{"id":7581,"date":"2004-04-01T10:43:08","date_gmt":"2004-04-01T10:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2004\/04\/told_my_dad.html"},"modified":"2004-04-01T10:43:08","modified_gmt":"2004-04-01T10:43:08","slug":"told_my_dad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2004\/04\/told_my_dad.html","title":{"rendered":"Told My Dad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So I guess I can tell you.<br \/>\nYup.<br \/>\nNothing like old ladies being pregnant, huh?<br \/>\nComing your way, December 2004: The Return of In Between Naps.<br \/>\n(Sorry about that for those who checked in earlier. I&#8217;m just so accustomed to thinking a year ahead &#8211; which is what people who write books generally do.)<br \/>\n(Hopefully. Haven&#8217;t been to a doctor yet,but all the signs are there and I&#8217;m starting to feel lousy all day. )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So I guess I can tell you. Yup. 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