<?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/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429771071818494684</id><updated>2011-09-28T13:38:03.819-07:00</updated><category term='stereotypes'/><category term='propaganda'/><category term='unwed births'/><category term='Absentee Fathers'/><category term='cohabitation'/><category term='married mothers'/><category term='unwed mothers'/><category term='marriage statistics in the U.S.'/><category term='unmarried couples'/><category term='shacking up'/><category term='divorce'/><category term='fatherlessness'/><category term='stepfamilies'/><category term='LEGAL DEFINITIONS'/><category term='single mom'/><category term='myths'/><category term='nonmarital childbearing'/><category term='single mothers'/><category term='FAMILY LAW'/><category term='CHILD SUPPORT'/><title type='text'>THE MAKING OF A DEADBEAT</title><subtitle type='html'>Single and Free, paid and happy.
SEX IS FOR SINGLES.
How we met, mingled, and breeded.
The pregnancy.
The Conqueror, The Conquered, and The Conquest.
The Hustle, the con, and the bribe.
The birth and delivery.
"IT'S GOING TO BE ME AND YOU. MOSTLY YOU."
The exchange of services for goods.
How much is the baby worth? Lies VS Original Intentions.
STALEMATE!
...&amp; more to come.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://themakingofadeadbeat.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5429771071818494684/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://themakingofadeadbeat.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>THE MAKING OF A DEADBEAT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06883481863222754810</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_wYICbk-HSbU/SDc71p6MWAI/AAAAAAAAAAQ/H1cB_oVXKsA/S220/pink+workboot.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429771071818494684.post-3651361551536088892</id><published>2008-06-14T16:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-25T04:28:05.153-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='myths'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stereotypes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='divorce'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='single mom'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='propaganda'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fatherlessness'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='married mothers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stepfamilies'/><title type='text'>Single Mom vs Married Mom: Slamming The Stereotypes and Myths</title><summary type='text'>Statistics form stereotypes, and stereotypes form myths. So tonight we will not discuss the researched stats, only true life experiences that defy the myths. I will post a blog with the facts and statistics to these myths in the days to come.SINGLE MOMS: single moms had the most myths floating in cyberspace!-Most single moms are broke, poor, and struggling.-Single moms are the least likely women </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.blogtalkradio.com/psycheofthesingleparent/2008/06/15/SINGLE-MOM-vs-MARRIED-MOM' title='Single Mom vs Married Mom: Slamming The Stereotypes and Myths'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://themakingofadeadbeat.blogspot.com/feeds/3651361551536088892/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5429771071818494684&amp;postID=3651361551536088892' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5429771071818494684/posts/default/3651361551536088892'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5429771071818494684/posts/default/3651361551536088892'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://themakingofadeadbeat.blogspot.com/2008/06/single-mom-vs-married-mom-slamming.html' title='Single Mom vs Married Mom: Slamming The Stereotypes and Myths'/><author><name>THE MAKING OF A DEADBEAT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06883481863222754810</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_wYICbk-HSbU/SDc71p6MWAI/AAAAAAAAAAQ/H1cB_oVXKsA/S220/pink+workboot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429771071818494684.post-2743200638329270398</id><published>2008-06-09T16:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-09T18:07:21.377-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cohabitation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shacking up'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='unmarried couples'/><title type='text'>Cohabitation</title><summary type='text'>More view cohabitation as acceptable choiceBy Sharon Jayson, USA TODAYJune 9, 2008An analysis of cohabitation, marriage and divorce data from 13 countries, including the USA, shows that living together has become so mainstream that growing numbers of Americans view it as an alternative to marriage. The National Marriage Project study of a sampling of Western European and Scandinavian nations, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://themakingofadeadbeat.blogspot.com/feeds/2743200638329270398/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5429771071818494684&amp;postID=2743200638329270398' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5429771071818494684/posts/default/2743200638329270398'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5429771071818494684/posts/default/2743200638329270398'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://themakingofadeadbeat.blogspot.com/2008/06/cohabitation.html' title='Cohabitation'/><author><name>THE MAKING OF A DEADBEAT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06883481863222754810</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_wYICbk-HSbU/SDc71p6MWAI/AAAAAAAAAAQ/H1cB_oVXKsA/S220/pink+workboot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wYICbk-HSbU/SE3GSPEwb3I/AAAAAAAAAB0/7-viwtXXaro/s72-c/couple+cohabitation+1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429771071818494684.post-5514875313485502020</id><published>2008-05-26T17:17:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-09T18:07:22.129-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='marriage statistics in the U.S.'/><title type='text'>Marriage Statistics Incomplete</title><summary type='text'>June 1, 1999U.S. quits gathering marriage statisticsBy Karen S. Peterson, USA TODAY WASHINGTON - The federal government no longer is keeping detailed, yearly, state-by-state statistics on marriage and divorce. Budget cuts three years ago at the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) only now are being felt by researchers and demographers who study the state of the family. And next year, the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://themakingofadeadbeat.blogspot.com/feeds/5514875313485502020/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5429771071818494684&amp;postID=5514875313485502020' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5429771071818494684/posts/default/5514875313485502020'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5429771071818494684/posts/default/5514875313485502020'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://themakingofadeadbeat.blogspot.com/2008/05/marriage-statistics-incomplete.html' title='Marriage Statistics Incomplete'/><author><name>THE MAKING OF A DEADBEAT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06883481863222754810</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_wYICbk-HSbU/SDc71p6MWAI/AAAAAAAAAAQ/H1cB_oVXKsA/S220/pink+workboot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wYICbk-HSbU/SDtTh56MWKI/AAAAAAAAABc/8qRfQFq0Bxg/s72-c/wedding+rings.