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		<title>When</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 00:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When will when not matter When will the confusion lift The sun is gloriously shining Clouds gather in front of me The sea is calm Yet waves crash upon me Color is all around me Somehow all I see is gray My mind escapes me Does not feel my own It has been molded this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elizabethlombino.com&#038;blog=11614180&#038;post=2242&#038;subd=elizabethlombino&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hope for Marriage Equality</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The next few days are HUGE in our American History. The Supreme Court will be hearing testimony on two marriage equality cases ~ Proposition 8 in California and the national Defense of Marriage Act.  The decisions made by the Supreme Court could vastly change how marriage is defined in our country. This is history being made right [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elizabethlombino.com&#038;blog=11614180&#038;post=2224&#038;subd=elizabethlombino&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>One and Done Happiness</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 01:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago we had a play date with a new family. Mia and her new friend, a sweet little girl, played alongside the new girl&#8217;s 2 older brothers. We invited the new parents to stay with us and chat. We watched all of our children be children as we discussed parenting and enjoyed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elizabethlombino.com&#038;blog=11614180&#038;post=2189&#038;subd=elizabethlombino&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Humor is a big part of who I am. Humor is also a major component of our little family and how we parent. Rich and I have been laughing together and being silly for many years now. Our little girl Mia is even goofier than we are. No matter what obstacle we face, our humor [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elizabethlombino.com&#038;blog=11614180&#038;post=1983&#038;subd=elizabethlombino&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>One and Done on Facebook!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Team One and Done is now a page on Facebook! Please visit and &#8220;like&#8221; the page.  New posts, humor, quotes, and a whole community for parents of an only child. Also feel free to share your story with us! Add to the fun and find support. You can also check out the &#8220;One and Done&#8221; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elizabethlombino.com&#038;blog=11614180&#038;post=2192&#038;subd=elizabethlombino&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>When Will We Truly Tackle Homelessness?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 01:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New statistics were released indicating that over 50,000 people access New York City shelters each night. About 50% of those people are children. This is an atrocity. America is a wealthy, vibrant nation. There is no reason or excuse for these high numbers of homeless individuals and families. Chronic homelessness is preventable. With affordable housing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elizabethlombino.com&#038;blog=11614180&#038;post=2180&#038;subd=elizabethlombino&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>One and Done ~ Spoiler Alert</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 01:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems to be a strong cultural stereotype that an &#8220;only child&#8221; will be spoiled. Selfish, self-centered, insensitive, bratty, spoiled. Some parents decide to have another child as a means to avoid the possibility of their kid turning into a brat. Oh, if it were only this easy. I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;m not alone in thinking [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elizabethlombino.com&#038;blog=11614180&#038;post=2032&#038;subd=elizabethlombino&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Our Culture of Food</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month marks 5 years since I was instructed to drastically change my diet. After giving birth to Mia, my body and spirit changed dramatically. I had Post Partum Depression, and I also had a whole host of health issues. My therapist, psychiatrist, internist, gastroenterologist, and endocrinologist all told me that what I was eating [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elizabethlombino.com&#038;blog=11614180&#038;post=1905&#038;subd=elizabethlombino&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Hazards Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2012 19:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over my years of Social Work clinical training, I&#8217;ve learned a lot of metaphors and stories to help explain some of the concepts I teach. One such story is called the Hazards Story. It was conceived of, and taught to me by my former supervisor and colleague, Donna Ellenbogen. Here is a brief, adapted version [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elizabethlombino.com&#038;blog=11614180&#038;post=2020&#038;subd=elizabethlombino&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Closer to Fine</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 02:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indigo Girls&#8217; music is spiritual and thoughtful. I connect with their music and lyrics on so many levels. One song in particular speaks to me so intensely ~ Closer to Fine. The song takes the listener through a life-long quest of finding meaning in life. Finding peace and solitude. It captures our eternal search for clarity [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=elizabethlombino.com&#038;blog=11614180&#038;post=2012&#038;subd=elizabethlombino&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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