The holidays are coming! That's supposed to be celebratory, not a lament, but for millions of moms looking for the "it toy" of the year, it can be a struggle. Christmas shopping is hard enough, but when your realize your kids want the one thing they can't have, it can seem even more daunting. They … [Read more...]
On Accepting Your Children For Who They Are
Trigger warning: this piece contains abuse details that are very upsetting. Well, here's a heartbreaking tale. A Southern California couple has pled guilty to beating an eight-year-old boy to death because they thought he was gay. Here are the facts: Peal Fernandez (the boy's mother) and her … [Read more...]
Death Becomes Me
A few weeks ago I was telling some new friends about my obsession with reading obituaries. This isn't a depressing habit. I'm not dressed in black, listening to the Cure on loop and dreaming of my demise. On the contrary! I probably spend half an hour every weekend pouring over the obits. Weeks … [Read more...]
One Down…
Um, wow. It pretty much never happens but you guys have rendered me nearly speechless with your outpouring of support and encouragement on my last post. It's always kind of nerve-racking when you sit down at the computer and prepare to open up about what is pretty much your most shameful "secret" … [Read more...]
Real Women of Philly WIN Free Groceries for a Year!
Not that long ago, Jen posted a status update on Facebook that she had burned dinner. A stream of sympathetic been there, done that-type responses flooded in from other moms across the web. But I knew that this wasn't just your everyday garden-variety type mistake, and Jen soon made it clear as … [Read more...]
Tolerance and An Open Mind
I created UrbanMoms and I still, seven years later, feel passionate and protective of this space and the community. We have grown and changed but, at the core, our values are still the same - Your Voice. Your Place. My goal was always to represent the diversity that is Canada. I wanted to give a … [Read more...]
Full Disclosure
I feel like I already wrote about this but cannot find it in my archives. Anyways. It's relevent again for us. Sean called me from the mall where he had taken both of the boys for haircuts last night.Sean: The lady was kind of a bitch. She wasn't being very nice to … [Read more...]
It Gets Better Canada: Modeling Tolerance to our Kids
Yesterday I sat down with my 11 year-old son and we watched this:I had recently read this heart wrenching blog post about judging a child and it touched my heart. I wanted my son to see this video and know that many people from various backgrounds in a wide range of professions living in Canada are … [Read more...]
Absence
My children started school last Thursday. I love those first day of school pictures! Grade Four and Grade One this year...Calgary is hosting World Skills 2009; an international vocational skills competition, and the Ministry of Education thought it would be good for the students to attend/take part … [Read more...]
Acceptance & Forgiveness
So, my kid broke her leg. Her Dad and I felt terribly responsible for it at first. We bought and take care of her ski equipment, which caused the fracture -- her bindings didn't release her boots from her skis when she fell. But it goes deeper than that, too: we are her parents. We are supposed to … [Read more...]