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429771071818494684.post-8881892635936968369</id><published>2008-05-25T17:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-09T18:07:22.701-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nonmarital childbearing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='unwed births'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='unwed mothers'/><title type='text'>Unwed Childbearing in the U.S.</title><summary type='text'>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,National Center for Health Statistics Release: December 5, 2007The study shows unmarried childbearing reached a new record high in 2006. The total number of births to unmarried mothers rose nearly 8 percent to 1,641,700 in 2006. This represents a 20 percent increase from 2002, when the recent upswing in nonmarital births began. The biggest jump was among</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://themakingofadeadbeat.blogspot.com/feeds/8881892635936968369/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5429771071818494684&amp;postID=8881892635936968369' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5429771071818494684/posts/default/8881892635936968369'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5429771071818494684/posts/default/8881892635936968369'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://themakingofadeadbeat.blogspot.com/2008/05/unwed-childbearing-in-us-statistics.html' title='Unwed Childbearing in the U.S.'/><author><name>THE MAKING OF A DEADBEAT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06883481863222754810</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_wYICbk-HSbU/SDc71p6MWAI/AAAAAAAAAAQ/H1cB_oVXKsA/S220/pink+workboot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wYICbk-HSbU/SDoWtZ6MWJI/AAAAAAAAABU/BjDUCHi_JAQ/s72-c/preganant+woman+stomach.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429771071818494684.post-8516740645727750187</id><published>2008-05-24T10:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-09T18:07:23.089-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='CHILD SUPPORT'/><title type='text'>CHILD SUPPORT</title><summary type='text'>In family law and government policy, child support or child maintenance is the ongoing obligation for a periodic payment made directly or indirectly by a non-custodial parent to a custodial parent, caregiver or guardian, or the government, for the care and support of children of a relationship or marriage that has been terminated. In family law, child support is often arranged as part of a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://themakingofadeadbeat.blogspot.com/feeds/8516740645727750187/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5429771071818494684&amp;postID=8516740645727750187' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5429771071818494684/posts/default/8516740645727750187'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5429771071818494684/posts/default/8516740645727750187'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://themakingofadeadbeat.blogspot.com/2008/05/child-support.html' title='CHILD SUPPORT'/><author><name>THE MAKING OF A DEADBEAT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06883481863222754810</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_wYICbk-HSbU/SDc71p6MWAI/AAAAAAAAAAQ/H1cB_oVXKsA/S220/pink+workboot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wYICbk-HSbU/SDhRdp6MWFI/AAAAAAAAAA0/YR0eadSUhNc/s72-c/pennies.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429771071818494684.post-2394122520511631563</id><published>2008-05-24T09:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-12-09T18:07:23.192-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='LEGAL DEFINITIONS'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='FAMILY LAW'/><title type='text'>LEGAL DEFINITIONS</title><summary type='text'>Deadbeat parent is a pejorative term referring to parents of either gender that have freely chosen not to be a financially supportive parent in their children's lives. Primarily used in the US, the gender-specific Deadbeat dad and Deadbeat mom are commonly used by the child support agency to refer to men and women who have fathered or mothered a child but fail to pay child support ordered by a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://themakingofadeadbeat.blogspot.com/feeds/2394122520511631563/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5429771071818494684&amp;postID=2394122520511631563' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5429771071818494684/posts/default/2394122520511631563'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5429771071818494684/posts/default/2394122520511631563'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://themakingofadeadbeat.blogspot.com/2008/05/definitions-from-wikipedia-free.html' title='LEGAL DEFINITIONS'/><author><name>THE MAKING OF A DEADBEAT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06883481863222754810</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_wYICbk-HSbU/SDc71p6MWAI/AAAAAAAAAAQ/H1cB_oVXKsA/S220/pink+workboot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wYICbk-HSbU/SDhKhp6MWCI/AAAAAAAAAAc/dOgIpHBoxKY/s72-c/Kiri+12-25-07+028.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5429771071818494684.post-4608493098716068029</id><published>2008-05-23T13:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-26T18:04:18.271-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='single mothers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Absentee Fathers'/><title type='text'>Psyche Of The Single Parent</title><summary type='text'>Psyche Of The Single ParentWhy do MEN hide from their children?? Was your Papa a rolling stone?  Date / Time: 5/31/2008 11:00 PMCategory: FamilyCall-in Number: (646) 716-4924On the run Daddies: Where are they hiding? Why are they hiding? What affects it has on the kids. Why parents CHOOSE not to be involved in their kids lives. Adult Children of Absentee Parents: What was YOUR father's excuse? </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://themakingofadeadbeat.blogspot.com/feeds/4608493098716068029/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5429771071818494684&amp;postID=4608493098716068029' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5429771071818494684/posts/default/4608493098716068029'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5429771071818494684/posts/default/4608493098716068029'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://themakingofadeadbeat.blogspot.com/2008/05/psyche-of-single-parent.html' title='Psyche Of The Single Parent'/><author><name>THE MAKING OF A DEADBEAT</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06883481863222754810</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_wYICbk-HSbU/SDc71p6MWAI/AAAAAAAAAAQ/H1cB_oVXKsA/S220/pink+workboot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
