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		<title>Excuses, excuses &#8211; after awhile, they don&#8217;t hold their weight</title>
		<link>https://ellieadvice.com/excuses-excuses-after-awhile-they-dont-hold-their-weight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[abandonment]]></category>
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		<title>Many parents would love to stay home with their children&#8230;.. it&#8217;s financially difficult</title>
		<link>https://ellieadvice.com/many-parents-would-love-to-stay-home-with-their-children-its-financially-difficult/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 05:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accomodations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anxiety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[daydream]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drinking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[excuses]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[financial stress]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[game changer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[healthy habits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[innocence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lifestyle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marijuana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[panic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[permission]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[sexual harassment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[testimony]]></category>
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		<title>Siblings can be the best and worst!</title>
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		<comments>https://ellieadvice.com/siblings-can-be-the-best-and-worst/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 04:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ambition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[annoy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[curfew]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disrespectful]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[excuses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friendship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hobbies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[overprotective]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reliable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[siblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spoiled]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teenagers]]></category>

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		<title>Not all friendships last a lifetime</title>
		<link>https://ellieadvice.com/not-all-friends-last-a-lifetime/</link>
		<comments>https://ellieadvice.com/not-all-friends-last-a-lifetime/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 04:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cheating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commonalities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[confusion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crush]]></category>
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		<title>A parent&#8217;s job is to protect their children</title>
		<link>https://ellieadvice.com/a-parents-job-is-to-protect-their-children-2/</link>
		<comments>https://ellieadvice.com/a-parents-job-is-to-protect-their-children-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 04:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alcoholics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attitude]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blended Families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boundaries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[excuses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grandparenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loyalty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mental health issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Protective Parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rejection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[respect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rude]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[siblings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Step Parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[step-grandchildren]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stereotype]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teenagers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unhealthy Relationships]]></category>

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		<title>Sex on the beach is inappropriate when children are around</title>
		<link>https://ellieadvice.com/sex-on-the-beach-is-inappropriate-when-children-are-around/</link>
		<comments>https://ellieadvice.com/sex-on-the-beach-is-inappropriate-when-children-are-around/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2025 04:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Divorce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[excuses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family vacations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[grandparenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[marriage counselor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rejection]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[resentment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sleep issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Withholding Sex]]></category>

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		<title>True friends love you for who you are inside</title>
		<link>https://ellieadvice.com/true-friends-love-you-for-who-you-are-inside/</link>
		<comments>https://ellieadvice.com/true-friends-love-you-for-who-you-are-inside/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 05:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[breakups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commitment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[crossfit]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gen Z]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[instinct]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Money Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obsessions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[shock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social climber]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[suspicious]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thriller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trust]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ulterior motive]]></category>

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		<title>It&#8217;s Christmas &#8211; let everything roll off your back and enjoy your day</title>
		<link>https://ellieadvice.com/its-christmas-let-everything-roll-off-your-back-and-enjoy-your-day/</link>
		<comments>https://ellieadvice.com/its-christmas-let-everything-roll-off-your-back-and-enjoy-your-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Dec 2024 05:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[excuses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family vacations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grieving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[honesty]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Money Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retired]]></category>
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		<title>Get help to unfreeze yourself</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 04:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Column]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[artist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[assisted living]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cognitive impairment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[compassion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[condolences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Death]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dementia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[depression]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dumped]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emotional trauma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[erotica]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[excuses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[frozen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grief]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[heartbreak]]></category>
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		<title>Pet-sitting is a HUGE responsibility</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 04:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisi Tesher]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[apology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apprehension]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[behaviour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crush]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[expectations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Health Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[kiss]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[neighbours]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[personal hygiene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pet issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[remorse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Teenagers]]></category>

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