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		By: Complete Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms: When You Need to Connect With Other SAHMs &#187; The Stay-at-Home-Mom Survival Guide		</title>
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		By: Being Addicted to Busy is A Learned Behavior &#187; The Stay-at-Home-Mom Survival Guide		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] shared my experiences working in child care centers. It shaped my decision to stay at home with my kids. We have been able to make it work financially. But the real problem of child care in [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] shared my experiences working in child care centers. It shaped my decision to stay at home with my kids. We have been able to make it work financially. But the real problem of child care in [&#8230;]</p>
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		By: Teaching Positive Behavior in Preschoolers &#187; The Stay-at-Home-Mom Survival Guide		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] the reason why my children struggle to learn a life skill, it helps guide my teaching. That means I need to be a present mom. I need to see how they do things to assess their strengths and weaknesses. (Our presence is so [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] the reason why my children struggle to learn a life skill, it helps guide my teaching. That means I need to be a present mom. I need to see how they do things to assess their strengths and weaknesses. (Our presence is so [&#8230;]</p>
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		By: The Sweet Gifts of Motherhood &#124; The Stay-at-Home-Mom Survival Guide		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2021 18:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] It was all worth it looking back. [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] It was all worth it looking back. [&#8230;]</p>
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		By: So You Want to Talk About Working Parenthood &#8211; Narratives Inc.		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] choose to stay at home—reasons ranging from having grown up with a comforting presence in a&#160;parent at home, to being&#160;present for the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		By: Complete Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms: When You Need to Connect With Other SAHMs - The Stay-at-Home-Mom Survival Guide		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2016 21:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] Why I Chose to Be A Stay-at-Home Mom &#8211; The Stay-at-Home-Mom Survival GuideSAHM Burnout-How to Deal and Overcome &#8211; Powerful Mothering [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		By: Working Part-Time Made Me A Better Stay-at-Home Mom - The Stay-at-Home-Mom Survival Guide		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2015 19:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] I just wasn&#8217;t meant to be a full-time stay-at-home mom. [&#8230;]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] I just wasn&#8217;t meant to be a full-time stay-at-home mom. [&#8230;]</p>
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		By: Jaimi		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jaimi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2014 20:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://thestay-at-home-momsurvivalguide.com/why-i-chose-to-be-a-stay-at-home-mom/#comment-1145&quot;&gt;Christine&lt;/a&gt;.

Your children are blessed to have you home! I think we all grow and learn a lot from our parents&#039; experiences-they are valuable even when we choose differently. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a rel="nofollow"href="https://thestay-at-home-momsurvivalguide.com/why-i-chose-to-be-a-stay-at-home-mom/#comment-1145">Christine</a>.</p>
<p>Your children are blessed to have you home! I think we all grow and learn a lot from our parents&#39; experiences-they are valuable even when we choose differently. </p>
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		By: Christine		</title>
		<link>https://thestay-at-home-momsurvivalguide.com/why-i-chose-to-be-a-stay-at-home-mom/#comment-1145</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2014 23:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My mom started to work when I was 12 years old and I hated it! From that day on, I knew I would stay at home with my kids and do all the fun things all other moms did. Besides working, my parents were not very involved in our hobbies. I knew I would do better with my kids.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My mom started to work when I was 12 years old and I hated it! From that day on, I knew I would stay at home with my kids and do all the fun things all other moms did. Besides working, my parents were not very involved in our hobbies. I knew I would do better with my kids.</p>
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		By: Jaimi		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jaimi]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2014 03:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://thestay-at-home-momsurvivalguide.com/why-i-chose-to-be-a-stay-at-home-mom/#comment-1140&quot;&gt;Jennifer&lt;/a&gt;.

That is important for us to remember, Jennifer! Just as when the kids are babies, when they grow there are so many milestones that we can be present for. My mom always tells me that she thinks it is just as important for a mom to be home with teens as with toddlers-different needs, but still in need of a strong parental relationship. Thanks for bringing up how valuable that can be!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a rel="nofollow"href="https://thestay-at-home-momsurvivalguide.com/why-i-chose-to-be-a-stay-at-home-mom/#comment-1140">Jennifer</a>.</p>
<p>That is important for us to remember, Jennifer! Just as when the kids are babies, when they grow there are so many milestones that we can be present for. My mom always tells me that she thinks it is just as important for a mom to be home with teens as with toddlers-different needs, but still in need of a strong parental relationship. Thanks for bringing up how valuable that can be!</p>
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