A mother discovered that sometimes you have to throw all caution and perfectionism to the wind and head out to the fair. The dishes, as they say, aren’t going anywhere.
The Most Photographed Child in the World
Who is the most photographed child in the world: the Kennedy children, Shirley Temple, or Suri Cruise? In the age of digital photography, does that question have any meaning?
Stranger Danger
Margaret Blackwood remembers when kids were free to roam their neighbourhoods without fear of abduction by strangers. She also remembers her first encounter with a potentially dangerous stranger.
A Mom’s Sacred Sanity Savour
A mom finds revitalizing ‘me-time,’ and away from the house and kids, on her weekly Sacred Saturday Sanity Savour.
The Boobie Prize: Adventures in Parenting
A breastfeeding mother discovers her superpowers, with hilarious results.
Letting My Children Pick Their Own Favourite Colours
I am not worried about the lack of sleep I will be receiving for the first few months (or years). To me it is all a part of the process of starting a new family and I look forward to the months and years ahead of watching my child grow. What I am worried about is putting expectations on my children. Let me explain…
Arrival
What I really want is for him to play on his own for a bit so that I can focus on acclimatizing. But he is a child and continues to poke me. He orders me around in that oh-so-charming-and-irritating way that only a three year old can do until find myself at wit’s end and I tell him that I’m not going to play trains anymore.
Letting Go
Are we ever ready to let our children go when it’s time for them to fly the nest? Phyllis Wilson adds some perspective.
There are Some Things I Wish She Hadn’t Had to Learn
Children used to make drawings in school about the environment. Remember Smokey the Bear? But what are they drawing nowadays?
The Unforgettable Parenting Lessons of Atticus Finch
As luck would have it, the 50th year anniversary of Harper Lee’s sole, yet widely read, novel To Kill A Mockingbird dovetailed nicely with Father’s Day this year. I say luckily because even when I first read this book as a 16 year old, I knew that in reading about one of the central characters, a taciturn and principled Southern lawyer who takes an impossible, unwinnable case — was more than just a character. Atticus Finch was a colossus, with a humility that belies his true strength. And most importantly, he was a dedicated father.
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