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	<title>Straight Dope Dad &#124; A Father&#039;s View on Parenting</title>
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		<title>My Daughter Prefers Boy&#8217;s Underwear &#8211; A Tale of Stars Wars, Pee Flaps, and Gender Stereotypes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Straight Dope Dad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Philosophical Parent - Values, Ethics, Morals and Thoughts About Being a Parent and Raising Children]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Summary: If your daughter doesn&#8217;t want flowers, hearts and unicorns on her ass she&#8217;s out of luck. The shocking fact that there are no Star Wars underwear for girls. Recently my seven-year old daughter announced she wanted boys underwear. The idea was funny to her and she prefered the patterns on the boy&#8217;s underwear. So [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stay At Home Mom Wants More Help from Husband &#8211; Ask the Dad Parenting and Relationship Advice Column</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:46:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Straight Dope Dad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ask The Dad - Parenting and Relationship Advice Column]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Summary: You can&#8217;t hint, whine or beg for what you want from your husband &#8211; you need to give it to him straight. Dear Dad, My common-law husband of 7 years and I share a 3.5 year old daughter. Until recently, we owned our own business. It was ruining our relationship. We decided to close [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Seven Year Old Daughter&#8217;s Burial Instructions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Straight Dope Dad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conversations With My Daughter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Summary: Death is final&#8230;or is it? My daughter and I just left Betty&#8217;s Burgers and we&#8217;re headed to Capitola Mall to play in the kids area. &#8220;When I die I want to be put in a coffin and I want you to put my T-Rex inside with me.&#8221; &#8220;Really? So why do you want T-Rex [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Paradox of the Perfect Relationship &#8211; Long Term Relationship Conflicts and Appreciating Your Partner&#8217;s Differences</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Straight Dope Dad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary: The things you admire most about your partner may very well be the things that will ultimately bug you the most. That&#8217;s the paradox part. My partner is a freak of nature. Her morals and values are unshakable. She always does the right thing without hesitation. Most people do the right thing as well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Double Income No Kids to Stay at Home Mom &#8211; When Going Back to Work Doesn&#8217;t Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 17:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Straight Dope Dad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Philosophical Parent - Values, Ethics, Morals and Thoughts About Being a Parent and Raising Children]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Summary: The plan was for her to go back to work after four months maternity leave. What were we thinking? My partner took about four and half months off from her job as a preschool teacher to have our daughter. One month before and three and a half months after. The plan was that she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Put Soap in the Toothpaste! &#8211; Dealing With a Child&#8217;s Bizarre Behavior</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Straight Dope Dad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kids Are Wacky - Curious Stuff My Daughter Does and Thinks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parenting Failures - Behavioral Modification Techniques That Failed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Philosophical Parent - Values, Ethics, Morals and Thoughts About Being a Parent and Raising Children]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Summary: Sometimes your child&#8217;s behavior is so bizarre you simply don&#8217;t know what to do. I&#8217;m taking care of the aquarium when my daughter comes out of the bathroom after brushing her teeth. &#8220;I think it&#8217;s your turn to brush your teeth.&#8221; &#8220;I will later.&#8221; &#8220;I really think you should brush your teeth right now.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Romance in a Long Term Relationship &#8211; Redefining The Romantic Gesture</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Straight Dope Dad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sex, Love, and Relationships]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Summary: Forget what you&#8217;ve been taught about romance. It&#8217;s not about chocolates, candlelight or bubble baths. In a long-term relationship being romantic is doing anything practical that shows you care and are thinking about the other person. &#8220;What&#8217;s going on in here?&#8221; &#8220;Uh, I prepared a bubble bath for you.&#8221; &#8220;You know I don&#8217;t care [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I Just Want Darth Vader, No Princess Leia</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 11:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Straight Dope Dad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conversations With My Daughter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On my daughter&#8217;s 7th  birthday we got her some Star Wars action figures. We (meaning that my partner took all the time to find, purchase and wrap the gift but I get to share in the credit) got her a nice set of the classic ones but we couldn&#8217;t find Darth Vader and Princess Leia. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What? The Karate Kid is Not a Girl?</title>
