<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:40:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@deirdyweirdy/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Parenting 101]]></title><description><![CDATA[I didn’t have the best of parents, but in some ways they weren’t the worst either. For one thing, they never hit us. My mother did attack me twice, though she managed to catch me only once, smashing my]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@deirdyweirdy/parenting-101</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@deirdyweirdy/parenting-101</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-168869]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[deirdyweirdy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:08:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGckFfgrJ51RHmLdM8Jeyy9Fw9AEc9aaGH5LJ8TDqtEf7xvSJymi2LYkMrLxxK2mWRAkuQzADrdaJEXx5DkFSeCa4ENwkkFx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[No more heroes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since I had guests last weekend and was unable to join in the Weekend Experiences, I thought I'd delight you all by posting on last week's topic this week instead. Until I saw the prompt, I can’t say I’d]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@deirdyweirdy/no-more-heroes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@deirdyweirdy/no-more-heroes</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-168869]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[deirdyweirdy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:23:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGcmARpAggMiEWtamuVQLet6U6Fn3CTeK5VuNu8yGFkmWmC7Yae4YLTT65LaY8CeimrdPfyTNSdfvpb2gLTZSowkqJv7C8E2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An eye for an eye]]></title><description><![CDATA[My ride-on mower is kaput, and I can get nobody to repair it. Meanwhile, the grass had grown waist-high, far too tall for a mower anyway, and my dogs were covered in ticks. 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That’s not to say there isn’t plenty to be grumpy about.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@deirdyweirdy/the-importance-of-being-smiley</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@deirdyweirdy/the-importance-of-being-smiley</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-168869]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[deirdyweirdy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 23:41:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGckYPHstbr1qbhPJY7ueqEAunem3427xoCXiAg2wN9xQpkmT7QJxffHDYSqATgymozcwuMzWbHjpysGvJhJhrQbRddQMtYe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A bridge too far]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m far too forgiving ever to seek retribution, and I’m certain that if you lined up a hundred of my friends and questioned them under caution, they’d all agree. 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