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	<title>Witch Works Best &#187; Best Daughter</title>
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		<title>With Friends Like These&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.witchworksbest.com/2010/06/with-friends-like-these/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian Bean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the first suggestions made to clients who are seeking recovery from any form of addiction is to &#8220;find new friends.&#8221;
Seeking freedom from an addiction, or simply choosing to adopt a new and often unfamiliar approach to life is slightly smoother when you discontinue frequent interaction with others who engage in behavior that you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunday Best</title>
		<link>http://www.witchworksbest.com/2010/05/sunday-best/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 21:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian Bean</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Best Witch]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[celebration of mass]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[family time]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to ritualistic Catholic aerobics, any length of time spent away from church becomes irrelevant.  After encountering what may be a brief period of uncertainty, a well-trained former Catholic can resume the proper procedure regarding when to sit, stand, kneel, repeat the words in a congregation-wide reply, and recite at least the last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Natalie Chimes In</title>
		<link>http://www.witchworksbest.com/2010/03/natalie-chimes-in/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian Bean</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[15 year old like me]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[a mind of my own]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boyfriend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[constantly gossiping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guidance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[influenced by opinions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[my own person]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teenagers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[what is best for me]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.witchworksbest.com/?p=837</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Encouraged by her recent commentary on young men (titled &#8220;Why Can&#8217;t They Get Girlfriends?&#8221;) Natalie Ellen Bean has just handed me the following essay to share with you.  It would appear that young Natalie has connected with the original intention that she held upon her arrival to the planet.  Like all of us who have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Can&#8217;t They Get Girlfriends?</title>
		<link>http://www.witchworksbest.com/2010/02/why-cant-they-get-girlfriends/</link>
		<comments>http://www.witchworksbest.com/2010/02/why-cant-they-get-girlfriends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian Bean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Best Daughter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Witch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bad boy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friend zone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[I'm fifteen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nice guys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teenage behavior]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teenage dating]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.witchworksbest.com/?p=736</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Natalie Ellen Bean has a few theories of her own.  On our daily trips home from school, she can offer some pretty interesting perspectives on teenage behavior.  (That is, when she&#8217;s in the mood to talk.)  I think it&#8217;s been at least one hundred years since I&#8217;ve been in high school, so I thought it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Never Too Late To Teach An Old Dog New Tricks</title>
		<link>http://www.witchworksbest.com/2010/02/its-never-too-late-to-teach-an-old-dog-new-tricks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.witchworksbest.com/2010/02/its-never-too-late-to-teach-an-old-dog-new-tricks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian Bean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Best Daughter]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[creatures of habit]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[self-expansion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[unfamiliar realms]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.witchworksbest.com/?p=662</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Meet Brutus.  Brutus is over 12 years old, which makes him about the same age (in human years) as my dad.  Set in their ways, and fiercely loyal to their routines, both dog and man have zero tolerance for disruption in their lives.
My dad is very firm regarding his basic requirements.  For example, he would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coffee and Comfort</title>
		<link>http://www.witchworksbest.com/2010/01/coffee-and-comfort/</link>
		<comments>http://www.witchworksbest.com/2010/01/coffee-and-comfort/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:26:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian Bean</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Best Friend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Sister]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[all-knowing self]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[all-that-is]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[comforting remarks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conversation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[divine source]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feeling of well-being]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[friendly smile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human interaction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[human nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leave-me-alone signal]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.witchworksbest.com/?p=591</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I love people.  It seems most natural for me to strike up a conversation with a cashier, another shopper, someone behind me in line at the bank, or even a woman in the ladies room washing her hands in the sink next to mine.  I do not engage in lengthy conversations with everyone that I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Good Catholic Girl&#8217;s Guide To Becoming Arrogant</title>
		<link>http://www.witchworksbest.com/2010/01/the-good-catholic-girls-guide-to-becoming-arrogant/</link>
		<comments>http://www.witchworksbest.com/2010/01/the-good-catholic-girls-guide-to-becoming-arrogant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian Bean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Best Daughter]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[becoming arrogant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[catholic girl]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[religious philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[seek and ye shall find]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[twelve step program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[well-intentioned religious teacher]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.witchworksbest.com/?p=461</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There comes a time when we can no longer blame (or attribute) the course of our life to any other human being but ourselves.  If we take full responsibility for all of our decisions and their consequences, we realize that our actual experiences are chosen by us.
The one aspect that we do have control over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Membership Has Its Privileges</title>
		<link>http://www.witchworksbest.com/2009/11/membership-has-its-privileges/</link>
		<comments>http://www.witchworksbest.com/2009/11/membership-has-its-privileges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian Bean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Best Daughter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Mom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[college students returning home]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[motherhood]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.witchworksbest.com/?p=309</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nothing generates shared sentiment more readily than motherhood.  There is a universal sisterhood among mothers in which unspoken sympathies are exchanged during any occasion that involves our precious offspring.  Durwood calls it a fellowship of &#8220;blubberers.&#8221;
Last night&#8217;s trip to the airport felt like any other routine pick-up.  Even though I had not seen James since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Good Day For Cleaning</title>
		<link>http://www.witchworksbest.com/2009/11/a-good-day-for-cleaning/</link>
		<comments>http://www.witchworksbest.com/2009/11/a-good-day-for-cleaning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian Bean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Best Daughter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Witch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aspects of self]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional cleansing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new moon]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.witchworksbest.com/?p=264</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I washed my mother-in-law down the shower drain today.  Not all of her, exactly.  There are several aspects of Mother Bean that I admire.  I just allowed some of her opinions of me to go right down the drain.  Recent unnerving opinions got scrubbed out right along with any other influences I&#8217;ve been gathering these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mother Knows Best</title>
		<link>http://www.witchworksbest.com/2009/11/mother-knows-best/</link>
		<comments>http://www.witchworksbest.com/2009/11/mother-knows-best/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jillian Bean</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Best Daughter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Best Mom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child rearing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creative power]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mother knows best]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[purpose of parenting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.witchworksbest.com/?p=211</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The whole purpose of parenting is to raise another adult.  We teach our children how to use their inherent abilities so they will grow up to become responsible adults who are confident in their creative power.
As new arrivals on the planet, babies are required to entrust their power to grown-ups who can keep them safe.  [...]]]></description>
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