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    <title><![CDATA[Ara in English - Francesc Orteu]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA["I will never again be four months collecting without working to dedicate to my son"]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.ara.cat/kids/never-again-will-have-four-months-collecting-salary-benefits-to-dedicate-to-my-son_128_5713332.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/5ef7c274-d1ce-450b-a640-20267e4f9e36_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>This very day, in a second, Guillem has disappeared. <strong>What are you saying!</strong></p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Francesc Orteu]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:45:42 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Elisenda Carod, journalist and author of 'The mother of eggs'.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Journalist, humor screenwriter, director and presenter of 'La solució' on Catalunya Ràdio and mother of Guillem, who has just turned one year old. She publishes 'La mare dels ous. The anti-manual for moments of despair' (La Campana), a sincere, endearing, and humorous review of pregnancy and the first years of motherhood.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA[For three months I had a dead creature in my belly while the other one was growing]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.ara.cat/kids/for-three-months-had-dead-creature-in-my-belly-while-the-other-was-growing_128_5706314.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/ceada0ca-5b94-43c3-9532-0985d3da5e0f_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0_x2471y1141.jpg" /></p><p>I remember going shopping for clothes with my mother who had that habit of everything having to match, everything having to go together. There was that obsession with making sure any piece you bought matched the clothes you already had.<strong>This is no longer the case with your daughters. Do you have many arguments about clothes?</strong></p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Francesc Orteu]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:00:09 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Nidia Tusal, co-author of 'Batecs', and actress Alba Florejachs, in the context of the play about perinatal grief at the TNC.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Costume designer for theater and film and mother of Rita and Aretha, aged ten and seven. She is co-author with Alba Florejachs, Ariana Ruglio and Lara Díez Quintanilla of the play 'Batecs', a reflection on gestational grief, which can be seen in the Sala Tallers of the TNC from April 16th to May 3rd. The play tells the story of Carla, Joana and Angie, built from two hundred real stories.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA["Living with a Catalan teacher is not easy"]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.ara.cat/kids/living-with-catalan-teacher-is-not-easy_128_5699615.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/dc9b5898-52e9-410e-905b-50e8dde060a0_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>Today we will have meatballs with potatoes, which with the basics I have in the freezer are quick to make and ideal for days, like today, when we have a lot to do before lunch.<strong>Will the girls give you a hand?</strong></p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Francesc Orteu]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:02:16 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Clara Simó]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Catalan teacher, vocational cook, content creator on social media and mother of Mariona and Carlota, aged 13 and 11. Known on social media as @clarafogons, she publishes 'Amb dos fogons. Receptes per jugar a la cuina i convertir-se en un xef' (Rosa dels Vents), a fantastic collection of recipes explained with good humor and designed to be made with daughters and sons. You will find her on Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. She has 70,000 followers on Instagram.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA["A father's job is to accompany without being cloying"]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.ara.cat/kids/the-job-of-father-consists-of-accompanying-without-smothering_128_5694348.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/0ab0aa98-8742-4d24-a828-9c8b6361291f_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0_x2143y659.jpg" /></p><p>The two siblings in the play, Ernest and Sandra, have opposing memories of their dying father, Climent. In my case, the memory is more multifaceted. I see my father's good sides and also the bad ones, which are not about authoritarianism, but about a certain affective and emotional neglect. One of those men from an era when it was thought that men don't cry, who only knew how to communicate with their children by talking about FC Barcelona. There is a lot of reflection on fatherhood, from many aspects.<strong>At the farmhouse, however, strange things happen.</strong></p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Francesc Orteu]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:15:02 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Pau Roca in front of the Borrás theatre]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Theater, film, television, and voice actor and father of 9-year-old Ian. He stars in 'La presència', a paranormal comedy written by Carmen Marfà and Yago Alonso, playing at the Teatre Borràs until May 3rd. On a stormy night, two brothers reunite in an isolated farmhouse to say goodbye to their dying father. Once he is dead, inexplicable events begin to occur, bringing family secrets to the surface. It has already been seen by 50,000 spectators. Anna Sahun, Mar Ulldemolins, and Marc Rodríguez also star.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA["When our children grow up, we stop being present."]