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		<title>Don’t Moms Buy Everything? Ah, Nope.</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2012/05/22/dont-moms-buy-everything-ah-nope/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 19:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=1049</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: In last week’s column you complained that advertising ignores dads. As I understand it, moms make most purchasing decisions. Wouldn’t advertising to men alienate women? And why should advertisers spend money pitching to people who don’t buy anything? A: You’ve raised three important issues here. Let’s go through them one at a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>P&amp;G is Dissing Dads. Again. Please sign the petition!</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2012/05/15/pg-dissing-dads-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2012/05/15/pg-dissing-dads-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 14:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=1040</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Four years ago, at the Beijing Olympic Games, Procter &#38; Gamble&#039;s ad campaign was &#034;Proud Spstickonsor of Moms.&#034; I complained loud and long about that one—how leaving dads out in such a glaring way was insulting and demeaning. Now they’re back, and are ramping up their insulting, demeaning message a few notches. P&#38;G&#039;s campaign for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stay with Me!</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2012/05/09/stay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 12:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=1037</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: My 3-year old has been going to the same daycare for 8 months, but he’s still anxious and nervous every time I drop him off. I know that young children can have anxiety problems about unfamiliar places and people, but hasn’t this gone on long enough? A: I remember dropping off my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bite Your Tongue. Hard. Please.</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2012/05/02/bite-tongue-hard-please/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2012/05/02/bite-tongue-hard-please/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 12:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=1034</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: My mother-in-law has an opinion on every conceivable parenting topic. The problem is that those opinions are usually unwelcome and unhelpful. Besides that, every time she’s at my house, she insists on telling me (and my wife when she’s there) how we should raise our children. What can I do before I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sorry, I Forgot. Did You Say Something?</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2012/04/25/sorry-forgot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:17:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=1031</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: My daughter is a really good kid, but she can’t seem to remember anything for more than five minutes. We constantly have to harp at her about things that should be habits, like brushing her teeth every morning. Is there something wrong with her? Why can’t she remember to do things like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is There Intelligent Life in Your Living Room?</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2012/04/18/intelligent-life-living-room/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2012/04/18/intelligent-life-living-room/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=1027</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: This might sound silly, but is there some way to tell if my daughter is a genius? She’s only seven but I think she’s a lot smarter than I am. A: As parents, we’re always worried about how our kids are doing, and there’s no shortage of information on warning signs of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What IS It with Girls and Clothes?</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2012/04/11/girls-clothes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=1025</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: Ever since my daughter turned 13, all she does is pressure my wife and me to buy her extravagant, overpriced clothing. We’re going through a bit of a rough financial patch and there’s no way we can afford what she’s asking for. Any advice? A: Clearly you were never a teenage girl. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sensing Insensitivity</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2012/04/04/sensing-insensitivity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=1021</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: My wife is Japanese, I’m white, and our daughter is biracial. When I’m out with her in public, strangers are constantly stopping me to ask what country we adopted her from. (Interestingly, my wife tells me this never happens to her.) I feel like wearing a button that says, &#034;No, you jerk, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Army? You Want to Join the Army?</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2012/03/21/army-join-army/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2012/03/21/army-join-army/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=1018</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: My 18-year old son wants to join the Army, but neither my wife nor I want him to enlist. How do we communicate that without sounding like we want to control his life? Is it wrong to tell him we think he’s making a big mistake? A: First, my congratulations to your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Redshirts Are Coming!</title>
		<link>http://www.mrdad.com/ask/2012/03/14/redshirts-coming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 12:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>armin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.mrdad.com/ask/?p=1014</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Dad: My wife and I are thinking about keeping our five-year-old son out of kindergarten until he turns six. We have friends who’ve done the same thing and they say that it gave children a lot of advantages. But is it really a good idea? A: What you’re talking about here is called [...]]]></description>
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