I met Devon Clifford in September last year. We’d been introduced in passing before, when I was interviewing lead singer Becky Ninkovic for a few stories about their indie-rock/pop/dance band You Say Party! We Say Die! at various shows around Vancouver. But, my only one-on-one time with Devon came when the band landed the coveted […]
The Challenges and Acceptance of Raising a Child with a Learning Disability
When my oldest son entered kindergarten, strangers could understand only 15-25% of his speech. He had already been in speech therapy upwards of three times a week for several years. He was diagnosed with Apraxia when he was three years old.
Mother Never Told You: Love Hurts
I’ve been a mother since before I was even an adult, having had my first child at 17. It’s been an interesting ride, to say the least. I’ve learned some things about motherhood in the 36 years since then. Three kids, two stepkids and five grandsons will do that to you. What strikes me so […]
I Don’t Know What I’d Do Without You
When I hear the usual mother-in-law jokes and put downs, I can’t help but think about how different it is for me. On this Mother’s Day, I’d like to nominate my mother-in-law Louise Fuoco as the woman I most admire.
Seeing Her Influence: Mother’s Day Musings
I count myself among the women my age lucky enough to still have their mother alive. Her name is Mary and she lives in the house I grew up in on Pine Ave. When I look at who I am and how I got here I can see her influence. I remember the rules of […]
A Fistful of Dandelions
“She’s not my mother, you know,” my father would declare every Mother’s Day, in his best Archie Bunker voice, when I asked him why he hadn’t even given Mum a card. “But she should be acknowledged by the man who made her a mother,” I’d answer. Of course he was only pretending to sound like […]
Grandma Gets Her Wings…and Her Bucket List Wish
For the first time in her 76 years, grandma has her very own place, a bachelor apartment. It was just one of the things on her “twisted” bucket list.
Talking Tree Blues
On a Mother’s Day, a man in the grip of addiction, encounters a Reiki healer, a healing tree, and the grief he thought he had detoured around when he lost his Mom 13 years earlier.
What Children Don’t Understand About Mother’s Day
A farm accident brings home the sharp emotions felt by parents. When we become parents, we are suddenly vulnerable to feeling our children’s pains.
From the Grandma Journal
When a new grandma sees her newborn grandson for the first time, she knows, without a doubt, that her heart belongs to him.
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