		<link>http://www.straightdopedad.com/what-the-karate-kid-is-not-a-girl/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightdopedad.com/what-the-karate-kid-is-not-a-girl/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 11:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Straight Dope Dad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conversations With My Daughter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Summary: Sometimes identifying gender can be tough for kids My daughter&#8217;s been looking forward to seeing the new Karate Kid with Jaden Smith ever since she saw the first preview. We go too see it on Saturday and after some previews the movie finally starts. Five minutes into it my daughter asks a most interesting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Your Sex Life Alive After Having Kids &#8211; How to Have A Great Sex Life After Marriage and Children</title>
		<link>http://www.straightdopedad.com/keeping-your-sex-life-alive-after-having-kids-the-secret-to-fulfilling-sex-for-couples-with-children/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightdopedad.com/keeping-your-sex-life-alive-after-having-kids-the-secret-to-fulfilling-sex-for-couples-with-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Straight Dope Dad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sex, Love, and Relationships]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Summary: If you want a good sex life, and you are in a long-term relationship with children, you need to make having sex at least as high a priority as brushing your teeth. So Joe bumps into Bob at the gym. &#8220;How&#8217;s it going Bob? &#8220;Not so good Joe. I almost got fired from my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kidnappers Have Better Food Options</title>
		<link>http://www.straightdopedad.com/kidnappers-have-better-food-options/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightdopedad.com/kidnappers-have-better-food-options/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:57:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Straight Dope Dad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conversations With My Daughter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Summary: A Child&#8217;s naivety leads her to develop some unusual priorities. I&#8217;m in the car with my daughter on our way to the 41st Avenue Taqueria when she drops the usual loaded question. &#8220;How do kidnappers come alive?&#8221; &#8220;What do you mean come alive?&#8221; &#8220;How do kidnappers come alive?&#8221; &#8220;You mean how do they become [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Secret Word of The Day Is Bofia</title>
		<link>http://www.straightdopedad.com/the-secret-word-of-the-day-is-bofia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:29:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Straight Dope Dad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conversations With My Daughter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Summary:  A Child Tries to Interpret Gloria&#8217;s Speech Patterns from the Movie Madagascar My daughter and I are driving back from our adventure in San Jose when she asks me a question. &#8220;What does bofia mean?&#8221; &#8220;Bofia?&#8221; &#8220;Yes, bofia.&#8221; &#8220;Like boa-fee-yahh?&#8221;&#8216; &#8220;Yes, What does it mean?&#8221; &#8220;Well I don&#8217;t think it means anything. It sounds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fear of Growning Up &#8211; What It&#8217;s Like to Be A Grown-Up According To A Six Year Old</title>
		<link>http://www.straightdopedad.com/fear-of-growning-up-what-its-like-to-be-a-grown-up-according-to-a-six-year-old/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightdopedad.com/fear-of-growning-up-what-its-like-to-be-a-grown-up-according-to-a-six-year-old/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 23:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Straight Dope Dad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Conversations With My Daughter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Summary: You never know what&#8217;s on a child&#8217;s mind unless they tell you. They have fears and concerns that are often  much different than you&#8217;d expect. So my daughter and I are driving to Watsonville to see the new Disney Nature movie &#8220;Oceans&#8221;. We&#8217;re not even to the Highway 1 on ramp before she drops [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Death to Santa Claus &#8211; Don&#8217;t Lie, Kids Can Handle the Truth</title>
		<link>http://www.straightdopedad.com/death-to-santa-claus-dont-lie-kids-can-handle-the-truth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightdopedad.com/death-to-santa-claus-dont-lie-kids-can-handle-the-truth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Straight Dope Dad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Philosophical Parent - Values, Ethics, Morals and Thoughts About Being a Parent and Raising Children]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Summary &#8211; Who says it&#8217;s all right to convince your kids Santa Claus is real? Childhood shouldn&#8217;t be a hazing ritual perpetuated by their own parents. What if you knew a parent who told their child Star Wars was real. Like real as in a historical document. That Darth Vader patrolled the galaxy in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quit Whining &#8211; If You Are Single and Have No Kids I Don&#8217;t Want To Hear Your Complaining</title>
