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      <title>Washingtonian Babes Around the Beltway Blog</title>
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         <title>It&apos;s Been Fun</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:14:10 -0500</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve enjoyed blogging for Babes Around the Beltway for the past few months. It&rsquo;s been fun, it&rsquo;s been exciting, and I&rsquo;ve really appreciated the time so many readers took to post comments and react to the variety of posts. Unfortunately, this blog is not going to continue with regular postings]]></description>
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         <title>Fundraiser for DC Kids, Joint Service Air Show, International Children’s Festival: Weekend With the Kids</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 16:29:22 -0500</pubDate>
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         <description> BabyLove DC CarnivalWhat better way to spend a Saturday than fundraising for a great cause and rubbing shoulders with some famous faces? Head to the second annual BabyLove DC Carnival on Saturday from 10 to 1 at Tudor Place in Georgetown, hosted by Claire Shipman and George Stephanopoulos of</description>
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         <title>Confessions of a Stroller Addict</title>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 15:41:06 -0500</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[Almost six years and four international partners later, I&rsquo;m still seeking my perfect match. Each exotic and foreign mate has been cast aside, kicked to the curb, collecting dust in my house. Is it me? Or is it them? Let&rsquo;s face it, I am a stroller whore. I own four.]]></description>
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         <title>Skateboarding Dogs, Spring Fling, and Celebrating Moms-to-Be: Weekend With the Kids</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 14:16:25 -0500</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[Pups in the Park at Nationals ParkSaturday marks the return of the popular Pups in the Park event at Nationals Park. Pack up the kids and dogs and get to the stadium before the Nationals take on the Marlins at 1 PM to participate in the &ldquo;pup parade,&rdquo; led by]]></description>
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         <title>Baby-as-Accessory Parenting</title>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 16:41:39 -0500</pubDate>
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         <description>Stirring the mommy-wars debate is a tempting and seemingly fun thing to do, especially in the media. Even before becoming a parent, I was mildly fascinated with this idea of working moms and stay-at-home moms, the choices they made, and the way they apparently judged one another. In one corner</description>
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         <title>Trains, Teddy Bears, and Something Just for Mom: Weekend With the Kids</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 16:20:53 -0500</pubDate>
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         <description> National Train DaySaturday is National Train Day, so pack up the train lovers in your house and head to Union Station from 11 to 4 for free events for all ages. Kids and parents can climb inside the trains, tour historic locomotives and cars, or enjoy the model-train display.</description>
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         <title>You’ve Come a Long Way, Mom</title>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 15:50:50 -0500</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[Last spring, during a lunch with a handful of my closest friends in Washington, something so jarring happened, so disturbing, so shocking, and yet so hilarious, that it forced me to recognize a parenthood truth: Our past selves probably wouldn&rsquo;t like our current selves a whole lot. Fabulous shoe-wearing, celebrity-gossip]]></description>
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         <title>Run for a Good Cause or Enjoy a New Kiddie Happy Hour: Weekend With the Kids</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:19:27 -0500</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[ART DAYCollege Park Aviation MuseumOn Saturday from 11 to 4, head to the College Park Aviation Museum to create aviation-related art. Kids of all ages can participate and enter their finished works into the museum&rsquo;s art competition. Admission is $4 for adults, $2 for kids ages two to 18 (kids]]></description>
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         <title>When Do Home Births Go Too Far?</title>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:04:22 -0500</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[With dismay and profound sadness, I read the Washington Post&rsquo;s recent story about the death of a baby delivered by Karen Carr, a Baltimore-based midwife, in an Alexandria home birth last September. I know I wasn&rsquo;t alone in these feelings. But frankly, I also felt rage. Rage at Carr and]]></description>
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         <title>The Meltdown Meter: Bunnyland</title>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:07:49 -0500</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[ Welcome to The Meltdown Meter, the newest addition to Washingtonian&rsquo;s parenting blog, where we rate supposedly &ldquo;kid-friendly&rdquo; events in Washington for enjoyment and ease of attendance with actual human children. The event: Bunnyland at Butler&rsquo;s Orchard (Germantown) On paper, Bunnyland is a great idea. The egg hunt, the baby]]></description>
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         <title>Junie B. Jones, Celebrate Earth Day, and Plans for Easter Monday: Weekend With the Kids</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:59:24 -0500</pubDate>
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         <description>Junie B. Jones (Montgomery College, Rockville)Catch kid-favorite Junie B. Jones on Saturday at 11 at Montgomery College in Rockville. This high-energy musical is great for kids ages five and up. Tickets are $7 for adults and $6 for seniors, children, and students.Earth Day with the US Botanic GardenOn Saturday at</description>
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         <title>On Disciplining Kids</title>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:41:57 -0500</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Oh my God, have I turned into Betty Draper?&rdquo; I wondered to myself in the dark silence of my house as I spanked my two-year-old for the first time. Keep in mind that by spank, I mean lightly tap her naked behind to make a very deliberate point that her]]></description>
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         <title>Bunnies, Baseball &amp; Robots: Weekend With the Kids</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:13:30 -0500</pubDate>
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         <description>Easter Eggstravaganza (Alexandria)Saturday, head to Top Golf of Alexandria for the Easter Eggstravaganza from 10:30 to 1. Kids activities include egg hunts by age group, moon bounce, magic shows, games, prizes, and music. This event appeals to all ages.Celebrate Robots With the Museum of American HistorySaturday, head to the Museum</description>
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         <title>Should Happy Meal Toys Be Banned?</title>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:18:49 -0500</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[ Last fall, San Francisco was the first jurisdiction to impose a ban on toys inside McDonald&rsquo;s Happy Meals (or any other meal that contains more than 600 calories and 640 milligrams of sodium). Last week, the New York City Council proposed a similar measure.Should legislators around the Beltway take]]></description>
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         <title>Kids&apos; Birthday Parties in Washington: Help!</title>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:49:49 -0500</pubDate>
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         <description><![CDATA[ You know things have gotten out of control when there's a Guinea pig wearing a cowboy hat at your kid's party. Photo by Monica Sakala. At this point, I&rsquo;ve got a running list in my mind of things no one warned me about before I had kids. And the]]></description>
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