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		<title>Comment on Raising Non-Racist Kids by Angela</title>
		<link>http://cocoamamas.com/2010/03/02/raising-non-racist-kids/#comment-8212</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 22:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you so much for this post! I came across your blog while searching for tips on how to fight against the prevailing messages/stereotypes of racism in our country. I want my daughter to grow up knowing that race is just a social construct. I know this must start with the parents, but I wasn&#039;t sure where to start or what appropriate action would be]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you so much for this post! I came across your blog while searching for tips on how to fight against the prevailing messages/stereotypes of racism in our country. I want my daughter to grow up knowing that race is just a social construct. I know this must start with the parents, but I wasn&#8217;t sure where to start or what appropriate action would be</p>
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		<title>Comment on Loc&#8217;ing it Up by Da Cane</title>
		<link>http://cocoamamas.com/2011/11/07/locing-it-up/#comment-8034</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Da Cane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lock her hair she may love u for it]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lock her hair she may love u for it</p>
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		<title>Comment on Can Fathers Walk Away From Their Children? by Rock Bottom but Moving On</title>
		<link>http://cocoamamas.com/2010/12/13/fatherswalkaway/#comment-7309</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rock Bottom but Moving On]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 01:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kandace wow, your story struck me the most out of everyone. I will be extremely brief. I as many military women lost custody of my son when he was 11 months. My ex was abusive, controlling, barely employed and White. I was paying over $1000 monthly in child support and still being denied. Iron does wear out Benee. It was so bad that the daycare stated they would not release any information because they did not know I was the biological mother. Yes even after I sent certified mail the birth certificate and court order. People being cruel to others, getting off on controlling and oppressing others is real. Kandace I totally understand your pain and respect that you loved yourself more than your oppressor loved your child. People like that it is best to distance yourself. When she wants to know who you are she will. When a parent alienates or is emotionally/mentally abusive do you honestly think a person is going to stay around? Even animals can sense if a place is toxic they have sense to relocate and move elsewhere so that they can survive/thrive. Emotional/Mental Abuse is just as damaging as Physical/Domestic Abuse.

I have since completed military service and am pursing a more rewarding career. No parent man or woman should rely on child support as a means to an end. No parent should feel entitled to child support when they constantly deny a court order willfully without reason. No parent should live with their own aging parents, work a minimum wage job, receive social services and then try to milk the other parent who has other children and or spouse for child support. Misery loves company. Money, control and oppression was what my ex spouse was after and he got it. Only the non-custodial parent knows what he or she has done and could do. Life is short and full of trouble. I worry less of those who do not know my battle and worry more about what I have control over. The mental anguish, allowing visitation or communication when he says disregarding the court order or my life is something I no longer entertain. A leopard does not change their spots and it is true the child/children are the ones who truly suffer. I know I have done everything in my power to be apart of our child&#039;s life so I will not bore anyone with the details. I wish the souls who are suffering this tragedy peace.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kandace wow, your story struck me the most out of everyone. I will be extremely brief. I as many military women lost custody of my son when he was 11 months. My ex was abusive, controlling, barely employed and White. I was paying over $1000 monthly in child support and still being denied. Iron does wear out Benee. It was so bad that the daycare stated they would not release any information because they did not know I was the biological mother. Yes even after I sent certified mail the birth certificate and court order. People being cruel to others, getting off on controlling and oppressing others is real. Kandace I totally understand your pain and respect that you loved yourself more than your oppressor loved your child. People like that it is best to distance yourself. When she wants to know who you are she will. When a parent alienates or is emotionally/mentally abusive do you honestly think a person is going to stay around? Even animals can sense if a place is toxic they have sense to relocate and move elsewhere so that they can survive/thrive. Emotional/Mental Abuse is just as damaging as Physical/Domestic Abuse.</p>
<p>I have since completed military service and am pursing a more rewarding career. No parent man or woman should rely on child support as a means to an end. No parent should feel entitled to child support when they constantly deny a court order willfully without reason. No parent should live with their own aging parents, work a minimum wage job, receive social services and then try to milk the other parent who has other children and or spouse for child support. Misery loves company. Money, control and oppression was what my ex spouse was after and he got it. Only the non-custodial parent knows what he or she has done and could do. Life is short and full of trouble. I worry less of those who do not know my battle and worry more about what I have control over. The mental anguish, allowing visitation or communication when he says disregarding the court order or my life is something I no longer entertain. A leopard does not change their spots and it is true the child/children are the ones who truly suffer. I know I have done everything in my power to be apart of our child&#8217;s life so I will not bore anyone with the details. I wish the souls who are suffering this tragedy peace.</p>
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		<title>Comment on About Cocoa Mamas by themendingverse</title>
		<link>http://cocoamamas.com/about/#comment-7083</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[themendingverse]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jan 2013 23:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beautiful! Thanks for following my blog. :)]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Beautiful! Thanks for following my blog. <img src='http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Comment on Why I Find It Hard to &#8220;Celebrate&#8221; Roe v. Wade by LaToya/gradmommy</title>
		<link>http://cocoamamas.com/2013/01/23/why-i-find-it-hard-to-celebrate-roe-v-wade/#comment-7069</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LaToya/gradmommy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you for your comment! I absolutely agree with you - we cannot talk about the sanctity of life but have no regard for the quality of those lives.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for your comment! I absolutely agree with you &#8211; we cannot talk about the sanctity of life but have no regard for the quality of those lives.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Why I Find It Hard to &#8220;Celebrate&#8221; Roe v. Wade by LaToya/gradmommy</title>
		<link>http://cocoamamas.com/2013/01/23/why-i-find-it-hard-to-celebrate-roe-v-wade/#comment-7068</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LaToya/gradmommy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for your comment. 