		<link>http://www.straightdopedad.com/quit-whining-if-you-are-single-and-have-no-kids-i-dont-want-to-hear-your-complaining/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightdopedad.com/quit-whining-if-you-are-single-and-have-no-kids-i-dont-want-to-hear-your-complaining/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Straight Dope Dad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Philosophical Parent - Values, Ethics, Morals and Thoughts About Being a Parent and Raising Children]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Summary: Parents have no patience for listening to their single, childless friends complain about their life. At a recent family gathering my sort of brother-in-law (I say sort of because my partner and I aren&#8217;t married) and I started talking about parenthood and how it just completely obliterates your pre-child life. &#8220;I just have no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Myth of Fair and the 50/50 Relationship Split</title>
		<link>http://www.straightdopedad.com/the-myth-of-fair-and-the-5050-relationship-split/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightdopedad.com/the-myth-of-fair-and-the-5050-relationship-split/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Straight Dope Dad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sex, Love, and Relationships]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.straightdopedad.com/?p=1035</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Summary: Fairness is subjective and not everything in life can be divided 50/50. What counts is you both feel your overall contribution is balanced. My partner and I have slightly different views on fairness. She&#8217;s more likely to favor a literal 50/50 split as a way to insure fairness. I&#8217;m more inclined to follow a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Fucking New Years!</title>
		<link>http://www.straightdopedad.com/happy-fucking-new-years-assholes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightdopedad.com/happy-fucking-new-years-assholes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Straight Dope Dad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Daily Grind - Inconveniences, Minor Disasters and Other Bullshit I Deal With]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Summary: News years eve is nothing but an excuse for assholes to get drunk and act like even bigger assholes. Plus it doesn&#8217;t even makes sense to start the new year on January 1st anyway. It&#8217;s completely arbitrary. So there! It&#8217;s 9:30 am on January 1st, 2010. New years day. The phone rings. &#8220;Hello&#8221; &#8220;Yes, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cornstarch Packing Peanuts &#8211; The Guilt Free Art Project for Kids</title>
		<link>http://www.straightdopedad.com/cornstarch-packing-peanuts-the-guilt-free-art-project-for-kids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightdopedad.com/cornstarch-packing-peanuts-the-guilt-free-art-project-for-kids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Straight Dope Dad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fun Kid Stuff- Creative Children's Activities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Improv Parent - Parenting Tips and Tricks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Summary: Art projects often mean just creating more junk to throw away. Not the same day of course, but eventually. Here&#8217;s something you can feel good about tossing. Though my partner had experimented with them while she was a preschool teacher, my first introduction the art project potential of the cornstarch packaging peanut was at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soulmates Are Bullshit &#8211; How to Find a Real Relationship</title>
		<link>http://www.straightdopedad.com/soulmates-are-bullshit-how-to-find-a-real-relationship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightdopedad.com/soulmates-are-bullshit-how-to-find-a-real-relationship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Straight Dope Dad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summary: Fantasies of the perfect soulmate will kill any good relationship. Is my partner of 21 years, the mother of my child, the one I trust with absolutely everything in my life, my soulmate? Puuuleeeze. Don&#8217;t be such a sentimental dope. We weren&#8217;t &#8220;made&#8221; for each other. Magical forces were not afoot. Nor was this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creative Toys &#8211; Forget Toys R Us, Go Toy Shopping at the Hardware Store</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Straight Dope Dad</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Improv Parent - Parenting Tips and Tricks]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Summary: Kids have no idea of what a &#8220;proper&#8221; toy is. That&#8217;s an adult concept. If it&#8217;s fun, that&#8217;s all that matters. From a very young age my daughter loved metal objects and gadgets. She would routinely ignore her fluffy stuffed animals and go for anything hard and shiny. So I figured, let&#8217;s go get [...]]]></description>
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