<?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>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:20:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/hot/wellbeing/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I Left a Comfortable Life Then I Went Back]]></title><description><![CDATA[“ I am sorry to say, but I treat my kids as an investment” She wasn’t saying it in anger. It was emphasized to me once again and it was just pure fact, something she tried to hide from the rest of her]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@macchiata/i-left-a-comfortable-life-then-i-went-back</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@macchiata/i-left-a-comfortable-life-then-i-went-back</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[macchiata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:03:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4PG7qiS2SfyUvr6dYchA8cwbQH57rc4VFxSFox9JCV7ewFLEtm9D6rfP73i5LDmUjR3ecvuasMkeb5exEovVuW98RQ5da6T3cz6vNhkCsujW3hqhhx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A party crashing.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last weekend, on a Saturday, I accompanied Ellie and Kami to a party. 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