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		<description><![CDATA[The first time I ever yelled at my son was at our back door on our way out to preschool. I was pregnant, feeling awful, and my steady supply of patience had suddenly evaporated. It was downhill after that. My bubble as a &#8220;perfect parent&#8221; popped, again and again, particularly once I became a mother [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=emptynestdiary.com&#038;blog=9723893&#038;post=1259&#038;subd=emptynestdiary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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