Silent Tears #2
“The Angels are here now ...” The clock illuminated 2:30am, "the Angels are here now" he repeated. He was sleeping next to his sister and the angels had come to see them. Was it because for the last two days I could see a sort of sullen … Read more →
Wake Up Call
My middle of the night wake-up call to nurse our eight-month old usually comes around 3:30. It’s never loud or shrill, just a little cry out to let me know a little milk and a cuddle is in order. I tie back my hair, put on my glasses and snuggly … Read more →
Silent Tears #1
She sat in the passenger seat next to me, silent tears running down her beautiful cheeks and although I wanted her to tell me everything, I respected her silence. My 9 year old daughter had endured more than any 9 year old should have to endure.
Bullying
Hot topic of the week for some; hot topic of life for others. A bully is a regular person who has no one to share their feelings with. It is someone who feels so much pain that they feel the need to put it on others. Feeling small and powerless is … Read more →
A Mother’s Wish
Eventually the “to do list” was done. I had to realize that Megan was going away for the first time, for more than a week, and she would be with people I didn’t know in countries that were foreign to me. My daughter was going to be quite literally on her own, far far from home.
Parenthood: A New Dad’s Perspective
In the Beginning. To truly understand this new dad’s perspective on parenthood, it’s necessary to go back almost a year. You need to understand how my wife and I went from planning for a child to being the proud parents of a beautiful baby … Read more →
The Packet of Seeds
After the birth of her daughter, a mother makes developed a new set of priorities and makes peace with a disastrous flood that caused damage to the family home.
Babyfied
From Urban Barn to Fisher Price…What happens when an established, hip couple with a smartly decorated home brings home the baby? Read what our guest author, Lara Perzoff, has to say about the gear, baby rotations and noise-making gadgets.
Vancougar Island
Cougars roaming the streets of Saanich and Victoria are giving Guest Author Mary Meldrum the heebie-jeebies!
Life As A Human Likes…8
It’s January and you’ve made a resolution to get out and exercise more, to eat right and to stop swearing in front of your kids. But, it’s cold out, gets dark early, comfort foods are in season and somehow your kids are still interrupting you when you are trying to have a good session on the web…



































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