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	<title>warmed-over soapboxes &#187; opinions on childish things</title>
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		<title>My words, they make me an ass</title>
		<link>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/09/my-words-they-make-me-an-ass/</link>
		<comments>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/09/my-words-they-make-me-an-ass/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[blogs i'm not really proud of]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[edutainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opinions on childish things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[whine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dilatation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fucking dilatation. I hate being wrong.
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		<title>Childbirth education, part one: Rhetorical analysis</title>
		<link>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/09/childbirth-education-one/</link>
		<comments>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/09/childbirth-education-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[edutainment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opinions on childish things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[whine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childbirth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dillatation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rhetoric]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sexism]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/?p=1790</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a bit hard for me as a teacher to sit as a student in a class. It&#8217;s kind of like rafting after I learned to row: no way am I not going to be the one in charge of where the boat is going and what rocks and waves it&#8217;s going to hit.
I may, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Baby name teaser</title>
		<link>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/08/baby-name-teaser/</link>
		<comments>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/08/baby-name-teaser/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[football]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opinions on childish things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baby name]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Broncos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(Okay, not much of one)
I admit that a very small (teensy, really) part of my liking for the boy&#8217;s name we have mostly settled on is that it would sound great if an NFL sportscaster were announcing it as part of the Broncos starting lineup. What can I say &#8212; I have a sickness.
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		<title>Procrastiblogging returns; limited time only</title>
		<link>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/08/procrastiblogging-returns-limited-time-only/</link>
		<comments>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/08/procrastiblogging-returns-limited-time-only/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 20:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[opinions on childish things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[procrastiblog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baby stuff]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/?p=1784</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have been grading papers all day &#8212; only four left, so I was browsing the Interwebs for Shit the Baby or I Might Need, and I found this:

Holy hellballs, people. Knowing what these were for would have kept my virginity intact a good ten, fifteen years more.
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		<title>Apropos of absolutely nothing</title>
		<link>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/08/apropo/</link>
		<comments>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/08/apropo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opinions on childish things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[good luck kid]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/?p=1781</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[me: ohmygod, how are we going to know what to do with it when the thing gets here?
soon-to-be-father-of-our-child: y&#8217;know, awhile ago in a moment of angst i asked you the same thing. you said all we have to do is feed it and change its diaper, and as it grew more complicated, we&#8217;d learn  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bug-eyed and bloated</title>
		<link>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/07/bug-eyed-and-bloated/</link>
		<comments>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/07/bug-eyed-and-bloated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[opinions on childish things]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/?p=1740</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[By now you should&#8217;ve seen the update and at least one ultrasound photo &#8212; we&#8217;ve posted liberally on Facebook, Twitter, and this blog, so yeah: it&#8217;s a boy. And seeing as how most people we know have one, if not two, girls, we&#8217;re pretty stoked to do what we do best: things differently. It prevents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gender not-so-neutral</title>
		<link>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/07/gender-not-so-neutral/</link>
		<comments>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/07/gender-not-so-neutral/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[opinions on childish things]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
It&#8217;s a boy.
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		<title>Engendering fear</title>
		<link>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/07/engendering-fear/</link>
		<comments>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/07/engendering-fear/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[opinions on childish things]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/?p=1732</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is the Big Ultrasound, the one that not only tells us the sex of our fetus, but also the one that tells us if there are any abnormalities. Like if the child has forty-two fingers and three toes. Or something more serious. And Internets, I confess: I am so nervous. What if all those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In which I tell on @misteranthropic</title>
		<link>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/07/in-which-i-tell-on-misteranthropic/</link>
		<comments>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/07/in-which-i-tell-on-misteranthropic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[opinions on childish things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[squee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[whine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shiny]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/?p=1721</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Internets, pardon me while I violate the sanctity of my marriage. You know my husband? sometimes known as @misteranthropic? the one who knocked me up? Yeah. Him. Recently, he bought the newest version of the iSlut, sorry, iDumb &#8212; no, that&#8217;s not it &#8212; iClone? Anyway. You  know. That shiny thing he never uses to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Reuse and recycle, except for the baby</title>
		<link>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/06/reuse-and-recycle-except-for-the-baby/</link>
		<comments>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/06/reuse-and-recycle-except-for-the-baby/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[opinions on childish things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[baby stuff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shit only pregnant people care about]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/06/reuse-and-recycle-except-for-the-baby/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So this may be weird, but it&#8217;s my goal to buy/get/obtain baby equipment without having to get it new. Yes, that does make me something of a freeloader/moocher (speaking of which, special thanks to my sister for all her maternity clothes!), but it also conforms to my philosophy of Not Buying Crap and Reducing My [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Right on time and farming like a pro</title>
		<link>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/06/right-on-time-and-farming-like-a-pro/</link>
		<comments>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/06/right-on-time-and-farming-like-a-pro/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[opinions on childish things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[squee]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/?p=1714</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Saw my OB today. Was shocked &#8212; shocked! I tell you &#8212; to find out I tested negative for STDs. All that teenage promiscuity for nothing.
