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	<description>Life doesn&#039;t come with instructions, but as an LP, every little road sign helps. We hope this blog helps LP parents of LP and AH kids as well as parents of LP&#039;s as a map of products and information. We&#039;ve been blessed with one of each and learned a couple of tricks that could help show the way.</description>
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		<title>Dragon Fruit Trellis Build Guide</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 19:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dragon Fruit Trellis Build Guide A complete engineering guide to building a 4-foot container trellis — designed around LP and short-stature ergonomics. 📅 Last updated: June 2026. This guide reflects our current build and the lessons learned across multiple plantings. We update it as we learn more — if you spot something worth adding or...]]></description>
		
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		<title>School Letter Sample: Advocating for Accessibility Changes in an Older School</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 18:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[📋 Free to use as a template: The letter below was written for a real school board vote and sent on behalf of our son. You are welcome to adapt it for your own school district — change the proposition name, dollar amounts, and personal details to fit your situation. The core medical framing around...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Swimming: Ditch the Water Wings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2022 18:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Swimming: Ditch the Water Wings An LP mom who competed at the World Dwarf Games shares why water wings do more harm than good — and how to raise a water-confident dwarf child. LP mom here. I&#8217;m 4&#8242; tall and I have 2 kids (one AH, one LP). Both started swim lessons at age 9...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Child Sized Ponchos: Customizing to Size</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jun 2019 22:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Packing for the 2018 LPA National Conference in Orlando, we needed rain ponchos. Rain in Orlando during summer is unpredictable. We considered umbrellas, but we didn&#8217;t want the weight and the risk of it breaking. Ponchos were the way to go. Being the thorough person, Dwarf Dad wanted to check out the best ponchos. We...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Fine Cleaning for Your Bum: The BioBidet</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2018 23:24:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Dwarf Dad&#8217;s first visit to Europe as a child, he was exploring a new hotel in England and encountered an old-school bidet. His sister wondered what that odd contraption was, turned the handle and promptly got sprayed in the face. At the time, you didn&#8217;t find any kind of bidet on the mass market...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Color Street: Easy Nail Color</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2018 04:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As I&#8217;m aging, my vision and dexterity  is getting weaker. My friend introduced me to Color Street one day when we were having a girls lunch. In a matter of minutes while waiting for our lunch order, she demonstrated how easy it was to put this new alternative to traditional nail polish. I bought one...]]></description>
		
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		<title>LPA Membership: The Gift of Community</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2017 05:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[LPA Membership: The Gift of Community LPA membership. You may not need it today, maybe not tomorrow or next year, but someday — and it will serve you for the rest of your life. Join or Renew LPA Membership → How does one identify with a community they&#8217;re born into? Do they just turn it...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Best Wide Sandals for Small Feet</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 05:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Living in a sunny coastal state, I love to wear sandals and flip-flops year round, sometimes even when it&#8217;s raining. Growing up I had Birkenstocks that were very comfortable and perfect for lounging around, but as I grew up, my feet grew wider and wider while not getting much longer. Such is the life for...]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Best Unconventional Reacher: The Bear Claw</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2015 05:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Who knew that a back scratcher would be the best reacher I have ever found? Many people with physical disabilities know the good &#8216;ol Sammons (now Preston Sammons medical) catalog. It&#8217;s on most physical and occupational therapists&#8217; bookshelves. The products are durable and designed by disability professionals. Even I have a couple of trigger reachers...]]></description>
		
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		<title>Keto and Grain Free for Joint Pain</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2015 05:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Keto and Grain Free for Joint Pain An LP dad with pseudoachondroplasia shares how going grain-free dramatically reduced his hip pain — products, books, and an honest personal account. Many of those of us in the LP community are afflicted with joint pain as we grow older and try to avoid or prolong surgery for...]]></description>
		
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