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blood'/><category term='celebrities'/><category term='clothes'/><category term='mad men'/><category term='New Years'/><category term='driving'/><category term='squirrels'/><category term='overheard'/><category term='five questions'/><category term='gross'/><category term='friends'/><category term='xy rated'/><category term='birthday'/><category term='boobs'/><category term='old'/><category term='dos and don&apos;ts'/><category term='where&apos;s the corkscrew?'/><category term='again-istan'/><category term='vampires'/><category term='target'/><category term='clog'/><category term='single mom'/><category term='valentines day'/><category term='toys'/><category term='teenagers'/><category term='food'/><category term='square up'/><category term='IHPs'/><category term='MDR words'/><category term='vote'/><category term='fail'/><category term='douche'/><category term='leaves'/><title type='text'>Comments on RANTS FROM MOMMYLAND: Lydia's Mini-Surrender Questions</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.rantsfrommommyland.com/feeds/4504677809600971636/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/4504677809600971636/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.rantsfrommommyland.com/2010/02/lydias-mini-surrender-questions.html'/><author><name>Lydia B.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15769694459218666561</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='23' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qq9JAJc7KRI/SvSFAVnLUmI/AAAAAAAAAbg/Tceka94vUHg/S220/presurferad.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>8</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744857965037745657.post-2812685584355437154</id><published>2010-02-18T12:18:43.779-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-18T12:18:43.779-05:00</updated><title type='text'>This whole chain of posts is brilliant, hilarious ...</title><summary type='text'>This whole chain of posts is brilliant, hilarious and true.  And also inspiring.  I just wrote a post (see tidbit below) on my own blog about the working mom&amp;#39;s version of the surrender.  You can read it here, if you&amp;#39;re so inclined. http://mom-in-a-million.blogspot.com/2010/02/surrender-is-not-option-or-is-it.html&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;quot;I was wallowing in what I thought was a well-deserved well </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/4504677809600971636/comments/default/2812685584355437154'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/4504677809600971636/comments/default/2812685584355437154'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.rantsfrommommyland.com/2010/02/lydias-mini-surrender-questions.html?showComment=1266513523779#c2812685584355437154' title=''/><author><name>R.C.K.</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08249529448060517726</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='17087101040624432769'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.rantsfrommommyland.com/2010/02/lydias-mini-surrender-questions.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744857965037745657.post-4504677809600971636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/posts/default/4504677809600971636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-429702180'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744857965037745657.post-7797767700946738305</id><published>2010-02-18T07:38:37.839-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-18T07:38:37.839-05:00</updated><title type='text'>my sweatshirt is a part of me  . . . why it gotta ...</title><summary type='text'>my sweatshirt is a part of me  . . . why it gotta be dissed?  ;) (however true the comment was! )</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/4504677809600971636/comments/default/7797767700946738305'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/4504677809600971636/comments/default/7797767700946738305'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.rantsfrommommyland.com/2010/02/lydias-mini-surrender-questions.html?showComment=1266496717839#c7797767700946738305' title=''/><author><name>Lizzy Deaton</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14956047421451171551</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='10582985901997514590'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_ZNhoXXpu2HI/SAUYmlDud-I/AAAAAAAAATY/tLtuu2OG08c/S220/100_9637.JPG'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.rantsfrommommyland.com/2010/02/lydias-mini-surrender-questions.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744857965037745657.post-4504677809600971636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/posts/default/4504677809600971636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1276730742'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744857965037745657.post-460307670670050625</id><published>2010-02-17T16:50:47.089-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-17T16:50:47.089-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I&amp;#39;m slack. And late. But here&amp;#39;s a little t...</title><summary type='text'>I&amp;#39;m slack. And late. But here&amp;#39;s a little treat for you at my blog. Congrats! (also, despite the title, there is no candy. Sorry.)</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/4504677809600971636/comments/default/460307670670050625'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/4504677809600971636/comments/default/460307670670050625'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.rantsfrommommyland.com/2010/02/lydias-mini-surrender-questions.html?showComment=1266443447089#c460307670670050625' title=''/><author><name>Law Momma</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00669194953566454683</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='01106568296408481988'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='23' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qixy79rjUGg/S2TuawqC_pI/AAAAAAAAAPs/Gm0js3hTGsM/S220/wedding.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.rantsfrommommyland.com/2010/02/lydias-mini-surrender-questions.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744857965037745657.post-4504677809600971636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/posts/default/4504677809600971636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-703889419'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744857965037745657.post-5381054462687464786</id><published>2010-02-17T13:08:27.658-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-17T13:08:27.658-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Thanks for the daily laugh ladies!  I have a littl...</title><summary type='text'>Thanks for the daily laugh ladies!  