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The Neeeeeeeeeeds.

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It's a quarter to seven in the morning annnnd, here we go:"Mom! Can you get me some breakfast? Can I have toast but just with jam, but lots of jam so that it squirts out the side when you put the other piece of toast on top? No, not that jam, the other jam! Yeah! Thanks. Can I watch Treehouse? Hey, … [Read more...]

Great Expectations

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There is a mother at my daughter's ballet class who has a baby who's a few months older than mine. I showed up at class a few weeks ago, frazzled and exhausted, and we got to chatting about our little ones. I asked her how her baby slept at night and she chimed, "Oh, GREAT! She goes 12 hours … [Read more...]

Exerthighs

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I have been attending a boot camp exercise class twice weekly for the past two months and I LOVE it. Initially I had dreams of shedding 20 pounds in 30 days and flaunting my new, sinewy frame in a pair of size two skinny jeans, but the actual results have been unexpected: I have lost 12 inches off … [Read more...]

The Colour Purple

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I turned my back for three seconds. (Isn't that how all tales of woe begin?) Then I heard a thump, and a pained scream. Karenna had been jumping on the couch, tumbled face-first off the back and landed smack on her brow bone. Within seconds, a goose egg had formed and some slight bruising … [Read more...]

Suck It

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"Did you just say that Karenna* still has a bottle when she goes to bed?!" my friend asked."Um, yes," I confessed, unsure if she might decide against a friendship with so heinous a mother."Oh, GOOD! My daughter still does too and now I don't feel so bad!" she laughed.Crisis averted. When it … [Read more...]

Professional Photos: Worth It?

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Growing up, we always had our family photographs taken at the Sears portrait studio and it usually ended with my brother crying and me scowling. We just couldn't seem to pull off the illusion that we actually liked each other, and the camera never lies.The way we photograph our children and families … [Read more...]

Night Fright

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Like clockwork, about an hour after she's been asleep, the staggered cries can be heard from her room down the hall. I quietly open the door and see her sitting up in her bed, soaked in sweat, sobbing. Picking her up, I sense that she's not really present in the moment, still locked in some sort of … [Read more...]

Homegirl

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At long last, I love our house. It used to be old and poorly designed but it is now newly renovated and the layout is beautiful and suits our family's needs. The problem is, I have no idea how to decorate it, to take the lovely bones of the structure we've built and make it our own. See, there's … [Read more...]

Get Their Fix

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Do your kids latch on to favourite television shows or movies or characters and then you have to live with the blaring theme songs in your mind for the next six months straight? Yeah, mine too.When Avelyn hit the 18-month mark she happened to catch an episode of "Arthur" and it was the beginning of … [Read more...]