Otherwise, everything was normal: cell counts and all manner of blood tests; the uterus position and size; the fetal heartbeat; the decreasing nausea and increasing energy levels; and my, ahem, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pregnancy-related shit list</title>
		<link>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/06/pregnancy-related-shit-list/</link>
		<comments>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/06/pregnancy-related-shit-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[opinions on childish things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[procrastiblog]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/?p=1708</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Lately, a few things about being publicly pregnant have been grating on me nerve. Yeah, that&#8217;s singular. And, apparently, Irish. And because I worry less than I probably should about other people&#8217;s feelings, I&#8217;m saying what I think about those things.
1. If you use the words &#8220;preggo,&#8221; &#8220;preggers,&#8221; or &#8220;womb,&#8221; I will glare.
2. If you [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>On being pregnant (thus far)</title>
		<link>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/06/on-being-pregnant-thus-far/</link>
		<comments>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/06/on-being-pregnant-thus-far/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[opinions on childish things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first trimester]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pregnancy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/?p=1704</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Internets, that first trimester wasn&#8217;t much fun. (Well, the second week &#8212; REDACTED.)  I&#8217;ll spare you the details on morning sickness (&#8220;morning&#8221; &#8212; ha!) and its constant, accompanying queasiness, but I will say the fatigue that goes along with it must be what it&#8217;s like to be on horse tranquilizers: Getting out of bed in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brilliant!</title>
		<link>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/06/brilliant/</link>
		<comments>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2010/06/brilliant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[fun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opinions on childish things]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/?p=1700</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Haven&#8217;t talked this over with the Husband yet, but sure he&#8217;ll agree: since we can&#8217;t agree on a name for the fetus, have decided to sell naming rights to child (see also: sports stadium naming), with proceeds going toward child&#8217;s college fund. This offer applies to first and middle names only; if you wish to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Well ain&#8217;t that grandé</title>
		<link>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2009/10/grand-names/</link>
		<comments>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2009/10/grand-names/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opinions on childish things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ephesians]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Noritake breastplate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/?p=1423</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m standing firm, garbed with the belt of truth opinion, a breastplate of self-righteousness, and my feet fitted with the readiness to kick parents&#8217; asses everyhwere: Yes, it&#8217;s another post about childish things by someone who doesn&#8217;t have children. Assess my ethos and get riled up accordingly.
This week&#8217;s topic: Grandparent names. I remember when my [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>On whether puppies or children are more difficult</title>
		<link>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2009/08/puppies-v-childre/</link>
		<comments>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2009/08/puppies-v-childre/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[opinions on childish things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Westminster Poo Champion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/?p=1283</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We were supposed to go boating on Sunday, which would have been a great way to beat the heat, but instead we&#8217;ll be out in the heat putting up the remainder of our fence &#8212; partly because we&#8217;re lazy and should&#8217;ve done this months ago (e.g. in May), and partly because we didn&#8217;t think the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On children and lungpower</title>
		<link>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2009/08/on-children-and-lungpower/</link>
		<comments>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2009/08/on-children-and-lungpower/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opinions on childish things]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[glaciers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lungs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toddlers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/?p=1227</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Now I realize that, oh, every child psychologist in the world, and probably 99 percent of parents would disagree, but that&#8217;s why I have the tag &#8220;opinions on childish things by someone who doesn&#8217;t have children.&#8221; Which is to say, I really don&#8217;t care.
Today&#8217;s issue is brought to you by the nonverbal lungpower of my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Naming names</title>
		<link>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2009/07/naming-names/</link>
		<comments>http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/2009/07/naming-names/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[opinions on childish things]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://chelseywaters.com/soapbox/?p=1183</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Matt and I are close to a detente in the Great Puppy Name Stalemate of 2009; I&#8217;ll withhold it for now, pending approval, while crossing my fingers, tossing salt over my shoulder (or, wait, is that for luck or safety?), and making his favorite food in order to get this issue put to bed. However, [...]]]></description>
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