I have a little something for you at my blog here:  &amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://abigpotofcrazy.blogspot.com/2010/02/sunshine-award.html&amp;gt; The Sunshine Award&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/4504677809600971636/comments/default/5381054462687464786'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/4504677809600971636/comments/default/5381054462687464786'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.rantsfrommommyland.com/2010/02/lydias-mini-surrender-questions.html?showComment=1266430107658#c5381054462687464786' title=''/><author><name>Cybil</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11304285219218267609</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14628226952362104438'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='23' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_1RcQqX_eifU/S2DkJqfvxeI/AAAAAAAAABQ/EUhhQga1L2c/S220/crazy-Doesn-t-Cover-It-Posters.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.rantsfrommommyland.com/2010/02/lydias-mini-surrender-questions.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744857965037745657.post-4504677809600971636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/posts/default/4504677809600971636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1621655208'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744857965037745657.post-7774737413781056751</id><published>2010-02-17T09:53:17.771-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-17T09:53:17.771-05:00</updated><title type='text'>So let me get this straight, if I claim to be a hi...</title><summary type='text'>So let me get this straight, if I claim to be a hippy or French or a French hippy I don&amp;#39;t have to justify my shaving habits?  I&amp;#39;m just saying, when the man is gone for months at a time and nobody sees my legs, except my boys (who compare my legs to a cactus ghost) its easier to just skip the legs.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/4504677809600971636/comments/default/7774737413781056751'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/4504677809600971636/comments/default/7774737413781056751'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.rantsfrommommyland.com/2010/02/lydias-mini-surrender-questions.html?showComment=1266418397771#c7774737413781056751' title=''/><author><name>cbsmom</name><uri>http://cbsmom.wordpress.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/openid16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.rantsfrommommyland.com/2010/02/lydias-mini-surrender-questions.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744857965037745657.post-4504677809600971636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/posts/default/4504677809600971636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1988733069'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744857965037745657.post-3915867088980654807</id><published>2010-02-17T08:42:58.718-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-17T08:42:58.718-05:00</updated><title type='text'>hahaha!! Thanks for the laugh. I totally agree, th...</title><summary type='text'>hahaha!! Thanks for the laugh. I totally agree, the girls must be locked and loaded at all times, no matter their size. I need not see them all bouncy and flouncy at the grocery store. :)</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/4504677809600971636/comments/default/3915867088980654807'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/4504677809600971636/comments/default/3915867088980654807'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.rantsfrommommyland.com/2010/02/lydias-mini-surrender-questions.html?showComment=1266414178718#c3915867088980654807' title=''/><author><name>Made by Melissa</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09844756127138809210</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='10308634287340460395'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-ifqadjAHGA/SKmzDs0UISI/AAAAAAAAACM/R55VWRrPwqg/S220/avatar.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.rantsfrommommyland.com/2010/02/lydias-mini-surrender-questions.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744857965037745657.post-4504677809600971636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/posts/default/4504677809600971636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-161537345'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744857965037745657.post-130605928149852215</id><published>2010-02-17T07:58:19.825-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-17T07:58:19.825-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Hmmm... but I love my big sweatshirt with the semi...</title><summary type='text'>Hmmm... but I love my big sweatshirt with the semi-marsupial pouch. I like to put my keys in it for easy access. Just writing that made me realize I probably look stupid in the sweatshirt. Whatev. I&amp;#39;m wearing it anyway.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/4504677809600971636/comments/default/130605928149852215'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/4504677809600971636/comments/default/130605928149852215'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.rantsfrommommyland.com/2010/02/lydias-mini-surrender-questions.html?showComment=1266411499825#c130605928149852215' title=''/><author><name>Law Momma</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00669194953566454683</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='01106568296408481988'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='33' height='23' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_qixy79rjUGg/S2TuawqC_pI/AAAAAAAAAPs/Gm0js3hTGsM/S220/wedding.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.rantsfrommommyland.com/2010/02/lydias-mini-surrender-questions.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744857965037745657.post-4504677809600971636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/posts/default/4504677809600971636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-703889419'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744857965037745657.post-7870637179157435940</id><published>2010-02-17T01:31:59.975-05:00</published><updated>2010-02-17T01:31:59.975-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I LOVE YOUR BLOG! It&amp;#39;s so funny, cute and diff...</title><summary type='text'>I LOVE YOUR BLOG! It&amp;#39;s so funny, cute and different! Your blog was recommended at POM&amp;#39;s Connect MEme Monday!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.thepursuitofmommyness.com/</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/4504677809600971636/comments/default/7870637179157435940'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/4504677809600971636/comments/default/7870637179157435940'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.rantsfrommommyland.com/2010/02/lydias-mini-surrender-questions.html?showComment=1266388319975#c7870637179157435940' title=''/><author><name>Kelly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04393577206497799094</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.rantsfrommommyland.com/2010/02/lydias-mini-surrender-questions.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3744857965037745657.post-4504677809600971636' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3744857965037745657/posts/default/4504677809600971636' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-140014693'/></entry></feed>
