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Uphill both ways

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So we all hear it. The comparisons of parenting when we were kids compared to the parenting now. The accusations of overprotecting or coddling of our little stinky treasures. Many of us have memories about bolting out the front door after breakfast and coming home when the street lights came on. I … [Read more...]

Is Breast Really Best?

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Breastfeeding is a very controversial subject. My kids are 9 and 12 now so I am far away from decisions or judgment or emotion surrounding this issue. However, the other day I overheard a conversation that brought it all back.I was in an elevator for an extended time with two you women. One had a … [Read more...]

one dies a million cry, a million die, no one cries

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I am always deeply suspicious when I see a mass of mourners for a famous person.When Princess Diana died in a car crash- I saw the tragedy of a woman who was in the middle of her life, a mother of two boys who needed her, a daughter , a friend, gone forever. But that was pretty much it. Was it … [Read more...]

Commencement

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You don't want another boring introduction to another blogger.  You don't want tiny nuggets of biographical information about someone who thinks he is witty and smarmy and charming (smarming?).  You don't want to hear about another hectic morning of tying knots, wiping snot and connecting … [Read more...]

I Remember Wheels

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I've been out of town, so I'm just catching up on the news.  When I read that "Wheels" from Degrassi had died, it was sort of a nonplussed disbelief. And it immediately brought me back to the Bayshore Shopping Centre in Ottawa.  Somewhere around 1990 they were doing a mall tour with the … [Read more...]

Discussing Some Grammy’s-stuff With My Eight Year Old.

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My kids were getting ready for bed on Sunday night, just as the Grammy's were starting, but I promised Oliver I'd tape them for him, and we could watch the next day. Indeed, I did record it, and we've been watching (and re-watching) a lot of the performances together ever since.I have to say, Bruno … [Read more...]

self love

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This is a tough oneIt can take years, perhaps decades of practice and a concerted effortIt is a combination of giving in and embracing what is unchangeable about youyour fiery temperthe nose on your facethe way your knees frown (sorry, I like my imperfect body-this is all I could come up with)your … [Read more...]