Kids are back and with them piles of wet, stinky, sandy laundry. I don't know about you but I feel everything needs to be washed that comes home. Toothbrushes get thrown out, hairbrush gets a boiling bath, flip flops that don't owe you a penny get tossed in the trash and the stuffies (yes, 16 … [Read more...]
Urban Chic: New Runway-inspired Looks for Moms-to-be
A few of my friends are expectant mothers now and I'm envious. Not because I feel the urge to have another baby (shop is closed here folks) but I'm secretly crushing on the styles that are out there for the fashion forward mommies-to-be. At a recent "Babymoon" event held at a beautiful private … [Read more...]
What Would You Do For Your Kids?
Would you camp out on a New York street for six days to see One Direction? One mom just did. When I read about it I thought she was insane. How ridiculous! I just saw this woman....and her daughters....and she is a ROCK STAR. All these parents are rock stars. What memories they just gave … [Read more...]
Thomas? THOMAS?
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics too much television before age 2 can stunt a kid intellectually and make him suck at life forever. [youtube id="IVTOC2uCbl0"] Also I just want to point out that he did that to my living room. It was clean when he was napping. Also I don't know … [Read more...]
Ready For SCHOOL.
The last few days of summer, sweet as they are, are the only thing between me and the kids going back to school. They are a little like this ghetto trampoline net...I can see through it, see the end of summer, and it's so close I can taste it, but the routine-less days are holding me captive, kind … [Read more...]
Moms in the Social Common
Before kids, I LOVED eating at great restos, hitting the arts & culture scene, and experiencing everything I could that comes with living in the city...OKAY I still do! But the first few years of being a mom has it's limitations on getting out. I wanted my blog here on Urbanmoms.ca to offer … [Read more...]
Lessons From Littles
Just to be clear, I don't tell you about art camp because I think you are fascinated with my day job. I tell you about it because I want to re tell the power of taking this thing that looks like this and remind myself and you of how it can be transformative the way every life task and … [Read more...]
The Fine Line: Raising Teenage Girls
“I hate these blurred lines/I know you want it…” There has been a lot of media attention directed at Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines lately, much of it critical. Thicke’s catchy tune has been called everything from misogynist to “rapey”, but are these criticisms fair? Well, I suppose that all … [Read more...]
Lessons From My Week With A Boy
I have daughters. I have never raised a boy. I half feared it and half envied it. I recently spent a week with one of my favourite 9 year old artists from the city. This is the first time a boy has come to art camp. Here is what I learned- 1. It is actually possible to never sit … [Read more...]
The Hate Letter / The Thank You Letter
Unless you live under a rock, you've no doubt by now heard about the hate filled, horrific letter that was sent to the family of a boy with autism in the Oshawa area. I haven't commented on any of the links that I have seen posted throughout my newsfeed. I just can't even imagine that someone … [Read more...]
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