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		<title>50 Shades of A Real Mother</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 50 Shades Trilogy, written by the previously unknown E.L. James, just reached the milestone of 10 million copies sold.  James wrote her books chronicling the anything-but-subtle sexual adventures of Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey, as a form of fan fiction for the Twilight series. Twilight, at least the version I recall, was the odd melange [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=denisemalloy.com&#038;blog=30726184&#038;post=678&#038;subd=denisemalloy&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Spring is in the air, the days are longer and the grass is green.  And that means it’s time for the annual rite of passage for parents known as t-ball. This is the time for the 4 to 8 year-old set to learn how to throw, hit and catch.  So I felt duty-bound to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=denisemalloy.com&#038;blog=30726184&#038;post=668&#038;subd=denisemalloy&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking the Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I looked in my rearview mirror and saw flashing lights, I wasn’t concerned.  I did what law-abiding drivers do – I eased over to the side of the road so he could quickly proceed with pursuing a wily suspect.  My mind concocted scenes from CSI, The Wire and Law and Order.  Was it a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=denisemalloy.com&#038;blog=30726184&#038;post=652&#038;subd=denisemalloy&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s All In The Planning</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 16:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Older Boy and Younger Boy, It’s hard to believe you’ll both be in high school next year.  People told me how fast this would happen.  I didn’t believe them.  Folks told me a lot of things back then.  But I’m glad no one offered me this child-rearing statistic – how much it would cost [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=denisemalloy.com&#038;blog=30726184&#038;post=639&#038;subd=denisemalloy&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Gift To You From A Real Mother</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 01:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Mother&#8217;s Day fast approaching, this Real Mother would be remiss if she failed to embrace the spirit of giving. So here&#8217;s the deal. You can download a FREE copy (yes, really FREE) of A Real Mother: stumbling through motherhood for Kindle from May 6 through 10, 2012 at amazon.com . There&#8217;s gotta be a catch, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=denisemalloy.com&#038;blog=30726184&#038;post=636&#038;subd=denisemalloy&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Maternal Instinct</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 12:20:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some women are born to be mothers.  Then there’s me.  The tell-tale signs of my lack of maternal instincts started at a tender age.  While other girls fussed and cooed over their plastic baby dolls, I cut all the hair off mine and left it naked in the backyard in the rain for five days. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=denisemalloy.com&#038;blog=30726184&#038;post=618&#038;subd=denisemalloy&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Real Mother Goes Digital</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 13:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After beating my head against the wall working for months getting the paperback version of A Real Mother ready for print, you&#8217;d think I&#8217;d be ready to have myself committed put my feet up, take a break and bask in the glow of finally finishing my book. Think again. Because formatting the print version was such a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=denisemalloy.com&#038;blog=30726184&#038;post=627&#038;subd=denisemalloy&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Funny Story About Funny Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 12:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month at my book signing at Country Bookshelf, a woman placed a copy of Funny Times next to my book.  &#8221;Would you sign them both?&#8221; she asked.  &#8221;Of course,&#8221; I told her (Little did she know, I would&#8217;ve signed her forehead if she wanted me to)  &#8221;You must have had this a long time,&#8221; I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=denisemalloy.com&#038;blog=30726184&#038;post=593&#038;subd=denisemalloy&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Minor Catastrophes Meets A Real Mother</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 03:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, I&#8217;m not in the midst of a minor catastrophe (although I do seem to regularly experience them), I&#8217;m ON Minor Catastrophes, Megan Regnerus&#8217; very funny blog about one mom, two dads, three boys and one very naughty dog.  Megan was kind enough to feature me in her Your Turn profile.  Stop by and say howdy. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=denisemalloy.com&#038;blog=30726184&#038;post=589&#038;subd=denisemalloy&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Parenting Advice &#8211; It&#8217;s in the Stars</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Being a member of the Parentally Challenged Tribe, I’m always looking for words of advice when it comes to motherhood.  When I want guidance on the how-tos of parenting, I know exactly where to look.  But it’s not Dr. Spock or Dr. Sears.  No, I seek my child-rearing wisdom from the Real Experts of Parenthood [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=denisemalloy.com&#038;blog=30726184&#038;post=471&#038;subd=denisemalloy&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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