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.ara.cat/kids/when-our-children-grow-up-we-stop-being-present_128_5687299.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/cf77354b-91e3-4555-9077-fe4f4494e51e_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>At three months old, Pau was rolling over, and by nine months he was already walking. As a baby, he was a chatterbox. We read together a lot, and this, in addition to reinforcing his literacy development, also strengthened our bond, his curiosity, and his imagination. He would run out of the house, his eyes always sparkling. </p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Francesc Orteu]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:13:50 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Teresa Roig]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Writer, activist, and mother of 14-year-old Pau. She studied advertising and trained in personal development techniques. She contributes to various media outlets and has just published 'La granja del Ritz' (Rosa dels Vents), a novel interwoven with four love stories from different eras, exploring the connection between Barcelona's most luxurious hotel and a farm on the outskirts of the city. She is also the author of 'Pa amb chocolate', 'El arquitecto de sueños', 'El primer día de nuestras vidas' (winner of the Roc Boronat Prize), and the picture book 'El jardín de los pensamientos'.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA["Many children play at having WhatsApp groups before they are ready to manage them."]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.ara.cat/kids/many-children-play-at-having-whatsapp-groups-before-they-are-ready-to-manage-them_128_5679921.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/1fc06675-29fe-4337-b8d5-78aa6a7ec5ba_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0_x512y612.jpg" /></p><p>Working in digital marketing, and running my own company, often makes it difficult to separate work from family. When I was little, I helped prepare things in my grandmother's shop, and this family business was a place where everyone could contribute, even a child, no matter how small. </p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Francesc Orteu]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:06:11 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Georgina Dalmau]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[A sociologist, writer, and mother of Abril and Àlex, aged 10 and 8, she runs a digital marketing company and teaches at several universities. She has published 'The Rebels of Antigone' (Fanbooks). Its protagonist is Mar, a girl who rebels against a falsely happy life regulated by technology. A science fiction story that prompts reflection on the consequences of our dependence on machines.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA["I've found it difficult to set limits for my son because I don't consider them necessary."]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.ara.cat/kids/ve-found-it-difficult-to-set-limits-for-my-son-because-don-t-consider-them-necessary_128_5672967.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/4f94e809-8c2c-4635-b3e8-63d0a8ae3b5d_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0_x806y739.jpg" /></p><p>Having children brought back unresolved wounds from our own childhood. This allowed me to reconnect with the child I once was, reclaim her, and learn to nurture her. I also had the opportunity to understand my own parents. Motherhood places us all in a vulnerable position, but at the same time, it bestows upon us a wisdom that is difficult to find elsewhere. Raising children confronts us with our own shortcomings. During my son's early years, I recovered many memories of when I was a child caring for a younger sibling.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Francesc Orteu]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:26:42 +0000]]></pubDate>
      <media:content url="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/4f94e809-8c2c-4635-b3e8-63d0a8ae3b5d_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0_x806y739.jpg" type="image/jpeg"/>
      <media:title><![CDATA[Eva Medina]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[A psychologist specializing in integrative humanistic psychotherapy for adults, adolescents, and children, and mother of 9-year-old Alain and a previous child who was stillborn. She has published 'Crear crecer criar' (Desclée De Brouwer), a personal account of the first six years of motherhood from a mother who had a difficult childhood. You can visit Evamedinapsicoterapia.com]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA["I'm afraid that life will pass them by while their heads are buried in a screen."]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.ara.cat/kids/cities-weaken-family-ties_128_5665654.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/d45a794e-a9d9-41a1-9e5c-85f19a18ef70_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0_x748y306.jpg" /></p><p>Family is the most important thing we have. Especially our immediate family, the people you live with and are closest to. The unconditional support. Wife, parents, siblings... grandparents. </p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Francesc Orteu]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:19:39 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[David Cordero]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[A writer, accountant, avid cyclist, and father of Dídac and Rai, aged 14 and 11, he has published his third novel, 'Perros' (La Campana), a haunting and claustrophobic thriller set in an abandoned Pyrenean village where three couples arrive trying to rebuild their lives. He has also published 'Los hermanos Cabot' and 'Cuando la muerte es la vida y la vida es la muerte', a finalist for the 2018 Ramon Llull Prize.