<?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[Squiggles and Smiles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nurturing Blended Families with Joy]]></description><link>https://www.squigglesandsmiles.co.uk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:07:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.squigglesandsmiles.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How many children do you have?]]></title><description><![CDATA[How can such a simple question pose such a difficult answer? And how can such an answer provoke such feelings? It is such a difficult question to answer, because depending on who is asking, what the circumstances are and who is around me, my answer can be different. The simple answer is five Or is it three? Or possibly even eight (which seems ridiculous, but acknowledges the losses we had on the way to the three or the five). Asda This in the unseen load that step parents face on a daily...]]></description><link>https://www.squigglesandsmiles.co.uk/post/how-many-children-do-you-have</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a307deb49240ddcc8072b8e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:49:26 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Frankie Speirs</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>