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Destroying Things on International Women’s Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year, in honour of International Women’s Day, I destroyed a toy that I believe lowered the glass ceiling for my daughter and didn’t help my son’s view of women. On March 8, 2010, I gave Stripper Barbie a funeral. &#8230; <a href="http://ironicmom.com/2011/03/07/international-womens-day/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ironicmom.com&#038;blog=10281277&#038;post=2155&#038;subd=ironicmom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Five &#8220;Best of 2010&#8243; Toys That Really Suck</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black Friday approaches, like an SUV-sized pothole that threatens to eat our credit. Yes, the Friday following American Thanksgiving is the biggest shopping day of the year in the U.S., which means bank accounts will be suffering from Post Traumatic &#8230; <a href="http://ironicmom.com/2010/11/22/five-best-of-2010-toys-that-really-suck/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ironicmom.com&#038;blog=10281277&#038;post=1596&#038;subd=ironicmom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Despise Dollar Stores: A Rant</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 13:27:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If there are 1000 Awesome Things in this world, then there are at least 10,000 Not-So-Awesome Things. Near the top of that list are dollar stores. This summer, when my dad slipped each of my children a Toonie (for you &#8230; <a href="http://ironicmom.com/2010/09/27/why-i-despise-dollar-stores/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ironicmom.com&#038;blog=10281277&#038;post=1294&#038;subd=ironicmom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 14:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leanne Shirtliffe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Day 4 of me guest posting over at Canadian Family. I have two subscriptions of Canadian Family left to give away (and once again, you don&#8217;t have to be Canadian to win, enjoy, or understand the magazine). If you &#8230; <a href="http://ironicmom.com/2010/05/13/too-many-shoes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ironicmom.com&#038;blog=10281277&#038;post=903&#038;subd=ironicmom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Despise Kids&#8217; Birthday Parties: A Rant</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 15:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you read yesterday&#8217;s post, you know that this week I&#8217;m guest posting every day at Canadian Family. You may also remember that I am giving away one subscription of Canadian Family each day (and no, you don&#8217;t have to &#8230; <a href="http://ironicmom.com/2010/05/11/i-hate-kids-birthday-parties/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ironicmom.com&#038;blog=10281277&#038;post=891&#038;subd=ironicmom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 14:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leanne Shirtliffe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week I&#8217;m guest posting every day at Canadian Family.  And the lovely people there have given me one subscription of their magazine to give away each day. If you wish to win, comment below. Of course, it would be &#8230; <a href="http://ironicmom.com/2010/05/10/kids-chewing-and-dogs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ironicmom.com&#038;blog=10281277&#038;post=886&#038;subd=ironicmom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leanne Shirtliffe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. A Fixation on Height Bragging about the height of our children seems to be the latest wave in competitive parenting. Since a child’s potential height is basically predetermined in the womb, this makes as much sense as bragging about &#8230; <a href="http://ironicmom.com/2010/03/12/annoying-parenting-habits/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ironicmom.com&#038;blog=10281277&#038;post=547&#038;subd=ironicmom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leanne Shirtliffe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think a great gift for new parents would be stock options in Band-Aid. Let’s face it: if you have a young kid, Band-Aids are practically an accessory. They come in different sizes and skin tones – though I still &#8230; <a href="http://ironicmom.com/2010/03/06/band-aids-and-bad-parenting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ironicmom.com&#038;blog=10281277&#038;post=521&#038;subd=ironicmom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leanne Shirtliffe</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Olympics are over. For me, this means I have to go back to parenting. No more abandoning my kids in front of a DVD player with the instructions, “Call me when it’s time for bed.” No more eating dinner &#8230; <a href="http://ironicmom.com/2010/03/01/gender-and-olympics/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ironicmom.com&#038;blog=10281277&#038;post=496&#038;subd=ironicmom&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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