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<title><![CDATA[SRL Lifestyles Family Columnists Amy Fuhrman]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[What's the Wii know anyway?]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/08/whats-wii-know-anyway/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[My friends have been bitten by the Wii bug, and they convinced me to give it a try the other day.
Six of the grown-ups volunteered to climb on the Wii Fit board in their kids' rec room and find out our "Wii age." ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Three's a crowd at night]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/02/threes-crowd-night/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I woke up this morning to the thrashing of a 4-year-old octopus.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A really long engagement]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/18/really-long-engagement/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Save the date: In 2028, there's going to be a wedding. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Magic of Santa defies all doubts]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/12/magic-santa-defies-all-doubts/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Every year, my son, Josh, tries to set Santa up. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:52:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stockings aren't hung by the chimney just yet]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/04/stockings-arent-hung-chimney-just-yet/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Every year, as I take down the pumpkin decorations from the front porch, I have the same dream — a stress-free Christmas.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Actually, I need a little less peace and quiet]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/nov/27/actually-i-need-little-less-peace-and-quiet/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Every afternoon, around 4:30, I find myself wishing for a little peace and quiet. Just 15 minutes without someone asking for a snack or telling on their brother.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Size, strength aren't everything in self-defense]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/nov/20/size-strength-arent-everything-self-defense/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Growing up in New Orleans, a city known for its crime as well as its good food, I was always on the alert.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Little things give big joy]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/nov/13/little-things-give-big-joy/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I got to preschool a little early the other day, and had the chance to peek around the corner of the building, watching Ben and his classmates on the playground.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:48:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Truth, lies and politics for kids]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/oct/30/truth-lies-and-politics-kids/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA["Mommy, Barack Obama told a lie!"

This was pronounced with great astonishment and horror by my 4-year-old son the other day. In kid world, there are few greater offenses than getting caught in an out-right fib.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 30 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shoppers seeing red ... and green]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/oct/23/shoppers-seeing-red-and-green/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[There's a new Grinch in town, and he's stolen Halloween and Thanksgiving.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Getting lost in a Webkinz world]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/oct/16/getting-lost-webkinz-world/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[After years of resistance on my part, the Webkinz have invaded our world.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Losing my taste for 'too much']]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/oct/09/losing-my-taste-too-much/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Like many other parents, I find myself fixing more than one dinner most nights. I'm a vegetarian, my husband loves a good steak and my kids won't touch anything green.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Another guilt trip on aisle 3]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/oct/02/another-guilt-trip-aisle-3/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Standing in the baking aisle of the grocery store, scanning the brownie-mix boxes for one that looked like it wouldn't take to long to make, I found another example of how stressed-out and stretched thin many moms have become.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Demand on teachers high]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/sep/25/demand-teachers-high/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[There are few jobs more demanding than being a teacher, especially in the elementary school years.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mom no match for preschoolers]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/sep/18/mom-no-match-preschoolers/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[My youngest son, Ben, walked into my room the other day, proudly waving the leg to our yellow sofa table over his head.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Self-help books need some help]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/sep/11/self-help-books-need-some-help/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[It's no wonder so many people turn to the self-help section of the bookstore for guidance. We live in a society that constantly bombards us with mixed messages about who we should be, the decisions we should make and the way we should look.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The nights are just packed ]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/sep/04/nights-are-just-packed/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Every year, as the school/sports merry-go-round starts spinning again, I find myself thinking the same thing:]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:33:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fun answers to 'where to babies come from?']]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/aug/28/fun-answers-where-babies-come/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[In the absence of a real explanation, kids will often create wild ideas about how things work.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pop singer sneaks under mom's radar]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/aug/21/pop-singer-sneaks-under-moms-radar/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I watched my boys and a group of their friends singing and dancing on the beach the other day, and I had to smile. What a cute moment, I thought.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The problem with Princesses]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/aug/14/problem-princesses/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[While you won't find it in any medical books, my 4-year-old son has developed a serious allergy in recent months.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:16:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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