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		<title>Daydreaming</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2009/03/12/daydreaming</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If kids daydreamed more, moms would get a lot more done. Technorati Tags: cute kids, daydreaming, lazy afternoons]]></description>
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		<title>A little something for you!</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/12/25/a-little-something-for-you</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/12/25/a-little-something-for-you#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 08:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<title>Nature or nurture: Do parenting styles really factor?</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/10/22/nature-or-nurture-do-parenting-styles-really-factor</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/10/22/nature-or-nurture-do-parenting-styles-really-factor#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:23:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago, at our preschool&#8217;s Parent Ed night, we were taught the four styles of parenting, something I&#8217;d gone through two previous times when my older daughter was at a co-op. You know, the whole Helicopter/indulgent parent, the Drill Sergeant/Authoritarian (Asian) parent, the Skeleton/Indifferent parent and the nirvana of good parenting, the Authoritative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This is what we get up to when the power&#8217;s out</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/10/04/this-is-what-we-get-up-to-when-the-powers-out</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/10/04/this-is-what-we-get-up-to-when-the-powers-out#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We celebrated Halloween a tad early this year when the wind, once again, blew our power out. The girls put on their brand new fairy wings and tutus and danced up a (or should I say another) storm. And brought our power back after 20 mins. Hubby has a surprise for me tonight, taking me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The girls watch Star Wars!</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/09/19/the-girls-watch-star-wars</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/09/19/the-girls-watch-star-wars#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So Lokes and I decided it was high time the girls watched Star Wars. And with all good things, we started from the very beginning. And the beginning was A New Hope. We popped some corn and actually sat through the entire movie. There were a few run-and-hide moments; when the Jawas zapped R2D2 (Sky: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The tribulations of First Grade</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/09/18/the-tribulations-of-first-grade</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/09/18/the-tribulations-of-first-grade#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:31:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a fascinating first three weeks. After Raeven&#8217;s first day of school, she told me she did not eat any hot lunch save three bread sticks because she thought she had to pay for it and had no money. I&#8217;d forgotten to tell her school lunch was already paid for. And she lost her classmates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This was NOT in the handbook.</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/08/12/this-was-not-in-the-handbook</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/08/12/this-was-not-in-the-handbook#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am pretty sure there are Impatience and Easily Bored genes. If one of you Human Genome scientists could just find them, I need someone to do some sort of a splice on my daughter because man, I am running out of ideas on how to make her more patient and extend her attention span [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There are days when it all becomes worth it</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/08/10/there-are-days-when-it-all-becomes-worth-it</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/08/10/there-are-days-when-it-all-becomes-worth-it#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I sit here blogging this, I am waiting for my curry foam shapes, beads rice and cup of air. The cook is busy cleaning because I said the restaurant is too dirty for me to eat comfortably. The waiter, in the meantime, is insisting I let her paint my nails.  After a while, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Courage</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/08/09/courage</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/08/09/courage#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyday, a little further a little deeper a little more. If I take one more step I may make it I may get there I may fall. I may even get a little wet but I will try © jennifer.tai photo.artistry]]></description>
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		<title>A new twist to an old joke</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/08/07/an-old-joke-with-a-new-twist</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/08/07/an-old-joke-with-a-new-twist#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, I went with Rae to get her school supplies. I decided it would be nice to just be me and her so I left Skyler with my in-laws. Disappointed and about ready to cry, Sky asked where I was going. &#8220;Mommy is taking che che out to get her school supplies.&#8221; She looked at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Overheard and discovered</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/07/17/overheard-and-discovered</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/07/17/overheard-and-discovered#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My 3.5-year old, newly potty-trained, heading for the loo, in a sing-song voice: &#8220;I need to go POoOttY. I am already NaAaAaaAked!&#8221; Today&#8217;s discovery: Skyler snorts when she laughs hard. I shall attempt to clandestinely record it tomorrow.]]></description>
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		<title>The only good reason for homework</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/06/30/the-only-good-reason-for-homework</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/06/30/the-only-good-reason-for-homework#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:41:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So Rae&#8217;s kindergarten teacher gave us (because yea, like Rae is going to go, &#8220;I think I&#8217;m going to sit down quietly now and do some subtraction,&#8221; all by herself in this fishing-fine sunny weather) a pile of work to do this summer. Homework that&#8217;s supposed to help her not lose four months of education [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shutter Sunday: Precious moments (as in, you won&#8217;t likely see another one like this anytime soon)</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/06/29/shutter-sunday-2</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/06/29/shutter-sunday-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A moment to treasure, for sure. Perhaps I should bring them here more often! Technorati Tags: sisters, family, kids]]></description>
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		<title>Photos: Waterplay series</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/06/27/photos-waterplay-series</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/06/27/photos-waterplay-series#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank goodness for the beautiful late afternoon weather we&#8217;ve been having. The kids have had waterplay three times this week!]]></description>
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		<title>Photos: Daydreamer series</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/06/26/photos-daydreamer-series</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/06/26/photos-daydreamer-series#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have been practising with light &#8211; and my kids. More pics here. Technorati Tags: photography, portraiture, portraits]]></description>
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		<title>A forlorn summer&#8217;s day&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/06/26/a-forlorn-summers-day</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/06/26/a-forlorn-summers-day#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;makes a forlorn little girl.]]></description>
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		<title>My six-year-old has plans for us</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/06/24/my-six-year-old-has-plans-for-us</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/06/24/my-six-year-old-has-plans-for-us#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:14:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re going camping next month and here&#8217;s what Rae has for us in the way of accommodations and recreation: Translation: Raeven + Hayden (her best friend) = Big Tent Raeven + Hayden = Big Pool Skyler + Maya + Josh + Jasmine = Big Tent Skyler + Maya = Big Pool &#38; Big Tent Mommy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just before all hell broke loose</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/06/24/just-before-all-hell-broke-loose</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/06/24/just-before-all-hell-broke-loose#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Technorati Tags: summer]]></description>
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		<title>Baby&#8217;s growing up</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/06/23/babys-growing-up</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/06/23/babys-growing-up#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Skyler, I am so so proud of you. After almost a year of trying (since to say Mommy had been seriously potty-training you would&#8217;ve been a blatant lie and embarrassing &#8211; who the hell takes a year?), you&#8217;ve finally grasped the gist of going to the potty to wee and not just to do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For the love of shlocklate</title>
		<link>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/06/20/for-the-love-of-shlocklate</link>
		<comments>http://theimperfectmom.com/2008/06/20/for-the-love-of-shlocklate#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 06:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jennemede</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the drive home after a looooong day in the city today: Me (pensively): Skyler said &#8220;chocolate&#8221; today. Lokes (dazed): Huh? Me: She said &#8220;chocolate&#8221; when I gave her chocolate. Usually she says &#8220;shlocklate&#8221;, remember? Lokes: Oh&#8230; Me: And the other day she said &#8220;watermelon.&#8221; Lokes nods, smiling a little sadly. Me: Right? She used [...]]]></description>
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