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA["Being a mother also means having to keep quiet more often than you'd like."]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.ara.cat/kids/never-hide-my-tears_128_5656648.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/0afb3f07-bc14-4a69-8df5-fab10aee8c0f_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0_x3164y1389.jpg" /></p><p>Children have the wonderful ability to force you to confront your fears, your ghosts, your wounds. Often they don't do it intentionally because they don't know your past, but with a look, a tone of voice, a word, or a gesture, they transport you to a moment you had half-buried. </p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Francesc Orteu]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 Feb 2026 07:53:43 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Jenni Rodà]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Proofreader, writer, and mother of Arlet and Biel, aged 14 and 12. She teaches writing at the Olot Municipal School of Expression. She has published her seventh novel. 'Carolina' (La Campana) deals with a toxic relationship that its protagonist, Carol, had when she was young and that, years later, her pre-teen daughter discovers. This revelation forces her to confront old wounds in order to heal them. It is a story that may interest young people, helping them recognize relationships that affect their self-esteem.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA["I was a pretty unbearable teenager"]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.ara.cat/kids/was-pretty-unbearable-teenager_128_5650134.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/d29a606f-6531-4dee-8377-65d9feabdbf3_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0_x1006y1237.jpg" /></p><p>My son has been creating instrumental music on the computer for a year now. It's a quantum leap compared to when I started. At 12, he's doing things I was doing when I was almost 30. The evolution is incredible. He's already listened to a lot of groundbreaking music. He pays close attention to detail, works quickly and intuitively, and focuses on choosing the right sounds to make the song sound interesting. He doesn't consider mixing as a separate element; he does it all at once. He sees it as a whole.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Francesc Orteu]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:20:33 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Pablo Guillamet, Guillamino]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Musician, music producer, professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona, ​​and father of Ángela and Gil, aged 15 and 12. He is the artistic director of El Desconcert de iCat and producer of the KLK competition for new Catalan urban music talent. He is releasing his seventh album, 'Erra & Bé', featuring upbeat and danceable songs inspired by 90s American R&B. One of the tracks was produced by his son. On March 14th, he will perform at the Barnasants Festival at the Paral·lel 62 venue.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA["Being a good person isn't the most important thing right now."]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.ara.cat/kids/being-good-person-isn-t-the-most-important-thing-right-now_128_5642927.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/725c09fb-7563-4061-9989-8f9d4e44cb5b_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>I have an emotional connection to the Llobregat Delta because I'm from El Prat. I lived there for over twenty years. The beach that's part of the delta has always been an oasis of peace for me. I used to go there to play as a child with my father, back when swimming was forbidden and there was never anyone there. During my teenage and early teens, I went there to reflect while watching the waves, with my partner or friends. It was a paradise because no one from outside knew about it. Now I go with my son.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Francesc Orteu]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:25:20 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Laia Vilaseca, photographed for the ARA interview]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[A writer and mother to seven-year-old Pol, she has become a leading author of mystery novels, which she typically sets in rural environments, with four novels under her belt. Her latest, 'The Howl of Water' (Rosa dels Vents), is a thriller set in the Llobregat Delta, where a family becomes entangled in a political plot that pressures them to cede land for the airport's expansion.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA["I felt I couldn't help my son anymore, that we had hit rock bottom."]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.ara.cat/kids/couldn-t-take-care-of-my-son-without-misfortunes-happening_128_5635893.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/ef6ff6d8-3ba6-4fdc-895e-bd6d953f96a7_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0_x552y917.jpg" /></p><p>The first suicide attempt was when he was 12. Félix took all the pills he found in the top drawer of the dresser. This event, inexplicable to a mother, haunted me for a year. It wouldn't let me live. Exactly one year later, I began to write about this episode because I felt that writing would help me understand why it had all happened. </p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Francesc Orteu]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:56:20 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Marta Casa Vilella]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[A philologist, translator, teacher, writer, and mother of Bruno and Félix, aged 25 and 23, she has worked in dictionary editing, at official language schools, and at universities in Germany and Sweden. She has published 'Planeta Marc' (Columna), a sincere, moving, and inspiring literary work based on her experience as the mother of a child with autism.