{"id":9404,"date":"2014-07-23T11:56:27","date_gmt":"2014-07-23T11:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/?p=9404"},"modified":"2014-07-23T11:56:27","modified_gmt":"2014-07-23T11:56:27","slug":"barbie-a-girl-scout-new-partnership-stirs-up-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2014\/07\/barbie-a-girl-scout-new-partnership-stirs-up-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbie, a Girl Scout? 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