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		<title>When Did You Fall In Love with The Canucks</title>
		<link>http://www.ourbigearth.com/2011/06/05/when-did-you-fall-in-love-with-the-canucks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 12:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Rivers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was 2002 and I had just met the love of my life. We found each other mid-season over horrible fish potatoes and an excellent love-at-first-sight story about February rain, miscommunication and that first look across a room of co-workers searching for him. I loved anything that he loved because just being near him blew [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>

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		<title>Dads and Their Long Lost Spot In Bed</title>
		<link>http://www.ourbigearth.com/2011/04/03/dads-and-their-long-lost-spot-in-bed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 08:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Rivers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a moment that will live in infamy forever. Christmas 2004. Me, three months pregnant. Loving husband gifting me with full body pillow better known as the Snoogle. Me loving said pillow like I have never loved an inanimate object before (oh the comfort). Loving husband realizing quickly that he had been booted out of [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss yarpp-related-none'>

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		<title>On Fatherhood With Daughters</title>
		<link>http://www.ourbigearth.com/2011/01/07/on-fatherhood-with-daughters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 14:57:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brennan MacDonald]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: This morning I am pleased to have Registered Professional Counselor and Comox Valley dad Brennan MacDonald here to talk a bit about what life is like as the father of girls. His lovely, warm perspective is one that brings it all together. Enjoy. I have the privilege and challenge of being the father [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>

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		<title>What Is Your Personal Parenting Style?</title>
		<link>http://www.ourbigearth.com/2009/10/17/what-is-your-personal-parenting-style/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ourbigearth.com/2009/10/17/what-is-your-personal-parenting-style/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: Good Morning, today early childhood educator Heather Magdanz is here to talk shop about parenting. She&#8217;s got some interesting insight into why we all parent the way we do&#8230; food for thought. Here she is: Have you ever considered what kind of parent you are? Come on&#8230; who thinks about that really? It [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss yarpp-related-none'>

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		<title>On Fatherhood</title>
		<link>http://www.ourbigearth.com/2009/06/21/mommy-talk-on-fatherhood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Rivers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am the first to admit that I totally take my husband for granted. It&#8217;s an embarrassing reveal. There&#8217;s a part of myself that takes a bit of pride in owning the burden of primary parenthood. If there&#8217;s laundry to do, meals to cook, noses to wipe, temper tantrums to navigate - I&#8217;m the it [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss yarpp-related-none'>

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		<title>Dr. Amy Wells &#8211; Overcoming Male Infertility</title>
		<link>http://www.ourbigearth.com/2009/06/12/dr-amy-wells-overcoming-male-infertility/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ourbigearth.com/2009/06/12/dr-amy-wells-overcoming-male-infertility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy Wells</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good morning, OBE readers.  I thought I’d begin my column today by addressing some of the comments regarding my last article on female fertility.  I must admit I’m (pleasantly) surprised with all the attention Natural Fertility Management received.  I agree &#8211; it is a shame that we aren’t taught more about this in school, as [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>

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		<title>Cell Phones and Kids, the Debate</title>
		<link>http://www.ourbigearth.com/2008/08/15/the-dads-perspective-cell-phones-and-kids-the-debate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’d feel naked without my cell phone. It’s my only phone (I’ve chosen not to get a home phone line) and it remembers all my family and friends’ phone numbers so that I don’t need to. It serves as my alarm clock. For a lot of parents, it’s mandatory to help keep control over their [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>

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		<title>Hanging with Dad!</title>
		<link>http://www.ourbigearth.com/2008/06/15/680/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 14:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Rivers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s Note: In celebration of Dad&#8217;s Day, we are taking a break from regularly scheduled programming. We&#8217;ll be back with the final Mompreneur for June next Sunday. The Mompreneur series has received a really great response from everyone. So, we&#8217;ll be turning it into a regular monthly feature starting in July. If you have someone [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss yarpp-related-none'>

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		<title>The Sacrifices Dads Make</title>
		<link>http://www.ourbigearth.com/2008/06/10/mommy-talk-the-sacrifices-dads-make/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Rivers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The day our daughter was born, my husband knew his personal universe had to change. The 3-hour commutes into downtown San Francisco, 15-hour work days, no longer made sense. He spent more time listening to audio books on the ferry or bus than at home hanging out with us&#8230;and that killed him. I first started [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss'>

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		<title>All About Dad &#8211; Daddy Needs A Change Table</title>
		<link>http://www.ourbigearth.com/2007/06/14/all-about-dad-what-about-dad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robin Rivers</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Comox Valley Mom Chris Wiens e-mailed me the other day to ask a very important question. What about Dad? Why is it that the change tables are only in the women&#8217;s washrooms? What is it with Mom-N-Tot groups? How are dads supposed to help their potty training toddler daughters pee in public when they&#8217;d be [...]<div class='yarpp-related-rss yarpp-related-none'>

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