Like I said in the post, I think whether or not we define life as beginning at conception is irrelevant to the decision of whether or not abortion should be legal. I think the people you are writing about do exist, no doubt, but crazy people exist on the extremes of every issue. I know of no person who expresses glee about the idea of an abortion. I know of no woman who was lackadaisical about getting an abortion. But even if such people do exist, I don&#039;t think their existence is a reason to deny the right to an abortion.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for your comment. </p>
<p>Like I said in the post, I think whether or not we define life as beginning at conception is irrelevant to the decision of whether or not abortion should be legal. I think the people you are writing about do exist, no doubt, but crazy people exist on the extremes of every issue. I know of no person who expresses glee about the idea of an abortion. I know of no woman who was lackadaisical about getting an abortion. But even if such people do exist, I don&#8217;t think their existence is a reason to deny the right to an abortion.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Why I Find It Hard to &#8220;Celebrate&#8221; Roe v. Wade by napturallyflyy</title>
		<link>http://cocoamamas.com/2013/01/23/why-i-find-it-hard-to-celebrate-roe-v-wade/#comment-7064</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[napturallyflyy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hear you. But disagree. I think its absolutely important to promote that life begins at conception bc the language of the opressor offers or denies personhood. Its not innocent men women and children that died in a drone strike.Theyre simply casualties. They&#039;re terrorists, not people so its ok for our government to torture them. Theyre Black and Blacks arent people so we are morally good to go because we would never enslave a person. Shes a whore not someones teenage daughter so its ok for a pimp to sell her and ok for 40 yr old John to get his.Its not a baby. Its a fetus so its ok to kill. Once people convince themselves someone is not human it opens the door to denying them basic human rights for the sake of convenience and greed. Its how we clear our conscience. And this is just my experience but many pro choicers do think that abortion means ending a life...and could care less. The individual rights of a woman to choose mean more than those of an unborn baby. Then theres others who dont believe its shameful to have an abortion because its like getting a tooth pulled. Xojane had an article a while back that made me sick...and I try to be open minded. Its a movement designed to remove shame and stigma by promoting tshirts that promote sentiments like &quot;i killed my baby and liked it&quot; and &quot;abortion try it&quot; etc and just promotes glee around the subject. No way should a woman be shamed. No way should she be gleeful either.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hear you. But disagree. I think its absolutely important to promote that life begins at conception bc the language of the opressor offers or denies personhood. Its not innocent men women and children that died in a drone strike.Theyre simply casualties. They&#8217;re terrorists, not people so its ok for our government to torture them. Theyre Black and Blacks arent people so we are morally good to go because we would never enslave a person. Shes a whore not someones teenage daughter so its ok for a pimp to sell her and ok for 40 yr old John to get his.Its not a baby. Its a fetus so its ok to kill. Once people convince themselves someone is not human it opens the door to denying them basic human rights for the sake of convenience and greed. Its how we clear our conscience. And this is just my experience but many pro choicers do think that abortion means ending a life&#8230;and could care less. The individual rights of a woman to choose mean more than those of an unborn baby. Then theres others who dont believe its shameful to have an abortion because its like getting a tooth pulled. Xojane had an article a while back that made me sick&#8230;and I try to be open minded. Its a movement designed to remove shame and stigma by promoting tshirts that promote sentiments like &#8220;i killed my baby and liked it&#8221; and &#8220;abortion try it&#8221; etc and just promotes glee around the subject. No way should a woman be shamed. No way should she be gleeful either.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Why I Find It Hard to &#8220;Celebrate&#8221; Roe v. Wade by smilecalm</title>
		<link>http://cocoamamas.com/2013/01/23/why-i-find-it-hard-to-celebrate-roe-v-wade/#comment-7062</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[smilecalm]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wonderful reflection and confliction on this issue. If only citizens and leaders demonstrated their respect for life with outrage of our endless wars and violence and economic disparities, so much as they demonstrate for, or against, a fetus&#039; rights. May you be well.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wonderful reflection and confliction on this issue. If only citizens and leaders demonstrated their respect for life with outrage of our endless wars and violence and economic disparities, so much as they demonstrate for, or against, a fetus&#8217; rights. May you be well.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Where are their comfort dogs? by PJ2012</title>
		<link>http://cocoamamas.com/2012/12/19/where-are-their-comfort-dogs/#comment-6883</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[PJ2012]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have had your same thoughts in may instances. Over the years, I have realized support and coverage is not shared equally. I strongly think that it is something we can&#039;t get angry about because we can support each other. Within our own community, we should reach out and help each other. There isn&#039;t any reason we can&#039;t create petitions, send needed items (whatever it is) to victims, set up groups to address/access the populations needs/goals or contact organizations that can provide guidances. The more we do for ourselves, the more empowered we become and than others we take notice.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have had your same thoughts in may instances. Over the years, I have realized support and coverage is not shared equally. I strongly think that it is something we can&#8217;t get angry about because we can support each other. Within our own community, we should reach out and help each other. There isn&#8217;t any reason we can&#8217;t create petitions, send needed items (whatever it is) to victims, set up groups to address/access the populations needs/goals or contact organizations that can provide guidances. The more we do for ourselves, the more empowered we become and than others we take notice.</p>
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		<title>Comment on In memoriam: Remember their names by LaToya/gradmommy</title>
		<link>http://cocoamamas.com/2012/12/15/in-memoriam-remember-their-names/#comment-6867</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LaToya/gradmommy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 04:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So true, Izzy. I found myself having a bit of road annoyance this afternoon and then just remembered these names and all my annoyance went away. Life is too short.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So true, Izzy. I found myself having a bit of road annoyance this afternoon and then just remembered these names and all my annoyance went away. Life is too short.</p>
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