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA["We are building a new way of being a family"]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/688103dd-20e9-4c27-a07b-ecf1a174d5ef_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>Being a parent is a wonderful experience, but also a bewildering one. I have two children, and although I try to give them the best of myself, I often feel that I'm not raising them with the same confidence and ease that my parents had when they raised me. They seemed to know exactly how to do it: what limits to set, what freedoms to give, what values ​​to instill. I, on the other hand, have many more doubts.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Francesc Orteu]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:39:56 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Ivan Díez]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Radio and television producer and father of Mateu and Carlota, aged 14 and 9. He currently works on 'La mañana de Catalunya Ràdio' with Ricard Ustrell, but has worked with radio legends such as Luis del Olmo, Iñaki Gabilondo, Josep Cuní, and Gemma Nierga. He contributes to 'Diumenge', where each week he co-hosts 'Ni un día en casa' with Carles Domènech and Adrià Albets, reviewing a restaurant.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA["As an adult, I discovered pivotal events in my life that I was unaware of."]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.ara.cat/kids/as-an-adult-discovered-pivotal-events-in-my-life-that-was-unaware-of_128_5621884.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/f2b89525-5ac4-43dc-8b16-4a545e0e8ccf_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>Before becoming a mother, I had very firm convictions about who I was and what my path would be. I didn't imagine the extent to which motherhood transforms you completely, the extent to which I myself would become a different person. I thought it would be harder for me to stop prioritizing myself, and that I would sometimes experience it with unease or as a loss.</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Francesc Orteu]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 19 Jan 2026 06:02:06 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Tania Soler]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[A family doctor, writer, and mother of Mar and Pau, aged four and one and a half respectively, she has published 'Las voces del fuego' (La Magrana), a tough and honest novel about a physiotherapist who has a hostile relationship with food while facing family secrets that threaten her emotional stability.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA["My son survived starting at 640 grams"]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.ara.cat/kids/my-son-survived-starting-at-640-grams_128_5615629.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/1df079b3-9892-4d9f-86a7-b895e9568353_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>You truly become an adult when your first child is born. But I've discovered there's another boundary you cross, when your children no longer need you as much. Then you become a kind of supervisor or firefighter, someone they call on in an emergency. I'm realizing now that my daughter is almost nineteen and already in university, and my youngest son is almost fourteen and practically halfway through secondary school. </p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Francesc Orteu]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 12 Jan 2026 10:41:13 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Alex Bosch]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Journalist, writer, and father of Laia and Roger, 18 and 13 years old. He works at Catalunya Ràdio, where he specialized in economic news, although he is currently the newsroom coordinator during the early morning hours. He has published 'Las cosas que te hubiera querido decir' (La Campana), which vividly portrays a generation that, despite having started having children, continues to live full of doubts. He is also the author of 'Prematur. 82 días entre la oscuridad y la esperanza' (Angle).]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA["It's harder to decide not to be a mother"]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.ara.cat/kids/it-s-harder-to-decide-not-to-be-mother_128_5609423.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/1ecfe59d-b06c-4585-9946-b2dbaeaa8e56_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_1055386.jpg" /></p><p>I lived in Brussels for three years. Then, because of the pandemic, I moved to Antwerp. I still go to Brussels for work, but it's a strange city where I never really felt at home. I like cities where you can cycle everywhere and that have a friendly atmosphere. Brussels has the added problem that many people are just passing through, which makes it difficult to form connections. </p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Francesc Orteu]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 05 Jan 2026 09:54:58 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Maria Mitjans Serveto]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[A writer, legal advisor, and data protection expert for the European Commission, she is the mother of four-year-old Idun and eight months pregnant. They live in Antwerp, Belgium. She has published 'The Perfect Moment' (Bromera), winner of the 2025 Valencia Nova Narrative Prize. It's an excellent novel about the emotional turmoil of a 35-year-old woman whose desire to become a mother grows increasingly obsessive and unsettling.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA["Inventing a game is easy, making it work is the hard part."]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.ara.cat/kids/inventing-game-is-easy-making-it-work-is-the-hard-part_128_5604578.