<?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>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:09:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@thelongroadhome/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Surviving the long journey ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was one semester into my Bachelors Degree program and there was one thing that was going to make me quit, Math and that was the class I had to take the first semester of school. My heart pounding and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mentallyill/@thelongroadhome/surviving-the-long-journey-ahead</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mentallyill/@thelongroadhome/surviving-the-long-journey-ahead</guid><category><![CDATA[mentallyill]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thelongroadhome]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2019 22:08:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Rise of a Single Parent pt.1]]></title><description><![CDATA[No one wakes up one day and says, I want to be a single parent. When a child is involved, you usually think, the other parent will be there for long haul. They'll be there for the good, the bad and the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thebegining/@thelongroadhome/the-rise-of-a-single-parent-pt-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thebegining/@thelongroadhome/the-rise-of-a-single-parent-pt-1</guid><category><![CDATA[thebegining]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thelongroadhome]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2019 23:39:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public Transportation]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, people most people grow up in an area where public transportation is a way of life. You want to go across the town, easy! jump on a bus, train or subway and make your way to any place your heart desires.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@thelongroadhome/public-transportation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@thelongroadhome/public-transportation</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thelongroadhome]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2017 01:10:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Opportunity of a life time]]></title><description><![CDATA[As School ended I had feared the worst, I had the curse of the server. Although I had worked hard to get through school and I wanted to be better and get better for my girls, I feared no job would take]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@thelongroadhome/the-opportunity-of-a-life-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@thelongroadhome/the-opportunity-of-a-life-time</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thelongroadhome]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Mar 2017 03:48:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The person who helped me find me]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many people in my life in 2013 pointed out that the accident nearly killed me. The accident was as serious as accidents get and I needed to acknowledge that. I know the end of my life was a possibility]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@thelongroadhome/the-person-who-helped-me-find-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@thelongroadhome/the-person-who-helped-me-find-me</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thelongroadhome]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2017 10:36:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Accident]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the years moved forward and I maintained an A average in college I started to find my place. The full-time mom, full-time work and Full-time school started to fit me quite nicely and I found myself]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@thelongroadhome/the-accident</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@thelongroadhome/the-accident</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thelongroadhome]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2017 01:52:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I pushed through school, I still battled demons of self-loathing. School helped to create a bit more well needed Confidence, however outside of school I still questioned who I was and if I deserved]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@thelongroadhome/the-battle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@thelongroadhome/the-battle</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thelongroadhome]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2017 02:21:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you would have asked me 2 years ago, if I thought I was going to get out of Indiana, I think I would have just laughed at you and shook my head. Indiana was all I knew and Indiana was by far one of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@thelongroadhome/the-decision</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@thelongroadhome/the-decision</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thelongroadhome]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2017 01:04:09 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>