<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post6041200434569972628..comments</id><updated>2009-07-20T21:54:04.965-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Ciara's Ramblings and Whatnot: FF-53 and Fatherhood Friday #16</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/feeds/6041200434569972628/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html'/><author><name>ciara</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12365631315923740004</uri><email>ciaraj@ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>14</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-6395158319020325526</id><published>2009-07-20T21:54:04.965-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-20T21:54:04.965-07:00</updated><title type='text'>In middle school we moved from southern Florida to...</title><summary type='text'>In middle school we moved from southern Florida to Iowa.  Yeah, talk about a big transition!  Not looking forward to my youngin&amp;#39;s getting to be that age!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/6395158319020325526'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/6395158319020325526'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html?showComment=1248152044965#c6395158319020325526' title=''/><author><name>Jennifer</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03206432673037079130</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='11952180069874877095'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-6041200434569972628' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/posts/default/6041200434569972628' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-4258082943253183784</id><published>2009-07-19T21:53:54.574-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-19T21:53:54.574-07:00</updated><title type='text'>There was drama back in my day, too. There was alw...</title><summary type='text'>There was drama back in my day, too. There was always the popular kids and the not-so-popular kids (guess which one I was) and all their dramas. It continues to this day. I know, I have two girls and experienced it all over again through them. That was grade school. Both girls decided to opt out of the drama in high school, except on stage. Me, I grew out of it awhile ago. Too old to put up the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/4258082943253183784'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/4258082943253183784'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html?showComment=1248065634574#c4258082943253183784' title=''/><author><name>surprised mom</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11474705305996978532</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09398930729128681946'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-6041200434569972628' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/posts/default/6041200434569972628' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-3099627318242031350</id><published>2009-07-19T17:48:53.110-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-19T17:48:53.110-07:00</updated><title type='text'>We like to THINK we grow out of it, but there's a ...</title><summary type='text'>We like to THINK we grow out of it, but there&amp;#39;s a great Bowling For Soup song that says High School Never Ends. Some people thrive on drama. Sounds like Mini-you isn&amp;#39;t like that. She&amp;#39;ll be fine!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/3099627318242031350'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/3099627318242031350'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html?showComment=1248050933110#c3099627318242031350' title=''/><author><name>-Justin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367219187725765824</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='05784211213347903981'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-6041200434569972628' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/posts/default/6041200434569972628' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-1741513929727043751</id><published>2009-07-19T08:55:27.060-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-19T08:55:27.060-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Welcome back honey!

That's a great 55!  

I think...</title><summary type='text'>Welcome back honey!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That&amp;#39;s a great 55!  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think the problem is partly due to the media and the fact that kids are encouraged to grow up too quickly, especially girls.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/1741513929727043751'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/1741513929727043751'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html?showComment=1248018927060#c1741513929727043751' title=''/><author><name>Akelamalu</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-6041200434569972628' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/posts/default/6041200434569972628' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-6527756413764696036</id><published>2009-07-18T19:32:12.463-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-18T19:32:12.463-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ah drama. Seems like everyone hates it, yet try tr...</title><summary type='text'>Ah drama. Seems like everyone hates it, yet try try as we might, it just follows us around. I agree with Lulda, maybe we should blame it on Adam &amp;amp; Eve</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/6527756413764696036'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/6527756413764696036'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html?showComment=1247970732463#c6527756413764696036' title=''/><author><name>Scott</name><uri>http://simplefather.com/</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-6041200434569972628' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/posts/default/6041200434569972628' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-7178799913957534638</id><published>2009-07-17T21:46:59.106-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-17T21:46:59.106-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Teenage relationships were so long ago for me, but...</title><summary type='text'>Teenage relationships were so long ago for me, but it seems like kids today have the freedom to be much more vocal about what&amp;#39;s going on.&lt;br /&gt;We stuffed everything, if I remember right. Or perhaps your adolescent just has a very accepting mother to hear her; if that&amp;#39;s so, both of you are so lucky. Very philosophical 55.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/7178799913957534638'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/7178799913957534638'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html?showComment=1247892419106#c7178799913957534638' title=''/><author><name>MimiRock</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17439665025632734026</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-6041200434569972628' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/posts/default/6041200434569972628' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-3499727305012884151</id><published>2009-07-17T20:20:56.935-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-17T20:20:56.935-07:00</updated><title type='text'>You would think after all these years things would...</title><summary type='text'>You would think after all these years things would be different...not so...blame it on Adam &amp;amp; Eve. :D</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/3499727305012884151'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/3499727305012884151'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html?showComment=1247887256935#c3499727305012884151' title=''/><author><name>Lulda Casadaga</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02508948508691985244</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-6041200434569972628' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/posts/default/6041200434569972628' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-3798952183084758959</id><published>2009-07-17T17:49:11.349-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-17T17:49:11.349-07:00</updated><title type='text'>peer pressure is too much these days!</title><summary type='text'>peer pressure is too much these days!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/3798952183084758959'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/3798952183084758959'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html?showComment=1247878151349#c3798952183084758959' title=''/><author><name>Mona</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08615034229525061880</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-6041200434569972628' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/posts/default/6041200434569972628' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-1944399582251018104</id><published>2009-07-17T16:24:28.602-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-17T16:24:28.602-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ahhhh The long lost Ciara Mist!!