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/a37d338e-1620-404d-8152-799551407c64_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>There are several ways to invent a game. Some start by choosing a theme, such as a historical event, making fruit smoothies, or witch hunts. Others begin with the game mechanics: such as trying your luck, collecting items, rolling dice, and choosing the best results. </p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Francesc Orteu]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Dec 2025 09:10:36 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Dani Gómez]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Game designer and father of Eric and Martí, aged 10 and 6. Co-founder and co-director, with Josep Maria Allué, of Idealúdica, a company dedicated to creating board games for the past 15 years. You can find his games in stores, such as 'El monstruo de colores' (The Color Monster), published by Devir; 'Fast Words', by Cayro; 'Riiing!', by Educa; and 'Lava House', by Inoua.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA["Some men look for a mother figure in their partner"]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.ara.cat/kids/some-men-look-for-mother-figure-in-their-partner_128_5600165.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/9816c03e-a94f-4c2f-935d-2f443d77f965_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0_x3077y1154.jpg" /></p><p>Sometimes we don't want to love or take responsibility for what it entails; we just want to be loved, no matter how or by whom. It's absurd and immature, but that's how it is. The goal seems to be not just being loved, but rather establishing mature and healthy relationships with others, thinking about what we contribute, and not demanding that those who care about us fill the voids of our own deficiencies. I learned all this in therapy, what do you think? It hasn't gone as badly for me as it did for Sara Bosom, has it?</p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Francesc Orteu]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Dec 2025 18:11:20 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Mireia Giro]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Writer, director, screenwriter, and mother of a 5-year-old boy. She works at 'APM' on 3cat and collaborates on 'Usted primero' and 'No lo sé' on RAC1. She has published 'La desastrosa terapia de Sara Bonsom' (Universo), a comedy about a woman with a young child who sets out to find a man who isn't a complete jerk, which is also a satire on the mental health trend and psychological therapies.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA["We don't want the letter to the Three Kings to be just a very long shopping list."]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.ara.cat/kids/we-don-t-want-the-letter-to-the-three-kings-to-be-just-very-long-shopping-list_128_5592901.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/0ecd133c-ec7f-4c07-8532-eac7c68f95d6_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_1055060.jpg" /></p><p>This year I'm not acting; I'm working as a stagehand and helping out as a lighting and sound technician. The previous two years I did direct and also played the roles of Lluquet and Satan. </p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Francesc Orteu]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:13:41 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Arnau Solaní]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Stagehand, actor, amateur director of 'Els Pastorets' and father of Martina and Carlota, aged 12 and 6, who also participate in the play by Folch and Torres. He is a member of the Sant Pere 1892 Center, located on Sant Pere Més Alt street in Barcelona. 'Els Pastorets', in a version that includes songs, will be performed on December 20th and 21st and January 3rd and 4th.]]></subtitle>
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      <title><![CDATA["Men show their feelings in two ways: one is humor and the other, bad temper."]]></title>
      <link><![CDATA[https://en.ara.cat/kids/men-show-their-feelings-in-two-ways-one-is-humor-and-the-other-bad-temper_128_5586833.html]]></link>
      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/ef837a41-ed98-4cc9-8b3b-1bf452c90bc2_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0_x2207y1114.jpg" /></p><p>Every parent has a park or square where their children play after school. I've spent countless hours there because I have two children of very different ages. You make friends and you don't make friends in parks. One day I came across a couple of parents hiding behind some bushes to smoke without their children seeing them. They were supposed to have quit because their children had asked them to, and they didn't want to be found out. I thought about all the surreal things we do for our children and realized there was something there. By the time I got home, I already had a ton of ideas. That's how it all started. <em>The park.</em></p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Francesc Orteu]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:07:57 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Miquel Sitjar]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[A theater, television, and film actor, and father of Noa and Joel, aged 17 and 10, he teaches acting. He has written and produced five short films. His play 'El parc' (The Park), written by him and starring David Olivares, premieres at the Aquitania Teatre. It is directed by Carme Pla of T de Teatre, who makes her directorial debut. The play features two fathers, one young and one divorced, who become friends while watching their children play in the park. He has appeared in the plays 'Nissaga de poder' (Powerful Nissaga), 'La Riera' (The River), and 'Como si fuera ayer' (As If It Were Yesterday), and in the films 'Pàtria' (Homeland), 'Barcelona 1714', and 'Teoría de los cuerpos' (Theory of Bodies), among many others.]]></subtitle>
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