I am totally in love with The Princess Bride. It's one of my favourite movies in the history of ever. I got to thinking it is a pretty insightful movie from a parenting perspective. Family loyalty Even when it feels like they throw you under the bus at the most inopportune moments, loyalty and … [Read more...]
Parenting Lessons From A Taylor Swift Concert
As a mom, I recognize trouble when it walks in too, so Taylor Swift and I have some stuff in common. We both love high waisted shorts aka mom shorts. Her friends refer to her as the patron saint of cats and my Instagram account is 25% feline. I know my kid can be entertained by paper airplanes for … [Read more...]
Things I Took For Granted Pre-Kid
There are some things that only truly become magical when you become a parent. It's hard to explain how the presence of a small human can transform the ordinary into the extraordinary, but I will do my best. I definitely underrated these four things before I became a parent: Pockets With the … [Read more...]
Meeting Sadness: Parenting Lessons From Inside Out
Usually when I go to the movies, I come home with stuff. Normally, it's mostly popcorn kernels stuck in my bra. This most recent time at the theatre, I came home with a lot more. I'm a problem solver. I wrap a lot of my mommy identity up in my behind the scenes work to make my child's life … [Read more...]
When Kids Make Your Summer To Do List
I'm the Queen of the Never Ending To Do List. It's an awful lot to fit on a beauty pageant sash. I asked my son about his to do list for the summer and the results were entertaining: 1. Play Minecraft This habit forming technological gem is creative. You use blocks to build houses and other … [Read more...]
Life In The Dark: Parenting Through Grief
Some winter mornings, bleary eyed after a night battling insomnia, I dress in the dark. I struggle with the buttons, willing my blouse closed over the snug matching camisole. I cruise through my morning routine on autopilot, throwing my hair into a ponytail and brushing my teeth with eyes closed. … [Read more...]
Coffee Stains Are No Match For Resolve Gold
Single mom is a nice way of saying “amateur juggler”. Juggling flaming torches is flashy and glamorous at a circus. Juggling coffee, purse, phone, backpack and lunch kit in a white gym shirt is my morning suburban freak show. It’s scary and exciting, but sometimes things go wrong and I need a stain … [Read more...]
Call Me Maybe—Mommy’s Air Conditioner Missed Connection
Dear random dude at the hardware store: Sorry you thought I might kiss you, but in my defence, you did tell me where I could find a cheaper, more effective air conditioner. Call me maybe? 98 Degrees was a pretty good boy band back in the day. 87 degrees, though, that's a terrible room … [Read more...]
That’s Not My Name
I can relate to that little ditty by the Ting Tings "That's not my name". Since I've become a mom, I don't know who the heck I am. Not just in a morning coffee, my Starbucks cup rarely reflects my true identity kind of way. It's a form of suburban witness protection, I guess. I get extra L's, Y's, … [Read more...]
Swiper No Swiping: Tindering While Being A Mom
"Would you strip for me, or do you not do that now that you're a mom?" I blinked in disbelief at the message in my inbox. Really, buddy? Obviously, now that I'm a mom, I sleep in a turtleneck because I once pushed a baby out of me. I want to reply but delete instead. Like it or not, being a mom … [Read more...]
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