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	<title>Metropolitan Mum &#187; parenting</title>
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		<title>Western parents don&#8217;t know how to raise their children</title>
		<link>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2011/06/western-parents-dont-know-how-to-raise-their-children/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2011/06/western-parents-dont-know-how-to-raise-their-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 06:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Met Mum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[‘No playdates, no sleepovers, no complaining about the lack of the aforementioned.’ Long before I got hold of her controversial book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Amy Chua had managed to create a rather authoritarian (if not malicious) image &#8230; <a href="http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2011/06/western-parents-dont-know-how-to-raise-their-children/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Advanced Parenting</title>
		<link>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2010/09/advanced-parenting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 12:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Met Mum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I admit it. I am a crap parent. The philosophy by which our daughter is raised follows the principles of PLR (The Path of Least Resistance), i.e. I am trying to make it as easy for myself as it can &#8230; <a href="http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2010/09/advanced-parenting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The end of broodiness</title>
		<link>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2010/07/the-end-of-broodiness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2010/07/the-end-of-broodiness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:17:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Met Mum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Already as a child I was sure about wanting to become a mother one day. I always had a very distinct wish to become pregnant, give birth, care and love for the fruit of my loins. Even if that would &#8230; <a href="http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2010/07/the-end-of-broodiness/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A bit of mummy wisdom – part I</title>
		<link>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2010/01/a-bit-of-mummy-wisdom-%e2%80%93-part-i/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2010/01/a-bit-of-mummy-wisdom-%e2%80%93-part-i/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Met Mum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently came across the blog of Alice, a 24 year old London mum-to-be. Reading through her entire blog, I was taken back to my own pregnancy. Her worries about the baby not being there any more (stop testing, Alice!), &#8230; <a href="http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2010/01/a-bit-of-mummy-wisdom-%e2%80%93-part-i/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Where to live?</title>
		<link>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/12/where-to-live/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Met Mum</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/?p=902</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When we bought our current home, we have been DINKOS – double income no kids. We were looking for a property t in walking distance of the tube, with plenty of shops and bars and restaurants to choose from. The cab trip home from a night out in West London shouldn’t be more than £ 15, and the communal garden at the back seemed to be inviting and lively, with the neighbours having garden parties and kids running around during long summer nights. <a href="http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/12/where-to-live/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ready for solids?</title>
		<link>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/09/baby-ready-for-solids/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/09/baby-ready-for-solids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Met Mum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Little L will turn six months next Thursday. Time to start weaning your baby – as recommended by The Department of Health. However, we started to wean her at about 20 weeks. In contrary to my insecurities regarding how to breastfeed my baby, I made this decision based on a little research, a lot of gut feeling and closely watching my baby. In the end it was her who gave me all the clues that breast (only) is no longer best <a href="http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/09/baby-ready-for-solids/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Three months and counting</title>
		<link>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/07/three-months-and-counting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/07/three-months-and-counting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Met Mum</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/?p=299</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Little L has been three months today. Striking a balance under the past three months seems to be almost impossible, as life without her is close to unimaginable. Again, I am surprised by how true it is what everybody says: once your baby entered your life, life without her seems like a distant memory. And: it does get easier with time. <a href="http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/07/three-months-and-counting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A new breed of yummy daddies</title>
		<link>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/07/a-new-breed-of-yummy-daddies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/07/a-new-breed-of-yummy-daddies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Met Mum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A completely average Wednesday morning, around 9:30AM. Rushing around my local Sainsbury’s with little L screaming, juggling piles of grocery shopping on the pushchair. Queuing at one of the few tills that hasn’t been turned into a ‘self-checkout’, I dare to look up and count annoyed co-shopper’s looks against encouraging fellow mummy-smiles.

Result: one cashier who looks like wanting to kill me, a drunken dosser who just about manages a smile, two annoyed grannies disapproving my parenting abilities, four silently smiling mums and six dads. SIX DADS? Now, what is going on here? <a href="http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/07/a-new-breed-of-yummy-daddies/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A better mum</title>
		<link>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/06/a-better-mum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/06/a-better-mum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Met Mum</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/?p=268</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[11 weeks into motherhood and of course, I am moaning about sleep deprivation, weepiness and weight gain. Sometimes I am not even sure if I would have embarked on this adventure, if I had known how much our lives would change. But then I look into those bright blue eyes and sink my nose into the creases on her neck and know: this is all I ever wanted. And more. <a href="http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/06/a-better-mum/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cry-baby’s weepy week</title>
		<link>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/06/cry-baby%e2%80%99s-weepy-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/06/cry-baby%e2%80%99s-weepy-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Met Mum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, I am not only allowed to drive again, I also feel capable of doing so for the first time in 10 weeks. In addition to the constant headache, sleep deprivation gives me the feeling of having a major hangover – without having had the fun of getting insanely wasted the night before.  I don’t know if I am actually feeling better, or if I am just getting used to feeling spaced out all the time. What I definitely won’t get used to is being constantly weepy. It’s pathetic, really. There is not a single day where I won’t shed a few tears. <a href="http://www.metropolitanmum.co.uk/2009/06/cry-baby%e2%80%99s-weepy-week/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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