Been reading a number of different lists in various digital and mainstream publications lately, so it got me thinking that I would like to add to the genre and pump out a fun list. So without further ado, here are the 10 things most often said in my house.10. Did you feed … [Read more...]
Full circle
And now all of a sudden I am intimidated by it. By having too much time off after repellent stomach surgery, after reading too much smarmy and wonderful Grantland and too many killer blogs, I have wedged myself into a corner where I think my writing is better locked in my brain or at least on my … [Read more...]
My pa and contest winner!
Obviously after pouring through all these wonderfully uplifting, occasionally painful father stories over the past week, I was able to reflect both on my own father and what kind of father I want to be to my two sons. My father and I did not whittle on the front porch of our farmhouse growing up. … [Read more...]
Falling through the cracks
Been a bit of a struggle trying to find suitable topics to write about lately. Guess it's just one of those funks. Life is so busy sometimes and the desire to scale back on everything, all the self induced obligatory engagements we commit to, just so I can sit on my couch in my underwear and watch … [Read more...]
Out and about
Even though we still have ways to go, over time, our society has lessened the stigma of gay and lesbian relationships. The imagery is everywhere and it's part of our cultural landscape as it should be. Movies, television, music all profess the normalcy of same-sex relationships, their place in … [Read more...]
Adult time
Adult parties when I was kid were fascinating. I remember being corralled up stairs in my flannel pj's after a brief hello to their guests and subsequently scolded for sitting on the stairs to peer around the corner to see what adults do and talk about was titillating stuff. Now, as we nail down … [Read more...]
Gift tech support – my first contest!
I remember a distinct time being in the basement of our house in Markham, Ontario when I was six years old. On the walls, delightful wood paneling and the floors were covered in knee deep, brown shag carpeting. I was likely wearing something velour or a rust-coloured turtleneck and beige cords. In … [Read more...]
Bursting
Every parenting publication, this one included, will eventually lament about the importance of one-on-one time with their kids. We all agree the time to focus on one stream of wondrous thought or action at a time allows a different perspective from both sides of the equation. Sometimes this … [Read more...]
Anxiety animal
Anxiety is a strange animal. It's sometimes benign, soundly sleeping in its cave, harmless except for the occasional twitch of reminder. Other times, it is super loud, growling beneath the surface of my stomach, shivering my hands, stealing my oxygen, bugging my eyes a bit as I bite the inside of my … [Read more...]
Victoria day learning
Soccer eats up a lot of our time in the spring, eating up four days a week and preventing weekend runs to the cottage. But I don't mind. Sure sitting on a dock drinking beer and watching the kids freeze in the spring water is appealing, but the fact is, the black flies are out and lake play is … [Read more...]
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