Welcome back to r...</title><summary type='text'>Ahhhh The long lost Ciara Mist!!&lt;br /&gt;Welcome back to remembering Friday Flash 55..&lt;br /&gt;And a darned good one at that!&lt;br /&gt;Thank You for visiting, I missed you..&lt;br /&gt;Have a Kick-Ass Week-End....G-Daddy</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/1944399582251018104'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/1944399582251018104'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html?showComment=1247873068602#c1944399582251018104' title=''/><author><name>G-Man</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14968807697181554781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='09293797909940640505'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-6041200434569972628' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/posts/default/6041200434569972628' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-1344330112197996109</id><published>2009-07-17T13:14:08.918-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-17T13:14:08.918-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I don't remember there being that much drama, at l...</title><summary type='text'>I don&amp;#39;t remember there being that much drama, at least in those grades.  Then again I was, and still am, a nerd, so I didn&amp;#39;t have to worry about that stuff.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/1344330112197996109'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/1344330112197996109'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html?showComment=1247861648918#c1344330112197996109' title=''/><author><name>PJ Mullen</name><uri>http://www.realmendriveminivans.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-6041200434569972628' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/posts/default/6041200434569972628' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-8277486637711998240</id><published>2009-07-17T12:36:09.496-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-17T12:36:09.496-07:00</updated><title type='text'>You  know of course that the boys are under as muc...</title><summary type='text'>You  know of course that the boys are under as much pressure as the girls. There is no freedom in a group.&lt;br /&gt;Loved the 55</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/8277486637711998240'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/8277486637711998240'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html?showComment=1247859369496#c8277486637711998240' title=''/><author><name>Dr.John</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02752941912945095736</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-6041200434569972628' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/posts/default/6041200434569972628' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-2484216760015029699</id><published>2009-07-17T10:55:41.789-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-17T10:55:41.789-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I was interested in the boy girl games...I just ha...</title><summary type='text'>I was interested in the boy girl games...I just had a girl as my costume to hide behind</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/2484216760015029699'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/2484216760015029699'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html?showComment=1247853341789#c2484216760015029699' title=''/><author><name>Andrew's Daddies</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10963637834438914144</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='12435058005655825727'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-6041200434569972628' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/posts/default/6041200434569972628' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-6558313511255441701</id><published>2009-07-17T06:38:31.824-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-17T06:38:31.824-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Gee, I remember it almost exactly as your current ...</title><summary type='text'>Gee, I remember it almost exactly as your current day description...30 year later!  Some things change, some remain...but hell, we all grow out of it...or should  LOL</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/6558313511255441701'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/6558313511255441701'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html?showComment=1247837911824#c6558313511255441701' title=''/><author><name>BellaDaddy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12469029319230742802</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16385219384435807468'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-6041200434569972628' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/posts/default/6041200434569972628' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-1729427098544347780</id><published>2009-07-17T04:01:32.994-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-17T04:01:32.994-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Dragon youngsters aren't the same anymore either. ...</title><summary type='text'>Dragon youngsters aren&amp;#39;t the same anymore either. We think the world has speeded up.&lt;br /&gt;Great 55&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ours is posted</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/1729427098544347780'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/6041200434569972628/comments/default/1729427098544347780'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html?showComment=1247828492994#c1729427098544347780' title=''/><author><name>Fandango</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09256198358069576958</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://ciarasramblingsandwhatnot.com/2009/07/ff-53-and-fatherhood-friday-16.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290982922070896189.post-6041200434569972628' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8290982922070896189/posts/default/6041200434569972628' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>