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> <channel><title>Single Mom &#124; Single Mom Blog &#124; Ms. Single Mama &#187; fear</title> <atom:link href="http://mssinglemama.com/tag/fear/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://mssinglemama.com</link> <description>Single Mom Dating? Real advice from a real single mom.</description> <lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:28:59 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <item><title>Bring out the fears!</title><link>http://mssinglemama.com/2008/06/26/bring-out-the-fears/</link> <comments>http://mssinglemama.com/2008/06/26/bring-out-the-fears/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:26:56 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>mssinglemama</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ceramic flat iron]]></category> <category><![CDATA[contest]]></category> <category><![CDATA[death]]></category> <category><![CDATA[family]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fear]]></category> <category><![CDATA[life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[parenting fears]]></category> <category><![CDATA[religion]]></category> <category><![CDATA[single dad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[single mom]]></category> <guid
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href="http://mssinglemama.wordpress.com/2008/06/21/flatten-your-fear-win-a-flat-iron/">bring out your fears to win a $200 flat iron!</a> </strong></p><p>I don&#8217;t know how I&#8217;m going to pick a winner. If you haven&#8217;t read the entries, get busy. Some will make you cry, others will make you laugh. All in all, I&#8217;d say it&#8217;s been a good week for bringing out the fears.</p><p>And because we&#8217;re all clearly afraid of death I had to post this video, Monty Python and the Holy Grail &#8211; quite possibly one of the greatest movies of all time.</p><p><span
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href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grbSQ6O6kbs">www.youtube.com/watch?v=grbSQ6O6kbs</a></p></p><p><strong>Contest deadline is Friday at midnight (PST). <a
href="http://mssinglemama.wordpress.com/2008/06/21/flatten-your-fear-win-a-flat-iron/">Enter here.</a></strong></p><p>Related posts:<ol><li><a
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isPermaLink="false">http://mssinglemama.wordpress.com/?p=544</guid> <description><![CDATA[We all have fears. If you read my blog, you know I&#8217;ve got plenty. Namely my fear of commiting to the wrong guy, my fear of my ex-husband watching our son solo for 36 hours a week or his absence from our lives. I like to think I&#8217;ve come leaps and bounds in the past [...]
Related posts:<ol><li><a
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href="http://mssinglemama.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/fear.jpg"><img
class="alignright alignnone size-medium wp-image-546" style="float:right;margin:10px;" src="http://mssinglemama.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/fear.jpg?w=267" alt="" width="209" height="226" /></a></p><h3><strong>We all have fears.</strong></h3><p>If you read my blog, you know <a
href="http://mssinglemama.wordpress.com/2008/02/27/do-i-need-therapy-nope-just-a-fantastic-comment-thread/">I&#8217;ve got plenty</a>. Namely my fear of <a
href="http://mssinglemama.wordpress.com/2008/05/07/did-i-lose-my-mr-good-enough/">commiting to the wrong guy</a>, my fear of my ex-husband watching our son solo for <a
href="http://mssinglemama.wordpress.com/2008/03/24/caught-on-tapemy-ex-his-girlfriend-and-my-son-nope-hes-just-crying-in-the-background/">36 hours a week</a> or <a
href="http://mssinglemama.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/single-mom-son-calls-everyone-daddy/">his absence</a> from our lives. I like to think I&#8217;ve come leaps and bounds in the past year in conquering them, but I still have a ways to go.</p><p><strong>Now it&#8217;s your turn to step into the confessional.</strong></p><p>Tell me about something that shakes you to your core. Maybe you&#8217;re afraid of snakes, men, other parents at the playground, your boss, pickles and bologna, your teenager, <a
href="http://mssinglemama.wordpress.com/category/how-to-pick-up-men/">asking men out</a> &#8230; I don&#8217;t care what it is. Describe your fear and then tell me how you are going to conquer it.<span
id="more-584"></span></p><p>I&#8217;m hoping your comment will turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy. <strong>And the prize for spilling your guts?</strong> A Hana Salon <a
href="//www.hanasalon.com">ceramic flat iron</a> ($199.00) courtesy of <a
href="http://www.misikko.com">Misikko.com</a>.</p><p>After reading <a
href="http://mssinglemama.wordpress.com/2008/05/24/single-mama-beauty-tip-2-lush-stuff/">my post reviewing their FHI Hair Dryer</a> the nice people over at Misikko.com offered me two ceramic flat irons, one for myself and one for one of you! This flat iron is top of the line, and as my mom would say it&#8217;s &#8211; &#8220;Slicker than bat s*%T!&#8221; It&#8217;s light weight, comes in a snazzy black travel case and heats up in seconds. <a
href="http://www.hanasalon.com">Read more about the flat iron here.</a></p><h3><strong>How to win:</strong></h3><p>1. Name your fear</p><p>2. Tell me your game plan to conquer your fear</p><h3><strong>First Place Prize:</strong></h3><p>A<a
href="http://www.hanasalon.com"> fabulous Hana Salon ceramic flat iron</a>, <strong>valued at $199.99!!!</strong></p><p><a
href="http://mssinglemama.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/ceramicflatiron.jpg"><img
class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-545" src="http://mssinglemama.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/ceramicflatiron.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="102" /></a></p><p><strong>Second Place Prize:</strong></p><p>A copy of <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/Single-Mom-Seeking-Playdates-Dispatches/dp/1580051669/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1214017590&amp;sr=8-1">Single Mom Seeking</a> by <a
href="http://www.singlemomseeking.com/blog">Rachel Sarah</a>.</p><p><strong>Third Place Prize:</strong></p><p>A copy of <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/Accidentally-Purpose-One-Night-Unplanned-Parenthood/dp/0061256927/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1214017621&amp;sr=1-1">Accidentally on Purpose</a> by Mary Pols.</p><h3><strong>Deadline:</strong></h3><p>I&#8217;ll take entries until Friday July 27, 2008.</p><h3><strong>Rules:</strong></h3><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Be serious, funny or insightful, but above all &#8211; be honest. Leave your fear in the comment field. <em>Bloggers- If you would like to enter this contest by writing your own post go ahead, just leave a link here. </em>I&#8217;ll be judging the best entry &#8230; and guys, feel free to enter &#8211; I&#8217;m sure there&#8217;s a woman in your life who would kill for this flat iron.<em><br
/> </em></p><h3><strong>Inspiration:</strong></h3><p>This amazing <a
href="http://www.depotdad.com/files/c517cf69bae7f7b9bff539796bbcfa47-12.html">post by single dad Jim Everson</a> on how he conquered his fear of swimming.</p><p>[Photo Credit: <a
href="http://hattaway.co.nz/img/scared.jpg">hattaway.co.nz</a>]</p><p>Related posts:<ol><li><a
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href='http://mssinglemama.com/2008/05/24/single-mama-beauty-tip-2-lush-stuff/' rel='bookmark' title='Single Mama Beauty Tip #2'>Single Mama Beauty Tip #2</a></li></ol></p>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://mssinglemama.com/2008/06/21/flatten-your-fear-win-a-flat-iron/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>39</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
