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	<description>Most karate moms just do the commute; this one is a black belt after an ACL tear nearly ended it all.</description>
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		<title>Little Girl Drama</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I never know what I&#8217;m going to hear when I ask my daughter &#8220;how was school?&#8221; Most days, I hear about the daily drama. Girls who tell her &#8220;I hate you.&#8221; Girls who tell her &#8220;You&#8217;re mean.&#8221; She is supposed to write something on the board that she did over the weekend. This week, she [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blackbeltmama.com/blog/2012/01/18/little-girl-drama/</link>
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		<title>Why I Won&#8217;t Be Watching &#8220;Are You There, Chelsea?&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last night, I decided I would check out the new show &#8220;Are you there, Chelsea?&#8221; It comes on right after &#8220;Whitney,&#8221; one of my new favorites. As I watched it, I was thinking that the humor was really dull and the subject matter not all that great either. However, I&#8217;ve thought this about other new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blackbeltmama.com/blog/2012/01/12/why-i-wont-be-watching-are-you-there-chelsea/</link>
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		<title>On Not Creating Resolutions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you created your resolutions for 2012? I haven&#8217;t. I&#8217;m not doing any this year. I&#8217;ve decided that resolutions are just one more thing that women create in order to make themselves feel guilty. I have enough guilt in my life. Scene cuts to Christmas morning with Swim Girl counting presents. I&#8217;ll give you one [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blackbeltmama.com/blog/2012/01/03/on-not-creating-resolutions/</link>
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		<title>Prayers Answered?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Five years ago, we stood by helpless as our friend buried his wife after a year long battle with synovial sarcoma. She was pregnant when she was diagnosed; her son, barely a year old when she passed away at age 29. A couple years ago, I read with hope, blogger, Lisa&#8217;s battle with ovarian cancer. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blackbeltmama.com/blog/2011/12/23/prayers-answered/</link>
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		<title>I&#8217;ve Been a Little Bit Busy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I started my blog right around the time when Sassy was six months old. I spent a lot of nap times plugging away on an entry, trying to build up a readership and make a name for myself in the blogging world. You haven&#8217;t heard from me in about a month. This time around, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blackbeltmama.com/blog/2011/11/29/ive-been-a-little-bit-busy/</link>
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		<title>Finally. . .</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I celebrated successfully passing my black belt test, I had a cake made for the party. It had one word on it. . . finally. Once again, life has shown me that good things are definitely worth the wait. On Thursday, October 20th, Mr. BBM and I arrived at the hospital. After waiting it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blackbeltmama.com/blog/2011/10/29/finally/</link>
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		<title>Induction Eve</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If my life was a musical, one of the songs playing right now would be Edie Brickell&#8217;s &#8220;I Quit, I Give Up.&#8221; Last night, two of my talented friends came out, set up their body work table and went to work on me. They hit every acupressure point they knew and they hit them hard. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blackbeltmama.com/blog/2011/10/19/induction-eve/</link>
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		<title>Look Out, I&#8217;m Swinging Back</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I feel like the mood swing queen lately. On Thursday, I was all wrapped up in a positive attitude. This morning, it seems to have disappeared along with the warm weather. When I woke up this morning, not in labor, it struck me that I am now only 4 days out from a hospital induction, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blackbeltmama.com/blog/2011/10/16/look-out-im-swinging-back/</link>
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		<title>41 Weeks and Counting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ok, so at the most, this can only go on for seven more days. My induction is scheduled for the 20th. An end is in sight. I have to keep reminding myself of that. It helps to fend off the misery, the back pain, the pressure, the &#8220;nothing fits me anymore&#8221; business. So does this: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blackbeltmama.com/blog/2011/10/14/41-weeks-and-counting/</link>
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		<title>Yes, I&#8217;m STILL Pregnant</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I am 40 weeks and 5 days pregnant. I spent the night writhing around my bed because I was having some seriously strong contractions. Today, I&#8217;ve had some too; but nothing regular, nothing to call the midwives about. I am about ready to call a medical supply store and get a walker or possibly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blackbeltmama.com/blog/2011/10/11/yes-im-still-pregnant/</link>
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