As I have often noted, we offer our boys a bevy of various opportunities to participate in activities or events with hope that one will stick, passion will kick in and they will log the 10,000 hours needed to become an expert. Which in turn, will provide my wife and I the retirement income we need … [Read more...]
INTO THE CAVES!
I feel so guilty, but very lucky and very spoiled. Early this morning I kissed my children good-bye, left my house, picked up my son Sebastian from his friend's house, and drove 3 hours to a place called Grieg's Caves, located in the Bruce Peninsula. One child. How weird is that? … [Read more...]
Free-Range Fun
I was inspired by Jason's post about boredom, in which he refers to this article by Tim Kreider in the New York Times. The article, called "The Busy Trap" bemoans our modern culture of busyness - how it affects every aspect of our lives, including our children and their programming (or … [Read more...]
When everything comes together
Occasionally opportunities present themselves that quite simply cannot be turned down. After a long weekend up north that included a few too many cocktails, my lovely wife and I found ourselves finally at home on Monday night, clothes and extra food unpacked, laundry on and kids downstairs fed … [Read more...]
Driven by boredom
Was reading a recent article about our incessant need to be busy or at least claim to be busy (crazy busy!) and how some transfer this anxiety about idle time to their kids, turning all their potential spare time into blocks of preprogrammed time. Our household suffers from over programming. We … [Read more...]
Looking Back
Last week, my boy was registered at soccer camp - the very same one he's gone to for the last two summers. At the door he turned to me and said: Can I walk there by myself? He actually winced, thinking I'd say no.I knew this day was coming. He is eight. I surprised him and myslef by … [Read more...]
Stranger Danger- would your child know what to do?
It is every parent's worst nightmare. A stranger or even somebody your child knows abducts or hurts them. We try not to think about it but it is always nagging away in the back of heads.I am sure all of us have gone over the rules with our precious cargo. Never talk to strangers, … [Read more...]
The New Business of Being a Girl
When I was heading into grade seven, I hated my hair. I also hated my body, my clothes and pretty much everything else about my appearance. I figure it goes with the territory. But back then, changing that appearance wasn't all that much of an option. But this isn't 1980: it's a new era of … [Read more...]
Companion piece
Jen's recent post about the closeness she has with her cousins and her sisters pricked me with memories about my cousins growing up. They were all on my dad's side as my mother's family was in England. We used to all convene either in Niagara Falls where my father grew up, or jump the ditch … [Read more...]
Thicker Than Water
Growing up I always felt really sad for those kids who weren't close to their cousins. Throughout my childhood and now in my adult life, my extended family is very important. I think I am closer to some of my cousins than many of my friends are to their siblings! It's funny because my cousins … [Read more...]
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